FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 19,2006
A view from the hill
C ham ber C hatter
By Doris R rosnan
By Claudia Hughes, Exec. Dir.
The Willow Creek
Terrace community views
the passing of their friend
and neighbor Fred Painter as
a great loss. Fred was a
thoughtful gentleman who
helped each person at the
Terrace feel special each day.
He will be missed.
Residents continue
their variety of activities on
a daily basis, finding no
shortage of games, crafts,
cards, exercise and musical
entertainment in their lives.
But they also view the
uncom m on and surp rise
e v en ts
as
im p o rtan t
ingredients in life on the hill.
March was full of
such e v en ts, w ith St.
Patrick’s Day activities and
the special luncheon for
O re g o n 's Hom e H ealth
Nurse of the Year, Donna
Schonbachler, and our other
medical providers. And April
has already brought several
enjoyable activities to the
hill, with more to come.
N atio n al L ibrary
Week started the month with
emphasis on reading and on
the service available at our
Oregon Trail Library. During
that week also, the Red Hat
Ladies hosted a tea for the
residents - the men and the
women - on the April 5. A
large group enjoyed the
c o n v ersa tio n and tasty
morsels and tea.
E lm er
M eligan
celebrated a birthday with
neighbors and fam ily on
April 5, also, and Juanita
Martin will receive many
“happy birthday” wishes on
April 20.
S ince
N ational
Gardening Week fell from
April 9 through April 15, the
community and some of the
Board members braved the
weather to plant flowers on
A pril 10 and 11. They
re la x ed on A pril 12 by
listening to the melodious
sounds of the singing group
“Has Been Wanna Be’s.”
Staff and residents
enjoyed an egg hunt on April
13, and on the April 14,
some special young visitors
joined in coloring some more
E a ste r eggs.
S everal
residents attended Easter
services with friends and
family last weekend.
This week, on April
18, residents and staff were
invited to join the National
Wear Your Pajamas to Work
Day
by
d ressin g
appropriately.
N ext w eek, on
T hursday , A pril 27, the
community at Willow Creek
Terrace will host a reception
for Suzanne Jepsen at 6:30
p.m. Suzanne is leaving the
Board of D irectors, after
serv in g as a c ata ly st in
b ringing the T errace to
Heppner, for she had a vision
that could not be shaken by
nay-sayers who said it could
not happen. She has headed
the B oard th ro u g h the
co n stru ctio n
and the
m anagem ent
of
the
completed and successful
facility but now must turn to
other demands in her life.
The staff and residents invite
the W illow Creek Valley
communities to join them at
the reception on April 27 as
they pay trib u te to this
person who has served so
determinedly, faithfully, and
successfully. They view such
dedication with respect and
appreciation.
L adies9 E cum enical soup and
salad supper to be held
The Church of the
N azarene w ill host the
Ladies Ecumenical Soup and
Salad Supper on Monday,
April 24, beginning at 5:30
p.m. The event will take
place in the St. P atrick's
Church Parish Hall.
The guest speaker
this year will
be
P astor ■
C onnie
Jo
Y utzie from
A rlin g to n .
Pastor Yutzie
is an ordained
pastor in the
Pastor Yutzie
Church of the
Nazarene. Her theme will be
M ountains V alleys and
Living in Reality.
“For Eternity” will
provide music. They are a
t r i o
from
Yakima
w h o
have
prefcmuJ
not only
around
o u r
area
but also
in India For Eternity
and Ukraine.
This event is open to
all ladies in our area and we
hope all will attend and
enjoy the evening. For more
information, contact Kathy
Jones at 676-5529.
R eb ek ah L od ge to hold bunko
party
Holly Rebekah Lodge will be hosting a Bunko party
this Sunday, April 23 at the Odd Fellow Hall in Lexington.
Play will start at 3 p.m. Fun. food and prizes will be
provided. The cost is $5 per person and is open to the
public. For further information please call LaRae Kindle at
676-5223.
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lo all those w n o helped with
the 2 0 0 6 I leppner M S Wall?
