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Heppner Gazette-Times Heppner, Oregon Oregon East Symphony presents “Cello’s Greatest Hits Recital” The O regon East Sym phony will finish its concert season with a cham ber m usic recital at the Pendleton C enter for the A rts (214 N. M ain) on S aturday, M ay 30, at 7 p.m. The program will fea ture Kevin Hekm atpanah on cello and Sheila Zilar Gephart on piano. Hekmatpanah is a professor of cello at Gon- zaga University in Spokane, and has toured and recorded extensively. Zilar Gephart lives in Richland, where she teaches choir and piano and is a sought-after ac companist. Music for the per form ance includes works by Brahms, Chopin, Boc cherini, Popper, and Bloch. “ We’ve been referring to this program as ‘C e llo ’s Greatest Hits’,’’ says OES Executive Director, Chris tina van der Kamp, “1 am excited to hear this won derful m usic brought to life by these two top-notch performers.” Tickets are $5 and are available at the Oregon East Symphony office (in the Vert Community Build ing) or at the door. Wine and refreshm ents will be served. For more informa tion, call ( 541 ) 276-0320 or log onto www.oregoneast- symphony.org. Wednesday, May 27,2009 - THREE Donkey Basketball Game to be held Friday The Heppner FFA Chapter will be holding the 3rd annual Donkey Basket ’ ball Game on Friday May, 29, at 7 p.m. at Heppner 4 High School. This year a new ad dition has been added prior to the gam e. The newly established Alumni Chap ter is holding a pre-game barbecue at 5:30 p.m. at the high school. Fam ily entertainm ent and games will also be available. Tickets are for sale at HHS. Tickets purchased prior to the game will cost $8 for adults, $6 for stu dents and $4 for children. If purchased at the door the The annual Donkey Basketball Game will be held Friday eve cost will go up one dollar. ning at Heppner High School. -Contributed Photo , .— 2 ■ • Morrow County Court weekly meeting held Morrow SWCD Board The Morrow Coun to be done on some o f the ules for the county; Heard meeting to be held ty Court met on May 13 in Irrigon with Judge Tail- man, Commissioner Grieb and Commissioner Rea in attendance. Following is a summary of those meeting provided by Leann Rea. T he c o u rt a p proved the minutes o f May 6, 2009. The court reviewed and approved accounts pay able, retirement taxes and payroll in the am ount of $251,897.86. The Road Depart ment provided the follow ing report: The crew will be concentrating all efforts on the paving job on Depot Lane in the Irrigon area. If all goes well, that job should be finished by May 22. T hen the crew w ill move to Myers Lane. There is still some work that needs gravel roads. If the crew is rained out on the paving job they will work on the gravel roads. Dave Pranger is working on his spraying projects except when he is needed to fill in with the paving crew. The OHV Park was busy last Saturday, with an estimated 750 campers, and 250 contestants in the poker run. The Household H azardous W aste Event appeared to have been very successful with more than twice as many participants than last year’s event. The court conduct ed the following business: R eview ed and approved two new job descriptions for Court Clerk I and Court Clerk II with the Irrigon Justice Court; Reviewed and adopted new fee sched- the first reading, by title, for the newly revised Code E nfo rcem en t O rdinance Amendment; Reviewed and signed a resolution regard ing the National Forest Re lated Safety Net Payments; A pp ro v ed a req u e st for the Behavioral Health and Public Health to rearrange some office space in the Gilliam Bisbee Building; rev iew ed m iscellan eo u s correspondences. T he c o u rt heard an update from the Oregon International Motor Speed w ay folks regarding the establishment o f four race commitments. The have a commitment for two races in 2011 and two in 2012, providing the track is con structed to meet the design and safety standards. Morrow/Gilliam County Wheat Growers Benefit Golf Scramble set The M orrow/Gil- liam Wheat Growers Ben efit G olf Scram ble is set for Thursday, June 4, at the Willow Creek Country Club in Heppner. Registration opens at 8:30 a.m. and play begins with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. Foursomes and indi- The M orrow SWCD Board has a meeting scheduled for Tuesday, June 2, 1 p.m. at the Ag Service Center in Heppner. Agenda items in clude: A pril, M ay 2009 meeting minutes, treasurer’s report, written staff report, budget review, and agency reports. A conference call may be necessary. M e etin g s