Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, January 10,2007 - FIVE
HES Students Favor the Christmas Season
Jodi Chapa at her ice cream shop
Ic e c r e a m p a r lo r o p e n s in H e p p n e r
Jodi
C hapa,
a
H eppner re sid en t, has
opened a new business called
Sw eet P ro d u ctio n s Ice
Cream Parlour at 471 b Main
Street in Heppner, next to
the Video Store.
The walls are decked
w ith black and white photos
of screen legends like Judy
Garland, Greta Garbo, and
Charlie Chaplin. The names
of many of the items on the
menu are familiar to those
who are movie buffs. "An
Affair to Rem em ber” the
m ovie mad fam ous with
Cary Grant and Deborah
Kerr, is the name o f the
sundae made for two to
share and the traditional
banana sp lit is called
“Bananas for Bonzo” named
after the famous monkey
who was a co-star of the
P re sid e n t/a c to r R onald
Reagan.
The name and theme
of the parlour was inspired
by Jodi’s love of the movies
and theater. She is also the
dram a coach at Heppner
High School.
"I love working with
the kids d u ring dram a
seasons and now this gives
me the opportunity to see the
kids all the tim e ,” said
Chapa. “Tve been open for
two days now and most of
the kids from my drama club
have come in to wish me well
and have some goodies.
E xposure to the classic
movies has been good for the
kids, they are opening up
their creative thought seeing
a stars picture, hearing me
talk about a star and asking
to borrow my movie to see
it th e m selv e s. They are
studying classic actors and
seeing movies that they had
never heard of but finding
out why the movie has been
a classic for many, many
years.”
The parlour offers
the traditional ice cream
c re a tio n s like flo ats,
m ilkshakes, sundaes and
cones but also featu res
funnel c ak es, foot long
hotdogs, home-made soups
and b read s, h and-m ade
chocolates, fresh donuts, and
one of the only 50 cent cups
of coffee for miles around.
“When I moved into
Heppner four years ago, my
daughters and I had gone to
a concert at the school and
afterward. 1 just thought, it
sure would be nice to go
have a sundae right now-we
need an ice cream parlour.”
said Chapa. A thought turned
into action and the parlour
planning started almost four
years later in June of 2006
with the ideas of strictly ice
cream and has expanded into
a full restaurant.
"The first couple of
days have gone well. O f
course the first days you
move things around a lot to
see what makes things move
smoothly. There was only
one major glitch so far. we
got our Tillamook Ice Cream
delivery and the ice cream
tubs don’t fit great into the
freezer so we are looking for
a dipping case,” said Chapa.
The parlour can also
accommodate small birthday
parties or celebrations. "We
have a big dish we use for
our “ B rain F ree z e ” that
holds 15 scoops of ice cream
and the toppings to feed a
group. When I was a kid, we
used to go to Farrells Ice
Cream in California and it
was an awesome memory to
have one of their big desserts
for a group,” said Chapa.
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Estate
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Students in the Picture: Alex Victorio, Chant/ Vernon, Pablo Lopez, Daniela Sanchez and Vlariela
Sanchez
Sweet Productions
Ice Cream Parlour is open
Monday through Saturday.
H ours are M onday and
Wednesday 9:30 a.m. to 5:30
p.m., Tuesday 7:30 a.m. to
5:30 p.m., Thursday 7:30
a.m. to 7:30 p.m., Friday
9:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., and
Saturday, 11 a.m. to 7:30
p.m. The parlour is closed on
holidays and Sundays. The
parlour’s phone number is
676-8022.
Students used all five
senses as they toured the
M arlene and R andall
Peterson home filled with
C hristm as decorations in
every corner.
The Peterson home, one
o f H e p p n e r’s best kept
Christmas secrets, filled the
children’s hearts with one
last dose of Christmas spirit.
At the bay w indow the
children were intrigued with
the Christmas village. They
noticed every detail from
lone Middle School girls’
basketball teams take two
The lone M iddle
School girl's basketball team
won two games last week
end. squeaking out a one-
point o v ertim e v icto ry
against Condon on Friday
and soundly defeating Helix
on Saturday.
Makenna Ramos and
Beth M ortereach scored 14
points in Friday's home win
against Condon but it was
Jordan Peterson's one free
throw in overtime that gave
the team the winning margin.
The teams were tied at six
after one quarter and lone
held a slim 18-16 lead at the
half. Condon tied it up at the
end of three and both teams
scrapped to another tie at the
end of regulation play. Nei
ther team made a basket in
the overtime period, making
Jordan’s clutch free throw
key to the win.
“After the Christmas
break and a short week of
practice, 1 was happy that the
girls came out very hard and
executed well," said Coach
Lynn Dee Ramos. “I was re
ally proud of how hard they
all worked.”
On Saturday, lone de
parted for Helix at the un
pleasant hour of 6:30 a.m.
but the lone girls got off the
bus ready to play. Helix took
an early lead but the Cardi
nals fought right back to take
a 10-6 first quarter lead.
