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older people by taking them
places and fixing them breakfast,
lunch, and dinner.
Remember, next time you see
an elder maybe try to help them
out.
(s) Amanda Miles
To the Editor:
Hi, my name is Gordy. I’m a
sixth grader at Heppner Elemen
tary.
I want to make the world a
better place by helping older
people.
I would do work like wash cars,
shovel sidewalks or driveways and
indoor work such as vacuum,
sweep, wash dishes, scrub, clean
windows, even your room.
Sincerely,
(s) Gordy Wegwerth
To the Editor:
“Bang! Bang!” That sound can
be very frightening when you are
a student in today’s world.
I think the world would be a
better place if school shootings
didn’t happen. Columbine and
Springfield were two very tragic
school shootings.
Students should be happy and
go to school concentrating on their
work. They should not have to
think about being shot by another
student, or even by a friend.
Parents also need to be aware
of what their kids are doing. They
need to know what they are look
ing up on the Internet. They also
need to know when they are us
ing guns or looking at them. The
parents need to know about what
kids are doing with ammunition
too.
Schools also need to stress to
little kids about safety o f guns.
Schools also need to give assem
blies that have speakers talk about
safety o f guns and how they are
dangerous.
Parents should have counsel
ing for kids that are having
troubles in school. Schools also
need to know what kids are doing
too, and try to help with problems.
The USA needs to come up
with some laws to keep guns
away from dangerous people.
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Sincerely,
!-!• (s) Kyle Carlson
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To the Editor:
Don’t you feel sad about the
children in hospitals? Well, I’ve got
a few ideas about how to reach
out to them.
At least once a month you
should try to spend time with a hurt
or disabled child in their hospital
room. For instance, visit the hos
pital here m Heppner. It’s called
Pioneer Memorial Hospital.
You could also keep a jar of
spare change in your room. When
thejar is full, take it to the nearest
hospital. They probably need it
more than we do, because we’ll
probably spend it on things that
will rot our minds and teeth.
Every child deserves a Merry
Christmas and I’ve got an idea
how to create this for children who
probably don’t get Christmas.
Here is my idea. Take one of your
presents to a children’s hospital to
make their Christmas a little bet
ter.
I hope you can try a few of my
ideas for the children. We should
all try to touch that certain child’s
heart while they’re still alive.
Sincerely,
Tnsha Fortner
They could also decorate the
little C hristm as trees around
Heppner so the town could look
merrier around Christmas time
I think the kids could go to the
nursing home or the senior center
and adopt a grandma and/or a
grandpa They could ask them
what they did for fun when they
were kids or what kind of chores
they had to do.
The kids could also hold a bake
sale and the money that they raise
could be donated to charity for the
families that are less fortunate.
So now that you have some
ideas, let’s get to work and make
the world a better place.
Sincerely,
(s) Krystal Naims
Jepsen family honored with
OWGL stewardship award
To the Editor:
What can we do to make this
world a better place to live? Sure
To the Editor:
we can help the environment, but
If you are rich please be kind we can also make people feel hap
enough to provide solar powered pier.
vehicles for the world. It would
I think the world would be a
help the world produce more and much better place if we all though
better oxygen. They also would o f each other. That way, we could
not pollute. Please keep the world
all be happier and would see the
a better place please.
Sincerely, good in everyone more easily.
(s) Tony Haguewood Here are some ways we can do
that:
Donate a lot. There are thou
To the Editor:
sands, perhaps millions of people
Have you ever wanted to help
in the world that don’t have very
the community out by baking
much to live off of. They may
cookies, visiting the elderly or
have lost their belongings in natu
something like that? Well, here’s
ral disasters, robberies, bank
your chance.
ruptcy, and so forth. But there is
I think the world would be a
a way we can help. If we can give
much better place if young people
money, clothes, or things you
had a place to go after school.
would find in a garage sale, it can
Many families have both parents help those less fortunate.
working and the kids go home
Golden Rule: If everybody
alone. Maybe a retired teacher or treated everyone else with re
some adults would volunteer and spect, people will think of them
set times to help.
selves as better people and will
Kids need a place to meet per learn to like others as well. That
haps at the senior center, or some means no hitting, spitting, or bul
place to do homework and pre lying of any nature.
pare for upcoming tests.
