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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 17, 2004 - FIVE New faces come to lone, Heppner schools H eading the lone S chools team is Bryn B row ning, lo n e ’s new superintendent/principal Browning, 29, and h e r husband. Josh, and two girls, Leslie, 4- Vi and M o rg a n , 1 - '/* , cam e to Bryn Browning lone from Vancouver, WA B row ning has a b a c h e lo r’s degree from E astern W ashington University and a master’s of education from Washington State University-Vancouver W hile she loves teaching, Browning was also interested in following in the footsteps o f many family m em bers w ho w ork in school administration She is the fourth superintendent in her family and there has been an adm inistrator in every generation Browning feels that being an administrator is a way she can make more o f a difference in students’ lives and she can help her teach in g s ta ff make a difference too. The tra n sitio n betw een te ac h e r and a d m in istra to r w a sn ’t expected to come so soon, but after visiting lone over Christmas break last year, Browning and her family fell in love with lone and its people The co n nection drew her to apply for the open position She said waiting for the phone call from the school board on their decision was one o f the most difficult moments, but, once she got the call, was very excited Still loving to interact with the students. B row ning says th at she creates tasks that can get her in the classroom Currently she reads a few hours a week w ith the elem en tary students She also took the opportunity to go on the natural resources field trip with the high school She said she enjoyed getting to know the students outside of school “They are great kids, very respectful and fun ” A nother bonus to w orking in lone is that Browning is a lot closer now to her extended family Her parents, George and Donna Murdock, live in Pendleton and her in-law s live in Kennewick Browning closed in saying that her staff’is “great and all are here for the kids.” She also appreciates how many different “hats” many staff members take on to benefit the children Michelle Stone Michelle Stone, 28, is another o f the new faces at lone S c h o o ls She is te a c h in g m usic to t h e elementary s tu d e n ts Elem entary School vice principal, and three children, moved to H eppner from M ilto n -F reew ater Stone said she was looking forward to getting back to work after taking two years off from teaching This is Stone’s fifth year teaching; she taught for four y ears in M ilton- Freewater Born in M ontana, Stone received her b a c h e lo r’s d eg ree in elementary education with a music minor from Montana State University-Northern in Havre Stone said she is excited to be teaching in lone because o f the great kids and great families In her free time, Stone enjoys singing, playing the piano, writing music and playing with her children She and her family also spend a lot o f their time enjoying the outdoors with sports such as snowmobiling and dirt bike riding All in all, Stone says she is very happy to be living in Heppner and working in lone, even though neither has a McDonald’s Josh Browning Joining the Heppner High School team is Josh Browning Browning, 29, is teach in g ju n io r high language arts. Browning, and his wife, Bryn, and their two ( K - 8 ) , children m oved from h i g h Vancouver, WA, to lone, school .... „ where she is w orking as guitar and M.chelle Stone lo n e ’s su p erin ten d en t/ Title I math principal and he found a Stone, who lives in niche in Heppner Heppner, with her husband B row ning, who D aye Stone, H eppner grew up in K ennew ick, ■ : . , r j . Ddiny "* re c e iv e d h i s bachelor’s degree in social studies at E a s te rn Washington University in Cheney, WA He p u rsu e d his p o s t g ra d u a te Josh Browning w ork in English at W ashington State U niversity-Vancouver While in Vancouver, Browning taught for five years, teaching sixth grade and 10th grade history. He also coached football in V ancouver, skills he is sharing with lone When not teaching or coaching, Browning is active with his children, as well as enjoying many outdoor activities A d ifferen ce B row ning is seeing in Heppner, as opposed to his teach in g ex p erien ce in Vancouver, is that most of the Heppner students have a similar know ledge base, having gone to school together Also, most o f the kids know each other really well B row ning is also enjoying living in the area due to the fact that his family is a lot closer now Melissa Coiner Melissa (McElligott) Coiner, a Morrow County native, has returned from C alifornia to teach in H eppner. C oiner, who graduated from lone High School, came back to the area after getting married to Josh Coiner and deciding that Morrow County was a better place to raise a family than California C oiner, who is teaching junior high math and physical ed u catio n , received her bachelor o f science degree in special education and elementary education from