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Blackhawk helicopter stops in Heppner Photo by Joyce Hughes Blackhawk, a helicopter with the special forces of the U S. Navy flew into Heppner and landed on the track field at Heppner High School Tuesday, March 28 to show students the helicopter and answer any questions they may have about the U.S. Navy. Flying the helicopter was Bob Sagely s bro* ¡er Mike, who has been with the Navy for nine years. U.S. Navy personnel also set up demonstrations of radio air craft equipment. First Interstate donates to rodeo bleachers VOL First Interstate Bank, through its LAT Program, has awarded $2,500 to the Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo Committee and Oregon Trail Boosters to help w'ith their construction of the bleacher project at the Morrow County rodeo grounds new site. "These funds have been set aside by First Interstate Bank for community spending,” stated Marilyn Garcia of the Heppner Branch. "The Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo Committee and Booster organization is very grateful for these funds and commend First Interstate Bank for their community involve ment and spirit," said Marlene Currin Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo secretary. 114_______ NO 13_______ 6 Pages Wednesday, March 29, 1995,_______ Morrow County Heppner, Oregon lone residents win Blazer All Star honors Jeri McEligott and Cathy Halvorsen with their awards Jeri McElIigott and Cathy Halvorsen, both lone, were honored at a Trail Blazer/Bud- weiser All Star award presen tation Sunday, March 26, at a Blazer game in Portland. The pair were among 11 peo ple selected out of 60 to receive an award. They were chosen for their work with the homeless as leaders for the lone Interdenominational Youth Group. McElIigott and Halvorsen received a $500 award to be donated to their favorite chari ty, a plaque, a night's lodging at the Marriott Hotel and tickets to a Blazer game. The presen tation took place during the Blazer warm up time. Halvorsen and McElIigott decided to give the $500 to the Jason Halvorsen Scholarship Fund. Jason, Cathy's son, died in an automobile accident last year. He was active in the youth group and enjoyed ac companying them on trips to Portland to help the homeless. The idea was born when Cathy traveled with a group of students from the lone United Church of Christ to San Fran cisco, CA. to help out in a soup kitchen for the homeless. The first trip for the lone Youth Group w'as in 1990 when they traveled to Portland through the United Church of Christ to help serve food in an overnight shelter. The next year, through the Catholic Church, Jeri took part in the ''Portland Plunge” . She spent a week in Portland help ing the homeless through dif ferent organizations and de veloped around 10 different contacts, which were helpful in setting up youth trips. Jeri says that some kids who accompany her and Halvorsen EMTs to raffle stereo equipment The EMT Association will raf fle off a stereo, complete with CD player, AM/FM and cassette player during the Roll ing Hills run breakfast, April 27. Tickets are available for $1 each or six for $5 at Miller's Mini Mart in Heppner. The stereo, currently displayed at Miller's Mini Mart, will be on display at various merchants on a rotating basis. Proceeds will go toward am bulance equipment for Hepp ner, Lexington and lone. Parent-teacher conferences slated Parent-teacher conferences will be held for students atten ding Heppner High School on Thursday and Friday, April 6 and 7. Karen Smith-Griffith will be at HHS on April 6 and at lone on April 7. Parents may visit with teachers on April 6 from 5-9 p.m. at the high school and on April 7 from 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a m. The end of the third nine weeks period is March 31. Report cards will be in the mail April 5. are comfortable the first time, but most are a little apprehen sive. But, she says that the kids soon learn that they have nothing to fear from the home less people and that most of them are "very nice, very grateful” and often want so meone to talk to. "People down there have a lot to teach us,” added Jeri. "We go to help out, but we don't go down to rescue them. Over the years the pair and their charges made chili and hundreds of sandwiches, sometimes supplying the food, served lunches and dinners, delivered meals, washed w alls, cleaned apartments, sorted clothes and helped with office work and supplies. Service organizations the group has assisted include the Blanchet House, Loaves and Fishes, Outreach Ministries, Recovery Inn, Sisters of the Road and Greenhouse Youth Shelter. "Jeri and Cathy have shown great commitment to local youth and to the homeless in the Portland area,” said Jean Jepsen, lone, who nominated them for the Blazer award. "Last August they encouraged 36 people to gather pledges and travel to Portland to participate in "The Human Race", a fund raising walk for service organizations in the Portland area. As a result the lone con tingent won first prize for total amount collected, which result ed in an award for their bene ficiary, Outreach Ministries.” "These women,” continued Jepsen, "make an impact on the youth of lone, but even more importantly, every time one of these people strike out on their own, they transport the end result with them. Manv of the youth only fully realize the impact of the experiences shared with the Youth Group after leaving it behind.” Jepsen said that in forming the group, Halvorsen and McElIigott wanted to provide an organization that would provide peer support for the youth, make them aware of social problems and more ac tively involved in solving them "Despite publicity to the con trary, the young people really wanted to tackle some of the social problems but had no idea where to begin,” said Jepsen. The Youth Group also be came involved in the communi ty, shoveling snow and deliver ing homemade bread to senior citizens. I Photo by Joyce Hughes L-R: First Interstate branch manager Marilyn Garcia presents check to OTPR board members Marlene Currin and Mike Mills. Other bank employees are Sharon Harrison, Andrea Mortimore and Florene Robinson. 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Reid M arilyn A cock won B o a rd m a n P a rk & R e c r e a tio n D is tr ic t (v o te fo r th r e e ) D oug P op e won 357 357 K ath le e n B auska won 334 334 J u lie A .M . B eem er 282 282 W illiam P .S h a rk e y 222 222 377 377 R aym on d D. M ichael w on Ir r ig o n R u ra l F ire P r o te c tio n O is tric t Pos A n d re w P. 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