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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 11,2006 HES gathers a ton of food for Neighborhood Center The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 Morrow County's Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper Published weekly and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March 3, 1879. Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon, Office at 188 W. Willow Street. Telephone (541) 676-9228. Fax (541) 676-9211.1- tnail: editorCPrapidserve netordavidtff’heppner net. 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Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under “Card of Thanks” at a cost of $10. On the HEPPNER WEBSITE: www.heppner.net • Start or Change a Subscription • Place a Classified Ad • Submit a News Story • View Real Estate for Sale • City Council & Planning Minutes •Local Businesses • County Park • Willow Creek Park Reservations • Free Digital Postcards • Senior Housing • and more! The student council spells out exceptional celebrating the Canned Food Drive at an assembly held at HES on Thursday, Oct. 5. The stu d en ts at Heppner Elementary School collected 2061.5 pounds of food through their recent canned food drive. Mrs. G ibb's fourth grade class was the w inner o f the contest, bringing in 472.5 pounds. The other classes at HES were mighty helpers in the c o llectio n s w ith the c lasses b rin g in g in the follow ing am ounts: Mrs. Morris' kindergarten class- 129 pounds; Mrs. Stone's kindergarten class- 45.5 pounds; Mrs. M atteson’s first grade class- 296.5 pounds; M rs. C lo u g h ’s second grade class- 247 pounds; Mrs. R ill's third grade class- 125.5 pounds; Mrs. O sm in’s third grade class- 193 pounds; M rs. Smith-Griffith’s fifth/sixth grade class- 280 pounds; and Mrs. D ow dy’s fifth/sixth grade class- 85.5 pounds. L ast y ear the stu d en ts c o lle c te d 1550 pounds. The food is donated to the H ep p n er Neighborhood Center. “Now people in this community who might not have enough to eat will now have something to eat,” HES Principal Jack Thompson told the students gathered at an assembly on Oct. 5. Beth’s Buddies participate in Walk to Cure Diabetes New teachers continued from page 1 in Heppner. Stone also said th at she loved the kindergarten age. “It is fun to watch them grow from just coming into school to being able to read or almost read,” expressed Stone. She also says how she enjoys that every day is completely different. She has two favorite times in the day. One is in the morning when her students are learning math and reading. “ It is amazing what they can do,” said Stone. Can you guess her other favorite time? It is song time on Thursdays. Stone and her husband, Daye, principal at Heppner High School, have fbfir Children, N alani, 7, N aleah, 5, N oah, 3 and Narin, 4 months. In her free tim es, Stone likes to enjoy time with her family as well as taking time for herself by w riting music and doing anything else that involves music. Also joining the HES team is M elissa C oiner. C oiner cam e down from HHS and is now teaching special education. At HHS, Coiner was teaching math, however, with the return of David Melville. Coiner was free to take a new position at HES. She said she was ready for a change and had m issed working with elementary- aged c h ild ren . “ I like teaching at the elementary level,” said Coiner. In her position with the special ed u catio n program. Coiner is not only working with students in her own classroom , but also assisting other teachers by helping in their classrooms. She is also in charge of doing a lot of the paperwork to help keep the program running. She also helps the student through math groups and study skills classes. Also, starting this W ednesday, C o in er is starting a “Breakfast Club,“ for the special education students. She told the kids she will make breakfast and have it at the school for them on Wednesdays at 7 a.m., if they bring in their homework and work on it while they eat. She will also be available to help the students if they have any questions. C oin er is also an assistant coach for the junior high girls’ basketball team and will be helping with track. An exciting event upcoming in Coiner, and her husband. Josh’s, life is the arrival of their first child. She is due Nov. 23. C o in er’s husband Josh w orks for NRCS in Condon and is the Heppner junior high assistant football coach. W hile C o in er is planning on taking maternity leave, she is planning on returning to school and may even be seen throughout that away time as she wants to make sure her kids at school are taken care of. In her free tim e lately, Coiner has been busy getting the b ab y ’s room ready, read in g and scrapbooking. Beth Morter (holding sign) with her “Buddies” at the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s Walk to Cure Diabetes in Portland. “Beth’s Buddies” a team comprised of family and friends of Beth Morter raised $3581 to date in