Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday. August 8, 2007 - FIVE
Head Start announces classes Condon Chamber of Commerce ^
Umatilla-Morrow
Head Start has announced
the following classes avail
able in August. For more
information or to pre-reg
ister for classes, call Child.
Care Resource & Refer
ral at 1-800-559-5878 or
541-564-6878
Family Child Care
Overview: Monday, August
6,6-9 p.nt.; Pendleton, Mon
day, September 10, 6-9pm,
Hermiston; Morrow County,
upon request. This class is
required by the Child Care
Division for anyone w ishing
to become a registered fam
ily child care provider and
for individuals w ho want to
learn more about Oregon’s
laws governing child care.
CCD Certifiers will be on
hand to talk about the rules
and regulations and to ex
plain the on-site health and
safety review process. The
class is free.
S ta rtin g Points:
Tuesdays, August 14 and
21, 6:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m..
Hermiston. Starting Points
is a two-session training
series on professional de
velopment, designed for
professionals in the field
of child care and educa
tion. The classes provide
hands-on activities to guide
participants through the
foundations of Oregon’s
professional development
system. Participants receive
the information and materi
als needed to apply to the
Oregon Registry. There is a
follow up with one-on-one
consultation. The trainer is
Betty MacTavish. The class
is free.
Building Blocks So
cial Emotional: Mondays,
August 13, 20, 27, Sep
tember 10, 6:30 a.m. - 8:30
p.m., Pendleton. “Building
a strong emotional foun
dation is critical for chil
dren’s success.” The new
curriculum looks at four
major building blocks: Top
ics include: building posi
tive relationships, creating
supporting environments,
guiding children’s behavior
and responding to the in
dividual child. Participants
w ill receive a manual, hand
outs and workbooks at each
class. Instructor is Starla
Halverson. The cost is $5
per session or $20 for all
four sessions. Scholarships
acre available.
Sm art S nacking
(Spanish): Monday, August
27,6:30-8:30 p.m., Hermis
ton. Participants are invited
to learn many fun ways to
prepare nutritious snacks
for the children in their
care w ith hands on prepara
tion and samples provided.
Participants will leave with
“many ideas and recipes for
snacks that the children will
love to eat and prepare on
their own.” Individual issues
w ill be addressed. Instructor
is Lydia Duarte. Cost is $5.
Scholarships are available.
Food Handler Certi
fication Packets (self-study):
$10.00; Reporting Child
Abuse and Neglect Packets
(Self Study):$ 15.00. Packets
are available in the Head
Start office.
According to the
Head Start news release,
child care providers urgently
needed in Umatilla and
Morrow'counties. Interested
persons may call the of
fice to see how to become
a provider to give quality
child care to the youth of
our community. Mentoring
is available for all aspects
of child care business, said
the release.
Steele
graduates
from NROTC
at OSU
Stargazing
program
offered
Navy Ensign Jesse
N. Steele, son of Mary Jo
E. Larsen of Pendleton and
William L. Steele of Irrigon,
recently graduated from
Naval Reserve Officers
Training Corps (NROTC), at
Oregon State University in
Corvallis. Steele graduated
with a bachelor of science
degree in environmental
science.
The
NROTC
program was established to
educate and train qualified
young men and women for
service as commissioned
officers in the Naval Reserve
or Marine Corps Reserve.
Steele will soon
report for duty to Naval
Aviation Schools Command
in Pensacola, Fla., to begin
training as a Naval aviator.
Steele is a 1997
graduate of Riverside High
School of Spokane, Wash.,
and joined the Navy in
September 2000.
Heppner GT
Deadline
Mondays at 5 p.m.
A tour of the sum
mer night sky and the oppor
tunity to witness a portion of
the Perseid meteor shower
will be lead by a park ranger
on Sunday, August 12.
The program will
take place at the Painted
Hills overlook in the John
Day Fossil Beds National
Monument, Painted Hills
Unit, 10 miles west of
Mitchell, Oregon. It will
begin at 7:30 p.m. and last
three hours.
Participants should
bring a pair of binoculars
and dress for the outdoors.
Those planning to attend
should bring a blanket to lie
upon and look to the sky. A
telescope will be provided
for use during the program.
Participants can expect to
see a few satellites, star
clusters, a galaxy or two and
meteors.
No reservations are
needed and the program is
free.
In case of severe
cloud cover, or smoke, the
program may be cancelled.
For further informa
tion call 541- 987- 2333.
and libraries of Eastern Oregon to
sponsor Chautauqua program
The
Condon
Chamber of Commerce
and the Libraries of Eastern
Oregon will sponsor an
Oregon Chautauqua program
by Richard Etulain entitled,
“The Magic West on Film.”
This free, public program
will take place on Saturday,
August 18, at 7 pm at the
Condon United Church of
Christ, 110 S. Church Street.
