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Good News Only by Doris Brosnan
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of course. And that story “Thanksgiving” could tell
if she could talk… but Thanksgiving is a pigeon. The
Cameron Sweeney family has, as reported in a past GT,
ten homing pigeons. On Thanksgiving Day, the pigeons
were in the air enjoying whatever homing pigeons do in
the air, and when they returned to their pigeon loft, they
brought home a visitor they had picked up while out and
about! The newcomer seemed totally content to move in
with her new-found friends. Since the band on the calm,
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Kodiak, the Sweeneys have tried to contact her owner,
to no avail. So, for now, the Sweeney’s have eleven pi-
geons, and one of them – now named “Thanksgiving”
– could probably tell some hair-raising stories about her
adventurous travels, if only she could talk! David and
April Sykes spent Thanksgiving week in Carey, North
Carolina, visiting their daughter Allison and her family:
husband, Matt, and sons, Sebastian, and August. In addi-
tion to enjoying a traditional Thanksgiving dinner, they
spent time visiting and catching up on news. They also
rode along when taking the boys to school and visited the
beautiful new city park that had just opened. On the way
home, the Sykes’s got an unexpected side trip: Because
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airline did provide accommodation and meals. MaryAnn
Elguezabal shares that “Last week I wished Carter Adams
good luck on his hunting trip and added that I would love
to have some deer burger. Two days later, he showed up
at my doorstep with several packages of deer burger and
a great big smile on his face!” (Of course, Carter refused
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take some fresh, homemade tortillas.) MaryAnn contin-
ues, “Speaking of deer, my granddaughter Emily, who
is one and a half, also knows how to say ‘deer’! One of
the blessings of living in Heppner!” From our Heppner
library: “Come join us for ‘Crafty Night’ next Wednes-
day, December 13 at 6 PM. This month’s craft will be a
Reindeer Punch-Needle Wall Art.” This program is for
adult crafters only, and registration is required by calling
the library or stopping in to register. (Sounds like fun, and
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Wednesday the 6 th , we can go to the annual holiday/winter
evening of music featuring grades K through 12, at the
elementary school. This will be an opportunity to add
to our Christmas/holiday cheerfulness that many, many
individuals tuned into at the lighting of Heritage Park and
music at the ag museum last Thursday! Such a great job by
the City Crew, ag museum volunteers, preschool singers,
school choir! This could be the season during which acts
of kindness and positive happenings increase, and GT
readers hope to read about them, so please share your
stories: dbrosnan123@gmail.com or call 541-223-1490.
Here’s hoping that good news comes to everyone
reading this!
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177 N. Main
P.O. Box 337
Heppner, OR 97836
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$380,000
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A beautifully remodeled 2-story home in Heppner.
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P.O. Box 337
Heppner, OR 97836
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P.O. Box 337
Heppner, OR 97836
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P.O. Box 337
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