Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 25, 2006 - SEVEN
A view from the hill
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Victor Vander Does, WC Terrace administrator, Suzanne
Jepsen, board member and volunteer and Evelyn Broun,
Terrace resident, show off the new Willow Creek Terrace
van, equipped for use with wheel chairs.
By Doris Brosnan
When the residents of
Willow Creek Terrace gather
for their exercise program
each weekday morning, they
miss the presence of their
neighbor Lowell G ribble,
w ho passed aw ay in
December. They also said
“goodbye” to Francis Circle
last month, when he decided
to return to his roots in
W estern O regon. Both
losses they work to accept.
B efore
saying
“goodbye” to the year 2005,
residents enjoyed several
Christmas events, including
a concert of harp music, the
L ight Parade and a
Christmas dinner of prime
rib. T hey then did say
“g o odbye” to 2005 over
their New Year’s Eve dinner
of crab and shrimp. It was a
satisfying end to another
year of change and growth.
One change at the
Terrace showed up just two
days before the year's end:
the new-to-them van, a 2005
model that will facilitate
resid en ts' local travel to
m edical a p p o in tm en ts,
meetings and shopping.
Few re sid e n ts
stayed up to w elcom e in
2006, but they have been
pleased to w elcom e new
n e ig h b o rs
into
th eir
com m unity. T hree new
colleagues have moved in, in
plenty of time to participate
in this month's Bingo games,
c ra fts w o rk sh o p s, card
parties and game-playing,
weekend matinees, musical
entertainment and a birthday
c e le b ra tio n .
S ylvia
M cD aniel, a lo n g -tim e
resident of Heppner, started
the year with a move to the
T errace from the St.
Patrick’s Senior Apartments.
H er
a c ro ss-th e -h a ll
neighbor, Irene H askett,
moved in two weeks later,
returning to Heppner after
several years in Hermiston.
Haskett has already called
back into serv ice, for
McDaniel’s, her hair-styling
sk ills once p o p u lar in a
H eppner beauty shop.
Another familiar face moved
in to the last av ailab le
apartment last week, Floyd
G reen , p rev io u sly o f
Lexington. They will surely
join the celebration on Jan.
30 o f Eva G riffith ’s 97,h
b irth d ay , and in the
meantime, they have had the
m usic o f the O F Tim e
Fiddlers to enjoy on Jan. 22.
February will bring a
return on Valentine’s Day of
the lone School students.
Last year, the children sang
sev eral
a p p ro p ria te
selections. The residents
look forward to the repeat
perform ance and will be
creating some Valentine gifts
to show their appreciation.
That same day will bring
another visit from the Book
Worms Book Club, a group
w ho p revio u sly enjoyed
holding a m eeting at the
Terrace. At least one resident
is also a m em ber of that
group.
Just as this club from
the community-at-large feels
welcome and comfortable at
W illow C reek T errace,
residents and staff hope that
other groups and individuals
know
that they are
encouraged to visit. One
re sid en t last w eek had
friends in for their regularly
scheduled afternoon of card
playing in her “home,” which
is exactly the view of the
Terrace that the residents are
encouraged to hold. Life at
home has much to offer.
Winners in Americanism essay
contest announced
Students from lone
and H eppner sch o o ls
participated in the annual
Elks A m ericanism Essay
Contest. The theme this year
was “What 1 feel when I look
up at the American flag,”
said ch airm an L indsay
Kincaid.
C o n test w inners
were:
lone
S ch o o ls-
Grades 5-6 1M-Adam Collin,
2"1- Luke Emmel and 3,<l-
Mary Rietmann; and Grades
7-8 l '1- Beth M orter, 2nd-
Sara Stillman and 3rd- RJ
Ramos.
H eppner Schools-
G rad es 5-6 1M- A ustin
G u tierrez, 2nd- Jonathan
C hen and 3rd- C o u rtn ey
George; and Grades 7-8 l '1-
Jake Gregory, 2nd- Kcllee
Jones and 3rd- Em ily
Thompson.
The Jones, C hen,
Collin. Gutierrez, Stillman
and G regory essays will
m ove on to the d istric t
competition forjudging.
