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F O U R - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 25,2012 Cross-county ski group meets ' è iti HHS presents Youth celebrate life hypnotic fundraiser H e p p n e r H ig h School will hold a Val entine's Day dinner and hypnosis show Tuesday, February 14 at the high school. The fundraiser will begin with a lasagna dinner at 6 p.m., with the family- oriented hypnosis show to take place at 7:30 p.m. An ice cream social will follow the show. Cost for dinner and the show is $10. Dinner only is $7; tickets for the show cost $5. Tickets are available in advance at the high school. The show will fea ture stage hypnotist Russ Peak. Peak is recognized as one of the nation’s lead ing comedy stage hypno tists, entertaining more than »V i The Arbuckle Nordic Club had an outing on January 21. The group went up the 22 road to the 2 1 and then skied on the 220 spur. The lack of snowfall took a toll...there was little snow on the roads and only about six inches on the trail, and two spots had to be walked through for 10 or 20 feet. The outing included a fire and lunch break before skiing back to vehicles accompanied by the serenading howl of coyotes. Top(L-K): Dr Betsy Anderson, Molly Khea, Dan Van Liew, Luanne Brown field, Bill Ewing, Staci lledman and Misty Bennett during a Jan. 14 outing. Bottom (L-R): Sandra Van Liew, Bill Ewing, John Edmundson, Dr. Betsy Anderson, Dan Van Liew, Sherry Ewing, Molly Khea and Kachel F.hrsam participated in the club’s Jan. 21 excursion. -Contributedphotos Chamber Chatter Morrow County Website at http://ww w .ohsu.edu/ MCCH1P. We have some very good health informa tion resources, details about the Biggest Winner Weight Loss and Healthy Lifestyle Program and a county-wide calendar listing physical fit ness opportunities. The chamber mem bership lunch on Wednes day, February 15 will feature John Turner, the president o f Blue Mountain Com munity College. The lunch will be at the Port of Mor row Riverfront Center and catered by Boardman Select Market. Please RSVP by Monday, February 13. Saturday, February 4 is the community break fast at the Senior Center from 7:30- 10:30 a.m. Cost is $5 per person. B oard m an The Tillicum Club will be- selling carnations and roses for Valentine’s Day. All proceeds go to scholarships, the Easter Egg Hunt and other Tillicum Club projects. Flower sales will continue until January 27. All orders must be paid for when placed. To order, email tillicumclub@live. com or call Shelby Pearcy at 541-771-0103. ' The 22nd Annual Citizens Award Night will be held Friday, February 3 at the Port of Morrow. Tick ets are on sale now for $35 each and must be purchased by Monday, January 30. Call the chamber for more information. Please take a mo ment to check out the Com m unity Health Im provement Partnership of Fifth Sunday events at Hope The Shared Min istry o f Hope Lutheran C hurch and All Saints Episcopal Church will cel ebrate the fifth Sunday of the month on January 29 by w orshiping together at Hope, on the comer of Alfalfa and Cowins in Hep pner. The morning service begins at 10 a.m. That evening at 6 p.m., Hope will also be the site for this fifth Sunday’s Singspiration, sponsored by the South Morrow County M inisterial Association. Members o f the Shared Ministry will provide re freshments. The commu nity is cordially invited to attend, to join in the singing and share individual musi cal gifts that give glory to God. More information is available by calling the Shared Ministry office at 541-676-9970. ’ 2011 Prescription profiles available 200 audiences each year in shows from coast to coast, including more than 300 Sober Grad nights. Participants are in vited to join the fun as vol unteers on stage or watch from the safety of the audi ence as Peak hypnotizes their friends. Peak com monly has volunteers be lieve they are their favorite celebrities, meet visitors from other worlds, forget their names, travel back to their childhoods, become barbarians and even lose their own belly buttons. Proceeds from the event will go to the HHS 2012 Sober Grad Night. C ontact H eppner H igh School at 541-676-9138 for more information. DA’s Report The Morrow Coun ty District