Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 7, 2008 - THREE
Hands-on learning at Willow Creek Watershed Field Day
Over 100 5th grad
ers attended the 11th A n
nual Willow Creek WFD
on Wednesday, April 33, at
Duane N eiffer’s property
west o f Lexington. Students
from Heppner, lone, and
Windy River stepped o ff
o f their buses, gathered in
groups with an lone student
leader and headed for the
various stations.
With the help of Bill
Ew ing and Kevin Payne
the students planted w il
low cuttings on the banks
o f Willow Creek. At this
station they learned how
planting the trees helps the
stream bank. At the weather
station. National Weather
Service Hydrologist Dennis
Hull helped students take
temperature and humidity
readings of the weather. As
a weather balloon was re
leased, one student tracked
its direction with a compass,
another watched its height
with a range finder and a
third wrote down the direc
tion and elevation at certain
points as the balloon floated
away in the sky. This taught
Kendra Rayburn, Latosha Bowles, Dennis Kennedy, and Sean
Murray show students how to measure basic water quality
parameters. -Contributedphoto
the kids how the winds may
change as the balloon moved
from ground-level to higher
elevations.
At the Water Quality
Station Dieter Waite’s Hep
pner High School science
class, Sean Murray, Dennis
Kenney, Kendra Rayburn,
Latosha Bowles helped stu
dents measure basic water
quality parameters including
pH, turbidity, conductivity,
temperature, and dissolved
oxygen. Along with these
stations students visited sta
tions that taught them about
soils, macro-invertebrates,
wheat plant identification,
and mapping.
The student lead
ers and helpers for the day
were lone students: Matt
C olem an, Kaylee Palma-
teer, Tiana Camarillo, Alex
Carlson, Max Trahan, Kylee
Svetich, Justin Archer, Kev
in Fowler, Paul Hams, Tori
Heagy, Emily Rietmann, RJ
Ramos, Brenna Rietmann,
Camilo Acusto, Bora Moon,
Beth M orter, and Tanner
Rietmann.
Mark Jones, Windy
River Elementary Principal,
attended for the first time and
he thought the field day was
a great learning opportunity
for all the students. “ 1 really
liked the hands-on learning
at all stations. The stations
also reinforced a lot o f the
science benchmarks for 5th
graders. I thought the high
school students did an excel
lent job in their leadership/
mentor role. I would like to
thank all the presenters and
volunteers for making this
a great learning experience
for the students o f Morrow
County,” commented Mr.
Jones.
The continued suc
cess of this field day is due
to the cooperation o f the
Corp of Engineers, the sup
port from many agencies,
teachers, students, parents
and sch o o ls. C aryn A p
pier, Umatilla/Morrow ESD,
coordinated the field day
with the help of the Natural
Resources System Consor
tium.
H eppner “Read A loud!” set for May 15
Area writers o f all
ages and talents are invited
to read their own works or
from those o f their favorite
authors at a special “Read
A loud!” program set for
the Heppner Public Library
on Thursday, May 15, at 7
p.m.
Participants are en
couraged to bring poems,
essays, short stories or other
forms o f written works and
to read aloud to those who
attend.
The event will be
facilitated by Lyn Craig, ex
ecutive director of Libraries
o f Eastern Oregon (LEO),
and Marsha Richmond, di
rector o f the Oregon Trail
Library District, as part of
L E O ’s regional The Big
Read program which pro
motes literacy.
Depending on how
many persons come to read
aloud, presenters will have
between five and 15 minutes
to read from their works.
Students from a language
arts class at Heppner High
~ Letters to the Editor ~
School have also been in
vited.
Those attending, as
well as other area writers,
are invited to submit their
works for consideration in a
LEO anthology of the works
o f Eastern Oregon writers
of all levels, intended to be
published within the next
year.
For further informa
tion, please contact Craig at
541-763-2355 or Richmond
at 541-481-3365.
HES schedule
of events
-A Town Hall Meeting will
bed held on May 19 at 7
p.m. in the HES Library.
This event is open to all
community members.
-The HES Spring Concert
will be held on May 27, at
6:30 p.m. in the HES gym.
-HES will be having their
annual barbecue lunch for
all students and parents on
May 30. Those planning to
attend are asked to call the
school on the morning of
May 30.
