TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 19, 2000
Holy
O éé
week,E aster services
Holy Week events at area
churches are as follows:
St. Patrick Catholic
Church, Heppner
Morrow County Fairgrounds, 7
a m.; Easter worship service,
United Methodist Church, 10:30
a.m.
Holy Thursday, April 20-
Evening Mass of the Lord's
Supper, 7 p.m.
Good Friday, April 21-
Stations of the Cross, 12:05 p.m.;
Celebration of the Lord's
Passion, 7 p.m., consisting of the
Liturgy of the Word, Reading of
the
Passion,
General
Intercessions, Honoring the
Cross and Holy Communion.
Holy Saturday, April 22-Vigil
of the Lord's Resurrection, 5
p.m., consisting of the Service of
Light, Blessing of the Fire,
Lighting of the Easter Candle,
Liturgy of the Word and Mass.
Easter Sunday, April 23-
Easter Mass, 11 a m.
St. William's Catholic
Church, lone
Good Friday, April 21-
Stations of the Cross, 5:30 p.m.
Easter Sunday, April 23-
Easter Mass, 8:45 a.m.
United Methodist
Church, Heppner
Maundy Thursday, April 20
-Communion Service, United
Methodist Church basement,
comer of Gale and Church
streets, 8 p.m.
Good Friday, April 21-joint
Good Friday Tenebrae (service
of darkness) with All Saints
Episcopal, Hope Lutheran and
Valby Lutheran churches at All
Saints' Episcopal Church, comer
of Gale and Church streets.
Easter Sunday, April 23-
Easter Sunrise Service at the
Hope Lutheran
Church, Heppner
Valby Lutheran
Church, lone
All Saints' Episcopal
Church, Heppner
Maundy Thursday, April 20-
service at Hope Lutheran
Church, soup and sandwich
supper, 6 p.m.; traditional
Maundy Thursday worship, 7
p.m.,
including
Holy
Communion and concluding with
the traditional stripping of the
altar.
Good Friday, April 21-
Tenebrae Service at All Saints, 7
p.m. The Office of Tenebrae,
meaning darkness or shadow, is a
Holy Week devotion dating back
to the seventh or eighth century
and is characterized by Scripture
readings and the successive
extinguishing of candles as the
service progresses. The service
will be presented by the members
of Hope and Valby Lutheran, the
United Methodist and All Saints'
Episcopal churches.
Easter Sunday, April 23-
-Valby Lutheran Church-
festival service with Holy
Communion, 8 a.m.; Easter
breakfast immediately following
worship.
-Hope Lutheran Church-
festival service with Holy
Communion, 11 a.m.
- All Saints Episcopal Church,
festival service with Holy
Communion with the Reverend
Tish Croom presiding, 11 ,m.
Karen's Korner
Items of Health - Tobacco Prevention by Karen Masshoff
Spring greetings. I hope everyone has been able to take
advantage of this glorious weather we’ve been having, to be out in
the clean fresh air. It has been a busy two weeks for this tobacco
prevention person. This past weekend 1 was with OSSOM
("awesome" as in Oregon Student Safety On the Move) at their
15th Annual All-Night State Conference in Milwaukie at Rex
Putnam High School. Thirty students from the three Morrow
County ¡high- sd(ipols plus three other advisors attended, i
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These young people admirably represented our part of Oregon,
nof jJnljrlfrferrtts o f their numbers, but in the responsible way in
which they attended various learning sessions, interacted with
each other, connected with other students and adults and, most
importantly, had fun. The members of this student organization
have committed themselves to following all traffic laws and to
remaining free from alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs. I appreciate
being invited to attend, I had a great experience.
On March 29-30,1 visited Sue Gibbs and Karen Smith-Griffith's
fifth and sixth grade classrooms to talk about the physical effects
of tobacco use. I was impressed at how well the students
understood why kids smoke or chew, what addiction is, and how
tobacco use affects our body. They had the opportunity to view
photomicrographs of lung cancer cells, to look at pictures of
diseased lungs, including emphysema, and to look through a
medical laboratory microscope to view lung material that came
from a person who smoked. I appreciated the students and teachers'
questions and comments.
