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
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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.
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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
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