Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 27, 2016
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Junior high wrestlers A View from the Hill
Brosnan
take on comers at irst By 2016 Doris
A rainy beginning to
hasn’t dampened en-
thusiasm
on the Hill, as the
match of season
community has viewed the
Roen Waite wrestles an opponent from Pine Eagle during Hep-
pner’s irst junior high wrestling meet of the year. Other team
wrestlers are Xavier Bohanon and Angel Matthew; Angel won
the team’s only pin of the day. “They all improved throughout
the day, progressing in their technique,” said coach Dieter
Waite. The boys have been practicing for a week but Waite
said they welcome any student from grades six through eight
to join the group and participate. Practices are held each day
at 4 p.m. at Heppner High School. The team has remaining
matches in Pendleton, Milton-Freewater, Boardman and John
Day, with the season running through the irst part of March.
-Photo by Kirsti Cason
HHS seniors auction
chores for safe, fun
graduation party
The Heppner High
School senior class will
hold a service auction on
Jan. 29 at the home basket-
ball games versus Irrigon.
Groups of students can
be “purchased” at auction to
help with lawn care, paint-
ing, heavy lifting, moving,
cleaning, stacking wood,
and a variety of different
chores within the students’
capabilities.
The boys’ basketball
players will be auctioned
during the varsity girls’
game halftime, while the
girls’ basketball players and
wrestlers will be auctioned
during the varsity boys’
halftime.
The fundraiser is to
help fund Operation Gradu-
ation—an after-graduation
party planned to ensure a
fun and safe evening for all
the graduates.
HUNT RESULTS
-Continued from PAGE ONE in if successful (see pages
Pac license holders need to
report on each big game or
turkey tag issued.
Hunters have two ways
to report:
-Online via reportmy-
hunt.com or www.odfw.
com. Hunters without In-
ternet access who wish to
report online can visit an
ODFW ofice with a com-
puter available for Hunter
Reporting.
-By telephone: Call
1-866-947-6339 to talk to
a customer service repre-
sentative. Hours: 6 a.m. to
10 p.m. Paciic Time, seven
days a week.
Reporting deadlines
are:
-Jan. 31 for all 2015
hunts that ended by Dec. 31.
-April 15 for all hunts
that ended between Jan.
1- March 31, 2016.
Hunters need the fol-
lowing pieces of informa-
tion to report, which takes
just a couple of minutes:
-Hunter/Angler ID
number (located on ODFW
licenses, tags and applica-
tions; this is a permanent
number that stays the same
from year-to-year)
-The two digit Wildlife
Management Unit (WMU)
number of the Unit you
hunted in most and the Unit
you harvested an animal
78-79 of 2015 Big Game
Regulations or Hunting
Unit Maps page).
-The total number
of days hunted (includ-
ing mentoring youth), the
number of days hunted in
the WMU hunted most, and
the number of days hunted
in the WMU you harvested
an animal in if successful.
$25 penalty for not report-
ing deer and elk tags
Hunters who fail to
report 2015 deer or elk tags
on time will be penalized
$25 when they purchase a
2017 hunting license. This
penalty is assessed once,
regardless of the number of
unreported tags.
As of Jan. 6, about 50
percent of elk tags, 48 per-
cent of buck deer tags and
60 percent of antlerless deer
tags had been reported.
Chance to win special big
game tag
Hunters who report
on time are entered into a
drawing to win a special big
game tag. ODFW selects
three names each year and
the winners can choose a
deer, elk or pronghorn tag.
Hunters who win may hunt
an expanded hunt area and
extended season, similar to
auction and rafle tags that
hunters can pay thousands
for.
HAVE YOU SHOPPED OUR
NEW INFANT & TODDLER
DEPARTMENT?
moisture as much-needed,
and everyone has enough
options for indoor activities
to keep them inside and dry.
Residents and staff
welcomed in the new year
with a special, hearty break-
fast and later with delicious
crab cakes made with some
of the crab meat that Colin
and Erin Anderson brought
as a New Year’s gift.
The Terrace has a bird-
identiication book in the
living room and bird feed-
ers in the yard, so residents
were equipped for the 14 th
annual Bird Watching Day
on the ifth, although no one
oficially participated in the
Audubon Society’s annual
bird count. The resident
birds also take advantage
of the birdbaths, even in
the icy cold weather, even
though they don’t have the
added pleasure of bubble
bath, which has its special
day of celebration on the
eighth.
On the 15 th , residents
and staff enjoyed National
Hat Day with a morning
discussion of the changing
fashion and by donning
some toppers for the day.
Half the residents showed
for breakfast in some great
conversation pieces, and
by dinner time, the tables
were surrounded by a nice
variety of chapeaus.
Last week was Book
Week, which was a good
reminder to go through the
Terrace’s book shelves to
glean already-read books
and take them to the Friends
of the Library for their
spring sale. The week also
spotlighted Ed Struthers,
Willow Creek Terrace residents participate in weekly Brain Games while decked out for Na-
tional Hat Day. -Contributed photo
who brings library books
to the Terrace on a regular
basis. Ed knows the prefer-
ences of the many readers
and makes sure that his
rotation of volumes has
something for everyone.
Other devoted support-
ers were honored at lunch
when the community took
advantage of Maintenance
Day, on the 20 th , to thank
the maintenance staff who
keeps things running and
looking good. Jerry Baker,
Dan Sharp and Carl Laurit-
son handle those tasks.
