Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 16,2007 - FIVE
HHS holds Night of Excellence
Pictured are Jodessa Chapa, Casev Maben, Jared Huddleston,
Sarah Ballard and Joe Pranger receiving their awards.
On Thursday, May 10, Heppner High School
celebrated a night of excellence. Awards for top academics
were awarded along with sports awards for the 2006-2007
sports seasons.
Parents, relatives, friends and students enjoyed an
ice-cream social put on by the Heppner Booster Club and
the Heppner High School site council. Over 350 people
were in attendance at the event.
Among the awards given were the presidential
awards which go to 8lh and 1 l'h grade students who have a
very high grade point average. Awards were also given for
those earning academic letters. Teachers awarded their top
students with awards and coaches gave awards to varsity
team members and told of each player's qualities.
Video productions showing sports and academic
pictures taken during the year were shown during the
evening while people ate their ice-cream, bananas and cake
or brownies.
Qualls named AVP at the Bank of Eastern Oregon
John Q u a lls, a
C o m m ercial
and
A gricultural lender with
Bank o f Eastern Oregon,
was named an Assistant Vice
President at the bank at a
recen t
o rg a n iz a tio n a l
m eeting o f the Board of
Directors of Bank of Eastern
Oregon.
Q u alls p ro v id es
lending services out of the
H eppner, C ondon, and
Fossil branches of Bank of
Eastern Oregon and has a
customer base that stretches
through Gilliam, Wheeler,
and Morrow Counties.
Qualls is a graduate
of Heppner High School and
Oregon State University in
LaGrande, Oregon, with a
d eg ree in A g ricu ltu ral
Business Management. After
a short stint with the Oregon
Birth
Announcements
K elen
J o s e ph
K enny - Tom and Nicole
K enny o f W alla W alla
announce the birth of a son,
K elen Joseph K enny of
Monday, May 7,2007, at St.
M ary’s Hospital in Walla
Walla. At birth he weighed
seven pounds, 15 ounces and
was 21 inches in length.
University of Idaho announces
He jo in s a sister,
spring 2007 graduation candidates Karly, age five.
His grandparents are
Who will receive the d ’Alene, May 3 in Idaho William and Maijorie Kenny
100.000th degree from the Falls, May 7 in Boise, and of Heppner and Robert and
will wrap-up with the May Suezanne D uncan of
University of Idaho?
Leavenworth, WA.
That, among other 12 ceremony in Moscow.
things, will be on the minds
E lig ib le stu d en ts
o f stu d en ts in M oscow from the area are:
Memorial
Hermiston - Michael
Saturday, as they await the
announcement of their name Wade Shaw, M.Engr., Civil weekend litter
and wonder if they'll trip as Engineering; Steven Robert
they w alk acro ss the Shaw, B.G .S., G eneral pick-up
Thanks to the huge
S tudies; B rian Thom as
graduation platform.
effort
of
the Heppner Junior-
M .A rch.,
• A total o f 1,724 T rapp,
students are eligible for the Architecture and B.S.Arch., Senior High students and
staff, it won’t be necessary
graduation this May from the Architecture.
lone - Diana Marie to do “formal” litter pick-up
University of Idaho. These
B .S .E d., along the state highways
include 1,139 baccalaureate M cE llig o tt,
th ro u g h tow n p rio r to
degrees, 102 law degrees, 69 Secondary Education.
d o cto ral d eg rees, 42
For
m ore Memorial weekend.
The C h am b er of
specialist degrees and 372 in fo rm atio n co n cern in g
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m
erce
en co u rag es
master's degrees.
com m encem en t,
visit
every
business
and
residence
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simple “tidy-up” of their own
areas.
Roy Proctor update
A website has been set up to help keep friends and
family up to date on Roy Proctor's progress with this bone
m arrow tra n sp lan t. The w ebsite can be found at
ww w.caringbridge.org/visit/royproctor. Visitors can read
journal entries and send messages to Roy by signing the
guest book.
To help with costs of the transplant Devin Oil has
donated 100 gallons of gas to be raffled off on Thursday,
May 31. Tickets are $1 each or six for $5 and can be
purchased at Heppner TV, Hair Expressions, HHS, or by
contacting Ronda Helfrecht at 676-5996.
