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Nordic club skis
Herren Creek
Eleven skiers joined the Arbuckle Nordic Ski Club Saturday«
Jan. 12, to ski up the Herren Creek trail. It was II degrees when
the group left the trucks but members said they warmed up fast
climbing the very scenic but narrow trail. Snow conditions were
excellent. The trail also allowed a fast, fun descent when return
ing to the trucks at the end of the day. -Contributedphoto'
Local man graduates
from Boise State
Heppner man Tony Haguewood graduated Dec .21,
2012, from Boise State University in Boise, ID. His Bach
elor of Science degree is in construction management.
Haguewood is employed with Inland Crane in Boise.
He is the son of Kelwayne and Mary Haguewood of
Heppner.
Rock fall project
begins along Hwy. 74
LEXINGTON, OR—
The Oregon Department of
Transportation’s (ODOT)
contractor Rawhide Exca
vating has begun work on
a rock fall project along
Oregon Highway 74 about
a mile west of Lexington in
Morrow County, near mile
post 35.
The project will cut
back part of the rock face
to help reduce the amount
of falling debris onto the
highway section.
Travelers can expect
FATHER CONDON Valby welcomes new
RETIRES Cenacle to Calvary, were interim pastor
flaggers and minor delays,
and are advised to watch
for crews and equipment
in the area.
All work on the project
is expected to be completed
by mid-March.
For more information
on this or other ODOT
highw ay co n stru ctio n
projects, contact ODOT
Public Information Officer
Tom Strandberg at 541-
963-1330, or by email at
Thomas.m.strandberg@
odot.state.or.us.
On Monday, January 21,
Martin Luther King Day Murray's will
have special pharmacy hours 12-6 pm
Please note that your prescriptions must
be picked up during that time
(Pharmacy ONLY, rest of store open regular hours.)
Baker, Oregon. I accepted chosen as the grand mar
that.”
shals of the St. Patrick’s
The Diocese of Baker Day Great Green Parade.
covers all of Eastern Or
He was also chosen
egon, and the young Father as the Heppner Chamber
Condon began a life of min of Commerce’s 2007 Man
istry in parishes that ranged of the Year, but the soft-
across the eastern part of the spoken priest doesn’t talk
state, including Lakeview, much about that. The fact
Condon, Wasco, Merrill, that he was chosen, though,
Ontario, Prineville and, in speaks loudly to the place
1990, Heppner and
he has taken in the
lone. He has been
lives and hearts of
in South Morrow
the local commu
for the last 22 years,
nity.
aside from taking a
Condon says
year off to return to
his life as a priest
Ireland and care for
has been, as with
his sister.
Father Gerry all lives, full of ups
One unexpect Condon
and downs, joys
ed aspect of his time
and sorrows. He
in Morrow County
says his greatest challenge
has been his foray into the has been to open the gospel
role of playwright.
in a way that appeals to
“One of the things I’ve people, something that, he
been able to do in this par says, seems to be getting
ish and not anyplace else more challenging as time
is to compose a number of passes.
dramas, which we’ve been
“The modern era has
able to put on in conjunc been a little more diffi
tion with the St. Patrick's cult. There’s more conflict
celebrations,” he says.
in our world today,” says
Condon says he be Condon.
came interested in drama
As far as the joys, he
when he was a teenager. says the people in his par
He began participating in ishes have been his greatest
dramas while in seminary blessing.
because, he says, he was
“It’s been a great joy
shy and had trouble speak and a great privilege to
ing in pubic.
work with people in par
“ Speaking in other ishes who are so committed
words became quite easy,” to the Lord and who are so
he says.
ready and willing to help in
He later found a shared so many aspects of parish
interest in drama in some life,” he says.
of the parishes in which he
Even though he looks
served, but he never took on forward to retirement, Con
the role of writer until after don says he will miss his
he moved to Heppner.
involvement in that same
“One particular lady parish life in all its aspects,
in town said, ‘Our town is including regular partici
celebrating St. Patrick and pation in local Mass and
our church is named after administration of the Sacra
St. Patrick but we do not do ments of the church.
anything religious in honor
Though the members
of St. Patrick, so why not of St. Patrick’s and St. Wil
do a drama on the life of St. liam’s will certainly also
Patrick?” ’ he recounts.
miss him, there is a bright
He took the question spot.. .Condon “tentatively”
to heart, and searched for a plans on retiring in Hep
drama about the saint while pner. Though he says noth
in Ireland the following ing is concrete at this point,
summer.
he will probably be able to
“(1) could not find one, help out in area parishes
except for a musical, which when the need arises, such
was not very flattering of as when a local priest goes
St. Patrick,” says Condon. on vacation or has an emer
“So I decided to try to do gency. He also, of course,
better than that. So began hopes to have time for his
the process.”