o f the Morrow SWCD are open to the public. The meeting location is accessible to persons with disabilities. A request for an interpreter for the hearing impaired or for other accommodations for persons w ith disabilities should be made at least 48 hours before the meeting to Janet Greenup, (541) 676- 5452, ext. 109. Mural to be painted at lone elementary gym Heppner Gazette-Times ° o a * s** \ J Students at lone Community School voted to have this mural painted in the elementary school gym. Max Trahan is the art ist. -Contributed photo 676-922Ô Spring Is Here - And So Are Great Rates Ladies Play Day was held on Tuesday, May 19, at the Willow C reek C ountry Club. Results are as follows: April 19 Low g ro ss o f the field was Virginia Grant. Low net o f the field was A nn Elgin. Least putts o f the field was Betty Christman. F light A wi n ners were: low gross w as N ancy P ro p h et- er; low net was Karen Thompson; least putts was Jan Paustian; and long drive was Nancy Propheter. F light B w in ners w ere: low gross were Lorene Montgom ery; low net was Pat D ougherty; and long drive was Pat Dough erty. F light C w in ners w ere: low gross was Jackie Allstott; low net was Laura Rogers; least putts was Burl De Boer; and long drive was Ann Elgin. KP: Jackie All stott Chip-ins: Lor- rene Montgomery. L o n g e st Putt was Jan Paustian. Coming Events: WCCC Ladie’s 18-hole Invitational June 2. MS Walk announces final total Advertise with the vidual players are welcome. There will be awards for teams and individuals. For information, or to register, call the Oregon W heat G row ers L eague office at 541-276-7330, or visit www.owgl.org for a printable registration form. Ladies Play Day results Foster qualifies for national rodeo finals, Silver State International Rodeo This past weekend. Bo Foster, a senior at Hep pner High School, qualified for the state o f Washington to compete in the national rodeo finals in Farmington, NM and the Silver State In ternational Rodeo in Fallon, NV. in team roping, fourth in steer wrestling, sixth in calf roping, and third in the all- around. He has chosen to bypass the national rodeo finals in New Mexico and instead will compete in the Silver State International Rodeo in Nevada July 5-9. Foster placed fifth The Heppner MS Walk final total was $13,328, which is the larg est amount raised since the walk’s conception. “We had more walkers this year and people really gave gener ously,” stated an MS Walk committee member. “It was an exciting day, you could just feel the love and sup port all around you.” “The amount that we raised says a lot for this com m unity and the outlining areas,” said Co- Chairman Merilee McDow ell. “I would like to invite everyone to next y e a r’s walk. Join the Movement, a world free of MS.” Mustangs take 8,h place in state golf action OTLD Heppner branch receives new children’s books 3 . 14% „, 3 Year CD The H e p p n e r branch library recently re- ceived a Libri Foundation Books for Children grant, The Heppner Friends of the Library contributed the nec- essary matching funds. The library also received a bo- nus grant o f $350 worth of math and science books. All o f the books were unveiled recently at the library. 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Call 541 - 980 5045 $ 169f500 Community BANK Local Money Working For Local People •APY = Annual Percentage Yield Maximum deposit amount on CDs is $250,000 Rates effective as of May 18, 2009 and available at Heppner branch only Rates subject to change at anytime Minimum balance to open and earn APY is $500 A penalty may be imposed for early withdrawal Voted Best Bank in Eastern Oregon by the East Oregonian Readers Poll Member FDIC M agnetic Door Signs! *Lots off Sizes * Lots off Colors * Free Quotes* CALL The Heppner Gazette Times (5 4 1 ) 6 7 6 - 9 2 2 8 Senior Josh Shank putts in d u rin g the state golf to u r n a m e n t held in Banks on Q uail Ridge G olf C ourse. The Heppner Mustangs tied for 8,b place in the I A, 2a. & 3A state tournam ent. Chris Lien placed 13rt individual!) and Joe Pranger placed 21” individually. Photo by Sandy Matthews EOU announces winter term dean’s list More than 500 stu dents enrolled at Eastern Oregon University for w in ter term 2009 have been named to the dean's list. To qualify for the dean's list, students must achieve and maintain a grade point av erage of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale while completing a minimum of 12 hours of graded courscwork for the duration of the term. Blair K cithley o f Heppner qualified for the winter 2009 dean’s list.
