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SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 3,2009 Schaber awarded Grant Rigby Memorial Award Long-tim e lone School math teacher Steve Schaber was awarded the G rant Rigby M emorial Award at the lone High School awards ceremony last week. Schaber, who teaches math, health, PE and the occasional shop class at both the high school and middle school level, received the $300 award to enhance his classroom projects. He was honored in the spirit of former lone High School teacher Grant Rigby for going the extra mile in helping lone stu dents. Grant Rigby taught at lone High School in the 1950's. He quietly went to extraordinary lengths to provide assistance to lone student, Dennis Swanson, Jim Swanson (left) and Eric Jepsen (right) presented Steve Schaber (center) with the Grant Rigby Memorial Award. -Contributed Photo w ho needed a certain math class to be accepted to an engineering program. Not only did Mr. Rigby get certified to teach the math class but he spent almost every morning tutoring Dennis so that he would succeed in the class. Years later, Dennis Swanson real- ized just what a sacrifice that effort had been and set up the Grant Rigby Memo rial award to recognize lone staff for efforts above and beyond the norm. Steve Schaber is a teacher who routinely ar rives at school each morn ing between 6 and 6:30 a.m. He provides students with assistance in math before and after school and his room buzzes w ith activ ity every lunch break as well as before school. Mr. Schaber is willing to visit with any student about their concerns beyond math homework and his room has become one of the best spots to “hang out” in the school. Mr. Schaber has a genuine concern for all students and he quietly goes about his day doing his best to see that they succeed. S tu d e n t B ody President, Eric Jepsen pre sented the award with the assistance of Jim Swanson, brother o f Dennis Swan son. Heppner High School track dedication held On M ay 3, the H eppner Junior/S enior High School track was dedicated to past coaches and a past administrator who were instrumental in building the track tradition at Heppner High School. Chuck Starr, Steve Brown field, Don McClure, Dale Conklin, Dean Naffziger, Dorothy Agee, Clint Agee, Phyllis Payne, Wade Smith, and Susan Hisler were hon Pictured are: Back row (L to K) - Dale Conklin, Wade Smith, ored with signs that will Doug Dubuque, Archie Ball, and Steve Brownfield; Front row hang along the track at the (L to R) - Deana Starr, Phyllis Armitage, and Susan Hisler. -Contributed Photo high school. Chuck Starr came to Heppner in 1972. He over P.E. and health. He from 1967 to 1976, and he was the head track coach coached track at Heppner was the track coach from from 1972 to 1976. He High School from 1961 to 1967 to 1971. He was the was also the head football 1966. Past athletes say that Heppner High School and coach. As the track coach, Mr. McClure was a coach Junior High P.E. and health he coached 12 state med that really knew track. teacher. He was also the alists and the 1974 Boys’ He w orked with all o f athletic director at Heppner D istrict C ham pionship his athletes and helped to for five years. He coached team. He was later a prin build Heppner’s program the boys’ track team from cipal in lone and was also from the dirt up. Before 1967 to 1971 and also Assistant Superintendant Mr. McClure left, farmers coached the girls in 1974. (1985-1989) and Super in Heppner promised him Mr. Naffziger coached one intendent (1993-1998) of that they would level and 2A state girl champion and the Morrow County School build a track for him. He many other state medal District. Mr. Starr spent is still coaching track in the ists. D o ro th y A g ee a total of 23 years in the Seattle area. He has been Morrow County School coaching track for over 50 taught P.E. in 1965 and District as a teacher and as years. took on track in 1971. an administrator. D a le C o n k lin She coached track from Steve Brownfield spent a total of 36 years 1971 to 1974. As the P.E. taught biology at Heppner coaching track