Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 19, 1997 - THREE
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City of Heppner and the
County of Morrow
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G A Z E T T E - T IM E S
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Letters to the Editor
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School district could learn from king
To the Editor:
On March 3, I saw two very
noteworthy matters that will stay
in my mind for a long time to
come. I find myself compelled to
put my feelings about them both
in writing.
That night, I found myself in
spired by one small item on the
evening news. It seems that King
Hussein of Jordan had visited an
orphanage in his country that day.
He was so appalled by the condi
tions that these orphans were liv
ing in and the deplorable housing
that the orphanage was confined
to, that he ordered the building
closed. He then gave the orphans
the palace that his wife had re
sided in and now housed visiting
dignitaries to his country. The
news showed the King visiting the
orphans, hugging and kissing these
tiny children and my heart was
touched by his compassion. O f
course, he can afford to do these
things, but the point was that he
did it. His motives appeared genu
ine and, surely, his heart was in
the right place.
That same evening in Heppner,
the Morrow County School Board
voted to extend the four-day
school week in order to save that
almighty $200,000. I wondered,
had the members o f the school
board traveled to visit the homes
of families that this decision w ould
continue to affect? Did they take
into consideration struggling fami
lies who have small children that
require care while they work to
make ends meet? Have they con
sidered driving through Heppner,
lone, Imgon or Boardman on a
Friday afternoon to see how many
kids are walking the streets?
1 have seen surveys, read ar
ticles and statistics that state all
the reasons for the continuation
of the four-day week in the Mor
row County School District. But
there are many families through
out this county where the parents
don’t care about these surveys,
who have never read the articles
and frankly don’t care whether
their kids are in school on Friday
or not. These are the children that
1 am concerned about. If going to
school five days a week helps one
struggling family who cannot or
will not afford child care, or if one
kid is inspired by a good teacher
on a Friday afternoon, then the
four-day school w'eek has no value
whatsoever. If we as a county
wide community don’t care about
all kids regardless of their SAT
scores, ethnic background or eco
nomic standing enough to keep
them safe and learning for six
more hours a week, then what
have come to?
We have entrusted the educa
tional quality and possibly the very
lives of kids in Morrow County to
seven o f our neighbors. We
elected these people to make good
decisions for all children. I know
that parents are supposed to be
raising children, but I think that we
all know that the school makes
decisions every day for our kids
that are parental rights in nature,
and that many of the rights our
parents had with us have been
taken away by law in modem
times and for good reason. My
point is that it is everyone’s re
sponsibility to help kids. We all
need to have a conscience that is
not influenced by finances or how
many days a week we want to
work when it comes to kids.
If I had it to do over again, I
would write in the name of the
King of Jordan for the Morrow
County School Board, just on prin
ciple.
(s) Ginger Perez
Heppner
Life spans many milestones
To the Editor:
I would like to share some
thoughts with those who knew
Sarah Adkins.
She was 102 years old on
Saturday, February 15. Her
(funeral) services were Saturday,
February 22. Sarah or Sally, as
we sometimes affectionately
called her, and I shared a
common birth date. I suppose it
was because of this we always
kept in close touch.
I wonder how many of her
friends in Heppner have thought
about her life?
She was just eight years old
when Henry Ford first organized
the Ford Motor Company.
She was also eight when
Orville and Wilbur Wright made
the first flight in a powered
plane. Now we can be anywhere
in the world in a few hours.
She was here to see man walk
on the moon. She watched man
go from the oxen or horse and
buggy to the space age. She was
here when the first radio,
television and computers became
a part of our lives.She witnessed
two world wars and had a son
serve in the last one. She suffered
though the Great Depression,
although I don’t know what was
so great about it.
She watched the dam being
build across the upper end of
Heppner that left a wall above
her house. Still, she approved.
She outlived family and friends
of her generation. Most recently
she lost her only son.
She had observed the radical
transformation of our culture and
at times with some distress, I
would imagine. Still she enjoyed
life and people. She had a loving
relationship with her daughter-in-
law and three grandchildren and
their families.
Fortunately for me she will be
buried in Silverton and I can run
out on our birthday and place a
flower on her grave, but still I
will miss her.
(s)Frances Griffin
Salem
To the Editor:
This letter is a note of
encouragement to the citizens
and community organizations of
the Willow Creek Valley, to
consider making a contribution
to the Willow Creek Park District
Aquatic Center Project.
If you've been thinking about
buying a brick or making a
general donation for the pool
project, now is the time to do it.
If an organization to which you
belong has been considering
making a contribution to the pool
project, now is the time to do it.
Every bit, large or small, will
help to bring the project to full
completion.
Now that the funding for the
outdoor pool is in place, the need
now is money for completion of
the construction of the indoor
multi-purpose pool that will be
used for therapy, water aerobics,
instruction and group activities
on a fee-for-use basis. If you
need more information about the
project, please contact the People
for the Pool at 676-9827.
So everyone, let's all do what
we can and raise the remaining
funds needed for the multi-use
pool.
(s)John & Pat Edmundson
Heppner
On Tuesday, April 1, the Auxil
iary will join the lone Unit for a
no-host luncheon at 11:30 a m. at
Beecher's Restaurant, lone, in
honor o f District 6 president
Hildegarde Piersol of Hermiston.
All members are invited to attend.
The Spray Rodeo Queen will
be crowned on Saturday, April 5,
the same day as the queen try
outs, not on Saturday, May 24, as
reported in last week’s Gazette-
Times.
The queen will be crowned
April 5 at the Spray Rodeo Kick-
O ff dance held at the Spray
school gym, beginning at 9 p.m.
The Spray Rodeo will be held
May 24-25.
For more information, call (54 ! )
468-2442.
