Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 27, 2019 -- SEVEN BEAT THE RUSH, GET YOUR SNOW TIRES AND STUDS ON NOW! 124 N. MAIN STREET HEPPNER OR 541-676-9481 Boardman students choose Friday school Morrow County School District students do not attend school on Fridays, since the district has a four- day school week. But some Sam Boardman and Windy River elementary students are choosing to go to school on Fridays anyway. These students are enrolled in the Beyond the Bell pro- gram, which is open to all first- through sixth-grade students. This is the sec- ond year of the program, although last year it was an after-school model. According to Brandon Hammond, principal at Sam Boardman, the program currently has 162 students enrolled, which is about a quarter of the total student population at both schools. Print & Mailing Services *Design *Print *Mail Sykes Publishing 541-676-9228 The program runs from 8 a.m. to noon, a total of 64 hours in the 2019-20 school year and includes full breakfast and lunch. Classes offered are Reading, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math), Creative Art, Language and Culture, Li- brary (stop-motion anima- tion), P.E., Sewing, Word Play, Social Studies, Ge- nealogy and 1 st Grade Skill Building. Community members and community organiza- tions participate and help teach, which include Or- egon Trail Library Dis- trict, the Sage Center and Paula Hansen, a commu- nity member who teaches sewing. “With the state stan- dards we must meet, it’s difficult to fit enrichment classes into the regular school day,” Hammond said. “Beyond the Bell of- fers students a wonderful chance to explore other interests and pursue new things.” The After the Bell pro- gram is connected to the schools’ Talented and Gift- ed (TAG) program, whose coordinators oversee it. For more information about After the Bell, contact Melissa Keefer at melissa. keefer@morrow.k12.or.us. Deadline is approaching for changes to your Part D plan! MURRAY'S 2020 MEDICARE PART D PLANS SILVERSCRIPT WELLCARE CLEAR SPRINGS HEALTH CIGNA HEALTHSPRING ENVISION EXPRESS SCRIPTS AARP AARP WALGREENS MUTUAL OF OMAHA ASURIS MEDICARE SCRIPT ENHANCED Medicare Advantage plans: MODA HEALTH PPO *Please note we are NOT a provider for Humana Enrollment ends December 7th. Want to know when your prescriptions are ready? Ask the pharmacy about text alerts. Sign up for our auto-refill program. Shingrix Vaccine available at the pharmacy. Fall is here. Time to Renew your Line of Credit and begin planning for next year. Visit Amber Schlaich HEPPNER, OREGON 279 N. Main Street 541-676-9125 Visit Russell Seewald IONE, OREGON 280 Main Street 541-422-7466 Rates & terms may vary. All loans subject to credit approval. Member FDIC 217 North Main St., Heppner Phone 676-9158 • Floral 676-9426 www.murraysdrug.com NMLS# 414459