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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 23, 2005 - FIVE lone Homecoming Court - .W m Artifactory held over weekend lAm h r* * lone Homecoming Court <L-R>: Crown Bearer Danny Doherty, King James Acock (senior), Queen Amy Jepsen (senior), Crown Bearer Morgan Orem, Prince Gordy Wegwerth (senior), Princess Priscilla Tellez (senior). Prince John Walton (senior). Princess Kristal Temple (senior). Prince William Meulink (junior). Princess Meghan Gaines (junior). Prince Kevin Fowler (sophomore), Princess Josie Miller (sophomore), Princess Tiana Camarillo (freshman), and Prince Clay Morter (freshman). Fair and Rodeo Court accepts BEO belt buckles Doashea Qualls and her children Sydney, age 6 and Hayden, age 5, display handmade items at their booth at the Artifactory Craft Fair held Nov. 19 at the fairgrounds in Heppner. Doashea*s husband John recently returned from duty in Iraq. Morrow County Fair and Oregon Trail Rodeo Queen Heather Yocom (left) along with Princess Josie Miller accept their belt buckles donated by the Bank of Eastern Oregon from Heppner Loan Officers John Hays. The girls will reign over the 2006 Morrow County Fair and Rodeo. Historic Boardman relocation video filming Dec. 5 and 6 encourage individual and N orth M orrow C om m unity F o undation plans a Historic Relocation Video capturing the story of displacement and relocation of the old Boardman town, to the present site. One of the goals of the Foundation is to preserve the heritage of the people of north M orrow C ounty. IBEX Communications of Portland has been hired to produce the film. Foundation directors believe this project will preserve some of the history o f B oardm an, in an interesting and informative manner. The Foundation is asking for any current or form er m em bers o f the community that possess or know o f any pictures or information from that period to contact them. Temporary loan o f this h isto ric a l material would be greatly ap p re cia te d by the producers. Materials can be loaned to Carol M ichael, Lisa Constantine or Mary Lou Daltoso. The materials will be returned in their original condition. The film crew will spend two days in Boardman interviewing citizens who experienced the move in the 19 6 0 ’s. Ibex Communications will also film selected sites in present Boardman, for comparison with historic 8 mm amateur m ovies taken during the relocation. N orth M orrow Community Foundation has p artial fu n d in g fo r the pro ject from M orrow County Cultural Coalition and M orrow C ounty H isto rical Society. The fo u n d atio n is c u rre n tly sending out their “end of the y e a r” le tte r seek in g donations for their “Arts Impact Youth” project. They business donations to match the grants for the Historic Relocation video project. It is hoped that there will be considerable support from citizens of the area. C o p ies of the H isto ric B oardm an Relocation Video will be placed in the schools and libraries of Morrow County. They will also be for sale to in d iv id u als; the price is unknown at this time. N orth M orrow Community Foundation is a qualified participant of the O regon C u ltu ra l T rust. D onations for the video project are eligible for a matching gift to the Oregon Cultural Trust and a credit to your Oregon Income Tax for the matching gift. Donations for the video may be mailed to: N orth M orrow Community Foundation, 305 NE B oardm an A ve., Boardman, OR 9 7 8 18. Parent Teacher club members (L-R) Alita Nelson, Janie Allen and Barbara Moore serve a lunch of chili, hot dogs and baked potatoes at the Artifactory Craft Fair. Heppner Science Club Heppner Elementary Club Science Club members with Advisor Sue Gibbs. By Mekayla Kindle Science Club is fun for H eppner E lem entary students K-6. It is organized and run by Sue Gibbs. We have had 10 -15 helpers each w eek to help w ith the activities. The club meets each Thursday after school from 3:15 to 4 p.m. The club c ifr a i Estate By DAVID SYKES REALTOR THE “PLAIN JANE” HOUSE You want to sell your house, but are concerned be cause it looks just like many others in a community devel opment. Will this hurt your chances of selling? Absolutely not! What you see as a “Plain Jane”, a new owner will see as a plain canvas ready to be painted as "Our New Home". The new owners have their own ideas for painting and decorating. They will prob ably also have mid- and long term plans for upgrading the house. Many buyers will be enthusiastic and excited about Past Real Estate columns and property listings are available at Hww.heppner.net/heritage a "Plain Jane”. Many prospective buyers like the conformity and the feeling of “neighborhoodness” that most development home communities offer. If your home is in reasonable repair with the outside neat and trimmed and the inside spar kling clean, it will receive a positive buyer response. Also, sale pricing is a lot simpler when most of the houses are so similar. This means there won't be a problem with over- or under-pricing. Fear not, we’ve sold many. 180 W. Baltimore #5 REALTOR H 541 - 676-9228 Town & Country awards Has som eone you know been an exceptionally active volunteer? It is again time to nominate volunteers for the six awards presented at the annual Town and Country banquet in January. The awards given include Man of the Year. Woman of the Year, L ifetim e Achievement, Business of the Year, Educator of the Year, and a Youth Award. Nominee applications are available at the Chamber of C om m erce office and at Kuhn and Spicer. The deadline is December 15. If you have any q u estio n s p lease call 676 -9 1 4 1 . Awards will be presented during the Tow n & Country Banquet. Thursday, Jan. 12. BUY TOKENS IN ADVANCE! Some people seem to have all the advantages. It's true in life. It’s true in financial services. We are constantly updating our portfolio of services to find new ways to save you money, increase your earnings on investments, as well as make banking more convenient. Are your services up-to-date? Stop in and see us today. We can review your lineup of services and make sure you're taking full advantage of what we have to offer. Celebrate the spirit of your hometown! Heppner. OR 97836 Haulage XjuuiCb. m em bers make different things each time. The Bank of Eastern Oregon has donated $200 for snacks to the HES Science Club. In O cto b er they learned about chem ical reactions by using solids and liquids to make gas. Grades K-3 made volcanoes and 4- 6 made boats ran by carbon dioxide. In Nov. the club dealt with air pressure and the m otion o f ob jects. Grades K-2 made funnels, 3- 4 made rocket balloons and 5 and 6 m ade m odel airplanes. If you ever have time on Thursday between 3:15 and 4 p.m ., stop by the elementary school and see what the Science Club is all about. Bankof Eastern Oregon With the cold weather here, please re member that the Wilkinson Arena is now on a token machine. So please think ahead and pre purchase the tokens at the Fair Office. Tokens are $10 each: this will cover the rental and lights for one hour. If you put two tokens in. you will get two hours: three tokens, three hours: and so on. For more information, call 676-9474 from 8 a m. -1 2 p.m.. Monday through Friday. Renee Yocom. IYIC Fair Secretary ♦
