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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 20, 2005 Chamber Chatter Adopt-A-Teacher announces current achievements H ep p n er S chools A d o p t-A -T each er is an O reg o n n o n -p ro fit corporation organized to enhance and supplem ent public school ed u catio n opportunities for students atte n d in g H eppner E lem entary School and Heppner Junior/Senior High School The members and board o f directors recognize that education funding in the State o f Oregon has severely diminished creating a near crisis loss o f educational programs A d o p t-A -T ea c h er was created to help stem the loss o f p ro g ram s in the H ep p n er com m unity by raising funds and targeting s ta ff and p ro g ram s at H eppner schools most in need of funding assistance The board is currently made up o f three teachers, (Jean C ollins, M ary Ann E lguezabal and C ara Osmin), one school district board member (Bill Kuhn) and one parent (K irsten Harrison). Attending board m eetings reg u larly are H ep p n er school administrators Wade Smith and Daye Stone With input from members, this group has been very successful in raising funds and identifying and being instrumental in funding staff and programs to keep quality education in our schools. H ep p n er S chools A d o p t-A -T each er is completing its second school year o f existence and this re p o rt is to inform the m em bers, and p o te n tia l m em bers, o f w hat we together have achieved J1 So, w hat has the com bined efforts o f the membership and the board of d ire c to rs been able to achieve? The b o ard is excited to report that every goal set has been achieved The o rg an izatio n ’s goals have been modest, but have served as a focus for M orrow C ounty School District and the significant needs o f Heppner students. This focus coupled with the com m unity su p p o rt and com m unity funding have achieved the following: -Retention of a full time kindergarten with a teacher and aide at HES. Kindergarten was slated to be cut to half time by the school district. -Keeping a full-time third/fourth grade teacher that was to be a half-time position. -A d d in g an e x tra tim e to art teach er Tom Shear’s contract to allow the re in stitu tio n o f an art program with an art teacher at HES By Claudia Hughes, Exec. Dir. -P ro v id in g the impetus to gain funding for Tracie Bunch to head the SMART program at HES. SMART (Start Making a Reader Today) is a program that works to get volunteers into elementary schools so stu d e n ts w ith reading deficiencies can get one-on- one attention to improve their reading skills -E x p an d in g the foreign language program into the 7th and 8th grades at Heppner Junior/Senior High School -In c re a se o f aide tim e on recess duty for supervision and to increase teaching time for the Booster Reading Program at HES. It has been reported that the Adopt-A-Teacher Foundation will receive their 501(c)3 status som etim e during May o f this year. This will assist the organization in obtaining grants and other funding p o ssib ilities for education in our Heppner schools. The board is very excited about this aspect of our program N one of the p ro g ram s w ould exist w ith o u t the A d o p t-A - Teacher organization and the efforts o f all members. The board meets every fourth Tuesday o f the month at the offices o f Kuhn and Spicer on Main Street at 5 p m. and you are invited to attend You are also invited to ask any questions you have o f any board member The A d o p t-A - Teacher Foundation can, has and will help the Heppner schools become even better than they already are If you w ould like to becom e a contributing member, please contact one o f the officers listed above Morrow County students to participate in math contest Ninety students in grades 4 through 8 have qualified to participate in the M orrow C ounty School District Math Contest to be held Thursday, April 21 The c o n te st will be