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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 1, 2002 - THREE Dav care has new choo-choo 2002 MS Walk Teams were the theme for the MS Walk this year. This was the best year yet, according to organizer Merilee McDowell, with 76 walkers and over $8,000 raised. “Team Hope", lead by Debbie Basile, had the largest team again this year with 17 w alkers. Way to go Hope Test showed Coliform bacteria in Heppner water The H eppner w ater system recently vio lated a d rinking w ater stan d ard . According to a notice sent out by the City of Heppner, this incident was not an emergency. The city m onitors * drinking water for contaminants on a regular basis, taking two samples to test for the presence '' o f coliform bacteria during April. Both showed the presence of total coliform bacteria, violating the standard that no more than one sample per month may do so. “You do not need to boil your w ater or take other corrective actions," said the notice, “However, if you have specific health concerns, consult your doctor. People with severely compromised immune systems, infants, and some elderly may be at increased risk. These people should seek advice about drinking' w ater from their health care ‘ providers.” According to the press release, “Coliform bacteria are • generally not harmful themselves. Coliforms are bacteria that are n atu rally present in the environment and are used as an indictor that other, potentially harmful bacteria may be present. Coliforms were found in more samples than allowed and this was a w arning o f potential problems.” Other harmful bacteria w ere not found in the c ity ’s subsequent testing and the city has in creased sam pling for coliform bacteria to catch a recurring problem early. For more information, contact City Hall at 676-9618. Lutheran! “All the Saints” and “Team Hope” competed again this year for a traveling plaque. “All the Saints” will be working hard next year to get the plaque back. There were walkers from H eppner, lo n e, H erm iston, Boardman and Spray. Teams included a Forest Service team, Weight W atcher’s team, Spray team and the “ Banking on a Cure” team from the Bank of EO, who had special T-shirts made for the event. A special team this year was the Marie VanEtta Team”, formed in memory'of Marie. She always participated in the walk and was the first walker to raise * t § The Heppner Gazette-Times received a visit from the local Cub Scout pack last Thursday. The scouts learned that beginning two months ago the Gazette began producing its newspaper entirely digital with three computers. Once the newspaper is produced it is sent over the internet to a printing plant in Pendleton. While on the tour the scouts also watched a big paper cutter being used, a 1918 printing press in action and looked at some old new spapers. M arriage Licenses The Morrow County Clerk’s o ffice at the courthouse in Heppner reports issuing the fol lowing marriage license(s): April 26: Jose Guadalupe Mendoza, 26, Umatilla; and Mar ia Guadalupe R odriguez, 17, Umatilla. MotAetá -* * 4 0 . i p 1 t » 2 Help her remember the smiles, the tears and the events that fill her life.. Choose from our selection o f classic handcrafted Mother's Rings set with lustrous stones to mark the hirthmonth o f each child. * * ê f f £ ^ V * It 41 Heppner Jewelers/ 876-9200 Emily Rietmann and Tracy Griffith use tools to score clay. lone School students completed a two week study with LaVonne Kasper o f Baker City as part of the Arts in Education program. Each year under this program, the school is able to bring an artist for a two w eek stay. This year students were instructed daily in pottery. Each class made several objects during their classes and learned the terminology used by potters. Kasper assisted each class in making a pot on the pottery wheel for their teacher to keep as a remembrance o f their class. Kasper said she had little exposure to art until her family moved from California to New Mexico w here she fell in love w ith the colors, designs and the pottery there. It w as not until her children were older that she was able to pursue her interest in art. She started taking classes in Baker City' six years ago and read all she could about pottery. She now teaches art in the Baker City schools and at Crossroads Art Center in the city as w ell as many schools in Eastern Oregon through the Regional