FO U R - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, March 24,2010
Friends Helping Friends 2010 Walk/5k Run held
Pictured are participants in the 2010 \Valk/5k Run held on St. Patrick's Celebration Weekend
in Heppner. -Photo by April Sykes
The Friends Help
ing F rie n d s c o m m ittee
re c e n tly held the 2010
W alk/5k Run. P roceeds
from the event went to the
Willow Creek Valley As
sisted Living (W CVAL)
building fund in memory of
Donna Schonbachler.
Nearly 170 people
participated in the walk,
5k run, or made a financial
donation to the WCVAL.
The
Friends
Helping Friends com m it
tee consists o f Patty Ma-
theny, P eggy F ish b u rn ,
K athi D ickenson, Susie
Hisler, Jan Stroeber, Janelle
Healy, Mary Ann Elgueza-
bal, Joyce Shepherd, Barb
Orwick, Kelly Boyer, and
Barb Watkins. The commit
tee is open to suggestions to
improve and continue the
w alk/run success for the
year 2011.
Veterans Benefits Conference to be held
M orrow C o u n ty
Veterans Services will be
sponsoring the Veterans
B e n e fits C o n fe re n c e &
H ealth/W ellness Fair on
Thursday, May 20, from 10
a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Port of
Morrow in Boardman.
On hand will be:
State of Oregon Director of
Veterans Affairs Jim Willis;
Linda Adams from Oregon
Veterans Home; Elizabeth
S cheeler, rep resen tativ e
for Senator Merkley; Kel
ly K erckhof - Eligibility,
Walla Walla VAMC; ODS
Dental Hygienists School
- La Grande; Anthony Du
rant - Veterans Rep. OR
Em ploym ent D ept.; Vet
erans Education Benefits;
Art M cColville - CTU1R
Veterans Rep; Walla Walla
VAMC- Chronic Disease
Management & Diabetes;
and OEF/OIF Veterans Co
ordinator.
L u n c h wi l l be
served at this event.
Confirm your reg
istration by calling 541 -
922-6420 and leaving your
name and phone number.
Dairy Farmers of Oregon announced
academic all-state winter winners
Dairy Farm ers o f
Oregon Academic All-State
w inter w inners w ere re
cently announced. County
recipients were:
G irls B ask etb all
-R iverside (3.19 GPA), Ir- Heppner (3.54 GPA), and
rigon (3.62 GPA), Heppner lone (3.65 GPA).
W restling - Hep
(3.66 GPA), and lone (3.80
GPA).
pner (3.23 GPA).
C h e e r le a d in g -
B oys B ask etb all
- R iverside (3.26 GPA), Heppner (3.23 GPA).
Backcountry Llama Association to hold
annual rendezvous at Cutsforth Park
The Backcountry
Llama Association’s annual
Pacific Northwest Rendez
vous is being held this year
at Cutsforth Park near Hep
pner June 25 and 26.
T h is e v e n t is a
gathering o f people and
th eir w orking llam as to
share inform ation, good
food, p a rtic ip a te in fun
and educational activities,
and teach interested parties
what working with llamas
is all about, with emphasis
on wilderness packing and
outdoor driving. 4-H, FFA,
scout and other youth orga
nizations are encouraged to
participate.
Visit http://w w w .
rattlesnakeridgeranch.com/
rendezvous 10.htm for more
information and to regis
ter for participation in the
activities, or just drop by
to see the llamas and ask
questions.
ACRE/DCP enrollment deadline approaching
June 1 is the dead
line for the 2010 A ver
age Crop Revenue Elec
tion (ACRE) Program or
the traditional Direct and
Counter-cyclical Program
(DCP). This is a mandatory
deadline for all participants
and USDA will not accept
any late-file applications.
ACRE was intro
duced in the 2008 Farm Bill
as a revenue-based alterna
tive to the traditional price-
based counter-cyclical pay
ment system within DCP.
