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To the Editor:
at the same time leading NATO
in dropping bombs and missiles
An Oregon rain fell over
on Yugoslavia • doesn't this too
Littleton Colorado. It is a storm
send a message.
we have seen before, an acid
That we have a society where
rain. It fell in Springfield. It,
weapons, many with die sole
too, came down in Jonesboro,
Ark., West Paducah, Ky, and
purpose to kill people and kill
quickly, are pervasive and easily
Moses
Lake,
Washington.
When conditions are right, it
accessible to just about anybody
will fall again. You can count
• doesn't this in itself teach a
on it. The clouds form as we
lesson.
And how many of our
speak.
d is e n fra n c h is e d
and
What happened at a Littleton
marginalized kids watching
high school just outside of
sensational
24-hour
news
Denver, we now know it is not a
coverage of this event day in and
freak storm, an aberration o f our
day out will think to themselves,
cultural climate. It is the result
"So this is how I get noticed."
o f the changing weather patterns
Yes distinctions can be made,
in our conscious environment,
and we can argue the fíne points
changes that have been building
and repeat the same phrases, the
slowly for years to a point where
same concerns after every
we are beginning to see its
shooting. All the while our kids
degrading effects. Like global
are growing up, maturing into
warming, it is becoming obvious
young adults in our junior high
that these changes are due to the
and high schools, blending all
many choices we as a society
this and more into who they are
make.
We see it in rising
and how they think. It becomes
suicide rates among the young,
part of the unstated, accepted
high rates of drug and alcohol
construct of their world, o f our
abuse and mental illness, broken
world in which they will base
and dysfunctional families,
their choices, their decisions.
overflowing
prisons,
the
We should not fool ourselves.
pervasiveness of pornography.
For every kid that pulls a trigger,
We see it too in an increase in
hundreds probably think about
the levels of violence both real
doing it. Many kids don't make
and imagined.
the fine distinctions between all
It is amazing to see the
this input that comes into their
problems our culture can foster.
lives. It accumulates to an
It is a culture we have made. A
effect... sometimes a horrible
storm we have brewed. We
seem to have the freedom to do
effect.
everything but say, "No I won’t
Maybe we don't want to think
accept this."
about the hair's breadth that may
It goes to point out that the
exist between those that pull the
lessons our kids learn can not be
trigger and those that don't in
separated into neat packages:
what maybe becoming the high
home, school, church, society,
school version o f road rage - but
media, each lesson marked
maybe we should.
appropriate and inappropriate,
Maybe, too, we should think
real and fantasy where levels of
about how many Bruce Willis-
reality and humane behavior are
Die-Hard-Last-Man-Standing-
separate and distinct to all.
double-fisted-gun-pum ping-
It is what we teach ourselves.
b lazin g -fu ry -m ak e-m y -d ay -
You can't just mouth the words
glory films we let our kids watch
"shall not kill" or "love and
where the hero good guy/bad
respect yourself and each other."
guy distinctions are lost in the
In our games, our entertainment,
primal satisfaction, adrenaline
our government, business and
pumping, excitement o f blowing
family life, this is not the
away all the jocks that ever put
message we often send.
you down. How many of these
When tobacco companies trade
films does it take to drive home
lives for profit and their CEOs
a certain thought pattern.
lie before Congress and we as a
Our culture has created a
society accept this . . . doesn't
violent, frustrated sensibility
that send a message about
then has provided the means, the
integrity and the sanctity of life.
weaponry to do something about
That we accept violence and
it. As the saying goes, "We saw
mayhem as a form of the enemy, and the enemy is us."
To think that it is just this or
entertainment; a social, accepted
that problem is naive. It is a
high taken on a daily basis from
multitude o f problems, a
television and film, doesn't this
multitude
of choices, a failure of
teach a lesson. When computer
personal responsibility, growing
and video games our children
play are based on violent body cynicism, and undermined faith.
counts where blood and gore are It is ways o f thinking and
part of the game's attraction - are behaving that we have come to
accept as "our world". And what
not we in fact teaching.
Even when the President of the do we say to the students of one
United States comes before the high school in Littleton,
American people to comment on Colorado, "Welcome to it?"
