FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 1, 2002
South Morrow scholarships announced
Chamber Chatter
By Claudia Hughes
Chamber Executive Director
Shelley Rietmann
Adam Neiffer
Jonathan Bennett
The South Morrow County
Scholarship Trust announced the
recipients of the 2002 scholarships
in the am ount o f $500 each.
Recipients are Shelley Rietmann,
Adam Neiffer, Stefan Matheny
^nd Jonathan Bennett. Out of 25
applicants, the four students were
selected on the basis of academic
achievement, chosen field of study,
financial need, school participation,
degree of effort the student has
made in seeking sources for
college,
and
personal
characteristics for success and
school citizenship.
Shelley Rietm ann is the
(laughter o f M ark and Tami
Rietmann. She attends Heppner
High School and is planning on
attending Linfield College or
Pacific University. Shelley’s future
plans are to study biology and
sports medicine. She is active in
sports and has three varsity letters
in basketball, two in volleyball and
three in softball and was Team All-
State Pitcher. She is also active in
4-H and has volunteered for many
events in the community including
serving on the Heppner Chamber
Board from 2000 to 2002. Shelley
is in National Honor Society, one
of Oregon’s 2001 Top 20 Female
Scholars, a Who’s Who recipient
and has many other academic
accomplishments.
Adam Neiffer is the son of
Duane and Linda Neiffer from
lone. His plans are to study and
major in natural science or natural
resources field. Adam has served
on the Student Council and is a
member of National Honor Society,
4-H and International Club. He has
been very active in tennis,
basketball and football. Adam won
the Blue Mountain Community
College Skills Challenge Biomania
Competition, and he has won a
Physical Science Award, a Geology
Award and a Math Award.
Stefan Matheny is the son of
Dave and Patty Matheny. He has
attended Heppner High School and
is considering attending Linfield,
Mount Hood Community College,
or Oregon State University. He is
planning on pursuing a Business
Degree. He has three varsity
letters in football and basketball
and four in baseball. Stefan has
served as Freshm an Class
Representative, is a member of the
National Honor Society and has
participated in many community
services. He won the National
English Merit Award, American
Citizenship Award and Academic
Excellence in Integrated Math II
Award.
Stefan Matheny
Jonathan Bennett is the son
of Thomas and Bonnie Bennett
from Heppner. His plans are Pre-
Law with a major in Political
Science or English. At this time
he is considering University of
Oregon or Linfield College.
Jonathan is a member of National
Honor Society, serving as
President 2000-2002. He is a
three-year varsity letterman in
golf and is Senior Class Vice
President. He has participated in
many com m unity activities
including Willow Creek Country
Club Clean-Up, Highway Clean
up, and Booster Club. Jonathan
was named Business Student of
the Year, a member of the school
Knowledge Master Team and the
Administrator Students of Merit
Honor Team.
The Board o f D irectors
Scholarship Trust include Bill
Rietm ann, president; Craig
Strobel, vice-president; Del
LaRue, treasurer; Sharon
Harrison, secretary; Bill Kuhn,
Missy Cutsforth and Barb Hayes.
Justice Court
Report
The Justice Court office at
the courthouse in Heppner reports
handling the following business:
Clayton James West, 44,
Ione-Endangering a Child Passen
ger, $79 fine;
Juan Z. Pacheco, 41,
Hermiston-Failure to Validate
Adult Harvest Tag, Steelhead, $75
fine;
Fred G. DeClue, 47,
Heppner-Careless Driving, $132
fine;
Travis Paul Bellamy, 18, Lex-
ington-Failure to Carry Registra
tion, $ 111 fine;
Codi
R osecrans,
18,
Heppner-Violation of the Basic
Rule, $69 fine.
Garden Club to
hold meeting
The H eppner Garden
Club will meet at St. Patrick’s
Senior Center on Monday, May
6. at 7 p.m. The program will be
a video of a Flower and Garden
show by H&G Discussion will be
on the hanging basket program for
the City of Heppner. The club’s
trip to the greenhouses, which is
the annual plant- buying trip, will
also be discussed.
