Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 8,2011
BlueZette to perforin at Music
in the Parks
B lu e Z e tte , th e
g ro u p to be fe a tu re d at
the M usic in the Parks in
Irrigon M onday, June 20,
offers “ a delightful blend
o f retro tunes along w ith
current hits including favor
ites from The Fifth Dim en
sion, Stevie W onder Burt
Bacharach, Sergio Mendes
an d ev en N o ra h J o n e s ,”
said a spokesperson. “They
have put their own spin on
several favorite standards
w h ich are sure to please
m a n y m u s ic a l t a s t e s . ”
B lueZette formed in 2004
a n d h as b een b usy ev er
since, appearing at corpo-
BlueZette
ra te an d p riv a te p a rtie s,
w eddings and many Wash
ington wineries. BlueZette
m e m b e rs in c lu d e S te v e
H a b e rm a n , k e y b o a rd ,
joined by Cathy Kelly and
Trish T hom pson on vocals.
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Heppner Chamber Chatter
By Sheryll Bates, C ham ber director
This w eek’s Cham ber o f Com m erce lunch m eet
ing will incorporate a conference call with Representative
Greg Smith regarding state budget and legislative updates.
H ow e’s About Pizza will cater and serve lunch including
assorted pizza, green salad and dessert. Those planning to
attend were asked to RS VP attendance no later than Wednes
day, June 8, to accom m odate sufficient food and seating.
U pcom ing C ham ber speakers include: T hurs
day, June 16 - Andrew O ’Connell - Diversified Winds;
T h u rsd a y , Ju n e 23 - no c h a m b e r m e e tin g ; T h u rs
day, June 30 - C ham ber goal setting and planning.
U pcom ing events are as follows: June 10-11:
C eleb rate H eppner w ill kick o ff on F riday w ith the
m erchant sidew alk sale, a com m unity barbecue lunch
provided by Bank o f Eastern O regon, Team, Individual
and C hildren’s Welly Toss Com petition, along with some
special offered by our local m erchants. Get your free
cup o f Starbuck’s Coffee from Heppner Family Foods;
shaved ice from M urray Drugs; a m ini-carnival for kids
and a prize wheel for adults at C om m unity Bank; and
straw berry shortcake from Sweet Productions Ice Cream
Parlour. Small dog races begin at 2:30 p.m. and some
children’s games, starting at 3 p.m. Com munity Play “The
Star Theater in Film and on Stage” written and directed
by Doris Brosnan and Sharon H arrison) will be upstairs
at the Elks Lodge with a perform ance on Friday night,
starting at 6:30 p.m. and on Saturday, June 11, at 2 p.m.
D o n ’t forget to m ake a day o f it and plan on support
ing a local food m erchant and eat downtow n and stay
for the Com m unity Play. (M ake sure you stop by BEO,
Chamber, C om m unity Bank or M urray’s Drug and buy
your tickets early, $10 each, as there is limited seating
for each perform ance).
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Community Bank hold
customer appreciation
barbecue
Heppner High School seniors earn scholarships
H e p p n e r H ig h
School graduating seniors
were awarded the following
scholarships at the graduation
cerem onies held Saturday,
June 4, at the school.
Armato, Joe- $ 1,500
Red & Gena Leonard Founda
tion, $1,000 Tumer-Sweeney,
$200 ASB Executive O ffi
cer, $1,000 Carl Troedson,
$300 American Legion, $300
Morrow County 4-H Lead
ers Council, $500 A1 Forthan
Recovery, $500 Knights o f
Columbus, $2,500 University
of Oregon Dean Scholarship/
year.
C h ap a, K olleen -
$1,000 Western Oregon Uni
versity General Scholarship/
year, $1,000 Masonic Lodge.
Cutsforth, Lindsay-
$500 Mark Dowdy Memo
rial.
Dougherty,
Taighler- $ 1,000 Mark Dowdy
Memorial, $500 Earl & Ha
zel Wilson, $1,000 Masonic
Lodge, $500 Umatilla-Mor-
row County Farm Bureau.
