Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Local church to host live
concerts next week
Christian Life Center—
a local church often referred
to as the “dome” or “golf
ball”—will be hosting a
fundraising concert early
in the month of December.
Live at CLC will be
a two-day event featuring
live music performed by
David Bates and Darren
Montgomery, as well as lo-
cal artists and children.
The concert will begin
on Friday evening, Dec. 4,
at 7 p.m. and will continue
Saturday evening, Dec. 5,
at 6 p.m. Both nights will
include a dessert auction
during the intermission, as
well as a silent auction to
be held in the fellowship
hall throughout each night.
Concert admission is
free with an opportunity to
give during the night. Ten
percent of all proceeds will
be returned to the commu-
nity through a donation to
the Neighborhood Center.
“The funds raised dur-
ing this concert will be
used for the advancement
of our children’s and music
programs,” said newly-
installed Pastor Tony Long-
Drew. “We are so very
thankful and believe in the
Church shows ‘love in action’
provision of our Father and
the blessing that covers
your presence and contri-
butions.”
Anyone unable to at-
tend but wishing to contrib-
ute may do so through silent
auction items, desserts or
monetary donations to the
CLC at 535 W. Morgan
Street or PO Box 145, Hep-
pner.
For further information
please contact the church
office Tuesday through
Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
at 541-676-5814 or mobile
number 541-256-0962.
It’s all about Christmas in
Heppner
In Heppner, it’s all
about Christmas and get-
ting ready for Heppner’s
Christmas festivities.
The annual Rewards
Card program started Mon-
day, and shoppers can now
start collecting the rewards
cards when they make
purchases locally. Anyone
shopping at local participat-
ing merchants from now
through Thursday, Dec. 17,
will receive rewards cards
in the amount of purchase
(payment on account is not
eligible).
Shoppers can collect
the cards and take them
to this year’s Celebrate
Heppner Christmas com-
munity event, which will be
held at the Morrow County
Fairgrounds on Thursday
evening, Dec. 17, starting
at 6 p.m. There, shoppers
can enter rewards cards for
an opportunity to win some
great prizes that have been
donated by merchants. Re-
member to ask for the cards
when buying local.
The Celebrate Heppner
Christmas event will begin
at 6 p.m. with a spaghetti
dinner prepared and served
by Gateway Café, and will
be limited to the irst 100
people; pictures with Santa
and drawing of the rewards
cards, raffle and penny
board winners will wrap
up the evening. There’s
also a rumor that Scrooge
is planning on stopping by
to spend the evening.
So circle these dates
on your calendar: Monday,
Nov. 23, to begin collecting
the rewards cards for shop-
ping local; Thursday, Dec.
3, for the parade of lights
at 5:30 p.m. and merchant
activities all evening; and
Thursday, Dec. 17, for the
Celebrate Heppner Christ-
mas community event.
Christmas light display coming
to SAGE
The lights will be on Dec. 1 with a community
event at SAGE Center
BOARDMAN—An
agriculture-themed Christ-
mas light display will be
open to the public starting
Dec. 1 at the SAGE Center.
A lighting event is set
for Dec. 1 from 6-8 p.m.
at 101 Olson Road, Board-
man, where residents can
drink hot chocolate and
have cookies while enjoy-
ing the light show. The
show will be set to music,
which will be broadcast on
106.9 FM.
Donations of non-per-
ishable food items will be
accepted and donated to
CAPECO for the duration
of the display. The light
show will remain opera-
tional from Dec. 1 through
the New Year’s holiday.
The Port of Morrow ac-
cepted an offer from David
Pichcuskie and hired him
to construct the display.
Pichcuskie is known for
his home Christmas light
display in Stanield.
“Moving the show is an
opportunity to share it with
more people and gather do-
nations for a great cause,”
Pichcuskie said.
Trees and other Christ-
mas décor will be illumi-
nated alongside a spray rig,
a combine, and a tractor,
all provided by Morrow
County Grain Growers.
“The Christmas light
show is a beautiful display
that many people will be
able to enjoy as we kick off
the holiday season,” said
Kalie Davis, SAGE Center
manager. “Morrow County
Grain Growers donated the
equipment that will be fea-
tured in the light show and
David has done a wonderful
job of including the farm
equipment in the show.”
Christmas
wonderland
a ‘sweet’
treat
Sweet Productions
in Heppner is creating a
Christmas wonderland be-
We will be closing at 5PM Saturday ginning next week.
for the Championship Game
The event will run from
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Nov. 30 to Dec. 23 and will
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collections, a giant ginger-
bread structure, Christ-
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Santa on Dec. 4 and 11 from
Pumpkin Brevé ◆ Pumpkin Frappe
4-7 p.m.
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Owner Jodi Segraves
says
they also have a special
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available where
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children can mail letters to
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has promised to write back.
