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POUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 5, 2003 HES students spend hours taking time out for reading St. Patrick’s Senior Center alive with volunteer activity Sew Security and accessibility are responsibilities related to one group o f volunteers who give community service time to the operation o f St. Patrick’s Senior Center. Nine women give hours each week to keep the hub o f the center functioning sm oothly and efficiently. At present, there are three alternate persons w ho also m ay be called to substitute for a “regular” in an emergency. These volunteers are skilled in phone etiquette, trained to know the activities and resources o f the center and reflect the pride they have in this community run resource, as well as the surrounding area as a whole. They are a group o f people w ho put their "best foot forward" to express the welcom ing and generous spirit o f the place. The office is the hub o f the activities and services offered by the center. It is open M onday through Friday from 9 a .m .-12 noon; then from 1 -4 p.m. Requests for transportation needs o f seniors and those with disabilities are coordinated through the office. The volunteer in charge is responsible for the many details o f scheduling, recording and connecting with CA PECO , the center’s “parent agency.” They are ready repositories o f inform ation, as sim ple as the W ednesday noon meal m enu or as com plicated as criteria for renting the center for a reunion to information about renting an apartment. Many times a nam e for a contact is all that is needed. The volunteer is prepared to be helpful even when information is not at hand. They remain aw are o f the alarm system and what to do in case o f an em ergency among the residents o f the apartments. K eeping a careful log o f all that goes on during a person’s assigned tim e is an im portant assist to the next person com ing in. These precise and careful notes about callers, phone calls, requests and activities is one key to enabling sm oothness o f operation even though many different people are in charge, each at her or his allotted time. Each volunteer familiarizes herself with the activities o f previous hours to be aware o f unfinished business from some one else’s time o f “watch” . Taking care o f the mail, being sure com m unications get to the proper person, hosting the com m on room, recording people present for activities, m aking coffee, and w atering the plants at scheduled times, are additional amenities provided by the volunteers. St. Patrick's Senior C enter is a treasure o f the H eppner community. The office staff is a group o f volunteers who make it so. It is available to all people o f the com m unity (at a cost) to conduct activities, which may need more space than a home or meeting room can provide. Judy Buschke is the office staff coordinator (also a volunteer) and is the one to contact to inquire about the possibility o f your being part o f the varied and interesting way to serve our community. Heppner student graduates from Creighton University T ra c i D ic k e n s o n , o f H eppner, earned a B achelor o f Science degree in Nursing from Creighton University in Omaha, N E , in D ecem ber 2002. Creighton University is an in d e p e n d e n t, C a th o lic , c o m p r e h e n s iv e u n iv e r s ity op erated by the Jesuits. The university enrolls more than 6200 students o f diverse faiths and races from across the U nited States and 65 countries. The University is located on a 92-acre c a m p u s a d ja c e n t to th e dow ntow n business district o f Omaha 4 -H New s WCLL to hold monthly meeting W illo w C re e k L ittle League (W C LL) will hold their m onthly m eeting on Thursday, Feb. 13 in Arlington at the Village Inn, beginning at 6:30 p.m. The Willow Creek board is s till lo o k in g fo r p e o p le interested in joining the board and becoming active in Little League. W C L L e n c o m p a sses F ossil, C ondon, A rlington, lone and Heppner and would like to have m em bers representing each o f these towns. Those who w ould like to get involved or would like m ore inform ation m ay contact S an d i D ay at 6 7 6 -5 2 7 5 , or attend the meeting. Happy 4-H Club Reporter, Catherine McElligott 6K fifth and sixth graders participated in HES’s “Time Out For Reading” program. The Jan. 3 m eeting o f Sew Happy was called to order by K a th ry n S tr o u s e . In attendance were: M aggie and Joe A rm ato, Em ily Thom pson, Kathryn Strouse, Sherilyn Peck, C ath erin e M cE lligott, K ylee H elfrech t and g u est, S teven Thompson. The group m ade a “ fun a n d c r e a tiv e ” s n a c k c a lle d “ Bugz.” These snacks are made w ith p retzels, R itz crack ers, M&Ms, peanut butter, chocolate frosting and chocolate chips. The group discussed w ays to m ake the snacks m ore nutritious by using raisins, only peanut butter, or dried fruit. The next meeting w ill be Feb. 14, at Sharon Lewis’ house. T h e g ro u p w ill be m a k in g cookies. University of Idaho announces Dean’s List recipients (back row L-R): Stephanie Rill, Sherilyn Peck, Matt Holland and Spencer Palmer; (front row L-R): Christopher Hendricks, Chris Hickerson, Katie Moore, Maggie Armato, Araceli Zavala and Mark McCabe. In the month o f January, s tu d e n ts in g r a d e s 5 -6 a t H eppner E lem entary S chool read a total o f 143,927 m inutes during the annual “Time Out For Reading” program. This popular program is centered around a basketball them e, and students compete as individuals, and also as team s. R ather than counting books or pages read, the readers keep track o f the amount o f time spent reading, thus creating a p ro g ra m th a t is fa ir to a ll p a r tic ip a n ts , w h a