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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 4,2004 - FIVE Head Start to be offered at Heppner Elementary H eppner is now prov id in g an o th er opportunity for children to attend a preschool program. Umatilla Morrow Head Start and the Education Service District is collaborating their services to offer a preschool program for children ages 3- 5 years. This program will be offered at the H eppner E lem entary School beginning Aug. 30, 2004. Preschool will be Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m., the program will also include a minimum monthly one on one hom e visit w ith the teacher. Limited busing is provided to and from school. The Head Start program will also m aintain the Home Base program in lone. The program is funded by state and federal grants. Head Start believes that staff and parents must work together to provide a positive experience for both the child and the parent. The Head Start program offers com prehensive services, which include: E d u c a t i o n - C lassro o m a c tiv itie s to enhance social, emotional, p h y sica l, self-h e lp and intellectual developm ent; and monthly home visits where parents and children work together; Nutrition- Children receive a balanced breakfast and lunch; c h ild ren are offered a wide variety of wholesome foods; meals are served family style; and each child is encouraged to serve themselves; H ealth- C h ild ren learn and practice preventive care such as hand washing and tooth brushing; staff w ork w ith p aren ts to establish a medical home for ongoing, preventative health care services including well child exams, dental exams and Nutrition Assessments; and classroom experiences include mental health and wellness activities; Fam ily S erv ices- S ta ff listen and support parents as they set and reach g o als; staff provide co u n selin g in fo rm atio n , re fe rra ls to com m unity reso u rces and aid in emergency/crisis intervention; and parenting programs and a wide variety of activities are offered to all families; and Parent Involvement- M any o p p o rtu n ities for paren ts to be involved: Policy Council, classroom volunteering. Wellness Day and many more. If you are interested in the program, your child must be 3 or 4 on or before Sept. 1,2004. Your family will need to meet federal income guidelines. For an application or questions please call Toni Sloan at 1 (800) 559-5878 or (541) 564-6878. You may also pick up an application at your local health d ep artm en t, post office. Com m ission on Children and Families and Morrow County Mental Health. Over the Tee Cup awards Club Championships The ladies of Willow Creek Country Club held an Over the Tee Cup Ladies C lub C h am pionship tournament on July 24 and 25. The ladies played 36 holes. Pat Edmundson was the 2004 L adies C lub Champion with 154 points. Corol Mitchell was the net champion with 113 points. Second low net was Karen Thompson with 118 points and third low net was Betty Christman with 119 points. Second low gross was Karen Bishop with 160 points and third low gross was Eva Kilkenny with 169 points. Long drive on July 24 went to Christman on hole #6 and Corol Mitchell on hole #15. On July 25, Loa H enderson had the long drive on hole #1 and Kandy Boyd took it on hole #10. Long putt on the 24,h w ent to L orrene Montgomery on hole #5 and on the 2 5 Ih w ent to Christman on hole #7. Second shot on holes #2 and #11 on the 24,h w ent to K ilkenny, C h ristm an , E dm undson, Mitchell and Thompson. First shot on holes #4 and #13 on the 25th went to C arol H am ilton, Edmundson and Boyd. The Mystery Score went to K ilkenny on the gross and Christm an and Luvilla Sonstegard on the net. Least putts went to Thompson on 36 holes and Edmundson on 18 holes. Edmundson also had a birdie on hole #18 and a chip-in on hold #8. Jackie Allstott also had a chip-in on hole #1. GEODC receives Shamrockette of the Month federal grant award G reater E astern O regon D evelopm ent Corporation (GEODC), a regional E conom ic D evelopm ent D istrict headquartered in Pendleton, receiv ed a $ 1 2 5 ,0 0 0 Econom ic D evelopm ent Administration grant award p resen ted by S en ato r Gordon Smith at his Eastern Oregon Leaders Summit in La G rande on July 29. G E O D C ’s E x ecu tiv e Director, Melisa Drugge, accep ted the aw ard on behalf of GEODC and eight oth er Econom ic D evelopm ent D istricts located throughout the State of Oregon. The grant award is being m atched w ith an ad d itio n al $ 125,000 in funds and is for industry cluster work that will assist selected Oregon industries with the developm ent of work plans designed to help stren g th en ex istin g businesses. “The industry cluster concept will enable c lu sters to id en tify o p p o rtu n ities, m issing components, and barriers and w ill o ffer the o p p o rtu n ity to increase collaboration both across industry and betw een private and public sector,” stated Drugge. “We are excited to accept this award from the Department of Commerce’s Econom ic D evelopm ent A dm inistration and look forward to working with Creative Care Preschool to begin registration C reativ e C are Preschool in lone will be holding an Open House and R eg istratio n N ight on Monday, Aug. 9 from 5-7 p.m. The p resch o o l is open to all area 3 and 4 year olds. The teacher this year w ill be B etty R ietm ann. School will start on Sept. 7 and classes will be two days a week for each age. For re g istra tio n , p aren ts need to bring a child’s immunization record and birth certificate. For those not able to attend the registration night. but would like to register th eir ch ild ren , they can contact Karen Padberg at 422-7326. Mayci Garrett has been selected as the Shamrockette of the Month for July by her dance instructor Jodi Chapa. CLC to hold Kids’ Quest crusade C h ristian Life Center is sponsoring a kids’ crusade (like Vacation Bible School) called Kids’ Quest, Aug. 11-13 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the church. The ptogram is open to children in k in d erg arten through sixth grade. The program will include gam es, prizes, drama and many fun and crazy characters. All youth are invited to attend. For more inform ation contact Christian Life Center at 676- 5581. 