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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner. Oregon Wednesday, November 11, 2009 HES students are “Outstanding” A view from the hill By Doris Brosnan To celebrate theirOl'TSTANDING ration on the Oregon State Report Card, all of the students and staff of Heppner Elementary School dressed as farmers. The purpose of the farmer attire was to show “ HES...We’re out-standing in our field” and, despite the snowy/rainy weather, everyone wore a smile in addition to their overalls and kerchiefs. One fifth grade student summed up the feelings of the entire school with this comment. “We give our all to make HES an outstanding school.” Contributed Photo HES Honor Card recipients announced H onor C ard w in n e rs w e re r e c e n tly a n n o u n ce d at H e p p n e r E l em entary School for m ain taining positive grades, citi zenship, and behavior. HES had 116 recipients for the first quarter o f the 2009-10 school year. The following stu d en ts receiv ed an H onor Card: Mark Adams, Kylie Boor, Kaden C om be, Ce- drick D ayandante, Kendall D o w d y , C o d y F le tc h e r, B rock H isler, B lane M a honey, Jonathon W addell, S avannah M orlan, W yatt W ilhelm , A m elia B aker, C onor Brosnan, Jace Coe, Hannah Green, Brett Jew ett, Felix Matthew, Gracie O rem , C h lo e P ay n e, Jo seph Sherman, Noah Stone, Roen Waite, Roy C ollins, A lexis C utsforth, G racey D e L o a c h , G a ig e F u tte r, H unter G reenup, H ayden Hyatt, M ikel Jaca, Jackson Lehm an, Andrew Looslie, M arlee M itchell, M adelyn Nichols, Kevin Rea, G ene vieve Smith, Tyson Vawser, Sydney Wilson, Suzanneah C ason, Alison Cecil, Drew Coe, Casey Fletcher, Kel- len G rant, G avin H anna, Kami Holtz, Evan Kollman, M ason L ehm an, A b ig ail M arick, Tresslyn M cCur- ry, Jason Rea, Dylan Rill, C heyenne Shaw, M akayla S ilvia, Jordan S paulding, Jorden Sweeney, Cam i Va- nA rsdale, M organ Burch, Madison Combe, Jacee Cur- rin, Keegan G ibbs, C laire Grieb, Derek Howard, M ad ison Jewett, Braden Linnell, C aso n M itc h e ll, H u n te r N ichols, Justice Petzoldt, Hayden Qualls, Leo Waite, C arson Brosnan, Tony D e lay, Riley G orham , Kacie G ray, D iana H ealy, A lex Lindsay, Jaiden Mahoney, G ib so n M cC urry, O liv ia S ch m id t, C a itly n S criv - ner, N ichole Shaw, Naleah Stone, Reiah W aite, C ara A rbogast, M organ Correa, T ristan E stabrook, B ryan Fowler, Sophie Grant, Lo gan Grieb, Payton Lehman, K e v in M u rra y , S y d n e y Qualls, Ivy Sandford. Nal- ani Stone, Kane Sweeney, Cailtynn Bailey, Lexi Bray, Patrick Collins, Kolby Cur- rin, Kellie Eadler, Jessica K em p k en , W ill L utcher, Victor Meyer, Weston Put m an, Emily Rea, Dem itra Schm idt, Ryan Smith, Rian Wizner, Emily Cecil, Josh D ow dy, C aden H edm an, Tim Jaca, CJ Kindle, Rylee Kollm an, Kaden Lehman, Jake Lindsay, Skyler Palm er, and Emily Pappas. T h e fo llo w in g b u sin e sse s h elp sp o n so r the Honor Card program by offering students incentives to do their best everyday: Stable o f Youth, H eppner Shell, Wheatland Insurance, Greg Smith and Company, C om m unity Bank, C orner stone Gallery, Bank o f East ern Oregon, W illow Creek Diner, M urray’s Drug, The Video Store, Sweet Produc tions, and Heppner Family Foods. The preschool students w ho came for a Halloween party at Willow Creek Terrace on October 27 found themselves surrounded by masked men and women! In keeping with the spirit of the upcoming celebration and w ith the need to preempt any flu bugs that could have come through the door with the children, the residents wore small masks decorated with “scary” faces and words, such as “BOO!” Apparently, the youngsters didn’t view the unfamiliar as threatening - they stayed for the party that included painting pumpkins from the Terrace garden. This year, residents again wore their Halloween pumpkin shirts, thus becoming the Terrace’s “Pumpkin Patch.” The staff joined the fun by dressing as super heroes. New to some readers might be "Super Shower Girl,” “Super Cook,” and “Super D ishwasher” . Manager George Naims fulfilled her promise to come as "the Great Pumpkin.” One w onders which elicited more groans, the costumes or the Knock-Knock jokes on October 31 (also a National Day designation). The month ended with Happy Anni versary wishes for Dick and Virginia Wilkin son, who shared cake with neighbors, friends, and family. Ginger delighted the guests when she displayed her wedding dress. November has followed with special events already. On the 5 '\ the gentlemen who live on the Hill were invited to make dinner, and Bud Batty and Dallas Craber accepted the