Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 21, 2001 - FIVE
lone youth group serves the poor
By Jeri McElligott
Thirty-two lone High School
Youth Ciroup members and five adult
leaders traveled to the Burnside area
o f Portland to serve the poor. The
youth took advantage o f the Nov.
12 holiday to make the tnp. Due to
the large number of participants,
youth group leader Jen McElligott
divided the youth into three groups,
each helping at a different meal site
in the area.
A group helped serve lunch to
senior citizens at Loaves and Fishes,
located above the Downtown Chapel
on Burnside. The meals at Loaves
and Fishes supply one-third to one-
half of an older adult's nutritional
requirements. Meals are prepared
at a central kitchen and transported
to centers for on-site dining and
Meals-on-Wheels delivery. The
group served barbecue chicken on
a bun, chicken and rice, peas and
» onions, rolls, green Jell-o, pound
cake and milk.
Adult leaders Cathy Halvorsen
and Dale Holland took a group of
youth to Blanchet House soup
kitchen where approximately 150-
300 lunches are served daily to the
poor of the area. The meal served
at Blanchet House was chili,
scalloped potatoes, macaroni salad,
bread, saltine crackers, coffee, hot
chocolate and punch. Youth group
members helped in the kitchen,
served the food and bussed tables.
The third group walked to
Salvation Army Harbor Light. Some
o f the youth washed walls while
others helped clean the refrigerator
and prepare the lunch. The group
served a lunch of chili, waffles and
french fries. A salad bar was also
, available.
Salvation Army has nine facilities
in Portland and has been providing
. services in the city for over 100
years. Besides serving four meals
a day at Harbor Light, they have a
public school, a TB clinic open three
days a week, a clothing room, 10-
minute church services daily, and
three services on Sundays. They
never buy food, but depend
completely on donations or get their
food from the Oregon Food Bank.
They house up to 60 women every
night, house homeless families, and
house working men who don't have
a place to stay for $8 per night.
Fran Owens, chaplain, gave the
lone group a tour o f the sleeping
area for homeless women. They may
enter the shelter at 7:30 p.m., shower
and get new clothes. There are 30
bunks available and 15 mats for
others to sleep on the floor. They
must leave the shelter by 7 a.m.
The shelter also allows 100
homeless men to sleep on mats on
the floor in another area, although
-they don't have shower facilities.
The entire group met for lunch,
then walked to the Macdonald Center
•where Jerome Webber talked about
their services and answered questions
about the poor living in the Burnside
area. The Macdonald Center is an
assisted living facility that has 55
units and has been open for two
years. It is the first assisted living
facility in the United States built
specifically for the poor.
The goal of the Macdonald Center
outreach program is to seek folks
who are lonely and isolated and build
relationships. They foster the
sacredness and dignity o f all
individuals by visiting socially
isolated individuals who live in single
room occupancy hotels. Lives are
honored through hotel birthday
parties and memorial services. Visits
also take place in hospitals, jails,
and on the streets. They help
individuals suffering from chronic
mental illness, physical illness and
those with substance abuse problems.
The Downtown Chapel has a
hospitality room in the basement
where individuals can come in to
chat and have coffee. Clothing and
hygiene items as well as bus tickets
are available there.
lone youth traveling to Portland
were Adam Neiffer, Salli McElligott,
Caitlin Orem, Natalie McElligott,
Emily Key, Meghan McCabe, Eva
Chitty, Megan McCabe, Tim
Doherty, Kristina Powell, Cyndi
Heagy, Tracy Griffith, Jeff Hunt,
Paul Neiffer, Johnny Collin, Aaron
Tworek, Jaysi Bennetto, Macarena
Esposito, Diana McElligott, Ashley
Roberts, Cayle Krebs, Amellia Peck,
Andrew
Rietmann,
Jamie
Vandenbrink, Mike Radie, Adam
McCabe, Derek Campbell, Barbara
Holland, Alyssa Rietmann. Katie
Hams, Missy Baker and Karl
Morgan. Adults making the tnp were
Frank Halvorsen, Debbie Morgan.
Cathy Halvorsen, Dale Holland and
Jen McElligott.
Photo by Jeri McElligott
Photo by Jeri McElligott
Left to right: lone Youth Group members Caitlin Orem, Salli McElligott and Natalie McElligott help
in the kitchen at the Salvation Army Harbor Light in Portland.
Left to right: lone Y'outh Group members, Eva Chitty, Meghan
McCabe and Megan McCabe, serve lunch at the Salvation Army
Harbor Light.
Photo by Jeri McElligott
lone Youth Group members Adam Neiffer (left) and Tim Doherty
(right) with Jason who works for Salvation Army.
lone Youth Group members and chaperons help the homeless during a trip to Portland.
Students offered
opportunity
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to study abroad
"Qualified high school students
are offered a unique opportunity to
spend an academic year, three-month
program or summer holiday in
Europe, Asia, North and South
America, New Zealand, Australia
or South Africa, as part of the ASSE
International Student Exchange
Program," announced Christie
Holland. Western regional director
o f ASSE.
"Until a few years ago, only a
fortunate few could afford to spend
a school year or summer abroad.
Now, ASSE has changed all that,"
continued Holland.
Students, 15-18 years old, qualify
on the basis of academic
performance, character references
and a genuine desire to experience
life abroad with a volunteer host
family in one o f the many ASSE
host countries.
"ASSE families abroad are
carefully screened to provide a canng
environment in which students can
learn the language and culture of
• their host country," explained
Holland.
Summer exchange students live
with a family abroad who might
speak some English. Year and
shorter-term three-month program
students need not have learned a
foreign language as they receive
language and cultural instruction
as part of the ASSE program. ASSE
students attend regular high school
classes along with their new teenage
friends. "ASSE exchange students
learn by living the language and
culture of their new host country,”
added Holland.
