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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 11,2004 - SEVEN Morrow County schools Heppner Schools student behavior w ere also report cards rated “S atisfactory,” w hile announces honor roll The O re g o n D e p a rtm en t o f E d u c a tio n recently published its 2002- 2003 report cards for Oregon Schools. M ost o f the schools in M orrow C ounty stayed about the same in their overall ratings, w hile lone Schools declined and Riverside High School improved. Heppner Elementary, a K-6 school, had an overall ra tin g o f “ S tro n g .” T h e y received a rating o f “Strong” in both student perform ance and student behavior and a rating o f “ E x c e p tio n a l” in school characteristics. H eppner H ig h School, grades 7-12, received an o v e r a ll r a tin g of “ S a tisfa c to ry .” In stu d e n t perform ance they received a rating o f “Satisfactory,” while r e c e iv in g r a tin g s of “ E x c e p tio n a l” in s tu d e n t b e h a v io r and school characteristics. lone Schools, grades K -12, rec e iv e d an o v erall rating o f “Strong.” Student p erfo rm an ce w as ra te d as “Strong” and student behavior and school c h a ra c te ristic s were rated as “Exceptional.” A .C . H o u g h to n , g ra d e s K -5 , r e c e iv e d an overall rating o f “Satisfactory.” Their student performance and their school ch aracteristics r e c e iv e d a r a tin g o f “Exceptional.” Sam B o ard m an E le m e n ta ry , g ra d e s K -5 , received an overall rating o f “Satisfactory.” They received a rating o f “S atisfactory” in s tu d e n t p e rfo rm a n c e an d s tu d e n t b e h a v io r a n d “ E x c e p tio n a l” in s c h o o l characteristics. C o lu m b ia M id d le School, grades 6-8, received a n o v e r a ll r a tin g of “ S a t i s f a c t o r y .” S tu d e n t p e rfo rm a n c e a n d s tu d e n t b e h a v io r w as r a te d “ S a tis fa c to ry ” and school c h a ra c te r is tic s w as ra te d “Exceptional.” R iv e r s id e H ig h School, grades 9-12, received an overall rating o f “Strong.” S tu d e n t p e rfo rm a n c e w as rated as “Satisfactory,” while student behavior w as rated “ S t r o n g .” T h e s c h o o l c h a ra c te ris tic s re c e iv e d a rating of “Exceptional.” For more information about the school report cards, or to view a com prehensive report card, visit the O regon D e p a rtm e n t o f E d u c a tio n w e b s ite a t: www.ode.state.or.us and click on School and D istrict report cards. The following students of Heppner Junior/Senior High w ere listed on the Q uarter 2 honor roll: G ra d e 7- M a g g ie Armato (4.0), Spencer Palmer (4.0), Sherilyn Peck (4.0), Jordan Shepherd (4.0), Luke Y oung, M atthew H olland, Joseph Pranger and K athryn M oore. G ra d e 8- S e a n Murray (4.0), Baillie Keithley, W hitney M atthew s, K elsey Wolff, Jessica Connor, Nacho Elguezabal and Andre Rauch. G ra d e 9- M a h ale y Huddleston, Regi Seitz, Aaron Allstott and Sarah Price. G ra d e 10- T a k o rn K h e m p ila ( 4 .0 ) , L a u r ie M urray (4.0), Daniel Basile, K ry s ta l N a irn s , H e a th e r Yocom, C helsey Betsinger, Christian Life Center hosting special guest speakers Jerry and Eva-N ell G illock o f His R estoration M inistries will be speaking at C h r is tia n L ife C e n te r in H eppner on Sunday, Feb. 15 at 10:30 a.m . and 6 p.m . Everyone is invited to attend the meetings. T h e G illo c k s h av e been involved in full-tim e ministry for a com bined total o f 33 y e a rs . Je rry b e g a n preaching in his teens and completed four years o f Bible training at Northwest College permit application process. An in Kirkland, WA, after which introductory page provides he w as lic e n s e d w ith the information about the process N o rth w e st D istric t o f the and offers quick links to other A ssem blies of God in 1972. helpful pages, including: E v a - N e ll, w h o s e Field Operations staff nickname “Plum” comes from m e m b e rs - a r e a s s e r v e d , “Sugar Plum,” a name she was phone num bers and e-m ail given as a small baby growing addresses; up in A rkansas, attended the W o rk in g w ith G lo b al Y outh E v angelism c o n s u lt a n ts - a d v ic e o n Training Center in Chico, CA. choosing an environm ental consultant to