TW O • Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 3 0 ,1 9 9 7
lone site council meets
Musical slated
In tern ation al m em bers tour Italy
for May 12
L-R Jenny Sullivan, Jake McElligott, LaRee Anderson, Kara
Miller and teacher Kelley Swarat speak to lone Site Council at
their April meeting.
International Club members
By Kara Miller
It's 5 a m. .March 21, and the
two years of planning and fund
raising efforts by several Morrow
County teens with lone High
School history and geography
teacher, Kelley Swarat, was
about to culminate in their goal,
a grand tour of Italy.
Accompanied by Swarat's
college roommate, Tim Conley,
a teacher in the Salem school
district, Cathy and
Ryan
Halvorsen and George and
Nancy Miller chaperoned 14
teens including Steve Allen, Jory
Crowell, Brenda Holtz, Jake
McElligott, Kara Miller, Kelly
Morgan. Marc Orem Nathan
Rietmann, Jenny Sullivan and
Luke Swanson of lone High
School; Toni Kemp, Brian
Koffler and Jonas Healy,
Heppner High School; Nick
Daniels, Riverside High School;
and Bill Daniels, Sandy High
School.
The group boarded a 767 for
the flight to Chicago where they
would change planes for the long
trip to Malpensa Airport in
Milan, Italy.
Their itinerary
included stops in many towns
and cities beginning with Verona
to see Romeo and Juliet’s
balcony, and Venice to ride in
the gondolas, visit a glass factory
and watch a glass blowing
demonstration. While in Venice
they also visited a lace school ,
the Doce Palace and the Bridge
of Sighs. Then it was on to
Bologna for a look at Medieval
towers and churches; then over
the Apennine Mountains to
Florence where they saw the
Ponte Vecchio, a beautiful
Medieval bridge and the only
bridge left standing by the
Germans during the War. They
visited a gold shop, a leather
factory, and many beautiful
churches and museums to see
famous works by Michelangelo,
Bernini, Raphael and many
others; and spent a night out at a
disco.
The group traveled on to Assisi
for an afternoon exploring the
tiny hilltop town of ancient
narrow streets and the beautiful
Basilica of St. Francis.
In
Pompeii they walked on stone
cobbled streets rutted by the iron
wheels of Roman chariots, stood
in the excavation of the temple of
Apollo and Venus, walked
St. Patrick's Senior Center
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Ninety-six people were present for the senior dinner April 23.
Nine meals were home delivered. Members of the Lutheran
Church served.
The menu for Wed. May 7 was not available at press time.
Members ot the Christian Life Center will serve. Hearing aid
assistance will be provided at 10 a.m. and blood pressures taken at
11 a m.. The Meal Site Committee will meet at 1 p.m.
The appreciation dinner for the church volunteers was well
attended. Music was provided by the lone Junior High girl's choir
under the direction of Ron Neighom and by the Sentimentalists.
Corol Mitchell presented plaques of appreciation to Forrie
Burkenbine of the Red Apple for the many contributions of foods
to the center. Plaques were also presented to Kinzua Resources and
Mr. and Mrs Tad Miller for their donations of meat and to Ernie
and Mary Jean McCabe for the beautiful decorating they do in the
dining room every month. Eva Mabbot expressed her appreciation
for all the volunteers who keep the center running.
Ruby Steers assisted Corol in preparing the food. The tables were
beautifully decorated by Corol, Eva and senior volunteers, Velma
Wight, Doll Campbell, Lynn Bibby, Eleanor Gonty, Daisy Collins
and Grace Drake. Other seniors assisting throughout the day and
evening were Rose Mane Buschke, and Ralph and Barb Struthers.
Ed and Marie Struthers and Josh and Kelsie McKinney helped
with serving and clean up. Linda Borwig washed dishes. Irene
Anhom kept the office open . If anyone was left out we apologize.
There was one table of cards Friday. Nine people watched the
movie, "Twisters", Sunday evening.
Only four went to Hermiston on the bus Monday, April 24.
Sylvia McDaniel's granddaughter and great-granddaughter
visited her from Australia last week.
The seniors extend sympathy to Bernice Nash on the loss of her
brother, and Ed Hunt for the loss of his mother.
The bus will go to Spray Thursday, May 8, at 10 a.m. Sign up is
at the center office.
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May 3rd
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Sunday brunch at 9 a.m.-1 p.m.12 item buffet menu.
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"W h e re Friends M e e t"
through an ancient Roman bath
and looked at the casts of victims
recovered from the ash of mount
Vesuvius.
In Sorrento they
visited a factory famous for its
inlaid wood furniture and
decorative pieces and were
treated to an all night Easter
Parade
depicting
Christ's
Passion. They took a boat ride to
Capri and Julius Caesar’s Blue
Grotto before moving on to
Naples and Rome. In Rome they
tossed their three coins into the
Trevi Fountain and saw many of
the places they had read about
including the Pantheon, the
Coliseum, the "Wedding Cake"
Memorial to the Unknown
Soldier, City Hall, Circus
Maximus, Appian Way, Arch of
Constantine, the Vatican and St.
Peter's Basilica, the Sistine
Chapel and the Catacombs of St.
Sebastian. Even after a night
tour of the monuments and a day
of walking and sight seeing, they
still couldn't see everything. The
nine days had passed much too
rapidly and it was time to return
to the U. S.
The lone Site Council met
Wednesday, April 9, at the lone
high school.
Kelly Swarat,
International Club advisor, gave
a city by city explanation of the
club's recent trip to Italy.
Students Jenny Sullivan, Jake
McElligott, and Kara Miller told
about their favorite spots of
interest and what they most
enjoyed
about
the
trip.
