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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon TVi-County All Stars participate in Babe Ruth state tournament District 6 Babe Ruth runners-up, Tri-County All Stars, competed in the State Tournament in 100 degree plus heat in Ontario, OR July 19-23. The team representing Heppner and Condon played good solid baseball, but came up short losing to Astoria and Union County but defeating a solid Baker team. Seeded fourth in the finals bracket, Tri-County gave Snake River All-Stars a run for the victory losing 6-3. (L-R): Brett Harrison, Jared Hedman, Justin Gutierrez, Bill Jaeger, Daniel Jeffreys, Michael Hawks, Ian Murray, Justin Reed, Willy Gentry, A.J. Irzeck and Donald Matthews. Not Pictured: Coaches Rick Johnston, John Murray and Bob Reed and batboy, Austin Gutierrez. Photo by Sandy Matthews. Fair and Rodeo Court volunteers at Heppner Library Football camp to be held in lone lone football camp for incoming sixth graders through high school seniors will be held Aug. 7-11. The camp will begin at 6 p.m. each night. P a rticip a n ts should come in shorts and bring cleats if possible. The price fo r the camp is $20 per camper and includes a tee shirt. C o n tact D ennis Stefani, 422-7364, or Josh (Clockwise from bottom left): Queen Heather Yocom, Pennant B row ning, 422-2530, for Bearer Jarreid Miller, Princes Josie Miller and Pennant Bearer Jessica Hamilton make preparations for the Heppner Library more information. reading program's stuffed animal wash. On Wednesday, July 19, the Morrow County Fair and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo Court had fun helping the O regon T rail L ibrary in Heppner finish the summer reading program. The time was spent having fun. After preparations, the court helped w ith a Stuffed Animal Wash. The kids had fun doing a relay of washing the animals in a bucket. The court had a fun tim e help in g the p re sch o o le rs and kindergarteners get to the right bucket and wash their animals. Then they played a game of trying to get the o th e r anim als o ff the parachute the fastest. After the games, the court helped the kids get th e ir prizes and shared cupcakes with them. 4-H announces Livestock Bowl Results “Jeopardy-like” game. The 4-H Livestock Knowledge Bowl was held at the 4-H Annex on July 18. 4-H m em bers have been studying questions on animal husbandry in addition to questions specifically related to beef, sheep, swine, dairy and goats for the last couple of m onths. At the com petition on Tuesday, team s com peted against each other on knowledge of all these subjects through a The first place team w as Team B eefers, consisting of Jessica Hughes and Emily Thompson. The second place team was Team O regon Trail L ivestock, c o n sistin g o f M akenna Ramos, Stephanie Schuler and Steven Thompson. The third place team was Team Columbia Junior Ranchers, consisting of Sean Barron, Trevor Graff, Cody Parker and Justine Parker. We Print LETTERHEAD D ifferent ty p es of p a p e r Lots of C olors & F onts C an ad d Logos & G raphics B u sin ess or P ersonal Heppner Gazette-Times 676-9228 G Rs*l Estate B y D A V ID S Y K E S REALTO R NEGOTIATING When either selling or buy ing a home, negotiating the best possible price and terms is an art. and it is one that of ten times takes much training and experience. Usually, a third party, such as a real estate agent, can act as a buffer between the two principals and work out the differences that would be hard to overcome by both buyer and seller meeting face to face and not trained in negotiating. Also, someone not involved in the actual transaction can take S Y K E S a more distant and realistic look at the two sides and offer solutions that a buyer or sell er who are emotionally in volved would not think of. Some o f the largest and most sophisticated corpora tions in the country regularly hire negotiators for important projects because of their ex pertise, so it's only natural that someone buying or selling a home, which usually repre sents one’s largest financial investment, would have an agent negotiating on their be half. Properly listings are available at www.sykesrealestate.net 188 W. Willow • P.O. Box 337 • Heppner. OR 97836 (541) 676-9228 • 1-800-326-2152 Cell (541) 980-6674 • Fax (541) 676-9211 E-mail: david @ sykesrealestate. net City of Irrigon receives $5000 for new skate park The City of Irrigon received a check for $5000, from the S afew ay Foundation, for the building of Irrigon Skate Park. The C ity w ill be building a new skate park of approximately 