in Heppner, teacher, she also had to High School for 32 years. and he taught social stud ’ coach all girls’ sports and He was the high school ies for 29 years. He was did the junior high girls’ assistant track coach for an assistant coach or head and boys’ track team. She 15 years - from 1987 to track coach from 1976 to and her husband often took 2002. He coached the 800- 2006. He coached 25 state athletes to meets in their meter, 1500-meter, and medalists - including the m otor home. She took 3000-meter runners. He 1988 2A State Champion athletes to Junior Olympic was an assistant for the Boys’ team. He was the 2A Meets. She was also the 1988 2A State Champion Track Coach of the Year high school gymnastics Boys’ team. He was also in 1988. He coached the coach. She coached five 2A an assistant for numerous HHS girls’ team to district state track medalists from state medalists and state titles in 1983 and 1985, and 1972 to 1973. team finishes - including he also coached the HHS C lin t A gee a t the 1994 boys team that boys’ team to district titles tended Pacific University finished fifth and the 1999 in 1978 and 1987. He took from 1950 to 1954 on foot girls’ team that finished a group of 3A, 2A, and 1A ball, basketball and track kids to China in 1987 to scholarships. He taught at third. Don McClure went compete in track, and he Heppner Junior and Senior to the University of Oregon was a Robin Marks Track High School from 1957 on a track scholarship. He Camp Coach. Mr. Conklin to 1974. He was the first came to Heppner in 1961. continues to volunteer at coach in the Heppner Ju He taught math, and when Heppner track meets. nior High program in 1960. the new H eppner High Dean N affziger He coached junior high School was built he took was a teacher in Heppner ' cR e a l Estate By DAVID S Y K E S PCAITrtO IT C A N B E D O N E There’s a lot of talk about how impossible it is today for the average family to purchase its own home. National statistics do not prove out this hysteria. Today, over two thirds of all American families own their own homes. Name another country where this exists! How do young families acquire the down pay ment for their first-home purchase? Despite the as- SYKES sumption that most get their down payments by borrow ing from relatives, a recent study showed that 71% got their down payments, not from borrowing, but from savings. The average time to save the down payment was two years or less. Young people and first time buyers are far from being driven out of the housing market. Forty-four percent of today’s home buyers are first-time buy ers. Property listings are available at www.sykesrealestate.net 188 W. W illo w • P.O. Box 337 • Heppner, O R 97836 (541) 676-9228 • Cell (541) 980-6674 Fax (541)676-9211 E-mail: david@sykesrealestate.net track from 1960 to 1964. He was a Heppner Junior High All-Sports Pioneer from 1960 to 1974. Phyllis Payne Ar mitage worked as an el ementary teacher at Hep pner Elementary School from 1977 to 1989. She coached junior high track from 1980 to 1989, and she also coached some non-com petitive sports throughout her years in Heppner. Phyllis started a track club in Heppner in the 1980’s that saw many youngsters com pete in state-wide meets. She or ganized for area kids to go to Junior Olympic meets around the Northwest. W h ile in h ig h school, Susan Healy Hisler was a seven time state track medalist and was Oregon all-state in the 220-yard dash. She was a national ju nior college volleyball and basketball player. She was a junior high track coach for 12 years - for most of the years from 1991 to 2007. She coached many individual district champi ons and team champions. Her greatest accomplish ment was spearheading the track project in 2005. Susan singlehandedly solicited money for the building of the track through the lane project. The project would not have been completed without her efforts and her hard work. Wade Smith was hired as the Heppner High School principal in 2002. He was HHS principal from 2002-2005, and was Morrow County School District Assistant Superin tendent from 2005-2007. Mr. Sm ith applied for