FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 4,1998
Pomona Grange holds meeting IHS announces students of the month lone Topic Club holds program
Spray Grange; overseer Aloha
By Delpha Jones
Mediock, Spray; lecturer Jean
Pomona Grange met Saturday
at the Willows Grange in lone N elson, Lexington; stew ard
with Overseer Bob Hammack in Clarence Buchanan, Lexington;
L.A .S.
B arbara
G ilbert;
the chair.
The minutes were read and ap gatekeeper Willard French; Ceres
Margaret Stangel; Pomona Nyna
proved.
Introduced and escorted to the K nighten; Flora Bobbi Jo
Master’s Chair was Glennabelle M ediock; ex. com mittee Ken
Lewis from Eastern Oregon. Also Smouse, Wilma Martin, Dot Hal-
recognized were Bink Lewis and vorsen, and GWA chairm an
Edith Morin from Baker City. Bobbi Jo Mediock.
Several subordinate members
Margaret Thorpe from Columbia
Grange was present as musician were also installed.
Roll call of granges was as fol
for the installation.
Grange reports were interest lows: Spray 3; Greenfield 4; Lex
ing with all granges working on ington 7; Willows 5; Columbia 3;
their halls and different projects Missouri Flat 3; Tillicum 1.
Next meeting will be April 25
they are involved in.
The ag chairman’s report con at Spray.
Columbia Grange will give the
cerned the market for U.S. gram
in Asian countries. These coun first four degrees Tuesday, Feb.
tries purchased 80 percent of U.S. 17 at 6:30 p.m. and the fifth de
grain and are currently having fi gree at their Pomona meeting Sat
nancial problems which will af urday, Feb. 28 at 11 p.m. Anyone
fect the market for grain in the wishing to take these degrees is
invited to this meeting.
U.S.
There was also some discus
sion on fish migration in the Co
lumbia River and the dam draw
downs. Money has been allotted
from the federal government to
The Maryan L. McElligott
prepare streams for the fish habi
Memorial
Fund is accepting
tat. Wilderness areas were dis
scholarship
applications from
cussed and the roads built in these
lone
High
School
graduates for
area for forestry use, not public
the
1998-1999
school
year.
use.
The fund awards scholarships to
An article was read concerning
knapweed and its effect on can second, third and fourth year
cer, aggravating it and maybe students attending post secondary
institutions. To be eligible a
even causing it.
The junior grange chairman student must be attending any
reported on the junior grange in two or four year, public or
post
secondary
Spray. They are soon to have their private,
institution which is eligible to
installation of newly-elected of
participate in the federal Title IV
ficers.
student financial aid programs.
The G.W.A. report was inter Scholarships are available to
esting. The grange is helping the students who are attending
“Make a Wish” project. They ask school either within Oregon or
that when sending in subordi out of state.
nates’ reports, projects are listed
Interested persons may apply
so that Pomona and state grange by completing the Oregon State
Commission
can be recognized as taking part. Scholarship
application
for
private
awards
Greenfield announced that af
ter March, the meetings will again and selected federal programs
through the college financial aid
be in the evening.
Following a delicious lunch, office (Oregon schools) or
the cake walk was held, followed request the application form from
the Oregon State Scholarship
by installation of 1998 Pomona
Commission, 1500 Valley River
officers. Installing officers were Drive, Suite 100, Eugene, OR
Glennabelle Lewis, installing 97401.
master Clarence Buchanan, rega
The application form will also
lia bearer Bink Lewis and em be available at lone High School.
blem bearer Wilbur Jackson. The
Applications must be received
following Pomona officers were by the commission by March 1,
installed: master Bob Hammack, 1998.
lone scholarship
applications open
By Kara Miller
lone High School has
announced their January students
of the month. Marc Orem and
Allison Halvorsen are being
recognized for their citizenship
and leadership roles in school,
both
academically
and
athletically.
Marc is the 18 year old son of
Joe and Anita Orem. Receiving a
4.0GPA for the semester, "he
has shown the dedication he
4-H News
By Sybil Krebs, reporter
The Martingale 4-H Club held a
meeting January 29 at the lone
Library.
President Nonnee Walters
called the meeting to order.
After the 4-H Pledge and roll
call, club members discussed a
new member who may wish to
join. She will be invited to the
next meeting.
Secretary Erin Crowell read the
minutes of the last meeting and
the correspondence. The club
received a thank you from
Operation Lightwatch for the
blankets they sent to them. PGG
sent forms to fill out to get a 4-H
discount at their stores.
Fair Board member Marlene
Gray came to the meeting to
accept the Martingale's $132
donation to the fairgrounds
multi-purpose building fund.
Kristy Crowell reminded
members of the Speakeasy on
February 16 and explained what
it is to new members.
Nonnee adjourned the meeting
and Kristal Temple served
snacks.
The Tasty Quintet 4-H club
went on a field trip in Hermiston,
Jan. 30. First club members
visited Simplot and Wendy
Snider told them about Simplot.
The Hermiston Plant prepares
potatoes for a number of
companies as well as McDonalds
and Burger King ( The fries they
gave the group were delicious.)
