TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 21,2007
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Heppner
GAZETTE-TIMES
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Two lone students finalists
in state-wide scholarship
competition
-Continued from Page one conducted 68 conferences;
-offered congratu­
lations to the lone Middle
School football team for
their undefeated season.
-learned that super­
intendent Bryn Browning
met with the Umatilla-Mor-
row ESD to outline ISD’s
needs and research grants.
-learned that formal
teacher observations have
begun and will be completed
by winter break.
- le a r n e d fro m
Browning that she has dis­
covered that an additional
college, Brigham Young
University, offers distance
education classes at a com­
petitive rate and has a wide
curriculum.
-heard the follow ­
ing conference report from
Browning: five kindergarten
through fifth grade teachers
eight grade six-12 teachers
conducted 98 conferences.
-learned that 20-30
families turned out for fam­
ily reading night held on
N ovem ber 15. Brow ning
said that a fam ily m ath
night is being considered for
February.
-learned that the K-
five winter music program
will be held Tuesday, De­
cember 11, at 6:30 p.m. in
the cafeteria.
-held an executive
session to discuss person­
nel issues and performance
evaluations.
-heard a report from
board members on the Or­
egon School Board Asso­
ciation.
-heard that the next
board meeting will be held
Monday, December 17.
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Obituaries
Rod Kvistad
A public memorial
service was held Monday,
N ovem ber 19, at 2 p.m.
at St. Matthew' Lutheran
C hurch in Beaverton for
Rod Kvistad, w ho died from
co m p licatio n s follow ing
brain tumor surgery at Prov-
idence/St. Vincent Hospital
on Saturday, November 10.
Rod was 81 years young.
Rod Kvistad, son o f
Carl and Madeline Kvistad,
was born N ovem ber 29,
1925 in Astoria. He graduat­
ed from Astoria High School
and was an Air Force Cadet
during WW1I. He received
his undergraduate degree
from Western Oregon and
received his masters in Edu­
cation from Lewis and Clark
College in Portland. Rod
married his college sweet­
heart Eunice Ann Louise
Peterson of lone in 1951.
Rod was an educator
who began his career as a
teacher at John Jacob Astor
Grade School in Astoria. In
1955 he and Eunice moved
to Beaverton where he be­
came superintendent o f the
McKay/Vose school district
and was one o f the founders
of Beaverton School District
48.
He served as princi-
Kod Kvistad
pal of Raleigh Hills, McKay
and Vose grade Schools,
W hitford, M eadow Park
and Mountain View Inter­
mediate Schools as well as
principal o f Sunset High
School in Beaverton. Rod
retired in 1986.
S u rviving are his
wife Eunice, sons Jon Kvis­
tad o f Seattle, Andrew Kvis­
tad o f Portland, daughter
Kristi Kvistad Blundon and
son-in-law Parke Blundon
o f Eugene.
Rod was buried at
Valby L u th eran C hurch
south o f lone.
The family suggests
memorial remembrances be
presented to the American
H eart A ssociation or St.
Matthews Lutheran Church
Youth Activities of Beaver­
ton.
CBEC announces Photo
Contest winners
C o lu m b ia B a sin
Electric Co-Op is pleased to
announce the winners in its
fourth annual Photography
Contest. The com petition
was open to all member /
co n su m ers o f C o lu m b ia
Basin Electric Co-Op. The
w inners were announced
at the CBEC annual dinner
m eeting held in Heppner
on Thursday evening, No­
vember 1, with the w inning
photos on display.
The contest consists
o f two categories - photos
with people/anim als, and
photos o f landscapes/other.
Each entry must have some
element of electrical infra­
structure in it and have been
taken on the C.B.E.C. ser­
vice territory. Three places
are aw arded in each c at­
egory, with $50, $35, and
$15 prizes accordingly.
Slater M itchell o f
Heppner won first place in
the people/animals category
with a photo o f Linemen
working on a pole-top struc­
ture. Second place went to
Tom Wolff o f Heppner w ith
a photo of mechanics work­
lone student designs sign
for preschool
ing under a co-op line truck.
Karen W olff o f H eppner
took the third place honors,
w ith her picture o f the Hep­
pner High School Mud Pit
T ug-of-W ar betw een the
classes.
