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Irrigon High School sophomores to
host donkey basketball game
The Irrigon High School sophomore class will be
hosting a donkey basketball game fundraiser Thursday,
February 15, at 7 p.m. at the Irrigon High School.
Donkey Sport. Inc. of Entiat, WA will be providing
the donkeys and the officials for this event. All proceeds
earned from this event will go towards future school
activities.
The teams will consist of the Irrigon High School
staff, Irrigon High School students, Irrigon High School
Booster Club, and the Irrigon Fire Department.
Advance ticket sales can be bought by contacting
the high school at 922-5551. Advance ticket prices are
adults $6, students grades 6-12 $5, students grades K-4
$4, and under kindergarten are free. Ticket prices at the
door will be a dollar more than advance tickets.
University of Idaho Announces Fall
2006 Dean’s List
The University of Idaho has named 2,219 students
to the fall 2006 Dean's List. To be eligible for this honor,
Undergraduate students must achieve a grade point average
of 3.5 or better in 12 or more graded credit hours during
one^m eSter. Law studefiTSmusfearh a 3.0 GPA in 10 or
more graded credit hours.
Students who have received this honor from your
area, listed by hometown and college are:
Heppner - College of A gricultural and Life
Sciences: Daniel Robert Jepsen. College of Letters, Arts
and Social Sciences: Brian Lee Morter
lone - College of Agricultural and Life Sciences:
Adam Ashley McCabe, College of Education: Jamie
Elizabeth Vanden Brink.
80 people attend star gazing
program in lone
More than 80 people attended a star gazing
program hosted by the lone Public Library on January
31. Bob Duke, astronom er for the O regonian, gave
a lecture and slide show to a packed crowd at the lone
Community Church.
He talked about the history of astronomy and
telescopes, as well as how to use a telescope to locate
constellations in the night sky. Due to a cloudy night, the
attendees were unable to take the telescopes outside, but
the com puter program that Duke provided was very
informative and enjoyed by all. He then answered questions
and showed eager students how to use the telescopes.
The program was sponsored by LEO (Libraries of
Eastern Oregon) and made possible by a grant from
NASA. Lyn Craig, president of LEO, reports that this is
the largest crowd to attend any of the LEO programs. Craig
says that if there is enough interest shown in this area
LEO could provide other telescopes.
The lone Public Library now has an Astroscan wide
field Stargazer Telescope available to be checked out by
the public. Stop by the library during regular hours Mondays
and Wednesdays 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., or contact Librarian
Kristy Crowell. 422-7564.
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Pet grievances
As one ages it not
easy to get o n e’s foot in
o n e ’s m outh, but I keep
trying. Pet grievances that I
harbor include the negativity
that is fueling the national
scene and promoted by the
news media. It would be
difficult for any team to win
a gam e if m ost o f the
sp ec ta to rs were booing
them . T hat seem s to be
what’s happening with the
Iraq situation. Celebrities
from both p o litic a l and
DA’s Report
M orrow C ounty D istrict
Attorney Elizabeth Ballard
has released the following
report:
-T h eresa Passm ore was
convicted of Assault IV, a
class A felony - 12 month
bench probation, letter of
apology, other num erous
conditions, $379 in fines and
fees.
-Rocky Ryan Gerard, 19,
was convicted of Theft in the
first degree, a class C felony
- 18 m onths supervised
p ro b atio n , 80 hours o f
com m unity serv ice, and
other numerous conditions,
$ 1778 in fines and fees.
-Gomez Ernesto Vargas, 23,
was
c o n v icted
of
h arassm en t, a class B
misdemeanor - 90 days in
jail with 90 days suspended,
one-year bench probation,
20 hours o f com m unity
service served within the first
six months of probation, and
other numerous conditions,
$588 in fines and fees.
-M artin Domingeaux, 29,
was
co n v icted
of
h arassm en t, a class B
misdemeanor - 90 days in
jail with 90 days suspended,
one-year bench probation,
20 hours o f com m unity
service to be com pleted
within the first six months of
p ro b atio n , and o th er
numerous conditions, $413
in fines and fees.
-James Gary Johnson, 43,
was convicted of fail to reg
fel sex offender, a class C
felony - eight months in jail,
post-prison supervision of
two years, $528 in fines and
fees.
entertainment venues have
all become experts in military
operations, some after only
one photo op in a secure Iraq
location.
This is a sharp
contrast to the energy and
achievements of people who
volunteer with a w illing spirit
to improve the communities
in which they live. People
who were recently selected
as first citizens in various
communities in the region
exem plify what positive
energy can do.
M oving on w hile
attempting to get a foot off
the floor, I can understand
how Morrow County towns
needs more income to keep
up with infrastructure costs.
H ence they are seeking
tippage fee moneys. What
about the county road
situation? We’ve told there
is no money in the budget for
major repairs. There’s talk of
a road levy for operating
money.
W ithout having to
go to the courthouse I think
the public should be better
informed on the road budget.
It’s said all the improvements
on the off-road vehicle park
were covered by grants.
Does that include employee
wages, A-frames, and other
improvements?