THANK YOl
le a rn s & I n d i v i d u a l Vtalhers
A ll V o lu n te e r s
L a st O r e g o n ia n • H e rm is to n H erald
H e p p n e r G a z e t t e - T i m e s • I h e I im e s J o u r n a l
D onors:
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W est C o a s t A u t o - H e r m i s t o n
G re g s S leep C e n te r - H e rm is to n
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B u c b n u m ’s la v e r n - H e p p n e r
H e p p n e r F a m ily P o o d s • H e p p n e r I.V.
T h r iv e n t F in a n c ia l for L u th e ra n s
M orrow C o u n ty H o m e H ealth
N M S S - O reg o n C h a p te r S taff
“April showers bring
May flowers.” This would be
true this year. One of the
reasons M orrow C ounty
was selected for the Oregon
International Speedway was
because we have 300 days of
sun here, so by c u rren t
calculations if we want any
more rain the rest of 2(X)6,
it must be close to some blue
sky time.
During each session
about the speedw ay, we
learn more facts. For those
who have not attended, visit
with someone who has or
visit www.YESmcs.com to
discover what this major
motor sports racing complex
w ill m ean to M orrow
County and to our small
communities. Say, “yes” to
100-200 full-tim e family
wage jobs; 750 construction
jobs for three years; and all
the opportunities for new
b u sin ess a ttra c te d to a
destination speedway. Your
C h am b er o f C om m erce
believes it is a positive for
Heppner, don’t you?
W hat, you d o n 't
want change? It has been
proven over and over that
change happens daily. We
see it as we walk down the
street. It is up to us to look
aro u n d , think about the
future of our young people,
dream o p p o rtu n itie s for
them and move forw ard
toward positive change. In
my mind, 1 always wanted to
race in the Grand Prix. Do
you suppose there’s an event
for g ra n d m o th e rs? Just
about every other kind of
race will be offered at the
O regon
In te rn a tio n a l
Speedw ay,
in clu d in g
amenities for young and old
to experience. Visitors who
want to stay awhile in 15,000
RV sites will want to venture
on to Heppner, of course.
I t’s about c re a tiv e and
forward thinking to stimulate
the economy and create jobs.
Join us as we focus on all
kinds o f possibilities and
make them reality.
T h o u g h t for the
Week: “What is harder than
rock, or softer than water?
Yet soft water hollows out
hard rock. P ersev ere.” -
Ovid
Oregon East Symphony to present
M ahler’s Second Symphony
T he O regon E ast
Symphony is celebrating its
20lh season with the biggest
musical project that has ever
been done in Oregon east of
the C ascad es: G u stav e
Mahler’s Second Symphony
with over 150 musicians on
stage, conducted by Music
Director Kenneth Woods.
The concert will take place
at the Vert Auditorium, 500
SW Dorion in Pendleton, at
3:15 p.m. Sunday, April 23.
Tickets can be reserved at
(541) 276-0320 for A dults/
$15 and S en io rs /$ 10.
Student admission is free.
N inety m u sician s
will almost double the usual
size of the orchestra and will
be joined by a chorus of 70
singers, necessitating the
construction of several new
platforms to triple the size
o f the stag e ex ten sio n .
Almost half of the orchestra
will be on the extension to
provide enough room for
the chorus.
A ty p ical large
symphony concert might
have fo u r h o rn s, tw o
trumpets, three trombones
and a tuba. The Mahler calls
for ten horns, six trumpets,
four trombones and a tuba,
and the woodwind section is
also twice its normal size.
T here w ill even be an
offstage band playing the
part o f m usicians in the
distance, n ecessitating a
video hook-up so that they
can see conductor Woods.
The local core of
musicians will be joined by
leading players from all over
the Northwest, including the
Spokane and O regon
Sym phonies. As w ell, a
trumpeter is coming from
Illinois, and Woods’ wife,
violinist Suzanne Casey, who
soloed in the p rev io u s
concert, will travel from their
home in Cardiff, Wales.
Soloists are Soprano
Amy Paden and m ezzo-
soprano Angela Nicderloh.
