Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
4-H Pre-Fair
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Class of ’64 enjoys reunion
(L-R): Diana Fullerton Ball, IMary Johnson Devall, Phyllis Nelson Hyder, Ginny Lou Turner Daly, Pam
Cochell Wunderlich and M artha Peterson Long gathered together for a Class o f '64 mini-reunion.
Six m em bers o f the
H eppner High School class
o f 1964 e n jo y e d a m in i
reunion at Lincoln C ity on
June 13. Diana Fullerton Ball,
Mary Johnson Devall, Phyllis
N elson Hyder, G inny Lou
Turner Daley, Pam Cochell Brindle Wade, G inny M oore
W u n d e rlic h , an d M a rth a P arrish, and G ail H oskins
Peterson Long, had a great Picard.
time reminiscing and catching
It was unanim ously
up over lots o f good food, decided that everyone looks
drinks and walks on the beach. just the same as they did in high
Sorely m issed from school- only better.
the gathering w ere Jennifer
(L-R): Participants Tyler Brown, Nick Christman, Chuy Elguezabal, Stefanie Hanson,
Brooke Rust and Natalie McEUigott.
S ix lo c a l a th le te s
competed recently in the ninth
annual Rising Star Sum m er
Classic. The two-gam e series
featu red som e o f the best
r e tu r n in g h ig h s c h o o l
basketball players in eastern
Oregon. The players, divided
into north and south team s,
played gam es in Pendleton
and Cove.
The north boys’ team,
w ho w on both their gam es,
included Chuy Elguezabal from
Heppner and Nick Christman
and Tyler B row n from lone.
The north girls’ team, coached
by G ene Heliker, lost both
their gam es to a larger south
squad. T he team included
Stefanie Hanson and Brooke
R u st fro m H e p p n e r a n d
Natalie McEUigott from lone.
M cEUigott w as aw arded a
p laq u e for th re e yfcars o f
participation in the series.
The proceeds from
the gam es go to scholarship
funds available to those seniors
who play in the series.
UI announces scholarship recipients
T h e U n iv e rs ity o f
Id a h o
has
aw ard ed
approxim ately $12 million in
cash and tuition w aivers to
more than 5000 students, who
m ay attend UI for the 2003-
2004 academ ic year.
O v e r 9 5 0 0 a w ard s
( m a n y s tu d e n ts r e c e iv e
m ultiple ones) acknow ledge
a c a d e m ic o r le a d e r s h ip
potential, aptitude in particular
fields and/or ensure financial
a c c e s s fo r s tu d e n ts . T h e
in c r e a s e in S c h o la rs h ip s
available to students is a result
o f scholarship endow m ents,
special federal grants and U I’s
c o m m itm e n t to p r o v id e
o p p o rtu n itie s for stu d en ts
regardless o f economic status.
“ U I ’s s c h o la r s h ip
program continues to draw
top academ ic students from
Idaho and the N orthw est,”
said Dan Davenport, director
o f A dm issions and Student
Financial Aid Services. “ We
are w orking hard to ensure
financial access for students
w h o m a y n o t h a v e th e
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resources to pursue higher
education.”
F ro m
M o rro w
County, the follow ing students
received aw ards: H eppner-
D a n ie l J e p s e n , W e ste rn
Undergraduate Exchange and
R o b e rta R an k in , W estern
U n d e rg ra d u a te E xchange;
lone- Tracy Griffith, Western
U n d e rg ra d u a te E x change;
Adam McCabe, Idaho Tuition
Scholarship; Diana McEUigott,
W e ste rn U n d e r g r a d u a te
E xchange;
J e re m ia h
M c E U ig o tt,
W e ste rn
U n d erg rad u ate E xchange;
J e re m y T u llis , W e ste rn
Undergraduate Exchange; and
Jamie VandenBrink, Western
Undergraduate Exchange.
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Volleyball practice for
the H eppner H igh M ustangs
starts M onday, A ug. 18 at 9
a .m . A c c o rd in g to H e a d
Volleyball Coach Teri Gentry,
the first two weeks o f practice
will be “Daily Doubles” . The
M ustang volleyball coaching
staff is head coach, Teri Gentry,
with Becky Kindle coaching
the ju n io r varsity squad and
Molly Rhea with the C team.
A packet o f volleyball
inform ation is being sent out
the week o f Aug. 4. Additional
packets m ay be obtained at
the H ep p n er H igh S chool
office for those w ho did not
receive the packet and would
like to play vo lley b all for
HHS. Volleyball players are
r e m in d e d to b r in g th e ir
c o m p le te d
“ A th le tic
Participation Consent” form,
with proof o f insurance to the
first practice. N o one will be
able to practice w ithout this
form being com pleted and
returned to the coaching staff.
Also, all incom ing ninth and
eleventh graders, as well as
any new students, m ust have
th e ir “ P r o o f o f M e d ic a l
Physical”.
On T uesday, Aug. 19,
there will be a parent meeting
at 7 p.m. in the HHS Hom e
E c o n o m ic s ro o m . T h e
coaching staff asks that at least
one parent attend this meeting.