8000 square feet. This facility will also accommodate BMX bikes. The skate park is part of a larg er p ro ject that w ill provide public restrooms, a p ark in g area, paved w alk w ay s, b en ch es and lan d sc a p in g . The C jty intends to break ground for the project this fall and have the facility in operation before the first of the year. Wednesday, July 26,2006 - TH R EE A view from the hill By Doris Brosnan The residents and s ta ff at W illow C reek Terrace view as their good fortune Dot H alv erso n 's moving into the Terrace this m onth. Dot has been a familiar face to many of the residents for several years and they are now delighted to call her “neighbor." One apartment is vacant at the T errace and in te re sted persons can come by or call 676-0004 for information. These neighbors are en jo y in g m any social occasions around their tables and on the back patio as the summer months bring great weather and some amusing excuses for getting together. "B D ay” focused on the letter "B,” with many of the day’s clothes, decorations and food beginning with that letter (bandana and brooch, b a llo o n s, b an an as and b e ets? ). “ G orgeous Grandma Day" was also the birthday of the Ice Cream Cone (how many people knew about those national d ay s?), so g o rg eo u s grandm as and friends, of course, ate ice cream cones while chatting. “Christmas in July” returned on the 24lh, with Santa again leading the special Bingo game. Bugs B unny also has a July b irth d ay , w hich w ill be observed with carrot cake for everyone. On July 28, som e fo rtu n ate v isito rs might get in on the Terrace's celeb ratio n o f “N ational Milk Chocolate Day” (such possibilities). And good old "Mutt Day" is the day on which the residents will share tim e w ith S pot, M olly Rhea’s loveable mutt. Spot plans to spend the day and some young people from the S eventh Day A d v en tist Church plan to bring their dogs up for a shorter visit. Independence Day has been July’s most noted celebration and the residents and staff celeb rated this important birthday with a fireworks show of their own. Thirteen of the residents, w ith som e s ta ff and volunteers Chris Burkenbine and Suzanne Jepsen, had traveled to Boardman the evening before for Music in the Park. B arb ersh o p - quartet m usic and a fine picnic were enjoyed by all that evening, with a song just for them as they prepared to bus back to Heppner, so they were content to stay home on the 4 lh. T hey ate w aterm elon slushies and watched “one [heck] of a show” on their hill. July has also been filled with the weekly games, crafts, exercising, reading of the "Gazette Times,” cards and m atinee m ovies, but Sunday, July 9, made room for a special visit. Tessa, a registered miniature horse ow ned by Tom Shear, d em o n strated his best manners as the residents let him know how intrigued St. Patrick’s Senior Center news Fair and Come enjoy a great Kay, Kostechke said, “We meal on Aug. 2. The menu m ade q u ite a site. My Rodeo to hold for the day is barbeque pork luggage and cane were kick-off chops, potato quarters with loaded onto the wheelchair, cheese, mixed vegetables, Kay pulled and carried her festivities hot rolls and fresh banana pudding. Lucille K ostechke left Oct. 2, 2005 to go to Phoenix, AZ for six months. From there she came back to P o rtlan d and left to go overseas on April 11,2006. She flew over Canada and Greenland before landing in F ran k fu rt, G erm any. Traveling w ith her daughter. own.” ■ i Kostechke returned to Heppner May 13, 2006. She is active in the center where she has lived since 2004. She enjoys playing Mexican Train dominoes, bingo, sw im m ing and walking. A flower in her hair and flowers on her cane will let you easily spot this resident of the week. Grant funds available for Report noxious economic projects weeds along The Baker-Morrow have included assistance to roadways R egional P a rtn e rsh ip a sandblasting company, a With the vast spread o f noxious weeds on the co u n ty road sy stem . M orrow C ounty Road Department would like to know w here p o ten tial problems might need to be addressed. If you wish to report a potential problem area, contact Dave Pranger, M orrow C o u n ty ’s Weed C o n tro l S u p e rv iso r at mcweed@co.morrow.or.us or by phone at 989-9502 or cell phone at (541) 980- 2878. they were. August will continue the summer pace on the hill and already the residents are lo o k in g fo rw ard to the M usic in the Park presentation in Irrigon. The event on Aug. 7 has a Lewis and C lark them e and residents plan to