The ASSE International Student
Exchange Programs was founded
by the Swedish National Department
o f Education, cooperates with the
Canadian Provincial Ministries of
Education and the New Zealand
Ministry o f Education.
ASSE also provides international
opportunities for families to host
students from Europe, the Republics
of the former Soviet Union, South
America, Asia, Canada, Mexico,
Australia. New Zealand and South
Africa. These select students are 15-
18 years old and will attend the local
school for a semester or an academic
year.
Students or families interested
in more information about the ASSE
programs, or to set up an interv iew
should call toll-free 1-800-733-2773.
jone f00tball team earns academic award
By Jeri McElligott
lone High School held its fall
sports dessert Tuesday, Nov. 13,
at the high school cafeteria. The
evening began with the football team
receiving the Oregon Dairy Farmers
o f Oregon Academic Award for
having the highest GPA of all
football teams in the state.
Dairy Farmers representative
Sheldon Pratt awarded the boys pins
and "Got Milk?" sweatshirts for their
efforts.
Players receiving awards for their
combined 3.53 GPA were Brad
Burright, Adam Neiffer, Adam
McCabe, Derek Campbell, Colin
McElligott, Ashley Roberts, Mike
Radie, Koby Rea, Andrew Rietmann,
Cayle Krebs, Cameron Krebs, Bnan
Gutierrez, Til Tullis, Karl Morgan,
Tim Doherty, Paul Neiffer, Billy
Gates, Johnny Collin, Billy Ross,
Nick Chnstman, Tyler Raible. Arthur
Ekstrom and Austin Arballo.
Volleyball coach Charity
McElligott introducedjunior varsity
and varsity players. Sara Peck won
most valuable player honors for the
JV team. Jamie Vandenbrink was
named most inspirational player and
Barbara Holland, most improved.
For varsity, Amellia Peck was voted
most valuable player by her
teammates. Diana McElligott was
most inspirational and Caitlin Orem,
most improved. Coach McElligott
thanked Cathy McCabe for her help
and support as junior varsity coach.
She also thanked Rhonda Powell
and Lon McCabe for doing lines
during the varsity games.
Football coach Dale Holland
introduced the football team. The
Photo by Jeri McElligott
lone High School football players receive the OSAA/Dairy Farmers first place academic award..
most improved player for the season
was Tyler Raible. Most inspirational
honors went to Johnny Collin.
Cameron Krebs received the award
for making the hardest hit in a game.
Brad Burright was named most
valuable player for the year. Holland
noted Adam McCabe, Adam Neiffer
and Brad Bumght have been selected
to play in the eight-man all star game
at Linfield College on June 22.
Neiffer received honorable mention
All-State and Bumght second team
All-State honors.
Cattlemen’s Assoc
honors Greg Smith
The
Oregon
Cattlemen's
Association has awarded Oregon
State Representative Greg Smith
(R-Heppner) their highest legislative
award at their annual winter
conference held recently.
Smith was given the Lariat
Laureate Award, which is awarded
to only one state representative and
one state senator after each legislative
session.
"I am proud to receive this honor
from the Oregon Cattlemen's
Association," Smith said "They
represent the hard work and
dedication of Oregon's agricul ture
community and an honor like this
from them means a lot to me."
The
Oregon
Cattlemen's
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Association advances the economic,
political and social interests of the
Oregon cattle industry. The
association represents over 2,300
cattle ranchers throughout the state
o f Oregon.
"Much like Representative Greg
Smith, there isn't much a lariat can't
do," said Oregon Cattlemen's
Association outgoing President John
Hays in presenting the award to
Smith. "We'd be honored to once
again partner with him for the 2003
legislative session."
Sharon Beck. Cove, OCA past-
president agreed, "There wasn't a
single time we couldn't depend upon
Greg to get the job done."
Ripple elected to council board
John Ripple, Morrow County
Grain Growers manager, was elected
to the board o f the Agricultural
Cooperative Council of Oregon at
the group's recent annual meeting
in Newport.
Len Spesert, president and CEO
of the Hazelnut Growers of Oregon,
was elected president of the council.
He succeeds Pat McAlister, general
manager of Hood River Supply
Cooperative, who continues on the
board of directors. Elected to serve
as vice-president was Manuel Silveira
o f Norpac Foods.
Other board members elected at
the 80th annual meeting o f the
council were: Kristy Searles, Farm
Credit Services. Salem; Herb Dorn.
Tillamook County Creamery
Association, Tillamook; A1 Gosiak.
Pendleton Gram Growers, Pendleton;
Steve Burnet. CHS Cooperatives,
Moro; Barry Robino, Grange
Cooperative Supply, Central Point;
Marlin Rasmussen. Land O' lakes,
St. Paul; Larry Andrews, Douglas
County Fanners Cooperative,
Roseburg; Doug Hoffman, Wilco
Farmers. Mt. Angel; Joyce
Dickerson, Marsh Advantage
Amenca, Portland; .Andy Anderson.
Oregon Farm Bureau. Salem; John
Knox, Oregon State Grange. Forest
Grove.
Dunng the annual meeting. Fred
Hams of Grandview. Washington,
and former board member of CHS
Cooperatives, was inducted into the
Oregon Agricultural Cooperative
Hall of Fame. Hams is the first non-
Oregon resident to receive the honor
which is based on significant
contributions to Oregon cooperatives.
The Agricultural Cooperative
Council o f Oregon provides
education and advocacy services
for farmer-owned cooperatives.
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Heppner DayCare
has childcare slots available
for ages 1 -2 V 2 years part time;
3-5 years full-time,
and 6 12 years full-time
(before and after school).
Call 6 7 6 - 5 4 2 9 and a s k for Ann, D aw n or Merry.
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