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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 9,2010 Celebrate Heppner Event Schedule Heppner, lone schools hold graduation ceremonies June 11-12, 2010 fridav, J hh ? 11 9-close: Merchant Sidewalk Sale - all day 9-5: Shaved Iced - donated by Murray Drugs 9-5: Oregon Lions Mobile Health Screening unit-free to public located on Willow Street next to the Senior Center 10:30: Giant Strawberry Shortcake free until it’s gone, donated by Sweet Produc tions Ice Cream Parlour and Diner 11- 3: Root Beer Floats free at Community Bank 10:30-11:30: All Children’s Games to be held at City Park 11: Wheelbarrow race - 8-18 years old 11: Hot dog eating contest - 11 years old and older - City Park 12- 4: “ Welly” Toss team competition (West Willow Street) 12-4: Ford Trucks on display by Tom Denchel Ford - Main St/City Hall 2- 5: Desserts taken to Senior Center Dining Room for auction 1-5: Morrow County Heritage and Agricultural Museums open 3: Small dog races on Main Street (between Willow/May Streets) 3- close: Howe’s About Pizza selling “Pizza by the slice” Main Street All evening events will take place on Main Street (Willow and May Streets) 5-6: “Welly” Toss Individual competition 5: High School Musicians - Stage on Main Street 5: Air Brush Body Art - Main St. (prices will be posted at table) 5- 8:30: Bucknum’s beer garden 5:30: Bank of Eastern Oregon - Hamburger and Hot Dog BBQ 5:30: Morrow County Fair - Salads and Baked Beans 6- 8:30: Murray’s wine garden 6-8:30: Dessert Auction (sporadic with Entertainment/Welly Toss) 6- 8:30: Great Entertainment by Brady Goss 7- 8: “Welly” Toss Team Championship Competition and recognition of winners 1'“, 2nd, & 3rd place Saturday, June 12th 91: Methodist Yard Sale 6: Historic Drama and Comedy Dessert Theatre upstairs at the Elks Lodge. Dessert served at 6 p.m. with “The Palace Hotel” community play beginning at 7 p.m. Tick ets are $10 can be purchased at Bank of Eastern Oregon, Community Bank, Heppner TV, and Murray Drugs. Top Photo: Heppner High School held their gradua tion ceremony on Saturday, June 5. Bottom Photo: lone Community School held their graduation ceremony on Fri day, June 4. -Photos bv David and April Sykes Boardman adopts 2010-2011 city and URA budgets During their June for 1 meetings, the Boardman City Council adopted the 2010-2011 City budget of $6,476,633 and the Urban Renewal Agency adopted their 2010-2011 budget of $332,000. Property taxes will be levied at a rate of $4.2114 per $1000 of valuation and Heppner Methodist Women to hold Indoor Yard Sale assessed $475,000 will be levied On Saturday, June as well. There will be lots tools which we hope to have for bonded indebtedness 12, the Heppner Method of bargains, but no early again this year. There also not subject to Measure 5 or will be many miscellaneous ist Women will once again sales. In previous years, items such as homemade hold their annual “Indoor Yard Sale”. The sale will be there has been an excellent food items and other things held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. selection o f gently used that are too numerous to in the basement of the Hep goods including exercise mention. Money from this pner Methodist Church, but equipment, linens, kitchen there may be some outdoor and household items as sale is used for youth pro displays of items for sale well as a good selection of grams, repairs and refur bishment of the parsonage as well as other church needs that are not in the HEPPNER ELKS 358 budget. 676-9181 "Where Friends M eet" 142 North Main For the best choic es, be sure to plan on being at the church when the doors open at 9 a.m. Measure 50 limitations. City Finance Di rector, Thomas Kligel said the general fund budget is tight this year due to the lack of cash carryover from the 2009-2010 budget. He anticipates using much of the 2010-2011 reserve funds on the South Main Street curbs and sidewalks construction project. In other city busi ness, Councilors approved the printing o f 1000 De velopment Incentives Bro chures to be distributed the month of July. The council also approved an intergov ernmental agreement with Morrow County for road m aintenance on mutual roads. The next m e et ing of the Boardman City Council will be Tuesday, June 15, at 7 p.m. HES announces May Students of the Month Annual Father's Pay Picnic & 2n4 Annual 1 i n 9 £•• ! I I Kenny Turner Memorial Horseshoe Tournament m i " a ' i > i > y i . CUT5F0RTH PARK • JUNE 20TH Horseshoe Tournam ent will start prom ptly at 1 pm. - ^ j* . There will be games and activities for children and adults. Senior Center Menu Nazarene/7lh