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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 19, 2008 - THREE Team BOHICA crowned road bowling champs By Doris Brosnan Snow, rain, or hail would not have deterred them , and as Irish luck would have it, the deter mined Road Bowlers did not have to contend w ith any such inclement weather on Sunday, March 16. The sun broke through the clouds as Heppner’s Wee Bit O ’ Ire land Celebration was draw ing to a close with the highly competitive Sheepdog Trials on the Thompson Ranch and the enormously dog-eat-dog Road B ow ling ev en t on Balm Fork Road. Nine teams - five returning and four n o v ice - showed up at 1:30 p.m ., eager to challenge last y ear’s Road Bowling champions (who were a “no show” ): Team BOHICA, Three Old People and One Young Thing, Rhea Roll ers, Mabe Team, Holcomb (2006 winning team), Barb and the Boys, Balm Fork Buzzards, Early Birds, and Turner Ranch. This third year o f the bowling activity started as soon as the thirty-tw o participants had endured a re-briefing on the “Guide lines and Rules,” signed up, paid up, and grabbed their bowls, rugs, and chalk. Leading off with the oft’ heard warning “Bowl ing!” the Early Birds dem onstrated the difficulty o f the first curve. At first, the fluorescent-orange bowls - reminders o f the British cannonballs first used in this game - were fairly easy to spot when they landed off the road in brush and weeds. Soon, however, the paint was chipped away and the bowls became pitted, as the teams battled the rough nature of the country road, more chal lenging than previous years’ city streets. Strategy was a lm o st u se le ss even on straight aways, with play e rs a d m itte d ly disappointed as the bowls veered one way or anoth er when they en countered small bum ps or dips, o r w h e n th e y covered a shorter distance than an ticipated. Unlike last y e a r ’s w a- Team BOHICA claim their road bowling ter-feature-chal- trophy. lì ¡L IB A .ti L r l) Era I p i JL , __________ Doris Brosnan gives instructions to road bowlers before the start of the competition. lenge, Balm Fork did not present a problem for any team . No traffic and no parked cars were a worry this year. And, im portant ly, no cattle were injured, though a few seem ed to com plain from ro ad sid e pastures as the competitors tossed by. Whereas last year’s most common num ber o f tosses was twenty-seven to finish the 1.3-mile course, 38 tosses won this y e ar’s 1.2-mile competition. Last year, the greatest number of tosses needed to complete the co u rse w as 37. The greatest number on Balm Fork was 56, by a novice team. April 29 last day to register or change party affiliation Teams comprised of two, three, and four players participated in the afternoon event. Team BOHICA took first place and a prize o f $40. The names o f Jason Hanna, Chad Doherty, Jake Roy, and Adam Doherty will be engraved on the Road Bowl ing Trophy, which will be on display at City Hall. Taking second place and $24, Three Old People and One Young T hing used 39 to sses to finish. Third place and $16 was awarded to the Rhea R ollers, w hose 42 tosses tied with the Mabe team, but the Rollers’ final toss went farther past the finish line. The remaining scores were 43, 45, 46, 48, and 56. DA’s Report M o rro w C o u n ty District Attorney Elizabeth April 29 is the last day to register to vote or change Ballard has released the fol party affiliation before the primary elections in May. Post lowing report: marks will not be accepted for those wishing to change -Kevin K. A lexan party affiliations. der, 35, was convicted o f contempt o f court and was sentenced to 30 days in jail with 30 days suspended, 12 AT months bench probation, 10 hours o f community service, other numerous conditions, and pay $188 in fines, fees 1 2 - 0 p .m . Sunday, M arch 2 3 and assessments. -Jam es R. Colvin, 36, was convicted o f assault E n jo y F la ke d lim n , in the fourth degree, a class I ja m b T u rk e y , A m isdem eanor and was p lu s s a l fids y a lo re sentenced to 180 days in jail a a d dessert! with 150 days