TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Heppner
WCCC recognized
for beautification
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4-H leaders wanted
REMEMBRANCE
WALK
Driving into Heppner southbound on Highway 207, the public
is welcomed by open greens, neatly groomed landscaping and
tidy buildings at the Willow C reek Country Club's golf course.
The city's Beautification/Parks Commission recently presented
a certificate of recognition to the WCCC for “Going above and
beyond the call of duty” in creating an attractive environment.
Club president Gary Propheter was quick to deflect honors
to the Greens Committee members Greg Grant, Al Scott and
Dennis Peck. Grant also credited other club members who
have worked hard and donated time and goods to the course,
and accepted the certificate on behalf of the entire club's ef
forts. Pictured (L-R): Al Scott, Dennis Peck and Greg Grant,
members of the Willow Creek Country Club Greens Commit
tee, accept a certificate of recognition from Joann Burleson,
chairperson of the Heppner Beautification/Parks Commission.
-Contributed photo
The Morrow County
4-H program is looking
for leaders to help advise
and meet with local club
members for various proj
ect areas.
Anyone who is skilled
in the arts, or maybe has
a green thumb, or perhaps
knows their way around the
kitchen.. .any of those skills,
along with many more, are
available to county youth as
4-H projects.
“Have a friend that you
would like to team up with
to start a club? That works
too—the more the merrier!”
says OSU Extension agent
Ashley Jones.
The 4-H program is
specifically looking for
cooking leaders in the Hep
pner area to start a new club
with interested members.
All new 4-H leaders must
submit a completed appli
cation, pass a background
check, and also attend a
new-leader training.
Prior experiences in the
project area and working
Heppner resident Lacie Wagoner, a
with kids in a safe environ
junior
psychology major, was named to
ment are two key elements
Oklahoma
Baptist University’s Dean’s
to help both leader and club
Honor
Roll
for the fall 2012 semester.
succeed.
Students
who achieved a grade
Anyone who has ques
point
average
between 3.4 and 3.69
tions, needs more infor
on a 4.0 scale are listed on the Dean’s
mation, or is interested in
Honor Roll.
volunteering as a Morrow
Lacie
Wagoner
County 4-H leader, call the
office at 541-676-9642,
stop by at 54173 Hwy. 74
in Heppner, email ashley.
jones@ oregonstate.edu,
or check out the website
at http://extension.oregon-
state.edu/morrow/ and click
Holly Rebekah Lodge has announced it will not be
on “4-H youth.”
holding its monthly card parties until further notice.
From the West Coast to
the East Coast, and in many
areas in between, America
recently com memorated
the 40"' anniversary of Roe
vs. Wade.
Forty years after the
fact, the decision remains
controversial, with some
lauding what others label
infanticide.
Many H eppner resi
dents remembered the day
with a sense of shared sor
row as people reflected
and shared their views of
the Supreme Court ruling
that makes it legal to put
an end to the life of an un
born child. The small pro
life crowd gathered at the
parish hall at St. Patrick’s
Catholic Church on Sunday,
Jan. 27.
Father Gerry Condon
opened the rally with a
prayer, and then student
Alex Smith read several
scriptures reminding par
ticipants how much Jesus
loves the little children.
Tim Jaca gave a PowerPoint
p resen tatio n , and Kane
Sweeney read a poem.
K evin M urray p o r
trayed a U.S. representa
tive who was “.. .personally
against abortion, but could
not force his views on the
people he represented.”
However, Joe Lindsay de
picted a reporter who ques
tioned the representative
and finally convinced him
to stand up for the unborn.
Alex Lindsay recount
ed a story about a couple in
Eugene that is suing their
doctor because o f the in
valid outcome of their pre
natal testing, which showed
that their baby was normal.
Instead, their daughter was
bom with Down syndrome.
Now, they are disclosing
that they would have abort
ed their daughter if the test
had been valid.
Joe Jones shared that,
since the beginning of legal
abortion, 55 million chil
dren never had the chance
run participant also will re
ceived a 2013 remembrance
wristband the morning of
registration.
“As committee mem
bers, we feel it’s important
to support our community
while giving back to seniors
and health care in memory
o f loved ones,” says one
event coordinator. “ All
proceeds stay within the
community; to date, nearly
$16,000 has been raised
for health care and seniors
through contributions to
Pioneer Memorial Hospi
tal, PMH Home Health,
Hospice and Willow Creek
Terrace.
“Friends Helping
Friends has spear-headed
projects before to ‘get the
ball rolling’ in funding large
expenditures, one being the
GlideScope purchased for
the Pioneer Memorial Hos
pital emergency room two
years ago. We’re proud of
how our community jumps
into help. We can make a
difference.”
