Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 28,2007 - THREE HHS student receives national honor Ione Middle School Science Fair held Mary Kietmann and Makenna School Science Fair winners. lone Middle School hosted a science fair this past week for sixth through eighth graders that boasted over 150 people present. Student were accountable for developing a project, creating a report complete with objective, hypothesis, materials, procedure, data, conclusion and bibliography in addition to a display board. Each project was unique and different and catered to the individual interest of students. “I was really proud of these kids,” said science teacher, Erin Heideman. "Their projects were wonderful and they did a tremendous job at the fair. I hope this becomes an annual event and will include both the high school and grade school next year.” At the fair, students were responsible for giving a brief presentation about their Ramos were the lone Middle project to the two judges, school board members Joe McElligott and Gregg Rietmann. The winners of each category listed below received science medals and the judges picked an overall fair exhibit and people who attended voted for a ‘people’s choice’ award. In math, under the category of Geometry, the winners were Stacee Halvorsen, Julianne Carlson, and Lacey Thompson. In physical science, under the Physics category, the winner was Faith Owen. In physical science, under the Chemistry category, the winners were Mary Rietmann and Makenna Ramos. In zoology, under the Anatomy category, the winner was Mariah Bradfield. In biology, under the Microbiology & Biology category, the winner was Christine Raible. In earth science, under the Geology Many students participated in the lone Middle School Science Fair. They are: hack row (L-R) Mary Gates, Beth Morter, Christine Raihle, Mariah Bradfield, Makenna Ramos, Omar Juarez, Zac Orem, and Adam Collin. Middle row (L-R) Faith Owen, Jeremy Coleman, Mary Rietmann. Stacee Halvorsen, and Lacey Thompson. Back row (L-R) Shadow Kendrick, Dulce Aguliar, and Alisha Taylor. category, the winners were Zac Overall judges pick and Orem and Adam Collin. In earth awarded with ribbons went to science, under the Meteorology seventh graders Mary Rietmann category, the winner was Jeremy and Makenna Ramos for their Coleman. In engineering, the experiment growing crystals and winner was Omar Juarez. In the the people’s choice award, also “other” category, the winners receiving ribbons, went to sixth were Mary Gates and Beth graders Alisha Taylor, Shadow Kendrick and Dulce Aguliar for Morter. their demonstration on soaps. Heppner Garden Club happenings Pam Renfro will be sharing her current favorite earliest blooms: Pulmonaries and H ellebores w ith the Heppner Garden Club at the St. Patrick’s Senior Center on Monday, April 2, at 7 p.m. Renfro has a lovely garden in Lexington and enjoys gardening. Hostesses will be Melissa Jo Monaco and M abel H eath. The H eppner G arden Club is always busy beautifying the city. Two certificates of ap p re cia tio n have been given: Dorothy Jackson for her faithfulness o f daily working at the fair grounds h elping in m aking the wreaths for Christmas; and for Jeanette Padberg for all | b Dorothy Jackson the work she has done in p u ttin g to g e th e r our yearbooks and scrapbooks. These have earned awards from the state office. The Blue Mountain District spring meeting will be held in Echo on Saturday, A pril 21, at the school cafeteria. All Saints’ Episcopal/Hope Lutheran Churches announce Holy Week services All Saints' Episcopal and H ope L utheran Churches invite everyone to attend services during Holy Week. The services are as follow s: Palm Sunday services will be held Sunday, April 1, at 11 a.m. at All S a in ts ’; S ervice of Reconciliation and Eucharist will be held W ednesday, April 4, at 7 p.m. at All Saints’; Maundy Thursday and Eucharist will be held Thursday, April 5, at 7 p.m. Delveaux to graduate from Navy Master of Arms School at H ope; G ood F riday Solemn Prayer Service will be held Friday, April 6, at noon at All Saints'; Tenebrae (Service of Prayer, Scripture and Darkness) will be held Friday, April 6, at 7 p.m. at All Saints'; On Easter day at 9 a.m. an Easter breakfast will be held by the youth group, at Hope, the cost is $5 per person; the Easter day C eleb ra tio n of the Resurrection will be held at 11 a.m. at Hope. Jeanette Padberg H ep p n er G arden Club meetings are open to the public and are usually held on the first Monday of the month. DA’s Report M orrow C ounty District Attorney Elizabeth B allard has released the following report: -Troy Johnson. 26. was convicted of contempt of court - 30 days in jail with 30 days suspended, one-year bench probation. 