University of N evada-R eno She also coached t h e volleyball “ B” team this year and will b e coaching t h e basketball “A” team I n Melissa Coiner California, Coiner had been teaching sixth grade in a year-round school There has been some adjustments to teaching in Heppner, in that classes sizes are quite a bit smaller than the 33 students she has been used to teaching Also, Coiner had less than a month between jobs, coming out of the y ear-ro u n d cycle Teaching in Heppner is also nice for Coiner because she knows many o f the families of her students In her free tim e, Coiner enjoys watching and playing a variety o f sports, as well as scrapbooking Having bought a home in Heppner, Coiner says she enjoys being closer to her family in lone Bobby Rice Bobby Rice, 33, has come to H eppner, from H alfw ay, to teach K -4,h grade general music, 5th and 6th grade band, junior high and high school band and junior high choir Rice, who has lived in Texas and West Virginia, graduated from Shepherd C ollege (U n iv ersity ) in Shepherdtown, W V, with a bachelor o f arts degree in secondary ed u catio n specializing in music Wanting to be closer to his children, ages 4 and 5, who now live in Portland, R i c e looked for a job in a t o w n closer t h a n Halfway. A job was available i n H e p p n er and Rice Bobby Rice decided it would work In his free time, Rice enjoys studying astronomy and playing with the Willow C reek Symphony In the symphony, he plays the tuba, which he has really not had a chance to play for eight years, but studied in college Rice, who would like to stay settled in one place, is hoping Heppner may be that town He is also looking to start a master’s program some time soon Also joining the lone Schools is Bias Elguezabal E lguezabal c o u ld n ’t be contacted by publishing time and will be included in an article in next week’s edition of the Gazette Magnetic Door Signs Order Yours Here Heppner Gazette-Times 676-9228 Heppner Mustangs Football Second Round State Playoffs: H ep p n er M ustangs vs. Nyssa B ulldogs Saturday, Hovember 20th at 1 n.m. at the MG Fairgrounds Heppner Mustangs Varsity Football Team: back row (L-R)-Nathan Van Cleave, Rory Kilkenny, Matt Kenny, Aaron Delveaux, Peter Geer, Kyle Carlson, Jode Coil, Kory Paullus, Mikel Britt, Brandon Seitz, Matt Van Cleave; second row-Noah Fleischer, Matt Garrett, Andre Rauch, Quinn Peck, Brendan McElligott, Jake Van Doom, Aaron Allstott, Tony Haguewood, James Van Liew, Nacho Elguezabal; third row-Gus Torres, Sloan Keithley, Kody Lovgren, Justin Gregory, Caleb Maben. Justin Delveaux, Colton Hanson, Casey Maben, Robbie Smith, Tyler Boyer, Ben McCarl: front row-Tayler Hodges, Matt McCabe, Francisco Escalante, Assistant Coach Daye Stone, Head Coach Greg Grant, Assistant Coach Shane Matheny, Assistant Coach Les Payne, Rick Martin, Sean Murray, Travis Eubanks, Lane Bailey These businesses and individuals congratulate the Heppner Mustangs teams on their winning seasons and say Good Luck in State to Mustangs Football! GO MUSTAHGS! and Congratulations to the Heppner Volleyball Team: Fourth Place Finish in the Columbia Basin Conference ’ Columbia Basin Electric Co-Op • Heppner Gazette-Times, David and April • Mick, Shanna, Marcus McCoy and Kory Paullus • Lexington Auto Body and Towing • Peterson s Jewelers • Pettyjohn Farm and Builders Supply • Murray Drugs, Inc , John and Ann • Central Market, Bert and Kim • Mark, Tami, Shelley and Shanna Rietmann • Ken, Kaedene, Meghan, Madison and Lane Bailey • Tim, Shannon, Brian, Brooke and Bryanna Rust • Dale and Linda Conklin • Stor-4-U • The Elguezabal Family • Willow Creek Realty, Talk-n-Tops, and Jerry's Barbershop - Jerry and JoyceKay • Phil. Kathy, Jodie and Kyle Carlson • Miller and Sons Excavating • Sham rock Lanes and Pot O ’ Gold Cafe, Terry Lupinacci and Lyn Brewer • Jay, Kelly-Jo, Blair, Sloan and Baillie Keithley • John, Diane, Conor, Rory and Katie Kilkenny • Wayne. Lori, Regi and Brandon Seitz • Rick, Shelli, Mikel and Braden Britt • Louis and Betty Carlson • Morrow County Grain Growers • John's Place and The Video Store • Lott's Electric, Kit and Shirley • Wheatland Insurance Center, Inc • Sherrell Insurance Agency, Brenda Sherrell • The Kelwayne Haguewood Family • John, Kelly. Brooke and Tyler Boyer • Keith, Angie, Stefanie and Colton Hanson • Devin Oil, Heppner Chevron/Food Mart • Columbia River Title Co., L.L.C , Pam Neal • Bank o f Eastern Oregon, Member FDIC, Equal Housing Lender • Pat. Bobbette, Kody, Torri. Hanna and Ali Lovgren • Heppner Garbage Disposal, Dave and Candy • Tim, Myrna, Darren, Matthew, Nathan, Kristen, Daniel and Bethany Van Cleave • Heppner Heppner Mustangs Varsity Volleyball Team back row (L-R)-Heatber Rill. Chelsea Britt. Coach Dieter Waite, Head Coach Terri Gentry, Coach Molly Rhea. Linsey Mitchell, Chelsey Betsinger. middle-Laune Murray. Blair Hardware - Cliff, John. Bev and Peggy • Les Schwab Tire Center. Heppner Keithley, Madison Bailey Megan Orr, Bnttney Herbison; front-Katie Britt, Healther Yocom, Shanna Rietmann » I
