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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