FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times Heppner. Oregon Wednesday. Apnl 14. 1999
Construction underway at Wilkinson Arena
Allstott & Gentry Construction
is busy putting on the siding and
roof of the Wilkinson Arena at
the Morrow County Fairgrounds
in Heppner. The arena will be
ready to welcome all livestock
during this year’s fair.
" Many hours of volunteer
labor have gone into the erection
of the building and is
appreciated by the fair board."
said fair secretary LaRae Kindle.
"There are obstacles that have
arisen which is normal for a
project of this size but we are
very excited about having the
Wilkinson Arena finished in
time for the 1999 fair. This is a
huge asset the entire county can
be proud of."
Kindle reminds those who
haven't already purchased their
brand board, plaque or banner
that time is running out to have
them ready to be on the wall oi
the Wilkinson Arena during fair
Contributions are needed to pay
for the loose ends that arise
during the completion of the
arena, she said.
One may contact the fair
office, 676-9474. or any board
member for more information.
Matt Van Liew earns achievement award
The United States Achieve
ment Academy (USAA) has an
nounced that Matthew Van Liew
from Heppner has been named a
United States National Award
winner in English.
This award is a prestigious
honor few students can attain,
according to an USAA news re
lease. The Academy recognizes
fewer than 10 percent o f all
American high school students.
Van Liew, who attends Hepp
ner High School, was nominated
for the award by Linda Dutcher,
a teacher at the school. Van Liew
will appear in the USAA official
yearbook, which is published na-
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Van Liew is the son of Dan and
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grandparents are Roger and
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BMCC
recognition
dinner set May 8
The 10th Annual Blue
Mountain Community College
Recognition-Reunion -
Retirement Dinner is set for
Saturday, May 8.
This year's dinner will be held
at the Pendleton Double Tree
Hotel, with a no-host social hour
beginning at 5 p.m. and dinner
starting at 6 p.m.
Staff members, including those
employed part-time, who have
been employed at the college for
five, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 years
are recognized, as well as
retirees.
Tickets are now on sale for S15
per person.
They can be
purchased in the Instructional
Deans Office by calling
541/278-5853 or from the
President's Office at 541/278-
5951. Current and former staff
members, and other college
supporters are invited to attend.
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Soroptimists hold senior girls luncheon
(Left to right) Heppner High School senior Jaclynn Hughes, her mother Joyce Hughes, senior Janelle Healy
and her mother Carmen Healy enjoy the Soroptimist annual Senior Girls Luncheon at All Saints' Episcopal
Church in Heppner Thursday, April 8. Each year the Soroptimist International club holds the luncheon for
the senior girls at Heppner and lone schools. Carrie Brownfield Grieb was guest speaker and Rick and
Cecelia Drake provided music. The luncheon was catered by All Saints' Episcopal.
Learning Center, BMCC Foundation
receive funds from sale of lone farm
Blue Mountain Community
College
Foundation
and
BMCC's proposed Morrow
County
Learning
Center
received a financial boost when
BMCC
Board
members
approved allocation of the funds
received from the sale of the
'Tone Farm Property".
The lone farm was donated to
BMCC by Earl Wilson in the
mid 1980's.
Wilson was a
Nevada
resident
whose
granddaughter attended BMCC.
Since then lone farmer Joe
McElligott has leased the
property from the college.
The foundation will receive
$363,385 and board members
designated that the funds be
unrestricted.
Karen Hill, executive director the board. The increase will
of the foundation, expressed her bring BMCC's tuition to $37 per
appreciation, "We are delighted credit hour. The senior citizen
to have unrestricted funds-this class fee was also raised by $1,
move is key in providing the making the charge $11. These
foundation w'lth the ability to be changes are the first in the
responsive." Hill said that the college's comprehensive review
foundation will spend part of of tuition and fees. More change
next year studying the needs of is expected as the college
the college so foundation dollars completes its review this fall.
The board also received copies
can be allocated to highest need
areas for students and the of the initial drawing of the new
science and technology building.
college.
