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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner. Oregon Wednesday, January 30, 2008 - THREE Hooray for snow days! f . Heppner Elementary students participate in Knowledge Master The Heppner Ele mentary Knowledge Mas ter team competed in the winter Knowledge Master com petition on Tuesday, January 15. The competition was held in the computer lab and was closed to the public. Students, as a team, answered questions from all academic areas. They were then scored by the number o f answers they had correct and the time that it took them to answer. The results were sent to Academic Hallmarks where they were compiled and rated against teams o f comparable school size from practically every state and many countries. The H ep p n er E l ementary team consists of fifteen 4-6th graders who earned their position by tak ing a qualifying test. M em bers are: C ade A rbogast, Caitlynn Bailey, Kai Arbo gast, Jeff Dowdy, Andrew H atfield, Ross C utsforth, Jasm ine G arcia, M ekayla Kindle, Cody Brown, Ryan Dougherty, Skyler Hawks, Victor Meyer, Joe Schmidt and Alyssa Wizner. This same team will compete in another Knowl edge M aster Challenge in M arch. M olly R ill, TAG Coordinator and coach o f the group, described them as “students that really want to leam something new. They have been a great group to work with.” Heppner Library offers free downloadable books Heppner students enjoyed their snow days on Monday and Tuesday with a lot of sledding. -Photos by Saruiy Matthews and Autumn Morgan Morrow County Fair and OTPR coronation to be held Morrow County Fair and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo Court will have their o f ficial coronation and fund raiser ceremonies March 2, at the Morrow County Fair Grounds in Heppner at 6 p.m. This year the coro nation will also be a dinner and fund raiser for the court. There will be silent and live auctions, live entertainment, and no host bar. The theme is ‘Mardi Gras’ celebration. Items that are being donated are horse breeding servic es trees, dinners, clothing, blankets, salon items and services, gift items, tack and much more. They 'are still looking for more items to be added to the auctions and any monetary donations or sponsorships for the cost of the dinner and or the courts expenses for the year. ‘We are so excited about this event this year. It is an opportunity to intro duce the young ladies repre senting morrow county, but also an opportunity to raise monies needed for them to travel across the state pro moting their fair and rodeo. ’, stated court director Sylvia Sandford. “Glenda Taylor, court chaperone and I know that everyone that attends our coronation will have a great time. There is some thing for everyone,” added Sandford. “This year’s court is made up o f the Queen Becky Schiller, Princess Torri Lovgren and Princess Cheyene Ward. The court has made three appearances already since being named and have a full calendar for the remainder o f the year. We have a lot o f neighboring fair and rodeo courts coming to the coronation this year and are excited to show off our court”, stated Taylor. D inner tickets are being pre sold for the prime rib dinner at $20 and at the door $25, by calling either Sylvia Sandford, at 422-7330 or Glenda Taylor at 422-7026. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with the sign in for the silent auction and dinner starting at 6 p.m. You w on’t w ant to m iss this y e a rs’ M orrow C ounty Fair and OTPR court’s Mardi Gras celebration. NHS sponsoring Pennies for Patients program • The National Honor Society at Heppner High School is currently sponsoring the Pennies for Patients program through February 7. The Pennies for Patients is a fundraising program that will help children fighting leukemia and ameliorate the patients’ and their families’ strains. Proceeds from this program go toward the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society whose mission is to cure blood cancers such as leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and to im prove the quality o f life o f patients and their families. There will be many special days in an effort to . bripg attention to the program such as Penny Day, Nickel Day, an<J Slipper Day. The Junior High and High School classes will be competing against each other for a prize o f an extended lunch or a movie afternoon. • Morrow Soil & Water Conserva tion District meeting to be held A regular board meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 5, at 6 p.m. at the Ag Service Building. Agenda items include: Manager/staff report, January treasurer re port, Annual report, next year’s annual meeting time and place, OACD dues, possible loss o f district funding due to tippage fees to cities, and agency reports. The public is welcome to attend. Hisler celebrates 100 years of memories -Continuedfrom Page two she may vote for in 2008, she replied that she hasn’t yet made up her mind. A highlight o f the 30s was the birth o f two daughters, Joan was born in 1930. She and her hus band Jim Sum ner live in The Dalles. Francine was bom in 1931. She and her husband Tom Bristow live in R ockaw ay. K ath leen recalls riding horseback cross-country on a high- strung horse while holding on to her two little girls so she could visit a neighbor, Annie Schaffer. When the girls becam e school age, she rented an apartm ent and she lived in town with them during school days. Bus routes back then were limited. During their high school years, those girls served on Heppner Rodeo and Pendleton Round-up courts. An enjoym ent o f rodeos continued and Kath leen and Paul seldom missed a rodeo through those years. 