This program is funded by
the Oregon Council for the
Humanities.
“ Films about
the American West have
e n te rta in e d audiences
around the world for more
than a century. Why have
these adventure stories, w ith
their simplistic plots lines
and stereotypical portrayals
of cowboys and Native
Americans, dancehall girls
and local schoolmarms, so
captured our imagination?
Do these films deal primarily
with the historical West,
or are they a reflection of
sociopolitical attitudes at the
time of their making? Could
a combination of these
impulses allow Westerns
to resonate so deeply in the
American psyche?” said a
news release.
Richard Etulain’s
slide-illustrated lecture
offers insights to these
questions through a historical
overview of one hundred
years of Western films.
By considering classics
like “Stagecoach”, “High
Noon", and “Shane”, as
well as modern Westerns
like “Geronimo”, “Lone
Star”, and “ Brokeback
Mountain”, participants
will explore the popular
genre’s changing images of
heroes and heroines, Native
Americans, and attitudes
about the environment.
The Oregon Council
for the Humanities was
founded in 1971 as an
independent, nonprofit,
affiliate of the National
E n d o w m e n t f or t he
Humanities. According to
the release, “OCH believes
that knowledge and ideas
are fundam ental to the
heakh of our communities.
Our public and educational
p r o g r a ms e n c o u r a g e
Oregonians to learn about
and discuss social, cultural,
and public issues.” OCH
receives support from
the National Endowment
for the Humanities, the
Oregon Cultural Trust,
grants from foundations,
and c o n t r i b u t i o n s o f
individuals.
Those interested
may visit OCH on the web
at www.oregonhum.org
to learn more about the
programs, or contact Carol
E. Hickman at (503) 241-
0543 in Portland, (800)
735-0543 statewide, or at
chickman@ oregonhum .
org.
HHS FFA members plan
fund raisers, other activities
Fourteen FFA mem
bers from Heppner will be
representing the community
on a trip the National FFA
Convention in October.
“Due to the nature
of the trip, there are a lot of
expenses, so the kids have
been participating in quite
a few' fundraisers and have
a few coming up that they
wanted to share with you
and the area," said FFA advi
sor Beth Dickenson.
“The kids are very
excited about the great op
portunities that getting in
volved in such a great or
ganization offers to them,”
said Dickenson. “They
are putting together a dou
ble booth for the upcom
ing Morrow County Fair
and will be sharing “then
and now” photos and expe
riences. With the chapter
having its first opportunity
to show at the fair as FFA
members, they are excited
about showing off their
accomplishments over the
course of the year.”
Dickenson said that
the students are looking for
photos and memorabilia that
past Heppner FFA members
may have that can be used in
the booth. Everything will
be returned, she said.
Health Department schedule
Mor r ow Count y
Health Department lists its
office hours for the month
of August:
Thursday, Aug. 9 -
Heppner clinic, 8:30 a.m.-
4:30 p.m., closed 12-1 p.m.
for lunch;
Monday, Aug. 13 -
Boardman clinic, 8:30 a.m.-
4:30 p.m., closed 12:30-1
p.m. for lunch;
Tuesday, Aug. 14 -
Boardman clinic, 8:30 a.m.-
4:30 p.m., closed 12:30-1
p.m. for lunch;
Thursday, Aug. 16
- Heppner clinic, 8:30 a.m.-
4:30 p.m., closed 12-1 p.m.
for lunch;
Monday, Aug. 20 -
Boardman clinic, 8:30 a.m.-
4:30 p.m., closed 12:30-1
p.m. for lunch;
Tuesday, Aug. 21 -
Boardman clinic, 8:30 a.m.-
4:30 p.m., closed 12:30-1
p.m. for lunch;
Thursday, Aug. 23
- Heppner clinic, 8:30 a.m.-
4:30 p.m., closed 12-1 p.m.
for lunch;
Monday, Aug. 27 -
Boardman clinic, 8:30 a.m.-
4:30 p.m., closed 12:30-1
p.m. for lunch;
Tuesday, Aug. 28 -
Boardman clinic, 8:30 a.m.-
4:30 p.m., closed 12:30-1
p.m. for lunch;
Thursday, Aug. 30
- Heppner clinic, 8:30 a.m.-
4:30 p.m., closed 12-1 p.m.
for lunch.
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Music, music, mu
sic.... Whether at their home
or in a park, music often
fills the air surrounding the
residents of Willow Creek
Terrace, and they view this
fact with great pleasure.
Several residents journeyed
to Irrigon for 50’s and 60’s
music in the park on July
16, and last Monday, August
6, several traveled to the
Boardman Park to hear Joe
Lindsay’s engaging songs.
