FO UR - Heppner Gazette-Times. Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Fundraiser to be held for
three year old cancer patient
A sp a g h e tti
feed and silent auc
tion will be held in
honor o f C ooper
Larson, 3, on Mon
day, N ovem ber 19,
at Southridge High
School cafeteria from
5:30 to 8 p.m. Tickets
are $8 per person or
$30 per family and
will be available at
the door.
L a r s o n is
the great-nephew of
Colene Baasch, the
FedEx driver for the
Heppner, Lexington
and lone areas.
L arson was
diagnosed with Brain
stem Glioma on Sep
tember 21. This is a form of
non-operable cancer located
on the brain stem. Larson is
close to completing 30 days
o f radiation at Sacred Heart
Hospital in Spokane. A l
though this treatment does
not offer a cure for Cooper,
it will slow down the can
cer’s growth.
lndiv idual donations
can be sent to Cooper Lar
son, HAPO Credit Union, 4
North Union, Kennewick,
WA 99336. Donations can
Morrow County
Arts and Crafts
meeting date
changed
The meeting of the
M orrow County Arts and
C rafts will be Thursday,
November 15, at 1 p.m. at
GD’s banquet room due to
the regular meeting day fall
ing on Thanksgiving.
The m eeting w ill
consist of elections of offi
cers for next year, and plan
ning the Christmas party and
setting a date for the party.
Members
of
M.C.C.A. & C. will have
two tables o f crafts at the
Art ¡factory on November
17 at the Senior C enter.
The hours are 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. Country crafts, hand
made rugs, beads and ear
rings, cards and paintings
are among the items that will
be displayed.
A raffle o f a painting
by Gail Elliott will be held.
The raffle time is 3 p.m.
Winners do not have to be
present to claim their prizes.
The price o f raffle tickets
will be $1 each or six for $5.
Tickets can be purchased at
the M.C.C.A. & C. table.
Applications being taken for
awards to be given at Town and
Country Banquet
The Heppner Chamber o f Commerce announces it
is accepting applications for its annual community awards
given at the Town and Country Banquet on January 17,
2007.
If you know a deserving community volunteer,
consider nominating him or her for an award. The awards
given include Woman of the Year, Man o f the Year, Life
time Achiev ement, Business o f the Year, Educator o f the
Year, and the Youth Award.
Please help the Chamber of Commerce in its annual
search for those individuals who have worked to make our
community a wonderful place to live.
Nomination forms are available at the law offices
o f Kuhn and Spicer and at the Chamber office. The dead
line for these forms is December 15. For more information
call Bill or Barbara at Kuhn and Spicer at 676-914 1.
Heppner Garden Club to take
orders for Christmas greens items
also be mailed to or dropped
off at the Heppner Gazette-
Times. Donations buckets
can be found at various
businesses.
For more inform a
tion or to donate call Gayle
Foster at 509-547-3415, gm-
foster56C</ msn.com: Shauna
Sanders at 509-586-2229,
shaunasandfc/ c h arter.n et:
or Lynn Benton at 509-585-
4125, lynn benton@yahoo.
com.
New riding club
formed in Heppner
A riding club has
been formed in Heppner.
Riders can come to the in
door riding arena at the Mor
row County Fairgrounds on
Mondays and Wednesdays
and ride under lights from
6 to 8 p.m.
The cost is $65 a
month for families and $50
a month for singles. The cost
is $10 for those wishing to
ride for one day at a time
during those two hours.
For more informa
tion or to sign up, call Rene
Yokum at 676-9474 (Fair
grounds) or Sue Gibbs at
676-5446.
St. Patrick’s
Church to have
fall mini carnival
St. Patrick’s Church
w ill hold a fall mini carnival
on Sunday, November 18, at
noon in the parish hall.
The carn iv al w ill
have gam es, including a
cake walk. Fishing pond,
d arts, bask etb all hoops,
raffles, bingo and more.