W inter grower
meeting to be held
in lone
A wheat production
sem in ar w ill be held at
Willow Grange in lone on
Friday, Feb. 17. Coffee and
doughnuts will be served at
7 a.m. Presentations will
begin at 7:30 a.m. and will
continue until noon. Lunch
will be provided.
MCSB to hold
work session
The Morrow County
School D istrict Board of
Directors will hold a work
sessio n via polycom on
Thursday, Jan. 26. Polycom
sites will be the district office
in Lexington and Irrigon
E lem en tary School in
Irrigon. The work session
will begin at 7 p.m.
Mr. Bill’s Traveling TVivia to return to Heppner
“Mr. Bill’s Traveling
T riv ia ” is re tu rn in g to
Heppner on April 1.
“Do you know the
name o f the rabbit in the
1942
D isney
m ovie
‘Bambi’?” a trivia committee
m em ber asks. “Then you
have a good ch an ce o f
having fun and winning some
of the prizes that ‘Mr. Bill’s
Traveling Trivia Show’ will
be giving away. The fun
begins with a tuxedo-clad
Mr. B ill o fferin g som e
sam ple q u e stio n s w ith
reassurance that spelling
doesn't count. Then, it’s on
with the show.”
Last year, “Mr. Bill”
cam e to H eppner in his
tuxedo for the first time, as
a fundraiser for the FARM
Foundation’s agricultural
mural. Thirty teams spent the
evening trying to be the best
at answering questions from
seven c ate g o rie s. The
w in n in g team w as the
“ Strange B ed fello w s,” a
team from Salem with close
tie s to M orrow C ounty,
fo llo w ed c lo sely by the
“Factoid Fanatics” and the
“Big Dogs.” The “Oldies But
Goodies,” who did not like
the q u e stio n s, w on the
consolation prize. Some of
last year’s players are already
wondering who will be after
b rag g in g rig h ts and the
prizes that go with them this
year.
B ill
K lein
of
Newport, created the show
in 1984, offering it once a
week at a Salem pub. After
six months, Bill was doing
eight shows seven days a
week. The show has been
going strong ever since. “Mr.
Bill” likes to travel and has
played DJ and Trivia Host in
A rizo n a,
C alifo rn ia ,
M ontana, North Carolina,
Virginia, W ashington and
Oregon.
Mr. B ill’s trivia is
played over the course of
th ree o r four ro u n d s o f
eighteen questions each.
Teams huddle to come up
with answ ers, which are
written down and turned into
Klein’s “ lovely assistant.”
Raffle tickets are distributed
to players at the end of each
round, according to team
scores. Tickets are drawn
throughout the evening for
several various prizes.
Mr. Bill’s questions
are
b ased on these
categories: Movies, Science,
History, Sports, Geography,
Arts, Literature, Television,
Leisure, Nature, Music and
an occasional “Name That
Tune.” His questions come
from a database o f some
19,000 q u e stio n s, 20
versions of “Trivial Pursuit”
and other trivia games, a
library of reference material,
and the Internet. Some of the
best questions come from
triv ia p lay ers. Sam ple
questions can be found at
www.mrbillstrivia.com.
St. Patrick’s Senior Center news
U n ited M eth o d ist
volunteers are hosts for the
Feb. 1 noon meal at the
center.
On the fo llo w in g
Wednesday, Feb. 8, Adams
H earing C en ter, from
Hermiston, will offer a free
hearing seminar at the center,
beginning at 12:30 p.m. The
seminar will include testing,
consultation, demonstration
of a variety of hearing aids
and responses to questions
that anyone might have. The
seminar is very informative
and is being offered as a free
service to not only seniors,
but also to o th ers w ith
questions about hearing.
The annual meeting
of the Board of Directors
was called to order by Felix
Schwarzin on Jan. 18.
Florene Robinson,
board tre a su rer, gave a
comprehensive report of the
past year’s Financial activity
and p re sen te d the new
budget for approval. The
b o a rd 's cash flow has
im proved during the last
quarter of 2005, because of
donations and the public
response to the distribution
o f the updated brochure,
including the generosity of
C olum bia Basin Electric,
who included it with their
monthly mailing. Members of
the
b o ard
e x p ressed
appreciation to all who gave
for specific purposes, sent
memorial funds or offered
other kinds of gifts, services
and donations.
