TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday,December 10, 2014
Letters to the Editor ~
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Heppner
GAZETTE-TIMES
U.S.P.S. 240-420
Morrow County's Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper
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David Sykes........................................................................................................ Publisher
Andrea Di Salvo......................................................................................................Editor
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Church youth give a
gift to span the ocean
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Mustang sportsmanship America’s schools,
not matched by some
“The battleground fo r
hometown fans
freedom
To the editor—
We would like to say congratulations to the Heppner
Mustang football team. You were awesome this season.
So proud of how you played and conducted yourselves—a
great example of working together and good sportsman
ship. Your attitudes will carry you a long way in your
future endeavors.
We were disappointed with a group of seven Heppner
women and mothers who so rudely and blatantly stood at
the rail and blocked the view of some of us spectators who
were in the lower seats. Our view was blocked and you
made it impossible to see a lot of the last half of the game.
We had paid for our seats with anticipation of watching
the whole game— it was too cold to move higher up to
wet and snowy seats.
We asked politely if you would please sit down and
you refused. A lady from Helix made a comment about the
rudeness displayed. A fan from Bums stated that it was sad
our own Heppner crowd was behaving in such a manner.
She talked to you, too, and again you refused to listen.
Some o f your comments to and about the cheerlead
ers were very uncalled-for. They were freezing cold and
trying their best under very adverse conditions. Shame
on you.
Again, congratulations to the team, cheerleaders.
Coach Grant and his staff. You’re the best.
(s) Rita Bowman, Heppner, and Ann Elgin, Heppner
Funeral Notice
Luvilla Sonstegard—Luvilla Sonstegard, 84, long
time Heppner resident, passed away peacefully in her
sleep Saturday, November 29,2014 in Tacoma, WA. She
was bom September 13, 1930 in Mosier, OR to Clarence
and Nedra Rice. A celebration of life for Luvilla will be
held 11 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 11, at the United Methodist
Church in Heppner.
Holly Rebekah Bunco
party this week
Jeri McElligott, Director of Religious Education at St. Wil
liam’s Catholic Church, lone, and Keaton Coiner presented a
check for $580 to Fr. Kumar Ddagandla of St. Mary’s Parish
in Pendleton Sunday. The money was raised by students at St.
William’s through bake sales and collecting coins, and, along
with $309 raised through a second collection at Mass, will buy
Christmas gifts for Fr. Kumar's children’s home in India. This
is the second year the students have done fundraisers for the
children. The fundraisers have, McF.lligott noted, shown them
being Catholic goes beyond attending Mass on Sundays. One
student commented, “When I grow up I want to have a chil
dren’s home just like Fr. Kumar.” Fr. Kumar, w ho was previ
ously the parish priest at St. William’s, expressed his gratitude
to parishioners for their generosity. -Contributedphoto
Holly Rebekah Lodge will be hosting its Bunco party
this Thursday, Dec.l 1. It will start at 7 p.m. at the lodge
hall in Lexington.
This event is the lodge’s fundraiser for the Vocational
School Scholarship the lodge gives to a graduating senior
from both Heppner and lone high schools.
“Please come and help support the local youth,” says
a lodge spokesman.
The cost is $5 per person.
Historical society to
meet Sunday
The Morrow County Historical Society will hold its
quarterly meeting on Sunday, Dec. 14, in the front room
of the St. Patrick’s Senior Center building on Main Street
in Heppner. The meeting will begin at 2 p.m.
The group will be discussing possible field trips, the
2015 Morrow County Chronicles and a possible speaker
The 2014-2015 Arbuckle Nordic Club’s ski season from Heppner. Members of the public are invited to come,
is about to begin. Anyone interested in skiing with the join and participate.
group is invited to meet at Bill and Sherry Ewing’s home
at 61187 Highway 207 at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 16.
Lack o f ski equipment is not a problem; members may
be able to lend some to those who need it.
O f course, there will be pie and ice cream at the
meeting.
The Heppner United Methodist will host a free break
fast on Sunday from 8-10 a.m. in the church community
room. This month’s breakfast will include orange-glazed
The Morrow County Clerk’s office has released the French toast.
The breakfast is open to the public and everyone
following report of marriage licenses:
December 8, 2014: -Cuauhtemoc Romero Sanchez, is welcome. The Heppner United Methodist Church is
44, of Hermiston and Graciela Garcia, 44, of Hermiston. located at 175 West Church St.
For more information call 541-676-9224 or e-mail
heppneroregonmethodists@gmai 1 .com.
Nordic ski club to
begin new season
Free breakfast
Sunday morning
Marriage Licenses
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C h e c k o u t o u r TOYS, DECOR, GIFTS,
C h r is tm a s
SECRET SANTA
s e le c tio n !
FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS
L U N C H S P E C IA L S
wed. - Hot Roast Beef sw & Split Pea soup
Thurs.- Homemade Tomato Bisque soup w/ Grilled
Ham & Cheese
Frl. - Homemade stew w/ cornbread
Mon. - Phiily Cheesesteak wrap
Tues. - Chicken & Dumpling Soup
wed. - sweet & Sour Meatballs w / rice
STEVE RHEA'S
Retirement
Open House
December 18th 2-5:30 pm
W h e a tla n d I n s u r a n c e
217 North Main St Heppner • Phone 676-9158 • Floral 876-9426
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A 4-H cookie baking
workshop is planned for
Friday, Dec. 18, from 10
a.m. till noon at the lone
Community Church.
This is part two of a Cit
izenship series presented by
Morrow County 4-H. Par
ticipants will donate cook
ies for a community service
project, and will also get
to take some home. Space. -
is limited. To sign up for ,
the workshop, visit http://
w ww.signupgenius.com/
go/10c0a49a9ad22a4fe3-
4hchristmas.
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Questions? Email A sh-..
ley Jones at Ashley.jones@
oregonstate.edu.
IN F R O N T O F W IL K IN S O N A R E
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14TH 9AM-3PM
:O R B A R R E L R A C IN G
CORN DOGS, CHICKEN
STRIPS, BURGERS, FINGER
STEAKS, ELEPHANT EARS
Caramel Gingerbread Latte $3.50
Candy cane Peppermint Frappe $4.00
^ Serving Morrow, Wheeler & Gilliam counttot Sine* 1959k
4-H program to bake .
up good citizenship
QUALITY CONCESSIONS
OPEN 12 -4 PIVI SUNDAYS
DEC. 13TH AND DEC. 2QTH
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The below was submitted to E. Oregonian and Herm
iston Herald in response to their article(s) titled ’’Big,
Bad Common Core.. .or is it?” and “Area school officials
discuss some of the misconceptions about new education
standards,” dated Nov. 12 and 15, 2014.
My response concerning the truth, the origination, the
intent and consequences of “Common Core” and its new
education standards in area school systems:
Common Core...a rumor (as per the article)? No.
The term sustainable development was bom in the
pages of “Our Common Future,” the official report of the
1987 United Nations Commission (UNCED), Authored
by Gro Harlem Brundtland, VP of the World Socialist
Party.
The term Common Core is part and parcel of t h e
United Nations Rio Accord “Sustainable Development
Agenda 21.” The accord was officially signed by U.S. 1
President George H. W. Bush at the Rio conference in
1992.
Common Core is a reality...yes.
President Clinton’s signing o f “Goals 2000” es->
tablished the framework for U.S. National Standards,
Curriculum, and Assessments. All 50 states adopted
“Goals 2000,” thus receiving the funding that came with
it. Without knowing what, in its entirety, it entailed (aka
sign it and read it later).
In 2002 President George W. Bush creates “No Child
Left Behind,” and in 2003 ESD (Educational Sustainable
Development) was created, to leverage “The UN Decade ’
Project.”
Common Core has been steadily implementing itself
into our school systems under all kinds of designs and
fronts, under many different titles, ESD, NCLB, NGO,
NSCA, CCSS, SBA, and CC among them. Don’t know '
these acronyms? Seek and leam.
The idea of Agenda 21 or its “Common Core” agenda
has not as yet been presented to any of the federal or state
legislative bodies as of this date.
In 2012 President Obama rewrote the federal privacy
laws, allowing the powers to share all student academic
and personal records with virtually anyone. Scary?
Did your school superintendent, the school board, the
principal or your child’s teacher let you know about this...?
In the academic school year 2014-2015 Smarter Bal-'
ance Assessment must be fully implemented in Oregon
school districts in English language arts and mathematics.,
These were solely created by bureaucrats, NGOsi *
and committees mostly put together by non-teacher
input. Thus, astonishingly, “Common Core” so-called
standards were implemented virtually without regard to
any scientific or theory evidence of its value.
The 60 members o f two national committees and its
composition is highly suspect as to its motivation and
accountability of our nation’s school curriculums.
I implore you to research and leam the truth about
Agenda 21 and it’s designs on America, which is real, it’s
here and its intent is to divide and conquer the America
we have taken a pledge and oath to protect and defend
(against) any encroachment that will be detrimental to
our nation.
Common Core is not a rumor...if that’s the view of
our academic system, we are in trouble. We need to pray...
seek the truth...ask for courage and strength, and be care
ful of the rhetoric.
The stakes are high...our children’s education is
critical...the players in this effort are motivated to make
changes...we are the pawns...our nation’s educational
system is at the apex...control of our educational system^
which will ultimately lead to our Christian community,
is the goal of the United Nations.
References: America’s Schools-the Battleground of
Freedom by Allen Quist, Oregon Common Core State
Standards, Oregon Rep. Dennis Richardson’s Newsletter,
Portland Oregonian, John Eppolito, Common Core Re
port, American Policy Institute’s Special Report “Agenda
21,” Cascade Policy Institute, Gro Harlem Brundtland,
VP o f the World Socialist Party.
Submitted by,
(s) Dick Sargent, Hermiston
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