90. All household w ater was carried into the house from a pitcher pump on the porch except during freezing weather when the pump had to be drained and water was carried from a spring. Water had to be heated on the wood stove for bathing, clothes washing, etc. Containers of butter, milk and perishable foods were set down in the cool spring w ater during hot summer days to help preserve freshness. That cre ated lots o f extra steps when The Heppner Garden Club will meet on Monday, cooking. February 4, at 7 p.m. at the Sr. Center. Dorothy Jackson and K athleen says she Daisy Collins will be the hostesses. Members are asked to has always registered as a bring any tips for preparing for spring pre-planting. Democrat because she cred its Franklin D. Roosevelt with initiating a program through the Federal Land Bank that reduced debt obli gations and gave debt repay whitman's chocolate bouquet by teleflora ment extensions to prevent If your sweetheart has a sweet ranch foreclosures. Kath tooth, she’ll love this charming leen continues to keep up gift. Fresh flowers in a vase on the political arena. When asked as to what candidate decorated with hearts - topped with a box of famous Whitman's Chocolates. A triple treat that's also great Treat your Valentine to a for daughters, friends, all your Valentines. romantic dinner at John’s Place, Heppner Garden Club to meet give sweet. Place ~ ‘Valentine'& 'Duut&i Thursday, February 14th from 5 - 8 p.m. Each four-course meal includes champagne or sparkling cider. For nationwide or local delivery, call or visit our shop. valentine's day is thursday, february 14 mm At 7 p.m. on Thursday, February 7, at the Heppner City hall, the Friends o f the Heppner Library will have their annual Love Your Library event. There will be a very brief annual business report, a very special volunteer will be recognized, and Marsha Richmond will present the program entitled “Library 2 Go: Downloadable Audio Books.” Did you know that with your library card, you could download books onto a portable MP3 player or your own PC for free? Marsha is going to explain and demonstrate how to do this. Just think, instead o f music, you can have a book to listen to as you work in the yard or as you travel or even to listen to at home. The library even has an MP3 player that it checks out, among many other interesting devices. After the presentation, there will be refreshments served, and people may ask Marsha any questions they might have about the program. The library is excited to let patrons know all the great things they now offer. Come and leam something new about your library. Paul served on the fair and rodeo boards while Kathleen served in her church by sing ing in the choir and teaching catechism . K athleen was also a valuable resource for people researching Morrow or Gilliam County family heritages. Two m ajor events happened in 1948. Son Paul Anthony was bom that year and rural electrification radi- cally changed the H isler ranch life. Electrical ap p lian ces w ere g rad u ally acquired, yet for several years Kathleen continued to stom p on the starting pedal o f her gas powered Montgomery Ward clothes washing machine. Mecha nized equipment replaced horse drawn farm machin ery. Cattle replaced bands of sheep since cattle were less labor intensive and a better profit margin. Before then, K athleen says their first automobile, a secondhand Essex, was purchased for $50 from Bob Thompson in the 1930s. H ow ever, those earlier trips to town over rather primitive roads HEPPNER ELKS 358 676-9I8I Miuuyï untili 217 North Main • Heppner M a in S tre e t, H e p p n e r 6 7 6 -5 4 8 1 Servmg Heppner Lexington A Ione » « 142 N orth Main Elks Ladies Nighi; Mexican Night from 6 -ft p.m. John’s Place Phons 676-9158 • Floral 676-9426 "W here Friends M eet” Thursday, February 7th C a li 6 7 6 - 5 4 8 1 fo r rt^ trva fio r^ . L'vttvjJtedi tw a d a b L c. 1 teleflora, were limited to church or for necessary supplies. Winter snow often made their roads impassable. In the 1980s Paul Jr. and Susan H isler’s children were born, Shaun, Annie, and Shad. K athleen now had a watchful eye on her grandchildren growing up on this Century Ranch. To day Paul Jr., Susan, along with Shaun, wife Stephanie and their children who are fourth and fifth generation families, continue Kathleen and Paul’s cattle ranching way of life. In 1988, K athleen and her cousin, James Far ley, representing pioneering Irish settlers, shared grand marshal honors for the an nual St. Patrick’s celebra tion in Heppner. Kathleen continues to keep abreast of family members, including eight grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Kath leen is a living history book who personally experienced the transition from horse and buggy days to jet-age and outer space travels. i