hobbies of drama, golf, mu
It turned out to be a sic and hypnotherapy.
successful process, with
Father Condon’s final
new, original dramas for Mass as parish priest will
the St. Patrick’s celebration be Sunday, Jan. 27. St. Pat
following almost yearly rick’s Catholic Church will
since then, with only a few be hosting a coffee hour for
repeats. The dramas writ Father Condon in the parish
ten by Condon, with music hall from noon until 1:30
and occasional coauthoring p.m. Church members say
by Joe Lindsay and perfor everyone in the community
mances by parish members, is welcome to come and
have been popular every celebrate the retirement—
year...so popular that, in but hopefully not loss—of
2010, Condon and the cast a beloved priest, playwright
of one of his dramas. From and cherished friend.
P a s to r W ayne E.
Bohling from Laughlin,
NV has accepted a call to
serve as interim pastor for
Valby Lutheran Church,
the church announced this
week. A spokesman for
the church said Bohling
will be in attendance at a
special welcoming service
at the church at 10 a.m. on
Sunday, Jan. 20.
Bohling, who comes
originally from Nebras
ka, has served Lutheran
churches in Kansas, Iowa
and Nebraska, and also in
the Pacific Northwest at Ca-
mano Island and Whidbey
Island in Washington.
After “retiring” from
the ministry. Bohling served
as Director-Chaplain of
an International Seamen’s
Center in Aberdeeen, WA
from 1977 to 1987. He also
served as visitation pastor
and did chaplaincy ministry
with his late wife. He was
more recently interim pastor
at Desert Springs Lutheran
Church in Truth or Conse
quences, NM from August
2010 to August 2011. He
has been on mission trips
to the Philippines, Russia,
Cambodia and Hungary,
and has twice traveled to
the Holy Land.
He has a son who owns
and operates Seattle Boats
in Seattle, and a son-in-
law and daughter in Bel
levue, WA; his son-in-law
is a dentist and has several
offices in the Northwest.
Another son lives on the
Island of Kauai in Hawaii
and is a golf and water-ski
enthusiast.
Pastor Bohling has also
Fab Four 4-H crafts
Christmas cookies
On Dec. 20,2012, the Fab Four Food Group met at lone Com
munity Church to decorate Merry Christmas Cookies for use
by the church during the holidays. Pictured are (L-R): Renee
Peterson, Morgan Orem, leader Rebecca Jepsen, Syd Stefani
and Aaron Smythe. -Contributedphoto
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series of four Social Media
for Business classes as part
of their community/con-
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done volunteer work in
Biloxi, MS at the Katrina
disaster site and has done
volunteer work at Canon
Beach Conference grounds
in Canon Beach, OR.
Bohling is no stranger
to eastern Washington and
Oregon, since his brother-
in-law was formerly a pas
tor of a church in the Tri-
Cities, WA; family visits
gave him a familiarity with
the area.
A Valby L utheran
spokesman said Bohling
will be installed as Valby’s
pastor in the near future,
when area congregations
and pastors will have the
chance to welcome him and
his pastoral skills into the
church and community.
Special events for
Jan. 20 include not only
Bohling’s welcome but
also a presentation of medi
cal assistance, given in
conjunction with Thrivent
Financial for Lutherans,
to the Kendrick family of
lone. Andra Kendrick was
the victim of a serious acci
dent last year and continues
to recover at home in lone.
Retired Pastor Wes
Sackmann of Hermiston
will be the guest pastor
on Jan. 20 and will de
liver communion. A pot-
luck lunch will follow the
service. All are invited to
attend this service to wel
come Pastor Bohling at
Valby Lutheran Church, 17
miles south of lone at 60492
Valby Road, lone, OR.
Contact Louis Carlson
at 541-676-5302 for more
information.
Each class is an intense,
two-hour workshop de
signed to “help businesses
of all sizes tap into social
media platforms to cre
ate and boost their brand
awareness.”
The classes are $49 each
and are currently planned to
be held in the Heppner High
School computer room. The
class schedule is:
Facebook for Business:
Thurs., Jan. 17, 5-7 p.m.;
Twitter/Pinterest for Busi
ness: Thurs., Jan. 24, 5-7
p.m.; Blogging for Busi
ness: Thurs., Jan 31, 5-7
p.m.; and Social Media
Management: Thurs., Feb.
7, 5-7 p.m.
The classes will be led
by lone native Heidi Nel
son.
A 1992 graduate of
lone High School, Nelson
recently moved back to the
lone area, yet still works
for her Connecticut-based
employer. Media Ventures,
Inc., as a digital media co
ordinator.
To register for any
of these classes, pontact
BMCC South M orrow
County coordinator Anne
Morter at 541 -422-7040.
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