Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, March 7 ,2 0 0 7 - FIVE
Nominations sought for Oregon
History Teacher of the Year
The Gilder Lehrman
In stitu te o f A m erican
H istory
is
seeking
nominations for the annual
Oregon History Teacher of
the Year Award. The
Institute, in partnership with
P reserv e
A m erica,
inaugurated the award in
2004.
The History Teacher
o f the Year Award is
designed to prom ote and
celebrate the teaching of
A m erican
h isto ry
in
classro o m s across the
United States. It honors one
e x ce p tio n a l te ac h e r o f
American history from each
state and U.S. territory. (This
year, only K-6 teachers are
eligible for nomination. ) The
selection of the state winner
• is based upon several
c rite ria ,
in clu d in g :
e x p erien c e in teach in g
American history for at least
three years; a deep career
com m itm ent to teaching
American history; evidence
of creativity and imagination
in the classroom; and close
a tte n tio n to d o cu m en ts,
artifacts, historic sites, and
the other primary materials
of history.
The state winner will
receive a $ 1 .(XX) honorarium
and will be in the running for
the National History Teacher
o f the Year aw ard to be
selected this fall. His or her
school library will receive a
core archive of history books
and materials.
The d e ad lin e is
March 12, 2007. For more
information, contact Andrea
M organ,
O regon
C oordinator, at 503-947-
5772
or
andrea.morgan@state.or.us.
Founded in 1994, the
Gilder Lehrman Institute of
American History promotes
the stu d y and love o f
A m erican
history.
Increasingly national and
international in scope, the
Institute targets audiences
ranging from students to
sch o la rs to the g en eral
Local students make
Honor Roll at OSU
•(
.
Names of students
w ho have m ade the
Scholastic Honor Roll Fall
term have been announced
by Oregon State University.
A to tal o f 554
students earned straight A
(4.0). Another 2,364 earned
a B-plus (3.5) or better to
make the listing. To be on the
Honor Roll, students must
carry at least 12 graded
hours of course work.
S tu d e n ts on the
Honor Roll included:
Boardman - 3.5 or
Better: Andrew D. Goad,
Junior, Computer Science;
Ruben Mendoza, Freshman,
Animal Sciences.
H eppner - 3.5 or
Better: M arcy A. M iller.
Senior, Sociology; Travis S.
Wilhelm, Senior, Mechanical
Engineering.
lone - 3.5 or Better:
Cameron L. Krebs, Senior.
A g ric u ltu ra l
B usiness
Management.
Rabbit 4-H holds first meeting
Rabbit 4-H held it
first m eeting on Sunday,
February 18, in Lexington at
KT's Bunny Barn across the
street from the Temple's vet
office.
The next m eeting
will be held Friday, March
23, at K T’s Bunny Barn.
E veryone is w elcom e.
Rabbits can be borrowed
from the leaders or can be
p u rch ased
for
$25.
Enrollment fees for Rabbit 4-
H are $5 for the year.
Current members are
Hannah Jones and Karlie
C ru m b liss. P resid en t is
Hannah Jones and secretary
is Karlie Crumbliss. Jones
and Crumbliss are also the
reporters. Leaders are Kathy
T ellech ea and P am ela
Renfro.
p u b lic. It helps create
history-centered schools and
academic research centers,
o rg an izes sem in ars and
enrichm ent program s for
ed u cato rs, p artn ers with
school districts to implement
Teaching American History
grants, produces print and
electronic publications and
traveling exhibitions, and
sponsors lectures by eminent
historians. The Institute also
funds awards including the
Lincoln, Frederick Douglass
and G eorge W ashington
Book P rizes and o ffers
fellowships for scholars to
work in history archives,
in clu d in g
the G ild e r
Lehrman Collection.
Preserve America is
a White House initiative that
encourages greater shared
know ledge about the
nation’s past and increased
local p a rtic ip a tio n in
preserving the co u n try 's
cultural and natural heritage
assets.
