Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 27, 2002 - THREE
Local pastor
travels to
Uganda
Lynda Crane, pastor o f
H eppner C hristian M issionary
F e llo w s h ip a n d o w n e r o f
N orthw estern M otel, recently
traveled to U ganda for a two-
and-a-half week Bible teaching
trip. C rane flew into U ganda’s
capital Entebbe, and traveled to
Kampala. This was Crane’s third
trip to Africa, she also made trips
to different parts in A frica, in
1986 and 1992.
C ran e w as in vited to
U g a n d a by M ary O k e l, th e
overseer o f several churches in
and around the K am pala area.
Okel gathered together m any
c h u rc h le a d e rs , fro m a ll
denom inations, to hear Crane
speak. Earlier this year O kel
traveled to H eppner to m eet in
person and visit with Crane.
“ I w as excited to m eet
people who could sit for so long,’’
said C rane, adding that m any
days she would teach for 8 hours.
“The people were hungry for the
W ord,” Crane commented.
A long with meetings in
s e v e r a l c h u rc h e s a ro u n d
Kampala, Crane also traveled to
surrounding villages.
Crane also had a chance
to visit a local Christian school,
where the children all performed
for her. She said that they played
drums, and danced. At one o f the
churches O kel oversees, their
c h ild re n ’s choir also treated
C rane to som e perform ances.
Crane also had a chance to meet
O kel’s son Alex, now an adult,
w ho o n ce tra v e le d w ith the
African Children’s Choir.
Another stunning aspect
o f U ganda, according to Crane,
was its birds. She had a chance
to see these birds that congregate
and actually weave their nest. “It
looked like a w eaved basket,”
s a id C ra n e . H o w e v e r, she
explained, it was also upside-
dow n. “ There was a tunnel, in
which the birds would fly up into
a ball-shaped top.” She said the
local’s told her the birds did this
to keep the rain out. She also
saw birds at the dum ps that
would eat the garbage.
C ran e
w as
a ls o
im pressed by the food she was
served, having been to Africa
before she was a little weary, but
said that most everything she had
was good, and that there was a
lot o f beans and rice. She also
com m ented that they had “the
best pineapple in the world.” She
explained that she could say this
w ith so m e tru th as she has
traveled to 18 different countries
in world.
One her way home from
Uganda, Crane stayed overnight
in London. She said that she took
th e tim e to tra v e l on th e ir
underground train system , and
w as surprised at how am azing
easy it was to navigate.
Community
members support
Thanksgiving dinner
The H eppner Christian
M is s io n a ry F e llo w sh ip has
received many calls from people
w anting to bring food and help
s e rv e d u r in g th e H e p p n e r
community Thanksgiving dinner
on Thursday, Nov. 28.
The H eppner branch o f
the Bank o f Eastern Oregon has
donated five turkeys for the
festivities. George N aim s from
All Saints Episcopal Church has
helped organize the use o f the
Episcopal Church facilities and
has started a sign-up sheet for
food donations from the church.
“ We have had a lot o f
community response this year and
are looking forward to a fun time
o f sh a rin g . We are lo o k in g
forw ard to spending time with the
people o f our com m unity and
anyone else that might be passing
th rough," said a F ellow ship
spokesperson.
The dinner starts at 1
p.m. at the Episcopal Parish Hall.
Door prizes will also be given.
Every one is invited to attend.
Hall selected president of NASAE
Dr. David Hall, form er
H eppner H igh g rad u a te and
c u r r e n tly th e A g r ic u ltu r e
E ducation S pecialist for the
M o n ta n a O f f ic e o f P u b lic
Instruction has been selected as
th e P r e s id e n t E le c t o f th e
National Association Supervisors
o f A g r ic u ltu r a l E d u c a tio n
(N A SA E). The election took
place during the NASAE Annual
meeting in Louisville, KY. Hall,
who has ju st com pleted a two-
year term as W estern Region
Vice President, starts his duties
immediately. He will serve, as the
President Elect during 2002-03,
then w ill assum e the role o f
NASAE President during 2003-
04. D avid w ill com plete the
three-year obligation as Past
President in 2004-05.
Hall has been involved in
A gricultural Education and the
FFA O rganization since 1964
w h e n h e re c e iv e d h is FFA
Greenhand Degree as a member
o f the Heppner FFA Chapter. He
WCD, Weed
Board to meet
A regular board meeting
o f the M orrow SW CD /W eed
A dvisory Board will be held
Tuesday, Dec. 3 at 3 p.m. in the
P ettyjohn O ffice building in
Heppner.
