TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 18, 2021
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Good News Only
By Doris Brosnan
Kudos to the two HHS
football players who were
able to participate in the
East-West Shrine Game.
They were key players in
the win. Comments from
them in interviews for the
news media were so, so
impressive because they
credited their fellow players
for the “team effort” that
secured the win. Impressive
young men, Jayden and
Jackson. Unfortunately,
Blake suffered an injury so
couldn’t play.
Fortunate 40-ish at-
tendees at Music in the
Park on Sunday, the 8 th . The
Wasteland Kings played
virtually nonstop for two
hours. A great mix of genres
in their vocals and instru-
mentals. Next month will
be the last for this summer
season. Don’t miss.
Like the “Energizer
Bunny,” Andrea Nelson
seems to keep going, and
going, and going, thriv-
ing on new ideas/projects,
so watch for information
on her latest: a Commu-
nity Learning Garden in
space between Flood Town
Books and the Neighbor-
hood Center. The hands-on
garden will offer classes,
many geared to school-aged
children, and the resulting
produce will be shared with
the local food bank. More
details coming soon.
A slow good news
week, apparently. Keep in
mind that readers will en-
joy your news, so please,
share your good-news tid-
bits by sending them be-
fore Monday afternoon to
dbrosnan123@gmail.com,
or call 541-676-5382 or
541-223-1490, or stop me
on the street.
Here’s hoping that
some good news comes to
everyone reading this.
Students named to
EOU dean’s list
Two local students have
been named to the dean’s
list at Eastern Oregon Uni-
versity for the 2021 spring
term. Those students are
Hunter Nichols, studying
STM and health science, bi-
ology and Morgan Correa,
business, accounting.
Eastern Oregon Uni-
versity named 556 students
to the dean’s list for the
2021 spring term. Quali-
fying students achieve and
maintain a grade point av-
erage of 3.5 or higher on a
4.0 scale while completing
a minimum of 12 hours of
graded EOU coursework.
Funeral Notices
Martha Munkers – Martha Munkers, 67, of Lexing-
ton, died September 22, 2020, at her home. A celebration
of life will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, August 21, 2021,
at St. Patrick Catholic Church Parish Hall.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Morrow
County Health District, Home Health and Hospice, PO
Box 9, Heppner, OR 97836 or to the ALS Association of
Oregon, 700 NE Multnomah St., Portland, OR 97232, or
to the non-profit of your choice. Sweeney Mortuary was
in care of arrangements.
Chamber Chatter
Willow Creek Farmer’s
Market runs each Thursday
through September 2 from
4-7 p.m. at the Heppner
City Park. Cost for the
entire season for vendors
is $50 or by the week at
$10 per week. Check out
the Facebook page, email
willowcreekfm@gmail.
com or call 541-720-4399
or 757-285-5792 for addi-
tional information.
August 17-22 the Mor-
row County Fair and Ore-
gon Trail Pro Rodeo will be
held. The theme this year is
“Morrow County Country
Strong.” The parade will
take place on Saturday,
August 21 at 10 a.m. Those
who are interested in being
in the parade should contact
the Heppner Chamber at
heppnerchamber@gmail.
com or 541-676-5536. The
Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo,
NPRA sanctioned rodeo,
will be held August 19
and 20 at 7 p.m. and the
MOCO jackpot on August
22 at 1 p.m. Admission for
the rodeo will be VIP-$12,
general-$8, children 7-12-
$5 and 6 and under-free.
August 27-29, com-
munity-wide yard sale for
the south end of Morrow
County. Each property is re-
sponsible for their own sale,
signage and adding their lo-
cation to the Heppner Area
Classifieds Facebook page.
Sunday, September 12
Oregon Elks
scholarship now
underway
Oregon Elks and the
Elks National Foundation
recently announced the
2021-2022 most valuable
student scholarship pro-
gram is underway.
All high school seniors
in Oregon who are U.S.
citizens are welcome to ap-
ply to the Elks Most Valu-
able Student Scholarship
Program. The entire MVS
application process is han-
dled online with applicants
being judged on academics,
leadership and community
engagement, and financial
need. Applicants will be
judged at four levels with
the opportunity to earn
scholarships at the local,
district, state, and national
level. The top male and fe-
male students will advance
from the local lodge level to
the district level, and from
there onto the state and na-
tional competitions.
