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* - , . . . *•' ? ■• v ••■ ItjO^ * - «■ • * / |v r r *•• * * - ■ > :. ''• ‘ - ■ , • \ ; ' /■ **; ' ‘ .,•.* '■ • • • •*'•-.*• ------- :---------. ------- ------------- - ---------— ¡Jg p , j M S ì L^ ì ,**< \ . B 9K B -W -S TWO - I s f ila i STARS students: Back row (L-R): Amelia Peck, Brad Burright, Kristina Powell; Front (L-R): Rhonda Wilhelm, Salli McElligott and Colin McElligott. Not pictured-Adam McCabe and Adam Neiffer. By Nova Rietmann STARS (Students Today Aren't Ready for Sex) is a fairly new program in Oregon's schools. Its mam purpose is to decrease teen pregnancy. This new program is taught along with the regular sex education program in the schools. The STARS program is based lipon the nationally known Postponing Sexual Involvement (PSI) model developed by Dr. Marion Howard of Emory University and Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. The STARS program is unique and is one part of Oregon's "Action Agenda" to reduce teen pregnancy. It's taught to sixth and seventh graders by high school students who have been chosen as mentors. The program was initiated in Multnomah County in 1995 as a pilot project and now has reached 17,500 students in 18 of Oregon's 36 counties and has been taught by almost 830 teen mentors. It hopes to reach teens before they become sexually active, and to teach them how to identify and resist pressures that lead them into sexual involvement. .1 • * - So far the program seems to be highly effective in Morrow County Schools. The students are positively responding to the program and the teen leaders are gaining experience by helping out in teaching the younger students. "It's a lot better than the other program," say ninth graders who have been in the STARS program. "Everyone paid more attention to what was being taught because it wasn't some teacher up there, it was a high schooler." Barb Peterson, counselor at Heppner and lone schools, is excited about the continuation of the program, and is looking for more teen leaders to teach it. So far she is elated about how the program is working in the schools, and how it is effecting the students. Peterson says as long as the program receives support and encouragement, it will stay in Oregon's schools as a way to educate students. If you are interested in becoming a teen leader contact Barbara Hayes at Heppner High School or Barb Peterson at lone High School. HHS lists first quarter honor roll r / '- . v fc; I«. I . 'V ? : . . v *• , . 1 • V • f ' ‘ v Heppner High School has an Flaiz, Marissa McCabe, Danielle nounced its 1997-98 first quarter McDowell, Craig Scott, Amanda honor roll. Honor roll includes Sneddon, Scott V anW inkle, grade point averages from 3.33- Lindsey Ward; honorable men- 4. Honorable mention includes tion-K rista Adams, Elizabeth GPAs from 3.-3.32. Following Baker, Kelli Bates, Sarah Eck,- man, Sanjuanita Elguezabal, Are the students who qualify: Seniors: honor roll-Petra Elgu- Blake Knowles, Tara Ozment, ezaba', Jonas Healy, Joshua Roy, Melinda Smith. Eighth grade; honor roll- Genny Sneddon; honorable men- Jonathan Bennett, Jessica Gutier tion-Chnstopher Anthony, Mindy rez and Shelley Rietmann, all 4., Binschus, Maci Childers, Adam Meghan Bailey, Brett Barber, Doherty, Emmet Evans, Jayme Bradley Bowman, Jodie Carlson, Hansen, Miles Hill, Annie Hisler, Stefan Matheny, Michael Mc Katie Nichols, Josie Proctor, Jes Cabe, Julie Proctor, Leland Rill, sica VanWinkle, Travis Wilhelm. Brian Rust, Paula Spicerkuhn, Juniors: honor roll-Tim Dick enson 4., Jill Barber, Brooke Molly Turrell, Samuel Van Liew; Boyer, Maja Dietiker, Kathleen honorable mention-Claire Ander Greenup, Jaclynn Hughes, Shane son, T ravis Bellam y, Kevin Matheny, Sarah Monahan; hon Drake, Tasha Hollis, Heidi Kurts, orable mention-Blas Elguezabal, Angela Moore, David Norton, Derek Gunderson, Janelle Healy, Walter Olson, Tammy Smith. Seventh grade: honor roll-Sally Chrisiine Kenny, Brian Knowles, Calvert, Clayton Henderson, Bobbie Rankm, Riley Tingue. Sophomores: honor roll-Trisha Daniel Jepsen, Conor Kilkenny, Adams, Lindsay Greif, Casey Lacey Matteson, Marcy Miller, Ingraham and Ashley Ropp, all 4., Douglas Orwick, Ashley Ward; Stephanie Clough, Jeff