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
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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.
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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,
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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.
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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.
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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.
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10% O FF P a r ts and Lab or Shop
HAVE A HAPPY NEW YEAH!
Morrow County Grain Growers
Lexington 989-8221
1-800-452-7396
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