invitation, somewhat. They were great with their supervision of the hamburger grilling. One of the community’s favorite singing groups, the Has-Been-Wanna-Be’s, came with some fine songs on the 11'\ and three residents attended the Heppner High School Veterans' Day Com memoration the next day. Manager Naims and Virginia Wilkinson accompanied Bud Batty and Dick Wilkinson, who were among the men and women honored for their military serv ice. In sharp contrast to the history of w ar and conflict evoked by that tribute to veter Heppner Parade of Lights to be held Dec. 3 H eppner’s 13'h an nual Parade of Lights, spon sored by C olum bia Basin Electric Co-op, is scheduled to start at 6 p.m., on Thursday, start at 7:30 p.m. with cook to enter your cards into the December 3. ies, coffee and punch, an prize containers and pick up The day will be filled opportunity to get to know the prize. with open house/custom er the exchange students and The cham ber will appreciation activities by the th e ir h o st fa m ilie s , and also be drawing the winner local downtown merchants. d ra w in g o f th e w in n in g o f tw o C h ristm a s R affle At 5 p.m. Heppner Elementary “rewards cards.” You do not Baskets. The cham ber will School students and Heppner have to be present to win contact the w inners o f the Day Care children put their the “rewards cards” prizes, baskets if they are not pres hom em ade ornam ents and but those not present will ent. w itness as the tree outside the have to have som eone there Post Office comes to life with lights and Christmas bulbs to help light up the night. Local merchants will be open until 7 p.m. ans, but reflecting the hope for peace and harmony, the day after the event - World Kindness Day - was a time for the residents and staff to reflect on the issue and hope for that eventuality. Another somber reminder of what American men and women have sacrificed w ill be the sharing on the 19,h of the Gettysburg Address, written by Presi dent Lincoln in 1863. On an upbeat note. Terrace resi dents and staff are invited to set aside modesty on the 24lh while they share their unique talents. Some coaxing and maybe cajoling might be required, but Naims recognizes that each member of the com munity is truly unique and has a talent to demonstrate or explain. Also on the 24'\ the Terrace kitchen will feature the special talents of Guest Cook Dean Antonucci. Thanksgiving Day will find the residents, staff, and guests gathered for a celebration of the wonderful year 2009 has been. Tom Turkey will be featured, accompanied by some o f the harvest from the Terrace garden. And the Future Busi ness Leaders of America at HHS will be baking pies for the dinner. Thanksgiv ing on the Hill takes on a family atmosphere, as family members are invited and friends are encouraged to also come to the feast. The meal is planned for 1 p.m., and all persons who wish to attend are asked to. RSVP at 676-0004 early and no later than Monday or Tuesday before Thanksgiving. Readers are also invited to join the Terrace community on December 5 for their annual Deck-the-Halls activ ities. Decorating will begin at 2:30, singing of Christmas carols will add to the festive fla vor of the afternoon, and a dinner of calico beans and combread will refresh and fill the participants. Staff requests that everyone who wishes to join in RSVP before the 5 '\ so a bean - or several - can be put in the pot for everyone. HEROES program seeking volunteers Rewards Card collection deadline Dec. 17 Thursday, Decem ber 17, is the deadline for c o lle c tin g rew ard s cards for purchases m ade at local merchants. On the evening o f D ecem ber 17 d inner will be served by the Elks Lodge from 6-7:30 p.m. and Santa will be there for pictures. The activities upstairs will HHS students studying Japanese cultures Garden Club to hold greens workshop Heppner Day Care holding fundraiser The H eppner G ar den C lub will be m aking w reath es, sw ags, cro sses a n d ta b le a r ra n g e m e n ts again this year. O rd e rs ca n be p laced w ith Ida F arra at 676-9446 before Novem ber 30. Pick-ups can be made from D ecem ber 2-5 at the fair grounds. On Saturday, D e cem ber 5, anyone can make their ow n w reathes or ar ra n g e m e n ts . T h e g re e n s are free and this is open to the public from 9 a.m . to noon. Heppner Day Care and P resc h o o l is se llin g See’s Candy as a fundraiser. D ifferen t size b o x es are Editor s Note: The follow ing article was writing by Dr. Mark Mulvihill, super intendent o f the Umatilla- Morrow Education Service Petra Payne's World Cultures class is currently studying the District. In an