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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 13,2007 Local sweethearts win dream wedding HES students visit the Ag Museum By Terry Murray of the East Premier Physical Oregonian, Sunday, June 10, Therapy. 2007 issue Heppm-r Elementary School teacher Sherry Matteson and her class visited the Ag Museum in Heppner with volunteer Merle Cowitz. Photo by Chandra Arbogast Art Slate art exhibit set in Condon Local boy wins fishing derby with huge trout Greater Condon Arts A ssociation, a local arts agency based in Condon, in conjunction with the Gilliam County Cultural Coalition, will sponsor Art Slate '07, a Northwest regional multi- media art exhibition from Saturday, June 23, through July 6. A pproxim ately 80 works of art by Northwest artists have been selected by Henry Sayre, distinguished full professor of art history at Oregon State University. The grand opening reception will be Saturday, June 23, from 8-10 p.m. with live m usic and food. Admission is free. Mary Josephson, N orthw est artist w ith paintings in several public and private collections, will preside as judge and award presenter. The exhibition will be open to the public through Condon's Fabulous Fourth of July Celebration and will close on July 6. Heppner G-T DEADLINE Mondays at 5 p.m. S ix - y e a r - o ld Tanner H olm quist of Heppner caught a 23-1/ 2-inch trout to take first place in the nine and under category of the D iam ond Lake Kids Fishing Derby held June 9 at D iam ond Lake. A round 140 kids participated in the derby. Tanner is the son o f M ark and C onnie Holmquist of Heppner. Tanner Holmquist with winning trout and award Hog Wild 4-H Club News Fair Board meeting changed By Justin Key Due to a lack o f quorum , the M orrow County Fair Board meeting was changed to Thursday, June 14, at 6 p.m. at the fairgrounds. 1st A nnu al Heppner A lum ni Full Contact Football Game Saturday, June 16th Kick-Off Starts at 7:00pm Location: H e p p n e r R od e o Grounds F oo t b al l F i e l d - All proceeds benefit Heppner Football Program - additional donations greatly appreciated. Admission $3.00 5 & Under FREE F or m ore inform ation, eon taet Je ss Osmin 541 5712674 o r 941-676-9079 GREAT FAMILY FUN! The Hog Wild 4-H Club met at the lone School on June 7. T he m eeting was called to order by Julianne C arlso n . The P ledge o f A lleg ian ce and the 4-H Pledge were recited. The club’s minutes from the last meeting were read by Rebecca Jepsen. The group discussed fin an ces, the upcom ing tractor training and weigh- in. It was agreed upon by the club to have Bill Jepsen worm the pigs at weigh-in. In attendance were R ebecca Jep so n , A lex Carlson, Justin Key, Julianne Carlson, Staci Halverson, and Lacey Thompson, and leaders Clint Carlson and Darla Vandever. Cara Kennedy and Nick Christman have won the East Oregonian’s first- e v er W edding o f Your Dreams com petition. The winners were announced at a reception at the Pendleton EO office Saturday morning. The couple earned more than 1,200 votes from EO readers to claim the priz es, valued at m ore than $30,000. They'll be married on July 22, and all they basi cally have to do is be there. Christman, of lone, d ev elo p ed a cru sh on Kennedy when he was eight at W illow C reek B aptist Church in Heppner. It took him a few years to get up the courage to speak, however. Kennedy, who grew up in Lexington, first noticed him in seventh grade. “He w asn’t rowdy like the other guys,” she said of the first attraction. The couple grew up attending the same church, and they c o n sid e r th eir shared faith to be important to their relationship. A short break-up saw Kennedy tell ing Christman she would only resume dating him if he was serious about develop ing a future together. He was. While the two wanted to get married their senior year in high school, they decided to wait to make sure going away to college wouldn't make them grow apart. Christman has fin ished his second year at Whitman College in Walla Walla, majoring in electrical engineering. M eanw hile, Kennedy, who is studying physical therapy at Walla Walla Community College, took a term off to earn more money for school. Nick lives in a dorm at college while Cara resides in Milton-Free- water where she works for C h ris t man proposed to Kennedy, but not at the rom antic dinner she imag ined. He popped