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J a n u a ry
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Heppner High junior to visit Japan this summer
I) C office After the person on the
other end of the line co m firm e d that
it w as reallv T h eresa la n d sa v that
he w as sp e a kin g to. she he ard a < lick
and then Senator H atfield inform ed
her that she had been selected a s one
of two tludenla from O re go n to
receive a Ja p a n V S Senate so ho
la rsh ip in the Youth for I'n d e rsta n d
mg P ro g ra m
L in d s a y w as selected from a m on g
five students at H eppner H igh
School on the b a sis of a personal
interview after each had met the
follow ing b asic criteria junior class
standin g 1 2 grad e point a ve rag e or
above dem onstrate leadership pot
ential tnrough e s tra c u rrlc u ia r act
ivities. w ork experiance and com
m unity involvem ent, dem onstrate
ability to adapt to an un fa m ilia r
environm ent, written and oral com
m unication skills and I S citizen
ship
All w ritten application m a te ria ls
from the 200 O regon contestants
M l then review ed by a selection
com m ittee in W ashington. D C The
top 12 students were selected as
sem ifinalista and interview ed in
Beaverton in late Jan u a ry, both ind
ivid u ally and a s a group, by the
State Selection Com m ittee
The
com m ittee is com posed of represen
tatives of the N ational A ssocia tion of
Se con dary School P rin c ip a ls the
National council for the Social
Studies, and the l S Senate and
Youth
for
1 nde rstandm g
The
com m ittee selected two sch o la rsh ip
recipients who were officially app
ointed by their I ’ S Senator
M a n y of the (juestions w hich the
high sncool wav d im -le d to ask
c a n d id a t e for its nom ination con
cerned Students fam ilies and how
they felt they fit in " A lot of the
selection had to do with attitude.1'
H eppner H igh School C ounselor I ir
MCGG appreciates customers
Theresa Lindsay
It w a s all just sta rtin g to sink
in F r id a y afternoon " I 'm nol going
to ha ve to w ork in harvest The
whole s u m m e r
I won't have lo
w o r k ." T h e re sa Lind sa y .ml as she
heitan to realize that she would
a ctu ally be sp end ing two m onths
with a fa m ily in Jap an
Sh o rtly before lunch. J a n u a ry 31,
she received a telephone call at
H eppner H igh School from O regon
Senator M a r k H a tfie ld 's W aslnngton
K ve ry o n e is w elcom e to attend tin* annual M orrow County («rain
G ro w e rs C usto m er A p preciation D a y this Saturday
The day will k ick off with a free pancake breakfast starting at R a m ,
followed by display s of equipm ent and products
There will also be free door prizes and dem onstrations of wheat and
beef cookery
D oor prizes to be given aw ay include a roll aw ay tool box. pickup tool
box. hom elite strin g trim m e r N orelco D ia l a Brew Coffee m aker, toys
for the k id s and m ore
Fa cto ry re pre se ntatives with products on display will include Steiger,
C lakins. C a se III. Cenex tire and twit tones Cenx petroleum C urtis
fasteners. Schw e rin C oncaves. C entury M f g C o , Q uality p ir t s and
Service. D uP o nt M onsanto. Yelsical. K ockm ount R e se arch Alloys. In l­
and K e y Indu strie s
In addition there w ill be an open house at the M C G G W asco P a rts
Outlet on Satu rday. F e b 15. R a m to noon, which everyone is invited to
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Elks announce scholarship winners
Second place w in ner in the g irls
d ivision is Andrea B a ll daughter of
M r and M r s A rch ie Ba ll of Heppn
er Sh e p lans to attend a com m un ity
college and m ajor in a health related
field
H er high school activitie s
include
student body p re sid e n t.