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Willow Creek Baptist Church members say they wanted to express their love for the Heppner
community through service. That’s why, on Saturday, Nov. 14, the church members cut limbs
and brush in the area behind the old swimming pool along Cannon Street. Pictured (L-R) are
clean-up crew members Hannah Finch, Michelle McCurry, Jacob Finch, Troy Morgan, Dave
McCurry, Julia Finch and June Rollis. –Contributed photo
Christmas tree permits
available
Pendleton—Christmas
tree permits for the Umatil-
la National Forest are now
available to purchase at
forest ofices and at several
local businesses, including
Heppner Shell. Permits are
valid on National Forest
system lands only and do
not authorize tree cutting
on private, state, or other
federally-managed lands.
Permits cost $5 each
and are limited to one per
household. Tree permits
and forest maps are avail-
able during regular ofice
hours, Monday through
Friday at the Umatilla
Ranger District ofices in
Ukiah and Heppner, and
at the supervisor’s office
in Pendleton. Tree permits
are also available at several
local businesses that are
open evenings and weekend
hours. Heppner Shell and
Rhode’s Supply in Ukiah
are among the businesses
that carry the permits.
This year, all fourth
graders are eligible for a
free tree permit through
the national Every Kid in a
Park initiative. In order for
students to receive a free
tree permit, they must pres-
ent a valid paper voucher
printed from the Every Kid
in a Park website. Just visit
www.everykidinapark.gov
and follow instructions to
obtain and print the paper
voucher. Then, bring the
paper voucher with you to
your local National Forest
Office to claim the free
permit. Students must be
present to pick up the free
permit. These free permits
can only be issued through
the National Forest Ofice
and will not be available
through local vendors who
sell permits.
Regulations for cutting
Christmas trees on the
Umatilla National For-
ests:
-Obtain Motorized Ve-
hicle Use Maps (MVUMs)
for the areas you plan to
visit for current open and
seasonally closed road in-
formation.
-Christmas Tree Per-
mits sell for $5 each and
are limited to one permit
per household.
-Validate the permit
by completely removing
month, date and year; se-
curely attaching it to the
tree trunk between the limbs
-Make sure the permit
is visible during transpor-
tation.
-Cut your tree at least
50 feet away from the road.
-Clean up any trim-
mings or limbs and leave
stumps no higher than 10
inches. It is illegal to “top”
a tree.
-Cut off any green
limbs left on the stump (can
be used for greens).
-Maximum height of
tree to be cut is 14 feet tall
on the Umatilla National
Forest.
-Do not cut on private
land, in wilderness areas,
designated campgrounds,
active timber sales or exist-
ing tree plantations.
-Do not cut trees within
200 feet of Bluewood or
Spout Springs Ski Areas,
summer home sites, Toll-
gate Work Center, or Forest
Service Guard Stations.
-Do not cut trees in
Posted Old Growth Areas or
within one quarter mile of
wild and scenic corridors.
-Christmas tree cutting
within site distance of state
highways is prohibited.
Be Safe, Be Prepared for
Winter Weather:
-Dress appropriately in
warm socks, boots, coats,
hats and gloves
-Bring plenty of snacks
and water
-Have supplies avail-
able to build a ire if neces-
sary
-Make sure your ve-
hicle is equipped for winter
travel
-Tell someone where
you’re going and when you
expect to be home
Helpful Hints:
-Carry your trees care-
fully out of the woods.
Dragging the tree will rub
off needles and bark.
-If the tree is too big
to transport in the trunk
of your vehicle, wrap it
in canvas to prevent wind
damage.
-Once home, cut the
bottom of the trunk off
and place the freshly cut
trunk in a bucket of water.
Replenish water frequently.
More information
about Christmas tree cut-
ting permits and road con-
ditions can be obtained by
calling local Forest Service
ofices and visiting the for-
est website at www.fs.usda.
gov/umatilla.
Firewood season ends Nov. 30
on Umatilla National Forest
Pendleton—Personal-
use irewood cutting on the
Umatilla National Forest
will end Monday, Nov. 30.
Firewood permits will not
be available again until
May 2016.
Firewood permits can
be purchased at any Umatil-
la National forest ofice or
at several local businesses
in the community. Permits
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Flowers by
in the 16
November
and and
cooler
cost $5 per cord with a
minimum purchase of four
cords for $20. A maximum
purchase of 12 cords total,
per household, is allowed
from National Forest lands
during the calendar year.
For more information
on the irewood program,
contact any Umatilla Na-
tional Forest ofice or call
the Supervisor’s Office
in Pendleton, Oregon at
541-278-3716. Additional
information is available on
the website at www.fs.usda.
gov/umatilla/.
Chamber lunch meeting
The next lunch meeting of the Heppner Chamber
of Commerce will be an all entities report on Thursday,
Dec. 3, at noon in Heppner City Hall conference room.
Cost of lunch is $10; Bucknum’s will cater.
Chamber lunch attendees are asked to RSVP at 541-
676-5536 no later than the Tuesday before to guarantee
a lunch.
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Eve Ironhawk's 90th birthday
Friday, December 4
11am – 2pm
St, Patrick’s Senior Center
Everyone’s invited to stop by and
help her celebrate