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11 1 1 1 1 1 II 1 1 1 11 < 1 • 1 11 « 1 1 11 1 Il lone to host Van Cleave brothers win road bowling The Van C leave Easter egg hunt 1 Bessie Wet/ell Newspaper Library University o f Oregon Eugene, OR 97403 The Easter bunny is com ing to lone for the annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 7, at 10 a.m. in the lone City Park by the amphitheater. Children up to fourth grade are welcome to come and join him for the egg hunting and fun. d o n a tio n s for this annual event may be dropped off at the Bank of Easter Oregon in lone. HEPPNER e imes VOL. 126 NO. 14 8 Pages Wednesday, April 4,2007 Morrow County, Heppner. Oregon Heppner FFA well represented at state Representative Greg Smith talks with Wacy Coil, Dalton Wellman and Josie Miller. brothers, D arren and Matthew, won the 2007 road bow ling championship, held during the 25"' annual St. Patrick celebration in Heppner March 18. This second year of the bow ling activity started as soon as the thirty participants had read the “ gu id elin es and ru le s ,” signed on the dotted line, paid their entry fees, and grabbed their bowls, rugs, and chalk. Leading off w ith the o ft' heard warning “ Bowling!" were last year's winners. Kirk and Lottie Holcomb, and their four- person team. As they neared the end of Gale Street, they demonstrated the one hazard on the course by missing the Willow Creek Bridge and not stopping the bowl before it landed in the creek. Since “a real Irishman never loses his bowl,” a team member hastened after a magnetic metal detector, which was attached to a long handle for successful retrieval of the bowl. In the meantime, the other eight teams learned from the H o lco m b 's miscalculation and tossed their ways over the bridge, around the Union-Street loop, and on down Riverside to the C an yon-R oad intersection. They were not far ahead of the Holcomb team, time wise, but had added up their tosses and anxiously guarded them from one another while they waited for last year's winners to finish the course. Players admitted to a few surprises as the bowls veered one way or another or covered a shorter or lo n g er d istan ce than anticipated by the players. The most common number of tosses on the 1.3-mile course was twenty-seven. (The Road Rovers demanded a senior division next year after noting the difference between their score of thirty-seven and the winning score of twenty- four.) Teams comprised of two, three, and four players participated in the afternoon event, and a team of two took home the prize. Matthew and Darren won Roadside spectators at the finish * «V. i j j m , : mm v fKly,.. * Ì : 'ft * »8 Shane Laughlin fishing his bowl from Willow Creek with stick magnet Shane Laughlin howling Holcomh/Laughlin team- kirk. Lottie, Tami and Shane $75. which was half of the entry fees, and their names w ill be engraved on the Road Bowling trophy, which will be on display at City Hall. 2007 winners, the Van Cleave b ro th ers, D arren and Matthew, won $75 for first place. Last year's winners were Kirk and Lottie Holcomb. photos by Judie Laughlin Tumi Herthold and Shane Laughlin discuss how to get their howl out of the creek Heppner Easter egg hunt Saturday Left to right: hack-l)alton Wellman, Lane Wright, Wacy Coil: front-Josie Miller. Jessica Hughes, Emily Thompson of the Heppner FFA. The Heppner FFA Josie Miller. Jessica Hughes Supervised A gricultural C h ap ter was well and Emily Thompson, to Education Program. The H eppner represented at this year's participate and compete in Chapter is included in the State FFA Convention held local and state activities. Blue Mountain District, in Corvallis on the campus Each member who attended of Oregon State University. had responsibilities during w hich held its district officer Heppner Chapter advisor. the convention. Most served elections during convention. Josie Miller was elected to Beth Dickenson, took six on State Pro ficien cy district secretary. “Josie is a students. Dalton Wellman. Committees, which select Lane Wright. Wacy Coil, the state winners from their continued page 2 ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. 4 The annual Heppner Easter Egg hunt, sponsored by the Heppner Elks Club will be held this Saturday. April 7. at 10 a.m. C h i l d r e n kindergarten and younger w ill hunt at the Heppner City Park. Those in first and second grade w ill hunt at the Morrow County Courthouse yard and third and fourth graders will have their hunt at Hager Park near the dam. The Easter Bunny w ill make his annual visit to the city park. TMS 15 - 40 \ Quick Lift 55 gal. drums \ 55 gal. drums $460 \ $445 M orrow C o u n ty G rain G row ers Lexington 989-8221 • 1-800-452-7396 for firm equipm ent, villi our w *b fit* Jt www mcRg n*l
