Veterans Day services held in Heppner
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Donna Schonbachler (right) and Linda Schultz read the names of those presently serving in
the armed forces at Heppner’s Veterans Day services last week. Also on the program was
the unveiling and dedication of a new plaque (see page 3) and a talk by Chris Brown, whoes
family has had many members serve in the armed forces. Also on the program was Samarra
Van Dorn singing patriotic music, Keith Brudevold singing Danny Boy, Jerry Breazeale
reading the names of Morrow County war dead and Bob Taylor and the VFW raising the
flag at the park in Heppner. There was also a fly over by Doug Drake who filled in when the
helicoper flight from Pendleton was unable to make it.
HHS honors veterans at Remember Day celebration
VOL. 123
NO. 46
10 Pages Wednesday, November 17, 2004
lone honors veterans
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
Legion and
Auxiliary to hold
Thanksgiving
dinner
The
A m erican
Legion and Auxiliary will be
holding a T h anksgiving
dinner on Monday, Nov. 22
at 6:30 p.m., at St Patrick’s
Senior Center. The dinner is
open to all L egion and
Auxiliary members.
Turkey, dressing,
mashed potatoes and gravy
will be furnished.
A m eeting will
follow the dinner.
Edwards elected
Lexington mayor
John Edwards was
elected as the m ayor o f
Lexington with 68 votes.
Results for this race were
inadvertently left out o f last
week’s results.
All election results
Robert Baker of the lone American Legion salutes the flag will become official when
during Veterans Day services last Thursday. Conrad Tworek certified by the M orrow
County Clerk on Nov. 22.
holds the flag as part of the honor guard.
HES working to actively engage students
By Daye Stone,
Vice-Principal of
Heppner Schools
As the m onth o f
November begins, it’s fitting
to write about how things
are going here at Heppner
Elementary. As many o f you
know by now, it is my first
year
as
a
school
a d m in istra to r here in
Heppner and we just finished
our first quarter o f the 2004/
2005 school year The
community is inviting and
our schools are a place o f
student engagem ent and
success.
Some great things
have been happening at
HES.
P a re n t/te a c h e r
conferences have come and
gone and it was great to see
many o f the parents during
this time. Parents should
know that one o f our
priorities here at HES is to
communicate information to
our patrons We believe that
this effort will enable every
Principal Wade Smith (left) gives a welcome address to area veterans at the annual Heppner
Junior and Senior High School Remembrance Day last Wednesday at the High School.
A large group o f
v eteran s atten d ed the
R em em brance
Day
observance last Wednesday
at the high school. The
program is o v erseen by
teacher Ginger Bowman, but
students including program
director Kyle Huddleston,
did all o f the organizing and
work on the project.
The band and chorus
was on hand to sing America
the Beautiful, and the guest
speaker was Major Thomas
Lingle who spoke about
honor and duty to ones
country especially during
this time o f war on terror.
Also a treat this year
w as a p ictu re video
p resen tatio n , put on by
students Robert McElligott
and Josh Lankford, honoring
many o f the local veterans.
DVDs o f the presentation
are available at the high
school.
Also given out this
year was a color picture
album of all the veterans who
atten d ed
last
y e a r’s
rem em brance S tudents
Jenna Bowman and Baillie
Keithley sold ball shots at the
golf course to raise the $310
to pay for the booklets.
Also on the program
was Wade Smith reading the
roll call o f local veterans, a
reading o f local active duty
people, taps by K ristine
Clements, a presentation by
Elementary school teacher
Jannie Allen and her students
and God Bless America song
by the Heppner Elementary
Student council and the
CBEC to hold annual
membership meeting
Cory Silvia puts on a science demonstration as part of the
traveling OMSI Reacto Blast assembly at Heppner
Elementary school.
student to be successful and
to give them the best
possible education they can
receive It is w ithout
hesitation in saying that our
parent involvement here at
Heppner Elementary is one
o f the reasons we have such
a high functioning school.
Due to a desire o f
m aintaining this level o f
The 60th annual meeting o f Columbia Basin
Electric Cooperative, Inc., will be held at the St.
Patrick’s Catholic Church Hall in Heppner on Thursday,
Nov. 18. Registration will begin at 4 p m , with dinner
at 5:15 p m and the business meeting beginning at 6
p.m.
The purpose for the meeting is to elect four
directors and for the transaction o f any other business.
Current directors include: Lori Anderson-
president; no vice-president, Jerry Gentry- secretary/
treasurer; Bill Jaeger, Raymond H arrison, Jerry
Hollomon, Loyal Bums, Jr, Todd Lindsay and C. Edwin
Asher.
Nominees for the term o f three years are: Zone
Number 2- Raymond Harrison, Zone Number 5- Dallas
Dalzell, Zone Number 6- Lori Anderson, and Zone
Number 8- Jerry Hollomon
audience
A
special
presentation made by Kaylee
H elfrect and C ath erin e
McElligott was a gift bag to
math teacher David Melville
who is leaving for duty in
A fghanistan in M arch.
Melville’s Oregon National
Guard unit is being activated
fo r duty The gift bag
included notes from the
students, a pillow with his
p ictu re fo r his young
daughter while he is gone
and other items
After the program,
the veterans were treated to
lunch p rep ared by Joan
McDaniel, which was paid
for by a $500 donation from
the Heppner Booster Club
and donation o f cookies by
the Willow Creek Valley
Service Club
Willow
Creek Little
League to
meet
Willow Creek Little
League will be meeting on
Tuesday, Nov. 30 at 7 p.m ,
in
H eppner
at the
Neighborhood Center
The
to p ic for
discussion will be WCLL
board selection Plans for
next year will also be
discussed Anyone interested
in helping with WCLL is
w elcom e to atten d the
meeting
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