Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner. Oregon Wednesday, May 29, 1996 - FIVE
Heppner Junior High presents academ ic awards May Outreach Month for Neighborhood Center
The Academic Awards Des­
sert for Heppner Junior High
was held recently. Students
were recognized and honored
for academic excellence in the
classroom, as well as for par­
ticipation in special programs
and contests.
The following students were
recognized for their achieve­
ments during the 1995-96
school year:
President's Awards for Aca­
demic Excellence-Abby Kahl,
Ashley Ropp, Ben Goodyear,
Casey Ingraham, Cody Bel­
lamy, Corey Miller, Kim Point­
er, Kristen Marshall, Laurie
Michael, Leah Denton, Lindsay
Grief, Macy Rhea, Matt Jepsen,
Matthew Van Liew, Michael
Schonbachler, Mitch Mathews,
Stephanie Clough, Trisha
Adams.
President's Awards for Aca­
demic Improvements-Amy
Drake, Amy Papineau, Heidi
Turrell, Kimberly Hansen,
Tracy Rankin.
Honor Roll 4. Recognition-
Abby Kahl, Amanda Sneddon,
Amber Flaiz, Ashley Ropp,
Casey Ingraham, Craig Scott,
Heidi Turrell, Laurie Michael,
Leah Denton, Lindsay Greif,
Marissa McCabe, Matt Jepsen,
Matthew Van Liew, Michael
Schonbachler, Trisha Adams.
Honor Roll Recognition:
Allison Sykes, Amy Drake,
Amy Papineau, Ben Goodyear,
Chris Bowman, Cody Bellamy,
Corey Miller, Danielle McDow­
ell, David Piper, Justin Wood,
Kim Pointer, Kimberly Hansen,
Krista Adams, Kristen Marsh­
all, Lindsey Ward, Macy Rhea,
Mitch Mathews, Scott Van
Winkle, Seth Givens, Steph­
anie Clough, Tara Ozment.
Honorable Mention Recogni-
tion-Alea Strouse, Amanda Mc­
Daniel, Amber Lynch, Blake
Knowles, Brandon Young,
Clint Bellamy, Elizabeth Baker,
Jacob Roy, Jared Wilson, Jeff
^Currin, Jeff Sneddon, Levi
Geer, Marie Saenz, Miff Devin,
Ryan Matteson, Sarah Eckman,
Shad Hisler, Stephen Hughes,
Tracy Rankin, Melissa Harsh-
man, Stanley Cutsforth.
American
Citizenship
Awards-Abby Kahl, Amber
Flaiz, Ashley Ropp, Ben
Goodyear, Krista Adams, Levi
Geer, Lindsey Ward, Macy
Rhea, Marissa McCabe, Matt
Jepsen, Matthew Van Liew,
Scott Van Winkle, Seth Givens,
Heidi Turrell.
Blazer/Avia Scholastic Im­
provement Awards Recogni­
tion-Amber Lynch, Ashley
Ropp, Brandi Brantley, Cody
Bellamy, Cory' Breeding, Jacob
Roy, Josh Hill, Justin Nelson,
Kristen Marshall, Matt Jepsen,
Matthew Van Liew, Mitch
Mathews, Samantha Wilhelm,
Scott Van Winkle, Matt Baker,
Leah Denton, Trisha Adams.
Knowledge Master-Abby
Kahl, Amber Flaiz, Amy
Papineau, Ashley Ropp, Ben
Goodyear, Craig Scott, Leah
Denton, Lindsey Ward,
Marissa McCabe, Matt Jepsen,
Matthew Van Liew, Scott Van
Winkle, Trisha Adams, Casey
Ingraham, Kim Pointer.
Oregon Writing Festival
Recognition-Amber Flaiz, Kim
Pointer, Matthew Van Liew,
Seth Givens.
Discoveries Publications-Hei-
di Turrell, Kim Pointer, Amber
Flaiz, David Piper, Jared Wil­
son, Seth Givens.
Storyline Press Publications-
Seth Givens, Heidi Turrell,
Jared Wilson, Kim Pointer.
Student Council Recognition-
president Casey Ingraham; vice
president Blake Knowles;
secretary Kim Pointer; treasurer
Shad Hisler; eighth grade
representatives Amy Papineau,
Cory Miller, Jacob Roy, Steph­
anie Clough; seventh grade
representatives Krista Adams,
Ryan Matteson, Sarah Eckman,
Scott Van Winkle.
University of Oregon Sum­
mer Enrichm ent Program
Recognition-Leah Denton.