te v e r th e reading level. A student m ust read at least 90 m in u tes a w eek to “ m o v e” from one q u arter to an o th er. F or th at 9 0 -m in u te m inim um , the young people received a treat, and a chance to win a new book by reading a thousand minutes or more for the w eek. D uring one w eek o f the program , Fifteen students read over a thousand m inutes and received new books. O n Friday, Jan. 3 1 ,6 1 o f the 68 total fifth and sixth graders stayed after school for a re a d in g party . S n a c k s w ere served, and then the literary group read, w on prizes during book searches such as: turn to page 67 o f your book; if there is the name o f one o f the months o f year on that page, you win a prize. After brown-bag dinners, the m ovie “ W hite Fang,” based on the classic novel by Jack London, was enjoyed by all. The top ten finishers in th e c o n te s t w e re : C h r is H ic k e r s o n , K a tie M o o re , M aggie Arm ato, M att Holland, S te p h a n ie R ill, C h risto p h e r Hendricks, Araceli Zavala, Mark M cC abe, Spencer Palm er and Sherilyn Peck. The total for Chris alone w as 7,748 m inutes. He w on a backpack for all o f his efforts. W hen a sk e d how he racked up so m any m inutes, C hris replied, “ Well, I set my alarm for 5:00 a.m. so I could get up and read. Then every evening I would stay up until 9:00 or 9:30 a n d th e n re a d e v e ry o th e r o p p ortunity during the day.” W hen Chris was asked about his reading material, he replied, “The best book I read was 'T he Great T u rk e y W a lk ’. I re a lly like adventure stories, and it was a good o n e .” C h ris ’s dad w as a m a z e d a t th e la c k o f TV w a tc h in g d u rin g th e m onth January. Hopefully these young readers will continue to read in the coming months, as it’s always im portant to “take tim e out for reading”. The University o f Idaho in M oscow , ID, announced the nam es its D ean ’s List for fall sem ester, A ugust to D ecem ber 2 0 0 2 . M a tth e w J e p se n a n d R o b e r ta J e a n R a n k in o f H e p p n e r a n d J e re m ia h L ee M cElligott o f lone were am ong those honored. S tudents m ust earn a term grade point average o f 3.3 or better on 14 or m ore graded credits to be on the D ean’s List. Magnetic Door Signs Order Yours Here Heppner Gazette- Times 676-9Z28 lone Youth Group participates in Souper Bowl of Caring M o rro w C o u n ty G ra in G row e rs C U S T O M E R A P P R E C IA T IO N DAY and Free P a n c a k e B r e a k fa s t S a tu rd a y , F e b ru a ry I 5th fr o m 8 a.m .-n o o n Factory Representatives unit be available to answer your questions. ______ Free K nife Sh arpen in g ______ FREE CARNATIONS to «he Firs« 300 ladles Lots o f Door Prizes! Sign up for drawings! At the CONVENIENCE STORE & GAS STATION: * Free Coffee A Cookie s * Door Prizes awarded at 12 noon * Free Fountain Pop with Fuel &uesufO+te. 9 4, ^Jo- /Ute*uÜ! Caitlin Orem, Natalie McElligott and Jenny Griffith collect donations after church services. live in violence becom e violent lo n e Y o u th G ro u p participated in the “Souper Bowl o f C a r in g ” on S u p e r B ow l Sunday by collecting money for Dom estic Violence Services o f M orrow and Um atilla counties. The Souper Bowl o f Caring is an i n te r n a tio n a l g r a s s r o o ts p io v e m e n t th a t e n c o u ra g e s people to give their tim e and m oney to serve others in their c o m m u n itie s . lo n e y o u th collected donations at Valby Lutheran Church, St. W illiam ’s C atholic C hurch, and the lone United Church o f Christ. K r ic k e t N ic h o ls o n , executive director o f Dom estic V iolence Serv ices spoke at the United Church o f Christ service. She stated that domestic violence is multi-generational: Those who r themselves or become victims o f violence. DV S teaches victim s new skills such as communication, parenting, setting boundaries, and how to improve their self worth. N ic h o lso n d e fin e s d o m estic v io le n c e a s “ o n e p e rs o n T h e O r e g o n S ta te U niversity Extension O ffice in M orrow C ounty will show the P rivate P esticid e A p p lica to r C O R E T r a in in g v id e o on Thursday, Feb. 20 and Saturday, Feb. 22. The video will be shown at the Extension O ffice, in the form er Kinzua office building, from 7-11 a.m. P articipants w ill earn four core pesticide credits. The •• SERVICE AUCTION •• will hold a service auction this Friday, Feb. 7, before the varsity boys’ basketball game against Weston-McEwen. (If there is not enough time, a silent For farm equipment, visit our web site at www.mcgg.net i I controlling another through fear, intimidation, or violence.” A ltogether lone Youth (iro u p co llected $299.50 for D om estic V iolence Services. They also collected cans o f soup that Sunday, which they donated to the H eppner N eighborhood Center. OSU Extension Office to show training video includes information training video The Heppner High School Senior Class 350 Main Street, Lexington - 989-8221 • 1-800-452-7396 Kristen N icholson, executive director of DVS, speaks at the United Church of Christ. auction will be held for the remaining students) SUPPORT YOUR HHS SENIOR CLASS! a b o u t: p e s tic id e la w s a n d regulations; pesticide labels; personal protective equipm ent; s p r a y e r c a l i b r a t io n ; a n d p ro c e d u re s fo r m ix in g an d loading. T h e r e is no c o s t to participate, but pre-registration is required. For more information, or to pre-register, please call 541-676-9642. Remember to take tree lights down Now th at the festiv e holidays have past, it is tim e to take the Christm as lights o ff the trees along M ain Street. This chore needs to be done, so that the trees can get ready for Spring without disturbance. t
