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EIGHT - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 8, 1995 Schools release first quarter honor roll The Morrow County School District has released its first quarter honor roll. To be in cluded on the honor roll 'A' students must earn a grade point average of 3.5 to 4. To be named to the honorable men tion B' list, students must earn a GPA of 3. to 3.49. Following are the students who have qualified: Heppner Elementary Sixth grade honor roll: Shel ley Rietmann, 4., Stefan Mat- heny, Kevin Drake, Jodie Carl son, Brad Bowman, Jon Ben nett, Meghan Bailey, Kyle Waterland, Molly Turrell, Oli via Sagely, Julie Proctor, Jessica Gutierrez, Paula Spicerkuhn, Tammy Smith, Brian Rust, Kristen Nesse, Travis Bellamy; honorable mention-Leland Rill, David Norton, Laura Nesse, Kyle Miller, Michael McCabe, Jody Maddem, Brett Barber, Krystal Baker, Claire Ander son, Rhonda Wilhelm, Teresa Victorio, Samuel Van Liew, Kelly Paullus, Kelsey Greenup. Fifth grade honor roll: Ashley Ward, Douglas Orwick, Lacey Matteson, all 4., Marcy Miller, Daniel Jepson, Salley Calvert, Donald Adams, Jeremy Mc Kenzie, Nicole Wilson, Conor Kilkenny, Sibbea Jones, Brad Adams; honorable mention- Tylynn Smith, Jessie Kempas, Robert Whalen, Jerry Shank, Genia Grant, Aleshia Geer, Stacy Delveaux, Ben Turrell, Tiffany Eldridge, Lacey Davis, Wheatland Grange holds meeting Josh Winters, Trevor Rhea, Kay Johanbroer, Dawn DeBoer, Adam Bergstrom, Tracy Baker, lone Middle School Sixth grade 'A ': Kristina Powell, Adam McCabe; 'B'- Salli McElligott, Colin McElli- gott. Seventh grade 'A': Jennifer Thompson, Jeremy Rietmann, Shelby Krebs; B'-Adrienne Swanson, Allison Halvorsen, Charissa Gates, Cory Bennetto. Eighth grade 'A': Miranda McElligott, 4., Andrew Vos- berg, Nikki McElligott, Mark McElligott; B-Sybil Krebs, Allan Gribskov, Erin Crowell, Elizabeth Allen. lone High School Freshmen 'A': Katie Tworek, Niki Sullivan, both 4., Jessica Krebs; 'B'-Nova Rietmann, Vic toria Odinet, Lela Gribskov, Ryan Bennetto. Sophomores 'A': Jennifer Sullivan, Kara Miller, both 4., Nathan Rietmann, Megan Pro- udfoot; 'B'-Marc Orem, Jake McElligott, Tiffani Jones, Maci Childers. Juniors 'A ': Dawn Sheirbon, LaRee Anderson, both 4., Jacob Taylor, Luke Swanson, Kelly Morgan, Steffi Kohler; B - Charles Nolan, Stephanie Haguewood, Jon Garrett, Camie Crum, Steve Allen Seniors 'A': Mane Inorek, Melissa McElligott, |ohn Do herty, all 4., Rob Crum, Angie Ball; B'-Stephanie Lenueux, Corey Baker, Andrew Ander son. By Delpha Jones Wheatland Pomona Grange held a meeting Saturday, Oct. 28, at the Willows Grange Hall in lone with master Mike Medlock. Several members were ab sent and offices were filled by Steward Cecil Jones. After minutes were read and correct ed, various chairmen gave re ports. Wilma Martin, G.W.A. chairman, reported that much work has been done in various granges. One grange is pro moting national health by holding hearing tests. Spray Grange is sponsoring the homeless project. Martin also reported that there was only one entry to the needlework contest. The master reported on new things in the offing for the grange and other groups, in cluding a solar power project. Medlock reported on generat ing electricity for out-of-the- way places, and that granges should check on the new re cycling site in Central Oregon. EFe also reported that the Junior Grange at Spray is doing fine with three going to junior i camp. The Fair Booth committee reported that it won first place in Wheeler County and Gilliam County, receiving cash awards and blue ribbons. A committee of Aloha Medlock, Willard French, Robbi Jean Peck and Clarence Buchanan was ap pointed to build a portable booth to be taken to the fairs ner, is studying agricultural and other places of interest to business management in the OSU program at Eastern Ore gon State College. His $1,000 John Q u alls wins scholarship John Qualls, Heppner, was one of 40 students entering the Oregon State University Col lege of Agriculture Sciences this fall who were awarded scholar ships. Qualls, the son of Lyndale and Kay Rene Qualls of Hepp Cundell to entertain at crafts fair scholarship is given by Harvest States Foundation of St. Paul, Minnesota. Qualls is a 1995 graduate of Heppner High School. Heppner Chamber presents "Boss Pumpkin" awards The "boss pumpkin" at Cen tral Red Apple Market won the "most spooktacular people's choice award" in a Heppner Chamber of Commerce pum pkin decorating contest. The object of the contest was to decorate or carve a pumpkin to look like "the boss” . The "best look alike" award went to the Greg Sweek pump kin, decorated by the Morrow County Assessor's office. The "most creative pumpkin” was of Tom McElligott at Morrow promote Grange membership. Grange reports