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Heppner Gazette-Times. Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 27. 2008 - THREE Estes named Volunteer Coordinator of the Year Cyde Estes, Volun teer Coordinator for Pioneer M em orial H ospice, was recently recognized by the Oregon Hospice Association as Volunteer Coordinator o f the Year. Cyde has served as the Volunteer Coordinator for Pioneer Memorial Hos pice since August o f 2003. P io n eer M em orial H o s pice provides palliative care for term inally ill patients th ro u g h o u t M orrow and Gilliam counties, mostly in their places o f residence, and has more than 30 trained volunteers throughout the two counties. T h is p re s tig io u s award was first presented in January 2004 and has become a tradition Oregon's hospice providers’ look for ward to every year. Oregon is among the nation’s lead ers for hospice care; O r egon fam ilies have come Pictured left to right are Kohanai Disque, Cyde Estes, and Molly Khea. to depend on the commit ment and compassion o f the professionals on O regon's hospice care teams. The Oregon Hospice Association is a statewide, not-for-profit public benefit m em bership organization whose goal is to make sure that all Oregonians can have excellent care as they or their loved ones approach Drake, Gunderson plan July wedding the end o f life. In 2007,62 hospices provided a full array o f sup portive, palliative health care services for terminally- ill O regonians and their families throughout the state o f O regon. In 2007, all Oregonians had access to hospice in their communi ties and access to comfort care. DA’s Report M o rro w C o u n ty District Attorney Elizabeth Ballard has released the fol lowing report: -Marvin A. Pourier, 43, was convicted of posses sion o f a methamphetamine, a class C felony and was sentenced to 90 sanction units with 30 jail units, 18 months supervised proba tion, six months d riv e r’s license suspension, 80 hours o f community service, other numerous conditions, and pay $ 1,788 in fines, fees and assessments. -J o h n R ic h a rd Ledoux, 54, was convicted o f theft in the second degree, a class A misdemeanor and was sentenced to 180 days in jail with 180 days suspend ed, 18 months bench proba tion, fcompJete 25 hours of corhmürtïtÿ 'service, other numerous conditions, and pay $988 in fines, fees and assessments. Pinochle players invited to Green field Grange Derek Gunderson and Amy Drake Greenfield Grange hosts a Pinochle game ev ery Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The group enjoys a luncheon together as well as eight games o f pinochle. There is plenty o f room for more players. For more informa tion contact Jane Dean at 481-5223. lone American Legion & Auxiliary to hold Texas Hold ‘Em Poker and Bingo Fund Raiser Extrav aganza The lone American 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 with a fist full o f cash by the end of 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 re a su re h u n te rs Second annual Boardman Art & Craft Show to be held The second annual B oardm an Art and C raft Show will be held March 7 and 8 at the Greenfield Grange from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. R ib b o n s w ill be awarded in many catego ries. Anyone may enter arts and/or crafts. Check-in time will be Thursday from 1-3 p.m. or Friday morning from 9-10 a.m.' The showing is free to the public. For an application or for more information call Jane Dean at 481-5223. Fair Board to meet, coronation to be held Douglas and Carley Drake o f Heppner announce the engagement o f their daughter, Amy Nicole Drake, to Derek James Gunderson. Derek is the son o f David and The Fair Board will Tricia Gunderson o f Heppner. meet on Sunday, March 2, Amy is a 2000 graduate of Heppner High School. at 4 p.m. The MC Fair & She earned a bachelor o f science degree in merchandising O TPR C ourt co ro n atio n from Oregon State University. She will graduate in June will be held late that night from the surgical technology program at Mt. Hood Com at 6 p.m. munity College. Derek graduated from Heppner High School in 1999. He attended Eastern Oregon University and then completed four years o f service with the United States Birth Announcement Air Force in January o f 2008. He is currently a student at Central Oregon Community College with a major in Clara Nash Conner - Eric and Irene Conner of forestry. Fall City, WA are proud parents of their first child, Clara The wedding will take place on July 5, 2008 at the Nash Conner. Drake Ranch near Heppner. She was bom Friday, February 1,2008 and weighed nine pounds, six ounces. Grandparents are Raymond and Bonnie Olson of Wolf Point, MT and Shirley Conner of Heppner. NEW! New! New! Lots of crazy St. Patrick's Day stuff in stock! 1Ve have shamrock plants and St. Patrick's giftware STARTING MONDAY, MARCH 3rd NEW SPRING & SUMMER HOURS Monday - Friday 7 a.m. - 6 p.m. Saturday - 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. ^ M iumuj ' j Djtug 217 North Main • Heppner Phone 676-9158 • Floral 676-9426 Serving the Willow Creek Valley Heppner, Lexington & lone will be in awe over the silent auction items up for bid this year. A “no minimum bid’ agenda has been adopted for this year’s auction ac tion. D on’t be shy about your b id d in g ....a s it has been said before....’’A big bid will get you what a little bid won’t.” Did someone 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 ap ro n s, 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 IHOP!! D o n ’t even think about leaving the Legion Hall hungry. A sandwich and salad bar with a variety of scrumptious sandwich fix ings and salads will be avail able for a donation of your discretion. Taylors Beverage 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 sell ing for $1 each or 6 tickets for $5. Tickets may be pur chased at Colliers Market, T ay lo r's R estaurant, and the Bank o f Eastern Oregon lone Branch or from any le gion or auxiliary member. For more inform a tion call: poker and bingo questions, shotgun raffle tic k e ts: Lloyd M cN ary 422-7569; silent auction and bake sale questions, photo frame tickets: Irene Holtz 422-7487, Jean Jepsen 422-7421, or June Crowell 422-7171. Morrow SWCD Board meeting to be held The Morrow SWCD Board will meet Tuesday, March 4, at 5 p.m. at the Ag Service Building in Hep pner. Agenda items include: minutes o f February meet ing, treasurer’s report, written staff report, OACD Dues, 08-09 budget, WFD, partner agency reports. Meetings of the Morrow SWCD are open to the public. Crop science class teach lessons to lone grade school students J.J. Dixson and Busta Alzate help the first graders learn about apple production. Fourth and Fifth graders make ice cream in a bag. (L-R) Jessie Flynn, Lauren Garrett, Juan Mendez and Jason Juarez Birth Announcement Klynn Marie McNamee - Abe and Kristi Mc- Namee o f Irrigon announce the birth of their daughter, Klynn Marie McNamee, on Thursday, January 31, 2008, at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Pendleton. At birth, she weighed eight pounds, four ounces and was 20 Vi inches in length. Grandparents are Pat and Vickie McNamee o f Ir rigon and Bob and Pam Worden o f Heppner. Great-grandparents are Wilbur and Rita Worden of Hermiston, Richard and Grace Morin of Portland, and Jo McNamee o f Madras. HEPPNER ELKS 358 676-9181 "W here hrirndy H ref ” 142 N orth Main Thursday« March 6th L a d ie s 9 N ig h t Menu: Steak, Cheesy Potatoes, Vegetable, Salad and Roll. Hosts arc Tim and Beth Dickenson Junior Brenna Kietmann help kindergartner Paul Taylor string a noodle necklace after the vs heat industry lesson her group helped present. “I need help" was a common phrase heard when members o f Erin Heideman's crop science class made presentations to the lone grade school students last week. The crops class was responsible for creating a les son plan related to agriculture that included a “teacher' outline, handouts, worksheet and an activity. “ It was fun to get to do. I didn’t know I would like teaching so much,” said high school junior J.J. Dixson.
