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F O U R - H e p p n e r G a z e tte -T im e s , H e p p n e r, O re g o n W e d n esd ay, O cto b er 28 , 2 0 0 9 Tupper Fire and Fuels Career Camp held For the third year in a row. Morrow and Umatilla County high school seniors spent five days learning about the Forest Service and potential careers in natural resources at the Heppner R anger D istrict Fire and Fuels Career Camp located at Tupper Work Center. Fire and Fuels Ca reer Camp is a week-long residential camp designed to spark the interest o f high school seniors in a career with the U.S. Forest Ser v ic e , w ith an em p h asis on fire and fuels manage ment. Students were also introduced to other natural resource careers throughout the week including w ildlife and fish biology, hydrology, soils science, archaeology, entom ology, silviculture and engineering. The curriculum is designed to provide a broad exposure to career and edu cational opportunities, map reading and orienteering, fire ecology and natural Morrow and Umatilla Count) high school seniors recently participated in the Heppner Ranger District Fire and Fuels Career Camp. The students spent five days learning about tire and fuels management. -Contributed Photos resource management, haz ardous fuels reduction, fire su p p re ssio n tech n iq u es, and Forest Service hiring processes. O f the 30 students who graduated from the 2007 and 2008 Fire and Fuels C areer Cam ps, 14 have been offered summer seasonal tem porary posi tions as firefighters, survey crew members, recreation and trails technicians, and incident dispatch opera tors. Tom Mafera, Dis trict Ranger for the Heppner Ranger District, initiated the first Tupper Fire and Fuels Career Camp in Oc tober of 2007. This year, stu d en ts w ere re c ru ite d from the three high schools in Morrow County and one high school in U m atilla County. The 2009 roster included: six students from R iverside High S chool; six students from Heppner High School; four students from Echo High School; and one student from Ir- rigon High School. “ T h is g ro u p o f students started the week w ith a high level of inter est and their enthusiasm grew throughout the week,” said Mafera. The students remained engaged and ener getic right up to the end and had nothing but good things to say ab o u t the cam p. Ranger Mafera said camp Child Care Resource and Referral announces upcoming classes C h ild C a re R e source and R eferral an nounces their upcom ing classes for November and December. -" F a m ily C h ild C are O verview ” will be held November 2 in Herm- iston from 6-9 p.m. This is a free class. Sessions can be set up upon request This class is required by the C hild Care D ivision for anyone wishing to be come a Registered Family Child Care Provider, and for individuals that want to learn more about Oregon’s laws governing child care. CCD Certifiers will be on hand to talk about the rules and regulations and to ex plain the on-site Health and Safety Review process. -“Supporting Chil dren with Disabilities” will be held N ovem ber 17 in Hermiston from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The cost for this class is $5. This training will focus on young children w ith disabilities The trainer will be Niki Brown of the ESD. -“Medic First Aide and C P R ” w ill be held N ovem ber 18 and 19 in Hermiston from 6-10 p.m. The cost is $45. This class is needed for CCD registra tion and to qualify for the DHS Enhanced Rate. This class w ill teach you how to perform CPR on infants, children and adults. Fir Aid topics include what to do until emergency medi cal help arrives. This class provides a two year certifi cation. Pre-registration and pre-paym ent is required. T here are only 12 slots available. Students must attend both nights. -“ Smoke-Fire- Flames-W hat’s the Plan?” will be held November 19 in Hermiston from 6:30- 8:30 p.m. The cost for this class is $5. -“ Hodgepodge A rt— Use Your Im agina tion” will be held Decem ber 3 in Herm iston from 6:30-8:30 p.m. This class will be presented in both English and Spanish. The cost is $5. -“Teaching & Regulating Emotions” will be held D ecem ber 14 in Pendleton from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The cost is $5. This class addresses potential mechanisms through which emotion regulation relates to children's early academic success. For more informa tion or to pre-register for classes, call Child C are R esource & R eferral at 1-800-559-5878 or 541 - 564-6878 critiques from the students went well. “They gave us an A minus. It appears they would prefer a little less classroom instruction.” The camp is broad ly supported by the Morrow County School District, our primary partner. In addi tion, Oregon Departm ent o f Forestry (ODF), Bureau o f Land Management, U.S. Fish & W ildlife Service (USFWS), and seven Na tional Forests participated in the cam p’s instruction and development. "This year's camp was a tremendous success because o f the efforts put forth by the employees of the Heppner RD, Umatilla National Forest, and our m any p artn ers. I ’d like to publicly thank all that participated in making it a great week.” said Mafera. Kristen Marshall and Bill S ch laich , both H eppner High School g rad u ates, served as the c o o rd in a tors for this y e a r’s camp and worked with over 60 individuals from the Hep pner Ranger District, the Umatilla National Forest, and partners throughout the state o f Oregon in making the camp a quality experi ence for the students. For more informa tion on the project, con tact K risten M arshall or Tom Mafera at the Heppner Ranger District Office at (541)676-9187. Valby Lutheran pumpkin carving party held Valby Lutheran Church hosted a pumpkin carving party last Sunday afternoon. Thirty kids and parents created 16 pumpkin masterpieces, and then roasted hot dogs and marshmallows on a campfire outside the church. The largest pumpkin was home-grown by Aaron Smythe. and Bill Tews contributed many pumpkins from his garden. Donations received from this event generated more than half of the congregation's goal to earn matching funds from Thrivent Financial for Lutherans to benefit Lutheran World Relief. Weekly worship continues each Sunday at 9 a.m. All are welcome. Contributed Photo G O O D LUCK, CARDINALS! lone plays Arlington Thursday, Oct. 29 at 6 PM in lone. The winner advances to the District Tournament in Umatilla on Saturday, Oct. 31, beginning at 10 AM. Back Row-Stefanie Archer, Vanessa Ziliani, Asst. 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