Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 20, 2005 - SEVEN
Walkers and volunteers needs
for MS Walk in Heppner
On Saturday, April 23, the Oregon Chapter o f the
National M ultiple Sclerosis Society holds its largest
fundraising event, the 17th annual MS Walk, presented by
MS Lifelines, in Heppner, starting at All Saints Episcopal
Church at 9 a m. Registration starts at 8 a m
Knowing that one footstep can bring the cure closer,
3700 participants all over the state and in Vancouver, WA
will each walk 3.1 miles with the goal o f raising $500,000
to fund research, treatment and programs for the more than
5800 people in Oregon and Clark County, WA that have
MS
This year, the MS Walk in Heppner is chaired by
Merilee McDowell, who was diagnosed with MS in 1977.
She’s been active in the Walk since 1997 McDowell is an
adm inistrative assistant at M orrow Soil and W ater
Conservation District, where she has worked for 25 years.
Since her family is very active in the All Saints Episcopal
Church, she named her walk team “All The Saints.”
“The people from Heppner had the highest number
o f walkers last year because Pendleton didn’t have a
chairman anymore,” says McDowell. “So I told the Oregon
Chapter that I would chair the next year if we could have
the walk in Heppner They were excited-so the walk began
in Heppner ”
Every week 200 Americans are diagnosed with
multiple sclerosis. The National MS Society is dedicated
to ending the devastating effects o f MS, which has its
highest incident rate here in the Pacific N orthw est- five
times the national average In Oregon and Southwest
Washington, more than 5800 people live with MS. In many
cases, it robs people o f significant physical and cognitive
abilities. In others, it is a disease lying in wait
Though walkers in the MS Walk are only asked to
raise a minimum o f $25 per person, the average walker
raises more than $160. Top fundraisers earn prizes as
individuals and as teams. Walk teams are composed o f four
or more individuals and raise 70 percent o f the funds for
the entire event.
Local sponsors for the MS Walk in Heppner include
Bucknum’s Tavern, Central Red Apple, Bank o f Eastern
O regon and M urray’s D rugstore Local com m ittee
m em bers include A loha and Bob D eS pain, John
Edmundson, George Nairns, Moe Devin, Joan Basil and
Debbie Basil. The All Saints’ Episcopal youth group also
volunteers by handing out brochures and have formed a
Walk team
With 11 walk sites in Oregon, including Bend,
Corvallis, Eugene, Forest Grove, Heppner, LaGrande,
M errill, Portland, R oseburg and Salem and one in
Vancouver, WA there are plenty o f opportunities for
volunteers to help register walkers, host rest stops, cheer
on participants and more Walkers and volunteers can
register online at www.mswalkoregon.com or by phone at
1.800.FIGHT.MS. Walkers may register at any time,
including the day o f the event and the route is accessible
The MS Walk is made possible through the
generosity o f its sponsors, which include presenting sponsor
MS Lifelines and supporting sponsors Berlex, Biogen,
Courtesy Ford, Teva Neuroscience and US Bank
Multiple sclerosis is a chronic, often disabling
disease that randomly attacks the central nervous system
The progress, severity and specific symptoms o f the disease
can’t be predicted; symptoms range from numbness to
paralysis and blindness Most people with MS are diagnosed
between the ages o f 20 and 50. The National Multiple
Sclerosis Society aims to end the devastating effects o f
MS. The National MS Society is the largest private funder
o f MS research in the world and is the only voluntary health
organization in the United States supporting international
MS research and providing services, education and public
policy for Americans with MS and their families. The
Oregon Chapter serves over 5800 people in Oregon and
Clark County, WA and is committed to empowering people
with MS to live as independently as possible More
information about MS or the services o f the National MS
Society can be obtained online at www defeatms.com or
by phone at (800) FIGHT MS (344-4867).
