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
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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?
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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.
On election day, drop boxes at these locations
will be open until 8 p.m. Ballots dropped off at the Post
Office must be dropped off before 5 p.m. Postmarks do
not count.
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