A genda and discussion
items include: O W EB /O A C D
C o n fe re n c e r e p o rt, a n n u a l
meeting planning, annual report
d is c u s s io n , L o cal W o rk in g
Group, Sub-basin planning, small
grants, and agency reports.
The m eeting is open to
the public.
was a very active member during
high school and college. David
w as the Heppner FFA Chapter
President his senior year and w as
elected as the Blue M ountain
District President and State FFA
Reporter. He taught high school
a g ric u ltu re in O regon for a
c o m b in e d 14 y e a rs , 11 in
Wallowa and three in Prineville.
Dr. Hall was a member o f the Ag
E d F a c u lty at P enn S ta te
University for eight years and has
been the Ag Ed Specialist/State
FFA A dvisor in M ontana since
1997.
One o f Hall’s duties will
be to serve a three-year term as
a m em ber o f the United States
D e p a rtm e n t o f E d u c a tio n ’s
National Council for Agricultural
E ducation. A ccording to Dr.
Larry Case, USDE Coordinator
fo r A g ric u ltu ra l and R u ral
Education, “The Council serves
as the v o ice for agricultural
education. Dr. Hall’s peers have
placed significant trust in his
abilities.”
D avid is the oldest son
o f G ene and H arriet Hall o f
Heppner.
H ep p n er R anger
District to be closed
for the holiday
T he H eppner R anger
District office will be closed for
the T hanksgiving holiday on
Thursday, Nov. 28 and Friday,
Nov. 29. The office will open on
M onday for regular business
hours.
WC Terrace offers respite care
WVSC gathers
baby gifts for
Healthy Start
program
A baby shower and end-
of-the-year business com pletes
the 2002 meetings o f the Willow
Valley Service C lub (W V SC),
held on T hursdays at J o h n ’s
O ther Place on M ain Street,
Heppner, from 12-1 p.m.
The Art ¡factory report,
presentation o f a slate o f officers
for 2003 and consideration o f up-
c o m in g W V S C life in th e
community fill the agenda for the
Thursday, Dec. 5 meeting.
A holiday party will be
held Thursday, Dec. 12, with an
em phasis on baby show er gifts
to be presented to the new Public
Health D epartm ent’s “Healthy
Start” program for new-born, first
babies o f qualifying families.
There will be no meeting
on Dec. 19. M eetings resum e
Thursday, Jan. 2 and continue the
first three T hursdays o f each
m onth th ro u g h June; sin g le
meetings will be held in July and
August; with meetings resuming
the first three T hursdays o f the
month in September.
N o v e m b e r s e rv ic e
included $50 donated to the
N eighborhood Center for food
basket items and Artifactory to
raise funds for the graduating high
sc h o o l se n io rs S c h o la rs h ip
Program for 2003.
A nyone in terested in
W V SC and its p ro g ra m s is
invited to attend these no-host
luncheons.
Any individual who takes
responsibility for the care o f a
family member may be interested
to know that resp ite care is
a v a ila b le at W illo w C re e k
Terrace, the new' assisted living
facility in Heppner.
Whether for a few hours
or a few days, the facility, when
it can m eet the needs o f the
individual, provides a furnished
ro o m a n d a 2 4 -h o u r s ta ff.
Arrangements must be made far
enough in advance to allow a
needs assessm ent, as W illow
Creek Terrace is allowed to offer
care, even tem porarily, to only
individuals who do not require a
higher level o f care than that for
which the facility is equipped.
The adm inistration o f
W illo w
C re e k
T e rra c e
determined that respite care will
add an im portant benefit to the
Willow Creek Valley, by offering
caregivers this service when they
need to be away but also need
to know that their loved ones are
cared for properly.
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M in i Wine Tasting from 5-8 p.m .
Treasure H unt concludes (drawing a t 8 p.m .)
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The Heppner branch o f
the Oregon Trail Library District
will be closed Thursday, Nov.
28 and Friday, Nov. 29, to
o b se rv e th e T h a n k sg iv in g
holiday. The library will reopen
Saturday with its regular hours.
The library will again
close Tuesday, Dec. 24 and
W ednesday, Dec. 25 for the
Christmas holiday, and Tuesday,
Dec. 31 and W ednesday, Jan.
1,2003 for New Y ear’s.
A k i d ’s o r n a m e n t
workshop will be held Friday,
Dec. 13, from 9:30 a.m. to 5
p.m.
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