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Heppner first graders help Kay Proctor (center) plant a tree at Heppner Middle School.
by April Sykes
Kay Proctor of Green Feed
and Seed is doing her best to
make the world a little greener
and is getting children involv
ed in the effort too.
For the past six years, since
her daughter, Julie, was a first
grader, Proctor has donated a
plant, a shrub or a tree to the
first grade class at Heppner
imes
Elementary School. This year
Proctor donated a flowering
plum tree and red tulips
(because the school colors are
red and white) which the
students planted in a "quiet
area" in a comer of the school
playground.
First grade teacher, Karen
Clough, said that the students
have also sanded benches
which will be placed near the
tree. "This will be a quiet,
peaceful area for drawing or
reading," said Clough.
Bill Baker, assistant school
custodian, dug the hole for the
tree and will place the benches.
The children in Cherry Web
ber's first grade class also par
ticipated, assisted by Sue Jones.
Eighth graders enjoy stay in Portland
VOL, 114_______ NO. 21_______ 8 Pages Wednesday, May 17, 1995,_______ Morrow County Heppner, Oregon
by April Sykes
Vandalism costing taxpayers money
By April Sykes
Heppner city manager Gary
Marks is a little steamed and he
thinks the city taxpayers should
Marks is upset about an
ongoing problem of vandalism
at Hager Park. Someone has
been breaking off sprinkler
heads, throwing rocks and
sticks and digging holes in the
park. "This is costing the tax-
payer money," says Marks.
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Marks said that anyone with
dalism is encouraged to call the
Heppner Police Department.
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act of vandalism against every.
general fund, which is tax sup
ported. He adds that the sticks
and rocks thrown on the grass
hazard tor so
mowing the lawn, but
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Gary Marks shows damaged sprinkler heads
lone to host three day bike race
The Bridgeport Ales/Bike
Gallery Cycling Team will con
duct a three day bike race May
19-21, in the Columbia Plateau
area. It will include races star
ting and ending in lone.
Accommodations for the
racers and their support crews
will take place at lone High
School and Wheeler High
School in Fossil. Transportation
will be provided by the Colum
bia Transportation Company.
The Columbia Plateau area
has become increasingly
popular with the cycling com
munity because of its challeng
ing terrain, scenic beauty, and
the hospitality of its residents,
said a Bridgeport Ales/Bike
Gallery Cycling Team news
release.
Following are stage descrip
tions and schedule of events:
Friday, May 19, Stage 1: lone
Road Race, from lone to Fossil
via Condon, on Ione-Goose-
berry Road, Hwy 206 and Hwy
19, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30
p.m.; Stage II Clarno Time
Trial, an individual time trial
which begins near the intersec
tion of Hwys 19 and 218 near
Fossil, and proceeds 5.4 miles
south on Hwy 218, from 3:30-6
p.m.
Saturday, May 20: Stage III
Fossil Road Race, from Fossil to
lone, utilizing Hwys 19 and
207, and Rhea Creek Road,
from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Sunday, May 21: Stage IV
lone Criterium, conducted on
a 3/« mile long circuit in
downtown lone on Main Street
between Green and " D "
streets. This area will be clos
ed to traffic from 11 a.m. to 3:30
p.m. Races start at 12 p.m., 1
p.m. and 2 p.m., and provide
an "excellent opportunity to
observe elite level competitive
cycling," said the news release.
The Bridgeport Ales/Bike
Gallery Cycling Team is
dedicated to community in
volvement through their affilia
tion with the 'Think First' Head
and Spinal Cord Injury Preven
tion Program, the Safe Kid
Check America Safety Pro
gram, the Northwest Regional
Police and Fire Games, and the
Hardman Center
slates annual
meeting
The annual meeting of the
Hardman Community Center
will be held Sunday, May 21,
at 11:30 a.m. Everyone is in
vited to attend. All trustees and
members should be present for
the annual meeting.
Cleaning of the hall will
follow the meeting and a
potluck is scheduled at 2 p.m.
Community Cycling Center,
said the release.
The cycling team was named
the 1994 United States Cycling
Federation club of the year for
the Oregon district, in recogni
tion of their competitive cycling
accomplishments and com
munity involvement. The team
currently has a membership of
75 riders who range in ex
perience from beginnner to
junior and senior United States
Cycling Federation National
team members.
What do Heppner students
like about Portland? A lot, ac
cording to Heppner Middle
School eighth graders who
spent a week staying with
Portland families and attending
a Portland-area school. For the
last 15 years, Heppner and
Centennial Middle School
students have changed places
to see if the grass was greener
in the city or the country.
This year's crop of Heppner
exchange students all seemed
to enjoy visiting an indoor
water park and, of course,
spent a little money at the mall.
The kids said they had 9 great
time at a party held by the fami
ly that was to have hosted
Casey Evans, who became ill.
