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Injured boy released from hospital
A Heppner boy is home now
after losing several toes in a
lawn mower accident April 24.
The day of the accident,
Casey Maben, 5, the son of
Donna and Jason Maben, was
playing on the lawn at the
home of his grandparents, Ray
and Betty O'Neal, who babysit
him and his twin brother,
Caleb. Ray O'Neal was mow
ing the lawn, watching out for
Caleb, believing that Casey was
near the house. O'Neal didn't
realize something had happen
ed until he saw a shoe flip out
of the lawn mower, according
to to Donna Maben.
O'Neal immediately turned
off the mower and grabbed
Casey up, rushing him to
HEPPNER
Pioneer Memorial Hospital bet
ween 6:30 and 6:45 p.m. In the
meantime, Betty O'Neal called
911 to make sure there would
be a doctor at the hospital.
Medical personnel at the
hospital had O'Neal return
home to retrieve the missing
toes and then Life Flight from
Bend flew Casey to Doem-
becher Children's Hospital in
Portland sometime between
7:30 and 8 p.m. The Mabens
drove to Portland by car.
Doctors were unable to save
three toes, and Casey may still
lose the toe next to the pinky
toe, said Donna Maben. The
pinky toe is ok, she said. Casey
was discharged from the
hospital on Saturday and is
"doing good", says his mom,
despite some bad nightmares.
Casey now has a cast to pro
tect the skin and help in heal
ing. He will undergo a skin
graft either May 10 or 17 and
then will get a full leg cast.
After that he will get a short
cast and eventually, after he is
able to walk on the foot, will
begin physical therapy.
Donna Maben says that
grandpa "took it very hard",
but is doing better now. She
says that a nurse at Doem-
bechers said that the hospital
had four similar accidents in
the last two months. " I just
hope this article will save some
other kid from getting his foot
cu t," said Maben.
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Orientation planned for sixth-eighth grades
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VOL. 114
NO. 19
8 Pages Wednesday, May 3, 1995,
Orientation night for sixth,
seventh and eighth-grade
students who will be attending
school at Heppner High School
next year will be held Wednes
day, May 10, at 6:30 p.m. at the
high school gym.
The orientation will include
the following topics: high
school requirements and expec
tations, activities and a discus
sion of class scheduling for next
year. The evening will conclude
with tours of the school for the
students. Student registration
forms should also be turned in
at this time.
Heppner High School Prin
cipal Steve Dickenson had
scheduled a time to discuss
registration with the students
on May 2. Eighth graders were
to have received a registration
form and a HHS course de
scription book. Sixth and
seventh graders were to have
received registration forms and
a sheet explaining electives.
Heppner High School coun
selor Barbara Hayes says that
the registration forms, which
list the required subjects, are
very important. She says that
course assignments for re
quired subjects are based upon
the student's academic ability
and that prior test scores and
recommendations of the junior
high school teachers will help
determine the stu d en t's
placement.
Electives should be listed in
order of preference until every
blank is filled and each student
should indicate four to six elec
tives, listed in order of
importance.
Centennial students get a taste of life in the country
Tom Strutz
Sarah Luxton
Centennial school students and their host families gathered at the Robinson ranch last Tuesday
for a taste and smell of branding.
Sam antha Garbush, 13,
It's that time of the year friends. I usually go to my
again-Centennial exchange friends' houses or my friends Portland, liked the quietness of
rural life and the lack of crime.
week, when eighth graders come over or I go shopping.
Sarah lives between Portland "There are no locks on the
from Heppner Junior High
School trade places with eighth and Gresham vyith her mother, lockers, no one does anything
graders from Centennial Junior Kris, who is employed with like smoke or drink and they
High School in the Portland First Interstate Bank, her father, leave their bags out in the
Tom, a printer for Carol Wilson hallway (at school). I like it here
area.
Despite the differences in the Fine Arts Printing, and her because everyone can trust
each other. It's so quiet. We
schools (Centennial has over brother, Ian, 9.
