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lone to hold 7th annual TV Shoot
Scratch faster!
lone will hold its 7lh be in charge oi i
annual 1,000 yard TV Shoot pigeons. Kids love
on Saturday, April 28, at of the shoot, and it fre
Bill Breshears of B
Frank and Joe Halvorsens
farm. The farm is located at and B Barbecue of Gresham
64686 Halvorsen Lane in will be serving BBfJ brisket
lone. The fee is $20 per sandwiches, brats hoi dogs,
person per shot. Registration baked beans and p otato
will be from 8:30 a.m. to salad. Coffee, pastries w ill be
9:30 a.m. An all-you-can-eat offered earlier in the dav.
Anyone wishing to
lunch will be available for $6.
$3.50 for kids ten and under. help sponsor this event and
All proceeds will be used to get their company‘s name on
purchase children’s prizes the reader board mav contact
and fund events for the lone Tanna Padberg.
Proceeds f und prizes
Fourth of July Celebration.
Prizes include $100 for the fishing pond, straw
p ile.
b icy cle
dollars for hitting the target m oney
at 1,000 yards, a TV and drawings, free swimming,
DVD player donated by frog jumping contest, talent
L indsay K incaid, o th e r show prizes, w ater slide,
Troy Morgan. LeAnn Wright, Autumn Morgan, and Dave Stone attempt to scratch off as
prizes
and gifts for other karaoke contest, fireworks,
many tickets as possible in five minutes. Amounts revealed were donated by the Oregon
Lottery to each school participating. Heppner High School earned $1,248.
and much more.
events.
Those attending are
For
m ore
asked to please not bring information contact Tanna
Padberg at 541-422 72
Poker Run to be dogs.
Pat Schmidt and Jeff
2008
held
Thompson of Allison Carey
The fourth annual Gunworks of Portland will
The Heppner Chamber of Commerce is beginning Poker Run in the Blues will
to plan for Celebrate Heppner 2008. "I can use any and all be held Saturday, May 5. at
the help 1 can get. 1 have a lot planned this year,” said the Morrow County OHV Government Contract Assistance
Chamber Director, Terry Baker.
Park. The park is located 30 Program to hold training
So far, the activities list includes: hot dog eating miles south of Heppner on
contest, hoop shoot, egg race, coin toss, tricycle race, chalk Highway 207.
A training session on selling to the state and federal
drawing, small dog races, dunk tank, jail ‘n bail, sidewalk
T his
ev en t
is government will be held Friday, May 18. from 9 a.m until
sale, pie contest, talent contest, bar-b-que in the park, and sponsored by the Reload noon at the Port of Morrow at 2 Marine Drive in Boardman.
quilt show. The Dinner at the Cemetery will be held June Ridge Riders. The cost is
In basics of selling to the federal government,
16.
classes
will cover federal registration requirem ents,
$40 for a family or $ 10 each
Anyone wishing to participate in the planning person. Sign-ups will begin understanding federal codes, market research for federal
process this year needs to meet at City Hall on Monday, at 8:30 a.m., first rider out contracting, special small business programs in federal
April 30. at 7 p.m.
will be at 10 a.m., last rider contracting, and finding federal contracting opportunities.
The date for this year's Celebrate Heppner has been out will be at noon, and In basics of selling to the state government, classes will
changed to June 15. The change is an experiment for several prizes will be given at 2 p.m. cover registering in Oregon's Procurement Information
reasons. If the weather holds up, the Chamber will try to
R iders w ill be Network. Oregon small business certification programs
keep it as close to the flood commemoration date as required to have a current and Oregon Department ofTransportations Emerging Small
possible. It has also been noted that harvest has not yet OHV tag, USFS approved Business Program.
begun in mid-June and possibly more children can come spark arrestor, and must be
The instructor for these classes will be Mike Bowen
of
the
Government
Contract Assistance Program 's i ( i( ,\P >
into town and enjoy the contests.
under 99db.
For
more Portland office.
There is no fee for these classes. For more
inform ation contact John
information
contact Donna Jo at 541-962-1532.
Wright at 676-5152 or Tim
This
event is co-sponsored by the Government
Wright at 503-780-9210.
