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SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Easter sunrise service to be held at fairgrounds An Easter Sunrise Service will be held at the fairgrounds this Easter Sunday, April 24, beginning at 7 a.m. The service will be sponsored by the South Morrow County Ministerial Association. Local pastors from many of the area churches will lead the service, and Pastor Keith Price will give the message. Ms. Jordan Bemrose and several of her lone students will accompany Easter hymns with trum pet and trombone. An offering to benefit the work of the Neighborhood Center w ill be gathered. All members of the community are invited. In the event of bad weather, the service will be held at Hope Lutheran Church at the comer of Cowins and Alfalfa (near the dam). lone lone’s Easter egg hunt planned annual Easter egg hunt w ill be held Satur day, April 23, at 10 a.m. in the lone City Park. Children up to the fourth grade are invited. Anyone wishing to make a donation to this annual event may drop them off at the Bank of Eastern Oregon lone branch. Community Lunch Menu Church of the Nazarene and Seventh Day Adven tist Church members will be serving lunch on Wednesday, April 27 at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. The meal will include Swedish meatballs, mashed potatoes and gravy, mixed veggies, fruit cocktail, rolls and lemon bars. Menu is subject to change. ^11"' A nnual 'T one TV S hoot (M etal GONG size of a 2 7 " TV) Date: Saturday, April 30th, 2011 Location: Frank & Joe Halvorsen's Farm Directions Drive 3 miles up Gooseberry Road and turn right on Halvorsen Lane, go West 4 miles, there will be signs from there. Registration: 8:30 am -9:30 am Fees: S20.00 per person ** All proceeds will be used to purchase children's prizes for the lone 4th July Celebration ** Lunch: Cost: $8.00 adults $4.00 for kids 10 & under BBQ Beef Sandwiches, Hot Dogs & Brats, Potato Salad, Coleslaw, and Chips (Lunch price includes breakfast pastries, juice and coffee in the morning) For more information contact: Brandi Orem P.O. Box 202, lone, Oregon 97843 541-989-9808 FLETCHER Wednesday, April 20,2011 -Continued from PAGE ONE NEWS EDITOR their Ball grandparents. "Having grandpar ents in town has been a godsend,” says Fletcher. A fter spending years enduring long com mutes, Fletcher says he now looks forward to the simple things about rural life, like spending more time with his family. “I’m looking for ward to attending my kids’ sports games and participat ing more in raising them,” he says. He’s also anticipat ing boating and hunting in the summer, and getting back in the mountains to go after elk, but he says he’ll be hunting with a rifle. “I tried hunting with a bow, but it didn’t work out for me,” says Fletcher. “It’s hard, and you have to be quiet and sneaky, which doesn’t seem to bode well for me.” Fletcher’s job as MCSD business manager is making sure school district revenue meets the needs of the budget. That’s no small task in this economy, he says. “The biggest chal lenge in the state right now is inadequate revenue to cover the increasing cost of doing business. That’s a problem across the board,” says Fletcher. Fortunately, the MCSD is in great shape. Thanks to careful manage ment, Fletcher says, Mor row County isn’t facing the woes other state districts are facing. That means one of Fletcher’s bigger chal lenges will be transitioning from the private sector to government work, because they have different financial standards. His other con cern is filling the job’s role as well as Lorenz. “I’m following in the footsteps of someone who was intimately famil iar with the district. Those are big shoes to fill,” says Fletcher. “I’m sure the ter rors will wear off after a while.” F ifte e n lad ies turned out for a day of beau tiful golf weather at Willow Creek Country Club on Tuesday, April 12. The low gross of the field was taken by Coral Mitchell, while Burl De Boer walked away with the low net of the field. Loa Heideman had the least