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SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 23,2011 Joyces celebrate 50 years Walter and Wanda Joyce celebrated their SO"1 wedding anniversary on November 22. The couple returned from Ireland last week to at tend their granddaughter’s wedding. (Mindy Malvick was wed to Travis Harp on 11-11-11.) Walter was bom in Ireland and was able to reconnect with many family members during the trip. W alter first met Wanda at a branding in Jun- tura, OR. It was love at first sight. They were married soon after in Bums, OR. The couple ranched in Juntura for 15 years. They then sold the ranch and moved to Vale, OR so their daughter, Ellen, could attend high school. Walter worked for Simplot, while Wanda was employed at the Vale nursing home. The Joyces moved to Heppner when they re tired in April o f 1993, in order to be closer to El len, son-in-law Steve, and Walter and Wanda Joyce granddaughters Mindy and Megan. Father Gerry Con don will bless Walter and Wanda’s marriage at the end of the 11 a.m. Mass at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church on November 27. Cake and refreshments will be served afterward in the parish hall. The couple invites every one to join them for Mass and well-wishes afterward. No gifts, please. 100+ shoe boxes delivered Due to the gener osity of Heppner and lone residents, 110 gift-filled boxes were delivered to the Operation Christmas Child (OCC) relay station in Hermiston on November 21. Hermiston coordinator Barb W attenburger said she was excited because the south Morrow County de livery put the relay station at more than 1,000 boxes. OCC is a ministry o f the Samaritan’s Purse Organization. Last year, 8.1 million gifts were delivered to boys and girls in more than 100 countries around the world. Rebecca, a senior at lone High School, intro duced the project at Willow Creek Baptist Church last year and collected 44 boxes Rebecca Jepsen with some of the 110 shoe boxes gifts collected for Operation Christmas Child. Photo by Nancy Jepsen in 2010. This year, as more com m unity and school members got involved, the project multiplied. Willow Creek Baptist, All Saints Episcopal, Hope Luther an, Heppner M ethodist, the Heppner ASB officers, the lone sophomore class, Christ Alone Church, lone Community Church and employees at the court house all turned in boxes. Those wanting to participate haven’t missed their chance. Boxes can be mailed directly to the OCC program. More information can be had at samaritans- purse.org or by calling Re becca at 541-676-5244. HES Authors in Autumn T h irty -fo u r stu d e n ts in g rad es th re e through six at H eppner Elementary decided to trade an afternoon away from school for an Authors in Autumn writing workshop on Friday, November 18. Each student was given a plain drawing of a turkey and directions to disguise the turkey in any way they chose to save him from be ing Thanksgiving dinner. The disguise proj ects were done at home, and all budding artists and writers brought their cre ations to school Friday. The turkeys were transformed into hunters, clowns, Ha w aiian dancers, Oregon Beaver fan, Oregon Duck football players, a singer, a peacock, cheerleaders and more. One turkey was even hidden as a lion, an el ephant and a frog all in one. After sharing their designs, students wrote about their adventures of trying to save their turkeys. In addition to the “Turkeys in Disguise” proj ect, students made Thanks giving thank-you cards for faipily and friends, and created acrostic poems. Each writer took home a packet to make a family holiday decoration showing all of the fun things they are thankful for this Thanksgiv ing season. Pum pkin pie in a bag, hot chocolate and Students at Heppner Elementary, shown here with their “Tur key in Disguise” drawings, traded a school-free afternoon for the chance to attend an Authors in Autumn workshop last Friday. -Contributedphoto spiced cider were treats enjoyed by all. Drew Coe won the prize for the closest guess of how many cranber ries were in the jar. Two writers who attended Authors in A u tumn were Hunter Nichols and Cason Mitchell, both fifth-grade students. Cason said, “It was really a lot o f fun, and a great experience. I hope we have another writing workshop.” “I never thought school on a Friday after noon could be so much fun,” Hunter added. Seminar & Ag forum planned This year’s Colum bia Basin Cereal Seminar and Sustainable Ag Forum will be held December 14 from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Blue Mountain Community College in Pendleton. The Umat ill a County Soil and Water Con servation District (SWCD) and OSU Extension Service are partnering to host the event. Registration is $10 and includes lunch. Pesticide re-certi fication and certified crop advisor credits will be available. Pre-registration is requested and is available on the SWCD website at www.umatillacountyswcd. com or by phoning Shevon Hatcher at 541-278-5403. Design Our Parade Float! T H T rTil The Winner Will Get Their Name On The Float And $100! Float Design Contest is open to anyone. The float will be featured in the December 15th holiday parade in downtown Heppner. To enter, draw a picture of your float idea and a paragraph describing it, keeping in mind that there are just four people putting it together and that the cost of supplies should not exceed $200. Turn your entry into the Heppner Branch of Community Bank by November 30th before 5:30 PM. Winner will be selected by a judge outside of the bank. Come join us for cookies and punch and the chance to win some door prizes at our Open House on December 1st from 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM. 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