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SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 24,2007 Irish road bowling date set Two Ag Irish Road Bowling weekend events. Last year will return to Heppner on St. was their first encounter with scholarships Pat’s weekend this year, so road bowling, as it was for adults up to the challenge, the other players, and as available Irish or not, are encouraged to join the fun on Sunday, March 18, at 1:30 p.m. T hough road bowling has been a sport in Ireland for centuries, last year brought the sport to Heppner for the first time. Tim Daly, w ho was raised on Little Butter Creek and now lives in w estern Oregon, suggested the sport to the St. Pat's committee, supporting what two members of that committee had been thinking for quite a while. Daly had seen the sport played while in Ireland and knew it would be a fun-filled addition to the Wee Bit O ' Ireland celebration. He was so sure, he donated the “bowls” (iron balls) used in the sport and cam e from P o rtlan d to participate last year. A trophy displayed in City Hall is topped by a bowl and is etched with the nam e o f the first y e a r's w inning p la y ers from Redmond, Oregon: Kirk and Lottie Holcomb come virtually every year for the annual celebration and are oftentimes participants as well as spectators at the soon as the p rizes were awarded, they and their two other team members, Kirk's daughter Keri and husband Jero d L opez, w ere la u g h in g ly “ p lan n in g strategy for next year.” A second winning team’s name will be added to the trophy this March and each year for years to come, the St. Pat’s committee hopes. M ore inform ation will appear in future editions of the Gazette Times, and information on road bowling is available on the Internet. Teams will consist of at least two and up to four members, who take turns tossing the “bow l” (sm all, iron ball) through a course of one to two miles of city streets and/ or country roads. The team that reaches the finish line with the fewest tosses wins the prize money, bragging rights, and the honor of having their team ’s name on the trophy. Each participant will $5 to play, and the winning team will receive half of the total purse, with the other half going to the St. Pat’s fund. Education achievement standards forums to be held The O regon Department of Education will host “Making Sense of the Achievement Standards” as part of a series of seven reg io n al m eetings th ro u g h o u t the state to present recom m endations from the D ecem ber 2006 S tan d ard s S etting Panel meeting. Achievement levels (“ cut sco re” ) for test in reading, math, science and E nglish L anguage P ro ficien cy A ssessm ent (ELPA) will be presented with examples of test items. Participants will be asked to respond to the recommendations. Results of participant responses and comments will be reported to the S tate B oard o f E ducation befo re the standards are adopted in March. Educators, parents, and com m unity/business members are encouraged to attend. Registration is not required, but is requested to en su re that ad eq u ate meeting space and materials are available. Meetings will be held in the following locations: Monday, January 29, at 4 p.m. - Umatilla-Morrow Education Service District (U M E S D ), L o d g ep o le- Ponderosa meeting room, 2001 S.W. Nye A ve., Pendleton Monday, January 29, at 7 p.m . - H erm iston School District Office, board m eeting room , 341 N.E. Third St., Hermiston. To register for either lo c atio n , log onto the O regon D ep artm en t o f E d u c a tio n ’s Web site at http://www.ode.state.or.us/ news/events/. For m ore information contact Barbara W olfe at the O D E at barbara.wolfe@ state.or.us, or K acie M oss for the Pendleton forum (541) 966- 3220, or Kathy Rankin for the Hermiston forum (541) 667-6010. The O regon A g ric u ltu ra l E d u catio n F o u n d atio n (O A EF) announces the availability of two scholarships for Oregon high school g rad u ates attending a junior college or a fo u r-y e a r co lle g e or university in Oregon, with plans to pursue a career in the agriculture industry. The O regon Farm B ureau M em orial Scholarship is open to new and continuing full-tim e students, who are pursuing an agriculture-related major. Two scholarship winners will receive S1,500 and there will be a number of $1,000 and $750 aw ard re c ip ie n ts, d ep en d in g on a