FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 19, 2007
lone Middle School students perform experiments
Jeremy ( oleman, Micah Stillman, kaleh Dumler, Luke Em-
mel and Jordan Peterson evaluate the time lapsed before
freshwater is removed during the lab.
Seventh graders Jose Mejorada and Jose Ruiz work together
t0 examine the xylem, cortex and phloem of a carrot in Life
Science in lone.
Registration begins for
BMCC’s winter term
Registration for Blue Mountain Community Col
lege’s Winter Term is now underway. Students interested
in pursuing studies may register online at www.bluecc.
edu using the Online Interactive Schedule and the Student
Wolfweb. Winter Term classes begin January 7 and regis
tration may be done right up until that time.
Students pursuing a degree are now required to
speak with an advisor prior to registering. For students in
the Heppner, lone and Lexington area, BMCC Coordinator,
Anne Morter is available for advising and academic coun
seling. Please call 422-7040 to make an appointment.
Anyone interested in starting to school or resum
ing their education after a break are also encouraged to
make an appointment. There are a number of steps to take
and many options to be discussed. Appointments can be
scheduled in Heppner, Lexington or lone at a convenient
time for the prospective student.
Federal Financial Aid forms for the 2008-2009
academic year are now available. A supply may be found
at the Heppner branch o f the Oregon iTrail Library and
also at the lone Public Library. If unable to find a form,
please contact Anne Morter at 422-7040 for a copy. Stu
dents and prospective students are encouraged to apply
for Financial Aid on the Internet using the “FAFSA On
The Web” form. This form helps the applicant gather the
correct information in the correct order for simplified data
entry on the Internet.
Heppner FFA news
Sixth grader, Zane King, looks for the epidermis during a lab
experiment in science at lone Community School.
Eighth grade students experiment with freshwater extraction
from salt water during an oceanography unit.
Electric Co-Op offers winter outage safety tips
With colder weather
and w inter storms on the
horizon, Colum bia Basin
Electric Co-Op is prepared
to care for its network o f
h ig h -v o lta g e tra n s m is
sion and distribution lines.
Should an outage occur on
its system, CBEC’s goal is
to repair the line and return
it to service as safely and
quickly as possible. Even if
CBEC lines are in service,
certain utility custom ers
may experience outages
because o f problems with
transm ission power lines
operated by BPA, which
ultimately serve CBEC.
H ere are tip s for
consumers if a storm knocks
out power:
-Keep an emergency
kit ready. Include flashlights,
a battery-powered radio, ex
tra fuses, a wind-up clock,
canned foods that require
no cooking, a manual can
opener, and fresh batteries.
-Report power out
ages to your utility. Report
an outage even if neighbors
have already called to report
it: You may be served on a
different circuit from your
neighbors and the utility
may not be aw are o f the
problem on your line.
-Assume all fallen
electrical wires are “ live”
and stay clear! Contact your
local utility immediately and
report the location o f the
downed lines. If a wire falls
on your car, don’t try to get
out until help arrives. Stay in
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The car may be energized
and it could be fatal to touch
the ground and the car at the
same time.
-Be careful around
trees during wind and ice
storm events. Tree limbs be
come heavier during a storm
from w ater and can sag
onto power lines. Anything
touching a power line can be
energized and dangerous.
-Im portant: N ever
assume a power line is not
energized! Always call the
utility to report any outages
or downed power lines. Ic
ing conditions can cause
power lines to sag onto tree
branches and wire fencing,
creating a potentially fatal
contact issue.
C olum bia B asin ’s
crews are w ell-trained to
rebuild downed power lines
and to safely restore out
ages. Leave the dangerous
work to them.
Local Elks donate to
disabled veterans
Heppner Elks Lodge BPOE #358 member Ed
Baker, a veteran himself, recently delivered a car-load of
goods to the Veterans Home in The Dalles for our nation’s
disabled veterans living there.
“We took shaving gear, baseball caps, and personal
hygiene items - just a lot o f goodies,” Ed said. “Many of
the 138 veterans living there are on Medicaid and can’t af
ford much themselves,” he continued. “We appreciate John
Murray o f Murray Drugs, and Bert Houweling o f Heppner
Family Foods for the generous donation o f shaving and
personal hygiene supplies they donated, in addition to the
goods the Lodge purchased locally,” he said.
Dick Turrell, Marvin Brannon, and Roger Morti-
more head-up the Elks Deer and Elk Hide Collection
committee. “We collect, sort, salt, store, and then sell the
hides to raise funds to purchase the goods for our veterans,”
Brannon said. “Ed Baker contacts the Veteran’s home and
gets an idea ofjust what the disabled men and women there
need,” he continued.
The Heppner Lodge also provides lap robes for
veterans in the Veteran's Hospital in Walla Walla. “Ed’s
wife, Grace Baker, makes the lap robes for us, with yams
donated or purchased by the Lodge,” Brannon continued,
“She does a really nice job on the robes”. The Elks, as a
national organization, devotes millions o f dollars each year
in support o f veterans and veteran organizations. “As long
as there are Elks, our veterans will never be forgotten” is
the national theme.
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Pictured left to right are Dillon Lutcher, Kendra Rayburn, Kel-
sie Fox, and Josie Miller.
Recently 18 teams from all over the state joined
at Hermiston High School for the State FFA AG Sales
competition.
The H eppner FFA C hapter com peted at the
state level with the advanced AG Sales team. This team
consisted o f Josie Miller, Kelsie Fox, Kendra Rayburn,
and Dillon Lutcher. Each member was required to sell
an agriculture-related product o f their choice, choose a
practicum area, take a 50 question test, and participate in
a team activity.
In the practicum areas, three team members placed
in the Top 10 o f the state. Josie Miller placed ninth in
state for prospecting, Kelsie Fox placed third in state for
advertising, and Kendra Rayburn placed second in state
for telephone skills.
Congratulations to all members that competed in
this contest.
Oregon East Symphony to hold
Young Artist Competition
The O regon E ast
Symphony is pleased to an
nounce its 2008 Young Art
ist Competition, which takes
place every second year
in Pendleton, will be held
February 3, 2008 from l-5
p.m. at the Vert Auditorium.
The competition gives our
region’s young musicians
the opportunity to prepare
and perform for a panel of
professional adjudicators.
This year's adjudica
tors include Kenneth Woods,
Conductor and Music Di
rector o f the Oregon East
Symphony; Susan Pickett,
the Catherine Could Chism
Professor of Music at Whit
man College in Walla Walla,
WA; David Stabler, classical
music critic for the Orego
nian; and Reid Kajikawa,
principal bassoon player
and Board Member o f the
Oregon East Symphony.
“ We are really ex
cited to have such an ac
com plished group o f ad
judicators coming for this
event,” said Christina van
der Kamp, the Symphony’s
Programs A ssistant, “and
we're also looking forward
to hearing some o f the best
young talent in the area.”
Competition partici
pants will compete in one
o f three divisions: Inter
mediate Division (through
grade 8); Senior Division
(Grades 9-12); and Young
A dult D ivision (through
age 2 5 ). P rizes w ill be
awarded in each division
as follow s: Interm ediate
Division: $75, Senior Divi
sion: $125, Young A dult
Division: $150. In addition
to the competition prizes,
selected participants may be
invited to perform with the
Oregon East Symphony or
A-Sharp Players Orchestra
during the 2008-2009 Con
cert Season.
The general public
is also welcome to attend
this event.
M ore inform ation
about the Oregon East Sym
phony and the Young Artist
Competition can be found
online at www.oregoneast-
symphony.org, by emailing
programs@oregoneastsym-
phony.org, or by calling
(541)276-0320.
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