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A View from the Hill
By Doris Brosnan
Here comes spring and
with it a greener view of the
world from the windows
of Willow Creek Terrace.
Anyone interested in infor-
mation about the available
apartments at the Terrace
should call 541-676-0004.
Inside, too, brighter
colors have celebrated Mar-
di Gras, and now St. Pat’s
decorations continue to
brighten spirits of anyone
who has been waiting for
winter to step aside. (Mardi
Gras trivia on the 2 nd was a
fun way to acknowledge the
day, and the colorful beads
that could be won were fun
to wear.)
Those spring colors
were cheerful accents to
the birthday celebrations
last weekend: Carolyn Hall
turned 84 on Saturday, and
Ray Harper was 91 on Sun-
day. Both celebrants were
honored to select the menus
for their birthday lunches
shared with families.
Knowing about those
causes to celebrate was a
nice glimpse of ordinary
life at the Terrace for Cal
and Bev Sherman. They
moved into an apartment
on February 28 and are
now settling into their new
digs and adjusting to the ins
and outs of life on the Hill,
which is also true for Rich-
ard Turrell, who moved
into a Terrace apartment on
Monday.
The next birthday will
be Faye Wilson’s, who will
celebrate her 85 th birth-
day on the 11 th , possibly
going out for lunch with
family. Before then, how-
ever, Barbie Doll will have
been discussed at morning
conversation on her 63 rd
birthday on the 9 th .
While the Terrace staff
continues working to keep
residents safe, they are
allowing visitations during
the St. Patrick’s festivities
this weekend. “Masking
requirements will not go
away for assisted-living
facilities in the state; even
if the state lifts the indoor
requirement,” according to
Administrator Van Doorn,
“so we will still be screen-
ing and requiring masking
for visits.”
Some specially-recog-
nized food days this month
promise tasty additions to
the menus: meatballs on
the 9 th , chips and dips on
the 23 rd , chocolate cara-
mels on the 19 th and lemon
chiffon cake on the 29 th .
But equally stimulating
will be discussions about
Daylight Savings Time on
the 13 th (when all batteries
at the Terrace be replaced),
on Napping Day (for those
morning conversationalists
who can stay awake) on the
14 th , Poetry and Memory
both on the 21 st , You’re-as-
Young-as-You-Feel (hope-
fully an upbeat conversa-
tion.) on the 22 nd , doctors
on Doctors’ Day on the 30 th .
Of course, everyone on the
Hill will be at least part
Irish on the 17 th , so eyes will
be watching for anyone not
wearin’ the green.
On the 18 th , interested
residents will be working
on a craft to welcome in
spring, which will come in
like a lamb or a lion on the
20 th . Whichever way it en-
ters, the Terrace community
will view it as a welcome,
encouraging sight to be-
hold. They will regret, how-
ever, that Myrtle McMillan
and Donna Bergstrom will
not be with them to see the
season change. They miss
these two neighbors who
passed away on February
14 and February 17.
NC plans bag sale
Saturday
The Neighborhood
Center is having a bag sale
on Saturday, March 12 from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 441 N
Main Street, Heppner. First
bag purchased is $15 and
the second bag will be at
the discounted price of $5.
Shop for the entire
family and fill up a bag
with clothing, shoes, books,
games, music and movies.
All other household mer-
chandise is 50 percent off.
Proceeds from the sale help
fund the food pantry and
other emergency assistance
programs.
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Why have we given up
energy independence?
To the Editor;
Why on earth have we
given up energy indepen-
dence and exports? By
buying oil from Russia,
any at all, we’re helping to
finance this war against the
Ukrainians, whom we are
also supporting with our
contributions of weapons,
so they can defend them-
selves. We’re effectively
funding both sides of the
battle.
We have good reason
to not want to drive up
prices, which will lead to
still higher prices here in
America, which is not a
selfish luxury. Inflation can
lead to lost jobs, impossible
cost-of-living increases for
others, a country recession
or even depression.
If we switch to buy
from Iran, we just switch
to funding another terrorist
organization.
But we have plenty
of resources right here in
America. If we used them,
we could not only fully
provide for our own needs,
including good jobs for our
citizens, we could export
some of our surplus, and
Europe would not be so
dependent on Russia just to
keep warm, transport food,
and otherwise survive.
But what about cli-
mate change, you say?
Worst case scenarios give
us 10-12 years. Ukrainians
are just trying to make it
through today and tonight.
Recession/depression in our
country not only causes in-
dividual pain from inability
to provide for oneself and/
or one’s family, but also
depletes our collective abil-
ity to solve environmental
problems.
And besides, we can
use our resources more
cleanly than anyone else in
the world. How does killing
our own coal industry and
buying from Brazil, I think
it was, like Obama did a
few years back, and shut-
ting down our oil industry
and buying from Russia,
as we’re doing now, help
climate change?
Sandra Johnson
Heppner
Remembrance walk
and 5k run back
this year
Greetings Leprechauns.
Friends Helping Friends
hope you have dusted off
your tennis shoes as the
highly anticipated Wee Bit
O’ Ireland St. Patrick’s Day
Weekend has arrived in
Heppner. After a two-year
hiatus, Friends Helping
Friends (FHF) is back at it,
getting their event up and
“running” again.
Start your day off
with a wee bit o’ fun, join
your friends and family
for a walk and 5k run.
This weekend, Saturday,
March 12, Friends Helping
Friends will be hosting their
annual St. Patrick’s Day
Remembrance Walk and
Run. Those who have not
pre-registered can do so the
morning of the event begin-
ning at 8:30 a.m. in front of
the Heppner United Meth-
odist Church, by donation.