10 hours of community service, other conditions, and $643 in fines, fees, and assessments. -E d u ard o N ajera, 46, was convicted of attempt to commit a class B felony - sexual abuse 1, a class C felony - sentenced to the cu sto d y o f the O regon Department of Corrections for 16 months, will receive credit for time served since -Continued on page eight HEPPNER ELKS 358 676-91 SI "Where Friends M eet” LA DIES N IG H T Country Style BBQ Pork Ribs Coleslaw • M ary Jean's Baked Beans Peach Crisp with Ice Cream P inner starts a t 6 .i)0 p.m . Chefs l*nt anrt TYimh Sweeney, Scoff and . Xikki Coe. I'orey and H randi Sweeney, Cameron Sweeney and Stefani Hansen For Elks Members and Invited Guests - (Lady Elks meeting following dinner) i Lew is. “ We aim to help students like Sean build on their academic successes and enhance the skills and desires to have a positive impact on the global community.” M em b ersh ip in NSHSS entitles qualified students to enjoy a wide variety of benefits, including scholarship opportunities, academic competitions, free ev en ts, m em ber-only reso u rces, p u b lic a tio n s, participation in programs offered by ed u ca tio n a l partners, online forum s, personalized recognition items, and publicity honors. Formed in 2002, The National Society of High School Scholars recognizes academic excellence at the high school level and encourages members of the organization to apply their unique talents, vision, and potential for the betterment of themselves and the world. Currently, there are more than 150,000 S o ciety m em bers, re p re se n tin g 15,000 high schools in nearly 20 co u n tries. N SH SS advocates for scholarship opportunities for deserving young people and has aw arded m ore than $100,000 in scholarships since its inception just four years ago. For m ore information about NSHSS, visit www.nshss.org. Easter Holy Week services to be held at lone Community Church The lone Community Church will be h olding m any serv ices du rin g the E aster Holy Week. On Palm Sunday, April 1, worship will begin at 11 a.m. lone’s children will wave palm branches in a “ Palm P ro c e ssio n a l” as w o rsh ip begins. The sanctuary will be decorated with a variety of palms. Each person attending will receive a palm frond. The Missions and Outreach Committee w ill p resen t the lone Community Church missions and outreach giving plan for 2007. M aundy Thursday Candlelight Communion will be held April 5, at 7 p.m. Thirteen candles will light the sanctuary, 1 for Jesus, and 12 for the disciples gathered for the last supper. One at a time, a candle will be snuffed as we hear how that disciple, and each one of us, has betrayed our Lord. Only the Christ candle will remain lit as we partake of com m union. Participants will leave the service in darkness, anticipating the events of Good Friday. An Easter ham and pastry breakfast will be held on Sunday, A pril 8, beginning at 8:30 am. Ham, Costco muffins, fruit, juice and coffee are on the menu. Breakfast will be served anytime between 8:30 and 9:30 am. The breakfast is free and donations will be accepted. The Easter worship serv ice will be held on Sunday. April 8, at 10 a.m. Note the tim e change! Worship will be at 10 a.m. to allow you to come to breakfast, stay for worship, and still be home around 11 a.m. A nyone w ishing to donate an Easter Lily please deliver them to the church by 9 a.m. Saturday. April 7. A sign up sheet for you to indicate “in memory/honor of" will be provided. Your information will be printed in the Easter worship bulletin. Please remember to take the Easter Lily home with you on Sunday. Advertise with the H ep p ner G a ze tte -T im e s C a ll 6 7 6 -9 2 2 8 m m ' - w ip?' 142 North Main - Thursday. April Sth < - Aaron Delveaux, a 2005 graduate of Heppner H i g h S c h o o l, w i l l graduate from the N a v y Master of A r ms School at Lackland Air Force Base in Aaron Delveaux S a n Antonio, TX on Wednesday, March 28. At Lackland AFB. Delveaux was taught how to enforce rules and regulations to m aintain m ilitary discipline, perform physical secu rity d u ties, conduct preliminary investigations, p rovide A n ti-terro rism Force Protection (ATFP), organize and train personnel assigned to security and overseas shore patrol duties, conduct crime prevention pro g ram s, o p erate brigs (ja ils), assist in crow d control and confrontation situations, and handle and care for dogs that detect narcotics and explosives. D elveaux has received orders to go to Bahrain for one year. He is the son o f Sheryl D elveaux of Kennewick, WA _ __ The N atio n al S ociety o f H igh School Scholars (NSHSS) umuunced t h a t Heppner Hi g h School s tu d e n t Sean B. M u rra y has been selected Sean Murrav for membership. The Society recognizes the top scholars in the nation and invites only those students who have achieved superior academic e x ce lle n ce . The announcement was made by NSH SS fo u n d er and Chairman Claes Nobel, a sen io r m em ber o f the Swedish Nobel family. “ On b e h alf o f NSHSS, 1 am honored to recognize the hard work, sacrifice, and commitment that Sean has demonstrated to achieve this exceptional level of academ ic excellence,” said Mr. Nobel. “Sean is now a member of a unique com m unity of scholars - a community that represents our very best hope for the future.” “ O ur vision is to build a dynamic international organization that connects members with meaningful co n ten t, reso u rces, and o p p o rtu n itie s ,” stated NSHSS President Jam es § John Place O p en ior Dinner Ms. t A * ,<|u A pril 4 - 7 from 5 - 9 p.m. ^ (W e d n e sc la ij-S a tu r d a ij) * t I? § Jo fin's cooking up something special .. come fin d out zvhat! V l n i n W t r e o t , Heppner fa- <?4fpr iv % $ ♦ * vV LET’S CELEBRATE! Glen and Joyce Ward 50th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY M Saturday, March 31 from 2-6 p.m. at the H eppner Elks Lodge -v; : -C Build Dinner, Cake and Punch • No Host Bar Please NO gifts! KXfa' * . m m - ■ i t