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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.