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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 8, 2002
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Bank of EO promotes two employees
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Sherry Walters
F r a n B a r n e tt
The board of directors of the
Bank o f Eastern Oregon has
announced the follow ing
prom otions. Sherry W alters,
branch manager of the Arlington
Branch, has been named
assistant vice president o f the
Bank of Eastern Oregon. Walters
began her banking career in
January of 1983 at the Arlington
Branch as a secretary/
receptionist.
She has held positions
including new accounts, loan
secretary, operations supervisor,
and most recently, branch
manager. She and her husband,
Don, have lived in Arlington all of
their married lives. They have two
grown children and one grandson.
They reside on the family farm
where they are wheat farmers.
Fran B arnett, branch
manager of the lone Br^ich of
the Bank of Eastern Oregon, has
also been named an assistant vice
president. Barnett began working
for the bank in 1972. Barnett has
served in all operations positions
at the bank and also is a consumer
loan officer. She was most
recently named branch manager
at the lone Branch. She and her
husband, Dave, who owns the
service station in lone, have three
children and nine grandchildren.
Gem and mineral show slated
The Hatrockhounds Gem and Mineral Society, Inc. will host the
16th annual rock and gem show. Nature’s Treasures Under Foot, May
18 and 19 at the Umatilla County Fairgrounds Senior Center Building
in Hermiston.
From 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Sunday,
everyone is invited to view demonstrations such as rock and gem
carving and goldsmithing; visit with dealers and buy books and
equipment; participate in a silent auction, and win door prizes.
Events and prizes will be presented for children as well and the
senior citizens will provide lunch. Admission is free and the public is
invited to bring their own rock and have it identified and cut.
For more information, contact Juanita Ross, chairperson, at 567-
2542 or Don Homeck, president, at 567-9312.
Boardman flea market, June 7-9
Boardman’s eighth annual flea market will be held June 7-9 along
NE Front Street in Boardman. The event begins at dawn and lasts
until dusk. The public is invited to bring the whole family for “hours of
«unique shopping.”
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For further information, or to be a vendor, contact Judy Scott at
C481 -7606. She will be taking vendor applications until Saturday, May
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Tim Kamp, 14, lives in
Portland with his mom, Grace, an
RN; dad, Keith, who works for
the PostaJ Service; and his 17-
year-old brother, Josh, a senior at
Thoughts about Heppner
Centennial High School. Tim also
To the Editor:
The Heppner mountains are a stayed with the Lovgren family
Good Morning,
very good place to four-wheel and and went four-wheeling, hiking
1 just want to share with have good hunting. Lexington has and to the W ranglers rodeo.
you a paper that my son, Colton, great food at RJ’s and it also has “They’re really fun,” he said of
his host family. “I like staying out
wrote for a third grade class
a very good Polaris dealership.”
there.
1 miss my friends and
assignment about one o f his
W hile 1 grew up in
favorite places ... Heppner.
Heppner, and have my own communication and I miss home,
“Hi, 1 am Colton Hill. I special feelings about the town but I like getting away from all
want to tell you about Heppner, and the people that make up the the troubles back there.” He
the Heppner mountains, and community, it makes me smile at especially noticed the smaller
Lexington. These three locations the special bond that Colton has classes at Heppner Junior High.
“The clothes are different,” he
are very cool. Heppner is very created with this w onderful
says. “Not the girls, but the guys
modem and very nice. Also, it place.
has a very low amount of litter.
(s) Shelley Stroeber-Hill wear totally different clothes.
They live different here. They’re
Walla Walla, Wa.
friendly. The girls here are
different,
not all preppy and
Disappointed with small audiences
everything. No offense (to the
To the Editor:
However, 1 must also C entennial girls standing
This past w eekend, express my great disappointment nearby).”
Heppner High School presented with the small audiences. Drama
Phil Markel, 14, lives in
“The Magician’s Nephew,” a play at Heppner is self-supporting, and Gresham with his dad, Dan, who
based on the book of the same there are no “pay to play” fees w orks in the Safew ay dairy
name by C.S. Lewis.
for actors. We did not meet our department; his mom, Liz, who
The actors had worked expenses on this one, and 1 cannot works in a school kitchen; brother,
hard and presented a fine play. I understand why quality family Jeff, 17, a junior at Centennial
would like to especially commend theater was not supported by the High School; and sister, Jessica,
Colton Helfrecht for doing so well community. My children loved it.
