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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 13,2009 - THREE Boardman Code Compliance Celebrate Heppner Days official receives certification to be held June 12-13 The City o f Board- its. The OCEA is a non-profit m a n ’s C ode C o m p lian ce O fficial, John Russell has successfully accom plished the highest level of code en forcement training the Oregon Code Enforcement Association (OCEA) offers its members. Tuesday night the Boardman City Council recognized Rus sell for achieving OCEA’s Professional Certification for the Code Enforcement Profes sional. R u sse ll has been Boardman’s Code Compliance Official since August 2003. He is responsible for enforcing the city’s Municipal and Devel opment Codes. Russell is an active member of the Oregon Code Enforcement Association and currently serves on the board of directors. The Oregon Code En forcement Association was established in 1995 by code en forcement professionals. They designate four certification levels based on training cred- Heppner Head Start parent receives award Umatilla Morrow County Head Start awarded Matt Best, a par ent from the Heppner Center, the Parent Involvement of the Year Award at their Wellness Day Celebration on April 24. This award is given to a parent each year who shows outstand ing volunteerisni and dedication to the Head Start program. Matt volunteered 47 hours in the classroom, served as the Policy Council representative, and was vice-chairperson for the Heppner Parent Committee. While serving on Policy Coun cil, Matt had the opportunity to represent Umatilla Morrow Head Start at the Oregon Head Start Association Meeting in Salem. -Contributed Photo Senior Center Menu Christian Life Center members w ill be serving lunch on Wednesday, May 20. The menu will include meat loaf, mashed potatoes and gravy, mixed veggies, sliced peaches, hot rolls, and cake with orange cream cheese frosting. corporation funded by mem bership dues and donations. They offer specialized train ing, and promote programs and legislation that further the education and professionalism of code enforcement person nel throughout the State of Oregon. In other city news, councilors approved applica tion to the Oregon Department o f Transportation for their Small City Allotment Program for curb and sidewalk improve ments on South Main Street. The grant is for approximately $100,000. Councilors also heard a request from Kevin Harper to allow for chickens within the city limits. The city council w ill discuss this further at their next meeting. The next regularly scheduled m eeting o f the Boardman City Council is Tuesday, May 19, at 7 p.m. at Boardman City Hall. The 10th annual Crys tal Apple “Excellence in Edu cation” Awards will honor 37 area educators and education staff on May 13 at the Pendle ton Red Lion Hotel Ballroom. This special annual event honors outstanding licensed and classified staff from the 12 public school districts in Uma tilla and Morrow counties. Winners are nominat ed by their fellow coworkers, administrators and commu nity members. “We often take for granted all the wonderful things our school staff do each day, so the Crystal Apple Awards are a great way for us to say thank you for all your hard work,” said Casey White, Crystal Apple Awards program director. Winners, their fami lies and friends, and school administrators are invited to the event, along with sponsors of the awards program. In addition to hand ing out the 37 Crystal Apple Awards, two other honors will be awarded during the ceremo- A special program featuring photos, goods and discussion from a November trip to Iran - made the day after the U.S. presidential election by a small group of Americans - will be held at the public li brary in Heppner on Tuesday, May 19. Sponsored by the Or egon Trail Library District, the “Impressions of Iran” program is free and open to persons of all ages who would like to learn more about this country, T h is offe r Is 100% true. There are no gimmicks, service charges, or “hidden” fees. T h ere are 2 lim ita tio n s clearly sta te d In the offer. I k n o w , this offer s e e m s a lm o st “t o o g o o d " . S o let m e explain - There’s a rumor going around that it doesn't ever get hot here (W ho started that?) 