SIX • Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 29,2006
A view from the hill
By Doris Brosnan
At the Willow Creek
T errace, " C e le b ra tin g ”
seem s to have been the
them e for the m onth o f
March.
F irst cam e the
celebration o f Pharm acy
Week,
M arch
5-11.
Residents sent a "thank you”
and som e hom em ade
cin n am o n ro lls to th e ir
favorite pharmacy.
On M arch
14,
everyone was invited to
celebrate Baseball Cap Day
by wearing a favorite cap or
hat.
On Sunday, March
18, residents turned Irish and
celebrated with the music of
the Chancers, a group back
for a third year of sharing
their music at H eppner’s
weekend celebration, and
the O F Tim e F id d lers.
Several residents broadened
their Irish-ness by attending
the Big Green Parade on
Saturday and other Wee Bit
O ’ Ireland events through
the weekend.
Residents and staff
are currently celebrating
American Chocolate Week
with many mouth-watering
chocolate surprises. How
fortunate that dark chocolate
is good for most everyone’s
health.
Another celebration
has com e as a special
luncheon
in
D onna
Schonbachler’s honor and as
a “thank you” to the Home
Health and Hospice staff for
all they do at the Terrace.
Schonbachler, the facility’s
registered nurse, has just
received the Home Health
Nurse of the Year award.
On M arch 30, the
Terrace will be celebrating
D octor A ppreciation Day
b e ca u se the H ep p n er
medical staff is so important
to the residents and to the
community-at-large.
Soon, April will be in
full bloom , so staff and
residents are making plans
for Gardening Bingo and for
P lanting Day (or D ays).
Easter comes with April, so
residents will be making
crosses for the apartment
doors and coloring eggs.
They all look forward to
joining the Red Hat Society
on April 5, celebrating its
second annual Tea Party on
the Hill. And two residents,
Nina Harshman and Verna
Brinda, plan to participate in
the MS Walk on April 8. As
mothers of multiple sclerosis
suffers, both women know
the importance of medical
research, and by Walking,
they celebrate even small
strides in the Fight against the
disease and the support that
the community offers in that
fight.
A visit to W illow
C reek T errace q u ick ly
reveals that celebrating is
viewed as an important part
of life on the hill and the
residents and staff welcome
visitors to join them as they
celebrate this life.
Local soldier visits UAE port
Navy C hief Petty
Officer David S. Dooney,
son of Juanita Bohnhoff of
Irrigon and David Dooney of
U m atilla, and his fellow
shipmates assigned to the
guided-m issile destroyer
USS Decatur made a port
visit to Jebel Ali, United
Arab Emirates while on a
scheduled deploym ent as
part of the Ronald Reagan
Carrier Strike Group (CSG)
7.
The port visit gave
Dooney’s unit a chance to
experience a different culture
and
stre n g th en
the
relationship betw een the
United Arab Emirates and
the coalition of m aritim e
forces. C SG -7 has been
c o n d u ctin g
m aritim e
security operations (MSO)
in the 5th Fleet area of
operations.
M SO
sets
the
conditions for security and
stability in the m aritim e
environment and supports
the counter-terrorism and
security efforts of regional
n a tio n s. M SO den ies
international terrorists use of
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the maritime environment as
a venue for attack or to
tra n sp o rt
p erso n n el,
weapons or other materials.
The primary mission
o f D o o n e y ’s ship is to
p ro v id e
m u lti-m issio n
o ffen siv e and d efen siv e
capabilities. USS Decatur is
cap ab le o f o p eratin g
independently or as part of a
strike group. Its flexibility
provides presence with a
purpose and strike power to
su p p o rt jo in t and allied
forces afloat and ashore.
D ooney is a 1993
graduate of Riverside High
School in Boardm an and
joined the Navy in June
1993.
For
m ore
in fo rm atio n
on
the
d ep lo y m en t v isit USS
D e ca tu r Web site at
www.navy.mil.
MCSO activates two K9 units
The Morrow County
Sheriff’s Office has recently
activ ated its two new est
m em bers o f the S h e riff
Office: K9 Barbie and K9
Stevie.
B arbie is a three-
y ear-o ld fem ale G erm an
sh ep h e rd . She has been
c e rtifie d by the O regon
Police K9 Association as a
patrol dog including tracking
and as a narcotics dog. Her
o w n e r and h a n d ler is
R eserve D eputy C olleen
Neubert a five-year Reserve
m em ber o f the M orrow
County Sheriff’s Office and
an employee of Wal-Mart
D istrib u tio n C en ter in
Hermiston. Wal-Mart is a
p a rtn e r o f the M orrow
County Sheriff’s Office and
has been very generous in
allowing Reserve Deputy
Neubert to work different
sh ifts and to respond to
emergencies when needed.
