FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 22, 2005
Bank of Eastern Oregon awards $5,000 in scholarships
Arthur Ekstrom
Sara Peck
Blair Keithlcv
Bank o f E astern
O regon has aw arded 10
$500 sch o larsh ip s to
graduating seniors through
its A gricultural/B usiness
Scholarship Program This
is the 13th year the bank has
offered this program, giving
away over $38,000 during
that time.
This year’s awards
went to Kyle Huddleston,
B lair K eithley, A rthur
Ekstrom, Sara Peck, Erica
Moore, Whitney Weedman,
Lindy Jo B lack, Ree
A rm stro n g ,
H aley
Hueckman and Ashley Mund
Kyle H uddleston,
Heppner High School, was
head organizer of the annual
v e te ra n s
cerem ony,
volunteered as a 4-H camp
counselor, held the teen
cap tain title in C olt
B asketball and was a
re p re se n ta tiv e for the
Morrow County Parks and
Recreation Board He has
v olunteered many hours
m ow ing law ns for St.
Patrick’s Church Kyle plans
to a tte n d U niversity o f
Oregon and will major in
business administration and
minor in international affairs.
B lair
K eithley,
H ep p n er H igh School,
coached Colt volleyball and
basketball and participated in
the coat and dollar crive,
canned food drives, and
helped to set up a Red Cross
blood drive She also
volunteered her time during
the St. Patrick’s Day Cruz-
In Blair is a member of the
Oregon Trail Livestock and
K ool K itchen K ids 4-H
C lubs and served as
ambassador from 2002 to
present. B lair plans on
e n ro llin g and studying
business administration and
m anagem ent at Portland
State University
A rthur Ekstrom ,
lone High School, played
fo o tb a ll and bask etb all
during his high school years,
was a youth group member,
and a volunteer fire fighter
He is a m em ber o f the
N ational H onor Society,
enjoys working on motor
vehicles, riding r. otorcycles,
and hunting. He has been
awarded numerous math,
technical, and skills awards,
and has gained w ork
experience at IRT, L.L.C.,
M o rter Farm s, N eiffer
Farms, Swanson Ranches,
and G reenup C ustom
Spraying Arthur plans to
atten d E astern O regon
U niversity and m ajor in
a g ric u ltu ra l
bu sin ess
management, with a minor in
crop and soil sciences Sara
Peck, lone High School,
participated in many canned
food drives and service trips
in the lone Youth Group,
was a member o f beef and
horse 4-H clubs, National
H onor
Society,
and
International Club She was
team captain for basketball
and volleyball, played tennis
and participated in track
Sara plans to attend Eastern
Oregon University and will
m ajor in ag ric u ltu ra l
business management and
m inor in cro p and soil
science.
E rica
M oore,
R iverside H igh School,
served as senior class vice
president, was ICUA Youth
Rally
re p re se n ta tiv e ,
c o o rd in a to r o f SOLV,
member o f National Honor
Society, leadership class, and
Pep C lub,
and w as
nominated to represent the
state o f Oregon at National
Young Leaders Conference
She also served as varsity
ten n is cap tain
E rica
vo lu n teered her tim e as
wrestling statistician, Head
Start Day C are, Sam
B oardm an
E lem en tary
carnival, the W atermelon
Festival, high school dance
committees, and Red Cross
Blood drives Awards and
h onors in pho to g rap h y ,
geography, language arts,
science, foreign language,
math and reading have been
added to her list o f
accom plishm ents. Erica
plans to atten d W estern
O regon U n iv ersity in
Monmouth, Oregon, and she
will major in business.
Whitney Weedman,
Sherman High School, was
varsity co-captain o f the
basketball team, participated
in volleyball, and lettered in
Kyle Huddleston
track Whitney was senior
class vice president and an
active member o f OSSOM,
4-H food and swine clubs,
and participated in FFA She
also volunteered as 6th grade
camp counselor Whitney
plans on accounting and
agricultural business classes
at Linn Benton Community
College and then transferring
to continue her accounting
and agricultural business
education at Oregon State
University.