attending the national F'F'A conven
turn in K a n sa s ( T t y , officer in the
local F F A chapter, m e m b e rsh ip in
N ational H onor Society, four years
of participation in volleyball and
basketball, and a m em ber of G irls
Athletic Boosters
T h e H e p p n e r F.lks Ixxlge scho lar
ship com m ittee h a s selected six
H eppner H ig h School sen io rs from
a m on g 14 a p p lica n ts to receive local
sc h o la rsh ip s
The two first place
w inners w ill re ceive a $7tx) s c h o la r­
sh ip each of lucal funds and com pete
for E l k s N a tio n a l Fo un d ation S c h o l­
a rs h ip fun d s at the d istrict level in
Pendleton F e b ru a r y 9 Second place
w in ners each re ceive $35b scho lar
ship s a nd third place w inners will be
aw ard ed $200 in sch o la rsh ip s
The six local sch o la rsh ip s were
aw arded from funds ra ise d by the
H eppner E lk s Lo d ge
At district
level, w in ners are a w ard ed national
fund money The top four boys and
four g ir ls at the district com petition
in Pendleton w ill receive at least
tl.ooo in addition b> the local money
they h a v e a lre ad y won
The two
first place w in ners in the district
com petition will then !>*• eligible for
statewide and then |>erhaps national
com petition
Noella Rill
Noella K ill placed first in the g irls
d ivision Sh e is the daughter of M r
and M r s W illia m Kill. H eppner She
plans to attend O regon Sta le or
Pa cific U n iv e rsity and m ajor in a
health related field H er high school
activities include
m e m b e rsh ip in
National H onor Society . chapter
reporter and D istrict Se cre ta ry for
F F A . attending the national F F A
convention in K a n s a s (Tty. w inner of
several public sp e a kin g contests,
and second place in the national
C E N E X E s s a y Contest, vice presi
dent of O utdoor C lu b a dance team
mem her. m e m b er of 4 II teen sew
mg. and livestock clubs, and m em
her of G irls Athletic Boosters
Chris Mckjughlm
F irst place w inner in the boys
d ivisio n is C h r is M< l-aughlin. son of
M r and M r s Bob M rl.a u g h lin . ru ra l
route. Pilot H ock
He ha s been
accepted at O regon State U n iv e rsity
and plans to m ajor in engineering
H is h igh school activitie s include
s e rv in g a s student body vice presi
deni, a s president of the N ational
H onor Society. H Club, and Outdoor
C lub, p la y in g on the football team
for four y e a rs, and traveling to
Spain, Fra n ce , and E n g la n d d u rin g
the s u m m e r of I9B5 w ith the Sp a nish
C lu b
He ha s a 4 0 grade point
a ve ra g e and is the third m e m ber of
his fa m ily to win first place in the
contest
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Big Time W revler go e s for the eye. in match M onday
night
t*n«a by Okvvi *•«*
It w as H illy Jac k and T o m /a*nk. battling Bohhy Jatftfrrs and H ip O I iv c t in
j ra ucous tag tra m m atch It w a s lattle T o k y o and fjttle M r T sq u a rin g off
in the battle of the m idgets
But most of all il w as good lim e s for all of
the ne arly axi sc re a m in g Ia n s who filli-d the Heppner H igh School g y m
M o n d a y for a night of B ig T u n e I ’ro W restling
The w restle rs were big. the falls were hard, and IIIe liad g u y s were bad in
the two h o u r event, which w as sp onsored by the H eppner H ig h Booster C lu b
A couple of p re lim in a ry m atches started out the night, w a rm in g up the
crow d for probably the biggest draw , the w restling m idgets and then the
super la g team m atch
M id g e ts Little M r T and lattle T o k y o delighted the crow d with hig h jm ks
and m ischief, with the |x>pular favorite M r T com ing out the w inner o ver the
conniving lattle T o k y o
In the battle of the tug m en Northw est tag team ch am p io ns Bobby d a g g e rs
anil K ip O liv e r look on the crow d favorite K illy J a c k and Tom Zenk Bodv
sla m s and bead | h iii < lies prevailed, and so did Jac k and Zenk in this the
favorite m atch of the night
The crow d w as satisfied with the w restling entertainm ent, and so was Ihe
booster club w ilh ticket C h a irm a n Judy K u s c h k r sa y in g "w e 'll have to do
this again
You must not Wiurv loo much
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Sincerely,
Theresa L in d sa y
Alex Lindsay
Second place boys w inner is Alex
la n d sa y of L e xin gton He is the son
of M r and M r s L a r r y la n d sa v. and
plans toattend O regon State U n iv e r
sity and m a jo r in m icrobiology H is
high school activities include m em
h e rship in N ational Honor S o c ie ty .
m e m b e rsh ip in Outdoor Club four
y e a rs on the football team, three
y e a rs on the basketball team, and
one ye a r each of golf and t ra c k . and
F F A ch apter president and sentinel,
district vice president and sentinal,
third place in the state externporan.