Reserve Deputy Neubert is
a m ilitary veteran o f the
U nited States Army as a
Military Police Officer and
was assigned to Germany as
a K9 dog handler. Barbie is
Reserve Deputy Neubert's
second dog with the Morrow
County Sheriff’s Office. Her
first K9 dog Q uinto was
poisoned and died in 2005.
Barbie now replaces Quinto
and c o n tin u e s R eserv e
Deputy Neubert's service to
the c itiz e n s o f M orrow
County.
S tev ie is a th ree-
year-old female shepherd/
collie mix. Her owner and
handler is D eputy Adam
B re d fie ld a tw o -y e a r
m em ber o f the S h e riff’s
O ffice. S tev ie has been
c e rtifie d by the O regon
Police K9 Association as a
narcotics detection dog and
trained to detect a variety of
c o n tro lle d
su b sta n c es
HLL to meet
H ep p n er
L ittle
League will meet on April 20
at 7 p.m. in the Pettyjohn
Building conference room.
A nyone in te re ste d is
encouraged to attend.
WCCC to hold
clean up day
W illow
C reek
Country Club will be holding
a clean up day on Saturday,
April 1 at 8 a.m. Lunch will
be provided for w orkers.
Everyone is asked to bring
rakes, shovels and other
tools useful for the cleanup.
Morrow SWCD
board meeting Rebekah Lodge
to be held
to hold card
The Morrow SWCD party
Board is meeting Tuesday,
A pril 4 , 5 p .m ., at the
Pettyjohn Office Building in
Heppner. A gen d a item s
in clu d e, m in u tes o f the
March meeting, treasurer’s
report, written staff report,
Tom Butcher DEQ-Willow
The Fair Board will Creek TM D L report and
meet on Tuesday, April 4 at partner a g en cy reports.
There is p rosp ect o f an
6 p.m. at the fair office.
executive session according
toO R S 192.660(1X0-
M eetin g s o f the
Morrow SWCD are open to
the public.
Fair Board to
meet
in c lu d in g
m a riju a n a ,
methamphetamine, cocaine
and heroin. Deputy Bredfield
located Stevie through the
Portland Police Bureau as a
pound dog w ith great
potential as a narcotics dog.
Deputy Bredfield proposed
to Sheriff Matlack that if he
would be considered as dog
h a n d le r that he w ould
volunteer his time to work
and train w ith Stevie to
become drug certified. He
and Stevie’s hard work paid
off and in March 2006 they
were certified in narcotics
detection.
In March 2006, K9
Barbie and Reserve Deputy
Neubert were placed into
service and assigned to assist
the
B lue
M ountain
E n fo rcem en t N arco tics
Team (B E N T ). R eserve
Deputy Neubert and Barbie
were assigned to search a
re sid en c e and v eh icles.
Barbie located drug-tainted
money hidden inside the
residence and additional
small amounts of marijuana
in the vehicle searches.
On M arch 18, K9
Stevie and Deputy Bredfield
began their active duty and
were assigned to conduct a
walk around inspection of an
arrestee’s vehicle. Stevie
alerted to the presence of a
controlled substance and a
subsequent search warrant
lead to the discovery of three
ounces of methamphetamine
and a loaded handgun.
T h ese
new est
m em bers o f the M orrow
County Sheriff's Office and
their handlers will provide
extended law enforcement
services to the citizens of
M orrow
C o u n ty
and
additional assistance in drug
in v estig atio n s to county
partners and neighbors.
It’s no joke. Holly
R ebekah Lodge w ill be
hosting its m onthly card
party this Saturday, April 1
at the lodge hall in
Lexington.
For those new to the
area, go to RJ's restaurant,
turn west and the hall is on
the left hand side o f the
street. The cost is only $5
per person, which includes a
light supper, snacks and
prizes. Play will start at 7
p.m. and the public is invited
to attend.
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Morrow County School District
expands opportunities for
students
accessible primarily to junior
To prepare students
to m eet the d e m an d in g
challenges of the post-high
school learning environment
and work force, M orrow
County School District has
p a rtn e re d
w ith
B lue
M o u n tain
C om m u n ity
College to create university
level instruction delivered by
collegiate professors on the
cam p u ses o f M orrow
County Schools. They will
k ick o ff th is u n iq u e
p a rtn e rsh ip a fte r sp rin g
break, offering Writing 243:
Introduction to Imaginative
W ritin g to 16 M orrow
County juniors and seniors
who have registered for the
course.
