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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 2,2006 - FIVE Junior golfers receive week of instruction 4-10 year olds who participated in Junior Golf at Willow Creek Country Club the week of July 17. Photo by Kari Robie. Junior golf lessons at Willow Creek Country Club were held July 17-21, with a tournament held July 26. The lessons were open to children ages 5 through 14. Greg Grant instructed the golfers on their stance, swing, sand traps and the general rules of golf. At the tournament, golfers played several holes and were awarded with golf gloves, balls and tees. Morrow County Cultural Commission extends proposal submission deadline To develop a larger pool of funding proposals. M orrow County Cultural Commission has re-opened the period to submit requests for proposals until Sept. 28. 2006. M orrow C ounty organizations that would like to further the development o f literary , h isto ric a l p reserv atio n , visual and performing arts, humanities and cultural activities are invited to submit proposals. Organizations need not have IRS tax-exem pt status to apply. Project proposals must meet criteria noted on the M orrow C ounty a p p lic a tio n . F unding awarded will vary in amount, according to needs of the proposed project To receive a Funding Proposal R equest Form , contact Lisa M ittelsdorf, President, Morrow County Cultural Commission, P.O. Box 200, Boardman, OR 97818. Completed Request Forms must be returned to the Commission by Sept. 28, 2006. Proposed projects must be completed by June 1, 2007. Proposals funded in 2 0 0 5-2006 in clu d ed : M orrow County Creative A rts & C rafts- $500, To supplement the expense of presenting a two or three day art class at the H eppner Fairgrounds; Valby Lutheran Church- $2,000, Match for “ In -K in d ” L abor for a p re se rv a tio n p ro ject to construct a handicapped ramp entry to the 120-year- old church and a w ider sidew alk to m eet ADA stan d a rd s; Irrigon Watermelon Festival/Irrigon Park B oard- $ 2 ,0 0 0 , to establish a memorial area a ck n o w led g in g the (inundated) Oct. 19, 1805 Lewis and Clark Corps of D iscovery C am p Sit; Q u e taz lc o atl F o lk lo ric Dance Group- $1,000, To purchase fabric for new dance costumes for 40-plus children, teens and adults; North Morrow Community Foundation- $3,500, Partial funding to preserve historic films and newspaper articles and prepare a documentary of the 1960s displacement and relocation process of the Boardman Community; Port o f M orrow - $1,000, To com m issio n a M orrow C ounty a rtist to create artw o rk d ep ictin g the significance of the Columbia R iver and placed in Riverfront C enter Lobby. On average, 1000 people per m onth v isit R iverfront C en ter fo r E conom ic Development Activities. Funding for Morrow County proposals originates from c o n trib u tio n s and donations to the Oregon C ultural Trust. To learn m ore about su p p o rtin g c u ltu re in O regon, or Individual and business tax credits for donations to the T rust, visit www.culturaltrust.org. HHS booster club to meet The Heppner Junior/ Senior High School Booster Club meeting will be held at 7 p.m., Aug. 9 in the home- ec room. Club members will be discussing Cycle Oregon and the booster club's role. B ooster C lub class representatives and anyone w ishing to help are encouraged to attend. Fair board to meet The Morrow County Fair Board meeting will be held Monday, Aug. 7 at 6 p.m ., at the fair office. Meetings are switching to the first M onday o f the month. Surplus 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 #A 7618 (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 3VX137319 (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. Final plea for Morrow County area host families Foreign high school students are scheduled to arrive soon for academic semester and year program h o m estay s and the sponsoring o rg an izatio n needs a few more local host families. The students are anxiously awaiting news of th eir new fam ilies. The response this year from volunteers has not been what the o rg a n iz atio n had expected, and this is the final push for the chance of these young ambassadors to fulfdl their life-long dreams. According to Pacific In te rc u ltu ra l E xchange (P.I.E.) Executive Director, John Doty, the students are all between the ages of 15 and 18 years, are English- speaking, have their own spending m oney, carry accid en t and health insurance, and are anxious to share th e ir cu ltu ra l experiences with their new American families. P.I.E. currently has programs to match almost every family’s needs, ranging in length from a semester to a full academic year, where the students attend local high schools. P.I.E. area re p re se n ta tiv e s m atch students with host families by finding common interests and lifestyles through an informal in-home meeting. Prospective host families are able to review stu d en t applications and select the perfect match. As there are no “typical” host families, P.I.E. can fit a student into ju st about any situation, whether it is a single parent, a childless couple, a retired couple or a large family. Families who host for P.I.E. are also eligible to claim a $50 per m onth ch aritab le c o n trib u tio n deduction on their itemized tax returns for each month they host a sp o n so red student. For the upcom ing programs, P.I.E. has students from Germany, the Former Soviet Union, Venezuela, A rg en tin a, B razil, M acedonia, H ungary, Korea, Mexico, Australia, Yugoslavia, China, and many other countries. P.I.E. is also participating in two special government-funded program s to bring scholarship students from the N ew ly In d ep en d en t