Perhaps some of you have noticed the public service
announcements on television and in magazines sponsored by a
number of tobacco companies stating how they are supporting
various programs to benefit the disadvantaged. Personally I have
mixed emotions about these kinds of activities. How do you feel?
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Last week while I was attending a training in Eugene, I went to
see the movie "The Insider" one evening. It is about Jeffrey
Wigand, a scientist and former vice president at Brown and
Williamson Tobacco Corporation who was approached by "60
Minutes" to go public in 1995 about what the tobacco industry
knew regarding the addictive nature of nicotine. I believe this film
reveals much about the deception and intimidation tactics of
corporate America. If you missed seeing this film this past fall, I
highly recommend you look for it as a video. It stars A1 Pacino as
"60 Minutes" producer Lowell Bergman, Christopher Plummer as
Mike Wallace and Russell Crowe as Wigand. Was it exciting? You
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_________ By Merlyn Robinson__________
Are you also being bugged by repetitious calls pimping for a
particular long-distance telephone service provider? These sales
people are of as many different nationalities as there are foreign
countries judging from weird dialects that are difficult to
understand. Perhaps their mumbo-jumbo results from trying to also
eat their dinner while at the same time talking on the phone.
When first called, I tried to be polite. Then my manner changed
to terse after the first few times. Lately my glasses fog over from
the steam that my head begins to generate. This over-kill on
solicitation could cause one to drown the phone in the bathtub. Or
as is often the case with a cordless phone, perhaps it's just as well
that the handset has run off and hidden. Sure as one sits down to a
piping hot meal there goes that ding-a-lmg thing again. No wonder
that Caller ID is popular, you can screen those calls and pretend
you're not home.
Most of these sales people begin with a non-stop pitch. But
should they chance to draw a long breath, jump right in with some
ready answers. Instead of just hanging up, try this: "Nobody home"
or "I’m putting you on hold"- - - Yeah, like forever! Or say, "A
tornado just struck our home and I can't find a phone so I must
have landed in heaven" Then there's this funky line, "You'll have
to excuse me. The fish are attacking the cat who just fell into the
piranha tank that we keep by the front door to discourage door-to-
door salespeople.
Too, you could always say, "We left yesterday by sled dog for
Siberia." Then there's this one, "I’m mentally challenged and
sometimes unstable, but I'll be glad to switch to your company. For
that privilege. I'll let you have the first option to buy my million
dollar home site that has a solid rock foundation with the world's
most endangered rocks."
Another thing that gets to me is the salesman that opens with that
"How are you" line. As if that person gives a tinker toy about a
complete stranger. Or maybe that's the way they determine if a
person if literate enough to understand the unpunctuated,
monotone hype that follows.
For kicks, grab that "How are you" opening and launch into your
own version such as: "I'm glad that you asked. You know I've
never been the same since my last*operation." Then be sure to
describe in detail the events leading up to that operation, all the
gory stuff of your hospital stay and the difficulties of recovery.
Without pausing or taking a breath (if you exhaust that subject) do
carry on as follows.
"But I'm doing OK, considering that I'm 109, have arthritis, gout,
can't walk, am going blind and losing most of my teeth so I have
to sip my supper. But I do have my better days when I can hear lots
of things that I don't understand, I remember to brush my teeth
even though this hairy brush is quite large for my mouth.
Sometimes I can distinguish between the doorbell and the
telephone. My biggest complaint is that the television audio keeps
getting weaker, except during commercials. Now you'll have to
excuse as UPS is at the door with my new weight lifting machine
and a 10-year supply of "Feelin' Good" vitamins, a bargain sold to
me by that last handsome salesman, around 50 years old who also
wants to marry me. He's been ever so nice, even helping me
balance my checkbook. I'll be glad when he gets back, he's been
gone to tend to some business since I loaned him my credit cards.
Uh-oh, there goes that phone again!"
St. Patrick's Senior Center
Bulletin Board
Ninety-seven people were present for the senior dinner April 12,
including a bus load of seniors from Boardman. Members of the
Seventh-day Adventist Church served. The Senior Center Board
met after the meal. There was no apartment tour.
Blood pressures were taken before the meal.
