Image provided by: Morrow County Museum; Heppner, OR
About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 10, 2004)
SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 10, 2004 lone Site Council introduces new members Mustangs wrap up another CBC title lone Site C ouncil met Monday, Oct 18 at the school library The school board requested the council and School S uccess Com m ittee merge It was agreed u n d er the membership bylaws to add Joel Peterson as a school board representative and Anne M orter as a student success committee designee L indsay O rem jo in s the council re p la cin g Sarah C arlso n as a te a c h e r re p re se n ta tiv e A fifth teacher, Michelle Stone, was also ad d ed , w hich is in compliance with site council bylaws Bill Jepsen is the new parent representative The council elected officers as follows: Chair- Steve Schaber, Vice Chair- Melissa LaRue, Secretary- Lindsay Orem and Reporter- Jeri McElligott Superintendent Bryn B row ning p ro p o sed the bylaws be changed to meet in the library instead o f the staff room The proposal will be read at a second meeting and adopted or rejected by consensus The new graduation req u irem en ts have been adopted by the board and will be implemented with the Class o f 2007. There will be an appeal p ro c e ss for tra n sfe r stu d en ts The teachers are working with students to fulfill their CAM requirements. They also go into effect during the 2006- 07 school year. The school is im plem enting the R ead Naturally program, which will help m iddle school students improve reading comprehension and fluency. Students are placed in the p ro g ram by te a c h e r reco m m en d atio n V icki W agenblast and M elissa LaRue will monitor students The program was funded by the lone E ducation Foundation. Mr R aible is supervising a Small Business Club. It includes his fifth period class as well as other stu d en t v o lu n te e rs. The students are paid for their work during concessions and learn skills associated with running a business Browning will work with the staff to come up with an assessment schedule Parents will be notified when testing will occur at school The school has a TAG committee, which is im plem enting a R obotics Program. The school has a new classification for TAG stu d e n ts, w hich now includes potentially gifted stu d en ts. O th er TAG activities will be the writing contest and the National Geography Bee Michelle Stone, the new Title I math teacher, is w orking with students in grades 1-12 Students are referred by teach ers and TESA scores T he co u n cil q u e stio n ed w h e th er all students who quality for free and reduced lunches are signed up. It was agreed the forms are intimidating and families may need help filling them out B row ning will check with the ESD and report back to the council Teacher Ryan Rudolf will take a group o f juniors and seniors to the college fair in Redmond in November. E ighty sch o o ls will be represented there. M orter rep o rted su g g estio n s from the Student Success Committee to improve communication betw een the school and community: Improve and publicize the school web site; create a family e-mail list; encourage students to use e- mail to communicate with staff, place school calendars at a dow ntow n location; m ake e-m ail an n o u n cem en ts, use the reader board and Icaboast for news; and have a student write articles about school events for the local paper The co m m ittee also suggested creating an alumni d atab ase to use as a resource It was suggested students be given guidance in keeping track o f their sch o o l and com m unity a c tiv itie s and accomplishments. It was reported the In te rn a tio n a l Club and stu d en t councils for the m iddle school and high school have met. National H o n o r S ociety is being organized. It was suggested co m m u n ity m em bers volunteer to lead clubs if staff members do not have the time T he council is exploring different ways to reco g n ize stu d en t and alumni achievements It was suggested a newsletter be printed every three months Alumni recognized at the m eeting w ere K athleen M cElligott, who received the National Founders o f Adolescent Health Award, Terry McElligott, who was nam ed N atio n al Social Studies teacher o f the year; and Jacob Taylor, who is serving in Iraq. Local Elks member receives certificate Exalted Ruler Burke O ’Brien (right) presented Robert K ilk en ny w ith a c e r tific a te o f aw ard for his contributions to the Elks National Foundation. Robert