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Heppner uazette-lim es, Heppner uregon Road Bowling returns to St. Pat’s weekend H e p p n e r ’s Ir is h Road Bowling event will draw the St. Patrick’s Day w eekend celebration to a close on Sunday, M arch 15. Participants in this fourth-year event w ill gather on Sunday afternoon before the 1:30 p.m. activity com mences. Participants must be 18 years old or older. This Irish sport that dates back to the 1600’s was played in America by the Irish troops in West Virginia during the C ivil War. In recent years, a resurgence o f interest in the sport has developed in both Ireland and the United States. Hep p n e r’s event has gained popularity since it was first offered in 2006, and entries are lim ited, so interested persons should pick up en try forms at the Chamber of Commerce Office and return them, filled out, soon. Teams of two to four members com pete over a course o f approxim ately one m ile by to ssin g the iron-and-steel “bowls” that w eigh 28-ounce and are slightly smaller in diameter than a tennis ball. The team that completes the course with the fewest tosses wins. In 2006 and 2008, teams of four won. In 2007, a team of two won the competition. E ach p a r tic ip a n t must pay $5 to play. The purse is then divided, with half going into the St. Pat ric k ’s W eekend fund and half being divided among the top three teams. Names of the winning team’s mem bers will be added to the trophy that is on display in ences everywhere. The goal o f The Blue Mountain Old Time Fiddlers Association is to keep the art of old time, dance hall music alive. D uring the fiddle show Equine Elegance and the Stir It Up 4-H groups will be selling pie and cof fee. Come and listen to good old time music and support your local 4-H kids. Columbia Basin Electric Cooperative schedules power outage B onneville Pow er A d m in istra tio n and C o lumbia Basin Electric Coop announce a one hour power outage beginning at m id night, Monday, March 16, until 1 a.m. Tuesday, March 17. This one hour outage will allow Bonneville Power Administration to perform required N.E.R.C. reliability testing. All Columbia Basin E lec tric C oop m em bers served from the lone BPA substation will be affected by this outage. (Lower Rhea Creek, the City o f lone, The area north o f lone, Willow creek from C ecil J o n e s ’ north to the Morrow County line, Four mile and Eight mile Canyons). We regret any in convenience this will cause; however, it is very important that Bonneville Power Ad ministration completes this required testing. Sally Anne s Shoppe to open for business Sally Anne’s Shoppe, located at 168 W. Willow, will open for business on Thursday, March 12. Available for purchase will be: past and present items, home and garden items, western decorative gift items, ready to hang wood mounted classic movie post ers, vintage crate labeled art, flower arrangements, and jewelry. Sally Anne’s Shoppe will be open for business 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Estate By DAVID SYKES REALTOR HOW MUCH DOWN? Rather frequently the ques tion arises as to how large a deposit a buyer should put down or, to put it another way, how much deposit should the seller reasonably require? The deposit should be suf ficient to make sure the buyer will have good reason to see the transaction through and to reimburse the seller for taking the property o ff the market and other expenses in case the buy er defaults. The length o f time from signing the agreement to the date o f transfer may have a bearing. For example, one Heppner Head Start holding blanket raffle The Road Bowling Trophy, now displayed in the window of Pe terson's Jewelers, will feature another group of names after the competition this Sunday. Last year’s winners plan to return this year, determined to see their names engraved again on the coveted trophy. -Contributed Photo Blue Mountain Fiddlers to perform Saturday The Blue Mountain Old Time Fiddlers will be playing Saturday, March 14, at 6:30 p.m. in the dance hall at the fairgrounds. There is no charge for admission. The Blue Mountain Old Time Fiddlers A sso ciation has been around for over 50 years. M em bers from all over the northwest, travel to various shows and contests delighting audi- Wednesday, March 11, z u u y - H V t calling for performance in 90 days, should require a substantial deposit. A 30 day agreement might call for less. Beware, however, a 30 day agreement due to unforeseen circumstances may have to be extended and actually result in a 60 or 90 day agreement. The term “deposit” as used above is to be distin guished from “earnest mon ey” which is a relatively small payment intended to bind sale until a formal agreement can be written. Property listings are available at k 'H ’ h *. syk es real es ta te. net the window o f Peterson’s Jewelers. The starting point o f the course will be d e termined and that informa tion w ill be av ailab le at the Information Booth on M ain Street on Saturday, March 14. Details will also be announced at the Satur day-morning Coffee Hour. Spectators are welcome at the event but are cautioned to remain a safe distance from the action because the bowls are heavy and have been known to break bones in unfortunate situations. Spray Rodeo tryouts to be held The children at