suspended and credit received for 30 days serv ed , 24 m onths P r ic e ; $ 1 4 .9 5 bench probation, 40 hours (h itlx fi a n d u n d er ea t fo r fr e e ) o f community service, other numerous conditions, and pay $ 1,488 in fines, fees and MAIM STREET, HEFFSER assessments. EASTER BUFFET J O H N S I L i f E JOHN'S PLACE us fKi/s tAfrrcW 2 3 ! We have Easter Candy, Cards, Giftware and Basket Stuffers! £tleek o u t a n r new A yankee Candle scents! ' BACK TO O U R S P R IN G H O U R S : M o n d a y - F rid a y 7 a .m . - 6 p .m . Espresso Special S a tu rd a y - 9 a .m . - 6 p .m . o f th e Month: yUGLY DUCKLING j ^ M umuj ’ j D au § . inc Serving the Willow Creek Valley Heppner, Lexington, A lone 217 North Main • Heppner Phone 676-9158 Floral 676-9426 I Leprechaun Run a success By Doris Brosnan On Saturday, under somewhat threatening skies, fifty-two rum ors gathered at 11 a.m. for the first Lepre chaun Run in Heppner. Children in kindergarten through the sixth grade joined the leprechauns at Heritage Park, eager to run the length o f Main Street and see the reward one o f the leprechauns had in its big black pot at the Sham rock Intersection. Volunteer students Kristen Van Cleave, Ashley and Kelsey Wolff, Cyde Coil, Alex Pickles, and Jordan Hatfield, from the high school track program, helped adult volunteers Brandi Sweeney, Tiffany McCurry, Damon Brosnan, Larry Palmer, and Marianne Smith organize the runners into age groups. They also led them through some warm-up exercises and even jogged along with runners. At 11:30, the fifth- and sixth-graders led off from the line, as a leprechaun lowered its starting flag, soon followed by the other age groups, one group at a time. The runners were reminded that this was a “fun” run, not a contest to see who was the fastest, and everyone was encouraged to complete the 1/3-mile course in what ever fashion he or she wanted, by running, walking, or a combination o f both. The participants dashed up to the intersection by Les Schwab, made a U-turn, and headed back to the Shamrock and the finish gate. There, the leprechaun and its helpers, Earl and Mark Fishbum, rewarded w ith a gold dollar each person who completed the course. The crowds along the way rewarded all the runners with applause and shouts o f encouragement. Organizer Peggy Fishbum and her helpers, Sharon Harrison, Susan Hisler, and Doris Brosnan, report that the leprechauns hope to feature their run again next year as part of A Wee Bit O ’ Ireland, maybe with a few changes. They hope to see most o f this year's runners return under sunnier skies and with many newcomers. BMCC offering beginner golf class es at Willow Creek Country Club Blue Mountain Community College has scheduled a Beginning G olf class at the Willow Creek Country Club in Heppner starting April 3. The class is intended for beginning golfers with little or no prior golfing experience and will run for six sessions, held Thursday evenings from 5-6:30 p.m. Class dates are April 3, 17, 24, May 1, 8, & 15. There will be no class on April 10 due to an event scheduled at the golf course. Josh Browning will instruct the class. Cost is $35 to take the class and $25 for a temporary membership to WCCC for non members. The temporary membership entitles class members to unlimited play during the run o f class (April 3-May 15) and may be applied to a regular membership. Space is limited so interested students are urged to register as soon as possible. Registration may be accom plished online at wvvw.bluecc.edu. For additional informa tion, contact Anne Morter, Morrow County Coordinator, at 422-7040. 