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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 2, 2003 Bank of Eastern Oregon awards $3,000 in scholarships St. Patrick’s T he Bank o f Eastern O re g o n a w ard ed six $500 sch o larsh ip s to g raduating seniors through its Agricuhurdl/ B u s in e s s S c h o la r s h ip Program. This is the 11* year th e b a n k has o ffe re d th is program , giving aw ay over $30,000 during that time. D a n ie l Je p se n is a H e p p n e r H ig h S c h o o l graduate. Jepsen is involved in 4-H , FFA, track, and field, fo o tb all, and the N atio n al Honor Society during his high school years. He w as also involved in the music program and volunteered in a variety o f c h u rc h -re late d com m unity projects. Jepsen intends to e n r o ll th is fa ll w ith th e U n iv e r s ity o f Id a h o in M o s c o w a n d w ill w o rk tow ard a four-year degree in A nim al Science. His long- reach plans are to pursue a career in veterinary medicine. Ashley Ward is also a graduate o f H eppner H igh School. W ard’s school years w e re fo c u s e d on s tu d e n t government. She was the ASB President during her senior year and also participated in N a tio n a l H o n o r S o c ie ty , D ram a C lub, and O SSO M . H er busy high school career included community activities such as litter patrol and the a n n u a l c o a t a n d d o lla r donation drive. W ard’s plans are to attend Blue M ountain Com m unity College and then tra n s fe r to e ith e r E a ste rn O r e g o n U n iv e r s ity o r W ashington State U niversity to complete her pre-veterinary d egree. She w o u ld like to operate a veterinary clinic in Eastern O regon for her career plans. M ichael R adie is a graduate o f lone High School. R a d ie w a s S tu d e n t B o d y President his senior year and also participated in basketball, f o o tb a ll, tr a c k , N a tio n a l H onor Society, FB LA , and O SSO M . H is com m unity service was c o m p o se d o f PeeW ee B asketball, lone Youth G ro u p , a n d C a rd in a l C lu b . R a d ie p la n s to a tte n d O r e g o n S ta te U n iv e rs ity an d stu d y accounting. His plans ¿ire to b ecom e a C ertified Public Accountant. Daniel Jepsen Cameron Krebs C am eron K rebs g ra d u a te d fro m lo n e High School. Krebs was in v o lv e d in N a tio n a l H o n o r S o c ie ty , 4 -H , FFA, and football. He w a s v e ry b u s y in volunteer service w ith lone Youth G roup and the 1SEA. Krebs plans to a tte n d O re g o n S ta te U niversity and m ajor in A gricu ltu ral B usiness Rachelle Donovan Michael Radie M anagem ent. He hopes to r e tu r n to th e agricultural com m unity and operate the fam ily farm. R a c h e l l e Donovan is a graduate o f R iverside High School. Donovan was involved in National Honor Society and received num erous a c a d e m ic e x c e lle n c e Ashley Ward aw ards as well as being Heather Rogelstad in v o lv e d in O S S O M , School. She had a busy high v o lleyball, basketball, and s c h o o l c a r e e r , r e c e iv e d softball during her high school num erous academ ic aw ards career. She um pired Little and participated in N ational L eag u e g am es d u rin g her H onor Society, vo lley b all, spare tim e as well as tutored b a sk etb a ll, and lead ersh ip at Umatilla and Morrow Head class. She kept very busy with S tart and did a variety o f the com m unity activities, as N ational H onor Society and w e ll as w o rk in g in S am community projects. Donovan B o a r d m a n E le m e n ta r y plans to attend College o f the Carnival and Shepherd o f the D esert in Palm Springs, CA, V alley L u th e ra n C h u rc h . an d p u rsu e an a s s o c ia te ’s Rogelstad will be attending the degree in Business. She would University o f Oregon in the fall like to open a beauty salon in a n d m a jo r in B u s in e s s S outhern C alifornia as her Administration. She would like career goal. to eventually move back to the Heather Rogelstad is a re a a n d s ta r t h e r o w n a graduate o f Riverside High business. Emergency water releases from Willow Creek Reservoir