TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 15, 1999
Chamber Chatter
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
By Claudia Hughes, Exac. Dir.
By Claudia Hughaa
Heppner
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small town is preventing
burnout among volunteers.
Another is reaching those in the
U S P S. 240-420
community who wish to become
involved and thus bring relief to
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those overextended.
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welcome your involvement.
Sometimes they are so surprised
and on such overload that they
may not be able to think what to
tell
you at first, but return. It
are to be commended for their
To the Editor:
will
come to them. You will be
insight.
It
is
great
to
know
that
When flipping through last
appreciated
and have the
there
are
so
many
aware,
of
not
week's Heppner Gazette, I just
opportunity to meet new people
only
community
but
global
couldn't pass up the chance to
and get to know the old. Instead
situations, and are concerned
read the letters written by Mrs
of
the after Christmas letdown
enough to put it in print.
Allen's fifth/sixth grade class.
for many, volunteering will give
Their
hopefulness
is
something
All of the students that
you new energy and possibly the
submitted opinions on how to all of us should share.
opportunity
to discover new job
(s)Amber Flaiz
make this world a better place
opportunities. New ideas from
new faces are what make the
Editor's note: following are letters to the editor submitted by Willow Creek Valley tick.
students in Jannie Allen's fxfth/sixth-grade classes at Heppner
Are your houses and business
Elementary School.
decked out for the holidays? Be
sure to turn on that switch
To the Editor,
To the Editor:
Sunday, December 19, so elves
Hi, I'm Mahaley Huddleston. can judge fairly. Also December
I don’t like litter and nobody
I'm going to tell you about how 19, enjoy the Inland Northwest
does either. I was wondering if we
to make the world a better place. Orchestra and Choral concert at
could hang flyers downtown en
We need to make school Heppner Middle School at 3:15
couraging people not to litter. I
enjoyable. A big problem is p.m.. Local people will be
think litter is gross.
teasing. Would you want to participating to bring us top
I recycle glass, plastic, news
come
to school if you were notch music for the holidays.
paper and cans, and so should
teased?
I wouldn't.
It's like an And remember, stores are open
other people.
old
Indian
saying,
"Never
judge for your shopping convenience
(s) April Drew
a person until you walk two on Sunday afternoons. You will
moons in his moccasins." So talk find great ideas up and down
To the Editor:
Main Street Heppner.
to your child about teasing.
There are two concerns 1 have
One more reminder. Have you
Have you ever gone to the band
about the environment. One is
room? I'm going to warn you, if nominated someone for man,
automobiles that are more fuel-
£ fficient and the other is . ci ,trol- ^y.ou. don!; like bugs and if you woman, youth, educator and
of
the
year?
• 'are allergic to dust, don't go in business
ling water pbl'hfri&TTKTTfSgon
Nominations
are
due
Friday,
there.
Also
the
curtains
are
older
If you are in the market for a
than' nty gredt-great grandma.. December 17, at the Chamber of
new automobile, make sure you
Gross. I think we should have a Commerce office or at the
take gas mileage. Buyers should
50/50 raffle so we could fix the offices of Bill Kuhn.
not get those extra options like air
Thought for the week: Take
band room up.
conditioning, power steering and
time to sit by your Christmas
Do you want school to be tree and gather energy to help
power windows. All of these op
enjoyable for you and your kids? bring about the true meaning of
tions add to your car’s weight and
Then help.
thus reduce its fuel efficiency.
Christmas to family, friends,
(s) Mahaley Huddleston
These days, there are cars that
and strangers you may chance to
meet. Too much hustle and
get 40 to 50 miles per gallon of
bustle can subtract from the true
gasoline. Why not think about buy
meaning of the season. Keep the
ing one of these instead of that
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season simple and about love.
big gas guzzler that gets less than
Enjoy.
20 miles per gallon? Of course,
make sure that you only buy a car
that is capable of using unleaded
gasoline.
a video arraignment system to
Now for water pollution.
Morrow County is the speed
up
and
facilitate
You shouldn’t throw garbage in recipient of a grant to help fight
arraignment
with
hook-ups
the water. In Oregon most of the domestic violence, thanks to the
between the courthouse in
rivers, creeks and streams run into
efforts of Morrow County Heppner and courts in Imgon
the Columbia River. For example
District Attorney David C. Allen. and Pendleton and eventually to
think of those plastic things that
Allen applied for and received
hold six packs of pop. Fish get $291,.732 from the U.S. the prison system and the state;
and for funding for interpreting
caught in them and die.
Department of Justice under the services for victim's advocates,
So let’s get going to clean up Rural Domestic Violence and
who
formerly
acted
as
the world.
Child Victimization Enforcement volunteers.
(s) Casey Maben Grant Program.
Allen said that Terry Harper,
According
to
the
Justice
currently
a deputy with the
To the Editor:
Department,
the
primary
purpose
Morrow
County
Sheriffs Office,
My name is Stephanie Howard
and I am in the fifth grade. I am of the program is to "enhance the will now concentrate on domestic
11 years old. I think the world safety of abused women and violence, child victimization and
would be a better place if people children living in rural areas by child dependency cases. A new
and
enhancing deputy district attorney will be
would think more about others creating
collaborative
partnerships"
hired. Allen said that the grant
than themselves.
agencies.
will not require matching funds.
