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Heidi Orem to study abroad
By Anne Morter
lone sophomore, Heidi Orem
will spend her junior year study
ing in Germany. Heidi was
awarded one of nine Con-
gress/Bundestag scholarships
given out in Oregon.
The scholarship pays for her
insurance, international travel and
program fees, and since it is
through the Congress and the
Bundestag (Germany’s governing
body), she will tour Bonn and
Berlin. While there, she will meet
German officials as well as
American officials living in Ger
many. Upon her return to the
U.S. she will make a stop in
Washington, D.C., where she
will tour the Capitol and again
meet American and German
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VOL. 111
NO. 20
12 Pages Wednesday, May 27, 1992
Morrow County Heppner, Oregon
Third graders start pool fund
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Heidi’s initial entry was a
series of essay answers to ques
tions ^about Germany. On the
basis of those essays, 27 semi
finalists were selected to be per
sonally interviewed. After inter
viewing in Oregon City, Heidi
was selected as a finalist.
Heidi will spend a full year
traveling, starting at the end of
July. Her first four weeks will be
spent at a language and culture
camp in Germany before she
meets her host family. She will
not know her exact location in
Germany until shortly before she
departs.
Heidi is the daughter of Joe and
Anita Orem of lone.
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and species caught. An extra
special event is the Zebco Casting
Contest which will take place
during the fishing derby.
All kids who participate will
receive a souvenir and a cer
tificate of participation. Kids will
also receive lucky fishing hooks
and other related material. Local
volunteers will be on hand to of
fer assistance, expertise and
fishing tips.
“ The Heppner Lions Club and
the U.S. Forest Service have a
strong commitment to America’s
youth,” said Delanne Ferguson,
district ranger, “ and are proud to
celebrate National Fishing Week
by sponsoring an unforgettable
day of fishing for your kids.”
For more information contact
the Heppner Ranger District at
676-9187 or Steve Rhea,
676-9113.
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Fishing tournament set at dam Service officer
The Youth Fishing Tourna
ment is fast approaching. This an
nual event will again be held at
the Willow Creek Reservoir on
June 7 from 1-5 p.m. Held in
conjunction with National Fishing
Week and sponsored by the U.S.
Forest Service and the Heppner
Lions Club, the derby promises
to be a memorable time for the
young and old alike.
Youngsters 13 years old and
under may pre-register at Hepp
ner Elementary School, the
Heppner Ranger District office or
the Gazette-Times. Kids may also
register on the day of the derby.
All children must be accompanied
by a parent or guardian and
should bring their own fishing
poles and tackle.
There will be prizes donated by
local merchants. Prizes will be
awarded in various age groups
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to visit Heppner
Veterans of Foreign Wars Ser
vice Officer, Norman P. Griffin,
will be in Heppner on June 5,
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the St.
Patrick’s Senior Center.
Veterans and their dependents
will be able to file claims and ask
questions regarding Veterans Af
fairs entitlements. All veterans
and their dependents are welcome
to attend.
Accompanying Griffin will be
Morrow County Service Officer,
Rita Hedman, and Richard Som
of Veterans Employment Divi
sion. Walla Walla Medical
Center will have staff available to
take blood pressure readings and
hospital eligibility information
from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Economic Development plan presentation
Heppner Elementary school third graders with George Koffler and Rollle Marshall
Everybody’s talking about how
bad things will be without a
swimming pool in Heppner, but
Heppner Elementary School’s
third graders are doing something
about it.
The kids in Cara Osmin’s and
Karen Dubuque’s third grade
classes opened up a pool fund at
the Bank of Eastern Oregon in
Heppner May 21 and deposited
the first $100. The kids raised
$106.60 from a bake sale they
held in their classroom May 20.
They sold 400 treats at 25 cents
each and also received a
donation.
Anyone interested in making a
donation to the pool fund may do
so at the bank. Groups are also
invited to participate with pro
ceeds from fund raisers.
The Heppner pool will not
open this year because of struc
tural and funding problems.
Heppner city administrator Gary
Marks has made a video which
shows the pool’s structural pro
blems and examples of pools that
he and city foreman Dave
Winters visited in other cities.
One such pool, preferred by city
officials, is estimated to cost
around $1 million.
Funding for the pool was cut
along with funding for the Hepp
ner Library and salary for one
policeman. Officials say the cuts
were necessary because of Ballot
Measure 5 shortfalls. The city
doesn’t have enough bonded in
debtedness to fund a new pool.
City officials had contemplated
forming a pool district to levy
money for pool construction and
operation, but regulations pro
hibited this because a similar
district already exists, the Willow
Creek Park District. Members of
the Willow Creek Park District so
far have been reluctant to take on
the pool project.