St. Patrick's Senior Center
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There were 75 present for the Senior St. Patrick dinner
March 12 and eight meals were home delivered. George
Steagall won the meal ticket. Members o f the Christian Life
Center served. A Senior Center Board meeting following the
meal. Blood pressures were taken before the meal.
The menu for the Easter dinner Wed., March 26, will be
baked ham with raisin sauce, whipped potatoes with gravy,
sweet potatoes, com, fruit salad, rolls and pudding. Members
o f the Catholic Church will serve.
One table o f pinochle was in play Friday afternoon. Friday
evening the United Methodist Church held their Mrs.
O'Leary's stew dinner, with a big crowd attending.
The senior center breakfast at the fair grounds was a success
as was the soup, roll, pie and coffee luncheon at the center.
Fewer people attended this year because o f the bad weather.
The quilt raffle did especially well. The quilt was won by
Jean Johnson o f Pendleton.
The seniors had a lot o f volunteer help on these projects, not
only from senior volunteers but also from the community and
the young 4 H members, who did a great job o f helping to
serve soup and pie and clearing and resetting the tables. Many
people made pies and Joyce Breeding and Susie Cooper
made the soup and rolls.
There was no movie Sunday evening.
The Senior bus is booked full for the trip to Pendleton for
the RSVP appreciation dinner Sat., Mar. 22.
The Heppner Housing Authority Board will meet Monday,
March 3, at 7 p.m.
Irene Anhom has moved in to her apartment at St. Patrick's.
lone Site Council holds meeting
The next meeting will be
The lone Site Council met
Wednesday, March 12, at lone Wednesday, April 9, in room 1 of
High School.
The primary the high school.
objective of the meeting was to
work on the school improvement
Chamber Chatter
plan.
By Claudia Hughes. Chamber Manager
The council formed a plan of
action for each of the im
'Tis true the weekend brought
provement goals developed at the just a wee bit o' snow, but the
last meeting.
The plans show went on thanks to the best
developed by the council will be St. Patrick's committee ever.
discussed by the school staff and Everyone deserves a big Pat on
then sent back to the council to the back for a job well done. The
finalize.
entertainment, dog trials, coffee
Steve Schaber, Positive School hour, parade, auction, meals and
Action Committee advisor, Volkswalk all require real
reported they made $130 on the commitment by the chairpersons
cake raffle at the high school pep and volunteers.
Did you catch the races? There
assembly.
A barbecue to honor the for a few minutes it looked like
middle/high school honor roll curtains for Chamber President
students is scheduled for Gary Marks and Vice President
Thursday, March 20, during the Mike McGuire as they gave their
lunch hour. The middle school all to both the O'Shanty and
students who made the honor roll O'Hanky Planky races. Thanks
will also get passes to walk to the to team efforts of "volunteers"
store during the noon hour all Skip Matthews, Greg Sweek, and
Dave Fowler who came to their
that week.
High school students of the aid, the "Good Sport Guys"
month for January were Kelly managed to survive with only a
Morgan and Jenny Sullivan. few crashes. In fact, due to the
February students of the month determination that the Forest
were Jake McElligott and LaRee Service competitors' legs were 15
Anderson. Middle school stu inches longer than the Chamber
dents of the month for February participants, Marks managed to
were Cayle Krebs and Diana talk someone into a one second
handicap for every one-inch
McElligott.
The council recommended that difference in leg length. Con
middle and high school students sequently, Chamber won first in
attend the 1997 National Honor the O'Shanty race; but the Forest
Service creamed them in the
Society installation.
The agenda for the next meeting Hanky Planky race. Spectators
was planned. The council will are looking forward to 1998.
Has anyone seen a pair of
hear reports from a National
Honor Society representative, brown swede high top Keds? The
students attending the trip to auction committee got overly
Italy, the bylaws committee, and enthusiastic with items and my
the Positive School Action lost shoes wound up at the
Committee. The council will auction. I assumed that a certain
also continue work on the school party was going to make me bid
on them for leaving them in her
improvement plan.
car, but they disappeared alto
gether Some wayward lepre
chaun, I suppose.
Doug Holland, not Dale, was
TV crews have left town, clean
the winner o f the St. Patrick's up is happening, a wrap up
lucky
shamrock contest meeting is scheduled for
sponsored by the Bank o f Tuesday, March 25, at 6 p.m. at
Eastern Oregon and the Kate's, and it's time to get on
Gazette-Times.
with the business of the Heppner
Chamber of Commerce.
The Main Street Project is soon
to kick off and cyclists biking the
Oregon Trail will be visiting in
July.
The Lexington Baptist Church,
Next week the program at
160 B Street, Lexington, is spon Chamber will be Oregon Trail
soring a baby shower on Thurs Internet, an opportunity to learn
day, March 20, at 6:30 p.m. at the how to get on-line.
church. The gifts will be given to
Thought for the week: This
the Pregnancy Crisis Support
week is ag week. Thank someone
(PCS) of Hermiston.
for growing the gram, meat, fruit,
A spokesperson from PCS will vegetables and trees which
give an informational talk about provide food and by-products for
the center and its functions.
your use. Without agriculture
For more information, call 676-
there would not be grocery stores
9661.
or any other commerce.
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Pam Thom pson. Brooks
Carol Minch, Gresham
Jacqueline Bnnmg, Roseburg
Judith Goodw in, Salem
Yvonne G oodw in. Sum pter
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Legion/Auxiliary to celebrate birthday
The Heppner American Legion
and Auxiliary will celebrate the
Legion’s 78th birthday with a pot-
luck on Monday, March 24 at 6:30
p.m. in the Methodist Church
basement. Cake and ice cream
will be furnished by the Auxiliary.
Veterans and families are wel
come join in the celebration.
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