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
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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.
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