held at Heppner Elementary School, beginning at 6 :3 0 p m S tu d en ts are from the M CSD sch o o ls in B oardm an, Irrig o n and Heppner. Everyone is invited to attend this event and su p p o rt the stu d en ts o f Morrow County. We Print Business Cards Heppner G azette Join u a fa r an ‘Elegant ‘Evening o f Tine ‘D inittg ^ Entertainment cA& a "Benefit fat' ‘D arcy Coil ^ tier ‘Family f 7ridaq, M ay 6 th a t th e M e p p n e r E J k s O lu b ^ e m i- f ” orm al - w o » e a tin g s available 1) £ )in n e r, Q e s s e r t & {/ n te rta in m e n t p.m. ~ or ~ 2 ) D inner, [d e s s e rt & [/ n te rta in m e n t at p.m. (D inner is f usean-stijle pork chops with a penne past a in a putenesca sauce, |talian-stqle vegetables, mixed green salad, and herb and gadic bread) $ 2 ? fo r adults / 5 I 5 fo r children 1 2 and u n d er y ) I/ e s s e rt & E n te rta in m e n t O n ly at J p.m. $ I O p e r ticket TiircfiaAe ticket* at Murray ‘Dray* or ‘Hank o f Ea*tern Drey an in Heppner Limited Seating Available Inquiries - contact Marianne Smith, Carri (irieb, Ann Murray or Missy Lindsay ’ \ V olunteers are in season year round even though this week, April 17- 23 is designated as National Volunteer Week There are so many, many volunteers in our community taking time to care These folks make the difference in the success of just about everything that happens in Heppner and the Willow Creek Valley. For that matter, their time they so w illingly give m eans wonderful things happen for everyone All one needs to do each day is look around to see the results o f both v isib le and in v isib le volunteers Some volunteers are helping those in needs. Some are organizing events for the com m unity, for organizations, for children, for fundraisers, for fun Others are planting flowers, painting signs and cleaning up n eig h b o rh o o d s. Still others are active in their churches, at the assisted living, reading in school, leading 4-H , rep airin g cemeteries, serving dinners and yes, even p u ttin g together script packets One could fill the entire Heppner G aze tte w ith sto rie s o f w o n d erfu l com m unity volunteers. The H eppner Chamber o f Commerce has many co m m ittees v o lu n te e rin g to m ake a difference. Our ambassador group meets on a regular b asis to fill n ew com er baskets and deliver them to new people W ithout our parade com m ittees, there would be no parades. The annual aw ards Town and Country dinner, Wee Bit O ’ Ireland, Celebrate Historic Heppner, M orrow County Fair and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo, Harvestfest and all o f the C hristm as festiv ities require the time and talent of v o lu n te e rs M ark etin g , m erch an ts, leg islativ e, youth, membership, non- dues and other committees keep one and all working “to c re a te a p o sitiv e environment where business, com m unity and p eo p le thrive.” W here w ould this c o u n try be w ith o u t volunteers? You’ve heard versions o f the story o f the little child walking along the beach throwing starfish back into the w ater. A man stopped her to ask what she was doing and she told him, “They will die if I don’t put them b a c k .” W hen he informed her that there were too many on the beach to make a difference, she threw another back with all her might and replied, “It will make a difference to that one.” We ap p reciate all w ho m ake a d ifferen ce Caring is always in season. T hought fo r the Week: “ Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. E ach o f us ow es deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light.” - Albert Schweitzer W rangler’s Play Day results announced Makenzie Hughes, 7, running the barrels. M a n Rietmann, 11, making a great pole bending turn on her horse, Rickashay. St. Patrick’s Senior Center news Christian Life Center volunteers are hosts for the noon meal at the Senior C enter on April 27. The menu c o n sists o f b e e f stroganoff peas and carrots, applesauce, wheat rolls and birthday cake- in