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EIGHT - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 16, 1995 struction worker who drives everything" in America, she big cats, his mother, who does confess to missing Korean works in a restaurant, and a rice and kim chee, which is a cabbage dish, flavored with red brother, 12. Jeo Yun says he has had a peppers, onions and garlic. In addition to Lincoln City good time in Oregon and "likes and Rebecca Ward, 17. Another and Heppner, Seung Joo has son, Chris Ward, is in the everything" here. He par visited Newport, Tillamook, ticularly noticed the clear air Navy. Corvallis and Portland, where Sung Yeon Hwang, 14, is here. Since his arrival, Jeo Yun she went to a Korean restau from Tae-Jon, Korea, which is toured Pendleton and traveled rant with her host family, Her around 215 kilometers from to Baker City to visit the Inter miston, Pendleton, Mt. Vernon Pusan. He lives with his father, and the Tri-Cities. She says that pretive Center with his hosts, a vice-president of a large con helped mow the lawns and she was amazed at the beauti crete company, his mother, a moved haying equipment on ful horizons and wide expanses homemaker, and two sisters, 20 their ranch. He went shopping of wheat fields in Morrow and 21. in the Tri-Cities and brought County. Seung Joo has already Sung Yeon says he likes back a CD player, commenting tried her hand at cooking at the "many things in America", in that some things are cheaper in Morrow County Fair snack cluding the people and nature. the U.S. He also rode horses shack. He says chicken is his favorite Seung Joo is hosted by Joyce and bicycles, and played com food and definitely does not puters and computer games, Hughes and her children, like chili. teaching his host brother a Trent, 18, and Jaclynn, 14, Since his arrival in Morrow Heppner. County, Sung Yeon has been thing or two. From here, the exchange Jeo Yun is hosted by Tom very busy, attending the Ir and Marlene Currin and their students and their chaperone rigon picnic in addition to son, Jeff, 13. Another son, will catch a bus in Pendleton at swimming, golfing, camping, 9:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 21. Ryan, attends college. tubing in the mountains, riding LEX (Korean 4-H program) They will travel to the Oregon a combine and other farm chaperone Seung Joo Hong, 43, State University campus where Back l-r: exchange students and chaperone Yohei Yakuta, In Sub Jae, Sung Yeon Hwang, host equipment, riding motorcycles, lives in Seoul, Korea. She not they will spend the night in a sister Roxy Miller; front chaperone Seung Joo, host brothers Josh Winters, Kyle and Carl Miller, horses and four-wheelers. On only speaks her native Korean, dorm. The next day, Tuesday, top of all that he helped feed but also speaks fluent Japanese Aug. 22, at 1 p.m. they will Akiko Ishiyama and host sister Allison Sykes. chaperone, Seung Joo-Hong, ing piano, caligraphy and a animals, shear sheep and wash and English, so is very helpful d e p a rt for th eir hom e from Korea, spent several days Japanese type of fencing called pigs. He also squeezed in foot in assisting the exchange countries. ball, basketball, archery and s tu d e n ts and th e ir host with another host family at Lin Kendo. As the exchange draws to a baseball, shopping and visiting families. coln City before arriving in Akiko remarked on the bright close, the host families all agree Morrow County. Seung Joo, who says this is on several issues-the exchange stars visible here, which, she his hosts' cousins. Sung Yeon is hosted by Deb her first trip to the U.S., stayed Akiko Ishiyama, 13, is from says are not as bright in Japan. bie and Ray Miller, who live in in Lincoln City with another students seemed to fit into their Nagoya, Japan. She says her Akiko was hosted by David families just like of their own family felt the earthquake and April Sykes and their Lexington with their children, host family before coming to kids, and the time has gone too which devastated Kobe, Japan. children, Chris, 17, Andy, 15, Roxanne, 13, Kyle, 11, and Heppner. fast. One host mother joked, Carl, nine. She lives in a condominium Seung Joo and her husband, half in earnest, "We don't want Allison, 13 and Camille, 12. Jeo Yun Joo, 14, lives in a government official, have two with her mother, who is a Yohei Yakuta, 13, is from to send him home. Do you hom em aker and a LABO Kanazawa, which