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Preparations begin EMTs sponsor awareness program
W E T Z E L L
OR
for fair, horse show
& 7 4 0 3
By Merlyn Robinson
Heppner High School holds commencement
Morrow County Fair superin
tendents have been meeting
regularly to update and en
hance the indoor exhibit space
and the decor for the 19%
August 14-17 fair.
Arrangement of exhibit space
is planned to best display en
tries for viewing. According to
the committee, it is important
that all county residents make
an effort to participate. From
backyard garden produce to
canned and baked foods, as
well as arts, crafts and needle
work, everyone is encouraged
to enter his handiwork.
To add to fair decor along
with colorful flowers, plants
and paintings, superintendents
are scheduling a scarecrow
making workshop at 10 a.m.,
Wednesday, June 19. Everyone
is invited and all participants
are to bring clothing articles or
materials to dress a scarecrow.
These characters could resem
ble a cowboy, a country gal or
even take on an animal form.
All changes in the fair format
will be listed in the premium
book to be published by the
Heppner Gazette-Times and to
be circulated in June.
As part of the fair, the Mor
row County Open Horse
Show, July 28, has undergone
changes. This year's classes are
open to all participants and are
not limited to Morrow County
residents. A $2 per class or $10
all-day entry fee per person will
be charged. Class ribbons,
awards and premium money
are to be awarded to winners.
Judges this year are Ann and
Mel Gahaley of Eagle, Idaho.
Entry forms are available at
various stores and offices. From
halter classes to walk/trot, lead
line and costume classes, there
are classes for all ages. Riders
may compete for high point
awards and junior and senior
performance horse. The show
offers pleasure and equitation
classes in English and Western,
reining classes, working hunter
and trail. Entries are due at the
fair office by July 24. A large
turnout is anticipated.
Ewes-R-Us plan
can/bottle drive
Heppner High School graduating class
(Editor's note: A story on the
lone High School graduation
will appear in next week's
Gazette-Times.)
Heppner High School comj
mencement exercises were held
May 23 at the high school.
Honor scholars were Tina
Kemp, Ben Ewing and Kristina
Grant, honor speakers, and
Phillip Spicerkuhn.
Heppner High School Prin
cipal Steve Dickenson welcom
ed those in attendance and
presented awards and diplo
mas. Morrow County School
Superintendent Chuck Starr
gave the affirmation of gradua
tion.
Colin A nderson, Renee
Devin, Jossie Evans, Shaun
Hisler, Donnie Pointer, Chris
Sykes and Rod Zumwalt
presented honored guests,
G inger Bowman, Karen
Clough, Mark Dowdy (unable
to be present), John and Millie
Hanna and Joy Krein.
Jessica Sumner, Renee Devin
and Rod Zumwalt organized
the slide show.
Grand marshals were Lind
sey Waterland, Eric Schon-
bachler; candlelighters, Brandi
Marshall and Brian Koffler;
programs, Traci Dickenson and
Toni Kemp; ushers, Josh Coin
er, Brent Gunderson. Chris
Jones, Justin Matteson and
Phillip Tellechea; gifts, Lori
Moeller and Mandi Gutierrez.
The following awards were
presented to the HHS gradua
ting seniors:
-Tina Kemp: Eastern Oregon
State College Laurels, $2,766 a
year for four years ($11,064);
Tylenol, $1,000; Boise State
University, out-of-state tuition
award, $5,346; Oregon State
Scholarship
Com m ission
award; Elk's Scholarship, $800;
Booster Club, $200; 4-H
Scholarship, $500; Masonic
Lodge, $500; Heppner High
Student Council, $200; South
Morrow County Scholarship
Fund, $500; Troedson Educa
tional Fund, $750; Mike Currin
Memorial, $800; Hilda Yocom,
$ 100 .
-Jessica Sumner: Blue Moun
tain Community College tuition
waiver, $1080 a year; Dr.
Richard and Christy Carpenter
aw ard, $500; Kinzua Re
sources, $500; Pioneer Memo
rial Hospital Foundation, $200;
Elk's Scholarship, $200; Hepp
ner High Student Council,
$200; Troedson Educational
Fund, $750.
-Jossie Evans: BMCC tuition
waiver, $1080 a year; Bank of
Eastern Oregon, $500; Masonic
Lodge, $500; Heppner Lions
Club, $300; Troedson Educa
tional Fund, $750.
