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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.
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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.
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