States of the former Soviet U nion as w ell as p redo m in an tly Islam ic countries such as Yemen, Syria, Jordan, M orocco, Kuwait, Iraq and Qatar to the United States. P.I.E. is a n o n -p ro fit ed u catio n al o rg a n iz atio n that has sponsored more than 25,000 students from 45 countries since its founding in 1975. The o rg an izatio n is designated by the United States Department of State and is listed by the Council on S tan d ard s for International Educational Travel (CSIET), certifying that the o rg an izatio n complies with the standards set forth in C S IE T ’s Standards for International E d u catio n al Travel Programs. Doty en co u rag es fa m ilies to co n tact the program immediately, as it will allow the proper time for the students and hosts to get to know one another before they actually meet for the first time. M orrow C ounty area families interested in learning more about student exchange or arranging for a meeting with a community re p re se n ta tiv e may call P.I.E., toll-free, at (866) 546- 1402. The agency also has tra v e l/stu d y program opportunities available for A m erican high school students as well as possibilities for community volunteers to assist and work w ith area host fam ilies, students and schools. Second showing of Boardman relocation documentary to be held D irecto rs. Foundation By popular request, the o p p o rtu n ity to see “ B oardm an School In Flames,” “ Columbia River C overs B oardm an M ain S tre e t,” “ H eartb reak in g Appeal To U.S Suprem e Court” and “Space Rockets Test in Boardman” will be repeated on Sunday, Aug. 13 at 2 p.m. A second free show ing o f “ H igher G ro u n d ,” a H istoric B oardm an R elocation documentary, will be offered at 2 p.m., Aug. 13, at the Boardman Senior Center. The documentary captures the story of displacement and relo catio n o f the old Boardman town, to higher ground in the mid 1960s. The docum entary project was organized and ad m in istered by N orth M orrow C om m unity F o u n d atio n Board o f D irectors were delighted with the public interest of this aspect o f Boardman history. They g ratefu lly accepted a generous offer by the Boardman Senior Center to host an o th er public show ing of “ H igher Ground.” Funding to produce “ H igher G ro u n d ” cam e from : M orrow C ounty Cultural Coalition; City of Boardman; Morrow County C ourt, M orrow C ounty H isto rical S ociety and community donations. Port o f M orrow and Ibex Corporation provided “In Kind “ Support. DVD copies of the documentary will be available for purchase on A ug. 13 and are also available at the Boardman Pharmacy, 2092 NW 1st Street, Boardman. The cash price for DVDs in Boardman is $10 or $11 if mailed. M.C.S.6. Morrow CounlylGrain Growers LEXINGTON, OREGON 1-800-452-7396 • 989-8221 WASCO, OREGON 1-800-824-7185 www.mcgg.net SUPPORTING YOUR COMMUNITY AND PROVIDING: * PROPANE SALES AND SERVICE * FARM EQUIPMENT SALES. PARTS AND SERVICE * ATV SALES. PARTS AND SERVICE * FERTILIZER AND FARM CHEMICAL SERVICE * FARM SUPPLIES AND LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT * DIESEL AND GAS SALES C A S * /» i Kaw asaki let The good times roll ” Six people take a dunk for the Chamber Kelly Fox waits to take a dunk. Dave DeMayo shines in his bright yellow shorts. Kelly Fox, Dave DeMayo, Alita Nelson, Steven Brudevold, Chad Dougherty and Alvin Liu took their “dunks” to help raise $150 for the Heppner Chamber of Commerce during Celebrate Historic Heppner festivities on Friday, July 28. Tickets were sold for three throws for $ 1. Pie auction bring in over $700 Various talents perform at Heppner Idol Talent Show Larry Mills auctions off pies. Sixteen pies were entered into this year pie- judging contest during the Celebrate Historic Heppner festivities on Friday. July 28. The pies, later sold at auction, brought in over $700. with Jordan Bailey's third-place Caramel Fudge C heesecake bringing in $ 100 . Winners in the pie ju d g in g co n test w ere: Adults-1"- Peggy Fishbum's Lemon Pineapple Chiffon; 2nd- Willow Creek Terrace's Cherry Rhubarb Pie; and 3rd- Phyllis Piper's Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie; Youth- 1sl- Caitlynn Bailey's Peanut ButterCup Cheesecake; 2nd- E lla M cC o rm ack 's Marionberry Cream Cheese and her Peanut Butter Pie; and 3rd- Jordan B ailey 's Caramel Fudge Cheesecake. Sports physicals scheduled in Heppner Sports physicals for Heppner students will be offered at Pioneer Memorial Clinic in Heppner. Students in seventh, ninth and eleventh grade must have a sports physical, as well as any new or tran sferrin g stu d en ts. Form s w ill be available at the clinic. Physicals will be held on the following dates: Aug. 8,3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.- all incoming seventh graders; Aug. 10. 3:30-5:30 p.m.-all incoming ninth graders; and Aug. 15, 3:30-5:30pm- all incoming 11th graders. I Sam arra Van D oorn- w inner o f the H eppner Idol TalerifContest for the 18 and up category. The H eppner Idol Talent Show w as held Friday, July 28 as part of the Celebrate Historic Heppner Festivities. Winners of the contest were: Michael Reed (5 and under), Cara and Kai Arbogast (6-12 year olds), Drion Donner (13-17 year olds) and Sam arra Van Doom (18 and over). Creative Care Preschool to hold registration C reativ e C are Preschool in lone is holding registrations on Monday, Aug. 7 from 5-7 p.m. Parents should be their child's birth certificate and immunization record. The preschool is open for all 3 and 4 year olds. The te ac h e r is B etty Rietmann. For m ore information or if you cannot attend the re g istra tio n , contact Karen Padberg at 422-7326. T here is also a preschool board meeting on Aug. 22 at 7 p.m. at the preschool. ?
