EIGHT - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 19, 2000
Heppner High to present ’The Miracle Worker’
HES holds geography bee
Heppner High School students
will present the play "The
Miracle Worker" on Saturday,
January 22, at 7 p.m. and again
on Sunday, January 23, at 2 p.m.
in the high school cafeteria.
The award-winning play by
William Gibson is based on the
early life of Helen Keller, who
became blind and deaf as an
infant and the struggles of her
teacher, Annie Sullivan, to reach
her in her silent, dark world.
Heading the cast are Codi
Rosecrans as Sullivan, Krista
Adams as Keller, Mandy
Sneddon and Chris Bowman as
Keller's parents and I.eland Rill
as her half-brother. The cast also
includes Tylynn Smith, Molly
Turrell,
Paula
Spicerkuhn,
Kelsey Greenup. Jody Maddem,
Terry Hendricks, Nicole Sisk and
Sally Calvert.
Crew members are Matt Van Heppner High School students rehearse 'The Miracle Worker' in
Liew, Sam Van Liew, Angela preparation for their upcoming production.
Moore and Darrin Ployhar. The play is directed by Lea Mathieu
Admission to the play is $2 for
and Joe Bourne.
adults and $1 for students.
Gun Club holds shoot
L-R top: Brianne Jones, Kyle Carlson, Gordy Wegworth, Sloan Keithley, Michael Merrill
Middle: Kelsey Wolff, Rory Kilkenny, Andre Rauch. Bottom: Stephanie Burkenbine, Dan Basile, Roy
Proctor, Jackie Meyer.
Sixth grader Roy Proctor
became the Geography Bee
champion
for
Heppner
Elementary School at the contest
held January 6.
Fourteen students earned a
chance to compete for the
championship as a result of a
written test given before
Christmas to all students in
grades four, five and six.
This year the contest was held
in the HES gym, with parents,
friends and students in those
grades invited to observe the
contest.
Karen Smith-Griffith, fifth
grade social studies teacher, read
the questions and served as
judge. Linda Shaw, reading
specialist and TAG coordinator,
served as pmer and score keeper.
The students qualifying for the
contest were: fourth grade-Andre
Rauch, Kelsey Wolff: fifth
grade-Brendan McElligott: and
sixth
grade-Dan
Basile.
Stephanie Burkenbine, Kyle
Carlson. Brianne Jones. Sloan
Keithley,
Rory
Kilkenny,
Michael Merrill. Jackie Meyer,
Roy Proctor, Brenda Victorio,
and Gordy Wegwerth.
After each student had a chance
to answer seven questions, the
six students with the most right
answers became the finalists.
The six finalists were Dan
Basile, Rory Kilkenny, Michael Top row: Gordy Wegworth, Michael Merrill. Second row: Kelsey Wolff,
Merrill, Roy Proctor, Gordy Rory Kilkenny. Bottom row: Dan Basile, Roy Proctor.
Wegwerth and Kelsey Wolff.
This section was double-
elimination and there were six
rounds of questions before only
two
remained
for
the
championship round.
Dan Basile and Roy Proctor
each were presented with the
same questions to be answered in
written form. Proctor won the
championship when he was the
only . to answer the following
question correctly:
"Which
country in the Caucasus region
shares its name with a U. S.
state?"* He will next take a
written test to determine his Mrs Shaw and Roy Proctor
eligibility for the Oregon State
Geography Bee later in the
spring.
(’Georgia)
second Harvey Childers, third, a
tie between Curt Day and Travis
Greenup. Winners of the 20 yard
handicap line were: first Curt Day,
second a tie between Jeff
Cutsforth and Mick Sharp, third
Harvey Childers.
The MCGC will begin shoot
ing for average scores on Sunday,
By Sandi Day
The Morrow County Gun Club
(MCGC) held their weekly shoot
on a warm but breezy Sunday af
ternoon at the club in Lexington,
with a large number of members
in attendance.
The winners of the 16 yard
event were: first Jeff Cutsforth,
Jan. 23 for the next three weeks
and then will take shooters’ aver
age. rank them and pair them with
another shooter.
A S10 per person entry fee is
required to enter the league with
cash prizes and other awards pre
sented to the high overall shooter,
ladies and junior shooters at the
end of the eight week shoot.
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F ree Puppies
FD Auxiliary
holds meeting
A regular meeting of the Lex
ington Fire Dept. Auxiliary was
held Jan. 13.
The group decided to meet the
third Thursday of the month at 7
p.m. in the city hall.
Plans were made to have a
table with the latest smoke detec
tor and fire prevention informa
tion at the Morrow County Grain
Growers appreciation breakfast
on Saturday, Feb. 12. The Auxil
iary also plans prizes, a member
ship drive and a pledge sheet for
the fire dept.
Everyone is invited to stop by
the table at MCGG on Feb. 12.
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