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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 24, 2004 lone Site Council discusses Chamber Chatter B> Claudia Hughe*, Exec. Dir. assessment schedule The Official Newspaper of the C'it\ of Heppner and the Count' of Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U S P S 240-421) Morrow Count\ s I lome-l )w ned Weekly New spaper Published weekly and entered as periodical matter at the Post Ottice at Heppner. Or egon under the Act o f March V I879 Periodical postage paid at Heppner. Ore-gon Ottice at 188 \V Willow Street Telephone 1 4 4 1) 676-9228 Fax (5 4 1) 676-9211 E- inail gt U heppner net or gt a i apidsene net Website www heppner net Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Tunes, PO Box 447, Heppner. t begun 97856 Subscriptions S24 in Morrow Counts. SIS senior rate ( in Morrow Counts only; 62 years or older). S50elsewhere D asidSskes ........................................................ , .............................. I’uhlishei Katie Foster Editor Hews and Advertising Deadline is Monday at S p m For Advertising advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p m Cost for a display ad is $4 75 per column inch Cost for classified ad is 500 pet word Cost for Card of Thanks is $7 up to 100 words Cost for a classified display ad is $5 35 per column inch For Pubiic/Legal fiotices public/legai notices deadline is Monday at 5 p m Dates for publi cation must be specified Affidavits must be required at the time of submission Affidavits require three weeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be specified if required) On the HEPPSER WEBSITE: huh : heppner.net • Start or Change a Subscription • Place a Classified Ad • Submit a News Story • View Real Estate for Sale • City Council & Planning Minutes • Local Businesses • Count' Park • Willow Creek Park Reservations • Free Digital Postcards • Senior Housing • and more1 Engagement Cutsforth-Pedersen JT * *>w \ V / i ' \ : V v r N Iilf v Olaf Pedersen and Melissa C’utsforth Curtis and Kathy Cutsforth wish to announce the engagement o f their daughter Melissa Cutsforth o f Heppner to Olaf Pedersen The bride-elect graduated from Heppner High School in 1998. She is currently a senior at Oregon Institute o f Technology and will graduate with a bachelor's degree in radiologic science She is currently on the extern at Grande Rhonde Hospital in LaGrande. The groom-elect is the son o f Tom and Pari Pedersen of Klamath Falls. He graduated from Klamath Falls High School in 1996 He transferred from Klamath Community College and is currently attending Eastern Oregon University o f LaGrande, majoring in psychology The couple will be married at Running Y Resort in Klamath Falls on June 18, 2005. Justice Court report Paul Francis McElligott, 47, lone, EMS 80/55, fine $180. Robert Sexton, 54, The Dalles, Shooting from a Roadway, fine $59. Laura Jean Burnside-McElligott, 50, Heppner, VSL 70/45, fine $180. Justin James Villendre, 26, Portland, Hunting on the Enclosed Land of Another without Permission, fine $207. Michael Andrew Kolstad, 30, Beaverton, Hunting on the Enclosed Land of Another without Permission, fine $207. Shana Raye Issel, 30, Hermiston, Failure to Validate Buck Deer Tag, fine $96 Enrique Arias Velesco, 26, Boardman, Tandem Overload, fine $902. s C itize n - r » W atches Hi *§ B e a u tifu l IS A V? 6 SA |?5 S ty le s I I .J#w*i#rs of A n w * « Inc. Ö Petersons r n Heppner i Jew elers/ 676-9200 $ I I I ij S u p e rin te n d e n t Browning and Ryan Rudolf are the advisors for National Honor Society. They are cu rren tly g ath erin g info rm atio n about the organization to insure lone stu d en ts m eet the requirements o f the national organization They will plan a fundraising activity as well as a com m unity service project The lone Education Foundation provided grant money for the talented and gifted students to participate in a robotics competition. Their first competition will be in LaGrande on Dec 4 lone graduates will be invited to speak to juniors and seniors in December about their post high school experiences A panel will be created by Anne Morter and Jeri McElligott to answer s tu d e n ts ’ q u estio n s and provide information Jake Trahan was recognized for placing third in the state in the Elk’s Eye Poster Contest Sara Peck and Alyssa Rietmann were selected Big Sky East First Team All Stars in volleyball lone graduate Adam Neiffer was featured in the Beloit, WI newspaper for his work ethic on the football team at B eloit C ollege Superintendent Browning was thanked for her work in painting the music room She is expected to kiss a pig because the stu d en ts contributed over $250 in coins for United Way The Christmas program will be Monday, Dec 13. Stone was recognized for the hard work she has done putting the program together The next meeting of the lone Site Council will be Monday, Dec. 20 at 4 p.m at the school library Happy Thanksgiving from the Heppner Chamber o f Commerce May you enjoy food and fellowship on this day and take a moment to give thanks for your many blessings Regardless if the day is spent with many, a few, or alone, you are in excellent company and have many reasons to be thankful Can you see the sky9 Can you smell9 Can you hear? Can you think? Can you read9 Can you walk? Can you hug someone? Can you call someone? Can you get in touch with your spirit9 You are free to do as you please and for that we can all be thankful We can sit around a lunch table once a week with around 20 community members (w here everyone is welcome to visit and join) and discuss what’s going on, both problems and possibilities We have five senses still pretty much in tact 1 just need to remember to use my ears more and my mouth less Strangers on the street aren’t strangers for long because someone asks who they are Grace and the Pledge o f Allegiance are still part o f meetings We have wonderful adults and children o f all ages who are caring, honest, hard working and fun loving in our community. We have many Morrow County residents working hard, keeping an open mind, and trying to bring and keep business in Heppner while supporting local businesses We still have people working the land, growing food and respecting nature We have creative people who come up with fundraisers that serve a purpose while bringing the community together for fun. (The recent trivia evening by the FARM Foundation Mural Committee was