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EIGHT - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 20, 2008 lone American Legion & Auxiliary to hold Texas Hold ‘Em Poker and Bingo Fund Raiser Extravaganza The lone Ameriean Legion & A uxiliary Post #95 will hold their 2008 Texas Hold “Em Poker and Bingo Fund Raiser Extrava ganza on Saturday, March 8, at the lone Legion Hall. Attention all poker faces, buy-in for the poker tournament is $40. Regis tration will begin at 6 p.m. with poker play to begin at 6:30 p.m. No late buy-ins will be allowed. W hether you Hold “Em or Fold “Em, if you are one of the last four poker players still bluffing your way to the final table, you'll walk away w ith a fist full o f cash by the end o f the night. A n tic ip a tio n and anxiety grows with the call o f each number until some lucky duck breaks the antag onizing silence by screaming at the top o f their lungs for all the world to hear clearly and p re c ise ly ...B IN G O . Die hard bingo players will enjoy 25 cent bingo cards and the cash that comes with each win. T rea su re h u n te rs w ill be in awe over the silent auction items up for bid this year. A ‘no minimum bid* agenda has been adopted for this y ear’s auction ac tion. D on’t be shy about your b id d in g ....a s it has been said b efore....”A big bid will get you what a little bid won’t.” Did som eone say Bake Sale? You better be lieve it. Betty and the Dough Boy had better run for cover because the best bakers in town are strappin'on their aprons, p u llin ' out their sp atu las and are getting ready to mix up the best. Be ready for the biggest bakery bazaar this place has seen in a long time. You had bet ter whip out your cash and slap it down fast, buddy, this stuff will be selling quicker than flapjacks at 1HOP!! D o n ’t even th in k about leaving the Legion Hall hungry. A sandwich and salad bar with a variety of scrumptious sandwich fix ings and salads w ill be avail able for a donation of your discretion. Taylors Beverage ICABO holds annual meeting in lone Bar will be there stirring things up a bit by creating thirst quenching beverage concoctions for all ages at a reasonable price. Who says that you have to wait until March 8 to get the action started? Two raffle items are up for draw this year. The Legionnaires are selling raffle tickets for a W inchester 1300 pump action shotgun. As for the Auxiliary, they are selling raffle tickets for a 15” digital photo frame. All tickets are selling for $ 1 each or 6 tick ets for $5. Tickets may be Anne Morter (center) talks with Nancy Snider, president o f the Willow Creek purchased at Colliers Mar Valley Economic Development Group, last Wednesday night at the annual meeting ket, Taylor’s Restaurant, and o f the lone Community Agri-Business Organization (ICABO). the Bank o f Eastern Oregon ICABO asked different community organizations to set up displays at the Legion lone Branch or from any le hall while people from the communty looked over the displays and asked questions. gion or auxiliary member. For more informa Also pictured is Jean Jepsen (right) and Del and Lina LaRue (left). Finger food and tion call: poker and bingo drinks were served to the guests. questions, shotgun raffle tick ets: Lloyd M cN ary 422-7569; silent auction and bake sale questions, photo frame tickets: Irene Holtz 422-7487, Jean Jepsen parents have signed (the leprechauns will 422-7421, or June Crowell Doris Brosnun ““Leprechauns love to run” is a be bringing the forms to grade schools and 422-7171. provable statement. One only need ask the have them at the beginning o f the run); 2) next leprechaun one sees to find out for put on their racing shoes (no rollers); and 3) sure. Maybe this is why the leprechauns run like an Irish breeze to the Pot O ’ Gold. have added a “Leprechaun Run" to this The Leprechaun Run will take place on Sat year’s St. Patrick Day Celebration. The urday, March 15, at 11:30 a.m., beginning at leprechauns are inviting all children in the Veterans Memorial Park at the North end kindergarten through sixth grade to join o f town and ending on the Shamrock in the a run to a pot o f gold on Saturday morn center o f town. All runners who complete the run will receive a wee bit o ’ the leprechauns’ ing, March 15. “They love children and know treasure! (And what, one might wonder, do that children love to run, also,” a lep the leprechauns truly have in their treasure rechaun spokesperson reports. (The troves?) Interested runners w ill want to watch silent H eppner L eprechauns need a spokesperson.) “ ’Tis easy as one, two, for the leprechauns and the registration three! Children in kindergarten through forms, coming soon, and will want to start sixth grade, who love to run, simply: 1) training, no doubt. For more information call hand in the registration forms that their Peggy Fishbum, at 676-5246. “Leprechaun Run” a new event at this year’s St. Patrick’s Day celebration Palmateer and crew to participate in Weap ons Load Crew of the Year Competition A 1C, Kyle Palm a teer, o f Heppner, has been stationed down in Alma- gordo, NM for the past year. His specialty is Armament Systems where he gets to w ork w ith the w eapons and bombs that go onto the F-l 17 Stealth, which is be ing phased out, so now he will be working with the F-22 Raptor. His crew, which is a three man crew, recently participated in a com pe tition for W eapons Load CreW, which they Won and that earned them a spot in the W eapons Load Crew o f the Year C om petition. Load Crew o f the Year is a competition to find the Best of the Best at w hat they do. They compete against three other teams. T he c o m p e titio n load, a com plete com bat loadout of the F -117A, is the highlight o f the event and accounts for the majority of the competition points. It begins with the load crews applying power to the air craft for a stray voltage check. The munition is then MC Fair and Rodeo coronation to be held k.vle Palmateer and his crew recently particpated in a