FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 12,2003
lone High School holds its
W inter Sports Dessert
Cardinal Booster Club holds meeting
C a r d in a l B o o s te r
C lub m et M onday, M arch 3
at the high school library.
Eleven members were present.
Harold Rietmann submitted a
sketch for an O regonian C up
sig n to fit w ith th e sta te
cham pionship signs on the
e d g e o f to w n . M e m b e rs
approved the plan, w ith the
addition ofO SA A , so the sign
will read “O SA A O regonian
Cup,” with the years lone High
School won listed below.
The drinking fountain
(L-R): Varsity girls award winners Tracy Griffith, Natalie in the hallw ay will be m oved
McElligott, Diana McElligott, Eva Chitty and Barbara over spring vacation, with the
Holland.
m id d le school p a y in g the
expenses. The high school
s tu d e n t b o d y v o te d to
purchase a protective pad to
cover the gym floor during
p r o g r a m s . T h e c o s t is
approxim ately $ 1500.
The
W ild h o r s e
gambling trip date has been set
for Sunday, A pril 6. T he bus
will leave at 11:30 a.m . and
return at approximately 6 p.m.
C ost is $ 15 per person, w ith
a $ 10 meal voucher included.
I n d iv id u a ls in te r e s te d in
m aking the trip m ay pay and
s ig n u p a t W h e a tla n d
Insurance. People purchasing
tickets will get their names put
in a d r a w in g fo r a fre e
o v ernight stay at the O xford
Inn in Hermiston.
M em bers agreed to
put forming a new community
b a n d on th e fall a g e n d a .
H opefully the band w ill be
ready to play for the regular
basketball season.
The bo y s’ basketball
team placed first and the girls
fourth in the Dairy Farmers o f
O re g o n
A c a d e m ic
com petition for 1A schools.
T here will be a small
schools rally at Salem in April.
A Fourth o f July m eeting will
tak e place at C ity H all on
Tuesday, M arch 25 at 7 p.m .
T he next m eeting o f
Cardinal Booster Club will be
M onday, A pril 3 at 7 p.m . at
the high school library.
Baker-Morrow Regional Partnership
Board announces fund grant
(L-R): JV boys award winners Dan Satterly, Brian Bunch
T he B aker-M orrow
R e t e n ti o n ,
E x p a n s io n ,
and Nathan Rea.
Regional Partnership (BMRP) Develop and Recruitment.
Board is accepting applications
fro m
a ll
n o n - p r o f it
organizations, municipalities
and
o th e r
q u a li f ie d
organizations in B aker and
M o rr o w c o u n ti e s , fo r a
‘Capacity Building’ grant Hind.
The grant will aid organizations
needing assistance in writing
g r a n ts f o r p r o je c ts th a t
em p h asize b u ilding strong
c o m m u n itie s th ro u g h jo b
L-R): Varsity boys award winners" Tyler Brown, Mike c r e a ti o n a n d r e t e n ti o n .
Radie, Cayle Krebs, Nick Christman, Andrew Rietmann,
( I n d i v id u a l s , f o r - p r o f i ts
Kelly Thompson and Curtis Thompson.
organizations and privately
o w n e d b u s in e s s e s a re
lone H igh School T hom pson- M ost Im proved
ineligible.)
held its W inter Sports Dessert a n d T y le r B ro w n - M o s t
T h e g ra n t is being
on March 4. Virgil Morgan and Valuable Player. The Cardinal
o f f e r e d in k e e p in g w ith
Karl Christman were thanked H e a rt A w a rd fo r b e in g
B M R P’s diversified approach
f o r r u n n in g th e c lo c k coachable and w orking extra
with a series o f eleven initiatives
throughout the season, and hard w ith a positive attitude
to reju v e n ate th e re g io n ’s
Charity McElligott and Helen w ent to Cayle Krebs.
e c o n o m ic and c o m m u n ity
Kari M organ, g irls ’
H eidem an for keeping the
w ellness including: Business
junior varsity coach, stated the
books.
Jim Sw anson, ju n io r girls each brought som ething
varsity boys’ coach, expressed u n iq u e to the team . T h ey
appreciation to his team for finished w ith a 14-6 season
their hard work. Although they record. The M ost Im proved
T h e O r e g o n T ra il
finished w ith a 5-15 season Player Award w ent to A lyssa
Library
District has received
record, Swanson commended Rietmann.
a
$2,306
grant to im prove
C oach
D ana
th e m
fo r t h e i r “ v a s t
p
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b
lic
lib
ra ry s e rv ic e s to
im p r o v e m e n t d o w n th e H eidem an praised the g irls ’
s tr e tc h .” A w ards w e n t to varsity team for their play children. The Ready to Read
Nathan Rea- M ost Improved, early in the season, winning the grant program was established
1993 O r e g o n
B r ia n
B unch-
M o s t lo n e B ask etb all B o nanza. b y th e
Legislature
and
is administered
Inspirational and Dan Satterly- T h e y fin ish e d w ith a 9-3
s e a s o n r e c o r d . N a ta lie by the O regon State Library.
