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
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