TWO • Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 12, 2003
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research the issue o f secession.
He says that state representative
G reg Sm ith (R -H eppner) has
worked in the legislature on a bill
to expedite the secession, but
withdrawal will still be possible,
if the bill does not pass.
R ie tm a n n s a y s th a t
donations have been received
and a foundation has been set up
for the secession process and
rem aining funds will go toward
o p eratio n o f the new school
district, if it comes into existence.
A local option tax, if passed,
c o u ld r a is e an a d d itio n a l
$100,000, he says.
A m ap o u tlin in g the
proposed district indicates that
the coal-fired plant is not within
the proposed new boundaries,
and neither is Lexington (see map
back page).
If enough signatures are
gathered Tuesday and voters
approve secession, Rietm ann
says that the local ESD w ould
appoint the new lone school
board and settle the separation
o f the funds from the M orrow
C ounty School D istrict. It is
believed that voters county-wide
w ould decide the issue.
CLC to host men’s
breakfast
There will be a m en ’s
breakfast, Sunday, Feb. 16, at 8
a.m. at Christian Life Center, in
Heppner. The menu will include
breakfast burritos, hash browns,
juice and milk. After breakfast, a
short devotional will be shared.
All men are welcome to
attend. Christian Life Center is
located at 535 W. M organ St.
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Cheer a veteran on Valentine’s Day
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secession
Letten to the Editor
Wyden to host
Morrow County
Town Hall meeting
O n Sunday, Feb. 16 at
4 p.m., in Irrigon, U.S. Senator
Ron W yden (D -OR) will host a
public town hall meeting at A.C.
Houghton Elem entary School,
1105 N. M ain St.
M o rro w
C o u n ty
resid e n ts are e n c o u ra g e d to
attend the public forum to voice
their questions and concerns.
Keeping his prom ise to host a
town hall meeting in each Oregon
county each year, W yden has
held more than 285 such meetings
since first being elected to the
Senate in 1996.
D A 's Report
Robert G ene M orley
a d m itte d to v io la tio n o f
p ro b a tio n a lle g a tio n s fo r
P ossession o f a C o n tro lled
Substance. M orley’s probation
was revoked and reinstated and
he was sentenced to five days
in j a i l a n d 80 h o u r s o f
community service.
F rank B. E ngelm an
a d m itte d to v io la tio n o f
p ro b a tio n a lle g a tio n s fo r
Possession o f a C o n tro lled
S u b s ta n c e .
E n g e lm a n ’s
probation w as revoked and
r e in s ta te d a n d he w as
sentenced to 10 days in jail and
his probation was extended for
12 months.
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To the Editor:
As A m erica’s m ilitary
forces deploy overseas, w e are
rem inded o f the brave m en and
women who bear the burdens o f
war so that we, as a Nation, may
live free from fear. O ur active
duty and reserve troops carry the
burden today, ju st as A m erica’s
veterans did in the past.
We at the Jonathan M
W a in w rig h t M e m o ria l VA
M edical C enter are honored to
s p e n d o u r d a y s c a rin g fo r
A m erica’s veterans - m en and
w om en w ho bore the burden at
places like Utah Beach, Pork
C hop H ill and Khe Sanh. We
invite everyone to jo in us in
honoring them during the National
Salute to Hospitalized Veterans
Feb. 9-15.
You can join our "Visit a
Vet for Valentine’s Day” program
or stop by anytim e during the
N ational Salute to visit w ith
hospitalized veterans and remind
them that their sacrifices have not
been forgotten.
We striv e to p rovide
veterans w ith the best quality
h e a lth c a re a s a w a y o f
dem onstrating our gratitude for
their service. You, too, can show
that you care by spending tim e
with veterans during the National
S a lu te . A v isit from sch o o l
children and other com m unity
groups does so m uch to lift the
spirits o f hospitalized veterans. 1
in v ite every m em b e r o f our
community to participate.
Show you care. Call our
Voluntary Program office at 1-
888-687-8863, ext. 22458 or
(509) 527-3458 to schedule a
visit
(s ) B ru c e S te w a rt, D e p u ty
Director
J o n a th a n M . W a in w rig h t
Memorial
VA M edical Center
77 Wainwright Drive
Walla Walla, WA 99362
Support quality education, join in
lobbying Salem
in the Joint W ays and
To the Editor:
I
a p p r e c ia te
Representative G reg Sm ith for
the help he is giving to the lone
Lobby Com m ittee in our efforts
to lobby Salem for continued
state su p p o rt for e d u c atio n .
Representative Smith has helped
our committee in putting together
lobby packets for a letter writing
campaign. He is also assisting us
with setting up meetings with key
L e g isla tu re s w ho sh are ou r
concerns about getting the money
into our small schools and into the
classroom to keep rural schools
educating oyr children. He will
help us put together a large group
o f other small schools to rally in
Salem on b e h a lf o f all small
s c h o o ls
in
O re g o n .