Mr. Hustle.
S in c e 1 9 9 3 , th e
The varsity boys were M cE lligott led the team in
Ready
to
Read Grant has been
aw arded pins for placing first scoring, breaking the school
u
s
e
d
a
c
r o s s O r e g o n to
among 1A schools in the Dairy record for three-pointers for
Farm ers o f Oregon academ ic the year (44), and received the purchase c h ild ren ’s library
com petition w ith a GPA o f m ost votes in the Big Sky All materials, hire staff to provide
D ia n a p r o g r a m s , b r in g lib r a r y
3.67. C oach D ennis Stefani S ta r b a llo tin g .
noted it had been a pretty McElligott led the team in steals services and m aterials to at-
i n te r e s t in g y e a r fo r th e ( 1 1 2 ) a n d a s s i s ts ( 6 2 ). risk children, and to provide
C a rd in a ls. H e p ra ise d the B a r b a ra H o lla n d le d in children’s computer equipment
seniors for doing everything re b o u n d s( 1 8 0 )and blocked in libraries. The Ready to Read
a s k e d o f th e m , a n d th e shots (31). Other awards went Grant was established to assist
freshm en for providing good to D iana M cE lligott- M ost local libraries in helping to
th e
O reg o n
N a ta lie a c h ie v e
le a d e r s h ip w h e n t h e ir I n s p ir a tio n a l,
B
enchm
arks
for
childhood
M
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lligott-
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iss
D
efense,
team mates got in foul trouble.
To be considered for
the ‘Capacity Building’ grant,
applications m ust be received
by 5 p.m ., M ay 9, 2003, at
the G reater E astern O regon
D ev elo p m en t C orporation,
2016 A irport Road, P.O. Box
1041, Pendleton, O R 97801
T he B aker-M orrow
R e g io n a l P a r t n e r s h i p ’s
purpose is to preserve, protect
and enhance the built, hum an
and natural environm ents o f
our communities. The BM RP
B o a r d w ill c o n s id e r a ll
qualifying applications, up to
$8,000. For m ore information
on the grant and grant process
o r to request an application,
please contact one o f your
B M R P B oard M em bers for
your county or Karen Kendall
at G E O D C , (541)276-6745.
Ready to Read grant awarded to the
Oregon Trail Library District
T eam le a d e rs w e re T y ler
Brown in scoring (317 points),
steals (53) and assists (132);
Andrew Rietmann in rebounds
(169) and blocked shots (14);
and Curtis Thom pson in field
g o a l p e r c e n ta g e (5 9 .1
p e rc e n t). A w ards w e n t to
C a y le K re b s - T a k in g th e
Chaige, Kelly Thompson- Mr.
H ustle, A ndrew R ietm ann-
Mr. D efense, M ike R adie-
M o st In sp iratio n al, C u rtis
Tracy G riffith- M iss H ustle
a n d E v a C h itty - M o s t
Improved.
learning and development.
State L ibrarian, Jim
Scheppke, noted that since the
Ready to Read Grant program
began in 1993, library services
to children have increased by
80 percent. “T his program is
really helping children develop
e a rly literacy skills, begin
school read y to learn, and
d ev elo p a lifelo n g love o f
reading.”
M arsh a R ich m o n d ,
O regon Trail Library District
director, states that plans for
the grant include the purchase
o f m aterials to enhance story
tim es and S um m er R eading
program s at all branches and
th e p u rch a se o f L eap Pad
te c h n o l o g y to e n h a n c e
collections for early literacy
and reading developm ent for
a variety o f learning styles.
Minor baseball tryouts rescheduled
D u e to in c le m e n t
For more information,
w eather last Saturday, m inor
please
contact
D ave Pranger
baseball and T-Ball tryouts
Breanna Kaylie w ere cancelled. T ryouts for at 676-9767.
Sue Simpson- a daughter, m in o r b aseb all h a v e been
Order M agnetic Door Signs
Breanna Kaylie Sue, was bom resc h e d u le d for T hursday,
HERE
F e b . 2 6 , 2 0 0 3 , a t G o o d M arch 13, at 4 p.m ., at the
Heppner G azette-Tim es
Shepherd M edical C enter in Shad Hisler Field. T-Ball will
676-9228
r e s c h e d u le d
and
Hermiston to Lorena Mae and be
Brian D ouglas Sim pson o f announced at a later date.
Irrigon.
Births
Employees learn they are the
frontline of a business
Nancy Gochnauer speaks to a group of Customer Service training
attendees.
