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TEN - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 30, 2001 Heppner Four-Year-Old Preschool Class of 2001 celebrates ’graduation’ District spelling contest held The Heppner Preschool Four-Year-Old Class of 2001 celebrated its "graduation" at a ceremony for parents and friends at the Heppner Daycare Center Tuesday, May 22. Included in the class of 2001 are: Maggie Brooks, Deatley Britt, Ryan Dougherty, Tate Gentry, Maddie George, Andrew Hatfield,Colby Hedman, Keenan Helfrecht, Micha Hintz, Mekayla Kindle, Lucas Lindsay, Ali Lovgren, Treston Maben, Jaden Orr, Kaid Peck, J.C. Putman, Courtnie Taylor, Tyrel Walker and Johnny Wilson. Preschool director and teacher is Merrv Brannon. Division I winners Sheriffs office sponsors special Olympics run By Debbie Harper The Morrow County Sheriffs Office is sponsoring the Oregon Law Enforcement Special Olympics Torch Run between Heppner and lone on Saturday, June 2, with check-in beginning at 9 a.m. Runners will start from the Heppner city park. Entrance fee is $10. Runners will tiWt receive a t-shirt. If they collect $50 or more in pledges, the entrance fee is waived and they still receive a shirt. Sponsors who pledge $10 or more will also receive a t-shirt. Pledges are tax-deductible. Runners generally run relay style. Two or three runners, one of whom will carry the torch, will run as long as they can. Then they will be picked up by a bus, supplied by Hermiston Police Department and other runners will take their place. Runners don't have to be in law Undersherill Larry Sample and Reserve Officer Tina Edwards enforcement. "If the track team wants to come out and run, it would be great," said Morrow County Oregon State University's 132nd Paul G. Risser will preside over the Undersheriff Larry Sample. Last year reserve officer Tina annual commencement ceremony ceremony, which will include Edwards ran the entire distance of for undergraduates will be held on representatives from the Oregon Sunday, June 17, at 2 p.m. in Reser University System and Oregon 18 miles in about 2 1/2 hours. Any one wanting to register, Stadium, Corvallis. The ceremony State's student body. become a sponsor, or needing more will be televised live by Oregon information, may call the Morrow Public Broadcasting. OSU's graduate County Sheriffs Office at 676-5317. students will have their own UndershenfT Sample said he would ceremony beginning at 9 a.m. in like to know the number of runners LaSells Stewart Center. Local undergraduate degree by May 31 to ensure there's enough recipients are: Daniel Burnside, Morrow County Public Works water to provide to the runners. bachelor of science, housing studies; will be chip sealing in the Heppner The Morrow County Sheriffs Benjamin Ewing, bachelor of area on June 4-7. Drivers are to Office also sponsors a golf tournament for Special Olympics science, biology; Phillip Spicerkuhn, expect delays in the following areas: bachelor of science, general science, Willow Creek Road. Willow Creek in August. all of Heppner; and Leticia Flores Park and Boat Ramp, High School of Irrigon, bachelor of arts, liberal Road and Dee Cox Road. studies. For more information, contact Overall, more than 3,000 students Morrow County Public Works at will receive diplomas from Oregon 989-9500. The Port of Morrow will hold State University. OSU President a commission workshop on Wednesday, May 30, at 10 a.m. Included on the agenda will be the strategic plan update. 1 ___ J 1 Local students graduate from OSU Division II winners Division III not pictured. By Debbie Harper Kate Kendrick spent her birthday taking a test. But it didn't bother the Heppner Elementary School fifth grader. She tied for first place in Division 1 of the district's spelling contest, held May 17 at Columbia Middle School in Irrigon. District students competed in three divisions. Each division's 30 word written test was given by a teacher, then graded by a group of correctors. The students and their families had punch and cinnamon rolls while they waited for the results. Recognitions were given through sixth place, but there were numerous ties for places within each division. Division I : Grades 3-5- 1. Kate Kendrick (HES) and Emily Rietmann (lone); 2. Seth Morgan (HES); 3. Courtney Kemp (Sam Boardman); 4. Tiana Camarillo (lone) and Justin Archer (lone); 5. Juan Ruiz (Sam Boardman); 6. Josh Kramer (A.C. Houghton) and Buddy Kennedy (A.C. Houghton); 7. David Yecha (A.C. Houghton); 8. Maggie Armato (HES); 9. Keshia Richmond Building codes forum topic The Oregon Building Codes Division will host a public meeting on Tuesday. June 5, at 6 p.m. in the first floor conference room in the state offices, 700 SE Emigrant, Pendleton, to discuss issues related to statewide building codes programs and to answer any questions contractors, homeowners, local officials, manufacturers and others may have about BCD services WSE PRINT ENVELOPES Heppner Gazette- Times or the building codes system. The meeting is part of an ongoing outreach effort intended to give Oregonians with an interest in building-related issues an opportunity for direct access to top BCD staff. This can be both an opportunity to ask staff about the state’s building codes program and to educate the division on public issues or concerns. Topics covered may include code compliance; boilers; elevators; recreational vehicles; parks; and manufactured homes. Everyone is invited to attend and participate. (Sam Boardman). Divison I I : Grades 6-8- 1. Ryan Campbell (Heppner); 2. Anita Garcilazo (Columbia Middle School) and Blair Keithley (Heppner); 3. Laurie Murray (Heppner); 4. Kim Morris (lone); 5. Kristin Baldwin (Columbia); 6. Kayla LaRue (lone); 7. Kasie Peterson (lone). Division III - High School: 1. Jamie Moore (Riverside); 2. Jesse Gutierrez (Heppner); 3. Jennifer Thompson (lone); 4. Darcy McCormick(Riverside); 5. Til Tullis (lone); 6. Jodie Carlson (Heppner). Local student earns academic award Luke Swanson o f lone, Eastern Oregon University's men's basketball player, has been named to the NAIA Academic All-American team. Swanson, a senior business major, has an overall grade point average o f 3.5. He started 17 games last season as a shooting guard and averaged 8.6 points, 2.8 rebounds and one assist per game. 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