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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 18,2006 - FIVE Thurston joins HHS special education department Sam Thurston has joined the Heppner High School special education department. Thurston comes to H eppner v i a M adras where he had been te a c h in g agriculture Sam Thurston and special education. Thurston was born and raised in Oregon but traveled to California for college atten d in g Biola University. At Biola, he received his bachelor of arts degree in education and his bachelor of science degree in social studies. He completed his graduate work at Oregon State U niversity and received his special education endorsement from Lewis and Clark College in Portland. Thurston has taught school “off and on” for 20 years. He has also worked as a sales d ire c to r for an a g ricu ltu ral chem ical com pany and as a contractor. While working as a contractor, Thurston spent six weeks in H eppner working on the Les Schwab building. Thurston also spent tim e in H eppner bird hunting. Being a country boy at heart, Thurston grew tired of the growing population of Public Works Department solicits support letters for grant application central Oregon and decided to take the jo b here at Heppner. And even though he is “old enough to retire” he says he "just isn’t ready too.” He also said that he loves working with kids. Joining T hurston here in H eppner is his fiancée, C onnie DeLay. T h u rsto n a ls o has two grown children. Samara, who lives in central Oregon with her husband and two daughters and Tom, who lives in Kalispell, MT with his wife and three children, two sons and a daughter. In his free time, w hich he is finding he doesn’t have much of these days, he enjoys bird hunting, riding horses, singing, reading and writing. He especially likes to write cowboy poetry and stories about anim als and the outdoors. He also finds himself writing songs. Thurston has been impressed with the people of H eppner, calling them “superb” and enjoys working with the teachers and staff at HHS. “The teach ers provide a lot of support with the students and Mr. Stone is an open book and you alw ays know what he's thinking, which I lik e ,” expressed Thurston. M orrow C ounty Public Works Department is applying for an ATV Development Grant from Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. It will be for $200,000. The grant is asking for two full time maintenance employee salary, gas and diesel for equipment, fencing material, metal gates, signs, wood material, tools, cattleguards, culverts, paint, fire protection, chemical toilets, and a six-wheeler ATV, ATV tracks, and a chain saw. This will be a two-year grant. "We could sure use about ten letters of support for this grant application," said Betty Gray, with the M orrow C ounty Public Works. The letters of support are needed by Nov. 9. They can also be sent electronically. If you have any questions, please contact April Miller or Betty Gray at the following e-mail address- amiller@co.morow.or.us or call 989-9500. Address letters of support to: Morrow County Public Works Department, P.O. Box 428, Lexington, OR 97839, A ttention: O regon Parks and Recreation Department, 725 Summer Street NE, Suite C, Salem. OR 97301. In the Balance , VOTE CHRISTOPHER BRAUER FOR CIRCUIT JUDGE (Position 5, Umatilla & Morrow Counties) There is no comparison in past & present experience!! BRAUER Opponent Started care center for abused children Yes No Drug Court Team Member Yes No Multidisciplinary Team Member for at risk children Yes No Elected to public office Yes No Former President of the Oregon District Attorneys Association Yes No Former BMCC Criminal Justice Advisory Board Member Yes No Oregon State Board on Police Standards & Training (2 terms) Yes No Attorney General’s Civil Commitment Task Force Member Yes No Oregon Judicial Department Criminal Caseflow Project Member Yes No Oregon Crime Victim ’s Rights Compliance Project Member Yes No Aggravated Murder Trial Qualified Yes No Special Prosecutor in multiple counties Yes No Leadership Class Coordinator Yes No Helped develop program for educating prosecutors, defenders, judges & private lawyers (now in its 20th year) Yes No Endorsed by all Circuit Court Judges in Umatilla & Morrow Counties & the Attorney General of the State of Oregon Yes No Vote BRAUER fo r C ircu it Judge - the wise ch o ice !! Paid for by ELECT CHRISTOPHER R BRAUER CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE COMMITTEE O ver 300 attend H eppner Booster Club auction Ron Bowman. Heppner Booster Club president, (tar left) helps with the Heppner Booster Club auction held