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VOL. 118_______ NO. 4_______ 8 Pages
Wednesday, January 27,1999
By Marlyn Robinson
Abundant achievements,
beauty and brains, plus cowgirl
competency are some of the
ABC attributes credited to seven
South Morrow County young
ladies who are spotlighted in
their 1999 royalty roles.
These seven highly qualified
individuals have important
positions as ambassadors in
royalty courts representing the
Pendleton
Round-Up, The
Arlington Rodeo and the
Morrow County Fair and Oregon
Trail Pro Rodeo.
Reigning as this year's queen of
the
prestigious
Pendleton
Round-Up, to be held Sept. 15-
18, is Josilyn Evans, the 20-year
old daughter of Monte and
Becky Evans, Heppner area
ranchers.
Josilyn is a 1996 Heppner High
School graduate and this spring
she will receive a degree in
agriculture production at Blue
Mountain Community College.
Round-Up participation is a
part of Josilyn's heritage. Her
great
grandfather,
Ruff
Raymond, was a 30-year
member of the Round-Up band
and a Happy Canyon director for
six years. His wife, Gladys, also
participated in the Happy
Canyon pageant.
Josilyn's
grandfather, Royal Raymond,
served 10 years as a Round-Up
board member with two years as
president. He also contributed
20 years to helping with Round- Josilyn Evans
Up activities and playing in the
basketball
and
volleyball,
band, Royal's wife, Wilma, was
Josilyn won district track sprint
also an actor in Happy Canyon
titles twice and participated at
scenes. Other Raymond family
state meets three times.
members have also continued to
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
Citizenship honors were
help with Round-up activities.
bestowed on Josilyn for her
Josilyn follows in the footsteps
volunteer work. As a former
of her mother, Becky, the 1973
camp counselor she relates well
Round-Up Queen. Numerous
with younger children. On the
aunts and cousins of Josilyn's are
more glamorous side, Josilyn
past court members of this
was chosen as a princess for the
historic show. Josilyn has never
high school prom and the
missed a Round-Up and in
homecoming courts. She was
recent years she has served as a
also a princess of the Morrow
situation, said that the district
pennant bearer and a princess.
County
Fair and Oregon Trail
has cut its losses in half, from
Her father, Monte, is a former
around $40,000 to about $20,000
contestant and gold card holder
a month. He also said that the
and for years has helped with
district is not insolvent. He said
Ecumenical Ministries of
arena events. Josilyn's other
that auditors are required to state
grandfather,
Don Evans, Oregon will celebrate the people
insolvency; they have not done
assisted with the Westward Ho and ministry of ecumenism in,
so, and he concurs with that.
parade for six years.
Oregon-including the work of
Bell said that there are no
A well-rounded lifestyle is one the lone Ecumenical Youth
plans to increase taxes for the
that Josilyn has created with zeal Group-at its annual community
district and he does not think
and determination. Since she celebration Thursday, Feb. 4, at
that is needed. According to
was a little girl with a long blond Valley Community Presbyterian
Morrow County Assessor Greg
ponytail, she has pursued Church, 8060 SW Brentwood.
Sweek, in 1998, the district
livestock and horse projects in 4-
Portland.
received $567,203.93 in taxes.
H. She has received the Morrow
The youth group will receive
The district's total budget for
County beef production award,
the annual Ecumenical Service
1998-99 is around $7.4 million.
Award in recognition of its work
profiency awards and many
Sweek said that the district's
championships.
She has
in serving the lone community
tax rate is .6050 cents per
captured the junior and senior
Since 1989 the group of high
thousand of assessed value. A
showmanship honors and, in
school youth have gathered in a
homeowner with a $50,000
1994 won the all-around
forum to meet and discuss
home paid $30.25 in taxes to the
showmanship honors. Reserve
religious issues as well as
district in 1998. A homeowner
and grand champion steers have
conduct service projects.
with a $100,000 home paid
Group members help seniors,
been shown by Josilyn who
$60.50. A business owner with a
sponsor programs on issues
vividly remembers being drug
$500,000 business paid $302.50.
ranging from Native American
through the muck while breaking
A business owner or farmer with
religion to domestic violence,
steers to lead. Her horse awards
a $1 million business or farm
conduct a canned food drive and
include a bevy of ribbons and
paid $605; $2 million, $1,210.
assist with community-wide
trophies for top awards at halter,
In making his decision,
performance, trail and hunt seat events.
