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SMART Program comes to HES Be3 3 l a â a t z a l l U J lie «apa > ôî * L i b r a r y Eumene-, OR 9.71J3 oí (L-R): Ashley Wolff, 6lk grade, Curtis Harper, 6lh grade, Johnathan Hendricks and Brian Taylor. VOL. 122 NO. 39 8 Pages Wednesday, September 24,2003 Local boys finalists at the Oregon State Heppner Elementary School is the first Morrow County School to participate with The Oregon Children’s F o u n d a tio n ’s SM A R T Program (S tart M aking a Reader Today). T he SM A R T Program targets K-3rd grade students who need to boost their reading skills. Volunteers are now being recruited to donate just one hour each w eek re a d in g w ith tw o students. Each student will read with two volunteers a week. In addition, each student will take home two new books a m o n th , the b o o k s are pro v ided by The O regon Children’s Foundation. Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon Carri Grieb and HES Fair Talent Show Principal Wade Smith are responsible for many hours of research and getting through the process o f getting HES accepted to the program. T h is p ro g ram is fu n d ed by T he O reg o n Children’s Foundation, a non profit group started by former O reg o n G o v e rn o r N eil Goldschmidt in 1991. V irginia C arnes, a retired educator from Pilot Rock came out o f retirement to manage Umatilla/Morrow SMART. She has 10 schools in the area that she oversees. B ru ce W ilcox, o f Wilcox Furniture, is an avid v o lu n te e r re a d e r in the H erm iston area. He is so enthusiastic about the SMART program , he has donated fu rn itu re to each school participating in the program in Umatilla and Morrow County. HES has a new couch and loveseat in their reading room. If you are able to give just one hour a week to this program, you can have the satisfaction oftuming two kids into readers. When a child learns to read, he can read to learn. Perhaps you have a full tim e jo b , encourage your em ployer to allow you one hour each week to make a difference in child’s life. The program starts the week o f Oct. 13 and runs through the week o f May 13, 2004. Applications must be filled out and processed prior to read in g w ith a child. Applications are available at the HES Library reading room, or contact Trade Bunch, HES SMART school coordinator, 676-9128, ext 2630. OTLD to offer free computer classes T he O reg o n T rail Library District will be offering two free computer classes- “ C o m p u te r B a s ic s ” and “Word 2000”. “Com puter Basics” will be held at the Heppner Branch on Monday, Sept. 29, from 7-8 p.m ., and at the Boardman Branch on Tuesday, Sept. 30, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. “ W ord 2 0 0 0 " is scheduled in H eppner for Monday, Oct. 6, from 7-8 p.m., and in Boardman on Tuesday, Oct. 14, from 6:30- 7:30 p.m. These are very basic classes designed for those w ith no co m p u ter experience. Class sizes will be limited to eight people for the Heppner classes and six people for the Boardman classes. P re-reg istra tio n is required. For more information Electric Co-Op announces photo contest winning entries at C.B.E.C.’s Eric Jepsen (left) and Matt Holland (right). Photo Courtesy of Bruce Skoles of Mountain Sports Video. Eric Jepsen and Matt Holland, both o f Heppner, recently represented Morrow County in the Youth Division o f the Oregon State Fair Talent Competition in Salem. The b o y s h ad th e c h a n c e to com pete at the state fair by w inning first place in the M orrow County Fair youth division with their performance o f“Orange Blossom Special.” Eric, age 11, played fiddle and Matt, age 12, played guitar. There w ere entries from 25 c o u n tie s in the p re lim in a ry ro u n d o f competition in Salem, which were scored by a panel o f six judges. Only 10 entries were chosen to advance to the final show that evening and Eric and Matt were am ong those p ic k ed . T h e duo h ad an excellent performance and a very appreciative audience, but they did n ’t win. A new panel o f six judges could only select three winners. First prize o f $1500 was awarded to two sisters from Polk County who did an Irish step dancing routine. Second place o f $650 went to a young boy yodeler, and third place o f $200 was claimed by a 15-year-old girl who sang an opera song. The adult division, ages 16 and up, was also won by Irish step dancers, and se c o n d and th ird p la c e w inners were vocalists. This is the second year the boys team ed up and made it as finalists at the Oregon State Fair. They usually perform to g e th e r as p art of Shenanigans fiddle group. District