The menu for the birthday dinner April 28 is Parmesan chicken,
wild rice, three-bean salad, fruity Jell-O, whole wheat roll and
birthday cake. The United Methodist Church will serve.
The bus did not go to Beecher's at lone Friday as several people
had to cancel, leaving too few to take the bus.
The bus is scheduled to go to the Wild Horse Museum and lunch
April 21 at 8 am. and to the Monument Senior Center for lunch
April 25 at 8:30 a.m. A minimum of six people are needed for bus
trips. A sign up sheet is in the Senior Center office, or call 676-
0030.
Remember Bingo on Tuesday evening from 7-9 p.m.; exercise
Tuesday and Thursday at 10 a.m.; cards Tuesday and Friday at 1
p.m.; and a movie on Thursday at 2 p.m.
Local youth place at M-F rodeo
Heppner's Ryan Matteson
placed in two events at the high
school
rodeo
in
Milton
Freewater, held April 15 and 16.
A time of 12.71 in the calf roping
and a 14.72 in the steer wrestling
earned fifth place finishes in both
events.
Sister Lacey Matteson also
placed in two events, taking sixth
in barrel racing with a 17.319
and seventh in goat tying with a
10.29.
Condon's Marne Wilkins kept
up with the Mattesons by placing
in two events with sixth in goat
tying with a 10.22 and ninth in
breakaway roping with a 4.91.
The Irzyk brothers of Moro
both placed in the steer
wrestling. Joe Irzyk finished
fourth with a 9.51, while Chris
was seventh with a 17.54.
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Other names familiar to the
area include Roseburg's Tatone
sisters. Nataly Tatone finished
second in the barrels and poles
with times of 16.975 and 21.010
respectively. She also placed
fourth in the goat tying with a
10.04 and seventh in the girls
cutting with a 64, which
combined to earn her the girl's all
around honors.
Jessica Tatone placed fifth in
barrels with a 17.215, eighth in
poles with a 22.366, fifth in
breakaway with a 4.34 and third
in girls cutting with a 70.
Jonie Nash of Pilot Rock
finished eighth in barrel racing
with a 17.535 and fifth in poles
with a 21.644.
Prineville's
Elizabeth
Bowerman competed in the girls'
cutting with a broken ankle and
took seventh place with a 64.
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A graveside service for Marjorie L. Wright
will be held Saturday, April 22 at 2 p.m.
at the Heppner Masonic Cemetery in Heppner.
Mrs. Wright passed away on December 9, 1999
in Everett, Washington.
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A reception will follow the ceremony
at St. Patrick’s Parish Hall.
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H J/SH and lone schools
receive Satisfactory ratings
Heppner Junior/Senior High
School and lone Schools have
each received overall satisfactory
ratings
from the Oregon
Department of Education school
report cards.
Heppner High School, grades
seven-12, received a rating of
strong in student behavior;
satisfactory marks in student
performance
and
school
characteristics; and an improved
rating in improvement in student
performance.
lone School, grades seven-12,
received an exceptional rating in
student behavior; satisfactory
ratings in student performance
and school characteristics; and a
rating of "about the same" in
improvement
in
student
performance.
Schools were rated
Unacceptable, Low, Satisfactory,
Strong and Exceptional.
The student performance
category was based on the
percentage of students meeting
state testing standards.
At Heppner, 46 percent of
students in grades eight and 10
met state standards in reading,
compared to 52 percent in
comparison schools and 54
percent state-wide.
In writing 86 percent of
Heppner students met state
standards, compared to 75
percent in comparison schools
and 70 percent state-wide.
In math multiple choice, 47
percent of Heppner students met
state standards, compared to 36
percent in comparison schools
and 44 percent state-wide.
In math problem solving, 61
percent of Heppner students met
the standards, compared to 51
percent in comparison schools
and 53 percent state-wide.
In lone in grades three, five,
eight and 10, 60 percent of the
students met the state standards
in reading, compared to 56
percent in comparison schools
and 64 percent state-wide.
In writing 87 percent of the
lone students met the state
standards, compared to 75
percent in comparison schools
and 67 percent state-wide.
Itr math multiple choice, 62
percent of lone students met the
standards, compared to 40
percent in comparison schools
and 56 percent state-wide.
