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EIGHT- Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 12, 2003 IHS announces its Student of the Week off Local players join Shriners All-Star football team The W n ll... By A/ifilyn Robinson Brad Adams, Donald Adams, Andrew Rietmann and Cayle Krebs, from H eppner and lone h i g h schools, have been chosen to t e a m m em bers for the East Brad Adams team, in the 51s annual Shriners Hospital selected. Each team consists o f a 30-man player squad and a 30-man alternate square. lis following is an excerpt about St. Patrick’s Day Players are chosen from 3 A, by an unknown author, so I’m merely borrowing his or her 2 A and 1A blarney. “The person who was to become St. Patrick, the patron schools. saint o f Ireland, was bom in Wales about AD 385. His given The name was Maewyn, and he almost didn’t get the job o f bishop t e a m of Ireland because he lacked the required scholarship personnel Far from being a saint, until he was 16, he considered manager, himself a pagan. At that age, he was sold into slavery by a this year, for group o f Irish marauders that raided his village. During his East the captivity, he became closer to God. Team is He escaped from slavery after six years and went to D a v e Gaul where he studied in the monastery under St. Germain, Courtney Oregon bishop of Auxerre for a period of 12 years. During his training from Bums. East-W est he became aware that his calling was to convert the pagans to R o b A ll-S tar Cayle Krebs Christianity. Y o u n g e r , fo otbal 1 His wishes were to return to Ireland, to convert pagans from Sweet game. The to Christianity. But his superiors instead appointed St. Palladius. Home High game will be But two years later, Palladius transferred to Scotland. Patrick, School, in h e l d having adopted the Christian name earlier, was then appointed S w e e t Saturday, as second bishop to Ireland. Home, will A ugust 9, Patrick was quite successful at winning converts. And be the 2003 at this fact upset the Celtic Druids. Patrick was arrested several East’s head Baker City times, but escaped each time. He traveled throughout Ireland, c o a c h . High School establishing monasteries across the country. He also set up A s s i s t i n g Stadium, in Andrew Rietmann schools and churches, which would aid him in his conversion him will be Baker City. Donald Adams of the Irish country to Christianity. B rad A dam s, a M o n t e His mission in Ireland lasted for thirty years. After that student at HHS was chosen to Nash, o f John Day and Alan time, Patrick retired to County Down. He died on March 17, Stanfield from North Powder. as a first-team member as a The W est T eam ’s in AD 461. That day has been commemorated as St. Patrick’s running back. Donald Adams, Day ever since.” also a student at HHS, was personnel manager will be Much folklore surrounds St. Patrick’s Day. Not much chosen for the alternate team, Ralph Patterson from Union. of it is actually substantiated. That’s sort o f like some of the Head coach will be Kurt as an offensive linem an. Rietmann, a student at IHS, Hargett ofNewport. Assisting present rumors flying around here locally that aren’t based on was also picked as a first-team Hargett will be Jim Keizur of facts. Whether it be school or medical issues, after this weekend it’s time “shillelaghs” were put away and we treated running back. Krebs, also a Springfield and Dan Dugan each other with the respect that each person deserves towards student at IHS, was chosen as from Keizer. the betterment of all communities in our county. The Shrine o f North an alternate team offensive May leprechauns and shamrocks brighten your American is the world’s largest lineman. pathway to spring. Other players from the philanthropy, supporting 22 Columbia Basin league include hospitals throughout North Troy Sampson from Pilot America. The East-W est Rock and Zach Hensen from game has become known as Culver, both on the first-team. “The Greatest Little Game in Ross Ketchum, from Sherman the World.” The year 2002 By Wade A. Smith, Principal of Heppner Schools County and Eric Delph from produced $72,500 through the I am pleased to announce that Heppner Elementary W eston-M cE w en w ere sup port o f advertisers, School recently qualified to receive the S.M.A.R.T. (Start chosen for the alternate team. community sponsors, media From the Big Sky league, coverage, family and friends. Making a Reader Today) grant, an early literacy program that Gerry Escalante, from Echo, All o f the energies that go into helps identified kindergarten through third-grade children was chosen for the first-team. t. this-event^redonated.;:) t .t»» improve their reading skills. The S.M.A.R.T. program, started • The Shrine East-West in 1992 by Governor Neil Goldschmidt’s Oregon Children’s Players for the game are considered on the basis of game began in 1952 for the Foundation, targets younger grade school students who are athletic ability, GPA, character, specific purpose of recognizing behind in their reading skills. This grant works by not only funding a part-time absence o f any ju ve nil e the athletes from smaller program coordinator for