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,
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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
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for the evening (Joe Lindsay,
Michelle Stone just to name
a few).
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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.
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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
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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.
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