Chaperones Cathy Halvorsen and
Nancy Miller shared their
pictures and answered questions
from the council.
LaRee Anderson, lone High
School senior and Honor Society
president, told the council how
students become members of
Honor Society.
They are
required to have completed the
first semester of their sophomore
year and must have a 3.25 grade
point average. They must also
show qualities of leadership,
service and character.
The
current honor society members
vote on membership, which then
must be approved by staff. Dale
Holland, advisor, spoke about
the costs of belonging to the
national organization and the
activities of the group. The
council recommended the school
find a way to help the group
defray expenses.
The council discussed changes
the staff made to the School
Improvement Plan. The plan will
now
go to the district
administrator for approval.
The bylaws were presented to
the council for approval. There
was some discussion as to
whether a code of conduct should
be added to the bylaws. This will
be discussed at a later meeting.
After some adjustments were
made, the bylaws were approved
by consensus.
Parent representation on the
council was discussed.
The
council approved extending
Maureen Krebs’ and Jeri
McElligott’s terms by one year so
all parent terms will not end at
the same time. Kelly Griffith's
term will end in May.
McElligott will draft a letter to
parents asking for volunteers to
serve on the council.
Two
parents may be elected to fill the
two year terms, which begin in
September.
A technology night and
kindergarten through fifth grade
open house will be held the
evening of April 24. Helen
Marshall will check on publicity
for the technology night.
The council recommended
better publicity in announcing
the drug and alcohol meetings.
Students of the month for
March were Erin Crowell and
Nathan Nolan at the high school
and Shelby Krebs and Colin
McElligott at the Middle School.
"Mother Goose Madness", a
"mixed up musical nursery
rhymes production", will be
presented by the Morrow County
Community Theatre on Monday,
May 12, at 7 p.m. at St. Patrick’s
Parish Hall in Heppner.
The production is a county
wide effort, with musicians
singers and stage crew consisting
of residents from Heppner, lone,
Lexington,
Boardman
and
Imgon. Ages of the cast and
crew range from five to 70.
Director is Shelly Rietmann.
The Morrow County Community
Theatre is sponsored by the
Morrow county Arts Council and
the play production is funded by
the Morrow County Unified
Recreation District.
Everyone is invited to attend.
Admission is free.
Heppner
competes in
golf meet
HHS Girls Golf
By Lonnie Rill
Heppner competed in a seven
way golf meet that took place in
Pendleton, Saturday, April 19.
Heppner girls placed fourth in
the tournament after La Grande,
Hermiston, and Eisenhower High
School from Yakima.
Heather Blaylock of La Grande
came in first, shooting a 47 on
the front nine and a 43 on the
back nine holes. Josie Proctor of
Heppner came in eighth with a
56 and 53 for 109. Other
Heppner scores ar as follows:
Tom Kemp,
116; Brandi
Marshall, 117; Jill Barber, 121;
and Bobbie Rankin, 132.
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Bicyclists ride for a worthwhile cause
On Sunday, April 27, 50 par
ticipants braved the less than ideal
conditions to raise money for St.
Jude Children’s Hospital in Mem
phis, TN, in the annual lone St.
Jude Bike-a-thon. Although the
pledges have not been tallied or
turned in yet, organizers have
deemed the event a success, both
for the amount raised and the
level of enthusiasm displayed.
Thirty-one riders attempted the
22 mile ride from Ruggs. “Sheer
determination was needed, espe
cially for the last three miles
which was straight into the wind,”
said organizer Anne Morter. The
lead rider was Mark Johnson of
Heppner, who finished in ap
proximately one hour and 35 min
utes. Next in was Scott Tevault
of Portland, one hour and 55 min
utes, which included time for
roadside beautification and recy
clable collection. On Tevault’s
heels was the trio o f Miranda
McElligott, Colin McElligott and
Adam McCabe.
Nineteen riders toured the one
mile route within lone’s city lim
its, including Gene Ball who had
tallied 30 laps around the course
at last count. Barbara Holland had
the second highest total with 14
laps, followed closely by five year
old Justin Key, a “determined
young man who led his father and
mother around the course 13
times. Only this week did Justin
graduate out of training wheels to
produce this mighty effort,” said
Morter.
All the riders enjoyed cold
drinks, ice cream cones and cook
ies upon their arrival at the finish
line.
The deadline for turning in
pledges and donations is Thurs
day, May 15. Funds should be
turned in with pledge sheets in an
envelope to the Bank of Eastern
Oregon in lone, Judy Davis at
Pioneer Memorial Hospital, or to
Janet Thompson or Morter. Rid
ers should indicate their t-shirt
size on their pledge sheet. A list
of riders will be posted soon in
lone and Heppner. Participants
are urged to turn in money on
tune so the prizes can be ordered,
Morter said. All funds raised dur
ing this event go directly to St.
Jude Children’s Hospital, with all
the costs of putting on the local
event being donated.
MCAC funding request granted
The Morrow County Arts
Council is announces that their
funding request, to The Collins
Foundation and Morrow County
Commission on Children and
Families has been granted.
These funds will permit the
Idaho Theater for Youth
production of "Feather on the
Sea" to be performed to all
elementary students in Morrow
County on Monday, May 5.
The group will perform two
shows,
one at Heppner
Elem entary
School-lone
Elementary students will be
bussed to the play. The second
will be at A.C. Houghton
Elementary in Imgon with Sam
Boardman students receiving
bus transportation to the
performance.
Without the financial support
of The Collins Foundation and
the Morrow County Commission
on Children and Families the
event would not have been
possible, said Joyce Graff of the
Morrow County Arts Council.
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