F irst and seco n d
places in the second cat­
egory went to Carl Lauritsen
o f H eppner, with photos
o f a Mt. Hood sunset, and
with power lines with the
full moon as a backdrop.
Third place went to Angie
Hughes o f Heppner with a
panoramic photo o f the But­
ter Creek hills.
An honorable men­
tion was awarded to Daniel
Picard o f Heppner for his
photo o f lightning volts at
night.
The contest received
22 entries this year from 10
applicants. CBEC appreci­
ates all the p articipating
consumers who submitted
photos for consideration.
Be sure to think about this
annual contest through out
the year, and take photos as
the opportunities arise.
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The new sign at Creative Care Preschool was made
possible by a civic-minded local high school student.
Brenna Rietmann, a junior at lone Community School,
completed the project as a community service learning
project. Rietmann originally presented her design to the
Creative Care Preschool board last spring for approval
and completed the project over the summer. Rietmann
designed, built, painted, and installed the sign. Tom Shear,
lone Community School art teacher, was impressed with
Rietmann’s work, but not surprised. “Brenna is a creative
young lady. She is always challenging herself with unusual
projects and is a hard worker,” said Shear. Brenna is the
daughter o f John and Kerry Rietmann o f lone.
A salute to hospice workers
By Molly Rhea
Sometimes people are startled upon learning 1 work
with hospice, and occasionally they will respond, “Oh, I
hope I never havd to see hospice.” This is reminiscent of
the irrational statement, “ If I die.” It’s plainly not “if,”
but rather “when”. Death in a society hooked on the myth
o f perpetual youth and health remains a social taboo and
something reserved chiefly for “old people”.
The statement translates to “ I hope I never have
to face the reality o f my own mortality." It is for this very
reason that hospice serves humankind with a value beyond
measure.
The challenge of physically caring for the dying by
itself is daunting. Reducing pain and suffering is funda­
mental in health care, but another fundamental principle,
the pro-vision of “hope” seems all too absent in hospice. In
reality, providing “hope” is very much alive in caring for
the dying. Hope o f cheating death is foolish, but hospice
provides hope to make positive experiences arise from a
most unlikely source, death.
Compassion demonstrated by hospice caregivers is
often unrecognized by those who have never experienced
hospice. With a career choice that would send most people
running, hospice staff and volunteers brave an environ­
ment that daily reminds us all o f our inevitable mortality.
Hospice provides patients and families a safe environment
to acknowledge and accept death in a rational way.
“I hope I never have to see hospice?” On the con­
trary, what a blessing it is to have loving and gentle souls
who have both the emotional fortitude and unwavering
dedication to serving the needs o f those, who all too often,
don’t even know their own needs.
National Hospice Month is celebrated every No­
vember. Now is our opportunity to extend appreciation to
the people, both staff and volunteers, who pour so much
o f themselves into caring for hospice patients and their
families.
Non-injectable immunization now
available at Health Department
Flu Mist, a non-injectable immunization, is now
available at the Morrow County Health Department on
Thursdays from 8:30-4:30 (closed 12-1 ). For more infor­
mation on this type o f immunization contact the Health
Department at 676-5421.
DA’s Report
M o rro w C o u n ty
District Attorney Elizabeth
Ballard has released the fol­
lowing report:
-Robert Wade East-
ep, 47, was convicted o f
Theft in the Second Degree,
a class A Misdemeanor, and
was sentenced to 180 days
in jail with 180 days sus­
pended, 18 months bench
probation, and m ust pay
$1,239 in fines, fees, and
restitution.
At th e MCGG GREEN FEED STORE in H eppner:
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Justice Court
Morrow County Jus­
tice Court Judge Charlotte
Gray has released the fol­
lowing report:
-Regina L. Waddell,
29, Heppner, Driving Unin­
sured, warning for broken
taillight, $185 fine.
-Elizabeth M. Pet-
tibone, 40, Heppner, Failure
to use seatbelt, $76 fine.
-Donald G. Sturm,
52, Corbett, Violation o f the
Basic Rule by going 75 mph
in a 55 mph zone, $244.
Senior Center
Menu
Christian Life Cen­
ter church members will be
serving lunch on Wednes­
day, N o v em b er 28. The
m enu w ill include ham ,
AuCiratin potatoes, mixed
veggies, hot rolls, and rasp­
berry lemon tart.