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Parent quest is for Jr. High parents
by Mindy N ik
The first ol a venev of "Parent
Ouc\l" meetings wav held October
6 ji Columbia lunxu High in Irrigon
at 7 p m
Parent O jcs J is an opportunity fo*
parent c to share their experiences
and learn ho* to better understand
their junior high age children
Self confidence »as the topic at
meeting one Parents looked oser the
nine week course outline for the
C) V ilass at Columbia, which is
taught by Kcncc Bowling and
discussed the challenges of raising
their 10-14 year old children
The nine week course includes
topics such as building self-
confidence. thmugh communication,
ho» to accept their changing emo
tions. impmsing peer relationships,
strengthening family relationships,
decision making skills, and setting
goals for the future
Students obtain a better undervtan
ding of their emotions and learn bet
ter communication skills, »ith an
emphasis on skills The class does
not teach values and everything is
discussed in general terms, it doesn’t
get personal
There is a lot of literature as ailaNc
about the program and parents arc
»elcomc to check out the student
handbook or look through the
A date has not yet been decided
upon for the next meeting, hut flyers
»ill he sent home » ith the junior
high students and notices will be put
in the papers
All parents arc urged to attend
these meetings, it »ill help you bet
ter understand »hat exactly it is that
gro»ing children deal »ith these
days and maybe bring back old
memories of »ben you gre» up
Topics to be discussed at future
meetings include improving com
munication skills, solving family
conflicts, with love and limits, and
how to talk to your child about
drugs
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AC Houghton receives nutrition award
Columbia Junior High now boasts
an award winning English depart
ment Mr John Colvett, who
teaches l)ic seventh and eighth grade
language Arts classes, was one of
live f«*ur $50 » inncrs in the Teachers
as Writers Contest this year
Any Oregon teacher was eligible
to enter tJtc contest, and with ihc in
creased interest this year, winning
was an even greater honor for Mr
Colvett
He will now have to read his story
to the writers at the Beach Con
ference this month
The short story titled "Ashes”
was about this potter who was ask
cd by a woman to glare a plate w ith
the ashes of her dead hrotJier. who
was killed rescuing his wife and
child from a burning house The pot
ter is hesitant about doing the job.
but when it’s completed, the plate
comes out beautifully, bul fo his
dismay, his wife unknowingly sells
fhc plate before the woman can pick
it up
Mr Colvett grew up in Paris,
Arkansas, where he first started his
writing career, writing for a small
town newspaper
He attended college at Arkansas
Tech, where he received a degree in
Journalism and wrote for tJie college
newspaper He continued his cduca
lion at the University of Montana,
where he studied to become a
teacher
He has entered various writing
contests, and is currently writing
hook reviews for the Montana
ne»spapcr. The Missoulian
Writing is ' more than a hobby”
to Mr Colvett He would like to
spend more time writing, hut his
teaching and coaching takes up much
of his time
Mr Colvett has taught at Colunt
hia for only two years, »here he not
only teaches, hut also coaches the
seventh grade football team His
classes are now organizing a school
newspaper, so he »ill have the op
portunity to share his talent with his
students
He is looking forward to entering
next ycaA Teachers as Writers Con
test Contestants that »in twice arc
then eligible to enter the Masters
Competition, which is something he
hopes to someday accomplish
Mr Colvett. and his wife. Phyllis,
reside in Umatilla They have no
children, hut Colvett replied. *‘wc
have a cat named Daisy.”
Willow Run golf winners listed
Following are the results of the
1988 Little Breeze golf tournament
held at Willow Run Executive Golf
Course September 17.
First place Rose Keglcr-Nancy
Brown; second tie Eva Wtlkins-
Sally Dyer and Carol McQuilkin-
Casey Frcderickson; fourth Emma
Docken Maureen Rcdenhough and
fifth Lome Phillips Nancy Fellows
Champions for 1988 arc Rose
Keglcr and Nancy Brown. KP’s no
7 Casey Frcderickson, no 14 Carol
Campbell, no 18 Verrac Taylor
Results of the 1988 W'est Wind In
vitational held in Boardman
September 10 and 11 are as follows:
1st. Ron Gray-Darin Nelson; 2nd
Paul Donovan [)oug Nelson; 3rd (T)
Gordon l.ienau Ncls Nelson and Phil
Rabb Gary Graham for gross ami net
'w as 1st Ron D aniels-Carroll
Donovan; 2nd Oscar Shoemake-
Gary Alexanian. 3rd Chet Phillips
Terry Phillips, 4th (T) Wayne Kuhn
Rod Flug and Jerry Donovan-Davc
Bolt/
KP s Wih Akers Award No 7
Paul Donovan. Roy Ball Award No
16 Dick Lowry. Jans Peterson
Award No. 9 Dan Fmpcns. Phoebe
Hayes Award No 18 Ray Barrett
Pay halls for the first time this year.