Currin, honorable mention-Bradly Ad Leah Denton, Abby Kahl, Mitch ams, Tracy Baker, Dawn De Mathews, Laurie Michael, Corey Boer, Cindy G all, Rachel Miller, Kimberly Pointer, Macy Howard, Sibbea Jones, Jesse Rhea, M ichael Schonbachler, Kempas, Nicole Wilson. Heidi T urrell, M atthew Van Liew; honorable mention-Cody Bellamy, Joseph Bourrie, Chris Justin Michael Snyder-a son Bowman, Amy Drake, Kristen Justin Michael was bom to Nikki Marshall, Justin Nelson, Amy McKee and Michael Ray Snyder Papineau, Darrin Ployhar, Tracy Jr. of Irrigon on November 6, Rankin, Jacob Roy, Luiza Saenz, 1997 at Good Shepherd Commu Jeffrey Sneddon, Allison Sykes. nity Hospital in Hermiston. The Freshmen: honor roll-Amber baby weighed 7 lbs. 7 oz. : i V- • , « • » ' ' .. f-1 [■» ■ ■ ■ • t- ; ■ . • ' * . * • . ‘ * • . v' ■ r .* •" ’ ■' •. - J " * * • » ,• f* • r • >y *7 !.' \ >• » - ■ ■ v «* > % - ' I y -*./*.« . . I -y -: » t \ ' ; Births I iy, \ • - I St. Patrick's Senior Center Bulletin Board ► L *4 •»** f 4 / * • •i <r . ' 4 > There were 69 present for the senior dinner Nov. 12 and 11 meals were home delivered. Members of the Christian Life Center Church served. The Senior Center Board meeting was postponed. Blood pressures were taken before the meal. The menu for the birthday dinner Nov. 26. will be salmon puffs, parsleyed potatoes, peas, fruit salad, rolls and cookies. Members of the Catholic Church will serve. Don Thorndike, director of the RSVP, will be present for the dinner. Twenty people wer present for the breakfast Friday, Nov. 14, and four meals were taken out. The menu for Friday, Nov. 21, will be french toast, sausage, hot and cold cereal, orange juice, milk and coffee. There will be no breakfast Nov. 28. The Senior Center office will probably be closed for the Thanksgiving Holliday, Thursday and Friday, Nov. 27 and 28. This is not definite yet. The seniors extend their deepest sympathy to the family o f Bill Cox. He was a very active volunteer of the senior center for years and will be greatly missed by everyone. One table of pinochle was in play Friday afternoon. There was no Sunday movie. It has been so cold in the sitting room, that the movie will be in the Struthers' apartment Sunday, Nov. 23, at 7 p.m.. Eleanor Gonty has been confined to her home since breaking two bones in her ankle . We wish her a speedy recovery. We miss her here at the center. - * i i »■, ■ : / ; > ■. - *• ■ • / * * >>■ /1 » . '•• • - v 1 •* 1 * . W ' ' V * * ; *'/•• y- ■. , k ‘ i-5 •. » - • J i - t ' ' .* . . . **•* ; ----------- Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 19,1997 STARS new program in schools Corps to test flood warning system «-.i • Road; or Heppner High School, West Morgan Street. The Corps advises that you de termine which rally point you will use in an emergency and do not cross a stream to get there. For more information, call Morrow County Emergency Management, 676-5161. In 1903, the most devastating flash flood in Oregon history killed 250 people in Heppner. Today, Heppner has a sophisti cated flash flood alerting system, but that is not the case every where, says a news release from M orrow County Em ergency Management (MCEM) office. Flash floods often occur in mountain canyons and valleys. Flash floods can pick up cars, campers and mobile homes, roll large boulders and topple trees. Roads and bridges can be de stroyed quickly. MCEM says that the National Weather Service will use specific words to alert you: a “flash flood watch” means there may be flood ing. Stay alert. Watch for thun derstorms. Keep an eye on rivers and streams. If they rise, don’t wait, get to high ground. A “flash flood warning” means there is flooding. Go to a safe area on high ground. MCEM gives the following advice about what to do in a flash flood: in town, keep away from storm drains and streams. In the suburbs and rural areas, don’t let children play in irrigation ditches, dry stream beds or other water ways. Shallow water can get deep and dangerous fast. If you are camping, whenever it rains and whenever there is thunder and lightning, keep a bat At 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 25, the Army Corps of Engineers will test Heppner’s flood warn ing system. Two sirens will sound a