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EIG H T - Heppner G azette-Tim es. Heppner, Oregon W ednesday, Septem ber Irrigon sailor gives time, hope 23,1998 Heppner students gather for prayer H AÏ I*« IU‘ - Mr Jk Teens gather at HHS for prayer Seventeen junior high and high school students gathered around the flagpole at Heppner High School for prayer on Wednesday, Sept. 17. The students were par ticipating in the annual See You at the Pole (SYATP)-National Day of Student Prayer. This was the first time Hepp ner teens have been involved. They were encouraged to partici m pate this year by a group of Hermiston students who came over and helped organize the lo cal event. Hermiston has been in volved with SYAPT for several years and had 135 gathered around their pole last week, said a news release. This year’s national student organizers for SY ATP chose “For Such a Time as This” as the theme, which refers to the story of the Jewish queen, Esther, who interceded for her people before Development Center, Oregon Economic Development Department, Small Business International Trade Program, the U.S. Department of Commerce, The Commercial Service, the U.S. Small Business Administration and Japan External Trade Organization.. The seminar is free to the public. Call Jill Pursel at the BMCC Small Business Development Center, 276-6233 or 1-888-441- 7232. Ranger District plans Skookum fire Fire management officials at the Heppner Ranger District planned to ignite the Skookum prescribed fire on September 22. A helicopter was to be used to ignite 1,600 acres of Umatilla National Forest land in the Skookum Creek area, 20 miles southeast of Heppner. The bum is expected to last for three days. "We're burning now, at a time and under conditions that we feel will meet our goals better than trying to fight a wildland fire later," said Deb Roy, fire management officer in charge of the burning operations. "Our goals are to return the area to an open ponderosa pine forest by removing bug-killed trees and to thin out competing small firs," she added. Preparations for the bum included analyzing conditions and environmental effects, ‘developing a prescription, and waiting for proper weather and fuel conditions. For questions or concerns about the Skookum Prescribed Fire, contact Roy at the Heppner Ranger District, 676-2136. Feves gallery opens The Betty Feves Memorial Gallery opens the 1998-1999 season with the oil and wax paintings of Laura Nugent. The show begins Sunday, September 27, with a reception in Pioneer Hall Room 148 from 5 to 7 p.m. Nugent's works will be on display through October 30. Originally from the Washington, D.C., area, Nugent now hails from Portland. Her most recent exhibits include: the Central Oregon Arts Association Mirror Pond Gallery, Bend; "Summer Art", The Columbia Arts Center at Grant House, Vancouver, WA; Caffe Fresco, Portland; Judith M. Gallery, Gearhart; a juried art exhibition for Cannon Beach Arts Association, Cannon Beach; Torrefazione Italia, Portland; HIP Designs, permanent installation, Portland. Nygent received the judge's choice award at the Gresham City Hall Visual Arts Gallery. Nugent's educational background includes: a bachelor in fine arts from Maryland Institute, College of Art; participation in an independent painting program at the Studio Art Centers International in Florence, Italy; and continuing education via The New School for Social Research in New York. The Betty Feves Memorial Gallery is open Tuesday through Friday, noon to 4 p.m.; and Sunday from 2 to 6 Rural health forum slated Seminar slated for businesses A seminar entitled "Preparing for International Trade" for the businesses of Morrow and Umatilla counties is planned for this Friday, Sept. 25, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Blue Mountain Community College Small Business Center, 37 S.E. Donon in Pendleton. The seminar will discuss opportunities exporting offers to companies and the "how to" of getting products into the global marketplace. The seminar is sponsored by BMCC Small Business the Persian king to save the Jews from destruction in 473 B.C. Stu dents prayed not only for their schools, teachers and friends, but' for their community and country, continued the release. Next year’s SYAPT has al ready been set for Sept. 15. For more inform ation, visit their website at: www.syapt.com. Medical practitioners, health care administrators, elected officials, political candidates and others involved in rural health issues are invited to attend an open forum on Wednesday, September 30, from 5:30-7 p.m. at the St. Anthony Hospital auditorium, 1601 S.E. Court Ave. Pendleton. This is the last of several forums around the state sponsored by the Oregon Rural Heal t h Association. Representatives of the association will explain current rural health issues such as tax credits, hospital reimbursement, new opportunities for health insurance coverage and changes in Medicare. There will also be an open forum during which participants will be invited to discuss local needs and legislative ideas that can help meet those needs. The Oregon Rural Health Association is a nonprofit membership organization whose mission is to improve the health and health care systems of rural Oregonians and to provide leadership on rural issues through advocacy, communication, education and research, said a news release. daughter-in-law of Fred and Dorothy Gilcrease of Irrigon, was glad to help in a country where the life expectancy is 46. "This was a chance to go ashore in Africa and help out people who are less fortunate than we are," said Gilcrease, who is married to the Gilcrease's, son Jason. Sailors and Marines often volunteer for community w relation projects in foreign ports. Eritrea, which has the second lowest GNP per capita in the world, was one of many stops the Tarawa made during its routine six-month-long cruise. Tarawa Sailors and Marines Photo by Jim DeAngio won't soon forget Eritrea. The Anne Gilcrease country has struggled to rebuild Story by Jason Emerson its economy after a costly 3 0 - Anne M. Gilcrease always knew year struggle for autonomy. that as an American, she had it Although it gained its pretty good. Then she spent a independence from Ethiopia in day among the poor and hungry 1993, today four out of five of a nation where many children Eritreans rely on subsistence die before their fifth birthday. farming to survive. Now she understands that in In the Eritrean cities of some nations, survival is a daily Massawa and Asmara, U.S. struggle. military men and women "We take our lives for granted, repaired structures and and seeing how these people live distributed supplies donated by makes me realize how good we an organization called Operation have it," said Gilcrease, Handclasp. Every Sailor and describing a community relations Marine who nailed a board, project she volunteered for in the painted a wall or gave a book to African nation of Eritrea. a child came away with a feeling Gilcrease is deployed aboard the of accomplishment. warship USS Tarawa, which "It is a good feeling knowing stopped in Eritrea on a scheduled that we did something positive visit. for these people. We have so Navy Petty Officer 1st Class much technology and knowledge Gilcrease, the 33-year-old that these folks do not have. By them watching what we were doing and our explaining things, hopefully they learned some things that they can do on their own in the future," said Gilcrease, a 12-year Navy veteran. The donations by Project Handclasp included medical supplies, toys, building materials and books. Gilcrease, who is a hull maintenance technician, and the other volunteers used their skills to repair buildings and equipment. "Talking with a few of the staff doctors gave you the impression that they were really impressed with what was accomplished," Gilcrease said The Navy and Marine Corps encourage their troops to volunteer for projects like the one in Eritrea. People, and most importantly children, of impoverished nations benefit from these projects, and the U.S. military is able to promote goodwill and trust between nations. "On behalf of the Asmara Home, I would really like to extend a heartfelt 'thank you,'" said Mike Junge, a Peace Corps worker who escorted the volunteers to the children's home. Nearly 250 children live there. 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