Just help out: When you see
Some kids could get together someone who needs help in any
(with an adult or two) to play way, help them. I mean, wouldn’t
games and talk to the elderly. you like to be helped? O f course
They could even bake a dinner for you would. Everyone would.
an elderly couple.
So let’s get going and make this
The adults could make a chart a better world.
of jobs for the kids to do around
Sincerely,
town so the town could look and
(s) Michael D. Merrill
feel a little happier. Some things
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could pick up mail for the neigh and young, work together to make
bors, rake leaves, or go grocery this world a better place for ev
shopping for others. You could eryone.
also hold the door for them when
I think the world would be a
they are behind you.
much better place if we helped
I think the kids could do a coat, elderly people. I ’m sure we could
hat and mitten drive for people all learn something new from do
who can’t afford warm clothes ing that. W e’d probably learn
when the weather becomes cold. things that you never took the time
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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 8,1999 - THREE
to think about.
Elderly people don’t always
feel good about themselves or oth
ers so we should help them feel
differently. People could visit them
and ask them to teach new things
The Oregon Wheat Growers so far has been the best fit for the
such as how to sew or secrets
League (OWGL) has presented farm, Jepsen said.
He has also trie d durum
its first Environmental Steward
about fishing. This can be one of
ship Award to Morrow County wheats, Dark Northern Spring
the most important things you could
wheat, spring canola, flax, gar
farmers Bill and Nancy Jepsen.
do to help older people feel good.
The Jepsens farm 18 miles banzo beans and lentils.
We all want to be needed for our
Spring barley yields have ex
west of Heppner on 3,000 mostly
selves. Elders can help you a lot,
also.
leased acres that are officially ceeded those the farm produced
in previous years with conven
classified as highly erodible.
Another way to help the eld
Erosion has been contained tional tillage.
erly is to do errands or chores for
Jepsen also w orks w ith
through a new program of direct-
them. Getting their mail, buying
them groceries, taking care of
seeded spring crops. The erosion Monsanto and Morrow County
their yard or even washing their
control measures build on a foun Grain Growers in a five year study
car would be a big help to them.
dation established by Bill’s father, of sustainability with crop rota
Bob, starting 30 years ago with a tions and chemical fallow experi
We may think that these would be
of little help but they’re very im
system of terraces, grass water ments.
“This is still an experiment,”
portant also. Older people might
ways and trashy fallow.
walk several blocks in freezing
The award highlighted the Jepsen said, but he’s pleased by
weather just to get their mail and
opening day of the OWGL’s 73rd the results so far.
The Environmental Steward
they might only get one or two
annual convention, recently held
ship Award is a new program of
things, but it is still very important
in Portland.
to them.
New practices begun by Bill fered by OWGL, replacing the
You can make elderly people Jepsen have been aided by the Conservation Farm o f the Year
feel happy just by making home USDA Environmental Quality In program. The conservation pro
gram was started by OWGL over
made crafts or gifts for them. centive Program, under a five
Older people love homemade year program o f no-till and alter 50 years ago to recognize out
standing conservation farmers.
stuff. Find out what the person nate crop testing. Yellow mustard
likes to do and make a craft bas
ket full of some of the things that
have to do with that activity.
By Claudia Hughes, Executive Director
Treat your elders the way you
would want to be treated, in a good
It takes many ingredients to
The Morrow County Gun Club
and loving way.
make the Willow Creek Valley
will be holding their first shoot of
Sincerely,
what it is and these came together
the
winter on Sunday, Dec. 12 at
(s) Bnanne Jones
last Thursday night when citizens
noon at the gun club in Lexington.
enjoyed Heppner’s 20-entry light
There will be a short meeting
To the Editor:
parade. Coming the longest dis
and
election o f officers at noon,
Older people have a lot to of
tance were two entries from the
fer us and we have a lot to offer with shooting to follow.
Oregon National Guard. Their
them. So let’s help each other.
participation each year is appre
I think the world would be a
ciated. There were some magnifi
much better place if people would
cent entries. I’m told that the pa
care for the elders more than
rade far surpassed the light pa
some people do today.
rade of two much larger neigh
The Justice Court office in the
Being nice to the old people is
boring communities. The glitch
courthouse annex building in
greatly appreciated by them. I
was a malfunctioning speaker sys
Heppner reports handling the fol
would love to help them out either
tem, which needs to be replaced
lowing business:
by raking leaves or mowing lawns.
before the next parade. Congratu
James M. Healy, 47, Lexing
I know it would mean a lot to the
lations to the winning entries.
ton-Unlawful Use o f Fire, $109
elders.
