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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 19,1997
STARS new program in schools Corps to test flood warning system
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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
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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
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That's right! From now until December 19th,
you can get a loan of up to $1,000 in interest-
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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
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CALL 541-969-&569
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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
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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
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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.
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