Lindy Jo B lack,
Prairie City High School,
was active as student body
tre a su rer, w as v arsity
volleyball captain and took
M VP aw ards on both
basketball and volleyball
teams. Lindy Jo received
citizenship aw ards from
Prairie City High School and
the FFA and has currently
been chosen to serve as 2005
G rant C o u n ty Fair and
Rodeo Queen Community
service time has been spent
helping to build stock panels
and planting flowers at the
fair grounds, helping youth
clip ste e rs, g ath erin g
firew ood for the elderly,
SMART reading, National
Honor Society blood drives,
and assisting in the Canyon
M ountain Dum p Site
cleanup
F u tu re plans
include a tte n d in g the
U n iv ersity o f Idaho,
majoring in agri-business and
animal science and staying
active in the collegiate FFA
program
Ree A rm strong,
Grant Union High School,
played on the g o lf and
basketball teams. She was a
m em ber o f the N ational
Honor Society, drama club,
honor band and pep band,
served
on
stu d en t
government, was OSSOM
treasu rer,
and
took
numerous awards in FBLA
competitions Community
serv ice in clu d es peer
mediation, the Lunch Buddy
Program, PEP, and STARS.
Ree is affiliated with the John
Day Church of the Nazarene
F u tu re plans include
m ajo rin g in b u sin ess
administration with a minor
in a cco u n tin g at the
N o rth w est
N azarene
University.
Haley H ueckm an,
Grant Union High School,
played volleyball, basketball,
and track Haley served on
stu d en t
g overnm ent.
Community service included
the Lunch Buddy program,
peer mediation, Red Cross
blo o d d riv es, baseball
announcing, and food basket
drives She was a member
o f STARS, PEP Coalition,
PEP Teen Radio, and junior
PEP leader Haley served as
youth board m em ber on
State o f Oregon Commission
on Children and Families o f
G rant
C o u n ty
and
volunteered for numerous
co m m u n ity fu n d raisin g
activ itie s
Ree lo o k s
forward to attending either
Boise State University or
Albertson College o f Idaho,
and will major in marketing
and minor in graphic design
A shley
M und,
M onum ent High School,
was active in volleyball,
basketball, golfing, FFA, 4H,
stu d en t co u n cil, class
government, and served as
school y earb o o k e d ito r
Ashley volunteered at the
Missoula Children’s Theatre,
served
as ch air for
community service and Red
Ribbon Week She also
v o lu n te e red on Senior
T uesdays at the S enior
Center and participated in
n u m ero u s fund raisin g
activities in the community.
Ashley plans on attending
eith er E astern O regon
University or Oregon State
University, and will major in
a g ric u ltu ra l stu d ies and
minor in business
BEO Bancorp is a
holding company for Bank
o f Eastern Oregon which
operates 11 branches in six
eastern Oregon counties.
B ranches are located in
Arlington, lone, Heppner,
Condon, Irrigon, Boardman,
Burns, John Day, Prairie
C ity, Fossil, and M oro
Bank of Eastern Oregon also
o p e ra tes
a m o rtgage
division, loan production
offices in H erm iston and
O n tario ,
and
o ffers
brokerage services thru BEO
Financial Services. The
b a n k ’s
w eb site
is
wwwbeobank.com.
Hedman wins
horseshoe
tourney
Tim
H edm an,
Heppner, won the double
elim in a tio n
s in g le s ’
horseshoe tournament held
at the Elks Club picnic. The
tournament began at Anson
Wright Park Sunday but was
carried over to M onday
night at H ag er Park in
Heppner because o f rain.
Hedman and Kelly
Fox, also Heppner, won the
double elimination doubles’
tournament
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Wouldn’t one think it a safe bet that this is the only
Chamber where UPS leaves a vat o f bull semen, and the
executive director gets to deliver it? You just never know
what you may find when you walk through the Chamber of
Commerce Then again, it is about business diversity
Why would I mention this? After reading some
articles about local economy statistics and the absence o f
specific industry data, and then attending the Eastern
Oregon Rural Alliance meeting in Heppner, both enforced
the uniqueness of eastern Oregon Though we do not all fit
in the same box, we can work together for greater leverage
at the state level by coming to agreements and sharing them
with lawmakers and voters The rewards are endless.
