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THE OBSERVER, , AUGUST 30, , 2019
Hells Canyon Mule Days
Max Walker Memorial
Scholarship Winners
The Hells Canyon Mule Days
Board of Directors being focused on
supporting the youth of our County
are pleased to award three $1000.00
scholarships to three Wallowa County
high school seniors.
This year’s scholarships were grant-
ed to:
Michael Diggins, son of Bruce and
Cyndie Diggens, from Wallowa High
School and he will be attending Sheri-
dan Community College in Sheridan,
Wyoming, and major in Rangeland
Management.
Emma Hite, daughter of James and
Jill Hite, from Joseph Charter School
and she will be attending Treasure
Valley Community College in Ontar-
io, Oregon, and major in Elementary
Education.
HCMD has awarded a total of
$41,000.00 to Wallowa County high
school seniors...
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Deidre Schreiber, daughter of Debi
and Charlie Warnock, from Enterprise
High School and she will be attend-
ing Oregon State University in the fall
of 2020 and majoring in Agricultural
Education. Deidre is delaying her col-
lege plans for one year. At the Oregon
FFA Convention in March Deidre was
elected to serve as a state FFA offi cer
(Secretary), the ultimate success in the
FFA realm at the state level.
Once again this year, there was a
strong fi eld of applicants and each one
was very deserving. The committee
was impressed by the diverse goals of
Michael, Emma, and Deidre, and their
character evaluation references, career
choices and leadership qualities.
The HCMD Board of Directors
congratulates each student and wishes
them a successful and enjoyable fresh-
man year as they pursue their college
education.
The Max Walker Memorial Schol-
arship program was conceived in
2005 to honor Max Walker, one of the
founding members and ongoing sup-
porters for the Mule Days event. To
date, Hells Canyon Mule Days has
awarded a total of $41,000.00 to Wal-
lowa County students to help further
their academic goals. The scholar-
ships are funded by the Max Walker
family, donations received at the Hells
Canyon Mule Days Max Walker Me-
morial Cowboy Poetry Gathering, and
the Saturday Night Pit B-B-Q, also
contributions from businesses and in-
dividuals.
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