A presentation by Peter
Dobert, consultant for Rural
Development Initiatives is plann
ed for Tuesday, June 2. Anyone
interested in joining an executive
committee that would form Hepp-
ner’s economic development
is invited to attend.
Over two years ago an analysis
was done for Heppner which
identified
the
strengths,
weaknesses, opportunities and
threats to the community
(SWOT). A community resource
team of volunteers evolved from
that study. The volunteers who
came from a variety of groups,
businesses and organizations, at
tended a training session in John
Day and began meeting on a
regular basis. Members of the in
itial group were Meg Murray,
Fred Toombs, Rene Devin, Ray
mond French, George Koffler,
Roger Williams, Jackie Allstott,
Pat Hyatt, Ann Spicer, Fred Lun-
din, Marsha Sweek and Claudia
Hughes.
From this group came a vision
statement, strategies and a name-
-VISION 2000 Committee.
Heppner Economic Development
Com m ission, the Heppner
Chamber of Commerce, the city
and task force groups have been
active in implementing some
strategies, getting some projects
started, acquiring some grants
and doing research. “ Heppner
qualifies for a number of grants
and assistance from an economic
development specialist if we can
all pull together and ‘get our
ducks in a ro w ,” said a
spokesperson.
The group has an opportunity
to have a Heppner profile done
by Eastern Oregon State College.
The profile could be used as a
fingertip reference/fact book to
bring businesses to town, develop
housing, pull together for grants
and continue to implement the
VISION statement, they con
tinued. The fact book could con
tain the answers to questions
anyone might ask about Heppner.
Five to seven people are being
sought to act as the umbrella
organization over all the groups
working toward progress for
Heppner. They would work
together as a team and with the
other organizations and entities
working on projects. Having a
clear idea of the projects, they
could possibly prioritize them for
completion.
For more information and the
meeting place call 676-9141.
Christy Corwin
technicians.
The scholarships are awarded
annually to residents of Morrow
County who wish to continue
their education and training in a
healthcare related field.
The foundation and the North
East Oregon Area Health Educa
tion Center (NEOAHEC) located
in LaGrande, have each announc
ed a program to assist with the
cost of training for EMTs. The
foundation and NEOAHEC will
each grant $50 to a Morrow
County resident who completed
an EMT course and receives their
certification.
Babysitter training class offered
Do you or someone you know
ever wish for a trained, reliable
babysitter “ on call?” Do you
know of a youth, fifth grade or
older, that would like to learn a
valuable life skill and be trained
to earn money at the same time?
A good way to resolve these
concerns might be to sponsor a
youth, or encourage your own
child to participate in the Baby
Sitter Training to be conducted on
June 8 and 9 in Heppner. At the
training, youth can learn: what is
expected of them while they
babysit, how to conduct a
business, how to handle emergen
cies, how to stay in control in a
variety of situations, the needs of
children at different age levels,
simple meals and snacks, and
more.
The training will take place
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the
parish hall of All Saints Episcopal
Church, Heppner. The course is
administered by Kathleen Lowe.
R.N. and Carol Michael-Bennett,
OSU Extension agent. Local
medical personnel, day care pro
viders and interested parents
teaching the course include: Gin-
ny Naims, Laura McElligott
R .N ., Sheree Smith R .N .,
Georgia Van Winkle, Kathy
Tellechea and Sue Thompson,
R.N.
Participants need to pre-
register by paying $4 at the Hepp
ner Extension Office, 430 Linden
Way, by June 1. For additional
inform ation contact Carol
Michael-Bennett, extension agent
at 676-9642.
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Pioneer picnic draws big crowd
Jean Nelson (I) présents plaque to Al, Donna and Rick Osmin
Around 150 people gathered Beulah Florence and Mable Den door prize.
Sunday for the annual Pioneer ny tied for the oldest woman; the
American Legion represen
Picnic held at the Elks club in person coming the farthest came tatives from Heppner and lone
Heppner. The picnic was catered from San Diego; and Nikki
presented the colors and played
by the Lexington Grange.
taps. They also read the names of
Wolferin, 3 month old great-
A1 Osmin was presented a Cen granddaughter of Gerald Swag- the Morrow County War dead
tury Farm plaque. Tom Fraters gert was the youngest. Sally from World War I, WWII. the
was the oldest man attending; Cohn, a former resident won the Korean War and Vietnam War.
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H eppner
High
School
graduating senior Christy Corwin
was awarded a $400 scholarship
by the Pioneer Memorial Hospital
Foundation. Corwin wishes to go
into medical imaging technology
and is enrolled at Blue Mountain
Community College.
Scholarships were also award
ed to Dean Munkers, Sheri War-
nock and Gary Bingham.
Munkers will be a junior at
Pacific University and plans a
career in sports medicine. War-
nock and Bingham are continuing
their education to become X-ray
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