Kilkenny, a member o f H eppner Elks Lodge #358, was recently aw arded a certific ate o f award for his contributions to the Elks N atio n al F ou n d atio n Bob has accumulated contributions totaling $ 1,000. The Elks National Foundation is the national c h aritab le arm o f the Benevolent and Protective O rd er o f Elks. The F o u n d atio n has been acc e p tin g c o n trib u tio n s since the 1800s and has built a large endow m ent fund, which provides support to A m e ric a ’s v e teran s and v e te ra n s ’ h o sp ita ls throughout the country It also provides scholarship Mark this holiday with more than a memory . , Teleflora’s Art of Autumn Bouquet Cradled in a hand-blown glass bowl, the Art of A utum n Bouquet is the perfect polish for the special occasion. Long after the season has gone, this master-crafted creation will remain. Mark this holiday with more than a memory. Order early. Thanksgiving will be here before you know it. For nationwide same-day delivery, call or visit our shop. Thanksgiving is Thursday, AW. 25 funds and su p p o rt for A m e ric a ’s yo u th Only interest earned is spent, with all contributions added to the principle o f the fund. The O regon Elks A ssociation cu rren tly receives about S 1 80 annually, from the fund, fo r each $1.00 in annual contributions from O reg o n E lks m em bers. O regon Elks su p p o rt veterans in hospitals and out patient clinics throughout the state, as well as youth activities and scholarship opportunities Kilkenny has been a m em ber o f the H eppner Lodge for over 50 years. The N atio n al F o u n d atio n , Oregon Elks Association and the local Lodge appreciate his continued support o f their philanthropic activities. Order M.igiielic Door Signs HERE Heppner lìazetle-Tlines By Rick Paullus It took awhile, but there was no doubt at the end o f the C o lu m b ia B asin Conference championship game between the Heppner M ustangs and the visiting Sherman County Huskies as the Mustangs dodged two bullets early then scored 18 points in the final 3 :40 o f the second quarter and took the game 24-0 on Friday, Nov. 5 The Mustangs, 6 and 0 in the CBC and 6 and 3 overall, w rap p ed up th e ir sixth straight CBC championship and have now w on 41 straight league games By finishing in first place, the Mustangs earned a bye in the first round o f the US B an k /L es S chw ab/ OSAA 2A state football play-offs and will await the w inner o f th e N yssa at Knappa game on Saturday, Nov. 13. The Mustangs will be at home on Saturday, Nov. 20 against the winner o f that game. The H uskies go t good field position on the o p en in g k ic k -o ff and promptly drove down the field getting a first and goal at the five The Mustangs made a stand though and on fo u rth dow n, Jo d e Coil sacked th e H usky q u a rte rb a c k cau sin g a fumble that was recovered by Rory Kilkenny. The Mustangs were unable to move the ball and were forced to punt, which was blocked and recovered by the Huskies at the 15-yard line The Huskies drove to the one, but on fourth down, M att Kenny intercepted a pass at the goal line and was tackled at the three. Tyler Boyer ran for three, Quinn Peck ran for two and Kenny ran for eight and a first down, but the driv e stalled and the M ustangs were forced to punt again The H uskies took over at their 30-yard line a fte r a 53-yard punt by Kenny. They were unable to move the ball, but recovered a fumbled punt at their 45- yard line. The defense held again and the Mustangs took over at their twenty after a Sherman punt. The M u stan g s offense got going as Boyer ran for five, then twenty-two and a 15-yard personal foul penalty moved the ball to the Huskies 38-yard line. Boyer ran for four, Kenny took a short pass from M atthew VanCleave five yards and B oyer broke free for 18 yards to the twelve Kenny went for one, then Boyer broke free and took it to the end zone for an 11-yard touchdown run The two- point conversion run failed, but the Mustangs had a 6-0 lead with 3:40 left in the second quarter On the next Huskies possession after the kick-off, Peter G eer and Kilkenny combined for a sack for a loss o f 12 yards forcing a punt, which was downed at M.C.G.6. Morrow County|Grain Growers »< LEXINGTON, OREGON 1-800-452-7J96 • 989-8221 WASCO, OREGON 1-800-824-7185 wnM.mc{(K.net SUPPORTING YOUR COMMUNITY AND PROVIDING: * PROPANE SALES AND SERVICE * FARM EQUIPMENT SALES, PARTS AND SERVICE * ATV SALES, PARTS AND SERVICE * FERTILIZER AND FARM CHEMICAL SERVICE ^ MuWWj'J D j HUJ 217 North Main, Heppner 