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EIGHT The Heppner GeUe-Hme. Heppner, Oregon, Thursday. July 14, 1S83 Accident takes life 4 HHS rodeo team members are off to national finals ir-" ) i J Hi r f A V- ' -I I . H ... - i. . 4- Marty Britt Four members of the Hep pner High School rodeo team will soon be competing at Douplas. Wyo. in the National High School Rodeo Finals which began Monday. Marty Britt will compete in steer wrestling and calf rop ing. Tara Mahoney will do her best in pole bending and cow cutting and Jack McGuire will also be in the running in the calf roping. The top 10 participants after two goes will move into the finals on Sunday. July 24. Another member of the Heppner team, Pat Schwarz. also qualified in calf roping but is unable to compete due to an injury. 4 "V r k- v. f, oi Doaraman youiii V By CHARl.ENE II ALL A Roardman youth wan the victim of a traffic accidont. Jun 2R, while on vuration with his family, . Jeff Hilling, 13, wa killed when the car he was a puHHcngor in went Into a nkld and rolled, throwing the Occupants nut. Also Injured in the accident wa"s Jeff's sister. Cindy Hilling Cindy was hospitalized follow ing the accident, but reports indicate she has been released from the hospital. Her father, Thomas Hilling, said he would be flying hack to Montana this week to bring. Cindy home. The accident occurred about six miles west of Kevin In far northern Montana. HOSPITAL EMPLOYEE CT the mum If . A .j?fc Phil Marquurdt haul been elected for July by hi fellow employee based onl effort, friendlinewi und courtesy. MikeCurrin Tara Mahoney Morrow Co. redesignated as medical shortage area Local girls learn about 4-H in Canada By BIRDINETVLL1S Program Assistant OSt' Extension f ervice NoeSla Rill and Paula Plo charsky. both of Heppner, have been learning about 4-H in Canada during the past week, thanks to the annual exchange carried out by Ken Killingsworth, Wheeler Coun ty agent, and 4-H staff in ' British Columbia. Each year. Killingsworth travels to Canada to judge livestock shows, and offers one 4-H member from the four-county area of Wheeler, Gilliam. Morrow, and Sher man, the opportunity to travel along with him. and live with host families for a week. This year Morrow County got lucky and were able to send two exchangees when one from another county was unable to go at the last minute. The second stage of the annual exchange is near coun ty fair dates, when members from Canada travel to Oregon to spend a week in the counties involved in the exchange. "We've had nothing but the most enthusiastic reports from kids involved in the exchange over the past few years. It is not a huge ex change, but it sure is crea ting some friendships between Oregon and Canada." accor ding to Killingsworth. Any 4-H'er of high school age is eligible to apply for the opportunity. Those interested should contact Birdine at the Extension office in Heppner to get their name on the waiting list. Sidesaddle riding group forming in Morrow Co. the Morrow wumj ra "'" A group of sidesaddle riders is forming in Morrow County, and anyone interested in join ing is welcome to do so, announced Marlene Currin of Heppner. More participants are needed, she added. The group plans to ride in Rodeo Parade and in the Pendleton Round-Up Parade. Also, anyone with equip ment or long calico dresses, bonnets, etc. to loan to the group may contact Currin at 676-9711, or Mary Ella Moyer, 676-9844. The State Health Planning and Development Agency in Salem has announced that Morrow County has been designated as a medical shortage area, announced Ethan VanEck, agency spokesperson. The federal Department of Health and Human Services Barrel Racing Club holds meet The Heppner Barrel Racing Club held a meet at the Wranglers riding arena near Heppner July 5. Anne Bedortha of lone is a new member in the club. Winners in the novice divi sion (best of two runs) were first - Jani Ansotegui, 19.19 second - Kristi O'Brien, 19.69 third - Nancv Miller, 19.79 and Anne Bedortha. 21.07. In the open class (the aver age of two runs), the top four winners were: first - Tara Mahoney. 38.06: second Joan Eckman. 38.34; third Mary Ann Munkers. 40.69; and fourth - Trisha Mahoney, 44.94. The next meet will be held Tuesday. July 19. Anyone interested in joining the club may contact Mary Ann Munkers at 989-8488. has redesignated Morrow County as having a shortage of primary medical care man power. When the departure of two physicians from Morrow County left only one physician in Heppner and a half-time physician in Boardman. A.K. (Lucky) Felt, administrator of Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Heppner. asked the State Health Planning and Devlenp ment Aeency's Office of Rural Health to ask D.II H.S. to designate the county as a shortage area. Ethan explains As a result of the action by D H H S. community organi zations in the county may apply for placement of fede rally obligated (National Henlth Service Corps) pri mary care physicians either in private practice or on federal salary, he said. Also, they nmv apply for other federal health funds to aid in provi ding health care services. Oregon now has 30 geo graphic areas designated as having a shortage of medical manpower. 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