HES, but also supplying two new schools. The event’s motto is criminal record and graduating books per student per month to keep, take home and read senior status in the year “Strong legs run that weak with their families. The paid coordinator seeks out and ones might walk.” schedules volunteers who commit to spending an hour a week C hristian Life C enter to host the during the school day reading with two children for one half hour each. Besides sharing valuable one-on-one reading time Covenant Players corporation. It is not affiliated with a volunteer, the children involved benefit from having a with any one church or other The public is invited to organization. Its only support positive role model who is enthusiastic about reading. attend a drama presentation by The program is also extremely rewarding for the is derived from donations. the C ovenant Players on volunteers who have a chance to touch at least two student’s Sunday, March 16 at 6 p.m. lives every week by reading with them. Unlike a mentoring at the Christian Life Center in Vendors’ Square to program the only expectation from S.M.A.R.T. volunteers is Heppner. The group includes be at Neighborhood that they can read, can commit to one hour a week, and enjoy two men and one woman. working with children. In many communities, such as Pendleton “In the early 1960s Center and Hermiston, their coordinators work closely with local The Vendors’ Square businesses that are willing to release volunteers during the day. when C harles M. Tanner talked about his dream of a will be held in the Many managers and owners witness employees who return to touring drama ministry, his Neighborhood Center parking work with more energy, confidence, and were inspired by friends smiled and told him the lot, March 14-16. Crafts, having contributed to a child’s reading success. church would never accept it. food and wood carvings will One o f the exciting things about the S.M.A.R.T. But one million performances be available. program is that it is a tried and proven plan that works and A rummage sale will works well. Many independent studies that have taken place (on six continents, in 84 countries, in 16 languages) be held inside the Center from over the last 11 years since its inception have shown significant later, C o ven a nt Players 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, improvement in student reading fluency, word-reading continues to minister for the March 15. There will be a bag accuracy, and comprehension. Targeting students that are sale during those hours on behind in kindergarten through third grade and catching them Lord,” said a press release. Covenant Players is a clothes, with other items priced up to grade level will only help to insure their academic success non-endow ed, non-profit as marked. as they progress through our school system. As research has shown, the inability to read has significant economic and educational consequences on both the student and on society. Children who can’t read independently by the third grade are * more likely to drop out, experience teen pregnancy, drug use, Prints of Heppner Available and incarceration. Since 83 percent of state and federal inmates at the St. Patrick's Celebration are high school dropouts, costing anywhere from $20,000 to $40,000 per person per year to incarcerate, it is in all of our See them at the Arts and Crafts Sale ® interests to get our youngsters reading, and reading early. this Friday and Saturday, I am looking forward to focusing considerable time planning for this program this spring so that it is in place and at Les Schwab Tire Center ready to go at the beginning of next school year. It is exciting or at Klam ath First Federal bank. f I to be able to share such good news in a time inundated by fiscal shortfalls. I look forward to seeing many of you in my All donations now will go towards school next year spending an hour during the morning or maybe the m ural show ing the railroad the afternoon reading with one o f my students; touching and depot wood warehouses, influencing a child’s life as well as yours. stockyards and fam ily sheep ranches. The mural size is 128 x35'. 4 Ewe-Do-Bingo to be enjoyed again this HES Receives S.M.A.R.T. reading grant Donations of $200 and $300 will receive matted and framed prints of Heppner. Donations of $100 and $150 will receive matted prints of Heppner. . ¿My ^ .. ^ ¿ 5 * > \ year Once again Ewe-Do-Bingo will be coming to the St. Patrick’s Day celebration. The Heppner High School cheerleaders will be sponsoring and selling tickets. The event will be held March 15, at the comer of Main and Center streets. Tickets cost $5 and you could win $300. Winners will be announced at 2 p.m. You are invited to come and join in the live sheep activity. Cameron Krebs, son o f Clint a n d M au re e n K rebs, is an A Honor Roll student, and is active in N a ti o n a l Honor Society, Cameron Krebs the lone Supports Edu ca tio na l Assemblies group and the International Club. He is the Mo rrow Cou nty School Board student representative from lone, and was lone High School student body vice- president last year. He has helped with the Watershed Field