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
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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.