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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 14,2007 - SEVEN Creative Arts and Crafts Club to meet The Morrow County Creative Arts and C rafts Club will meet Thursday, February 22, at 1 p.m. in GD's banquet room. The agenda includes St. Pat’s. All members are encouraged to attend with a list of different kinds of items they will have at the Les Schwab Showroom for sale and show and ideas of how much space is needed. A nyone unable to attend is asked to contact Betty C hristm an at 989- 8534 or Lorene Montgomery at 989-8209. Joyce Ward is ch airp erso n for a B etty C ro ssw h ite w orkshop coming up in April. Ideas for w hat to paint w ill be discussed and new ideas may be submitted this month. A June 22, 23, and 24 workshop with Robert Walton will be on the agenda and ideas must be submitted by the March meeting. Ideas such as m ountains, snow scenes, and cabins need to be presented now. M em bership dues are due. New members are welcome. . Drivers needed for All Saints Episcopal to host Shrove Tüesday pancake feed Meals on Wheels Heppner two hold two St. Patrick’s Day parades The M eals on Wheels program is need of several volunteers willing to delivers meals to clients in H eppner on W ednesdays from noon until 1 p.m. Meals are picked up at the St. P atrick S enio r C enter, delivered, and the delivery bag returned to the Senior Center. Anyone interested can c o n tact B arbara Thompson at CAPECO (1- 800-752-1139 ext. 130) or Judy at the Senior Center. Heppner will have two parades on Saturday, March 17, as part of the 25"' annual St. Patrick’s celebration. The first parade, at noon, will feature vintage automobiles and will cruz Main Street for the 7"' annual St. Paddy’s Cruz-In. Participants for the Cruz-In will assemble from 10-11:30 a.m. at the Northwest entrance to Heppner (former Kinzua Mill site) on Highway 74/207. Registration for the Cruz-In is $10 by March 13. On site registration w ill be $15. Dash plaques will be given to each registrant. Participants are encouraged to arrive by 10:30 a.m. so the parade announcer will be able to gather facts about each vehicle before the parade. Autos will be on display on Water Street in downtown Heppner. Plaque awards will be given for Leprechaun’s Choice, Judges Choice and a Mustang Award, sponsored by the Heppner High School student body. Mail registration can be sent to PO. Box 1232, Heppner, OR 98736. The second parade of the day, the Great Green Parade, will take place at 1 p.m. downtown. For more information contact the Heppner Chamber of C om m erce at 6 7 6 -5 5 3 6 or visit www.heppnerchamber.com or ww w.Heppner.net. Neighborhood Center selling raffle tickets The Neighborhood Center is currently selling St. Pat’s raffle tickets. Tickets are $1 each or six for $5. Articles being raffled off are baskets that have several gift certificates, oil change, bath basket, pizza, 1500 lbs. bale grass hay, taco dinner for 10 prepared by Mary Ann Elguezabal, and many more articles that are on display at the Neighborhood Center. Tickets can be purchased at the center. Proceeds from the sale will be used to purchase food fqr the food pant™. lone American Legion and Auxil iary to host fundraiser tournament The lone American Legion and Auxiliary will host their third annual Texas Hold’em Poker, Bingo, and D om ino fu n d raise r on Saturday, March 10, and the lone American Legion Hall. Doors will open at 5 p.m. for browsing the silent auction. Poker sign-up is at 6 p.m. and play begins at 6:30 p.m. Buy-in for the poker tournament is $40. New O rlean s celebrates Mardi Gras, in some places it is known as Fat Tuesday, and here in H eppner, at All S aints Episcopal Church, it is the Shrove Tuesday pancake feed. E veryone is w elcom e to jo in the E piscopalians and Hope Lutherans as they again put on the annual pancake feed on Tuesday, February 20, from 5 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. at the Episcopal Parish Hall. P rices are $4 for adults, $3 for children under 12, and $14 for a family. Fat T uesday is know n as the tim e to indulge, so all are invited to eat as many pancakes, and as much ham and fruit as they like. Shrove Tuesday came from the old English word “shrive,” meaning to fo rg iv e. The v en erab le custom of a pancake supper is p rep aratio n for Ash Wednesday and the 40 days of Lent when many choose to exercise d iscipline in preparation for "rebirth” at Easter. During the 40 days o f Lent, som e lim it indulgences during that time, while others correct bad habits, or give extra time doing something for others. It’s a p erso n al ch o ice, o b serv ed by churches and individuals in different ways. One might call Lent "spring training" as