Days, been a counselor at Tupper Outdoor School, and participated in the state Oceanography Quiz Bowl in Corvallis. Last spring he was on the team that placed first in the BMCC Skills Contest Science Quiz Bowl. Krebs was an Honorable Mention selection to the 1A State Football Team last fall, and was chosen First Team Big Sky Offense and Defense. He will be playing in the East-West 8-Man All Star game this summer. He was a member o f the high school bowling team that recently placed first at the district competition. Besides football and bowling, he enjoys golf, hunting and working. Krebs is involved in his community through 4-H and lone Youth Group, and is a Rural Fire Protection District volunteer. He plans to attend Oregon State University next fall, majoring in agri-business management. Odd Fellows name student winners to UN Pilgrimage Two lone students, Missy Baker and William Ross, were named winners of the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs United Nations Pilgrimage for Youth at a meeting Feb. 23, according to Maiguerite Maznaritz, chair of the UN Pilgrimage for Youth committee for Umatilla and Morrow counties. Baker is a sophomore and Ross a junior at lone High School. “The two finalists, who competed with other high school students in Umatilla and Morrow counties, submitted papers describing the United Nations involvement in current world affairs,” said Maznaritz. Sophomore Missy Baker’s grade point average is 3.70 and her favorite subjects are history, language arts, and math. She is active in sports, including volleyball, basketball and track. Her civic and community service includes working with the lone Youth Group, Morrow County Museum volunteers, Oregon Trail tours, and she is vice-president o f the student council. Baker said, “I am very interested in the United Nations decisions because I have two brothers and a cousin in the military in the Middle East.” William Ross, a junior at lone High School, has a 3.48 grade point average and says his favorite subjects are math and chemistry. He participates in football, basketball, and track, and is active in various young peoples’ organizations. He has some public speaking experience and takes part in school dramas. The United Nations Pilgrimage for Youth is an educational experience for teenagers interested in a better understanding o f the world and international affairs. The National Association of Secondary School Principals has placed this program on the advisory list o f National Contests and Activities. The tour begins from New York City where winners will tour the United Nations building and listen to behind-the- scenes briefings conducted by specialized UN agencies and departments. They will attend a Broadway play, visit the Empire State building, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Rockefeller Center, and the Statue o f Liberty. The students will also visit Niagara Falls at Buffalo, NY, tour the Gettysburg Civil War battlefield in Pennsylvania, and visit Philadelphia, where Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration o f Independence, where the Liberty Bell is on display, and visit the U.S. Mint. Each fall, the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs sponsor the United Nations Pilgrimage for Youth contest for high school students in Umatilla and Morrow counties. Students must be 16 or 17 years of age at the time o f participation with at least one year o f high school remaining. The two-week tours are scheduled during June or July. A selection committee reviews the applications for evidence of scholarship, character, extra-curricular activities, concern for community welfare, interest in world affairs, and general fitness to participate in the project. Interviews are arranged by a committee and a candidate is required to submit an essay o f 750 to 1,000-words and participate in a local speech contest. Old Time Fiddlers return for St. Paddy’s Celebration Many local and not so local fiddlers and musicians young and young at heart will be entertaining Friday, March 14, at 7 p.m., at the Morrow County Fairgrounds as part of the Old Time Fiddlers. This is the fourth year the group has been entertaining during the St Patrick’s Day Celebration. Musicians from as far as Idaho and Washington are expected to be at the event. Everyone is invited to come out and enjoy the “down- home, foot-stomping, hand clapping entertainment.” There is a $5 admission fee for adults and $3.50 for seniors and children 6-12 with an adult. Refreshments will also be available. The event is sponsored by Oregon School Em pl oy ees A sso ci at ion (OSEA) to raise money for Morrow County scholarships. Irish beef stew feed to be held at Senior Center Take a break from cooking, Friday, March 14, before the auction and join the Methodists at Mrs. O ’Leary’s Irish Beef Stew Feed. The feed will be held at the St. Patrick’s Senior Center on Main Street, from 5-7 p.m. The stew is “the best” and is ac c o m p a n ie d by coleslaw, freshly baked rolls, a beverage and pie. Prices are $5 for adults and $2 for children 6-12. Children under 5 are admitted free. This ev ent is sponsored by the Heppner United Methodist Church.