The walk and run will begin
simultaneously at 9:30 a.m.
following a group photo, of
course.
A few changes to note
for this year as the state of
Oregon begins to re-open
following the pandemic,
FHF will not be hosting the
indoor coffee hour gather-
ing. Sorry folks, no eats
and treats this year. They
hope to be able to gather
inside the church again next
year. Bottled water will be
available at the registration
tent. Grab one before you
go or make sure to hydrate
after. FHF also has a surplus
of event wristbands left
over from previous years,
so don’t forget to grab a
“vintage” wristband, the
morning of, in ‘Remem-
brance’ of your loved one.
If you are unable to at-
tend the event this weekend
but would still like to make
a donation, please make
checks payable to Friends
Helping Friends and mail
in to our treasurer, c/o Kathi
Dickenson PO Box 566,
Heppner, OR 97836. All
money that’s raised here,
stays here and will be used
towards health care needs
within the local community.
Táimid ag tnúth le tú
fheiceáil go luath. (“We
look forward to seeing you
soon.” in Irish Gaelic).
Mustangs to host 3
on 3 basketball
The Heppner Mustang
Boys Basketball teams
is hosting the 5 th Annual
St. Patrick’s Day 3 on 3
Basketball Tournament.
This will take place Friday
March 11 at the Heppner
High School gymnasium.
Game play starts at 5 p.m.,
so participants are asked
to arrive early to register.
Doors will open and regis-
tration begins at 4:30.
Games will start with
the younger age divisions
then up. The cost is $10 per
player and each team may
have three or four play-
ers. Boys and girls, second
grade through adults are
welcome to participate.
This is a major fund-
raiser for the HHS boys’
basketball team, and they
look forward to seeing as
many people there as pos-
sible.
DEADLINE:
MONDAYS
AT 5PM
Praying for Ukraine
To the editor:
A prayer for Ukraine
and all citizens of the world
suffering under Commu-
nist, Islamic and Woke op-
pression and tyranny: Our
Heavenly Father, as Amer-
icans, especially Christians,
we acknowledge as the
prophet Daniel, we have
not “obeyed the voice of
the Lord our God, to walk
in his laws.” (Daniel 9:10)
“Oh Lord, to us belongeth
confusion of face, to our
kings, to our princes and
to our fathers, because we
have sinned against thee.”
(Daniel 10:8) Father we
ask forgiveness because
our actions as a nation have
brought confusion upon
our people and distrust of
America to the watching
world.
Since WW2 we have
sent our armed forces
around the world to Korea,
Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan,
yet there has been no bless-
ing, no victory and no lib-
erty because we have failed
in our charge to honor and
obey you. Now we must
watch in horror as the in-
nocent citizens of Ukraine;
men, women and children,
endure indescribable suf-
fering. Father we are ‘one
nation, under God’ yet we
have dishonored the Bib-
lical covenants of our Fa-
thers. We seek forgiveness
for our compromise and
worship of multiple false
Gods in America. Because
of our confusion and Bibli-
cal compromise as a nation
we are left to helplessly
watch a sovereign nation
be relentlessly attacked and
their cities destroyed by a
ruthless, merciless, malig-
nant Communist dictator.
Father, as a Christian
nation, we turn to you as
David (Zelenskyy) did
against Goliath (Putin).
“Thou cometh to me with
a sword, and a spear and a
shield, but I come to thee
in the name of the Lord of
hosts, the God of the armies
of Israel, who thou has
defied.” (1 Samuel17:45).
Father we pray you would
turn back the armies of
Putin. We pray you would
confuse and turn the armies
of Putin against themselves
as you did to the enemies of
Israel and America under
George Washington. Fa-
ther we ask you to protect,
shield and guide the heroic
peoples of Ukraine against
this satanic attack that of-
fends you and all that stand
for liberty, freedom and
justice. Father we stand
united with you in interces-
sory prayer against any and
every nation that attempts
to defy your sovereign will
for your creation. Father we
thank you and praise you
that all power, authority,
strength, and the armies
of heaven belong to you.
Father may this tragedy in
Ukraine cause America and
the world, those that believe
in Jesus Christ, to rise up in
prayer and commitment to
the Lord of Lords and King
of Kings.
Stuart Dick, Irrigon
Craft Bazaar this
weekend
The Morrow County
Creative Arts and Crafts
group will be holding their
annual St. Paddy’s Bazaar
at the Heppner City Hall
this weekend, March 11
and 12. Hours on March
11 will be 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
and 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on
Saturday, March 12.
Local vendors JoAnn
and Don Shannon, Kirsten
Espinola (Wright Design),
Kayelee Jean Davis-Es-
pinola, Dave and Carmen
Williams, Pam Norton,
Charlotte Wiser and Mar-
tha Mutt will be selling
their wares. Some of the
items available for sale in-
clude stuffed animals, hand
bags, Easter items, jewelry,
leather work, wood work,
cookies, etc.
Support local FBLA
Support the local FBLA this Saturday March 12, 6:30
p.m. at the Morrow County Fairgrounds. The FBLA mem-
bers will be selling homemade pies, coffee, hot chocolate,
tea, hot cider and bottled water.
Come out and have a great evening while listening
to old time fiddle music and supporting the local FBLA
chapter. All proceeds benefit Heppner FBLA.
Water district
meeting scheduled
The Heppner Water
Control District will hold
its annual meeting Tuesday,
March 15 beginning at 6:15
p.m. at 430 W Linden Way.
Agenda items include min-
utes of the previous meet-
ing, election of officers,
appointing the 2022/2023
budget officer, Russian
olive removal and creek
cleaning. The meeting is
open to the public.
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