The Morrow County Learning Architect Rob Barrentine said
Center will receive $100,000 that there is a strong level of
which will be utilized to support among those who have
augment bond dollars targeted seen the sketches. He also noted
for the project. The learning there are nine separate bid
center will be located in packages to be developed for the
Boardman on a site that was general contractor. Some of the
donated to the college by the city packages are only one building
of Boardman. Paul McCarrell, and others include a grouping of
dean of distance and extended buildings. "I'm starting to feel
learning, explained the need for some time pressure," said
extra dollars saying, "As the Barrentine. He explained that
' 'educational needs of Imgon and the first hid package is due in
Boardman were being assessed, early April and more than 50
it became apparent that our percent of the packages need to
original plan for the learning be developed prior to June 21.
center needed to be expanded."
People who live in some rural
Barrentine noted design teams
Additional financial support have been established for each
Oregon communities struggle in
for college technology will be of over 20 bond building
the quest for access to adequate
provided through a $1 per credit projects to facilitate the planning
health care. In many Oregon
tuition increase authorized by process.
towns, a shortage of health
practitioners means residents
must drive two hours or more for
care. These prohibitively long
trips to the doctor's office can
have potentially serious health
consequences, according to a
news release from the Northeast
Ninety-one were present for the senior dinner April 7. Hearing aid
Oregon Area Health Education
assistance was given and blood pressures taken before the meal. The
Center.
The Oregon Statewide Area Nutrition Site Committee didn't meet as not enough members were
Health
Education
Centers there.
The menu for dinner April 21 will be baked ham. cheese croissants,
Program
works
to raise
awareness of the need for more potato salad, dilly green beans, tossed green salad and apple crisp.
readily available primary health Members of the First Christian Church will serve.
The dining room was packed on April 7 for the "celebration of Sue
care in underserved communities
and encourages students in the Vinson's Life". She is greatly missed here at the center. She cheerfully
health professions to consider volunteered wherever a helping hand was needed and helped support
the center with her "Gofer" table. She brightened up dinners with her
working in these areas.
In partnership with underserved zany costumes on various occasions, such as Halloween, Easter and
communities and the Federal Mother's Day.
The Garden Club held a potluck dinner and lesson Monday evening
Bureau of Primary Health Care,
the AHECs are once again Apnl 5, at the center. Their plant exchange will be held in the dining
offering Community Health room Saturday, Apr. 17. from 9 a.m to 4 p.m.
Cards were played Tuesday and Friday afternoons and Bingo Friday
Scholarships to aspiring nurse
evening.
practitioners. primary care
The museum dinner was held Saturday evening, April 10, at the
physicians, physician assistants
center.
and certified nurse midwives.
Ed Baker brought the new senior bus schedules; sign-up sheets are
Eligible students include those
in
the office. Come in or phone 676-9030 to be put on the list.
from underserved communities
Bus
tnps to meal sites are as follows: Monday, April 26, Irrigon, 10:30
designated by the federal
a.m.;
Friday, May 7, Pendleton, 9 a m ; Friday, May 21, country ride,
government as a geographic or
eat
at
Beecher's, 11 a.m.: Tuesday, June 8, Monument, 8:30 a.m.
population Health Professional
Friday, June 25. Umatilla. 10:30 a.m.; Thursday, July 8, Spray. 10
Shortage Area.
a.m.; Thursday, July 22, Hermiston, 10:30 a.m.; Tuesday, Aug. 3.
Students who receive
Arlington, 9:30 a.m..
scholarships are sponsored in
part
by
a
community
organization in their area. In
return for the scholarship
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support, students agree to return
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to their sponsoring community
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to practice for a minimum of
two years upon completion of
Flowers
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if
their professional education.
Vegetables
Scholarship applications are
Y
Herbs
A
being accepted through May 24.
For more information or to
request an application for the
(Perennials
Community
Scholarship
A
Program, call Carole Smith at
Northeast Oregon AHEC, at
(541) 962-3423 or Becki
Anderson
at
the
AHEC
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Statewide Program Office, at
(503)494-1165.
Health care
scholarships n a
offered
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