Attorney starts investigation into alledged embezzlement schemes M o rro w C o u n ty District Attorney David C. Allen told the Gazette-Times Tuesday that he is investigating alleged embezzlement from the Heppner Cem etery District and possibly other entities. A llen said that has m ade c o n ta c t w ith th e attorney o f a female subject suspected o f embezzling funds from local public entities. Allen said, however, that no charges have been filed at this point. He said he plans to meet with the subject, her attorney and other involved entities to determine how much money was taken, how many organizations were involved and what charges are to be filed. Allen said that at this point, he is aware o f only one entity, the Heppner Cemetery D is tric t, th a t h as had negotiations with the subject. End Of Season Sale on selected lawn and garden items. Stop by and cash in on the savings! Morrow County Crain Growers LOXingtOn 989-8221 • 1-800-452-7396 For farm equipment. visit our web site at w w w .nKgg.net C o lu m b ia B asin Electric Co-Op is pleased to announce a Photo Contest to be h eld th is fall. T he Cooperative is looking for entries from which to select quality prints to be enlarged and put on permanent display. E n trie s w ill be received the week ofNov. 10- 14, closing on Friday, at 5 p.m., at both the Heppner and Condon offices. Entries must be p h o to g ra p h s , e ith e r standard or digital, color or black-and-white, with some indication or reference to e le c tric ity o r e le c tric a l infrastructure. This required element may be very minor, however. A panel appointed by C .B .E .C . w ill p erfo rm independent judging of entries. Judges’ decisions will be final. There will be two entry classes: entries o f people/animals and entries o f landscapes/general interest. The same photo may be entered in both classes if desired, but a copy for each class will be required. Each entry must be titled. There will be awarded a first, second and third place finish for each class, with prizes granted being $50 for each first place, $35 for each second place and $ 15 for each third place award. Entrants will agree to allow Columbia Basin Electric Co-Op to enlarge, frame and permanently display d is c re tio n , w ith no compensation or value paid. Appropriate recognition will be noted o f entrant. All entrants must be members/consuniers o f Columbia Basin Electric Cooperative, Inc. No single entrant may submit more than four entries in any one class. A n y o n e w ish in g additional inform ation or details may call Tom Woltfat C.B.E.C.’s Heppner office at 676-9146. Colt football to hold soup feed The Colt football team will be holding a Soup Feed, Friday, Sept. 26, beginning at 5:30 p.m. and going through halftime o f the Homecoming game against Pilot Rock. T he team w ill be serving soup, rolls, brownies and a drink for $4 a plate. or to register, contact the H eppner Branch at (541) 676-9964 or the Boardman Branch at (541) 481 -2665. lone Education Foundation to hold dinner and auction The lone Education Foundation w ill com bine business, dinner, pleasure and fundraising on Sept. 27, at the lone Legion Hall. The evening will consist o f the annual meeting, starting at 5:30 p.m., follow ed by happy hour, dinner, live music and an auction o f memorabilia items from the lone School. Another popular Snake River Fishing trip will be included in the auction. An attractive plaza will be a pleasant addition to the co n stru ctio n o f the lone School. The highlight o f this plaza will be the installation of an original school bell from the old school. The wall on the p la z a w ill be b u ilt o f personalized bricks sold by the foundation to deter the cost o f the plaza and to generate additional revenues. An order form is on page 3 o f today's paper for anyone wanting to purchase a brick that may not be able to attend the evening's activities. HHS announces homecoming events H o m eco m in g for H ep p n er High S chool is Friday, Sept. 26, but events will start Wednesday, Sept. 24, w ith a “pow der p u ff' football game at 6:30 p.m., at the football field with a bon fire afterwards. Thursday, Sept. 25, at 3 p.m., a homecoming parade will be held in dow ntow n Heppner. Friday, Sept. 26, is the Homecoming football game against Pilot Rock. The game will begin at 7 p.m., with a dance follow ing from 9 p.m.-l a.m. A lso on F rid ay , beginning at 5:30 p.m. and going through halftime, the Colt Football team will be holding a Soup Feed. The team will be s e rv in g so u p , ro lls , brownies and a drink for $4 a plate. ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M.
