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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 22,2006 - FIVE Legion Poker and Bingo night sported numerous winners It’s not too late Ewe-Do-Bingo winner lands to sign up for prize of $300 Trivia Night Mr. Bill’s Traveling Trivia Night will be held S aturday, A pril 1 at the Heppner Elks Club starting at 7 p.m. Interested persons may be pick up entry forms at the B ank o f E astern O reg o n , W h eatlan d Insurance (Heppner office), and at the Heppner Chamber of C o m m erce. For q u estio n s, contact D oris B rosnan at 676-5 3 8 2 or Sharon H arrison at 989- Texas Hold 'Em tournament winners (L-R): Joe Rietmann, Adam 8496. Doherty, Keith Rea and Kevin Cornett. St. Patrick’s Senior Center news John Jepsen presented gun raffle winner Steve Dumler with the prize, a 22 caliber Ruger Special 40lh anniversary issue. It was an evening of fun for everyone at lone’s second annual Texas Hold ‘Em Poker and Bingo night at the American Legion Hall in lone on Sunday, March 12. “You’re the big winner,” w ere the w ords K evin Cornett of Heppner heard from the o th e r p lay ers. Second place went to Adam Doherty of Heppner, with Joe R ietm ann from lone taking third and Keith Rea from lone placing fourth. Steve Dumler won the gun raffle. His young sons could hardly wait to get a look at the prize. The gun w as a 22 c a lib e r R uger Special 40th A nniversary issue and was donated by W illard French and John Jepsen. This coveted special edition was a big attention- getter and was envied by many who examined it the evening of the raffle. Bingo was a success with many players being able to sh o u t the w ords “BINGO!” The participants of the Mexican Train domino games also had a fun time. The people who came to sit and visit with friends and enjoy a sub sandwich and salad had a good time just catching up on community life. The Silent Auction w as w atch ed c a re fu lly throughout the evening with many of the bidders checking the item bid sheets often. S m iles and h ap p in ess accompanied the reading of the names of the successful bidders. Until next year, we’ll let all of the winners bask in the glow and the elation of being among the winners circle. Hosted by the lone American Legion Post #95 Legion and Auxiliary Unit, money raised from this event will allow the Legion Hall to be maintained and some of the m any p ro jects to be funded throughout the year. M agn etic D oor Signs ORDER YOURS HERE H eppner G azette-T im es 676-9228 Cherry Wood Desk Clock with Polished Gold Accents Peterson’s Heppner Jewelers, 676-9200 U nited M eth o d ist Church volunteers are hosts for the March 29 noon meal at the H ep p n er S en io r Center. The menu for the day is scrambled eggs with ham, peppers and cheese, hash browns, fruit Danish, orange and grapefruit slices and tomato juice. M abel H eath has issued a request for coupons to send to com m issaries overseas, which make them available to service men and w om en. The co u p o n booklets from the Sunday “Oregonian” are especially u seful to her for usab le coupons. Coupons may be left at the senior center office for her to pick up. Heath reports that she has received letters of appreciation from men and women, serving overseas, who have found them helpful to use. At the re g u la r m eeting o f the board of directors, the resignation from the board by member Grace Drake was accepted. H er re p la ce m e n t w ill complete the present term; then w ill stan d fo r re- e le c tio n . D rake w ill, however, continue writing the w eekly new s item through the summer. A representative of Merrill Lynch Investments will be at the senior center on F riday, A pril 7. The public is invited to hear him and he will be available for consultation with interested persons, if not that night, by a p p o in tm en t. For m ore information, contact Archie Padberg at 676-5355. Approximately 210 p erso n s w ere serv ed breakfast at the senior center d u rin g the St. P a d d y ’s C e le b ra tio n S atu rd ay m orning. A pproxim ately 170 adults and children were served the p o ta to soup lunch. Don’t forget regular bingo on Tuesday evenings at 7 p.m., in the dining room; and regular dom inoes on Friday afternoon, 1 p.m., in the common room. Irish Road Bow ling finds several participants in its first appearance S tev e B ru ck er, a representative for Oregon In te rn a tio n a l Speedw ay, w on the H ep p n er H igh School Cheerleader’s Ewe- Do-Bingo contest and took hom e a p rize o f $300. B ru c k er b ought four squares, which were sold for $5 each. Brucker actually won on the ewe’s second pile as the first pile landed on a number no one had bought. * - < The