TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 4,2006
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Chamber Chatter
M orrow C ounty
School District is joining the
other 14,885 school districts
throughout the United States
in celebrating January as
“School Board Recognition
Month." Serving on the local
school board are: C raig
M iles, board ch air, tw o
years, Barney Lindsay, board
vice-chair, six years, Berto
Hernandez, one year. Bill
K uhn, tw o y ears, Ken
M atlack, tw o years, Pat
M cNamee, six years, and
Nancy Vander D oes, six
months.
"T hese men and
women volunteer countless
hours of unpaid time not
only p ro v id in g the best
possible education for our
nearly 2300 students, but
also serving as the corporate
board of directors for one of
o ur
c o u n ty ’s
larg est
em p lo y ers,” said M CSD
S u p e rin ten d e n t
M ark
Burrows. “As your elected
leaders, they represent you
in
th e ir
c o n tin u in g
Health Department clinic schedule
By Claudia Hughes, Exec. Dir.
“The trail is the thing, not the end of the trail.
Travel too fast and you miss all you are traveling for.”
This quote by Louis L’Amour seemed a good one to kick
off 2006. Maybe only those of us over 60 get it because
the younger generation with all their ever-changing
technology and fast speed devices seem to be in a huge
impatient hurry. We welcome their lessons in technology
as we hope they welcome ours in traveling a bit slower.
There are definitely choices of many trails to follow and
different ways in which to follow them.
With that, 1 continue to follow the Chamber Trail
for a few more months. First on the agenda is the Chamber
annual luncheon, Tuesday, Jan. 10, at 11:30 a.m., at All
Saints Parish Hall. Spouses are welcome. Newly elected
board members. Jack Thompson and Alvin Liu, as well
as ongoing members, John Murray, Barb Hayes, Bert
Houweling, Nancy Snider, Brenda Sherrell, Jeff Bailey,
and Tim Van Cleave, will be installed. President Nancy
Gochnauer will turn over the gavel to Nancy Snider. The
Chamber recognizes Dave Sykes for his dedication the
past years as a board member. Please call the Chamber
office, 676-5536 for reservations for the luncheon.
Immediately on the horizon is Heppner’s annual
Town and Country Awards Banquet. “Volunteers are Top
Hat” is the theme for this year’s prime rib dinner at the
Heppner Elks, Thursday, Jan. 12. Jonathan Nicholas,
Portland Oregonian colum nist, will be the keynote
speaker. Nicholas has some interesting stories to tell,
including how the first Cycle Oregon came to be. He is
from Wales, obvious from his delightful accent. Century Tel
is again helping to sponsor our banquet and there are
some surprises in store for attendees, including the
drawing for the jewelry donated by Randal and Marlene
Peterson. Social hour begins at 6 p.m., followed by the
banquet at 7 p.m... Tickets are on sale at Bank of Eastern
O regon, M u rray ’s, and the H eppner C ham ber o f
Commerce.
The above events and Chamber goal setting will
keep us busy as we travel the January Trail and right
around the corner is the wearing o' the green. Past event
chairpersons are asked to give a call immediately if their
organization plans to continue their respective annual
events or would like to serve in some capacity as “the
road rises up to meet us and the sun shines warm upon
our backs for A Wee Bit O ’Ireland 2006.”
Thought for the New Year: May each of you in this
New Year find the trail that best suits you, take the ruts in
stride, and enjoy mountaintop experiences along the way, as
we care for our community and each other.
Morrow County Health Department announces its
clinic schedule for January. The schedule is as follows:
Thursday, January 5 - Heppner Clinic, 8:30 a.m.-
4:30 p.m. (Closed 12-1)
Monday, January 9 - Boardman Clinic, 8:30 a.m.-
4:30 p.m. (Closed 12:30-1)
Tuesday, January 10 - Boardman Clinic, 8:30 a.m.-
4:30 p.m. (Closed 12:30-1)
Wednesday, January 11 - Boardman Clinic, 8:30
a.m.-4:30 p.m. (Closed 12:30-1)
Thursday, January 12 - Heppner Clinic, 8:30 a.m.-
4:30 p.m. (Closed 12-1)
Monday, January 16 - M artin Luther K ing’s
Birthday (Office Closed)
Tuesday, January 17 - Boardman Clinic, 8:30 a.m.-
4:30 p.m. (Closed 12:30-1)
Wednesday, January 18 - Family Planning Clinic
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (Closed 12-1)
Thursday, January 19 - Heppner Clinic, 8:30 a.m.-
4:30 p.m. (Closed 12-1)
Monday, January 23 - Boardman Clinic, 8:30 a.m.-
4:30 p.m. (Closed 12:30-1)
Tuesday, January 24 - Boardman Clinic, 8:30 a.m.-
4:30 p.m. (Closed 12:30-1)
Wednesday, January 25 - Offices closed for staff
meeting
.