And more sprinklings of this and
fine;
I think it would be very nice if
that. The Chamber o f Commerce
Sean C. Morgan, 27, Pendle-
other people would visit older
will again sponsor the residential
ton-Criminal
Trespass II, $357
people. Maybe if people did this
and business lighting contest.
fine, $100 suspended with one
the elderly might teach things to
There will be a first and second
year
probation with no further vio
us. And this would make the el
prize given for best outdoor light
lation of law;
ders feel greatly appreciated.
ing; first and second prize for best
Delvin Shaw, 57, Hermiston-
Do you ever feel you are leav
indoor, as viewed from outside;
ing somebody out at a ThariksgfV-’ Cnminal Trespass II, $357 fine, the best festive business lighting
$ 100 suspended with one year
irtg dirtier? ‘Wf e l l j ' T f h S Wf }
display; and the Best Street in
probation with.no further violation
rhaybe you ¿¿bid think aboilt in
Town. Judging will take place Sun
of law;
viting an elderly person. If you did
day evening, Dec. 19. Deck the
Ryan Pettyjohn, 19-Interfenng
this you would probably be feel
halls.
with
Police Officer, $831 fine plus
ing like a hero. Even if somebody
Add some flavoring. It’s time
court appointed attorney’s fee, 180 to recognize citizen, educator,
else didn’t think so.
days in jail, $200 and jail sentence
Are you somebody who loves
business, youth, man and woman
suspended with two years proba of the year. The forms are avail
to make things for other people?
tion with no further violation o f able at the Cham ber o f Com
Well, if you are you may try to
law;
think about making baskets. On
merce. Deadline is Dec. 17. It will
Frederick Milton Radie, 59,
holidays you could maybe make
take but a minute and then there
Salem-Careless Driving-Accident,
baskets for the elderly.
will be no reason to say, “Why
$197
fine;
If you think this is a wonderful
didn’t I nominate...” These are the
Ronald DeWayne Powers, 38, people helping others behind the
way to help make the world a bet
Heppner-Violation o f the Basic
scenes, working on events that
ter place I hope you consider tell
Rule, 72 mph in a 55 mph zone,
you and you • family enjoy, giving
ing other people about this and
$111 fine;
to others not for themselves but
helping out.
Ivan Matveev, 41, Woodbum-
for the joy it brings, doing for their
Sincerely,
Hunting from Motor-Propelled
neighbors or young people, not for
(s) Heather Rill
Vehicle, $80 fine;
recognition but because they be
W illard B. E ich stad t, 57,
lieve. ’Tis the season.
Tigard-Operating Unregistered
Toss in some fun. Town and
ATV, $67 fine;
Country is Thursday, Jan. 13. We
William Rill, 56, Heppner-Theft need photos through the years
III, $301 fine, suspended with one depicting Heppner and the sur
year probation with no charging
rounding area: agriculture, school,
at Green Feed with no further vio buildings, changes, people, humor
Gazette-limes • 676-9128
lation of law, make restitution by ous, etc. Label them and bring
12/13/99.
them by the chamber office. You
will be treated to 100 years of
music, history and humor during a
“Night To Remember.”
All added together gives one
and all the opportunity to “feast”
¿dfo£iday±...
on the opportunities of living in a
small rural community, to cel
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Gun club to
hold shoot
Chamber Chatter
Justice Court
Report
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We have punch cards 8t are participating In Christmas Cash
Winners in this week's punch
card contest were: Virginia
Wilkinson a $25 gift certificate
to the Morrow County Grain
Growers; Jay Keithley a $25 gift
certificate to Central Market;
Karen Woodward to Les
Schwab; and Marcy Miller a $25
gift certificate to the Shoe Box.
There will be more winners
drawn next week, so be sure to
get your punch cards entered
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businesses to be
open Sundays
Murray Drugs, Gardner's
Men's Wear, Peterson's Jewelers,
The Shoe Box and Coast to Coast
will all be open the next two
Sundays for Christmas shopping.
The stores will be open from 12
noon untill 4 p.m.