eous sp e a k in g contest, one of the top
four in the state Co-op contest and
aw arded a trip to the national
convention in K a n s a s City
Local man to appear
on TV tonight
Ball
D e a r F a m ily
M y nam e is T heresa L in d sa y and I
am the lu ck * A m e ric a n girl who will
be sta ying with you I am sixteen
ye a rs old am i currently a lunior
( I Ith grade > at Heppner H ig h Sc hool
in Heppner, O regon I 'm a lra id I
m ay stand o u t " a little since I'm
tall and fair haired but that m ay
com e in handy in case- I get list you
can find me e a s ie r'
I live on a ranch in eastern
O regon We grow a v arie ty of crop«
m ainly wheat corn, and alfalfa We
also raise cattle, a few sheen, and
som e horses to handle the cattle >
Killing horses is one of m y favorite
hobbies cooking is the other ' I ride
out of necessity, though, not lust (or
pleasure D u rin g the w infer we
custom feed cattle in our feedlot and
the horses are very helpful We ride
through the feedlot is-ns checking
/or sick cattle Then we . ut them out
and give them som e m edicine
"Hie livestock involve only a fract
ion of the work that has to Is- done on
our ranch I a lso d rive a sw ather
combine, truck or tractor during
whatever season it mav be
H elping M o m keep things clean in
our house is one of the most trying
ordeals because I have a lot of
brothers
I must tell you about m y fam ily
They are a m ajor part of m y life
a lyv u | g u rtiv r anil loving M>
paren t's nam es are 1-arry and
U orrm e They both work very hard
on our ranch and a ie wonderful
parents
M y G ra n d m a
Kosella,
fives next d isir to us and is a lw a ys
ureu aring us delicious dinners and
g i v i n g us
u lots of p re se n ts' I don t
vnat we would do without h e r'
know wr
I have two sisters Ann i2 U is
m arried and C athy ( 19> is attending
O regon State U n iv e rsity for her
second year of college 1 have one
older brother, Alex 17», who is a
senior in high school and three
younger brothers. B a rn e y
114».
D arin* < 13> and Joe i«i I 'm so lucky
to have th e m ' Y e s there are som e
conflicts of character, but you learn
to m ake the best of it
I'm verv gniiOUR U> see Jau an I
hear it's a beautiful country and that
you use even the sm allest portions of
your land That is very different
from here O u r ranch is large
because we have thousands of a cre s
on which to grow our crop s and
graze our cattle I feel we let a lot of
our land go to waste We could learn
a great deal from Jap an and being a
m em ber of Fu tu re F a rm e rs of
A m erica. I lust m a y get som ething
done about it
I 'm very excited about meeting
you I would like to know all about
vour fam ily, your interests and
hobbies and a lf a b o u l your country
especially its history and culture I
love those things and plan to be a
history m ajor in college
about me because I'm w illing to try
t about a nythin g and w ill accept
challenge with great ei.thus
ia sm !
continued p.2
Andrea
Curtis, "a n d Theresa s attitude is a
very positive one about people and
their attitudes She does lit in and is
a very genuine person
A s part of the written application
students were directed to write a
letter introducing them selves to the
(am il) she would tie sta ying with for
the su m m e r a ssu m in g the* were
selected for the Youth for U nder
standing p ro gra m t a n d sa y 's letter
follows
L in d sa y K an ch
I ’ (> Box 4195
larxington. O K 971139
W atch lo ra l m an F o rrie B u rk e n
bine spin the Lottery Wheel this
W ednesday night. F e b S a t 5 55 p m
on ch an ne l six
R lirken hine will travel to Sa le m to
film "S p in the W h e e l."a n opportun
Ity he w on by ru b b ing off three entry
sections of the last Lottery ga m e
H u rk e n b m r is guaranteed to win
at least $6.000
Mediation
session set
Feb. 10
A m ediation meeting between
M o rro w County teachers and the
school hoard has tn-en set M onday.
Fe b 10. 7 p m
at R iv e rsid e High
School in B o a rd in a n The m eeting is
another step in the negotiation pro
cess which began in N ovem b er 1984
for a three ye a r contract with the
d istric t's teachers
The m eeting is necessary because
both sides rejected a report subm it
led by factfinder G a ry Axon
The
report had to be accepted or rejected
in full
Sp e a k in g for the school board.
Jac k L ile s of the O regon School
H oards A ssociation, sa y s that two
a rea s concerned the board
The
report su gg e sts including "fa ir
sh a re ” in the contract, but allows
the teachers the option of voting on
the issue after the contract is
ratified
F a ir Sh are a ssu re s that
teachers w ho do nol join the ( iregon
E d ucation A ssociation pay the a
mount of the m e m b ersh ip fees into
collective b a rg a in in g fund
The
Board, s a y s Liles, is adam ant that
(J im issu e nol be included in the
contract
The fa c tfin d e r's com m ents on in
tu ra n c e coverage allow for the
continued p. 2
Little M r
T w arm s
up for match