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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 24,2006 Preschoolers participate in Hop- First annual Morrow County Heifer Regards to Rural scholarship A-Thon Futurity to be held in Heppner offered by Cycle Oregon Derek Howard, Caitlyn Sehrivner, Evan Kollman. Tanner Holmquist, Jacee Currin. Leah Stone, Cheyenne Smith, Dakota Howard, Gibson McCurry, Carson Brosnan, Jaiden Mahoney, Keegan Gibbs, Cody Wizner, Olivia Schmidt and Mikel Jaca. The 4 -y e a r-o ld preschool class at Heppner Day Care participated in a Hop-A-Thon sponsored by the M uscular D ystrophy Association on April 19. C h i l d r e n participating in the hop-a- thon raise money for MDA by colleting sponsorships and d o n atio n s for the num ber o f hops they complete in a two-minute period. This year’s there was “ E v ery b o d y ’s D ifferent, N o b o d y ’s P e rfe c t.” The program is designed to teach c h ild ren about neuromuscular disease, as well as help them understand everybody has both talents and limitations. Heppner Day Care raised a total of $1243.50, with 12 preschoolers and one school age ch ild hopping. This amount will help send two children with muscular dystrophy to camp. Kilkenny accepted into Hogan Honors College at Gonzaga Rory K ilkenny, a sen io r at H eppner High School, has been accepted into Hogan Honors College at Gonzaga University. Gonzaga University Hogan Honors College sent out invitations to apply to the top 150 s tu d e n ts of the incoming freshm an class o f 10 0 0 . A fter the application p ro c e ss and a Rory Kilkenny personal interview, of which only 25 w ere ad m itted , Kilkenny was accepted into the program. The average SAT score was in the 90th percentile for the incoming Honor’s college class. H ogan H onors College not only looks for e x ce lle n t academ ic achievem ents, but is also looking for students who have show n to have outstanding leadership and entrepreneurial skills. The goal of the program is to develop students who will excel in b u sin ess and com m unity le ad e rsh ip during school and after graduation. Admitted students w ill receiv e a $2000 scholarship. The 25 students wHl have classes together all four years and be exposed to leaders through seminars, internships and will do a c o n sid e ra b le am ount o f com m unity serv ice. Kilkenny plans to major in civil e n g in ee rin g and business. Kilkenny is also a member of the 2006 Shrine Football Team. First annual Heifer Futurity drawing contest to be held This year Morrow C ounty w ill host the l ' 1 Annual Heifer Futurity on Sept. 23. To kick off the festivities, the Futurity is opening a drawing contest to create the first year’s logo. The w inner will receive prizes and recognition. The winner and his/her chosen logo will be announced at the Morrow County Fair, time and place to be announced. Drawings are due to the M orrow C ounty E xten sio n S ervice by W ednesday, July 12 by mailing or dropping off the draw in g . The m ailing address is P.O. Box 397 Heppner, OR 97836. The office is located at 54173 Highway 74, Heppner. Requirements are as T h is y e ar the l sl A nnual M orrow C ounty H eifer F u tu rity is on Saturday, Sept. 30 at 4 p.m. at the M orrow C ounty Fairgrounds. Come prepared to have a hardy meal while liste n in g to to e -ta p p in g music and enjoying excellent company. A fter dinner, a stimulating speaker will set the stage for the H eifer Futurity Sale for 4-H and FFA p ro ject m em bers. F u tu rity h e ife rs w ill be a v ailab le fo r view ing b eg in n in g at 3:30 p.m . Saturday. The objective of the M orrow C ounty H eifer Futurity program is to teach youth how to successfully choose and raise a quality replacement heifer for any beef producer. 