HeppnerGazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, M ay29,2013
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Elks honor senior girls, mothers Riverside named one of U.S.
News’ best high schools
The Heppner High School senior girls and their mothers were honored at a mother-daughter
luncheon, hosted by the Heppner Elks Club Ladies, on May 21. Pictured (left to right) are: Back
row-Melanie Gates, Christy Wizner, Karen Dyke, Patti Rill, Mindy Coster, Janet Wilson, Ashli
Gould, Jeannie Collins, Alita Nelson, Kellie Nelson, Savannah Seewald, Kim Seewald, Baily
Bennett, Misty Bennett. Middle row: Joslynn Troxell, Alyssa Wizner, Kaitlyn Dyer, Elizabeth
Rill, Cidney Coster, Alana Wilson, Tessa Gould, Maggie Collins. Front row: Ashlie Hanson,
Dawn Brosnan, Breyanna Hynes-Kissler, Rose Hynes-Kissler, Hanna Lovgren, Staci Osmin,
Emma Osmin, Amy Tolar, Larissa Gray, Kellie Gray, Christy Correa, Makenzie Correa, Ann
Jones, Jordan Jones, Dora Collins, Andrea Collins, Chris Whalen, Michaela Whalen. -Photo
hy Alita Nelson
FSA administrator urges
timely DCP/ACRE enrollment
USDA Farm Service
Agency (FSA) administra
tor Juan M. Garcia em
phasizes the enrollm ent
deadline for farmers and
ranchers considering the
2013 Direct and Counter
cyclical Payment Program
(DCP) or the Average Crop
Revenue Election Program
(ACRE). Producers who
wait until the last minute to
sign up could face increased
waiting time in FSA county
offices.
The sign-up for both
programs began Feb. 19.
The deadline to sign up
for ACRE is June-3. The
DCP sign-up period ends
Aug. 2.
“We understand that
producers have gotten busy,
but they can’t forget to visit
their county office if they
intend to sign up for DCP or
ACRE,” said Garcia. “Just
as farmers and ranchers
plan their spring plantings,
producers should plan to
schedule an appointment
to visit their USDA ser
vice center at the earliest
possible time. It’s best to
complete the paperwork
now rather than to stand
in line the day before the
deadline.”
The 2013 DCP and
ACRE program p ro v i
sions are unchanged from
2012, except that all eli
gible participants in 2013
may choose to enroll in
either DCP or ACRE for the
2013 crop year. This means
that eligible producers who
were enrolled in ACRE in
2012 may elect to enroll
in DCP in 2013 or may
re-enroll in ACRE in 2013
(and vice versa).
For more information
about the programs and
loans administered by FSA,
visit any FSA county office
or www.fsa.usda.goy.
Heppner pool opens June 8
Willow Creek Water
Park will have its opening
day Saturday, June 8, from
1 p.m. until midnight.
R egular pool hours
will be Monday through
Saturday, 1 p.m. until 8
p.m., and Sunday, 1 p.m.
until 5 p.m. Rates are $4
for adults 18 and up, $3 for
students five to 17, and $2
for children four and under.
Senior citizens are $2, and
the family rate (immediate
family only, five maximum)
is $14.
Individual passes for
the year are $75; family
passes are $140. Passes are
available for purchase on
opening day or by mailing
a check to WCPD, PO Box
582, Heppner, OR 97836.
Swim lessons are $40
per session or $35 with a
pass. Sessions are: session
one, June 17-27; session
two, July 8-18; session
three, July 29-Aug. 8. Ses
sions are Monday through
Thursday only.
Pool parties are avail
able. Rate is based upon
number of people; the mini
mum one-hour starting rate
is $75.
For the fourth year
in a row, Riverside High
School in the Morrow
County School District was
named to the U.S. News &
World Report’s Best High
Schools list for 2013.
Riverside High School
received a Bronze medal
ranking for 2013, as it also
did in 2010-2012. Bronze
rankings are awarded to
high-performing schools
based on state exam
performance. Only 13
percent of all schools in
the country received a
Bronze ranking, while
seven percent received
Silver and only two percent
a Gold ranking. Riverside
Principal Robert Elizondo
said the school is working
“diligently” toward a silver
or gold ranking in the
future.
