Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 26, 2008 - THREE
Oregon East Symphony receives $4,000 HES students partner with Heppner
grant from USBank Foundation
Head Start for reading program
T he O regon East
Sym phony was recently
presented with a grant check
in the am ount o f $4,000
from the USBank Founda
tion. The presentation took
place today at the downtown
Pendleton USBank branch.
O regon East Sym phony
Board members John Wil
son, Shari Dallas, Maureen
McCormmach, and Michelle
Day, as well as Executive
Director, Christina van der
Kamp, were on hand to ac
cept the check from Branch
Manager Kathie Nooy.
“ We’re thrilled with
U SB ank’s support o f our
organization and their com
mitment to keeping our local
arts com m unity strong in
a time o f economic uncer
tainty,” said van der Kamp.
“We were bracing to be hit
Holiday closure
for OSU
Extension Service
The OSU M orrow
C o u n ty E x te n sio n S e r
vice will close at noon on
Wednesday, November 26,
and remain closed through
Friday, November 28. They
will reopen Monday, De
cember 1.
Youth who are re
enrolling in 4-H are remind
ed that enrollment forms are
due in the office by Decem
ber 1 or be postmarked by
that date to avoid a late fee
o f $10.
7th Day Adven
tist Church to
host concert
H eppner Seventh-
day Adventist Church will
host Hand Picked, a Blue
Grass Gospel musical group,
on Saturday, December 13,
at 5 p.m.
This concert is free
but donations will be ac
cepted. Refreshments will
be served follow ing the
concert.
The church is lo
cated at 560 North Minor
Street in Heppner.
Pictured in the USBank (»rant Check Presentation (from left to
right: Michelle Day, Christina van der kamp, kathie Nooy, Mau
reen McCormmach, John Wilson). -ContributedPhoto
hard, so receiving this grant
funding now' is really en-
couraging.”
Funds will be used
to help cover operating ex-
penses for the 2008-2009
concert season. OES is now
partway through its season,
with a Holiday Music Fes-
tival in December and two
more spring concerts on the
program.
Valby Lutheran Church
announced upcoming events
V a lb y L u th e ra n
Church will celebrate the
season of Advent with eve
ning gatherings on Monday,
December 1 and 8. A supper
o f soup and bread will be
served at 6 p.m., followed
by Holden Evening Prayer,
a brief service o f music and
lessons. Sunday w orship
continues at 9 a.m. weekly.
All are welcome.
On Sunday, Decem
ber 14, an old-fashioned
Swedish smorgasbord will
be served at Valby begin
ning at 4 p.m. A Christmas
program for all ages (dinner-
theater style) will be part o f
this event. The community
is cordially invited to attend.
To reserve your place at the
table, please call the church
at 422-7515 by Sunday,
Decem ber 7, and leave a
message with your name,
the number attending, and a
Top Photo: Macy Gibbs, kelly Wilson, Frank Battaglia, Paige Grieb, Ross Cutsforth, and Cody
contact phone number.
Beam enjoyed their reading time with Heppner Head Start students. Bottom Photo: Mariela Sanchez
and CJ Peck read to a Heppner Head Start student. -Contributed Photos
Morrow SWCD Board
meeting to be held
The Morrow SWCD
Board has a meeting sched
uled for Tuesday, December
2, at 1 p.m. at the Ag Service
Building in Heppner.
A genda item s in
clude: Oct 2008 m eeting
minutes, treasurer’s report,
written staffi report, OACD
Annual convention report,
building lease, annual meet
ing, and agency reports.
A conference call may be
On November 20, 5th and 6th graders in Jannie Allen’s class partnered with the
children in Heppner Head Start for a reading activity. Head Start participates in a literacy
program called “Reading is Fundamental” (RIF).
RIF is a non-profit literacy organization that provides free books to children.
Their
highest
priority is reaching underserved children from birth to age eight. Head
necessary.
Start
does
three
book distributions during the school year and tries to utilize community
Meetings of the Mor
row SWCD are open to the resources to provide literacy activities. To learn more about RIF, go to their website
public. The meeting location www.rif.org.
is accessible to persons with
disabilities. A request for an
interpreter for the hearing
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Make sure you hold
the evening o f Thursday,
December 18, so you and
your family and friends can
take in the whole commu
nity event. The Parade of
Lights will kick off the eve
ning event at 6 p.m. with all
other activities to be held at
the Elks Lodge immediately
following the parade.
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