During the Alliance meeting, Judge Laura Pryor
challenged attendees to view the dozen Oregon maps with
counties identified. Each o f the twelve maps had different
divisions o f regions acco rd in g to the departm ent
represented There are: ODOT regions, Community
Solution regions, Tourism regions, Housing regions,
OECDD regions, Community Services regions, Regional
Investment Boards, and the list goes on with none having
identical boundaries. Many counties are divided on these
maps. This is not a very efficient or organized way to do
business.
Could we, Pryor ask, divide the state into regions
consistent for all o f the entities involved9 What a refreshing
challenge Wouldn’t one think that it would be much easier
to bring people together and find solutions if this were the
case9 The benefits of easily identifiable regions would make
functioning together so much easier Think on this If the
Eastern Oregon Rural Alliance can make this happen, there
will be no stopping them
Related to progress: “If you can’t tell which specific
industries your economy is invested in, it is difficult to
analyze progress towards economic goals ” Sometimes we
forget this as we work to attract jobs to this area Sometimes
we try to be too much like the metropolitan areas Then,
on the other hand, sometimes we are just too darned
independent to come together to make the changes we need
to make. Are we overlooking what may be right under our
noses? Whether we grow depends a great deal on the
concentration o f our work force in growing versus declining
industries Who are we? What do we need9 What products
do we have for creating jobs?
In the meantime while we contemplate and discuss
these ideas, the Eastern Oregon Rural Alliance is on the
right track Because o f their persistence, there is now an
Office o f Rural Policy in Salem. Never forget that unified
voices do count. Salem is beginning to realize that if Eastern
Oregon is not healthy, the State o f Oregon is not healthy.
Finally.
Heppner Chamber members will be taking a tour
o f the county OHV Park on Thursday, June 23. Sixty
permits were issued there over Memorial Day weekend
and 120 visitors circled the campfire that night. Cattle are
content grazing there while people have good family
experiences. The only trouble, according to Judge Tallman,
is that cattle have become so accustomed to ATVs that
ranchers can’t round them up on a 4-wheeler; it takes a
horse.
Julie Watkins earns degree
Heppner native Julie
W atkins g rad u ated from
Portland State University on
June 11 with a 4.0 grade
point average this term and
a 3.65 accumulative grade
point average She received
a bachelor of applied science
in child and family studies
with specializations in early
childhood education and
families in society.
Julie is in Heppner
working for the U S. Forest
Service this
summer in
ran g e and
fire This is
her th ird
summer
w ith
the
Forest
Julie Watkins
Service
She hopes to get a job in her
field this fall
Julie is the daughter
o f Gary and Barb Watkins of
Heppner
Music camp deadline nears
The Oregon East Symphony announces its
first deadline for registration for its annual summer music
camp, to be held at Blue Mountain Community College in
Pendleton from July 25-29. Tuition for campers who
register by June 30 is $ 110.
The music camp runs from Monday through
Friday, from 8:45 a m to 4 p m , includes lunch, and offers
classes and ensembles for musicians from first grade through
adult. The large ensem bles offered are Symphony
Orchestra, String Orchestra, Beginning Choir, Chamber
Choir, and Jazz Band
Faculty include Kenneth Woods, musical director
and conductor o f the Oregon East Symphony conducting
the symphony orchestra; Michelle Giansante o f Portland
conducting the string orchestra, Lezlee Flagg of Great Falls,
Montana, conducting the beginning choir, Michael Frasier
o f LaGrande conducting the chamber choir, and Margaret
Mayer o f Pendleton conducting the jazz band
Registrations are accepted until the day o f the
camp, with tuition increasing to $125 for registrations
postmarked by July 15 and to $ 140 for on-site registration
C o n tact the O regon East Sym phony for
registration forms and more information at oes@uci net,
541-276-0320, or go to www oregoneastsymphony org for
complete information and registration forms
WILLOW RUN GOLF COURSE
~ Golf Play Day at Willow Run -
Saturday, July 2nd ~ $5 for 9 holes
M immuj ' j DflUJ
217 North Main • Heppner
Phone 676-9158 • Floral 676-9426
Serving Heppner. Lexington & lone
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By Claudia Hughe*, Executive Director
S a tu rd a y, July 3()th
M O Ilie S c k n e itle r an ti R yan H a lv o r s e n
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Chamber Chatter
Barbecue $5 per plate - (Beverages extra)
Willow Run G olf Course
East end o f Wilson Road, Boardman
( 541 ) 481-4381