Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 31,2004 - FIVE TLC Daycare to open in April Couple to travel around the world R e tu r n in g to th e daycare business after several years off, N ikki C lem ent o f L ex in g to n has d e c id e d to reopen her hom e to children and run T L C D aycare. T he daycare will begin receiving children April 2. T he daycare w ill be o p e n fo r c h ild re n a g e s 6 weeks to 11 years. Clem ent is a registered childcare provider and is looking into becom ing certified so that she can have m o re in f a n t o p e n in g s . Currently, she can only have two infants at a time. C h i l d r e n a t th e daycare will be provided with U S D A m eals and e n jo y a structured schedule that will F o rm e r H ep p n er resident J.J. Shaw and his wife. B a rb , w ill b e tr a v e lin g throughout the world beginning in May and won’t be returning home until October 2005, said S haw ’s m other, Linda Shaw, formerly o f Heppner. T h e c o u p le h a s resigned from their jobs, sold their hom e and plan to visit fam ily and other places o f interest starting in the C zech R epublic and then spanning the globe, ending their travels in Cuba. Fam ily m em bers o f include pre-school activities. They will also be able to enjoy t h e outdoors in ____________ __ a fenced in backyard. I n the future, C le m e n t w ould like to get her E a r l y Education TLC Daycare d eg ree so operator Nicki th a t sh e Clement could offer preschool to her clients. A nyone interested in T L C D a y c a re can c o n ta c t C lem ent at 989-8570. Halvorsen chosen to attend Gamma Phi Beta convention A fter a long winter, Allison Halvorsen finished her first te rm as p re s id e n t o f G am m a Phi B eta sorority at the University o f Oregon. She was voted unanim ously by m em bers and w ill serve as p re s id e n t u n til D e c e m b e r 2004. Halvorsen was one of only 10 in the nation chosen to attend the G am m a Phi Beta L e a d e rsh ip C o n v e n tio n in C hicago, IL in June o f this year. H alvorsen is currently a ju n io r at the U niversity o f O regon w orking on a degree in fam ily and hum an services a n d h a s f u tu r e p la n s o f attending University o f Oregon Law School. W hen she is not busy with school or her sorority, she c o a c h e s a s ix th g r a d e basketball team , w orks as a nanny and volunteers at the A lpine S prings R etirem ent Center. She is a 2001 graduate o f lone H igh School and the daughter o f Frank and C athy H alvorsen o f lone. IOOF/Rebekah officers installed O f f ic e r s o f IO O F W illo w s L o d g e N o . 6 6 , Heppner, and Holly Rebekah L odge N o. 139, L exington, w e re in s ta lle d a t a jo in t m eeting in M ilton-Freew ater on M arch 28. IO O F o f f ic e r s fo r 2 0 0 4 - 2 0 0 5 a re W ilb u r J a c k s o n , N o b le G r a n d ; C la re n c e B u c h a n a n , V ice G r a n d ; a n d L y le P e c k , S e c r e ta r y /T r e a s u r e r . R e ­ elected for the upcom ing year are R ebekah o fficers L aR ae Kindle, Noble Grand; Marilyn A llison, Vice G rand; L uella T a y lo r, S e c r e t a r y ; a n d M arlene Gray, Treasurer. The chair officers have also named their supporting officers. T h e H o lly L o d g e plans their m onthly card party for Saturday, April 3 at the hall at 7 p.m . T here will also be a cakew alk the same evening. T he regular m eeting for the Holly Rebekahs will be T h u rs d a y , A p ril 1, a n d a potluck dinner is planned for prospective new m em bers on Thursday, April 15. North Lex Market Steer Club By Eric Jepsen, reporter Natalie Rauch and Amy, Eric and R ebecca Jepsen. T h e N o r th L e x T h e c l u b ’s n e x t M a rk e t S te e r C lu b m et at m eeting will be som etim e in K a th y R a u c h ’s h o u s e on April. Sunday evening, M arch 7. We had a very good m eal o f s p a g h e tti and m eatballs and fruit. Then, we w ent over