Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Author and illustrator visits lone and Heppner elementary schools
As Eastern Oregon
was all abuzz with the cel
ebration o f the 100*h an
niversary of the Pendleton
Round-Up, students at Hep
pner and lone Elementary
Schools enjoyed their own
Round-Up event. Nancy
Garhan Attebury and Joan
G ilbert M adsen, author
and illustrator o f ‘“ Twas
the Night Before Round-
Up” visited both schools
on September 14th and 15th.
Staff and students in the two
com m unities w elcom ed
their visitors in true cowboy
attire.
Both of the women
have ties to the Pendle
ton Round-Up as Nancy’s
Grandpa George Attebury
was a saddle bronc rider in
the 1912 rodeo and Joan’s
relative, Brent Gilbert, was
a bull rider at Pendleton
during the m id -1 9 7 0 ’s.
Nancy calls Moscow, Idaho
“home” while Joan lives in
Enterprise.
The literary duo
spent Tuesday the 14lh at
HES, where on the true
night before Round-Up
they shared their children’s
Wednesday, September 22,2010
American Legion and Auxiliary
hold first meeting of season
Pictured second from right is Kelsi Putman during her trip
Top Photo: Pictured are third, fourth and fifth grade students at lone Community School, to Girls State at Willamette University in Salem. -Contributed
along with Nancy Garhan Attebury and Joan Gilbert Madsen, the author and illustrator of Photo
‘Twas the Night Before Round-Up. Attebury and Madsen also visited Heppner Elementary
The American Le priority project at this time
School to make a presentation. -Contributed Photo
gion and Auxiliary held is a bake sale in October
book, including the process
of writing and illustrating
such a story. Wednesday
found them in lone for
the morning before head
ing to Pendleton and the
Roung-Up. After group
presentations, Nancy and
Joan visited all of the class
rooms where they taught
writing lessons to the stu
dents. The younger children
worked together to create
a group story, while the
M e e t and D isc u ss the Issu es with
Jean Falb©
Democratic Candidate
Oregon House District 57
older writers penned their
own “‘Twas the Night Be
fo re ....” Stories ranged
from the night before the
big test to the night before
the fair.
Students and teach
ers alike were invited to
purchase autographed cop
ies o f the book at a dis
counted price. Author and
illustrator were amazed at
the number of books sold
in Heppner and lone, and
even had to make a rush
after-school trip to Pendle
ton to get more books. The
cost o f the presentations
was paid for in lone by the
lone School and in Heppner
by the HES Parent-Teacher
Club.
Children will con
tinue to enjoy the delight
ful story long after the
Round-Up arena is quiet
once again. A wide-eyed
lone first grader said, “I
like how the lady made the
horses look like they were
flying!”
Another older stu
dent at HES said, “ I ’m
going to turn my "Tw as
the Night Before...” story
into a book. Maybe some
day I’ll get to publish my
own children’s book!” Yes,
maybe someday.
their first meeting of the
season starting off w ith a
picnic. The highlight of the
evening was a report from
the Girls State attendee
Kelsi Putman and the Dis
trict #6 commander of the
legion, as well as welcom
ing some new members.
Putnam gave a run
down of her very busy week
at Willamette University in
Salem. She learned how
one goes about w riting
and presenting a bill, about
lobbying and many other
aspects it takes to run the
government.
Plans for the year
were discussed and the
HHS Homecoming queen, king crowned
October 5
7 - 9 p.m.
2 M arine Drive, River Front Center
River Front Room, Boardman, OR
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• Helping struggling families
• Keeping our promises to
Veterans
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Directions: From West on 1-84. Exit 164, Left on Main Street, Across Railroad
Overpass, Right on Marine Dr. Approx. I mile. River Front Center on Left
From East on 1-84, Exit 165, Right at End of Off Ramp. Left on Columbia Ave., Cross
Bridge and Left on Marine Dr., Approx 1 mile to River Front Center on Right
Pictured are members of the 2010 HHS Homecoming Court: Front Row (L-R) - Cody Orr,
Caden Combe, Gracie Orem, Donald Matthews, King Devin Robinson, Alex Pickles and Drew
Brannon. Back Row (L-R) - Kelwayne Haguewood and Carrie Haguewood, Lindsay and Jeff
Cutsforth, Queen Haley Struckmeir and Bill Greenup, Taighler and Cliff Dougherty, and
Tavllor and John Gould. -Photo by Sandy Matthews
www.jean-ann-falbo.com
Paid for by "Friends of Jean Falbo"
WCCC ladies to hold fall meeting
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Pendleton
Round-Up!
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541-676-5745
The ladies of the Willow Creek Country Club will
hold their annual fall meeting and play date on Tuesday,
September 28.
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Cardinal Booster Club
mil OF FM D m
Pendleton-Southgate
1220 Southgate
541-278-9515
COME HELP CELEBRATE THIS WONDERFUL
EVENT AND HONOR OUR HALL OF FAME
Please RSVP dinner reservations to
Betty Gray (541) 422-7335 by September 25,2010
Hermlston
109 SE 2nd St
541-567-0303
Ladies Play Day
was held on Tuesday, Sep
tember 14, at the Willow
Creek Country Club. Re
sults are as follows:
September 14
Low gross o f the
field was Virginia Grant.
Low net of the field was
Betty Christm an. Least
Putts of the Field was a tie
between Luvilla Sonstegard
and Nancy Propheter.
Flight A w in
ners: low gross was Karen
Thompson; and low net was
Corol Mitchell.
Flight B winners:
low gross was Pat Dough
erty; and low net was Lor-
rene Montgomery.
Flight C winners:
low gross was Jackie All-
stott.
Bi r di e s : Cor ol
Mitchell on #15.
Three-M an Best
Ball - team o f Virginia
Grant, Nancy Propheter,
and Lorrene Montgomery.
Best Ball (Putting)
- team of Pat Dougherty,
Karen Thompson, and Jack
ie Allstott.
The annual fall
meeting play date will be
September 28.
THE HEPPNER
G a z e t t e -T im es
541 676-9228
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HEPPNER ELKS 358
676-9181
Hermlston-North Hill
50 E Theatre Ln
541-289-4480
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Ladies Play Day
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'$75.00 includes 880 Mix Grill. Potatoes. Salads. Home Made Rolls and Dessert
THE 2ND ANNUAL HALL OF FAME DINNER
WILL SEE INDUCTEES FROM 1935 TO 1970
- A TOTAL OF 51 INDUCTEES
&
w ith the proceeds going to
purchase new gifts for the
Veterans Christmas Gift
Shop which will be taken
to the Veterans Home in
The Dalles.
A District #6 meet
ing will be held Saturday,
September 25, in Joseph
for both the Legion and
Auxiliary.
For information on
joining the Legion Aux
iliary and their projects
helping veterans, contact
Linda Schultz at 541-676-
5010 or Evelyn Sweek at
541-676-9483.
D ate : Saturday, October 2,2010
L ocation : lone Legion Hall
No HOST SOCIAL HOUR! 4:00 PM (By Taylofs Restaurant)
D inner served : 5:30 pm
C ost : $15 per person
Pendleton
157 S Main St
541-278-9000
Milton-Freewater
13 NE 5th Ave
541-938-6361
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"UTtere Friends M eet"
142 North Main
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The Lodge
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HUNTER'S N IGHT-RAFFLE
Ladies Night will be on October 7th - The Kennys and Mortimores will
be preparing a complete dinner with Baron of Beef as the centerpiece.
Join your friends and neighbors for dinner at 6pm and Lodge at 8pm.