Donations can be made
payable to St. P atrick’s
Senior Center and mailed
to Susan H isler, 56504
Little Butter Creek Road,
Heppner, OR 97836. Those
wishing to have a personal
ized shamrock can also mail
their photo and honoree to
Susan Hisler at the same
address.
Ski club finds warm,
sunny weather
Heppner resident on
OBU honor roll
Holly Rebekah
cancels card parties
The Arbuclde Nordic Ski club reported that participation
was down this weekend but some past members showed up
who hadn't attended outings yet his year. The flu and travel
plans kept some regulars at home but those who were able to
ski reported good trail conditions. The picture above shows
the warm, sunny weather they found. A likely route for next
Saturday will involve the 750 trail and the 53 road. -Contrib
uted photo
Heppner to hold
Pro-life rally held at St. Patrick’s church goal-setting meeting
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The City of Heppner will be having a goal setting
meeting at Heppner City Hall on Feb. 1 from 11 a.m. to
1 p.m. This meeting is for the city council members and
staff to plan for 2013/2014 and to participate in manda
tory ethics training.
First Friday Feb. 1
The February session of First Friday Friends of Jesus
will be held this Friday, Feb. 1, from 8 a.m. to noon at All
Saints Episcopal Church. All children ages four through
12 are welcome.
As an offering for this month, children are invited to
bring a bath-size bar of soap or a sturdy comb to include
in health kits being assembled for needy people through
Lutheran World Relief.
Chamber lunch
meeting
This week’s lunch meeting of the Heppner Chamber
of Commerce will be held on Thursday, Jan. 31, at noon in
the St. Patrick’s Senior Center dining room. Dean Kegler
from Zeachem will give an update on the company.
Cost of lunch is $10. Heppner Family Foods will
cater.
Lunch attendees are asked to RSVP no later than
the Wednesday morning before to accommodate enough
meals.
Top: Children from St. Patrick’s Catholic Church went on a
short pro-life march on Sunday. Later in the afternoon, a pro
life rally was held at the church. Bottom: Kevin Murray (right)
portrays a representative swayed by clever pro-life reporter
Joe Lindsay (left). -Contributedphotos
to be bom. He stated that
those children could have
been doctors, law yers,
teachers or inventors, and
said this loss of human life
is “staggering.”
Adults also testified
on the importance o f no
tifying politicians so they
know their constituents
are w atching them and
want them to represent their
views. Someone noted that
people need to be careful
when they make donations
to organizations, needing
to find out first if they sup
port abortion. Participants
viewed photographs o f a
one-pound baby and were
informed that, now, one-
pound babies can be legally
aborted.
At the same time, those
who attended were encour
aged to be compassionate
to women who have had
abortions, and to tell them
they are loved and forgiven.
One woman present im
plored the youth to stand
up for what they believe
because “ ...we can make
a difference one person at
a time.”
“O ur nation greatly
needs our prayers, and we
must all hope and pray that
our defense of human life
will help change our culture
to a culture that respects life
from the moment of con
ception to its natural death,”
said one participant.
Chamber Chatter
Heppner
Heppner chamber wel
comes our newest member
Heidi Nelson with Media
Ventures, Inc. Heidi is
teaching the Social Media
for Business classes offered
in Morrow County (through
BMCC), so take advantage
o f learning more and feel
ing more comfortable with
social media. The classes
are held in the HHS com
puter room and the cost is
$49 per class. To register for
the classes, contact Anne
Morter at 541-422-7040.
You can reach Heidi direct
at 541-256-0411.
HHS wrestling raffle
for two juniper bar stools
and/or queen juniper bed
frame; tickets l-$5 or 6-$20;
drawing will be held Feb. 2
at the BEO tournament in
the HHS gym. For tickets,
contact an HHS wrestler or
Alita Nelson at 541-377-
7300. Need not be present
to win; 100 percent of the
proceeds go the wrestling
team.
Saturday, Feb. 2: 5"1
annual BEO Wrestling Invi
tational at HHS, with com
petition to begin at 10 a.m.
Tickets can be purchased
at the door; concessions
available.
Community lunch
menu
Christian Life Center members will serve lunch on
Wednesday, Feb. 6, at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. The
menu is to be determined. Milk is served at each meal.
In last week’s Gazette-Times, an article incorrectly Suggested donation is $3.50 per meal.
referred to weekly Sunday meetings of the Heritage Fiber
Heppner Gazette-Times
Arts Guild. The next guild meeting will actually be in
February, date to be announced. The editor apologizes
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for the miscommunication.
Correction
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