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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 12,2006 lone School to hold performance Chamber Chatter By Claudia Huelles. Exec. Dir. with artist in residence Mason Haguewood (left) and Zac Omn I right) watch as Okaidja Afroso demonstrates Ghanian drumming techniques. By Kay lee Pnlmateer and Tori Heagy T his w eek lone C om m unity School has hosted artist in residence Okaidja Afroso. Afroso has been teach in g A frican dancing and drums to the students. He has danced and drummed with groups in his native Ghana since he was a child and has perform ed throughout Africa, Europe and the U.S. Students have been learning the basic techniques of Ghanian drumm ing as well as the c u ltu re and people of Ghana through d ialogue relatin g to the m usic. The w eek will culminate with an all-school performance on Thursday, A pril 13. C om m unity m em bers are in v ited to attend this free performance at 2 p.m. in the high school gymnasium. Cardinal Booster Club news The C ard in al Booster Club met Monday, April 3 at the school library. The club members learned that the new track and football storage unit is in place and ready to be used. C oach Del LaR ue announced lone once again has a pole vault practice area and ath le tes w ill be competing in the pole vault at track meets this spring. Jim Raible thanked the club for concessions support th ro u g h o u t bask etb all season, particularly for providing pies for hom e gam es. T he C ard in al Booster Club provides $600 in scholarship m oney to graduating seniors from lone High School. This year's committee is Ryan Rudolf, Del LaRue and H ow ard ★ M ullins. T his y e a r’s graduation committee is Lisa Rietmann, Melissa LaRue and A nita O rem . Club members will look at 4lh of July t-shirts and designs and discuss them at the next m eeting. The next meeting of Cardinal Booster Club will be Monday, May 1 at 7 p.m. at the school library. Bake Sale to benefit Megan Orr A bake sale will be held Friday, April 14 at 10 a.m. in front of Heppner F am ily Foods. D onated baked goods are welcome. The fundraiser is for Megan Orr who wants to participate in the Australian Basketball Down Under Tour. Elect “ G et lost and discover Heppner.’’ Maybe th is sh o u ld be our new slogan. The Chamber had a visitor today from Tri-Cities, who recently took a new job in Hermiston. In connection with her job, she decided to visit Heppner, which she thought was just 14 miles south. Some miles later she was very relieved to discover the gas station in Lexington and since she had made it that far, she came on into H eppner, had lunch and arrived at the Chamber of Commerce. We had a great visit. She took a num ber o f b ro c h u re s, three phone books, and an Oregon map and after a visit about the area, I pointed her in the direction of the hospital and a ssisted liv in g . A few minutes later she was back with some Kudo bars and a thank you. Obviously she could see I have a weakness for chocolate. Meeting new people (and chocolate) is one of the many perks of my job. Trivia Night was a hum bling e x p erien ce, especially for some of us who started out at the top and rap id ly d ro p p ed to winning the Trivia Crying Towel. Everyone seemed to have a good time and it will p ro b ab ly be rep eated annually, but next time not so close to Casino Night, the MS Walk and Pheasants Forever. It has been suggested that the date be during winter solstice. In the m ean tim e, put on those walking shoes, bum off some calories and then put them back on at the first ever Pheasants Forever Banquet. There’s always something to do in Heppner. C y cle O regon DeSpain honored with 60-year Legion pin co m m ittees have been form ed and many, many volunteers will be needed. Meetings will be scheduled soon for the retailers to put their heads together, since 2000 cyclists will arrive in H eppner before noon on Sunday, Sept. 10, looking for things to do and places to spend money. It sounds like the Main Stage will be set up right in the m iddle o f downtown Heppner and the public will be welcome to atten d all of the entertainment. There will be o p p o rtu n itie s for o rg a n iz a tio n s to set up booths and work in many areas; however, as the time draws closer we would like vendors to check in with the committee and get on the list. More information down the road. O r e g o n ’ s International Speedway. Do you have q u e stio n s, concerns, and confusion? Are you excited to make it happen? Do you want to talk it over with those who have a tten d ed num erous meetings? Join the Chamber membership at St. Patrick’s Senior Center on Thursday, April 13 at noon to hear Steve Brucker present. It’s exciting. It means jobs. It m eans v isito rs, and as someone said, “They will help the economy and then go home.” Come and learn with the Chamber. T h o u g h t fo r the Week: “If you have an apple, and I have an apple and we exchange these apples, then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea, and I have an idea, and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas.” - George Bernard Shaw. Red Hats hold tea at Willow Creek Terrace ★ Red Hat Rowdy Jeanette Padberg visits with invited male guest and Willow Creek Terrace resident George Jefferies. Ken Grieb Morrow County Commissioner “Working for ALL of Morrow County” Morrow County Grain Growers' Board Morrow County Wheat Growers’ President 1999 & The Red Hat Rowdies, the local Red Hat group, held an afternoon tea at Willow Creek Terrace on April 5. During the very festive atmosphere, the