Then they toured Safeway and
got to visit several departments
in the store, including the place
where they package the meat in
the freezers, and into the bakery.
It was very interesting. After
that the club had dinner and went
home. They had a great time and
appreciate Simplot, Safeway and
their leaders.
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KNOW
includes in all of his actions,"
says a school spokesperson. As
a community member, Marc
stays busy in the lone Ecu
menical Youth Group, making
several trips and volunteer ser
vices for neighboring com
munities. He has always enjoyed
sports- keeping involved in
varsity football and basketball,
leading both teams as a co-
captain this year. He has been a
four-year Letterclub member ayd
received the "Big Stick" award
two years in a row. His main
extra-cumcular hobby is being
part of the Columbia Basin high
school rodeo team where he
competes in the roughstock
events. He is also vice president
of his senior class.
Allison is the 14-year old
daughter of Frank and Cathy
Halvorsen of lone.
She is
involved in activities including
FBLS, OSSOM, the IHS annual
and is freshman class secretary.
She is maintaining a 3.8 GPA
while participating in JV
volleyball and varsity basketball
at lone High School. "She as
proved her worthiness of this
award in other ways, by her
motivating humor and respect
towards
other,"
said
the
spokesperson.
Dar Merrill., director of the
Morrow County Commission on
Children and Families, spoke to
the women o f the lone Topic
Club at their meeting on January
28 at the lone United Church of
Christ social hall.
Cherilyn Smouse and Kerry
Rietmann were the hostesses.
The Morrow County
Commission on Children and
Families was established in
Morrow County in 1980. Its
purpose is to promote the well
being of children and families.
Since its inception it has
progressed so that now various
agencies are located all together
in the Family Resources Center
in the Gilliam Bisbee Building
to facilitate cooperation o f their
related activities.
The commission is made up of
both professionals and lay people
who are interested in improving
the life of children and families
in our county. This group does
not provide services but rather
distributes
and
supervises
federal., state and county funds
for programs to benefit these
people.
Anyone who has an idea to
improve our county situation or
wishes to help with any o f the
programs in this field is invited
to contact their office for more
information.
4-H Speakeasy workshop set
Speakeasy, a public speaking
workshop for youth, will be held
Monday, February
16, at
Riverside High School in
Boardman. Activities will begin
at 9:30 a.m. and conclude around
2:30 p.m.
Gilliam County Extension
agent Cindy Osterlund
conduct the workshop
assistance from teen
members.
"This workshop is filled
will
with
4-H
with
activities designed to help young
people gain self confidence with
public speaking and we have a
lot of fun in the process," says
Osterlund.
The workshop progresses from
simple
speaking
activities
through the "ABCs of Creating a
Presentation", and concludes
with all participants giving a
team presentation using costumes
and props provided at the site.
Participants are asked to bring
a sack lunch to the workshop.
Lexington News Valentine goodies can be delivered
By Delpha Jones
-:-Ruth McCabe, Jean Nelson
and Cecil and Delpha Jones vis
ited at the Louis Carlson home
Saturday evening with Dorris
Graves. Dorris was in Heppner
for the dedication o f the sign
placed on the Butter Creek High
way in memory of her daughter
and son-in-law, Jo and Howard
Pettyjohn. While here she visited
her brother, Glen, who recently
had major surgery. Dorris re
turned to Arizona on Monday.
-:-Friends in Lexington were
sorry to hear of the death o f a
lodge sister, Leila Palmer. She
was a longtime and faithful mem
ber of the Rebekah Lodge and
will be greatly missed.
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YOUR
L O T T E R Y
Special Valentine deliveries
will once again be made by the
Creative Care Preschool of lone.
This year a choice of three
delivery dates, February 12, 13
or 14, will be offered and
delivery is free in lone,
Lexington and Heppner.
Four Valentine options are
available: Option 1 includes a big
Hershey's kiss, three carnations;
and an 18" mylar balloon for
$10; Option 2 is a Valentine's
mug with a selection of candy
tied to a mylar balloon for $6;
Option 3 includes a 5" stuffed
animal, candy and balloon for $5;
and Option 4 is a tinplate
mailbox filled with candy and
tied to a balloon for $4.
Orders may be placed by
calling Anne Morter at 422-7429;
Missy Cutsforth, 989-8104; or
Tammy Hollis, 422-7598. They
suggest that Valentines order
early for the best selection.
Coin toss for good luck
B y N ova Rietm ann
lone High School students are
giving to charity in an unusual
way—they are throwing change at
a wall.
The Spanish II class at lone
High School came up with a
phrase in Spanish, "Tiren
moneda suelta aqui para buena
suerte," which translates to
"Throw loose change here for
• good luck." This phrase was
written on posters and taped up
to the classroom wall.
Consequently,
students
in
language arts classes and in
Spanish classes now throw their
loose change at the wall for good
luck. The change is collected
and given to charity. By the end
of the year, the classes hope that
enough change will be collected
and distributed to several
charities and perhaps help
someone in need.
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