Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Hardman Community Center holds
annual meeting
The Hardman Commu-
nity Center held its annual
meeting on Wednesday,
May 13, at 7 p.m. at the
center with 17 members
attending. The members
started the evening with a
moment of silence to honor
the passing of Dick Cun-
nington and then proceeded
with business.
Ronda Wright has re-
signed as secretary and
Claudia Huston Smythe
was voted in to replace
her. President Bob Allen
indicted he would like to
retire, and Mel McDaniel
was voted in as the new
president. Replacing Mel
McDaniel on the board
of directors will be Dick
Paris, joining Sam Martin
and Bob Stevens. Rick
McDaniel will continue as
vice president and Daniel
Van Schoiack as treasurer.
Van Schoiack gave the
treasurer’s report, indicat-
ing the center has about
$3,800 available to use
for matching grants and
repairs. Van Schoiack also
indicated that the annual
non-profit paperwork is
filed or in the process of
being filed. He also said
he would get a list of paid
membership to Smythe so
she could bill out for unpaid
dues.
Anyone interested
in joining the center can
contact Claudia at hcc@
hughes.net or by calling
541-676-9718. Dues are
$10, “an inexpensive way
to help preserve a piece of
Members of the Hardman Community Center (pictured) held
their annual meeting last week. –Contributed photo
history,” added Smythe.
Wright donated the an-
nual meeting ad.
Joe Stone gleaned and
donated enough tiles to re-
place the carpeting in both
bathrooms. One of Sam
Martin’s sons has promised
to install it next time he is
in town. Bob Allen’s son
salvaged and donated some
wood and a hutch from a
UP facility that was being
torn down. Allen will cut
the wood to length and Rick
McDaniel will mill it into
wainscoting to complete the
dining room. Smythe said
she will strip and refinish
the hutch later this summer.
The kitchen is finished
and operational. This proj-
ect was completed almost
entirely by Allen, who re-
ceived a round of applause
at the meeting. A work day
will be set to shore up the
ceiling trusses in the dining
area and, once the wainscot-
ing is finished, the room
will be painted and tables
moved back in.
The bar from the old
Hardman Saloon that was
found, salvaged and donat-
ed by Martin is still in the
process of being repaired.
It had been cut in half and
used as a workbench; sev-
eral members have par-
ticipated in restoring it.
Anyone who knows the
whereabouts of the other
half is asked to contact
the Hardman Community
Center. Members also gave
authorization to buy wheels
for the base to make it
easier to move around the
kitchen, as the community
center plans on using it for
serving.
The west end of the hall
was severely damaged and
was covered in T11 in 2001.
Members decided it is now
time to replace the T11 with
something more authentic
in keeping with the center’s
designation on the National
Register of Historic Places
in 2012. Gerald Peterson
will donate the pine logs
and Rick McDaniel will
mill and plane them. Mel
McDaniel will look in to
having them kiln dried.
Once the logs are available,
the center will apply for
grants to cover the cost of
the other items needed and
the lift rental, possibly even
including insulation. Once
the work on the west side
is completed the north side
will be assessed.
Sylvia Allen is in
charge of the photos and
other items donated to the
center for display. The cen-
ter is rapidly becoming a re-
pository for all things Hard-
man, and members agreed
they may need to look into
the possibility of becoming
an official museum at some
point. The photos currently
on display need retagged
as the tags are faded; Al-
len and Smythe said they
will try to work on that this
summer.
The next meeting of the
Hardman Community Cen-
ter will be held in June when
research on grant informa-
tion has progressed, time
and date to be determined.
The meeting also will be a
potluck to honor the cen-
ter’s retiring president,
who has donated countless
hours to the preservation of
the Hardman Community
Center. The public will be
invited to attend.
Heppner, Ione students win in annual
spelling contest
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Heppner Christian
Church to hold service
in Lonerock
The Heppner Christian Church service will be held at
the Lonerock Community Church this Sunday, May 24.
Charley Walker, a cowboy preacher and singer, will
perform the service. Service will start at 11 a.m. and will
be followed by a potluck in the Lonerock Community
Center at 1 p.m. Visitors are welcome.
A caravan and carpool will leave the Heppner Chris-
tian Church at 9:30 a.m. that morning.
Methodists will
celebrate Pentecost
A celebration of Pen-
tecost will be held on Sun-
day at the Heppner United
Methodist Church. Merle
Cowett will lead this week’s
service with the message:
“What is Pentecost?” Lit-
urgist Kathie McGowan
will read from the books
of Acts, Romans and John.