Arts Counci I. “Kasper was particularly adept at teaching children of all ages. The students enjoyed her classes a great deal and came away with a new interest and knowledge o f this art form. Teachers and aides also found they were excited about trying their hand at pottery. Students and teachers alike found the two week study to be very rewarding,” said lone teacher Betty Rietmann lone juniors on their way to Girls State Diana McElligott and Caitlin Orem, both juniors at lone High School, were chosen by the lone American Legion Auxiliary Unit 95 as this year’s delegates to Oregon Girls’ State. McElligott is the daughter of Paul and Charity McElligott of lone. She participates in all school sports and is an honor student. She is also active in Future Business Leaders of America, the ecumenical youth group and St. Williams Church. Orem is the daughter of Joe and Anita Orem of lone. She is an honor student and a member o f OSSOM , the dram a cluh, STARS, and a member o f the annual staff. She participates in 4-H and has served as a counselor at 4-H camp. She is a member of the ecumenical youth group and of St. Williams Church. Girls State will be held June 16-22 at W illam ette University in Salem. The program is specifically for girls w ho have completed their junior year of high school and focuses on Americanism and government. A mock government is set up to help demonstrate the fundamentals of democracy. By electing officials, debating and passing legislation at the w eeklong sem inar, the students learn the rights and resp o n sib ilitie s o f being an American. The program costs $250 per delegate. Sponsors this year are lone C om m unity A gri- Business Organization, Morrow County Grain Growers, Bank of Eastern Oregon and Columbia Basin Electric Co-op. The lone American Legion Auxiliary Unit 95 selects the girls and gets them ready for the seminar. HAPPY Cardinals win, and lose, to Arlington 1 ffjSSg - N " 1 t V .'.v d ’ Hr t i ni l h s m ,m c x t t e m e b n J i t 1 p B i. ; ^ , , <r 'A i n u n a b l e t o c l a i m \ i c t o r y . i u . i i i i n ; \ n n a D u r k a . l o s i n g 4-,X I l ie d o u b l e - t e a m o f Paul ' - . " H e r ai’d l o b m n ( o lh n w e re ’ ■ 1 st M cCabe ■ ANNIVERSARY 1 Jeff and Lori Key ? May 5th, 2 0 0 2 ] t : f. t Ò ' H r ! ‘ i M u n c h i o M t<' k c \ m I pleased | % 4» . Peterson s The H eppner High School Prom will be held on Friday, May 3, from 9 p.m.-l a.m. at the HHS cafeteria. This year’s theme is, “A Night to Remember.” Prom court will be announced at 10:30 p.m. Parents are welcome to come at this time to take pictures, but may not stay for Prom. Modem Studios will be the photographers for the event and Dan Bums is in charge of music. Scouts visit Gazette-Times *► * Heppner Prom is Baker City artist shares at lone School May 3 LaVonne Kasper assists kindergartner Zane King on the pottery wheel. **& *«& »* & pledges. She was greatly missed this year, said McDowell. “The reason it was such a success this year was due to the fact that 1 had such a great com m ittee, hard w orking volunteers, donations from local businesses, along w ith committed w alkers and very generous d o n a tio n s,” said M cD ow ell. “Also, the Oregon chapter o f the N atio n al M ultiple S clero sis S ociety w orked w ith my committee and helped us in many ways. And there aren’t enough words to express the wonderful support o f the H eppner community. Every one worked so hard. I’ll see you next year.” Little train conductors at Heppner Daycare enjoy the new w ooden train built by Bob DeSpain of Heppner. DeSpain said that it took four days to build the train trom a picture he had seen. I le brought the train to the center in pieces and assembled it on-site. The train wheels will eventually be set on blocks. "It’s good and strong-all screws, no nails,” said DeSpain, who is the father of day care director Merry Brannon. “When I get through there won’t be any sharp edges. It’s been fun.” - I John Collin in action The C ardinal women tennis team posted two wins, while the men were handed three losses, when lone hosted Arlington on Thursday. April 25. M eghan M cCabe rlf’tVntpH M ic h e lle R e rrv 8-T anil with her performance on Thursday “E\en though the boys lost their all played They were patient when making their shots, reducing the amount of unforced errors.” O rder M ag n etic D o o r S ig n s HERE Heppner Gazette- Ti mes 676-9228 I