12, who is in the sixth grade. Phil,
in his first lead role, Tylynn Smith
I am also upset at our who stayed with the Tom and
for being a wonderfully wicked robbery, of course: too bad the Laura M cElligott fam ily in
queen, and Tyler Henderson for thieves didn’t listen to the play, Heppner, went bike riding and
playing Aslan with dignity. And which taught that happiness bowling during his visit. He says
Claire, if you were an animal, you comes from choosing good, not he misses having a TV and cable,
would surely be a rabbit!
evil.
but likes the idea that the bowling
(s) Lea Mathieu alley is so close to his host family’s
Heppner home. “I like that everyone knows
everyone else, but it’s really small,
there aren’t many stores and it’s,
Don’t cut early intervention
like, in the middle of nowhere,”
To the Editor:
says Phil. “The girls, like, don’t
My mother and I are is his aide’s name and he always dress up as much, but the guys
jointly raising my autistic son. asks for her before school. With are pretty much the same, except,
When he was two and a half, she her help he concentrates,
like, they wear similar cowboy
m entioned that there was participates and enjoys school.
like clothes. Some people don’t
something different about him. He One Wednesday she was gone think we know about country life.”
was not talking yet, nor was he and the difference was apparent.
Travis Knedel, 12, lives in
affectionate, and he cried if we The following week he didn’t want Portland with his mom, Sheri, who
dressed him. 1 got angry with her to go because he thought she’d works at VSR Graphics; dad,
for it. She got help through the be gone.
Joel, who works at Laser Quick;
ESD.
My basic point is that I and brother Troy, 12. Travis says
Soon the ESD people
was set in the old mind set that he liked staying with his hosts, the
flooded our house and began tests he shouldn’t have all this special Mary and Kelwayne Haguewood
on him. Sure enough, he was attention. And I was wrong; it’s family. During the week, he went
autistic. We began educating not even about special attention.
four-wheeling, and fishing with his
ourselves with books and things It’s about early intervention. If family, “got attacked by their
while he began speech, play and budget cuts are allowed to end this dog” and showed the McElligotts
tactile therapy. My anger soon type of help, we will definitely pay his website, www.geocities.com/
subsided as I learned that with more, when someone has to sk8rsspankyl3. Travis made up
early intervention, Chantz could spend twice as much time trying his own website, which, he says,
be okay. And in mere months of to teach an autistic adult how to is “a bunch of pointless stuff in
therapy he was now talking in five adjust. And those of our children general, music and flashclips.” He
to six word sentences, wearing who have the help now, and could enjoys “anything” on the
clothes all day, and passing out loose it, may regress, or even computer and playing with his cat.
hugs and kisses left and right. become self-abusive, when that The thing he liked most about the
When pre-school started, my oh so important part of their daily week in Heppner was getting
mother and the ESD insisted that ritual is changed so drastically.
away from the city and his
he have an aide who would help
(s) Deana and brother. His least favorite was “all
him stay focused. I again objected,
Tracey Hendricks the animal waste” and “dirt”.
but mother stuck to her guns. I
Heppner “Dirt’s okay,” he says, “but I don’t
am now so glad she did. Melissa
like getting dirty.” The difference
in city and rural kids? “Their
sense of humor and fighting.”
“They (Heppner kids) don’t have
as much a sense of humor as the
kids in the city,” says Travis.
“Also, here in fights, they push
each other and the other pushes
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second annual Bicycle Rodeo
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A pinochle and social benefit to be held on Saturday, May 11, they wrestle on the ground and
for Dean Connor will take place at 2 p.m. in the Bank of Eastern then they punch each other and
then they get up and push each
on Saturday, May 18, at 2 p.m. at Oregon parking lot.
other some more and then cuss
the Elks Lodge in Heppner.
Children from toddler to
The cost to play pinochle will ju n io r high school age are while being broken up.” “There’s
be $3.50 and homemade desserts welcome to participate. Area actually fresh air here,” he adds.
are $ 1.00. Tickets for a raffle are businesses have donated funds to “ In the city you go (sniff,
cough).”