one gets in shape to be a spiritual athlete for an Easter homerun. “ We in v ite the com m unity to com e for pancakes, fellowship, and to welcome the new Episcopal/ L utheran P riest Jan is Jo h n so n ,” said a church spokesperson. Fossil to hold silent auction G eorge and C hris Saddler of Boring, OR gifted the board of the Arthur E Glover Hall M aintenance Fund in F o ssil, OR a P o rtlan d Play M akers C o llectio n featu rin g the 1992 Trail Blazers, Jerome K ersey, Buck W illiam s, Terry Porter, Clyde Drexler, and Kevin Duckworth to sell as a fund raiser. The board decided to hold a silent auction for the print. The fram ed print includes the Certificate of A u th en ticity and is on display at Wright's Chevrolet in F o ssil, OR. A silen t auction is being held and the w inner w ill an n o u n ced Sunday, February 25, at the biscuit and gravy breakfast, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the hall. The minimum bid is $150. A bid sheet is posted by the print at W rig h t’s and if anyone would like to submit a bid by mail the bids could be mailed to Don McGrew, PO Box 23, Fossil. OR 97830. “City Cleanup Days’’ declared The City of Heppner’s Beautification Commission has declared Thursday, March 1. through Tuesday, March 13, as "City Cleanup Days.” During the annual “City Cleanup Days,” residents are encouraged to do their part in beautifying our community. This is timed to happen right before Heppner’s St. Patrick's celebration to spruce up the town before the large influx of visitors. Les Schwab Tire Center is helping the community by accepting tires for disposal. This is limited to Heppner residents and four passenger or pickup tires per family. The following cleanup opportunities are available also and are located at or near the City Yard off Riverside Street next to Jay Coil Fabrication. 1) A metal recycling dumpster for larger metal objects. Tires, refrigerators, washers, dryers, or other appliances cannot be accepted. 2) A yard debris only dumpster (no household garbage). 3) A year round recycling bin for household metals, glass, newspapers (no plastic). These are limited to City of Heppner residents only. For more information call City Hall at 676-9618. A lever action .22 rifle and a stern w h eeler dinner cruise for two will be raffled off separately. Tickets may be bought from Legion or A u x iliary m em ber, Colliers Market, or MCGG Senior Center lunch menu for $1 each or six for $5. United Methodist church members will be serving Men’s breakfast to be held A sub sandwich and dinner on Wednesday. February 21. The menu w ill consist A free m e n ’s fathers, and role m odels salad buffet will be available. of enchilada with chicken, cheese rice, beans, green salad, b reak fast w ill be held with-in their communities. A no host bar w ill be bread, salsa, fruit and pie. Sunday, February 18, from Biblical principles are used provided by T a y lo r’s 8 a.m. until 9 a.m. at the for our fo u n d atio n o f Restaurant. H eppner C hurch o f the guidelines. r ju l Nazarene for residents and th e H eppner C hurch, visitors of Heppner, lone, C h ristian Lexington, Hardman and the Assemblies of God Church, surrounding areas. All men and the C hurch o f the are invited and encouraged N azarene sp o n so r the to bring their sons and/or monthly men’s breakfast. daughters. For m ore The purpose of the information contact Duane breakfast is to encourage Jones at 676-5529 men to be better husbands. Fair Housing Poster Contest being held The 9,h annual Fair Housing Poster Contest is being held for students in grades 1 through 8. This year’s theme is Nations & Neighbors Together - Fair Housing for All. Students entering the contest must include w ording that addresses the theme. The fo llo w in g information must be placed on the back of the posters in felt tip or ballpoint pen: entrants name, grade, school or youth program , and teacher or program staff p erso n ; nam e, m ailing ad d ress, and telep h o n e number of a parent/guardian. Entrants school or organization should mail entries to the Fair Housing Council of Oregon by 4 p.m. M arch 15, 2007: Fair Housing Council of Oregon, 1020 SW T aylor S treet, Suite 700, Portland, OR 97205. All winning entries will be placed on display at numerous sites throughout the state in April as part of Fair Housing Month. The Grand Prize winner's poster w ill be rep rin ted and distributed to the general public. The Fair Housing Poster Contest is presented by Fair Housing Council of Oregon, Oregon Housing and Community Services D epartm ent, and Oregon Economic and Community Development Department. For m ore inform ation call the Fair Housing Council of Oregon at (503) 223-8295. 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