Day Adventist members will be serving lunch on Wednes day, June 16. The menu will include chicken parmigiana, creamy Italiaif pasta, green beans, citrus salad, garlic bread, and tiramisu. Dryland Crop Tour, Social, and Potluck' Friday, June 18th 2:00 to 2:40 PM: Large-Plot Variety Demonstration. Varieties growing at this year's site include: Legion, Goetze, Skiles, Goetze/Skiles Blend, ORCF-102, Stephens, and Tubbs-06. Near about new varieties and participate in a discussion about the wheat plant's response to OlympusTM and Beyond® herbicides. Directions [From Lexington]: Travel N/NE (HWY 207) for almost 4 miles. Turn right (east) on Turner Lane. Continue east for about 2 miles until you come to the “T” in the road. Turn left and travel north for V» mile and then turn right and follow road for 2.5 miles. 3:00 to 3:30 PM: New Products and How they Work on Troublesome Weeds in Fallow-Based Systems. Dan Ball, Weed Scientist, Oregon State University, Pendleton. Directions [From Previous Stop]: Continue on gravel road (1.4 miles) to Baseline. Turn left and travel on Baseline for 2.5 miles. 4:00 to 4:30 PM: Statewide Variety Trial in the North-Lex Area and an Update on Efforts to Fill the OSU Wheat Breeding Position. Mike Flowers, Extension Cereal Specialist, Oregon State University. Directions [From Previous Stop]: Travel west (more-or-less) on Baseline for 0.4 miles. Turn right on HWY 207 and travel N/NE for 6.5 miles. Plots are located on the left hand side of the road—between mile marker 12 and 13. 4:30 to 5:00 PM: Evaluation of Wheat Varieties for their Susceptibility to Stripe Rust and Fusarium Crown Rot. Chris Mundt, Plant Pathologist, Oregon State University, Corvallis. Same location as above. Social (5:00 PM) and Dinner (6:00 PM) at the Mader-Rust Farm on Butter Creek s___________________________________________________________ > Heppner Elementary School recently announced the Students of the Month for May. The character trait for the month was loyalty. Pictured are: Top row (L-R) - Kaden Lehman, Michael Reed, Reiah Waite, Sophie Grant, Janice Munkers, Jessica Kempken, Ryan Smith, Ethan Akers and Daniela Sanchez. Bottom row (L-R) - Gavin Hanna, Keegan Gibbs, Gracey DeLoach, Max Mahon, Abbie Marick, ZaBrena Masterson, Johnny Resch, Bridget Wizner and Brian Lindsay. -Contributed Photo Morrow County Dryland Crop Tour set for June 18 This year’s Dry land Crop Tour will focus on variety selection and weed control options for fallow-based systems. The tour will begin at 2 p.m. on Friday after noon, June 18. A social (5 p.m.) and steak dinner (6 p.m.), offered at the con clusion o f the tour, will take place at the Mader- Rust Farm on Butter Creek. Participants are asked to contribute to the dinner by bringing a salad (A-H); side-dish (I-Q), or dessert (R-Z). A group will depart from the school district building in Lexington at 1:45 p.m. for the first tour stop. For m ore in fo r mation call the Morrow County Extension Office (541-676-9642). United Way Charity Golf Tournament to be held A benefit for the United Way of Umatilla and Morrow counties will be held on June 18 at Wild- horse Championship Golf Course in Pendleton. Tee time will begin with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. The entry fee is $100 per player or $400 per four some and includes green fees, cart, range balls, tee prizes, lunch, non-alcoholic beverages and side bets (K .P.’s, Long Putts and Long Drives). The form at is a four-person shamble with two best scores per hole (best drive with each team member playing their own ball from there). Prizes will be awarded for four places in team gross and net (modified handicap). The deadline to sign up is 5 p.m. Monday, June 14. The field will be limited to 32 teams. C h eck s can be made payable to and mailed along with entry forms to: United Way of Umatilla & Morrow Counties, PO Box 1225, Pendleton, OR 97801. For m ore in fo r mation call: David Rohn, 1-800-654-9453 ext. 1524; Kricket Nicholson, 541- 276-2661; or Mike Hegarty, PGA Professional, 541- 276-5588. St. Patrick and St. William Parishes to hold vacation school St. Patrick and St. William Parishes will hold their annual vacation school June 14 - 17 at St. Patrick Parish Hall. C lasses w ill be held from 9 a.m. - noon each day and are intended for children ages five to junior high. The topic this year will be about Joseph’s journey from slavery to freedom, from prison to palace. The children will learn how Joseph became an advisor to the king, and that he forgave his broth ers. There will be dramas, games, and activities which will include making toys and wearing Egyptian cos tumes. All are welcome.
