Heppnef Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 1, 2004 - TriKtt
Volunteers spruce up HES playground
Track in progress at Heppner High School
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Earlier this summer the Heppner High School track was torn up for improvements
James and Patti Pappas and family helped paint the lines of the US map at the HES playground.
After
f kjnd donations (i.e. labor,
being p assed by for m aterials, m onies) have
improvements, the Heppner been received, said Heppner
H igh School track has Principal Wade Smith. Also,
finally received its turn. For the Morrow County School
years the track has been D istrict has sup p lied
crushed gravel. Then the $75,000 towards building
Lions Club installed a curb the track facility.
M ost o f the basic
around it, but other than
ground
work
for completing
g en eral
upkeep
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the
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has been
im provem ents had been
accomplished. Thousands o f
made.
Now, a fte r m uch yards o f old material have
grant writing and a mass been removed, the area has
mailing soliciting in-kind been lev eled and track
donations, the new track is m easurem ents have been
underw ay. As o f yet, no made. Asphalt now needs to
grants have been received, be laid and covered with a
but almost $80,000 o f in- top coating to finish the
project. According to Smith,
the asphalt should be laid in
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Kick contest to
be held
T e a c h e r s ,
administrators and parents
all came out on Friday, Aug.
27 for a w ork party at
Heppner Elementary School
in p rep aratio n for the
beginning o f school. Lines
were repainted, swings were
fixed and added, wood chips
w ere laid dow n and
everything was “spruced up”
for the kids.
The Heppner Parent-
Teacher Club organized the
Cara Osmin, a teacher at Heppner Elementary School, work party,
helped paint new lines at the HES playground during a work U p n n n p r
party held Friday, Aug. 27.
n c p p iie r
Hunters take bear at Bartlett Bench Chamber to meet
on new day
The
H eppner
Chamber o f Commerce will
now be m eeting on
Thursdays at noon at John’s
Place, due to new restaurant
hours.
For
more
in fo rm atio n about the
H eppner C ham ber or to
become a member, call 676-
5536.
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the neXt couPle oi months
and the top coating should
be completed in the spring,
if the grants are successful
this year. If the grants are
unsuccessful, the project
would be completed with-in
the next year.
O nce the track is
co m p lete, H eppner w ill
have a certified six-lane
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usable for field events, such
as javelin, shot put, high
jump, etc.
Currently, HHS has
been renting a track from
U m atilla for th eir track
meets. It is hoped that by the
next school year. Heppner
will be able to have true
home meets.
AWANA clubs to start
The Heppner Elks
and the Heppner Football
Program are hosting an NFL
Pepsi Punt, Pass and Kick
competition in Heppner on
Sunday, Sept. 12. The
competition is free and open
to boys and girls ages 8-15.
It will be held at 1 p.m. at
the
M orrow
C ounty
Fairgrounds.
Age classification is
as o f Dec. 31 o f the current
year. E ntry form s are
available at Heppner and
lone schools and Heppner
TV. Bring entry forms and a
copy o f the ch ild ’s birth
certificate to the competition
on Sept. 12. For competition
in fo rm atio n , call Josh
Coiner at 676-8189.
The NFL Pepsi Punt,
Pass and Kick fo o tb all
co m p etitio n
allow s
youngsters to showcase their
talents in punting, passing
and kicking w ith scores
based on d istan ce and
accuracy.
All p a rtic ip a n ts
receive a certificate from the
N FL,
signed
by
C o m m issio n er
Paul
Tagliabue. Prizes for age-
group w inners include
ribbons, medals, plaques,
trophies and a trip for the
competitor and two adults to
the National Finals.
The top fin ish ers
from each o f eig h t age
g roups at the local
competition will advance to
a sectional competition. The
w inners at the sectional
competition will have their
scores compared with other
sectional champions; the top
five scorers from the pool of
sectio n al
ch am p io n s
advance to the team
ch am p io n sh ip and team
championship winners will
determine who will travel to
the national finals.
With the startup o f
the school year, we also have
the resuming o f T&T (3-6)
and Sparks (K -2) clubs.
These clubs are for students
in kindergarten through the
sixth grade. AWANA meets
at Lexington Baptist Church
on Wednesday nights from
6:30-8 p.m.
AWANA is an
acronym stan d in g for
approved workmen are not
asham ed. The goal o f
AWANA is to reach boys
and girls with the gospel of
Christ and to train them to
serve Him.
Each club night is
divided into three segments:
game time, handbook time
and council time. Most club
n ights revolve around a
cen tral them e w here
clubbers are rewarded for
b rin g in g or w earing a
particular item reflecting
that theme. Each night a
c lu b b e r’s accu m u lativ e
point total is added to his
designated team to arrive at
the winning team for that
night.
A spokesm an for
AWANA
said,
“ O ur
attendance usually is in the
high 40s, with a leader to
student ratio o f one leader to
three or four clubbers. We
have been privileged over
the years to have leaders
representing three to five
different churches o f the
area helping with AWANA
clubs. It has been successful
because o f the dedicated
leaders we have who are
committed to helping each
clubber be their and do their
best.”
P arents
are
encouraged to bring their
children, stay and watch the
club in action if they would
like to. Transportation to and
from AWANA club is the
p a re n ts ’ re sp o n sib ility .
Limited transportation space
m ay be av ailab le w ith
an o th er p arent or club
leader. Call Pastor Glenn at
989-8555 if you have further
questions.
The door is usually
open at the church on
Wednesdays just after 6 p.m.
St. Patrick
Senior Center
news
W illow
C reek
Baptist Church volunteers
will host the Senior Center
noon meal on Wednesday,
Sept. 8. The menu is chicken
ala king with noodles, peas
and carrots, broccoli with
cheese sauce, rolls, mixed
fruit and cobbler.
Two bus trip s to
keep in mind are trips to the
Round-U p W estward Ho
Parade and a to be
announced trip to the new
center in Ukiah.
The
board
of
directors regular meeting is
scheduled for Sept. 15 at
12:30 p.m., in the Center
office.
Lil B oyce has
returned to her M onday
morning spot in the office.
She has had two months
leave for knee surgery.
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