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SIX • Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 23,2005 Chamber Chatter By Claudia Hughes, Exec. Dir. During the Chamber of Commerce meeting last Thursday, President Nancy Gochnauer, asked that all present write down something that made them thankful they lived in Heppner. I share their answ ers with you as we approach Thanksgiving Day. For these things and many more Chamber members are thankful: -The great people, our community, you readers! -Love that Heppner’s a “walk able” town. -Mustang Football. -Agriculture. -Com m unity pride and spirit. -No traffic congestion and slower pace of life. -Our local small businesses. -Positive community attitude and working cooperatively on projects. -G reat place for fam ilies and “ grow ing” children. -A w illingness to supports schools, student activities, and the needs of the kids. -The way the community comes together to assist those in times of need. - C o n t i n u e d im provem ents: the water system, the Courthouse wall and grounds, the parks. -The w ide-open spaces, stars, and sky that goes on forever. -Our freedom. Please add your own thoughts to the list and have a wonderful Thanksgiving Day. See you at the football game Saturday. Thursday, Dec. 1, will find citizens “ S tro llin g ” Heppner, w atching or participating in the light parade, and attending the Chamber/Hospice tree/basket auction and raffle at the City Hall. DA’s report Brian Keith Carman was convicted of Possession o f a C ontrolled Substance. Brian was sentenced to probation for 18 months, suspension of his driver’s license and $164 in fines and fees. C u rtiss R obert Pullum was c o n v icted of Strangulation. Curtiss was sentenced to probation for 24 months and pay $1401 in fines and fees. Daniel Joseph Becker was convicted of Possession of a Controlled Substance. Daniel was sentenced to probation for 18 months, suspension of his driver’s license and pay $1521 in fines and fees. Joel Ernesto Rodriquez was convicted of Delivery of a Controlled Substance within 1000 feet of a school and Burglary. Joel was sentenced to probation for 36 months and pay $ 1,166 in fines and fees. Lacey S. Jacobs was convicted of Violation of Probation. Further sentenced to 180 days in jail with 12 months post prison supervision. James Gary Johnson was convicted of Possession of a C ontrolled Substance. Jam es was sentenced to probation for 18 months, 80 hours of community service and pay $ 1,421 in fines and fees. Lexington Neighborhood Watch meeting rescheduled lone students explore books and movies Tuesday, Nov. 29 at 7 p.m . th ere w ill be an organizational meeting held at the M orrow C ounty S chool D istric t office building in Lexington. All L exington residents who are interested in making our community safe for its citizens need to attend. An employee of the Morrow County Sheriff’s office will be conducting the meeting. lone students celebrated National Children’s Book Week lo n e C om m unity School celebrated National C hildren’s Book Week in grand style last week. Each day included a different theme, such as: “Hats Off to R ea d in g ” w here all the elem entary students wore hats to school and “Slip into a Good Book” where the students could wear slippers in the classroom. Each day started off with an assembly for grades K-5 with a guest reader. G u est read ers included faculty and staff of the sch o o l as w ell as co m m u n ity m em bers. P rin cip al/S u p erin ten d en t Bryn Browning read to each class throughout the week. Older students shared their love o f reading with the elementary students. Max Trahan as the Peddler in Caps For Sale after the monkeys have thrown down his caps - Sophomore class as monkeys Emily Kietniann reading. How do you bring a classic work of literature to life fo r k id s? If y o u ’re Disney, you make a two h u n d red m illio n d o lla r movie. But what if you're in lone? W ell...the staff and students of lone Community School are reading C. S. Lewis’s The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe and then are planning a field trip to see the new movie coming out next m onth. G rades four through twelve are reading (or having read to them) the novel and then are loading up on buses Monday, Dec. 12th and h ead in g to Hermiston to see a special screen in g o f the m ovie. Classes are currently looking for ways to raise money to help defray the cost of the trip. The older students will also be looking into the production techniques used Tori Heagy Morgan Orem and Rebeka DesBouillons. to bring a book to the screen, Jim Raible, the high school lan g u ag e arts teach er, explains, “If I had a two- h u n d red m illio n d o lla r budget to prom ote every book we read, my job would be easy.” Big Sky Conference honors announced Darcy Staples At lone’s fall sports awards, on November 15lh, Big Sky Conference honors were announced. First Team o ffen se: sen io r K elly Thompson (end). First Team D efense: sen io r D arcy Staples (line). Second Team offense: sophom ore Kip Krebs (line), senior John Walton (line), senior Gordy Wegwerth (running back). S econd Team D efense: sophomore Kip Krebs (line), sen io r G ordy W egw erth (linebacker), senior Isaac S tillm an (lin e b a c k e r). Honorable Mention Offense: se n io r D arcy S tap les (running back), senior Aric Brandt (end). Honorable M ention D efense: senior Gambling can have its own safety features ■ . When you gamble Set a budget. Set a time limit. Play safe. Kelly Thompson Kelly Thompson (defensive back). In a d d itio n to c o n fe ren c e h o n o rs, Thom pson was chosen to Second Team All-State, and Staples received All-State H o n o rab le M ention. Thom pson will represent lone at the Eight Man All- Star Game and Staples will be an alternate. 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