Heppner gazette-times., June 12, 1996, Image 1

Learning made fun
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Heppner Junior High students demonstrate homemade solar
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VOL. 115
NO. 24
6 Pages Wednesday, June 12, 1996,
Morrow County Heppner, Oregon
Bike racers compete in Heppner and lone
Bike racers, Otis Rubottom, Jeff Mitchem, Ed French and John Mitchem, pause between events
in the Columbia Plateau Stage Race held in Heppner and lone June 7-9, sponsored by the Emerald
Velo Cycling Club.
The four, all from the Portland area, say they compete in around 100 races during a year. Jeff
Mitchem, 36, a landscape architect, Rubottom, 24, a freelance writer, John Mitchem, 30, who works
in a bicycle shop, and French, 28, a sub-contractor, say they stay in motels, camp out, or sleep
in their van, which is also packed with extra wheels and time trial gear. The four, none of whom
is married, laughingly say that their hobby is “ barely” tolerated by their girlfriends back home.
Around 90 cyclists, ranging in age from 18 to 50 and mainly from the Portland and Seattle areas,
participated in the race.
The event is organized by a son-in-law of Don McElligott of lone.
School may be out, but the
lessons learned by the students
of Heppner High/Junior High
School teacher Dave Fowler
will last for quite a while. Main­
ly because the projects were
fun.
Fowler's students built and
used solar cookers and pop bot­
tle rockets.
The cookers, put together
with boxes, aluminum foil,
newspapers for insulation,
glass and a wooden dowel, ac­
tually work, although you
might not want to rely on them
if you're really hungry. Stew
takes two days to cook from a
frozen state, raw chicken,
about four hours, a grilled
cheese sandwich, three hours,
and a hot dog, two hours.
The cooker works like this-
the sun reflects on the tinfoil
and shoots inside the box; the
heat is stuck inside the box; and
something with a black bottom,
like a cookie sheet, cast iron
pan or dutch oven collects the
heat. Fowler said that he got in­
formation about constructing
the cookers from solar cooking
clubs.
The rockets were made from
one-liter pop bottles, fins and
a cone made out of cardboard.
The bottles are filled half with
water and half with compress­
ed air and placed on a laun­
cher. When a rope is pulled,
the bottles are projected into
the air. The air inside the bot­
tle pushes the water out and
creates the propulsion. Fowler
says that one misfire created a
“ pretty good explosion".
When the bottles are launch­
ed, the students record how
high they go by use tangraphs
to measure angles.
Fowler said that Bryce
Tucker, one of his students last
year, designed the launcher.
W C Music Festival set for June 30
The Willow Creek Music
Festival, scheduled for Sunday,
June 30, at 7 p.m. at St. Pat­
rick's Catholic Church, Hepp­
and long term of up to 20 years, ner, will begin with musical
said the release.
selections presented by the
Public response to the plan is Willow Creek Youth Sym­
important, as it will be refined phony (WCYS).
and implementation begun
In addition to the orchestral
during the remainder of this selections, a harp solo will be
year, they continued. Members performed by Amy Jepsen,
of the consulting team will con­ eight, Heppner. Having stu­
duct the presentation and there died piano for two years, Amy
will be slide show.
became interested in the harp
Anyone with an interest in and began taking private
tourism and economic develop­ lessons last year. She travels to
ment is encouraged to attend. the Tri-Cities every other week
Presentations will be held in for instruction in the harp from
each of the six counties. This is harpist Laurie Turner from
the chance for Morrow Coun­ Walla Walla, said Sharia Erich,
ty residents to offer input for WCYS director. Amy will be
the county's role in the plan. performing an arrangement of
While the plan contributes to “ Beauty and the Beast."
overall economic development
The WCYS originated last
and offers recommendations year due to an interest by
for development and market­ young people in south Morrow
ing, it also emphasizes projects County to play musical instru­
and programs that will pre­ ments as a group and to be able
serve and enhance the region's to “ share their talents with
their family, friends and com­
quality of life.
Local NCOVA board mem­ munity," said Erich.