There are 335 high
schools in Oregon, and
88 of those were ranked
among the U.S. News &
World Report’s Best High
Schools for 2013. Each
year, U.S. News & World
Report evaluates nearly
21,000 public high schools
Foods bulletin board. The
community play “Memories
of the Flood,” performed by
the Dinner-at-the-Cemetery
Players, returns to the Hep
pner M asonic Cemetery
starting with dinner at 6
p.m. Through the actual
words of some survivors of
the 1903 flood, the dramatic
production pays tribute
to the amazing spirit o f
these survivors while also
remembering the cost in
lives o f the devastation.
Somber though this look-
back is, optimism is the
note on which the evening
will end. Cost for the play,
including dinner catered by
Alvin Liu, is $25. Tickets
will be available at Mur
ray’s Drug, Bank of Eastern
Oregon, Community Bank
and Heppner Chamber of
Commerce office. Seating
is limited.
Saturday, June
15—Jackpot Blue Moun
tain Livestock Show: Mar
ket confirmation show for
market sheep/goats with
weigh in from 7-11 a.m.;
showing 12 p.m. in the old
beef bam at the Morrow
County Fairgrounds. For
more information, contact
Nancy Gorham at 541-701-
4167 or email at nancygor-
ham@ymail.com.
June 21, community
farm er’s market will be
opening for the season at
Heppner City Park from
10 a.m.-2 p.m. If you are
interested in being a vendor,
please contact M argaret
Flaherty at 541-676-5972.
June 29-30, 5 p.m.-
9 a.m.— Morrow County
Relay for Life at Morrow
County Fairgrounds: You
can create a team , be a
sponsor, volunteer or par
ticipate in some way. Con
tact Heppner Chamber at
541-676-5536.
Sunday, June 23— Team
Pooh on Cancer is sponsor
ing the Willow Creek 5k
Run/W alk: R egistration
begins at 7 a.m.; check in
begins at 7:15 a.m. The
event starts at 8 a.m. and
will begin at Willow Creek
Reservoir. It’s a 3.1 mile out
and back route on scenic
Balm Ford Road. To reg
ister, go to Active.com and
search for Willow Creek
5k registration; $15 partici
pant fee. Email questions
W illowCreek5K@gmail.
com. This year, your legs
can support more than just
A regular meeting of
the Morrow Soil & Water
Conservation District board
will meet Tuesday, June 4,
at the Ag Service Center
in Heppner beginning at
12:45 p.m.
Agenda items will in
clude discussion o f the
L ow er U m atilla B asin
Groundwater Management
Area Action Plan and lead
agency status, approval of
the May meeting minutes,
poverty guideline and
minority, we have been
able to overcome barriers
and close the achievement
gap,” Elizondo said. “We
are proud of the hard work
the students and staff
have demonstrated. We
understand that hard work,
structure and a vision for
our students is important
as we guide them into
being productive citizens
of Oregon.”
Staff at Riverside is
planning to celebrate the
achievement at its next
Pirate Pride assembly.
U.S. News & World
Report has published the
Best High Schools rankings
since 2007.
treasurer’s report, Ambre
Energy mitigation discus
sion, ODA Scope of Work,
2013-2014 Annual Work
Plan, Free Spray Day Re
port, staff reports and part
ner reports, and an update
on office building improve
ments. A discussion will be
held concerning puncture-
vine and board clarification
on private versus public
projects.
Two board positions
representing the Boardman
and Irrigon areas are vacant.
Landowner representation
from all areas o f Morrow
County is essential in order
to conserve, protect and de
velop soil, water and other
natural resources for the
economic and environmen
tal benefit of the resources
of Morrow County.
Meetings o f Morrow
SWCD are open to the
public.
WCCC holds Ryder Cup
matches
On Sunday, May 9, the
Willow Creek Men’s Club
played 27 holes of golf in
various formats similar to
the USA versus Europe
Ryder Cup. The games
included tw o-m an best
ball, two-man scramble,
two-man alternate shot and
singles matches.
The White Team bested
the B lack Team 17-1/2
your body.
April-June 1: Commu
nity Bank will be accepting
cans/bottles, with the ftinds
going to the Relay for Life.
Just drop them off at the
bank. If you would like to
have the cans/bottles picked
up, please contact Commu
nity Bank at 676-5745.
Monday, July 22-Unit-
ed Way C h arity G o lf
Tournament: Join in the
Fifth Annual United Way
Charity Golf Tournament,
high noon shotgun start at
Wildhorse Championship
G o lf Course; benefiting
the communities of Uma
tilla and Morrow Counties.
