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VOL. 121
NO. 15
6 Pages
Wednesday, April 10, 2002
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
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M ONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M.
MS Society and friends Walk for a Cure on April 20
enjoy snack stations along the
way and also receive a “goodie
bag” upon completion o f the
Walk.
Anyone interested in regis
tering for or receiving more in
formation about the 2002 MS
Walk may call the MS Walk Hot
line toll-free at (866) 333-7155.
For online registration and addi
tional MS Walk information, vis
it the S o ciety ’s w ebsite at
www.orcnmss.org.
Multiple sclerosis is a chron
ic, often disabling disease that
randomly attacks the central ner
vous system. The progress, sever
ity and specific symptoms of the
disease can't be predicted; symp
toms range from numbness to
paralysis and blindness. Most
people with MS are diagnosed
between the ages of 20 and 40.
The National Multiple Scle
rosis Society aims to end the ef
fects of MS. The National MS
Society is the largest private
funder o f MS research in the
world, and is the only voluntary
health organization in the Unit
ed States supporting internation
al MS research and providing ser
vices, education and public poli
cy for Americans with MS and
their families. The Oregon Chap
ter serves 5,200 people in Ore
gon and Clark County, Washing
ton. More information about MS
or the services of the National
MS Society may be obtained on
the Internet at www.mnss.org or
by phone at (800) FIGHT MS
(344-4867).
Walker Barb Orwick and her daughter, Liz, are pictured above at a
previous MS walk in Heppner. Orwick has w alked three out of the last
four MS Walks in Heppner. Orwick, w ho has lived in Lexington for the
past 14 years, says that she became involved in the walk after she was
diagnosed with MS. “The first year I walked I didn't want anybody to
know and then the second year I told some people," said Orwick. “The
most touching part was they (the walkers) were given pins for the walk
and some people had my name on their pins. It's.wonderful in this com
munity that there are so many people who show that they care." A former
teacher who taught fifth and sixth grade and Title I at Heppner Ele
mentary School, Orwick, who has a degree in elementary education from
Western Oregon College at Monmouth, is now the branch manager of
the Oregon Trail Library in Heppner. Orwick and her husband. Mike,
live in Lexington with their children. Doug. 17, and Liz, 14, both stu
dents at Heppner High School. Orwick's husband helps her in the MS
Walk effort by taking her pledge sheet to his work place at the PGE
Coal Fire Plant. Orwick is still collecting pledges and invites people to
stop in at the library if they would like to sign up.
Hopes for a cure for multi
ple sclerosis are at the forefront
of the Oregon Chapter o f the
National Multiple Sclerosis So
ciety’s 14th annual MS Walk, the
organization's largest fundraising
event of the year, to be held Sat
urday, April 20.
The MS Walk in Heppner
will begin at 9 a m. at All Saints
Episcopal Church. As always, the
society welcom es first-tim e
walkers and volunteers to join
veterans who participate yearly.
The goal of raising $500.000
to provide funding for research,
treatment and programs for peo
ple with MS will be achieved
with the help of more than 3,500
participants in 15 different com
munities in Oregon and South
west Washington. Participants in
the 2002 MS Walk help the more
than 5,200 people in Oregon and
Southwest Washington with MS.
“The Walk is a very important
and fun way to raise money need
ed to fund research and programs
for people with multiple sclcro-
sis,” said Laura Kane of the Ore
gon chapter. Past research in
cludes the development of three
important drugs for the treatment
of MS -Avonex, Betaseron and
Copaxone - while ongoing re
search offers continued hope of
new treatments. Other important
funding needs include increasing
education and raising awareness
about MS.
To raise the funds necessary
for the continuation of such re
search and empowering pro
grams for people with MS, walk
ers collect pledges for complet
ing the route. Walkers are asked
to raise a minimum of $25 per
person; the average walker rais
es more than $ 150. Sixty cents of
every dollar raised from the Walk
stays in the community to help
Oregon and Southwest Washing
ton residents with MS. The rest
is used to fund research and na
tional programs for people with
MS. Top teams and individuals
cam prizes for outstanding fund
raising. Ail registered walkers
Pickup drawing to
benefit Mathenys
A drawing for a new 2002
Ford pickup for the Friends Help
ing Friends-Matheny Benefit will
be held Monday. April 15.