Wenholz said that services were
over fences.
Three other awards will be
being provided to the district,
Besides competing at horse presented: Portland housing
and added that whether or not
shows, this working cowgirl has
advocate Peter Paulson will
the services are adequate is not
spent long hours in the saddle receive the Vollum Ecumenical
the court's decision to make.
schooling her own horses and
Humanitarian Award; the Revs.
Paul and Cathy Quackenbush of
helping her father and others by
rounding up and working cattle.
Her expertise not only is an
, advantage for Round-Up court
-appearances on horseback but
By Doris Brosnan
she plans to spend free time
Obviously, helping hands are
contusions.
Heideman
training other young horses this
eager in Heppner, judging by
summer. From the days when
underwent five hours of surgery
responses to the previous
she first competed in Wrangler
on Sunday morning to plate, pin
requests for volunteers. Some of
and screw the bones back into play days and local rodeos,
the people who listed needs were
place and he is scheduled for Josilyn has been active in
surprised by how quickly they
additional surgery on his hip
college rodeos where she
received calls.
competes in barrel racing and
injuries later this week.
This week, the following are
Family and friends may send break-away roping.
looking for volunteers:
cards, balloons or artificial
During her high school years,
-Prevention/Early Intervention
flowers to: "Patient Dana Josilyn was the Heppner FFA
(Marilyn), 676-9161: Domestic
Heideman" Oregon Health Chapter vice president and
Violence Crisis volunteers.
Sciences University Hospital, received the green hand and
-Heppner Elementary School,
3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Park chapter farmer degrees. She
676-9128: Adult volunteers.
Road, Portland, Oregon 97201. participated on the high school
-St. Patrick's Day Auction,
Identify the mail with the term judging team and went on to
"Patient" to ensure delivery even become a participant on the 676-5886: Volunteers to solicit
donations.
after he is moved from the college livestock judging team.
-Behavioral Health (Kim),
trauma ICU later this week.
Class offices and club activities
His wife Tonya is staying in as well as sports helped fill 676-9161: Adult volunteers for
the Portland area, and reports Josilyn's high school years, "Special Friends" of elementary
that doctors indicate he could be along with community service students.
-Commission on Children and
in the hospital three weeks or participation. She is a four-year,
Families,
676-9675: Volunteers
three-letter
athlete.
Besides
more, followed by a long home
recovery and physical therapy
regimen.
"Area snowmobilers are
encouraged to take great caution
in the construction area heading
up Coalmine Hill, paying
particular attention to obstacles
such as the one hit by
Heideman," said a news release
TliroiM fli S a f u n la y , Ft'h.
from a family member.
County Court denies Boardman
health district withdrawal
The Morrow County Court, at
a public hearing within a regular
meeting in Boardman
on
January 20, denied a petition for
territory in the city of
Boardman to be withdrawn from
the Morrow County Health
District.
Commissioners John Wenholz,
Irrigon, and Dan Brosnan,
Heppner, voted to deny the
petition. Judge Terry Tallman,
Boardman, abstained from
voting, declaring a possible
conflict of interest since his wife
works as a Home Health nurse
for the district.
According to court notes, the
commissioners
denied
the
petition on the basis of Oregon
Revised Statutes concerning the
proceedings for annexation and
withdrawal of territory from a
district. According to ORS, if
services are being provided,
there is no basis for granting a
petition for withdrawal.
Gene Allen, Boardman, a
supporter of the petition, said
that he didn't think the court had
any alternative under the statute
but to deny the petition. Allen
added that he believed the
district's clinic should not be in
competition
with
private
enterprise. He also expressed
concern over the district's
financial situation
The Morrow County Health
District operates a clinic in
Boardman, as does Dr. Robert
Boss. Dr. Boss previously had a
contract with the district, but
went into private practice there
when he and the district could
not agree on the terms of a
contract.
The district also came under
fire over concerns for its
solvency.
David
Hirai,
Boardman,
said
he was
concerned
about
the
management of the hospital and
its reliance on property tax
dollars for support and added
that private enterprise could
offer the same services much
more efficiently.