the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) Walk to Cure Diabetes held Oct. 1 in Portland. Morter is a Type 1 diabetic, diagnosed in July 2003. Last year, M orter and friends walked as part of Brent Eckman’s team, but this year decided to form their own team for the walk. A seven-car caravan made the trek to Portland early on the morning of Oct. 1 and 39 team members participated in the walk decked out in neon green Beth’s Buddies t-shirts. A beautiful fall day made for a very pleasant outing, which included the 5k walk, a barbeque and an unlimited ride bracelet at the h isto ric O aks Park Amusement Park. JDRF is a leading ^ìlappv I Stil Hirthilav! Happt I Slh liiithflav! Happy ISlh research fo u n d atio n searching for a cure for Type 1 diabetes. Not only does JDRF actively fund research in the area o f islet cell transplantation, artificial pancreas development, stem cell research and more and they effectively advocate for government funding of Type I diabetes research. There is Love, no cure but there is great Horn, Dad, Brian, hope that someday in the Lindsey and Carrie not-to-distant future there ^Jlappt ISlh llirlhtlav! Ilappt ISlh Birthday! Happy ISlh llirlhriat^/ will be. HAPPY 18 th BIRTHDAY, TONY! (L-R): Beth Morter, Tanner Rietmann, Scooby Doo, Tyree Svetich and McKenna Ramos. Rebekah Lodge to hold Bunko party This Sunday, Oct. 15, Holly Rebekah Lodge will be hosting a Bunko party. This will be a monthly event, happening the third Sunday o f ev ery m onth through May. Rolling of the dice will start at 3 p.m. For TAYLOR'S RESTAURANT IN IO N S -- Saturday, Oct. 98 - from 9 p.m. - Closing A t t h e M CG G G R EE N FEED STO R E in H e p p n e r «find and Bain AU Season 12 Complete Mineral (50 ibs.) # 2 ¿¡gss 2nd ANNUAL HALLOWEEN COSTUME PARTY E\I) OF SEASON’ SALE FOR MUCK SITER SANDALS AM) SUPER CLODS 40% 0FFÏ il I rilllli m continued from page l on the issue w ill hold a meeting on the subject at the Port of Morrow. -learned that the city of Irrigon has expressed an interest in remodeling the old Irrigon School building into an arts building which would encompass the three local cultures-Native American, Caucasian and Hispanic. -le a rn e d that B urrow s m et w ith Representative Greg Smith and others concerning safe access to H eppner High School. The goal is to im prove the d rain ag e system, while still providing two-way access on the roads to the school. -adopted 2006-07 board g o a ls, in clu d in g in c re asin g stu d en t extracurricular participation by five-percent. -ap p ro v ed the second reading and adopted a new policy concerning the sale and rental of equipment, such as band equipment, to students. -ap p ro v ed the recommendation by Berto Hernandez and appointed Dean Mason to the district budget committee. -rec o g n iz ed the R iv ersid e Ju n io r H igh School A c c o u n ta b ility Committee as an outstanding program and p re sen te d involved teachers with a plaque. - a p p r o v e d te rm in a tio n for D arron T ro w b rid g e, B oardm an sch o o ls fa c ilitie s coordinator. -approved transfers for Virginia Garcia, from Windy River Elem entary School, Boardman, English Language Learner program to RHS ELL assistant; Kelly Fox from H ep p n er E lem entary School head c u sto d ian to so u th end facilities coordinator; and Teresa Parret, from Irrigon H igh School a ssista n t custodian to Heppner High School assistant custodian. - a p p r o v e d prom otions for: Dan Van Liew from south end facilities coordinator to HES head c u sto d ia n ; M ike Doherty from HHS assistant custodian to head custodian. - a p p r o v e d em p lo y m en t for Pam Barrera, Morrow Education Center ELL assistant; and Ana Rose M adrigal, Sam Boardman Elementary ELL assistant. - a p p r o v e d attendance variances. -approved the sale of surplus property. -ap p o in te d Dee B urch to the H ep p n er C o m m u n ity E d u catio n C o m m ittee P o sitio n #3, replacing Betty MacTavish. -rec o g n iz ed and accepted a $45,000 donation from the Kilkenny family to purchase new bleachers at Heppner High School. -held an executive sessio n co n ce rn in g n eg o tiatio n s and a legal matter. -heard the following announcem ents: Monday, O ct. 16-H eppner C EC m eetin g , H HS, 7 p.m .; Tuesday, Oct. 17-Boardman CEC meeting, SBE, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, Oct. 18-Irrigon CEC meeting, ACH, 7 p.m.; Nov. 9-12-O S B A fall c o n v en tio n , P o rtlan d Marriott; Monday, Nov. 13- next hoard meeting. Morrow Education Center, 7 p.m. K a r a o k e - P r iz e s P r in k S p e c ia ls ! M o r r o w C o u n ty G r a in G r o w e r s G r e e n F eed & S e e d 242 W. Linden Way. Heppner • 676 -9 42 2 • 989-8221 (MCGG main office) a charge of $5 one can have an afternoon of chatter, fun, friendship and food. Grab som e frien d s and go to Lexington Lodge Hall (turn west at the restaurant). For more information please call LaRae Kindle at 676-5223. Irrigon parking solutions ~ TAYLOR S RESTAURANT I • 422-9800 ~ f i
