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' . -• • , r . • I -*• • . - ' • « • • • , ; • *» « • * •• • . * *v *.•: Î . . * • s r ’« • • 1 '• . s , '* - - . • • . * . • ' :" r - * - - V '. . ’ V ' ‘ - . - » -___ ~ Hcppner GaJCtte-Tlmev Hcppner. Oregon W rdm-%dav. November 25. 1987 . I HREF Area Senior Citizens air problem B oard m an • Irrig o n By Joyce Hensley Senior Cilizens gathered at Stofcr* I anding Senior Center to air grievances share problems. and to offer suggestions recently. which » ill he earned to the G overnors Conference on Ay my March 7. 8 and 9 Kollin Reynolds. Director tor Area Agencs on Aging (A A A ) tor G illiam . Grant. M o tto » . Umatilla and Wheeler counties, uryed the au diencc to share "pnihlcms you know you » ill he las my and suggestions on ho» to nuke your life easier ” The community forum resulted in senior citizens identity my problems in medicare, property taxes, and wcial security A need for sersices for the blind and handicapped, rent Riverside recognizes honor students Riverside Hiyh S»h.*>l reports (he tollowmg students on the first quarter honor roll A H onor R oll fre sh m e n Charlene Finley. 4 0. Amy Ganten hem. C h ris ti Irw in . C ecelia Rodnguez. Trina Say lev. Ty la p pen. and Anyela Smythe B Honor Roll Peter Ccton. Sherry Duitsman. Kevin Guthne. Tim H ill. Jon Hom. Marilec Mutfirun. Javm Nielsen and Arch Perez Sophomore A Honor Roll Matt Andrcason. Wendy Da»son. Tina Douylas. le a Edwards. Kirstin Jensen. Ryon Johnson. Sherri l ake 4 0. Mary Stevens. Mike Tallman. Kassie Westmoreland. Mindy Nix. and Lenn Greer B honor m il includes Kristm Bates. Joey Edwards, Shanna Evans. F.stella Garcia. Joy Hcllhcry. Rusty Jensen, Jennifer LePlatt. Eric Mar chek. Pat M cD onouyh, T e rri McKenney. and Lisa short Junior A honor roll Gale Bailey. Glenn Carpenter. IV h i Driver. H o l ly M iller. Jackie Paul. Jennifer Richardson. 4 0. Melissa Richmond, and Hamid Glenn B honor includes Robert Bates, Carmen B ritt. Sherry Chavez. Marina Colmenem, Vince Daltoso. Tina Duncan, t isa Erickson. Mikel Flanagan. Clay Haynes. Hank Johnson. Morgan Kerman. Steve McCabe. Stacey McCorkle. Kristi Medley. Melissa Meinke. Tina Palmer. Alicia Pearsall. Danny Peck, l-ara Peterson. Gina Smith. Michele Thonuv. Sha»n O lw n . Kathy Shepherd and Mike Sturdy Senior A honor roll Colleen Hensley. I isa Jumcy. Jeff Marchrk 4 0, Jay M ario». Tern Meyers, 4 0. Jason Michael. Vicki Preston, Sheila To»n. and Carmcla Garcia. B honor roll Jody Coen, Bonnie Gutherics. Steve Hulcn. 1 isa Mark. Tern Moore, l-aura Erickson. Jesus Garcia. Nancy Gordanicr. Laurie Ho»land, and Jacob Fridbcrg stabilization, respite care, and transportation »as hmught out “ What do » c do to sec that they (the government) keep their hands o il o l our social security?’ ' asked one panicipant Complaints about the high cost of nursing care facilities, requests for more skilled care facilities and more foster care homes were heard It »as suggested by Jean Dillon. Irrtgon. that there be placed a freeze on seniors property taxes, “ so they won’t he forced out of their homes.” as taxes rise. Morrow County Judge. Louis Carlson, agreed there »as an inequi ty in the tax system and urged senior citizens to appeal if they have a com plaint “ We do have an advocate in Morrow County who w ill help you.” By the time the governor’s con ference m ils around in March at the Hilton Hotel in Eugene, there w ill have been meetings, guided by Reynolds in M itch e ll. M ilton- Free water, John Day, Hcppner. Pendleton, Irngon. Hemuxton and Condon. Governor Goldschmidt has asked Reynolds and his staff to choose several senior citizens to carry the concerns hmught out at the eight forums, to the conference The governor hopes to “ chart a course for dealing with problems and challenges posed by the aging and handicapped o f Oregon ” N ew s Call 676-9228 with news items Irrigon speedsters beware of new speed limit w I" Photo by Jo *c* ► » "•‘•V Silvia Juarev, 12, Kami Sandlin, 9, Michelle Gobble, 10, Lori Bulow, 9 and Wendy Oren, 9, smile big at winning the reward of spending the night at school. By Joyce Hensley A C . H oughton E lem entary students in Irrigon enjoy school so much that they read and read so they could have the reward o f spending Friday night there Fourth, fifth and sixth grader's who had read 250 to 350 pages o f books, depending on th -ir age. which they had not previously read, and had maintained gixnl behavior from October 29 to November 18. Daltoso wins first place Vince Daltoso. son o f Dan and Marylou Daltoso o f Boardman. »on the local V FW “ Violence o f Democracy” contest Vince is a junior at Riverside High Schtx>l In his speech, “ America’ s Heritage Our Liberty.” he stressed that American*! diversity adds to our value o f liberty Me received a S50 ■■VtngS bond and the right to com Speeders beware o f the new 35 mph speed lim it designated for the City o f Irrigon by the Oregon State Speed Control Board secretary Bec ause o f the amount o f children crossing highway 730. the Morrow County School District Advisory Board made a request to the Irrigon City Council for the speed lim it to he lowered The Council requested an in vestigatKin o f the traffic o f the state highway going through Irngon by the Oregon Slate Speed Control Board, according to Mayor Don P'ppcnbach The secretary approved the 35 mph speed zone after the investigation Police Chief Steve Mackey said the city w ill be patrolled heavily. “ Wc have a vast number o f kids crossing the highway,” he said “ There is also a lot o f foot traffic across the highway in the summers, because o f the fruit stands ” FA L L SPLC IA L LINCOLN SQUARE APARTMENTS ‘Come See Our New Look’ Super large 2 and 3 hedrm units Some » ith master hcdrin and master hath Carpets, drapes, all appliances, air cond . convenient laundry facilities. $ 2 10-8255 (2 Bedroom) S 2 « 0-82 7 .» (3 Bedroom) $4kc*on<l M o n t h l l o n t F v * cm * WITH FIRST MONTH AND DEPOSIT (Call Us At I H I - f t l . S K Boardman) S e n io r ( if i/ p n M - £ 2 2 5 - 2 t t 0 (NO DEPOSIT) Sanitary Disposal , Inc. • V ’ * - ’ J ■ » » .r 4_ » • P h o to b y -» y e p Mp rp to y Motorcycle rider invades Irrigon Market names to he returned it thev ware foynd. The students released I f * <«■<') », balloons be Luc IvcakfaM - ‘ ’ Ailloons has*, been returned frodl as tar away Vs H e ll's Canyon, W all* W alU and Dayton In past bnXrss o f/jry in g io regain her Yl y e a rs/’ s a i^ T o ù r Y V , By Joyç» H ensley '•*. balance, sho’gnpped thjp handlebars’, Any student with perfecl.hrh perfect! I g Y io r.'/, ,\ mofwcvte carry ing an Irrigon * » n kVrttfv aoeeleraimg lhc hike and during BEAR Night could dra» for woman. shattctiW flWsk as tf went. smashed through the glass doors prizes, such as bkqfcle.x. B ^A lC invaded VovEs'Market in Irrigon, Taft, o f -202 fourth streai, Irngoft shirts, pound puppies, basket balls S u n d a y .j y *. wax cited (nr not having a motocys and many others, donated by the J^ud Sftfre manager Karl H tgr. de endorsement, according to in* FT A and others ot the cOrtimuntlvf ; w ho’was checking groceries ai the Vestigating «9licer. Rob I Ikin Gift certificates were «Iso donated * tune, “ she and her cycle came right ’ * No otic v w injured for the drawing by McDonald’s am through the front door.” ’ He Hen. fc, raft. 4 1, after doom ttK monthly ganio night at Stokes fV students behavior has sotnp' ¿ k a s shopping in “S o *, la n d in g Senior Ceafcr w ill be Erl November 1 on her l ‘9JI.Hon d ^ . Novrm hcr 27. Hi Xt 7 " p,m Hung bern good.” said Tolar even rcoikl, and third graders ore*fclc. s ilM cftlie mg o f cards ami games. There » ill that w creeligihlc. had the privilege , started to turn it around und be refreshments and prizes Anyone o f staying after sch o o l Friday and d nn a puddle ol grease In the is welcome; the Icc at the door is SI having a movie, a puppet play, prizes and dinner before being pick S u •• , \ h si ¥ \ * I w ed up by their parents 207 students participated out o f die 338 enrolled in the school v / - * 3 • ‘¿ ' - i l ' ‘ ».•••. \ ; * ■ . * o c v -. - Many 4-H’ers receive awards at achievement night . High school seniors need to prepare for college now College hound high school seniros should start making decisions and preparations now on how they arc going to go about furthering their education. Mike W cthcrcll. River side High School Counselor, told parents and students at a recent meeting at the school. The first thing a student needs to do is ’ ’choose what you are going to major in ,” said guest speaker. Pat laughary, Dean o f Students and College Services at Blue Mountain C ornmunity College A student needs to explore the d if lerent colleges and universities to find which sch«x>l offers the major they arc interested in “ Not every school teaches every subject,” said laughary “ Visit to get first hand ex perience ’ ’ Research educational interest, at tend presentations by college representatives, and schedule ap pointments with your counselor, was some o f the advice given by PO Box 316 Hermiston. Oregon 97838 Wcthercll during the get together The financial challenge is the next big stqi Have you laid away vas mgs toward your education, or arc you going to apply for a student loan, scholarships, grants, or a college work study program’’ Hclore you apply, you’ll need to calculate the approximate