-Ben Ewing: Booster Club,
$200; Morrow County Educa
tion Association, $150; Hepp
ner High Student Council,
$200; South Morrow County
Scholarship, $500; Troedson
Educational Fund, $750.
-Chris Sykes: Booster Club,
$200; Heppner Lions Club,
$300; Jim Barratt Award.
-Donnie Pointer: BMCC tui
tion waiver, $1080 a year.
-Kristina Grant: BMCC tui
tion waiver, $1080 a year.
-Stephanie Johnson: Pioneer
Memorial Hospital Foundation,
The Ewes-R-Us 4-H sheep
club will be conducting a bot
tle and can drive on Saturday,
June 1, beginning at noon in
Heppner.
Funds received from this pro
ject will be used to purchase
clippers for the club.
Anyone interested in donat
ing returnable bottles and cans
to the club should call Janet
Greenup, 676-6822, or Sonja
McCabe, 676-5231 for pick up.
Club members and parents
are asked to meet at the
museum at noon.
IU C C auction
to be held
June 1
The South Morrow County
EMT Association celebrated na
tional emergency services week
with an awareness and ap
preciation program in both
Heppner and lone.
The EMTs sponsored a pro
gram at Heppner Elementary
School for kindergarten
through fourth grade students.
The fifth and sixth-graders
were unable to participate
because of a scheduling conflict
with Tupper Outdoor School
and other events, although
they participated in a coloring
contest put on by the EMTs.
Kindergarten through fifth
graders at lone participated in
both the program and the col
oring contest. Ribbons were
presented at an assembly. En
tries were judged not on ar
tistry, but idea. "All the entries
were excellent,” said a South
Morrow County EMT.
In the contest, the children
drew on sacks which were put
out at Central Red Apple
Market.
First, second and third place
ribbons were awarded in each
grade and a grand prize winner
was selected from first place
winners. Grand prize winner
was Blair Keithly of Heppner.
Other winners are as follows:
lone School: kindergarten-
first Justin Archer, second Alan
Rietmann; first grade-first
Rachel Parm, second Stephanie
Holland; third Amber Patton;
second grade-first Ashly
Grams, second Abby Key,
third William Grubaugh; third
grade-first Kasie Peterson, se
cond Kayleen Vosberg, third
Alyssa Rietmann; fourth grade-
first Natalie McElligott, second
Sarah Barrow, third Cyd Tullis;
fifth grade-first Diana McElli
gott, second Koby Rea, third
Caitlin Orem. Judges were
Vickie Wagenblast and Betty
Carlson. EMT Charity McElli
gott presented the awards.
Heppner Elementary: kinder
garten-first Brittany Boothe, se
cond Katie Kilkenny, third
Kendra Rayburn; second
grade-first Mikel Britt, second
Jesse Kurts, third Emily
Salyers; third grade-first Blair
Keithly, second Jessica Wain-
wright, third Kory Paullus;
fourth grade-first Adam Wight,
second Ariel Johnson, third
Blake Allstott; fifth grade-first
Tylynn Smith; second LaRena
Penturf; sixth grade-first
Mariah (last name unavailable
at press time); second Rhonda
(last name unavailable at press
time). Judges were Sheryl Car-
ty, R.N., Diana Grant, EMT I,
and Herman Winter, emergen
cy vehicle driver. EMT pre
senters were Shanna Paullus,
Diana Grant and Dawn
Garrett.
The EMTs and Pioneer
Memorial Hospital sponsored a
dinner at the Heppner Elks
Club in appreciation of the
volunteer EMTs, drivers,
fireman and nurses who ride in
the ambulance.
Drs. Ed and Jeanne Berretta
and Morrow County Health
District administrator Kevin
Erich made a special presenta
tion to Dr. Ernie Atkins, who
will become the new EMT
supervisor.
Pennie Miller was in charge
of the dinner. Cooks were John
and Cindy Breidenbach. Macy
Rhea, Trisha Adam s and
Danielle McDowell assisted in
the dining room.
PMH Foundation awards scholarships
Pioneer Memorial Hospital
Foundation has aw arded
$2,300 in scholarships to Mor
row County residents who plan
to pursue careers in the health
care field. The foundation has
been awarding health care
scholarships since 1980.
Heppner resident Sheridan
Tarnasky received $650 from
the Dr. Wallace Wolff Scholar
ship. Tarnasky will enter Ore
gon Health Sciences Universi
ty's (OHSU) physician assis
tant program this September.