Paden recently completed
her master’s of music degree
in vocal performance at the
University of Washington,
w here she stu d ied w ith
V incent C ole. Her latest
ro les w ere in w orks by
Offenbach, Stravinsky and
Mozart. She received her
bachelor of arts from Lewis
and Clark College and sang
with the P ortland O pera
Young Artists Program.
A ngela N iederloh
was a finalist in the 2000
M etro p o lita n
O pera
National Council Auditions
and in 2004 won first place
and audience favorite in the
prestigious Eleanor Lieber
A w ards. She recen tly
completed her tenure as a
m em ber o f the H ouston
G rand O p era S tu d io ,
appearing in Verdi’s “ La
Traviata” and “Falstaff.” In
Portland, she has appeared
in Handel’s “Messiah,” the
B ern stein “ M ass” and
Mahler's “Symphony No. 2”
with the Oregon Symphony.
About 20 years ago
Gustave Mahler surpassed
B eethoven as the m ost
popular com poser in the
world, with his music selling
more recordings and concert
tic k e ts than any o th er
classical composer. They
both
p u b lish ed
nine
symphonies. He was also the
greatest conductor of his
time, leading orchestras in
Vienna and New York.
To
read
the
conductor's words on this
“ode to the resilience of the
human spirit and testament
to the pow er o f spiritual
re d e m p tio n ,”
go
to
www.oregoncastsyniphony.otg
and scroll down on the home
page to Mahler Journey.
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676-9228
R e tire m e n t C e le b ra tio n
(Suzanne J e p s e n
b oard Chair; WCVAL
Stargazing program set for
and is currently
H eppner
The O regon T rail
Library District is offering a
starg az in g p ro g ram in
Heppner to explore the night
skies of eastern Oregon. The
program will be offered for
area residents at the Heppner
H igh S chool lib rary on
Saturday, April 29 at 7 p.m.
T he
starg az in g
program is free and open to
persons of all ages.
It will be presented
by Bob Duke, professional
astronom er from A storia
who w rites the m onthly
“ S k y w a tc h ” astro n o m y
column for the “Oregonian.”
The program w ill
start at the HHS library with
an introductory session for
about 45 minutes and will
then m ove o u tsid e to
observe the night sky.
Duke will bring a
portable observatory and
several other telescopes for
program attendees to use.
He
w ill
also
d e m o n strate
how
to
effectively use the library
d is tric t’s new A stroscan
telescopes, how to locate
hidden objects in the night
sky, telescope basics and
how to purchase one.
H is
pro g ram
includes a collection of slides
including co n stellatio n s.
Duke will also demonstrate
how to use a planisphere to
identify constellations and
will have these cardboard
wheels available.
D uke has tau g h t
observational astronomy at
Mt. Hood and C olum bia
Gorge community colleges
W illow C reek Sym phony to
present Young P eop le’s concert
M em bers o f the
Willow Creek Symphony,
under the baton of R. Lee
Friese o f A thena who is
M usic
D ire c to r
and
C o n d u cto r o f In lan d
Northwest Musicians, will
make an educational and
co n cert p resen tatio n for
elem en tary stu d en ts and
o th e rs
at
the
E cho
C om m unity B uilding on
Thursday, April 20, 2006 at
10:30
am.
S ch o o ls
p articip atin g to date are
U kiah,
E cho,
A .C.
rX r-'
sX r
t
H oughton o f Irrigon and
lone.
The program is a
part of the Inland Northwest
Musicians mission to bring
fine music to the citizens of
N o rth e a st O regon and
Southeast Washington. Two
such concerts are performed
each seaso n by In lan d
N o rth w e st
M u sician s
ensembles; one was given in
Wallowa in January by the
Wallowa Valley Orchestra.
The event is sponsored in
part by the City of Echo.
HHS announces honor roll students
H ep p n er J u n io r/
Senior High has announced
their quarter 3 honor roll.
Following is a list o f the
honor roll students:
Eddie Collins.