cost ol at tending college; such as clothes, transputation, hooks, food, tuition, and other living expenses, then, if you arc going to need financial aid o f any type, you must fill out a Financial Aid Form Dus step was cmphazisd several times during the course o f the evening Watch for the availability o f scholarships in the local newspapers and write to the schrxils you are con sidering for any scholarships which they may offer “ Distribution of scholarships is based ninety percent on need,” said W cthcrcll There is a minimum requirement o f a 3.5 grade point average, and a relative ly high score on the Scholastic Ap titude Test (SAT) is also important to qualify There »¿ in a gotxl turn out for the was recognized for their many years com bination 4 H Achicsm ji&ni ol support to M orrow County 4 H Night, Fair Appreciation and the The following Junior Ixaders Morn»» County Court selection were recognized: Kathleen Brazcll, Everyone seemed to have plenty to Debi Driver. Duwnica Flanagan. Joy eat Hcllherg. Judy Jepscn and Brenda Mathis 4 M recognized many outstanding 4 H ers with county rix*dals such as; I con Leaders were also recogniz Nance W rqjhi m Style Revue. Amy ed, Gibb Fvans, Swaync F.vans and Gantenhein. Dairy. Kyle Broderick. Amy Hobbs Teen leaders differ Beef, Ruk Osmin. S»inc. and Dana from Junior Ixaders in that they arc Flanagan. Horse the only leader* o f the 4 H club Junior Leader* arc assistants to adult The A ll Around Swine Award leaders was »on by B ill Ammons. The A ll Around Beef Awards Also presented at the achievement went to Mike VanSchoiack. first, night »ere certificates to the families that hosted IFYE students from Tracy McClure, second. Hrvan Broderick, third. Jason Mahcn, Japan These families were George fourth and Linda Morter. fifth plixc anti Nancy M iller from lone. AI and The Riverside C ritter Fitters can Jean Brazcll from lxxington. Kcnn be proud ol the hcnlsmanship plaque and Mary Fvans ln>m Boardman and Frank and Chloc Pearson from they » ill now he displaying Hcppner Simplot Company o f Hermiston “ Ingathering” to be held by Adventists The Seventh Day Adventist Church w ill he holding an “ In gathering” to he held evenings and week ends (»eathcr permitting) star lone Residents The Assembly o f Ciod w ill have a Thanksgiving service Wednesday at 6 30 p m Pastor Allen Gordanicr welcomes everyone There w ill he a program by thie Royal Rangers and the Missionettcs Reserve Your Cart NOW!! Call Us Collect - 567-8842 ! 'to * to. • . • j J - , »V - • ». • * r -Y»*, • . v 'r - v i • V j . î j » -1 *• - — - . *■ * 2 • ». '•••* *’ L V n /? ^ ^ 4-j. t ' , - ting on November 30 They w ill he singing Christmas carols and codec ting contributions to be helping those less fortunate M ■Y- Protect Your Investment 7? j Check w ith us fo r.. MULTI-PERIL CROP INSURANCE (November 30 Deadline for Wheat) \* î \ s: 4 s » • . - AN ADDED SERVICE COMING SOON!! Month Residential I K * % r I ,v V ” Thanksgiving service iply Th e C a rt We Em pty Th e C a rt ALL FOR ONLY ** L j • 1 • CD GO tT ~ - Irrigon man works at putting new speed limit sign up to slow down traffic going through town. By Joyce Hensley pete at d is tric t in Pendleton. November 29 Second place went to Holly M iller, also a junior, daughter o f Hob and Judy M ille r o f Irrigon; third place went to Colleen Hensley, senior, daughter o f AI and Joyce Hensley o f Irrigon The Hcrmiston chapter o f the VFW sponsored the contest a » By Joyce Hensley Irrigon kids like school so well they spent the night were treated to B E A R Night (Be Enthusiastic About Reading) ^ •The* ’ sKi&Mtx * Were . entprtairyed royally by teachers with song» and skits worUljf of any Broad» production * Y . Y . Y . . '• Running i n ^ half* is lorbidden^ right W mng, not on W A R Night . Running and veiling in the halfv was one o f the highlights o f the evening. o(pscly supervised, o f course .Games, a movie, dinner, and spading (he night in the gym in f < * rping hags were all part o f the m i s for the reading program ie aim for BEAR Night, accor- i to pniKtpal Mick Tolar was ' 'U> .. itptivatc the students to read for a specific purpose so that later, our is. they w ill continue the city I a m tent o f reading ” ^ i e kids woke up Saturday mor ning to a Balloon Blast o ff Parents had blown up hallixins and inserted each participating student'» name in to them, with instruction* for the » . •». V • 177, z J- + M : * t i. I / i ' u jz 1/in«/»'ly in f in it y sSoltff I NSUHANCC C f N T f A INC 481 t.M), I INDA TOMS Jr m » H SM M j U .lM iiy i'f ( tjH f.iln r K» m o lo i.in C H » m i r li ill I M s K.i »», v • C y Main Street lone OR 422-7410 <r»— . «•—•— » * v * --C - ;