Heppner Head Start are raffling off a queen-sized blanket. The cost of the tickets are $1 each or six for $5 and can be purchase tickets at Artisan Village (where the blanket is on display), Lott’s Electric, or from any Head Start parent. The winner will be announced during the St. Patrick’s Parade. For additional information call Matt Best 676-5127. Contributed Photo BMCC to hold grant workshop in Heppner B lu e M o u n ta in C om m unity C ollege has scheduled a one-day work shop entitled, “G etting a G ra n t,” for W ednesday, March 18, at the Morrow County Extension Office in Heppner. The class will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Participants should bring their own lunch. The cost o f the w orkshop is $22 and pre-registration is required. Try outs for the 2009 May 23 & 24 Spray Rodeo will be held Saturday, March 21 at 1 p.m. at the Spray Rodeo grounds. Contestants do not have to be local or Wheeler County residents. They must be at least 15 years old, The H eppner Ele never been married or had mentary PTC is sponsoring children. Celebrate Oregon dance to For more informa celebrate the 150,h year of tion call 541-468-2442. Oregon being a state. The dance w ill be held March 19 at the Heppner Elementary Marriages Gym and is open to all HES M o rro w C o u n ty families. The cost is free and Clerk Bobbi Childers has snacks will be provided. Music will be pro released the following re vided by Desert Music Mo port o f m arriage licenses bile and will feature music issued: -February 27: Kelli o f the wagon trail days. The Scott McAllister, 21, lone, dance begins at 6:30 and and Rhiannon Lea Corry, goes until 9:30. Students must be accom panied by 24, lone. an adult. There are eight bas- This one-day semi nar will introduce partici pants to the basics o f getting a grant and then what to do once a grant has been received. Topics covered include: demystifying the grant-seeking process; iden tifying funding sources; fram ing the project; e le ments o f a proposal; and what to do once you get a grant. Susan Plass, Blue Mountain Community Col lege's Director o f Grants, will present the workshop. Plass has over 20 years experience in the field o f grants and proposals. P re-registration is required and may be done by contacting Anne Morter, BM CC C o o rd in a to r for Morrow County, at 422- 7040. Heppner Elementary PTC sponsoring dance The theme for Heppner Elementary PTC sponsored dance will be “Celebrate Oregon.” Contributed Photo kets (each having a separate up your heels, put on your theme) that will be raffled western wear and come and off. Tickets for the raffle Celebrate Oregon. are $.25 cents each. Kick Boardman appoints new planning commissioner Tuesday night the B oardm an C ity C ouncil appointed Kellye Finch to the B oardm an P lan n in g Commission. She will serve a three year term ending December 31,2011. Ms. Finch is a city resident with a history o f volunteering in the Board- man community. She has served on the Boardm an Police Advisory Committee and the Boardman School Board Advisory Committee. She has also volunteered with the Boardman Senior Center and the AARP Tax Advisory program. The Boardman Plan- ning Commission meets the third W ednesday o f each month to discuss city plan ning issues for recommen dation to the Boardman City Council. Currently there are two vacancies on the com mission; the city would like to fill those immediately. Interested parties should contact Boardman City Hall for information on how to apply. In other city news, the Boardman Urban Re newal A gency approved their 2008-2009 budget. C ity co u n cilo rs heard a report from Emily Doherty St. Patrick’s Pit Ham Dinner Where finicky Leprechauns eat! of the Youth Advisory Com- mittee (YAC). The YAC has several projects planned to raise funds for their youth- oriented programs and listed the volunteer activities they plan to be involved with, The next regularly scheduled meeting o f the Boardman City Council is Tuesday, March 17, at 7 p.m. at Boardman City Hall. HHS senior class to hold weekend fundraisers The Heppner High School senior class will be holding a bake sale, silent auction and raffle at Heri tage Land on Main Street on Saturday, March 14. from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. during the St. Patrick's Weekend festivities. Tickets are avail able to w in one spa basket. one fishing basket and one garden basket. The senior class w ill also be selling water at the Motocross and at the mill site where the Cruise-ln w ill begin. Proceeds will ben efit the senior class gradua tion party. Murray’ s Drug is pleased to announce our A u to m a tic R efills O ption fo r P re s c rip tio n s - Saturday, March 14 from 4 - 7 p.m. Serving: Pit Ham, Irish Potato Casserole, Irish Flag Salad, Veggie, Roll & Homemade Pie! Adults - $8 / Children under 12 - $5 Wee ones - free Sign up today and forget about having to reorder your maintenance prescriptions each month! G ive us n c a ll ... tee Ye g la d to h elp ! Murray's Drug 188 W. Willow • P O. Box 337 • Heppner, OR 97836 (541) 676-9228 ' Cell (541) 980-6674 St. Patrick's Church Parish Hall Fax (541)676-9211 E-mail: david@sykesrealestate net 217 North Main • 676-9158 5 2 5 Gale Street (one hloek oil Main Street) Serving Morrow. Gilliam & Wheeler Counties since 1959. /