is around 430 Pusan, Korea, a tow n of sons, 17 and 15, whom she think his mother would mind around four million people, (Japanese 4-H) tutor, her father, kilometers from Tokyo. Yohei misses very much. if we kept him?" with his father, who is a con who is an architect, her sister, While Seung Joo "lik es lives with his father, who is an 24, a television announcer, and engineer involved in building Teenage dance to her brother, 21, a college dams, his mother, a homemak student. er, and a sister, 21, who attends be held August 18 Akiko says she likes just college. A teenage dance, sponsored about ev ery th in g about Yohei is interested in animals by Oregon Together, will be A m erica. H er favorite and has helped take care of his The Oregon Trail Rodeo include motorcycle events, dog American food is pizza and her host family's sheep. He com Boosters announce that they shows, plays, fashion shows held this Friday, August 18, Jeo Yunn Joo favorite candy is "Laffy Taffy". ments that there are "so many are a little over a fourth of the and concerts, said a club from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the Heppner High School cafeteria. They came to Morrow Coun Since she arrived in Heppner, a n im a ls" h ere. H e likes way to achieving their goal of spokesperson. Dan Bums' 3-D Productions ty strangers-to the country, to Akiko has been to the Morrow spaghetti and microwave pop $100,000 for the completion of "The Oregon Trail Booster will provide music. the culture. But nearly a month County Museum and Oregon corn, which he wants to take a permanent grandstands at Club is grateful for all of the Admission to the dance is $1. later, they find themselves em Trail Library and shopped in back to Japan, but was not too the M orrow C ounty Fair community volunteers that Pop will be furnished. bracing and being embraced by downtown Heppner. She also impressed with blackberries. grounds rodeo arena and foot have made this dream become has been to the Tri-Cities and their adoptive U.S. families. Yohei enjoyed the picnic at ball field. The Kinzua Corp. a reality," said a club spokes 'They' are two Japanese and Hermiston, where she enjoyed Irrigon, camping, fishing, a R esource g ra n t d o n a ted person. "Hundreds of hours of three Korean children and their shopping, a walk-in movie and drive-in movie, shopping at $25,000, First Interstate Bank volunteer labor and use of chaperone who came to Mor a drive-in movie. She and the Tri-Cities and H erm iston, $2,500 and the Oregon Trail equipment have resulted in the row County in July through the other exchangees and their host shooting with a bow and golf Booster Club Brand Program fairgrounds and rodeo arena families had a picnic at the Ir- 4-H exchange program. ing. He bought a tool, some T- $500. becoming the excellent facility The Japanese children, Akiko rigon marina and swam in the Aloha D espain, veteran shirts, cookies and some targets The Oregon Trail Booster that it now is." Ishiyama, and Yohei (pro Columbia River. Akiko also member of the Morrow Coun to take home with him. In Club has applied for, but not Volunteer help has totally nounced yo-hay) Yakuta, arriv rafted and swam at Willow Japan he belongs to a target yet received other grant monies rebuilt the bucking chutes, cor ty Mental Health Advisory ed in the county July 26. The Creek Lake and spent a long shooting club, plays baseball which would help to purchase rals and the temporary an Board has announced her plans Koreans, Sung Yeon Hwang, w eekend cam ping at Bull and cycles. He once cycled a and construct the new grand nouncer stand, graded the to retire from the advisory In Sub Jae, and Jeo Yun (jay Prairie Lake. She has also made circuitous route to Tokyo which stands which will be utilized by arena, brought in rock, dirt and board after 24 years of service. yun) Joo arrived July 28 because a lot of friends during her stay. "Aloha has been an in took five days and encompass both the rodeo area and the sand fill, planted trees along a typhoon had struck their She especially likes her host ed 570 kilometers. His host football field. The permanent the creek and put in a drip-line valuable stabilizing influence country and they were unable family's little yellow kitten. on our many health p ro mother says that he is also good bleachers would include box- to water them. In Japan, Akiko enjoys play to leave on schedule. Their at track, running the 1500 meter