In math problem solving 76
percent of lone students met the
standards, compared to 54
percent in comparison schools
and 55 percent state-wide.
Student behavior ratings
were
based
on
student
attendance.
Heppner students' attendance
has dropped somewhat over the
past several years, but is still
above the state percentages with
96.6 percent attendance in 1995-
96, compared to 92.6 for the
state; 94 percent in 1996-97,
compared to 92.6 for the state; 93
percent in 1997-98, compared to
92.7 state; and 93.4 in 1998-99,
compared to 92.8.
Heppner High School had a
dropout rate of 3.8 percent in
1997-98, compared to a 6.9
percent rate for the state. In
1996- 97, Heppner’s dropout rate
was 1.9 percent, compared to 6.7
for the state.
lone Schools' attendance has
maintained fairly steady over the
years with 93.2 percent in 1995-
96, 93.4 in 1996-97 and 1997-98,
and 93.6 for 1998-99. State
averages ranged from 92.6 for
1995-96 and 1996-97, to 92.7 for
1997- 98 to 92.8 for 1998-99.
lone had a zero dropout rate
for 1997-98, compared to 6.9
prcent state-wide. In 1996-97
lone had a 1.6 percent dropout
rate, compared to 6.7 percent
state-wide
School characteristics was
based on the percent of students
taking state tests.
For Heppner 99 percent of the
students took state tests, vs. 96
percent of students state-wide.
For lone, 100 percent of the
students took the state tests,
compared to 97 percent state
wide.
In Heppner, SAT test scores
are below the state and national
averages with average verbal
scores at 465, compared to 525
state-wide and 505 nationally;
average math scores at 478,
compared to 525 state-wide and
511 nationally. Seventy percent
of HHS students (23 students)
were tested, compared to 49
percent state-wide (16,897).
HHS teachers are about par
with the state, with 47 percent
having master's degrees or
higher, compared to a state
average of 46 percent. Teachers
at HHS and state-wide both had
an average of 14 years
experience with HHS teachers
having nine years average in
their district, compared to 10
years state-wide.
In lone, students bested the
state and nation in SAT scores.
Average verbal scores at lone
were 532, compared to 525 state
wide and 505 nationally. In math,
lone students averaged 527,
compared to 525 state-wide and
5T1 nationally. Thirty-six percent
of lone students (nine) were
tested, compared to 49 percent
(16,897) state-wide.
Twenty percent of lone
teachers have a master's degree
or higher, compared to 46
percent state-wide. lone teachers
have
15
years
average
experience, compared to 14 state
wide, and an average of 12 years
in the district, compared to 10
years state-wide.
According to the Morrow
County School District, the
Oregon Department of Education
delayed issuing the report cards
to the two schools because of
confusion over configuration of
the schools, which may have
changed over the years. Reports
for lone, for example, have been
submitted variously for lone
Schools, lone High School, lone
Junior High School, lone Middle
School and lone Elementary
School.
Telecommunications meeting
A regional telecom meeting will
be held on Tuesday May 9, at 10
a.m. at the Baker City Library in
Baker City.
Representatives
from all Eastern Oregon counties
and industries are invited to
attend.
The agenda includes:
Organizational structure and
formation;
Exploration of
options to gain access to utility
networks,
including
BPA,
telephone
and
electrical
companies;. Senate Bill 622
planning; Formation of regional
work/action plan.
Steve McClure will be the
facilitator.
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RSVP to Lisa Breckenridge at
lbrecken@orednet.org.
"This meeting will be setting up
some structure so that we can
address the issues that affect our
entire region," said Breckenridge.
"At the broadband meeting in
Bend last week, it became clear
that there are several different
providers
of
wholesale
broadband access who could
potentially serve our region. We
need to determine our own
priorities and make sure that we
chose the broadband provider
that best meets the needs of our
entire region rather than waiting
for the providers to decide."
Howl & ‘Plner
NEW SPRING & SUMMER HOURS
Sunday-Monday: CLOSED
Tuesday-Friday: 11 a.m.-2 p.m., 5-9 p.m.
Saturday: 4-9 p.m.
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Large thln-crust pepperoni pizza
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