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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 21,2005 - FIVE School children hold bake sale for Principal’s Corner By Daye Stone, Heppner Jr/Sr High Principal hurricane victims On Labor Day there were two bake sales at Cen- tral Red Apple Market. One was with Zach and Micha H intz and th e ir fam ily through Heppner Elementa- ry School for the victims of the Hurricane Katrina. The proceeds from that sale went to the American Red Cross, Zach has also been doing some other planning for fundraisers with his teachers and fellow students. The second table was with Kellie and Tim Lees and Maggie Collins and their families. Their table's proceeds also went to the American Red Cross, but the funds are being directed through Kellie’s dad’s work, as they are matching the funds the kids raise. Maggie and Kellie are also brain- storming some other ways to help out in this time of need. We appreciate the many community members that donated goods to be sold at both tables and for the many community mem- bers that stopped and pur- chased and donated to this fundraiser. Depot plans drill for Thursday A quarterly emer- gency preparedness drill is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 22. The depot’s West- m in ster chim es w ill be sounded, but not the com- munity sirens. This is a co- ordinated exercise between the depot, the U m atilla Chemical Agent Disposal Facility and off post commu- nities. Although this is only an exercise, such events are excellent opportunities for individuals-whether at home or work- to stop and ask themselves if they, their fam- ilies, loved ones or co-work- ers know what to do if an actual emergency or securi- ty incident were to occur. Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness of- ficials recommend residents develop emergency plans for their homes and businesses and in these times of height- ened security, be vigilant about their surroundings, . A nyone needing m ore info rm atio n about em ergency preparedness should phone the following CSEPP toll-free numbers: (877) 367-2737 in Morrow and Umatilla counties; and (800) 841-7953 in Benton County, WA. G eneral rem inder: Citizens should report any suspicious activities in and around the depot to their lo- cal police departments or the depot at (541) 564-8632. Citizens are also reminded to be vigilant about their sur- roundings. Auction items coming in If you haven’t marked your calendar for Saturday, Oct. 15, do so right away. That is when the Heppner Booster Club Auction and Steak Feed will be held at the Heppner Elk's Lodge. Many auction items are in the works of being collected, but if you are hesitant in bidding at the auction, there is always the raffle with a long list of items to win. Tickets for the dinner will remain at $10 and can be purchased ahead of time at Hollom an’s, Heppner Hardware and MCGG This traditional event has supported many extra curricular activities at HHS and this is a grand way to do that. So mark that calendar and we’ll see you on Oct. 15. Noise Parade start-time changed The time for the start of the Heppner High School Homecoming Noise Parade has been changed to 2 p.m., on Thursday, Sept. 22. The parade will still run from HHS to the Shamrock in the center of Main Street. Everyone is invited to attend and be a part of this Homecoming event. Wow. The start of the school year is off and run ning and I, along with all of our staff are taking it in stride. As the new Principal of Heppner Jr/Sr High School, 1 am pleased to be able to write as to what is going on at our school. Our enrollment is up and we have been working on scheduling and staffing items diligently. At this time, our enrollment is nearing the 230 mark and we are excited with this influx of new students. We have increased our staffing to meet the needs of this new population by shifting some classes around along with adding another .5 full time equiv alency teacher to our scheduling. This teacher was gained by increasing Jeanne Collins to a full time instructor rather than half time. This summer, Interm ountain Technology has worked really hard in addressing our technology needs. We have multiple new upgrades with both our computer hardware and software programs. Our staff is elated to get a new lap top lab with 24 machines. We have installed wire less routers throughout our building so we can use this lab in all of the classrooms when desired. This will enable us as a school in taking state assessment tests along with com mon curriculum demands for students. Along with our new technology, our school dis trict has adopted new Social Studies textbooks and MCSD will be implementing them this year for all grades. We are on a seven-year rotation with adopting new curriculum and the new Social Studies books are the same manufacturer as our old- just updated to better meet the state standards. Our fall sports schedules have started and I encour age all community members to take full advantage of watch ing our sports programs and our communities’ kids. Both football and volleyball are off to good starts and 1 for one look forward to watching our students perform and com pete on game night. The quality of our kids is shown in part through athletic contests and our school pride is becoming even more evident by singing the school song. I encourage each of you to stay through the end of a contest and be heard as our teams and student-body sing the school song. We are working on improving our spirit as a school community and ask your help with this as patrons that come to school contests. Lastly, I would like to report on our track renova tion project that our community and school have been working on for the past couple of years. Our school is tak ing the final steps for completion and we have placed a work order with Atlas Track Inc. out of Portland to finish the rubberizing process to this new facility. The process will take approximately seven days to finish as