Gutierrez, Justin-
$5,500 Washington State Uni
versity General Scholarship,
$9,000 WSU Cougar Academ
ic Award, $1,500 Northwest
Farm Credit Services, $1,000
Tumer-Sweeney Scholarship,
$750 Oregon Farm Bureau,
$500 Booster Club, $400 AF-
SCME, $500 Stan Kemp Me-
morial, $500 Mid Columbia
Bus Company, $500 Umatilla-
Morrow County Farm Bureau,
$1,000 Pacific NW Grain &
Feed Association, $1,000 Nate
Arbogast Memorial.
H arriso n , B rett-
$1,000 Oregon Fairs Foun
dation, $2,000 Oregon State
University AG Honors, $8,000
OSU D iversified Scholar,
$4,000 Elks Legacy, $500
U m atilla-M orrow C ounty
Farm Bureau, $750 South
Morrow County, $1,000 Or
egon Wheat Foundation, $100
ASB Executive Officer, $500
Booster Club, $1,000 Masonic
Lodge, $1,000 Carl Troed
son, $500 Kemp FFA, $500
Morrow County 4-H Leaders
Council, $1,000 Pacific NW
Grain & Feed Association,
plus $ 11,950 in other scholar
ships.
H ed m an , J a red -
$1,000 Mark Dowdy Memo
rial.
Matthews, Donald
$4,000 Elks Legacy, $2,000
O regon S tate U n iv ersity
Diversity Scholarship/year,
$500 Morrow County Educa
tion Association, $500 Mark
Dowdy M em orial, $1,000
Nate Arbogast Memorial.
M iller, J a r r e id -
$1,000 Nate Arbogast Me
morial.
Murray, Ian- $5,000
Pacific University Diversity
Auditions set for Messiah
performance
Soloist auditions for
a performance o f Handel’s
“Messiah”, Parts II and III will
be held on Tuesday, June 28, at
the First Presbyterian Church
in Pendleton. Oregon East
Symphony Music Director, Dr.
Anthony Spain, will conduct
the auditions, which will begin
at 7 pm. The audition process
is open to all singers of soloist
quality in the eastern Oregon
and southeastern Washington
regions. Pianist Sue Nelson
will be available to accompany
auditioning candidates.
T h e M e s s ia h is
planned to be performed on
April 14, 2012, as the finale
concert o f the Oregon East
Symphony 2011-12 concert
season.
To reserve an audi
tion time, please call the OES
office at 541-276-0320 with
your contact details or email
in fo @ o re g o n e a s ts y m -
p h o n y .o rg . Aria selections
for audition will be listed on
the OES website at W W W .
o re g o n e a s ts y m p h o n y .
org. Rehearsal information
for the OES Chorale will be
available in early fall.
Memorial removal deadline Friday
People are kindly asked to rem ove flowers and
other m em orials from the Heppner M asonic Cem etery by
this Friday, June 10, according to cem etery m aintenance
personnel.
Ladies Auxiliary to meet June
The ladies o f the American Legion Auxiliary will
hold their last meeting until fall on Tuesday, June 14, at the
H eppner United M ethodist Church, beginning at 7 p.m.
There will be no potluck
H eppner Seniors prepare to depart graduation cer
em ony amid flurry o f confetti.
Scholarship/year, $12,000
PU Honors Scholarship/year,
$4,000 Elks Legacy, $500 Lo
cal Elks, $500 Booster Club,
$500 Earl & Hazel Wilson,
$1,000 Masonic Lodge.
P u tm a n , K e ls i-
$2,000 OSU Diversity Schol
arship/year, $300 American
Legion Auxiliary, $1,000 Ma
sonic Lodge, $1,000 Nate
Arbogast Memorial.