2008 St. Patrick’s Raffle and Pot O’ Gold winners announced Winners have been announced for this year’s St. Patrick’s Raffle. Eva Kilkenny won the four piece patio set donated by Wal-Mart Distribution Center. Myrtle Mc Millan won the CD player donated by Wal-Mart Distribu tion Center. Becky Sparks won the men’s basket. Sheryll Bates won the ladies basket. Tim Bowers won the framed picture donated by Wilcox Furniture. Jim Fichter won the dump truck o f gravel donated by Roger Britt. Dan Michael won a unit o f lumber donated by Kinzua Resources. Steve Bogart won the saw blade with name donated by Miller Manufacturing. Becky Sparks won the children's basket donated by Kay Fowler. The $100 Pot O ’ Gold winners were Gary Jones, Krissy Johnson, and Michael Kilkenny. Boardman to sponsor spring clean-up • Morrow County Historical Soci- ety announces spring 2008 tours Did you ever won der what was on that large chunk o f M orrow County landscape known as “The B om bing R an g e” before the U. S. Government took possession in the 1940’s? And where is the location o f “Old Town Boardman?” Was there really a gold mine in the old Boardmanirrigon communities? Find out the answers to these and other questions on a pleasant tour, jointly sponsored by Mor row County Historical So ciety and Boardman Senior Citizens. The first o f several narrated historical tours of Morrow County will take place Tuesday, March 25, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. The tour will be conducted in the comfort of the Boardman Sr. Center bus. The narrator will be Harold Baker, long time M orrow County resident. LaVeme Gertler, CLD will drive the tour bus. The tour will leave the Boardman Sr. Center, 100 Tatone Street, at 10 a.m. Contact the B oardm an Sr. C en ter at 541-481-3257, to reserve your seat on the tour bus. Come early, park your car, have a cup of coffee, and be in the bus by 10 a.m. There is no charge for the tour; a donation o f $2-3 per person is suggested to cover the cost o f fuel. All interested per sons are invited to join the Historical Society for $5 per member. Memberships will be available for purchase prior to the tour. Historical Society Members have seat ing priority, and will receive early in fo rm atio n about upcom ing tours p rio r to the general public. Historic Tours of Irrigon, south Mor row County and possibly the Boardman Grasslands are in the planning stages. The bus will return to the Sr. Center at noon. All interested tour members are welcome to purchase a meal at the Senior Lunch .The meal is $4 for those 54 and under; or $3 for those 55 and up. Contact the Boardman Sr. Center at 541-481-3257 to add your name to the tour list. A mini tour is being planned to visit the Hanford R eactor #2. “ M any may remember this reactor was responsible for the nuclear bombs that went off at Hi roshima,” said Louis CaT- leson. The City o f Boardman w ill sponsor a community wide clean-up the month o f April. The city ahs garbage vouchers available, w ith a $50 limit, to residents o f the City o f Boardman. The vouchers are valid during the month o f April at Finley Butte Landfill and the North Morrow Transfer Station. The garbage voucher program encour ages citizens to clean up their residences by disposing of yard debris. Winners of the Great City residents may pick up their vouchers at Board- G reen Parade have been man City Hall at 200 City Center Circle beginning April announced. Heppner Pre- 1. For more information on this program, call Boardman School won the Irish Char City Hall at 481-9252. acter and Family division. Weston McEwen Pipes and Drums won the M usical and Dance Groups division. ODOT is currently at Preliminary Plans in Relay for Life won the Irish Floats and Groups division. the development o f a project that will address Hermiston F unrunners won bridge repair, highway w idening, new for Irish Miscellaneous. Dan sidewalks, school crossing, and flattening and Diana Arvieux won for A ntique and Custom Ve the curve at the Stansbury intersection. This hicles. And Desert Shrine project will also develop drainage facilities Club won for Parade and for the roadway. Special Vehicles. R i b b o n s c an be Estimated cost o f $2,000,000. picked up at the Chamber The public meeting will be March 20th at office. Great Green Parade winners announced PUBLIC NOTICE 6:30 pm at the Columbia Basin Electric Co op facility in Heppner, 171 W Linden Way. For more information, please contact Tim Rynearson, Project Leader, ODOT - Region 5, 541-963-1364 / FFA Alumni to meet tonight An FFA Al u mn i m eeting will be held to night at 7 p.m. in the HHS Ag room.
