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
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CUSTOMER APPRECIATION DAY
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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! ”
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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.