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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December A view from the hill By Doris Brosnan The Willow Creek Terrace community views the plethora of activities ottered on the Hill with enthu siasm, and time can certainly seem to fly when every week brings something different to try. Add to that a holiday and a month can zip by “in a flash!” October and November are good examples. October was chock-a-block full of those zany special days mentioned in the previous column about life on the Hill. The residents might have especially enjoyed the National Kick-Butt Day (truly on the list), since they were prov ided opportunities to prac tice that activity on staff members. (Any takers? Any bruises?) Halloween was a great time again, enjoyed by residents, staff, and visitors. And two special people celebrated birthdays w ith neighbors, other friends, and family in October. George Jefferies became 90 years old, and Sylvia McDaniel turned 97! November was equally busy. On November 6, the men received a special invitation into the kitchen because of National Men-Make-Dinner Day. (No tak ers!) On the 8th, tongue-Twister Day, many residents and staff had fun trying to get some tongue twisters to come out correctly. A solemn event and special recog nition marked Veterans Day for three resident veterans - George Jefferies, Bud Batty, and Floyd Green - who attended the Heppner High School commemoration. Of course, World Kindness Week, November 9-15, did not require unusual effort or activity for anyone on the Hill, since the Terrace already overflows with kindness.... Many appreciated knowing about National Bible Week, November 23-29, and Advent began on November 30. Thanksgiving was surely a time for giving thanks at the Terrace, and part of what made the day so special was the gathering with visitors. Thirty-six people filled the dining room, enjoyed the incredibly “fabulous, delicious feast” that the staff had prepared, and could feel the special ambiance of the festive decorations. “Such a great day for so many,” Manager Naims reports. The donations for the day came from Floss Watkins (mincemeat pie), Jim and Kathy Martin (turkey and trimmings), Paul and Susan Hisler (ham), and the Wilkinson and Sumner families (thanksgiving gifts). Ongoing contributions from their harvests come from Pecks, Meligans, VanArsdales, Sumners, and Debbie Warren. Flowers from Suzanne Jepsen have been appreciated too. December may bring colder weather, but the heated pace of activity at the Terrace continues, thanks to regularly scheduled events and surprises with visi tors, volunteers, and staff. The decks of the halls were decorated last Friday, followed by a soup supper for all the helpers. Several residents plan to join the annual vehicle tour of the area’s Christmas lights and decora tions. Everyone wonders what crazy “National special days” will be celebrated, such as Flannel-PJ Day on the 21 st and the birthday of the bowling ball on the 29th.... Birthdays will bring out the candles and cakes several times before the year ends. Bud Batty will celebrate his 92nd birthday on the 9th, the same day that Floyd Green, one of the two younger residents, will be 76. On December 19, Dick Wilkinson will turn 87, and Dorothy Odell will be 90 on the 23rd. Dick and Virginia Wilkinson have been resi dents on the Hill for a month now, bringing the com munity to a total of eighteen. Their new neighbors, mostly familiar faces, have welcomed them heartily, for the view shared by many at the Terrace is “the more the merrier,” especially this holiday-time of the year. Heppner FFA Alumni to hold battery drive The Heppner FFA Alumni will hold a battery drive to clean up old batteries. The group was recently formed to support the Heppner FFA program, and will be doing events such as this to raise funds. Anyone wishing to donate old batteries can either drop them off at MCGG in Lexington, Green Feed in Heppner, or contact Craig Miles to arrange for pickup at 541 -379-6230 or 541 -676-5290. Safe, strong, dependable A long-term history of positive earnings Capital Strength Rural and agricultural economic focus Working to keep local communities strong! ~ Then come to Bank of Eastern Oregon At Bank of Eastern Oregon, you can maximize your FDIC coverage with CDARS (Certificate of Deposit Account Registry Services) It's Safe! It's Convenient! And it keeps your funds working locally! FDIC Insurance coverage up to $50,000,000!! Hampstead Stage Company presents “A Awana Club Update Christmas Carol” for HES students It’s Parent/Family The H am pstead Stage Company from New Hampshire (a non-profit organization) traveled to HES for a presentation of the classic novel, “A Christ mas Carol.” It was a two- person performance by ac tors, Meagan Edmonds and Nat Angstrom, each playing several parts. During the play, the actors select three