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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 30,2006 - THREE St. Patrick’s fund raisers net over $3400 Kathy Ttirner (center), manager of St. Patrick senior apartments, presented Mayor Tim Van Cleave (right) and City Manager Dave DeMayo (left) with a check for $3406.71 from monies raised by the rummage, raffle and silent auction held Aug. 19. P a tric k ’s ho tel and its The rummage, raffle renovation and interesting and silent auction held by p h o to s are now being residents of the St. Patrick’s displayed in the senior center senior apartm ents, along lobby. Everyone is invited to with an anonymous donation come and enjoy the displays of $2000, raised $3406.71. of the center’s historic past. The monies raised will be M em bers o f St. used for repairs needed at Patrick Catholic Church will the apartm ents caused by be serving the Sept. 6 noon recent flood damage. meal at the center. The menu C opies o f old for the day includes tuna newspaper articles regarding casserole, green salad, fruit, some of the history of St. whole-wheat rolls and cake. Heppner to host Grant Union in endowment game H ep p n er w ill be hosting Grant Union High School on Sept. 1. This game will be conducted under the auspices of the endowment game policy set forth by the Oregon School A ctivities Association. Ticket prices will be $6 for adults and $4 for students. The only passes that will be honored will be the OACA gold cards. For m ore in fo rm atio n v isit www.osaa.org and browse u n d er the O SA A endowment. The OSAA and its member schools believe in the fu n d am en tal values associated with participation in high school activities and want to work together to ensure the future of high school activities in the state of O regon. The establishment of the OSAA F o undation w ill help us realize our goal. Endowment Games are a way for member sch o o ls and local com m unities to be active participants in growing the OSAA Foundation. Endowment Games are allowed at the varsity level only in the following a ctiv ities: F o otball- one a d d itio n a l gam e on or between the Thursday prior to L abor Day and the Sunday prior to Labor Day; Volleyball- one additional play date on or between the Thursday prior to Labor Day and the Sunday following Labor Day; Boys Basketball- one additional game after Thanksgiving but prior to Jan. 1; and Girls Basketball- one additional game after Thanksgiving but prior to Jan. 1. The g ro ss gate re c e ip ts fo r every endow m ent game will be divided 50/50 between the host school and the OSAA foundation. The interest earned from the foundations portion of the endowment game revenue coupled with tax deductible contributions will be used to enhance the future of Oregon high school activities. H ep p n er A th letic Director and football coach Greg Grant explained, “We would not normally schedule a tenth game but did this year to get DeSales High School on our schedule. We have been working for several years to get this local power from W ashington on our schedule and we had an opportunity after the rest of our schedule was finalized.” E LANE TO BE V STREET ONLY ify you .ha. as of September « x, :: - s f ,re U b e t « and most affordable ie as a one - y Morrow ' meeting in r( L n e will upon posting on ^ n n f ib e aone way street going ^ I H r o m .he Heppner Htgh rely t t X S Z By Molly Khea, Director. Pioneer Memorial Hospice Ihc T ,8 This will allow a pedestrian I^as well asthe installation of new ,„rage people to ^ . n P > a ^ - F o llo w in g is the open class winners from the Morrow County Fair, held Aug. 16-20 at the Morrow C ounty F a irg ro u n d s in Heppner. Sweepstake W inners: F lo w ers- Pam Renfro; Fruits- Paul Beagle; Vegetables- Kathy Tellechea; C ra fts- D ennis W all; Canning- Martha Munkers; Food- Jamie McCormack; Art- Mary Ella Johnson; P h o to g rap h y - L isa M ittelsdorf; Needlework- Marianne Smith; Clothing- Phyllis Piper; Quilts- Millie Rauch; Kids 3-6- Cheyenne S m ith; S u p erk id s 7-9- Patrick Collins; Juniors 10- 13- Wil E rick so n ; and Booths- Heppner Chamber of Commerce. People’s Choice Art: Sandra Hayes. V iew er’s C hoice P h o to g rap h y : S ibbea Browning. F low ers: Best Horticulture presented by H eppner G arden C lub- Kathy Tellechea; Most Blue R ibbons p resen ted by Heppner Garden Club- Terry Tallman; and Jane Rawlins Willow