No I birdie. Jim Swenson Ralph
Noe; No 2 eagle. Jim Stanton
Kenny Stanton. No 10 birdie. Bill
Dyer-Bob Alford. No 11 eagle.
Tony Foote Howard CkxxJ. No 12
birdie. Gene A lien-Clayton Allen,
and Sunday No $ eagle. Lee
Dockcn-Pat Shannon
Club co-champions for the men
are Gordon Lienau and Jason
Michael, low net, John Sallee
ladies co-champs arc Sally Dyer
and Casey Frcderickson. low net,
Carol Campbell
First Night Tournament held Fri
day. September 23 had 35 players
The winners are as follows first,
Jim Harper. 2nd Clara Harper,
third, Dave Pedro, fourth John
Sallee and fifth. Don Benson
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John Colvett
RHS holds
open house
By Joyce Hensiey
(L to R) Judy Smythe, and Joyce Gordamer.
assistant cooks; Cheryl Hobbs, head cook,
Lynda Perkins, and Delores Pummel, assis
tant cooks and Rachelle A Bagley. program
manager for Child Nutrition Programs for the
Oregon Department of Education Members
of the award winning cooking team not
shown, Marie Partlow and Sarnie Griffin
By Joyce Hensley
Cheryl Hobbs received an award
on behalf of herself and her staff
On Monday. <ktt*ber 3. Riverside which has never before been
held their annual Open House
presented to a single school
Hobbs is head cook al Irrigon's
The turnout was great this year,
A
C Houghton Elementary and the
with many parents attending to
award
was to honor their school's
observe (heir students activities
Many students were involved in outstanding scJiool lunch programs
The Oregon Department of
the Open House this year National
Education
has always before
Honor Society members acted as
presented
the
United States Depart
’ tour guides' ‘ to lead parents around
ment of Agriculture award to a
the building, and show them where school district
This year three school districts.
ccnain displays were
Entertainment was provided by the Imhlcr. t.incoln County, and Bonng,
received the nutritional award, ami.
Riverside Band and Choir
Such events occurred as a bronze A C Houghton Elementary. There
por lor sculpting, a demonstration of were 290 school districts in tlic
ihc layout process the Riverside competition
"This is really mcc." said Hobbs
Review goes through each issue, and
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The
girls have worked hard "
a Spanish demonstration
''Actually,
the award belongs to
Refreshments were served hy the
cheerleaders, and provided hy the
Riverside cooks
By Mindy N ik
the entire school." she added "We
get teed hac k from them, then try to
please them "
The award winning ctxtking team,
headed bv Hobbs, includes Joyce
Gordamer. Delores Pummel, Sanue
Griffin. Judy Smythe and Lynda
Perkins Marie Parlow. who is
retired now. was also part of the
A C Houghton team
The Outstanding School Nutrition
Program award was presented to
Hobbs and her stall recently during
National ScTxxil Lunch Week hy
Rachelle A Bagley from Salem
Bagley is the program manager for
the Child Nutrition Programs tor the
Oregon Department of Education
"We Ux<k at schmils who have in
creased their participation by in
novative ideas.” said Bagley,
“ sch*x*ls who have reduced their
lunch program costs and schtxils
who Juivc shown an over all im
provement ”
A C Houghton has several com
munity related programs such as ser
ving vemor citizens and an unusual
event called Hawaiian Days.
"Scrvnng senior citizens is done
infrequently in the state.” said
Bagley, "and I’ve never seen
Hawaiian days done before."
The cix>ks at A C Houghton also
serve Irrigon s Columbia Junior
High School, the Heud Start
Children, Irrigon l>ay Care and pre
school children
Mick Tolar, principal, applied for
the award last tall ” 1 know we have
an outstanding lunch program I
know how hard the staff works and
how much extra they do." said
Tolar "I wanted to see them get the
recognition they deserve "
MIKE NELSON
LISTENS.
‘T v e listened on doorsteps all over District 59, and the message is clear:
Fund schools, crack down on crime and give us jobs.
VOTR endorses Timms and French
Voters for Oregon Timber
Resources (VOTR) has endorsed
Senator Eugene Timms and Rep
Ray French for re election to the
State Legislature
Sen. Timms and Rep French
received the endorsement because of
their 95% and 100% cumulative
voting records on forest related
issues dunng the past two legislative
sessions
VOTR is a non-profit statewide
organization of people who depend
upon the lorest products industry for
their liveliNxid. according to VOTR
president Vicki Shay lor Prior to
every election. VOTR members and
supporters review incumbent voting
records ami research candidates in
state legislative races. "Our en
dorsements represent our selec
tion of candidates who will work for
a healthy forest products industry
and a healthy Oregon economy.”
Shay lor said
Thank you for sharing your concerns. As your State Representative,
I'll fight for those concerns in the Legislature."
Jerry
Anderson
Republican Candidate
for County
Commissioner
A
Change
For The
Better
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MICHAEL NELSON
For State Representative
A Resident of Morrow
County for 42 Years
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JERRY ANDERSON
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