Ed Glenn, Boardman, also a
supporter of the petition, said
that he believes that only the
voters of the district should
make the decision concerning
withdrawal. He said that he felt
the court should put a proposal
before the voters which adjusts
the boundary of the territory to
be withdrawn. He suggested the
area within the boundaries of the
Boardman Park and Recreation
District and added that he
thought the Coal Fired Plant
should remain within the district.
Bill Hanlon, Morrow County
counsel, said that a change in
boundaries would not change the
threshold question as to whether
services are provided to the
territory.
Glenn also said that an
argument that
has been
presented that the Morrow
County Sheriffs and Morrow
County
Public
Health
Department's (separate from the
Morrow County Health District)
taxes are also disproportionate is
without merit because they are
proportionately tax supported.
The sheriffs department and the
public health department are
funded county-wide, but are
believed to provide more
services in the Boardman-Irrigon
area than in south Morrow
County.
Sheila Dahlman, Morrow
County Health District interim
CEO, said that the district is
concentrating on diminishing its
losses. She cited increases in in
patient numbers
for the
Boardman clinic and said that 35
percent of the home health
services are provided to the
Boardman area. Dahlman also
said that a plan for the district to
purchase a CAT scan, which has
come under criticism, is another
way of expanding potential
revenue sources.
Mike Bell, a consultant hired to
examine the district's financial
lone youth to be honored
lone resident injured in
snowmobile accident
Dana Heideman, lone resident,
and past coach of the lone Lady
Cardinals, was seriously injured
in a snowmobile accident
Saturday, January 23, while
riding up Coalmine Hill. The
accident occurred around 2 p.m.,
less than a quarter of a mile from
the parking area at Cutsforth
Park, on that portion of the road
currently closed to vehicle
traffic,
Heideman was just beginning a
snowmobile ride with a friend,
Gary Rea, and son, Aaron
Heideman, when he hit a large
gravel pile or berm deposited in
the middle of the roadway at the
end of the construction season.
Heideman and his snowmobile
reportedly hit the obstacle and
became airborne, resulting in a
crash that totaled the machine
and
required
Heidman's
transport by ambulance to
Heppner's Pioneer Memorial
Hospital.
He
was
later
transported to Oregon Health
Sciences University via air,
where he is currently in the
trauma intensive care unit.
His injuries include a shattered
left ankle, fractured pelvis,
compressed discs in his lower
spine, several broken vertebrae,
separated sternum (from his
ribs) and associated bruises and
Pro Rodeo in 1994.
Josilyn is a down-to-earth
person who isn't afraid of getting
grubby, whether it's working
with animals or fighting fire as a
former Forest Service summer
employee. Her poise and out
going personality shine through
in any given situation. Whether
she's dressed in jeans or her
official court attire, as a model
ambassador for the Pendleton
Round-Up as well as Eastern
Oregon, Josilyn says, "Let 'er
buck!"
Emmanuel PTesbyterian Church
in West Linn will receive the
Two Pauls Award; and the
Pathways of Faith in Florence
will receive the Ecumenist of the
Year Aw'ard.
The celebration will include an
ecumenical prayer service at 6
p.m., with dinner and awards to
follow at 7 p.m.
Members of Oregon's church,
civic and service communities
and EMO supporters are invited
to celebrate EMO's mission,
which include
theological
dialogue
and
education,
community ministry and public
policy advocacy.
Ecumenical Ministries of
Oregon
is
a
statewide
association
of Christian
denominations
including
Catholic,
Protestant
and
Orthodox bodies "committed to
unity, justice and improving the
quality of life for all
Oregonians," according to an
EMO news release.
Tickets for EMO's celebration
and awards dinner are available
from the EMO office for $25
each.
For information or
reservations call (503) 221-1054.
Volunteers needed
for the Accountability Board.
-Heppner Day Care, 676-5429:
Volunteers to help with
preschool crafts, snacks and/or
reading.
-St. Patrick's Senior Center,
676-5405: Volunteers to help in
the office.
The Neighborhood Center
depends on volunteers such as
Helen Jeffries, Sharon Brace,
and Jack Little, who volunteer
many hours weekly.
Barbara Gilbert and Marilyn
Perkins are especially devoted
workers at the Heppner Day
Care.
Jerry Hamer volunteers at the
Senior
Meal
Site
every
Wednesday to do their dishes.
St. Patrick's Senior Center
appreciates
their
office
volunteers.
If you need a volunteer, call
676-5886.
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