The party included swimming,
music, a trampoline, basketball
and a barbecue.The kids were
also pretty impressed with that
family's 200-pound bulldog,
who was reported to be on an
extremely strict diet.
Tim Dickenson, 14, son of
Kathi and Steve Dickenson of
Heppner, just couldn't seem to
escape teachers. His father is
the principal at Heppner High
School and both his host
parents were teachers, one at
Gresham and one at Centen
nial. His host family also in
cluded Jeff, 14, and Chrissy, 12.
"The worst part was going to
school so much," said Dicken
son, "but we never had to do
any work." He had lived in
Newberg before coming to
Heppner, so the size of the
school, at over 800 students,
didn't bother him. "Their fami
ly didn't do as many things as
our family," he said, "but they
had sports every night." The
Heppner students all concurred
that the school lunches at
Centennial were "way better
than ours".
Derek Gunderson, the son of
Dave and Tricia Gunderson,
49 percent voter turnout in election
Two statewide measures,
number 21, which would
dedicate lottery monies to
education and number 22,
which would toughen residen
cy laws for legislators, both
passed in Morrow County in
the recent mail-in election.
Number 21 passed in the coun
ty, 1,964 to 239, and measure
22 passed in the county, 2,047
to 117.
Morrow County Unified
Recreation District candidates
were all unopposed: Randy
Tovey zone 1, Irrigon; Terry
Tallman zone 2, Boardman;
Daniel Huxoll zone 3, Board-
man and Irrigon; Rick Minster
Heppner, Lexington, lone;
Cyde Estes zone 5, Heppner,
Hardman.
Morrow County Clerk Bar
bara Bloodsworth said that
there was a 49 percent turnout
for the county. Ballots were due
in the clerk's office by 8 p.m.,
Tuesday, March 16.
photo by April bykes
L-R back: Kathleen Greenup, Jill Barber, Brooke Sweeney; front
Derek Gunderson, Tim Dickenson, Royal Robinson
Heppner, stayed with Gerald
and Linda Crecraft of Boring
and their children, Scott, 14,
and Sara, 18, a senior at
Centennial High School.
Gunderson said he had "no
idea" what the family did for
a living, but reported that he
had a lot of fun during his stay.
His host family's neighbors had
hosted Cam Sweeney of Hepp
ner last year.
Royal Robinson, 14, the son
of Kirk and Delia Robinson,
said that he "fit in just fine"
with his host family, who were
"really sports oriented" and
enjoyed video games. Robin
son stayed with Geri and Clay
Pyle and their children, An
drew, 14, and twins, Scott and
Randy, 13. Geri worked for the
Forest Service and Clay was a
construction worker. The Pyles
lived on the outskirts of
Portland. "School was the
worst," said Robinson, who
added that there were a couple
of teachers he didn't really like.
Kathleen Greenup, 13, said
that she didn't want to leave
Portland. "I hated saying good
bye."
Greenup stayed with Rob
and Suzie Maurer and their
daughter Angie, 14. An older
brother and sister lived away
from home. Rob is a fireman/
medic and Suzie works at a
restaurant.
Greenup said she really lik
ed Nike Town, a sports gear
store. "The people were really
nice there," she said. The on
ly bad part of the stay, says
Greenup, was the first day
when she got stopped by a
policeman for riding a four-
wheeler. But, he let them off
with only a warning.
Greenup is the daughter of
Greg and Janet Greenup,
Heppner.
Jill Barber, the daughter of
Don and Judy Barber, Hepp
ner, went to the Oregon Coast
with her host family, Barry and
Mindy Evert, and their
daughter, Anna Lumpkin, 14.
She said the family went to
Newport and drove up and
down the coast looking for
oysters. Barry works in con
struction and Mindy works
downtown. Barber said that
her host family may come to
Heppner to go hunting this fall.
Brooke Sweeney, 14, said
that she didn't like the Portland
rain, but otherwise enjoyed her
stay. Sweeney stayed with
Skeve and Candy Wiege,
Portland, and their children,
Alissa, 14, and Stephanie,
eight. The family had four older
children who lived away from
home. The family had earlier
hosted Alyssa Brownfield and
Holly Eckman as Heppner ex
change students.
Sweeney said she liked her
host family and got a kick out
of her host mother, who sang
to her dog. Like Gunderson,
Sweeney doesn't know' what
her family does for a living.
The Centennial Middle
School students from the
Portland area stopped at the
Hardman Community Center
for a program during their stay
in Morrow County.
Eddie Gunderson gave a
speech on the ghost town and
Bob Lovgren spoke on rat
tlesnakes. The students were
presented sacks of candy and
a Hardman pencil before their
return.
Our Early Summer Sale
Runs thru Sat., May 27th
Morrow County Grain Growers
Lexington 989-8221
1-800-452-7396
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