POUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 12, 2003
Cardinal Booster Club continues to show St. Patrick’s
Senior Center
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appreciation
transportation
information
Florene Robinson of Klamath First Bank and Debbie Kadie of Boardman
Foods, Inc. accept certificates for their companies.
On Jan. 31, the lone
Cordinal Booster club recognized
businesses that have made
contributions to the lone Schools
this past year.
A c e rtific a te
of
appreciation was given to Wal-
Mart, Dean’s Athletic, Sherrell
Chevrolet, Portland General
Electric, Klamath First Federal
Bank and Boardman Foods were
recognized at the Jan. 31 games.
The families, staff and club
members truly appreciate the
business support we have
received.
Red and Gena Leonard Foundation
seeks scholarship applicants
The Red and G ena
Leonard Foundation will award
scholarships to students who
have graduated or obtained a
GED from Arlington, Boardman,
Condon, Echo, Fossil, Heppner,
Hermiston, lone, Monument,
Pendleton, Pilot Rock, Spray,
Stanfield, Ukiah or Umatilla high
schools. Students must attend an
accredited college, university,
community college, vocational,
trade or technical program based
in Oregon. It is the intent of the
Red and G ena Leonard
Foundation to benefit average
students o f good character with
poor financial circumstances who
have a desire to seek further
educational opportunities, but
due to their lack of scholastic
performance, their ability to
receive scholarships may be
limited. In the selection process,
priority will be given to students
w ho are not at the top
academ ically; have limited
financial resources; show the
ab ility to be or becom e
upstanding citizens; and have an
interest in a blue-collar trade.
The Red and G ena
Leonard Foundation awarded
new scholarships to 27 local area
students totaling $54,000, and 12
renewal scholarship awards
totaling $24,000 for the 2002-
03 academ ic year. The
Foundation also aw arded
$ 12,000 in grants for educational
purposes.
Applications may be
obtained from school counselors
or by contacting Tracy Gammell,
(541) 564-9177. Deadline to
submit applications is Saturday,
March 15. For more information
'contact Tracy G am m ell,
Executive Director, P.O. Box
1024, Hermiston, OR 97838 or
(541)564-9177.
Managing Loss sessions to be held
“Managing Loss,” a six-
week course, will begin Tuesday,
Feb. 18 at the Pioneer Memorial
Home Health Hospice office in
Heppner from 7-8:30 p.m. The
course will be led by Paul Smith,
MSW, LCSW, and Carolyn M.
Willey, MDiv. It w ill be open to
the general public.
These sessions will
include socializing, group
participation, individual exercises
and general educational
presentations, offering tools of
coping, processing, managing
and reconciling loss.
Loss may be related to
many areas including a move of
residence, job loss, children
departing, unfilled dreams, or the
death o f a loved one. If the loss
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is from the death of a loved one,
it is recommended a person wait
for this course unless it has been
three months or more since the
death.
It is preferred a person
plan on attending all six sessions
and no registrations will be taken
after Feb. 18. Pre-registration of
eight people is required to offer
this Pioneer Memorial Hospice
sponsored course.
For reg istratio n or
questions, contact PMHH and
Hospice, 676-2946. Cost is $ 10
to help defray material expenses.
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For senior citizens who
have limited, or no transportation
opportunities, St. P atrick’s
C enter offers an important
transportation service to be used
for medical appointments and
other necessary trips away from
home. These rides must be
scheduled at least one day before
they are to occur. Scheduling is
done through the Center office
and by the volunteer staff on duty.
Ed Baker supervises nine regular
volunteer drivers and three on-
call drivers who may drive the
buses and, on occasion, use their
personal cars. Those who drive
the bus are licensed chauffeurs;
those who drive personal cars
may do so when one passenger
is involved. In the case of the use
o f a personal v eh icle, the
C APECO office must be notified
of driver, destination and time, to
be sure the liability risks are fully
covered. The service is provided
by the State of Oregon, through
the County Court's office, and is
free to those who qualify as
seniors or those who have a
disability, which prevents their
prov iding for their own means of
travel.
The drivers drive on their
own time. The scheduling is done
by the volunteers in the Center
office. It must be dependable and
precise, with detailed records
kept. The office worker is the one
who calls the driver assigned for
the needed day. The driver then
calls the client and the ride
arrangements are agreed on by
driver and client, personally.
Rides may be local or out of
town.
While most of the rides
may be medically related, not all
are. Some may be oriented
toward other needs, such as
educational training, legal
consultation or training in self-
help techniques.
The buses may be used
for other purposes if and when a
senior request has not been
made. Nevertheless, the needs of
any senior or disabled citizen has
first priority for this service. The
office staff people have answers
for questions, which may come
up, or give information on where
to find it. The drivers are
scheduled for the day o f their
av ailab ility one m onth in
advance. The “on-call” drivers
are back-ups for emergencies.
Ed B aker is the one who
schedules drivers. He is very
w filing to accept new volunteers
who qualify and are willing to give
the necessary time. Those who
use their personal cars are paid
a nom inal per mile fee by
CAPECO.
The tran sp o rtatio n
service is free to the client.
Donations may be made to the
Center itself, in any amount the
client feels is fair and if she or he
desires to give. The Board of
Directors of the C enter wants this
serv ice to truly serve the
community in the best way
p o ssib le. C om m ents or
suggestions to improve efficiency
may be d irected to them ,
personally, through the office, or
by mail. They meet each third
Wednesday immediately after the
noon meat at the Center.