The public is invited to
attend.
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The year is one quarter
gone. May launches a busy month
with spring here, flowers to plant,
new baskets soon to be in place,
graduation and the 100th anniver
sary o f the M orrow C ounty
Courthouse on Monday, May 27,
not to mention the many activi
ties of all the organizations in
Heppner and the Willow Creek
Valley.
The Rose City Motorcy
cle Club will be passing through
Heppner on Saturday, May 11, as
they participate in the Oregon
500. What will this mean for
Heppner? It’s kind of like a mid
day parade. Motorcycle enthusi
asts who head downtown for
lunch may have the opportunity
to have a brief visit with these
people as they make a quick stop.
Once introduced to the great cy
cling roads of the area, they of
ten return.
Mark those May calen
dars: Tuesday, May 7-Heppner
Coordinating Council meets to
work on the Strategic Plan, 7:30
a.m.; Heppner merchants meet at
G D ’s R estaurant at 8 a.m .;
Cham ber Business Forum at'
noon at Jo h n ’s O ther Place,
where all entities will report. Tues
day, May 14-Ken Grieb, Oregon
Wheat League, will present a pro
gram to the chamber. Tuesday,
May 21 -students will treat those
businesses that hosted a job shad
ow student to lunch (sign up for
the job shadow program through
Greg G rant or the H eppner
Chamber of Commerce). Tues
day, May 28-Nan Hall will give a
presentation on the new Heppner
Elementary School facility and
calendar scenario.
See you at Chamber at
noon every Tuesday. New and
prospective members are encour
aged to attend. Call 676-5536 for
more information.
Thought of the week: “To
be absolutely certain about some
thing, one must know everything
or nothing about it.”
Morrow County
students headed
for writing festival
The M orrow County
School District will send 22 stu
dents to the 18th annual Oregon
Writing Festival on Saturday, May
4, at Portland State University in
Portland.
The festival is sponsored
by the Oregon Council of Teach
ers of English. It is anticipated that
more than 1000 students will at
tend and share in the day’s activ
ities. The Morrow County School
District provides funding for the
students and staff to attend the
event.
The following students
will be attending:
-Heppner Elem entary
School-Maggie Armato, Whitney
Matthews.
-Heppner High School-
Mahaley H uddleston, Sibbea
Jones.
-lone Schools-Kara Clay,
Emily Rietmann, Billy Ross.
-Sam Boardman Elemen-
tary-Sabrina Baker, Ethan Ellis,
Paul Keefer.
-Riverside High School-
Varonica Abbott, Jami Moore,
Lauren Snyder, Lucia Zavala.
-A.C. Houghton Elem entary
School-K ayly A bercrom bie,
Kristina Axtell, Ashleigh Leonard.
-C olum bia M iddle School-
M akayla A nderson, N ichole
Goforth, Ashley Lyons, Christina
Morrison. Dustin Trinklein.
Chaperones are Jannie Allen,
Heppner Elementary School;
Johnna Shim p-Jones, A.C.
Houghton Elementary; and Janet
Symionow, Columbia Middle
School.
2002 Morrow
County Fair
By Merlyn Robinson
Plan to “Catch the
Centennial Spirit”—the theme for
Morrow County’s 2002 fair. This
theme highlights the 100-year
anniversary o f O regon’s 4-H
program. Also being celebrated
this year is the 100th birthday of
Morrow C ounty’s historic
courthouse. Pioneer style dress
and old-time regalia will be in
vogue for parades, exhibits and
more.
A slide show of events of
the past 100 years would reveal
major changes in county fair
activities. The county fair
agricultural exhibits were once
displayed in the county road
department building on Main
Street— where the museum now
stands.