At the national level
two first-place students
of $50,000 each, two
second-place students of
$40,000 and two $30,000
third-place students will be
awarded. The remaining 14
finalists will each receive
$20,000 and 480 runners-up
will receive scholarships
of $4,000 for a total of
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not attending a four-year
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those attending a program
specific to a trade or profes-
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eligible to apply for this
scholarship Applications
opened August 2 and must
be received by midnight on
March 1, 2022. For more in-
formation and to apply visit
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dent-contests/scholarship/.
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tion or assistance, interested
students, families or high
schools can contact their
local lodge or the Ore-
gon State Elks Association
Scholarship Chair Mary
Danca at emjade@open-
door.com.
Over the Tee Cup
Virginia Grant took low
gross of the field at the Wil-
low Creek Country Club
ladies play day on August
10. Low net of the field
winner was Pat Dougherty
and Shirley Martin had the
least putts. Grant also got a
birdie on #4.
For flight A, Karen
Thompson had low gross.
Karen Haguewood won low
gross for flight B.
Flight C winners were
Kathy Martin for low gross
and Jean Creswick, low net.
Kathy Martin got the long
drive.
The Eddi Skow/WCCC
ladies club championship
will be held August 31 and
September 1.
Willow Creek senior
golfers play at Big
River
One hundred area golf-
ers played in the Columbia
Blue Senior Golf Associ-
ation monthly tournament
at Big River Golf Course
in Umatilla on August 9.
Big River is a par 70 course.
Willow Creek members
who placed in the Columbia
Division (handicap 14 and
below) were Jerry Gen-
try taking second in gross
with 78 and Dave Pranger
coming in seventh with 84.
In net, John McCabe took
second with 67, Tim Wright
was third with 70 and Kelly
Fox took eighth with 74.
In the Blue Division
(handicap 15-21), Delbert
Binschus took first in gross
with 84. Dale Holland came
in seventh with 89 and Rod
Wilson was eighth with 90.
Wayne Seitz took seventh
in net with 71.
Roger Ehrmantraut
came in fourth in gross
in the Senior Division
(handicap 22 and above)
with a score of 92. Curtis
Cutsforth took second in
net with 62 and Kelwayne
Haguewood was fifth with
65. Gene Orwick took sixth
with 66 and Tom Wolff took
eighth with 69.
The next Columbia
Blue tournament will be
at the Beacon Rock Golf
Course at North Bonne-
ville, WA on September 13.
Participants are requested
to call ahead for lunch of
lasagna, salad, bread and
dessert and a riding cart at
509-427-5730.
For any questions,
please call local CBSGA
Director, John Edmundson,
541-676-5177.
WCCC Sunday
Men’s Play
Nine men participated
in the Par 3 challenge on
Sunday, August 15 at Wil-
low Creek Country Club.
Taking first in gross
was Dennis Peck with 62.
Second was Charlie Fer-
guson with 67 and David
Alstott in third with 67.
Dave Pranger took first
in net with 51 and Dave
Creswick was second with
57. Gene Orwick and Rick
Johnston tied for third with
a score of 62.
The next men’s play
will be held August 22 and
will be hosted by Kelly Fox,
Mike Doherty and Stacy
Wilson.
ATTENTION HUNTERS!!
The Heppner Gazette-Times
wants pictures of your trophy
animals from this hunting season.
Stop by to have your picture
taken, drop off photos at
188 W Willow in Heppner,
email them to
editor@rapidserve.net
upload them at heppner.net
or
text cell phone photos to
541-980-6674.
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Hopeful Saints will be of-
fering food for purchase by
donation to their Mission
and Outreach fund.
September 2-5, Gilliam
County Fair. The fair in
Condon features fun for
the entire family including
children’s activities, en-
tertainment, music, rides,
commercial vendors and a
wide variety of food and
attractions.
September 18 and 19,
Blue Mountain Century
Scenic Bikeway ride. Reg-
istration and waivers are
available at the chamber
office or on the chamber
website. Contact the cham-
ber at 541-676-5536 to
guarantee a spot as the ride
will be limited to 100 riders.
The Blue Mountain Centu-
ry Bikeway is a scenic loop
of approximately 108 miles
beginning and ending in
Heppner.
October 28, vaccine
clinic and communi-
ty health fair at the Ione
American Legion Hall.
Additional information will
be available at a later date
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