4-H and FFA m em bers w ill be taught animal husbandry practices such as proper animal health, sele c tio n , n u tritio n and record keeping. The heifers sold at the Futurity will be show n at the M orrow C ounty Fair and project members have the choice to re-sell them as a bred heifer the follow ing year or to keep them as a bred replacement h e ife r for the p ro ject member’s own herd. C om e support M orrow County 4-H and FFA by attending the l '1 A nnual M orrow C ounty Heifer Futurity. Donations and volunteers are always welcome. For m ore information contact Claire G audry at the M orrow County Extension Service, 676-9642 or Angie Hughes, 676-9909. C y cle O regon you live,” said Osmin, who chairpersons Larry Mills and is once again assisting with Claudia Hughes announce Cycle Oregon in Heppner. the o p p o rtu n ity for a D avid D eM ayo has also sch o la rsh ip to atten d a tten d ed and w ould be Regards to Rural IV. July 14- happy to visit about the lb , at K ah-N ee-Ta High experience. Interested persons D esert R eso rt in Warm Springs. Previous attendees are ask ed to let M ills, from H eppner have very H ughes or O sm in know positive com m ents about immediately and indicate this event, which informs, why they are interested in the inspires and celebrates all leadership workshop. A brief th at is ru ral. " I t ’s an statement on paper listing o p p o rtu n ity to share le ad e rsh ip in te re st and challenges, ideas and make activities would be helpful. lasting friendships with other The application deadline is rural citizens who care about May 30. C y cle O regon their community,” comments Hughes who has attended. Committee members met to Ann Spicer and Cara review and finalize the site Osmin were impressed with map. Other meetings will be the ex cellen t w orldw ide held soon to work on the c e n te rp ie c e s, speakers they heard during them e, in fo rm atio n p ie ce s, etc. one of the past conferences. in te re ste d in "It’s a great opportunity to T hose recharge your energy and volunteering for these areas make a positive difference in should call the H eppner aw ay and som e spring the rural community in which Chamber at 676-5536. travels. The resident chosen for introduction is Marge B u rg ess. She w as born Marjorie Baisley in Baker. She and Russell E. Burgess, h er h u sb an d , set up h o u sek e e p in g in B aker C ounty. He was m ilking cows. From M ontgomery Ward they purchased a small cook stove, rug, davenport and chair, bedroom set and radio. The monthly payment for all these items together was $5 per month. Russ volunteers for the Army in 1943; he spent Princess Josie Miller (left) waits for her turn to read to fourth three years over seas. Marge graders at Heppner Elementary School while Queen Heather Yocom (right) reads to the students from "The History of Harriet joined the Navy. Tubman.” Marge retired from Associated Grocers in 1976. In an effort to give back to M orrow County She had lived in Seattle for communities, the Morrow County Fair and Oregon Trail 35 years, then returned to Pro Rodeo court. Queen Heather Yocom and Princess Josie Baker. Miller, took time to read to students at Heppner and lone H er g ra n d fa th e r, elementary schools and at Heppner Day Care. Addison Bennett, lived in After reading to the students, the girls also shared Portland, and wrote for "The with the students about the fair and rodeo and about kick Oregonian" until his death. off events that will be held on July 29. The day will begin He also started publishing with a stick-horse at 5 p.m., followed by a dinner at 7 p.m. the "Irrigon Irrigator" and and a dance at 8 p.m. The Morrow County Fair and Rodeo "The Dalles Optimist.” will be held Aug. 16-20. M arge m oved to Heppner in 2000 and has liv ed in St. P a tric k 's apartments since 2005. She is the aunt o f K eith and Sharon Lewis of Heppner. St. Patrick’s Senior Center news Beef stroganoff over noodles, broccoli, fruit salad, Texas toast and cookies is the May 31 menu at the senior center for the weekly noon meal. The Nazarene C hurch is p ro v id in g volunteers who are hosts for the day. Milk, coffee and su g ar-fre e c o o k ies are provided at every meal. Sunday, May 28 is the annual Memorial Day dinner in the senior center din in g room . The menu offering is turkey