Attorney’s office has released the following report: -Gilberto Garcia, 18, was convicted of two counts of Attempt to Com mit a Class A Felony-As sault 1-Firearm, a Class B felony, based on a plea of No Contest. The defen dant was sentenced to three years supervised probation on each count. Other counts were dismissed. Total fines, fees and assessments were $2.416. -C o ry E d w a rd Reiner, 39, pled guilty to one count each of Robbery in the Second Degree and Aggravated Theft in the First Degree, both Class B felonies. He was sen tenced to 41 months and 12 months jail time, to run concurrent, with credit for time served. The defendant was also given three years and two years post-prison supervision, respectively. Fines, fees and assessments totaled $1,466. -Christopher Dew- ayne Schneider was found guilty of probation viola tions and sentenced to 30 days of previously suspend ed sentence in Umatilla County Jail. The sentence is to run concurrent to any other sentences imposed. An additional 40 hours com m unity service was imposed. Total money judg ments were $25. -Shaw n M ichael Mayes, 19, pled guilty to one count each of Robbery in the Second Degree and Aggravated Theft in the First Degree, both Class B felonies. He was sen tenced to 36 months and 12 months jail time, to run concurrent, with credit for time served. The defendant was also given three years and two years post-prison supervision, respectively. Fines, fees and assessments totaled $1,466. -James John Henry Boyce, 19, pled guilty to Burglary in the Second Degree, a Class C felony, and was sentenced to 18 months supervised proba tion, subject to 90 sanction units and 30 jail units. Total fines, fees and assessments were $4,200.43. Forest collaborative group to meet The Umatilla For est Collaborative Group will meet Thursday, Jan. 26 at the Heppner Ranger Dis trict office from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Forest specialists will present scientific informa tion on the dry ponderosa pine forests of the Heppner district. The Umatilla For est Collaborative Group is a facilitated gathering of interested individuals who seek to help organize proj ects in collaboration with the Umatilla National For est. Everyone is welcome to attend and participate in an interchange of information among diverse groups. For m ore in fo r mation, contact the north Fork John Day Watershed Council at 541-421-3018 or info@nQdwc.org. Country club fund raiser planned A fundraiser to help replace of one of the bridges at Willow Creek Country Club will take place at the Hep pner Elks lodge on Feb. 11 at 6 p.m. Linda Workman is putting on an enchilada feed in memory of Gary Workman. A quilt and other items will also be raffled that evening. For more information, call Ann Elgin at 541- 969-8092. Ask pharmacist for details Tuesday February 14th Rita Van Schoiack Financial Advisor www.bluemountaininvest.com Reminder Pharm acy closed Saturdays Please pick D r in k S p e c ia l s - up by Friday evening or m ake AUNW F lM M »(H \ $3.25 OniMK I RI SH SOD l $2.00 ^ Mwuuj'j Diuuj 217 North M an S t. Moponor • Ä o n « 678-915« • FtoraTS876-9426 Serving Morrow, Wheeler & Gilliam counties Since 1959 S photo January 22 was make sure that others un national Pro-Life Sunday, derstand that abortion is and the youth of Heppner wrong and that people need and St. Patrick’s Catholic to make a change. Church took part in the The group then event with a weekend-long watched three short videos. celebration of their own. The first video was about a St. Patrick’s par baby’s development. In the ish hall was busy Saturday second video, Roe of Roe as observers, contributors vs. Wade fame confessed and accomplices took their that her involvement in that places. Thirteen youth from case was one of the biggest different faith backgrounds mistakes in her whole life; came together for one is she is now a pro-life activ sue all held dear; all of the ist. The last video gave youth were proclaim ing statistics about abortion, their pro-life status. including where and how Before the event many have been performed began, the kids made some and the stages of pregnancy remarkable posters. One at which they occurred. student from China wrote “Those