Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 11,2007 - NINE
Where will the pink flamingos show up next?
Pink llamingos decorate the front of Tom and Karen Wolff’s
house on Kock Street. Recipients of the flamingos must pay
a minimum of $5 to have them removed, hut may pick their
next destination. The flamingos are a fundraiser by the
Heppner Chamber of Commerce to raise money for new
speakers on Main Street. -Photos by Autumn Morgan
Mr. Bill’s Traveling Trivia
contest
to
be
held
Mr. Bill’s Traveling Trivia is back! The trivia contest
will be held Saturday. April 28, at 7 p.m. at the Heppner
Elks Lodge. Proceeds will go to the Heppner Daycare/
Preschool.
Teams may consist of up to six players and will
compete in categories such as sports and leisure, music,
TV, movies, history, geography, science, nature, and
children's trivia. The entry fee is $ 120 per team.
Door prizes will be featured throughout the evening.
Second and third place teams will win special prizes and
the team placing last will win a consolation prize. The
winning team will receive special prizes, bragging rights,
their picture in the newspaper, and their w in on “Mr. Bill’s”
website.
Entry forms and fees must be turned in to Heppner
Daycare/Preschool at 330 NW Gale Street or the Heppner
branch of the Bank of Eastern Oregon by April 23. For
more information call Tiffany at 676-5988 or Cari at 676-
8001. For practice questions go to www.mrbillstrivia.com.
Holly Rebekah Lodge news
Holly Rebekah
Lodge has been busy the last
few months. They have
w elcom ed four new
members: Diann Nagels,
Yung N elson, Marlene
Pointer, and Dwyla Yocom.
For fundraisers they have
held their monthly card
parties, sold lunches to the
Old Time Fiddlers and plans
are currently underway for a
yard sale. For community
service the Lodge sold raffle
tickets to raise funds for
Emma Gray Clemens who
has Cystic Fibrosis. They are
now saving can pull-tabs for
the Kidney Association.
Anyone who would like to
Catch of the day
Jimmcr Lankford and Cliff Lankford show off their catch of the day. .linimer Lankford
caught a 26” trout and Cliff Lankford caught a small mouth bass out of “No Name" Creek
in the Heppner area.
Willow Creek Symphony and Singers to perform
The Willow Creek
Symphony and Singers will
present a spring concert on
Sunday, April 15. at 4 p.m.
at the Heppner Elementary
School gym. Joining them
for the concert will be the
Wallowa Valley Orchestra.
The combined orchestras
and choir number over 70
musicians from throughout
Morrow, Um atilla, and
Grant counties, including 24
youth and adults from South
Morrow County.
The two orchestras
will perform several pieces
together, including music
from the movie, “Pirates of
the Caribbean,” “Russian
S ailor’s D ance,” and
Dvorak's “New World
Symphony." The Singers will
perform a variety of songs
including "Au Clair de La
Lune,” Mozart's “Alleluia,”
Red Hat Society Tea
and “Sweet Caroline” by
Neil Diamond, performed
along with the orchestra.
The orchestras and
singers are conducted by R.
Lee Friese from Athena,
along with three assistant
conductors, including Karl
Blaeuer. music teacher at the
lone Community School.
A dm ission is free, and
refreshments will be served
follow ing the concert.
help by saving pull-tabs can
call one of the members to
arrange to pick them up.
This will be an ongoing
project.
Members traveled to
M ilton Freewater for
instillation of officers on
April 1. Officers for 2007-
2008 are Nobel Grand,
Dorothy Jackson; Vice
Grand, Edie Papineau;
Secretary. Marlene Gray;
and Treasurer, LaRae
Kindle.
Anyone wanting
more information about the
Lodge and/or is interested in
joining can call one of the
officers.
HHS/HJHS
April schedule
April 12 - Golf at
home; softball at home; 6-
parent meeting eighth grade
celebration
April 13 - Golf at
Wildhorse; track at Union;
JrH track at Moro
April 14-Softball at
home; baseball at home
April 15 - G olf
fundraiser at Willow Creek
at 9 a.m.
April 16 - JV
baseball at home; 7- play
“Radium Girls”
April 17 - Golf at
home; baseball at Wasco;
track at home
April 18 - Wildlife
Management to Portland
April 19-Softball at
Echo; Wildlife Management
to Portland
April 20 - Golf at
Condon; JrH track at
Pendleton; JV baseball at
Condon
April 21 - Track at
Moro; softball at home;
baseball at Pilot Rock
Cardinal Booster Club meets
Cardinal Booster
Club met Monday, April 2,
at the school library.