R epresentative Sm ith supports
small schools and small school
funding and will work very hard
Births
O s c a r Lee C o ta , J r.- a
son, O scar Lee, was bom Feb.
5, 2 0 0 3 , at G o o d S h e p h e rd
Medical Center in Hermiston, to
Alainna D. Abbott and Oscar R.
Cota, both o f Boardman.
M eans
Committee to keep schools in the
state open and educating.
The
lo n e
Lobby
C o m m itte e
in v ite s
a ll
communities who support quality
education to join us in our efforts
to lobby Salem. We are currently
seeking volunteers to visit Salem
in s m a ll g ro u p s to d e liv e r
com m unity letters. We will be
contacting 1A and 2A schools
from around the state to join us
in Salem for a large rally day on
behalf o f small schools very soon.
If you are interested in joining our
efforts by letter writing, personal
visits to Salem or to join us for a
big rally day, please contact me
o r a n o th e r lo n e L o b b y
C om m ittee m em ber for m ore
information.
(s)A rlynda Gates
lone Lobby Committee
lone
CLC to host music
group Step of Faith
A s p e c ia l m u s ic a l
program will be held at Christian
Life Center, Sunday, Feb. 16, at
10:30 a.m ., w ith the “ Step o f
Faith” trio.
L e a h H e d g e , K e lle
Schott, and C athy Shum w ay
created “ Step o f Faith” in 1997.
The ladies had sung together in
church for m any years before
b ecom ing a g ro u p and have
developed their ow n tight and
unique sound.
“ Step o f Faith” travels
statewide to gospel music events,
w om en’s ministry banquets and
statewide camp meetings sharing
th e ir m u sic . T h e y re c e n tly
released their second CD “Sittin’
in the Pew.”
H e d g e , S c h o tt a n d
S h u m w a y a re a ll a c tiv e ly
involved in their local church and
married with children.
Sen. Ferrioli looks
to add rural Oregon
p ersp ectiv e
to
government
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m any o f O reg o n ’s boards and
commissions reflect an “urban, 1 -
5 corridor perspective.”
“ Rural O regonians are
highly qualified and eager to serve
on O r e g o n ’s B o a rd s a n d
Commissions,” Sen. Ferrioli said
in a letter. “ Let us do all we can
to help them serve our great
state.”
To fin d o u t m o re
information, you can contact Sen.
Ferrioli in Salem at Oregon State
S e n a te , O ffic e o f S en. Ted
Ferrioli, Salem , O R 97301.
Notes from Willow Creek Terrace
By Jean Nelson
Hello again. Life at the Terrace is m oving along smoothly,
with Tonia A dam s as adm inistrator and a staff o f seven, our needs
are well taken care of. M embers o f the staff are known as “universal
workers,” meaning that they not only act as caregivers but also perform
such duties as cook and housekeeper, along w ith assisting the
residents as needed with showering, dressing, washing clothes and
other needs. Staff members include: Karen Phegley, Sue Baker, Linda
Corbin, Diana Sharp, Jacque Hedman, Nella Britt and Bobbie Angel.
We also have a salon and barber shop furnished by a
contribution from John and Louise Wood. At the present time, Jan
Stroeber o f Country Shears comes each week to shampoo, curl and
cut the hair o f the residents.
Special services furnished for the residents include making
arrangem ents for transportation to m edical appointm ents, church
services and attending special program s, such as, “The Flood-W e
Rem ember,” which residents were able to attend this last Thursday.
Recent visitors include the lone Topic Club m em bers.
Shenanigans fiddle group, Heppner Garden Club, for the blue spruce
tree dedication, Irrigon Senior M ealsite m em bers, G rand Square
dancers and M orrow County Historical Society Steering Committee
members.
O n M onday, Feb. 17, special guest, H asa Brown, o f lone,
will share his Indian culture with the residents, through stories and
demonstrations.
As you can see, residents at the Terrace are living a full and
satisfying life.
Changes and improvements are still occurring regularly. We
now have our official sign near the flagpole and three directional signs
to point the way to our residence. B ob D eSpain, o f Heppner,
constructed the sign and M ark Bruno, o f lone, created the copper
sculpture attached to the sign that m akes it very special.
We will be continually adding complementary touches with
the aid o f gifts from interested friends. One gift w e’ve already seen is
a piano and in the future we may be getting patio furniture.
Any individuals or groups that wish to visit and view the facility
are w elcom e at any tim e. To find out m ore inform ation or set up a
tour you can call W illow C reek Terrace at 676-0004. We love to
have visitors.
CHAMBER CHATTER
By Claudia Hughes, Executive Director
W hat a great com m unity. H undreds turned out for the
Chinese dinner at the Elks last Thursday evening and then headed
for the presentation by H eppner’s own Shenanigans and M ulligan
Stew. T hose in attendance w ere treated to an aw esom e m usical/
m ultim edia presentation rem embering the Heppner Flood o f 1903.
Peg W illis, w ho teaches the fiddle students, did a fantastic jo b o f
researching the flood and creating the presentation. It’s history, and
all who missed it will want to mark their calendars for June 13,2003
to see a repeat perform ance.
