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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, O regon 4-H members help with Cycle Oregon Makenzie Hughes and Macy Gibbs run a lemonade stand for cyclists coming to the Lena break stop during Cycle Photo by Angie Hughes. Oregon. The Oregon Trail 4- helped were Brynna Rust, H Club helped with a break Je ssic a and M akenzie stop at Lena during Cycle Hughes, Emily and Stephen O regon, w hich cam e Thompson, Garret and Macy through Heppner on Sunday, Gibbs and Joe and Justin Sept. 10. The members that Pranger. Shop projects renewed through IEF funding CUSTOM BA N N ERS A n y Size Lots off Colors Logos & Graphics i Great Advertising! Heppner Gazette 676-9228 care of installing the rails. The Beautification Commission is once again asking for names for the site. The response to the request for suggestions has been m inim al and a nam e is needed in order to dedicate the site. The few suggestions that have been received are appreciated and there is still time for anyone to contact City Hall with your ideas for re-nam ing the “old pool site.” Hager Park Steering Committee will provide a map and a possible layout for future improvements of the site at the October meeting. The location o f handicap parking was discussed and the Garden Club plans to apply for a grant for trees. Once the master plan for the park is developed, this will drive the priorities for grant a p p lic a tio n s. P lans for seeding the park this fall will not be done in the fall due to lack of m anpow er in the Public Works shop. Plans are also dependent on Bailey Heavy Equipment’s work on other sites in the City since they will provide topsoil from those sites. The park w ill be m ain tain ed and w atered to keep the dust down. The G arden C lub had a good turnout at the fair and everything went well. The club is p lan n in g to Richard Bohna, a student at lone High School, displays the bird bath-feeder he made in welding class. Funds from the lon e E ducation Foundation were used to purchase equipment-supplies to bring the shop back to operating condition. • Photo by Donna Rietmann. subm it a g ran t for new flower pots in the mini-park and trees for Hager Park. Main Street hanging baskets: Sept. 15 is the last day for w atering and the baskets will be removed in a short tim e a fte r to be recycled for future use. The self-w atering system that was proposed has not been tested due to lack o f manpower. D i s c u s s i o n regarding dead trees around town was brought up. The trees on the property at the corner of May and Chase streets are American Elm and have died due to Dutch Elm disease. There are strict legal guidelines about the removal and disposal of trees that have died from this disease and because of this, removal has been delayed. In other discussion, the next Chamber of Commerce litter pickup will be on Oct. 26. Volunteers should contact John Edmundson. A gentleman and his son have ap p ro ach ed Beautification members with regard to putting a skate park in Heppner. If anyone else is interested in working on this p ro je c t, p lease contact City Hall. Members of the public are invited to attend the next commission meeting, which are held on the second Thursday of the month at 8 a.m. at City Hall. AIR LIFE OF Morrow County Fair and Rodeo court finishes season in Pendleton Left- Pennant Bearer Jarreid Miller, center Queen Heather Yocom and Pennant Bearer Jessica Hamilton Landscaping nearly complete at old pool site The meeting of the B eautification/P arks and Lands Commission meeting was held at Heppner City Hall at Sept. 14. The com m ission learned that the Old Pool Site landscaping is almost complete. Some rails for the fence have been located. A1 R iney has poles that he would be willing to donate. The rail fence eventually will go on the south side and fro n t o f the site. The unimproved area south of the site will be leveled for a parking area some time in the sp rin g . The parking lot would be a low maintenance area, sterilized and graveled. The work schedule for the project between now and year end is limited due to other work schedules and lack o f p erso n n el. C ity workers are planning to take care of the chain link fence. Citizen volunteers may take W ednesday, Septem ber 2 0 ,2 0 0 6 - F IV E OREGON MEMBERSHIP He's the backbone of your business. You know what a good worker is worth. And that's worth a lot. Take care of him and his family with an Air Life of Oregon Business Membership. Parenting communication workshop slated P aren tin g , a two- way conversion, a workshop Front - Queen Heather Yocom, hidden next to her PB Jessica with Dr. Michael Sedler is Hamilton, across street left PB Jarreid Miller and Princess being held Saturday, Sept. 23 Josie Miller waiting to greet cyclist for Cycle Oregon (below). at the Heppner High School gymnasium. The workshop is open for p a r e n ts , gjin^xiErts, teach ers, coaches, d a y c a re providers a n d anyone else who w o r k s Dr- Michael Sedler with or cares about young people. The workshop will be held in two sessions, with the first session beginning at 9 a.m. and concentrating on ju n io r/se n io r high age children and and the second session begin held from 1-4 p.m. and concentrating on preschool/elem entary age children. A free lunch will be held at the HHS cafeteria between the two sessions. C h ild care w ill also be provided. Dr. S ed ler has p resen ted sem in ars and c lasses th ro u g h o u t the United States and Canada. He has a master’s degree in social w ork, a m a s te r’s degree in th eo lo g y and divinity and a doctor of m inistry degree. He has w orked as a co u n selo r, kindergarten through 12lh grade teacher, pastor and as a public speaker. He speaks on topics including: Communication and Counseling Strategies; C risis Intervention (Behavioral Strategies); De- escalation of Physical and Verbal A ggression; Drug Prevention Strategies; Gossip and C riticism : The Destruction of a Business; Identification and Intervention for ADHD Individuals (A ttention D eficit/ H yperactivity D isorder); Increasing H om e/School Communication; Increasing Self-Esteem in Individuals; M otivational Strategies; Organizational Strategies; Social Skills Building; Suicide Prevention; and Team Building. This local event is being sponsored by Heppner Elementary Parent-Teacher Club. Heppner High Booster Club, Morrow County Health District, Behavioral Health. H eadstart and Heppner Chamber of Commerce. Cyclist from Cycle Oregon waiving at the court Well the 2006 Morrow County Fair and OTPR Court has finished their official duties for the year. On Saturday, Sept. 9 they enjoyed seeing many people they knew at the Dress-Up parade. The following day, Sept. 10, they greeted over 1500 c y clists for C ycle Oregon at the Welcome to Heppner sign where they w hooped and h o llered ; afterwards they took their horses to Main Street and mingled with the crowds, followed by kids asking if they could get a ride, in which the court was much obliged to do. On Friday, Sept. 15, the group went to their final parade in Pendleton the W estw ard Ho parade; afterwards. Queen Heather Yocom. Princess Josie Miller and C h ap ero n e Renee Yocom went to their final luncheon at the Convention C en ter h osted by the Pendleton Round-Up and Happy Canyon courts. They enjoyed talking and seeing everybody, which was a final parade and luncheon for many courts. Afterwards, the group took pictures and hugged goodbye. On Sunday. Sept. 17, Q ueen H eath er w ent to LaGrande to attend Eastern Oregon University, where she will also play softball. Princess Josie is a junior at lone High School. Pennant Bearer Jessica Hamilton is continuing her schooling at home and Pennant Bearer Jarreid Miller is an eighth grader in lone. 4th Annual Fund Raising Dinner to benefit the lone Education Foundation RUCTION and RAFFLE ITEMS Saturday, S ep tem b er 23rd S o cia l hour at 6 p .m . / D in n er at 7 p .m . at th e lo n e A m erica n L eg io n H all . Menu: Prime Rib, Crab, Shrimp, Salad, Baked Potato, Dessert. Two drinks included with meal (choose from beer, wine and soft drinks). 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