Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 3,2012
Heppner Booster Over the Tee Cup
Club plans auction
A few of the many items already donated for the Booster Club’s
auction are on display in the window of Holloman's in Heppner.
-Photo by Megan Futter
The Heppner Booster
Club will hold its annual
steak feed and auction on
Oct. 13; donations are wel
come.
Items already donat
ed for the event include a
Wildhorse getaway pack
age, Wi 1 low Creek Country
Club single membership,
two skybox Duck tickets
with parking pass, two Sil-
verwood day passes, one
load o f gravel delivered
within 20 miles, a $300 gift
certificate to Les Schwab,
a Heppner softball state
championship signed bat,
and one ton of large-bale
grass or alfalfa hay. Some
of the items are on display
in the window o f Hollo-
man’s on Main Street in
Heppner.
The m ission o f the
Booster Club is to support
the scholastic and athletic
achievement o f the area’s
young people. The club
makes it possible to pur
chase items for their contin
ued success that would not
otherwise be possible, as
well as present four scholar
ships to graduating seniors
each year. Funds generated
from the annual steak feed
and auction help support
these activities.
A nyone w ith q u e s
tions regarding the event
may contact Kay Fowler,
Booster Club President, at
541-314-2038.
COAL DEPOT
UPDATE
-Continuedfrom PAGE ONE
said the present goal for
the coal project is to start
“moving coal by June of
2014.”
Smith again, as he has
in the past, pointed out the
economic benefit not only
for Morrow County but also
the entire state of Oregon.
He said for every ton
o f coal shipped through
the Port o f Morrow, 10
cents will be given to local
schools. With the estimated
eight million tons shipped
each year, that would mean
$800,000 per year for edu
cation in Morrow County.
There will also be $1 mil
lion in shipping fees going
to the Port o f Morrow.
Ambre has not asked to be
included in the Enterprise
Zone at Boardman, so will
not receive any special
property tax breaks, Smith
pointed out.
Smith also said the
project will benefit Oregon
as a whole, as 24 barges
would be constructed in the
Portland area and the entire
shipping project will mean
$200 million in benefit to
the state.
Smith says almost all
the opposition to the proj
ect has so far come from
outside Oregon, much of
it from the East Coast.
Smith reiterated that “not a
piece of coal” will touch the
ground or the water in the
shipping operation.
“You can take care of
the environment and build
enterprises and create jobs,”
Smith said.
“The US has 250 years
of coal in the Powder Ba
sin,” Smith pointed out.
“We are the Saudi Arabia
of coal and it is clean coal.”
He said the public comment
period on the environmen
tal review would begin
shortly and would last 30
to 45 days.
“We are going to ask
people to show up,” Smith
said. “There is going to be
busloads o f people from
outside the area, so we are
going to ask local people
to show up (at the hear
ings).”
The WCCC Ladies last
play day was held on Tues
day, Sept. 25.
M em bers enjoyed a
morning of team (Best Ball)
play. After play, they held
their semi-annual meeting,
gave out special awards
for the year 2012, and held
election o f officers for
2013. To close out the day,
a luncheon was served by
the 2012 officers.
Awards for the play of
the day went to the first- and
second-place teams. Tied
for 1” Gross were: Team
of Loa, Lorrene and Laura;
and team of Pat E., Carrie
and Betty. Tied for 2nd Gross
were: Team of Darcee, Su
zanne and Jackie; and team
of Janice, Karen and Toni.
N o w in n in g team
claimed to have used the
Special Event Rule #2 on
holes #5 and #7. Karen
Thompson had the only
chip-in for the day on #6.
2012 year-end awards
Birdies: 1" (tie), Nan
cy Propheter and Virginia
Grant
J Chip-in: 1** (tie), Coral
Mitchell and Lorrene Mont
gomery, Ann Elgin and Pat
Edmundson
E c le c tic : 1“ , Tony
Nichols
2nd (tie), Carri Grieb
and Lorrene Montgomery
Club Championship:
Nancy Propheter
Eddi Skow: Pat Ed
mundson
A special presentation
was made to Pat Edmund
son for serving the past two
years as the Ladies Club
President.
New Officers elected
for 2013 were: President,
Jackie Allstott; Vice Presi
dent, Jill Miller; Secretary/
Treasurer, Corol Mitchell;
and Board Members Darcee
Mitchell (2013), Tony N ich-
ols (2014) Pat Edmundson
(past president).
Thirty-five men played
in the annual Men’s Club
Cross Country Golf Tour
nament on Sunday, Sept.
23. The tournament was
played on the traditional
cross-country layout, which
stretches the course to a par-
69 challenge.
Results were the fol
lowing:
Gross: 1, Greg Grant,
71; 2, Ron Bowman, 80;
and 3, Jim Martin, 81. Net:
1, John Bowles, 66; 2, Stacy
Wilson, 70; and 3, Char
lie Ferguson, 73. Special
events: David Allstott and
Greg Grant. Hosts were
David Allstott and Dave
Gunderson.
Before play, a M en’s
Club m eeting was held,
and Duane D isque was
elected to a position on
the Men’s Club Board for
a term o f five years. Don
Eaves was recognized for
his service as the outgoing
board member. Officers for
the coming year are Matt
Scrivner, President; Ron
Bowman, Vice President;
John Edmundson, Secre
tary - Treasurer; and Tom
Shear and Duane Disque,
Members at Large.
The men voted support
for continuing monthly
special Sunday plays in
2013, including the Par 3
Challenge, the Ryder Cup
Matches, the Shootout and
the Cross Country. Also,
the board will consider or
ganizing a Member/Guest
event.