(s)Richard Haskell
national TV about this crisis at
Heppner
the Littleton high school and
says, "We have to teach our
children that violence isn't a
solution to our problems,” while
Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Tamasky
cordially invite you to share their joy
as their daug hter
A lecia Coll leen
I
joins
Mr. C raig Kelly Angell
son oi Mrs. Bohhie Angell l 1 Mr. Larry Angell
in the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony
on Saturday, May 1st, 1999
at 2:00 in the afternoon
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Heppner
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Racaption im m aJiatJy fcMomng at t l f H tpym tr E lu Lodge
hearing from some of you old-
time Heppner residents. Anyone
who may remember me please
wnte or send a card—it would
mean so much to me.
Sincerely,
(s) Lucille Lindblad
1459 Mallard Lane
College Place Wa 99324
(While living in Heppner, I
was a member of All Saints'
Episcopal Church, Rebekah
Lodge (San Souci) and the
Degree of Honor Lodge.)
To the Editor:
My name is Lucille Lindblad
My parents were Walter and Ella
Farrens. I grew up in Hardman
and lived most of my younger
adult years in Heppner, before
moving to Seattle in 1970
Previous maimed name, Parrish
We are living in a mobile
home retirement community in
College Place, WA. Since last
December I have been very ill
and homebound.
I would very much appreciate
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lo n e Site C ouncil
The lone Site Council met for
their April meeting on April 14
to discuss several topics.
Morrow County School
Superintendent Chuck Starr was
on hand to explain how staff
development
money
was
accounted for in the budget and
detailed some guidelines for
using it properly. He explained
that each licensed employee in
the district is guaranteed up to
$250
for
professional
development and the amount
could be spent on coaching
clinics if the employee coaches a
sport.
After the first request, the Site
Council is free to set more
rigorous standards and deny
requests that don't meet goals set
by the council. A question and
answer session provided some
information for future use of the
council.
The council approved the
guidelines for awarding an
academic letter award at lone
High School, beginning next
year. To qualify, students must
take a minimum of five graded
classes and achieve a 3.80 grade
point average for the semester.
Nominations are due by May
12 for expiring Site Council
positions. Two parent positions,
currently held by Arlynda Gates
and John Collin, expire this
spring. Notices have been
posted around town to notify the
public.
At the school, terms will
expire for Betty Rietmann and
Steve Schaber. They will each
notify
certified staff for
nominations.
All nominations will be voted
on next September and each
position is for a two-year term.
Principal Dick Allen reported
that the School Improvement
Plan must be revised to fit state
standards. By May 1, 1999, a
goal-setting guide and self
evaluation model must be turned
into the district office. Next fall,
action plans will be prepared and
implemented.
In honors and recognition, it
was noted that a number of lone
students did well in the district
math contest. Billy Gates was
first place in the seventh grade.
Also placing were Stephanie
Holland, Brent Parks, Kasie
Peterson, Tyler Raible, Taylor
McElligott, Natalie McElligott,
Johnny Collin and Caitlin Orem.
Caitlin traveled to Salem to
complete in the state geography
bee. Allen reported
that
preliminary results from the
state writing assessment and
math problem solving tests show
lone students doing well.
Charity McElligott reported that
the elementary students and staff
are
celebrating
"National
Library"
by
decorating
classroom doors and reading for
prizes from a treasure box.
Members attending were Dale
Holland, Dick Allen, Jim
Swanson, Arlynda Gates, Linda
Jones, Anne Morter, Becky
Hunt, Betty Rietmann, Charity
McElligott, Dean Robinson,
Steve Schaber and Anita Orem.
Guests included Chuck Starr
and Sarah Davis.
The final Site Council meeting
of this academic year will be
May 12 at 5 p.m. The public is
welcome to attend.
M u s ta n g s s p lit d o u b le h e a d e r
By Rick Paullus
The Heppner Mustangs split a
doubleheader at Pilot Rock on
Friday, April 23, in a key Colum
bia Basin Conference east divi
sion matchup. The Mustangs won
the first game, 12-7, and lost the
second game, 9-3.
The Mustangs are now 2-1 in
CBC play, just behind the Rock
ets 3-1 record.
The Rockets had taken a 1-0
lead in the first before the Mus
tangs got going in the second as
Shane Matheny led off with a
double and M ichael M cCabe
walked. Allan Gribskov sacrificed
both runners over and C ory
Bennetto doubled to right center,
followed by three consecutive
Rocket errors as the Mustangs
went up 7-1.
Matheny led off the fourth in
ning with another double and
moved to third on a deep sacri
fice fly by McCabe. Gribskov
singled home Matheny and took
second on a Bennetto single. Tim
Dickenson then doubled down the
third base line to increase the lead
to 10-1.
