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.
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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.
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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.
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