EIGHT - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 13, 2008
lone Middle School ASB
Free copies of the ticipate in this nationwide the Kam Wah Chung & Co. the U.S. will have hosted Olympics held
a Big Read since the pro
Museum at John Day.
novel "The Joy Luck Club” program.”
The Big Read comes to Heppner
by author Amy Tan will be
available throughout the
month of March at the Hep
pner Public Library and in
eight other communities
as The Big Read program
comes to Eastern Oregon.
Through The Big
Read program, residents are
encouraged to read the novel
in March and April. First
published in 1989, the best
selling novel has become an
American classic.
The project is spon
sored by Libraries of Eastern
Oregon (LEO) in collabora
tion with the Oregon Trail
Library District and public
libraries at Hermiston, Mil-
ton-Freewater, La Grande,
Baker City, Condon, Fossil
and Lakeview.
Dozens of new cop
ies of “The Joy Luck Club”
will be available at the Hep
pner Library and other com
munity locations.
“We’re really ex
cited to offer The Big Read
in Heppner,” said Marsha
Richmond, library district
director. “It’s a wonderful
opportunity for the com
munity to be able to par
In 16 interwoven
stories, Amy Tan’s charac
ters—four Chinese mothers
w ho immigrated to America
alter World War 11 during the
Chinese Civil War, and their
American-raised daughters
struggle to connect despite
the ghosts and secrets of the
past. The book is targeted
for readers from high school
age through adult. Underly
ing themes of the book are
similar to those faced by all
first- and second-generation
immigrants.
As an initiative of
the National Endowment
for the Arts (NEA), The Big
Read is designed to restore
reading to the center of
American culture. The Big
Read in the Pacific North
west is supported, in part, by
a grant from Paul G. Allen
Family Foundation.
Planning is under
way for programs to com
plement the book. Programs
will be held in April and
May.
On Thurs., April 10,
a program w ill be presented
at the Heppner library by
Christina Sweet, curator of
Operated by Oregon
State Parks and Recreation
Dept., the museum served
as a late 19th and early 20th
century mercantile, apoth
ecary and opium den for
Chinese laborers who came
to work in the gold fields
of Eastern Oregon. Sweet
will bring artifacts from the
museum and discuss the
history of early Chinese in
the region.
And on Tuesday,
April 29, Oregon scholar
and historian Gregory Nokes
w ill also come to the library.
He will present a program
about early Chinese in East
ern Oregon, focusing on
the 1887 massacre of 37
Chinese laborers along the
Snake River by a gang of
horse thieves.
LEO is one of 127
organizations to receive a
grant to sponsor Big Read
celebrations this spring.
The NEA launched The Big
Read nationally in 2007
after its success as a pilot
project for 10 communities
in 2006. By 2009, approxi
mately 400 communities in
gram's launch.
“In just two years,
the Big Read has grown
from 10 communities to in
clude nearly 200 towns and
cities nationwide. Although
each of these communities
celebrates its Big Read pro
gram in its own way, one
theme we consistently hear
back is that the Big Read
is not just bringing citizens
back to the joy of reading,
but also reinvigorating the
very idea of community,”
said NEA Chairman Dana
Gioia.
A nonprofit, LEO
serves libraries in 14 coun
ties with a mission to create
and deliver opportunities
for 21st century public li
brary services. For more
information about The Big
Read, contact Lyn Craig, Sixth grader Joel Stillman chokes dow n a donut in a hurry.
LEO executive director at
541-763-2355 or Oregon
Trail Library District Di
rector Marsha Richmond at
541-481-3365.
Further information
about the national program
is online at www.neabig-
read.org.
Becoming better readers ... minute by minute
Ross Cutsforth led
the field of readers in fifth
and sixth grades at Heppner
Elementary School during
the annual Time Out for
Reading programs which
takes place each January.
For almost two decades
students have counted the
minutes spent reading dur
ing the popular reading
incentive program. Ross
read 6,266 minutes of the
total of 101,094 for all 50
participants.