Mary Forrest, 14, Boring, said live on the second busiest street
800 students in just the seventh
and eighth grades and Hepp that she saw a lot of interesting and only 10 cars passed in an
ner has only 98 in the two things on the tours scheduled hour. When we went to the
grades)
the
Centennial for the students in Morrow wheat farm, we could just go
students, for the most part County, but added that the up to the house and use the
seem to have a lot of fun dur tours were a little boring. "I got bathroom and they didn't even
ing their week in the country. to meet a lot of new friends, know u s." Samantha also lik
Centennial student Monica though,” she said. "And the ed jumping in a truck full of
Friant, 14, stayed with Bob and dance was actually fun.” Mary wheat during a Wheat League
Pam Worden and their said she especially enjoyed tour and swimming at Lehman
children, Rick, Kristi and riding horses at the Bob and Hot Springs.
Samantha stayed with Karen
Robert. She says that country Sherree Mahony Ranch. "W e
got
to
ride
fast.”
She
also
lik
Clough
and her children,
life is more carefree. "It’s nice.
ed
Lehman
Hot
Springs
where
Stephanie
and Lindsey. In
It's quiet. You can do what you
she
went
with
her
host
family.
Portland
she
lives with her
want. The town is wierd, real
Mary
stayed
with
Mark
and
mother,
Chris,
who works in
ly small. I like it here, but I miss
Kathie
Pointer
and
their
data
entry
at
the Bank of
everybody at home.”
children,
Kim
and
Donnie.
She
America,
her
stepfather,
Todd,
Monica lives near Gresham
was
surprised
at
the
hours
the
who
is
a
welder,
and
her
sister,
with her mother, Laurie, a
businesses
close
in
Heppner
Amanda,
7.
homemaker, father Doug, a
Tom Strutz, 13, of Portland,
firefighter, and siblings, and Lexington. "The worst
part
was
the
rush
to
get
to
the
said
that the most fun was the
Melissa, 16, Josh, 12, Coleena,
store.
It
closes
really
early
tour
of the PGE Coal Fired
9, Katy, 8, Seth, 6, Jordan, 2,
here."
Plant
near Boardman, where
and Bethany, 7 months.
Mary's mother, Sheila, is a the students went up an
Sarah Luxton, 14, stayed teacher at East Gresham Grade
elevator to the 19th floor and
with David and April Sykes School and her father, Bob, is
then climbed higher on stairs.
and children, Allison, Camille, a technology and woodshop
"I liked the equipment and the
Andy and Chris. " I liked how teacher at Park Rose High
view," he said. He didn't real
everyone knows each other. I School. She has two brothers,
ly like being so far out of town.
like how small it is. The only Ryan, 16, and Taylor, 12.
He stayed with Sam and Mary
thing I don't like is missing my
Kay Bellamy and their children,
Clint, Cody and Travis, on their
ranch out of Lexington. He en
joyed the rodeo presentation
members of the high school
rodeo club put on for them.
Tom lives with his mother,
Monica Friant
Sue, who is manager of the
adult mental health program day; a tour of Kinzua Resources
for Multnomah County, his MUl and a trip to Anson Wright
father, Tom, who works for Park on timber/history day;
Subaru, and his sister, Tammy, and on a tour of north Morrow
County and its industry.
15.
The Heppner-Centennial ex
change is the brainchild of
Dave O lcott, Centennial
teacher. Olcott has accom
panied the students to Hepp
ner for 15 years, with the ex
The Heppner Middle School
ception of one year when he
spring
program for grades five
was on an exchange of his own
through
eight will be held
to Australia.
Thursday,
May 4, beginning at
This year's exchange took the
7:30
p.m.
at the junior high
Centennial students and their
gym.
seventh-grade hosts to the Rea
Everyone is invited to attend.
ranch on a Wheat League tour;
There
will be no admission
to the Darcy and Kyle Robinson
charge.
ranch on Cattlemen's/livestock
Mary Forrest
HMS to hold
spring concert
Samantha Garbush
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