For many the word
grant c o n ju re s up “ free
m o n ey ” but w h eth er it
comes from the state or the
federal resources, it's all tax
dollars. The Confederated
Tribes of the Umatilla Indian
Reservation will receive a $2
million federal grant from the
Public
W orks
Implementation Grant for
utility construction costs for
a business park. We’ve been
told there is n 't enough
money to upgrade existing
major highways and bridges
that urgently need repair, go
figure!
Unnecessary
gymnastics could be lethal,
so 1 close with tongue in
cheek.
(s) Merlyn Robinson
Pen pals
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gun if our threat level gets
very high. 1 am too high a
rank to be a lookout I have
some of my soldiers who do
that. We all keep looking for
the bad guys though. 1 fight
in this war to catch the bad
guys so they cannot come to
where you and I live and be
mean to us. I want my kids
to grow up in a peaceful
country. The kids here can
play now that we have
caught the bad guys. My dad
inspired me to be in the
military since he was in the
Navy. Thank you for sending
me a letter.
SFC David McCurry
Dear Mr. McCurry.
Mr. McCurry let me
tell you something about me.
My name is Alex Wooten. I
love basketball. Do you live
on the Army base? Well I go
to S u m m erv ille M iddle
School. I’m cool. I’m fun
and I like girls. I really love
that you are helping us.
Sincerely,
Alex Wooten
Dear Alex,
1 am happy you love
basketball. I love to play
basketball also. I live on a
small airfield that is our base.
It gets really hot here in the
desert. Your eyes and lips
really start to feel like a
burning feeling when the
temperature gets over 120
degrees Fahrenheit. We get
sand storms over here that
you can get caught in and
you feel like som eone
dumped a bucket of sand on
your head. I appreciate you
taking the time to write me
and from all the soldiers over
here we appreciate your
support.
SFC David McCurry
Dear Mr. McCurry,
Hi my nam e is
Yuriko. I'm in the 6,h grade.
I live in Summerville, GA. I
am 11 years old. My favorite
color is blue! I go to school
in S u m m erv ille M iddle
School. I would like to know
what is your favorite color
what kind of food do you
eat? One last thing where do
all of you sleep?
I think it is really nice
of all of you to be fighting
for us. My sister says she is
going to be a soldier when
she grows up.
Sincerely,
Yuriko Mejia
Dear Yuriko,
He we have the same
favorite color since mine is
blue also. T he food is
cooked by people from all
d iffe re n t
c o u n trie s.
Sometimes it is good, but
normally it is not so good. I
have a bed w ith a straw
mattress that I sleep on. This
place is not so bad once you
get used to it. I am happy
your sister wants to be a
soldier when she grows up.
My sister was a soldier and
she liked it. She married a
soldier. Thanks for sending
me a letter.
SFC David McCurry
Dear Mr. McCurry,
Hello! Mr. McCurry,
I just wanted to tell you a
few things. First I’m going
to tell you about me. My
name is Rain Starr Burrage.
I’m 11 years old. I'm in the
six th grade. Well I ju s t
wanted to ask you a couple
o f questions. I hope you
don’t get hurt and make it
back safely. What kind of
stuff do you do? How long
have you been in the Army
forces? Do you like being in
the Army Reserves? Just a
few questions you d o n ’t
have to answer them just
answer at least one of them.
If you have wife and kids 1
know they want you back
home safe and sound.
Got to go.
Yours truly,
Rain Burrage
P.S. Get home safely.
Dear Rain,
You have asked
what I do and I have many
jobs. Some soldiers only
have one or two but as a
supervisor I have more work
than most. I have fixed and
crewed aircraft before, but
here I work as a Readiness
NCO. That means I help to
figure out if we are strong
enough to win our battles
with soldiers and equipment.
I am also a Platoon Sergeant.
I have been in the Army 14
years so far. I plan on signing
up for another 6 years this
next week. I am in the Army
National Guard, but I am
Active with them so I work
every day with the Army. I
love this career even though
it can be stressful sometimes.
I have a b e au tifu l w ife
Tiffany. I have little girl who
is three and my son who is
five years of age. Thank you
for sending me a letter.
SFC David McCurry
Arts and crafts
show to be held
in Boardman
An arts and crafts
show will be held Saturday,
February 10, at Greenfield
Grange in Boardman, 209
NW First Street, from 9 a.m.
until 1 p.m. Gloria Crowell
will be the featured artist.
T here w ill be 20
categories from paintings,
d raw in g s, p h o to g rap h ,
ceramics to string art and
m ore. First, second, and
third place ribbons will be
awarded.
Art and craft items
may be en tered Friday,
February 9, from 1 p.m. to 3
p.m. or Saturday morning at
8 a.m.
This show is free to
the public.
For
m ore
information call Jane Dean at
481-5223.
Justice Court
Report
Judge C h arlo tte
G ray, H eppner Ju stice
C o u rt, has released the
following report:
Visiting their dad Don MeElligntt this week at Murrays Drug
-Brittani Boese, 39,
was his daughters Kathleen MeElligntt (left), a pediatrician Heppner, careless driving,
and direcotr of the Teen-Mom Clinic at the University of $244 fine.
Utah, and Mary a nurse at Good Samaritian Hospital in
Portland.
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