assist with permit a p p lic a tio n s a n d a lis t o f The M orrow County consultants providing services Gun Club m et on Feb. 1 fo ra in Oregon; A p p licatio n review beautiful day of shooting. Lots process- detailed explanation o f newcomers stood at the line o f the criteria and process and m ade a great showing of D SL staff uses to approve or skills. T he shooters at the deny an application; and E x am p les o f form s 1 6 -y a rd lin e w e re to u g h and docum ents that often are though, with Mark Schlichting n e e d e d to a c c o m p a n y running a perfect score o f 25, applications. These are listed followed by Harvey Childers under a heading: “Permit filing w ith a 24 and R ob A shbeck and K elw ayne H aguew ood help.” tied for third with a 23 o f 25. T h e la d ie s w e re evenly m atched for the day with Deona Hodges and Sandi Day each breaking 18 and a n d th e ir p a re n ts w ill be Shelly Ashbeck with 17. delivering the gifts on Thursday a n d S a tu rd a y . F o r th o s e outside o f lone orders should The Fourth Annual St. be p la c e d by F r id a y fo r P a d d y ’s C ru z-In will take Saturday delivery. You can also drop off place on Saturday, M arch 13, a p r e - p u r c h a s e d g if t a t as part of the 22nd Annual St. S u n flo w e r Ju n c tio n , get a P a t r i c k ’s c e le b r a tio n in couple balloons to go with it, Heppner. Vehicles will assemble and have the presch o o lers from 10:30 a.m. until 11:45 deliver it. a .m . a t th e N o r th w e s t To place an order call entrance to Heppner (form er Sunflow er Junction at 422- Kinzua Mill site) on Highway 7786. 207. T he Cruz-In Parade w ill b e g in at noon sh a rp Chairm an is Debbie M organ. through dow ntow n Heppner, M e rc h a n d ise C h a irm a n is follow ed at 1 p.m. by the St. Jerry R ietm ann. H e and his Patrick’s parade. Apply now for permits to work in wetlands and streams this summer T he D epartm ent o f S ta te L ands r e m in d s landow ners, developers and contractors considering work th is su m m e r in w e tla n d s, streams or on stream banks to check on the need to apply for a rem oval-fill perm it before starting w ork and to apply soon if a perm it is needed. Steve Purchase, D SL assistant director, encouraged people planning streamside or w etland projects to contact D SL at least three m onths before they plan to do the work. “B efore beginning an a p p lic a tio n , la n d o w n e r s should talk to one of our staff m e m b e rs to d e te r m in e whether a perm it is necessary or whether a streamlined type o f p e r m it (a G e n e r a l Authorization) might suffice,” he said. P urchase reported that the agency’s w ebsite has several features to help people understand the rem oval-fill In the handicap event. C urt D ay had a near perfect 2 4 , f o llo w e d c lo s e ly by Harvey Childers with a 23 and Rob A shbeck with 21 o f 25. League shooting has b e g u n a n d w ill c o n tin u e through mid-April. Each team needs to post seven scores by this time. M CGC is s till challenging anyone who would like to come out and shoot for the first tim e to com e shoot their first 25 targets for free. M C G C w ill be h o s tin g a m ea t s h o o t on Saturday, Feb. 21 beginning at 10 a.m. Preparations begin for Cruz-In IUCC auction to be held June 5 T h e lo n e U n ite d Church o f Christ Auction and B a r b e c u e w ill b e h e ld Saturday, June 5 J o h n a n d K e rri R ietm ann have volunteered and w ere selected to act as chairmen for the 42nd Annual A uction and B arbecue at a meeting held on Feb. 11. They bring with them some new and fresh ideas to help improve the event. THe cooks are back: after taking a year off, the cooks at lone U nited Church o f C hrist are preparing the dinner that compliments the pit barbecued beef dinner. C o u n tr y S to re H e r te s tim o n y o f G o d ’s k e e p in g p o w e r th ro u g h difficult tim es, such as the tra u m a o f b re a s t c a n c e r, touches w om en deeply. She w rites inspirational poetry, while also singing w ith Jerry and ministering with him in the services. A s a y o u n g m an , Jerry’s father had trained for the opera stage and taught all his boys how to sing. With this skill Jerry enjoys m inistering through music almost as much as he does through