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
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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.
Parade Float Contest Winner will be announced at 5:30 PM.
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