676-9158 * DIESEL AND GAS SALES c a s i ? Serving Heppner, Lexington & lone i * FARM SUPPLIES AND LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT \ m I Kaw asaki the Sherman 45-yard line A fter a o n e-y ard loss, VanCleave hit Jode Coil for a 46-yard touchdown pass The two-point conversion pass failed, but the Mustangs now led 12-0 with 1:12 left before the half On the ensuing kick off, the ball was mishandled by one o f the up-men and w as re c o v ere d by Kyle Carlson at the Husky 43- yard line V anC leave scrambled for three yards, Kenny picked up 13 and after an incom plete pass, Peck hit Coil for a 28-yard touchdown. The two-point conversion failed, but the M ustangs led 18-0 at the half. The Mustangs took over at their own 15-yard line after a penalty and after Boyer ran twice for 12 yards, a hold took the ball back to the eighteen and a fumbled pitch took it back to the seven and they were forced to punt, but then the Huskies couldn’t move the ball and punted, which was downed at the seven-yard line. K enny ran th re e times for 17 yards, Boyer ran for three, Kenny caught a pass from VanCleave for a 13-yard gain and a first down to the 3 7-yard line VanCleave hit Coil for 11 yards, but faced with a fourth and three, Kenny picked up a first down with a three- yard run. Kenny ran three times for eight yards and on fourth and two the Huskies jumped offsides to give the Mustangs another first down at the 39-yard line o f the Huskies Kenny ran for four, Boyer went for four and on fourth and short, VanCleave went for three and a first down as the third quarter came to an end. K enny ran fo r 16 yards, but the Huskies held eventually taking over on downs at their own seven. The defense held with the M ustangs taking over at their own forty after a punt A fter a th re e -y a rd loss, Kenny went for thirteen and a first down, Kenny went for five and on fourth and four, Boyer picked up seven and a first down. After a three- yard loss, Boyer went for sixteen and a first down at the twenty-four Kenny ran for 17 yards, then went the final seven to the end zone for the touchdown The pass failed on the tw o -p o in t co n v ersio n , but th e Mustangs held a 24-0 lead with 3:37 left in the game The Huskies drove to the M ustangs’ thirteen, but Coil picked off a pass at the goal line to end the drive and preserve the shutout The defense was led by Coil, Kilkenny and Geer with 16 points each, with Boyer and Kenny each had 14 points. Kory Paullus and Carlson each had 13 points, A aron D elveaux had 12 points and Peck and Casey Maben each had nine points. Kenny finished with 119 yards on 23 carries and caught two passes for 18 yards. Boyer had 105 yards on 22 carries V anC leave hit on four o f seven passes for 75 yards, with Coil catching three passes for 85 yards and two touchdowns. Heppner 0 18 0 6-24 Sherman County 0 0 0 0-0 Second Quarter: H ep p n er- T yler B oyer 11-yard run (run failed) 3:40 Heppner- Jode Coil 46-yard pass from Matthew VanCleave (pass failed) 1:12 Heppner- Coil 28- yard pass from Quinn Peck (run failed) :32 Fourth Quarter: H ep p n er- M att Kenny seven-yard run (pass failed) 3:37 I n d i v i d u a l Statistics: Rushing: Sherman County- Preston Wallace 14- 51, Clint Moore 8-36, Elliott K aseb erg 2 -26, M att K aseberg 3-12 and Andy Thom pson 1-1; Heppner- Kenny 23-1119, Boyer 22- 105, Coil 2-6, Peck 2-3 and VanCleave 4-(-14) Passing: Sherman County- M oore 1-11-2 2 yards and E. Kaseberg 0-1- 0 0 yards; H ep p n er VanCleave 4-7-0 75 yards and Peck 1-1-0 28 yards. Receiving: Sherman County- M. Kaseberg 1-2; H eppner- Coil 3-85 and Kenny 2-18. Two Heppner volleyballers picked for all-conference Shanna Rietmann (left) was named first team Columbia B asin C onferen ce v o lley b a ll all-co n feren ce and Madison Bailey was named second team. Umatilla Garden Club dedicates marker in Umatilla T he U m atilla Garden Club is dedicating a Blue Star marker in Umatilla on Nov 13. These markers are placed in parks, near roadways or freeways, in honor o f veterans The City o f Umatilla has helped the U m atilla Garden Club get this marker to go in the new park area between the old Circle K store and the Umatilla River. Jane D ean\ Blue M ountain G ard en Club District Director will place a wreath at the maker during th e 11 a m d e d ica tio n Anyone wishing to attend this ev en t is w elcom e Refreshments will be at the Umatilla Museum following the ceremony B erth a K eith, U m atilla G ard en C lub president will be in charge of the program
