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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 6,2007 - THREE Help celebrate historic Heppner C elebrate historic H eppner on Friday and Saturday, June 15 and 16. T here are m any ev en ts planned for these two days. Friday: a sidewalk sale will be held all day; tricycle race 3-5 yr. olds at 10 a.m. at City Park; chalk drawing for all ages from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m.; an egg race, sp o n so red by the Chamber, will be held for 6- 10 yr. olds at 10:30 a.m. at City Park; hot dog eating co n test for all ages at 11:30a.m. at City Park; dunk tank from noon until 2 p.m.at City Park; small dog races at 2 p.m. at City Park; Bar-b- que in the park at 5p.m. at City Park; pie auction at 6 p.m. at City Park; and a talent show at 7 p.m. at City Park. Saturday: dinner at the cemetery at 6:30 p.m. and Blue Mountain Old Time Fiddlers at 8:00p.m. at City Park. M orrow C ounty G rain G row ers w ill be sp o n so rin g the hot dog eating contest. They will provide the hot dogs, buns, and gift certificate. Owners with animals under 25 pounds that are planning on entering the dog race can enter by calling the Chamber at 676-5536. Dick and K aren Tem ple are sponsoring the dog race. Murder and Moonshine in 1907 Heppner; come one, come all Extra, extra, read all about it. “ M u rd er and M o o n sh in e ” co m es to Heppner on Saturday, June 16, at 6:30 p.m. at Heppner Masonic Cemetery. Tickets are $10 p er p erso n at M urray’s Drug, H eppner Chamber of Commerce, and the Bank of Eastern Oregon in Heppner. H isto ric tria ls o f 1907 will be re-enacted by re tu rn in g d in n e r-a t-th e - cemetery players as well as some new theatrical talent. Judge Bean, none other than C liff G reen , w ill be presiding. A cast of 35 will take viewers back in time to an o th er H ep p n er as the troubadour, m usician Joe L indsay, in tro d u ce s the turmoil and intrigue beneath the surface of Willow Creek Valley. Dramedy actors one may reco g n ize w ill be H ouw eling, K uhn, Van Schoiack, Wolff, Murray, B rannon, G reen u p , Sweeney, Harrison, Hughes, Lutcher, Carlson, Coleman, Rawlins, and McCurry, just to name a few. The audience will meet McCaslin, on trial for murder; the temperance lady, not a favorite of the local Frogpond S alon ow ner; M iss Ruth R eid, w hose m a rria g e ab le age is in question; and many others in v o lv e d in the ju s tic e system . Will g entle Mr. McCaslin be found guilty of murder? Will Miss Ruth find her marriage null and void? Will the judge be able to find a sufficient number of jurors for the trials? T h ese issu es and more will be dealt with in four acts on S atu rd ay evening during the weekend o f C eleb ra te H isto ric H eppner. A tten d ees are e n co u rag e d (but not required) to dress in 1907 a ttire . D uring b reak s between the trials, guests may partake of concessions of the period at 1907 prices. L ittle League w ill have hotdogs, lemonade, pop, dill p ic k le s, and p o p co rn available while some friendly speculation and discussion of the various trials occur. Bring pocket change to p u rch ase 1907 concessions and newspapers sold by newsboys. Extra, extra, step back in time to h isto ric H eppner, in the dram ed y “ M urder and M oonshine,” co-produced by D oris B ro sn an and Sharon Harrison. Heppner Chamber of Commerce will receive the proceeds for continued m arketing and promotion of the area. Heppner United Methodist Church receives grant Heppner Talent Show date announced The Heppner Talent Show will be held Friday, June 15, at 6 p.m. at the Heppner City Park. The categories for this event are: ages 5 and under; 6-12 years old; 13-17 years old; and 18 and over. Some examples of talents are singing a song, dancing, performing an act, pet's talents, reading a poem, or telling jokes. Talent acts will be interspersed with the pie auction. The talent show will follow the free hamburger BBQ at 5:30 p.m. The BBQ is being donated by the Bank of Eastern Oregon. Entry forms for the talent show may be picked up at and returned to the Heppner Chamber of Commerce. For more information call 676-5536 or email at heppnerchamber@centurytel.net. 6th annual pie baking contest to be held The sixth annual pie baking contest will be held on Friday, June 15, at John’s Place. Pies must be entered by noon and judging will take place at 2 p.m. All entries will become property of the Heppner Chamber of Commerce and will be auctioned off at 6 p.m. at the city park as a fundraiser for the chamber. Cash prizes will be given to the tope three pies selected by a panel of judges. The contest is open to the public. Criteria forjudging includes: Appearance, 40 points; taste/flavor, 40 points; texture, 10 points; and crust, 10 points. Bonus points may be awarded for extreme creativity and beauty. Entry forms can be picked up at the Heppner Chamber of Commerce. O.W. C UTSFO RTH (1902 - 1985) F am ily Reunion an d D edication on Father’s Day Sunday, June 17th at C utsforth Park starting at 12:00 p.m. fW k HEPPNER ELKS 358 AAj 676-'( IXI - "Where Friend* M eet” 142 N orth Main Thursday. June 14th - Ladies JKiyltl Dinner <V Flag