The Carlson family enter
tained on the hill on July
25, and the Jepsen family
came w ith music on August
1. Dan Van Schoiack of
fered a delightful “first” at
the Terrace, w hen he recited
Cowboy Poetry on July 28.
Though not accompanied by
instruments, the rhythm and
rhyme of the poetry created
its own music.
Verna Brinda, who
had a positive view of life,
especially enjoyed music.
So it was especially ap
propriate that three of her
favorite songs played by
the OF Time Fiddlers were
selected for her graveside
service on July 21. Several
residents attended the ser
vice for their ex-neighbor
and could almost see Verna
keeping time to the tunes.
She is missed.
August continues
the busy-ness of the Terrace
residents, as they choose
from the scheduled daily
and weekly activities and
from other options that come
their way. For a few weeks
now, several residents have
been riding the bus on Tues
days to the Senior Center for
Bingo. They will have the
opportunity to take the bus
to the Morrow County Fair
on August 15, the perfect
chance to see if anyone from
the Terrace won a prize this
year.
Staying at home has
its rewards, also, as did
Tuesday evening, August
7. To celebrate National
Night Out, they sat down to
a formal steak dinner. They
will not have to be dressed
up, though, when they join
the Sun Rise Party on the
28th. Maybe pajamas will be
acceptable attire for the 6:30
Willow Creek Coun
try Club ladies' play day was
held July 31. Low gross of
the field was Loa Heide-
man. Low net of the field
was Pat Edmundson. Least
putts of the field was Corol
Mitchell.
( )ther winners are as
follows:
Flight A-Low gross
Karen Thompson; low net
Betty Christman, long drive
Loa Heideman.
Flight B-Low gross
Luvilla Sonstegard, low net
Jackie Allstott, least putts
Pat Dougherty.
Flight C-Low gross
Joanne Barbee, low net
Lois Hunt, least putts Betty
Carlson, long drive Joanne
Barbee.
()ther events include
closest to the pin-Jackie
Allstott.
There were 13 play
ers altogether.
278 N. Main, Heppner
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a.m. gathering to watch the
lunar eclipse.
The Olympics have
also returned to the Terrace,
with three of five Friday’s
events so far completed and
medals awarded. Week #1
offered the Putting contest.
Medallists: Gold, George
Jefferies, Silver, Harriet
Batty, and Bronze, Juanita
Martin. Week #2 featured
the Water Balloon Toss (at
the Staff)- Gold, Juanita
Martin, Silver, Stubby Rog
ers, and Bronze, George Jef
feries. Week #3 saw' contes
tants vie in the Watermelon-
Seed-Spitting contest. Dot
Halverson took the gold,
Juanita Martin the silver, and
George Jefferies the bronze.
Manager George Naims ad
opted Halverson's method in
her non-qualifying attempt
and said that it really works.
The Olympics w ill continue
for two more Fridays, and
this writer wonders who
will take the medals and
if Martin and Jefferies can
continue to place in the top
three positions.
Helping with last
Friday’s game were Janet
Greenup and grandchildren
Riley and Evan Kolman,
and Brook Ansotegui. They
are just a few of the many
volunteers who help things
happen on the hill. Several
volunteers have been shar
ing their garden harvest this
summer, and the staff and
residents are thankful to
Wendy Appleton, Will and
Lori White, Paul and Susan
Hisler, Floss Watkins, Patti
Smith, and Bill West for the
fine-tasting produce. Vol
unteers are needed to assist
residents on the trip to the
Morrow County Fair on
Wednesday, August 15, so
interested persons are asked
to call Willow Creek Terrace
at 676-0004 to volunteer.
Diana Sharp is organizing
the trip.
Residents of Willow
Creek Terrace welcome visi
tors w ho come for a chat, to
play some games, to work
on a puzzle, for a movie, to
enjoy a meal, to sit on the
patios or in the gazebo, visi
tors who simply come by to
enjoy the view from the hill
with them.
Shanna Rietmann
Over the Tee Cup named NWC
scholar-athlete
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from the kill
Shanna Rietmann
of Heppner was included
in a total of 28 Pacific stu
dent-athletes who have been
recognized with selections
to the 2006-07 Northwest
Conference Scholar-Athlete
teams.
Athletes were rec
ognized in each of the con
ference's 18 cham pion
ship sports. In addition, an
at-large team was selected,
honoring athletes not in a
conference championship
sport, such as wrestling and
lacrosse.
To qualify for the
Nort hwest Conference
Scholar-Athlete teams, a
student-athlete must have
a cumulative grade point
average of 3.50 or higher
through the spring semester
and must have participated
a full season on their varsity
team.
Rietmann, a biol
ogy major, plays women's
basketball. Her parents are
Mark and Tami Rietmann
of Heppner.
Heppner GT
Deadline
Mondays at 5 p.nt.