A1 Beck Eighth Grade Social
Studies Achievement-Abby
Kahl, Ashley Ropp, Casey In­
graham, Justin Nelson, Kim
Pointer, Lindsay Greif, Macy
Rhea, Matthew Van Liew,
Michael Schonbachler, Steph­
anie Clough, Trisha Adams,
Ben Goodyear.
Greg Grant Seventh Grade
Social Studies Achievement-
Craig Scott, David Piper, Lind­
sey Ward, Marissa McCabe,
Scott Van Winkle.
Geography Bee-in-school
seventh grade first place Craig
Scott, second Justin Wood,
third Mandy Sneddon; in­
school eighth grade first place
Matt Jepsen, second Ben
Goodyear and Jeff Currin, third
Abby Kahl and Jeff Sneddon.
Global Challenge-seventh
grade first place Craig Scott, se­
cond Justin Wood; eighth grade
first place Justin Nelson, se­
cond Matt Jepsen.
In-school Math Contest-
seventh grade first place Amber
Flaiz, second David Piper, third
Mandy Sneddon, fourth Lind­
sey Ward, fifth Marissa Mc­
Cabe, sixth Krista Adams,
seventh Blake Knowles, first
alternate Danielle McDowell,
second alternate Scott Van
Winkle; eighth grade first place
Matthew Van Liew, second
Casey Ingraham, third Matt
Jepsen, fourth Trisha Adams,
fifth Leah Denton, sixth Ashley
Ropp, first alternate Heidi Tur­
rell, second alternate Stephanie
Clough.
District Math Contest-seven­
th grade sixth place Amber
Flaiz, seventh Mandy Sned­
don, eighth David Piper; eighth
grade first Matthew Van Liew,
second Trisha Adams, third
Matt Jepsen, fourth Leah Den­
ton, eighth Laurie Michael,
10th Casey Ingraham.
Nancy Swarat Algebra I-Ash-
ley Ropp, Matt Jepsen, Mat­
thew Van Liew.
Karen Beck Math-pre-algebra
achievement Abby Kahl, Casey
Ingraham, Laurie Michael,
Leah Denton, Lindsay Greif,
Stephanie Clough, Trisha
Adams; over-all improvement
for eighth grade-Jeff Currin;
seventh grade math achieve-
ment-Amber Flaiz, Danielle
McDowell, Krista Adams,
Marissa McCabe.
Sally Walker Language Arts
Academic Excellence-Amber
Flaiz, Craig Scott, Lindsey
Ward, Mandy Sneddon.
Val Campbell Language Arts
Outstanding LA Eight Student-
Ashley Ropp, Chris Bowman,
Heidi Turrell. Seth Givens,
creative writing eighth grade.
Dutcher Publications-publi-
cations student of the year
Trisha Adams, outstanding
publications student Ashley
Ropp, outstanding seventh
grade publications student
Mandy Sneddon, outstanding
visual arts publications Kim
Pointer.
Spelling Contest Awards-in-
school Division II first Joseph
Bourrie, second Leah Denton,
third Mitch Mathews; District
Division II fourth Leah Denton,
fifth Joseph Bourrie.
Karen
Sm ith-G riffith
Awards-positive willingness to
succeed Samantha Wilhelm,
consistent effort and initiative
Sarah Eckman, excellent effort
and attitude improvement
Jeanette Brantley.
Steve Brownfield Academic
Achievement in Life Science-
Amber Flaiz, Amber Lynch,
Craig Scott, Krista Adams,
Lindsey Ward, Mandy Sned­
don, Scott Van Winkle,
Jeanette Brantley, Luiza Saenz,
Marie Saenz, Sam antha
Wilhelm, Sarah Eckman.
Bob Sagely Science Awards-
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outstanding achievement in
science Matthew Van Liew;
outstanding effort all year Jeff
Currin, Laurie Michael, Leah
Denton, Trisha Adams; out­
standing effort this quarter
Casey Ingraham, Heidi Turrell,
Levi Geer, Lindsay Grief,
Michael Schonbachler; outstan­
ding effort in science Cody
Bellamy.
Vicki Broden Excellence in
Spanish-Abby Kahl, Amber
Flaiz, Ashley Ropp, Craig
Scott, Kim Pointer, Leah Den­
ton, Lindsay Greif, Lindsey
Ward, Mandy Sneddon, Mat­
thew Van Liew, Scott Van
Winkle, Stephanie Clough,
Tara Ozment, Trisha Adams;
most improved in Spanish Ben
Goodyear, Clint Bellamy, Cody
Bellamy, Jeff Sneddon, Stanley
Cutsforth.