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HES Knowledge Master team places second in
State of Oregon
Members of the HES Knowledge Master Team: (Back row L-R): Jordan Hatfield, Chris Hickerson, Eddie Collins,
Quinn Chick, Spencer Palmer, Joe Pranger, Carl Zurn and Jordan Shepherd; (Front row L-R): Ashley Wolff,
Maggie Armato, Sherilyn Peck, Emily Thompson and Dillon Lutcher. Not pictured is Grant Smith.
M em bers o f the
Heppner Elementary School
K now ledge M aster team
participated in a competition Jan.
22, and placed second in the
State o f Oregon.
Members of the team
are: Spencer Palmer, Dillon
Lutcher, Chris Hickerson, Eddie
Collins, Quinn Chick, Grant
Smith, Joe Pranger, Jordan
S hepherd, S h erily n Peck,
Maggie Armato, Ashley Wolff,
Em ily T hom pson, Jordan
Hatfield and Carl Zurn.
Competitions are held
twice a year, in January and
March. A total of9137 students
participated from 669 schools in
43 states, plus Japan, Lebanon,
Pakistan, Peru, Singapore, the
U nited Arab Em irates and
Uzbekistan.
The team met in the HES
computer lab around a large
screen in the room, where
Maggie Armato, the team ’s
reader ran the controls. The
questions were read and all
m embers o f the team were
answering questions as quickly as
possible, as speed counts, as well
as accuracy. The magic words
Maggie listened for were “for
sure,” which meant the team
member was positive o f the
correct answer.
After the test, the results
were called into the Knowledge
Master headquarters and the
team then went on to enjoy pizza
Wee Bit O’ Ireland
By Claudia Hughes
The old Heppner hills
have a tint o' green and the sun is
shining warm upon the fields;
what an ideal time for the annual
Wee Bit O ’ Ireland in Heppner.
If we moved the celebration to
February do you suppose it
would be warm in M arch?
Regardless, a grand ol’ time will
be had by all as we welcome
visitors from far and wide. Calls
are coming in daily to request
brochures, which should be hot
off the press soon.
Now would ye be Irish?
As yet an Irish family has not
been identified to honor during
the festivities. It has been
suggested that we might start
looking at Irish-S w edes.
Suggestions would be welcome
and may be made by calling the
Heppner Chamber at 676-5536
right away. Has someone been
overlooked? Do you have new
ideas for the historical coffee
hour? Please drop a note to P.O.
Box 1232, or call the above
number.
People have asked how
they might acquire an Irish family
flag for display on the poles.
Presently, the committee is
looking at refurbishment of the
existing flags with discussion on
the possibility of displaying them
somewhere other than in the
weather during the annual event.
Possible seamstresses will be
discussed and there may be a
chance for someone to come
forward and head up a “new flag
committee”.
So, start pulling out the
green long johns, create a parade
entry, start working on Irish
music, let us know if you’d like
to entertain sometime during the
weekend, be on the radio talk
shows, help behind the scenes,
practice your brogue and keep
on smiling. It’s just 30 days away.
Rita Bowman celebrates 75 years
Rita B ow m an, o f
Heppner, was surprised by
family and friends, Feb. 8, with a
75,h birthday party at her home.
From all different parts o f
Oregon, they came to celebrate,
eat and enjoy each o th e r’s
company.
Bowman’s children: Vic
and Becky Bowman, Prineville;
Joe and Robin Bowman, Bend;
Ron and G inger Bowman,
Heppner; Sara and Dave Riney,
Condon; and Cindy Jarvis, Bend
where all there along with
grandchildren: Ericka and Aaron
David, Yakima, with daughter,
McKenna; Natalie and Chet
W ilkins, A rlin g to n ; C hris
Bow m an, C orvallis; Jenna
Bowman, Heppner; Megan and
Harley Reese, Prineville; and
Katie Riney, with fiancé, Mike
O lsen, both o f A lbany.
Bowman’s sister and brother-in-
law, Gloria and Clayton Clapper
o f Hermiston were also there,
along with many friends.
Bowman said she really
enjoyed the day and also said she
was glad to not have to cook at
all.
and pop. The team later learned
they were second in the state,
behind Sam Case Elementary
School in Newport.
The Spring Knowledge
Master Open w ill be held before
spring vacation in March. To
prepare for the competition, the
children are encouraged to read
n ew spapers and practice
questions listed at the Know ledge
M aster w ebsite at h ttp ://
greatauk.com. The team w ill also
hold practice sessions the
beginning of March.
Scholarship Trust
elects officers
The South M orrow
County Scholarship Trust held its
annual meeting on Jan. 27. At the
meeting new' officers for 2003
were elected.
New officers include: Bill
Rietm ann, president; Barb
Hayes, vice-president; Del
LaR ue, tre a su rer; Sharon
H arrison, secretary. Board
members are Missy Cutsforth,
C arrie G rieb and M artha
Munkers.
The South M orrow
County Scholarship Trust was
established several years ago to
p rovide funds to grant
scholarships to graduating
seniors from Heppner and lone
high schools and to take the place
o f the Troedson Scholarship
fund, which discontinues in the
year 2023.
Applications for this
y ear's scholarships will be
available in the form o f a
com puter disk at both high
schools and at Klamath First in
Heppner, starting the end of
February.
The board is making
plans for its annual g o lf
tournament. It will be held this
year on May 3, at the Willow
Creek Golf Course. Prizes will
be aw arded and lunch served.
Lexington Grange
to hold dinner
meeting
The Lexington Grange
meeting will be held Monday,
Feb. 17. The evening will begin
at 6:30 p.m., with a potluck
dinner. Following the dinner, a
program will be held with a
representative from the Rocky
Mountain Elks Foundation.
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