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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 11, 2016 - THREE Book club for adults Tupper offers education, fun in the Blue starting at Heppner Mountains library Looking for a good book club to join? Check out the new adult book club at the Oregon Trail Library District Heppner branch ev- ery third Tuesday at 7 p.m. The book club will feature watching a TED talk video and reading the correspond- ing book. The book club will be facilitated by Kathy Street, Library Director of OTLD, using a format of TED talk videos and discussion. TED is a nonproit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, power- ful talks of 18 minutes or less. TED began in 1984 as a conference where technol- ogy, entertainment and de- sign converged, and today covers almost all topics, from science to business to global issues. For more in- formation about TED talks, visit http://www.ted.com/ about/our-organization. The irst TED talk will be on “Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking” by Susan Cain. The group will watch and discuss the video, and copies of the book will be available for immediate check out. Susan Cain’s “Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking” shows how society un- dervalues intro- verts and how much we lose in doing so. Tak- ing the reader on a journey from Dale Carnegie’s birthplace to Harvard Busi- ness School and from a Tony Robbins semi- nar to an evangelical mega- church, Cain charts the rise of the Extrovert Ideal in the twentieth century and explores its far-reaching effects. During the June meet- ing, the group will discuss the book and watch a new TED talk video for the next book. Contact Street with questions about the book club, 541-481-3365 or otld- director@centurylink.net. By Hannah Green & Kason Cimmiyotti, Heppner Elementary students During the week of April 25-28, sixth grad- ers from Heppner and Ione went up into the Blue Mountains for Tupper Out- door School. The students stayed in cabins and were led by counselors from Heppner and Ione high schools. The sixth graders were taught by adults who gave their time. They sang before every meal and did cabin chal- lenges. There were three cabins—Soaring Eagles, Roaring Cougars and Silver Foxes. On Monday, the sixth graders set up their cabins and started their irst class at 10 a.m. All of the groups were at different classes: Compass & Orienteering, Weather and Maps. After lunch, the campers got sent to other classes: Fish Dis- secting, Wildlife Skins, Wildlife Casting and For- estry. Later that night, the sixth graders attended a campfire and sang some campire songs. After that, they got in their sleeping bags and fell asleep. Tuesday morning, the campers woke up ready for their first full day at Tupper. They got ready and followed the counselors to flagpole and then ate breakfast. After breakfast, everyone was sent to their The students and staff at the 2016 Tupper Outdoor School. -Contributed photo classes: OMSI Squid Dis- section, OMSI Birds of Prey, OMSI Sustainable Choices, and OMSI Rocks and Minerals. At the end of the day, there was a cabin relay challenge and a Na- tive American storyteller during campire. The campers went to Bull Prairie Wednesday to learn Survival, GPS and Plants. The students got to go ishing after all the class- es. Some kids got to make their own fishing poles, and some even caught ish with their homemade poles. At the end of the day at Bull Prairie, the campers tried MREs (meals ready to eat). Some kids ate their ish that they caught. Later that night, the campers looked at Jupiter through a telescope, as well as con- stellations that could not be seen through the cloudy sky. Mr. Palmer taught them about the constella- tions. The campers went on an evening walk later that same night and were able to identify even more constellations. On Thursday, the camp- ers participated in a relay and made trail mix before they said goodbye to their friends. Before they loaded onto the bus, all Tupper attendees posed to take a picture for history. The sixth graders say they learned important skills at Tupper Outdoor School, but most of all they had fun. Heppner FFA will recognize outstanding youth at annual banquet MILES & MILES OF SMILES The 10 th annual Hep- pner FFA Chapter Banquet will be held Thursday, May 12, at 6 p.m. at the Mor- row County Fairgrounds in Heppner. The chapter members and advisor invite all community members to come and participate in the evening. Numerous career de- velopment event awards will be presented to mem- bers who participated in the contests throughout the year. They vary from shop skills to loral design, parliamentary procedure to livestock judging. The chapter also will present the Honorary Chapter Farmer to individuals or businesses for outstanding service, commitment and generosity to the chapter and its mem- bers. Outstanding service awards and/or appreciation awards will be presented, as well. Recognition for earn- ing the Oregon FFA State Degree in 2016 will be presented to: CJ Kindle, Patrick Collins, Rylee Koll- man, Kolby Currin, Tim Gould and Kaelyn Lindsay. Chapter Degree recipi- ents for 2016 were Erica Nelson, Lexi Bray, Taylor Nelson, Tim Gould, Kevin Murray, Emily Cecil, Jake Lindsay, Rian Wizner, Lo- gan Grieb and CJ Kindle. Retiring officers will install the newly-elected oficers, and special awards will also be presented to members who were voted on by the membership. The evening will begin at 6 p.m. and dinner will be served shortly thereafter and will include pulled pork, cheesy potatoes and a variety of sides, salads and desserts provided by members. Bank of Eastern Oregon among 200 top performing banks in nation Our success... It's All About Kids, Employees, & Customers!! Mid Columbia Bus Company provides a family atmosphere for the employees to come to work each day and know they are appreciated. NOW HIRING SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS Starting Wage $11.75/Hr. Apply at: Mid Columbia Bus Co. 541-676-5861541-481-7551 Bank of Eastern Or- egon is one of two Oregon banks ranked among the top 200 community banks in the country by American Banker magazine. The magazine, a trade publication based in New York City, named BEO Bancorp of Heppner and Summit Bank of Eugene, OR to the list based on av- erage return of shareholder equity between 2013 and 2015. Banks with less than $2 billion in assets were eligible. At 13.54 percent aver- age return, Summit Bank ranked 20; at 11.18 percent BEO Bancorp ranked num- ber 68. “We are extremely pleased with the recognition in American Banker maga- zine. We ind ourselves in the company of some of the best run and most admired banks in the nation.” said Jeff Bailey President and CEO of Bank of Eastern Oregon. “This is testimony to the dedication of our em- ployees and the tremendous support of our customer base. We are proud of our track record serving east- ern Oregon communities for over 71 years and are claim of being in the top delighted to be the one of 200 community banks in only two banks located in the country.” Oregon that can make the WCVEDG GRANTS -Continued from PAGE ONE Zone, which provides mon- digitizing county newspa- pers so they are available online and can be accessed by the public. Morrow County Mu- seum – $2,500 to replace old doors on the Ag Mu- seum. “Money for the grant funds came from the Co- lumbia River Enterprise ey for housing, education, public safety and commu- nity enhancement grants throughout the county. WCVEDG collects appli- cations and administers the community enhancement funds for the South Mor- row County area,” said WCVEDG President David Sykes. HEPPNER LES SCHWAB WISHES THE MUSTANG BASEBALL TEAM GOOD LUCK ON THE REST OF THEIR SEASON 124 N. MAIN STREET HEPPNER OR 97836 541-676-9481