The choir, under the direc-
tion of Jean Brazell with
Carley Drake as accompa-
nist, will perform “Come,
Holy Spirit” and hymns
will include “Sweet, Sweet
Spirit,” “Filled with the
Spirit’s Fire” and “You
Alone are Holy.”
The service begins at
10:30 a.m. All are welcome.
Fellowship time, includ-
ing refreshments, will be
held following the service.
Heppner United Methodist
Church is located at 175
West Church St. For more
information call 541-676-
9224 or e-mail heppnero-
regonmethodists@gmail.
com.
Only two weeks left to
submit recipes
The deadline is draw-
ing near to get recipes into
a community cookbook.
“Taste of Heppner...And
Surrounding Communities”
is a community cookbook
being put together and or-
ganized by the ladies of
St. Patrick’s Church. All
community members are
encouraged to submit reci-
pes for all categories, and
there is no limit. However,
those who submit recipes
are asked to put their names
on the recipes so they will
receive recognition in the
cookbook.
Recipes may be sub-
mitted by emailing them to
stpats2015@hotmail.com,
mailing them to Ashley
Lindsay, 73968 Lindsay
Feedlot Lane, Lexington,
OR 97839, making copies
and taking them to any
church, where they will
be picked up, or dropping
them off at Murray’s Drug
in Heppner.
The deadline to get
recipes in is June 1. The
ladies hope to have the
cookbooks ready to sell to
the public by late August
or early September. The
price is undetermined as of
now but will likely be $20
to $25.
When completed, the
cookbooks will be available
for sale at Murray’s Drug
and a few other venues
throughout the fall.
With questions or to ar-
range pickup of recipes, call
Jill Miller at 541-989-8460
or Ashley Lindsay at 541-
376-8285. Proceeds from
the sale of the cookbooks
will help to restore the St.
Patrick’s parish hall.
4-H hosts baby-
sitting workshop
Serenity Rodriguez (left) placed second in Division II and
Conor Brosnan placed first in Division I at the Intermountain
ESD Spelling Contest on May 11 in Pendleton. As a first place
Upper left: Jayne Simpson of Ione, second place, Division 1. winner, Conor will compete at the Oregon State Spelling
For more information
On Friday, May 15, the
Upper right: Joe Doherty of Ione, second place, Division 3.
Championship at the Oregon State Fairgrounds in Salem on
-Contributed photos
4-H office hosted a babysit- on 4-H and the programs
September 5. –Contributed photo
Two Ione and two Hep-
pner students were among
the two dozen students
from three counties who
were named winners of the
annual spelling contests last
week in Pendleton and La
Grande.
Students from Uma-
tilla and Morrow counties
participated in their county
contests on May 11, while
Union county students
competed on May 12.
Conor Brosnan of Hep-
pner won first place in the
Division 1 contest for Mor-
row County, followed by
Ione’s Jayne Simpson in
second. The top three was
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rounded out by Benancio
Sanchez of Windy River
Elementary (Boardman).
In Division 2, Seren-
ity Rodriguez, represent-
ing Heppner Elementary,
took second place behind
Lilee Roggow, Irrigon Jr/
Sr High. Mary Hammond
from Windy River Elemen-
tary placed third.
Ione’s Joe Doherty took
second place in Division 3
behind Ryan Ibarra of Riv-
erside High School.
The students who com-
peted last week had al-
ready won a spelling con-
test in their division at their
schools. There are three
divisions: Division 1 (first
through fifth grades), Divi-
sion 2 (sixth through eighth
grades) and Division 3
(ninth through 12 th grades).
The first-place winner
from each division is invit-
ed to participate in the state
competition, which occurs
on the Saturday of Labor
Day weekend in Salem at
the Oregon State Fair.
ting workshop open to 4-H available, contact the OSU
and non 4-H youth
in Morrow County.
Thirteen youth
participated in
the all-day work-
shop. Participants
learned basic first
aid, how to deal
with difficult situ-
ations, preparing
healthy snacks and
meals, starting their
own babysitting
business, care of
an infant and tod-
dlers along with
other age groups,
as well as safety in
the home and what Casey Fletcher checks out how clean
the Six Pillars of his hands are under the germ lights af-
Character are for ter a lesson on germs and proper hand
serving as a quality washing at the recent 4-H babysitting
workshop. –Contributed photo
babysitter.
Each par-
ticipant created and went Extension Service Office at
home with a tote bag full of 541-676-9642, follow them
games, first aid books, first on Facebook at “Morrow
aid kits and healthy recipes County 4-H Oregon” or
to use when they babysit in stop by the office for com-
plete details.
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