Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 8,2014
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lone kicks off
Morrow County youth celebrate national
compared to their peers,
Homecoming week More than six million
young people in 4-H are:
-Nearly four times
lone kicks off Homecoming with ugly sweater day, as mod
eled by (L-K) Maggie Flynn, karsyn Rios, kaitlyn Garrett,
Natalie Crigg, Ivy Sandford and Frances knop. The school
also reminds alumni and supporters not to miss the games on
Thursday. -Contributed photo
Supporters ‘driving
force’ behind lone
Ed Foundation
young people across the
country will celebrate Na
tional 4-H Week, an annual
celebration of 4-H during
the first full week of Octo
ber. Morrow County 4-H
will leverage National 4-H
Week this year to showcase
the great things that 4-H
offers young people and
highlight the 4-H youth
w ho work each day to make
a positive impact on the
community.
Morrow County 4-H
Ambassadors will be trav
eling to local elementary
schools within the county
to speak to classrooms
about the 4-H program, the
opportunities available and
the fun to be had. Ambas
sadors are youth enrolled in
4-H in grades eight through
12 who represent the orga
nization at different events
and functions throughout
the year, serving as “the
face of the county 4-H
program." The 2014 Mor
row County Ambassador
team consists Macy Gibbs,
Tim Gould, Miranda Tay
lor, Emily Taylor, Morgan
Orem and Kane Sweeney.
Be on the lookout for these
youth during National 4-H
week promoting our local
program.
“4-H provides an in
valuable experience for
our youth here in Morrow
County and across our state
and nation. Being involved
in such a program truly
allows for positive youth
development opportunities,
ry School begins the 2014-
2015 school year, students
and staff say they are off to
a great start and look for
ward to an outstanding year
of growth and learning.
The elementary school
student council plans to
help lead the school to
success. Council mem
bers are President Madelyn
Nichols, Vice President
Kaden Combe, Secretary
Marlee Mitchell, Treasurer
Cody Fletcher, Publicity
Director Derrick Smith and
Fourth-Grade Representa
tive Trevor Nichols, along
with their Advisor. Mrs.
Brandi Sweeney.
One of the first activi
ties planned is the annual
canned food drive. The stu
dents and staff'are asked to
bring non-perishable items
to the school from Oct.
donated to the South Mor
row County Neighborhood
Center for local families
in need.
Popcorn Days will re
turn in November as the
student council fundraiser;
to kick off the year, they
will be giving one bag of
free popcorn to each student
on Oct. 23 as a thank you
for the canned food drive
donations.
Red Ribbon Week will
be held Oct. 27-30. when
students will learn about
healthy life choices and
how to have the power to
be drug-free. The student
council will be giving away
bracelets, pencils and rib
bons to the students and
plan fun activities through
out the week.
To round out the month,
the Parent Teacher Club
M ay 15: M orrow
County Sheriff's Office
received a request from a
Heppner man that he would
like a deputy to make con
tact with a couple living in
Heppner. He said that they
left a horse on some prop
erty a month ago and the
owners were going to tear
down the fence. He said he
was unable to make contact
w ith them to let them know
they needed to get the horse.
-MCSO received re
port that Hermiston Police
Department arrested Wil
liam Eugene Stolz, 40, on
a Morrow County Circuit
Court warrant for Failure
to Appear/Burglary II. Theft
I, Criminal Mischief I and
Criminal Trespass I. He was
lodged at Umatilla County
Jail with $20,000 bail.
-MCSO received report
of a dead deer in the road on
Hwy. 74, lone.
-MCSO received report
from Heppner City Hall that
there was a person there
who wanted to speak with
a deputy.
-MCSO cited Vincent
Gonzales, 54, for Violation
of the Speed Limit, 75 mph
in a 65 niph zone.
-MCSO received report
of a dog sitting next to a ve
hicle that had been parked
at the gravel pit since 7:30
that morning and the caller
was concerned that it was
hot and the dog did not have
water. MCSO responded
and determined the dog
was from a home around
a half-mile away and just
happened to be by the car.
-MCSO received report
of a disoriented male on
Bombing Range Rd. MCSO
responded, but was unable
to locate anyone.
-MCSO cited Besiki
Marasagishvili, 30, for
Failure to Obey One-Way
Designation.
-MCSO received re
port of an older while male
with green pants and a
brown shirt on Bombing
Range Road. The subject
was headed to Mission. A
deputy gave the subject a
courtesy ride to Space Age
near Hermiston.
The Morrow County 4-H Ambassadors are ready for National
4-H Week, happening this week across the nation. Back row
(L-R): Tim Could, kane Sweeney and Emily Taylor. Front
Row (L-R): Macy Cibbs, Morgan Orem and Miranda Taylor.