ladies, young and younger, and the invited males, took time out to sing "Happy Birthday” to Elmer Meligan on his 93rd birthday. Myrna VanCleave provided background music for the well-attended tea. 200 « Oregon Wheat Growers' League President 2003 Morrow County Soil & Water Conservation District 1998- Present Morrow County Planning Commission 1997-Present Morrow County School District Advisory Committee 1999 2003 Lobby wheat issues at State and National level SMART reading volunteer, Heppner Elementary School Oregon Wheat Foundation Board lone Community Agri-Business Organization North Morrow' Vector Control District National Association of Wheat Growers’ Budget Com mittee Morrow County School District Ag Science Advisory Committee OSU Extension Advisory Committee Morrow County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Committee (L-R): Conrad Tworek; Bob DeSpain; District Commander Ed Baker; and lone Legion Commander Bob Baker. Bob D eSpain has shown his dedication to his co u n try and the lone American Legion Post #95 for 60 years. After looking at the recruiting posters that said, “ Uncle Sam W ants You!” and "Loose Lips Sink Ships” he decided he wanted to join the Navy. DeSpain joined in May 1943 and was stationed for basic training at Camp Farrgautt, ID. Basic was two months of intense training... marching, knot ty in g , m arch in g , gun cleaning, more marching, cleaning and reassembling his 30-06, more knot tying and m arching. A fter two m onths he was home on furlough and spent time with his parents and a girl named Aloha. He didn't miss Camp Faragutt. He was proud to be in the navy a place he’d always dreamed of being a part of. He wanted to “see the action” and the rest of the world. He w as sent Treasure Island at Oakland, CA. He volunteered for the Armed Guard Duty and then w o n d ered w hat h e ’d volunteered for. He was a gunner for Merchant ships. He learned how to dismantle and oil 45 automatic pistols, 30-06 rifle s, 50 c a lib e r m achine guns, 20 mil cannons, 3-inch 50 cannons and 5-inch 38 cannons. They also had to identify US, G erm an and Jap an ese aircraft. The first ship he was sent to was the “ n ew ” Liberty ship, the SS Josiah G. H olland. It was June 1943. They trained from San F rancisco Bay, T reasure Island and up to San Pedro Bay. During the first trip out, it was under the Golden Gate Bridge and the water was rough. DeSpain and many other sailors were all sea sick. He never got sea sick again. They lo ad ed The Holland in l - ‘/2 days with bunker fuel oil and other supplies and headed to Pearl Harbor- an eight-day trip. All oil tankers were a priority hit for German U boats and planes. He served on several ships inclu d in g the “ SS Atlantic Coast.” He served as a 20 MM gunner. The Member FDIC - K e n G rie b L e a d e rsh ip for M orrow C o u n ty Paid for by Elect Grieb Committee Customer Appreciation Day! ♦ ** Come into the bank on April 21, 2006, and get a free Car Wash Coupon - then take time to let the Heppner High School Football Team wash that grit and grime from your automobile! (BEO is making a $500 donation to the team!) (Here's your chance to watch them perform off the field!) Time: Between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Car W ash Area: Drive Thru side of the Bank ‘And every Friday in April, the bank will have free cookies and coffee, too!!” armament was an old 5 inch 51 on the stem, a 3 inch 50 on the bow and 8-20MM’s. They went to Pearl Harbor several tim es and mainly hau led o il, guns and equipment. He loved his job and being able to see the action. When officers found out th at D eSpain co u ld handle most situations, he was given the mail detail. He would go ashore to pick up the ships mail. He could see first hand the horror and destruction on Pearl Harbor. Watching other ships being sunk and planes bombed was a difficult for him, as well as all the other young men who fo u g h t fo r o u r co untry. Some were only kids looking for an adventure. On Aug. 10, 1945, they heard that the Japanese had surrendered. They had heard som ething about a bomb, but didn't give all the details. On Aug. 12, 1945, they heard over the radio that the Jap an ese and Americans had stopped all hostilities and the war was over. The total casualties of the US in all theaters just after the war was 1,076,245 with 405,399 killed. He still feels sorry for not only the A m erican p eople that suffered, but for the Japanese as well. M any o f us w ill never know or understand all these men gave up to serve in Uncle Sam’s military. We can only thank God we live in a free country and give th an k s fo r the men and women who represent our country. The US Navy motto was: We aim to deliver and they did. lone School’s greenhouse flourishing with activity By Kylee Svetich The lone High School horticulture class has been hard at work this year preparing and maintaining the sch o o l’s greenhouse. They now have a beautiful selection of flowers, plants and trees for sale. Sales will benefit the lone greenhouse and the high school horticulture class and are available Monday-Thursday from 8-10 a.m. Other projects going on in the greenhouse include a plant sale on Wednesday, April 19 to help raise money for O u td o o r School at Tupper, elementary classes p lan tin g flo w ers for Mother's Day and donations of trees to the City of lone, the M orrow C ounty Fair Board and the Willow Creek Country Club. Community members afe invited to stop by the greenhouse from 8-10 a.m. to check out what the students have been doing. We Print Business Cards Heppner G a ze tte