preaching the W ord o f God. T he G illo c k s have traveled extensively in the W estern U nited States and have a desire to help “fan the flames of hunger among God’s p e o p le tq seek H im w ith renewed passion.” Morrow County Gun Club news lone Preschool to hold Valentine’s Day fundraiser C r e a tiv e C a re Preschool in lone is holding their annual Valentine’s Day fu ndraiser w ith S unflow er Junction. Anyone wishing to send that special som eone a V alentine’s gift can contact S u n f lo w e r J u n c tio n to purchase flow ers, balloons and gift certificates and have them delivered to anyone in lone, Lexington and Heppner for a $3 delivery fee. T h e $3 fe e g o e s d ire c tly to C re a tiv e C are Preschool. Preschool children Erika Russell, Brianne Jones and Heather Rill. G ra d e 11- S a n d ra K ro tz e k ( 4 .0 ) , J o s h u a L a n k fo rd (4 .0 ), E liz a b e th O r w ic k ( 4 .0 ) , V era P aw lo w sk y (4 .0 ), S h an n a R ie tm a n n ( 4 .0 ) , C a ra K e n n e d y , K y le e D is q u e , Jessica Wainwright, M adison Bailey, Blair Keithley, Emily Bergstrom, Tyler Boyer, Kyle H u d d le s to n a n d L in d s e y Hodges. G ra d e 12- L u k e M urray (4.0), Blake Allstott, J u d d L e m m o n , C h a n te a M acaulay, B rooklyn O lin, C ourtney N elson, D anielle Looslie, Kiel N airns, C ody W alton, S tefan ie H an so n , Sheena Shank and Brooke Rust. helpers will be available to p ic k u p d o n a tio n s o f m erchandise. G ive him a call anytim e at 422-7181. T h e A u c tio n a n d B arbequed B e e f D inner is always held the first Saturday in J u n e so m a rk y o u r calendars now to attend. Lots o f m erchandise has already been donated and crafters are busy preparing their favorite item s for sale. B akers and cooks are looking over their favorite recipes. The planning h a s b e g u n fo r a fu n a n d wonderful event. A f te r th e C ru z -In Parade, the vehicles will be displayed on both sides o f Willow Street forjudging and viewing by the public. Plaque awards will be given to Leprechaun’s Choice, M ustang Award and Judges’ Choice. A $5 registration fee will also include a dash plaque for the entrant. For further information co ntact H eppner C h am b er office at (541) 676-5536 or P.O. Box 1232, Heppner, OR 97836 or visit the w ebsite: www. heppner. net. Lauritscn back in action Stacy Lauritsen. son o f Carl L auritsen and Peggy L auritsen, both o f Heppner. has returned to Afghanistan. He is a sergeant in U.S. Army and served in Afghanistan in early 2003 before spending some time in Iraq as well. L a u ritse n retu rn ed hom e to the states for a short while before heading to Korea and then back to Afghanistan. W h ile s ta te sid e L auritsen com m ented on how much he appreciated cards and letters se n t to him w h ile o u t o f country. For those interested in sending him a note or a care p a c k a g e h is a d d r e s s is: L auritsen. Stacy, PRCi 6-4, A PO A P 09354-3005. We Print Business Cords Heppner gazette-Tim es 6 7 6 -9 2 2 8 GEODC elects officers for 2004 L arry C lu c a s, C ity A dm inistrator for the City o f Um atilla, has been elected to serve as President o f Greater Eastern Oregon Development C o r p o r a tio n (G E O D C ). T a m ra B re m n e r, C ity R eco rd er/M an ag er for the Tow n o f C anyon City will serve as Vice President. Tracy Hamby, President/M anagerof Banner Bank of Pendleton will serve as Secretary/Treasurer. C o m p le tin g th e G E O D C Executive Com m ittee roster a re th e fo llo w in g : L a rry D alrym ple, Eastern O regon Regional Airport Manager and City o f Pendleton Econom ic Development Director; Debra W a ts o n , M anager of C o m m u n ity R e la tio n s , Umatilla Electric Cooperative; Jeff Bailey, Vice President/ C hief C redit O fficer o f the Bank o f Eastern O regon and Judge Russ Hursh o f M alheur County. G E O D C , a p riv ate n o n - p r o f it c o r p o r a ti o n , p ro m o te s and a s s is ts th e e c o n o m ic g r o w th a n d development of com m unities and businesses in G illiam , G rant, M orrow , U m a tilla , Wheeler, Harney and M alheur counties. G EO D C offers a portfolio o f loan products to small businesses; serves as adm inistrator o f the federal E c o n o m ic D e v e lo p m e n t District that includes the named