breast or beef roast, a variety of salads and homemade cobbler and ice cream. The cost is $6 for each person and $3 for c h ild re n 6 and under. Starting time is 12:30 p.m. with opening ceremony of w elcom e and p rogram . Serving will begin at 1 p.m. The sen io r c e n te r and co o p eratin g ch u rch es provide for the traditional dinner- a place and time for visiting friends and relatives to meet and greet. In the past, the family with most members attending, those with the oldest and youngest persons and those traveling the fa rth e st have been honored. Lucille Kosotechka has returned after her winter Fair and Rodeo court read to county students Heppner girls finish 17th at state golf tournament lone Topic Club hosts luncheon for lone senior girls follows: Artists may be of any age and may submit up to two drawings. Preference will be given to M orrow County residents. Drawings must som ehow include a cow or heifer. Drawings can be no larger than 8 Vi inches by 10 inches and no smaller than 4 inches by 4 inches. D raw ings can n o t be in pastels or pencil. Any questions please contact the Morrow County (L-R): Amy Jepsen. Ashley Grams, Jennifer Griffith, Kristal Extension Service. Temple, Pricilia Nalley and Tereza Sintakova. Photo by Betty Rietmann. CUSTOM BANNERS H ep pner G azette-T im es 6 7 6 -9 2 2 8 PROPERTY FOR SALE The City of Heppner has declared Tax Lot # 6300, Assessor’s Map 2S 26 27DA as excess and available for purchase from the City. The lot is a small piece of land located at the South end of TL # 6400 (the Green Feed Store on Riverside). The sale will be awarded to the first bidder meeting the following conditions: 1. The minimum bid acceptable will be the assessed value. 2. The intended use of the property must conform to an allowed use under the City’s Land Use Code (it is zoned Industrial). 3. The intended use must be in conformity with the adjacent properties, and must harmonize with the area. Bids will be received at Heppner City Hall. 1IIN. Main Street. Heppner, Oregon beginning on May 26. 2006 and will remain open until the first bidder meets the specified criteria, at which time the bidding will be closed, and no further bids will be considered. If you have any questions please call City Hall at 541-676-9618. The lone Topic Club hosted a salad luncheon recently for graduating lone High School girls and their mothers and exchange students and their host mothers. The students talked about their future goals for college next fall. The Topic Club told of their history of service for 70 years in the lone community where they established and have maintained a city library with mostly volunteer help and donations from fund raising activities as well as support from the city. Girls graduating from lone High School are Amy Jepsen, Ashly Grams, Jennifer Griffith and Kristal Temple. Exchange students attending were Pricilia Nalley from Mexico and Tereza Sintakova from the Czech Republic. r ^WILLOW CREEK WATER PARK OPENING DAY IS SATURDAY, JUNE 10th FROM 1:00 - 5:00 P.M. Horn's: Tuesday - Friday / - .5 p.m. / ~- it p.m. Saturday - • Monday / - .5 p.m. (We are also offering a deep water aerobics class) ll<‘£iilar Knit s: 0 -4 jc a r s S I .5 0 ~ .V l'j e a r s S 2 .0 0 I8 y e a r s+ S 2 .5 0 11 Maggie Armato, Baillie Keithley, Jenna Bowman at Kylie Doherty at the state golf tournament. Jen n a B ow m an, B aillie K eithley, K ylie Doherty and Maggie Armato finished up the OSAA/Les S chw ab T ire State g o lf to u rn am en t May 16 in Redmond. After round two, the girls had placed 17lh out of 18 teams participating. Q ted u otion ¿i ~ Teams participating were from 3A, 2A and IA schools, Individually, B ow m an p laced 7 0 th, Keithley- 76th, Doherty- 82rKl and Armato- 90"’ out of 170 golfers, o ten n d tlte cotet& i! lone High School ~ Friday, June 2nd ~ Heppner High School ~ Saturday, June 3rd %/e Itooe. ryiod u otion pA&ienU, jjloweAA., C jûa JU a n d m o te! MuMUJ'i D w j 217 North Main • Happnar* www.happnar.nat/murrays •676-9158 Serving Heppner, Lexington i lone