Robinson, Devin-
$1,500 Red & Gena Leonard
Foundation, $100 ASB Ex
ecutive Officer, $500 Booster
Club, $1,000 Carl Troedson,
$300 American Legion, $500
Lions Club, $1,000 Masonic
Lodge, $500 Irv & Millie
Rauch Memorial, $2,000 Na-
tional FFA, $2,000 Oregon
State FFA, $2,000 Oregon
State FFA Alumni, $500 Or
egon State FFA Seed Trade,
$750 Elks M ost Valuable
Student, $3,000 Walmart,
$1,000 Old West, $1,000 Or
egon Farm Bureau, $ 1,000 NE
Oregon Home Builders, Ford
Family Foundation - Up to
$25,000/year.
V icto rio , D aisy-
$1,000 Nate Arbogast Me
morial.
W right, Jordan-
$ 1,500 Red & Gena Leonard
Foundation, $100 ASB Ex
ecutive Officer, $500 Garden
Club.
lone High School seniors awarded scholarships
lone High School
g ra d u a tin g se n io rs w e re
p re se n te d th e fo llo w in g
scholarships at their com
m en cem en t e x e rc ise s on
Friday, June 3:
S a iri A p a ric io :
Class o f 1968, $250.
M ary Gates: C lass
o f 1968, $250; Jason Hal-
vorsen M em orial Scholar
sh ip ; S w ed e & F ra n c e s
Carlson M em orial Scholar
ship, $300; Elks S cholar
ship, $350; C ity o f lone,
$ 5 0 0 ; J o sie T a y lo r M e
m orial Scholarship, $500;
Lewis & Clark Com m unity
College, $20,000.
T hom as H olland:
Class o f 1968, $250; lone
Volunteer Firefighter’s A s
soc., $300; Jason Halvors-
en M em orial Scholarship,
$500; lone B ooster C lub,
$500
; Elks Clarence Buchanan
M e m o ria l S c h o la r s h ip ,
$400; Carl Troedson Schol
arship, $1,000; Josie Tay
lor M em orial Scholarship,
$500.
M arco Juarez: Ja
son H alvorsen M em orial
S ch o larsh ip , $500; M ike
M athew s M em orial Schol
a r s h ip , $ 1 ,2 5 0 ; R e d &
Gena Leonard Scholarship,
$ 1,500; N ate Arbogast M e
morial Scholarship, $1,000;
Stormy Kendrick M emorial
Scholarship, $1,000.
K e v in L a R u e :
C lass o f 1968, $250; Nat
Arbogast M em orial Schol
arship, $1,000.
K ylie M cE lligott:
Red & Gena Leonard Schol
arship, $ 1,500; Blue M oun
ta in S c h o la rs h ip , $ 5 5 0 ;
N ate A rbogast M em orial
Scholarship, $1,000.
Stephanie M edina:
Jaso n H a lv o rsen M em o
rial Scholarship, $500; Elks
Scholarship, $200; Red &
Gena Leonard Scholarship,
$ 1 ,5 0 0 ; B lu e M o u n ta in
S c h o la rsh ip , $5 5 0 ; N ate
Arbogast M em orial Schol
arship, $1,000.
B eth M o rter: J a
son H alvorsen M em orial
S c h o la rsh ip , $ 5 0 0 ; lo n e
B ooster C lub, $500; Elks
S c h o la rsh ip , $ 7 5 0 ; E lks
C laren c e B u ch an a n M e
m orial Scholarship, $400;
Outstanding Senior Athlete;
M ike M athew s M em orial
Scholarship, $1,250; South
M o rro w C o u n ty T ru s t,
$ 1 ,0 0 0 ; C a rl T ro e d s o n
Scholarship, $1,000; P io
neer M emorial Foundation,
$500; B ig Sky S ch o lar-
Boardman Chamber news
Community Bank serves barbecue lunch to Heppner
community
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Youth Soccer: Columbia Youth Soccer is holding the
last registration for the 2011 season on Saturday, June 11, from
2-4 p.m. at Sam Boardman Elementary. For more information
call 541-720-9431.
lone G raduates prepare to receive their diplomas.
Athlete Scholarship, $500;
C ounty Em ployees Union
Local #2479, $400; Josie
Taylor M em orial Scholar
ship, $500; Storm y Kend
rick M em orial Scholarship,
$1,000; Tillam ook Cream
ery Association. $2,000.