were interest ing with all granges doing money-making projects and repairing halls. The bazaar and turkey dinner at Willows will be held Sunday, Nov. 12. Greenfield Grange will hold a bazaar at their hall on Friday, Nov. 17 and Spray reported that they are planning im provements to their hall, such as building on an extension to the kitchen and dining room. They also had a haunted house Oct. 31. The county deputy reported that Dot Halvorsen, Clarence Buchanan, and Cecil and Delpha Jones motored to Spray to install officers. They were guests at the senior meal and the meeting afterwards. After the subordinate installation, the junior grangers were presented for their installation. These young grangers show a great interest in the grange. At the present time, they have 18 members. Lexington repaired the front steps and pumped the base ment when a pressure pump caused water to run into the basement. They had the CBE dinner on Thursday. All the granges are active, however all need a larger atten dance. It is from the member ship that many things are ac complished. Resolutions start on a subordinate level, go to Pomona for approval and then go on to state. An election of officers was held with the following elected to office: master Mike Medlock; County Abstract and Title. A "special family award" was presented to the em ployees at Murray Drugs, who decorated pumpkins represen ting the entire Murray family. The pumpkin deemed "most distinguished" represented Roe Gardner of Gardner's Men's Wear. Unfortunately, the pumpkin receiving the "rotten award", representing Cliff Green, owner of Coast to Coast, didn't live long enough to be judged. Writers to present program at HHS Ozark poet Andrea Hollan der Budy and publisher-writer Robert McDowell will visit Heppner High School, Tues day, Nov. 14, to read from their work, discuss creative writing and celebrate "National Educa tion Week". Budy is artist-in-residence at Lyon College in Batesville, Ar kansas. She will read from her book, "H ou se Without a Dreamer", which won the ac claimed Nicholas Roerich Poetry Prize. She has also just returned from Chicago, where she was the first poet ever to read at the Chicago Stock Ex change. "The Poetry Society of America set that reading up to present poetry in a place where A n drea H o llander Budy it normally doesn't occur," said ner will get to hear the world Budy. "W e has an audience of premiere. I like that-published over 100 people, all eating in England, unveiled in high lunch and listening intently. A schools in Eastern Oregon,” lot of business people came up said McDowell. to me afterward and told me Budy and McDowell are tour they wrote poetry. It was a ing the state as part of the Rural wonderful experience." Readers Project, an audience- McDowell is editor at Story development program design Line Press, a literary publisher ed to bring authors into rural based in Brownsville, Oregon. areas throughout Oregon. He will read from a book of Rural Readers is coordinated by short stories he translated from Story Line Press and funded by the Czech, "How I Came to US West Foundation. "U S Know Fish", as well as from his West is doing the students of new book-length poem, "The Oregon a great service," noted Diviners". ""T h e Diviners" is McDowell. "They're helping being published in England. promote the literary arts by The books will arrive just be allowing young people direct fore Andrea and I leave for contact with literature and the Eastern Oregon, so the stu artists who create it. What An dents in Pilot Rock and Hepp- drea and F hope is that the students will be touched by both the art and power of the written word.” Tim Cundell, resident Ore gon State Police officer and "western crooner", will enter tain music lovers at the fourth annual Craft Fair slated for Saturday, Nov. 11, at St. Pat rick's Church Parish Hall in Heppner. The fair, sponsored by ten local craftswomen, will open its doors at 10 a.m., offering refreshments and door prizes in addition to the items created this year by the women. Fea tured craftwares include wood working, dolls, stained glass, ceram ics, quilts, jewelry, wreaths, Christmas decorations and more. "Articles to tease the imagi- nation and stir a sense of de light" have been fashioned by Kelly Boyer, Trish Sweeney, Terrie Cutsforth, Phyllis Piper, Phyllis Anderson, Susan Lank ford, Kathy Britt, Birdine Tullis, Sheree Mahoney and Sonya McCabe. St. Patrick's Parish Flail af fords greater space for display ing their work than has been available in past years and the sponsors have obtained a se cond cash register to speed the check-out process. Although no admission is charged, those who wish may bring canned foods for deposit at the door. All food contribu tions will be donated to the Neighborhood Center. overseer