scheduled The U.S. Arm y Corps o f E n g in e e r s w ill b e g in releasing w ater from W illow C reek Reservoir in early July in response to a request from th e U .S . B u re a u of R e c la m a tio n to f u lf ill e m e r g e n c y c o n tr a c ts fo r irrigation. T h ese e m e rg en c y contracts for irrigation call for a total o f 3,343 acre-feet o f stored w ater to be applied to 1,241 acres o f land. Since W illow Creek Lake has filled to its normal full pool elevation o f 2,076.5 feet and the project was authorized for 3,500 acre- fe e t o f s to ra g e for fu tu re irrigation use, the C orps has determined that the full amount o f storage is available. T h e re le a se o f th e stored w ater w ill cause an earlier than normal drawdown o f the reservoir. Depending on irrigators’ needs and w eather c o n d itio n s, th e C orps w ill release at a rate o f up to 20 c fs . T h e d r a w d o w n w ill potentially reduce the size o f the reservoir from about 157 acres to about 90 acres by Sept. 30. A n in f o r m a tio n a l m e e tin g is s c h e d u le d for W ednesday, July 9 at 7 p.m. at the H eppner Elks Lodge, 142 M ain Street. The Corps, U.S. Bureau o f Reclam ation, and O regon W ater Resource D e p a r tm e n t w ill h a v e re p re se n ta tiv e s p rese n t to discuss this year's emergency w ater releases and potential im p acts. T he p o ten tia l o f fu tu re lo n g -te rm c o n tra c t releases also will be discussed. A final Environmental Impact Statem ent was issued in D ecem ber 1979. Storage for irrigation was an authorized project purpose; how ever, im p a c ts o f ir r ig a tio n w ith d r a w a l w e re not addressed because there was not an im m ediate need for irrigation water. The Corps has begun an Environmental Assessment that will be com pleted before the water release begins. For more information o r to c o m m e n t o n th e E nvironm ental A ssessm ent, contact K im Larson at the Corps’ Portland District Office at (503) 808-4776 or em ail h im at Kim.W .Larson@ usace.army. O reg o n G o v e rn o r John K itzhaber d eclared a drought emergency in Eastern O regon in Septem ber 2001 that is still in effect. Subsequent to the declaration, the Bureau o f R e c la m a tio n re c e iv e d requests from irrigators for the rele ase o f w a te r sto red at W illo w C re e k R e se rv o ir. W ithout the w ater releases, farm ers in the W illow C reek area expect severe econom ic losses. A previous drought em ergency declared in 1992, led to tem porary contracts for irrig a tio n w ater th at year. Irrigation w ater has not been contracted from Willow Creek R eservoir storage since that tim e. S hould irrig atio n be proposed as a long-term use, a supplem ental inform ation report w ould be prepared by the Corps to address impacts. We’re Too Crowded” Sale June 20-July 11 Senior Center news T h e S t. P a t r i c k ’s S e n io r C e n te r m e n u fo r Wednesday, July 9, is spaghetti w ith m eat sauce, vegetables, tossed green salad, fruit, and peach cobbler w ith cream . M embers o f the Christian Life C enter will serve. The dining hall has been decorated with a patriotic them e to honor the Independence Day holiday. Ernie and M ary Jean M c C a b e v o lu n te e r th e ir tale n ts to keep the d ining space enhanced w ith tim ely rem inders o f the season, each month. The quarterly meeting o f the A rea Agency on Aging (AAA) Advisory Council met at the center on June 25, after enjoying the Wednesday meal w ith local participants. The people atten d in g represent senior centers form Pendleton, M ilton-Freew ater, Um atilla, I r r ig o n , P ilo t R o c k a n d Heppner. The agency serves p e o p le in U m a tilla a n d M o rro w c o u n tie s . E a c h quarter they meet in a different senior center. A fo rm to a s s e s s c o m m u n ity n e e d s w a s distributed, a recent caregivers conference was given positive review ; and it w as reported th e le g is la tiv e s ta tu s fo r continued funding o f services is very tenuous. Some services will simply end July 1. A four- year plan is in process o f being put together