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Heppner Elementary students pose for photo during Red Ribbon Week.
VOL. ^ 9 _______NO 13______ 10 Pages
Wednesday, October 25,2000
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
October 25, 26, 30 and 31 will
be official Red Ribbon Days at
Heppner Elementary School.
The purpose of the Red Ribbon
Célébration is to present a
unified and visible commitment
to celebrate healthy, drug-free
lifestyles, and develop an attitude
of zero tolerance to the use of
illegal drugs and the illegal use
of legal drugs, said HES
Principal Phyllis Danielson. This
year's national theme is "Leading
by Example."
The Red Ribbon Celebration
began when a U.S. Drug
Enforcement
Administration
agent, Enrique "Kiki" Camarena
was murdered by drug traffickers
in Mexico in 1985.
Red Ribbons are worn during
Red Ribbon Week each year to
demonstrate commitment to a
healthy drug-free lifestyle. The
Red Ribbon Celebration has
expanded beyond one week in
October to year-round prevention
efforts that advance a vision of
drug-free
individuals
and
communities.
The Red Ribbon Celebration is
designed to create public
awareness about the problems
related to the use of tobacco,
alcohol and other drugs and to
organize and support healthy,
drug-free
youth
activities,
programs and teacher resources.
This week many businesses
decorated have been decorated
by the classrooms of HES. A
guest speaker is planned at the
photo by Sandy Matthews
end of the month assembly on
Wednesday at 1 p.m. In addition,
there will be a different theme
each day-Wednesday: "Sock It
To Drugs" - everyone wears
crazy socks; Thursday: "Saying
No To Drugs Is No Sweat" -
everyone wears sweats: Monday:
"Turn Your Back On Drugs" -
everyone wears their clothes
backwards; and Tuesday: "Wear
Red Day" - each classroom will
try to be the one wearing the
most red.
Heppner Elementary School
encou.ages all people to
demonstrate their commitment
for a Drug-Free America by
wearing and displaying Red
Ribbons during Red Ribbon
Days, said Danielson.
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A Food Handler's Class will be
offered by Blue Mountain
Community College and the
State Health Division on
Wednesday, Nov. 8, from 6:30-
9:30 p.m. at the Heppner High
School cafeteria.
A Fdod Handler's card is
required by the State of Oregon
for all employees who handle or
prepared food in food service
facilities in Oregon. This
includes dishwasher, waiters,
staff and business persons.
Additionally, the card is also
now required of all day care
HHS potato feed
set November 3
The Heppner High School Class
o f 2001 has planned a baked
potato/chili feed for Friday,
November 3, from 5-7:30 p.m. at
the Morrow County Fairgrounds
prior to the HHS football game
vs. Umatilla. The game begins at
7:30 p.m.
Everyone is welcome to attend.
The menu will include a baked
potato with chili or broccoli-
cheese sauce, a brownie and
coffee or punch for $4 each/$ 15
for a family; or a baked potato or
a bowl of chili, brownie and
beverage for $3 each/$10 for a
family.
Proceeds will go toward the
Class of 2001 senior trip.
Seniors and parents who
would like to help with the feed
should call Sherry Matteson,
676-5250, or April Sykes, 676-
9228 days, 676-9939 evenings.
Class members and parents will
be needed to set up tables,
prepare potatoes and beverages,
serve and cashier and clean up.
Sign-up will also be held at the
senior class meeting on Monday,
October 30, at 7:30 p.m. at the
high school.
A vote will be held on the trip
destination and seniors must sign
up to go on the trip by the Oct.
30 meeting.
workers.
* The cost of the class is a $10
licensing fee, payable to the State
Health
Department
after
successful completion of the
written test. Registration will be
done at class.
For further information,
contact Anne Morter, South
Morrow
County
BMCC
coordinator, at 422-7040.
Seventh day
Adventist plan
50th anniversary
The Heppner Seventh-day
Adventist Church, 560 North Mi
nor Street, is celebrating their 50th
anniversary on Oct. 27-28.
Services are at 7 p.m. on Fri
day, Oct. 27, and 9:30 a.m.-noon
on Saturday, Oct. 28 with lunch
and an afternoon meeting follow
ing.
Former pastors, members and
the community are welcome to join
in worship.
cancelled
The Heppner High School
football game vs. Stanfield this
Friday, October 27, has been
cancelled because Stanfield does
not have enough players.
The next HHS game will be at
home Friday, November 3, at
7:30 p.m. vs. Umatilla.
A baked potato/chili feed will
be held at the Morrow County
Fairgrounds prior to the
Heppner-Umatilla game, from 5-
7:30 p.m.
The feed will include a baked
potato and chili or broccoli with
cheese sauce, brownie and punch
or coffee for $4 each/$15 for a
family; or a baked potato or a
bowl of chili, brownie and
beverage for $3 each/$10 a
family.
Fall back
Everyone is reminded that
Daylight Savings Time ends
Sunday, October 29.
Clocks should be set back one
hour Saturday night.
Eastern Oregon University and
Blue Mountain Community
College are currently delivering
a joint baccalaureate degree
program
in
business
administration within the BMCC
service area via distance
education. The program is a part
of
the
Eastern
Oregon
Collaborative College Center
(EOCCC).