President Lynn Dee Ramos
reported on the weight room
project. A new site for the
project may need to be
selected due to FEMA
guidelines. Jerry Gentry and
Brett Cook are working with
Ramos on the club's options.
The
framed
motivational posters the club
purchased have been put up
in the high school hallway.
Dean Robinson is
writing an article with more
information regarding the
lone High School Hall of
Fame. It will be on the school
website under Booster Club.
The Hall of Fame application
is already available at that
site. It was suggested the
club have a web page on the
school site. Robinson will
check with the tech class
teacher to see if the students
could create the page.
The club voted to
provide the speech team with
$200 to attend the state
competition.
Robinson expressed
concern over the price of
officials at the basketball
tournament. Several fund
raising ideas were suggested
to offset the cost.
Club
members
expressed appreciation to
Debbie Morgan for notifying
people and collecting money
for the district basketball ad.
The next meeting of
Cardinal Booster Club will
be Monday, May 7, at 7 p.m.
in the school library.
Morrow County
District Attorney Elizabeth
Ballard has released the
following report:
-Jose Joel Ramirez
Jr, 30, was convicted of
fleeing or attempting to
elude a police officer, a class
C felony - one year
suspended drivers license, 18
months
supervised
probation, 90 sanction units
with 30 jail units, 80 hours
of community service, other
numerous conditions, $923
in fines, fees, and
assessments.
-Jose Joel Ramirez,
21, was convicted of fleeing
or attempting to elude a
police officer, a class C
felony, and was convicted of
recklessly endangering
another person, a class A
misdemeanor - one year
suspended drivers license, 18
months
supervised
probation, 24 months bench
probation, 90 sanction units
with 30 jail units. 180 days
in jail with 150 days
suspended, 120 hours of
community service, $2056 in
fines, fees, and assessments.
-G om ez Ernesto
Vargas, 24, was convicted of
improper use o f an
emergency reporting system,
a class A misdemeanor- 180
days in jail with 180 days
suspended, 24 months bench
probation, 40 hours of
community service, $266 in
fines, fees, and assessments.
DA’s Report
HES lists its
April schedule
April 12 - District
math contest at ACH
April
16
Kindergarten Roundup from
noon to 4 p.m. in the gym
April 18 - Joint
Community Education
Committee Meeting at 7
p.m. at Sam Boardman
April 27 - Writing
Festival
MC Health
Department lists
its April schedule
April 12 - Heppner
Clinic 8:30 to 4:30 (closed
1MJ,
,
April 16 - Boardman
Clinic 8:30 to 4:30 (closed
12:30-1)
April 1 7 -Boardman
Clinic 8:30 to 4:30 (closed
12:30-1)
April 19 - Heppner
Clinic 8:30 to 4:30 (closed
Irrigon opens Clinic 8:30
April 23 - Boardman
(closed
skate park 12:30-1)April to 24 4:30 - Boardman
12 - 1 )
The City of Irrigon
will hold a Grand Opening
for the city skate park on
Saturday, April 14, at noon.
There will be refreshments,
professional skaters, and the
band Clay W heels will
perform.
Clinic 8:30 to 4:30 (closed
12:30-1)
April 26 - Heppner
Clinic 8:30 to 4:30 (closed
12 - 1 )
April 30 - Boardman Clinic
8:30 to 4:30 (closed 12:30
- 1 )
Heppner Ag program to host plant sale
Pictured clockwise from bottom right are Tim Hauer. Dennis Kennv. Aftan Betsinger. Tony
Haguewood. Kylie Doherty, and Cyde Coil.
The Red Hat Society held a Red Hat l«u on Thursday April 5, at Janette Padberg’s house.
Pictured are some of the members that attended.
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Students in Beth
Dickenson’s Horticulture/
Wildlife Management class
are working on the identi
fication of 33+ varieties of
flowers being grown in
their greenhouse during a
quiz. The students in
volved in the course have
been busy this year rebuild
ing the greenhouse, as well
as growing thousands of
plants that are going to be
sold at the Heppner Ag Pro
gram's first, hopefully annu
al. plant sale.
The sale will be open
to the public May 9 and 10
from 3 to 6 p.m. and May 11
and 12 from 11 a.m. to 6
p.m. There are many variet
ies of plants for the home,
garden and any place in bc-
tween, including vegeta
bles. hanging baskets (de
signed by the students),
petunias, marigolds, lobe
lia. portulaca, begonias,
geraniums, and impatiens.
Pansies are available now.
For more informa
tion, contact Beth Dicken
son at 676-9138. exten
sion 2542.
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