These tools administered by
the Farm Service Agency
help farmers in managing
the complex production and
Morrow Cobftty Pbfrlk Works
A c c e p te d d u r in g t h e e v e n t:
Used o il (c o n ta in e rs less tha n 25 g allo ns) O il filters.
Sp ent A n tifree ze, A u to m o tiv e b atte ries. A lk a lin e &
marketing risks inherent in
agricultural operations.
All signatures o f
producers receiving a share
in DCP/ACRE paym ents
are required by the June 1
deadline. To reduce wait
tim es, producers should
contact their local offices
now to set up appointments
well in advance of the dead
line.
For more informa
tion about the DCP/ACRE
programs please visit your
local FSA county office or
visit www.fsa.usda.gov.
MisSOIlla Children’s Theatre to
present King Arthur’s Quest
The Missoula Chil
dren’s Theatre will pres
ent King A rth u r’s Q uest
at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. on
S aturday, M arch 27, at
Sam Boardman Elementary
School in Boardman. Tick
ets are $2 for adults and $ 1
for students.
G uid ed by p o w
erful research, directors
o f N orth M orrow C om
m unity Foundation have
raised funds since 2002 to
bring free enriching arts
experiences to Boardman
and Irrigon Schools.
Several years ago,
Ben C am eron, form erly
head o f Target Charitable
Giving Division, shared the
following rem arks in his
keynote speech to partici
pants at meeting of the Ore
gon Cultural Trust: “Shirley
Brice Heath, o f Stanford
University, a researcher but
not an arts researcher, pro
vided these findings. Shir
ley was engaged to study
all after school activities
for kids. She studied sports,
she studied Girl Scouts, she
studied arts after-school
programs, and more, work-
ing with high risk kids in
inner-city Palo Alto Cali
fornia, an econom ically
and culturally distressed
area. After several years of
gathering information she
came back and said, "I have
to tell you, it’s the arts kids
that have blown everybody
else out o f the water. It’s
the Arts kids who do 80 to
120 points higher on their
SATs, than the non-arts kids
in the very same schools.
It’s the Arts kids who sub
sequently become four to
eight tim es m ore likely
to participate in math and
science fairs, eight times
more likely to run for class
office, show a dram atic
drop in disciplinary infrac
tions and absenteeism, and
are e x p o n e n tia lly m ore
likely to graduate from high
school than their non Arts-
involved peers.”
T h is 2 0 1 0 M is
soula C hild ren ’s Theatre
resid e n cy is b rought to
Boardman by North Mor
row Community Founda
tion w ith support from :
Community Women’s Club,
Pastor Paul Berthelot, Barb
and Wayne Huwe, Susan
Russell, Boardman Foods,
American West Properties,
Kathy and Gary Neal, A+
S to ra g e , P o rtlan d G e n
eral Electric Co., Taylor
Transfer, Inc., Lynn Prag,
Wheatland Insurance Cen
ter, Inc., Eric Miller, Ban
ner Bank, Columbia River
C om m unity H ealth Ser
vices, Boardman Health
Mart Pharm acy & H ard
ware, Anna and Kenneth
Browne, Colum bia River
Processing, Inc., Doug and
Jane Pope, Irrigon Moose
Lodge #2486., Mary Lou
and Dan D altoso, Carol
and Ray Michael, Wilcox/
Daltoso Family, Greenfield
Grange #579, Boardm an
Main Street Shell, Um a
tilla Electric Cooperative,
Irrigon Chamber o f Com
m erce, M orrow C ounty
Cultural Coalition, Morrow
County Unified Recreation
D istrict, and Boardm an
Tillicum Club.
For more informa
tion, contact Kim Finley at
541-481-2852.
Local group travels to Mexico
Recently a group
o f Heppner and Arlington
resid e n ts retu rn ed from
a M exican Riviera group
cruise. The trip was coordi
nated by Jodi Chapa.
