Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 14,2005 - FIVE
DA’s report Chamber Chatter
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HES goes Hawaiian
Cara Osmin’s 3rd grade Class: (Back row L-R): Cara Osmin, C.J Feck, Jesse Corbin,
Ruben Finn, Joe Schmidt, Jason Kendrick, Jessy Wolford, Skyler Hawks, Alexis Victorio,
and Jesse Boyd; (Third Row L-R): Makenzi Hughes, Macy Gibbs, Maddie Lindsay, and
Paige Grieb; (Second Row L-R): Seth Taylor, Allie Allen, Ross Cutsforth, Cade Arbogast,
and Ella McCormack; (Front Row L-R): Kelly Wilson and Mariela Sanchez. Not pictured:
Teddy Denarski.
This Freaky Friday
Day. For the last couple of
By Mahaley Huddleston
was
Hawaiian
Day. Leis and
Heppner Elementary years the elem en tary grass skirts and flowered
School held its first Freaky students and staff have made shirts could be seen in the
Friday dress up day this last the Friday school days more halls of Heppner Elementary.
Friday, because of Labor enjoyable by dressing up.
St. Patrick’s Senior Center news
H eppner C hristian
Church volunteers are host
for the Sept. 21 noon meal
at St. P a tric k ’s S en io r
Center. The menu for the day
is tuna noodle casserole,
broccoli with cheese sauce,
carro t and raisin salad ,
French bread and crispy rice
treats.
The sen io r bus is
scheduled for the Westward
Ho Parade on Friday, Sept.
16 in Pendleton. The bus will
Souvenir rocks commemorate Cycle
Oregon stop in lone
Heppner Elementary School teachers (left to right)
Karen Smith-Griffith, Jannie Allen and Karen Clough
sell a souvenir rock to a bicyclist during the Cycle
Oregon 2005 lunch stop in lone Sunday. The ‘Teachers
Three’ sold small commemorative rocks painted with
a stalk of wheat and Cycle Oregon. They also have a
variety of painted rocks available for purchase on line
at www.rockthoughts.com.
leave the senior center at 8
a.m ., F riday m orning,
according to Ed Baker, bus
d irecto r. He rem in d s
passengers to bring a folding
lawn chair, if they have one
available. The return trip will
be through Stanfield with a
stop for lunch at Denny’s
Restaurant.
A nother excursion
on the schedule is set for
Saturday, Oct. 1. The bus
ride will be provided for the
seniors who wish to attend
the Hardman Oyster Bake.
The bus will leave from the
senior center at 3 p.m. This
annual event is a popular one
w ith sen io rs. It is held
annually by the Hardman
community to improve their
historic community center
building.
Senior Center board
members are reminded of
their regular m eeting on
Sept. 21, 12:30 p.m., in the
center office.
V olunteer
bus
d riv ers' slots need to be
filled . To learn about
training, times and slots. Ed
Baker is the one to contact
at 989-8347.
McLaughlin pled no contest
to Possession of a Controlled
Substance, a Class C felony.
He was sen ten ced to 18
months formal probation, 80
hours community service,
c o m p le tio n o f a drug
package and paym ent of
$ 1171 in fines and fees.
C lin to n A ndrew
Shepardson was convicted
o f A ttem p tin g to E lude
Police/Vehicle, a Class C
felony. Shepardson’s driver’s
license was suspended for 90
days and he was sentenced
to 18 m onths supervised
probation, 30 days in jail, 80
hours com m unity service
and payment of $1416 in
fines and fees.
Leobardo Jacquez
was convicted of Contempt
o f C o u rt/P u n itiv e , an
unclassified misdemeanor.
He was sentenced to 90
suspended days in jail, one
year bench probation, 10
hours com m unity service
and payment of $376 in fines
and fees.
B elin d a
Sue
Bradford was convicted of
Harassment Physical +, a
Class B misdemeanor. She
was sen ten ced to 90
suspended days in jail, one
year bench probation, 20
hours community service,
c o m p le tio n o f an an g er
management program and
payment of $526 in fines and
fees.
Jason John Trickel
admitted to violation of a
p ro b atio n alleg atio n for
Assault IV. His probation
was continued and extended
for six months and he was
sentenced to com plete a
B a tte re r’s In te rv e n tio n
program.
Bobbie Leslie Wade
adm itted to vio latio n of
probation allegations for
Unlawful Use of a Motor
Vehicle. Wade’s probation
was revoked and reinstated
and the d efen d an t was
sentenced to 10 days in jail.
Matthew Townsend
adm itted to violation o f
probation allegations for
Unlawful Use of a Motor
V ehicle.