competi tion for Weapons Load Crew. checked for serviceability and the aircraft prepared for the upload. The munition is transported to the weapons bay, locked in, and prepared for release. A final check of the aircraft is made, the air craft forms are documented, and the crew requests that the com petition tim er be stopped. Points are deducted from the load for safety/ reliability errors, FOD, pro cedure violations, improper to o l/eq u ip m en t use, and m issed/over steps in the Futuristic Tundra showcased at 2007 FFA convention loading checklist. Points are aw arded for com ple tion o f the load under the established time standards but the fastest crew is not always the winner. The win ner o f this competition is announced at a later date. Kyle enjoys working around and w ith the aircraft. He is pretty excited about the Raptor coming in and giving him something new to work with. Kyle also stays busy by going riding with friends on his 4-wheeler, camping and trips to El Paso. Sheriffs Report The Morrow County Sheriff’s Office reports han dling the following busi ness: D e c . 2 8 : -M C SO deputy was out with a ve hicle that had a flat tire. The subjects were able to fix the tire. -MCSO received a report involving a stolen vehicle that was spotted. -MCSO investigated a possible Driv ing under the Influence driver that turned out to be a driver not feel ing well. -MCSO received a report from a fem ale re porter regarding a male and female subject who continu Lane W right, left, of Heppner and Taylor Disque of Lexing ously called her. ton, stand next to Toyota’s TRI) Tundra Street Concept truck during the 2007 National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, IN -MCSO received a which was attended by more than 50,000 people (Oct. 24-Oct. report from a male reporter 27). Wright and Disque are members of the Heppner FFA chap who reported that his busi ter. ness that he works for had been broken into. -MCSO received a request for traffic control for a cattle drive across the highway. -M C S O a rre s te d Christopher Ross Simmons, 44, for Harassment-DV and interfering with making a report. -MCSO received a Send your pictures and articles to editor@rapidserve.net i f » A - ¡’IF? report reg ard in g a large white dog that was hooked to a 10 ft. chain had been running loose. -MCSO received a report about a female who had been assaulted by a male to whom the reporter th o u g h t w as b reak in g a restrain in g order. It was reported that the fem ale missed three days of work due to injuries. The reporter also advised that the female reporter was too scared and that was the reason she had not contacted law enforce ment -MCSO received a report regarding a female who gave out credit card information and then can celled her cards thru the bank. -BPD inquired about a vehicle parked in a field with keys in it. BPD checked with the neighbor for the reason why the vehicle was parked at this particu lar location. -BPD received a re port about an area where the lights were out when they should be on. The area was checked. -BPD received a re port about people banging on the reporter’s door. -B PD re c e iv e d a phone report from a resi dence just w est of the Econo Lodge. The residence's door had been kicked in. The residence was vacant at the time. JL U p Pictured is Morrow County Fair and Rodeo Queen Becky Schiller with PGG Assistant Manager Joann Kinder. PGG is donating a West ern Art picture for the Queen and Court Coronation on March 2 at the Morrow County Fairgrounds, to be used for the auction. Along with the coronation there will be a dinner at 6 p.m., a silent and live auction, live entertainment and much more. The public is invited to come and congratulate Queen Becky Schiller and her princesses, Torrie Lovgren and Cheyenne Ward. Those plan ning to attend are asked to RSVP to 422-7330 or 422-7026. -BPD received a re port regarding a large black dog attempting to attack the female reporter. -B PD o ffic e r r e ceived a report o f a verbal dispute in progress. -BPD officer went to a residence to investigate a paintball incident. -BPD arrested Luis Alberto Navarro Jr., 19, for Criminal Trespass II. -BPD was advised by a male reporter that a female subject kept going to his father’s house asking him for money. -BPD arrested Jesse Robledo, 44, for unlawful dealing and possession o f Meth. -H e p p n e r A m b u lance assisted a male with severe back pain. -H e p p n e r A m b u lance transported a patient to Lexington Airport. -Irrigon Ambulance received a request for a 42 year old female who had fallen. D e c . 29: -M C SO received a report from a reporter who had run over metal and had discovered it was a license plate. -MCSO received a report regarding two male subjects involved in a mo tor vehicle accident near Yakima Bend. The reporter had a head injury and was bleeding. The subjects were advised with directions on w here they could go for their injuries. -M C SO and BPD received a report about a vehicle that had slid off the road. It was a non-injury accident. -MCSO received a report about four dogs run ning lard in a field just north o f the RR tracks and to the west o f Paterson Ferry Rd. -MCSO received a report from a female report er who had just came hack from vacation to find her residence broken into. The reporter was not sure what all had been other than her $ 1,000 from her dresser. -MCSO received a report regarding debris be ing removed from the road. -MCSO received a request for extra patrol in the area o f River View Mobile Court. -MCSO received a report regarding a seven year old male subject who was unconscious but still breathing. The male subject was transported to Pioneer Memorial Hospital. -MCSO received a phone call from a female subject who advised she re ceived a text message from her neighbor in Scottsdale, Arizona stating her neigh bor's husband went crazy and to call the cops. MCSO made contact with Scotts dale PD and adv ised them of this ball and the information -Continued on Page nine