Emergenc Every Secon Counts For m o re in fo rm atio n call 541.706.6305, 800.353.0497 o r visit airlin k cct.o rg to loin Today! . available for purchase. To purchase candy, or for m ore info rm atio n , c o n ta c t K am i C o m b e at 676-0995. O rders are due by M onday, N ovem ber 30. Umatilla-Morrow, Union-Baker and Malheur ESDs explore voluntary merger Japanese culture. Students in her class have been working In the current tough on the Japanese art of Origami. Origami is an ancient form ec o n o m ic clim a te w e ’re of paper art. Most of Origami is animals that have different meanings and represent different characteristics. Pictured fa cin g , d isc o v e rin g new are” Cidney Coster. Mayci Garrett, Taighler Daughters. Jacob w ays to b e tte r serv e o ur Moore. Tashina Kushlow, and Celeste Owen along w ith some students is essential. The of the classes Origami w ork. Contributed Photo U m atilla-M orrow ESD is in the exploratory stage o f a v o lu n ta ry m erg er w ith Union County schools. You m ay recall Senate Bill 574, which would have consoli dated O re g o n 's 20 ESD s down to 13. This bill died in the final days o f the 2009 legislative session, but now, thanks to positive relation ships, the UM ESD, Union- E m ergencies arise w hen you least expe B aker ESD and M alheur th em . C o n sid e r th e gift o f an t ESD are engaged in a year m em b ersh ip this holiday season. long process to explore the p o ssib ility o f vo lu n tarily For $50 a year, an air am b u lan ce m e m m erging into tw o ESDs. If approved by the b ersh ip can en su re your fam ily’s link to local ESD boards and the d ep e n d ab le em ergency service, skilled state, this voluntary m erger m edical care, a n d su p p o rt from tru sted would dissolve Union-Bak ex p erts in critical care tra n sp o rt. er ESD by co n so lid atin g 541.706.6305 The HEROES program is looking for volunteers on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons. Pictured is Larry Mills reading to Johnny Resch. For more information or to volun teer contact Barb Moore at 676-5272 or 676-9128 ext. 2630. -Contributed Photo 800.353.0497 . © A irL in k airlinkcct.org Critical Care Transport . Join Today! Union County schools with th e U M E S D an d B a k e r C ounty schools with M al heur ESD - essentially what SB 574 w ould have done, w ithout the change in board g o v e rn a n c e . V o lu n ta rily m e rg in g a lso m a in ta in s lo cal c o n tro l in s te a d o f s ta te -m a n d a te d r e q u ir e m ents inherit with a forced merger. The term “m erger" often scares people - but do n ’t let it. This is a win- win situ atio n for all p ar ties involved. The UBESD board and ad m in istratio n u n d e rs ta n d th e m ark its financial past has left on its organization and its limited capacity to build program s. They want to find a more effective way to serve the children in Union and B ak er counties, as do UM ESD and M alESD. T h e th re e ESD b o ard s h av e b een w o rk ing together over the past several m onths to outline the m erger process. They d ev e lo p e d fo u r c o m m it tees to explore the various fa c e ts o f c o n s o lid a tio n : Finance, Personnel, Board G overnance and State Pe tition. After all areas o f a voluntary merger have been successfully resolved, the three ESDs would agree to the consolidation and peti tion the state o f O regon to merge. So w hy m e rg e E SD s? T here are n u m er o u s p o s itiv e re a s o n s to merge, including increased capacity for U M ESD and M alESD with the addition o f Union County schools (to UMESD) and Baker County schools (to M alESD). This w ould make UM ESD and M alESD more regional, and a logical place for the O r egon Departm ent o f Educa tion to turn to for assistance w ith school im provem ent efforts in Eastern Oregon. O ver the next two m onths, D eputy S u p erin te n d e n t M ich ael L asher, A ssistan t S u p erin ten d en t Mary Apple and I will visit the school boards in U m a tilla, M orrow and U nion county districts to provide in fo rm a tio n an d re ceiv e feedback on this voluntary m erg er. M alE S D S u p e r in ten d en t Tim L abrousse and U B E S D S u p e rin te n dent M ike Sowder are also m eeting w ith their districts' boards to provide inform a tion and receive feedback. We are try ing to make the process as open and trans parent as possible. U ltim a te ly , t hi s voluntary m erger is about serving the children o f East ern Oregon. The process o f exploring this consolidation is a good exam ple o f adults putting aside their personal interests and doing w hat's best for the kids in Eastern Oregon.
