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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner. Oregon HHS holds annual Veteran’s Day Celebration By Jodessa C'hapa On Thursday, No vember 12, Heppner High School held the annual Veteran's Day Celebration to honor all of the men and women who have served in the Armed Forces. The morning began with veterans paying visits to classrooms where they shared their experiences and students asked questions. In each room there were two to three veterans. Many veterans participated in the informal “interviews.” In one classroom were George Griffith and David McCurry. Griffith served in Iwo Jima. He spoke with great emotion, telling us that “(Iwo Jima) was w here creation ended.” McCurry joined the Na tional Guard in 1990 and he is still on active duty. McCurry served in Bosnia in 2000 and in Afghanistan in 2006-07. He is currently awaiting deployment to Af ghanistan again. McCurry spoke about the drug w ar in Afghanistan and of the very different cultures of Bosnia and Afghanistan. After an hour o f question and answer, the veterans, HHS student body, and faculty headed into the gym for the ceremony. While people seat- Top Photo: Area veterans were honored at Heppner High School's annual Veteran's Day Celebration program. Bottom Photo: John “J um pe r" Bitters was the guest speaker for the Veteran's Day program. -Photos by Sandy Matthew s ed themselves, the HHS band played a selection of patriotic songs. The en trance o f the color guard w as followed by the singing of the National Anthem by the HHS choir. The ceremony con tinued with a slide show and a speech given by John "Jumper" Bitters. After his speech came the memorial to the veterans we have lost and a performance of Taps by Drew Johnson and Jor dan Hatfield. The ceremony concluded with a group pic ture and a lunch provided for the veterans and their families. When asked how she felt about the Veteran’s Day ceremony, Jodi Chapa replied, “It’s very nice to be recognized by the commu nity for our service." HHS Drama Club Receives Donation On Nov. 6, 2009, the United Methodist Wom en held their annual holi day bazaar and luncheon. Along with the bazaar and luncheon, the UMW has added a raffle for the past five years to earn money to donate to local organiza tions. Last year the mon ey was split between the St. Patrick’s Senior Center and the South Morrow County Neighborhood Center. This year, the UMW decided to donate the raffle money to the Heppner High School Drama Club so that they could continue producing two plays this year since their budget has been cut in half this year. This year two quilts were donated for the raffle. Phyllis Piper made one quilt, and the late Beth Bry ant made the other, which Jo Meligan finished. Both the UMW members and the Heppner High School Drama Club members sold raffle tickets with the draw ing for the quilts being held at noon on November 6 at Heppner Methodist Church minister Jonathan F.n/ presents drama club advisor Jodi Chapa and the drama club with a check for $1,015. -Contributed Photo the bazaar. Meg Murray won the Yo-Yo quilt and Tracy Bunch won Beth’s quilt. Along with sell ing raffle tickets, seven of the drama club members, Cherisse Lemmon, YoYo Chan Lok Yiu, Gabby San chez, Victoria Bosch, Kath- rine Bach, Laerke Nielsen, Daisy Victorio helped to clean up during and after the lunch. Gibson and Tresslyn McCurry and Devin and Garrett Robinson, members of the church, served the lunch. Last Saturday at rehearsal for “It’s A Won derful Life, A Live Radio Play,” the drama club's first play, Jonathan Enz, Meth odist minister, presented the students with a check for SI,015. Perform ances of the Drama Club’s first play will be produced on No vember 30, December 1 and 2. Donation for the second play can be made at the performances o f the first play, or can be dropped off at Sweet Productions. C ham ber lunch m eeting to host ZeaChem Inc. speaker This w eek’s cham- ber lunch meeting guest speaker will be Carrie Ati- yeh, director of public af- H eppner Family fairs for ZeaChem Inc. The meeting will be held on Foods will be the caterer Thursday, November 19, at and w ill be serving chicken noon at the Senior Center. Alfredo w ith noodles, green salad and cookies. The cost for the meal is $9. Those planning to attend the lunch meetings are asked to RSVP your Rob Conlee Plumbing, LLC • Residential • Commercial New Construction • Remodel Plumbing Services Licensed & Bonded- ccb # 169854 541 - 490-3499 bus. i Wednesday. November 11,2009 - FIVE Veterans recognized at lone School Led into a crowed gymnasium w ith American flags waving and students cheering, local m ilitary Veteran’s from lone were aeknow ledged for exempli fying the true character of the American spirit- person al courage, love of country and devotion of duty during a special ceremony held at lone Community School last Thursday in honor of Veteran’s Day. The event held very special meaning for several students at the school while they watched their grandparents file in amongst their classmates and neighbors. ASB Presi dent, Mikey Raible, serv ed as master of ceremonies as students recognized com munity members for their military service. The assembly was brought to order by the singing of the national an them by sophomore. Shan non