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
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Rebecca Swearingen was recently given the 2009 statewide
Award of Excellence from the Oregon Department of Human
Services Domestic V iolence Council. Contributed Photo
and a board member o f the
Oregon Coalition against
Domestic and Sexual Vio
lence.
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private non-profit organi
zation that provides shelter
and 24-hour hotline ser
vices to domestic violence,
sexual violence and stalk
ing victims.
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.
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' 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