Entry Fee is $100/player
or $400/team; four-person
shamble with prizes and
great raffle items. Contact
Kricket Nicholson at 541 -
276-2661. Put together a
team and sign up today.
Wolf depredation
meeting scheduled
A w o lf depredation
meeting will be held June
5 at 7 p.m. at the Morrow
County Annex building in
Heppner.
in 49 states and the District
of Columbia. Schools are
awarded Gold, Silver or
Bronze medals based on
state proficiency standards,
how well they prepare
students for college and
other factors.
Elizondo
said
he
believes a focus on student
achievement and meeting
students’ needs on an
individual basis helped
Riverside earn its Bronze
medal ranking, as well as
a committed staff who go
the extra mile to provide
students with multiple
opportunities to succeed.
“Since
almost
80
percent of our student
population is below the
Morrow SWCD Board to meet
Chamber Chatter
Main Street office space
available for rent with flex
ible terms: Are you or do
you know of someone who
is interested? Contact Hep
pner Chamber for more
information.
H owe’s About Pizza
is now open for breakfast,
served Mon-Sat. 7-11 a.m.:
They have a full breakfast
menu, so stop by and check
it out and try a selection or
two.
Saturday, June 1—8th
Annual Youth Fishing Der
by, for children ages 14
and under, to be held at
Cutsforth Park (sponsored
by Morrow County Parks):
The event will run from
8 :3 0 - 11 a.m., with lunch
being provided by the Hep
pner Elks Lodge. Please
contact Betty Gray at the
Morrow County Public
Works Office for more in
formation, 541-989-8214.
Friday, June 14— Cel
ebrate Heppner Event: The
annual M erchants Side
walk Sale will be taking
place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.;
Bank o f Eastern Oregon
will be hosting a barbecue
lunch from 11:30 a.m. -
1:30 p.m.; with children’s
games and small dog races
to follow. A community flea
market, craft fair and fund
raisers will be set up around
downtown from 9 a.m. - 4
p.m. and is open to any
community members who
are interested. Registration
forms can be picked up at
the chamber office, post
office and Heppner Family
Riverside High School in Boardman received a Bronze
ranking from U.S. News and World Report.
Topics w ill include
how to make application
for losses and other items
regarding application. The
public is invited to attend.
lone plans
baccalaureate service
lone Community Church will be hosting an ecumeni
cal baccalaureate service for lone Community School’s
senior class of 2013 on June 4 at 7 p.m.
All are welcome to attend as this milestone is cel
ebrated. A cookie and coffee reception will follow.
points to 14-1/2 points.
The competition was
judged to be great fun by
the 32 participants.
The WCCC Men’s Club
president, Matt Scrivner,
and vice-president, Ron
Bowman, were in charge of
the tournament. They stated
that they anticipate a bigger
number of participants in
2014.
Regu la r Sunday men’s
play resumes
On Sunday, May 26, 16
men played golf in rather
rainy conditions. Kelly
Fox had low score for the
day with a 64, and Fox and
John Edmundson won the
special events. The day
finished with a delicious
60lh birthday barbecue for
Mike Doherty.
Chamber lunch
meeting
Hans Rudolf, stewardship forester for the Oregon
Department of Forestry out of Pendleton, will give a pre
sentation on the federal forestlands at this week’s Heppner
Chamber of Commerce lunch meeting. The meeting will
take place Thursday, May 30, at noon in the St. Patrick’s
Senior Center dining room. Lunch expense is $ 10; Howe’s
About Pizza will cater.
Lunch attendees are asked to RSVP no later than the
Wednesday before.
Local families needed
for exchange students
ASSE International
Student Exchange P ro
grams (ASSE) is seeking
local host families for inter
national high school boys
and girls. These students are
15 to 18 years of age, and
are coming to this area for
the upcoming high school
year or semester. These
personable and academi
cally selected exchange
students are conversant in
English, bright, curious
and anxious to learn about
this country through living
as part of a family, attend
ing high school and shar
ing their own culture and
language with their newly
adopted host family. The
exchange students arrive
from their home country
shortly before school be
gins and return at the end of
the school year or semester.
Each ASSE student is fully
insured, brings his or her
own personal spending
money and expects to con
tribute to his or her share of
household responsibilities,
as well as being included
in normal family activities
and lifestyles. The students
are well screened and quali
fied by ASSE. Families can
choose their students from
a wide variety o f back
grounds, nationalities and
personal interests.
Those persons inter
ested in obtaining more in
formation about becoming
a host family should call toll
free: 1-800-733-2773.
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