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
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The 3-on-3 basketball tournament on Saturday,
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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
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