Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current, June 17, 2009, Page THREE, Image 3

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    Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 17, 2009 - THREE
2009 Celebrate Heppner activity winners announced
Rain didn’t dampen
the spirits of the participants
for the children’s games at
the City Park. There were
games for children o f ev­
ery age and it looked like
everyone was having fun;
whether it was the tricycle
race, egg toss, egg race, w a­
ter balloon toss, wheelbar­
row race or hot dog eating
contest.
T h e re w as fre e
strawberry shortcake from
S w eet P ro d u c tio n s Ice
Cream Parlour and Diner;
Shaved Ice was donated
and served all day by Mur­
ray Drugs; The Stable of
Youth offered a “mystery
sundae for free if the right
topping was guessed and
a children’s carnival; free
cookies were “out for the
taking” at H ow e’s About
Pizza”.
Dessert Auction:
T h is y e a r th e re
were nine various desserts
participating in the judging
and two not included in the
judging process, but as part
o f the auction. All proceeds
from the auction will help
the Heppner Cham ber o f
C om m erce prom ote and
market Heppner and to be
able to continue holding
events throughout the year
such as this one.
Dessert Winners -
Adult Division:
l 5' Place - C arie
B rosnan w ith Key Lime
Pie
2nd Place -P hyllis
Piper with a Lemon Cloud
Pie
3rd Place - Melissa
Jo Monaco with a Choco­
late Pudding Cake
H o n o rab le M en­
tion - Phyllis Piper with
an O range K ist Coconut
Cream Pie
Dessert Winners -
Junior Division:
Is1 Place-C aitlynn
Bailey with a Candy Bar
Pie
2 nd P la ce - E lla
M cCorm ack with a Oreo
Cream Pie
Talent Show W inners:
5 years and young­
er:
l n place: Narinand
Noah Stone sang “Tw inkle.
Twinkle, Little Star”
Kindergarten to 2nd
grade:
l sl Place - Madison
Combe sang “The Climb”
3 rd t h r o u g h 6 th
grade:
1st place: Kai and
Cara Arbogast sang ” 1 Can
Do A n y th in g You C an
Do”
2 nd p la c e : L any
Stone sang “What A Won­
derful World"
3rd place: Patrick
Collins sang “ 1 Believe I
Can Fly”
4,h place: Em ily
Pappas performed a Saxo­
phone special
The evening enter­
tainment was wrapped up
with Michelle Stone, Joe
and Leanne Lindsay and
Travis Bellamy providing
their own type o f music -
thank you to each o f you
for sharing your musical
talents.
Hot Dog Eating C ontest:
The hot dog eating
contest was very popular
again this year - there were
many hotdogs, buns and
bottles of water consumed.
H ot D og E a tin g
Contest:
11-15 y e a rs o f
age:
I s' place - Skyler
Hawk
age:
2nd place - Patrick
Collins
1 6-19 y e a rs o f
age:
1sl place - Andrew
Bara
2nd place - Drew
Johnson
19 and over:
1st p lace - M att
Best
2nd place - M ike
Dixon
Tricycle Race:
3-4 year olds:
Is1 place - Landon
Mitchell
2nd place - Hannah
Mitchell
5-6 year olds:
I s' place - Brian
Lindsay
2nd place - Marley
Mitchell
Egg Toss:
11-18 y e a rs o f
Team 1: Kai and
Mindy Arbogast
Team 2: D onald
M a tth e w s a n d Tom m y
Broadfield
W ater Balloon Toss:
6-10 years of age:
Team 1: Alex Lind­
say and Cara Arbogast
T eam 2: X a v ie r
Clover and Dakota How­
ard
1 1 -1 8 y e a rs o f
age:
Team 1: D onald
Matthews and Patrick Col­
lins
Team 2: Wade Mat­
thews and Maggie Collins.
Sm all Dog Races:
Is' Place: “Don­
n ie ” - Je rry & C arm en
Healy
2nd Place: “Oden"
- Ruth Eadler
3rd Place:
“An-
nabelle" - Ayla Scott.
Photos by
Megan Futter
Boardman to hold
Boardman plans Children’s Carnival,
Horseshoe Tournament
T he B o ard m an
C h am b er o f C om m erce
is sponsoring the annual
Boardman Thunder 4,h of
July celebration. On Sat­
urday, July 4 the Riverside
K-Club organization will
hold a Children’s Carnival
from 1-3 p.m. at the Marina
Park.
Some of the events
planned are: fishing game;
water balloon toss; bean bag
\
toss; sack race; cookie mon­
ster; egg race, face painting/
tattoo; ball toss; ring toss
and the bouncy castle and
water slide. The cost is 25
cents to participate.
T he c h a m b e r o f
commerce is also sponsor­
ing a horseshoe tournament
during the Boardman Thun­
der 4"’ o f July Celebration.
The entry fee is $10 per
two-person team with the
Runners and walk­
ers from around the Pacific
Northwest will gather on
July 4 at the Boardm an
first and second place w in­ Thunder Run and Walk.
ners receiving plaques and O rg an ized as a 5K and
we will have a 50% pay 10K run and a 5K walk,
back to the top two teams. rain, or shine, participants
T h e H o rs e s h o e will leave the starting gate
tournam ent >vill start at at 8 a.m.
I p.m . at the Boardman
The course offers
Marina Park. Registration a challenge to even the
w ill begin just prior to the most experienced runner
tournament.
as participants race along
For more informa­ the shores o f the Columbia
tion contact the Boardman River and through dense
Chamber 481-3014.
4»h
of July Thunder Run and Walk
growth areas on groomed
paths. Walkers too w ill find
the course is ready-made
for fun. a good workout and
an opportunity to enjoy the
trails and paths along the
Columbia River.
In the past we have
had over 70 participants.
The organizers are expect­
ing increased participation
this year as Boardman is
gearing up for a great 4,h of
July celebration. Winners
will be recognized in every
age group.
Registration forms
are available at the Board-
m an C ham ber o f C o m ­
m erce; or you can print
the registration on line at
w w w .boardm ancham ber.
org on the Visitor Informa­
tion Page Registration is
$ 17 or $20 on race day and
includes a commemorative
t-shirt or $7 w ithout a t-shirt
or $ 10 on race day.
For m ore in fo r ­
m ation and re g istra tio n
forms contact the Board-
man Chamber at 541-481-
3014.