such an example.) People are still willing to volunteer to help others in need and to make things happen in Heppner (The Thanksgiving baskets and the lights on Main Street trees are a perfect example in this holiday season ) And speaking o f the holidays, got lights? Thursday, Dec 2 is Heppner’s Light Parade Put on your long johns, find someone with a generator and string lights around anything or grab a battery pack There are prizes for commercial, community, school and individual/family entries Most o f all it’s about Willow Creek Valley fun While strolling Main Street prior to the parade, visit businesses, shop for Christmas, sing songs, have a Santa picture and check out the Christmas trees for auction at the City Hall Entries at this writing include the Red Hat Rowdies red and purple tree; Roses are Red tree is a very unique tree stand by Sally Larsen; Murray’s Birds o f a Feather; and the Heppner Hardware Tool Tree Many more are on the way, including a Smokey the Bear tree Visitors are welcome to view them all week at the Heppner City Hall and sign up for the tree raffle Proceeds go to Hospice and the Chamber. A gain, we wish you a w o nderful day o f Thanksgiving Thought for Every Day: “ Remember all those serving our country to preserve our reasons to be thankful.” Irrigon Community Center open house to be held December? St. Patrick’s Senior Center news M orrow C ounty citizens are invited to a Public Open House at the Stokes Landing Community Center in Irrigon on Dec 7 at 6 p m., prior to the County Planning C om m ission meeting M itchell N elson G roup (M N G ) and CTS Engineers will host the Open House These two firms have been retained to update the M orrow C ounty Transportation System Plan (TSP) so that the County transportation network will be able to serve community development and industrial expansion planned over the next 20 years The result will be an updated TSP and modifications to the county development code needed to im plem ent the TSP, co n sisten t w ith the requirements o f the State of O regon T ran sp o rtatio n Planning Rule At the open house, the consultants will present their findings of existing and fu tu re co n d itio n s, the preliminary TSP revisions and potential revisions to the zoning and subdivision code The community is invited to attend and contribute ideas and co n cern s about the county’s current and long term transportation needs, industrial lands access needs and ways o f enhancing the county road system for everyone who uses it. If you are unable to attend but want to share your thoughts, please contact Joyce Jackson o f MNG by mail, telephone, or email Her address at MNG is 2116 NW Wilson Street, Portland, OR 97210. Her direct phone line is (503)225-0822 ext. 5 and her email address is jlj@mngi.com MURRAY'S CHRISTMAS OPfN tlOUSf «I / / 11 1 " KL f«w \ ,& / — lone Site Council met Monday, Nov 8 at the school library The meeting place change to the council by-law s was approved Teachers Michelle Stone and Lindsay Orem were elected by the school staff to serve on the council Jim R aible is working on an assessment schedule with teacher input O p tio n al fall w riting assessm ents are already com plete Social science assessments are optional this year and all math problem solving assessm ents are suspended statewide until 2007 Superintendent Bryn Browning is working on the transcript discrepancy. The problem arose when some students took classes as electives The classes need to be recoded in the student transcripts to reflect whether they are required classes or electives The school is sending free and reduced lunch information to parents. They will be asked if they need help with the forms and the school will follow up with telephone calls The principal last year, Dick A llen, implemented a Title I math program at lone based on preliminary test scores from 2003. The administration will examine the need for the program on a yearly basis The Read Naturally Program has been started for fifth through eighth grade students All middle school students will eventually be ro tated through the program Students are experiencing improvements in their comprehension and sentence stru ctu re. The program also emphasizes test taking and study skills. v All Day! Thursday , December 2nd >- „ ~ MINI-WINE TASTING- e ffr from 4-6 p.m. and enjoy the The Christian Life Center volunteers are hosts for the Dec. 1 noon meal The menu is clam chowder, tossed green salad, carrot sticks, fruit salad and soft bread sticks. The work o f senior meal volunteers begins at 10 a m and ends about 1 p.m , on meal day At 1 0 a m, wiping down the tables, setting up o f chairs, arranging salts and peppers, butter dishes and water pitches and adding center pieces when provided, is done The service takes place from 11.30 a m. to noon with food available until 12:30 p.m As people finish their meal and volunteers have eaten, clean up begins. Work is finished when the chairs are placed on the tables A few volunteers are needed early and a few to finish later. Volunteer groups may divide their time between early and late shirts, if they desire The suggested times are early: 10 a m to 12 noon (through serving) and 12 noon to 1 p.m. The groups will overlap during actual serving time, when all bases need to be covered; early and late times are able to be divided to make a two hour shift possible for workers and to minimize overtime for anyone Members o f the board are appreciative o f the efficiency and courtesy o f volunteers who come week after week in their turn They each add to the pleasant atmosphere o f the occasion and place Present board members are Felix Schwarzin- president; Tom Wilson- vice president, Florene Robinson- treasurer; Judy Buschke- secretary, Archie Padberg, Joe Burleson and Grace Drake- members at large The election o f new members will take place at the annual meeting on Jan. 19,2005. The board wants to hear your comments on the following items: What if: St. Patrick’s served more than one meal each week; Two meals were served, one full and one light, and St. Patrick’s office were open half days? Featuring PRIME RIB Every Friday CHECK O U T O U R SPECIALS O N S A TU R D A Y ! LIGHT PARADE starting at 6 p.m. Open 6 a.m .-9 p.m. T h u r s d a y -S a tu r d a y ■pm n 6 a .m . - 2 p . m . S u n d a y . i t Mumuj'i D*§. J O H N ’S PLACE 217 North Main. Heppner 67t-f1S> S e rv in g H e p p n e r L e xin g to n A lo n e MAIM STREET, HEPPNER «
