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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times. Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 17,2009 Heppner Elks Father’s Day picnic and Kenny Turner Horseshoe Contest to be held The Heppner Elks Lodge #358 is holding its annual Fathers Day picnic with a special dedication this year. It marks the first year o f many to come in honor of Kenny Turner and his devotion to his fam ily and the Heppner Elks Lodge #358. At the time of his passing Kenny was a 54 year member of the Hep pner Elks Lodge and our Lodge Organist for all of those years. There weren't many Elks Fathers Day pic nics he missed and he was always on hand to get the Horseshoe contest started. His family has many mem ories of the picnic, games, and horseshoe contests that always take place at this an nual event. The Heppner Elks Lodge has great pleasure in dedicating this annual event in Kenny’s honor. There will be a plaque decorated w ith a horseshoe and a laser engraved picture of Kenny tossing shoes. The w inners o f the Horseshoe Contest will have their names en graved on the plaque each year which will be dis played at the Heppner Elks Lodge. Jean Anne Turner has also started a “Pot" with an undisclosed amount of money to the w inner so you need to plan on attending this annual event with your family. The picnic will be Sunday, June 21, starting at 11 a.m. at Anson Wright Park. As always the lodge will be providing the hot dogs, condiments, and bev erages so bring your favorite side dish and make it a great potluck with friends and family. There will be plenty of activities with fishing at the pond, three-legged race, egg toss, coin toss, football throw, free throw contest and horseshoes. HES announces Presidential Award winners Pictured are the Heppner Elementary Presidential Award winners announced at the awards ceremony on June #. Front row (L-R): C ade Arbogast, Ross Cutsforth, Joe Schmidt, John Propheter, Rily Wilson, TJ Patton, and Jerry Conklin. Back row (L-K): Makcn/i Hughes. Maddie Lindsay. Paige Grieb, and Macy Gibbs. Contributed Photo Local couple graduates with Medallion Awards from CWU Tyler Seim Held and Amy (Jepsen) Sehaffeld. Amy (Jepsen) Sehaffeld and Tyler Sehaffeld both graduated from Central Washington University in Ellensburg, WA, on June 13 as Medallion Award recipi ents - which is the highest honor that an undergraduate can receive. According to Dr. Becky Watson, CWU director of public relation, the Schaffelds were two of only six graduates (out of 2,915 students who graduated in 2009), to maintain a perfect 4.00 grade point average all through college. The couple was awarded their gold medallions by CWU President, James Gandino, at a special honors convocation on June 12, at the McConnell Auditorium. The two were also the recipients of the President’s Schol ars Award in chemistry that evening. Amy, a 2006 graduate of lone High School, received her bachelor’s degree from CWU with a major in chemistry and a minor in music. Tyler, who graduated from Hermiston High School, received his degree in biochemistry. The Schaffeld’s will both be continuing their education. Tyler has been accepted in the Oregon Health Sciences University School of Dentistry and will start school there in August. Amy plans to attend Pacific Uni versity to become a pharmacist. Students learn basic skills while helping fight poverty Justice Court Report Judge C h arlo tte G ray, H eppner Ju stice Court, has released the fol lowing report: -Richard Earl Fox, 66, Cornelius, failure to use seatbelt, $76 fine. -Gerald L. Pickels, 56, Hood River, violating the speed limit by going 59 mph in a 45 mph zone, $113 fine. - L a u r e n c e L. Conklin, 75, Lexington, failure to use seatbelt, $84 fine. -Betsy K. Heath, 43, Hermiston, violation of the basic rule by going 81 mph in a 55 mph zone, $244. -Larry J. Bartlemay, 50, Arlington, failure to use seatbelt, $76 fine. -Justin R. Williams, 33, Umatilla, driving while suspended violation, $429 fine. -Cody E. Rankin, 18, Nampa, ID, failure to carry proof of insurance, $244 fine. -C e sa r D am ian C alv illo C aldgron, 24, violation of the basic rule by going 65 mph in a 55 mph zone and driving while suspended violation, $528 fine. -W esley Jo rd an M oore, 19, Frisco, TX, failure to use seatbelt, $99 fine. -Justin Bissonette, 23, Umatilla, possession of a controlled substance, $645 fine. Holly Rebekah Lodge to host Blue Mountain String Band The Holly Rebekah Lodge #139 of Lexington will host the Blue Mountain String Band on June 20 at 7 p.m. A bus from Heppner will leave St. Pat’s Senior Center at 6:30 p.m. Along with music, desserts and drinks will be served for $5 per person. Handicap access is now available on the south side of the lodge building. 4th Annual Red White A Blues Texas Hold 'Em Poker Tournament June 20, 2009 lone American Legion Hall 2nd Street-lone, OR $40.00 Buy-In Sign-up: 6:00 PM Play Begins: 6 30 PM N O L A T E E N T R IE S ! Proceeds 90 towards lo ne '* P otrth of Ju ly C tltb ra tio n l M arvin Padbarg; 4 2 2-7276 fo r mfarmot.on I Third graders at Sam Boardman Elementary recently com pleted a fundraiser to help fight poverty. -Contributed Photo Due to the fund raising efforts of a third grade class at Sam Board- man Elementary School, four families throughout the world will soon be given a chance for a better life. In April, Mrs. Rai- ble’s class raised money for Heifer International. Heifer International is an orga nization that helps people around the world by buy ing livestock animals and giving them to people in poverty stricken areas. The families are taught how to care for and breed the animals, and are expected to give one of the offspring to another family so that it is truly a gift that keeps giv ing. Families use the ani mal products (eggs, milk, cheese, etc.) for food. The surplus products can also sold or