Heppner Gazette-Times. Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 30, 1993 - FIVE
Cathy Halvorsen goes to Spain
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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-
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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)
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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.
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firecrackers do
hen they turn
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