T he new budget,
with a slight increase to
cover expected expenses,
was offered and approved by
the board m em bers. In
addition, some transfers and
adjustments were made to
in crease the endow m ent
funds and to ensure ready
funds for em ergencies, as
w ell as to plan for the
center’s contribution to the
cost of the new roof. It was
pointed out that memorial
co n trib u tio n s add to the
financial stab ility o f the
community facility. They are
enormously appreciated. The
budget and the annual and
m o n th ly rep o rts w ere
approved.
Judy
B uschke,
secretary, gave a summary of
activities during the year:
-B us
S ervice:
d ire c ted by Ed B aker
c o n tin u e s
M ondays,
Wednesdays and Friday, to
Hermiston and to Pendleton
on T u esd ay s. D uring
Jan u ary , February and
M arch, the W alla W alla
service is not offered. It will
begin again on April 1.
-P a rtic ip a tio n in
community activities: the St.
Patrick's Day celebration
Saturday breakfast and soup
feed.
-Receptions, public
meetings and public service
activities: Red Cross blood
d raw s, blood p ressu re
service, flu shots, space for
o th e r
a c tiv itie s
(i.e.
Sentamentalist rehearsal.)
-Regular activities:
cards, dom inoes, jig-saw
puzzles, Tuesday evening
bingo and open houses for
apartment showing. Ruby
Steers has opened the Go-
F o r-It
tab le
every
Wednesday during the meal
time and when the people
gather and disperse.
The
M ission
Statem ent was approved
after a special board planning
meeting in October. Buschke
read the statem en t as a
p relu d e to hearing a
discussion of goals and other
possibilities by Grace Drake.
The states is as follows: ‘The
purpose of the Senior Center
Board of D irectors is to
p ro v id e
su p p o rt
and
a ssistan c e on b e h a lf o f
seniors and handicapped
citizens.”
Drake named five
categories in which the aims
o f the statem en t can be
directed and achieved:
-Create and maintain
an atmosphere of hospitality
th ro u g h new s releases,
cooperation with groups
which support the center,
e n co u rag e s e lf in itiated
a c tiv itie s such as the
co m m u n ity
C h ristm as
Dinner and posting names of
board members, goals and
activities.
-Oversee the upkeep
o f the b u ild in g through
re g u la r in v e n to rie s o f
contents, janitorial services
and maintenance, constant
awareness of traffic lanes
and o th er use o f space;
disposing of useless, unused
and surplus articles and
equipm ent. Be aw are of
safety needs and sensitive to
su g g estio n s m ade by
residents and other users.
-W ork w ithin the
parameters and conditions
agreed on with agencies who
support and subsidize our
facility, including CAPECO.
Heppner Housing Authority,
city and organizations who
provide volunteers. Promote
understanding o f m utual
helpfulness.
-Work together with
each other and all level of the
organization. Be prom pt
with appreciation, especially
towards volunteers, donors
and those w ho give
volunteers labor. Understand
that the “grass roots,” that
is users and providers are the
p o w er source o f this
community institution. We
have a responsibility to take
care of it and share it because
it b elo n g s to us- the
community members.
-M aintain orderly
m eetin g s in o rd er to
adequately oversee all the
complexities of the facilities
and to keep ad eq u ate
records for all avenues of
administration of the facility.
In other business,
officers were re-elected for
2006. Charge for public use
of the fax machine, donated
by CAPECO, is set at $2.50
for the first sheet and $ 1 for
each ad d itio n a l sheet.
Appreciation was expressed
to Red Apple for their 1
percent saving program and
reg ret th at it w ill be
discontinued March 31. The
steel desk, formerly in the
center office, is, by vote of
the board, offered to the
highest bidder.
Morrow County
Gun Club news
Tw elve sh o o ters
joined in the first shoot of
2006 on Jan. 22 at Morrow
County Gun Club.
