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HEPPNER
Public works director Bruce Nelson uses a backhoe to begin tearing dow n old Gazette
building.
imes
VOL. 124
NO. 47
10 Pages
C ity crew s began
leveling the former Heppner
G a zette-T im es
o ffice
b u ild in g last w eek. The
property is being cleared to
make way for an eventual
ex p an sio n o f the fire
department facilities. The
crew was using a backhoe to
knock down the walls and
roof of the wood and brick
b u ild in g . T he G azette
purchased the former city
hall building and moved its
office across the street last
year.
Wednesday, November 23,2005 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
Mustangs face Blanchet
M CGG plans purchase of
Catholic School this Saturday two Heppner businesses
The Heppner Mustangs will square off against the
Blanchet Cavaliers this Saturday at 1p.m.
Who are the students of Blanchet Catholic School?
We know their football team has a record of 9 wins and 3
losses for the season. There must be more. These facts
obtained from their website may help to know
the
competition.
Blanchet Catholic School was founded in 1995 to
provide Catholic secondary school education in Salem. We
are continuing a tradition of secondary education provided
in the past by Sacred Heart Academy (1863 to 1984) and
Serra Catholic (1954 to 1969). After a lengthy discussion
and polling of the Catholic community in Salem and
neighboring communities, the organizing group for the new
school presented a plan to Archbishop William J. Levada,
who gave permission for its development. The school was
named after Archbishop Francis Norbert Blanchet, the first
Archbishop of the Oregon Territory.
Students helped select the school mascot, Cavaliers,
and the school colors, royal blue and silver. The school
opened on September 5, 1995 with 110 students. In 1997,
Blanchet was granted full accreditation by the Northwest
Association of Schools and Colleges. The first graduating
class received their diplomas in June 1999. Today Blanchet’s
enrollment has nearly tripled, with a student body of over
300 students. Blanchet Catholic School offers academic
and spiritual growth opportunities to both Catholic and
non-Catholic youth, grades 7-12. The school operates by
permission of the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon, but
is not owned by a religious order.
The school paid off the mortgage on its 22-acre
campus and school facility in 2004. Blanchet completed a
$1.4 million fundraising campaign, called “ Belief in
Blanchet,” in 2005.
Blanchet has established a positive
reputation throughout the Willamette Valley for its academic
excellence, competitive athletic programs, quality faculty
and supportive community.
Large piece of concrete walls comes dow n
Green Feed store in Heppner purchased by MCGG
The Morrow County
G rain
G ro w ers
has
an n o u n ced the p lan n ed
purchase o f two Heppner
businesses, Green Feed and
Seed and H eppner A uto
Parts.
M CG G
g en eral
manager John Ripple said
the company plans to expand
Green Feed with additional
in v en to ry and serv ices
including clothing, irrigation
equipment, fencing and lawn
and garden supplies. MCGG
will purchase Green Feed
from Jam ie and R onda
Helfrecht who have owned
the business since 1998.
Ripple says Jamie Helfrecht
w ill rem ain on as an
em ployee o f MCGG and
manage the store. The sale
will be finalized next week.
With Heppner Auto
P arts, M CGG plans on
purchasing the inventory and
fixtures and will close the
store and incorporate the
parts store into its Lexington
facility. The purchase will be
finalized after the first of
January.
“We plan to offer our
c u sto m ers
exp an d ed
selection and service,” said
Ripple when announcing the
acquisitions.
M issionary to speak at
Christian Life Center
T am ara
H enkes
can d id ate m issio n ary to
R om ania, w ill speak at
Christian Life Center, 535 W.
Morgan St., on Sunday, Nov.
27 at 10:30 a.m.
D ate
O p p on en t
T im e/R esult
T am ara w ill be
Fri 9/2
at La Salle Falcons
28-21 Won
working
to meet the needs
Fri 9/9
at Vemonia Loggers
26-32 Lost
of
children
across Romania,
13-36 Won
Fri 9/16 Reedsport Braves
a
nation
known
worldwide
8-41 Won
Fri 9/23 Colton Vikings
for its pressing social needs.
