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SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 16, 2015 Ione Education Foundation’s 13 th annual Lady Cards launch into volleyball dinner and auction set for Sept. 26 season The annual dinner and auction to benefit the Ione Education Foundation will take place Saturday, Sept. 26, at the Legion Hall in Ione. The evening will begin with a social hour at 6 p.m. The prime rib and cedar plank salmon dinner will be served at 7 p.m., followed by the auction. Dinner tick- ets are available at Bank of Eastern Oregon in Ione or at the door. Prices are $25 for adults and $10 for ages 7-12; children six and under are free. The dinner ticket includes two drinks. The auction will feature a variety of fun and practi- cal items. There will also be raffle items and grab bags with set prices for children Dustin Padberg will return as auctioneer at this year’s Ione and adults. Dustin Padberg Education Foundation dinner and auction, planned for Sept. will again regale the crowd as auctioneer. 26. –Contributed photo The event is the pri- mary fundraiser for the Ione Education Foundation. All proceeds from the event benefit students at the Ione Community School. Din- ner sponsors include the Bank of Eastern Oregon, Devin Oil, ICABO, Mid- Columbia Producers, Mor- row County Grain Growers and Wheatland Insurance. Marvin Padberg and his team work hard to catch and donate fresh salmon. Event organizers say no one will go away hungry. Everyone is invited to join the Ione community for an evening of food, fun and fellowship on Saturday, Sept. 26, in Ione. To donate auction items, please con- tact Joe McElligott at 541- 422-7257 or Tara Proudfoot at 541-422-7538. TransCanada shows appreciation to Ione community The company’s GTN pipeline has been a neighbor for more than 50 years TransCanada, the en- ergy company that owns the Gas Transmission North- west pipeline, showed its appreciation to the peo- ple of Ione at the Back to School barbecue on Thurs- day, Sept. 10. “We were pleased to be part of the Ione barbecue,” says David White, Trans- Canada’s business develop- ment director for the West Coast. “We’ve been neigh- bors a long, long time, and this is just one small way of saying how much we have appreciated our relationship over the years. We have always done our best to be a safe and efficient operator of this natural gas pipeline, and we intend to be a sup- portive neighbor for years to come.” As part of the annual event, which drew a crowd of more than 250, repre- sentatives from GTN and Michels Corp. presented ceremonial checks to rep- resent contributions made to fund scholarships to the Ione school and to help the Ione Rural Fire Protection District purchase a much- needed brush rig. GTN has operated natu- ral gas transmission lines in Morrow County since 1961. It was joined in check pre- sentations by Michels Corp. the general contractor on the 24-mile Carty Lateral Pipeline that will deliver natural gas to a Portland General Electric generating facility. That pipeline is cur- rently nearing completion. Mayor Linda LaRue introduced White and Ver- lyn Bailly, TransCanada community relations spe- cialist, along with Michels representatives Mark Zogg and Anthony Fetters. The mayor accepted a contribu- tion to the Jason Halvorsen Foundation, and Marvin Top: Hannah Flynn serves as her teammates Payton Miller and Renee Peterson look on at Ione’s JV game against Irrigon Sept. 3. Ione lost to the Knights. Bottom: Rachel Holland blocks against Condon/Wheeler at the tournament in Condon. Ione (L-R) Ione Mayor Linda LaRue, TransCanada representatives David White and Verlyn Bailly, won their game against the CW Knights. –Photos by Sylvia Adam McCabe, Virgil Morgan and Marvin Padberg with the $16,000 ceremonial check pre- Sandford sented by TransCanada to the Ione community. –Photo by David Sykes Ione volleyball opened the month with contests against Irrigon and Wal- lowa Sept. 3 and 4. Ione girls won their first three sets in each non-league game, securing shutout wins over the other two teams. Friday, Sept. 11, the girls went head-to-head with Echo, with both the varsity and JV teams tak- ing those games, the varsity team by a score of 3-2. Saturday, the Lady Cards went on the road to a tournament in Condon, where the varsity team defeated Condon-Wheeler 2-0 before losing their next three games to Union, Pilot Rock and Heppner. The girls, with a 4-3 overall record for the season, played their first league game Tuesday ver- sus Mitchell/Spray. They battle Arlington in another league game Thursday before turning their attention to Riverside for a non-league contest next Tuesday. Ione library board to meet (L-R) Adam McCabe of Ione, Michels Corp. representatives Mark Zogg and Tony Fetters, and The board of directors of the Ione Library District Ione Fire Chief Virgil Morgan during the ceremonial check presentation of the $3,000 Michels will meet Thursday, Sept. 24, beginning at 10:30 a.m. at Corp. gave to the IRFPD. –Photo by David Sykes nd Padberg accepted a check on behalf of the Mike Mat- thews Scholarship. Adam McCabe and Virgil Mor- gan accepted a ceremonial check on behalf of the Ione Rural Fire Protection Dis- trict. During the summer of 2015, TransCanada contrib- uted $1,000 to the Fire Pro- tection District at its Fourth Veterans & Spouses TOWN HALL Friday,September18th 9a.m.HeppnerCityHall Topicsrelatedto SafetyConcernsfor Veterans&Seniors Pleasepre-register 541-922-6420 MorrowCountyVeteransServices PublicWelcome of July pancake breakfast fundraiser. The company made an additional $10,000 donation to the Fire Protec- tion District for the pur- chase of the brush rig. TransCanada is also sponsoring academic schol- arships for Ione High School for the classes of 2016 and 2017, contributing $3,000 for the Jason Halvorsen Scholarship Foundation and $2,000 to the Mike Mat- thews Scholarship. Includ- ing the ceremonial check presented at the barbecue, TransCanada’s contribu- tions to the Ione community totaled $16,000. Michels Corp. also contributed $3,000 to the Fire Protection District. The Mike Matthews Scholarship has been in place for 30 years and is named after Ione native Mike Matthews, Ione’s “Number one fan.” The scholarship committee, Sunday, September 20 9:15 at Parish Hall St. Patrick’s Education Program starting for Elementary grades pre-K through 6th grade Wednesday, September 30 7:30 at Parish Hall High School Education Program starts Sunday, September 20 Coffee Hour at St. Williams High School students will hold a bake sale to raise funds for the families who lost their homes in the John Day fire. the Ione Public Library, 385 W. 2 Street, Ione. The public is welcome to attend. in consultation with Ione Community School Princi- pal Henry Ramirez, chooses each year’s recipient. The Jason Halvorsen Foundation, which was created in memory of Ione High School student Jason Halvorsen, is awarded to one or more Ione High School senior each year. The scholarship committee notes that knowledge and education are gained not only in the classroom but in every aspect of life. Justice Court Report Morrow County Justice of the Peace Ann Spicer has released the following Justice Court report: -Thai Bao Tranbui, 28, of Garland, TX was found guilty by default (Failure to Appear) of Violating the Basic Rule 78/55 and was fined $260. -Dennis Ferdinand Holbrook, 72, of Boardman was found guilty by default of No Resident Angling License – No Culpable Mental State and was fined $112. Plastic and Aluminum Signs Lots of Sizes! Lots of Colors! Free Price Quotes! Heppner Gazette Times 541-676-9228 david@rapidserve.net
