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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 21, 2009 Heppner Chamber announces upcoming events H eppner C ham b e r ’s A nnual L uncheon will be held on Thursday, January 7, 2010. The lun cheon will be held at the All Saints Episcopal Church parish hall, beginning at 11:30 a.m. D ino’s Delec table Catering Serv ices w ill be serving the lunch. The cost for lunch will be $10. Those planning to attend are asked to RSVP your attendance to the Chamber Office by Tuesday, January 5, to accommodate enough food and seating for ev eryone. H eppner C ham b e r ’s Tow n & C o u n try Community event will be held on Thursday, Janu ary 14, 2010. The event will be held in the pavil ion at the Morrow County Fairgrounds. A social hour with no host bar (provided by B ucknum ’s) will start off the evening at 6 p.m., with dinner and the eve ning program starting at 7 p.m. Tickets will be $20 each and w ill be a v a il able for sale at a later date. Nominations will be open from November 2 through December 15. Nomination forms will be available to be picked up at the chamber office and Kuhn & Spicer. The completed nomination forms should be dropped off at Kuhn & Spicer before December 15 in order to be part of year’s nomina tions. Be thinking about community members you would like to nominate for "Youth of the Year,” “Busi ness o f the Year,” “Woman o f the Year,” “Man of the Year," “C itizen-Educator o f the Year," and "Lifetime Achievement”. Neighborhood Center holding silent auction for ’86 Oldsmobile Boardman Fall Quilt Local committees looking for volunteers Show well worth the drive O n c e a g a in l o Shelley C uyken- cal, regional and national d a ll, o f H erm isto n also view ers and participants received a Peoples Choice enjoyed the Boardman Fall A w ard for her m achine Quilt Show. In addition to pieced pinw heel design. Columbia Basin viewers, Trapunto m achine q u ilt visitors came from Ventura, ing e m p h a size d y e llo w CA; Montesano and Van p in w h e e ls s p in n in g on couver, WA; Post Falls, ID; white background. Shelley McKinney, TX; and Tigard Cuykendall did the trapunto and Pilot Rock. quilting herself. Viewers saw many New in 2009 w as a high quality quilts. Bertha Challenge Fabric Contest. Keith, judge from Herm All quilters started with the iston, distributed 35 blue “Color Dots” fabric from ribbons to the 49 entries she Eric Carle’s Hungry Cater was asked to judge. There pillar designs. Entries could were two entries from Tri be a quilt, wall hanging, Cities, WA, and Ron and table runner, or garment. Sharon McKinsey of Ken W inner o f the Challenge newick were the featured Fabric C ontest was M il regional quilters. dred Baker o f Boardman. T w o V i e w e r ’s She created a wall hanging Choice Aw ards were given. using “Color Dots” fabric Barb Hemnes of Boardman to dress a charming clown received a Viewer’s Choice holding a bundle of colorful aw ard for her “ Chevron balloons. Posies” quilt design. Her The two-day show machine pieced quilt fea was well attended. Plans Judge Charlotte Gray, Heppner Justice Court, has tured fabric with leaves on are underway for the 2010 released the following report: wine colored background. Boardman Fall Quilt Show. -Cymal A. Javens, 91, Sherwood, failure to obey The leaves were the main Circle the last weekend in traffic control device, $185 fine. focus of the design. Beverly September, 2010 and plan -Taomi Matthew, 37, Heppner, maintaining a dog Ohngren did the machine to participate or attend the as a public nuisance, $76 fine. quilting. show. -Lee S. Berlinsky, 59, Heppner, failure to carry proof of insurance, failure to obey traffic control device, $244 fine. -Robert J. Stevenson, 66, Lake Oswego, failure to drive within lane, $215 fine. -Darin J. Skaggs, 24, Hermiston, violation of the basic rule by going 75 mph in a 55 mph zone, $113 The fourth annual Haunted Shop on Union Street fine. will open for all brave people at 8 p.m. on Halloween and -Kaylee Rae Lemmon, 18, Lexington, M1P- close when the last person has screamed. The cost this alcohol by consumption, $185 fine. year is $2 per person. Follow the screams to find out what -K elsie Fox, 19, H eppner, M iP -alcohol by is waiting for you around the next comer. consumption, $185 fine. -John Andrew Mahon, 45, Heppner, possession of less than one ounce o f marijuana, $610 fine. -Roy M ichael Proctor, 21, H eppner, DUII diversion, $458 fine. Morrow County District Attorney Elizabeth Bal lard has released the following report: -Michelle Lindsay Cowan, 29, was convicted o f DUII a Class A misdemeanor, and was sentenced to 180 days incarceration with 90 days suspended, lifetime driver’s license revocation, 24 months bench probation, A benefit tailgate party for the Ramos family will complete 40 hours of community service, other condi be held before the lone football game on Friday, October tions, and pay $1,393 in fines, fees and assessments. 