The Holy Names society
will be preparing a lunch of
sausage, hotdogs chips and
drinks for a small price. The
event will end at approxi
mately 1:30.
This family event is
open to everyone. All pro
ceeds will go to the children
religious programs.
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bow l that combines country charm
w ith a dash of contemporary
flair. Destined to become a
holiday favorite - filled with
flowers, fruit, or even
displayed alone.
The Heppner Garden Club will be taking orders for
wreathes, candy canes, and sprays on November 20. Items
will be available to be picked up beginning on November
28 at the fair grounds.
Every year, Heppner Garden club makes a variety
o f wreathes and table decorations to sell to the public. This
year they will be making' wreathes starting on November
26 at the fair grounds. They gather their own greens, using
a variety o f available flora such as juniper and even rose
hips. It is amazing how attractive and aromatic the room
smells as these creations are made. By using a variety of
fillers, every wreathe looks a little different. New this
year, sprays will be sold for $15. All others will be sold
for $20.
On Saturday, December 1, the public is invited to
make their own wreathes and greens for free from 9 a.m.
to 1 p.m.
This is Heppner Garden clubs moneymaker and
they use the moneys in a variety o f ways to help beautify
the city of Heppner, as well as give a scholarship to a
worthy student.
To place an order call Ida Farra at 676-9644 by
November 27.
lone seniors participate in mock
job interviews
Erin Heideman’s senior personal finance and man
agement class at lone Community School participated in
mock job interv iews with several professional members of
the community last week. “1 would encourage any student
to participate,” said Jim Swanson owner o f Wheatland
Insurance. “What a great experience for the students of
our school.”
Students were required to be in professional
dress, bring a resume’ and participate in a 15 minute mock
interview that hosted a variety o f job related questions. “ I
was nervous for the interviews,” said senior Max Trahan.
“But I felt prepared.”
This spring every senior at IHS will have the
opportunity to complete another mock interview where
they will be responsible for collecting and completing an
application, submitting a resume’ and cover letter before
the interview. Each student will get to complete an inter
view and write a follow up thank you note to the potential
‘employer’. “As a teacher, it’s always nice to have the
input and help o f community members,” said teacher,
Erin Heideman. “ I really appreciate the time and talents
o f the people who helped prov ide this experience for our
students. It makes what we are teaching in class become
relevant for the student.”
The following individuals helped make this ex
perience possible for the lone students: Anne Morter
(BM CC), Jim Swanson (W heatland Insurance), Jean
Jepsen (Dobyns-Hart), Shilo Svetich (Sunflower Junction)
and Stacie Miller (Wheatland Insurance).
2007 Artifactory Craft
Fair to be held
The Artifactory fair will be held this year at the
Heppner St. Patrick Senior Center on Saturday, November
17, beginning at 9 a.m. and continuing until 4 p.m.
Homemade soups, hot bread, dessert and coffee
will be available throughout the sale.
For more information call the Senior Center at
676-9030.
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Serving the Willow Creek Valley Heppner Lexington A lone
Hermiston to hold 34,h annual Farm
Fair & Trade Show
The 3 4 ,h A nnual
H erm iston Farm Fair &
Trade Show is being held at
the Hermiston Conference
C enter, 415 S. Hwy 395
Wednesday, November 28
through Friday, November
30.
. The Farm Fair is
an agricultural forum co
sponsored by OSU Exten
sion Serv ice, the Agriculture
Committee o f the Greater
H e rm isto n C h a m b e r o f
Commerce, and local agri
culture-related businesses
displaying their wares and
services, both inside and
outside the Conference Cen
ter.
The Potato Produc
tion Seminar will be held
on the Main Stage all day
W ednesday. C o n cu rren t
ly, we will hold Livestock
and Forage Seminars in the
A ltrusa Room. Thursday
morning on the Main Stage
the Ag Issues Forum will
cover issues dealing with
biofuels production and wa
ter. Thursday afternoon the
General Session will be on
the main stage. Friday morn
ing is directed to pesticide
recertification credits. Two
other sessions, one cover
ing metham sodium , and
other a two day. workshop
on the pesticide use report
ing system (PURS). The
livestock session will deal
with winter feed costs. The
pesticide “Core Program”,
offered both Thursday and
Friday, must be taken ev ery
5 years for those w ith a
private applicators license.