attend if they find volunteers to join them for another bus ride, p ic n ic and fine entertainm ent. Interested persons are encouraged to call 676-0004. Entertaining, also, w ill be the v isit by the Oregon Trail Rodeo Court in August. The reading of some “Cowboy Poetry” will be included in their social call. T he re sid en ts are now considering what they might enter in the Morrow County Fair, which precedes the rodeo and will soon decide w hether they will have a booth at the fair. They expect to take in Family Day at the event, as that day’s activities and the serving of ice cream are always such a hit. Ice cream has, in fact, become a feature of Sundays at Willow Creek Terrace. One m ight ask, “ W h y ?” To w hich the residents and staff might shrug and say, "Why not?” A fter all, these “ Sunday Sundaes” provide another occasion for being social, something the community of neighbors on the hill views as very important. (BMRP), a volunteer board overseeing regional and rural investm ent d o llars from State lo ttery fu n d s, is midway through the 2005- 2007 B iennium w ith $146,000 rem aining o f a $270,000 grant fund for economic projects in Baker and Morrow counties. The emphasis of the funding is for p ro je c ts that prom ote h ealth y co m m u n ities through job creation and job retention activities. Recent awards in the two counties S urplus Property For Sale (Closed Bid) The Heppner City Council at its July 10, 2006 meeting declared the following property as excess property to be sold by bid: Welder: Miller 40G 400 Amphere Unit Ser. # 98010845, City of Portland #A76I8 (located in the PW yard) Welder: Hobart Model: Titan 7000 AL/PC Spec. 7142. Ser.# 91 WS 17173 (located in the PW shop) Car: 1997 Crown Victoria, 111,300 Miles. VIN: 2FALP71W 3V X 137319 (located at the PW office) Bids may be mailed to City of Heppner. P.O. Box 705 . Heppner, OR 97836 or hand delivered to Heppner City Hall at 111 N. Main Street, Heppner. Bids will be accepted until Friday, August 11.2006 at 5:00 P.M. Bids will be opened at the Heppner City Council meeting at 7:00 P.M. on August 14. 2006 and the sale of each item awarded by the Council. If you have questions or concerns please call Dave DeMayo at 676-9618. All property will be sold in an "as-is” condition. play g ro u n d equipm ent manufacturing company and a call center in order to expand their organizations and create and m aintain family-wage jobs. Selection for funding projects will be based on ap p lic atio n s that 1) successfully demonstrate the ab ility to co m p lete the project outlined in the grant application; 2) propose job creation and/or retention activities; and 3) leverage outside funding sources to maximize the impacts of the grant funds. The BMRP Board will consider all qualifying applications for private or public projects that promote these go als in the tw o counties. G reater Eastern O regon D evelopm ent C o rp o ratio n (G E O D C ) manages the program and can provide assistance on the application process. For m ore in fo rm atio n or an application package, please . i v t ; t ; ,• I On Saturday. July 29, the Morrow County Fair and OTPR will have their K ick-O ff Festivities. The Fair and Rodeo Court is hosting their second annual S tick -H o rse R ound-U p, entry fees are $5 a person. These funds will go towards the court and their needs this summer. The kids can do barrel racing, saddle bronc and pole bending. But before you ride those stick horses, fuel up with a free BBQ at the Fairgrounds starting at 5 p.m. Afterwards, relax to the sound of “MuchMoreCountry” at the Kick-Off dance at 8 p.m. No admission is charged for the d an ce. The band plays country music old and new. Make sure you come down for the evening of festivities to remind you of the Morrow County Fair and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo held the third week in August. contact Karen Kendall at the Pendleton GEODC office at (541) 276-6745. Completed a p p lic a tio n s m ust be received by: GEODC. 2016 A irp o rt R oad, P.O. Box 1041. Pendleton. OR 97801, at least three weeks prior to a BM RP m eeting. These m eetings are open to the public and are typically held on the first Monday of every o th e r m onth. Funding approvals will be subject to the availability of funds from the State. Gl/ESS WHO IS TURNING 50? LORRIE FOX! (on Monday, July S lat) Help us celebrate uhat she calls ju st another year! EVERYONE IS INVITED! PLEASE COME! LOTS OF FUN! Saturday, July 29 at 6 p.m. until ? at the Heppner Elks Lodge Live band “Travelin' Jones” will play. (Please, no gifts)
