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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
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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
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Irrigon speedsters beware of new speed limit
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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 ”
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Motorcycle rider invades
Irrigon Market
names to he returned it thev ware
foynd. The students released I f *
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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
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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.”
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He Hen. fc, raft. 4 1, after doom
ttK monthly ganio night at Stokes
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students behavior has
sotnp' ¿ k a s shopping in “S o *, la n d in g Senior Ceafcr w ill be Erl
November
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hcr 27. Hi
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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
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207 students participated out o f die
338 enrolled in the school
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Many 4-H’ers receive awards at
achievement night
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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
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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
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Irrigon kids like school so well they spent the night
were treated to B E A R Night (Be
Enthusiastic About Reading)
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royally by teachers with song» and
skits worUljf of any Broad»
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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
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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
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