The WCYS began with nine
bers who have participated in
the process include John Ed- children ages six-14. Since then
mundson and Greg Smith of it has grown to 24 members
Heppner, and John Prag of and encourages the interest
and support of players of all
Boardman.
Meeting slated on tourism plan
A comprehensive Tourism
Strategic Plan (TSP) which in­
cludes and impacts Morrow
County will be presented to the
public at a special meeting in
Heppner on Tuesday, June 18,
from 7-8:30 p.m. at All Saints
Episcopal Church in Heppner.
The presentation will include
information about the North
Central Oregon Visitors Asso­
ciation (NCOVA), a region­
wide non-profit organization
which is under formation.
NCOVA is a pilot entity
charged with establishing a
stable funding base within two
years. If successful, NCOVA
will serve as a model for other
tourism agencies to become
self-sustaining, said a news
release from Michael Wetter
and Associates, a Salem con­
sulting firm and developer of
the plan.
More than a year in develop­
ment, the TSP for the six coun­
ties of North Central Oregon is
intended to serve as a blue­
print for investments of time
and money for both the short
ages, said Erich. The WCYS
consists of musicians with var­
ied instruments, including the
harp, violin, cello, string bass,
recorder, flute, piccolo, clarinet,
oboe, trumpet, trombone and
snare drum.
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Heppner Junior/Senior High School teacher Dave Fowler assists
students in rocket launching
Deadline to enter tourney extended
The deadline for submitting
entries for the Heppner High
School Alumni Golf Tourna­
ment has been extended from
Saturday, June 15 to Sunday,
June 30, a tournament spokes­
person has announced. Entry
forms are available at the
Heppner Post Office and at the
Willow Creek Country Club
clubhouse.
The first annual alumni golf
tournment will be held July 6-7
in Heppner and will include a
dinner at the Heppner Elks
Lodge Saturday night. All
Heppner alumni and their
spouse or guest, as well as
Heppner High School educa-
tors, are invited to participate.
Tournament format will fea­
ture a scramble, where each
member of a five-person group
tees off, then hits again from
the best shot and so on until the
ball is in the cup. “ With a
scramble format, golfers of
every skill level can play," the
committee person stressed.
Winners of the tournament
will have their names and a
photo placed on a plaque that
will be displayed in the trophy
case at the high school.
For more information, con­
tact David and Patti Allstott,
676-5216, or John and Sonja
McCabe, 676-5231.
Adult, juveniles arrested in Heppner
One adult and two juveniles
were charged in connection
with an incident involving a
stolen pickup, according to
Heppner Police Chief Doug
Rathbun. Jason Bathurst and
the juveniles were cited by
Heppner PD with unauthoriz­
ed use of a motor vehicle and
criminal mischief and released.
The pickup, owned by Vern
and Fern Evans, Heppner, had
been stolen, driven around the
Heppner High School track,
and abandoned overturned on
June 7.
Bathurst was also cited for
possession of less than one
ounce of marijuana.
Police advise to "harden the target
By following these few sim­
ple rules, Rathbun says you can
ensure the safety of your vehi­
cle and valuables. “ Many city
residents have really been hit
hard lately with these types of
crimes," added Rathbun. “ All
of us need to be more careful
and make sure that we aren't
an easy target for such crimes."
planned for
Heppner Police Chief Doug
Rathbun cautions members of
the community to remove car
keys and lock vehicles. “ Re­
member, it is against the law to
leave your keys in your vehi­
cle," says Rathbun. “ Please
don't leave money or valuables
in your car."
June 18
Tarnasky named to O SU team
Blood drive
A blood drive will be held at
the St. Patrick's Senior Center,
182 N. Main, Heppner, on
Tuesdsay, June 18, from 2-6
p.m. The blood drive is spon­
sored by Pioneer Memorial
Hospital.
Alecia Tarnasky, Heppner, has
been selected as a member of
the 1996-97 Oregon State
University, College of Home
Economics and Education Un­
dergraduate Ambassador team.
Tarnasky, a senior majoring
in merchandising manage­
ment, will serve as a represen­
tative of the college at various
activities such as school visita­
tions and other public speaking
engagements.
CHEMICAL MEETING
At Beecher’s Tuesday June 18 at 7:30 a.m. Breakfast provided
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