TWO - Heppner Gazette Times. Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 27, 1996
Lenten dramas set at Hope, Valby Century farm owners sought
Pastor Stan Hoobing invites
everyone to '' meet the father of
James the Less, one of Jesus
disciples" in the mid-week
Hope-Valby Lutheran chur
ches' Lenten dramas on Wed
nesday, at 7 p.m. at the home
of Don and Martha Peterson,
and Thursday evening at 7:30
p.m. at Hope after the 6:30
soup supper.
There will be no Friday
School on March 29 due to
spring break. The next session
will be Friday, April 5.
On Palm/Passion Sunday,
March 31, the congregations of
Hope and Valby will meet in
the fellowship hall before ser
vices for the blessings of palm
crosses, made in a village in
Tanzania, East Africa. Proceeds
from the sale of palm crosses
go to help support the medi
cal and physical needs of the
village, said Pastor Hoobing.
After the blessing of the palm
crosses, the congregation will
proceed to the worship area for
the rest of the service.
Worship service at Valby,
lone, are at 9 a.m. with services
at Hope, Heppner, beginning
at 11 a.m. Pastor Hoobing's
children's sermon will be bas
ed on the scripture reading of
Matthew 12:1-11, entitled,
" S h o u t , H o s a n n a ". The
adults' sermon is based on
scripture reading of St. Mat
thew 26:14-56 entitled, "W hat
a Friend He had in Judas".
All visitors and friends are
welcome to attend the services
at Hope and Valby Lutheran
churches.
HES site council meeting held
Cathy Cutsforth was wel
comed to the recent Heppner
Elementary School (HES) site
council meeting as the repre
sentative for the classified em
ployees. She fills a vacancy
created with the recent resigna
tion of Dan VanLiew.
Site council members were
informed of several special cur
riculum activities on the calen
dar. Mary Haguewood's fourth
grade rocket project, Dave
Gunderson's sixth grade math
class bridge project, fifth grade
field trip to Bend and Outdoor
School at Tupper for the sixth
graders were included on the
calendar.
A new telephone system has
been installed and is reported
to be working well. A list of ex
tension numbers for all of the
staff members will be posted
soon. Parents and teachers will
be more accessible to each other
with the new system.
It was learned that the merry-
go-round has been removed
following a recent injury. It was
also brought to the council's at-'
tention that a safety committee
meets monthly to review po
tential hazards.
The teachers met Friday,
March 15, to discuss multi-age
grouping at H ES. Brenda
Simpson, a curriculum special
ist from the Education Service
District, was present to help
with this.
Those in attendance were
Dave Gunderson, Pat Hentges,
Karen Clough, Bill Karwacki,
Sand y M atthew s, G eorge
Nairns, Tonia Adams, Cathy
Cutsforth and Russ Morgan.
The next council meeting is
scheduled for Tuesday, April 9,
at 7:30 p.m. in the elementary
school staff room. The public is
invited to attend with any ques
tions or comments.
The Oregon Historical Socie
ty (OHS) is now seeking ap
plications for fhe 19% Century
Farm program. Since 1958, the
program has honored nearly
1000 farms in Oregon. The pro
gram recognizes the achieve
m ent of O re g o n 's " f ir s t
fam ilies" for keeping and
working farms from generation
to generation.
To qualify a farm for Century
Farm status, it must have been
operated continuously in the
same family for 100 years or
more, maintain a minimum
gross income and meet other
minor requirements.
The information provided by
Century Farm applicants be
comes an important part of the
H o o p Shoot w inners announced
The Hoop Shoot winners for
this year's St. Patrick's celebra
tion have been announced.
Winners are as follows:
Five years and under: girls-
tie first/second Kara Angell and
Torrie Lovgren; boys-first Jared
Huddleston, second Mark Mc
Cabe, third Brian Holland.
Six-seven years: girls-first
Cyde Coil, second Holly (no
last name available), third
Tione (no last name available);
boys-first Matt McCabe, second
Zane Day, third Cody Lovgren.
The Tourism Subcommittee
of the North Central Oregon
Regional Strateg ies Board
(RSB) has won a statewide In
novative Tourism Development
Award, reflecting the Tourism
Committee's participation in
creating an innovative regional
Tourism Strategic Plan during
1995.
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Eight-nine years: girls-first
Madison Bailey, second Jenny
Sherman, third Krystal Naims;
boys-first Luke Murray, second
Jode Coil, third Kyle Nairns.
10-11 years: girls-first Brett
Barber, second Lacey Matte-
son, third Meghan Bailey;
boys-first Grant Godard, se
cond Ben Turrell, third Jeff
Hunt.
12 years: girls-first Jessie
Gutierrez, second Shelly Riet-
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state's historical record and has
been used by researchers and
writers to produce reports and
papers, said an OH S news
release.
Qualifying applicants receive
a certificate signed by the gov
ernor and by officials of the
OHS. The certificates are pre
sented at specially arranged
local awards ceremonies. Also,
qualifying applicants receive
the exclusive right to post a
Century Farm sign on their
property.
For applications and further
information, contact Ron Bren
tano, coordinator, Century
Farm Program, Oregon His
torical Center, 1200 S.W . Park
Avenue, Portland, OR 97215,
telephone (503) 306-5215.
350 Main
989-8221
The prestigious award was
presented by the Oregon Tour
ism Commission at the annual
Oregon Governor's Conference
on Tourism at Ashland. The
award is presented annually by
the state commission for "u n i
que programs created through
cooperative effort" in Oregon
during the previous year, said
a RSB news release.
The award was received at
the conference by John Ed-
m un dson, H epp ner, who
chairs the Tourism Subcommit
tee; Denny Newell, director of
the Greater Eastern Oregon
Development Corporation and
Mike Wetter of Michael Wetter
& Associates.
