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FOUR • Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner. Oregon Wednesday, August 16,2006 Dinner at the cemetery to return Local students inducted into the Yard of the Month to Heppner National Honor Roll On Sept. 10. when Cycle Oregon participants visit Heppner, the downtown S ham rock w ill becom e center stage for an afternoon and e v en in g of entertainment. And Valley residents are encouraged to be part of the audience. Concluding the local portion of the talent, cast members of the “Dinner-at- th e-C em etery R epertory T h e a tre ” w ill o ffer a production com prised of som e p erso n alities from p rev io u s p e rfo rm an c es. ‘This hour-long show will be a perfect opportunity for residents who missed our dinner-theatre productions to share an e n tertain in g g lim p se into H e p p n e r’s history,” explains Sharon Harrison, co-producer. The primary topic of the production is the 1903 Heppner Flood, and for the most part, the actors will be dramatizing the actual words of historical figures. “Our p ro d u c tio n s are both e d u ca tio n a l and entertaining,” Co-producer Doris Brosnan says. “Many people here w ith C ycle Oregon will not know the history o f our 1903 Hood until we bring some of the facts to th e ir a tte n tio n . Though this may sound like a depressing topic to share w ith v isito rs, o ur o th e r purpose is to bring to life the optimism and rebirth that su rfaced a fte r the devastation. Our production is, actually, both dramatic and humorous.” The dinner-theatre troupe has perform ed to lim ited au d ien ces at the cemetery for four years and have wanted to share the productions with anyone in terested but unable to atten d . The S ept. 10 performance is scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m., after a variety of o th e r e n tertain m en t that w ill precede it on the stage at the Shamrock. "This will be fine and free entertainment, so bring a chair and join us,” Harrison exclaims. Friends of the Heppner Library plan activities children during this hectic time. The members of the F rien d s o f the H eppner Library have organized two activities to be held during the Morrow County Fair and Rodeo week this year. The first activity will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 16 and 17, at the fair. There will be a reading tent in the grassy area by the food stands with volunteers reading stories to children from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m . P arents are invited to take a lunch break w hile several d ifferen t read ers e n te rta in th eir children. Just look for the sign. This could be a well- planned rest for parents and The second activity is a two-day book and bake sale inside the city hall building. It will be held form 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 18 and 19. If anyone would like to donate some baked goods, please bring them to city hall by 9 a.m., Friday. P eople have generously donated a large number of books this year, so there is a great selection for readers of all ages. There are many more children and young adult books to choose from than in previous years. So, come check us out at both the fair and the city hall. Support your local library. Nine students from the area q u a lifie d for induction into the 2(X)5/2006 National Honor Roll. These students were: R iv ersid e H igh School (Boardman)- Amy Anfinson, Krystal Kegler, Josh Parker, Leticia Rodriguez and Navid Z elay a; H eppner H igh School (H eppner)- Kyle Carlson. Tony Haguewood and Kelsey Wolff; and lone High School (lone)- Kip Krebs. The National Honor Roll re c o g n ize s high- achieving high school and m iddle school stu d en ts. “ Young p eo p le like our inductees, who work hard to attain academ ic success, d eserv e to be congratulated,” says Lynn Romeo, Publisher o f the N atio n al H onor R oll. “ H on o rin g th e ir ach ie v e m en ts p ro v id es motivation and encourages them to continue striving. We’re proud to include them in the National Honor Roll.” The National Honor Roll offers several benefits, which can contribute to the su ccess o f its student members. For students in the 2 0 0 5 /2 0 0 6 school year. N ational H onor Roll set aside $25,000 to be shared among 25 of its qualifying inductees. All members were entitled to compete for one of these National Honor Roll A w ards For A cadem ic Achievement, which will be aw ard ed in D ecem ber. N atio n al H onor R o ll's C o lleg e A d m issio n s Notification Service notifies the admissions offices of as m any sch o o ls as the inductees designate that they have been accepted into the National Honor Roll and that they are in te re ste d in obtaining