loud, continuous tone sometime between 10 a.m. and noon. Resi dents of Heppner and the sur rounding area are encouraged to pay attention to the sound o f the siren, but will not be required to do anything else during this test, said a Corps news release. In a real emergency, the Corps personnel will monitor the nu merous precipitation and stream gauges in the Heppner area. When flooding is likely, 911 dispatch ers will receive an alert from these gauges. Emergency personnel will be sent to check for signs of flooding. Dispatchers will sound the sirens if flooding is reported as imminent. When activated, the sirens will sound a tone that lasts several minutes. If you hear this long warning tone, do not wait for in structions. Go to higher ground immediately and proceed to one of the following Heppner rally ing points: Columbia Basin Elec tric Cooperative, 171 West Lin den Way; the Morrow County Courthouse annex, 150 Rock Street; the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers facility on Access G-T to close Nov. 27th-28th The Heppner Gazette-Times will be closed Thursday and Friday, November 27 and 28, for the Thanksgiving holiday. WE INSTALL SIDING • WINDOWS METAL ROOFS ^ n^ tery-powered radio tuned to the news. If you leam a flood is com ing or even suspect one is on the way, act fast. Move to high ground immediately. Know where there is high ground and how to get there. Make plans. Be ready to go. Sec “Aninterest-free loan for Christmas shopping?" Wh- Introducing CmisrM AS CASH, That's right! From now until December 19th, you can get a loan of up to $1,000 in interest- free CHRISTMAS CASHm to use for Christmas shopping in the local area. You have until January 31 st of next year to spend it. And you have 10 full months to pay it back--with no interest and no fees, period! You can use your “cash” at the participating merchants in Heppner, Lexington, lone, Condon, or Arlington. Stop in today at any Bank of EO branch and sign up for your CHRISTMAS CASHTM. It only takes about 30 minutes for approval. Then your Christmas shopping can begin! B a n k o f E a ste rn O re go n "Around the corner, not around the state ” de Ready For Winter! CALL 541-969-&569 CENTRAL OREGON SIDING CO. P.0. Box 532, Lexington, OR 97539 Arlington Heppner lone Condon 454-2636 676-9125 422-7466 384-3501 Bank of Eastern Oregon is making a total of 55 0,000 of Christmas Cash available so don't wait too long to sign up! Details of the program and a list ot participating merchants is available at any Bank of Eastern Oregon branch. Member FDIC Licensed & Bonded in Oregon #0R 0113045 PARADE OF LIGHTS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, AT 6 P.M. Cash P r ize s fo r B est-D eco ra ted Vehicles! B u sin e sse s In dividu als Can Enter. ENTER N O W and be in the PARADE OF LIGHTS Contact: Bob Kahl for more information, 676-9113 PARADE ENTRY FORM HEPPmu’s Domrromi C hristmas parade of lights NAME OF ENTRY Name of Sponsor (if different) Address______________________ Phone Number L ) E N T R Y RU LES: 1. All motorized entries must be OPERATED BY A LICENSED DRIVER. No go carts or floats allowed. 2. Entrants under 10 years of age must be accompanied by an adult. 3. NO persons will be allowed to ride on the outside of autos or wagons. 4. All entrants, by entering the parade, agree to maintain suitable insurance which will respond on their behalf and on benalf of the Parade sponsors, for any injury or damage caused by the entrant. 5. The entrant also agrees they are participating in the parade at their own risk and agree to hold the Parade sponsors harmless for any injury or damage which might occur. 6. NO candy is to be thrown from vehicles during the parade. / have read and agree to abide by the above parade rules. S I G N E D __________________________________________________________ (Parade Entrant) Turn in forms at the Gazette-Times, Murray Drugs, or Van Marter & Kahl Insurance Preregistration recommended but not required -I ■ --------—» #V*.' r > onds count. When authorities tell you to leave, don't wait, go. If you are in a car, watch for flooding at bridges and dips in the road. At night, you can’t see the dan gers o f flooding. Don’t drive through running water. . . • v • ■ • é v . . *.
