TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 6, 1993
Newly elected officials sworn in
Morrow County Clerk Barbara Bloodsworth (left) swears in (l-r) assessor Greg Sweek, Justice
of Peace Charlotte Gray, County Judge Louis Carlson, D A. Earl Woods and county treasurer
Margo Sherer Monday, January 4.
Community choir plans concert
Nelson farm receives award
Lisa, their son Justin, Chuck’s mother Jean Nelson
(center) and their daughter Courtney Nelson
(front). Please accept our apologies Courtney.
A picture of the Chuck Nelson family that ap
peared in last week’s paper was incorrectly iden
tified. Pictured left to right are Chuck and his wife
Geography Bee finalists announced
The finalists for the 1993 Local
Geography Bee have been
selected at Heppner Elementary
and Middle School.
Finalists are: fourth grade-
Craig Scott; fifth grade-Ben
Goodyear, Eric Rollis; sixth
grade-Phillip Traylor; seventh
grade-Adam Doherty, Jonas Hea-
ly, Deana Hendricks; and eighth
grade-Shannon Benjamin, Josh
Coiner, Brent Gunderson, Brian
Koffler, Amber Rollis, and Eric
Skroch.
Students in fourth through
eighth grades were given a quali
fying test covering physical,
political, economic, and cultural
geography. The 13 finalists will
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compete January 12 for the
school championship. The winner
will take a written test to deter
mine eligibility for the state finals
(the top 100 students in the state
will be invited to the Oregon
Geography Bee in March).
The local finals will be con
ducted by A1 Beck, junior high
social studies teacher and Linda
Shaw, Talented And Gifted coor
dinator. It will be in “ spelling
bee” format, with the students
responding to oral questions un
til only one student remains.
Donnie Pointer was the 1992
champion and Jonas Healy,
runner-up.
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capsules that are considered long-
acting by virtue o f the way they are
made in the laboratory. These oral
medicines are called “sustained-
release medicines,” and they are
available both by prescription and
over-the-counter (OTC). Drug
companies now make more than
one hundred different types o f oral
sustained-release products.
Jeri Wight receives award
The South Morrow Communi
ty Choir will present its winter
concert on Sunday, Jan. 10, at 6
p.m. at St. Patrick Catholic
Church. Everyone is welcome
and admission is free.
Director Bob Isted said that the
concert will feature a wide variety
of musical selections, including
“ This is My Country,” “ Lo,
How a Rose Ere Bloomin’’, the
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a host of Christmas carols. Deb
bie Wryn is also directing.
Isted said that around 22
members are now participating
and everyone is welcome to join.
“ We’re always looking for male
voices,” added Isted.
Over the years the choir has,
had several accompanists, Diane
Boyce, Liz Curtis, Carley Drake,
Rikka Tews and Debbie Wryn.
This year, said Isted, the choir
has the “ extra talents” of several
home schooled children. He add
ed that members come from “ all
walks of life.”
The spring season will begin
with practice Monday, Jan. 11.
Practices are held Mondays from
5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Heppner
High School band room. In ad
dition to performances at the St.
Patrick’s festival, grange func
tions and at Intergenerational
Theatre productions, the group
has two major concerts a year.
They have also performed at the
Grain Growers state convention.
Examples of sustained-release
dosage forms include capsules that
contain beads w ith a special coat
ing. tablets with medicine embed
ded in a wax matrix that slowly
releases the ingredients, tablets
with several layers o f medicine,
and enteric coated tablets that re
sist stomach acid breakdown but
allow for medicine release in the
intestine. Benefits o f sustained-
released formulations include:
1. P ro lo n g e d d ru g a c tiv ity :
Conditions often respond more
favorably to a steady or constant
blood level o f medicine than to
levels that go up and down with
several daily doses.
Jeri Wight receives certificate and cash from Heppner!
postmaster Mike McGuire.
2. Reduction in side effects: The
Jeri Wight of the Heppner Post ed you this honor,” he continued.
idea here is that if a medicine is
Keonjian especially commend
being released at a uniform rate,
Office was honored on December
ed
Wight’s good window service
there is less opportunity for toxic-
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levels to occur in the bloodstream.
her helpfulness in assisting the of
achievment award and $250.
ficer in charge, her reliability and
According to Edward Keon-
3. Better patient com pliance: If
safety consciousness.
jian, director of field operations,
medicines are taken only once a
Wight, who worked at the
special achievement awards are
day. there is less chance for persons
Spray Post office for 16 years
given in recognition of superior
to forget to take their medicines
performance “ which far exceeds transferred to the Heppner Post
than if there are multiple daily doses.
what is normally expected of an Office three years ago.
employee. Your superior perfor
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The birthday dinner was held at the Senior Center Dec. 30 with
113 in attendance and seven dinners taken out. Members from the
Lexington Baptist and Heppner Christian Missionary Fellowship chur
ches served the lunch. Ruth Nutting won the meal ticket. Bob Taylor
the door prize. Ed Chandler the guest prize and Bud Batty the birth
day gift.
The menu for January 13 will be beans and franks, carrots, salad,
muffins and fruit. Members from the Episcopal church will serve.
The Senior Center Board will meet following the dinner.
The bus scheduled to go to Hermiston on New Year’s eve was
cancelled due to bad weather.
Corol Mitchell, OPI, was in the senior center office in Heppner
on January 4. She was scheduled to be in Irrigon but because of bad
roads remained in Heppner.
Dates to remember: Monday, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Bible study; 1-4
p.m. quilting; Tuesday and Thursday, 10-10:30 a.m. exercise. Pain
ting and crafts will be held on Tuesday afternoons.
The Willow Creek Country Club will meet at the Senior Center
on Jan. 11 at 7 p.m.
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