winning number was Winners of the l'1 annual Road Bowling in Heppner were: 178 (th e re w ere 200 Keri Holcomb, Jerod Lopez and Kirk and Lottie (Laughlin I squares). Holcomb. Irish Brogue Contest winners An Irish B rogue contest was held during the KUMA coffee hour. Five contestants participated and had to sound like Irish folk. Some told jokes and others sang. First prize received $50, second $30 and third $ 20 . First place went to M ike Hermann of Pasco, WA; second was taken by Ed K necht o f C orvallis; and th ird place went to Tom H ow ser o f Central Point. R u n n ers-u p w ere Joe L indsay o f H eppner and 2nd place: Molly Rhea, Donna Sehonbachler, Jeanne Daly, John Doherty of Portland. Tim’s sister, and Tim Daly. Pot O ’ Gold winners Three winners found their Pots O ’ Gold during the St. P a tric k ’s C elebration held in Heppner, March lb- 19. Kim Carlson of Heppner found hers at Friday’s Casino N ight; Lois M errim an of Pendleton took hers at the Saturday morning KUMA C o ffee H our; and Jim Corwin of Albany scooped up his gold at the Saturday night Trail Band concert. Each Pot O ’ Gold winner received $100. Morrow County Gun Club news S even sh o o ters gathered Sunday, March 19 at the club to compete. In singles, Harvey Childers had 24 of 25, Jeff Cutsforth had 23 of 25 and Mark Schlichting had 21 of 25. In h an d icap , C u tsfo rth had 24 o f 25, Schlichting had 22 of 25 and Roger Mortimer, Childers and Dick Goodhead had 20 of 25. A nnies w ere then shot with Jimmy Walton, Mortimer, Dennis Peck and Schlichting each winning one; Goodhead won two and Childers won three. The next shoot will be held March 26 at 12 noon. PRIDE IN OWNERSHIP Immaculate 2001 MH 3 bdrm/2 ba on large 100" x 100" city lot In IONE. Front covered deck, good size storage shed and hot tub next to back deck. 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He not only donated ten bowls for the event (which the St. Pat's Committee hopes will become an annual weekend finale), but he drove from Portland Sunday morning after working a function for his children on Saturday night, and he put together a team for the competition. Everyone gathered at the steps of the Morrow County Courthouse at 1:30 p.m ., got co p ies o f the official rules and guidelines, heard a brief description of the course, and the game began on Court Street. Two local women, M olly R hea and D onna Sehonbachler, who came to watch the activity, ended up as teammates of Daly. Daly's sister, Jeanne, became their sc o rek e ep e r and photographer. V ictor and Nancy Vander Does, the couple who co-chaired the Casino Night event on Friday, were first to show for Sunday's event. They led off with some effective tosses that would set the pace for what became an extremely close competition. Always w illing to participate when they come from R edm ond for the weekend activities, Kirk and Lottie (Laughlin) Holcomb form ed the third team o f b o w lers w ith K irk ’s daughter, Keri, and Jerod Lopez. The course included segments of eight city streets that w ere not clo sed to tra ffic , so the need fo r vigilance was high. Donning orange vests. Cliff Green, M erlin H ughes, B utch Laughlin, and Dan Brosnan volunteered to accompany the teams through the course as added security. Following the action closely, also, was Cara Osmin, co-chair of the St. P a t’s C om m ittee and volunteer photographer. A few w eek en d re v e lers w ho had heard about the road bowling and some of the residents along the course enjoyed watching the action, as the team s tossed the 28-oz. bow ls along stra ig h t-a -w a y s, comers, and a hill. Play cam e to a conclusion at the comer of May and C hase S treets. Claudia Hughes, co-chair of the St. P a t’s C om m ittee, thanked the participants and presented each with a special St. P a t’s co ffee m ug or d rin k in g g lass. V ander D oeses announced th e ir donation to cover the cost of the trophy for the event, and Doris Brosnan announced the w in n in g team : T he Holcomb team with a total of 26 tosses of the bowl. Second was the Daly team, w ith 29, and the Vander Does team was close, with 31 tosses. Each p a rtic ip a n t paid $5 to play, and the winning team received half of the total purse, with the other half going to the St. Pat’s fund. The Holcomb team , how ever, d o n ated their share to the fund. The Irish R oad Bowling trophy, created by Peterson's Jewelers, will be engraved with the names of the winning players and will be prominently displayed in Heppner. Participants agreed that the first-time event was “fun,” and immediately after play, they were discussing “training,” “strategy," and “blogging,” with a bigger event in mind for next year.