The group o f 21
travelers flew from Portland
to Los Angeles, stayed a
night in Long Beach, and
then left on a seven night
cruise to Puerto Vallarta,
M azatlan, and Cabo San
Lucas. In Puerto Vallarta
nine o f the 21 travelers
went on a Zipline Jungle
Canopy Tour where they
soared over 700 feet high
over the ju n g le and the
river. Many other travelers
went on tours o f neighbor
ing towns with views o f the
ocean and m ountains. In
M azatlan, snorkeling and
touring Old Town Mazatlan
were the favorite tours and
Cabo San Lucas allowed
travelers to enjoy the beach
and shopping.
“Jodie did a great
job on taking care of all of
us on the Mexican cruise,”
said Sharon Jones. “Every
thing was provided. I look
forward to traveling with
her again. Don’t miss your
chance for a great time.”
Pictured is the group that went on the Mexican Riviera group
cruise. -Contributed Photo
C h a p a cam e up
with the idea o f a group
trip after planning the New
York City Drama Tour in
2007. She was able to se
cure pricing below the retail
cost o f the cruise and flights
and also gave the opportu
nity for travelers to pay over
time. Group reservations
provide other benefits like
better placement o f cabins,
tickets that are transferable,
lower prices for travel and
the fun o f traveling with
friends.
Chapa is currently
planning two trips for 2011.
The first is in June 2011 and
will be a land tour o f Europe
focusing on Germany and
traveling to Paris, France
and London, England. The
second will be an Alaskan
Cruise in August 2011.
An inform ational
group travel meeting will
be held on M arch 30 at
6:30 p.m. at Sweet Produc
tions Ice Cream Parlour and
Diner for anyone interested
in traveling in groups.
HHS March Students of the Month announced
Heppner High School recently
announced the Students of
the Month for March. This
month’s character trait was
diligence. Pictured left to right
are the recipients: Paige Grieb
(7"‘ grade), Mallorie Jones (8,h
grade), Tayllor Gould (10,h
grade), and Chris Lien (12*h
grade). Not pictured were
Kyle Harrison (9,k grade) and
Kelsi Putman (If* grade).
-Contributed Photo
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25 gal.) O il b ased p aint. P a in t th in n e rs and solvents,
R o o f and asp h a lt patch, A d hesives, g lue s and contact
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I Morrow County will be
I hosting another Household
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REE of charge to County
I residents held on
I April 24, 2010 at the
I North end transfer station
09900 Frontage L il .
¡Boardman Hours of
I operation 1 LOO to 3:00.
Free workshop on support for children with behavior or
learning issues for parents, educators coming to UMESD
Many school dis
tricts are trying to address
student behavior and learn
ing issues before they esca
late into bigger problems.
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atilla-M orrow Education
Service D istrict, Oregon
Department o f Education
and Oregon Parent Training
and Information Center will
host a free workshop April
6 to talk about how schools
are using research-based
interventions to help all stu
dents, including those with
academ ic or beh av io ral
‘challenges.
In a d d itio n , the
workshop will take a look
at statewide assessments*
o f w hich every child in
public school must take in
reading and math beginning
in 3rd grade. The goal is to
help parents understand the
different options for their
students, and how to work
with a team to choose the
option that will work best
for their children.
Child care for ages
3 and up will be provided
during the workshop. Reg
istration is required for
child care and to ensure
enough m aterials will be
available for everyone, so
please register early for this
free workshop. If you need
assistance in a language
other than English, please
contact the OrPTI m ain
office at least two weeks
in advance (1 -888-505-
2673).
To register, please
co ntact Stacy Show n at
541-786-3420 or 1-888-
505-2673, ext. 200, or e-
mail sshown@orpti.org.
The workshop will
run from 5-8 p.m. on April
6 at the Umatilla-Morrow
E SD ’s Ponderosa Room,
2001 SW Nye Ave., Pend
leton.
Art show to be held at lone 4th of July Celebration
The annual 4,h o f
July C elebration in lone
will have a new activity this
year. The first annual lone
Community Art Show will
be held in conjunction with
the 4"' o f July festivities.
Local artists are in
vited to enter their art pieces
for the community to view.
This will be a show, not a
sale. All types o f artwork
can be entered.
For more informa
tion contact Terry Felda at
541-256-0277.