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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Tim es, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 13, 1999 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner girl donates to Neighborhood center 4-H News just kind of selfish to keep all the money. I was earning money to buy my guitar, but once I bought it, I thought, 'what should I do about it?' I didn't know where to put the food, so my mom suggested the Neighborhood Center." Amber, who is a junior and a 4. student at Heppner High School, is also saving money for her college education, but is not yet Kitchen Kids H eppner By Kylie Doherty GAZETTE-TIMES • Start or Change a Subscription • Place a Classified Ad • Submit a News Story • View Real Estate for Sale The first meeting o f the Kitchen Kids was held at the leader’s home, Deborah Ken drick's, on Sept. 20. The members measured flour, salt and cinnamon and also made Tang. Members present were Katie Kilkenny, Kelsie Fox, Kendra Rayburn, Kelsey Wolff, Jessica H eliker, Megan Orr, Kate Kendrick and Kylie Doherty. The next meeting the club will discuss nutrition and appliances. The next meeting will be Monday, Oct. 18. • City Council & Planning Minutes • Local Businesses • County Park • Willow Creek Park Reservations • Free Digital Postcards • Senior Housing • and more! Pins and Pots and Patterns and Pans U S P S 240-420 Morrow County's Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper Published weekly and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March 3, 1*79 Periodical postage paid at Heppner. Oregon Office at 147 W Willow Street Telephone (541) 676-922* Fax (541)676-9211 E-mail gti a heppner net or gt a rapidsersc net Web site www heppner net Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazetle-Timca. P.O. Box 337, Heppner. Oregon 97*36 Subscriptions: S22 in Morrow Counts $16 senior rate (in Morrow County only. 62 years or older); $29 else where. » David S y k es.............................................................................................................. Publisher April IliHon-Sykes ...........................................................- ..........................- ......... Editor On the HEPPNER WEBSITE: wnnv.heppner.net First Christian plans harvest festival By Emily Bergstrom Letters to the Editor Editor's note Letters to the Editor must be^signed The Gazette-Times will not publish unsigned letters. Please include your address and phone number on all letters (or use by the G-T office The C-T reserves the right to edit. County school students' needs must be met To the Editor: Members of the Morrow County School Board: 1 am hearing that in response to a shortfall in the Morrow County School District of close to $1,000,000 that a proposal is being considered to cut all electives from Heppner High School. Thirty years ago when our daughter graduated from Heppner High and went to Oregon State University to study pharmacy, she was required to take a course using calculus at the same time she was taking a calculus course. The pharmacy curriculum is offered in a set sequence and it would have cost her an extra year of college if she had not tackled this schedule. Heppner High had offered no calculus course for her. At this same time 30 years ago some lone students took their senior year at Heppner. Now they can opt to take their junior and senior years at Blue Mountain Community College. With no electives being offered The first meeting of Pins and Pots and Patterns and Pans was held on Friday, Oct. 1, at Mary Jean Meyer's home. She is the group's leader. Members elected officers and also picked the club's name. The club is a cooking and sewing group. Krystal Naims is the president. Jackie Meyer is the vice president. Whitney Matthews is the treasurer/secretary. Emily Bergstrom is the reporter. There are six girls in the group. They are: Whitney Matthews, Megan Orr, Krystal Naims, Brianne Jones, Jackie Meyer and Emily Bergstrom. They worked on felt quickies. They are made with felt and are sewn up with embroidery thread. They also learned the blanket stitch. sure where she'll go to college and what her major will be. "I like to write," adds Amber. "It will probably have something to do with writing. I want to get up in the morning and know what I'm doing will make a difference and have fun doing it." Amber, who was bom and raised in Heppner, is the daughter of Richard and Teresa Flaiz. Amber Flaiz Many 16-year-old girls seem too obsessed with their hair, makeup, clothes and social life to think much about the less fortunate. Amber Flaiz of Heppner admits she likes to buy clothes and Cds with her hard- earned cash, but also thinks about people who don’t have the