4 -H North Lex Market Steer Club By Eric Jepsen, reporter On August 1. the North Lex Market Steer Club met at Kathy Rauch’s farm and held a meeting. Everyone had brought their steers to the meeting so that the animals could be clipped, washed and worked with in preparation for showing them at the fair. After we were done working with our steers, we had a delicious meal of hamburgers, hot dogs, chips, and pop. Everybody had a good time. Members present were: Regi Seitz, Makayla and Ashly Anderson. Andre and Natalie Rauch, Amy, Eric and Rebecca Jepsen. Heather Yocom. and Cory Peterson. Family picnic to be held for community On Saturday, Aug. 7, a family picnic for the community will be held at Heppner City Park from 6-9 p.m. Free hot dogs, beans and potato salad will be served by Christian Life Center church members. Free activities for kids will include a slip and slide, face painting, a bouncy castle to jump in and a dunk tank. CLC is sponsoring this family event and the public is invited to attend. For more information, call 676-5581. 3-on-3 basketball tourney venue changed ABOUT THE HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES NEWSPAPER News articles The Heppner Gazette welcomes news articles that are of inter est to the communities of lone, Lexington, Heppner and the sur rounding area. You can submit your article through mail, fax, email or bring it to our office (see below under how to contact us). There is no charge for news articles, but if the article is a mon eymaking activity for a person or business other than a non-profit or community service organization, it must run as a paid adver tisement. The 3-on-3 basketball tournament on Saturday, Aug. 7 has been moved from the lower basketball court to the tennis court in Heppner. The event, sponsored by Christian Life Center, will be held from 2-6 p.m. There is no entry fee and prizes will be awarded. For more information contact 676-5581. Advertisements There are several different types of advertisements in the Hep pner Gazette. Display ads are the boxed ads that run throughout the newspa per and are charged for by the amount of space. The larger the ad the more it cost. Photos and graphics may be used in display ads. Classified, or want ads. run in the section near the back of the newspaper and are charged by the number of words in the ad. Business directory ads are boxed ads at a discounted rate. You must agree to run the ad unchanged (except for minor corrections) for a minimum of three months. Legal notices. The Gazette is the legal newspaper for various public entities and is able to satisfy publishing requirements for Morrow County. Talking Alarm Clock Analog or Digital Letters to the Editor Letters to the Editor must be signed. The Gazette-Times will not publish unsigned letters. Please include your address and phone number on all letters for use by the G-T. The G-T reserves the right to edit. The G-T is not responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters. (Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under “Card of Thanks" at a cost of $7) Letters in poor taste or libelous will not be published. Maci M arie Davidson- a daughter. Maci Marie, was born July 12, 2004, at St. Anthony's Hospital in Pendleton, to Mindy and Tim Davidson of Heppner. Maci was 7 pounds 4 ounces and 21 inches long. She joins sister, Kailea Sample, 5. at home. Grandparents are Rosco and KayRene Qualls and Stub and Chris Lewis, all of Heppner. Great-grandparents are R.G and Floss Watkins of Heppner, George Davidson of lone, and Donnie Reed of Heppner. WCCC hosts Thursday Evening Ladies play Jewelers Peterson's Photos Heppner The Gazette welcomes photos to run with news articles. We accept either black and white or color photos and they can be re turned. We also accept digital photos. Email or bring the digitals to the office on a disk. We also accept digital camera “chips" to download the photos from your camera. Please contact us if you are unsure how to submit your photo. 676-9200 HOST FAMILIES NEEDED Hours & Deadlines Open 9 a m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Advertisement and news article deadline is 5 p.m. Monday for that week's paper. The newspaper publishes on Wednesday of each week. Make a new lifelong friend from abroad. Enrich your family with another cul ture. Now you ran ho*t an exchange student 'girl or boy i from Sweden. Germany. France. Spain. England. Japan. Brazil. Italy or other countries. Becoming a host to a young international vim tor is an experience of a lifetime’ Who we are Publisher David Sykes News Editor Katie Wall Bookkeeper April Sykes How to contact us Email david@>heppner net Phone: 541-676-9228 • Fax: 541-676-9211 • Cell: 541-980- 6674 Web site: www.heppner.net. (Articles and advertisements can be submitted from there.) Mailing address: The Heppner Gazette-Times PO Box 337 Heppner, OR 97836 Office address: 147 Willow St. Heppner. OR 97836 Births Writ« 1% yrt Ladies Play on Thursday evenings has begun at Willow Creek Country Club and play begins at 6 p.m. All ladies are welcome to attend. Results from the last two weeks: July 22: Low Gross- Loa Henderson; Low Net- Kathy Cutsforth and Luvilla Sonstegard; and Least Putts- Rosemary Bums and Deona Hodges. 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