the w eights o f the The H eppner Garden club m em b ers’ steers at the recent w eigh-in on M arch 6. Club will meet Monday, April A fter that, w e spent the rest 5 a t 6 :3 0 p .m . at th e S t. o f the m eeting on livestock P atrick’s Senior Center. This ju d g in g - using p ictu res o f will be a potluck meeting. T he program agenda sheep, hogs and steers. in clu d es a visit from Jane M e m b e rs p re se n t D ean, D istrict 10 D irector, w e re K a s e y a n d C o ry and finalization o f the Spring Peterson, Natalie M cElligott, District meeting. Heather Yocom, M akayla and Art w orkshops offered again M o rro w C o u n ty Creative Arts and Crafts Club is sp o n so rin g tw o S a n d ra H aynes w orkshops. A nother scratchboard w orkshop will be held April 24 and 25 and a colored pencil class will be held on M ay 1 and 2. B oth these w orkshops will be held at the Colum bia Basin Electric conference room, beginning at 8 a.m . The class goes until 4 p .m . w ith a lu n c h b re a k . B e g in n e r s a re a g a in e n c o u r a g e d to a tte n d as projects are offered for them. A m aterials list and reg istratio n is o b tain ed by calling Judie Laughlin at 676- 9781. These classes require a prepaid fee o f $80 each. Studded tires must be off by April 1 A s u re s ig n o f springtim e is the approach o f O regon’s deadline to rem ove stu d d e d tire s fro m m o to r vehicles by Thursday, April 1. D rivers with studded tires on their vehicles after April 1 can be charged with a Class C tra ffic v io la tio n , w hich carries a m axim um $ 150 fine. A n e s tim a te d $11 m illio n is spent each year repairing studded tire damage on city streets, county roads and state highways, according to D o u g T in d a ll, O re g o n Department o f Transportation Maintenance engineer. MCURD to hold series of budget Heppner Garden meetings The M orrow County Club to meet Unified Recreation District will J J .’s did the same thing a few years ago with their children but the Shaw s decided they w anted to take the trip before they had children. A b o o k by D a v id C ohen called “One Year O f f ’ w as the inspiration for their trip. Friends interested in follow ing the Shaw s trip can visit th eir w ebsite and see pictures and a travel journal as they go along. The website is w h e r e a re b a rb a n d jjn o w . c r o s s c i t y . com. Why we walk C h risty C o rre a , an accounting clerk at the Bank o f Eastern O regon, is the captain of th e “ B an k in g on a Cure” te a m fo r th e 2 0 0 4 M S W alk to be held i n H eppner o n A p ril 17. L a s t Christy Correa y e a r w as her first year to walk. “W hen my husband’s father was diagnosed it was pretty hard for the family but 1 feel that the diagnosis has actually brought the fam ily c lo s e r,” C o rre a said . She added that they spend m ore time together and try to lessen his stress. “ In the beginning we studied as m uch as we could about the disease. I know it was very frustrating for him. He spent about a year going from d o cto r to d o cto r before he was diagnosed,” said Correa. “ H e w as actu ally reliev ed because he could start doing something about.” C o rrea also has an uncle w ith M S and has seen first hand the life changing challenges that seem to happen overnight. “ We w alk to m ake a difference, and to ensure that scientists continue to get the funding they require,” stated C o rre a . “ I w o u ld lik e to challenge everyone to com e walk on April 17 in Heppner.” Join in the w alk to h e lp e n d th e d e v a s ta tin g effects o f MS. b e h o ld in g a B u d g e t C om m ittee m eeting on April 29 at the Irrigon Annex. T h e firs t ro u n d o f funding requests and budget hearings will be held M ay 27 at lo n e H igh S chool. T he fu n d in g p ro p o sa ls w ill be finalized and the budget will be adopted on June 24. 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