Da if Ceremony Dinner menu is parmesan/ranch chicken, rice, salads and dessert by Chefs Tom and Karen Wolff Family. Flag Day Ceremony starts at 8 p.m. (J'or Kites members and inciter/ guests) -Sunday, June T7th - F t fliers D ay Pienie Food - Games - Prizes! Bring a salad or dessert Picnic at Cutsforth Park from noon-? (/»/• Kite* mem bet's and ¡netted guests) The PER Dinner fo r June has been rescheduled , date TBA. The Elks Club is open on Friday and Saturday niyhts for dinner from 6-8 p.m., for Elks members & incited quests In May, the Heppner United Methodist Church received a $600 grant from the Oregon-ldaho Conference of United Methodists. The grant is for what is called “Igniting Ministries.” According to Diann Nagel who applied for this grant, the money from the grant will be used to send out two church members to call on new and existing community members, tell them about the church, its new website, and invite them to attend Sunday services and other church activities. These visitations will begin in late August. The Methodist church has many varied activities taking place throughout the year. Examples of these activities include children’s Sunday school every Sunday morning, once a month potlucks after church except in the summertime, a Heppner Methodist Women’s group that meets once a month, and a Thursday lunchtime bible study and prayer group. Coming this fall, a bible study group called “Reading the Bible in a Year” will be added. Fund raising activities include a fall bazaar and luncheon, and a June indoor yard sale. Nagel says, “Each family visited will be given a church mug with a picture of the church and other church information on it. We want to reach those who may not have been contacted by another church, or who have resided here for a number of years but have never chosen a church to attend and let them know that they are always welcome at Heppner United Methodist Church. Keith Brudevold presents Diann Nagle with a grant check. Sheep Rock auto tour offered A John Day Fossil Beds National Monument park ranger will lead a fossil beds auto tour on Saturday, June 9. This two-hour tour will travel along some of the back roads of the national monument and feature the geologic landscape and fossil history of the area. The tour will begin at 2 p.m. at the Sheep Rock U n it’s T hom as C ondon visitor center, located near Dayville. Participants will need to bring th eir own vehicle, and good tires are recommended. Reservations are not needed and there is no fee. For m ore in fo rm atio n c o n tact the monument at 5 4 1 -987-2333. Heppner Methodist Women to hold annual indoor yard sale On Saturday, June 9, the Heppner Methodist Women will once again hold their annual “Indoor Yard Sale.” The sale will be held from 9 a.m. to l p.m. in the basement of the Heppner Methodist Church. There will be lots of bargains, but no early sales. In previous years, there has been an excellent selection of gently used goods including exercise equipment, linens, kitchen and household items as well as a good selection of tools which is expected again this year as every church member has been finding items to donate. There also will be many miscellaneous items. Money from this sale will be used for youth programs, repairs and refurbishment of the manse as well as other church needs that are not in the budget. The Heppner Methodist women appreciate all the support that is received from our community. Last HHS Attendance Pays assembly held lone to hold Texas Hold-Em Poker Tournament The 2nd Annual lone Fourth of July Fundraising Texas H old-E m Poker Tournam ent will be held Saturday, June 23, at the lone American Legion Hall on 2nd Street in lone. Sign up begins at 6 p.m. Buy-in is $40 with cash and prizes being awarded. For more information you may contact Marvin Padberg at 541 -422- 7276. This tournament will help provide funds for the lo n e F ourth o f July Celebration. Students were awarded on Tuesday for their perfect attendance for the fourth quarter of the 2006-2007 school year. -Photos by Darlene Marquardt Tuesday, June 5. was Heppner High School’s last “Attendance Pays” assembly of the year. Importance is placed on attendance for without participation, there can not be success. In the work world, if you don't show up, you get fired. So being in attendance is of prim e im p o rtan ce. The follow ing students were Heritage Land Co. 278 N. Main, Heppner We sell Residences. Ranches, and Recreation (541) 676-5049, (541) 980-3465 www.heritageland.net,www.farmseller.com www.eastoregonrealestate.com Saudi Morrow County's Number One Real Estate Company reco g n ized for fo urth quarter perfect attendance: Justin Bailey, Zach Hintz, Seth Palmer, Codie Blondell, Amber Gray. Brett Harrison, Jared Hedman, Erin Price, Emily Thompson, M arc T hom pson, Sarah Ballard, Kathryn M oore, Jenna Bowman, and Jordan Rudi Ramirez Shepherd. Sarah Ballard drew for a $50 US savings bond and her name, along with the other awardees, was placed in a drawing for the end of the year $200 savings bond. The end of the year US Savings Bond of $200 was drawn from the names of all four quarters of perfect attendance. The bond went to Rudi Ramirez. v