traded so that they can afford shelter, clothes, and an education for their enuaren. Over the period of three weeks, students read about the countries that Morrow County Court weekly meeting held The Morrow Coun ty Court met on June 3 in Heppner with Judge Tail- man, Commissioner Grieb and Commissioner Rea in attendance. Following is a summary of those meeting provided by Leann Rea. The court approved the minutes of May 20, and May 27. The court reviewed and approved accounts payable and payroll in the amount of $299,513.27. The road depart ment provided the follow ing report: Depot Lane - The crew has finished paving the 3.4 miles o f road and approaches. All o f the paving equipment has been moved to Myers Lane. It took seven days to pave Depot Lane, with a total of 6,106.28 tons of hot mix hauled and placed. The total cost for the hot mix was $351,111. The shoulder work and paint striping will be done once the other paving projects for the year have been complet ed. Burke O ’Brien, Public Works director, informed the court that the money for this project came from SB994 State Funding Re alignment. Myers Lane: - The crew started paving on May 26. In the last five days the crew has hauled and placed 5,470 tons of hot mix for a total of $314,528. Due to the distance from the source of the hot mix, we have used four Granite Northwest trucks and three to four ODOT trucks to help haul the hot mix. This project is 5.6 miles in length and should be finished by June 10. Burke O ’Brien inform ed the court that this project is paid through the Fund Exchange Pro gram, in which the federal government provides road dollars to the State of Ore gon, which in tum provides these funds to the county for road projects, less a small handling fee. OHV Park - The court reviewed a receipts report showing that the April/May 2008 receipts were $7,700 while the April/May 2009 receipts were $ 13,058. Transfer Sta tions - Reviewed an activity report for the North and South Transfer Stations. While the South Transfer Station continues to see more use, the North Station use is continuing to grow as more residents become aware of the station. Weed Report - Reviewed the weed and paint report for April 6 thru May 29. The sheriff report ed that he is still working on the IGA with Umatilla Co. Also reported the following activities: A truck ran into the side of the Senior Center in Heppner; three juveniles were cited for sm oking marijuana on school prop erty; a vehicle was stuck in the snow several miles past Cutsforth Park; a house fire in Irrigon; a fatal crash on 1-84; along with several other incidents. The court conduct ed the following business: Reviewed and approved a “Purchase Pre-Authoriza tion for the Juvenile Dept, for a new Dell computer; Reviewed and approved a “Purchase Pre-Authoriza tion for the Commission on Children and Families for a multi-media projector; Ap proved an Approach Permit onto NW 3rd Street in Irrigon and a gate closure on Freeze Out Ridge Road; Commis sioner Grieb thanked Ms. Wolff and Judge Tallman for their participation in the Heppner second grade class tour. Sounded like all, students, teachers, and chaperons, enjoyed the tour very much; the court heard three requests for the remaining Discretionary Funds. The first was from the Neighborhood Center for a parking lot paving project in the amount of $7,712.60. The second was from the Willow Creek Water Park for a shade structure in the amount of $9,600 to $11,500. The third request was from the Heppner basketball coach for a basketball shooting machine in the amount of $ 1,000. All three applicants were told that after all of the other pending requests were in, the court would make their decision on June 24th. The court held a Public Hearing to make a few minor changes to the budget approved by the Budget Com m ittee. The ch an g es in clu d ed the increase to the court clerk I by $7,262, increase the veteran’s position by $1,643, decrease the plan ning department benefits by $12,198, increase the assessor’s mapping cost by $2,520, increase the district attorney’s, training by $850, creating a net change to the budget of ($77). The court discussed the need for ad ditional funding for the roof repair at the museum, since we will be in a new budget cycle before the work can be done. The original plan was to use some of the budget allocated to the new roof on the court house. Mr. Sweek asked if the compensation committee had met to dis cuss elected officials com pensation. The court stated that the committee has not met, but will be scheduled as soon as the documents needed by the committee can be gathered. The court reviewed miscellaneous correspon dences and discussed who will be attending a number of upcoming events. needed help and the animals that could benefit the people living there. Each student also had to make a budget on how best to spend the money and defend their de cision in writing. The class then tallied up the votes for each animal and the animals with the most votes were chosen. A lto g e th e r th e class raised $220 by sell ing popcorn on two separate Thursdays and by auction ing off two craft baskets at the school carnival. The class raised enough money to buy three rabbits, a flock of chicks, a goat, and a flock of ducks. Mrs. Raible’s class would like to encourage others to raise money for this worthwhile cause as Morter awarded Mike Mathew’s well. Both individuals and Scholarship groups can donate by going The committee for the Mike Mathew’s Memorial to the Heifer International Scholarship has chosen Clay Morter as the recipient for Website at www.heiferin- 2009. The scholarship is in the amount of $1,500. iemauonai.com or oy can The scholarship is awarded annually in memory ing 1 -800-422-0474 to ask of Mike Mathews a long time supporter of lone Schools for a gift catalogue. and athletics. 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