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Engagement
Sanderson-Swanson
Sheriffs Report
The Morrow County
Sheriff's Office (MCSO) re
ports handling the following
business:
April 12: Boardman
PD
cited
G ustavo
Dominguez Lopez, 19, for
Driving while Suspended-
violation
April 13: Boardman
PD arrested Mario Gabriel
Pacheco Mendoza, 23, on an
Irrig o n Ju stic e C o u rt
warrant for Failure to Pay
Fine/False Info to a Police
Officer.
-MCSO received a
re p o rt from P ortland
Multnomah County Sheriff’s
Office that Shannon Mae
Michael, 31, was arrested on
an Irrigon Justice C ourt
w a rra n t fo r Failure to
Appear/Fraudulent Use o f a
Credit Card Michael was
lodged at M ultnom ah
County Jail
A pril 14: M CSO
cited Robert Ray Tobola, 55,
for Driving through a Safety
Zone
-MCSO received a
report from OSP Hermiston
that Jason John Trickel, 25,
was arrested on a Morrow
C ounty C ircu it C o u rt
w arran t fo r F ailure to
Appear/Assault IV
-MCSO received a
re p o rt from a c aller in
L ex in g to n th a t item s,
including tools, were stolen
from his shop
-MCSO cited Jerry
Lamar Boyd, 29, for three
counts o f Maintaining a Dog
as a Public Nuisance
-MCSO cited Lloyd
Lynn B ru n d ag e, 46, for
F ailure
to
R enew
Registration.
April 15: Boardman
PD cited Jerem y Daniel
Steward, 24, for DUII
-B o ard m an
PD
stopped a subject on a bike
James Jeffery Nelson, 39,
was cited for Failure to Obey
Traffic Control Device
-MCSO received a
report o f unwanted subjects
at a location in Irrigon
William Harold Easton, 31,
was arrested on a Morrow
C o u n ty C ircu it C ourt
w arran t fo r F ailure to
A p p e ar/P o sse ssio n o f a
Controlled Substance II and
on a Gilliam County warrant
for Failure to Appear/Drug
Offenses and Trespass II
E aston w as lodged at
Umatilla County Jail
-MCSO cited Daisy
Franco, 21, for Violation of
the Speed Limit, 72 mph in
a 55 mph zone
-MCSO cited Jamie
Lynn Starkovich, 28, for
Violation o f the Basic Rule,
77 mph in a 55 mph zone
April 16: Boardman
PD arrested Shilo Ziemer,
25, on an Irrigon Justice
Court warrant for Theft III
-MCSO received a
re p o rt o f a vehicle
a tte m p tin g 'to elude the
d e p u tie s. Jim m y D ale
Drennan III, 18, was cited
for C areless D riving and
Driving Uninsured
-MCSO cited Joshua
Jam es G agnon, 27, for
Driving while Suspended-
violation.
-M C SO arre sted
Albert James Gandy, 40, on
a UCSO warrant for Failure
to A p pear/D eliv ery o f a
Controlled Substance II and
Possession o f a Controlled
Substance II Crystal Irene
Glass, 38, was arrested on an
Irrigon Ju stice C o u rt
w arran t fo r F ailure to
A p p e ar/D riv in g
w hile
S uspended, on an IJC
w arrant for T elep h o n ic
Harassment and on an Parole
and Probation warrant for
P arole V iolation B oth
subjects w ere lodged at
Umatilla County Jail
April 17: Boardman
PD
cited
E m anuel
Covarrubias Gonzalez, 20,
for No Operator’s License
-B o ard m an
PD
arrested Denise Peterson,
34, on a M orrow County
Circuit Court warrant for
P aro le V io latio n /C h ild
Neglect-2.
