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HeppnerGazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Students make Tupper celebrates BackPack donations 40 years lone Elementary fourth and fifth graders with lone BackPack Program representatives. Back Row (L-R): Paul Taylor, Jake Heideman, C'athy Halvorsen, Mackenzie Gurinko, Emma Rietmann, Megan Doherty, Matt Orem, Eva Martin, Wyatt Aleksa, Tara Proudfoot, Tim Ruise, Elaina Ehrmantraut and Maricarmen Aguilar. Front Row (L-R): MaLinda Morter, Larysa Burright, Shaun Epperson, Annabelle McDaniel, Hunter Padberg, Tiffany Hollis, Cameron Crum, Madie All- dritt, Mackenzie Heideman, Jessica Medina, Lily Chamberlin and Jill Rudolf. -Contributedphoto By Megan Doherty and Canieron C ru m Recently the lone fourth and fifth grades held a coin drive, raising $660.56 to support the lone BackPack Program. The BackPack Program helps local chil dren who need food. Every week, a backpack is loaded with food, such as soup, applesauce, macaroni and cheese, and peanut but ter, and sent home with the students in need. They can then return the back pack on Monday and have it restocked for the next weekend. This community ser vice project was led by classm ates Matt Orem, Megan Doherty, Madie Ail Wednesday, June5,2013 -FIVE Farm team ends successful season This picture of the Tupper campers from Heppner Elementary sports a totem pole made from cans from the Tupper kitchen. The banner reads “ 1973-2013” to show that Tupper is 40 years old. The popular program was started by then Heppner El ementary School principal, Don Cole. Contributed photo The lone t-ball team. The Farm Team, ended a successful year recently. Pictured L.-R Back: Coach Erin Heideman, team sponsors Della and Loren Heideman, and coach Dawn Eynetich. Front (L-R): Players Cay Ian Proudfoot, C arter Eynetich, DeLaney Stefani, Destiny Yates, Liam Heideman, Carter Epperson, Phegley Padhurg and Hailee Jo Peck. Not pictured are Isabelle Ogden. Ariona Looney and Olivia Ogden. -Contributed photo 4-H club sews for cancer patients dritt, Wyatt Aleksa, Cam- eron Crum, Eva Martin and Malychi Wenberg. They chose to help the local BackPack Program, saying, “We think child hunger is a terrible thing, and we are glad that we could help to eliminate it in our community.” The goal was to raise Thirty-five men includ Barry M unkers-43’ 1”, KP $200, but they were able to ing visitors from Hood #7 Larry Runyon - 6 ’8”, raise $660.56, more than River, Prineville and Con Long Drive #8 Tomas El- three times their original don participated in last guezabel. Least Putts Ron goal. Sunday’s men’s play golf Bowman and Dave Mitch The follow in g local competition. ell - 26. businesses and their pa Winners were the fol The play was hosted trons donated to the pro lowing: by the committee o f Gary gram: Wheatland Insur Gross: 1. Barry Munk- Propheter, Shawn Wilson ance, M.C.G.G. (lone), lone ers 64,2. Kevin Morgan 66, and Chip VonGunten, as Market, Bank o f Eastern 4-H club members show off some of the draw string bags they 3. Greg Grant 68, 4. (tie) sisted by the m en’s club Oregon (lone), lone Post sewed to send to Doernbeeher for cancer patients. L-R Front: Matt Scrivner and Duane officers. Madison Orem, Makenzic Heideman, MaLinda Morter, Jill Office, and Route 74. Disque 69. The next regular men’s Rudolf, Payton Miller, Morgan Orem. Leader Rebecca Jepsen Net: 1. Ron Bowman Sunday play will be on June in back. Contributed photo 54, 2. Gary Propheter 55, 16, Father's Day. The Sew Fantastic 4-H prints, and everyone made 3. (tie) Dallas Harsin, Bob Next Sunday the course club is busy sewing colorful their first bag and took MacDonald and Gene Or- will host the annual wom drawstring bags for cancer precut fabric home to sew wick 57. en’s Jo Pettyjohn Tourna patients at Doernbecher’s more. The finished bags will The 2 0 1 3 M orrow if possible. Special Events: KP #2 ment. Children’s Hospital in Port be mailed to Doernbeeher, County Wheat League So There will be a short land. where the Child Life staff cial will be held on Thurs field demonstration on sum Club members started will fill them with toy medi day, June 13, at Charlie and mer-planted winter canola on this service project at cal instruments such as a Marcia Anderson’s. at Bill and Nancy Jepsen’s their June 2 meeting at the stethoscope, thermometer Social hour begins at 5 place before the social. lone Community Church. and other supplies. Cancer p.m., and dinner is served at Contact Larry Lutcher Co-leader Rebecca Jepsen patients ages two to 12 will 6 p.m. Steaks are provided, (541-676-9642 or 541-571- showed how to sew the bags be able to choose a bag o f and attendees are asked to 4454) with questions. from colorful cotton fabric their fabric choice. bring a dessert or side dish, When contacted about a possible service sewing project, the hospital staff said they had plenty o f hats and pillowcases, but the medical bags