The importance of the
tin can was an interesting
topic for the morning dis-
cussion group on the 19 th ,
the day that celebrates the
1825 patent of the tin can.
The importance of hugging
seems to have received
national attention recently,
thanks to news of “profes-
sional cuddlers,” so this
made for some interesting
morning conversation on
National Hugging Day on
the 21 st . The importance
of laughter was highlight-
ed on the 24 th , designated
Belly Laugh Day. Jokes
ruled, and every belly laugh
burned up six calories! The
importance of Irish Cof-
fee might be debated, but
the fact remains that this
concoction has its special
day on the 25 th , so the Ter-
race celebrated with Irish-
Coffee Cake.
This week offers Cow-
boy Poetry Day, and the
residents and staff are hop-
ing for a visit by a local
cowboy who has a perfect
voice for oral recitation of
this genre. Also this week,
everyone will be having a
good time with Backwards
Day on the 29 th , because a
common sight will be cloth-
ing worn backward, and the
staff promises some addi-
tional “surprises” that day.
This January-beginning
of another year will end
with the NFL Pro Bowl on
the 31 st , but everyone is
encouraged to stay with the
NFL a bit longer, because
on Feb. 7 the Terrace will
hold a Super Bowl party
in the sun room. The fes-
tive atmosphere will be
enhanced with some special
noshes and with the board
that will be quickly illed
by hopefuls taking some
chances on the outcome.
In the evening of the 31st,
some residents expect to
attend the Cabin Fever con-
cert, an enjoyable outing
that will sound great and
provide some more belly
laughs.
Joining the Community
on the Hill in time for some
of this month’s activities is
Ginnie Marshall. Ginnie
was welcomed on the 18 th ,
and is now ready to add her
welcome for the new resi-
dent who will be moving in
on Feb. 1. The Terrace has
the welcome mat out and in-
vites individuals who might
be interested in life at Wil-
low Creek Terrace to call
541-676-0004. The Terrace
also has a part-time staff
opening, and information
on that position is available
at the same phone number.
Thus, the ongoing
changes on the Hill...Some-
thing that residents and staff
always view as interesting.
ELL, reading night receives warm
reception with cool treats
On a cold January
night, almost 60 people
had a freezing treat at Hep-
pner Elementary School’s
annual English Language
Learners (ELL)/Reading
Night this year.
The group tasted ice
cream from Mexico and
the United States. They also
learned that in China, rice is
one of the ingredients used
to make ice cream.
Kathy Street shared in-
teresting information about
how the Oregon Trail Li-
brary District can help par-
ents and students at home.
Deb Campbell described
the Heroes program and
the benefits for students
and volunteers. Mary Ann
Elguèzabal explained how
students are identified
for the English Language
Learners program and the
levels that the students
need to reach before they
can exit the program. She
says she also likes to remind
her students that knowing
two or more languages is
extremely beneicial when
you are looking for a job.
The speeches from the
ELL students were declared
the highlight of the evening
as the crowd showed its ap- L-R: Owen Guerra, Yisage Yun, Milli Sanchez, Adrian
preciation of the students Negrete, Emily Negrete and Adàn Guerra. Not pictured:
with enthusiastic applause. Daniela Sanchez. -Contributed photo
HHS announces irst semester honor roll
Heppner High School
has announced the students
named to the 2015/16 Se-
mester One Honor Roll.
Students are as follows by
grade:
12 th Grade—Kai Ar-
bogast 4.0, Patrick Collins
4.0, Jessical Kempken 4.0,
Skyler Palmer 4.0, Weston
Putman 4.0, Caitlyn Bailey,
Kaelyn Lindsay, Sydney
Maben, Rylee Wagoner,
Christopher Kindle, Tom-
AN
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my Bredield, Rylee Koll-
man.
11 th Grade—Kolby
Currin 4.0, Kellie Eadler
4.0, Bryan Fowler 4.0,
Logan Grieb 4.0, Taylor
Hamby 4.0, Jacob Lindsay
4.0, Kevin Murray 4.0,
Kane Sweeney 4.0, Demi-
tra Schmidt, Emily Ce-
cil, Caden Hedman, Riane
Dompier.
10 th Grade—Cara Ar-
bogast 4.0, Sophie Grant
4.0, Reiah Waite 4.0, Mor-
gan Correa.
Ninth Grade—Car-
son Brosnan 4.0, Madison
Combe 4.0, Jacee Currin
4.0, Claire Grieb 4.0, Jaiden
Mahoney 4.0, Hunter Nich-
ols 4.0, Olivia Schmidt 4.0,
Leo Waite 4.0, Gibson Mc-
Curry, Keegan Gibbs.
Eighth Grade—Ni-
cole Propheter 4.0, Tresslyn
McCurry, Jason Rea, Cami
VanArsdale, Kellen Grant,
Megan Smith, Alison Cecil,
Casey Fletcher, Makayla
Silvia.
Seventh Grade—
Madelyn Nichols 4.0, Han-
nah Palmer 4.0, Jayden Wil-
son 4.0, Brinley Dompier,
Marlee Mitchell, Gracey
DeLoach, Alexis Cutsforth,
Aimee Doherty, Hayden
Hyatt, Blake Wolters.
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