as a basis for future funding requests. O f particular interest w as the statistical report o f cost per m eal at each center. The average cost among all the c e n te r s is $ 6 .0 2 , w ith v a ria tio n s fro m $5.21 to $8.32. Total num ber o f meals s e rv e d fo r th e 1 0 -m o n th period, July 1,2002 to April 3 0 , 2 0 0 3 , w a s 4 3 ,0 6 7 . P endleton serves m ore than o n e m e a L p e r w e e k .; T he Heppner center served 4,273. T h e n u m b e rs in c lu d e the delivered meals. These statistics will be considered when the Heppner center’s directors meet on July 16. T he present suggested donation is $2.50 per senior meal, and $4.50 is charged per p erso n s u n d er age 60. An increase m ay be considered. T h e S t. P a t r i c k ’s Senior C enter has received a bequest from the A drian and Velva B echdolt Estate. Both w ere long-tim e teachers in M orrow County schools. The fam ily also operated a ranch near Hardman for many years. WVSC to hold one July meeting The only m eeting o f the W illow Valley Service C lu b in Ju ly w ill be this Thursday, July 3. Bring a lunch and com e to the park in Heppner. The meeting will be h e ld fro m 12-1 p .m . Important business relating to C oncerts In The Park and food service at the M orrow C o u n ty F a ir w ill be discussed. Ccnlihrtt ♦All Fabric 20-50% o f f ! All 2500+ bolts marked down ♦Quilting Books and Patterns- Buy 2 get 1 free *Quilting Kits- 25% Off ♦Fat Quarters- Buy 10 get 5 free n _ -n _ n _ n □ □ frunrrs n C u A tn c s P y u v r/r# Quit T S u In ® \ A P T ] SA A/ V IL I A G F ____ 288 N. Main Street, Heppner • (541) 676-8282 - REGULAR HOURS: Mon-W *d 1:30 a.m.-S:30 p.m. Thur* 9:30 ».m.-7 30 p.m./Fri 9:30 *.m .-5:30 p.m. Saturday clotad I Sunday 12-5 p.m. Work Tee Shirts $ 14 ’ * m Gardner's Men's Wear (5 4 1 ) 6 7 6-9218 193 N. Main Street • Heppner IHS announces scholarship winners A p p ro x im a te ly $ 6 5 0 ,0 0 0 o f s c h o la r s h ip m oney w as aw arded to lone H igh School seniors at the 2003 graduation cerem ony h e ld Ju n e 6 in lo n e. T he following are the scholarships and awards given: T h e K en S n id e r M e m o ria l S c h o la rs h ip o f $ 1000 was aw arded to Cayle Krebs. The lone V olunteer F ir e f ig h te r ’s A s s o c ia tio n Scholarship o f $200 for tw o y e a r w e n t to S h e e n a Christman. T he A rm y R eserve N a tio n a l S c h o la r/A th le te A w a rd w e n t to D ia n a McElligott and Michael Radie. The Jason H alvorsen Memorial Scholarship o f $500 each went to Cam eron Krebs, Tracy Griffith, Michael Radie, D ia n a M c E llig o tt, C a y le Krebs and Karl M organ. T h e lo n e C a rd in a l B ooster C lub aw arded $200 e a c h to C a m e ro n K re b s , Diana McElligott and Sheena Christman. The lone Youth Group aw arded $100 each to Karl M organ, D iana M cElligott, Jam ie V andenBrink, Tracy G riffith, C aitlin O rem and Michael Radie. T h e 4 -H L e a d e r ’s Council Scholarship o f $500 w as a w a rd ed to C am ero n Krebs. The Top M iss Junior Rodeo aw ard o f $750 w ent to Tracy Griffith. T he C lass o f 2000 aw ard w ent to C ayle Krebs. T he Sw ede and Francis Carlson Scholarship o f $200 each w ent to Tracy Griffith and Andrew' Rietmann. The lone A m erican L egion P ost #95 aw ard ed $300 to Sheena Christman. The Elks Scholarships went to Girls First ($700) and T h ird at D istrict ($1 2 0 0 )- C aitlin O rem , G irls Second ($300)- Sheena. C hristm an, G irls T hird ($ 2 0 0 )- T racy Griffith; Boys Second ($300)- C am eron Krebs, Boys Third ($200)- M ichael Radie. T h e O u ts ta n d in g Senior Athlete award went to Andrew Rietmann. The OS A A Award o f E xcellence w ent to M ichael Radie and Diana McElligott. T he W illow Valley Service C lub Scholarship o f $600 w ent to Koby Rea. T h e C ity o f lo n e Scholarship o f $500 w ent to Andrew Rietmann. T he C re a tiv e C are Pre-S chool S cholarship o f $200 w ent to Karl M organ. The M ike M athew s Memorial Scholarship o f $750 each w ent to Tracy G riffith, D ia n a M c E llig o tt, C a y le Krebs and M ichael Radie. T he South M orrow C o u n ty T ru