A le x R ie tm a n n :
Jason H alv o rsen M em o
rial Scholarship, $500; Ken
S n id e r M em o rial S ch o l
arsh ip , $1000; S w ede &
F ran c es C arlso n M em o
rial Scholarship, $300; lone
Am erican Legion Post #95,
$500; Bank o f Eastern Or
eg o n , $500; N a te A rb o
gast M emorial Scholarship,
$1,000; Big Sky Scholar-
A thlete Scholarship, $300.
Tanner Rietmann:
Jaso n H alv o rsen M em o
rial Scholarship, $500; lone
B ooster Club, $500; O ut
stan d in g S en io r A th lete;
M ike M athew s M em orial
Scholarship, $1,250; South
M o rro w C o u n ty T ru s t,
$ 1,000; B ank o f E astern
O re g o n , $ 5 0 0 ; B ig Sky
S ch o lar-A th lete S ch o lar
sh ip , $300; Jo sie T aylor
M e m o ria l S c h o la r s h ip ,
$500; Pacific U niversity,
$34,000.
K esh aw n a T a
lam antes: C lass o f 1968,
$250.
Yesenia Verduzco:
C lass o f 1968, $250.
Free fishing weekend
June 11-12
No license needed
Grange Flea Market: The Greenfield Grange is
June 11-12 is Free Fishing Weekend and on those
hosting a Flea Market on Friday and Saturday, June 10 and 11. two days O regonians w on’t need a fishing or shellfish
Lunch will be available. Anyone interested in a table should license to fish, crab or clam anywhere in the state.
contact Jessie at 541-720-7267. Tables are $5.
“ Free Fishing Weekend is a great time to take
2,d Annual Scorchin’ Summer Rib Cook Off: Ap your spouse, kids or friends on the fishing trip without
plication packets will be available at the fire station. The cook having to buy a license," said Rick Hargrave, Oregon
off is open to all interested parties, not just amateurs. On Sat D epartm ent o f Fish and W ildlife deputy adm inist/ator
urday, July 2, the Boardman City Park will be staked out for 20 for inform ation/education.
teams to vie for first, second and third awards for barbecued,
smoked, or sauced pork ribs. The standard entry fee is $80 per
During Free Fishing Weekend, fishing licenses
team which includes four racks of ribs. An additional two racks and tags are not required, although all other regulations
may be requested with a $ 100 submission. All proceeds support apply including bag limit and size restrictions. People
specialized training and supplies for fire district volunteers and who already have a com bined tag for salmon, steelhead,
community public education and safety awareness materials. sturgeon and halibut are encouraged but not required to
For more information contact Tim Paquin at 54 1 -48 1 -3473 use it.
or stop by 300 S.W. Wilson Lane for an entry packet.
To help beginning anglers get started, ODFW
Special Chamber Membership Meeting:The Board- and its partners are offering over 35 free fishing events
man Chamber of Commerce will have a special membership throughout the state. At most events there will be free
meeting on Wednesday, June 15, during the regular member loaner equipm ent for novice anglers, special events for
ship luncheon. The meeting will include a vote on adopting children, and lots o f volunteers to help. For a complete
the revised bylaws for the Chamber. Each paid member of the list o f events with tim es and locations, go to http://ww w.
chamber should have received a copy of the proposed bylaws dfw.state.or.us/odfw outdoors/free fishing.asp.
in the mail. Call the Chamber for more information.
“ Even if you’ve never baited a hook, we can show
Farmers MarketrThe first Boardman Farmers Market you how to fish,” Hargrave said.
is Monday, June 13, at the Boardman Marina Park from 5-8
Free Fishing Weekend is always the first w eek
p.m. Call the chamber for more information.
end after the first M onday in June. But remember, it’s
Music in the Park:Music in the Park begins Monday, always free fishing for kids under 14 years old
June 13, at the Boardman Marina Park at 7 p.m. Frank Carlson
is the guest entertainer.