Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 5, 2008 - THREE
Sager family to present
Free homework help at the
Oregon Trail Library District Rwanda experiences on Nov. 9
Children and teen
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Radcliffe family from New Guinea
to speak at Church of the Nazarene
Pictured are Jim and Kathy RadclifTe with their children Priscilla,
Josiah and Lydia. -Contributedphoto
The Heppner Church
o f the Nazarene will be host
ing the Radcliffe family on
Tuesday, November 11. The
R adcliffe fam ily w ill be
speaking about their work as
missionaries in Papua, New
Guinea at 6:30 p.m.
The church will be
providing a potluck dinner
from 5-6 p.m. The Radc-
liffes also plan to hold a
special children’s program
for the children that attend.
This event is open to ev
eryone.
Senior Center Menu
Back Row (L-R) are Nyssa, Darby, Brick, Tegan, and Kooper.
Front Row (L-R) are Laura, Kelly, and Grayse. -Contributed
Photo
K e lly and L au ra
Sager, form er Lexington
residents, will be in Hep
pner on Sunday morning,
November 9, at 10:45 a.m.
at W illow C reek B aptist
Church to tell about their
experiences as missionaries
in the African country o f
Rwanda.
The Sagers, and their
six children, ranging in age
from 4 to 12 years old, have
been living in Kigali, the
capital city o f Rwanda for
the past four years. They are
in the United States for six
REALTOR
BEFORE YOU STRAIGHTEN LINE
It is not unusual for property
lines to have all kinds of crazy
zig-zags in them. If you happen
to be a “neat freak,” would it
be worth your while to take the
zig-zags out and replace them
with straight lines? Before you
make this move, there are a
number of factors to consider.
Is there real gain to be realized
from straightening the line?
Have you lost any portion of
the enjoyment of your property
because of the zig-zags?
Before you spend any mon-
ey, check the zoning of adjoin
ing parcels to ensure that the
straightening is a legal option.
There may be a valid reason
why the line was placed that
way when the land was origi
nally subdivided. If zoning
does not automatically permit
the straightening, you’ll have
to weigh the cost and time ef
fectiveness of appealing to one
or more town boards to ask for
a hardship variance. Add to this
surveying fees and attorney’s
fees. Maybe it’s better to live
with the zig.
Property listings mre available
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Expect?” and Darcy Vial,
Morrow County FSA CED
w ill provide a Farm Bill im
plementation update. Wheat
industry updates w ill also be
provided.
All producers and
their spouses are welcome
and encouraged to attend
this inform ative meeting.
Please RSVP to M alheur
C ounty Extension office
541 -881-1417 no later than
Monday, November 10.
Heppner High School to hold
parent teacher conferences
MCED meeting to be held for Tip-
page Fee Award recommendations
A m e e t in g h a s
been s c h e d u le d for the
Morrow County Economic
Development Committee to
develop its recommendation
for Tippage Fee Awards
based on the 2008 Needs
and Issues Inventory. The
m eeting w ill be held on
T h u rsd ay , N o v em b er 6,
2 0 0 8 , at 10 a.m . at the
Morrow County Fairgrounds
in Heppner. The public is
welcome to attend.
T h is y e a r , 79
a p p lic a tio n s have been
su b m itte d re q u e s tin g a
total of $ 1,692,656. This is
more than three times the
$500,000 that is available
f o r th e s e c o m m u n ity
enhancement projects. The
C ounty C ourt will make
the final award decisions
based on the co m m ittee
recommendations.
Each project sponsor
will have the opportunity to
very b riefly address the
group prior to com m ittee
deliberations. Due to the
high number o f applications,
each applicant will be limited
to no more than one minute
to d iscu ss each p ro ject.
Members of the committee
have been supplied with
copies o f the applications,
so this tim e 'is best used
to provide supplem entary
information.
Members of the Eco
nomic Development Com
mittee are Jerry Breazeale
representing Irrigon, Betty
G ray rep re se n tin g lone,
George Koffier representing
Heppner, Karen Pettigrew
re p re se n tin g B oardm an,
John Renfro representing
Lexington and Nancy Snid
er serv in g at-larg e. The
Morrow County Court are
non-voting members o f the
committee.
Greater Eastern Or
egon Development Corpora
tion (GEODC) is facilitating
this process for M orrow
County. Additional informa
tion is available by calling
Sondra Lino, GEODC, at
541 -575-2786 or via e-mail
at slino@oregonvos.net.
Heppner Christian Church to hold
annual Harvest Festival
Heppner Christian Church will be having their an
nual Harvest Festival on Sunday night, November 9, at 6
p.m. There will be a dinner and program featuring special
guest speaker Kelly Sager, a former Lexington native and
a current missionary in Africa.