The HHS Band, directed by Joe Lindsay, was honored at the State Playoffs as the “Best Pep
1 Band” at the State 2A Tournament.
-Photo by Sandi
American Legion to celebrate 88th birthday
The
A m erican
L egion w ill m eet on
M onday, M arch 12, to
celebrate its 88,h birthday. A
potluck dinner will be held
at 6 p.m. at the St. P at’s
Senior Center in honor of the
Legion's 88"' birthday. The
Local Scouts go scouting for food
Auxiliary will furnish cake
and ice cream.
The
L egion
members will be selling raffle
tickets for a 32” TV set and
$ 100. Tickets are $ 1 each or
six for $5 and can be
purchased from any auxiliary
members or at Hair I Am
Salon. P ro ceed s w ill go
tow ard a sc h o la rsh ip
drawing to be held on April
8.
All m em b ers are
invited to attend.
Ione Ag I class hosts speaker
E rin H e id em a n ’s Rollins took to speak to our
elective Ag I class at lone class. 1 learned a lot about
financial aid for college,
Community
saving my money and how
School
hosted Mr.
to make more responsible
d e cisio n s re g a rd in g my
Ed Rollins,
money.”
a s s is ta n t
Students in the Ag 1
v i c e
p re s id e n t
class are getting a crash
w ith the
c o u rse in a v ariety o f
Bank of Eastern Oregon in su b jec ts in c lu d in g the
lone. During Mr. Rollins’ cu rren t unit, a g ricu ltu re
presentation he talked about business management. Other
loan o p p o rtu n itie s for su b jects in clu d e food
businesses in our area in science, animal husbandry
addition to how students can and veterinarian medicine,
law
and
earn
a good credit rating. a g ric u ltu ra l
Those that participated this year were Kevin and Rick Smith.
sustainability,
crop
science
S
tu
d
en
ts
also
had
the
Wyatt and Jennifer Steagall, Nicholas Allen, Clyde Britt,
opportunity to review an and Oregon agriculture.
Austin Harris, Tre Cimmiyotti, Joe Schmidt, Eriq Thompson,
Anyone interested in
actual balance sheet and
Jeff and Susan Thompson. Not pictured: Clyde Britt, Austin
income and expense trends o fferin g a fie ld trip
Harris.
of a local business.
opportunity or being a guest
“We collected 257
C ub S couts from
Kayla LaRue, lone sp eak er is w elcom ed
Pack 661, in Heppner and cans and other food items for sen io r, said , “ I really anytime.
Lexington, participated in the Heppner Neighborhood appreciated the time Mr.
the National Scouting for C enter,” said Cubm aster,
Food com m unity service Susan Thom pson. “Next
program on Saturday, March year, we hope to have even
m ore Cub S couts and
3.
Twelve Cub Scouts P aren ts p a rtic ip a te and
even
m ore
and parents went door to c o lle ct
door to collect donations of donations.”
ATexas Hold’em, bingo, and game night fundraiser
If anyone still wishes
canned food items as part of
will be held Saturday, March 10, from 5 until 10 p.m. at
the Blue Mountain Council’s to d o n ate, please take
the lone American Legion Hall.
“ S co u tin g
for F o o d ” contributions directly to the
A silent auction will be held, as well as home-baked
Neighborhood Center.
campaign.
goodies that are sure to tempt the palate.
Sub-sandwiches, salads, relishes, and beverages will
be served. A no-host bar hosted by Taylors Restaurant will
FFA Week celebrated with activities be available for soft drinks, beer, or wine.
A M arlin .22 R ifle valued at $350 and a
The FFA C hapter
Sternwheeler
Cruise package valued at $110 will also be
started the week o ff with
raffled. Tickets for the rifle or cruise raffle are $ 1 each or 6
Tractor D riving contest
for $5. They may be purchased from any Legion or Auxiliary
during activity period on
member or at Taylors Restaurant, MCGG Colliers Market,
M onday, March 5. The
or
Office Café.
contest was open to one boy
Everyone is welcome.
and one girl from Jr. High. 9,
lone American Legion to
host game night fundraiser
E s ta te
10. II. and 12. The winners
were: Chris Lien and Cvde
Coil.
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