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.
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To purchase candy,
or for m ore info rm atio n ,
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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
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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.