Tickets are still available at
MCGG and at Heppner TV. Cost
is $20 for one ticket or six for
$100. Proceeds will go toward
purchasing an exercise bicycle to
provide cardiovascular and phys
ical therapy for Dave Matheny,
who was injured last year in a
horse riding accident.
Circuit Court
closed Mondays
The State C ourt/C ircuit
Court at the Morrow County
Courthouse in Heppner is now
closed to the public on Mondays.
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Heppner seniors and their mothers, right to left. Brett Barber, Judy Barber, Kelsey Greenup and Janet
Greenup, at the annual Senior Girls Luncheon.
For more than 50 years, the Willow Valley Service Club (formerly Soroptimist Club) has sponsored
a Senior Girls' Tea/Luncheon honoring senior high school girls from lone. Lexington and Heppner and
their mentors. This tradition continued on April 4 at All Saints Episcopal Church in Heppner. with a salad
luncheon catered by the Episcopal Church women. Margo Sherer. WVSC chairperson, introduced the
program, which included an invocation, a flag salute, special music, the luncheon and invited speaker.
The guest speaker was Robanai Disque. who was bom at Pioneer Memorial Hospital. Heppner. Before
graduating from Heppner High School, she attended the Senior Girls' Tea. Robanai was graduated from
Blue Mountain College with two degrees; an associate in arts and an associate in arts in human services.
Later she added an associate in arts degree in nursing.
Her employment as a registered nurse has included both St. Anthony’s Hospital and Tri-County
Home Health Agency in Pendleton and. after moving to Lexington in 1983. Pioneer Memorial Home
Health Agency and Pioneer Memorial Hospital. Currently she is adding to her responsibilities as a staff
RN with Pioneer Memorial Home Health Agency the position of hospice coordinator for the soon-to-start
Pioneer Memorial Hospice.
Robanai continues to reside in Lexington with her husband. Duane, and their children Kylee and
Taylor.
Special harp music was provided by eighth grader. Amy Jepsen of Heppner. Her first selection. “First
Movement of Handel's Harp Concerto”, won her both a Young Artist's Competition and selection to play
as soloist with the Oregon East Symphony Orchestra in Pendleton. Her second selection was “Wind
Beneath My Wings,” by Henley and Filbar. Amy has played piano since the age of six and the harp since
the age of eight.
Each senior girl received a long-stemmed carnation in her school's color as a remembrance of the
occasion.
Invitations were prepared by Judie Laughlin. Table decorations w ere by Barbara Bloodsworth. Floral
arrangements were by Vi Wilgers and Daisy Collins.
HES Knowledge Master
Team second in state
HES Knowledge Master Team pictured left to right: back row-W hitney
Matthews. Nacho Elguc/ahal. Baillie Keithley. Kelsey Wolff. teacher
Jannic Allen: middle row-.lenna Bowman, l uke Basile. Spencer Palmer.
Sean Murray. Ashley Wolff; front-EddieCollins, Maggie \rmato, Justin
Gutierrez.
The Heppner Elementary School Know ledge Master Team earned
592 points in the competition and finished second in the state of
Oregon and 66th nationwide out of 453 teams.
“I am very proud of their efforts and appreciate the encouragement
they have all received at home.” said their teacher Jannie Allen Allen
said that working carefully was very important, but quickness was
also crucial as teams got extra points for speedy responses.
Students included Whitney Matthews. Nacho Elguczabal. Baillie
Keithly. Kelsey Wolff. Jenna Bowman, Luke Basile. Spencer Palmer.
Sean Murray. Ashley Wolff, F.ddie Collins. Maggie Armato and Justin
Gutierrez.
info meetings
The general public and pro
spective tenants of the Willow
Creek Valley assisted living fa
cility are invited to information
al meetings on Wednesday, April
24. at the St Patrick Senior Cen
ter.
The purpose of both meet
ings - one at 12 noon and one at
7 p.m. - is to provide an update
o f information about “Willow
Creek Terrace” and to correct any
possible misinformation about
the facility.
The board of directors, who
expect a late-summer opening,
will attend the meetings with the
project consultant and the health
district administrator. Individuals
who attend either meeting will
become informed of the ameni
ties o f the building and the
grounds and the details of the
apartments, said a board spokes
person. They will be invited to
ask questions and w ill be able to
view diagrams of the facility.
Although several individuals
have reserved rooms at Willow
Creek Terrace, the board mem
bers will be taking additional res
ervations.
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