O ne m ight w onder w hat C ham ber is about and why they
w ould jo in . B ecause the m em bers believe in H eppner and in the
dedication to seeing it thrive through a combination o f means such as
business success, offering culture, supporting youth activities, staying
in touch with legislative activity, communication, events, and the list
goes on. M em bership is open to all, with “supporter m em bership”
for first tim e m em bers offered at $25.
Next week is “Third Tuesday” , with the focus on merchants
and retail. Dave and Linda Meholovitch will be presenting the program
related to customer service. The committee planning customer service
training will be reporting and merchants will be looking ahead to the
St. P at’s Celebration.
Rem em ber to come up with some creative St. P at’s auction
items and support the Parents Club and the C ham ber as they work
to g eth er to have the best auction ever. T he C ham ber office
headquarters the C elebration for 1/4 auction proceeds; 1/4 goes
this year to the Parents Club for Tupper and other expenses that are
needed for the kids, and the other 1/2 goes toward keeping the Irish
celebration going year to year. It takes a community coming together
with a mix o f history.
Thought for the week: “ Look at everything as though you
were seeing it for the first or last tim e.”
Heppner honor roll students
Heppner Middle School
has announced their honor roll
and honorable mention students
for Q uarter 2 and Heppner High
School has announced its honor
ro ll an d h o n o ra b le m en tio n
students for Sem ester 1.
H eppner
M iddle
School Quarter 2: S eventh
grade- Honor Roll: Sean Murray
( 4 .0 ) , L a n e B a ile y , S a ra h
Johnson, Whitney Matthews and
K e ls e y W o lff; H o n o r a b le
M ention: Luke B asile A ftan
B e ts in g e r, J e n n a B o w m a n ,
K e lsie Fox, T ay ler H odges,
Baillie Keithley, Tayler Kempas,
Kate Kendrick, Katie Kilkenny,
P a tricia Little, B en M cC arl,
M eagan O rr and A ndre Rauch.
Eighth grade- Honor Roll: Cody
Z u rn (4 .0 ), A a ro n A lls to tt,
Ashley Dima, Tony Haguewood,
M ahaley Huddleston, Brendan
McEUigott, Mechele Nieman and
R e g in a S e itz ; H o n o r a b le
M ention: Kim berly Crum bliss,
Justin D elveaux, C ody Hollis,
N athan Kennedy, C hes Little,
Q uinn Peck and Kylie Tasker.
Heppner High School
Sem ester 1: N in th g ra d e -
Honor Roll: Laurie Murray (4.0),
M a th e w V a n C le a v e ( 4 .0 ) ,
Chelsey Betsinger, Mikel Britt,
Rory Kilkenny, Krystal Naim s,
Sean Richards and Heather Rill;
H o n o ra b le M en tio n : D aniel
Basile, Kyle Carlson, Charlene
H o u w e lin g , B ria n n e Jo n e s,
M a tth e w K e n n y , J u lia n n a
M oore, Roy Proctor, B renda
V ictorio and H eather Yocom.
Tenth grade- H onor Roll: Kyle
Huddleston (4.0), Josh Lankford
(4.0) , Shanna R ietm ann (4.0),
M adison Bailey, Blair Keithley,
Cara Kennedy, Elizabeth Orwick
a n d J e s s ic a W a in w rig h t;
H o n o ra b le M e n tio n : E m ily
Bergstrom, Tyler Boyer, Chelsea
Britt, Ryan Campbell, Jode Coil,
Jo sey G ran t, K y lee D isque,
Linsey M itchell, K ory Paullus
and T erra W ilson. E lev en th
g ra d e - H o n o r R o ll: S a ra h
B arro w (4 .0 ), L uke M urray
(4.0) , Brooke Rust (4.0), Blake
Allstott, Brian Haguewood, Judd
Lemmon, Danielle Looslie, Kiel
N a im s , C o u r tn e y N e ls o n ,
Sheena Shank, C ody W alton,
Adam Wight, Jessie Woodward
and M att Young; H onorable
Mention: Justin Botefuhr, Tanner
B ritt, L in d sey C lough, Juan
E lg u e z a b a l, Jo h n F ra n z w a ,
Stefanie Hanson, Aaron Lueck,
Chantea Macaulay, Tiffany Piper
and Brian Smith. Twelfth grade-
Brad A dam s (4.0), Don A dam s
(4.0) , C. Tyler Henderson (4.0),
Lacey M atteson (4.0), M arcy
M iller (4.0), Doug Orwick (4.0),
A sh le y W ard (4 .0 ), D arre n
VanCleave (4.0), Aleshia Geer,
G enia G rant, Rachel H ow ard,
Daniel Jepsen, Jesse K em pas,
C onor Kilkenny, Nicole Wilson
and Josh W inters; H onorable
M ention: Tracy Baker, M aggie
B e a m , L a c y D a v is , D a w n
DeBoer, N icole Sisk and Ben
Turrell.