Some ways of doing that could
Allen said that the monies will
The new positions will not be
be saying nice things to
someone, cooking dinner for be used to hire a deputy district funded beyond the terms of the
them, sending flowers or a card attorney, fund an additional grant, however, he said that the
detective with the Morrow grant may be renewed.
and just smiling.
County
Sheriffs Office, purchase
Sometimes, all people want to
do is complain. Maybe if people
would try saying one nice thing
people to bring winter clothing
for every time they think of a
The lone FBLA Chapter plans
in good condition to the event.
bad thing, maybe they would
to hold a winter clothing drive in
All clothing collected will lie
soon forget the bad. It always
conjunction with the lone
donated
to
local
area
makes me feel better when I do
Winter Concert Dec. 20.
organizations
who
help
the
something nice for someone.
The group is encouraging
needy.
People also need to know that
Jesus loves them.
At Christmas time people seem
nicer to each other. It would be
nice if they would show that all
A certification course for young riders will be
year long. We also need to take
held at Columbia Basin Electric Co-op on
care of the things around us.
Don't leave garbage. When
DeC. 18 beginning at 9 a.m. Anyone operating a
things are picked up and clean it
snowmobile must have a valid driver’s license
makes people feel good.
or certificate. There is no age limit and no
(s)Stephame Howard
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W illow C reek Sym phony to perform Sunday
The Willow Creek Symphony
will make its debut under the
direction of Lee Friese on
Sunday, December 19, at 3:15
p.m. in the Heppner Middle
School Gym.
Lee Friese is also the director
and conductor of the Inland
Northwest Musicians Orchestra
and Chorale. The Willow Creek
Symphony is composed of some
35 musicians from ages seven to
70 from the local area.
This is the Willow Creek
Symphony's fifth year as a
group
and
participation
continues to grow, especially as
more young Heppner area violin
students are available to join the
group. Currently 29 area
students are taking violin
lessons from four instructors
who give lessons in Heppner:
Peg Willis, Lee Fnese, Tony
Marks and Kathryn Unruh.
The Sunday afternoon
performance will start with the
Willow
Creek
Symphony
perform ing
t radi t i onal
Christmas and folk melodies.
Next the Inland NW Musicians
Orchestra and Chorale will
present well known selections
from Handel's Messiah and a
Christmas
Concerto.
The
concert will conclude with a
sing-a-long of Christmas carols
with both orchestras joining to
provide the accompaniment.
"It promises to be a special
afternoon of music that the
whole family will enjoy," said
spokesperson Nancy Jepsen.
Refreshments will be served
following the concert.
The Willow Creek Symphony
is being sponsored in part by a
grant from the Morrow County
Commission on Children and
Families. Local businesses have
also made substantial financial
contributions
to
this
performance.
These
contributions
have
accommodated transportation
costs for traveling musicians,
music and other expenses so
that concert can be presented
free of charge.
Travel arrangements have
been made for senior citizens
from St. Patrick Senior Center.
Those who need transportation
from their homes need to
contact the Senior Center for
pick-up service.
G-T Christmas
messages due
Dec. 20
Ralph Werner (tuba) and Louis Carlson (on bass violin) practice for up
coming Willow Creek Symphony concert
Morrow County Tournament, Dec. 17
By Jeff Hunt and Paul Neiffer
Are you prepared for Dec. 17-
18. Do you know what's
happening?
Drop
those
unwrapped
presents;
stop
putting tinsel on the tree, and
come to lone. This isn't a time
to drink eggnog, it is time to get
ready to watch some fast-paced,
action packed basketball games.
It's time for the South Morrow
County Basketball Tournament
in lone, sponsored by the lone
Booster Club. Action begins at 3
p.m. on Friday and 1 p.m.. on
Saturday.
M aSTiP
Trophies go to the top boys'
and girls' teams. Teams eligible
to win include the Klickitat
Vandals, Heppner Mustangs, the
Huntington Locomotives and
the lone Cardinals, who are
hosting the games.
The first boys' games will be
Klickitat vs Heppner and
Huntington vs. lone. For the
girls it will be Huntington vs.
Heppner and Klickitat vs. lone.
Concessions will be available.
Towels and dressing rooms
are provided for the players.
Tickets are $3 for adults and $1
for students.
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A section in the Gazette-Times'
December 22 issue will feature
inspirational Christmas messages
from area churches. Local
pastors are invited to participate.
The deadline is Monday,
December 20, at 5 p.m.
The messages may be
typewritten or hand written as
long as they are legible.
The G-T also invites the
churches to send in Christmas
worship or program schedules
but please do so in a separate
article.
Call April, 676-9228, for more
information.
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Willow Creek Symphony is fu n d ed in part by a grant from Morrow County Commission on Children and Families