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
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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
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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.
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remember
the smiles,
the tears
and the
events that
fill her life..
Choose from
our selection
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handcrafted
Mother's
Rings set
with lustrous
stones to
mark the
hirthmonth
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child.
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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.
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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
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Baker City artist shares at lone School
May 3
LaVonne Kasper assists kindergartner Zane King on the
pottery wheel.
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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.”
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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.
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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.”
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