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Please be Q ctip se H*l tin i« to g o t r-o m fo rto b l* I Saturday, June 13 "Rails, Riches and Rejection,” co-produced by Doris Brosnan and Sharon Harrison will be the dinner play event on Saturday, June 13, beginning at 7 p.m. It w ill be held outside the Agricul tural Museum by the mural (weather pennitting). Tickets will $20. Mark your calendars now - more information will be announced shortly. It's not too late to get involved and help make this community event a great success. For more information call Sheryll Bates at the Chamber office, 676-5536. ny - the Community Partner Award and the Doug Flatt Me morial Leadership Award. The Community Partner Award honors a local business, orga nization or individual that has developed a strong relationship with local schools and contin ues to support education in Umatilla and Morrow counties. This year's recipient is Uma tilla County and the Umatilla County Commissioners. The Doug Flatt Me morial Leadership Award is in remembrance of former Mid Columbia Bus Company CEO Doug Flatt, who died in a plane crash while on business. In guiding the growth and opera tion of Midco, Mr. Flatt exem plified the finest qualities of leadership, attention to detail, service to his community, in terpersonal relationships, and customer service. The purpose of this award is to recognize a school administrator who ex emplifies the same qualities for which Mr. Flatt was legendary . This award is sponsored by the Umatilla-Morrow Education Service District and the 12 local school district superin tendents who are members of the UMESD, as well as Mid Columbia Bus Company. The winner of the Doug Flatt Memorial Leadership Award will be announced during the May 13 Crystal Apple Awards ceremony. The C rystal A pple Awards are sponsored by the Umatilla-Morrow Education Service D istrict, M id C o lumbia Bus Company, Red Lion Hotels, Bank of Eastern Oregon, Community Bank, Or egon First Community Credit Union, Pendleton Rotary Club, East Oregonian and Hermiston Herald. “We know how tough these current economic times are right now, so we appreci ate the generosity and contin ued support of our sponsors,” White said. A social with light re freshments begins at 4:45 p.m. and the ceremonv will begin at 5:15 p.m. “Impressions of Iran” program set for May 19 • Plus lower your energy bills by 20% guaranteed • Plus have no repair bills for 10 solid years • O h yes. and you won't pay a penny for a full year 24 hour hotline I -866-83 I - 0 1 10 for children through the sixth grade will also be held, fol lowed by local entertainment for the evening (Joe Lindsay, Michelle Stone just to name a few). 10th annual Crystal Apple Awards to honor educators May 13 Who Else W ants $1,700 Cash N o w ?" kJYORK The annual Celebrate Heppner Days will be June 12-13. The following is a schedule o f events for the weekend: Friday, June 12 Get ready to “Cel ebrate Heppner" with fun ac tivities for all ages on Friday, June 12, starting at 10 a.m. in the City Park. The day will be filled with a sidewalk sale by downtown merchants (from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.); special treats/ promotions offered by local merchants, various games and activities to bring on good old competition, and an opportu nity to visit the library and museums. The final planning stages of the schedule are still in the works. The day will wrap up with the BBQ sponsored by Bank of Eastern Oregon. A “dessert auction” will be held again this year. A talent show its people and its 8,000 year old Persian culture. Lyn Craig o f Fossil traveled throughout Iran with a dozen other persons involved in cultural and community issues as part of a Global Ex change cultural tour. Craig was invited to participate as director of Libraries of Eastern Oregon. The tour focused on learning about Iran’s cultural and governmental-run institu tions such as museums, librar ies, schools and hospitals. The group met with Iranian officials to learn how such places are operated in that country as compared to the U.S. Much time was also spent in meeting with Iranians informally in order to learn more about their culture and to share information about America. A power point pro gram w ith photos will be shown. Photos include Iranians engaged in daily life in the bus tling capital city of Iran near the country’s northern border, the cultural center of Esfahan in central Iran, and remote tribal villages in the southern part of Iran. Craig will bring items she gathered during her trip, including a jewel box with in laid camel bone, antique prayer beads, a rug sampler, a camel’s salt bag from a caravan, bro chures, and books. The program will be gin at 7 p.m. at the library, 444 N. Main St. All ages are wel come. For further information, contact Marsha Richmond, library district director at 541- 481-3365. Area family to hold fundraiser for Tay-Sachs Foundation A fundraiser event w ill be held May 30 w ith proceeds going to support the Tay-Sachs Foundation. The fundraiser is in memory of Emily Koltonski, the daughter of Mike and Ruth (Norton) Koltonski, who passed away on June 9, 2008 