the q u estio n w hen the tw o were covered in mud after four- w h eelin g . The tw o knew they w o u ld n ’t have Nick Christman and Cara Kennedy much money for an elaborate wed ding. But N ick's paternal for the reception from Sight grandmother, Betty Christ and Sound of Kennewick; man had a plan. She nomi alterations from Ladies and nated them for the EO's con Gents of Hermiston; facility for a w edding show er at test. “They are young, but Hodgen Distributing's party have been going together room in Pendleton; shower eight years,” she wrote in her catering by Custom Catering essay. “Both sets of parents by Roy and Venita's; make are a one-marriage family, so up from Mary Kay Cosmet these two have been raised ics; a wedding cake from with very strong values and Super 1 Foods of Hermiston; a chocolate fountain for the family support.” The couple plans to reception by Fountains of be married in lone, at the city Chocolate; a wedding-night park. The gold-level prizes suite and romance package they have won are numer at the Marcus Whitman Ho ous, and include an elaborate tel in Walla Walla; and a driv selection of flowers from er, new vehicle and fuel for Calico Country Florist, a the drive to Walla Walla by great reception at the River Tom Denschel Country Ford front Lodge in Boardman, a in Hermiston. wedding book to be envied Other bronze level by Timeless Photography, as gifts include gift baskets well as extensive styling and from Country Sunshine Hall pampering packages from mark and Country Sunshine The Main' Stylin’ Nook in Gourmet Shoppe of Pendle Hermiston. ton; a jew elry box clock Silver-level prizes from Michael's Fine Jewel are $1,000 towards a wed ry; and a home appraisal ding gown and accessories from Morgan Financial. from Form al A ffairs o f The E O 's v id eo Pendleton, wedding bands camera was busy Saturday up to $1,000 from Loftus morning, recording the win Jewelers of Pendleton, and ning couple as their names a honeymoon at the Ocean were announced. Check out Lodge on the Oregon coast the v id eo at donated by the Pendleton w w w .eastoregonian.com / Chamber of Commerce. multimedia. The b ro n ze-lev el f C o n g ra tu la tio n s gifts include tuxedos from Nick and Cara, and Best Roemark’s in Hermiston; a Wishes for a happy future disc jockey and light show together! - G -T Staff) Students enjoy flowers, learn flowers' names #pE i. ¿ I I : * CUSTOMER APPRECIATION DAY * i {{ Friday. June 15, 2007 5:00 p.m. 1« 7:00 p.m. (at the City Park!) Pictured back row (L to R) are teacher Mary Haguewood, Wyatt Steagall. Joe Jones, Kassidee Cimmiyotti, Alex Victorio, Kacie Gray, teacher Mary Ann Elguezahal. Jordan Spauldin}>. and volunteer Mary Flaherty. Seated are Patrick Bunch. Daniela Sanchez. Dave Zachry, Charles Cason, Zane Riddle and Pablo Sanchez. BEO's staff from the Heppner Braneh will he grillin' burgers T h ro u g h o u t the 20 0 6 -2 0 0 7 school year, Heppner Elementary School students have not only been enjoying flowers from Dave Zachry's garden, they have also learned the names of at least 20 different flowers. “It has been amazing (and hot diggity dogs f o r the kiddies!) and we'll have all Ihe fixin's/ (Just to show how mueh we appreciate our customers and community!) And'. As an added attraction. Members of the Morrow County Fair Board will he supplying assorted salads to accompany those burgers! were delighted to learn how to turn Snap Dragons into puppets.” The teachers said the sch o o l and stu d en ts a p p re cia te d Z a c h ry 's in v o lv em en t, tim e and efforts. VBS to be held at St. Patrick’s Church “See you at the City Park! ” ¡VV. •> t l r m b i f H )l< that such young children could remember names like: Hyacinth, Chrysanthemum, and Bleeding Hearts," said their teachers. “They were always excited on Monday mornings to see what new treasures Mr. Zachry had sent them. Last week they V acation B ible school will get underway at St. P a tric k 's C hurch in Heppner starting June 18. The theme for the week will he “God Rocks”. VBS w ill be held from M onday, June 18, through Thursday, June 21, from 9 a.m . to noon. Children from four years old through high school are invited to attend to learn about the M ass and the saints’ lives. Activities will include crafts, songs and g am es. S nacks will be provided. Sign up by calling Kathy Cutsforth. 676-5064. There is no cost and everyone is welcome.