v ailab le funds. (Typically, eight to 10 students are honored each year.) It is possible to reapply for the scholarship annually. The W illam ette V alley Ag A sso c ia tio n Scholarship is available to full-time students who are c o lle g e -le v e l ju n io rs or higher, and are pursing an agriculture-related major. A num ber of $1,000 scholarships will be given, d ep en d in g on av ailab le funds. A c u rren t application must be used w hen ap p ly in g fo r the Academic Year 07-08. The deadline is April 1. Both ap p licatio n s are available online at http:/ /www.oregonfb.org (under the “ P ro g ram s” m enu - “ O regon A g ricu ltu ral Education Foundation” - “Farm Bureau M em orial S c h o la rsh ip ” ) or by contacting Betty Brose at (503) 399-1701, ext. 327, or e-mail betty@oregonfb.org. The goal o f the OAEF scholarships is to: “ S upport stu d en ts that would have a positive impact on production agriculture and o th e r a g ric u ltu ra l- related fields.” Marriage Licenses f /A YO CREAM F R O Z E N • Y O G U R T Sub junior - Austin Harris, 12. A nnie O ak ley s - Childers winning one, and Schlicting and G oodhead each winning two. The next gun club shoot will be held Sunday, Jan. 28 at noon. Yo S u n d a e s Y o M o c h a s Yo L a tte s Yo s n Y o a k e s flo a ts It is tim e to take dow n the tree lig h ts on H e p p n e r’s M ain S treet. Lights need to be removed by the week of January 29. Lights can be brought to the Chamber in a bag with your name on it and will be stored for next year if you do not wish to store them yourself. HOT SOUP FOR COLP PAYS! £oup and Two Breads+icks for <3 Monday: Baked Potato TRY OUR NEW FROZEN NON-FAT YOGURT TREATS! Tuesday: Chicken and Dumplings Wednesday: Clam Chowder Thursday: C ooks Choice N E W LIN ES O F M A D E IN O R E G O N PR O D U C TS! M ' ^ M B B T n / M ade in Oregon Jams & jellies Lots of Valentine’s Day Items! V a l e n t i n e ’s Day is M W e d n e s d a y , F eb. 1 4 t h ^ MuMUj'J D au ) • Serving the Heppner, Lexington and lone communities ^ ^ • • x . • *x • • x s . 1'. v â Pictured are: kneeling (L-R) Zach McCarl, Kylie Van Arsdale, Erin Price, Kellee Jones, Joshua Gaines, and Forrest Reed. Middle Row (L-R) Lane Wight, Brandon Garcia, Tomas Elguezahal, Jessica Hughes, and Chris Lien. Back Row (L-R) Andre Rauch, Frank Meyer, Brent Eckman, Torri Lovgren, VVacy Coil, Jordan Hatfield, and Mrs. Collins. Not pictured are Lacie Wagoner and Catherine McElligott. The H ep p n er G arden C lub, under the d ire c tio n o f JoA nne B u rleso n , a ssisted in sponsoring 18 local students from Heppner High School in the National Garden Club 2006-2007 H igh School Essay Contest. The topic this year was Preserve the W orlds D e licate T apestry. The minimum length of the essay was 500 words. The students were sco red on c o n ten t, composition and manuscript, w ith e m p h asis on the rainforest, rivers, oceans, or the atmosphere. All 18 entries attend M rs. C o llin s 9 ,h grade English class. Out of the 18, three placed in the top four Friday Cream o f B roccoli w/Cheddar (Two different soups per day) W e H a v e N ov je w e lry Lots o f N e w Products C o m in g Soon! 217 North Main, Heppner Phone 676-9158 Floral 676-9426 spots statewide. Winners will be recognized at the State Garden Club Convention in June in Eugene. First place w inner was a junior who attends Lincoln High in Portland. Second place was Lacie Wagoner, third place was Erin Price, and fourth place was Lane Wight. Heppner Christian Church to host seminar Heppner C hristian Church will hold a free five- hour sem in ar S aturday, January 27, at 1 p.m. The seminar will be led by Lee Turner and is based on a rev ealin g e x p o sitio n of Ezekiel Chapters 38 and 39. P rin ted n o tes w ill be a v ailab le fo r every participant. Refreshm ents will be served at the halfway point. The Bible gives great insight about that ‘final w ar’ between Islam and the West. The wars in Afghanistan, in Iraq and in Somalia are only the prelude to a much wider all-out war. In the March 20, 2006 issue of U.S. News & World Report, the editor, M o rtim er B. Z u kerm an wrote that “just a few days b efo re the P a le stin ia n election, Ahmadinejad met Mashal and Hamas;' another leader-in-exile, Musa Abu Marzuk, in Damascus, along with the leaders of nine other Syria-based terrorist groups. The Palestinian conflict, they concluded, will become a ‘focal point of the final w ar’ betw een Islam and the West.’ T u rn er sp en t 15 years in Pakistan and left only because he lost his Visa. He and his son took a six- ¿S«cLÄ A VÌCW frOIT! tllC Mil Clerk released the following report of marriage licenses issued: -January 1 6 - Ralph W illiam D eboer, 58, L ex in g to n , and Burul Bakishevna U razova, 41, Lexington. Morrow County Gun Club news Time to take down lights The Morrow County G un C lub rep o rts the following results for their last shoot: S in g les - Je ff C u tsfo rth , 24; Dick G oodhead, 23; H arvey C h ild e rs, 23; and M ark Schlicting, 22. Three HHS students place in top four in Garden Club essay contest by Doris Brosnan D ecem b er was a wintry whirlwind of activity at Willow Creek Terrace, and January does not appear to be much less busy, which is just fine with the residents and staff who view visitors and activities as mainstays to life on the Hill. R esidents enjoyed their participation in the H eppner C ham ber’s Tree Auction, enjoyed viewing the towns’ Christmas-lights displays, and watched the light parade. The Terrace’s dining room was the hub of a c tiv ity th ro u g h o u t December, as visitors and several groups of carolers sh ared th e ir jo y for the Christm as season, helped d eco rate c o o k ies, and enjoyed Christmas and New Year’s Eve dinners with the re sid e n ts. M ayor D ave DeMayo and his wife, Neva, jo in e d the re sid e n ts in “decking the halls” for the season and returned for the wonderful prime-rib dinner on Christmas. Crab was the main fare at the table as 2006 was ending. Of c o u rse, D ecem ber also included some “snuggly" moments reminiscent of wintry days gone by, like the hot chocolate and cookies after one outing and the “pajama d a y ” a few days b efo re Christmas. Wintry weather has continued in January, making the T errace a w elcom e refuge from the cold, and celebrations and activities have co n tin u ed to bring variety beyond the scheduled ev en ts each w eek. The F risb ee Toss a ttra c te d several resid en ts during morning exercises on the 12lh. On the I7lh, a fitting tribute to Ben F ranklin's b irth d ay and one o f his scientific discoveries was a c an d le lig h t dinner. This followed a tribute earlier that day: c o o k ies baked and delivered by staff to the maintenance workers on the hill and in H eppner, for keeping the icy roads to the Terrace so well graveled. Hat Day on the I9lh resulted in a profusion of styles and colors, as residents and staff sashayed and went about their routines in their best looking headgear. The vast variety in clu d ed French beret, stocking cap, beanie with propeller, visor, derby, and baseball cap. Always welcome at the Terrace, the Fiddlers returned for a jam session on the 2 1'1, and the local Book Worms returned for their monthly meeting w ith th eir tw o resid en t- members. Mary Goheen and Sylvia McDaniel, on the 23"1. Such good fortune for them that they met on what was also Pie Day! Young, local month tour o f the Middle East on their way out of Pakistan. They visited every Middle East country except Iraq. He had a church in Philadelphia for 9 years and has 5 churches started in Pakistan. On Sunday, January 28, Lee w ill be doing a serm on e n title d “ New Horizons For The Mission C o m m ittee. How The Heppner Church Can Have Influence For God Around The World.” Sunday School starts and 9:45 and church services start at 11:00 a.m. at H ep p n er C h ristia n Church. Rural Oregon Day to be held in Salem Rural Oregon Day w ill be held M onday, February 12, at the Oregon S tate C ap ital B u ild in g , G a lleria in Salem . Legislators will be available for m eetin g s by appointment. For m ore information contact Chris M arko, O regon R ural Development Council, and RAC at 503-228-1780 or email to cmarko@rcac.org. Career Showcase to be held The C areer Show case will be held at the Pendleton Convention Cen ter on Wednesday, February 14. N early 1,300 eighth g rad e stu d en ts from U m atilla, M orrow and Gilliam counties will attend, along with around 50 booths highlighting various career paths. Leadership students from Pilot Rcx'k will assist throughout the day. The annual event is sponsored by the Umatilla- Morrow ESD. Morrow County Road Committee to meet A special Morrow C ounty Road C om m ittee m eetin g w ill be held Wednesday, January 24. at the School District Office in Lexington at 7 p.m. 4
