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from It'« refreshing to talk to juit
about anybody on the street "
Prior to hi« »ervice at Vemonia.
he worked for «even year« in the ac
counting department and three year«
running the bindery at die print «hop
of Consolidated Kmghtways Dur
ing that, he and hi« family lived at
St Helen« and he made the drive
daily to north Portland
After graduating from high
Putor Doug Akesnn. 38. has hern
serving the Christian Life Center
since the end of January
He and his «rife. Sue. have three
children. Bret. 13. Troy. 12. and
Jenna. 9 They came to Heppner
from Vcmorua where he pauored
the Assembly of God Church for two
yean
My family and I love the
people of Heppner," he says
"Nobody waved where we came
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school, he anended Northwest Col
lege of Business where he completed
two years of study in i>ne year He
worked for a pole building firm for
a year as office manager before go
ing to Consol kitted Frcightways He
continued his studies at air cimditton-
ing and refrigeration school for two
years but after completion did not
pursue a career change He studied
accounting for two years at Portland
Community College and for nine
months at Portland State Universi
ty Business college, he said did not
proskle enough depth in accounting,
so he continued his education at
Portland Community College
In 1975. when he was "born
again", he became aware that he
needed the laird, and he experienc
ed a growing awareness of the need
to «Jure that need As a result, he
began helping youth and was asked
to take a junior high school Sunday
school class at his home church, the
Assembly of God at St Helens
In October, 1977, a missionary
preached a message through which
the "laird dealt with me directly,"
he said "I began to know what I
was supposed to do. he put in my
heart the growing need U) share
Christianity with others and to help
olfier people "
A d<kir then opened for him to at
tend a Bible College taught by two
the Church and feel the spirit and
love of God. it will make a
difference
He say» he "doesn't heliese that
God wants distention in the Church
It's a pim-r where we work I. vether
not against each other, and help
others with the same need Love.
Unity. and discipline must he kept
in balance for the church to he ef
fective."
Protect against measles
before going to EXPO
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Pastor Doug Akeson
retired pastors three hours a day,
five days a week for three years The
college pros kled a practical study of
ministry as well as a study of the
Bible
The Church, he «ay», i» not a
building, but a loving organization,
and i» to be a place where people
find shelter "If we just have our lit
lie church with our little 'Bless Me'
club, we’re not doing what God
want» " Programs and traditions do
not do the job. if people walk into
vaccine is routinely recommended at
15 months of age However, when
going into an outbreak setting, such
as Vancouver B C . it is recoin
mended that inlanis as yi>ung as six
months should he vaccinated before
leaving These infants will need to
be resaccmated when they arc 15
nsmths old to insure protection Also
young adults bom after 1957 who
were immunized with measles vac
cine prior to 1968, should be
reimmunized
Any individual who develops the
following measles symptoms, con
cludes the health division news
release, should consult their physi
cian or health department fever of
101 degrees or higher, rash for three
or more days, cough, symptoms of
common ct>ld. and or eyes which arc
sensitise to light
Oregonians planning to visit I \
PO should check their mununi/aiion
record to he sure of their protection
against measles, says the Health
Division of the Oregon Department
of Human Resources
There have been 3.488 sascs of
measles reported in British Colum
bia during (he first 11 months of
1986. continues the health division
news release Measles can be a
serious disease li is often com
plicated by middle ear infection or
pneumonia Kncrphalitis occurs in
approximately one of every 1. 1 MMi
cases, survivors often have brain
damage and mental retardation
Death occurs in two of every lO.iMt
reported measles cases
Two groups arc of particular con
ccm. says the health division,
children who have not been mi
muni/rd and young adults Measles
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Ten regions will compete ai ihc state
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first place. $500 for second place
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Jill Nelson, the daughter of Ken
and Julie Nelson and the typing stu
dent of Anna Morford, represented
lone High School at the regional
finals
3D W holesale, the western
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Trina Palmer of Heppner High
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