Fri 9/30 at Santiam Wolverines
31-7 Won
She desires to train, equip,
Fri 10/7 at Scio Loggers
35-0 Won
m entor, and en co u rag e
Fri 10/14 Regis Rams
35-6 Lost
children’s
workers in local
Fri 10/21 at Salem Academy Crusaders 14-19 Lost
churches and nurture their
9-0 Won
Fri 10/28 at Kennedy Trojans
God-given calls to reach the
14-47 Won
Fri 11/4 Gervais Cougars
c
h ild re n
in
th e ir
Sat 11/12 Warrenton Warriors
0-12 Won
communities.
Fri 11/18 at Monroe Dragons
48-7 Won
Since 1998, Tamara
Sat 11/26 at Heppner Mustangs
1pm
has served as the early
childhood
children’s pastor
G-T office closes Thursday and
at Portland Christian Center
Friday for Thanksgiving
in Portland, Oregon. She has
The Gazette office will be closed on Thanksgiving c o o rd in a te d co m m u n ity
and Friday, Nov. 25.
outreaches in Portland, and
There will be no changes in deadlines for the newspaper wants to communicate that
submissions.
kind of passion to children’s
ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE:
MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M.
workers in Romania. Tamara
has served on short-term
missions teams in Ukraine,
Serbia, and Romania.
The public is invited
to attend.
Forest Service
office closed
Thanksgiving
The Heppner office
will be closed Thursday and
Friday, Nov. 24 and 25.
In d iv id u als needing to
purchase wood or Christmas
tree permits may do so at
H ep p n er H ardw are and
Heppner Shell.
lone School Board
approves 2006 football
schedule
The lone School
Board approved its 2006
fo o tb all sch ed u le at its
regular m eeting M onday
night.
The 2006 schedule
will include the following
games: September 2-Dufur
Jamboree; Sept. 8 game at
T ouchet; S ep tem b er 28
Wallowa at lone; Sept. 29 at
Echo; October 6 at South
Wasco; Oct. 13 Sherman at
lone; Oct. 20 at Condon;
Oct. 27 Dufur at lone; Nov.
3 Nixyaawii at lone; and
state playoffs Nov. 10-11.
A th letic d ire c to r
Dean Robinson advised the
board that the football team
will miss most of the school
day when it plays Touchet,
because Touchet has no
lights and the lone team
must leave early enough to
play a 3:30 p.m. gam e.
“ F ootball gam es for IA
schools are very hard to
sc h e d u le ,” com m ented
Robinson.
In a related issue, the
board
ap p roved
a
cooperative agreement so
that Arlington High School
players will be allowed to
play with lone for tennis in
the spring and football next
fall. Arlington may not have
enough players to form their
own football team next year.
T he board also
a p p ro v ed a co o p erativ e
agreement with Heppner for
tennis and softball.
In other business, the
board acknowledged Loyal
Burns and Del LaRue for
their continued work and
d ed icatio n to the lone
Schools. Each received a
season basketball pass.
Also at the meeting,
a d m in istra to r
Bryn
B row ning p resen ted the
following report:
-en ro llm en t as o f
Nov. 14 was 164 students,
w ith 67 in kin d erg arten
through grade five; 41 in
grades six through eight and
56 in grades nine-12.
“ -The first CAMP 5
Friday school was held Nov.
18 for third through sixth
graders, with the theme of
“healthy snacks,” assisted by
Betty Gray. The next CAMP
5 will be held December 9.
with the greenhouse the
theme. Students in grades six
through eight will make
wreaths and kindergarteners
through fifth graders will do
a winter project with Janet
H olland. O th er to p ics
include the school shop,
working with wood and rock
painting, assisted by Jannie
Allen. Coordinator for the
program
is
Vicki
Wagenblast.
-T he
SM ART
program began Nov. 14 for
g rad es K -three. Jan et
Holland is recruiting and
train in g
n u m erous
v o lu n teers
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MCGG will be closed Thursday, Nov. 24th
through Sunday, Nov. 27th in observance ot
Thanksgiving. Have a safe S happy holiday!
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