-Contributed photo
learning and grow th for our
young people who are our
future,” said Ashley Jones,
Morrow County 4-11 Agent.
Research has proven
that participation in 4-H
has a significant positive
impact on young people.
Recent findings from the
Tufts University 4-H Study
of Positive Youth Develop
ment indicate that, when
more likely to contribute
to their communities,
-Two times more likely
to pursue healthy behaviors,
and
-Two times more likely
to engage in Science, Tech
nology, Engineering and
Math (STEM) programs in
the out-of-school time.
In Morrow Count)
more than 200 4-H youth
and 60 volunteers from the
community are involved
in 4-H. There are many
projects available in 4-H.
with the most popular in
Morrow County being live
stock, cooking and sew ing,
photography, and leader
ship, but the list doesn't
end there.
Anyone interested
in either joining 4-H as
a member or serving as a
leader, contact the Mor
row County 4-H office at
541-676-9642 or Ashley.
Jones@oregonstate.edu.
4-H Enrollments for the
2014-15 year w ill be mailed
out this fall. If interested in
enrolling or volunteering,
call the office to be added
to the mailing list.
HES student council has plans for a great
school
year
As Heppner Elementa 13-16. All the items will be
Sophie Qualls, (laughter of John and Doshea Qualls, felt like
the real winner after her parents cast the winning bid for this
slick ride at the lone Education Foundation dinner and auc
tion recently. The dinner was well attended, w ith several hot
auction items going to raise money for the lone school. Photo
by David Sykes
VA to hold Boardman
clinic open house, flu
clinic
for veterans
Walla Walla. WA—On ans via telehealth technol
Thursday, Oct. 0, the Walla
Walla VA will host an open
house from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
to officially open its new
Morrow County Primary
Care Telehealth Clinic (PC-
TOC) in Boardman. Locals
are invited to join Walla
Walla VA Director Brian
Westfield and other staff,
along with local community
officials, in the Port of Mor
row’s Riverfront Center
Room to commemorate the
opening of the clinic. Light
snacks, water and a celebra
tory cake, courtesy of the
Walla Walla VA Canteen
Service, will be provided.
The clinic, which qui
etly opened approximately
two years ago. has slowly
added veterans to its pa
tient list, and continues to
grow every month. Kelly
Holland, RN and Health
Technician Frank Gonza
lez work at the Boardman
Clinic assisting veterans,
and Karen Ordelheide. MD
provides care to the Veter
1 C h ic k
ogy from the Walla Walla
VA and visits the clinic
monthly for face-to-face
appointments as needed.
Clinic tours will be
offered to those interested.
Flu clinic offered Oct. 17
For veterans who want
a flu vaccination, the Walla
Walla VA will also hold
a one-day flu shot clinic
on Friday, Oct. 17, at the
Morrow County Telehealth
Clinic. Veterans can get a
free flu shot between 9 a.m.
and 4 p.m. just by showing
valid identification.
The Walla Walla VA’s
full flu shot clinic sched
ule is at www.wallawalla.
va.gov. Watch Walla Walla
VA's Facebook and Twitter
pages for reminders of all
upcoming flu shot clinics.
Get additional flu facts
at www.flufacts.com and
www.cdc.gov/flu.
For more information,
contact Linda Wondra,
Public Affairs Officer, at
509.525.5200, ext. 26520.
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The HFS student council lias big plans for the school year.
Council members are (L-R): President Madelyn Nichols, Vice
President kaden Combe, Secretary Marlee Mitchell, Treasurer
Cody Fletcher, Publicity Director Derrick Smith and Fourth-
Grade Representative Trevor Nichols. -Contributedphoto
will host the annual Hep
pner Elementary School
Carnival on Oct. 30. Din
ner will be available at
5:30 p.m. with games from
6-7:30 in the gym. There
will be many games for
families to participate in
including the ring toss, mini
golf, junk food walk and
plinko, to name a few.
For more information
on these activities or other
school questions, contact
Mrs. Sweeney at 541-676-
9128 ext. 2610.
MCROBERTS
HONORED rewarded for those years of
-Continued from PACE ONE
field at Hager Park.
Bob Kilkenny, who
funded the construction of
the court, wanted it to be
named after his life-long
friend. McRoberts has long
been considered by many to
be the Mustangs' number-
one fan. He is always seen
at Heppner games, cheer
ing on his favorite team,
the Mustangs, and he was
support by having his name
placed on the new court.
A gathering of the hon-
oree's friends participated
in the ribbon cutting cer
emony; McRoberts said
he was extremely touched
and honored to have his
name placed on the court.
McRoberts also thanked all
of his friends for attending
the ceremony and barbecue.
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F.llis McRoberts makes the first basket at the Hager Park
basketball court named in his honor. -Contributedphoto
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