Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 14,2005 - THREE
Library District
Chamber Chatter
in ‘Dangerous
By Claudia Hughes
Decibels’ program
Some of my Chamber associates refer to me as the
Dioramas on exhibit at HES
Mrs. Allen’s students display their dioramas at HES.
Students in Mrs Allen’s
class at Heppner Elementary
were given the assignment to
choose a book and create a
d ioram a d e p ictin g th eir
fa v o rite scene from the
book. The students recreated
scenes from w estern s,
undersea adventures and
fantasy. A diorama is a scale
model of a scene.
"It was hard work,”
reported Garrett Gibbs. He
created a log cabin built out
of sticks. Their work will be
on display in the hallway of
Heppner Elementary.
Camp 5 students learn winter crafts
By Rebeka DesBouillons
Susan Stillman helps students make snowflakes at Camp 5.
On Friday, Dec. 9,
lone’s Camp 5 an enrichment
program for K -12 did lots of
c ra fts and o th e r fun
activities. At Camp 5 the kids
do crafts while learning new
things. This week students
warmers and other holiday
made foam P*cture frames. treats to share with members
tin can votives, paper snow
of the community.
flakes and a whole lot more.
For
m ore
information please contact
Dec. 16, high school
Vicki W agenblast at lone
students are invited to sign
Community School (422-
up and will be making hand
7131).
C o n cern ed about
losing your hearing due to
exposure to loud noise?
Unsure what sound levels
are dangerous?
O regon
H ealth
S ciences U niversity and
O M SI receiv ed fed eral
fu n d in g to d ev elo p the
"D an g e ro u s D e c ib e ls”
p ro g ram . A ccording to
OHSU, in the U.S. more
than 5.2 million children ages
6-19 currently suffer from
noise-induced perm anent
hearing loss. That figure
equals three out of every 25
young people.
OMSI is partnering
with the nonprofit Libraries
of Eastern Oregon (LEO) to
d e v elo p
the
STARS
P rogram
-S cien ce,
T echnology And R ural
Students - based on bringing
science programs to persons
of all ages in rural Oregon.
OMSI has presented
LEO with 15 portable sound
meters for patron check-out
at select public libraries. The
sound meters will be shared
with area schools in those
locations at no cost.
Initial placement of
the sound meters includes
public libraries in Pendleton,
Baker County, John Day,
B urns, C rook C ounty,
Madras, La Grande, Lake
Cbunty and the Oregon Trail
Library District. Teachers in
those areas can request an
OMSI Dangerous Decibels
m anual
filled
w ith
inform ation and science
experiments based on sound.
Marsha Richmond,
Director of the Oregon Trail
L ib rary
D istric t,
is
e n th u sia stic about the
program. The sound meters
will allow library patrons and
stu d en ts
to
view
m easurem ents of volume
and intensity of sound and to
learn w hat lev els may
permanently damage ears -
from loud m usic to
agricultural equipm ent to
shouting.
For
fu rth er
in fo rm atio n about the
STARS program for the
p u b lic or D angerous
D ecib els m anuals for
educators, please contact
Lyn Craig, LEO Executive
Director at 541 -763-2355 or
Icraig@omsi.edu.
W illow s G range
plans potluck
A Christmas potluck
at Willows Grange in lone
will be held Friday, Dec. 16
at 6:30 p.m. Participants are
requested to bring a salad or
d e sse rt. A program and
treats from Santa will follow
the dinner. Children may
prepare a song or poem for
the program.
Everyone is invited
to attend.
Heppner
Elementary
receives donation
Principal Bryn Browning helps kids make
tin can votives.
f r Morrow
. County Public Works would like to
announce that the North, 69900 Frontage
Ixine, Hoar dm an, and South Heppner/
Ijexington Hwy. Transfer Stations will be
♦♦CLOSED**
fo r the weekend o f December 24th and
the 25th. Please have a great Holiday!
Any questions, please call (541) 989-9500.
H ood
R iver
Chrysler/Jeep donated fifty
d o lla rs
to
H ep p n er
Elementary as a result of a
sales prom otion. Anyone
who purchases a car can
d o n ate the m oney to a
charity of his or her choice.
One car buyer recently chose
Heppner Elementary.
PIONEER MEMORIAL CLINIC
will be CLOSED
the day after Christmas (Dec. 26)
& the day after New Year’s (Jan. 2)
We Print L etterh ead
bag lady. Arriving home from a recent Chamber conference
with yet another bag, I noticed just how right they are.
Rather than getting rid of these various bags, I fill them to
the brim and carry them hither and yon. They hold endless
possibilities for the community, my family and myself, which
would be reason enough to put not only my house and my
office “on a diet” but my bags included.
