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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon A View from the Hill By Doris Brosnan R esidents and staff view with great apprecia tion the volunteers who take time to share their talents with the Willow Creek Ter race community. Volunteers are high on the list of "What and Who We Are Thankful For,” and two young people have been added to that already-long list. Last month, Tim Gould and Shayna Osmin came to the Terrace to offer as sistance to anyone who might like help w riting and/or addressing greeting cards or notes. Not only did one resident appreci ate that, but another came up with som ething else for them. Tim and Shayna headed for the kitchen with Beulah Brownfield to help her make a birthday cake for her son Steve. Tim and Shayna have returned this week, also, to help with cards and letters. Since cards and letters become more prevalent in December, more volunteers could have opportunities to help residents with their correspondences. Inter ested persons should call the Terrace, 676-0004, for information. In March, Judy Hand- bury began supplying resi dents with handmade cards. Judy brings her cards often, keeping a supply ready for the taking, and this month, she is adding some holiday- themed cards to that supply. Judy is another example of volunteer talent. If anyone asks, the Ter race will volunteer recipes for Thanksgiving-dinner leftovers. The staff has been creative in the use of leftovers after their enjoy able meal shared among 18 diners. The new room was not ready for the festive oc casion, though Manager George Naims had hoped it would be, but it holds promise of being completed “soon.” A window to the progress in the room allows residents to have a look every day, so they can see that the plan really is com ing together. November featured the several specially-desig nated days that brought on some interesting dis cussions, as well as some tasty foods, and December will be interesting, too. November also featured the addition of a new staff member, MeLanie Eldrige, who is becoming familiar with residents and life on the Hill. Two health district employees, Rosa Cayse and Heather Smith, are also helping out at the Terrace while two regular employ ees are away for medical reasons. These individuals came to the Terrace in time to ap preciate Roice Fulleton’s 97lh birthday celebration on December 3. Roice and his neighbors enjoyed a barbecued-ribs birthday lunch that day. They w ill, also, get in on some of the holiday activities at the Terrace, which began with their decking o f the halls last Sunday. The north hall is now adorned with Santas o f many descriptions, the south hall features a huge variety o f snowmen, the living room has become a room full of angels, and wreaths and garlands are interspersed everywhere. The tree is a lovely vision of green and reds. Volunteers who came to help staff and residents decorate the Ter race were Katy Anderson, Betsy Anderson, Sue Baker, Carie, Carson, Conor and Doris Brosnan, Sam Fisher, Katilyn Jordan and Keeley Naims. Turkey soup (made UMCDF reaches ‘closure complete ’ milestones HERM1STON, Ore.— The U m atilla Chem ical A gent D isp osal F a c il ity (UMCDF) reached the “closure complete” mile stone on Oct. 2, meaning all the physical work involved in closing the facility has been completed. Another reduction in force (RIF) took place Thursday, Oct. 9, in conjunction with that milestone. The Dec. 9 RIF includ ed 27 positions, although only 19 people left, since several people scheduled for the RIF already moved on to other jobs. About 25 people remained on the project after that RIF, and most of those will leave in another RIF scheduled for Dec. 18. That will coincide with the “RCRA closure complete” milestone, which means all the requirements under the Resource Con servation and Recovery Act have been met. The handful of people remaining after the Octo ber and December RIFs will likely work out o f URS offices in Richland, Wash., as they complete the paperwork to close out the contract. That milestone is expected to be reached early next year. UMCDF has conducted several RIFs since the proj ect com pleted chemical agent operations in October 2011, all coinciding with a significant closure mile stone. When the project com pleted destruction o f Or egon’s chemical weapons stockpile, about 830 em ployees worked at UMCDF. The dem ilitarization facility constructed and operated by URS safely destroyed 220,604 muni tions and 3,720 tons o f chemical agent, including GB and VX nerve agent and mustard blister agent. The munitions and agent had been stored at the Umatilla Chemical Depot since the 1960s. ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: I ' J with leftovers, of course), bean soup and homemade breads delighted the work ers after completing their tasks and singing some carols. G in g e rb re a d -h o u se building will bring out the competitive drive o f resi dents on the 11lh. The resi dents of the two hallways will pit their talents against each other as each group competes for "best house” bragging rights, as well as some later nibbling op portunities. Volunteers will be welcome at about 1:30 that day. C arolers are always welcome at the Terrace, too, as residents and staff thoroughly enjoy listen ing and singing along to the Christmas and winter songs. They will also enjoy the two piano recitals this month. Alaina Lemmon’s piano students will fill the facility with their tunes on Dec. 19 and 23, beginning at 2 p.m. Visitors will be welcome. R esidents will w el come the variety of nation- ally designated days in December that pay tribute to events and foods. They have already recognized National Cookie Day with appropriate eating of cook ies. They had an opportuni ty to discuss St. N icholas on the sixth and to eat brown ies on National Chocolate Brownie Day on the eighth. Christmas Card Day was noted on the ninth, but the sending of Christmas cards will continue. Tomorrow, the 11*, will offer Rock- n-Roll Hall of Famers as a discussion topic, well before the gingerbread- house activity (National Gingerbread Day is the following day). The 15th is designated National Fire Fighters Day, maybe a good day to hug a fireman, or at least say "thank you” to our volunteer firemen. Christ mas Eve will be an invita tion to Santa to come with gifts for all the residents, and Christmas Day will see gifts opened and delicious foods eaten. Friends who call ahead will be welcome in the dining room. Two days later is des ignated Fruitcake Day, and that ubiquitous and often- maligned dessert will be served at the Terrace. On this day, Fred Painter, a previous resident, will be fondly remembered. Fred seemed to truly love fruit cake and made sure that his Terrace neighbors got a piece of fruitcake to en joy each year. Whether a resident views fruitcake with fondness or not, the memory o f Fred and his kindness will surely bring a smile. MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. CERTIFICATES No purchase necessary. Need not be present to win Just come in and sign Timothy Emmet wins his motos once again...Santa style. At least, he certainly was flying around the racecourse on his “sleigh,” aka his Quad, while racing in the Quad Intermediate class. By the end of the first course he was very muddy, but said he had a lot of fun. Timothy is three for three while racing in a five-motocross series for the championship Nov. I6's race was postponed due to ice. The nest scheduled race is Feb. 22, 2015. The Bike Pit hasn't yet announced the new date for the postponed race. - Photo by Paula Emmel SCHOOL DISTRICT -Continuedfrom PAGE ONE RHS student. -reviewed the follow ing revised policies on: reimbursable school meals and milk programs. -rescinded policy on the district’s local wellness program and reviewed new policy on the wellness pro gram, including specifics on the definition of foods, including calories, snacks, fats, sugars, sodium, caf feine, community involve ment, nutrition education and physical education, am ong num erous other specifics. -revised/reviewed pol icy on: prescription/non- prescription medication. -adopted policy on: non-prescription medica tion and prescription medi cation. -rescinded policy on: student network user code of conduct, employee net work user code of conduct, non-district technology equipment use, administer ing non-injectable medi cines to students. -revised policy on: electronic communications system, which includes a letter to parents, a student agreement form, and specif ics for non-school users and staff users. -voted against an Or egon School Boards con stitution resolution which would amend the appoint ment of the OSBA board and legislative policy com mittee members to include members from a contiguous region if certain conditions are met. -heard a report from Dirksen on the OSBS con vention, including infor mation on proposed state school funding. He said that the governor is cur rently proposing a $6.9 bil lion budget for education, which educators believe is “not even close to what is needed.” He said that the hope is to move closer to $7.5 billion. “ Som e where in between is where we will probably end up,” said Dirksen. He said he didn’t expect school fund ing would receive a budget until June. Dirksen said that data shows that a student who reads at the third grade, is four times more likely to graduate from high school that those who do not read. He also touched on the English Language Learner student achievement gap and spoke briefly on getting ready for Smarter Balance, a student achievement as sessment consortium. He said that computer science was a high topic and there was a push on the Promise of Oregon, a public educa tion support campaign. -received the following announcements: Christmas break-December 19-Janu- ary 4; school resumes-Jan- uary 5; next board meeting, Monday, January 12, Sam Boardman Elementary, 7 p.m. with a work session scheduled prior. 97836 MU Drawing December 19th ( 541 ) 676-8229 AFFORDABLE FAMILY EYEW EA R david@ rapidserve.net 1045 North First St. Hermiston, OR 54L www.affordablefamilyeyewear.con I Santa visits The Bike Pit The Heppner Gazette Times 188 W Willow Heppner, OR one OH 2 S 50.00 GIFT í - FIVE MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL OUR CUSTOMERS! ENTE i Wednesday, December 10,2014 t on m m tow ! i I