According to Deborah Lee of '
the Umatilla/Morrow Eastern
Regional Center, "The business
administration
program
is
designed for persons who are
place
bound
in
the
Umatilla/Morrow county BMCC
district. These persons desire to
complete a degree in business
administration but cannot travel
to EOU in La Grande to
complete the final two years of
the program after attending
BMCC. This new program offers
a solution to this challenge."
Students entering the program
will complete the business
degree transfer program through
Blue Mountain Community
College and complete the
remainder of their degree via
Eastern. Transfer students from
other colleges and universities
are also good candidates for the
program.
The courses will be offered via
a number of delivery formats:
traditional classes offered at non-
traditional
times,
distance
learning and a combination of the
two.
This term's feature course will
be taught on Nov. 10-11.
"Diversity in the Workplace", for
two credits, will be taught by Dr.
Ted Atkinson of Eastern Oregon
University.
A few remaining spaces are
still left for new enrol lees in the
course. Call the EOU Regional
Center in Pendleton at 278-5776
Lexington water Corps to reduce Willow Creek Lake
project begins
Water regulators from the U.S. bridge and water main that cross
Willow Creek at "B" Street,
Those entering the town of
Lexington are advised that a
major water project is underway
and precautions are being made
to make residences accessible.
People are asked to drive with
caution in those areas.
The 'B' Street bridge project is
in its final stages along with the
town's waterline in that area.
Drivers are asked to avoid that
area if possible because of
congestion.
On Saturday. October* 28, the
fire department will practice
fighting fire on a building on 'B'
Street and Main, beginning about
7:30 a.m. if there is no wind.
The fire department requests
that onlookers keep their distance
unless asked to participate.
Army Corps of Engineers, in
cooperation with the Oregon
Department of Water Resources,
cut back water releases from
Willow Creek Dam starting
Friday, Oct. 20, to facilitate
construction work on a bridge
and water line in Lexington.
Flow in Willow Creek at
Heppner dropped from 16 cubic
feet per second (cfs) to three cfs.
Flows were slightly more along
other portions of the creek as
additional water entered the
creek
from
downstream
tributaries.
Releases from the dam returned
to about 16 cfs on Wednesday,
Oct. 25.
The decision came after the
contractor, who is working on the
requested
the
( orps
to
temporarily reduce the amount of
water in the creek.
This special operation did not
affect the requirement to have
Willow Creek Lake lowered to
its wintertime operating level by
Dec. 1.
to register and save a space.
Cost of the program would be a.
combination of the BMCC
tuition rate of $40 per.credit and
EOU at $95. It takes a minimum
of 186 credits to complete the
degree with at least 60 of the
credits at the EOU rate.
"We have found that many
local employers are willing to
assist these students with all or
part of their college expenses.
For those students whose
employer does not, there is
financial aid available for part
time students who qualify," said
Lee.-
According to Dr. Atkinson,
director of the program, "The
program is innovative in that it
combines
solid
theoretical
framework of the business
discipline with a strong focus on
practical, hands-on experience."
The degree was purposely
developed to be responsive to the
current and future business
environments.
"The typical student attracted
to this program will be an adult
student who has performed well
in their career within a local
company. The management is
very satisfied with their job
performance and would like to
promote them, yet the company
policy is that they cannot
promote employees without a
college degree," explains Lee.
"This program is perfect for a
potential student who fits this
profile."
B M C C offers computer classes
Blue Mountain Community
College is offering two computer
courses in the upcoming weeks.
A free, three-hour Introduction
to Computer workshop is being
offered on Friday, Nov. 3, from 9
a.m. to noon at Heppner
Elementary School.
Enrollment is limited with only
a couple of spaces available so
interested students are urged to
call as soon as possible. The
class will go over some of the
basics of computer terminology
and use, and will allow for some
hands-on time.
Saturday, Nov. 4, a Windows
98 class will be taught by Jan
Hood at Heppner Elementary
School. This class is scheduled
from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
This course offers students a
chance to learn how to better
utilize their computers using files
and folders as well as change
settings.
Students are not required to
have a lot of experience but
should be familiar with the
keyboard and the use of the
mouse. Cost of the class is $40.
To pre-register or for further
information,
contact
Anne
Morter, BMCC South Morrow
County coordinator, at 422-7040
C ity to read water
meters year-round
The city of Heppner will now
read water meters year-round.
This is being done in response to
customer requests and to more
carefully observe the operation
of the water system.
Because of the winter time
readings, it is important to use
proper insulation in the meter
•box. Meter readers advise that
the only acceptable insulation is
insulation batting cut to fit,
placed in a plastic bag and laid
on top of the meter. With this
insulation, meter readers can
readily move the insulation to
read the meter and then replace
"Remember that you are trying
to prevent the cold air from
above the meter getting to the
meter." said a city news release.
There is enough heat in the
ground below the meter to keep it
from freezing Placing insulation
below the meter would be
"counterproductive."
Insulation which is not
installed properly may be
removed from the box by meter
readers. Meter readers are
instructed to not replace
insulation installed improperly.
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