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lone Site Kaedene Bailey wins grand prize Council reviews technology The lone Site Council met recently to view the new tech nology now available to stu dents at lone schools. Ninth graders Mark McElligott, Steve Crum and Miranda McElligott demonstrated the new equip ment they use in their Introduc tion to Technology class at the shop. Instructor Robin Graff was on hand to help answer questions. Pricipal Dick Allen concluded the tour with a demonstration of the use of the Internet. Site council members Jeri Mc Elligott, Kelly Griffith, Helen Marshall, Anita Orem and Maureen Krebs formed a com mittee to complete the writing of the by-laws governing site council. Steve Schaber gave an up date on the inform ation gathered at the site council training several members at tended. It was recommended that members complete their next meeting agenda at the end of each meeting. Schaber also reported on ac tivities promoted by the Posi tive Action Committee. Stu dents in grades 6-8 who made the A or B honor roll were allowed to walk to the store 8 Pages Wednesday. January 1, 1997,________Morrow County Heppner, Oregon VOL. 116 NO. 1 during the lunch hour for a week. The committee is cur rently planning a barbecue lunch for all high school honor roll students. They are also looking into fund raisers to finance projects. School board member John Rietmann gave an update on the music opening in south Morrow County. Two appli cants have been interviewed. ■ ■ The position has been increas ed from one full time to a 1.5 position. Dick Allen reported on the career program Greg Grant of Heppner has been working on. It was suggested the council ask Grant to attend a future meeting to discuss the pro gram. Allen also shared lone Ele mentary School renovation project information with site council members. The work is to be finished by the fall of 1997. The site council agreed to focus on a school improvement plan at the January meeting. Site council members are to study the 19% SAT and Ore gon Assessment Test results before the next meeting and be prepared to discuss areas at lone schools that may need improvement. The next meeting of the council will be Wednesday, Jan. 8, at 5 p.m. in Room 1 of the high school. Area residents awoke Christmas morning to find the country side wrapped in white. The surprise gift, along with freezing rain and slick highways, created problems later for motorists throughout the county. f* HEPPNER 50 < imes Area wrapped in white BM CC lists fall term honor roll Sixty-three Blue Mountain Community College students received a perfect 4.0 grade point average during fall term. Sixty-seven students qualified for the President's List by at taining a GPA of 3.85 or higher; 141 students qualifed for the Dean's List by receiving a GPA of 3.4-3.84; and 158 students qualified for the fall term Honor Roll by receiving a GPA of 3.-3.39. Area students include: Presi dent's List-Marie Tworek, 4., lone; Tamar Nolan, 4., Lexing ton. Dean's List: Renee Devin, Chung-Chin Liu, Kimberly Navarro, all Heppner; Trent Hughes, Joseph Lindsay, both Lexington. Honor Roll: Kimberly Bedor- tha, Gregg Holtz, both lone; Kristina Grant, Tina Chinen, Casey O'Brien, all Heppner; Spring Garetto, Hermiston; Stefanie Skultetv, Stanfield. BM CC rounds out home study program Blue Mountain Community College (BMCC) has rounded out its home study/distance education course offerings with the addition of a transferable science class. "Earth Revealed-GS 142” is a comprehensive study of the Earth's physical processes and properties. Other home study courses offered through BMCC include anthropology, com puting, economics, detective fiction, geography, math, mmm n ,• • ' V algebra, introduction to music and composition. These classes are offered via a variety of media including the Internet, the World Wide Web, video and interactive television. There is a $32 per credit hour charge and a $50 lab fee. Course material and books can be picked up at the nearest BMCC center. For more infor mation, contact the Office of C ontinu ing Education, 278-5762. OW GL Present seminar, Jan. 8 The Oregon Wheat Growers League (OWGL) and Career- Track" seminars are teaming up to bring "G etting It All D one,” a one day seminar on BM CC adds to campus curriculum Tw o new classes are being of fered at the Pendleton campus during winter term through Blue Mountain Community College (BMCC), "Selected Topics in Natural History: Con servation Biology" and "Break ing Barriers." "Breaking Bar riers" is a three credit, one quarter course taught by Risa Umbarger. This class is an "a c tive, fun way to learn about personal barriers that may keep you from reaching your full potential,” said a BMCC press release. Students may register for these classes through the Con tinuing Education office, 278-5762, or through an ad visor. Advisor appointments can be made bv calling 278-5929 or 278-5930. managing priorites, deadlines and pressure, to Pendleton. The seminar will be held Wednesday, Jan. 8, at the Red Lion Hotel from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The presenter, John Delves, has over 25 years of line and management experience in cor porate, industrial, manufactur ing and service settings. His program will be customized to fit the needs of farmers, volun teers and small rural business es. The cost is $45 per person for OWGL members, or $60 for non-members. Seating is avail able but limited. Interested people are asked to contact DuAnn McCarty at the OWGL office, 276-7330 for registration details. *»***♦• r ' * . -, ~. » .• v. • \ . . ••¿v , V. f - . .*■ .. -. - • - ■ V , T .r .* .. . **..... '"i •V . ; , 'A . - <%. Lane (left), Kaedene and Madison Bailey '■ V - - V ' W j - *2- v A . ' - -1 !.. , • ■ -'’-t;. ;• v :■ - . ** • . - , » v- . -> - - r. - s- Trish Sweeney, manager of The Country Rose, draws the winning name. Kaedene Bailey o f Heppner is grand prize winner in the Heppner Merchants' annual Christmas Punch. She won $750 in gift certificates from participating merchants. $25 gift certificate w inners for the final week o f the punch are as follows: Donna Maben-Pettvjohn’s Builder's Supply; Pat Edmundson-Willow Lanes; Sheri Arbogast-Yaw's; Roger Mortimore-Les Schwab; Robert Harrison-Lott's Electric; Camille Peck-Court Street Market. Local TV rates to go up $1.00 Heppner T.V. Inc. will in crease the monthly basic rate bv $1, starting Saturday, Feb. 1. The new' rate will be $20 a month for members and $23 a month for temporary members. "The new rates will help off set additional expenses to the co-op brought on by the re quired changes to digital receiv ing equipment that some net works are demanding," said Judie Laughlin, Heppner T.V. manager. She added that there were also some additional ex penses related to moving dis tribution lines for the Main St. project. A fiber optic link pro ject needed to replace the de teriorating underground coax ial cable to the main antenna site is also planned, she said. The old antenna site run is approximately 27 years old and needs to be replaced, said Laughlin. The company is planning to replace this run with a fiber optic cable link that will terminate at the Heppner T.V. office building. "This im provement will provide better quality television and allow simplified availability to the public access channel for our m em bers," she said. Taco feed set for Friday A taco feed, sponsored by the Heppner High School senior class, will be held this Friday. January 3. from 4 to 7 p.m., during the Heppner- Weston-Athena basketball game. A dinner o f two tacos, dessert and drink will be available for $3.50. with one taco, dessert and drink for $2.50. Through F e b ru a ry 2 8 th 10% O FF P a r ts and Lab or Shop HAVE A HAPPY NEW YEAH! 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