TW O - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 24, 2002
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Reading bugs finish reading program
Top th ree su m m er read ers: K ad en C la rk -L eh m a n , fir st place; L ynzie
C oller, second place; Payton L eh m an , third place.
By Sarah C oller
Morrow County children
, are full of knowledge and wisdom
after com pleting this y ear’s
summer reading program, “Don’t
Bug Me, I’m Reading.” After
reading everything from Disney
to Dinosaurs to Dr. Seuss to
Doctors, participants ended the
six-week program with a "Bugfest
/Party in the Park” on July 17.
Those who read at least 10 books
during the reading season
received a certificate from the
state superintendent of schools.
Books and prizes were given out
to the top ten readers.
Kaden Clark-Lehman,
son of Jon and Jessica Lehman
of Lexington, read 90 books, the
most out of all participants this
summer. Lynzie Coller, daughter
of Jamie and Sarah Coller of
Heppner, placed second, reading
81 books, and Payton Lehman
came in just 40 books behind his
older brother at third place with
50 books.
Children of all ages, from
6 months to 11-years-old,
registered for the program.
According to Margaret Flaherty,
coordinator, 54 kids registered this
year. “That is an increase of 38
percent since last year,” she said.
“21 children read over 500 books
and 19 read at least 10,” said Barb
Orwick, librarian.
Flaherty added that, “the
library appreciated the great
parent
participation
and
assistance in crafts, games and
reading.” The fall story time
begins Wednesday, September
11,at 11:15a.m.
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To the Editor:
To my friends in
Heppner: It is with regret that 1
find it necessary to leave
Heppner. I have loved my church
Small town life is a valuable privilege
To the Editor:
1 don’t know if you know
any Hedmans. If you don’t, it is
most likely that someone you
know knows one very well. But
isn’t that just small town magic?
Yeap, it is. That, and a lot of other
reasons, is why 1 am so deeply a
part of Heppner, Oregon. I can
hardly begin to tell you how much
that town and the surrounding
area means to my whole family
and me.
My parents, Jon and
Katherine Hedman, older brother,
Jason, and younger sister, Jessica
moved away from Heppner when
I was ten years old. I only
attended school there through
fourth grade. 1 often dreamed of
being back in Oregon with my
friends and family. Every chance
my family could afford it, we
would fly out and visit. Never
enough, never long enough. It
seems like the older I got, the
more we got to visit. After
graduating high school in 1993,1
came back to visit and stay for
part of the summer.
Well, I just couldn’t leave
Eastern Oregon. The hunting and
fishing. The family, friends and
com m unity life was ju st so
fulfilling. So I stayed. Working,
living, and learning all around
Eastern Oregon. 1 worked with
Amie and Rita Hedman, Blanche
and Paul Jones (my great-
grandparents), Tim and Jacque
Hedman and Dale Arrington.
I worked a number of
seasons harvesting with Steve
Anderson and at Lamb Weston
in Hermiston. Weird thing is, for
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dicey time at Yellowstone Park.
From Heppner, the 65-
“I was going up a canyon and the year-old Hoermann planned to go
wind was blowing down the to Arlington, traveling along the
canyon at least 50-60 miles per highway to Oregon City because
hour. I just could not move. A of the Oregon Trail, and then
pickup went by and turned around travel down the coast. “I want to
and stopped and offered me dip my front wheel in the Pacific
shelter from the wind. I put my Ocean,” he says. After dipping in
bike in the pickup and I sat on the the Pacific, Hoermann plans to
hatch and held my trailer and he cut back to Portland where he will
pulled me up the hill. That’s depart for his homeland.
where I learned to fear the wind.
Back home, Hoermann’s
But that gentleman turned around wife, Marianne, is caring for their
and helped me.”
apartment house and two-acre
Hoermann says that he garden. Hoermann previously
saved the money to finance his had a business growing kitchen
journey, and gets by by being very herbs, tea herbs and bedding
frugal. “My budget must be low,” plants. He holds a degree in
he says. “I spend $15-20 a day engineering, a master’s degree in
for everything—food, water, graveur printing and has also
campgrounds, postcards, hair cuts, completed a stint as a printer in
museums, a new shirt.” The Connecticut, where he learned his
trailer on his bicycle carries all his nearly impeccable English.
necessities, such as a tent,
sleeping bag, food and water.
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Hound ■ Up ûty doggers
Eric J. Moore, 40,
Ponderay, Idaho; overloaded
truck—exceeding the maximum
weight on tandems, $596 fine.
Matthew Byron Phillips,
31, Heppner; driving with license
suspended and no insurance, $474
fine. Also cited for switched
license plates, $132 fine.
Deeanna Rae Raver, 31,
Heppner; Speeding/VBR, 75/55,
$136 fine.
Robert K. Rasmussen,
35, Sweet Home; VBR, 71/55,
$136 fine.
Rick Lewis Evans, 43,
Joseph; endangering a child
passenger, $ 104 fine.
Julia Susanne Crabbe, 23,
Lakewood, WA; speeding/VBR,
85/65, $322 fine.
Jacob B. Cimmiyotti, 20,
Hermiston; improper use of a
seatbelt, $104.
Brett Alan Leonard, 38,
Hermiston; no angling license, $55
D A 's Report
Frank Davis Ayers plead guilty to
failure to appear II. Ayers was
sentenced to 24 months probation
and $934 in fines.