counties; and provides staff su p p o rt fo r the R e g io n a l I n v e s tm e n t B o a rd s a n d Regional Partnerships located throughout the region. G E O D C m ay be c o n ta c te d at o n e o f th e following locations: Pendleton o f fic e ( 5 4 1 ) 2 7 6 - 6 7 4 5 , Canyon City office (541) 575- 2786 or the O ntario office (541)8 8 1 -1 2 1 4 . Debt-Free workshop to be held in Boardman Blue M ountain Community College will hold a Debt- Free and Prosperous Living W orkshop on Tuesday, Feb. 19 from 6-9 p.m. at the BM CC Boardman Center in Boardman. The workshop *s designed for middle-class Americans who want a debt-free, stress-free lifestyle. Learn specific powerful and proven strategies that work... every single time. The workshop utilizes a linear math, critical path technology to eliminate all debts. Participants will also be taught how to operate 100 percent on cash, never needing credit again. Participants are asked to bring a list of their debts with current balances, monthly payments and interest rates (principle and interest only for mortgages), along with a calculator. During the workshop, participants will develop a debt elimination plan that can be implemented immediately into their lifestyle. For more information, contact Anne Morter, BM CC coordinator, at 422-7040 or am orter@ bluecc.edu. New laws enhance motorcycle visibility T h re e n e w la w s p a s s e d d u r in g th e 2 0 0 3 le g is la tiv e s e ss io n a llo w motorcyclists to become more visible to other highway users. The laws went into effect Jan. 1,2004. “If people obey these new laws, we will all be safer,” said Stan Porter, m anager o f M o to r c y c le S a fe ty a n d V ehicle S a fety S ta n d ard s P ro g ra m s fo r O D O T . “ V is ib ility is e s p e c ia lly important for motorcyclists.” T h e th re e new changes are: M o to rc y c lis ts can now use three headlights on their m otorcycles whereas in the past two was the maximum allowed; Motorcyclists will also be able to use auxiliary lights, either fog lights or driving lights, at all times if the auxiliary lights are no brighter than the headlight and the auxiliary lights are aimed correctly. All other vehicles in Oregon must turn off their auxiliary lights during tim es when the law requires drivers to dim their high beam headlights; and M o to rc y c lists m ay use an intermittent pulsing or flashing brake light as long as the flashing does not interfere w ith the re a r tu rn sig n al function. These new regulatioas were passed at the request o f th e G o v e r n o r ’s A d v iso ry C om m ittee on M otorcycle S a fe ty , th e O re g o n S tate Police M otorcycle Unit, the TEAM OREGON M otorcycle Safety Program and by Oregon motorcyclists. “All three of these new laws will allow the motorcyclist to be m ore easily seen by other highway users," Porter said. “The addition o f one more headlight and the use of auxiliary lights at all times will allow the m otorcyclist to see better at night and during times of limited visibility. The flashing brake light will certainly gain the attention o f those highway users behind m otorcyclists," Porter added. P o r te r s a id , “ T h e L e g is la tu r e w a s v e ry supportive o f enhancing the ability o f m otorcyclists to becom e more visible to other highway users. With the help o f L e g is la to r s th a t a re m o to rc y clists th em selv es, th e s e n e w o p tio n s w e re p a s s e d a n d s ig n e d by Governor Kulongoski,” Pewter added. For questions about these or other equipment laws, visit the Equipm ent Program W eb p a g e lin k a t h ttp :// w w w .o d o t.s ta te .o r .u s / t r a n s a f e t y / Veh_Equipment.htm. Urban growth boundary and flood plain topic ofWCVEDG C ity m anager Jerry Breazeale will be the featured p ro g ra m o f th e F e b . 18 W illo w C re e k V a lle y E c o n o m ic D e v e lo p m e n t Group. Breazeale will explain the recent proposal to extend the urban grow th boundary a ro u n d H e p p n e r a n d an upcoming plan to re-examine the flood plain in Willow Creek Valley. The e c o n o m ic d e v e lo p m en t g roup m eets W ednesday, Feb. 18 at 8 a.m. at the Forest Service building in H eppner. All in terested persons are invited to attend. 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