FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Heppner FFA receives Food For All grant Heppner FBLA
members qualify for
to help ight hunger
INDIANAPOLIS—
The Heppner FFA chap-
ter in Heppner has been
awarded $2,500 as part
of the FFA: Food For All
program. The nationwide
program provides grant
money to local FFA chap-
ters to support year-long
service-learning projects
that address local hunger
needs.
The Heppner FFA plans
to help fight hunger by
replacing laying hens they
currently have to continue
to provide fresh eggs to the
Neighborhood Center. The
grant will provide monies
to help pay for the hens and
their feed.
In addition, Heppner
FFA will have some stu-
dents who will raise broiler
chickens to be processed to
provide a protein source for
families through the Neigh-
borhood Center. The grant
will help to fund purchas-
ing 100 chicks, the feed to
raise them and the monies
needed to process them in
a USDA certiied facility.
“We hope to learn a
lot through this process
and have the opportunity
to tour a USDA certified
poultry processing facility,”
said Heppner FFA Advisor
Beth Dickenson. “Students
will have the chance to
learn new skills and share
state competition
Heppner FFA members hold the new hen chicks that will be raised to produce eggs to be do-
nated to the Neighborhood Center as a part of the Heppner FFA Food For All Grant project.
These 25 chicks will begin laying eggs when they are about six months of age. The FFA chapter
received ive breeds, including Grey California, Blue Wyandotte, New Hampshire, Barred
Rock and Ameracauna. Pictured are: Front row kneeling—Riane Dompier, Kaelyn Lindsay,
Kolby Currin and Jake Lindsay. Standing—Rylee Kollman, Logan Grieb, CJ Kindle, Patrick
Collins, Kevin Murrray and Taylor Nelson. -Contributed photo
their new knowledge with
community members via a
workshop that will be held
in the spring.”
The FFA: Food For
All grants are sponsored
by Donaldson Foundation,
Elanco, Land O’Lakes, Na-
tionwide Foundation, Nutra
Blend, Sealed Air, Tractor
Supply Company and Ty-
son as a special project of
the National FFA Founda-
tion. The program provided
nearly $360,000 to FFA
chapters in 40 states and the
Virgin Islands. In addition,
the FFA: Food For All grant
program is part of the Na-
tional FFA Organization’s
Hunger Home platform.
More information about
the program can be found
Heppner senior class
plans dessert auction
for Friday
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March 24. Each session
will meet from 2:30-4 p.m.
in the dining room at St.
Patrick’s Senior Center, 190
N Main St., Heppner. Pre-
registration and attendance
at the irst class is required.
For more informa-
tion or to register, contact
Health Promotion Coor-
dinator Helena Wolfe at
541-561-5443 or hwolfe@
capeco-works.org. If you
are interested in this pro-
gram but cannot attend at
this time, contact Wolfe to
be added to a waiting list for
future classes.
Join us for
Valentine's Day 2016
February 14th
Valentine's Breakfast $10.95
Rib Eye, Hashbrowns, 2 eggs, toast & Coffee
Valentine's Dinner $14.95
Choice of Pork Loin, Seafood
Alfredo, Steak or Prime Rib
Choice of Potato- Twice-Baked,
Baked or Mashed
Garlic Bread - Soup & Salad -Dessert
PLEASE MAKE RESERVATIONS
MUSTANG DINER
with her dedication but said,
“We just don’t have the re-
sources. The money isn’t
here.” He said the best they
could do was maybe have
council members talk to
people about the problem,
but that would be about the
extent of assistance.
Herzog told the Hep-
pner Gazette-Times that
anyone who would be able
to help is encouraged to call
her at 541-676-9000.
In other business at
Monday’s meeting the
council:
-Heard that bid opening
for construction of the new
ire hall will be on Feb. 18;
-Was told that council
member John Bowles will
be the new Morrow County
Undersheriff;
-Heard that City Man-
ager Kim Cutsforth was
recently appointed to serve
on the Oregon Community
Foundation, which oversees
some $18 billion in funds,
proceeds of which are given
out to Oregon Communities
as grants.
The council also heard
the following report from
the public works director:
Water Dept.
Replaced 1 Y 2 inch
water meter at All Saints
Episcopal Church and ixed
ken, Sydney Maben and
Riane Dompier; ifth, Cara
Arbogast, Jaiden Mahoney
and Claire Grieb.
Introduction to Finan-
cial Math—fourth, Sophie
Grant.
Introduction to Parlia-
mentary Procedure—sec-
ond, Keegan Gibbs.
Marketing—sixth,
Madison Combe and So-
phie Grant; eighth, Taylor
Hamby, Caitlynn Baily and
Kaelyn Lindsay.
Sports & Entertainment
Management—third, Pat-
rick Collins, CJ Kindle and
Ryan Smith; fourth, Kevin
Murray, Weston Putman
and Logan Grieb.