30, at 5 p.m. It will be held in the school parking lot by H e p p n e r’s “ C e l ebrate C hristm as” C om m ittee and St. P a tric k ’s C om m ittee are looking for com m unity m em bers who would like to get in volved in these community events. H e p p n e r’s C e le brate Christmas activities include the Light Parade and Christmas event. The activities are scheduled for Thursday, D ecem ber 17. The Light Parade will start off the evening at 6 p.m., with the Christmas event starting at 6:30 p.m. This comm ittee’s next meeting will be Tuesday, Novem ber 3, at 8:30 a.m. at City Hall. St. Patrick’s ¡scorn ing and the committee has begun its planning process. The committee is looking for new members to help with the coordination of the many events that take place during the St. P a tric k ’s w eekend, M arch 12-14, 2010. The next scheduled m eetin g s are T hursday, November 12, and Thurs day, D ecem ber 10, at 6 p.m. at City Hall. Pizza and beverages will be provided. Those planning to attend are asked to RSVP your attendance to the chamber office no later than Monday, November 9. Check out your op portunities to volunteer and let the Heppner Chamber Office know where you’d like to get involved. Call 676-5536 or email heppner- c hamber@centuryte 1. net. Justice Court Report Halloween Haunted Shop to open again Pictured is Leon Bowles of the Neighborhood Center with the 1986 Oldsmobile that is currently on silent auction. Photo by Autumn Morgan The Neighborhood Center of South Morrow County is currently holding a silent auction for a 1986 Oldsmobile. The 1986 Oldsmobile is a loaded 4-door model with 106,667 miles and is being auctioned as is. The ve hicle is on display at the Neighborhood Center. The auction w ill close on November 19 at 3 p.m. and the winner will be announced at 3:30 p.m. The auction sheet is located inside the Neighborhood Center. The vehicle was donated by Barbara Struthers. All proceeds from the auction will go to the Neighbor hood Center. DA’s Report Tailgate party to benefit Ramos family to be held the greenhouse. John “Bink” Ramos was seriously injured in an automobile accident on Tuesday, October 13. He was flown by helicopter to Oregon Health and Science Uni St. Patrick’s Parish members will be serving versity. Currently he is home and recovering. lunch on Wednesday, October 28. The menu w ill include Proceeds from the tailgate party will go to the chicken pot pie, carrot/raisin salad, biscuits and cake. Ramos family. Senior Center Menu Swearingen honored with statewide Award of Excellence R e b ecca S w ea r ingen, assistant executive director o f Saving Grace in Prineville was recently the 2009 statewide Award o f E x c e lle n ce from the Oregon Department o f Hu m an S ervices D om estic Violence Council. Since 2001 Swear ingen has worked at Saving Grace as a sexual assault advocate, sexual assault program manager, outreach office manager, and as as sistant execute director. She is also an appointed mem ber o f the attorney general’s sexual assault task force APY 12 M onth CD APY* 3 Year CD At C om m unity Bank, w e o ffe r great rates - but that's just th e start. 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Swearingen is the daughter of Shannon Wick- lund o f Heppner and the late Tom Wicklund. She is a 1991 graduate o f Heppner High School. /ONE <jgj^ ' CARDINAL BOOSTER CLUB m io fm iE D im m Date: Saturday, October 24,2009 Location: lone Legion Hall No host social hour: 4:00 pm Dinner served: 5:00 pm Cost: $10 per person Advertise with the Heppner Gazette-Times The 1st annual hall of fame dinner wil see inductees from 1922to1960- Atotalof51 inductees Come help celebrate this wonderful event and honor our hall of fame Please RSVP dinner reservations to Betty Gray (541) 422-7335 by October 20,2009 Call 6 76-922Ô