Chamber guest speaker
R o la n d B e rg h e e r,
who spent four m onths as a
h o stag e in B aghdad a fter
S ad d am H u ssein inv ad ed
Kuwait in 1990, will return to
H e p p n e r to sp e a k to the
C ham ber o f C om m erce on
Tuesday, Aug. 19 at Jo h n ’s
O ther Place.
A w orld traveler his
entire life, B ergheer had a
home in Spain and was raised
in China. He now resides in
Las V egas, w hen he is n ’t
exploring the country. As a
logistician w ith B echtel, a
venture he decided to explore
a fte r re tire m e n t, he w as
responsible for m aking sure
materials were internationally
r e c e iv e d a n d s h ip p e d
properly. It was during this time
that he became a hostage and
w ith dozens o f others was
forbidden to leave the country.
H e b e c a m e th e m e d ia
spokesman, giving interviews
to the international m edia
every m orning. He now sees
a fam iliar scenario unfolding
and w ould like to share his
story.
B e r g h e e r e n jo y s
traveling and telling his story,
and has spoken to universities
and large groups. H eppner
found a place in his heart when
he visited here prior to the
flood commemoration, he said.
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Adopt-A-Teacher announces raffle
winners
4-H P re se n ta tio n s,
Quick & Easy G round Beef,
and M easuring contests were
held on W ednesday, July 30
at th e 4-H A n n e x . T h ese
contests are held before Fair
w eek so that m em bers can
have m ore tim e during Fair.
Results are as follows:
Presentation,
Individual, Junior: Kelli Jones-
Cham pion; W hitney Wehrli-
R e s e rv e C h a m p io n ; an d
Whitley Reece- Blue.
Presentation,
In d iv id u a l, In te rm e d ia te : June raffle winners, Jeff and Missy Cutsforth, of Lexington, with
William Wehrli- Red.
Romanian crystal set.
Presentation,
Individual, Senior: Shanna
Rietmann- Champion.
Presentation, Team,
I n te r m e d ia te :
J o rd a n
M it t e l s d o r f a n d K e n n a
Purcell- Red.
Q u ic k
&
E a sy
G round B eef C ontest: Kelli
J o n e s - C h a m p io n ; Jo e
Armato- Reserve Champion;
M argaret A rm ato- Reserve
C h a m p io n ; Jo rd a n G ra ff-
Blue; W hitley R eece- Blue;
Catherine M cEUigott- Blue;
Kathryn Strouse- Blue; Emily
Thom pson- Blue; and M ary
July raffle winner, Peggy Fishburn, of Heppner, with quilt made by
Gates- Blue.
M easuring Contest: Darcy Bergstrom of Heppner
by D a rc y B e rg s tro m o f
W hitley R eece- Cham pion;
The
A d o p t-A - Heppner.
K athryn S tro u se- R eserve
Teacher Committee has been
June’s winner was Jeff
Champion; Joe Armato- Blue;
holding monthly raffles to raise an d M issy C u ts fo r th , o f
M a ry G a te s - B lu e ; a n d
m oney to help keep teachers L e x in g to n , w h o w o n a
Bethany M orter- Blue.
in Heppner. The w inner o f Romanian crystal pitcher and
J u l y ’s r a f f le w a s P e g g y glass set.
W a tc h
fo r
th e
Fishburn, o f Heppner. The
raffle prize was a quilt made upcom ing Back to School
raffle.
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Cham ber feels very fortunate
to have him return to speak to
our sm all com m unity,” said
C laudia H ughes, executive
director.
M em bers and n o n
m e m b e rs in te r e s te d in
attending the Aug. 19 luncheon
a re a s k e d to c a ll in
reservations by Tuesday, Aug.
12 to the C ham ber office at
676-5536.
Neighborhood
Center receives
upgrades
The
H eppner
N e ig h b o rh o o d
C e n te r
received a g rant from the
Wildhorse Foundation to help
pay for installing new padding
and carpeting in the Center.
D onations w ere com bined
with the grant m oney to pay
for the carpeting.
“The padding m akes
s ta n d in g e a s ie r on o u r
v o l u n te e r s ,” s ta te d Ja n
Skaggs, C enter Coordinator.
The previous carpet had ju st
been laid directly over the
concrete.
T h ro u g h m o n ie s
received at rummage sales and
other fundraisers, along with
m any donations, the C enter
was also able to purchase a
new air conditioner for the
food storage area and a new
roof.
“A lot o f hard w ork
w ent in to raising the m oney
fo r th e im p r o v e m e n ts ,”
Skaggs added.
Besides offering food
and assistance for the citizens
o f M o rro w C o u n ty , th e
C enter is also available for
group meetings.
The C enter is open
M onday through Thursday, 8
a.m .-4 p.m., closed from 12-
1 p.m. for lunch.
For more information
about renting the C enter or to
find out about the services they
p r o v id e , c o n ta c t C e n te r
C oordinator, Jan Skaggs, at
676-5024.