at the age of four. She w as also the granddaughter of Tom and Pam Norton, and niece of David and Katy Norton, Jim and Becky Kindle, and Brian and Rachel Roth. The event will take place at Roddy’s (a bar in dow mown Boise), it w ill feature appetizers and discounted drinks as well as free bull rides. There will be a silent auction, an auction for a few larger items and a 50/50 raffle. Any one who would like the opportunity to support this cause can contact Becky Kindle or David Norton at 541-240- 1077, mail to P.O. Box 53, Heppner OR, or go to the website www.emilysfundraiser.homestead.com. Seniors make changes to hill sign above fairgrounds Seniors Bodee Foster, Braden Britt, Chris Hendricks, Eddie Col lins, Kathryn Strouse, Mercedes Garrett, Sam King and Taylor Disque repainted the H and changed the 08 to 09 on the hill above the fairgrounds Monday. -Contributed Photo Legion Auxiliary to distribute poppies The Legion Auxiliary w ill be distributing poppies on May 21 and 22. The poppy story be gan on the battlefield of France and Flanders of World War I. the poppy is a memorial flower for American w ar tradition that began following World War 1. Veterans returning home remembered the wild poppies which lived on the devastated battlefields of France and Flan ders, and soldiers of all nations came to look upon this flower as a living symbol of.their dead comrades. Returning service men brought with them memories of the battlefield poppies and the flower soon took on a sa cred significance. The poppy became a symbol of honoring the dead and assisting the liv ing victims of war. Monica Bele Michael is the “ Poppy Lady" who began distributing poppies to business persons asking them to w ear a poppy as a tribute to those who died in battle back in 1918. Today the poppy story continues. Twenty five million people wear a poppy each year, improving the lives of veterans and their families. Contribu tions are used for active duty hospitalized service men and women returning home await ing discharge from a service hospital. Poppy donations are also used by the units to sup port homeless veterans, supply financial aid to help with hous ing, education and other daily expenses. The American Legion Auxiliary provides free materi als to the veterans who hand- make the poppies. This works two-fold by providing physical therapy and a small salary to the veteran, sometimes the only means for making a few cents. There still are, and most likely w ill have, veterans from all wars who will never leave the hospital due to their inju ries. Bailey, Snow announce upcoming wedding Heppner Daycare and Preschool to hold fall registration On Monday, May 18, Heppner Daycare and Preschool w ill be open from 5:30-6:30 p.m. for fall preschool registration for three and four year olds. Kids will do a craft and have fun playing while parents fill out paperwork. Parents are asked to bring immunization records to the registration. Children who are returning to the program need to have their records updated. Merry Chandler and the board members will be avail able to answer questions and take suggestions. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION IN lONE’S 9th very iiic c tu lu l ANNUAL TV SHOOT B , . . I .t w. event and the pro« eedv from tins event X y<> " to provide prizes For the aient show di< , straw m oney p ile , fire child ren s ijame.i, Iree sw im m ing, talent w orks, and other events on J u l y 3rd and qth in lo n e. 1 he follow in g businesses and p e o p le contributed to this w o rth w h ile event. John Luciani Ranch Tanna Padberg D&M Padberg Magnum Opus Pub 212 Morrow County Grain Growers Joe and Frank Halvorsen Lindsay Kincaid Ranch Bill Breshears and Crew Mark Anderson Construction Jeff Thompson Oevin Oil Company Pat Schmitt Wayne Hams Eric Orem Brent Martin Keith Rea Betty Gray Winner for the 1,000 yard shoot was Pat Schmitt Rick Barnett was the Class 2 Winner Thank you for all your hard work and support! Kyle Snow and Meghan Bailey. Ken and Kaedene Bailey, along with Rich and Lindi Snow, announce the engagement and upcoming wedding of their children. Meghan Bailey of Stanfield and Kyle Snow of Stanfield. Meghan graduated from Heppner High School and re- ccivcd a bachelor’s degree in agriculture business management from Eastern Oregon University in LaGrande in 2007. She is currently employed as the branch manager of Community Bank in Heppner. Kyle graduated from Echo High School and earned a bachelor's degree in crop and soil science and agriculture busi ness management at Eastern Oregon University in LaGrande. He is currently employ ed as a farmer for Snow Ranches in Echo. The wedding date is set for May 30 in Heppner. Just Call 5 4 1-56 4-10 3 1 CCB# 1 50«03 i