Currently the director of nurs
ing at Pioneer Memorial
Hospital (PMH), she has work
ed as a registered nurse in the
Heppner community for 24
years. In addition to her work
at PMH, Tarnasky was ad
ministrator of the Tri-County
Home Health Agency and an
office nurse for Dr. Wolff. Tar
nasky said her goal is to return
to Heppner and practice as a
physician assistant.
Nine other applicants receiv
ed awards from the Earl and
Hazel Wilson Scholarship
Fund. Mark Moeller and Chris
tian Schultz, both of whom
received scholarships from the
foundation last year, received
$300 each. Moeller, from Hepp
ner, is attending Eastern Ore
gon State College (EOSC).
After graduating from EOSC,
he plans to attend OHSU to
become a physician. Schultz,
also a Heppner resident, has
been attending Walla Walla
College. She will enter Boise
State University in the fall to
pursue a degree in radiation
therapy.
The remaining seven appli
cants received $200 each from
the Wilson Fund. Boardman
resident Darcie Lappen was
awarded funds to pusue a nur
sing degree. She plans to even
tually attend medical school
while working as a registered
nurse. Robert "Jaso n " Brown,
of Irrigon, has been accepted at
Whitman College. He plans to
become a physician. Lori Bu-
low, also of Irrigon, will attend
Blue Mountain Community
College (BMCC) this fall. She is
interested in a career in socio
logy or psychology.
Melissa Wallace, of Lexing
ton, plans to obtain a nursing
degree. She has been attending
college since 1993 and will be
a student at the University of
Portland in the fall. lone resi
dent Marie Tworek plans to at
tend BMCC this fall. She hopes
to become a registered nurse.
Stephanie Johnson, of Hepp
ner, hopes to attend Southern
Oregon State College. She is
interested in a career in physi
cal therapy or sports medicine.
Lexington resident Jessica
Sumner will attend Mt. Hood
Community College in the fall
and begin course work to ob
tain her physical therapy assis
tant certificate. She eventually
hopes to earn a master's degree
in physical therapy.
The annual lone United
Church of Christ auction and "Monsters" coming to Morrow County
barbecue will be held this
Why is it that only kids get to ed, "I'm Sorry, the Bridge is
Saturday, June 1, at the
dress
up at Halloween? Did
Willows
Grange
Hall
in
lone.
Out, You'll Have to Spend the
$ 200 .
The auction will begin at you ever have the urge to howl
Night," stars the Wolfman and
-Phillip Spicerkuhn: Troed
10:30 a.m. with the pit barbe at the moon or perhaps have
some of his fiendish friends.
son Educational Fund, $750.
The read-through will be this
-Doashea Givens: Troedson cue dinner starting at 12:30 the desire to act?
The newly formed Morrow Thursday, May 30, at the
p.m. Cost for the dinner is $5
Educational Fund, $750.
for adults, $2.50 for children six County Theatre group invites Heppner High School band
to 12; with preschool children any interested community room at 6:30 p.m. "Join us for
members to attend an informal an open casting call," said
free.
The country store, offering script reading for a fall "m on Wryn.
ster" musical. No commitment
foods, handcrafted items,
For more information, call
finalize acquisition of the pro
or
talent required at this time, Wryn, 422-7017, or Paul Mar
books, toys and household
perty at the Riverside site with
items for sale, will open at 10 said organizer Debbie Wryn.
shall, 676-9192.
the state of Oregon. The state
The musical comedy, entitl-
a.m.
earlier agreed to sell the district
the property. In turn, the dis
trict agrees to build a fence
around a building near the site.
Marks said that the district
hopes to break ground in Oc
tober. He said that if the winter
is mild enough to allow con
on all boxes and fuel tanks in stock thru June 8th
struction, there may be swim
ming the summer of 1997.
However, Marks said that com
pletion in time for next summer
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is ''very conditional” .
Riverside site chosen for pool
A concensus of people atten
ding a public meeting May 16
concerning the proposed
Willow Creek Park District
swimming pool site favors the
site on Riverside Street in
Heppner, according to swim
ming pool project manager
Gary Marks.
An alternate site was at
Hager Park, near George
Waterland Field.
The Willow Creek Park
District Board authorized the
architect to begin design of the
pool and authorized Marks to
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