Besides Edmundson, sub
committee members include
Linda Harrington of Prairie Ci
ty, Betsy Pattee of Condon,
Jean Perry of Mitchell, John
Prag of Boardman, John Weber
of Grass Valley and Carrol
White of Maupin. Former sub
committee members who also
participated in the tourism pro
ject during 1995 are Dewanda
Clark of The Dalles and David
Freeman of John Day.
The tourism subcommittee
contracted with a Salem-based
consulting firm, Michael Wet
ter & Associates, during 1995 to
develop a com prehensive,
long-term tourism strategic
plan for the region of northcen-
tral Oregon. The plan serves
Morrow, Gilliam, Grant, Sher
man, Wasco and W heeler
counties, which is a territory
larger than several eastern
states.
The plan was completed in
December 1995 and approved
by the RSB in January. The con
sulting firm will work with the
subcommittee through 1996 to
implement the plan and to
establish a regional tourism
organization.
Rural action plan approved
Developing affordable hous
ing, building local capacity,
creating partnerships, suppor
ting small business and creat
ing jobs are the key objectives
of the North Central Regional
Rural Action Plan, approved by
the Oregon Economic Develop
ment Department (OEDD).
Approval of the plan is the
first step in providing the re
gion's six counties-Morrow,
G illiam , G rant, Sherm an,
Wasco and Wheeler-with near
ly $600,000 in rural investment
funds allocated by the 1995
Oregon Legislature to help the
state's rural communities.
The North Central Regional
Strategy Board developed the
plan following a series of work
shops and public hearings.
"T h is extensive outreach en
sured representation of rural
interests from incorporated,
unincorporated and remote
locations in all six counties in
the region," said an OEDD
news release.
The plan outlines the board's
rural investment objectives for
the biennium and will serve as
a guide for evaluating projects
submitted for rural investment
funding. In evaluating projects
for possible funding, the re
gional board will take into con
sideration a project's ability to
meet the priorities of rural areas
with the greatest economic
challenges; fill gaps in funding
not available from oth er
sources; leverage other public
and private resources, and
demonstrate measurable eco
nomic outcomes.
The board has set aside
$225,000 for projects that build
a community's capacity to grow
in each county. The board will
use the remainder of the fund
to finance projects that meet
the broader goal of "develop
ing a regional identity distin
guished by efforts of excellence
in econom ic developm ent,
education and commitment to
quality of life ," said the news
release.
Copies of the plan, informa
tion about the application pro
cess for funding projects and
access to the fund will be
available through the region.
For more information, contact
the board at 276-6745.
BM CC approves tuition increase
Blue Mountain Community posed increase will be made at
College Board of Directors, in the expense of full-time stu
an unanimous decision, ap dents, and part-time students
proved a change in tuition dur should share the burden of an
ing their regular March meet increase.
ing. The 1996-97 tuition charge
In other business, the board:
will continue at $32 per credit approved two amendments to
hour. However, by increasing phase two of the M aster
the number of credits students Facilities Plan and allowing a
are charged for, from 13 to 15, change in cost not to exceed
the Resource and Review Com $19,000 plus expenses; approv
mittee expects an increase in ed the modified four-day sum
generated revenue by an mer work week, beginning the
estimated $42,000 fall term, week of June 24 and ending the
with lesser amounts expected week of August 26; approved
the other two terms.
Bob Clapp's request for early
The board made their deci retirement; approved regular
sion after reviewing a letter and probationary contracts for
submitted by Brett Mueller all faculty and supervisor/ad-
regarding the tuition change. ministration, and scheduled a
One hundred, seventy-eight special board m eeting for
students signed a petition re Wednesday, April 10, at 7 p.m.
questing a tuition rate increase
The next regular board
rather than an increase in meeting is Wednesday, April
credits charged for. In the let 17, at the West Campus in
ter, Mueller noted that the pro- Hermiston.
Miss Rodeo Oregon seeks applicants
Applications for the 1996
Miss Rodeo Oregon Pageant
are now available. The pageant,
to determ ine M iss Rodeo
Oregon 1997, will be held in
conjunction with the 1996
Crooked River Roundup, July
10-14, in Prineville.
The pageant seeks women
between the ages of 18-24 with
a "love of the sport of rodeo".
Applicants must be unmarried.
The winner of the Miss Rodeo
Oregon Pageant will compete
in the 1997 Miss Rodeo Amer
ica Pageant held in conjunction
with the National Finals Rodeo
in Las Vegas, Nevada.
For more information and ap
plications, contact state dele
gate Elaine Palmer at (503)
889-6575 in the evenings.
Deadline for submitting ap
plications is Wednesday, April
10
.
W C C C wom en's scramble April 2
It's time to think golf. Willow
Creek Country Club (WCCC)
women are invited to join a golf
scramble on Tuesday, April 2.
Kickoff breakfast will be at 9
a.m. with scramble play to
follow at 10 a.m. The breakfast
and scramble will be put on by
the WCCC ladies' officers.
Beginners are invited to come
and join in the fun, said a club
spokesperson.
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Kim Gutierrez
attends training
Kim Gutierrez of Morrow
County Grain Growers in Lex
ington recently completed a
training session on servicing
Case IH 2100 Series AXIAL-
FLOW* combines at the Case
Corporation service training
center in Regina, Saskatche
wan.
The session Gutierrez attend
ed provided a comprehensive
review of hydraulic, electronic
and electrical systems and com
ponents featured in the com
bines, said a Case news release.
Special testing, adjustment and
calibration procedures were
studied with an emphasis on
troubleshooting. A ttendees
were also given an opportuni
ty to disassemble, inspect and
rebuild components.
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