These classes will be
offered at no cost to enrolled
students of Morrow County
S ch o o l
D istric t.
A ll
applicable course fees and
materials required will be
purchased by the district.
B eg in n in g fall o f 2006,
stu d en ts atten d in g o th er
school districts in Morrow
County may enroll if space
is available.
U n iv e rsity
of
Lexington classes will be
offered during the collegiate
terms and may range from
o n e -te rm to th re e -te rm
classes depending on the
course. Courses offered will
d ep en d on in s tru c to r
availability and student need.
A vailable classes will be
advertised in advance o f
stu d e n t sch e d u lin g so
students and their parents
m ay plan and p rep are.
C la sses o ffere d w ill be
c o lle g e -le v e l
c o u rses
and senior-level students
residing in Morrow County.
Transcripted college credit
w ill be aw arded for
successful completion of the
course.
C o u rses w ill be
offered via an online/direct
in stru ctio n com bination.
C o u rse-w o rk w ill be
delivered on-line through the
school week where students
study, com m unicate, and
a cc o m p lish class w ork
sim ila r to m ost on lin e
in stru c tio n a l
co u rses.
Classroom instruction will
then be o ffered on n on
school Fridays for one to
two hours (depending on the
c o u rse) fo r lectu re and
stu d en t a ssistan c e and
direction. All classroom and
online instruction will be
delivered by an approved
college professor from Blue
M o u n tain
C om m unity
College.
Morrow County will
provide transportation for all
stu d en ts from Irrig o n ,
Riverside, and Heppner Jr/Sr
High Schools to and from
Lexington or the appropriate
school site. M ost lecture
classes will be located in
L exington, at the school
district office. Laboratory
c la sse s, or c lasses that
req u ire
sp ecial
accom m odations, will be
housed at Riverside Jr/Sr
High School, Irrigon Jr/Sr
H igh S ch o o l, or at the
Boardman BMCC campus.
For
m ore
information, please contact
W ade S m ith , A ssistan t
Superintendent at 989-8202.
St. Patrick’s Senior Center news
On A pril 5, the
Nazarene Church volunteers
are hosting the senior center
noon meal. The menu for the
day is lasagna with meat,
broccoli, lettuce and tomato
salad, breadsticks, fruit cup
and fruit juice.
H ep p n er F am ily
F oods re c en tly m ade a
d o n atio n o f food to the
center. The senior board and
all concerned appreciate this
local business’s generosity
and John Gochnauer’s ability
to w ork variety into his
weekly meals.
The
c e n te r
a p p re c ia te s
all
w ho
supported the St. Patrick's
S a tu rd a y b re a k fa st and
lunch, both by volunteering
to help and by eating the
morning and noon meal at
the center. It was a fun day
and the financial support will
help those in charge plan for
the center’s future.
S ix teen
p eo p le
(in c lu d in g the d riv e r)
traveled by bus to Pendleton
for the RSVP recognition
luncheon. CAPECO hosted
the event at the Pendleton
Convention Center Tuesday,
M arch 21. Each y ear
certificates of recognition
are aw ard ed to th o se
volunteers who give 200 or
more hours of volunteer time
to supporting various local
organizations and projects.
Among the local group who
received certificates were
Barbara Struthers, G inger
Keithley, Judy Buschke, Jack
Lytton, Tom W ilson, Ed
B aker and G race Baker.
Volunteers give much more
than time to their respective
in te re sts.
T hey
give
messages of good will and
desire for a community to
work well together and to
foster quality relationships
betw een p a rtic ip a n ts on
every level- those who give
and those who receive.
M abel H eath is a
v o lu n te e r w ho g ath ers
coupons to send overseas to
military commissaries, which
make the coupons available
to service men and women.
She fin d s the coupon
booklets from the Sunday
“ O re g o n ia n ” e sp e c ially
helpful. She has invited
p eople w ho receiv e the
paper, to share the booklet
with service personnel, by
leaving the booklets at the
center office where she can
pick them up. She shared the
fact that she has received
letters of appreciation from
men and women who have
found them h elp fu l and
useful. The center office is
open M onday th ro u g h
Friday of each week from 9
a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 -4 p.m.
Births
Irelynn
Grace
Kollman- a d au g h ter,
Irelynn G race, was born
March 24,2006 to Brian and
Amy Kollman of Heppner.
She weighed 8 pounds 13.5
ounces. She jo in s sister,
Rylee, 7, and brother, Evan,
4. G randparents are Greg
and Jan e t G reen u p o f
Heppner and Karen Phegley
o f U kiah and g reat-
grandparents are Bill and Pat
G entry o f H ep p n er and
C ec e lia
K ollm an
of
Pendleton.
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