-M C SO arrested
Eric T. Johnson, 38, on an
Irrigon Ju stic e C o u rt
warrant for Failure to Pay
F in e /D riv in g
w hile
Suspended and on an UCSO
w arran t for Failure to
Appear Johnson was lodged
at Umatilla County Jail Eva
Ann Madrigal, 28, was cited
fo r
D riving
w hile
Suspended-violation
-MCSO received a
report from Umatilla County
Jail th at A ndrew B
Kauffman, 40, was arrested
on an Irrigon Justice Court
w arran t fo r F ailure to
A p p e ar/D riv in g
w hile
Suspended Kauffman was
lodged at Umatilla County
Jail
-M C SO receive a
report from Hermiston PD
that Bobbie Leslie Wade, 21,
was arrested on an Morrow
C ounty C ircu it C o u rt
w arran t for F ailure to
Appear/Unlawful Use o f a
Motor Vehicle
-MCSO received a
report from Pendleton PD
th at M aria M arg arita
Gonzalez, 40, was arrested
on an Irrigon Justice Court
w arran t for F ailure to
A p p e ar/D riv in g
w hile
Suspended
April 18: M CSO
received a re p o rt from
Hermiston PD that Jacklyn
Kay Smith, 21, was arrested
on a Circuit Court warrant
for F ailure to A p p ear/
M enacing, P o in tin g a
Firearm. Smith was lodged
at Umatilla County Jail
-M C SO a rre sted
Daniel Lee Taylor, 36, on a
state probation violation
warrant Taylor was lodged
at Umatilla County Jail with
no local charges. Carissa
Louise Barnes, 24, was cited
to appear on tw o UCSO
w arran t for F ailure to
A ppear
B arnes
was
tra n sp o rte d
to
G ood
Shepherd Medical Center in
MCSD to send 21 students to
Oregon Writing Festival
Luke Swanson and Tvan Sanderson
Terry and Teri Sanderson o f W asco wish to
announce the engagement of their daughter Tyan Sanderson
o f Scottsdale, AZ to Luke Swanson o f Scottsdale, AZ
The bride-elect is a 1997 graduate o f Sherman
County High School in Moro, OR She attended Willamette
•¡University and graduated in 2001
The groom-elect is the son o f Jim and Monica
Swanson o f lone He is a 1997 graduate o f lone High
;SchooI He graduated with a degree in business marketing
¡from Eastern Oregon University in 2001 He is currently
Employed by Federated Insurance
The couple plans a May 21,2005 wedding in Bend,
OR
The Morrow County
S chool D istric t will be
sending 21 students, from
the fifth through 11th grades,
to the annual O regon
Writing Festival This year's
ev en t will be held on
S aturday, A pril 30 at
Portland State University in
Portland
The Oregon Writing
Festival is sponsored by the
Oregon Council o f Teachers
o f English and will be a very
rewarding experience for the
students. They anticipate
that more than 1000 students
from all over the state will
be attending and sharing in
the d a y ’s ex citin g and
enriching activities
The
M CSD
providethe funding required
for students and staff to
atten d this im p o rtan t
educational event
S tu d en ts
from
H eppner
E lem entary,
Heppner Junior/Senior High,
Irrigon Elementary, Irrigon
Junior/Senior High, Windy
R iver E lem en tary and
R iverside J u n io r/S e n io r
High will be attending the
festiv al,
alo n g
w ith
chaperones Janriie Allen, o f
HES, and Anna Browne o f
WRE
H erm iston w ith possible
pregnancy issues
-MCSO cited Marco
Antonio Martinez, 34, for
Failure to Carry P ro o f o f
Insurance M artinez was
also warned for a head light
-MCSO received a
report from Junction City
PD that Bobby Gene Erwin,
Jr, 48, was arrested on an
Irrigon Ju stice C o u rt
warrant for Failure to Pay
F in e/D riv in g
w hile
Suspended
Woodside inducted into Amateur
Trapshooting Hall of Fame
Sherron W oodside
o f Heppner was inducted
into the O regon State
A m ateu r T rap sh o o tin g
Association Hall o f Fame on
April 16. The presentation
took place Saturday between
events during the 77th annual
Oregon State Championship
shoot held at Walla Walla,
WA
Woodside began her
s h o o tin g
career
with a left
h a n d
Remington
1100 and
l a t e r
settl ed
w ith
a
L j u t i c
C73 that
w a s
engraved sherron
by Jack Woodside
W est o f
A rlington.
