SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 5,1999
Student scholar awards
"This diverse group of students
represents the best and brightest
from Oregon's community
colleges," OCCA executive
director Vickie Totten said.
In addition to the awards,
student scholars have $1,000
transfer scholarships made
available to them from more
than 20 of Oregon's private and
public colleges and universities.
The 1999 Blue Mountain
Community College Outstanding
Student Scholars are: Stephanie
Boyle, Hermiston, and Michael
Nelson, Pendleton.
Joe
Brusberg, Hermiston, is selected
as alternate. BMCC students
who received a presidential
recommendation for all USA
Academic Team are Lon Powell
and Trisa Radke, both of
Pendleton.
Outstanding Student nominees
include: Bnlynn Reed and
Jeamne Youncs of Adams;
Adrianne Bennett, Ann-Marie
Buck, Andra Harrison, Michael
Miles, Billy Tucker and Sandra
Vandever
of
Hermiston;
Danielle Stephanie, lone; Shawn
Halsey, Milton-Freewater; Gabe
Garton, Jodi Justus, Victoria
Prokhorova, Keith Peterson, and
Billie Sackett of Pendleton; Leah
Casey, Pilot Rock; Anastansia
Angel,
Stanfield;
Kevin
McClenahen, Umatilla; Nathan
Blum, Medical Lake, WA;
Stacie Miller, Caldwell, ID.
Nominations for the award are
made by BMCC faculty and
staff.
Students from each of
Oregon's 17 community colleges
are represented among the 35
recipients
of
the
1999
Outstanding Student Scholar
awards.
Governor John Kitzhaber will
present the awards on Friday,
April 23, at 11:30 a.m. in his
ceremonial office.
Each community college
4-H News
Dynamic Doggies
By William Wahrli
The Dynamic Doggies met
Monday^ May 3, at the Gilliam
Bisbee building, Club President
Jessica Wainwright called the
meetm| to’ditaePaf 6 p.m.. After
referring with the club's
secretary/treasurers, Chelsey and
Aftan Betsinger, Jessica reported
that the club has $182 in their
account from money raised by
the "Valentine for Canines" fund
raiser.'
Club leader Tina Edwards then
held a workshop on the
permanent record books.
The meeting ended after
members did together a
crossword puzzle, of the dog
parts which club members will
be
quizzed
on
during
showmanship at fair.
Members present were Chelsey
Betsinger, Aftan Betsinger,
Jessica Wainwright, Tyler Key,
Rachael Key, Amanda Emery,
William Wehrli and leader Tina
Edwards. Guests were Staci
Wainwright, Brenda Key and
Patty McNary.
selected up to two students
based on excellence in the
classroom, intellectual curiosity
outside the classroom, evidence
of substantial developments of
their talents and the ability to
share this development with
others.
"These students are shining
examples of the outstanding
talent that exists in Oregon's 17
community colleges," Kitzhaber
said. "We honor them for their
hard work and determination to
better themselves, their families
and our communities."
Following the awards
ceremony, students will be
honored at a luncheon at
Dahlia's in the Reed Opera
House in Salem with community
college presidents and board
members in attendance.
The Oregon Community
College
Association
has
sponsored this event for seven
years. OCCA's mission is to
advocate for innovative and
affordable community colleges
that benefit all Oregonians.
Free family planning services
available to more people
The Morrow County Health which is scheduled through the
Department's family planning health department since he
services will now be available program does not apply to private
free of charge to more people.
medical
providers.
The
According to MCHD Director department’s nurse practitioner,
Laura McElligott, the state who specializes in women's care,
received a federal waiver to travels to their Boardman clinic
Medicaid rules, so, as of January to provide exams. In the event a
1 of this year,
health person coming to the clinic
departments can cover family wishes to be prescribed birth
planning patients whose income control pills or Depo Provera, she
is up to 185 percent of the has three months in which to get
poverty level.
an exam.
Any citizen or legal resident
To sign up for the program,
of the U.S. of reproductive age either call the office or walk in.
may apply for family planning A nurse will be at the Heppner
services,
which
include office on Thursdays, but may or
contraceptive supplies such as may not be available other times,
birth control pills, Depo Provera, however information is available
condoms, IUDs, foam and other any time during office hours.
spermicides and diaphragms. The
McElligott stresses that the
health department can also make health department maintains
special
arrangements
for strict confidentiality about their
Norplant injections, but they patients.. "Confidentiality will be
currently do not have anyone in breached in the event of an
the area who does them.
emergency, although it's never
One person with a gross happened yet," said McElligott.
income of $1,241 a month is "Otherwise no one else has the
Army National Guard Pvt.
eligible
to receive the family right to get information about
Steven A. McDaniel has entered
planning
free of charge; a person them. We keep all that private."
basic military training at Fort
in
a
family
of two-$ 1,672; three-
According to McElligott, state
Jackson, Columbia, S.C.
$2,105;
four-$2,536;
five-$2,967;
officials feel that one benefit of
During the eight weeks of
the program would be cost
training, the soîdier will study six-$3,400; seven-$3,831; eight-
the Army mission and will $4,262.
savings for the state-the money
receive instruction in drill and
The financial guidelines for that would be spent by the state
ceremonies, weapons, map youth are based up on their
for unintended pregnancies
reading,
tactics,
military income, not their parents'. Those
would make up for the cost of the
courtesy,
military justice, who make more than the
state and federal family planning
physical fitness, first aid, Army guidelines may still receive
program.
"If you can plan for a
history and traditions and special
services, but will be charged on a child and want that child," says
training in human relations.