Metcalfe, followed by a Veteran’s Day video dedi cated to the veteran’s of our nation. After a presidential address by Mikey Raible, the elem entary students sang 'Grand Ole’ Flag' and passed out cards. Students also had the opportunity for a tutorial on flag etiquette by Ladies Auxiliary Legion member, Maureen McElli- gott and assisted by eighth graders Jason Thompson and Emily Holland. The program ended with the playing of Amazing Grace lone School ASB officers hosted a Veteran's Day Assembly on Tuesday, November 10. Top Photo: Rindergartncr Maize Hill hugs her grandpa, Paul Tews. -Contributed Photo Bottom Photo: Students at lone Community School sing during the Veteran's Day Program presented at the school. -Photo by Andrew Sykes on the violin by Eric Jepsen and accompanied by his sister, Rebecca Jepsen as Veteran's were excused the walking through a throng of cheering students into a reception in the cafeteria. “It was a tremen dously mov ing event," said 1sl grade teacher, Linda Ne- iffer "It brought tears to my eyes to watch the Veteran's be escorted in with such reverence.” Morrow County Court weekly meeting held The Morrow Coun ty Court met on November 12 in Irrigon with Judge Tallman and Commission Rea in attendance. Follow ing is a summary o f the meeting provided by Leann Rea. The court reviewed and approved accounts payable in the amount of S 1*95,829.92. The court rev iewed and approved the minutes o f the N ovem ber 4 and November 5 meetings. The court met with individuals interested in the formation of the Com munication Special District. After some discussion it w as decided the two-county district should consist of five zones with elections to be decided by an “at large” vote. With any in terested resident of Morrow or Umatilla Counties being eligible to run for a posi tion on the board. A public hearing date and place w ill be announced in the near future. The court conduct ed the follow business: Reviewed and approved the holiday schedule for the 2010 calendar year. A list of properties that have been taken by the county for non payment of property taxes w as review ed and declared as “surplus property". The court will have the assessor prov ide an appraisal of the properties. Then the court will decide upon minimum bid amounts and direct the sheriff to offer the proper ties at public auction. The 2009 Certifi cation of Taxes provided by Greg Sweek, county assessor, was rev iewed. The c o u n ty 's assessed value is approxim ately $1,326,000.000 with a real market value of approxi mately $1.605,000,000. Total taxes and special assessm ents am ount to $5,433,979.76. Reviewed and ap proved a request from the City of Boardman to use excess “Needs & Issues” award dollars to purchase picnic tables. The original application was to fund lighting for the basketball and soccer fields. The light ing project came in under budget, so they requested the change in use. Miscellaneous cor respondences and meeting notices were review ed. Comm issioner Rea pro vided the court with the latest information regarding the H1N1 case numbers state w ide. As of Tuesday, November 10, there have been over 1,000 individuals hospitalized w ith 33 deaths state w ide. Any one wishing to be placed on the list to receive county minutes can contact Karen Wolff at (541)676-5620. HES students honored for first quarter perfect attendance Forty students at Heppner Elmentary School received a certificate for perfect attendance for the first quarter of the 2009-10 school year. The students are: Kaden Combe, Zander Fisher. Brett Jewett. ZaBre- na Masterson. Roen Waite, Jackson Lehman, Marlee M itchell, Tyson Vawser. Suzanneah Cason. Jacob H ines, M ason Lehman, Jason Rea, Charles Cason. Madison Combe. Jacee Cur- rin, Zavier Glover, Madison Jewett. Tina Lozano. Cason Mitchell. Jacob Owen, Leo Waite, Ethan Akers, Carson Brosnan, Tony Delay. Riley Gorham, Kacie Gray, Kait- lyn Martin. Nichole Shaw. Naleah Stone. Reiah Waite, Sophie Grant, Payton Leh man. Michael Reed. Nalani Stone, Clyde Britt, Kaden Lehman, Josh Dowdy, Em ily Pappas, Kolby Currin, and Alyssa Palacios. Heppner Garden Club to meet On December 7. at noon, the Heppner Garden Club w ill hold their regular meeting. The program will include a light lunch fol lowed by “An old fashioned Christmas." Members are asked to bring a favorite Christmas poem or short story to share. Songs of the season will be sung, inter spersed w ith the sharing of stories and poems; piano accompaniment by Dorine Enz. The special guests will be last year's “Yard of the Month" recipients. The program committee will be the hosts. attendance by Wednesday He p p ner C h am b er seek in g com m u n ity volu n teers so enough lood can be provided. r r » T h e H e p p n e r teers to help Heppner High Cham ber is looking for School students put the some community volun- lights on the dow ntow n trees on Monday, Novem- a ber 23. starting at 3:45 p.m. Anyone who would like to help can call the chamber at 676-5536 or just show up. Rx Customers we are now accepting Express Scripts & Cigna Insurance % Mnwflij'i Dm Please ask for details 217 North Main • Heppner • Phone 678-9158 • Floral 676-9426 Serving Heppner Lexington & lone ■"> Heritage Land Co. 278 N. Main, Heppner / We sell Residences. 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