FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 28, 2018
Ione hires new agriculture
teacher
The Ione School Dis-
trict has hired a new Agri-
culture Science teacher for
the 2018-19 school year.
Maggie Collins will start on
July 1, 2018, and will also
be the FFA advisor at Ione
High School.
Collins, a graduate of
Heppner High School, is
currently finishing her mas-
ters of science degree in
agriculture education at
Oregon State University.
She earned her bachelor
of science degree from
OSU in June 2017. An
honor roll student, Collins
has been participating in
OSU’s Leadership Acad-
emy since May 2016 and is
currently the vice president
of the school’s Agriculture
Education Club. Collins
has worked for the U.S.
Forest Service and as a
farm laborer in Lexington.
In Heppner, she was the
rodeo queen for the Morrow
County Fair and Oregon
Trail Pro Rodeo Associa-
tion in 2011-2012.
Collins said she is ex-
cited to return to the area
to be near her family and
to start her career as an
educator. “The uniqueness
of this position will allow
me to hone my teaching
style and grow as an edu-
cator. I do not believe that
there is a community more
supportive of its agriculture
program than Ione. I am
ecstatic to have the oppor-
tunity to work with such
amazing people in both the
workplace and the commu-
nity,” Collins said.
Rollie Marshall, princi-
pal of Ione schools, said the
district is looking forward
to having Collins join their
teaching team.
Natural Resource
Conservation Service
announces sign-up deadlines
The Natural Resource
Conservation Service
(NRCS) will accepting ap-
plications for the Conser-
vation Stewardship Pro-
gram through Mar. 2 nd . To
participate in CSP, appli-
cants must be in compli-
ance with highly erodible
land and wetland conser-
vation requirements and
have current farm records
with USDA Farm Service
Agency. Applicants must
have effective control of
the land for the term of
the proposed contract, be
actively engaged in the
day-to-day management of
the agricultural operation
and share in the risks as-
sociated with agricultural
production. Contact the
Heppner NRCS field office
at 541-676-5021 to learn
more about the program and
determine if you meet these
requirements.
The NRCS is also ac-
cepting applications for
the Environment Quality
Incentives Program (EQIP)
through Mar. 16 th . EQIP
focus areas are forest health
in the Kahler watershed,
Russian olive control in
the Boardman area, forest
health in Penland Lake and
Blake’s Ranch locations
and post-harvest pest man-
agement south of Ione. If
you are located within these
areas and are interested in
EQIP assistance please call
the Heppner NRCS field
office at 541-676-5021.
USDA is an equal opportu-
nity provider and employer.
Budding scientists gain
Ione FFA hosts National FFA
knowledge from the Northwest advisor
NOGGIN project
Student holding a brain: Cedie Dayandante. Other students
pictured (R-L): Cameron Proudfoot and John McElligott.
Students filtered into
the classrooms of Heppner
and Ione schools last week
and clustered around tables
topped with pipe cleaners,
jars of preserved small
animal brains, 3D molded
models of brains and a real
human brain for study and
touch.
Dr. Bill Griesar, in-
structor of psychology,
Portland State University
and affiliate graduate fac-
ulty of Behavioral Neuro-
science, OHSU and Jeff
Leake, instructor of neu-
rology and psychology at
PSU and Washington State
University are co-founders
of the Northwest NOGGIN
Project (Northwest Neuro-
science Outreach Group:
Growing in Networks), a
creative, and largely vol-
unteer driven non-profit
organization that brings
scientists, artists and stu-
dents of all ages together
to share their expertise and
teach young people about
science and art.
The February visit to
Morrow County, distant
from the biomedical hub
of Portland, brought un-
dergraduate and graduate
student volunteers who are
studying neuroscience, psy-
chology, mathematics and
art to teach as “near peer”
role models for students.
NW NOGGIN volunteers
described their research
(everything from Parkin-
son’s disease to adoles-
cent brain development to
Alzheimer’s, drug addic-
tion and ADHD) as expos-
ing students to emerging
neuroscience research and
careers in science. They
also explained how brain
functions are localized to
specific lobes, provided
descriptions of brain cells
and how electrical impulses
travel throughout the body.
Students then worked
alongside their classmates
twisting and forming pipe
cleaners into colorful depic-
tions of neurons and much
more complex networks
of nerves, while others
explored electrophysiology
with the Mind Flex Game.
As students worked their
way around the classroom,
some kids squeamishly
wrinkled their noses, shied
away and whispered “that’s
gross,” while others donned
gloves, held their noses
and wondered at the folds
and inner structures of the
brains before allowing the
next kid in line his turn.
Heppner and Ione stu-
dents were encouraged to
further their interests by
continuing their educa-
tion through college and
beyond. Hearing about re-
search, clinical educational
and career options from
other young people actu-
ally pursuing the work is
a powerful and beneficial
experience. “For college
students and professionals,”
as described by one volun-
teer from NW NOGGIN,
“ultimately the most re-
warding aspect is the multi-
disciplinary nature of the
outreach, with young sci-
entists and artists working
together and discovering
similarities in their process
and watching kids marvel
at the structure and func-
tion of the brain.” Anyone
interested in learning more
about the integration of art
and science, may visit the
Northwest NOGGIN web-
site at http://nwnoggin.org.
St. Patrick’s buttons go on sale
The 2018 St. Patrick’s
buttons in honor of our local
Leprechauns are now avail-
able for sale at Community
Bank, Heppner Chamber,
Heppner City Hall and
Murray’s Drug. The buttons
sell for $3 each and includes
a chance to win $100.
Koozies are also for
sale and may be purchased
for $3 at Heppner Chamber
and Heppner City Hall.
TWO DAYS ONLY! The "I Am Not Invisible" exhibit will be
COMING TO THE SAGE CENTER
Ione FFA Chapter officers hosted National FFA Advisor, Dr. Steve Brown during National
FFA Week.
Pictured back row: Chapter president, Morgan Orem; vice president, Sonia Medina; secre-
tary, Emily Taylor; treasurer, Sarah Knop and reporter Jake Heideman. Front row: Wade
Rynearson, Oregon FFA state treasurer; Dr. Steve Brown, National FFA advisor and CTE
Director at the US Department of Education and Gaby Santa-Cruz, Oregon FFA state senti-
nel. – Contributed photo.
Road bowling event planned
Road bowling returns
to St. Patrick’s weekend
with a new day and a new
time. Heppner’s Irish road
bowling event has been
moved from Sunday to
Saturday and will be part
of the Saturday celebration
on Mar. 17 th . Participants
in this event are asked to
gather at the starting point
on Balm Fork Road. Regis-
tration will be at 2:30 p.m.,
with play to start at 3 p.m.
This Irish sport, that
dates back to the 1600’s was
played in America by the
Irish troops in West Virginia
during the Civil War. In
recent years, a resurgence
of interest in the sport has
developed in both Ireland
and the United States.
Heppner’s event has
gained popularity since it
was first offered in 2006.
Entries are limited to 20
teams and entry forms can
be picked up at the Cham-
ber of Commerce office or
by calling 541-676-5536.
Entry fees are $20 per team
and the purse will divided,
with half going into the St.
Patrick’s weekend fund and
the other half being divided
among the top three teams.
Teams of two to four
members compete over a
course of approximately
one mile by tossing the
iron-and-steel bowls that
are slightly smaller than
a tennis ball and weigh
28 ounces. The team that
completes the course with
the fewest tosses wins. The
winners name will be put on
the trophy that is kept at the
Chamber office.
Spectators are welcome
to attend, but are cautioned
to remain a safe distance
from the action as the bowls
are heavy and can cause
injuries.
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