Thursday, January 26 - Heppner Clinic, 8:30 a.m.-
4:30 p.m. (Closed 12-1)
Monday, January 30 - Boardman Clinic, 8:30 a.m.-
4:30 p.m. (Closed 12:30-1)
Tuesday, January 31 - Boardman Clinic, 8:30 a.m.-
4:30 p.m. (Closed 12:30-1)
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a sp ec ia l e ffo rt d u rin g
Jan u a ry
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show
appreciation for our school
board
m em b ers,
we
recognize their contributions
reflect a year-round effort on
th e ir p art. T hey are
dedicated individuals who
are committed to improving
student achievem ent and
providing a comprehensive
education for all students,”
he said.
Food, shelter
MCCC topic
The regular monthly
m eetin g o f the M orrow
C ounty C o m m issio n on
Children and Families will be
held on Jan. 10 at 6 p.m., in
the conference room at the
D ep artm en t o f H um an
Services building, which is
lo cated at 103 S.W.
Kinkade, Boardman.
Item s for discussion
include federal emergency
food and shelter, waiver to
increase commission staffing
to full tim e, B oardm an
Preschool contract, election
of officers for 2006.
The public is invited to
attend and participate in the
d iscu ssio n s. For fu rth er
information or for special
accommodations call 676-
9675.
Death Notice
R ich ard
C ox,
Lexington, died December
28, 2005, in Scappoose,
Oregon. Services will be
held Saturday, January 14, at
11 a.m. at the Heppner Elks
Lodge.
A complete obituary
will follow at a later date.
lone Cardinal JVs end preseason
The lone Cardinal
JV boys’ team finished a
challenging preseason with a
2-5 reco rd . C oach Jim
Swanson said he found many
positives in his young team.
“The kids have improved
every game and have not
gotten discouraged at all
with the defeats.”
Singspiration planned
The
C ard in als
recorded their first win of the
The Christian Life Center will host Singspiration season ag ain st Sherm an
this Sunday. Jan. 8, at 7 p.m. This is an opportunity for County at home on Dec. 6.
people to sing their favorite inspirational selections. A tight game swung lone’s
Everyone in the community is invited to attend.
way in the third quarter when
the Cards opened up a 20-
point lead on the opponents.
Good rebounding led to a
51-25 hoard advantage for
F o r XII Your Sow ing !%oods
lone. The final score was 62-
- P r o f e s s io n a l E m b r o id e r y -
40.
The other win was
245 NW Main, Suite 200, lone
over Christmas break against
Irrig o n .
The
C ards
(541) 422-9000
outscored the Knights, 36-
A Good Deal Starts with People
Who Listen.
commitment to local citizen
control and decision-making
for our public schools. Too
often the efforts of school
board
m em bers
go
u n re c o g n ize d
and
unrewarded.”
“The key work o f
o ur school board is to
support student achievement
by:
“• Creating a vision
for what we want our school
district to become and how
we will focus on student
ach ie v e m en t as o u r top
priority;
“•
E sta b lish in g
standards for what we want
our students to learn and to
be able to do;
“• Being accountable
for the outcom es o f their
decisions and actions by
c o n tin u a lly
track in g
p ro g ress and rep o rtin g
results;
“• Creating safe and
conducive climates where
stu d en ts can learn and
teachers can teach;
Goodwrench
24, and again rebounded
well, edging the opponents’
34-22 on the boards.
Losses this season
have come at the hands of
Enterprise twice, Umatilla
and
the
H erm isto n
sophomores.
Leading scorers for
the JVs after seven games
include Clay Mortor with 61
points, Justin Archer with
46, William Bergstrom and
Derek D avidson with 38
each, Cory Peterson with 24,
K evin F o w ler w ith 22,
William Wehrli with 16, Kip
K rebs w ith 15, M att
C olem an w ith eight and
Dalton Campbell with three.
