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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 25,2014 Heppner Lions Club elects 2014 officers HES Summer Enrichment was a real ‘racket’ vzu m e The Heppner Lions Club held its annual barbecue last week and elected its 2014 officers. Pictured (L-R) are Jim Fichter, Tail Twister; Dean Robinson, President; Steve Rhea, Secretary/ Treasurer; Dan Van Liew, Vice President; and Andrew Johnson, Lion Tamer. The Lions Club conducts various community service projects throughout the year, and anyone who would like to become a member should contact a Lions Club member. - Photo by David Sykes Local players in Little League tournament this week The L ittle L eag u e District 5 All-Star Tournament will be held in Hermiston this year. The John Day River Little League has fielded two teams, a 9/10 All Star Team and an 11/12 All Star Team. Local athletes on the 9/10 team include Mike Jaca, Tucker Ashbeck and Joe Sherman of Heppner, and B lake C a rte r and Carson Eynetich of lone. The John Day River 11/ 12 Al l St ar Team in cludes lone students Hunter Padberg and Tyler Carter, as well as Heppner students Keegan Gibbs, Hayden Hyatt, Drew Coe, Gavin Hanna and Cody Wizner. The 9/10 team opens th eir play with a game against Hermiston at 3:15 p.m. on Saturday, June 28. The 11/12 team's first game is Sunday, June 29, at 3:15 p.m. against the w inner o f the Saturday matchup betw een Redmond and Bend N. The John Day Little League fields teams from Maupin, Dufur, Sherman Co., Arlington, Condon, lone. Fossil and Heppner. Catholic church children ‘adore’ VBS u m u ay the Heppner Elementary S umme r Enr i chment Program there were some very excited students, not only because it was the last day of class, but because they had earned a tennis racket, a can of tennis balls and a tennis lesson. After another morning of reading and math skills, the class welcomed Jo Anne Burleson to the classroom. She began by teaching the students the correct way to hold their rackets. Then she carefully moved on to how to hit the ball. Next, she explained where the ball should land in order to be a successful tennis player. Finally, the students were able to start practicing. The class’s tennis coach said she was pleased to see Students in the Summer Enrichment Program at Heppner Elementary were surprised with tennis rackets and a quick lesson at the end of their classes. -Contributedphoto how many students were very talented tennis players after only one short lesson. “O f course, we think th e s t u d e n t s l e a r n e d quickly because they had an extraordinarily terrific coach!” said teacher Mary Ann Elguezabal. “ Mrs. Burleson was just one of The H eppner Grow ‘Em & Show ‘Em 4-H group will be at Les Schwab on Thursday, June 26, from 12-3 p.m. for a by-donation car wash. The group has been s a v i n g up mo n e y to purchase a pair o f lamb clippers. T hey will a lso be looking to buy a small set of trimmers for the members with pig projects. In order for these show animals to look their best at the fair, club members say they need community members to come down and get their cars washed. Boardman chamber to sponsor July 4 horseshoe tournament The B o a r d m a n Cham ber o f Comm erce is sponsoring a horseshoe tou rn am en t d uring the Boardman Thunder Fourth o f July C elebration on Friday, July 4. Debbie Radie w ith B oardm an Foods is running the horseshoe tournament, which will start at 1 p.m. at the Boardman Marina Park. Registration will begin just prior to the tournament. The entry fee is $5 per person, with the first- and s e c o n d -p la c e w in n e rs receiving a 50 percent pay back. The chamber reminds interested competitors that the more entries they get, the more people will have a chance at winning. This event has been going on for many years, and chamber members say they are looking forward to a great turnout again this year. For more information please call the Boardman chamber at 541-481-3014. 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FIRE THREATENS HEPPNER -Continuedfrom PAGE ONE their shoulders. All along all those back streets, there w ere at least 60 or 70 people with garden hoses and shovels there to protect the houses.” H eppner’s A ssistant Fire C hief and Training Officer Steve Rhea agreed. “ I j us t a p p r e c i a t e everybody's support and 1 think Rusty does, too. 1 think some people don’t pitch in and help because they don’t think we want them to, but that’s not the case,” he said. “Any time someone can come in and help run a shovel or drag a hose, we’ll take that help. 1 appreciate all the folks that helped. It was good to see.” E s t i m a t e s on t he number of acres consumed vary, but Rhea said he Townspeople help create a line of defense against the fire west of the Heppner housing line beyond Gale Street. -Photo by Megan Fuller “There was a lot o f good stuff in that shed,” said Elguezabal. She said the fire also melted everything along one wall o f their large carport. St. Patrick's Catholic Church held vacation Bible school last week, June 16-19. The program had a good turnout, with 45 children from St. Patrick's and St. William's participating in Bible lessons, games and crafts throughout the week. The children met with St. Paul, who told them about his life with Jesus, and Solome', a mother of a fisherman, who taught them how to live the Beatitudes. Pictured is Father Kumar teaching the children about the Adoration. -Contributed photo 4-H club to hold car wash this Thursday - FIVE A haze of smoke blinded and made breathing difficult as vol unteer firefighters from around the county worked to quench the flames around Heppner. -Photo by David Sykes would place it at between 600 and 800 acres. “I look at it as a farmer; is it a section? M aybe,” Rhea said. “ It’s hard to gauge in an environment that has a lot of hills and draws and things.” Estes said it took only two or three hours to get the fire knocked out, though there was a minor flare-up later in the evening. “ I started relieving guys, letting people go, at about seven, and we were just mopping up hot spots,” he said. Though the fire spread quickly and crept right up to the line of houses at the city limits, the quick response of the firefighters and people of Heppner kept it from doing any major property damage. The only structural loss was on the Elguezabal property, near where the fire started. Mary Ann Elguezabal reported that they lost a shed that contained, among other things, a wooden bassinet in which all of her children and grandchildren had slept. Estes said there were no reported injuries. Rhea, who works as a wildland firefighter during the fire season, said that, ■H “ while certainly far from the worst fire he has ever seen, it was a bit unique for this area. “ To m e, the onl y difference between this fire and other fires is we had more structures threatened, we had a lot bigger audience than we norm ally have watching the fire operations and, on the tame token, we had a lot of citizens pitch in and help,” he said. “We have a lot more large fires in the course of the year than we had here, but this had a lot more impact in the threat of the homes, which made this more unusual.” Rhea and Estes both gave credit to their local firefighters and the people who pitched in and helped. “We have an awesome departm ent and a great bunch of guys,” Rhea said. “It was wonderful for the outpouring of help we got,” added Estes. “It was wonderful.” , 1*4 til \ Emergency vehicles form a temporary base of operations at the west end of Willow Street during the fire last Thursday. -Staff'photo If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, help is available and that help Is FREE of charge. 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