honor o f those with April birthdays. T he Spray lunch excursion is planned for T hursday, A pril 28. Departure time for the bus is 10:30 a m., from the senior center. Ed Baker reminds ev ery o n e th a t several mountain places o f interest will be a part o f the return itinerary, including Winlock. N ew b ro ch u res, which describe the various facets of the senor center, are at the printers. They will be ready for distribution as soon as they arrive. R uby S te e rs has been hosting tours o f the apartm ents, im m ediately after the noon meal For anyone w ho may be interested in between times, she may be c o n ta c te d through the center office. Three apartments are now available for rent Blue Mountain Community announces honor students B lue M o untain C om m unity C ollege has announced its honor roll, dean’s list and president’s list for winter term 2005 Local students honored include: H onor Roll: Heppner- Bradly Adams, 3 0; Jennifer Hammons, 3.0; and A shley W ard, 3.14; B oardm an- T atyana Lieurance, 3.0; Savannah N elson, 3.0; M atthew W esem an, 3.0; Jade M arston, 3.08, and Jose Aguiar, 3.31; and Irrigon- Amy Baumgart, 3.0; Theresa Morley, 3.0; Marilyn Griffin, 3.15; Elizabeth Richardson, 3.17; and Andrea Marlow, 3.21. D ean's List: Heppner- Rebecca Cherry, 3.77; B oardm an- Brandi P u rcell, 3 .40; C itlali P ach eco , 3 .50; A lyssa Schaible, 3 79; and Angela Hughes, 3.81; and Irrigon- Faviola Macias, 3.60; Carol M cC urdy, 3.71; and Laurence Rill, 3.77. Presid en t's List: lone- Jennifer Thompson, 4.0; and Irrigon- Christi Gettmann, 4.0; Jeanne Lee, 4.0; Crystal Munoz, 4 0. $2,500 REWARD OFFERED T his reward is in addition to the REWARD PREVIOUSLY POSTED BY THE O regon C attlemen ’ s A ssociation and the M orrow C ounty L ivestock G rowers for I nformation leading to the A rrest and C onviction of the PERSON OR PESONS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RECENT SHOOTING OF A BLACK A ngus bull owned by the W ilkinson R anch . I f you have any information , please contact O regon S tate P olice T rooper D ane G ardner at (5 4 1 ) 5 6 7 -3 2 1 5 . IMacy Gibbs eoming home on the poles. The W ra n g le r’s Riding Club held their first play day on Sunday April 17 at the M orrow C ounty Fairgrounds rodeo arena The next play day will be held Sunday, April 24 The play day ended with the following results: Stick Horse Race: 1st- Kolby Currin, 2nd- Jacee Currin, 3rd- Coby Dougherty and 4th- Keegan Gibbs. Lead Line- Barrels: 1st- Kolby Currin, 2nd- Jaiden Mahoney, 3rd- Jacee Currin and 4th- Heather Greenup Lead Line- Poles: l 5t- Coby Dougherty, 2nd- Kolby Currin, 3rd- Jaiden M ahoney and 4 ,h- Jacee Currin Lead Line- Figure 8 : 1st- Kolby Currin, 2nd- Jaiden Mahoney, 3rd- Coby D ougherty and 4th- Jacee Currin B arrels- 7 and under: l"1- M akenzie Hughes, 2nd- Paige Grieb, 3rd- Rylee Kollman and 4th- Macy Gibbs Poles- 7 and under: 1“- Makenzie Hughes, 2nd- P aige G rieb, 3rd- Rylee K ollm an and 4 ,h- M acy Gibbs Figure 8- 7 and under: 1’*- M akenzie Hughes, 2nd- Patrick Collins, 3rd- Rylee Kollman and 4th- Macy Gibbs Barrels- 8 and 9 year olds: l sl- B lake G reenup, 2nd- B obbie C o rrea, 3 rd- G arrett Robinson and 4th- Stephen Thompson Poles- 8 and 9 year olds: 1st- Blake Greenup, 2nd- B obbie C o rrea, 3rd- Stephen Thompson and 4th- Tate Gentry. Figure 8- 8 and 9 year olds: l 5t- B obbie Correa, 2nd- Blake Greenup, 3rd- Garrett Robinson and 4th- Stephen Thompson Barrels- 10 to 13 year olds: 1"- T aig h ler D ougherty, 2nd- Jessica Hughes, 3rd- Rebecca Jepsen and 4,h- Mary Rietmann Poles- 10 to 13 year olds: 1"- T aig h ler D ougherty, 2nd- M ary R ietm ann, 3rd- R ebecca Jepsen and 4th- D evin Robinson Figure 8- 10 to 13 year olds: 1"- R ebecca Jep sen , 2nd- T aig h ler D ougherty, 3rd- M ary Rietmann and 4,h- Devin Robinson Barrels- 14 to 17 year olds: 1"- Em ily R ietm ann and 2nd- Amy Jepsen Poles-14 to 17 year olds: l ’1- Amy Jepsen and 2nd- Emily Rietmann Figure 8- 14 to 17 year olds: l ’1- Amy Jepsen I