$1 each.
purchase bicycle helmets, which
Kayla Wegleitner, 14,
Everyone is invited to attend.
will be given away at the event to
lives in Portland with her mom,
those who may not be able to
Denise, who works at Liberty
otherwise afford one.
N orthw est
Insurance.
In
All participants will
Heppner, she stayed with the Lori
receive a ticket in a drawing for
and Wayne Seitz family and went
num erous prizes, including
to the Wranglers rodeo, horseback
Barbies, remote-controlled cars,
riding, jumped on the trampoline
and a bicycle as grand prize. All
and even drove a car. “Reggie (the
prizes were donated by Wal-
Seitz daughter) taught us how to
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drive,” laughs Kayla. They also
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Freestyle team will perform as
at the Seitz home. “ It’s nice
well.
here,” says Kayla. “It just seems
more clean, not all the cars and
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Kayla, who likes going to the mall
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Centennial students visit Heppner
home” and then go to a friend’s
birthday party.
Heather Schennerhom,
14, lives in Portland with her mom,
Susan, who works at Providence;
her dad, Bob, who works at an
airport in the cargo side of the
operation; her twin sister, Holly;
sister Ashley, 18, a senior in high
school and sister, Samantha, 11.
She also stayed with the Seitz
family, went horseback riding,
jumped on the trampoline and was
looking forward to a party on
Saturday. “I’m having a good
time,” says Heather. “My favorite
thing is being out in the middle of
nowhere. It’s nice and peaceful
and you don’t have to be quiet
because of the neighbors. It’s just
really hilly and not the same (as
Portland). I’m used to the rain
and trees. I was surprised when
Lori told me there w asn’t a
M cDonalds here. Lori cooks
really good food and so does the
dad-really nice hom em ade
meals.” “I miss my family,” she
says, “but mostly my twin sister.”
Heather says that the boys here
are the same as in Portland “all
immature.” “The boys here wear
tight pants and tuck their shirts in.
Back home their pants sag down
to their ankles.” “They (the girls
in Heppner) separate each other
out. You’re either really, really cool
or you’re not,” says Heather.
“Back home, some people think
they’re Mr. Cool or Mrs. Cool,
and other people are friends with
everyone.” When she gets home,
Heather plans to be “lazy all day.”
“All these field trips are exciting
and all, but they’re tiring.”
A ccom panying
the
Centennial students this year was
Bret Larson, Centennial seventh-
grade social studies teacher, who
stayed with the Steve and Luanne
Brownfield family. While this is
his first full-week in Heppner
during the Centennial exchange,
he visited during the exchange
four years ago. Larson, who has
taught for five years, says he
really has enjoyed the experience.
“I love it,” he said. “The kids
have been phenomenal. They’ve
learned a lot and it’s a neat thing
for me too. I grew up in Bend, so
it’s a great way to get back to this
side o f the mountain. It’s great
weather-wise, too.”
O ther fam ilies who
hosted Centennial students are
Russ and Betty Hickerson, Mark
and Janice Huddleston, Andrew
and Tammy M cCool, Sheryl
D elveaux, K eith and Angie
Hanson, Sid and Cindy Kennedy,
Bob and Sheree Smith, Mike and
Kay Proctor, Martha and Gary
M unkers, Paul and Phyllis
Danielson and Jason and Donna
Maben.
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co- discussion o f a
meeting with the Department of
the Navy at Whidbey Island about
the road across the bombing range
and the easem ent along the
present Bombing Range Road;
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- approval of a permit to
Kinzua Resources LLC for a
temporary approach to Blake
Ranch Road;
- approval of the drilling
and blasting agreement with Pilot
Knob Construction, contingent
upon the signature o f county
counsel;
approval
of a
replacement fax machine for the
Boardman office of Behavioral
Health and a computer and Palm
Pilot for the Wheeler department;
- approval of a laser fax
m achine for the sh e riff’s
department from 911 funds and
the department budget;
- approval of $500 to the
Jodi Waite Daycare through the
Commission on Children and
Families;
- approval o f new job
titles in the Em ergency
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