Creek Symphony and Singers begin rehearsals R ehearsals for the Willow Creek Symphony and Singers will begin on Tuesday, Sept. 5, at the Heppner Elementary School band room. The symphony will rehearse each Tuesday from 6-7:30 p.m., and the singers will rehearse from 7:30-8:30 p.m. The symphony and singers are com prised of both youth and adults from th ro u g h o u t M orrow and Umatilla counties. Interested persons are welcome to join one or both groups. No auditions are required. The only requirem ent for the sym phony is basic instrumental proficiency. Both g roups are conducted by R. Lee Friese of Athena and are affiliated with the Inland Northwest M u sician s. For m ore information, contact Inland N o rth w est M usicians at (541) 966-6649 or Myrna Van Cleave at 676-5448. Memorial- Jan Stroeber. Beef: All these won blue ribbons- Logan Grieb- heifer calf and Paige Grieb- 2-year-old cow. Sheep: All these won blue ribbons, no ghampion- Amanda Barron- spring ewe, Jaycee Barron- spring ewe and Courtney Case- spring ewe. Small Animals: Best Mini Rex sponsored by KT’s Bunny Bam- Anna Unruh; Most Unique sponsored by B arb ara V anA rsdale- R ebecca Jep sen ; M ost A tten tiv e sp o n so red by Barbara VanArsdale- Jay me P e ttib o n e ; Y oungest sp o n so red by B arbara VanArsdale- Cara Arbogast; C ham pion C h ick en - M akenzi H ughes; and Cham pion Rabbit- Kathy Tellechea. Sw ine: C u rtis Harper. Talent Show: 7-15- Irish Washerwomen (Macy Tullis, Julianne Carlson), Maggie Collins and Evan Keefer; 16 and Over- John Wambeke and Eric Jepsen, Sara Russell, Drion Donner and Maggie, Tim and Joe. Lexington Baptist to host free Bible study seminar L exington B aptist C hurch w ill host a free seminar on Friday, Sept. 8 from 7-8:30 p.m . and Saturday, Sept. 9 from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. A free lunch w ill be serv ed at the Saturday sessio n and sem inar participants will receive a free book, “How to Study the Bible,” by Kay Arthur. The church is located at 170 B Street in Lexington. T his sem in ar is designed to give some simple tools that will “allow God to speak to your heart through H is w ord d a ily ,” said a seminar organizer. Heppner Garden Club to hold potluck Jim Webb will be teaching, “How to Get Into and Out of the Bible.” Webb has taught the Bible and trained leaders for almost 30 years and says, “If you have e v er found B ible study boring this sem inar w ill change that forever.” Come hear what he has to share. To reg ister or for more information, contact Jack Engle at (541) 377- 6499 or leave a message at 989-8555. You may also em ail W ebb at jwebb@americannussionary.oig. Oregon’s Best contests are a hit at the Morrow County Fair Melissa Jo Monaco at Heritage Park's windmill. dish to be enjoyed by all. This will start at 6 p.m., at the senior center. The public is invited to attend. The Garden Club is a great asset to Heppner beautifying with their variety of projects. Melissa Jo Monaco has planted flowers at the H eritage Park under the windmill. She does all the upkeep of the flowers. This is one example of Heppner G arden C lub m em bers working to make Heppner beautiful. H ep p n er G arden Club will be meeting a week late, on Sept. 11, due to Labor Day. Heather Yocom, recipient of Heppner Garden C lu b ’s sc h o la rsh ip in horticulture or related field of study, will share her plans. Yocom is just finishing her reig n as queen o f the M orrow County Fair and Rodeo Court. A potluck will be held before the presentation. Officers will be the hosts, with all members brining a A Morrow Soil and Water Conservation District board meeting and quarterly Weed Advisory board meeting will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 5 at 5 p.m. at the Pettyjohn office building in Heppner. Agenda items include approval of the June meeting minutes, treasurer’s report, written staff report. TMDL public hearing notice, weed supervisor report, weed plan review and partner agency reports. Meetings of the Morrow SWCD are open to the public. I lTM U f / t m 'V -Aiw; ui j j 7/ tfWWJ J You 're Invited! | Help Vo Celebrate l y | ft ^ iton onSeptemher 28.2006 when it y posted especially values the dignity and worth of each person. Most of the time, care is g iv en at hom e, but depending on the patient’s choice and circum stances can also be provided at a hospital, nursing home or an actual hospice inpatient