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Dchhie Morgan (left) and Helen Heideman (right) display the quilt made b> Heidetnan for
lone Community Church’s 44"' Annual Auction and Barbecue.
The 44"' Annual lone
Community Church Auction
and B arbecue is this
Saturday, June 3 at the
Willows Grange Hall in lone.
All of the arrangements are
in place, the merchandise has
been gathered, the quilt is
completed, dinner is ready to
be cooked and almost every
member of ICC has played a
role in these preparations.
Now it is time for it to all
come together.
The day will start at
VOL. 125
NO. 22
8 Pages Wednesday, May 31,2006
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
10 a.m. when the bell rings
to signal the opening of the
Country Store. This is where
you will find hand made craft
items,
home
cooked
goodies, a lot o f new
merchandise items (mostly
compliments of M urray’s
Drug Store), a huge
selection of gently used toys
and c h ild re n ’s items,
C h ristm as
and
other
seasonal items, fabrics and
patterns, books, general
household items, jewelry,
electronics, lamps and much
more. The Country Store
will remain open all day.
The Auction starts
outside at 10:30 a.m. Ken
Grieb will auctioneer the
sale, which will include a
The Heppner Elementary School kindergarten class, taught by Sharon Morris, took a field trip
wide variety o f donated
to the Grieh Farm on Thursday, May 25. The kids had a chance to experience different aspects of
items. There are many
the farm and climh aboard the big tractor. Photo by Carri Grieh.
household items including
furniture, appliances, decor
items and more. There are
always antique furniture
pieces and special hand
crafted items as well as many
HES kindergarten class visits the farm
Morrow County Fair and Rodeo Court celebrates
reading volunteers with the lone K-3
outdoor and farm related
items. In addition, there are
a lot of new merchandise
items and certificates for
goods and services donated
by local area businesses and
individuals. There will be a
list of these items available
the day of the sale, so be sure
to ask for one when you
register for a bidder number.
How ever,
the
highlight of the outside
auction is always the quilt.
This y e ar’s quilt is hand
made by Helen Heideman in
an old-fashioned fan pattern
and will he auctioned at 2
p.m. In addition to the quilt,
this year the sale includes an
original watercolor painting
titled “ Siletz Swimm ing
Hole” by Hermiston artist
Dorla C h ristm an . The
painting depicts children
jumping into a swimming
hole at Moonshine Park on
the Upper Siletz River in
Lincoln County. Christman,
who is a 76-year-old great­
grandmother, grew up in
California, Arizona, Nevada
and New M exico. Her
paintings are on display in
the Freed gallery in Lincoln
City, in Hometown Office
Supply and G allery in
Hermiston, in the Kidney
Dialysis Center in Hermiston
and in the Allied Arts Center.
She says she eats to feed her
body and paints to feed her
soul.
The Antiques and
Heppner Garden Club celebrates
National Garden Week
The Garden Club planted and maintains the flowers at the mini
park next to the post office.
Queen Heather Yocom (left) and Princess Josie Miller (right) read “Cowgirl Kate and her
horse Cocoa” to students at lone Schools.
Morrow County Fair
and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo
C o u r t’s Q ueen H eather
Yocom and Princess Josie
M iller
and
l o n e ’s
kindergarten through third
grade students celebrated
their appreciation for the
reading volunteers at the
lone Com m unity School
Wednesday. May 11. Queen
Heather and Princess Josie
told the group that they have
loved reading for fun since
they were little girls and now
they have decided to help put
together a color book. The
c h ild re n ’s color book is
about the fair and rodeo and
the girls' desire to be on the
fair and rodeo court. It is
nearing the final stages and
they hope to have it available
soon. Since the book wasn't
finished yet the Fair and
Rodeo Court read the story
“Cowgirl Kate and her horse
Cocoa.’’ The students then
broke into groups with the
volunteers and read one
more book just for fun.
The volunteers that
make the lo n e ’s reading
programs a success were all
honored at the celebration.
John and Don Bristol read
with the students in the
morning and the SMART
volunteers read with the
students on Monday and
Wednesday afternoons. The
...
N ational G arden
Week is June 4-10. The
Heppner Garden Club has
done a variety of things to
share with the people of
Heppner. One year they put
small vases of flowers in all
the businesses.
The Garden Club
also plants flowers in the
mini-park hy the post office.
MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M.
Jepsen receives
OWF
scholarship
The Oregon Wheat
F o u n d atio n is proud to
a n n o u n ce
the
2006
scholarship recipients. $500
scholarships were awarded
to seven high school seniors
in wheat producing counties
in Oregon. Students were
judged on their community
in v o lv em en t, academ ic
achievement and an essay on
a wheat industry topic.
Amy
Jepsen,
daughter of Bill and Nancy
Jepsen o f H eppner, is
graduating from lone High
School. She is very
accomplished on both the
harp and piano. She is active
in
rodeo.
4-H
and
com m unity service. She
wants to study music and
dentistry.
Scholarship will be
av ailab le this fall at
www.owgl.org.
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at the memorial park at the
north entrance to the city, at
the turn-around helow the
library and at Heritage Plaza
near the north entrance of
town.
The Garden Club
also pays for two of the
hanging baskets that grace
Main Street during the
summer.
Silent Auction also begins at
10:30 a.m. This includes
antique china and glassware
along w ith other antique and
collectible items.
T ick ets for the
dinner will be sold in the
entry to the G ran g e all
morning and dinner will be
served at 12:30 p.m. The
price of dinner is $7 for
adults (12 years and older),
$4 for juniors (4-12 years)
and free for children under
4. D inner in clu d es pit-
cooked roast beef served
with a special barbecue
sauce made in the ICC
k itch en , au ctio n baked
beans, a variety of salads,
French bread m ade by
W illow C reek Bakery,
cookies and a drink.
After dinner the sale,
both inside and outside,
continues until every item
outside is sold. There will be
pony cart rides offered by
Kristi C row ell in the
afternoon. The Snack Shack
will be open for cold drinks
and snow cones throughout
the day.
All-in-all this should
be a day filled w ith good fun.
great bargains, a chance to
sit dow n and visit with
friends and neighbors that
you d o n ’t see often,
d elicio u s food, and the
opportunity to help this
c o m m u n ity co n tin u e to
provide the services of a
Community Church.
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