money to spend—even on the necessities-and she puts her money where her mouth is. Amber donates 10 percent of all the money she earns doing babysitting or (Wher part-time jobs to buy food for the Heppner Neighborhood Center. The center distributes food and other items to needy families and also distributes Christmas and Thanksgiving food baskets. "I feel like I'm doing something," says Amber. "It's Heppner First Christian Church has planned its annual Harvest Festival on Sunday, October 17, at 6 p.m. at the church, 293 N. Gale Street. The community is invited to come and share in the fellowship of the evening. Besides a potluck dinner, a program will include special music and a guest speaker, Aaron Sackett, the youth minister at Enterprise Christian Church. He will give a message on "putting shoes on your Christianity." An offering will raise money to fund special projects around the church. lone tea to promote cancer awareness The lone City Council will host a tea and coffee hour to promote awareness of breast and cervical cancer on Tuesday, October 19, at 9:30 a.m. at lone City Hall. Representatives from the Morrow County Health Department will be on hand to discuss testing and also programs for low income or underinsured persons. Everyone is invited to attend the 1999 Mayor's Campaign Against Breast Cancer Donuts and cinnamon rolls will be provided by Betty Bergstrom. in South Morrow we will not have any of the course offerings to keep at home the students who are college-bound or those interested in an advanced technical skill. Will all of our South Morrow students be BMCC bound after their sophomore year? Or will we make sure they have the necessary courses offered We offer mobile farm slaughtering locally? in Morrow and Umatilla counties 1 live in the lone area and I with the newest mobile truck in the industry. value the opinions and good will of my neighbors. I am C.M. Sausage Co. custom cuts beef, pork, thoroughly aware of the pain any By Delpha Jones Travis of Athena; Mrs. Keith lamb and all wild game. We also make several thought of merging schools A family potluck dinner for the Kenison and Brad of Grandview, causes. However, the thought of kinds of sausage and jerky; plus we offer McCarl, McMillan and Shinn WA.; Mrs. Darrel Smith, Spencer handicapping our students who smoked turkey, ham, beef jerky families was held at the St. Patrick and James o f Pendleton; Jon need advance training to earn a and old-fashioned bacon for sale Senior Center in Heppner. The Mitchell, Pendleton; and David family wage has my priority. potluck was held following the Rands. Now is not the time to stay wedding reception for Mr. and Cutting and serving the cake for away from school board the reception were Mrs. Bud Kitch meetings. Students' needs must Mrs. Marion McMillan. Those from out of town attend and Mrs. Morris McCarl. Mrs. be met regardless of whether (5 4 1 ) 2 7 6 -9 2 4 2 ing were: Loretta Menendian of Mervin McCarl served punch and they live in North or South Morrow County. I cannot Sharlimar, FL., mother of the Kim Moms took care of the guest Pager: (541) 966-7167 imagine a school bond issue bride;- Mr. and Mrs. Mervin book. The rooms had vtfhite drtd passing in the near Culture if . M cCwlpf Junction City; Mr. and red decoration. em m v students' needs are not met. Mrs. Bud kitch of Dreary, ID.; The couple will make their (s) Meg Murray Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Morford of . home in Miami, FL., where she is lone Mist; Denice Ramonda of Bea MICHAEL L. MURPHY serving the Methodist church as 1140Tutuilla Rd. verton; Mr. and Mrs. Dick minister. They spent several days Wallace of Lewiston. ID.: Geor in the area with relatives and Pendleton We can sm oke an yth in g to eat! gia (Jo) Irvin of Irrigon; Mr. and friends before returning home. Oregon is in fact having to deal with these animals when they stray Mrs. Steve Curtis, Cody and across state lines. With all of the economic and regulatory difficulties facing our cattle ranchers, I find it unthinkable that some are condoning programs to By Delpha Jones Heath; traveling-Bob Taylor; put yet another predator in their Holly Rebekah Lodge met on women’s high-Delpha Jones; sec backyards. Rural Oregonians have Thursday evening for the regular ond high-Dot Halvorsen; travel spoken loud and clear on this issue meeting with the Noble Grand ing and door pnze-Cecil Jones. through county resolutions and Marlene Grey presiding. Minutes Pumpkin pie and coffee were public testimony at town hall of the previous meeting were read served as dessert. meetings. The wolf réintroduction and approved. The treasurer’s Ad sponsored by MfGG Income from the parties is used program does not help Oregon, it report was read and