seats and would enable use of Future plans include comple gram s," said Kelly Sager, MMMMAMMMW W W MMMMMW MW UVW W W MAMAMMMVVW VW W V in Korea. the facility created in the master tion of the grandstands with director of Morrow County Yohei stayed in Heppner plan to be used for different box seats, beautification of the Mental Health. Aloha was ap with Rhonda and Dave Winters events, not just horse-related grounds, restrooms and an an pointed to the board of direc and their sons, Travis, 14 and activities. nouncer stand that could be us tors by Judge Paul Jones in Josh, 10. The rodeo arena has been us ed both for the arena and 1971. In Sub Jae, 14, is from Pusan, ed this past year for rodeos, school football games. Louis C arlson, M orrow Korea. He lives with his father, barrel races, team ropings, County Judge, said that with The Boosters are still seeking who works for an electric com team brandings, 4-H horse funds to complete their pro her "background of policy pany, his mother, a homemak shows and practices, private jects. Donations may be sent to: making and vision for the direc er, and a sister, eight. riding associations, individual Oregon Trail Booster Club, c/o tion of mental health programs Since he came to Heppner he practice sessions and for the Mike Mills, treasurer, P.O. Box in our area, the citizens of Mor has traveled to Baker City to mini-rodeo demonstration for 113, Heppner, OR. 97836, or row County have seen a com visit the Interpretive Center the eighth grade exchange. prehensive mental health care phone 676-9711 or 676-5806. with the Tom and Marlene Future plans of usage might program put into place with Currin family, picnicked at Ir drug and alcohol treatment, rigon, visited the Maryhill fam ily m ediation, child Museum and has been to the Preschool to hold annual m eeting rehabilitation services and Tri-Cities shopping. He says general mental health care." O that many things are cheaper in Anyone interested in filling Perform a random act of kindness. Creative Care Preschool of Creative Care is a private, non U.S. and bought a small televi lone will hold its annual this vacancy should apply by Wear a cowboy hat and/or boots. sion to take back, a Barbie Doll meeting on Thursday, Septem p ro fit o rg an izatio n w ith September 6 for county court . Read a child a book, preferably a for his sister and a video game. ber 7, at the preschool facility scholarships available for quali appointment. To qualify, one Western. His host mother says that he (Christian Education Building fying students. must be a resident of Morrow . Have a piece of Cowboy-Farmer Dan's is very interested in history and on Main Street) beginning at 7 County, preferably live in the birthday cake at Upon wants to visit the Morrow p.m. The public is welcome to Ione/Heppner community and (next to City Hall) on Thursday or Friday! County Museum. He also likes attend. have an interest in mental to play cards and the game health issues and the direction The meeting is being held to "Jenga". He commented about discuss the preschool's finances of the program in this county. the variety of food in America as well as to elect board M eetings are held b i and remarked about our recycl members and officers. A North Central Regional monthly, rotating between the ing, saying it's a "g o o d Creative Care Preschool of Strategies Board meeing has Boardman and Heppner of system". He also likes his host fers a "developmentally ap been scheduled for Thursday, fices. Interested parties may family's pets. P.O. Box 687 - 133 S. Church Street propriate, hands-on" program Aug. 17, at the Dodge City Inn contact the county court per At home in Korea, In Sub for children ages 3-5, including C ondon, Oregon 97823 sonally, or call 676-9061. in Boardman. likes music and playing base a p re -k in d e rg a rte n class. ball. is a c c e p tin g residents. Michelle Raible begins her third In Sub is hosted by Tom and year as teacher of the school. C om e visit our new 29-apartment Bonnie Bennett, Heppner, and retirement and assisted living facility in the Serving Morrow-Gilliam County their children, Jonathan, 11, friendly com m unity of Condon. Exchange students embrace life in America OTR Boosters near goal DeSpain resigns from board Seed Wheat Clean - Large Kernel Mac Vicar Processed or out of bin Ken Turner 676-9710 This Week s “THINGS TO DO" List: (Etutce a Game... 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