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Missing lone child found deceased On March 2 at ap proximately 2 p.m. the Mor row County Sheriff's Office received a report that Noah Burke, a four year old au tistic boy, was missing from 72604 Highway 71 in lone. This residence is located 10 miles south o f Interstate 84 on State Highway 74. The m other stated that Noah had been outside playing in the yard and that she had seen him three min utes before she had noticed he was gone. She called 911 i i i i n i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i Bessie W et/ell Newspaper Library Univ ersity o f Oregon Eugene, OR 97403 HEPPNER and units responded to the residence. A ground search was initiated supported by a private aircraft. At 5:47 p.m. a cow boy boot that was confirmed as belonging to the victim was located next to Willow Creek. The search concen trated on the banks o f the creek for five m iles u p stream and two miles down stream . The creek banks were searched a number of times in both directions. Later in the evening the search efforts were aug m ented by two N ational Guard helicopters out o f Portland. The search con tinued until around 1 a.m. on M onday. The search resumed at first light. At the peak, there were betw een 80 and 100 persons involved in the search. At 9:35 a.m . on Tuesday. March 3, one o f the National Guard helicopters observ ed a blue object in the water 2.5 miles downstream from the residence. Ground units arrived and assisted the helicopter crewman in retriev ing the body of Noah Burke. O regon Army N a tio n a l G u a rd , U m atilla C ounty S h e riff’s O ffice, Gilliam County S h eriff’s Office, Oregon State Police, Morrow County Health Dis trict, PGE Fire Brigade, lone Fire Department, Heppner Fire Department, Lexing ton Fire Department, The Red Cross and numerous businesses and individuals helped with the search. A fund has been set up for the Kenneth Burke family at the Bank o f East ern Oregon in memory of N oah. D onations can be made at any BEO branch. A benefit spaghetti supper will be held Thurs day, March 6, at 5 p.m in the lone School cafeteria Donations will be accepted for the meal. Buttons, buttons, buttons - who bought the winning buttons? unes VOL. 127 NO. 10 8 Pages Wednesday, March 5, 2008 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon St. Patrick's Celebration buttons go on sale today at Murray’s, City Hall, Heppner TV and the Chamber Office. Ow n a collector's button and be eligible for three chances to win a $100 Pot O ’ Gold Drawing during the celebration. Drawings for a lucky number will be during the Friday Night Amateur Box- ing Smoker event, the KUMA Coffee Hour Saturday m orning, and at the T arish Concert on Saturday evening. B uttons are available at various bu sin ess locations prior to the celebra tion and at the Infor mation Booth beside the Post Office. Shcryll Hates congratulates Mallorie Jones, For more in a sixth grader in Mrs. Dowdy’s class at Hep fo rm atio n call the pner Elementary School, for winning this H ep p n er C h am b er year's St. Patrick's Celebration Button De- sign Contest. She will receive a gift certificate Office at 676-5536 large pizza afcHowe's About Pizza. Schedule of events for St. Patrick’s Celebration Thursday, March 13 - “ From C en acle to Calvary,” an original play written by Father Condon and original music by Joe Lindsay, will be performed at 7:30 p.m. at St. Patrick’s Catholic Parish Hall. Two other play presentations w ill be held at.the Grange Hall in lone on Sunday, March 9, at 5 p.m. and at St. Patrick's Parish Hall on M onday, March 17, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 14 - Texas Hold ’em will be sponsored by Heppner Day care and Preschool at the Heppner Elk’s Lodge at 7 p.m. For more information contact Brandi Sweeney at 676-5530. -T h e H e p p n e r Chamber o f Commerce will hold its first annual Amateur Boxing Sm oker Event at 8:30 p.m. at Heppner High School. Gates will open at 7:30 p.m. All entries must be received by Thursday, March 13. Admission is $ 10 for ages 12 and up, $5 for ages 8-12 and children eight and under are free. There will be no presale tickets. For more information or for entry forms call the Cham- her office at 676-5536. -M o rro w C o u n ty C reative A rts and C rafts will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., show and sale at Les Schwab. -Heppner Public Li brary will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. -M o rro w C o u n ty Museum will be open from 1-5 p.m. -V e n d o r’s Square will be held all day at the N eighborhood C enter on Main Street. For more infor mation call 676-5024. There w ill be crafts, food and other treasures from local and visiting vendors. -C ornerstone G al lery will be showing works by special artists all week end. -Friends o f the Li brary will be selling books at City Hall from 1-6 p.m. to benefit the Heppner Li brary. -M rs. O 'L e a r y ’s Stew Feed w ill be held from 5-7 p.m. at St. Patrick's Senior Center and will be prepared by the Heppner United M ethodist Church members. -Lind’s Concession Colt Wrestling Tournament held l.ogan Angell (left) and Hayden Qualls wrestled each other in the Colt Wrestling Tournament as their referee Jar- reid Miller looks on. The tournament was held Thursday, February 28, at Heppner High School. More Colt W restling pictures can be