audi ence members to partici pate. They played the ap prentices for Mr. Scrooge in this show. After the per formance, the actors had a question and answer time with the students. In the past, they Night at next v\ eek’s Aw ana club meeting on Thursday, December 11, from 6:30 8 p.m. There will be a special Christmas lesson and a “Je sus Birthday Cake” to be shared w ith ev eryone. The Awana Club is open to all children kinder garten through 6lh grade and transportation is offered if necessary. To arrange for Actors Nat Angstrom and Meagan Edmonds thank the “appren transportation for your child tices" for their help during the performance (left to right: Paige or children, call Pastor Dean Grieb, Angel Matthew, and teacher. Sue Gibbs). -Contributed or Teri Antonucci at 676- Photo 5581 or cell 541-701-7000. December 11 will have performed “King Ar Hampstead Stage Company be the last Awana meeting thur,” “Alice in Wonder has performed for 25 years for 2008 as the Club w ill be land,” and “Robin Hood” to over 20 million people participating in the Light at HES to name a few. The across the US. Parade this year. The Awana HES Family program will start back up on Thursday, January 8. HHS Math Students of the Month announced Math Students of the Month for November have been announced for Troy Morgan’s math classes at Hep pner High School. Each student was picked for outstanding work, effort and commitment to excellence. November recipients are: Algebra I Students of the Month - Abby Gray and Maggie Collins; Geometry Students of the Month - Joanna Patton and Dan Jeffreys; and Algebra II Students of the Month - Matt Holland and Justin Gutierrez. Christmas trees donated to lone School Movie Night to be held Last call for parade entries HES will hold their Family Movie Night and view “The Snowman” on Thursday, December 11, from 6:30-8 p.m. in the HES Library. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Refreshments will be avail able. Family Movie Night is presented by HES Title One. There will be a short Title One meeting before the movie to let families know about all the programs of- fered by Title One funding. H e p p n e r ’s 12lh annual Parade of Lights, sponsored by Columbia Basin Electric Co-op, will be held December 18 at 6 p.m. There’s still time to enter. Entries must be re ceived in the Chamber of fice by Monday, December 15. Prizes will be awarded in four categories: Best Com munity Float, Best Com mercial Float, Best Individ ual Float, and Best School Float. Umatilla/Morrow Counties FCE announce winning beef tickets Darrin Padberg received a Hickory Farms gift basket from lone ASB officers Tyree Svetich and Stefanie Archer in appreciation for the Christmas trees he donated. -Contributedphoto The Umatilla/Mor- row Counties Family & Com m unity Education (FCE) study groups drew the two w inning beef tickets on December 1 at the OSU Extension Office in Pendle ton. First place winner was Frank Mader, from Echo and the second place winner was Michele Freeman from Scott Mills. The Morrow County Livestock Growers of Hep pner sponsored the funding to the Family & Community Education group for this project. Pat Mallon from Stanfield is providing the actual frozen beef to the winners. First place was $150 of boxed beef and second place was $100 of boxed beef. The FCE will hold its next training program on January 28 at the Pendleton Extension Office, BMCC, Umatilla Hall, Room 100B at 10 a.m. The cooking/sub- ject matter w ill be presented by Marlene Currin, Oregon President of FCE, on “Beef - It's What’s for Dinner, Again!!” The public may attend, and for more infor mation on FCE please call 276-1166 or 278-5404. Some 70 freshly cut Christmas trees were donated and delivered to the lone Community School last week by Darrin Padberg of lone. Padberg obtained the trees from Randy Saint Marie, a friend of his who lives in the Wil lamette Valley. lone High School ASB officers are in charge of selling the trees. The money raised will be used for a community service project or to help fund an lone School special activity. The Christmas trees are available for $30 each at the lone School Greenhouse. According to Eric Jepsen, ASB president, you can stop at the school office, and he Heppner Seventh-day Adventist or one of the student officers will be glad to help you purchase a tree and load it up. The trees have been selling Church to host concert Heppner Seventh-day Adventist Church w ill host well - with almost 30 trees sold last weekend at the school Hand Picked, a Blue Grass Gospel musical group, on basketball tournament. Saturday, December 13, at 5 p.m. This concert is free but donations will be accepted. Refreshments will be served following the concert. The church is located at 560 North HEPPNER ELKS 358 676-9181 "H here Friends M eet" 142 North Main Minor Street in Heppner. 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