All of these students
have qualified to partici-
pate at state competitions
in Portland April 7-9 at the
Double Tree Hotel.
at FFA.org/foodforall.
The National FFA Or-
ganization provides lead-
ership, personal growth
and career success training
through agricultural edu-
cation to 629,367 student
members who belong to one
The Heppner High School senior class will hold a
of 7,757 local FFA chapters dessert auction Friday, Feb. 12, during the half times of
throughout the U.S., Puerto the varsity boys’ and girls’ basketball games.
Rico and the Virgin Islands.
CITY COUNCIL
Caregiver classes
a water leak at Public Works
can’t do all this by myself,” ofice.
Sewer Dept.
in Heppner this week she said.
Cleaned contact basins
The Mayor empathized
CAPECO is offering
a short-term educational
program called Powerful
Tools for Caregivers in
Heppner beginning next
week. This free six-week
series is designed to help
family caregivers take care
of themselves while caring
for a relative or friend with
a chronic health condition.
All participants will receive
The Caregiver Helpbook, a
book developed speciically
for the class.
The series of six week-
ly one-and-a-half-hour ses-
sions begins Thursday, Feb.
18, and continues through
Even after leaving Hep-
pner at 5 a.m. and traveling
in terrible winter condi-
tions, the Heppner High
School FBLA (Future Busi-
ness Leaders of America)
met with success last Thurs-
day at the FBLA Regional
Contest in La Grande. After
taking hour-long exams
in each event, most of the
members who competed
placed and qualified for
state competition.
Students who placed
and their events are:
Agribusiness—second,
Kevin Murray; fourth, Pat-
rick Collins.
Computer Applica-
tions—ninth, Carson Bros-
nan.
Helpdesk—eighth,
Emily Cecil and Meranda
Lemmon.
Hospitality Manage-
ment—third, Jessica Kemp-
once, painted the sewer
plant ofice, did nine septic
dumps, completed the re-
cycled water report and sent
it to DEQ, and inished the
DEQ Supplemental Envi-
ronmental Project proposal.
If approved, this will help
subsidize some of the viola-
tion ine and also beneit the
community.
Streets Dept.
Got most of the lights
fixed up at Frank Gillam
Drive, took down Christ-
mas lights, wreaths, and
banners, had one snow and
ice event, swept streets one
time, replaced stop sign
on Chase St. and installed
a poly blade on the snow
plow.
Parks Dept.
Rehabbed three Hager
Park picnic tables and three
City Park tables, burned a
ditch and cleaned out the
storm drain at the kids’
park and put up new lags
at Memorial Park.
The council also ad-
opted the following goals
for the coming year.
Heppner City goals for
2016:
1) Update the Master Water
Plan - to aide in prioritiz-
ing water projects and to
seek funding. Investigate
funding opportunities, li-
aise with Anderson and
Perry. Prioritize developing
a plan to ix reservoir 3 and
replace water pipes at Can-
non, Green and Matlock
Streets. Develop a plan to
implement a GIS mapping
system to GIS system to aid
in the mapping and mainte-
nance of our water system.
2) Update the Transporta-
tion System Plan to aide in
prioritizing street improve-
ments. Research methods
for updating in-house.
3) Review personnel man-
ual and make changes as
necessary.
4) Revise and establish an
Emergency Action Plan. In-
volve the hospital, HVFD,
MCSO, etc.
5) Update Urban Growth
Area (UGA) Code and Inter
Governmental Agreement
with Morrow County.
6) Fence the perimeter of
the City Yard on River-
side Ave. with a chain link
fence.
7) Amphitheater—set up
program for summer events,
movies, music.
8) Install auto lushers in the
restroom at the City Park
near the library and add
automatic sprinkler timers.
9) City Hall—start planning
for exterior repairs, replac-
ing failing windows and
installing a ventilation fan.
Bathroom in public meet-
ing area.
10)
Install an alarm at
the sewer plant to alert pub-
lic works about overlow or
pump problems.
11)
Update or correct
ordinance inconsistencies
or errors as they are noticed,
such as clarifying the dog
ordinance.
12) Establish nonsmoking
areas in the city parks where
children play.
13) Begin planning for a
replacement for the sewer
jet truck.
14) Replace the community
holiday tree at city center
with a healthy tree.
15) Develop a plan to repair
tree-damaged sidewalks on
Main Street.
16) Schedule city clean-up
days for the spring and fall.
Community lunch
menu
Christian Life Center volunteers will serve lunch on
Wednesday, Feb. 17, at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. Lunch
will include navy beans and ham, mixed vegetables, broc-
coli slaw, corn mufins and raspberry cookie bars. Milk
is served at each meal. Suggested donation is $3.50 per
meal. Menu is subject to change.
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