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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - THREE Annual Veteran’s Day Program held at HHS Top Photo: Pictured are the veterans that attended the annual Veteran's Day Program at Hep pner High School. Middle Left Photo: Pictured is Bob DeSpain and his wife. Aloha. DeSpain was awarded an hon orary diploma from Heppner High School. He did not earn a diploma because of military service. Bottom Left Photo: Guest speaker Lt. Colonel Kevin Sheehy talks to Heppner High School stu dents and the audience that attended the Veteran's Day Program. Photo directly above caption: Veterans salute the flag during the Veteran's Day presentation. -Photos by Sandy Matthews H e p p n e r H ig h School held their annual Veteran’s Day Program on Wednesday, November 12. The school hosted veterans from different wars as speak ers throughout the day. An assem bly was held after the programs to recognize the veterans. Mu sical presentation were made by Michelle Stone’s 5th and 6tH grade classes, Heppner Jr/Sr High Band, and Hep pner Jr/Sr High Choir. Lt. Colonel Kevin Sheehy was the guest speaker. After the assembly, a luncheon was served for the veterans. lone American Legion holds Veterans’ Day celebration T Veteran’s present the flag (top photo) while the crowd salutes (bottom photo) during lone’s celebreation of Veteran's Day. -Contrib uted Photo On N ovem ber 11, 2008, Veterans’ Day, a group of lone citizens gathered at the lone School Memorial Flag Pole to pay tribute to our nation’s veterans. Conrad Tworek read a m essage w ritten by an A m erican Legion A u x il iary member. The message Free Medicare Part D • Prescription Drug Plan Assistance Coming to Your Town Morrow County Health District will be offering Free Medicare Part D consultation appointments during the month of December to help you determine the best prescription plan for your specific needs. Plans change each year so it’s important to review your coverage each year! Morrow County Health District Staff will be scheduling appointments to meet with local residents in the following towns: H eppner - D ecember 2nd, 9th, 1 6 th & 29™ P ioneer M emorial H ospital B oardman - D ecember 11 ™ & 18™ B oardman A mbulance H all I one - D ecember 4™ a 15™ I one C ommunity C hurch I rrigon - D ecember 191 a 8™ I rrigon F ire H all Please call 676-2930 or 1-800-737-4113 Ext. 2930 Mon-Fri, 9 - 5 and schedule your consultation appointment. th a n k ed th o se v e te ra n s who gave their lives, those veterans who served with honor and pride and also gave thanks to the men and wom en who are proudly and unselfishly serving to protect us today. The mes sage also thanked the many families who have lost their loved ones and those fami lies that sacrificed “home life” so that their loved ones could serve their country. The message thanked those service men and women and those families that are mak ing those sacrifices today. After the flag cer emony the group moved to the Ione American Legion Hall for refreshments. The Boys State delegate, Luke Bradfield and the Girls State d e leg a te s, Tiona C am a rillo and Tori Heagy told the group o f their trips to Boys State and Girls State in Salem over the summer break. All three came back very excited for everything they learned about state gov ernment and all were very thankful that the American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary are able to make such experiences hap pen for our young people. Chuck Nelson and Dave Heagy led the group in several patriotic songs. Garcilazo graduates from basic military training A rm y N a t i o n a l Guard Pvt. Daniel J. G ar cilazo has graduated from basic m ilitary training at Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C., to be a member o f the Army N ational G uard or Reserve Split-option Pro gram. The program allows students between their ju nior and senior year o f high school to attend National Guard or Reserve weekend drills while still in school and pursue a military career specialty after they graduate from high school. D u rin g th e n in e weeks o f training, the sol dier studied the Army mis sion, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic com bat skills, military w eap ons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and Eastern Oregon Wind Economy workshop to be held An Eastern Oregon Wind Economy workshop will be held on Wednesday, December 3, from 10a m. to 2 p.m. at the Port of Morrow. This workshop is sponsored by O regon Econom ic & Community Development, Port o f Morrow, Portland Cieneral Electric, and Pacific Power & Light. The workshop is a focused exploration o f the w ind economy with the spe- cific objective to develop a plan to maximize the green jobs and economy for Or egon’s communities. Those planning to attend are asked to RS VP to d o rid ^ portofmorrow.com by November 26 to secure a seat. A no-host box lunch will be available for $9. An RSVP is also required for the box lunches. For more informa tion call 541-481-7678. ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map read ing, field tactics, military courtesy, m ilitary justice system, basic first aid, foot marches, and field training exercises. Garcilazo is the son o f Diana G arcilazo o f Ir rigon. He is currently a stu dent at Irrigon Junior-Senior High School. FFA news The Heppner High School FFA chapter still has some boxes ( 18lbs.) o f apples that are left over from their sale. The cost is $12 per box. These apples make great pies, applesauce and are deliciously nutritious. Also, if has any left over pum pkins that they would like to dispose of, please feel free to drop them by the HHS Ag Building. The FFA’s pig, Henrietta, loves the extra nutrition. For more informa tion contact Beth Dickenson at 676-9138.