Oregon Tourism Bag and Travel Oregon Bag -
contains EOVA and Oregon’s Rugged Country marketing
for Heppner, awesome photos, growing tourism ideas,
endless possibilities for "som eday” travel, samples of
publications, and lists of places to camp. Pendleton Woolen
Mills Bag - won at a conference and used for quick trips
back and forth to Ukiah, extra shoes for traveling, the
Pendleton Round-Up, and luggage overflow. Oregon State
Chambers Bag representing the new organization, which
will be geared to small business legislation. This bag holds
Chamber of Commerce to-do folders, which travel from
the Chamber, home, and back again. My cosmetic/face/
etc. bag -growing annually. Anyone over 60 understands
this bag and wonders why we didn’t appreciate our youth.
Yellow Bags- advertise the Boot Loop Tour and Morrow
County’s OHV Park for visitors. Photo Bag - my life history,
my grandchildren, Cham ber floats, volunteers, board
members, events; important stuff for triggering memories.
(With a digital camera this could be eliminated, but then
I'd add the camera bag and accessories). The St. Pat’s Bag
-self-explanatory, especially if you are a leprechaun ...does
anyone out there want to help carry this bag? Big Decision
Bag or procrastinators bag, i.e. retirement, budget, last will
and testament, etc. My Book Bag - biographies, love stories,
self-improvement, simplicity, history, humor, religion ...a
bag welcome every day of my life and useful no matter
where one is or what their circumstances. (My husband
suggests use of a library card would eliminate this bag.)
Garden Bag - Nope, not gardening tools, rather Christmas
cards from last year, new ones for this year, red and green
pens, the address book, stickers, and enough return labels
to send cards into the next century. Neighborhood Center
and Giving Tree Bags - to share with others. Christmas
Bags of all shapes and sizes appear, because it’s time to
help fill Santa’s Bag real soon.
Given the above inventory, my friend appears to be
right; my bags are out of control, they equal bags under
my eyes, and I could learn much from a true bag lady. Want
to exchange bags, or share bags? Some are free for the
asking, but worth a thousand words. Wait, there's one more
bag I almost forgot.... My church bag - not carried through
the door as often as it might be, by far the lightest, the
quietest, the least demanding, the most soul touching and
searching, based on simplicity, not requiring multi-tasking,
a computer, or a telephone, and one not to discard. It offers
opportunity for Christm as year round and for quiet,
solitude, and music.
Thought for the week: Slow down and choose your
priority bags carefully.
A view from the hill
By Doris Brosnan
The residents and staff at Willow Creek Terrace
suffered a great loss last month in the passing of Joe Wright,
so they held a memorial service for their “Gentle Giant.”
Joe is missed... his sense of humor (including practical
jokes), his enthusiasm for Bingo (and other activities), his
leadership at the jigsaw puzzle table (yes, that piece had to
be there somewhere). Everyone viewed Joe Wright as an
important person to the Terrace and they feel fortunate to
have shared time with him.
Several residents continue to share time with the
many visitors and volunteers at the Terrace each week,
and with the holiday season has come many more faces
and activities. The "Deck the Halls” party was on Dec. 3,
with many helping hands of volunteers. And the festive
look that continues to evolve in the living and dining rooms
comes, in large part, from the many donations of Christmas
décor that friends have added to that of the residents. Nine
residents rode the bus to watch the light parade downtown
on December 1, and many will travel again on the 19,h for
viewing of the decorative lights around area towns. The
OF Time Fiddlers brought their toe-tapping music to the
Terrace in Nov. and will return on the 18lh for more
merriment enjoyed by all. Dancers will entertain with a show
on the 9lh, and the residents look forward to the sounds of
the season that some singing groups will bring to them this
month.
All of these activities are meant to be shared, and
residents are pleased when members of the community-at-
large join them. The residents joined the Tree and Wreath
Auction held after the light parade last week by creating a
decorative sleigh to be auctioned. In this manner, they
contributed to the joint fundraiser for the Chamber and the
Hospice program, both important entities in the Willow
Creek Valley.
Another agency that the residents and staff on the
hill view as important is the Neighborhood Center. That is
why they are busily making scarves on their new knitting
machine, a gift from a thoughtful donor. The scarves will
go to the Center for holiday sharing.
An equally “warm” idea was shared with all the
residents recently. Representatives of the RSVP ( Retired
and Senior Volunteer Program) brought each resident a
handmade lap throw, especially useful as the cold weather
settles in for the winter. Willow Creek Terrace residents
view this kind act as one more example of the goodness of
people throughout the year.
The residents hope for happy holidays and look
forward to meeting a new neighbor soon. Manager George
Naims reminds readers that a future home at Willow Creek
Terrace might be worth consideration, and she invites
inquiries at 676-0004.
llcppncr Gazette-Times 676-9228
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