C hristopher M ichael
Swope pled guilty to criminal
mischief I. Swope was sentenced
to five days in jail and 18 months
probation.
Marriage Licenses
July 17, 2002: Scott Richard
McDaniel, 21, Boardman and
Kimberley Sue Hawes, 23, Boise.
4 -H News
4-H girls are “sew”
ready for fair
Bv Em ily B ergstrom , reporter
On June 28, Pins and Pots
and Patterns and Pans 4-H group
had a meeting where they filled
out their paperwork for fair. They
also spent time working on their
4-H projects to show at fair time.
The members who were present
were Laurie Murray, Kendra
Rayburn and Emily Bergstrom.
On July 5, the group had
another meeting. During that
meeting the members worked on
their fair projects. Kendra
Rayburn worked on her dress.
Krystal Naims worked on her
quilt for Hands for Larger
service. Laurie Murray made a
pillow. Emily Bergstrom worked
on a jacket to go with a skirt. All
the projects that the girls are
making will be displayed during
fair time.
At the July 12 meeting, the
members worked on their fair
projects as well. Kendra Rayburn
almost finished her dress. Krystal
Naims finished her quilt. Laurie
Murray worked on a pillow.
Megan Orr worked on hemming
her dress for fair. Emily
Bergstrom almost finished her
jacket.
On July 19 the group had a
meeting at the Extension office.
Kendra Rayburn finished her
dress. Megan Orr finished
hemming her dress. Emily
Bergstrom finished her jacket.
Krystal N aim s and Laurie
Murray were unable to attend this
meeting.
Between the ages of
three and six years, children have
developed an imagination. As a
parent, I collected and saved any
artw ork my child created.
Anything from drawings, ceramics
and dough art, to mosaics, shell
craft, scrapbooks and holiday
decorations. The list goes on!
Children bring home
items from school, Sunday school,
4-H, Hands-on-Science, or a
Hands-on-Site-Center. They
have made treasures with
grandparents, aunts, uncles,
sisters, brothers and more. Again,
it’s endless!
After the enjoyment of
the craft, parents should place it
in a box, along with all the other
keepsakes throughout the year,
and bring it to the fair on August
12 between 1 p.m. and 8 p.m. so
children can share with the
surrounding communities their
ideas in the form of their own art.
The items are judged,
ribbons are given to all
participants, and checks are
mailed to the children for placing.
It’s a shame to not share your
child’s wonderful outlook on life.
Please share it with Leah Hyatt
and Merry Brannon at the kid’s
corner at the 2002 Morrow
County Fair and Rodeo.
Woman receives
high honor at
Montana State
Lindsey Ward, the daughter
o f Jim and Susie Ward of
Heppner, was recently named
M ontana State U niversity’s
Freshman
Woman of the
Year.
A
p l a q u e
present to
Ward
by
M
S
U
President
G e o f f
Gamble at the Lindsey W ard
Day
of
Student Recognition ceremony
stated the award was, “The
highest honor given to a freshman
wom an.” The selection was
based on leadership, scholarship,
and community service.
Ward served as vice-
president o f her floor in the
Residence Hall Association and
was a judicial board member for
the campus discipline system. She
was also elected vice-president of
Service in Alpha Phi Omega, a
co-ed com m unity service
fraternity she belongs to. Some of
the organizations Alpha Phi
Omega serves include Habitat for
Humanity, G allatin Valley
Humane Society, Big Brothers/
Big Sisters o f Southwestern
M ontana, M ontana State
Highway Department, Gallatin
Valley Rest Home and the
Montana Winter Fair. Ward has
also been recently selected to
serve as an AdvoCat and a
Becoming Our Best Mentor. Both
programs are designed to inform
prospective students and their
parents about Montana State
University.
Ward will be returning to
MSU this fall to continue working
towards a degree in Accounting.
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The Justice Court office at
the courthouse in Heppner reports
handling the following business:
Kids can share
their creations
during fair
No Slits, please
spec tac u lar LIGHT SHOW
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at the Christian Lite Center
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some reason I kept doing
community theatre in Hermiston
for four years. One day, out of
nowhere it seemed, it hit me very
hard and very seriously that I
wanted to make feature films.
Not so much TV, sitcoms or
commercials, but feature length
films. 1 loved them. So I made a
plan and prepared the best I could.
I decided to go right to the heart
of it. If the time came I didn’t
like it or enjoy what it was about,
I would walk away and pursue
some other dream.
But I haven’t felt the
need to walk away from the
business, not yet at least. It’s been
a very challenging road. As is any
road in life, I have a lot more
ahead. 1 am enjoying life, and
look forward to more positive
results, so that I might spread my
good fortune as everyone always
has with me. Everyone has
always been so supportive of me,
and that’s been a nice surprise. I
know, and I see, whenever I am
in the town of Heppner, why my
goals are being accomplished.
It’s because there’s a strong
sense of work ethic, pride and
appreciation for the outdoors and
our country. It’s made my family
the way they are and so it gave
those attributes to me as well.
It’s the only thing that saves me
from myself sometimes. It’s a
valuable gift; the most valuable
and useful gift I have ever
received and I am thankful for
that.
Sincerely,
(s) Jacob Lee Hedman
Turlock, CA
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fellowship, working in the office
at St. Patrick’s Senior Center and
all my wonderful friends. 1 will
miss you.
Sincerely,
(s) Evelyn E. Wagoner
Heppner
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