McElligott, "then you will be
McDaniel is the son of Steve sliding fee scale. However, no
and Debbie A. McDaniel of proof of income is required for
more likely to be financially and
the service. People qualify for the
Boardman.
emotionally prepared for that
The private is a 1997 graduate program for a year at a time and
child."
of Riverside High School, do not have to reapply if their
McElligott says that 250-300
Boardman.
income changes within that year.
people (with only 20 of those
They must reapply if they go to
teenagers) use their health
another county for family
department's family planning
planning services under the
services each year and have
program.
scheduled almost 700 visits.
Youth do not need parental
Prior to this program, 90 percent
permission
to
receive
of those people were below the
contraceptives
and
the
poverty line. McElligott said that
department does not ask about
only around 20 teens have used
the age of their partners.
the program.
However, people under 18 are
For more information or to
The second annual Tee Off to advised that the department is
schedule an appointment, call the
End Violence, a golf tournament mandated to report child abuse.
Heppner office at 676-5421;
to benefit Domestic Violence "We want to let them know that
Boardman office, 481-2112 or
Services, serving Umatilla and we'll help them with issues," said
481-4200; or Irrigon office, 922-
Morrow counties, and the STOP McElligott, "but if they do tell us
4103.
Violence Program, serving the of some abuse, we have to report
Confederated Tribes of the it."
Umatilla Indian Reservation, will
"Teens are always counseled
be held Saturday, May 15,
about the benefits of abstinence,"
beginning at 8 a.m. at the
adds McElligott, "and, depending
Wildhorse Resort Golf Course.
Continental breakfast will be
on their level of interest, we give
served at 7 a.m. with a shotgun them information about the
The Morrow County Health
start at 8 a.m. Entry is limited t benefits. We also always talk District regular board meeting
the first 36 paid teams.
with teens about the benefits of scheduled for Monday, May 3 at
Two grand prize drawings will
be held-for a Sony stereo system involving their parents in their 7 p.m. has been rescheduled for
Wednesday, May 5 at 7 p.m. at
and a Yardman push mower-in decision."
the Lexington School District Of
Some
family
planning
addition to drawings for other
fice.
methods
require
a
medical
exam,
prizes.
For more information, contact
Domestic Violence Services,
P.O. Box 152, Pendleton, OR
SuH H X f 9*U a
97801, 541-276-3322.
In the service
Golf tourney
to benefit
anti-violence
groups
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event of a chemical release at
the Umatilla Chemical Depot or
for any other situation where
mass decontamination is needed.
The Chemical Stockpile
Emergency
Preparedness
Program (CSEPP) is providing
On Friday, May 7, three
vendors will demonstrate mass
decontamination equipment at
Good Shepherd Hospital, 610
NW 11th in Hermiston. The
event will take place from 8:30
to 11 am on the lawn between
the hospital and MRI building.
On display will be inflatable
shelters, tents, water heating
units, chemical mixers, portable
showers, water collection pools,
submersible water pumps and
more. The hospital can use the
15,000 each to Good Shepherd
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BLM seeks citizen advisory
Portland, OR, 97208, (503) 952-
6027, or a local BLM District
Office.
Completed nomination forms
and letters of reference should
be sent to Elaine Zielinski, State
Director, Bureau of Land
Management, P.O. Box 2965,
Portland, OR, 97208.
The BLM state director, the
Forest Service regional forester,
and the Governor's Office will
forward these nominations to the
Secretary of Interior, who will
make the appointments to the
councils.
The Bureau of Land
Managemènt (BLM) is calling
for nominations for its Resource
Advisory Councils in Oregon to
fill 11 appointments that expire
in August.
The councils provide advice
and
recommendations
on
.planning and management to the
BLM and the Forest Service on
lands and resources east of the
Cascade Range.
Council
members are sought who are
committed
to
working
collaboratively
with
other
interests for the long term
benefit of public lands and
national forests. The nomination
period will close on May 17.
To obtain a nomination form or
additional information, contact
Public Affairs, Bureau of Land
Management, Oregon State
Office,
P.O. Box 2965,
FAX SERVICE
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Heppner Gazette-Times
676-9211__________
St. Patrick's Senior Center
Bulletin Board
More than 100 people attended the senior dinner April 30. The
volunteers assisting were members of the Valby Lutheran Church.
The menu for May 12 will be roast turkey with gravy, fluffy whipped
potatoes, peas, fruit salad, whole cranberry sauce, rolls and pumpkin
pie cake. Members of the United Methodist church will serve. A
Senior Center Board meeting will be at 1 p.m.. Blood pressures will
be taken before the meal.
Dates to remember are: Tuesday and Thursday, 10 a.m. exercise;
Wednesday 11 a.m. blood pressures taken, 11 a.m.-noon senior meal;
Tuesday and Friday, 1 p.m. cards; Friday, Bingo, 7-9 p.m..
The senior bus will leave Heppner at 9 a.m. Friday, May 7, for the
trip to the Pendleton Meal Site. Friday May 21 is the country ride,
with lunch at Beecher's Cafe jn lone. Departure time is 11 a.m. Sign
up at the Senior Center office or cafi 67i>9dl0.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CAMILLE! HAPPY BIRTHDAY CAMILLE!
Camille,
Happy
Birthday
Health district
meeting
rescheduled
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-Year-Old!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY CAMILLE! HAPPY BIRTHDAY CAMILLE! 16 YEARS OLD TODAY!
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List of ten things people can do to leave a legacy:
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retirement plan.
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insurance policy.
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