O v e r 100 p e o p le ,
m ostly em ployees o f local
b u s in e s s e s , a tt e n d e d a
C u sto m e r S ervice train in g
s e ss io n sp o n s o re d by th e
H eppner C ham ber o f
C om m erce. The session was
h e ld
fo u r
t im e s ,
to
accommodate as m any people
as possible, M arch 5 and 6,
a n d w e re led by C la u d ia
H ughes, H eppner C ham ber;
N a n c y G o c h n a u e r, lo c a l
business ow ner; and N ancy
Snider o f VanMarter and Kahl.
The
s e s s io n s
em phasized how em ployees
are the frontline o f a business.
In m a n y c a s e s , b u s in e s s
ow ners are not on-site and it
is th e a tt it u d e o f th e
employees, whether they greet
custom ers w ith a sm ile or a
s c o w l, w h ic h le a v e s an
impression.
A 30 -m in u te video
w as show n to illustrate the
p o in t th a t a ttitu d e s re a lly
m a tte r ; a n d h o w th a t a
custom er w ho starts his/her
day o f f in a good m ood can
either be helped or hindered
in keeping that good m ood.
T he video also show ed that
em ployees could and should
keep a g o o d a ttitu d e even
w hile having a difficult day
themselves.
A fter the video, the
group discussed both good
a n d bad c u s to m e r se rv ic e
experiences they have had and
how that affected w hether or
n o t th e y c o n tin u e d to do
business w ith that particular ,
store. M any said they stopped •
frequenting a place, sim ply ;
b ecau se th ey w ere tre a te d ;
rudely.
Leaders o f the session •;
also wanted to instill a “team ” ;;
concept am ong em ployees of>
th e v a r io u s b u s i n e s s e s .>
E m p lo y e e s
th ro u g h o u t:;
H e p p n e r a n d th e W illo w
C re e k
V a lle y
w e re
encouraged to share and help
each other’s businesses out, by
being know ledgeable about
not only their ow n stores but
others as well.
Creating a knowledge
o f the activities that can be
done in the area w as also an
important facet o f the sessions.
A list o f 101 things that could
be done w as presented and
everyone w as rem inded that
th e r e a re th in g s h e re in
H eppner and the area to do, ,
rather than sending people to
Hermiston.
“It was a very positive '
and w orthw hile event,” said
Snider. She a lso said th at
according to evaluations filled
o u t at th e s e ss io n s m a n y
people said they would like to
s e e f u tu r e s e s s io n s a n d
provided numerous discussion
ideas.
St. Pat’s Senior Center- a community
within our community
The St. P atrick’s Senior C enter A partm ent C om plex
(second and third floors plus one unit on the ground floor) is
one m ore exam ple o f the m any facets o f services offered to.
the Heppner com m unity by St. Patrick’s Senior Center. At the:
present tim e, all o f the apartm ents are occupied and a waiting
list is kept on file. M ost o f the apartm ents are occupied by
single persons; how ever, in its 15-year history, tw o couples
have had residence there. B arbara S truthers and her late
husband, R alph w ere am ong the first residents. Ellis and
K athryn M cR oberts occupy the first floor apartm ent, at
present. The apartm ents are available to persons 54 years o f
age, and up, w ho are able to care for them selves.
,
M arian M urchison, as apartm ent m anager, and a
resident, oversees the sm ooth, day-to-day operation o f the}
business and arranges som e o f the activities which take places
in the com m on room. She rents the apartm ents, maintains the';
w aiting list and is the contact person for utility and o th er;
problem s that m ay occur. She is the liaison to the H eppner!
Housing Authority (overseer all o f the upkeep o f the building,;
legal affairs, its safety and avenues o f usage). M urchison is a ;
m em ber o f the City Council and also keeps the council a w a re !
o f the status o f apartment and resident needs. H er co-m anager,;
D oug G underson, attends all C ity C ouncil and H ousing!
A uthority Board o f D irectors m eetings, as well. They w o rk !
together and have a division o f responsibilities for m any o f th e ;
everyday needs. G underson is a general look-out person f o r!
purchasing and replacing light bulbs; keeping towel dispensers;
full, locking the building, breaking dow n and disposing o f j
cardboard boxes (card board plugs the disposal chute), a n d !
other general m aintenance concerns such as scratches on t h e ;
w alls and norm al w ear and tear.
The building, itself (form erly the H eppner Hotel), is J
owned by the City o f Heppner w ho provides the maintenance, j
The H eppner H ousing A uthority and its B oard o f D irectorsj
oversees the total usage o f the building. C A P E C O , in turn, \
rents the kitchen and dining room where the Wednesday meals j
are served. The St. Patrick’s Senior Center Board o f D irectors!
oversees the serv ices offered (transportation, etc.), m o n e y ;
raising projects and other activities o f interest to the com m unity.!
M any people and several corporate entities w ork J
together to make St. Patrick’s a true com m unity center.
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