information about those colleges. (A copy of the student’s biography is sent to the colleges along with the notification.) Each United States Senator and state governor receives a complimentary copy of the N atio n al H onor Roll Com m em orative Edition, along w ith a list o f the students from their state who have been inducted into the N atio n al H onor R oll. Additional complimentary copies of the book are sent to selected school libraries across the country. The National Honor Roll contacts potentially qualifying students after reviewing information about their academic performance. Each student is asked to submit information about h is/h e r GPA, in te re sts, activities, and future goals. Only students with a B or better average are eligible to be listed in National Honor Roll. Sixty-seven percent of the inductees in the 2005/ 2006 National Honor Roll averaged an A- or better; 33 percent averaged B through B+; 31 percent were Seniors (Class of 2006); 29 percent Juniors (Class of 2007); 21 percent Sophomores (Class o f 2 0 08); 15 p ercen t Freshmen (Class of 2009); and 4 percent were from the Class of 2010. T his list includes stu d en ts se le c te d for m em bership in N ational Honor Roll’s Fine Arts and H u m an ities, a unit o f National Honor Roll, which recognizes students with an in terest in fine arts and humanities. For m ore in fo rm atio n , v isit www.nationalhonorroll.org. Lexington Precinct and Slottee ICS to hold free sports physicals Memorial scholarship lone Community School will be holding free sports applications available physicals in the elementary building on Monday, Aug. 21 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Students need to bring a parent or a signed physical form with them. Physical forms are available at the school office. Physicals are required every other year for students participating in athletics. HHS to hold student registrations Heppner High School will be holding new student and returning student registration for students in the seventh through 12lh grades on Aug. 25, from 8 a.m .-12 p.m. and 1-3 p.m. Student fees are: Student Body fee- 7-12 grades, $15; towel fee- $2; computer lab fee- $5; and yearbook (optional) $30. Student sport pay-to-participate fees are: grades 7-8, $50 and 9-12, $75 per sport. There is a $150 maximum sport fee per student per year and $300 maximum per family per year. £ A p p lic a tio n s are available for the Lexington P recin ct and E lizab eth S lo ttee M em orial Scholarship. They may be picked up at Bank of Eastern Oregon in Heppner. Other contacts are Barb Hayes or Del LaRue. The deadline for these to be turned in is Sept. 15, 2006. The L ex in g to n Voting Precinct Award is given to a sophomore, junior or senior who lives in the Lexington voting precinct. The S lo ttee M em orial Scholarship is awarded annually to a junior. NOTICE Heritage Land Co. Realtor 278 North Main • P.O. Box 589 • Heppner, OR Phone: (541) 676-5049 Œâ $815,000 near Heppner 1321 acres of mountain property with 3 LOP tags, water, ponds, turkey, deer, elk, scenery. Dividable. Easy access from county road, close to Heppner at the base of Madison Butte. $30,000 near Heppner 1/2 share of cabin at Penland Lake. Three bedroom, near water, great recreation get-away. Snowmobiling. fishing. $125.000 near Heppner 160 acres of mountain properly near Tupper Guard Station on the way to MC OHV park. Close to power and phone, fine LOP tag. Zoning requires 240 acres to build. WE SELL HOUSES, RANCHES & HOMES Keith and Sharon Lewis 076-6233 A. Kim Cota forth (641) 980-3466 • Bob Ploy bar (641) 661 6687 eaetoreionreale8ate.com • e-mail klme®centnryttLnet her1taieland.net *i senior or graduate student at an a cc re d ite d fo u r-y e a r college or university. The scholarship is given annually in order of priority; first, a stu d en t m ajo rin g or m in o rin g in m usic and second, a student who has been accepted into a school of education. C rite ria used in awarding this scholarship in clu d e sch o la rsh ip , le a d e rsh ip , c itiz e n sh ip , fin a n c ial need and probability of success in the student’s chosen field. August 16, 2006 The Morrow County Sheriff’s Office has in its physical possession the unclaimed personal property described below. If you have any ownership interest in any of that unclaimed property, you must file a claim with the Morrow County Sheriff’s Office within 30 days from the date of publication of this notice, or you will lose your interest in that property. Bicycles Table Saw Assorted Tools Assorted electronic equipment CD Players Phones Radar Detector Spot Light Scanner Computer Cutting Torch Electric Gas Pump Tool Box CD Holder Irrigation Motor Duck Decoys Jewelry Contact the Morrow County