Heppner Gazette-Tim es, Heppner, Oregon
Bank of Eastern Oregon awards $6,000 in scholarships
Natalie McElligott
Josh Kegler
B ank o f E astern
O regon aw arded tw elve
$500 sch o la rsh ip s to
graduating seniors through
its A gricultural/B usiness
Scholarship Program. This
is the twelfth year the bank
has offered this program,
giving away over $33,000
during that time.
Four students from
o ur
area
receiv ed
scholarships, they include:
Josh
K egler,
Riverside High School, was
JV and varsity captain of
fo o tb all, bask etb all and
track team s, and is a
member of National Honor
Society. Som e o f his
community service included
time as umpire for Little
League, referee for youth
basketball and Red Cross
blood drives. Josh hopes to
play collegiate football at
University of Oregon while
stu dying for a b u sin ess
marketing degree.
M eghan
M.
McCabe, lone High School,
played volleyball, basketball
and ten n is. She was
sophomore and junior class
Vice President, is a member
of National Honor Society,
Drama Club, OSSOM and
participated in several 4-H
clubs. Her goal is to obtain
a degree in animal science
from the U n iv e rsity o f
Idaho.
Natalie McElligott,
lone High School, carried
the title of team captain in
basketball and volleyball
and she participated in track
and field. She is a member
of National Honor Society,
O SSO M , STARS and
International Club. Natalie
v olunteered many hours
during her high school years
in her community, helping
on canned food d riv e s,
b o o ster club events and
participating in numerous
fu n d raisin g groups. She
plans to attend Oregon State
U niversity and m ajor in
A g ric u ltu ra l
B usiness
Management.
William Gates, lone
High School, played football
and b a sk e tb a ll and was
captain of the football and
Volunteers paint upper hall of HES
basketball teams as a junior
and senior. He was a
member of the Drama Club,
National Honor Society and
In tern atio n al C lub, and
volunteered his time with
the lone Youth Group, Little
League, Babe Ruth and
Pee-W ee
B ask etb all.
W illiam plans to attend
Pacific University in Forest
Grove and will major in
Journalism and m inor in
Business/Economics.
BEO Bancorp is a
holding company for Bank
of Eastern Oregon, which
operates 11 branches in six
eastern Oregon counties.
B ranches are located in
Arlington, lone, Heppner,
C ondon,
Irrig o n ,
B oardm an, B urns, John
Day, Prairie City, Fossil and
Moro. The Bank of Eastern
O regon also o p erates a
m o rtgage d iv isio n and
offers brokerage services
thru
BEO
F in an cial
Services. Its’ website is
www.beobank.com.
Justice Court
report
(Counter-clockwise from left): Jannie Allen, Cara Osmin with Bessy the Dog, Garrett
Robinson, Karen Smith-Griffith, Mary Ann Elguezabal, Tate Gentry and Terri Gentry in
front of one of their new wall creations at Heppner Elementary School.
Teachers and other
volunteers from Heppner
decided to take on a summer
project- painting the upper
hall of Heppner Elementary
■ School. The p ain ters
volunteered their time and
the Parent’s Club donated
the supplies,
Due to d eclin in g
en ro llm e n t at H ES, the
second-floor classrooms are
not in use, however, students
still use the hall to travel
from one side of the building
to the other. Feeling like the
h a ll’s gray and w hite
co lo rin g looked like a
“p riso n ,” teach er Jannie
Allen organized a painting
party to add life back to the
area.
Enlisting the help of
Cara Osmin, Terri Gentry,
Pam Dowdy, Karen Smith-
G riffith ,
M ary
Ann
Elguezabal, Karen Clough,
M ary
H aguew ood,
Marianne Smith and Loma
Botefuhr, the group spent
sev eral days p ain tin g a
v ariety o f in sp ira tio n a l
pictures on the hall walls
with sayings that included:
“ See w hat you can d o ,”
“Stop, Look and Listen,”
“Miss School...M iss Out”
and many others.
The teach ers and
volunteers hope that the
children attending school
next year will enjoy the new
artwork and pick up a little
extra inspiration for the year.
F o llo w in g is a
sum m ary report for the
M orrow C ounty Justice
Court (combined Heppner
and Irrigon) for the time
period o f Jan. 1, 2004
through May 31,2004. The
report gives a highlight of
the cases filed and the
fin an ces receiv ed . The
totals are calcu lated by
offense date.
C ases
Filed:
Misdemeanors- 70; DUII-
25; Fish and G am e- 11;
M inor Traffic and O ther
V io latio n s- 821; FED
(Evictions)- 31; and Small
Claims- 16, for a total of
974 cases.
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F in es, fees and
restitution received totaled
$142,791.21. The amount
turned over to the county
was $99,493.99 and the
amount turned over to the
state was $4 2 ,1 9 7 .2 2 .
Restitution was paid out in
the amount of $1,100.
Extension Office
to close for 4th of
July
The
M orrow
C ounty OSU E xtension
Office will be closed on
July 5, 2004 to observe
Independence Day.
Eastern Oregon University announces 2004 graduates
E astern
O regon
University held its annual
commencement ceremony
on Saturday, June 12 at
Community Stadium. More
than 860 students earned
their degrees at EOU during
the 2003-04 academ ic
school year.
