Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 26, 2008 - FIVE
Students learn about “Water for Life”
Oregon East Symphony presents
annual Holiday Music Festival
Preparations are well
underway for the Oregon
East Sym phony’s annual
Holiday Music Festival to
be held Friday, December
5, at 7:30 p.m. at the Vert
Auditorium in Pendleton.
Tickets are on sale
now at the O regon East
Symphony office (345 SW
4lh Street) and A rm chair
Books (39 SW D orion).
Tickets are $12 for seniors
and adults and $3 for stu
dents, and are general ad
mission seating.
The F estiv al is a
longtime Pendleton holiday
tradition which features sev
eral Oregon East Symphony
ensembles, audience sing-a-
longs, and other community
groups. On the program this
year is the Young Voices of
Eastern Oregon, the Pre
ludes String Orchestra, the
A-Sharp Players O rches
tra, and the Holiday Hand
Bell Choir. In addition, the
Pendleton M en’s Chorus
w ill m ake th eir H oliday
Music Festival debut under
the direction o f W illiam
Mayclin.
M ayclin will also
direct the Oregon East Sym
phony Chorale in a perfor
mance of Vivaldi’s Gloria.
The Chorale w ill be accom
panied by a chamber orches
tra including strings, oboe,
trumpet, and harpsichord.
Also, at the concert,
the Oregon East Symphony
Guild will raffle off a “Best
of Pendleton” basket featur
ing an overnight stay at the
Pendleton House B&B, a
gift certificate for dinner at
Raphael’s Restaurant, two
VIP passes to concerts at
the Pendleton Center for the
Arts, two com plim entary
tickets to an OES concert,
and a bottle of wine from
Zerba Cellars.
Inland Northwest Musicians
to perform Dec. 14
Top Left: Merilee McDowell of MSWCD and Ann Rietmann of
lone Community School. Bottom Left: Alondra Ramirez and Daisy
Murguia of Riverside High School. Top Right: Jessica Munoz and
Kevin Fowler from Irrigon High School. Bottom Right: Back Row
(L-R): Seth Taylor, Kaden Lehman, Emily Papas, Kelly Wilson,
Josh Dowdy, and TJ Patton. Front Row (L-R): Shayla Looslie,
The Inland N orth will follow the concert.
Caitlynn Bailey, and F.lla McCormack. -Contributed Photos
The performance is
west M usicians' prem ier
The Morrow Soil and
Water Conservation District
held their annual conserva
tion poster contest entitled
“ Water for Life" with Mor
row County Schools. This
y e a r’s them e em phasizes
the importance o f healthy
watersheds and what we do
on the land impacts the qual
ity and quantity o f water and
the condition o f our other
natural resources.
T h e l s,- 3 rd p la c e
winners received “Water is
Life” t-shirts. The Is' place
w inners com peted in the
Oregon Association o f Con
servation D istrict contest
this month and placed 1st
there also. The winners of
the state contest will receive
a $25 savings bond from
OACD and will compete on
Kinzua Lunch Group to meet
the National level in Febru
ary 2009.
C o n test W inners:
4TH.5TH G ra(je: 1« piace-
Caitlynn Bailey, Heppner
E lem e n ta ry S ch o o l, 2 nd
Place-V ictoria Rietmann,
lone Com m unity School,
3 rd piace-Ella McCormack,
Heppner Elementary School,
Honorable Mention-Rachel
Holland, lone Community
School. 7th-9,h G rade: 1st
Place-Jessica M unoz, Ir
rigon Jr/Sr High School, 2nd
Place-Kevin Feyder, Irrigon
Jr/Sr High School, 3rd Place-
Alondra Ramirez, Riverside
Jr/Sr High School. 10th-12th
Grade: l sl Place-Daisy Mur
guia, Riverside Jr/Sr High
School.
orchestra and chorale will
perform a Christmas con
cert at 4 p.m. on Sunday,
December 14, at the Echo
C om m unity Center. This
holiday program includes
Tchaikovsky's “Nutcracker
Suite” and a festival o f fa
vorite Christmas carols and
holiday music. A reception
free to the public but do
nations are accepted, and
are tax deductible. Inland
Northwest Musicians’ con
certs are sponsored by local
businesses and personal
supporters.