Contract Assistance Program (GCAP) and EOl BMCC
SBDC Partnership.
Plans for Celebrate
Heppner
in motion
Dependability.
Skill.
Trust.
MS Walk well attended
2007 - THREE
Heppner Garden
Club to meet,
host plant
exchange
T he
H ep p n er
( iarden Club will be hosting
la ir annual plant exchange
at St. Patrick's Senior Center
mi Saturday, May 5, from 8
a.m. until 1 p.m.
T his
is
an
opportunity to clean out
trden and share with
others. You do not have to
bring a plant in order to pick
up a plant. This is another
instance of the H eppner
(iarden Club serving the
Heppner community.
On Monday, May 7,
the Heppner Garden Club
w ill meet at John's Place for
a no-host luncheon. The
program will be provided by
District President Bertha
Kieth.
BMCC offering
handgun
proficiency class
Blue
M ountain
Com m unity College will
offer a one-day handgun
p ro ficie n c y
class
on
Saturday, May 12, at the
Morrow County Center of
BMCC in Boardman. This
class is designed for anyone
interested in learning to use
their handgun safely as well
as th o se in te re sted in
fu lfillin g
n ecessary
requirem ents to obtain a
concealed weapons permit.
The class is set to
begin at 9 a.m. and will
include a classroom session
in the morning followed by
a proficiency session on the
sh o o tin g range in the
afternoon. Cost of the course
is $40. Greg Sayles will be
the instructor.
Anyone interested in
the class must register for the
class
no la te r than
W ednesday, May 9. To
re g iste r or fo r m ore
information contact Anne
Morter. BMCC Coordinator
for Morrow County at 422-
7040 or 481-2099.
Morrow SWCD
Board meeting to
be held
Pitrticipants in the 2007 MS Walk trek through Heppner.
-Continued from pane one
A b reak fast was
served to the walkers and
volunteers at All S ain t's
Episcopal Church after the
walk. This was another great
walk, stated McDowell, and
1 w ould like to invite
everyone to the walk next
year to celebrate our l()th
anniversary. Remember it is
You can depend on and trust
Air Life of Oregon to be there in
your time of need. You will be
cared for by highly trained, skilled
professionals utilizing state-of-the-
art medical equipment.
prizes, and food. For a
second year T h riv en t
F inancial for L utherans
d o n ated
funds
for
advertising. Also, Elizabeth
Budd from the O regon
Chapter came and helped
with the walk.
A membership is only $50
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household against large out-of-
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emergency transport by us or one
of our reciprocal partners.
Please jo in us fo r
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Marriage Licenses
Heppner Christian
Church members will be
sen mg lunch on Wednesday,
Mav 2. The m enu w ill
consist of Ham, Au gratin
potatoes, peas, green salad,
juice, and cake.
WELCOME to
JO H N 'S PLACE!
T h is c o u p o n is g o o d f o r
a F R E E m e a l w it h t h e
p u rch a se o f o n e o f
e q u a l o r g r e a t e r v a lu e .
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valid » Oh any other offer.
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W e will be offering $500 off per hearing system
on any VIVATONE™ H E A R IN G AID
for attending the Open House.
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lunch menu
The County Clerk's
O ffice at the Morrow'
C ounty C o u rth o u se in
H eppner released the
following marriage license
information:
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F u ersten b erg .
40.
CUSTOM
Boardman. and Jaime Daw n
BANNERS
Allen, 3 1. Boardman
Heppner
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May 17th and 18th
8:30 a.m . to 5:00 p.m.
not too late to donate.
Checks can be made out to
N ational MS Society-
Oregon Chapter and mailed
to Merilee McDowell. PO
Box 1045, H eppner. OR
97836 or contact the ( )regon
Chapter at 503-445-8342.
The Morrow SWCD
Board will meet Tuesday,
Mav I. at 8:30 a.m. at the
Pettyjohn Office Building in
Heppner.
A genda
item s
include: minutes of the April
meeting; treasurer's report;
written staff report; partner
agency reports; and Heppner
Vo-Ag
s tu d e n t's
presentation.
M eetings o f the
Morrow SWCD are open to
the public.
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