10lh Grade- Viktoria
Koch 4.0, Whitney Mathews
4 .0 , Sean M urray 4.0,
M egan O rr 4 .0 , B aillie
7,
h Grade- Joseph
Keithley, Luke Basile, Kate
Armato 4.0, Justin Gutierrez K endrick, K elsey W olff,
4.0, Brett Harrison 4.0, Julia Jen n a B ow m an, Ignacio
Meyer 4.0, Ian Murray 4.0, E lg u ezab al, K elsie Fox,
Devin Robinson 4.0, Daisy Patricia Little and Taylor
Victorio 4.0, Kolleen Chapa, Kempas.
Lindsay Cutsforth, Donald
11th Grade- Regina
M athew s, Kelsi Putm an, Seitz 4.0, Chesley Little,
Taighler Dougherty, Willy Justin Delveaux, Chelsey
Gentry and Sarah Kendrick. Foster, Lyndi Patton, Sarah
8,
h Grade- Jordan
Price, Kimberly Crumbliss,
Hatfield 4.0, Keenan Jack C asey O ’N eal, A aron
4.0, Frank Meyer 4.0, Emily Allstott and Quinn Peck.
T h om pson
4 .0 ,
L aci
12th Grade- Lynan
Wagoner 4.0, Ashley Wolff Bingham 4.0, Katie Britt 4.0,
4.0, Lane Wright 4.0, Curtis Nichole Gibbs 4.0, Matthew
Harper, Andrew Johnson, Kenny 4.0, Julianna Moore
Christopher Lien, Brynna 4 .0 , L aurie M urray 4.0,
Rust, Jared Huddleston, Erin K rystal N airns 4.0, Roy
Price, Jessica Hughes, Kellee P ro cto r 4 .0 , B rittn ey
Jones, Jodessa Chapa, Bryan Herbison, Amanda Davis,
Holland and Brent Eckman. Heather Rill, Daniel Basile,
9,
h Grade- Maggie
Rory Kilkenny, Abby Key,
Armato 4.0, Spencer Palmer Brenda Victorio, Amanda
4 .0 , S h erily n Peck 4.0, M iles, C olton H elfrecht,
Jordan Shepherd 4.0, Grant M ikel Britt and Veronica
Smith, Joseph Pranger, Luke Wilhelm.
Young, Kathryn Moore and
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TAYLOR S RESTAURANT IN IONS
- Saturday, A pril 22nd -
Thursday. April 27th. 6:30 p.m.
at the Willow Creek Terrace
BLACKJACK at 8 p.m.
KARAOKE at 9 p.m.
'Everyone is invited to attend
All S a i n t s F p i s c o p a l C h u r c h
l o p e L u t h e r a n C h u r c h • \ a l h y l.u t lie r a n C h u r c l
rjtf-
working
with the Colum bia Gorge
Discovery Center to develop
its educational astronomy
p ro g ram s. He tra v e ls
throughout the northw est
b rin g in g
astro n o m y
e d u ca tio n
to
ru ral
communities and schools.
D uke’s program is
b ro u g h t to H ep p n er by
OTLD and the Libraries of
Eastern Oregon (LEO).
F o rty -fiv e p ublic
libraries in eastern Oregon
recently received telescopes
and GPS units for patron
c h ec k o u t from
LEO.
Funding for the equipment
w as p ro v id e d to the
nonprofit by the Swindells
C haritable Trust and the
O regon
C o m m u n ity
Foundation.
The
e q u ip m en t
c o m p lem en ts
reg io n al
programs launched by the
Oregon Museum of Science
and Industry (O M SI) in
partnership with LEO.
The O M S1-LEO
p artn ersh ip is called the
STARS program- Science,
T ech n o lo g y and R ural
S tu d en ts- and su p p o rts
d ista n ce
e d u c a tio n ,
professional development of
lib ra ria n s and te ac h e rs,
d e liv e ry
of
v id eo
conferencing programs to
rural areas and lifelo n g
learning for persons of all
ages.
For
fu rth e r
information, please contact
Oregon Trail Library District
director Marsha Richmond
at 4 8 1 -3 3 6 5 or LEO
ex ecu tiv e d ire c to ry Lyn
Craig at (541) 763-2355.
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