AWANA has sweet start to club year
Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 21, 2022 -- THREE
Annual Blue Mountain Century Scenic
Bikeway Ride – another great success
Club members stand in line for ice cream at the kickoff event for the Heppner AWANA
club year. -Photo by Andrea Di Salvo
Heppner AWANA Club
began its 2022-23 club
year Tuesday, Sept. 13, at
the Heppner Christian Life
Center. Nineteen registered
club members and more
than 15 adults attended the
first meeting, which in-
cluded games, songs, Bible
lessons, and an ice cream
social for club members and
their parents.
New members are wel-
come at any time. Meetings
will be held from 6 p.m.
to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesdays
throughout the club year.
Every week includes a dif-
ferent theme; Sept. 20 was
“Bring a Friend” night,
and club members can start
planning now for “Cowboy
Night” on Sept. 27 and a
family barbecue for “Parent
Night” on Oct. 4.
The Heppner AWANA
program is the combined
effort of local churches to
teach children what the
Bible is all about. AWANA
stands for “Approved Work-
men Are Not Ashamed,”
based on II Timothy 2:15.
Games, songs and a Bible
lesson are included during
a typical club meeting.
The Christian Life Cen-
ter is located at 535 W.
Morgan St. in Heppner. For
more information, contact
AWANA Secretary An-
drea Di Salvo at awana.
heppner@gmail.com, 757-
285-5792, or via Facebook
Messenger.
Boardman councilors appointed
Bike riders at the shamrock in Heppner Sunday morning.
“The annual Blue Saturday night”; Breaking have happened without
Mountain Century Sce- Grounds opened early and “great volunteers”: Dale
nic Bikeway supported served up some specialty Bates, David Johnson, Jay
ride proved to be anoth- coffee and some breakfast Gibbs, Dennis Johnson,
er great successful event sandwiches. Rhodes Sup- Kim and Donna Martz and
The weather turned out ply in Ukiah “served up a Wayne Bates. “It’s always
to be perfect (including dish or cone of great ice a great thing when we can
the thunder and lightning cream” to close out the “show off” our Heppner
storm
entertainment). weekend. “It is a tradition community and bring peo-
Although the attendance for both the riders and vol- ple back again and again
was down, it was great unteers,” said a spokesper- to enjoy and appreciate it
to see the enthusiasm and son.This event wouldn’t over and over again.”
excitement of those par-
ticipating in the very “dif-
ficult” over 8,000-foot el-
evation gain ride over the Greetings,
2 days. Some have ridden Below is this week’s report.
every year and some were Juvenile, Prosser, WA: VBR, $265.00
new to the ride, but all are Kannon M. Wilkins, 20 YRO Heppner, OR: No opera-
looking forward to riding tor’s license, $265.00
it next year and inviting Kannon M. Wilkins, 20 YRO Heppner, OR: VBR,
friends to join them.” $265.00
Many people go out to Thank you,Glen
make this event happen. Morrow County Justice of the Peace
Phil Carlson donated the Heppner: (541) 676-5644
use of his bus and trailer Irrigon:
(541)922-4082
to transport the riders and
bicycles to Ukiah where
other riders joined the
group. Heppner Fam-
ily Foods provided the
“great lunch”; Gateway
Café provided the break-
fast buffet each day and a
“great barbecue dinner on
Justice Court
Valby Lutheran Church
Valby Road
Ione Oregon. 97843
Natioal
Public
Lands Day
Cristina Cuevas takes oath of office from Mayor Keefer
Heather Baumgartner sworn in by Mayor Paul Keefer
The Boardman City Coun-
cil appointed Heather
Baumgartner and Cristina
Cuevas to the city council
at the September 22 city
council meeting. They
were among six citizens
who expressed an interest
in the vacant council seats
left by Paul Beagle and
Katy Norton in August.
Each candidate was asked
questions by the council
and with a majority vote,
Baumgartner and Cuevas
were appointed to fill the
vacancies with terms end-
ing December 31, 2024.
Councilor Baumgartner
is a business owner in
Boardman and is a long-
time resident of Board-
man who graduated from
Riverside High School.
WCCC Sunday Men’s Play
Sixteen participated in the cross-country tournament on
Sunday September 18 at Willow Creek Country Club.
Special Events: KP #1 Doug Potter 6’10”, KP #7 Derek
Gunderson 12’5”, KP #8/14 2nd shot Derek Gunderson
14’3”, KP #17 3rd shot Tim Wright 7’4”.
Net: 1st/2nd tie David Allstott-Doug Potter 68, 3rd tie
Tim Wright-Dave Gunderson 72.
Gross: 1st Dennis Peck 74, 2nd Derek Gunderson 77,
3rd Charlie Ferguson 79.
This concluded Sunday play for the season.
She previously worked for
the City of Boardman as
the city clerk and current-
ly serves as secretary for
the Boardman Chamber
of Commerce. “She has
a desire to be a part of the
growth of Boardman.”
Councilor Cueva has lived
in Boardman her entire
life, with the exception
of the six years when she
went to college. She had
other opportunities in oth-
er places, but preferred
to stay in her home town
where she is raising three
boys. She was encouraged
by community members to
be a part of the city coun-
cil and stated she wants to
make a positive impact in
the community.
National Public Lands
Day is Sept. 24 and the
USDA Forest Service is
celebrating with a fee-free
day and by hosting com-
munity events across the
United States.
Visitors will enjoy fee-
free access on Saturday
to all Forest Service-man-
aged sites where day-
use fees are normally
charged. In addition to
offering fee-free access,
some locations will host
special celebrations and
educational activities. Na-
tional Public Lands Day is
also celebrated with many
volunteer events to “give
back together” on Nation-
al Forests and other public
lands.
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25th Annual
Elks Lodge Charity
Golf Tournament
September 24th, 2022
at Willow Creek Golf Course
in Heppner, OR
Registration 7:45 a.m.
Tee-off 9:00 a.m.
Cost- $40.00 per golfer
Proceeds Benefit Casey Eye Clinic
Bring your own cart- $7.00 trail fee
Rent a cart- $20:00
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