They stretched that advan
tage to 19-7 at the half. The
third quarter was a little slow
but they put 10 points on the
board in the fourth to w in the
game, 32-14.
Beth M orter led all
scorers with ten points fol
lowed by Makenna Ramos
and Shadow Kendrick with
seven each. Mary Rietmann
w ith five and Stacee
Halvorsen with three.
“ I thought the girls
played some excellent ball.”
said C oach Lynn Dee
Ramos. "Everyone got to
see lot of playing time which
give the girls a chance to
build up their confidence.”
HHS and HES to host speaker
Milton Creagh will
be speaking at Heppner High
School on Thursday. January
18. at 1:40 p.m. and will
speak until the end of the day
(3 :3 0 p m ). He w ill be
speaking about negative
influence, drugs, and doing
the right thing in staying safe.
Creagh will also present a
parenting class at Heppner
E lem en tary School that
night starting at 7p.m. This
parenting class will be free
of charge to anyone wanting
to attend.
The school district,
the Commission on Children
and Fam ilies, R iverfront
Lodge in Boardman and our
Associated Student Body all
will contribute monies to
make this possible.
INTRODUCING
OUR NEW FROZEN
NON-FAT YOGURT
Yo Sundaes
Yo Mochas
Yo Lattes
Yo Shakes
Yo Floats
lone Community Church
w ill host a video-based Bible
d iscu ssio n
c lass,
“C o n fro n tin g
The
C o n tro v e rsies: B iblical
P e rsp e ctiv e s on Tough
Issues," beginning January
14 at 9:45 each Sunday
morning. Using 15-minute
video segments, host Adam
Hamilton, named by PBS’s
R eligion
and
E thics
Newsweekly as one of the
top "Ten People to Watch,"
will introduce each topic.
"By offering clear, concise
information on what is at
stake in these issues, and by
seeking to understand the
positions d ifferen t sides
hold, and to represent them
in a fair way. Adam Hamilton
also provides a model for
how to dialogue about moral
issues while m aintaining
respect for persons on both
sides of the debate,” said
interim
p a sto r
Dan
A rm strong. Topics to be
covered in the coming weeks
include: S e p aratio n o f
Church and State, prayer in
public schools, creation and
evolution in public schools,
abortion, the death penalty,
h o m o sex u ality ,
and
euthanasia.
For more information
c o n ta c t
P a sto r
Dan
Armstrong at 422-7530.
Palmateer graduates from basic
training
g ra d u a ted from
b asic
military training at Lackland
A ir F orce B ase, San
Antonio. Texas.
During the six weeks
o f tra in in g , the airm an
stu d ied the A ir Force
mission, organization, and
m ilitary cu sto m s and
courtesies; performed drill
and ceremony marches, and
received physical training,
rifle m arksm anship, field
tra in in g e x e rc ise s, and
special training in human
relations. In addition, airmen
who complete basic training
earn c re d its to w ard an
associate degree through the
Air Force Airman Kyle
Palmateer
Community College of the
Air Force Airman Air Force.
Kyle A. P a lm ateer has
He is the son of Terri
Schaber of Palmateer Road,
lone.
Palmateer is a 2(X)6
g rad u ate o f lo n e H igh
School.
YOCREAM
NON FAT
YOGURT
TREATS!
Monday and Thursday: Cook’s Choice • Tuesday: Chicken and Dumplings
Wednesday: Clam Chowder • Friday: Cream of Broccoli w/Cheddar
Serving the Heppner. Lexington and lone communities
music boxes kept Daniela
Sanchez dancing. After hot
cocoa with whipped cream
and cookies, the children
were given candy and a large
stuffed Christmas animal to
take home.
This experience not only
left great memories, but also
en hanced the c h ild re n ’s
vocabulary. As the group left
the “Christmas House,” Mrs.
Peterson called out, "Merry
Christmas to all and please
come back next year.”
lo n e C om m unity C h urch
to host video
Don’t forget Murray’s lunch menu!
Soup and Z Breadsticks for $3
188 W. W illow • P.0. Box 337 • Heppner. OR 97836
(541) 676-9228 • 1-800-326-2152
Cell (541) 980-6674 • Fax (541) 676-9211
E-mail: david@sykesrealestate.net
windmills to tiny ice skates.
In the kitchen, Alex Victorio
pointed with glee at a large
nutcracker that rem inded
him of a story he had listened
to in early December. Chantz
Vernon counted 15 beautiful
C h ristm as an g els in the
bathroom. Pablo Lopez was
amazed at all the wonders as
he scam p ered up the
banister. Mariela Sanchez
w h isp ered , “ It is so
wonderful I wish my mom
could be here." The many
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HHS Drama
Club to have
chili feed
The H eppner High
School Drama C lub will
have a chili feed Saturday,
January 13, at 2:30 p.m. at
the Heppner High School
cafeteria. The cost is $5 for
adults and $3 for children.
The D ram a C lub is
raising funds for trips to
Seattle and New York City.
For more information
call Jodi at 676-8022.