This event is free to the public.
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Morrow County Justice Court Judge Charlotte
Gray has released the following report:
-Sean B. Peck, 43, Hermiston, violation o f the basic
rule by going 75 mph in a 55 mph zone, $214 fine.
-Patricia E. Fleming, 41, Pendleton, violation of the
basic rule by going 62 mph in a 45 mph zone, $113 fine.
-Gary Lee Foster, 59, Veneta, unlaw ful take o f a
cougar, no 2008 cougar tag, $224 fine.
-Lester Leroy Moser, 62, Junction City, hunt cougar
w ithout 2008 cougar tag, $224 fine.
-Alisha J. Serrano, 20, Lexington, v iolation o f the
basic rule by going 75 mph in a 55 mph zone, $113 fine.
-Sandra K. Day, 42, Heppner, violation of the basic-
rule by going 74 mph in a 55 mph zone, $113 fine.
-Mikel A. Holmes, 26, Portland, driving while
suspended violation, driv ing uninsured, $673 fine.
months and will return to
Rwanda in April. The family
will be sharing their story
and pictures o f Africa and
Kelly will talk about taking
risks in life.
E veryone is w e l
come to attend the service.
Refreshments will be served
afterwards.
Willow Creek Bap
tist is located just off Water
Street in Heppner at 560 N.
Heppner High School will be holding parent teach
Minor Street. For more in
formation call Pastor Keith er conferences on: Thursday, November 6, from 4—8 p.m.,
no appointments necessary; Friday, November 7, from
Price at 676- 5552.
7:30—11 a.m., by appointment; and Tuesday, November
12, from 4 -8 p.m., no appointments necessary'.
Parents are inv ited to enjoy refreshments, pick up
report cards and visit with teachers.
Marriages
By DAVID SYKES
The Morrow County
Wheat Growers will hold
their annual fall meeting at
the Morrow County Fair
g ro u n d s in H ep p n er on
Thursday, November 13, be
ginning at 5 p.m. Dinner will
be provided by the Morrow
County Wheat Growers.
Dan L ong, o f Ag
Research Service will pres
ent on “The Potential for
C apturing C arbon in the
Soil - What can Growers
Justice Court
Willow Creek Baptist Church members will be
serving lunch on Wednesday, November 12. The menu
Morrow County Clerk Bobbi Childers has released
will include chicken fettuccini, mixed vegetables, fruit the following report o f marriage licenses issued:
juice, hot bread, and baked apples.
-October 27: Dennis Lee Boggs, 60, Boardman,
and Vilma Araya Boggs, 60, Boardman.
Estate
Morrow County Wheat Growers
meeting set for November 13
Artifactory Craft Fair to be held in
November
The Artifactory Craft Fair will be held on No
vember 15 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Heppner Senior
Center.
Tables will be reserved on a first paid, first served
basis. A table along the wall is $22 and a table in the center
is $20. The deadline to register is November 7.
“The Sagebrush Story” Program at
library tells of travel on mule-back
Im agine trav elin g
in Morrow County at three
miles per hour - on mule-
back! That’s just what Jody
Foss of Kimberley has done,
along with thousands o f
other miles in the American
West.
A special program
about F o ss’s ad v en tu res
along the way - including
at Heppner - will be held at
the Heppner Public Library
on Monday, November 10,
at 7 p.m.
The program is free
and all interested persons
are encouraged to attend.
Foss will present a lively
program about the many fas
cinating people and places
she and her mule covered
along the way.
S in ce 1976, Foss
has traveled the west with
her mules and has covered
over 6,000 miles o f back
ro ad s and tra ils. Seeing
the country the slow way,
at three miles an hour, she
been treated to the stories o f
the people she meets, to the
open vistas and high moun
tains and to true Western
hospitality. Foss has collect
ed these stories o f the trail
in two books, Mules Across
the Great Wide Open and In
the Company o f Mules. Her
second book is about her
600 mile solo trip with her
two mules, Mavis and Sarah
Jane. Starting in northern
Idaho, they rode through
Washington and Oregon to
the coast at Newport. Her
multi-media presentation,
“The Sagebrush Story" is a
delight to audiences o f all
ages.
With three mules she
traveled down to Virginia
City, Nevada from Bend. In
her show' she features the
old timers who shared their
memories with her in rural
towns, including those in
eastern Oregon.
Complete with mule
songs in a lively soundtrack
and beautiful photographs
o f the landscape and those
who helped her along her
way, this program is not to
be missed.
For further informa
tion, please contact Oregon
Trail Library Director Mar
sha Richmond at 541-481-
3365 or LEO director Lyn
Craig at 541-763-2355.
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