Bob Hammock; lec turer Jean Nelson; steward Clarence Buchanan; assistant steward Carl Martin; L A S Dot Halvorsen; treasurer Cecil Jones; secretary Delpha Jones; gatekeeper Willard French; Ceres Aloha Medlock; Pomona Nyna Knighten; Flora Bobbi Jo Medlock; and executive com mittee Barton Clark, Kenneth Smouse and Will Martin. The installation date will be an nounced later by the master, who urges all members to attend. The Grange started as a farmers' project and there are many things that can be credited to the Grange, such as rural mail delivery, road and highway repairs, projects for the deaf and contests with wor th whiile prizes. Three resolutions were presented: bicycle safety, weed control on county and state roads and thank you to Wil lows for the dinner and hospitality. The resolutions committee appointed for the meeting were Willard French, Clarence Buchanan and Eulen- na Vaughn. Following dinner and the cake walk, Petr Hybs, an ex change student from the Czech Republic, gave a talk. Hybs at tends lone School and is living at the Stephani home. The Czech Republic is around one half the size of Oregon. Crops there are much the same as in Oregon. The capital, Prague, has over one million people. Hybs says he hopes to go into engineering and computer business in school. Colleges there are state-supported, with students providing their own room and board. Around 65 percent of the people there are Catholic, 15 percent Protestant and 10 percent non-believers. Hybs is interested in the history of his country and gave a fine background. The next meeting will be the last Saturday in January at the Lexington Grange Hall. The roll call was: Willows, 5; Lex ington, 5; Greenfield, 2; Spray, 3. A committee of Dot Halvor sen, Bob Hammack and Eulen- na Vaughn was appointed to plan the next visitation for 1995 and 1996. The meeting closed with a poem by Bob Hammack. Brent Sheirbon earn s honors Brent Sheirbon, Lexington, has been included among 125,000 students in the 18th an nual edition of "The National Dean's List" published by Educational Communications in Illinois. Sheirbon, the son of Bill and Debbie Sheirbon, Lexington, is currently attending the Univer sity of Idaho. Students are selected for this honor by their college deans, registrars or honor society ad- visors and must be in the up per 10 percent of their class, on their school's dean list or have earned a comparable honor. Listed students are eligible to compete for $30,000 in scholar ship awards funded by the publisher and may also use a referral service for future em ployment opportunities. More than 2,500 colleges and univer sities nationwide use the pub lication to recognize their academically qualified stu dents. H C C meeting scheduled for Nov. 14 The Heppner Coordinating Council (HCC) will meet on Tuesday, Nov. 14, at 7:30 a.m. at the Heppner Ranger District office. Agenda topics to be discuss ed include an update on estab lishing a Heppner Foundation, continued work with the Rural Futures Forum leadership trainees and a review of the HCC mission. The council's overall purpose is building the economic health, unity and progress of the Heppner area. The public is welcome to attend council meetings and participate in discussions. The council consists of peo ple representing various groups that are working for the benefit of the Heppner com munity. The council functions as an umbrella organization whose coordinating activities are devoted to the constructive development of the communi ty, said John Edmundson, sec retary. HHSClub celebrates Red Ribbon Week The Ossom Club at Heppner High School celebrated Red Ribbon Week Oct. 30-Nov. 2. During the week, the club tried to motivate students to take C.H.A.R.G.E. of their lives. Monday was pledge day. Students were required to read the Ossom Club pledge and then sign the pledge board. Following the pledge pro cedure, students received a red ribbon. Tuesday was decoration day. Ossom decorated the lower hallway of the high school with drug and alcohol-free signs. Several Ossom Club students went to the elementary school to talk to the students about a Red Ribbon Week drawing con test sponsored by Ossom. A prize was awarded for each grade category. Students were judged on their idea of reaching, out and taking charge in their home, community or school. Reach Out Day on Thursday capped off the week of ac-. tivities. Students were given the opportunity to attend an assembly where they listened lit* to motivational speaker, Dan Clark. Judging for the elementary school contest was held Thurs-, day. Winners included: kinder- garden-Stephanie Smith; first and second grades-Daniel Basile; third and fourth grades- Ariel Johnson; fifth and sixth grades-Stefan Matheny. 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