The Wednesday Night
Team Play has finished, and
the winning teams are the
following: 1, John Bowles/
Randy Samples; 2, Mike
Sweek/John Kilkenny; 3,
K elw ayne H aguew ood/
Mark Schlicting and 4, Rod
Wilson/Tim Wright.
District to meet
O ctober 14,2012
9 a . m . at P ioneer M emorial H ospital
V olunteer A mbulance D rivers
N E E D E D FO R H E P P N E R ,
B oardman , and I rrigon
C all R usty at 541-676-2922 for
additional information
M O R R O W C O U N TY
HEALTH DISTRICT
Excellence In Healthcare
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Heppner Elementary School has announced the students of the
month for September. Top (L-R): Jorden Sweeney, Kenneth
Troxell, Brock Hisler, Hunter Nichols, Madelyn Nichols, Jaiden
Mahoney and Jacee Currin. Bottom (L-R): Irelynn Kollman,
Aubriana Rodriguez, Paul Lindsay, Jack Mathews, Hallee
Hisler, Landon Mitchell and McKenna Bray. The character
trait for September was self-concept. -Contributedphoto
Math students of the
month announced
Heppner High School has chosen the following people as stu
dents of the month in math: Frederick Tortolani and Kevin
Murray for Algebra; John Propheter and JC Putman in Al
gebra 2; Jessica Kempken in Geometry and Mallorie Jones in
Technical Math. -Contributedphoto
Chamber plans
candidate forum
Heppner Chamber of
Commerce will sponsor a
candidate’s forum for the
Morrow County Commis
sioner position on Thursday,
Oct. 11, during the regular
chamber lunch meeting.
This forum will be moder
ated by Bill Kuhn.
Anyone with specific
questions is asked to submit
them to Sheryll Bates at the
Chamber of Commerce. At
tendees also will be given
an opportunity to submit
questions at the beginning
of the luncheon. The public
is welcome, but those who
would like to have lunch
are asked to RSVP to the
chamber.
Ghost-hunting program coming to
Heppner library
Legion, Auxiliary to
meet
S u n d a y
HES students of the
month
WCCC Men’s Club
news
Ghost Hunters North ting-edge technologies and
west (GHNW), an orga equipment used in investi
nization that investigates gating paranormal activity,
paranormal activities in including a few inventions
cluding reported sightings that the team has created to
o f ghosts, will present a help them in their work.
community program, “Proj
The one hour “Project
ect Spooky!” at the Hep Spooky!” program will
pner library on Tuesday, be followed by a question
Oct. 9, at 6:30 p.m.
and answer period with at
The program is free and tendees.
all ages are invited.
Based in Umatilla and
Team members from headed up by three area cor
GHNW will present in rectional officers—GHNW
formation on topics such founder, investigator and
as what ghosts are and the technology manager Chris
different types o f haunts. McCauley, co-founder and
They will explain and dem lead investigator Doug
onstrate
the newest cut- Sanders, and investigator
A joint meeting of the American Legion and Auxil
iary will be held Tuesday, Oct. 9, at the Heppner United _ _ 7 * 1 1
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Methodist Church; the event will begin with a potluck
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at 6:30 p.m.
A special program will include a short talk by Deena
Price. Price works with a variety of organizations con
nected with the Red Cross.
Willow Creek Park District will hold a regularly
Plans for the year’s activities also will be discussed scheduled meeting on Oct. 9 at 5:15 p.m. at Heritage Land
at the meeting, so both new and established members are Co., 278 N Main St. in Heppner. They will be discussing
invited to come and express their ideas.
the pool season and the RV park.
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ATTENTION!
Medicare Open Enrollment
Every Tuesday 3-5 pm
Hermiston Public Library
Trained SHIBA volunteers
will answer your medicare
questions & assist you
with open enrollment
strategies & explain
Medicare benefits
Open Enrollm ent <
Dee. T ill, so use this opportunity
to review the Medicare plan that
is right for you.
For more
information.
541-667-35Ó2
Dusty W ilson— GHNW work. The team also has
was formed in 2011 by a mission to help educate
members who had previ their clients and the public
ously been involved with at large about paranormal
other paranormal investi events and the latest infor
gating teams.
mation and beliefs about
GHNW’s mission is to them in relation to the reli
investigate places where gious, spiritual and occult.
paranorm al activities—
The program is spon
sightings, sounds, smells, sored by the Oregon Trail
touch—have been reported Library District and Li
and to try to find natural braries of Eastern Oregon
explanations for such oc (LEO). For further infor
currences. The team uses mation, contact district di
specialized technology and rector Marsha Richmond
equipment to docum ent at 541-481-3365 or LEO
such activities.
director Lyn Craig at leoli-
GHNW members do braries@gmai 1 .com.
not charge clients for their
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needed
Volunteer ambulance drivers are needed for Heppner,
Boardman and Irrigon. Call Rusty at 541-676-2922 for
additional information.
Also, an ambulance drivers' class will be held Sun
day, Oct. 14, at 9 a.m. at Pioneer Memorial Hospital in
Heppner.
Community lunch
menu
United Methodist Church members will be serv
ing lunch on Wednesday, Oct. 10, at St. Patrick’s Senior
Center. The meal will include pork chops, mashed po
tatoes and gravy, sauerkraut, green salad, apple sauce,
hot rolls and apple cobbler. Milk is served at each meal.
Suggested donation is $3.50 per meal. Menu is subject
to change.
M EG A Ladies’ Night!!
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Everyone invited
Route 74 Restaurant, Ion
Live Music by Cory Peterson
Clothing, Jewelry, Handbags,
Cosmetics and more!
Cocktails, snacks and
LOTS OF FUN!
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