found on page five. Photo by Autumn Morgan will open at 10 a.m. in the parking lot of Heppner Fam ily Foods. The concession will feature corn dogs, el ephant ears, funnel cakes, nachos, beer battered onion rings, cotton candy, caramel apples, etc. -R o llin g T h u n d er BBQ will open at 10 a.m. in City Park at the comer of Church and Main Streets. Featured w ill be BBQ sand w iches including tri-tip , corned beef, pulled pork, and pulled chicken, BBQ na- chos and \a bratwurst. Sat- u r d a y , March 15 B re a k - £ fast will be served from 7-10 a.m. at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. The meal will be prepared by the O ’Senior Center. The cost is $5 for all you can eat. -St. P a d d y ’s M o- tocross will be held at the Morrow County Fairgrounds beginning a 9 a.m. Signups will be from 7-8:30 a.m. Ad mission is $5 and children ages five and under are free. This event is sponsored by the Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo Committee. -Sheep Dog Trials will begin at 8:30 a.m. and w ill continue throughout the day at Thompson's Ranch, three miles northw est o f H eppner on B unker Hill Road off Highway 74. -Children's Carnival (iames will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Proceeds will go to the HHS Drama Club and St. Patrick's. -R o llin g T h u n d er BBQ will open at 9 a.m. in City Park at the com er o f Church and Main Streets. Featured w ill be BBQ sand- w iches including tri-tip , corned beef, pulled pork, and pulled chicken, BBQ nachos and bratwurst. - L in d 's C o n c e s sion will open at 9 a.m. in the parking lot o f Heppner Family Foods. The conces sion w ill feature com dogs, elephant ears, funnel cakes, nachos, beer battered onion rings, cotton candy, caramel apples, etc. -Friends o f the Li brary will be selling books at City Hall from 9 à.m. to 2 p.m. to benefit the Heppner Library. -M o rro w C o u n ty Museum will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. -Mor row C ounty Creative Arts an d C r a f ts will be open Q0CVb fro m 8 :3 0 a.m. to4 p.m., show and sale at Les Schwab. -V e n d o r’s Square will be held all day at the N eighborhood C enter on Main Street. For more infor mation call 676-5024. There w ill be crafts, food and other treasures from local and visiting vendors. -K U M A C o f f e e Hour will be held at 10 a.m. upstairs at the Elks Club. Come hear music, stories and blarney. Enter the Irish B rogue C ontest and win cash prizes. -Heppner Public Li brary will be open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. -O ’S e n io r C en ter will be serving homemade Irish soup, rolls, cobbler with ice cream, and coffee from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2-4 p.m. The cost is $3 for children 12 and under and $6 for everyone else. -The Stable ofYouth Shamrock Lanes will hold an Irish Sweepstakes/Mixed Doubles No-Tap Bowling Tournament at 3 p.m., 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. -L ep rech au n Run will be held at 11:30 a.m. at Veteran's Memorial Park for children ages K-6. Partici pants need to meet at 11:15 a.m. at the park. -Cruz-In Parade w ill be held at noon on Main Street and will include an tique and classic cars. -The G reat Green Parade w ill be held at I p.m. on Main Street. -O ’Kiddie Tricycle Races will be held right after the parade at the BEO drive through for children ages two to five years old. Tricycles will be prov ided. This event is sponsored by the Heppner Daycare and Preschool. -CEILI, Irish enter tain m en t featu rin g John Doherty and the Irish Sing ers and more, will be held from 2-4 p.m. upstairs at the Elks Club. -Ewe-Do-Bingo will be held at 2:30 p.m. in front o f BEO. This event is spon sored by the cheerleaders. -()’Ducky Race will be held at 3 p.m. and will start at the bridge in front of the Morrow County Court house. Adopt a duck to w in a prize o f $ 10 to $ 100. This event is sponsored by the Colt Football Program. St. P at’s Pit Ham Dinner and Homemade Pies w ill be served from 4-7 p.m. at St. Patrick's Catholic Par ish Hall. There will be live musical entertainm ent on stage, Irish, of course. -A buffet dinner w ill be held from 6-9 p.m. at the Elks Club and will include corn beef and cabbage, etc. with music from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. -The Blue Mountain Fiddler's Show w ill begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Fairgrounds D ance Hall. There is no charge for this event that is funded by the Morrow County Unified Recreation District. -Tarish will perform from 7:30-9 p.m. at the Hep pner E lem entary School g y m n asiu m . T his ev en t is funded by the Morrow County Unified Recreation District and is free to the public. -Wee H ours o ’the Mornin* Breakfast will be held from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. at the Volunteer Fire De partm ent S heriff's O ffice Auxiliary. -Continued on Page three Don’t forget to turn in your ballot Tuesday, March 11 marks an election day in Morrow County. Ballots can be dropped off at the fol lowing locations: New Boardman City Hall, 200 City Center Circle; Irrigon Annex, 205 NE 3ri1 Street; Bank o f Eastern Oregon, 280 West Main Street in lone; Morrow County Road Office, 365 West Highway 74 in Lexington; and the Morrow County Courthouse, 100 S. Court Street in Heppner. 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