Those attending receive four
pesticide credits. There is
a $10.00 fee for attending
the Core Program. All other
sessions are free to attend
ees. No pre-registration is
required. O regon, W ash
ington and Idaho pesticide
re-certification credits will
be available, in addition to
CCA credits. A full Farm
Fair agenda with updates
and pesticide credit hours
w ill be av ailab le on our
website by mid November.
http://oregonstate.edu/Dept/
hermiston/index.php
The Hermiston Farm
Fair Banquet will be held on
Thursday night at D esert
River Inn. The cost is $20.
Dinner will be prime rib.
Tickets are available from
the Cham ber. A no-host
social hour from 6:00 - 6:45
p.m. w ill begin the evening.
Entertainment will follow
dinner. This y e ar’s enter
tainment is Jay Hendren, an
Agriculture Comedian, w ho
is coming all the way from
O hio to entertain us. He
can't sing, can’t dance, but
will make you laugh.
The Farm Fair is a
great opportunity to gain
knowledge and visit with
friends and neighbors over
a variety o f freshly prepared
refreshments courtesy o f our
local food processors.
lone announces first
quarter honor roll
lo n e C o m m u n ity
School recently announced
their honor roll for the first
quarter o f the 2007-2008
school year.
Students receiving
a 4.0 GPA are: Ju lian n e
Carlson, Stacee Halvorsen,
Rebecca Jepsen, Zachary
O rem , Jo rd an P eterso n ,
Beth Morter, Alex Carlson,
E ric Jep sen , RJ R am os,
Sarah Stillman, Matt Cole
man, Justin Archer, Alan
Rietmann, and Emily Riet-
mann.
Students receiving
a 3.5-3.99 GPA are: Emily
Holland, Gus Peterson, Lilly
Sandford, Joel Stillm an,
Lacey Thompson, Shannon
Metcalfe, Makenna Ramos,
Mary Rietmann, Christine
Raible, Tanner Rietmann,
Thomas Holland, Stefanie
Archer, Mikey Raible, Tyree
Svetich. Tiana Camarillo,
Luke Bradfield, Clay Mort
er, Brenna Rietmann, Paul
Hams, Kip Krebs, Kylee
Svetich, Kaylee Palmateer,
and Teonna Vandever.
Students receiving
an honorable mention for
earning 3.0-3.49 GPA are:
K irk H ag u ew o o d , Evan
Rietm ann, Alisha Taylor,
Dulce Aguilar, Adam Col
lin. Micah Stillman, Steven
H olland, K aleb D um ler,
Kevin K oskela, Alex Ri
etmann, Mariah Bradfield,
Jake Trahan, Marco Juarez,
K ylie M cE lligott, Bruce
McMinn, Brianna Peterson,
Matt Ham s, Tori Heagy,
Cory Peterson, Max Tra
han, Julianna VandenBrink,
Dalton Campbell, and Kevin
Fowler.
Justice Court
Morrow County Justice Court Judge Charlotte
Gray has released the following report:
-Kathryn Ann Cutsforth, 50. Heppner, Violation
o f the Basic Rule by going 75 mph in a 55 inph zone,
$173 fine.
-Catherine M. Childers, 56, Stanfield, Violation of
the Basic Rule by going 75 mph in a 55 mph zone, $173
fine.
-Enrico Stephon Thomas, 38, Portland, No Opera
to r’s License, $269 fine.
-Derek J. Brennan, 18, The Dalles, No Operator’s
License, $269 fine.
-M athew H. Baker, 25, Heppner, Violation o f
the Basic Rule by going 63 mph in a 45 mph zone, $113
fine.
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