Barney Lindsay Natural
Resources-most outstanding
natural resource student Scott
Van Winkle; citizenship award
Camille Sykes, Sarah Eckman;
consistent and quality work in
natural resources Levi Geer,
Corey Miller.
Dave Fowler Technology-
most improved technology stu­
dent Beth Baker; problem
solver of the year Matthew Van
Liew; technology student of the
year Heidi Turrell.
LCDC plans
meeting of
resource use
The Land Conservation and
Development Commission
(LCDC) held its final public
hearing for oral testimony
regarding the draft Goal 5 and
rule amendments on April
18-19. LCDC expects to adopt
the proposed amendments at
its June 14 meeting.
There will be no more public
hearings on this proposal.
However, LCDC will consider
additional written testimony.
Such testimony will be con­
sidered only if received at
LCDC, 1175 Court Street, N.E.,
Salem, OR 97310, by 12 noon,
Wednesday, ( May 30, 19%.
Written comments received
after that time will not be con­
sidered. Comments should ad­
dress only those elements of
the proposal that have chang­
ed from the draft rules issued
March 1-14, 1996.
Goal 5 contains policies and
procedures for local land use
planning concerning a variety
of natural resources: open
space; mineral and aggregate
resources; energy sources; fish
and wildlife areas and habitats;
ecologically and scientifically
significant natural areas includ­
ing desert areas; outstanding
scenic views and sites; water
areas, wetlands, watersheds
and groundwater resources;
wilderness areas; historic areas,
sites, structures and objects;
cultural areas; potential and ap­
proved Oregon recreation
trails; potential and approved
federal wild and scenic water­
ways and state scenic water­
ways.
lone Garden
Club holds
meeting
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lone Garden Club members
met at the home of Phyllis
Anderson on May 8 for their
regular meeting.
Reports on the plant sale and
district meeting were given.
Following refreshments, the
group went to the greenhouse
of Corrine Miles to view the
new plants.
The June meeting is planned
as a wildflower tour.
May is Mission and Outreach
Month for the South Morrow
County Neighborhood Center.
The Neighborhood Center of
South Morrow County, located
on Main Street in Heppner,
serves the communities of
Hardman, lone, Lexington and
Heppner. The center exists to
serve the needs of the poor and
low-income individuals by pro­
viding emergency assistance
for food, clothing, medical
needs, transportation and
shelter. They also work in
cooperation with other public
and private organizations in
response to the deprivation of
these targeted persons.
This past year and a half,
Community Advantage Net­
work for Developing Oppor­
tunities, involving Blue Moun­
tain Community College
(BMCC), the State Employ­
ment Department, Job Training
Partnership Act, Vocational
Rehabilitation and Adult Fami­
ly Services have utilized the
facility once a month for the
Pendleton Field
Day planned
June 11
The Columbia Basin Agricul­
ture Research Center will have
their Pendleton Field Day,
Tuesday, June 11 and the Sher­
man Station Field Day, Wed­
nesday, June 12. The programs
will feature tours of experimen­
tal plots and presentations by
staff scientists at both locations.
The Pendleton Field Day will
begin with registration at 8:15
a.m. Welcome and introduc­
tions will begin at 8:55 a.m.
Tours of the experimental plots
will begin at 9 a.m. and will
feature winter barley trials by
Pat Hayes, Oregon State Uni­
versity (OSU) plant breeder;
resistance to cephalosporium
stripe and strawbreaker foot rot
by Chris Mundt, OSU plant
pathologist; screening common
and club wheat for bunt resis­
tance by Mary Verhoeven,
OSU instructor; annual spring
cropping by Don Wysocki and
Sandy Off, OSU extension soil
scientist and biological techni­
cian; herbicide evaluation in
gafbanzo beans by Darrin
Walenta OSU reaearch assis­
tant, and downy brome control
in winter wheat by Dan Ball,
OSU weed scientist.
A lunch hosted by local agri­
business will be served at 12
noon. Afternoon field tours will
commence at 1 p.m. and fea­
ture club wheat breeding and
statewide variety testing by
Mike Moore, OSU research
assistant; mow-plow demon­
stration and measuring
changes in soil organic matter
by Dale Wilkins, John Williams,
Clyde Douglas and Steve
Albrecht, USDA-ARS agricul­
tural engineer, hydrologist, soil
scientist and soil microbiologist;
tillage pan formation by John
Baham and Said Al-Ismaily,
OSU soil scientist and graduate
student; the northwest rainfall
simulator by John Williams,
USDA-ARS hydrologist, and
management options for dry­
land foot rot by Richard Smiley
and Lisa Patterson, OSU plant
pathologist and research assist­
ant.