Prizes were aw arded
on Wednesday, February 6,
in the decorated computer
lab, with each winner re
ceiving a prize and a book.
The top 10 readers in order
were Ross, Joe Schmidt,
Maddie George, Jordan
Bailey, Cade Arbogast, Jeff
Dowdy, Lane Pilant, Paige
Grieb, Ryan Dougherty and
Abby Ames.
Prizes included an
MP-3 player, OSU and U
of O chairs, stuffed ani
mals, duffle bags, school
and art supplies, backpacks,
coolers, lava lamp, Legos,
basketballs, watches, and
more.
From the readers,
Arbogast, Stacce Halvorsen and Nerida Cavillo. Top row (L-R):
Steven Holland, Zac Oreni, Adam Collin and Jose Ruiz.
Team members Micah Stillman, Skvler Kendrick and Zane
King prepare to race.
Ross Cutsforth was the big
winner of the Time Out for
Reading program held at
HES.
The top 10 readers were Abby Ames, Jeff Dowdy, Jordan Bai
ley, Ross Cutsforth, Joe Schmidt, Lane Pilant, Maddie George,
Cade Arbogast, Paige Grieb and Ryan Dougherty.
Mrs. Allen received a boxed
set of the complete works of
Calvin and Hobbes. “Watch
ing the students get excited
about reading is enough of
a gift, but 1 love the books
because I am a huge fan
of Calvin and Hobbes.”
She also commented on the
delight in so many readers
devouring books in series
such as 11 arry Potter and the
Guardians of Ga’Hoole.
IES students take field trip to Krebs Ranches
Students for lone Elementary
School went on a field trip
to Krebs Ranches, hosted by
Skye Krebs, on Monday, Feb
ruary 11.
Pictured L-R: Angel Ruiz,
Danny Doherty, Donald McEl-
ligott, Henry Padberg and
Jerad Clark check out the
progression pens.
“Smart Hearts” poster contest winners announced
Heppner Elementary
School students participated
in a “Smart Hearts” poster
contest based on the Health
and Education Fair on Feb
ruary 14. The students were
asked to draw what smart
hearts means to them. All
the students came up with
great ideas about how to
stay healthy. There was a
winner in each class and
two overall winners for k-2
and 3-6 grades. Each winner
received a $5 gift certificate
to The Stable of Youth.
The winning posters
are located at the Heppner
TV office and the other post
ers will be displayed around
lone Middle School ASB held their ‘Olympics’ this
past weekend. Teams compete for prizes and recognition.
The activity this day was for each team member to crawl
across the gym on their hands and knees, eat half of a donut
without their hands and crawl back.
Third grader Austin Morter
bottle feeds a bummer baby
lamb with help from Mrs.
Vicky Wagenblast.
Smart Heart Poster Winners pictured left to right are Kami
Holtz, Cheyenne Smith, Olivia Schmidt, Reiah Waite, Tim Jaca,
Rvlee Kollman, JC Putman, Jared Lemmon, and overall win
ners Jaiden Mahonev and Micha Hintz.
town.
The Smart Hearts
event will be held February
14 from 5:30-7:30 at the
HES gym and is sponsored
by Parents for Parents. There
will be a free taco dinner,
puppet show, 20 booths,
and raffle prizes. The event
is free, but students must
have an adult with them to
participate.
Pictured L-R: Amanda Rea,
Emily Rea, Ann Rietmann,
Leslie Browning and Katelyn
Garrett.
Do you swear to tell the truth?
Leslie Browning cuddles a
baby lamb while katelyn Gar
rett, and Bahali Peterson look
on.
“Jurors” listen intently as Lacey Wagoneer questions Joe Armato during a mock trial put on by
students from Jeannie Collins' class at Heppner High School. The students put on their mock
trial on Monday, February II, at the Morrow County Courthouse. Photo by Autumn Morgan
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