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Page 2 - Special Edition • Morrow County Fair and Rodeo • Heppner Gazette-Times, Wednesday, August 8, 2007 The Beatnik Blues Band, with local members, to perform The Beatnik Blues Band (left to right): Kevin Drake, Jeff Currin, Olivia Bagdade, Scott Klein Hailing from Eugene, The Beatnik Blues Band, a quartet comprised of two Heppner natives, Kevin Drake on guitar and Jeff Currin on bass, as well as Scott Klein on drums and Olivia Bagdade, singing and on keyboard, will perform at the fair on Thursday. The group originally banded together to play at a party for the U of O’s “Brain Development Lab”, where three of the band members work, and have since been per forming in Eugene. Beatnik members say they are thrilled to bring their funky alternative rock to Morrow County this summer. They will perform on Thursday at noon and 6:30 p.m. Morrow County 4-H helps build character Raising children to become decent and respon sible adults is a complex and challenging job that is becoming increasingly difficult in our society. To be a person of good char acter, youth must develop strengths of the 4 “H’s”: head - they must know what is good; heart - they must desire to do the good; hands - they must be will ing to do good; and health - they must develop a life style that supports the desire and willingness to do good. The Morrow County 4-H program strives to develop good character in 4-H mem bers. Qualities that define good character have been debated by various groups but in 1992, the Josephson Institute of Ethics with the help of scholars, parents, youth workers, and others published the “Aspen Dec laration ”, This declaration has become the cornerstone for the character develop ment education programs in the United States. The The fall calendar is I I almost: full... Eastern Oregon Mobile Slaughter call Today for your f appointment! 1 ( 541 ) 567-2011 2 5 3 W H e r m is t o r A v e n u e H e rm is fo n G a r y Mallett fe d H o r n A T e re sa H o rn Aspen Declaration states: 1. The next generation will be the stewards of the world. 2. The well being of soci ety needs citizens with good character. 3. People do not automati cally develop good moral character. Children must be taught so that they develop the values and abilities nec essary for moral decision making and conduct. 4. Character education is based on core ethical values - pillars of character devel opment - trustworthiness, respect for others, responsi bility, fairness, caring, and citizenship. 5. These core values tran scend cultural, religious, and socio-economic differ ences. 6. Although character edu cation is first and foremost an obligation of faith com munities, the community in general, schools, and youth and family serv ing organiza tions are also responsible. 7. Youth have a better chance of learning moral values if all groups work to B O ARDM AN LOCK & KEY P.O. BOX 788 • BOARDMAN, OR 97818 PH: (541) 481-2427 • FAX (541) 481-4011 gether to teach and reinforce moral values. 8. Every adult must take responsibility to model and teach the pillars of character development. “You can see, that although this Declaration was only developed in 1992, 4-H, as the youth program of the land-grant Universi ties (Oregon State Univer sity) has been using similar guidelines for the past 75 years,” said Morrow County Extension agent Bill Brod erick. Lions Club to sponsor mobile health testing at the fair The Heppner Lions Club will have their mobile health testing unit at the fair on Friday and Saturday. The unit will do vision, blood sugar and other screenings. Admission cost to the fair is required, but the screenings are free. The testing unit will be parked behind the pavil ion building. LIC# 102737 AUTO BUSINESS RESIDENTIAL V IS A • M A S T E R C A R D