Students from the
area that earned a degree
include:
H eppner-
B ias
Elguezabal, B.S., Physical
E du catio n & H ealth;
Amanda Gutierrez-Wilson,
B .S., L ib eral S tu d ies;
C h ristin e K enny, B .S.,
L iberal S tudies; F o rrest
M cKinnis, B.S., Physical
Education & Health; Corey
Miller, B.S., A gricultural
B usiness M anagem ent;
Stacey W ainwright, B.S.,
Multidisciplinary Studies;
Boardman- Claude
Birt, M.T.E.; Israel Ganvoa,
B .S., L iberal S tu d ies;
Charles VanGorder III, B.S.,
Liberal Studies;
The Heppner Pool
will be CLOSED
this Saturday & Sunday
July 3rd and 4th.
Have a happy
4th of July!
PROPANE SALES A SERVICE
lo n e-
K athryn
T w orek, B .S., B usiness
Administration; and
Irrig o n -
K lint
K endrick, B.S., Business
A d m in istra tio n ;
D aire
O ’B rien -R ich ard s, B .S.,
Multidisciplinary Studies.
E astern
O regon
University, ranked number
two in the nation as a “Best
Value for Public Colleges
and U n iv e rsitie s” by
C o n su m e r’s
D igest
m ag azin e,
o ffers
exceptional faculty, personal
a tte n tio n and a ttractiv e
facilities in a remarkable
setting in La Grande and at
16 distance learning Centers
th ro u g h o u t the state. At
EOU, students engage in
u n d erg rad u ate research,
internships and cooperative
opportunities, international
experiences and community
service for today’s global
society. EOU is a student-
cen tered
cam pus,
measuring its success by
the achievem ents o f its
students.
Four HHS
players selected
as baseball
All-Stars
Four Heppner High
School baseball players
were included in the 1A/2A
All-State Baseball All-Star
list.
Selected for the first
team were pitcher Chuy
E lg u ezab al,
sen io r;
infielder Kyler Lovgren,
senior; and outfielder Kory
P au llu s, ju n io r. F irst
basem an Luke M urray,
senior, was selected for the
second team.
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W ednesday, June 30 ,20 0 4 - T H R E E
St. Patrick’s Senior Center news
July 7, the Christian Life Center volunteers give
their time and energy to make the Center’s gathered meal a
pleasant and comfortable time. The menu coming up is:
Sloppy Joes (hamburger), potato salad, celery sticks, buns
and Grandma Lantis’ strawberry frozen dessert.
Since March 1, Cindy Kennedy and Debbie Basile
have been cook and assistant cook for the senior meals.
Cindy is a native of the area, a daughter of Betty and Mel
Piper. She has two teenage children for whom she wants to
be able to give adequate attention while they are at home.
The part-time aspect and the community service is what
please her most about the position she has. She has worked
at the Bank of Eastern Oregon and also at cleaning houses
for a time.
Debbie, with her husband and two teenage sons,
moved to the Heppner community a few years ago. She
also prefers part-time work in order to be a full-time mother
and homemaker. She learned of the opening while working
at the Center as a volunteer and has found that “it fits.”
Both women love to cook, enjoy working together
and especially enjoy the people they serve. Sometimes they
have added the bonus of live music to our hour together.
Debbie is an accomplished pianist and Cindy loves to sing.
Menus are put together with a committee’s help. They know
that color and seasoning adds an important final touch to
any meal.
Sheila Piper, coordinator, has announced that a
volunteer driver is needed to deliver meals in the Heppner
area, Wednesday noon, each week. The route is a six to
seven mile route each week. At the present time, there are
no rural clients. The volunteer would come at 11 a.m., to
assist packing the hot meals to deliver immediately. While
the driver’s time is volunteered, he or she would receive a
mileage reimbursement for miles driven each month. The
rate is 32 cents per mile, paid by CAPECO.
Vacation Bible School at Lexington
Baptist July 5-9
L ex in g to n B ap tist
Church will be hosting a five-
day Vacation Bible School
July 5-9 from 6:30-8 p.m.
This year the program will be
directed by Audrey Patching
of Pendleton.
Patching is an area
d ire c to r
fo r
C hild
Evangelism Fellowship and
has extensive Bible training
and experience working with
children. She will be assisted
by local church helpers. The
w e ek ’s a c tiv itie s w ill
include dynam ic B ible
lessons, games, songs and
inspiring missionary stories.
The Vacation Bible
School is open to all
children between the ages of
4-12. Lexington Baptist is
located at 170 B Street. Call
Sandy Van Liew at 676-
5050 for more information.
Heppner Library has new hours
To provide for the
Irrigon Library, the Oregon
T rail L ib rary D istric t-
H ep p n er B ranch w ill be
seeing new hours. Also, the
lib rary w ill be clo sed
Saturday, July 3 in honor of
the 4th of July.
The new hours will
be: Sunday and M onday-
clo sed ; T uesday and
W ednesday-11 a.m.-8 p.m.;
T h u rsd ay - 12-5 p.m.;
Friday- 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; and
Saturday- 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Story tim e is held on
Wednesdays at 11:15 a.m.
F or
more
information, contact OTLD-
H eppner B ranch at 676-
9964.
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