A rch er lead s the
team in assists w ith 16,
followed by Morterwith 10.
M orter leads the team in
rebounds with 42, followed
by Peterson with 27, Fowler
with 24, Archer with 20 and
Wehrli with 18.
A rch er lead s the
team in steals with 17, along
with Davidson and Peterson
with 16 each and Fowler
with 12.
C oach
Sw anson
n o ted that the JV team
misses Kip Krebs who was
moved up to varsity full-time
after just three games. He
com m ended the play o f
W illiam W ehrli who has
improved his play in the key
tre m e n d o u sly and also
commented that Archer and
I
Davidson are becoming a
great twosome.
“Like the varsity, we
have been playing 2A, 3A
and 4A schools so it has been
a very hard start for the JVs,”
said Swanson. However he
was pleased that the team
was continuing to work hard
and
im p ro v e
d esp ite
so m etim es
being
overmatched.
“Our best game was
against Sherman County. We
beat a very good JV team.
We w ere really hot on
offense and played some
good tig h t d e fe n se ,” he
added.
S w anson and the
young C a rd in a ls look
forw ard to a schedule of
mostly 1A opponents for the
rest of the season. lone plays
at Helix on Friday and hosts
C en tral C h ristia n
on
Saturday.
School Board
meeting changed
The Morrow County School
B oard m eetin g w ill be
moved from Monday, Jan. 9,
to Monday, Jan. 16. It will
be held at 7:30 p.m. instead
o f the usual 7 p.m . at
H ep p n er
E lem en tary
School.
A work session will be held
prior to the regular meeting.
Both the work session and
the meeting are open to the
public.
Former
Rhea
Creek
rancher
continued from page 1
c attle and 5000 head o f
sheep. That’s a lot of work.
But ran ch life is
more than just work. The
West children attend school
an hour north of the ranch.
There are 14 students in
grades one through eight -
a one-room schoolhouse.
The baseball field runs right
out into the sagebrush and
juniper trees. All the students
are from nearby ranches.
Their parents hold similar
values, and “if somebody’s
kid is getting out of line, the
parent will hear about it, and
the problem will be resolved.
The people here are very
close as a community and
respectful of each other.”
The school has computers,
art class - m any o f the
am enities found in larger
schools.
The nearest medical
facility is in Elko. The West
family subscribes to Life
F lig h t,
a
h e lic o p te r
am b u lan ce serv ice. The
nearest vet is in Elko too, but
like most ranchers, the Wests
have m any v e te rin a ria n
supplies on hand and are
fairly knowledgeable on the
subject.
What does West think of
Nevada? “The Ruby
Mountains are wonderful. I
can honestly say that the
fulfillment of our hopes and
dreams has far exceeded
our expectations. The
potential here in Nevada is
endless.”
M orrow C ounty
neighbors are sorry the West
fam ily has left the area.
Nancy Jepsen, West’s closest
neighbor in Morrow County
says, “O ur fam ily really
misses having Mary and all
o f the W est fam ily as
neighbors. Mary is a very
special person. She has a
pioneering spirit that is rare
in our society today. To pick
up
and
leave b ehind
relatives, friends and many of
the conveniences of life to
live in such a remote area is
something very few modem
American women could do.
Yet Mary has the gift of
being content wherever she
is - as long as she has her
husband and children with
her.”
Clay and Mary West
and their children proudly
display their Oregon pride by
riding good Jim West horses
and using Severe saddles.
M ary is so proud w hen
people say she reminds them
of her dad, Pete French, a
man known as very generous
and gentle, soft spoken and
a loyal friend.
The kitchen full of
cowboys West remembers
from her childhood is still a
reality in her life. The spring
o f 2005 b ro u g h t this
comment: “We just had the
b u siest w eek en d ever.
Y esterday, as it snow ed
sideways, 1 had 20 hungry,
wet, cowboys dripping on
my kitchen floor waiting for
lunch. We were branding
c alv e s and got ra in e d /
snowed out.”
This ranch in Nevada
is the co n tin u a tio n o f a
legacy. And West loves it all,
the hungry, d rip p in g
co w b o y s, the one room
school and the wide-open
spaces. Her kids are learning
the same skills that cowboys
and ranchers for generations
have used. And she wouldn’t
have it any other way.