SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 20, 2001
HHS announces honor roll
Youth travel to Portland to help homeless
Sean Murray helps serve meals.
Left to right: back-Nacho Elguezabal, Jannie Allen, Sean Murray, Mahaley Huddleston: front-
Lvnan Bingham, Laurie Murray, Mary Ann Elguezabal.
given a class assignment to write
about where he would like to visit
Five Heppner youth and two
The director o f the program at
if he could go any place in the world.
Heppner Elementary teachers Outreach explained to the young
traveled to Portland on Wednesday, people how Outreach basically Rather than "Hawaii" or "Walt
June 13, to work with the poor in serves as the head o f a household, Disney World", Sean's reply was,
"1 want to go to the streets o f
the Burnside area.
handling the limited incomes of the
Portland
and work with the
Sean Murray, Nacho Elguezabal, members and making sure they have
homeless."
The interviewer was
M ahaley Huddleston, Lynan enough to eat, adequate clothing
impressed
by
Sean's honest answers
Bingham and Laune Murray, along and health care.
and
heartfelt
concern.
with Mary Ann Elguezabal and
From Outreach M inistries the
After
eating
lunch at Blanchet,
Jannie Allen, spent the day
Heppner group walked the few
the
next
stop
was
Greenhouse, which
volunteering.
blocks to Blanchet House, which
is
a
youth
facility
o f the Salvation
Before heading to Portland, the
is a soup kitchen on Glisan. At
Army.
At
Greenhouse
the young
group collected Beanie Babies from
Blanchet the seven served spaghetti
people
left
the
Beanie
Babies,
board
staff members at Heppner
and bussed the tables as about 200
games,
boxes
o
f
popsicles,
clothes
Elementary and also used clothes
people received a free lunch. While
and blankets to be distributed to
the pace was rapid, the workers had and blankets. Then it was time to
the homeless. Nacho and Sean used
opportunmes to visit with those who return home.
Handing out the M cDonald's
their own money to buy several
depend on Blanchet for their meals.
coupons was a favorite with the
board games to donate. On the way
Many were surprised and pleased
group as those receiving the
to the Rose City, the group stopped
that kids from Eastern Oregon had
donations were so gracious and
at McDonald's where everyone
traveled 200 miles to lend a hand.
grateful. An elderly Asian m an
By coincidence, Oregon Public
purchased coupons to hand out to
bow
ed repeatedly to the young
those in need.
Broadcasting was at Blanchet that
people
as his face broke into a smile.
lunch hour, filming for an upcoming
The volunteers' first stop was
"God
bless
you," was uttered by
documentary
on
the
Blanchet
House,
Outreach Ministries where they
countless
recipients.
which
is
celebrating
50
years
of
cleaned, helped with Outreach's
While driving back to Heppner
service to the downtown community.
newsletter, visited with members,
the conversation was thoughtful
Sean Murray, who will be a sixth
served snacks, dropped off clothing
grader at Heppner Elementary this and excited with many comments
donations
and
distributed
about "next time." Sean sum m ed
fall, was interviewed about his
McDonald's coupons. Skippy, one
up everyone's feelings with this
dream
o
f
helping
the
homeless.
o f the members receiving services
comment,
"It felt great to m ake a
Several
months
ago.
Sean
was
from Outreach, enjoyed playing
difference
by putting a smile on
Nintendo with Sean and Nacho.
someone's face."
Umatilla Jr.
Rodeo returns
to Hermiston 1
The Umatilla Junior Rodeo,
sponsored by U.S. Cellular and
Commercial Tire, is returning this
July 13, 14, and 15 to the Umatilla
County Fairgrounds in Hermiston.
The rodeo is sanctioned by the
Cayuse Junior Rodeo Association
and is open to any contestant
between eight and 18 within 100
miles o f Hermiston.
Entry forms are available now
at Yahoo Buckaroo in Pendleton
and at Remuda Horse Trailers,
RoeMarks Men's Wear, The Horse
Plaza and Diamond Eng Tack in
Hermiston. Entries must be
postm arked by M onday, July 2.
There will be added money to
the bareback, saddlebronc and bull
riding senior boys. Other awards
presented this year will be high point
boy and girl saddles, all around
awards and event champion buckles.
Events include bull riding, cow
riding, bareback riding, goat tying,
bronc riding, breakaway roping,
calf roping, barrel racing, ribbon
roping, pole bending, chute dogging,
team roping, and calf riding.
A jackpot team roping will be
held Saturday, July 14, starting at
6 p.m.
Heppner High School announces
its lionor roll and honorable mention
for the second semester Following
are the students who qualify:
Seventh grade honor roll (3.5-4.)-
Laune Murray and Krystal Naims,
both 4., Bnanne Jones, Roy Proctor,
Brenda Victono; honorable mention
(3.-3.49)-Kyle Arbogast, Charlene
Houweling, Rory Kilkenny, Heather
Rill, Heather Yocom.
Eighth grade honor roll-Blair
Keithley, 4., M adison Bailey,
Chelsea Britt, Kyle Huddleston,
Cara Kennedy, Joshua Lankford,
Lmsey Mitchell, Shanna Rietmann,
Jessica W amwnght, Terra Wilson;
honorable mention-Jode Coil, Kylee
Disque, Lindsey Hodges, Elizabeth
Orwick, Derek Shank.
Freshm en honor roll: Luke
M urray and Judd Lemmon, both
4.; honorable mention-Blake
Allstott, Justin Botefuhr, Lindsey
Clough, Bnan Haguewood, Stefame
Hanson, Danielle Looslie, Chantea
M acaulay, Kiel Naims, Courtney
Nelson, Danielle Pnndle, Brooke
Rust, Sheena Shank, Bnan Smith,
Adam W ight, Jessie Woodward.
Sophomores honor roll: Tyler
Henderson, Lacey Matteson, Marcy
Miller, Douglas Orwick and Darren
Van Cleave, all 4., Brad Adams,
Donald Adams, Daniel Jepsen.
W hitney S hem tt, Ashley Ward,
Nicole Wilson; honorable mention-
Dawn DeBoer, Sibbea Jones, Conor
Kilkenny, Isaiah Stillman.
Juniors honor roll-Jon Bennett,
Shelley Rietmann and Codi
Rosecrans, all 4., Meghan Bailey,
Brad Bowman, Stefan Matheny,
Brian Rust, Tammy Smith, Paula
Spicerkuhn, Sam Van Liew;
honorable mention-Claire Anderson,
Jessica Bash, Jodie Carlson, Kevin
Drake, Kelsey Greenup, Jessica
Gutierrez, M ichael McCabe,
Christian Moller, Angela Moore,
Julie Proctor, Leland Rill.
Seniors honor roll: M anssa
McCabe and Jennifer Patton, both
4., Knsta Adams, Kelli Bates, Blake
Knowles, Kyle McDaniel, Danielle
McDowell, Craig Scott, Melinda
Smith, Scott Van Winkle, Lindsey
Ward, Brandon Young; honorable
mention-Nicholas Anthony, Sarah
Eckman, San Juanita Elguezabal,
Amber Flaiz, Ryan Matteson, David
Piper, Am anda Sneddon, Brian
Sweeney.
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