For more informa
tion contact Teresa at 289-
4696.
Holy Name Society meeting held
Youth Night at Elks Club a success
A large Kinzua Lunch Group met at Service Creek
on November 14 for a lunch and to enjoy a beautiful
day. Those attending from Fossil were Bob and Mary Lee
Britt. John and Midge Geer, Steven and Roberta Conlee,
Rob Conlee, Pat Hyatt, and Marilyn Garcia; from elk camp
Bruce and Dixie Hollomon; from Twickenham Ada Schell;
from Heppner Bonnie Campbell, OL and Jean Ann Adams;
and from Prineville Bob and Peggy Nelson.
The next lunch will be December 12 at the Apple
Peddler in Prineville at 11:30 a.m.
MC Fair Board meeting scheduled
The Morrow County Fair Board meeting will be
held Monday, December 1, in Boardman at the Port of
Morrow Building at 6 p.m.
Mustang Wrestling Schedule
Following is the Heppner High School wrestling sched
ule for the 08-09 season:
-Dec. 2: at Riverside, 5 p.m.
-Dec. 6: at Grant Union, 10 a.m.
-Dec. 12-13: Muilenberg Tournament in LaGrande, 4
p.m.
-Dec. 20: Christmas Tourney at Mac Hi, 9 a.m.
-Jan. 3: Riverside Rumble, 9 a.m.
-Jan. 9-10: Jo-Hi Invitational, 10 a.m.
-Jan 15: at Grant Union/Crane, 5 p.m.
-Jan. 17: Sherman Invite, 11:30 a.m.
-Jan. 22: Heppner, 5 p.m.
-Jan. 24: at Gervais, 10 a.m.
-Jan. 31: Irrigon Tournament, 5 p.m.
-Feb. 7: BEO Invitational (at Heppner), 9 a.m.
HEPPNER ELKS 358
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"U here h riends Meet "
The Heppner Elks Club held their first Youth Night
on November 13. Approximately 40 kids attended.
A dinner o f hot dogs, mac-n-cheese, salad, ham
burgers, and dessert was served. Approximately $350
worth o f table prizes were given away. Donations of a
Nintendo DS and three guns (two .410 single shots and a
Ruger 10-22) were awarded to four lucky winners.
Tim Jaca won the Nintendo DS. Jorden Sweeney
won the Ruger 10-22 and Kane Sweeney and Cason Mitch
ell won the .410 single shots.
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Pictured are Kane and Jorden Sweeney with the guns they won.
- Contributed Photo
Free Medicare Part D • Prescription Drug
Plan Assistance
Coming to Your Town
Morrow County Health District will be offering
Free Medicare Part D consultation appointments
during the month of December to help you determine
the best prescription plan for your specific needs.
Plans change each year so it’s important
to review vour coverage each year!
Morrow County Health District Staff will be scheduling
appointments to meet with local residents
in the following towns:
H eppner - D ecember 2nd, 9™,
P io n e e r M e m o r ia l H o s p ita l
B o ardm an - D ecember
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Dan Van Schoiack makes a presentation during the Holy Name
Society meeting. Contributed Photo
The men o f St. Patrick Parish and St. William Par
ish recently attended the annual memorial mass for their
deceased members. During the mass the names o f the
deceased members were remembered.
Following the mass they held their November
meeting they discussed their participation in the various
activities o f the parish. The meeting concluded with a
presentation o f the life o f St. Paul. As this year has been
designated the “Year o f St. Paul" by Pope Benedict XVI,
Dan Van Schoiack made an excellent presentation, detail
ing various aspects o f the life o f St. Paul.
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