unit. W hile Pioneer M em orial H ospice does not have a nursing home or inpatient unit within our service area o f M orrow and G illiam co u n ties, we do provide h o sp ice care to perso n s re sid in g in both o f the assisted living facilities in these counties. Although hospices care for p eo p le n earin g death, hospices cherish life and liv in g , by h elp in g patients (and those who love them and care for them) to live each precious day to the fullest. Q uestions? Please call P io n eer M em orial Hospice, (541) 676-2946, maybe we can answer them. This is a question our staff hears regularly. Many people think that Hospice is a place, in fact the first dictionary definition defines hospice as: “nursing home for the dying; usually a small residential institution for terminally ill patients w here treatm ent focuses on the patient’s well-being rather than a cure and includes drugs for pain management and o ften sp iritu a l counseling.” No wonder so many don't understand what we are talking about. “ H o sp ice ” is a program to provide care for people nearing the end of their lives, whose illness is no longer responsive to curative treatment. The control of pain and other distressing sym ptom s and carefu l a tte n tio n to the psychological, social and spiritual needs of the patient and family are essential to good hospice care. H o sp ice is a philosophy of caring, which Morrow SWCD and Weed Advisory to hold board meeting fseveraUraffic issues with .h'S gS,oad width, guard ra.l and brought to our attenlt X County R o ^ C — Open class category finds many winners at Morrow County Fair Where is the Hospice? Burke O'Brien 1 ,m w C ountyP uhh^fo£B Roger e$ Andrea o it 25 th W edding j| A n n iv e rsa ry i) Sunday, Sept. Wtb from 2 - 4 p.m. | Heppner Elko Lodge ^ No g if to, please '**• •’ w i i r r v i ) i ’V / w The Oregon’s Best contests are a tradition at the Morrow County Fair. The contests are intended to inspire c re a tiv ity using Oregon products. This year, contests included: B ob’s Best Home-Baked Contest, featuring Bob’s Red Mill flours and products; Fruits of Summer Low-Fat Recipe C o n test, sp o n so red by FLAV-R-PAC and Santiam P ro d u cts; D elicio u s, Nutritious Summer Recipe Challenge, sponsored by the Dairy Farmers of Oregon; and the H erm iston Watermelon Seed Spitting C o n test, sp onsored by H erm iston W aterm elon Growers. B o b ’s Red M ill sponsored the popular Bob’s Best Home-Baked Bread Contest. Contestants baked bread from scratch using Bob’s Red Mill products. This year’s first place winner was Amy Jepsen. Jepsen’s D ad ’s F av o rite B raided W heat Bread used fresh ingredients and Bob’s Red Mill Wheat Flour and All- Purpose Flour. She will receive $50 and two product coupons from B ob’s Red Mill. The Down Home Favorite Recipe C ontest c o n te sta n ts p rep ared traditional fam ily dishes using FLAV-R-PAC and Santiam p ro d u cts. The winning recipe was Chicken and Green Bean Casserole entered by Jane Dean. For winning first place in the contest. Dean received an em broidered apron and a product coupon from FLAV- R-PAC and Santiam. || ’ O regon p ro duced cheese was highlighted in the D elicio u s, N u tritio u s Summer Recipe Challenge, sp o n so red by the D airy F arm ers of O regon. Contestants used at least on type of Oregon cheese in a snack, salad, main dish, side dish or dessert. Jane Dean won a “got milk?” t-shirt and coupons for Oregon-made dairy products for her first place recipe for Tomato and Cheese Casserole. The H erm isto n W aterm elon G ro w e rs’ H erm iston W aterm elon Seed-Spitting Contest does not involve cooking, but is c re ativ e and un iq u e. C ontestants were divided into four g ro u p s-M en ’s, Women’s, Youth (8-15) and Children (7 years and under). One-by-one, the contestants spit watermelon seeds as far as they can. This year's first place winners are: M en’s- Ryan Geer, 25 feet; Youth- Donald Matthews, 17 feet 2 in ch es; and C h ild re n ’s- G avin H anna, 14 feet. W inners in each gro u p receiv ed a H erm isto n W aterm elon L o v e r’s C ham pion T -sh irt from H erm iston W aterm elon Growers. The A gri- Business Council of Oregon (ABC), headquartered in Portland, is a non-profit organization that promoted O re g o n ’s $10 b illio n agriculture industry. For more information about the Oregon’s Best contest and winning recipes, visit the ABC w ebsite www.agling.org.
