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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 7,2006 - FIVE Cruise the Blues car club visits Heppner Cruise the Blues car club from Hood River, filled with Porches and Corvettes, as well as other interesting vehicles, visited Heppner on Friday, June 2. Hunter Education Course to be held A Hunter Education Course will be held June 20, 22, 27 and 29 from 6 to 9 p.m . at H eppner High School, with a field day at the Lexington Gun Club on June 24 in the morning. Pre registration is required and a $10 fee w ill cover materials. All hunters under the age of 18 must possess a valid H unter E ducation Completion Card in order to hunt in the State of Oregon. Instructors for the course are Jim and Darlene Marquardt. Register for the course by contacting Jim at (541) 969-8465 or area coordinator Greg Barron at (541) 922-4657. U of I awards scholarships The U niversity of Idaho has o ffered 2640 potential new students more than 5300 in d iv id u al scholarship awards for the 2006-07 academ ic year. T otaling m ore than $10 million in cash and tuition w aivers, the aw ards are given to stu d en ts to acknowledge their academic achievem ent, leadership, interest and excellence in particular fields and/or to secure financial access to the university. Brian Lee Morter of Heppner received an award. Founded in 1889, the University of Idaho is the s ta te ’s fla g sh ip higher- education institution and its / Condon 4th of July to host first annual memorial BBQ cook-off This y e ar’s 4th of July in Condon will see a new event. The 1st Annual Allen H am ner M em orial BBQ Cook-Off is set to take place on West Gilliam Street off Main Street on July 3-4, 2006. The local nonprofit o rg an izatio n C ondon D o llars for S ch o lars is providing volunteer help and all proceeds from the Cook- Off will go to support the C ondon D o llars for Scholar's mission to provide co lleg e sch o la rsh ip s to graduates of Condon High School. The C o o k -O ff is named after the late Allen Hamner, best known as the p h arm acist at M u rra y ’s Pharmacy for more than 30 years, who died of cancer in late 2005. H am ner was active in many community organizations, including the C ondon C h am b er of Commerce and the Condon C ity C ouncil. H am n er’s daughter and son-in-law. Kim and Ryan O sitis of Seattle. WA. have started the Cook-off as a way to honor A lle n ’s m em ory and his commitment to the people of Condon. "My family and 1 are so excited about the Cook-Off because my dad was committed to bringing in new events and activities to help boost C o n d o n ’s economy. Nothing would have made him happier than to have an ev en t w here everybody gets to eat great food and help out the town at the same time," says Kim Ositis. According to Ositis, the goal in the first year of the Cook-Off is to have a fun and casual ev en t w here hom e cooks have the opportunity to show off their favorite BBQ recipes to the com m unity in a good- natured co m p etitio n for m ore than $700 in cash prizes. In future years, the organizers plan to apply to be a sanctioned event of the P acific N o rth w est BBQ Association. As a sanctioned event, the C ook-O ff will attract teams from around the Pacific Northwest who compete on a region-wide circuit of BBQ events. Registration and set up b eg in s at noon on Monday, July 3 and all teams must be registered by 6 p.m. A m an d ato ry C o o k 's Meeting takes place at 6 p.m. to be followed by a Meat In sp ectio n . Team s may compete in one or all of the fo llo w in g c ate g o rie s: chicken, pork ribs, b eef b risk et and pork bu tt. D ouble-blind judging for these categories begins at noon on Tuesday, July 4. Keith Potter, executive chef at Hotel Condon, has agreed to be the Head Judge for the event. S p e c tato rs are encouraged to watch the team s in action and participate as a P eo p le’s C hoice ju d g e . For $6, People's Choice judges can sample and vote for their favorite team to win the $ 100 People's Choice prize. The P e o p le ’s C hoice competition begins at noon on Tuesday, July 4. Cook- O ff w inners w ill be announced that evening during the program at the community BBQ in the City Park. Pre-registration is required. Spaces are limited. The early bird entry fee is $50 per team before June 15. Pick up a registration packet at Condon businesses or o n lin e at www.condoncookoff.com. For more information, visit the Cook-Off website or call Kim and Ryan Ositis at (206) 542-5300. principal graduate education and research university, b rin g in g insight and innovation to the state, the nation and the world. UTs student population includes first-g e n e ra tio n co lleg e stu d en ts and e th n ically diverse scholars. Its high academic performers include 34 National Merit Scholars and a 2005-06 freshm an class with an average high school grade point average of 3.42. Offering 106 degree options in nine colleges, UI combines the strengths of a large university with the On Saturday, June 10, the H eppner U nited intimacy of small learning Methodist women will once again hold their annual Indoor communities. Yard Sale. The sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the For in fo rm atio n , basement of the Heppner Methodist Church. There will he visit www.uidaho.edu. lots of bargains, but no early sales. In previous years, there has been an excellent selection of gently used goods, including kitchen and Heritage Land Co. Realtor household items as well as a good selection of tools, which 278 North Main • P.O. Box 589 • Heppner, OR are expected again this year as every church member has Phone: (541) 676-5049 been finding items to donate. There also will be many miscellaneous items that are too numerous to mention. $219,000 Heppner Money from this sale is used from youth programs, Restaurant/Bar - Main Street location, repairs and refurbishment of the manse, as well as other seats 50, meeting room, full bar with church needs that are not in the budget. The UMW ladies lottery, turn key, includes most furnish really appreciate all the support that is received from the ings and equipment community. For the best choices, be sure to plan on being at the church when the doors open at 9 a.m. $125,000 Heppner Heppner United Methodist women to hold annual indoor yard sale g ta Built in 1989, 1782 sq. ft., 4 bedroom. 2 hath, with F/A electric and central air, plumbed for gas. Large shop. Large yard and garden spot. $125.000 Heppner 3 bedroom, 2V* bath in quiet neighbor hood. 2500 sq. ft. ranch-style home with basement and in-law apartment or family room with kitchenette. Hard wood floors under carpet. $99,500 Heppner Premium manufactured home with 4 bedrooms and 2 baths, all new windows and flooring. Central heat and air on a se cluded acre with views. $95,000 Heppner Duplex. 2 bedroom. 1 bath with laun dry areas. Big. sunny room s with views. Decks and lots of parking on large one acre lot. Excellent rental his tory. $65,500 PRICE REDUCED Heppner Large two-story older home. 5 bed rooms, I bath. New vinyl windows, new wiring, new propane furnace. Wood stove. Keith u d Sharon Lewis 6765233 A. Kim Cntsforth (541) 900-3466 • Beh Ployhar (541) 561 5687 www fsstoreifonreale8tate.com • e-mail kimcOeentnryteLnet www herltaKeland.net • www.farmseller.eom Sixth graders wrap up Rome project Examples of mosaics made by sixth grade students study ing about Rome. Mtcrn*: Students in sixth grade completed a unit on Rome by making mosaics. The art was done by tearing little pieces of paper to complete their design. Students also enjoyed a Roman feast, sampling various foods the Romans usually ate, while in a reclined position. 22 students receive Troedson grants awarded from a fund provided The selection committee for the Carl W. Troedson Educational Fund has awarded grants-in-aid in the amount of $ 1 (XX) each to the following Morrow County high school seniors for the 2006-2007 school year: H eppner High School: Daniel Basile. Mikel Britt. Kyle Carlson. Matthew Kenny, Laurie Murray. Kry stal Naims. Roy Proctor, Heather Rill. H eather Yocom and Matthew Van Cleave. lone High School: Tyler Brown. Ashly Grams, Jennifer Griffith. Amy Jepsen and Kelly Thompson. R iverside High School: Curtis Darrow, Jace Jones, Kry stal Kegler, Ruben Mendoza, Aubhree Padilla, Christina Sautto and Melinda Ybarra. These grants are by the Last Will and Testament of Mr. Troedson, a prominent wheat rancher of the lone area. These students will be eligible to apply for renewal of their grants in the following years o f th eir college or training programs provided that they m aintain good academic standing during their first year of post high school study. The selection committee consists of the M orrow C ounty School District Superintendent, the Pastor of the Valby Lutheran C hurch and the M orrow County Judge, as specified in Mr. Troedson’s will. Award of the Troedson grants was announced at the recipients' respective high school graduation ceremonies. OCA to hold conference and trade show The O regon C attlem en 's A ssociation (OCA) will hold their Mid- Year Conference and Trade Show on June 22-24. 2006 at the G rant C ounty Fairgrounds in John Day. Events will be kicked off with a golf scramble at the John Day Golf Club at 1 p.m. on June 22. OCA Allied Industries will be hosting this event and a BBQ dinner Thursday evening. OCA meetings will begin at 8 a.m. on June 23. OCA com m ittees will d iscu ss issues surrounding ODA brand fee in creases, p roposed le g islativ e concepts, public land grazing law su its, BLM grazing regulations, water rights and w olves. Speakers during Friday’s session will include Umatilla County Sheriff John Trumbo, EPA District 10 A d m in istra to r M ichael Bogcrt and Tim Sundles. O regon S tate U n iv ersity P ro fe sso r Emeritus Dean Frischknecht will be the speaker during the Friday evening banquet, w hich w ill also be a celeb ratio n o f the G rant C ounty Stock G ro w e r's 100-year anniversary. Dr. Don H ansen, State Veterinarian and other ODA personnel will be present. On June 24. OCA w ill reconvene their meeting at 8 a.m. and conclude business by 11 a.m. For m ore information on attending the meeting, contact the OCA office at (503) 361-8941 or visit www.orcattle.com. k )& Sprint (Z'OW wider Heppner 188 G azette-Tim es W est W illow 6 7 6 -9 2 2 8 I