approved. to finance the utilities of the hall. hurts us. I will continue to deliver Cards were sent to ill members this message to USFWS by and friends. The community ser working with my colleagues in the vice committee reported that they Senate to prevent the formal or de would appreciate reports from the facto réintroduction of wolves in members. our state. T h r o u g h S a tu r d a y , O c to b e r 3 0 t b (s) Senator Gordon H. Smith A Thanksgiving potluck dinner Washington D.C. will be held Thursday, Nov. 18 for Rebekahs and Oddfellows. The Christmas potluck and gift ex T-Posts change will be in December, at 51/a’ 1.25 Hv-wghts which time food will be prepared 6’ 1.25 Hv-wghts for holiday baskets for those alone To the Editor: during that time. Food will be We recently attended the Sun brought for the Neighborhood day concert performance by the Center. newly formed Inland Northwest A stew supper is being planned Barbed Wire Orchestra. for the first Saturday in January D/W Ranch Hand $32.95 Conductor Lee Fnese and his before the card party. Stew, hot D/W Ranch Hand $35.95 well-rehearsed orchestra provided bread and dessert will be served. a variety of music, including se Dinner is $5, and cards $2.50. D/W Ranch Hand $31.95 lections by Leroy Anderson, Igor Prizes will be awarded and des Stravinsky and Ludwig von sert served. Beethoven. There was something Livestock Panels The first of the series of card to please everyone’s musical parties held the first Saturday of Cattle Panel 52” H X 16' L $15.49 taste. each month was held on Satur Combo Panel 52” H X 16’ L $17.49 We commend these musicians day evening. Prizes were won by for their commitment and their the following: men’shigh-Clarence Gates willingness to share their talents. Buchanan; second high-Elmer 10 ’ Hd Gate $81.99 We urge area music lover to sup port this newly formed orchestra 12 ’ Hd Gate $89.99 Round Bale Feeders by attending their next concert, 14’ Hd Gate $101.00 Tombstone Saver $349.99 (s) John and Pat Edmundson 16’ Hd Gate $109.99 Cone Feeder $279.99 Heppner Heppner Gazette-Times Poly Ground Feeder, S' Diamatar $149.99 Feed Thru Panel $139.99 14’ Hd Panel $109.99 0?fionno€4A 0? 7 £ u 4 e u *tt HD Panel 16’ $119.99 CM. SAUSAGE CO, Family has potluck reception Wolf réintroduction not good for Oregon To the Editor. 1 join many of you in this area who are concerned about the possible impact upon Eastern Oregon of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's (USFWS) wolf réintroduction program for the northern Rockies. Thus far. it appears to be yet another example of federal land management policy made with little or no regard for local communities and private landholders. No one can argue that USFWS has not been successful in its effort to reintroduce wolves to central Idaho and Yellowstone National Park. Over the objections of many landowners, wolves are thriving once again in the Northern Rockies, quickly becoming a federally mandated financial drain on ranchers and other property holders. Earlier this year, when the female wolf "B-45" strayed into Oregon, it confirmed what many of us had been saying all along: these wolves do not recognize state boundaries and will not always stay in the area where they are first reintroduced. In discussions I had with top Fish & Wildlife Service officials at that time, I made it clear that stray wolves should be removed immediately. I asked federal wildlife officials to work with property owners in Eastern Oregon to help them better prepare for these instances, as well as expedite future removals. I expressed my belief that USFWS has a responsibility to manage these growing wolf populations and not to stand by passively as wolves establish packs in Oregon or other neighboring states. Last May, I was assured by USFWS in a letter that "the Service’s wolf recovery plan for the U.S. northern Rockies has no designs on recovering wolves in Oregon. The present recovery plan and the recovery goals in the experimental rule do not require wolves in Oregon or other states outside of the recovery area in order for us to achieve recovery in the northern Rockies." However, due to the réintroduction of wolves in Idaho. Holly Rebekah plans holiday potluck dinners a Holiday Brunch Everyone h at tilt lone Legion Hall on Oct. 24 from <j a.m.-i p.m. for the benefit of the lone Public Library (oit: Adult) $6 • Family $15 • K-u yean $3.50 Commends musicians FAX SERVICE Send or Receive C ity P ark , H e p p n e r CHECK OUT THE SAVUSTOS AT OPEN 1 - 5 Tuesday through Friday • 1 1 - 3 Saturday Exhibits - Programs - Local Family History Resources FREE ADMISSION I MORROW COUNTY GRAIN GROWERS / Lexington 989-8221 • I -800-452-7396 • For farm equipment, visit our web site at www.mcgg.net
