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I I Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 19, 2014 - THREE Awana Grand Prix races rescheduled for April 10 D ue to a c o n flic t with an event at Heppner Elementary School, the H ep p n er A wana C lub Grand Prix race previously scheduled for this Thursday, M arch 20, h as b een rescheduled for Thursday, April 10. The event is for all A wana kids and th e ir families and will be held at Willow Creek Baptist Church starting at 5:30 p.m. Weigh-in will begin at 5:30 p.m. with a hot dog meal will be provided beginning at 5:45 p.m.; opening ceremonies will begin at 6:30 p.m. with the races to shortly thereafter. Awards will be given and lots of fun is planned for the whole family. Questions, contact Dale Bates at 676-5773 or 541- 980-5694. Cub Scouts plan canned food drive Cub Scout Pack 691 of Heppner is planning a canned-food drive to benefit the local Neighborhood Center. On March 24 around 4 p.m., the scouts will be visiting neighborhoods and leaving flyers announcing the canned-food drive and letting people know when they can leave their canned goods on their porches for pick-up. March 26, around 4 Nazarene church to welcome visiting missionaries The Kerr family, Dave, Rosie, Grace and Anna. -Contributed photo Gilmore St, Heppner on Thursday, March 27. The event will begin with a no host potluck dinner at 5:30 p.m., to which the public is invited, with the program to start at 6:30 p.m. The Kerrs’ daughters. Grace and Anna, will be with them and will share in the program. The K errs are now living in Fiji after serving in Papua New Guinea for two and a half years. In 2011 D ave was n o m in a te d to be the Chancellor for South Pacific N azaren e T h eo lo g ica l College (SPNTC). He is working with district and educational leaders in many South Pacific countries, including Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji, Samoa and Guam, in order to give pastors and lay leaders educational and discipleship experience. Dave served at the Bible C ollege in Papua New Guinea as a Director of two programs and consultant for church leaders there. Before that he served the Caribbean Region as Discipleship Coordinator, Literature Coordinator, and IT Coordinator. He m et R o s ie at N o r th w e s t N a z a re n e College in Nampa, ID. R osie is a m edical doctor and has served at the Kudjip Nazarene Hospital and at the Bible College c lin ic in P apua New Guinea. She says she loved the interactions with both church leaders at the Bible College and the patients and staff at the hospital. She is now looking for a way to minister in Fiji. Rosie also will be doing research in reaching unreached people groups in Fiji. B efo re s e rv in g in P a p u a N ew G u in e a , Rosie was the Personnel C oordinator, C hildren’s Ministries Coordinator, and assistant Compassionate Ministries Coordinator in the Caribbean. Grace and Anna have shown themselves to be flexible and w illing to embrace new friends and new situations in their travels. They were the first people to tell their parents that they felt like moving to Fiji was a good idea, and their parents say they continue to “be a blessing.” The Heppner Church of the Nazarene will host m issionaries David and p.m., the boys will return Rosie Kerr from Fiji at to pick up canned goods the Nazare/ie Church, 335 at the houses where they delivered flyers. U n fo rtu n a te ly , the s c o u ts say th e y w ill not be able to hit every single home; if anyone In te re ste d p erso n s would like to donate but are invited to sign up for does not receive a flyer, the April 24 tour of the they are encouraged to historical B R eactor at drop their food off at the the Hanford complex in Neighborhood Center, or in Washington. The Morrow the box that will be set up at County Historical Society is the post office in Heppner. handling the arrangements for this tour of an important historic development in our region, in cooperatibn with Morrow County Special Transportation Service. A M orrow C ounty Special Transportation bus will leave Heppner at 7:30 a.m. on April 24. It will pick up participants in Boardman and lrrigon and travel on to the tour site. The tour will begin at 11:15 a.m. and last approximately four hours. It does not include climbing; can accommodate canes, walkers, and wheelchairs, although some areas will be tight; and chairs are available for sitting when needed. Participants are responsible for their snacks, drinks and sack lunches. I n d i v i d u a l s are encouraged to get on the list o f participants now. S ign-up will close on April 10. Handling sign ups in Heppner is Louis C arlson, 541-676-5302. In Boardman is Mildred B aker, 5 4 1 -4 8 1 -4 2 1 5 . and in lrrigon is Donna Eppenbach,541-922-3197. The Wranglers Riding Club will kick off its 2014 season with a meeting on Tuesday, March 25, at 6 p.m. at the fairgrounds annex building to discuss u p c o m i n g pl a y days, fundraising, and electing new officers for the year. All members are encouraged to come. Anyone interested in participating may contact He a t h e r He ndr i c ks at 541-676-5637 or like on Facebook. Wranglers Riding Club is a small, non-profit, local club for families to have some fun on horseback. The club offers three events every week—barrels, poles, and a varied third event each week—plus a stick-horse race to start off the weekly fun. The club also offers four play days annually, on the last two Sundays in April and the first two Sundays in May. The club will also be starting its annual can drive this week. They will have a trailer parked in the parking lot behind Les Schwab Tire Center in Heppner starting this Friday and going through the first week of April. This is the club’s main fundraiser every year; funds raised go towards paying for insurance and participant awards at the end of the season. For those who do not have any cans or bottles to donate, but who would still like to show support, to Wranglers Riding Club, d o n a t i o n s are al ways PO BOX 924. Heppner. OR welcome and can be sent 97836. Sign-up deadline approaching for Hanford tour S enior citizens and individuals with disabilities w ill have priority if interest exceeds the maximum of 44 per tour. The suggested donation per person will be $10 for the bus ride. The tour is free. An i n t e r n e t vi s i t to h an fo rd .g o v o ffers additional inform ation about the World War II phenomenon, the B Reactor. M.C. school district employees recognized for years Wranglers Riding Club kicks off season of service Heppner High School and Heppner Elementary School Principal Matt Combe presents employee longevity pins to two Morrow County School District employees. Jessica Stelk, a Heppner Elementary classroom aide and custodial stalT, received her five-year pin and HES fourth-grade teacher Sue Gibbs received her 15-year pin. The two employees were recognized at a recent Morrow County School District board meeting. -Contributedphoto Chamber lunch meeting This week’s lunch meeting of the Heppner Chamber of Commerce will be on Thursday, March 20, at noon in the Heppner City Hall conference room. 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