In
s in g le 's
competition, Jeff Cutsforth
took 23 out o f 25. Rob
A shbeck
and
M ark
Schlichting followed with 21
of 25 and Deona Hodges and
Dennis Peck took 20 of 25.
In junior competition. Taylor
Hodges took 11 of 25.
In
h an d icap
competition. Cutsforth hit 20
out o f 25 shots, w ith
K elw ayne H aguew ood
following with 17 and Deona
Hodges with 15 shots.
The annual meeting
was held after the shoots.
Board members voted in-
P resident Rob A shbeck,
V ice-P resid en t
D eona
H odges,
S e c re tary /
T rea su rer
K elw ayne
Haguewood. Dennis Peck
and Larry Lutcher.
Buckles donated by
Market Mfg., Jeff Cutsforth
Farms and Peg Leg Farms
will be ordered this week.
The next shoot of the
gun club will be held on
Sunday, Jan. 29. Clubhouse
cleanup will be held at 11
a.m., with winter league sign
up and shooting beginning at
12 p.m.
WCLL to hold
meeting
Willow Creek Little
League will be holding a
m eeting in A rlington on
Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 6:30
p.m. at the Village Inn.
“We hope everyone
will be thinking about trivia
now and be ready to sign up
a team when the registration
form s becom e available,
which will happen as soon as
we have selected a location,”
re p o rts the co m m ittee
member. Each team can have
up to six players. Entry per
team is $120. “That equals
$20 per person,” explains the
committee member, “and the
trivia show offers some great
entertainment and chances at
prizes for that am o u n t.”
Entry fees for some of last
year’s teams were paid by
b u sin ess and in d iv id u a l
sponsors.
Next month another
news article will offer more
information about the Trivia
Show event and registration
forms will be distributed
am ong
the
area
communities. Information is
available by calling Sharon at
676-9125 or Doris at 676-
5382.
Honor students
announced at
lone Community
School
S tu d en ts earn in g
high honors with a grade
point average of 4.0 are as
follows: Mary Rietm ann,
M ichael R aib le, B eth
Morter, Sarah Stillman, Alex
Carlson, RJ Ramos, Tiana
C am arillo , Amy Jep sen ,
K ristal Tem ple, Priscilla
Tellez, Emily Rietmann and
Justin Archer.
Grades 6-8 Honor
Roll (3.5-4,0): S teven
H olland, Z achary O rem ,
Jordan Peterson, Christine
Raible, M akenna Ramos,
M icah Stillm an, Stefanie
A rch er
and
H eath er
Wiggers.
Grades
6-8
Honorable Mention (3.0-
3 .4 9 ) : Jerem y C olem an,
A dam C o llin , M ason
Haguewood, Omar Juarez
Mancilla, Thomas Holland,
A lex R ietm an n , T anner
Rietmann, Shelby Wiggers,
Brianna Peterson and Tyree
Svetich.
Grades 9-12 Honor
Roll (3.5-4.0): M att
Coleman. Brenna Rietmann,
Kip
K rebs,
K aylee
Palmateer, Alan Rietmann,
Ju lia n n a V andenB rink,
Stephanie Holland, Megan
Tollefson, A shly G ram s,
Tony Bolin, Niklas Kamp
and Michael Mayer.
Grades
9-12
Honorable Mention (3.0-
3.49) : Luke Bradfield, Torie
Heagy, Clay Morter, Josie
Miller, Kylee Svetich, Max
Trahan, Teonna Vandever,
Mason Bradfield, Brittnee
D esB o u illo n s,
T ereza
S in tak o v a,
W illiam
Bergstrom and John Walton.
DA’s report
Jeffrey Allen Black
was convicted of Possession
of a Controlled Substance 2,
a Class C felony and Felon
in Possession of a Fire Arm,
a Class C felony. Black’s
d riv e r's
licen se
was
suspended for six months
and he was sentenced to 366
days in jail and two years of
probation.
Gilbert Garza was
convicted of Possession of a
Controlled Substance 2, a
Class felony. Garza's driver’s
license was suspended for six
m onths and he w as
sentenced to 30 days in jail,
80 hours community service,
18 months of supervised
probation and payment of
$916 in Fines and fees.
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