were in short supply—so that’s why this project was chosen. The club hopes to mail o ff at least 30 bags later this month. Anyone in the community who wants to In “Mustangs mop up Heppner” in last week's Gazette-Times, participate is certainly wel Kenzi Gumh was incorrectly identified as Kenzi Hughes. come to help. Pictured above are (L-R) Lilly Sandford, Kenzi Gumh and Club members are also Maci Gibbs doing some lot cleanup behind St. Patrick's Senior working on making a new Center during Heppner High School's Mustang Mop-lip day, Morrow County 4-H ban May 22. Photo by Megan Fuller. ner, which will be displayed at the upcoming OSU Sum mer 4-H Camp Conference Morrow County Justice of the Peace Ann Spicer has and then housed at the Or released the following Justice Court Report. egon State Fair. -Wilbur L. Beard Jr., 53, o f Lexington pled no contest The Sew F antastic to Violating the Basic Rule 78/55 and was fined $260. At Community Bank we recognize the importance club’s next meeting will be a field trip to Pendleton on of education and would like to encourage our Tuesday, June 25. The trip The Morrow County Clerk has issued the following student-customers in their academic success. will include a tour o f the marriage licenses: Pendleton Woolen M ill, Ju ne 3: -Roberto Carlos Afanador Vasquez, 35, quilt shops, and swimming • Pays $ 1 directly into an open Youth Savings Account for o f Boardman and Ana Maria Mendoza Garcia, 40, o f at the water park. Boardman. every "A” (or top grade1) that our I st through 12th grade Willow Creek men hold Sunday play Wheat League social, dinner set Mustang Mop-Up correction Justice Court Report Earn While You Learn Program Marriage Licenses • students receive on their end-of-the-year report cards.2 Reports cards3 must be presented at the local Community Bank branch during the months of June or July of the same year of the dated report card (Community BANK Local Money Working For Local People www.communitybanknet.com 1 Top grades include any grade of an "A" (A-, A, or A+) Bonus paid once per main school subject per grading period Top grades should be noted on report card and could include "S+" for above satisfactory, "E" for excellent, or any other grade explained on report card to be the top grade for that grading system $25 minimum balance required to open the account and obtain the Annual Percentage Yield and the bonus. The Annual Percentage Yield (APY) on a Youth Savings account is 0 05%, effective May 29, 2013 and is subject to change at any time Bonus will be deposited on the same business day that the report card is reviewed 1 Up to $50 annually per student J Report cards must be originals, no copies please Member fdic L V ~ May 12: Morrow Coun ty Sheriff's Office received report from an Irrigon man o f som eone in a Dodge Intrepid speeding past his house and a passenger in the vehicle threw a can out o f the car. A deputy advised subjects o f the complaint at the residence where the car was parked and also contacted the caller. -MCSO received re quest for information con cerning detox centers and options. Community Coun seling Services was to con tact the caller. -MCSO received re quest to speak to a deputy for information regarding open carry laws. -MCSO received a busy signal 911 call from an Ir rigon resident. Upon call back, a male said a subject, who had a restraining order against a female who was staying with the caller, had shown up, but then left. Sheriff's Report ~ -MCSO received report from a Heppner woman that someone had bought her property and when she had an auction to sell other items, the purchaser took the gates that didn't sell at the auction. The caller said that person was not allowed to take the gates, because they were not sold with the property, but he refuses to return them. She advised she wanted them back -MCSO received report of a motor vehicle accident in Irrigon. A car ran into a fence, and the caller was concerned that horses may get out. MCSO cited a 17-year-old for No Opera tor’s License. -MCSO received report from an Irrigon man that his ex won't return his 14-year- Oold son to him. He said that they have joint custody, but have not gone to court on the matter, but the son had gone to school in Ken newick and lived with him all year. -MCSO received report from the Heppner Shell that a woman drove off without paying for $30 worth of gas and was supposed to come back to pay, but didn’t re turn. She left her ID for col lateral and the station knew her name and address. -Boardman Ambulance received request for a back up for an injury in a bar fight in Arlington. The male sub ject, who was on the ground from fighting wounds, was breathing, but unconscious. He was transported to Good Shepherd Medical Center in Hermiston. -Boardman Fire D e partment, Boardman Police received report from a train conductor of a fire on east Marine Drive. BFD and BPD responded and the fire was put out.