The Rockets scored a run in
the bottom half o f the inning, but
the Mustangs scored single runs
in the sixth and seventh innings,
one on a home run by Derek
Gunderson, to take a 12-2 lead into
the bottom of the seventh.
The Rockets rallied with five
runs, but it was not enough as the
Mustangs held on for the first win
in a number of years in Pilot Rock.
Bennetto and Matheny each
had two doubles and a single and
Dickenson had two doubles as the
Mustangs pounded the ball against
the Rockets’ starting pitcher Jared
Labrousse.
David Bates picked up the win
for the Mustangs with relief from
Dylan Pettyjohn.
The Mustangs jumped out in the
first inning of the second game as
Gunderson led off the game, hit
ting his third home run of the year.
G ribskov later scored on a
Bennetto double to give Heppner
a 2-0 lead.
The Mustangs built their lead
to 3-0 as Gunderson scored on a
one-out double by McCabe.
That was it for the Mustangs
as the Rockets came back with
five runs in the bottom of the third
and built their lead to 9-3 to get
the split.
The Mustangs host Condon on
Saturday, May 1 in another CBC
doubleheader beginning at 11 a.m.
Statistics:
Game one-
Heppner 1 1 5 3 0 1 1 12 12 3
Pilot Rock: 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 7 7 4
David Bates. Dylan Pettyjohn (6) and Alan
Gribskov: labrousse, Jobes (4) and Humphreys.
W-Bates, l-la b rou sse 2B-Tim Dickenson (2).
Shane Matheny (2), Cory Bennetto 2(H); Aider-
man, S M k (PR), 38-none. HR-Oerek Gunderson
(H), Humphreys (PR).
Game two-
Heppner 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 4 1
Pilot Rode 0 0 5 2 0 2 x 9 10 1
Dickenson, Bennetto (6) and Gribskov; Al
derm an and Hum phreys. W -Alderm an, l -
Dickenson. 2B-Bennetto (H); Pace 2, Humphreys
(PR). 3B-labrousse (PR). HR-Gundetson (H);
Alderman. Stalk (PR).
G un C lub holds special shoot
A special shoot of the Morrow
County Gun Club (MCGC) was
held Sunday, April 25, at the TKO
shooting range in Ruggs.
There were seven stations to
shoot from with 10 shots at each
station. Best shot from station one
was a tie between Jeff Cutsforth
and Bill Schlichting; station two, a
tie between Curt Day and Mark
Schlichting. Station three was won
by Kasey Childers; station four
was a tie between C. Day and B.
Schlichting, with perfect 10s. Sta
tion five was won by Harvey
Childers, also with a perfect 10.
Station six was won by Bob Krein
and station seven by K. Childers.
The best score overall for the
day, out o f a field of 20 shooters,
was shot by Curt Day and Bill
Schlichting, with a total of 40
each. Second w ent to Mark
Schlichting and Kasey Childers
with a 39. Travis Greenup took
third with a 37; fourth went to Jeff
Cutsforth with 33; fifth to Harvey
Childers with 32, sixth to Deona
Hodges with 31; and seventh to
Mike Gorman with a 30.
The MCGC will be shooting
once a month throughout the sum
mer and fall until the season be
gins again in December. The May
shoot will be held on Sunday, May
23, at noon.
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4-H L eaders C ouncil elects
scholarship w inners
The Morrow County 4-H
Leaders Council has selected
their 1999 scholarship winners.
The 4-H Leaders Council
awarded three scholarships this
year based on the leadership,
citizenship and scholarship of
the three individuals selected.
"Each o f these individuals has
also given back a tremendous
amount to the 4-H program,"
says Bill Broderick Morrow
County Extension agent.
Jessica Krebs was awarded
$500. Her projects are home
economics and livestock. A
major
accomplishment
of
Jessica's was being selected to
represent the Oregon 4-H
program at the National 4-H
Congress.
Kevin Baker was awarded
$200. Kevin's projects are horse
and home economics. " Kevin
has been a tremendous asset to
the Morrow C6unty camping
program," said Broderick. He
has been a camp counselor for
four years, including serving as
camp counselor coordinator.
ICristi Worden was awarded
$200. Kristi is involved in home
economics and livestock. "Kristi
did a great job last year as style
review superintendent at the
Morrow County Fair," said
Broderick. Kristi has also been
working in the Extension office
in the "Structured Work-Based
•Learning Plan."
"These three individuals are an
excellent example of young
people joining an organization
and developing into leaders,"
Broderick added. "The Morrow
County 4-H program will miss
these fine young people when
they go off to college."
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