Sheriff's Office at (541) 676-5317 to prove ownership and file a claim. In order to file a claim you must give accurate description of the property and where it was lost or taken from. Sam and Jessie Scott with their dog Chico. Photo by Kay Proctor. By Kay Proctor Yard of the Month honors for August in the City o f H ep p n er have been awarded to Sam and Jessie Scott at 175 Rock Street. Jessie and Sam have lived in Heppner for 30 years and in their ranch style home for 29 of those years. They began their married life living in Long Creek for a year and then moved to Monument, which is Jessie’s hometown. Sam is from Vale originally and is retired from driving big trucks after almost 50 y ears o f h au lin g fo rest products. Jessie has worked at various jobs over the years and now helps out Ed Dick. Their son, Robert, lives in D eer P ark, WA. Sadly, another son, Robin, recently passed away. W hen the S co tts purchased their home, there was no yard and only a small cement pad in back. Over the years, they have created a back and front yard that are very different from each other, but both attractively landscaped. The front yard has no law n, but p lan ted throughout its mulched soil are p e re n n ia ls such as lavender, variegated irises and peonies. Shrubs include a burning bush and a tidily pruned mugho pine. A ‘Paul S c a rle t’ H aw thorne tree p ro v id es shade and late spring, deep pink blooms. J e s s ie ’s fa v o rite plants are petunias and she uses a variety of collectibles to plant annual flow ers. There is a wheelbarrow with moss roses and a wagon wheel rim planted upright with a bucket full of sedums dangling from its center. A bright red, old-fashioned hand pum p su p p o rts an American flag. Mixed in among the plantings are various granite rocks that were there upon moving in. An inviting front porch is shaded in the morning and has a red rose climbing up its latticed tfides. Close by are tomatoes and a small wooden bridge. A low fence borders the driveway with marigolds along it. The most colorful front yard plantings are the bright 4 o ’c lo ck s, w hich reseed themselves every year. Since this style of landscaping does not take as m uch w ater as a law n, Jessie just uses a garden hose to water the front yard every other day. Sam is in charge of spraying weeds. Their toy poodle, Chico, is known as “The Boss” of both of them and Scotts say that they live with Chico. A side yard is planted with coral bells, S h asta d a isie s and a forsythia shrub and, again, no lawn to cut back on water usage. In the back yard there is a lush, thick lawn, which Sam mows. They both enjoy BBQing on the terraced, carpeted patio that runs the length of their house. This area is Jessie’s favorite and both Scotts enjoy the patio almost year round. There is a good view at night of the lighted cross on Cross Hill. A stand o f pines guards the back property line, but also invites in little, wild bunny rabbits and quail to visit. Not so welcome visitors are the deer that invite themselves in to dine on the roses. O th er b ack y ard w oody p la n tin g s are p o ten tillas, lilacs and a purple flowering butterfly bush. T rees in clu d e a flo w erin g plum and a spruce. T here is also a maple given to them by BJ Hill as a little girl. W hile she grew vegetables in Monument, here Jessie sticks to flowers in the backyard including sandwort, hardy geraniums, coleus, pink cosmos, lilies and mums. Some cheery lo o k in g gnom es m ake themselves comfortable in the flowerbeds along with a wishing well. Since Jessie likes frogs and has received many decorative ones as g ifts, she u ses them throughout both yards. Jessie said that she got her love of flowers from both of her folks. She has no particular plans in the future, but she will “never be through” with her garden work. That itself sounds like a good plan. Yard of the Month recognition is co-sponsored by the H eppner G arden Club. MCGG Green Feed, Heppner TV and the City of Heppner. HHS announces football practice schedule Heppner High School football players will begin their practice and play schedule on Monday, Aug. 21. Following is their fall schedule: Monday, Aug. 21- 7-9 a.m. and 4-6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 22- 7-9 a.m. and 4-6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 23- 4-6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 24- 7-9 a.m. and 4-6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 25- 7-9:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 28- School starts Friday. Sept. 1- Grant Union game, 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 4- Practice at 6 p.m. For more information, contact Greg Grant, football coach at Heppner High School. 676-9138.