Gift
Suggestions
for the Graduate
Chamber in need
of flatbed for
talent show
D ue
to
circumstances beyond their
control, the MCGG flatbed
is not av ailab le fo r the
evening of June 15 and 16 in
City Park. If anyone knows
of a flatbed that the Chamber
can borrow contact Terry at
the C h am b er at 676-
5536. The flatbed is needed
for the talen t show on
F rid ay and
the
Blue
M ountain F id d lers on
Saturday.
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John Qualls
State University Extension
Service, John joined Bank of
Eastern O regon in April
2002.
Q ualls is also a
C aptain in the O regon
National Guard and served
18 months on active duty in
Iraq in 2004 and 2005. He
Brilliant white ranch-
style fencing surrounding
both an alfalfa field and
verdant green expanses of
lawn with stately trees, earn
John and Karen Griffith the
Yard of the Month award for
May. T heir 12 acres are
located at 73073 F u ller
Canyon Lane.
The entrance to this
property is flanked with two
large boulders brought in
from Opal Butte, framed by
wall brick and river rock. A
“G" is affixed to the front
side of the larger boulder to
announce that the Griffith’s
live here. This was a gift
from a colleague of Karen’s.
Entering the gravel driveway
visitors are greeted by a
railroad spike roadrunner
which was handcrafted by
Karen’s Uncle Leonard. The
driveway curves around the
west side of the house and is
lined by juniper trees. These
give way to a handsome pole
fence as it leads back to the
shop.
Eight of their acres
are currently green with
alfalfa, due to the diligence
of Mac Hoskins, to whom
they lease that portion of
their land. With the help of
the Griffith's son Aaron, the
remaining four acres of lawn
are scrupulously maintained.
Bo, the fa m ily ’s B order
Collie, along with Rudy, a
miniature Dachshund, have
their own ides of how the
lawn should be maintained.
They assist the Griffiths by
So far, the Chamber
has collected $337 from the
Pink Flamingo migration.
According to Dale Bates, the
C h am b er needs at least
$1,600 to obtain decent
sp eak ers
and
the
accompanying hardware for
installation. The Chamber
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John and Karen Griffith
digging holes. Bo’s house is
located u n d ern eath a
tow ering white dogwood
tree whose full blooms add
elegance to the backyard.
The lawn in both front and
back of the house has ample
shade from spruce, maple
and birch trees.
John and Karen have
lived in the Heppner area for
20 years, the last eight at the
Fuller Canyon Lane location.
A considerable amount of
work has been done by them
in those eig h t y ears to
improve the property.
The Heppner Yard of
the Month is co-sponsored
by the C ity o f H eppner,
M CGG
G reen
Feed,
H eppner TV, and the
Heppner Garden Club.
Chamber of Commerce pink flamingo update
We go the
extra smile.
S t
O pen your hom e,
and y o u r h e art, to a
child(ren) in need.
If an y o n e has an
in te re st in h elp in g a
child(ren) in need, they can
atten d the F o ste r and
A d o p tiv e
P aren t
Foundations Classes being
offered at the Boardm an
DHS Office on June 22 and
23 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. This
is a free class. Register by
calling 541-481-9482, ext.
224.
Yard of the Month w inners announced for May
comprehensive dental care and education to families
I.D. Bracelets
and his wife, Doashea, and
c h ild re n . Sydney and
Hayden, reside in Condon.
“ John is a good
communicator and having
been raised in a farm and
ranch family, understands the
unique needs of his customer
base. He is very deserving of
this re c o g n itio n .
We
a p p re cia te the skill and
dedication he brings to the
jo b ,” said President and
CEO, E. George Koffler.
At
the
sam e
organizational meeting, Joel
Peterson o f lone was re
elected C hairm an o f the
Board for a second term and
Brad Anderson of Arlington
was re -e le cte d
Vice-
Chairman of the Board. All
other previous corporate
officers were also re-elected.
Foster and
Adoptive Parent
Foundations
Classes being
offered
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appreciates everyone who
has participated so far.
Remember to pick
the
next
recip ien t
carefu lly . The C ham ber
wants this fund raiser to be
fun, not a m onetary
obligation to someone who
cannot afford it. If you do
not want the flamingos in
your yard, but still wish to
donate to the cause, contact
Terry at the C ham ber
office. She already has a list
of people w ho are not partial
to the pink birds.