T o w n sen d ’s
probation was revoked and
he was sentenced to 180
days in jail.
You know w hat a good worker is
w orth.
The past week emails have come from Chambers,
business associations and individuals trying to get a handle
on how help can be provided for the people of the gulf
area. I can’t help but feel guilty that I have a roof over my
head, food, water, family, blue skies, friends, a community
where I can get the basics for survival and much more. All
kinds of ideas are being discussed, from bringing people
here, to going there, to giving what we can. We care, yet
feel helpless; want to help, yet don't have answers. Many
are assisting through the Red Cross, churches, and in their
own private way. Would people wish to come this far to
begin a new life, to start over in a totally different
environment and climate?
“Blame.” Does it solve anything? Does it help the
current situation? Do we take time to think about how we
might react on every level, given the same scenario? We
go along doing nothing except complain about the out-of-
hand liability lawsuits, tort claims, health insurance and
sec u rity issu es. Too many d o n ’t choose to take
responsibility for their lives. When a crisis arrives the very
issues not dealt with come back to haunt us and “someone
else is responsible."
How could a hurricane disaster run smoothly?
Repetition is what makes a process or plan function well.
Each time we repeat over and over we learn something
new to assist with its success. There was no opportunity
for a run through with New Orleans. No matter how many
reams of paper were written on it, we’re all guilty of putting
things on the back burner. We have other things to do,
things at the top of the pile. Panic arrives when the worst
happens. There is no experience on which to fall back. It's
easy for sideline observers to find fault and focus on
mistakes, while others bury themselves in trial, error and
improvement. It’s much harder to pull something off
smoothly, especially if it follows a devastating storm, the
likes of which no one has ever experienced in the United
States.
How wonderful if the media would focus on helping
rather than blaming. People cannot choose where they're
bom, what family they’re born into, o r’skin color, nor can
anyone control Mother Nature. This disaster should not be
about politics, Hollywood, or getting ones face in front of
the camera. Let’s choose to click off air time given to
criticism, disrespect and blaming and turn to those programs
which show people helping people without hidden agendas;
programs that constructively give ideas to assist, programs
that show true humanity. Focus on what is good, kind,
from the heart, unrelated to greed; focus on what we can
do at home, focus on honesty.
So, I guess this might be “a bit” of editorializing. If
chambers and small towns are to continue “to work at
creating an environment where business, community and
people thrive,” maybe including more outreach and opening
our doors a little wider would make a difference. And, I
know that given greater proximity, i.e., Washington or
Idaho, we would be there helping and they would be ready
to come here. I also know that, in the event some New
Orleans families come here, this community would give
them the opportunity to get back on their feet.
T h o u g h t fo r the W eek: “ U nity is part of
Community.”
Plans for HHS
Booster Club
auction & steak
Grange to dedicate feed underway
wheelchair ramp
The
L exington
Grange wheelchair ramp is
fin a lly fin ish ed and a
dedication cerem ony and
potluck will be held Monday,
Sept. 19 at 6:30 p.m. There
will also be a discussion on
dairies being about more
than just milk. Everyone is
in v ited to atten d the
gathering.
H e ’s the backbone
o f your business.
By Claudia Hughes, Exec. Dir.
The annual Heppner
High School Booster Club
auction and steak feed is
again in the planning stages.
Mark your calendar for Oct.
15 to join in the fun at the
Heppner Elk’s Lodge and
support students in all extra­
curricular activities. If you
would like to donate to the
auction you may call Angie
Hanson at 676-9041.
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Mustangs
fight hard in
season
opener
By Mahaley Huddleston
The
H eppner
M ustang Volleyball team
fought hard in their Sept. 6
season opener against Grant
Union, but ended up losing
to the Prospectors.
The
C -team ,
coached by Petra Payne,
started the gam es off.
Watching the first game, the
C -team show s a lot o f
promise for the rest of the
season. They had good
aggressive rallies, but a few
missed serves and missed
serve receives landed the C-
team a loss.
The
JV
team ,
coached by Dieter Waite,
showed some nervousness in
their first game as they lost,
25-9. Heppner JV lost in two
g am es,
but
show ed
im provem ent w ith the
second game being 25-17.
Everyone got playing time
on the JV.
By w atch in g (he
varsity volleyball players,
you can tell that they have
been conditioning. They
hustled in all five games, not
losing steam. Even though
they hustled and had some
great serves, varsity lost to
Grant Union also. All five
games were close though
with scores of: first game:
25-23 GU; second game: 25-
17 GU; third game: 25-21
HHS; fourth game: 25-20
HHS; game/final: 15-9 GU
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