to meet the requirements of all seven layers drying. Once completed. Atlas will return later to do the striping. The track will be open to the public to use as a walking/running facility in the early mornings and evenings. There will be a notice in the newspaper as to when this will happen. We will continue to fundraise for track equipment (i.e. hurdles, etc) over the next year, so we can completely finish what we have started. Being new to the project I have been enlightened to say the least due to the amount of financial support com bined with the time and efforts of many people. It has been absolutely overwhelming to see what a great community of believers we have. The vision of this project was put out there and Susan Hisler, along with many others, has dedi cated a tremendous amount of time and effort in complet ing this vision. These leaders have found the funds and garnered the support needed to complete this phase of the project. Whether it was time or financial on your part, our kids and school appreciate the support and we look for ward to the future of having a facility that is able to host an array of opportunities for kids. As the school year progresses, it is our vision to increase opportunities for kids within the context of what we currently offer. We appreciate all of your efforts in ex panding these opportunities for our community’s youth through the track project and making Heppner High School a place of pride and fun. msm. CJfie fPerJect fjifl- ■ ■ Area fire departments support Heppner The Hermiston Fire Department fire truck sits in front of the Heppner Volunteer Fire Department building in case of emer gency while members of the HVFD are in Unity at the funeral of Darren Bradford. The fire departments o f Boardm an, Hermiston and Stanfield helped pick up the slack Saturday, Sept. 17, while the Heppner Fire De partm ent took the day to honor one of their own, said Heppner Fire Chief Rusty Estes. With the recent pass ing of Heppner Volunteer Firefighter Darren Bradford, the Heppner Volunteer Fire Department was in charge of performing the Firem an’s Burial. However, Bradford had requested to be buried in Unity, so the department had to be out of town. Want Over the Tee Cup Flag football to Nine ladies gathered begin Sept. 13 at Willow Creek Country Club for ladies’ play. The final playday will be held W ednesday, Sept. 28. Pat E dm undson took low gross of the field. Luvilla Sonstegard and Vir ginia Grant tied for low net of the field. Lynnea Sargent and Betty Christman tied for least putts of the field. In flight A, Corol M itchell took low gross, Janice Paustian took low net and Loa Henderson took least putts. In flig h t C, Pat Dougherty took low gross. C hristm an had a chip-in on hole #15. Celebrate the spirit o f your hometown! Bankof tsrlil Eastern Oregon T hird and fourth grade boys and girls are be ing invited to join Flag Foot ball. Signups will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 6 p.m., at the lower field from the H eppner Elem entary gym below the tennis courts. Or you may call Terry Corb in at 676-5270, Missy Cuts- forth at 989-8104 or Sandi Putnam at 989-8469. There is a $10 sign up fee for in surance, however, waivers are available. If any parents are in terested in coaching please let one of the above people know. Games will be held on Mondays and Wednes days after school at the low er field, starting on Sept. 26. Heppner’s SMART Program seeks volunteers Many of you may al ready be familiar with the Start Making a Reader To day (SMART) program. For those who are new to our area, it’s a wonderful book and reading program that pairs adult volunteers from the community with children in kindergarten through third grade who are in need of a reading boost. The program is so successful, in fact, that the C o alitio n for E vidence- Based Policy, sponsored by the Council for Excellence in Government, has recently recognized SMART as one of five national K-12 inter vention programs yielding positive results in well-de signed, random ized, con trolled trials. That’s pretty impressive for a program that at the moment is only offered in the state of Ore gon. fßfue Ot'paz Wc live in a time o f quick fixes and short term solutions. There is so much attention being given to today’s wants and needs that, all too often, the bigger picture doesn't even hit the view screen. What about tomorrow? We believe in building long term relationships. We re here to help you build a secure financial future. ing to help Heppner be able to honor Bradford and not wanting the area to be with out fire coverage, the three departm ents each sent a truck and two firefighters to keep watch over Heppner from 7 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. In re c o g n itio n o f their kindness to Heppner, many local businesses and community members helped support the stand-in fire fighters. Howe’s About Piz za donated pizza for the crew’s lunch. Red Apple do nated food and one local even brought down some homemade cookies. Volunteers are the heart of SMART. They read one on one with students for at least one hour each week during school hours. And each one goes through a background check and ori entation before their first ses sion. Heppner Elementary’s goal is to serve 36 students. We could sure use your help. The only skill you need is to know how to read. We will hold a vol u n teer k ic k o ff event on Thursday, Oct. 13 at 6:30 p.m. It will last an hour and provide an introduction to the program and a chance to have questions answered. Refreshments will also be available. We start the read ing program the week of Oct. 17. For more informa tion on this program, please call Barb M oore at 676- 5272, or at the school at 676- 9128, ext. 2630. CLEARFIELD 101 witH [ß i am end JSecMace TREATED WITH RAXIL & LINDANE $8.80/BU Peterson's Heppner Jewelers, ANDERSON SEED 676-9200 422-7204 »*** S* MSS ****** * ****** ***| ** ** M A * tii ** »* TUBBS TREATED WITH DIVIDEND EXTREME »