Older 4-H leaders can
contribute to the history by turning
in recollections of different pr
Garden Club to
hold spring plant
exchange
Has the warm spring
w eather got you thinking o f
outdoor activities? Have you seen
enough TV, video gam es or
computer games this winter to last
a lifetime? If so, why not stop by
the Heppner Garden Club spring
plant exchange on Saturday, May
4, at the St. Patrick’s Senior
Center from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. and
visit with a Garden Club member
or a Blue M ountain M aster
Gardener about planting a garden
of flowers, vegetables or fruits
this summer and entering them
into the Morrow County Fair in
August.
The two groups are
combining efforts this year to
encourage people of all ages to
enjoy one of the simplest and most
satisfying of hobbies. Planting
seeds and watching them grow
can be a tremendously rewarding
experience. A few hours spent in
preparation, planting and care
yield days, weeks and even
months o f enjoym ent to the
senses. G rowing food and
flowers for your family, just the
way you want to, for example,
organically, can be a great source
of pride and accomplishment.
Kids, especially, can enjoy
gardening with a little time
invested by an adult. Gardening
teaches kids to appreciate nature
and helps to ground them in this
increasingly busy world.
The Morrow County Fair
is yet one more o f the many
worthwhile traditions of this rural
community, one that is worthy of
passing on to kids and
participating in ourselves. The fair
has age group classifications
down to three years old, and
welcomes exhibit entries from all
people. Blue Mountain Master
G ardeners and the H eppner
Garden Club would like to help
you get started in gardening and
help plan your plantings to allow
bringing your produce to the fair.
They will be at the plant exchange
to answer any questions and help
you plan for a ftin and successful
gardening yeai. Information on
fair participation will be available;
specifically, the many entries
possible and the age group
classifications.
Kids are
particularly encouraged to join in
and bring exhibits.
No
garden
space
available?
The
H eppner
Community Garden has free plots
of ground available for use. The
garden is a joint effort between
the City of Heppner and the Blue
Mountain Master Gardeners to
provide space and advice for
anyone wishing to have a garden.
For more information visit the
Plant Exchange or call John
Murray 676-9631 to reserve a
plot.
GROUPO CONDOR
High energy perform ance o f trad itio n al
m usic from M exico and S outh Am erica
S H E U llE L L INSURANCE
AGENCY
May 1, 2 p.m., at A.C. Houghton Elementary, Irrigon
May 2, 8 a.m., at Columbia Middle School, Irrigon
Brenda Sherrell
May 2, I p.m.. at Sam Boardman Elementary, Boardman
676-5818
127 North Main, Heppner
An “Arts Impact Youth"presentation
sponsored by North Morrow Community Foundation
Funded by Morrow County Unified Recreation District
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Students receive First Holy Communion
C elebrating their first C om m union are (front, left to right)-Trevor Graff,
Conner Pappas, Carrie Hague wood, Garrett Gibbs and J ustin Pranger. Back
are teacher M ike Arm ato and Fr. Gerry Condon.
Five students of St. Patrick’s Parish received their First Holy
Communion on Sunday at St. Patrick’s church during the 11 a.m. Mass.
Trevor Graff, Garrett Gibbs, Carrie Haguewood, Conner
Pappas, and Justin Pranger, all students of Mike Armato, had been
preparing for this occasion since last September.
Following the Mass there was a reception sponsored by the
Altar Society. Bettie Doherty gave each of the students a beautiful
framed picture with their name on it. Each was also presented with
a certificate commemorating the occasion.
Father Hebert celebrates his birthday with a cake presented by Ann Murray.
Tree Seedlings Available
Western Larch seedlings
will be available on Friday, May
3, from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at the
M orrow Soil and Water
Conservation District office at
430 Heppncr/Lexington Hwy.
M orrow
SWCD
organizes the dispersal of these
excess trees each year in
cooperation with the USFS.
“Trees provide shade,
windbreaks, and wildlife habitat
as well as m inim izing soil
erosion,” said a SWCD
spokesperson. “Take advantage
of this opportunity and plant a few
trees this spring to enhance your
property. Survival increases if
trees are healed in now and
planted this fall.”
Interested persons are
asked to bring containers such as
burlap sacks or garbage bags to
protect the trees in transport.
For more information, call
the SWCD office at 676-5452.
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