statistics in Chinese, “Cherish the were an eye-opener for beginning o f life.” Par everyone,” said one par ticipants thought his words ticipant. were so poetic, they then After the educa wrote the same words of tion part of the event, the wisdom in English and in group ate a taco dinner and Spanish. One artist made took a group picture. The “awe-inspiring” drawings event concluded with more of babies and trees. Other fellow ship as everyone posters read “I Survived lingered. Roe vs. Wade” and “Pre The activities con tend I’m a Tree and Save tinued for the children of St. Me.” Patrick’s parish when they Some of the young held their own pro-life rally people read messages from on Sunday. Participants elders in their church, while made 29 pro-life signs, with others read quotes from 27 little marchers and 12 Mother Teresa and Pope big marchers in attendance. John Paul II. One person Since it was too windy to read a letter from Tim Tee- take the signs outdoors, the bow’s mother explaining students marched around how she was advised many the inside of the parish hall times to abort Tim. one of carrying their signs as the the teens spoke from his boys shouted, “Pro!” and heart. the girls shouted “Life!” “The adults in at Before Mass, Fa tendance were very im ther Condon asked the chil pressed,” said Mary Ann dren to march with their Elguezabal, the organizer of signs into the church. At this year's event. “Not only the altar, the students did did these adolescents give their special chant for the up their Saturday afternoon, congregation and then all but they also spoke about a together shouted, “Pro- subject that is sometimes ta Life!” boo in our culture of conve During “Morning nience and materialism.” Circle” time, the young The guest speaker sters shared their feelings was Sherri Smith, wife of about the joy babies bring Rep. Greg Smith’s wife. into families. They also Representative Greg talked about how Smith is firm in his much Jesus loves pro-life views, and children. The teach his wife says she is ers encouraged the 100% behind him. kids to value life She reminded ev from beginning to eryone at the rally the end. how important it is Sherri Smith “ We hope to make your voice we have planted a heard when you believe in seed that will continue to something. Her message grow,” said Elguezabal. made such an impact that “It needs to get big the group asked her back ger and stronger. Next year to teach the youth how to we hope to have a much do just that. Mrs. Smith larger group and maybe our also encouraged the youth own community march.” to talk about this issue and Kinzua lunch group Valentine's Day is not too far away!! a rra n g e m e n t (L-R): Izabella Garcia, Sabashtian Flitter, Keegan Gibbs, Brian Lindsay and Jonathon Waddell march with their signs during the St. Patrick’s pro-life rally over the weekend. -Contributed I • Investment Management • Retirement Plan “Rollovers" • Retirement Planning • IRA’s • Tax Advantaged Investments • Bonds, Stocks, Mutual Funds • Investment Consulting and Guidance • Investments for Retirement Income F o r an A p p o in tm e n t C a ll: 641 - 6 7 6 -5 2 2 6 Toll Free: 1 - 8 6 6 - 3 2 5 - 5 3 2 6 The Pettyjohn Building, 430 W. Linden Way Heppner, OR 97836 rita@bluemountaininveet.com Securities and Investment Advisory Services ottered through M uHFFnanaai Securities Corp Mem ber FINRA/SIPC Blue Mountain Investment Managem ent LLC it not affiliated with Mutb-Fmancial Securities Coip The Kinzua lunch group met at Fossil at the Big Timber Café on Jan. 20. In spite of the weather, there was a nice crowd. Those attending were Janet and Junior Nelson, Pat Met- teer, Pat Hyatt, Midge and John Geer, LaVonne and Bob Stinkard, Ada and Ernie Schell, MaryLee and Bob Britt, Marvin and Bill Ledford, Bill Potter, Fred Dunn and Marilyn Garcia. The next lunch will be February 17 in Prineville at the Apple Peddler. Marriage Licenses The Morrow County Clerk has issued the follow ing marriage licenses: January 23: -Ronald William Mailloux, 70, of Boardman and Sherrill Lee Feser, 63, of Boardman. W ET Y O U R B U S I N E S S O N L I N E ........... C a ll th e H e p p n e r G a z e t t e T o d a y ! 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