putts. For team play, Nancy Propheter, Karen Thompson and Ann Elgin carried the low gross. Vir ginia Grant, Lynnea Sar gent, Jackie Alstott and Bev Steagall had low net, and the team of Pat Edmundson, Lorrene Montgomery and Betty Carlson had the least putts. Loa H eidem an placed number one for birdies and Coral Mitchell had the long put on hole number 8. L adies 'play is scheduled for 10 a.m. on Tuesdays for the remainder of April. Ladies are asked to come at least 20 minutes early to sign up for the play of the day. Latecomers can also call the club house at 676-5437 to reserve a spot. -Continuedfrom PAGE ONE jobs in the Virginia Beach area, including copy editor for Lifestyle Improvement Centers, editor of AVA Mag azine and marketing assis tant for NewReality, LLC. She has also had freelance articles and fiction appear in a variety of publications, including the Libraries of Eastern Oregon anthology, “A Sense of Place.” After the birth of their daughter in 2008, Di Salvo and her family relocated to Heppner for a fresh start. She took on the role of full-time mother, but remained active in church and the community. She and her husband started a part- time business, Di Salvo’s Italian Ice Cream, which First annual Eastern Oregon 2011 Walk MS held Over the Tee Cup "Good Luck at State” Have a News story or Photo for the Gazette? Email to editor® rapidserve.net The All Saints Hope for the Cure Team took part in the Or egon 2011 Walk MS on April 16. Back Row: Katy Anderson, Bill McDowell, Steve Rhea, David Sykes and April Sykes. Front Row: Joan Basile, Merilee McDowell and Molly Rhea. -Contributed Photo The first “EO 2011 Walk MS” was held in Pendleton, Saturday, April 16. Heppner volunteers, walk teams and individuals joined forces with Pend leton for this year’s MS Walk. “The ‘combined walks’ brought a spirit of joy, enthusiasm and hope with one common goal: ‘A world free of MS’” said co chair, Merilee McDowell. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, S tate S p e e c h a n d D ebate Western Oregon University she says has surprised them with its popularity. She also continued to write and edit on a freelance basis. Di Salvo says the break from the workplace was nice, but she’s now excited to be back at work and interacting with the community. “This is my home town, and these are the people I care about,” says Di Salvo. “I can’t wait to dive in and start taking part in the life of this community again. There’s no better place to be.” Anyone interested in submitting a story to the Gazette-Times may contact Andrea at editor@rapid- serve.net. help is available and that help Is F R E E of charge. April 21-23 If Y O U h a v e a fa m ily m e m b e r w h o su ffers fro m g a m b lin g a d d ic tio n , Y O U ca n als o re c e iv e F R E E tre a t m e n t e v e n if th e g a m b le r is n o t re c e iv in g tre a tm e n t. If yo u a re a re s id e n t o f M o rro w C o u n ty a n d you w ish to ta k e a d v a n ta g e o f th e s e rv ic e s a b o v e or d e s ire m o re in fo rm atio n . P le a s e call a n y o f th e fo llo w in g n u m b e rs to s e t up a L O C A L a p p o in tm e n t o r ju s t to talk: B o b b y H a rris @ 5 4 1 - 6 7 6 - 9 9 2 5 o r 5 4 1 - 2 5 6 - 0 1 7 5 Community Counseling Solutions (C C S ) @ 541-676-9161 It was the I3,h year for Heppner and third year for Pendleton to sponsor a walk. A total of $7,000 was raised, with more donations coming in daily. “C lose to 200 walkers from many East ern Oregon communities shared their experiences, strengths and hopes, with bonds being made, and new friendships developed,” McDowell said. After the walk, Pendleton volunteers served hot dogs for the hungry walkers. Darrin Umbarger, co-chair, gave out raffle items donated by the Pend leton Wal-Mart store. After an enjoy able day, the question was, “Where will we have the walk next year?” O R 1 -8 7 7 -6 9 5 -4 6 4 8 ( 1 - 8 8 8 - M Y L IM IT ) 2010 COLUMBIA RIVER COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY! 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