TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 24, 2004
lone Site Council discusses Chamber Chatter
B> Claudia Hughe*, Exec. Dir.
assessment schedule
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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.
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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
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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.
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Thursday , December 2nd
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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?
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