The Heppner Gazette Times will prim all letters to the Editor w ith the following
criteria met. letters submitted to the newspaper will need to have the name
o f the sender along with a legible signature. We are also requesting that you
provide your address and a phone number where you can be reached. The
address and phone number will only be used for verification and w ill not be
printed in the newspaper. Letters may not be libelous. The GT reserves the
right to edit. The GT is not responsible for accuracy o f statements made in
letters. Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under
“ Card o f Thanks” at a cost o f $ 10 .
A Democrat since the age of eight
To the editor;
I sometimes tell people I’ve been a Democrat
since 1 was eight years old, the day my dad took me and
my brother up to Portland to see Harry Truman speak to a
crow d from the back o f a train at Union Station. 1 cast my
first vote for president in 1960, for John F. Kennedy. Two
years later 1 voted for the reelection o f Wayne Morse as
senator from Oregon. Over all these many years since I’ve
voted in every state and national election but to this day
those are the two votes I am most proud of, not because
they were the “best politicians” but because 1 believe
they were the two politicians who made the most positive
difference by their presence in the office they held at the
time. This year I think we Oregonians have a unique op
portunity to cast a ballot that can have a similar effect on
this day and on our future.
I write today in support o f Barrack Obama for the
Democratic nomination for president and Steve Novick
for the Democratic nomination for senator. In every elec
tion I remember candidates o f both parties promise to
change the way things are done in Washington D.C., but
the reality is that the recent changes have not been posi
tive for the overwhelming majority o f us. In recent polls
more than 80% o f Americans think our nation is “headed
in the wrong direction.” Count me among that group, yet I
am not without hope that things can change for the better.
Thankfully we are still a democracy and that our vote can
still make a difference.
This year we don’t have to vote for the better of
two evils, we can vote for the best o f all choices. I am
convinced that with Barrack Obama in the White House
and Steve Novick in the U.S. Senate we have two people
who will break the mold of establishment politicians who
promise a lot when asking for your vote but disappoint you
when they get in office. It’s time for a real change that will
make a positive difference.
Barack Obama for President, Steve Novick for
Senate. Wouldn’t it be nice to have some pride in our
government again? Your vote can make it happen.
Dale Thompson
Condon
Support for John Wenholz
Letter to the editor:
We are writing to encourage you to support John
Wenholz for Morrow County commissioner, a position in
which he has served admirably since early 1997 (elected
in 1996). We could fill an entire page if we listed all the
volunteer projects he has accomplished throughout the
years, but we will focus on his achievements as Morrow
County commissioner.
One very commendable trait is John’s determi
nation to serve all areas o f Morrow County equally. A
highpoint for John is serving on the Public Transportation
W ednesday Lunch Sneciai V Advisory Committee for Oregon Department o f Transpor
tation. He serves as one o f 13 members from all over the
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state, and his efforts on the state level made it possible
S a n d w ic h e s se r v e d from 11 a.m . - 2 p.m . for Morrow County to received funding for senior citizen
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He also serves as chairman of the CSEPP Govern
ing Board, and his continuing presence there has helped
Morrow County stay aware o f current issues and public
safety regarding the Army Depot Base. His continuing
vigilance there, along with other local board members,
is responsible for many o f the safety procedures and pro
grams currently in place for Morrow County.
During John's tenure, the Transfer Station collec
tion site located on the north end o f Morrow County has
been established, making it convenient for citizens to dis
pose o f old furniture and appliances. John is pleased that
each community in Morrow County has received a new
senior citizen bus with no cost to county taxpayers. Funds
Serving the Willow Creek Valley: Heppner, Lexington, & lone
received through the cigarette taxes passed through the
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Public Transit Committee cover insurance, maintenance
Monday - Friday 7 a.m. - 6 p.m. / Saturday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
and fuel for the buses. Many good things have developed
in Morrow County due to John's expertise, and he deserves
our votes to enable him to continue serv ing.
A1 and LaVelle Partlow
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Community
charity sewing
workshop
rescheduled
T h e c o m m u n ity
charity sewing workshop
will not have a May meeting
due to the holiday weekends
in this m onth. The next
scheduled workshop is for
June 8 in the afternoon at
Artisan Village.
T his w orkshop is
open for all the community
and there is no charge. Just
come and sew or make proj
ects for your favorite charity
organization. If you would
like to come and do not have
a charity to make things for
there w ill be ideas for you to
find one. Bring your projects
and have fun sew ing and do
ing things to help others that
need to feel loved.