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Heppner Gazette-Times. Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 30, 1993 - FIVE Cathy Halvorsen goes to Spain X I mmuu ; . ....... 'X * \ % 1 Cathy Halvorsen with city of Toledo Spain, in the background By Anne Morter Cathy Halvorsen of lone was recently awarded a week-long trip to Spain by ASSE, an organiza tion that coordinates student ex changes between countries. Cathy is the area coordinator for ASSE. Leaving Portland on June 10, Cathy arrived in New York City with high hopes of doing some sightseeing but instead saw rush hour traffic at Queens. She wasn’t due to depart to Madrid until 4 p.m. on Friday but confusion over her ticket kept her at the air port most of the day instead of seeing the city. Her sightseeing went much bet ter in Madrid. A former exchange student from Vernonia, now stu dying at the University o f Madrid, was helpful in lining out tour activities. Each day of her slay, she took guided tours of the city and surrounding area, soak ing in much of the local history and culture. A highlight of her trip was see ing the Pope drive by her hotel. He was in Madrid to bless a cathedral that had been 100 years in the making. He celebrated a Mass in a large square, where an estimated 750,000 to one million people attended. H alvorsen toured several palaces and castles during her stay. She visited a breathtaking cathedral in Toledo, and saw priceless works of art in Segovia. She also visited Avila, a city built within walls and the home of St. Theresa. One of Halvorsen’s main responsibilities on the trip was to chaperone a group of U.S. and Canadian exchange students back to JFK Airport in New York and get them on their connecting flights. The group of 20 students gathered at a hotel at the airport on Thursday and flew out Friday. Cathy said that they all seemed to have had a great time in Spain and, despite the fact that none of them spoke Spanish when they arrived, she had a hard time get ting them to speak English. About her trip, Cathy says, “ It was really exciting. I hope to get a chance to do it again sometime. It was an interesting place and I met so many people from all over.” Now home, Cathy is still look ing for host families for next year. She has several students looking for exchange homes in the U.S. including a couple of students from the Soviet Union. Interested families should contact Cathy at 422-7107 or call Mickie at 1-800-733-2773. Nancy Morter earns scholarship Nancy Morter, lone, is the recipient of the $500 Biological Systems Engineering Freshman Scholarship at Washington State University. The WSU freshman studies biological systems engineering. M orter is the agriculture and home economics student senate publicity director and an ambassadopr for the col lege of agriculture and home economics. The 1992 graduate of Riney runner-up in contest Katie Riney, the 12 year old daughter of Dave and Sara Riney of Condon, finished as first runner-up in the statewide Pre- Teen of Oregon contest. The con test was held May 22-23 at the Hilton Hotel in Portland. In competing with 59 other contestants, Riney also placed se cond runner-up in the speech con test of the competition. She presented a speech entitled ‘Youth Pride of the Present, Hope of the Future’. She earned a trophy for both awards. Judging is based on poise, ap pearance, personality and per sonal interview. Riney has just completed the seventh grade at Condon and has been active in volleyball, basket ball and various 4-H projects. She enjoys cooking, modeling. 4-H work and being with her friends. Supporting her as sponsors through the contest have been Trim West, Fatland’s Tires, Summit Springs Shirt Company and family and friends from Con- 40 ? Happy Birthday GP From your friends and family Paul McDonough, Irrigon, is the recipient of the Morrow County S heriffs Association $500 college scholarship. McDonough is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick McDonough and graduated from Riverside High School. He has been a member of the Boardman Police Explorer post for the past three years and has been a leading participant in several police cadet competitions and has taken part in a variety of Police Cadet service projects. The scholarship, which is fund ed entirely from dues paid by the deputies and dispatchers of the Morrow Countv Sheriffs office, is awarded to a Morrow county high school senior who is plann ing a career in law enforce- David Wagenblast By Anne Morter David Wagenblast, a recent graduate of lone High School, has been invited to join a team of high school athletes traveling this sum mer to play basketball’. •i Wagenblast’* team will travel ment. The w inner is selected on the basis of an application, letters of recommendation, scholarship need and the applicants perfor mance on an oral interview. “ Cadet McDonough proved to be the outstanding applicant from the three Morrow County high schools,” said a press release. He plans to attend Blue Mountain Community College for his associate degree and then transfer to Western Oregon State College to complete his bachelors pro gram in law enforcement. Paul says he wants to experience a broad spectrum of law enforce ment activities but would like to specialize in narcotics enforcement. Katie Riney Livestock club to hold drawing don, Heppner, Prineville and Bend. Katie has one sister Megan. Her grandparents are Jiggs and Rita Bowman. Heppner and Al and Peggy Dean Riney. Mikkalo. Wagenblast joins athletes in China to Beijing, China, where they will compete in four games during the 10 day stay. The trip, which is coordinated by the International Sports Exchange, will also feature many opportunities for sightseeing as well as chances to mingle with Chinese students. International Sports Exchange is an organization which offers athletes an opportunity to travel abroad and compete in sporting events with athletes of different cultures and languages. Each year ISE takes more than 100 teams abroad for competitions. Com petition sites include such places as Japan. Korea. Taiwan. Hong Kong, Austria. The Philippines, Singapore, Hawaii. England, G erm any, Poland, Kenya, Australia and New Zealand. Wagenblast had the misfortune of breaking his ankle in the state all-star basketball scries last week but hopes to be sufficiently recoverd to make the trip. The North Lex Livestock club has planned a drawing for an Oregon Trail blanket. Tickets will be sold during the lone Fourth of July activities and are available from club members and at the Cecil store through July 8. The blanket will be on display at the Cecil store. Tickets will be sold for $1 each or six for $5. During the Fourth of July festivities tickets will be sold dur ing the continental breakfast from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the lone Ci ty Park; at the hoop shoot at 2 p.m. and before the fireworks from 7:30 p.m. to dusk at the popcorn sale by the lone school tennis courts. Proceeds will go toward com munity service projects. HOST FAMILIES NEEDED! Expose your family to another culture. Well screened girls and boys, ages 15 to 18 years old from Scandinavia, f rante. Germany, Holland. Italy, the CIS (fo r m erly the Soviet Union), and England need families willing to host them lor the coming school year. Enrich your family and make a lifelong friend of a young, overseas visitor. Call now to qualify and select your own exchange student (single parents may apply): Local Area Representative: Cathy Halvorsen at 422-7107 Mickie at 1-800-733-2773 (Toll Free) Fully Insured! ÿ •NTERfsjATiO^AL StuDiNT CxCHANGt PROGRAMS. Oum Spending Money! ASSE International Student Exchange Pn>gram is a public benefit, nnn-prolit organization Living in Gods Creation WH€W1M1D lone High School is also an ac tive member of the American Society of Agriculture Engineers, student branch. She is the daughter of Perry and Kathy Morter, lone. Washington State University’s College of Agriculture and Home Economics has awarded more than $150,000 in scholarships to incoming and current students for the 1993-94 academic year. What do firecrackers do hen they turn SherifFs Dept, awards scholarship INSURANCE CENTER. INC, Buy Your Crop Insurance Here: Why? • Low Rate & Cash Discounts Available • One of the largest crop agencies in Oregon • We offer EXPERIENCE and SERVICE • Excellent adjusters Call Us Soon 422-7410 Approximately 50 children ages 3 through sixth grade, and 18 teachers and helpers were on hand this past week at the Methodist Church for Vacation Bible School. VBS, sponsored by the Methdist. Lutheran and All Saints began each morning with the children singing songs led by Geneva Matthews. The week ended with a picnic at the park. 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