An ice cream social hosted by
the Umatilla County Wheat
Growers League will begin at
3:30 p.m.
Scratch
. Pads
at
Willow Creek Baptist Church
7th Day Advetttfct Church
560 North Minor
Colleges list
and community donations.
-The food drive in the fall of
1995 generated 2,600 pounds to
assist the center with emergen­
cy food distribution to the poor
and low-income.
-Volunteer workers contribu­
ted 2,064.5 hours to the center
in 1995.
-Clothing donations received
by the center in 1995 amounted
to $4,202.31.
-Thanksgiving 1995, the cen­
ter distributed 57 food boxes to
assist 160 poor and low-income
individuals to enjoy the holi­
day.
-The center entertained San­
ta Claus for Christmas 1995 and
assisted 190 people with 68
food and gift boxes.
-They employ a center coor­
dinator to distribute food and
clothing, expedite assistance for
medicine, shelter and transpor­
tation to poor and low-income
persons; train and supervise
volunteers; and network with
other agencies and service pro­
viders in a professional man­
ner.
graduates and honors
Oregon State University
Oregon State University will
hold its 127th annual com­
mencement exercises on Sun­
day, June 16, at Gill Coliseum.
The ceremony begins at 2 p.m.
and will be telecast live over
Oregon Public Broadcasting.
Nearly 3,000 students are ex­
pected to receive degrees dur­
ing the ceremony, including
A.J. Tarnasky of Heppner, BS
business administration, and
Amy Pointer, lone, BS biology.
Oregon Senator Mark Hat­
field will receive the universi­
ty's lone honorary doctorate
award; former OSU president
John Byrne and U.S. Forest
Service chief Jack Ward
Thomas will receive Distin­
guished Service Awards.
Recreation
district plans
meeting
The Morrow County Unified
Recreation District will hold a
regular meeting at Riverside
High School in Boardman on
May 30 at 7 p.,m.
Agenda topics include: a
resolution to adopt policies and
procedures; "The policy of do­
ing business"; Cinco de Mayo
cost summary; Barrett Business
Service; format for advertising;
Morrow County Treasurer's or­
der to invest funds; contract
review; Imperial Tombs of
China exhibit; the BMCC con­
cert; Carl Oakes performance
and instruction; training video;
the secretary's job description;
treasurer's report and an up­
date on future projects.
Southern Oregon State College
Teruo "T e r r y " Chinen,
Heppner, was recently honor­
ed at the Southern Oregon
State College annual Academic
Honors and Awards Reception
and Banquet. Chinen received
a military science 186 Gold
Award and also received an
Oregon National Guard tuition
waiver.
University of Idaho
University of Idaho officials
have announced they expect
1614 students to receive de­
grees at the close of the 1996
spring semester, including Eric
Connor, college of engineering,
and Nina Tucker, college of
agriculture, both of the Hepp­
ner area.
Eric Connor graduated from
the University of Idaho in Mos­
cow May 18, with a degree in
civil engineering.
Attending the graduation
were his parents, Dean and
Shirley Connor and his grand­
mother, Bernice Nash, of
Heppner. Also attending were
Greg and Jodi Connor of Pen­
dleton; Doug, Penny, Arnica,
and Katelyn Tandy of La
Grande; Deanna and Whitney
Hickey and Mike Stookey of
Aloha, and Kyle Stookey of
Lewiston, Idaho.
Marriage Licenses
The Morrow County Clerk's
office at the courthouse in
Heppner reports issuing the
following marriage license dur­
ing the past week:
May 20: Joseph Vance Taylor,
27, Boardman; and
Cheryl Lynn Hausinger, 25,
Boardman.
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Bible Study for all ages 2 p.m.
Worihip Service 3 p.m.
benefit of the area.
BMCC has held their General
Education Development night
classes for several years in the
building.
The center relies totally on
contributions and donations of
food, clothing and articles to
distribute when the occasion
occurs. For example, this
would encompass a family that
has burned out-supplying them
with the daily necessities of
clothing, food, household
goods and shelter.
Contributed goods and
monetary donations assist in
the work of providing to the
community an ongoing realiza­
tion.
The building is centrally
located for access by pedes­
trian, handicapped and motori­
zed traffic.
Following are some facts sup­
plied by the center:
-The Neighborhood Center
receives 38 percent of their
operating income from the
county budget, the balance is
generated through fund raisers
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