Saturday evening. Oct. 14 at the Heppner Elks Lodge. Over 300 people attended the dinner. “We had a great turnout.” said Angie Hanson. Booster Club member. “There were lots of new, unique items this year.” The Booster Cluh did not release figures on the amount of money raised at the auction. W alden says coui w orker program y needs guest Dessert auction to benefit Appleton family Rep. Cireg Walden addressed a Heppner dinner crowd last Tuesday. Representative Greg Walden said last week that America's border security is a “ failu re” and said the co u n try needs a guest worker program to handle a g ric u ltu re ’s need for workers. “It is imperative for a country to have control of their borders," Walden told a group gathered for dinner last Tuesday at John's Other Place in Heppner. The R epublican Representative to Congress said betw een 11 and 13 million people are in the country illegally and “I don't have and answer to that." he said. He pointed out that he grew up on a cherry orchard in Hood R iver and understands the need for labor in agriculture that Americans will not do. Walden emphasized that the country needs a common language, however. On other subjects, Walden said although the outcome of the election in November could make a difference, he expects the National Farm Bill to remain "pretty much the same with a little tweaking." Walden also expressed support for rural health care. leaving B o n n ev ille Pow er Administration the way it is. and encouraging renewable w ind generation. The Heppner Ele mentary and Heppner High School staffs have planned a dessert auction to benefit Amie Appleton, the husband of teacher Wendy Appleton, on Friday, Oct. 20. during the HHS varsity football game halftime. A m ie is a veteran who is fighting cancer. Wendy is a former Heppner teacher who now teaches in Boardman. Ken Grieb will auc tion off the desserts, which include: Jannie Allen's "fa mous Baby Ruth Bars”; Gin ger Bowman's "legendary C ream P u ffs” ; Joan M cD a n ie l's "re n o w n ed " bread; Nacho and Tomas El- guezabal's “delicious Salsa"; Melissa Coiner's family's "secret Peanut Butter Bars"; and LeA nne L in d sa y 's "Mustang Sugar Cookies.” "The delicacies of the famed desserts are too numerous to mention and we are sure there will be some thing for everyone," said or ganizer Mary Ann Elgueza- bal. "Please join the staff at HHS and HES in supporting the Appleton family." For more informa tion call Mary Ann Elgueza- bal, 676-5774. Van Cleave awarded Kreitzberg endowed scholarship Darren T. Van C leave, son of Tim and M yrna Van C leave of Heppner. has been awarded the 2006/2007 Carl W. K reitzberg Endow ed Scholarship. Van Cleave is pursuing a bachelor's degree in m eteo ro lo g y at the University of Utah. Fifteen senior undergraduate scholarships were awarded this year. The scholarships are designed to en co u rag e senior undergraduates to continue pursuing careers in the atm ospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic sciences. The scholarships are based on merit and are awarded to students who have shown the,potential for accomplishment in these fields. Van C leave is a Kennecott Scholar. He is a recipient of many scholarships and received his Associate of Science Degree with High Honors. He volunteered at the National Weather Service office in Pendleton during Spring 2005. W hile there. Van Cleave was a participant in a study of fog patterns in the Columbia Basin of Oregon and Washington. His goal is to be a weather forecaster for the N ational W eather Service. Van Cleave has desires to attend school at the graduate level. The Carl W. Kreitzberg Scholarship in Meteorology honors the late Dr. Kreitzberg's role as a scientist, mentor, colleague and friend. Throughout his career he was a dedicated leader and adv o cate for o b se rv a tio n a l data campaigns and numerical modeling research to better u n d erstan d m eso scale weather phenomenon. Dr. Kreitzberg always believed that research in the search of understanding was a fun. e n jo y ab le activity. He demonstrated this by his intensely curious spirit in the classroom each and every day. He also imparted this to his one-on-one mentoring with graduate students. The scholarship will be awarded annually in the amount of $ 2000 . ’ The AMS, founded in 1919. is a n o n p ro fit, scientific and professional society, with nearly 12,(MX) national and international members. The AMS actively promotes the development and d isse m in a tio n o f in fo rm atio n on the atm o sp h eric and related o c ea n ic and h y d ro lo g ic sciences. More information on the AMS is available on the Internet at www.ametsoc.org/AMS.