grants and secured school district money to begin the track renovation project. There would not be a rub berized track in Heppner without Mr. Smith’s vision and determination. Valby Lutheran Church to host ice cream social The members of Valby Lutheran Church in vite the community to an old-fashioned ice cream social on Sunday, June 14, beginning at 2 p.m. Come out for a Sunday drive and enjoy home-made ice cream, great music, games for all ages, a horsehoe tournament, and spectacu- lar views that sometimes stretch as far as Mt. Hood and Mt. Adams. A ll are alw ays welcome to attend wor ship on Sundays at 9 a.m. For directions, or for more information, call Pastor Katy A nderson at 989- 8174. Ladies Play Day results Ladies Play Day was held on Tuesday, May 26, at the Willow Creek Country Club. Results are as follows: M ay 26 Low gross of the field was Corol Mitchell (36). Low net of the field was Pat Edmundson. Least putts of the field was Nancy Propheter. Flight A winners were: low gross was Loa Henderson; low net was K aren Thom pson (31); least putts were Virginia Grant and Eva Kilkenny; and long drive was Pat Edmundson. Flight B winners w ere: low gross w ere Lorene Montgomery; low net was Pat Dougherty; and long drive was Lorrene Montgomery. Flight C winners were: low gross was Ann Elgin and Luvilla Sonste- gard; low net was Suzanne Jepsen; least putts was Bu- rul DeBoer; and long drive was Sherron Woodside. KP: Pat Edmund son, Lorrene Montgomery, and Laura Rogers C hip-ins: Burul DeBoer and Karen Thomp son on #6. lone High School Class of 1955 reunion held Top photo (L-R) are Malcolm McKinney, Jerald Rea, Dorothy (Dobyns) Generaux, Bob Hubbard, Sam Barnett, Lawrence Jones, andShirley (McCabe) Harris. The bottom photo was from 1951 when the class members were freshmen. -Contrib uted Photos On May 13 and 14, the lone School Class of 1955 held a reunion at the Best Western Hotel in Cascade Locks. Activities included a cruise on the sternwheeler, “Columbia Gorge” on Wednesday af ternoon, and a social hour before dinner at Multnomah Falls Inn. On Thursday the group enjoyed the vintage Mt. Hood Railroad excur sion train to Parkdale. Those attending were Sam and Earlene B arnett, Law rence and Judy Jones, Jerald and Leann Rea, Bob Hubbard, Shirley McCabe Harris, Malcolm McKinney, Doro thy Dobyns Generaux, and Asa Way. Classmates unable to attend were Dick Ek- strom and Denny Swan son, whose presence was missed, but were sent pho tos and memorabilia of the event, including special “Cardinal” hats furnished to everyone by Bob Hub bard. HEAD YE HEAD YE N St. William’s Youth Group A L A N K . G R E G O R Y paints church basement The Dick Britt Family, of Heppner, OD Do hereby cordially invite you to their residence for a graduation BBQJrom 4-6 pm Saturday PS. .DO YOU DEME YOU APE ONE OF HIS PADENTSÜ! ^ Bring your appetite Love, P, £, & By HEPPNER ELKS 358 676-9181 "Where Friends M eet” 142 North IM ai n Ladles Night Ribs, Baled B c a n s , Coleo Sic »la w , Peach Crisn Creme rasp w/ JUNE 4 Starting Friday, June 12th kitchen will be open Friday & Saturday Flag Day \ YOUTH NIGHT - eppner Elks Club P a i n e s and in 1 I Vizes JUNE 11 AT 6:00 N.N F St. William's Youth Group from lone recently painted the church basement as a service project. The reason for the proj ect was two-fold: to spruce up their weekly meeting space and to say “thanks" to the parish for their support throughout the year. The group chose a sunny yellow for the walls. Over the course of three Wednesday night meetings, they prepped. then painted and then finally reassembled the basement. Along the way, some of the paint ended up on the kids as w ell as the walls. Most of the painters ended up with shirts autographed with handprints and names. Participants in the painting project included: Clay Morter, Toon Junnoi, Tyree Svetich. Dennis Schmidt, Beth Morter, Alex Rietmann, Stephanie Medina, Kylie McFlligott, Steven Holland and Mary McF.lligntt and Zac Orem. Leaders, Debbie Campbell and Anne Morter pro vided direction, motivation, focus and most importantly, food, for the workers. - Contributed Photo I
