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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 19, 1976)
THE CJAZKTTE-TIMES, tlfppnrr, OR, Thurwi.y, Auguttt 19, 1976, PAGE THRFK Irrigon council asks in Child Care Center wants to continue Smiling, bashful faces, on little bodies run and jump and slide and play. Kids are having fun at the Heppner Child Care Center. The center in Heppner Is certified to take on 30 kids, Tuesday afternoon, there were 23 little tykes, ranging in age from six weeks to 10 years. The average age of the children is four, according to Monica Swanson, director of the community service operation. The center is financed through federal grants and private and organization donations. The three major funding projects are private parent fees, the Community Coordinated Child Care program, and club and organization donations. But even with the 4-C aid, the center has difficulty holding on without community support. "It's difficult to maintain a center in a town like Heppner," Ms. Swanson said. "There are not alot of low income people and that's what the 4-C finance. So, we don't get much money from the 4-C." Swanson said the cost of child care is higher than the parent fees so the center must rely on donations. The center is staffed by six people. Ms. Swanson heads up the staff as director and works part time. Ldee Lorengel, head teacher, and Swanson each have bachelor's degrees in education. Edna Struthers, Anna Mae Sleagall and Sally Winters also serve as teachers and Paul Carlson, a high school student, is a teacher's aide. Many of the children at the cenler have working parents, many are mill workers and furm workers. Some of the kids are brought in on a daily basis. The center will have been open for two years in October and the enrollment right now is down. Swanson said one of (he reasons is vacations and another is that the slow harvest has enabled some workers to keep their children. The staff saluries vary. They depend on children being at the center. Swanson calls it a "valuable and important service to tho community." The only other child care cenler in the county is in Boardman. The staff also keeps up to duie w ith monthly workshops, involving child care specialists. In handouts the center provides to parents, it says the "goal is to care for your child to the best of our ability. Activities are carefully planned to meet the physical, emotional and social needs of your child. Activities provide an excellent opportunity for children to learn to get along and share with one another and for shy children to gain confidence in themselves." The staff tries to initiate child involvement and urge the children to take part. A daily schedule, though flexible, could have the following planned: 6:307 a.m. breakfast; 7-fl-frc play; 8:30 9 group time featuring language development and arts and crafts; 9:15-Scsame Street through tapes, records, books. TV; 9:15 9:30 snack; 9:30-10 -Sesame Street; 10 10:45 group lime; 10:45-1 1-get cols ready for nap time: I1-U:1J music on Mondays and Thursday, storytime on Tuesday and Wednesday and cultural awareness on Friday: From 11:30 12-Iunch; 12 2-naptime (quiet tune or outside play for school age children); 2 3-put cols away, play outside; 3 -3:15 nack; 3. tO-4-oulside plav: 4 6:15 educational TV in poor weather; and at 6:15. the cenler closes. The playground area outside is large but the cenler is in need of playground equipment. The smiling faces enjoy their home away from home. You can tell ... by the smiles. ! s . i 1 ,' ' 'It's difficult to maintain a center in a town like Heppner.' r I J 11 " I'll;- " f rnminA " in-'e-j.-. f ... -J Monica Swanson '...valuable and Important service to the community.' '--r i ! L s ..... W i f - . V : t V f ' . , V ' ' '. ' . Vy Hungs tempt friends with menu - " t. t Left tec .. . what should we have for dinner. How "bout crab and aspar gus soup, with a meat roll made of pork, crab, mush rooms, and rice paper? Urn. And tome corn, chicken, pork, ' vegetables and shrimp all mixed up and steamed. Some Chinese fried rice and fruit for dessert. Like Lotus nuts, dried lily budd, pearl barley, fox nuts and dried login. Sounds yummy. Add a cup of tea and were set. Sounda pretty good. That's the menu that Vin cent Vy Hung and his wife Ann presented guests with at their first anniversary, working for Pioneer Memorial Hospital. Vu Hung, a Vietnamese maintenance man at the hos pital, had as guests Mrs. Ilrne Wyman, Mr. and Mrs. Pat O'Brien, Mr. Nlchils and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Ertt. Ask them about that deli cious sounding menu. .., ... Our Appreciation to Doctor Carpenter and his nurse for their quick assistance In aiding Steve Carpenter after his serious auto accident last Thursday. Dill and Helen Drltt Steve Carpenter Spray, Oregon WTtk Local Man Reports On Subaru Lo Maret of Hermiston purchased his Subaru two months ago. Leo uses his Subaru for distributing newspapers and doea a great deal of atop and go driving, averaging about 3.000 miles per month. What docs Leo think of his Subaru? He say i he is sorry he waited so long before purchasing his new Subaru from Harlej Swain. Sara it's economical and so easy to handle. Why not drop in at Harley Swain Subaru (across from Rick's House of Discount) and test drive the car Detroit couldn't build? No high pressure. You'll sell yourself! for second basalt well By Frances Rose Wilson Aside from payment of routine bills, Irrigon's August council session Tuesday even ing was short. Discussion centered around projects for which funding will be requested when funds are available under the upcoming local public works and em ployment programs. Among pressing needs for the city, for which no local funds are available are street improve ment, an alternate emergency water source, and a city hall building. The council authorized an appeal to the water resource division be made for a second well into the shallow basalt from which the city is now drawing water. " The request will be for ati emergency stand-by well eq-" uipped for immediate ' use should malfunction of the pre sent well occur. Without aft alternative source the ' city would be completely out of water if the well equipment should break down, until 're pairs could be made. This' could take several days. TVi Immunization required for first year students Parents of students entering schools in Morrow County are advised that Oregon law requires that any student entering a school in Oregon for the first time is required to be ' immunized against diseases that have been specified by Cox Graduates John Thompson Cox graduat ed during summer session at the University of Oregon last Sunday. Cox, a Heppner High School graduate, completed his stu dies in marketing with a MBA. He was among some 1,249 degree candidates that parti cipated in summer com mencement ceremonies at the U of O. Highlighting the annual summer graduation exercise were feature re marks by Lester Anderson, mayor of the city of Eugene. John's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Cox, Heppner at tended the commencement exercise. the Oregon State Health Divi sion. These diseases are measles, rubella, polio, diptheria, who oping cough and tetanus. Parents of children who will enter Oregon schools for the first time this year should obtain the necessary immuni zation from their family phy sician, or they may obtain immunizations free of charge through the Morrow County Health Department. The only exception to the rule are cases where health or religious conviction prevent a child from conforming to the. law. The law does not apply to students who have already been enrolled in an Oregon school during the past year. Persons seeking more infor mation can contact their local school office or contact the Morrow County Health Department. Leagues Starting Sept. 7 Anyone wishing to join a league or substitute contact: FIESTA BOWLING ALLEY Or League Officers ASAP Leagues Open Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday f 11 il n. 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