s t/D o lla rs fo r Scholar o f $500 each went to Sheena Christm an and Diana McElligott. The Bank o f Eastern O regon aw arded $500 each to C a m e ro n K re b s a n d Michael Radie. The Carl W. Troedson Scholarship o f $1000 each w ent to Sheena C hristm an, Tracy Jo (iriffith, Cayle Krebs, C a m e ro n K r e b s , D ia n a M cE llig o tt, C aitlin O rem , M ichael Radie and A ndrew Rietmann. The Umatilla-Morrow County Farm Bureau aw arded $400 to C am eron Krebs. T h e B o is e S ta te U n iv e r s ity W e ste rn U n d e rg ra d u a te E x c h a n g e T u itio n S c h o la r s h ip fo r approxim ately $20,400 went to Jamie VandenBrink. T h e C L D P a c if ic G rain Scholarship o f $300 went to Sheena Christman. T he M id-C olum bia Bus Com pany, Inc aw arded $150 each to J a m ie V a n d e n B rin k a n d C a y le Krebs. The Blue M ountain C o m m u n ity C o lle g e Scholarship o f $1000 each w ent to C o d y B erg stro m , M ichael R adie and C aitlin Orem. T h e C la s s o f ’68 Memorial Scholarship o f $250 each went to Tracy Griffith and Diana McElligott. The M orrow County E d u c a tio n A s s o c ia tio n Scholarship o f $500 w ent to Jamie VandenBrink. A d d itio n a l h o n o rs, s c h o la r s h ip s a n d a w a rd s p r e s e n te d to in d iv id u a l students include: S heena C h ristm an : L ew is an d C la rk C o lle g e D ean’s Scholarship o f $4000/ yr for approxim ate total o f $ 16,000; Middlebury College aw ards and grants over four years for an approximate total o f $ 6 4 ,0 0 0 ; W illa m e tte U niversity aw ards over four years o f an approxim ate total of $ 8 8 ,0 0 0 ; and E liz a b e th to w n C o lle g e P rovost’s Scholarship for an approximate four year total o f $40,000. Tracy Griffith: Eastern Oregon University Pell Grants for an approxim ate total over four years o f $14,400 and O regon O pportunity G rant approxim ate total over four years o f $5000; University o f Idaho Western Undeigraduate E x c h a n g e fo r fo u r y e a rs approxim ately $23,000 and a Presidential Scholarship o f $750. Cayle Krebs: Oregon State University grant awards over four years approximately $6000. D ia n a M c E llig o tt: C ornell C ollege scholarship and grant aw ards o f $26,000 per year for approxim ately $ 104,000; University o f Idaho Top N on-R esident Student A w a rd s , P r e s id e n tia l Scholarship and tuition awards o f $ 17,000 per year for an approximate total o f $68,000. C a itlin O re m : N orthern A rizona University scholarship and tuition awards for four years approxim ately $22,000; University o f Hawaii W e s te rn U n d e r g r a d u a te E x c h a n g e fo r fo u r y e a rs approxim ately $28,000; and W ashington State University C ougar Freshm an A cadem ic A w a rd fo r f o u r y e a rs approxim ately $20,000. M ic h a e l R a d ie : W ashington State University C o u g a r A c a d e m ic A w ard $5490 per year fo r approxim ately $22,000 and D e a n ’s M erit S c h o larsh ip $1000 per year fo r approxim ately $4000; Beloit College $ 11,500 per year for approximate total o f $46,000; U niversity o f Idaho W estern U n d e rg ra d u a te E x c h a n g e $5718 per year fo r approxim ately $23,000 and Presidential Award $ 1000 per year for approximately $4000; O re g o n I n s titu te of T e c h n o lo g y D e a n ’s Scholarship Award o f $2500 per year for approxim ately $ 1 0 ,0 0 0 ; O r e g o n A rm y N ational G uard “You C an ” a w a r d fo r le a d e r s h ip excellence; and Blue Mountain C h a p te r o f N atio n al W ild T urkey Federation aw ard o f $500. K o b y R e a : P e r ry Technical Institute Pell Grants for an approximately total over tw o y ears for $ 8 ,1 0 0 and E qual O p p o rtu n ity G rants approxim ately $800. A ndrew R ietm ann: Pell G rants for approxim ate total over two years o f $6700. Je re m y T u llis : U niversity o f Idaho- H onors R e c o g n itio n s , W e s te rn Undergraduate Exchange for fo u r y e a rs a p p ro x im a te ly $23,000, Top N on-R esident S c h o la r s h ip fo r $ 4 0 0 , P r e s id e n tia l S c h o la r s h ip approxim ately $750. I I I