H er
first
reg istered ta rg e ts w ere
recorded in 1978. She shot
her first perfect score (25
straight) at Walla Walla in
1981 and required hugs from
the others on her squad. It
was an exciting day for a
beginner. The most targets
she shot in a year w ere
17,900, back in 1982, while
also receiv in g the m ost
punches (handicap score
distinction).
W o o d sid e ’s m ost
successful year was 1994, in
w hich she receiv ed 25
tro p h ie s
in
A m ateur
Trapshooting Association
co m p etitio n O ver her
career, she has accumulated
over 100 trophies
Two
o th er
accom plishm ents include
being named the 1986 and
1992 Oregon State Women
Singles Champion
In a d d itio n , her
career totals in discipline are
4 9 ,6 5 0 singles, 4 2 ,3 5 0
handicap and 15,100 doubles
targets.
Woodside served as
an outstanding secretary/
treasu rer for the O regon
State Association from 1993
through 2002 During her
time in this position she
recalls two major milestones
the organization realized- the
state shoot held out-of-state
and the inception o f the
Rookie Youth Challenge
You could hear the
excitement in her voice as
she related the details from
the 2003 state shoot when
th ere w ere 20 ro o k ies
competing in the Challenge.
Plus, Wade Muller, Helix 4-
H leader, took his group o f
five to the national
com petition in Vandalia,
OH. She said th a t trip
certainly was a real eye
opener for those farm kids
and a time to remember
The Hall o f Fame
room is lo cated at the
Portland Gun Club shooting
facility . T he d isp lay is
composed o f nicely framed
p h o to s o f the in stated
individuals
W o o d s i d e
e n co u rag e s
anyone
interested in competing in
the sport o f trapshooting to
co n tact B arry M unkers,
president o f the M orrow
County Gun Club for more
information
Friends of the Library to host
informational dessert
Heppner Friends of
the Library is hosting a
“Love Your Library” dessert
on Thursday, April 21 from
7-8:30 p.m., in the Morrow
County Museum conference
room. The public is cordially
invited to attend this event
The
evening
activities will include dessert,
an in tro d u ctio n o f the
Friends o f the Library by
Chairman Keith Brudevold,
a presentation by German
exchange stu d en t N oah
Fleischer, recognition o f
volunteers and a brief annual
meeting
The Friends hope to
sign up those who would be
willing to help with activities
such as the book and bake
sale that raises money to
p u rch ase item s fo r o ur
library. V olunteers are
g re a tly a p p re c ia te d and
needed
The p eo p le o f
H ep p n er
and
the
surrounding areas are invited
to com e and show their
support for the local library
and its many services, as well
as enjoy an ev en in g o f
activities on Thursday, April
21 .
Employee Management
Seminar in Heppner
An
E m ployee
Management Seminar, lead
by the B lue M ountain
Community College Small
B usiness D evelopm ent
C en ter, will be held in
Heppner on May 21 at the
H ep p n er
E xtension
co n feren ce room The
seminar will be held from 9
a m. to 4 p m , with a break
from 12-1 p m for lunch
There is a $79 fee for the
seminar
The sem inar is
designed as an interactive
program in which employers
will gain know ledge and
practice skills to: Increase
communication and people
skills, Help employees to
becom e self-m o tiv ated ;
Learn creative ways to give
positive feedback. Increase
jo b satisfa c tio n ; H old
effective staff meetings that
get things done; Increase
teamwork and ouild an “all
for o n e ” sp irit in y o u r
organization; Identify and
address signs o f employee
b u m o u t; and D evelop
effective leadership skills
To pre-register call
toll free (888) 441-7232 or
e-mail sbdc@bluecc.edu
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Gazette-Times
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