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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 7,2006 - THREE HHS grads receive over $30,000 Heppner students rewarded for meeting AR jo a ls Temple recipient of in scholarships and grants Heppner Elks Most TCCA At the commencement ceremony Valuable- $750 each, Mike scholarship for Heppner High School Britt and Laurie Murray and graduating seniors, $31,450 was awarded in scholarships. S c h o la rsh ip s and amounts awarded include: South M orrow County- $750 each, Laurie Murray, Heather Rill and Heather Yocom. Bank o f E astern O regon- $500, Rory Kilkenny. Kem p Fam ily Scholarship- $500, Krystal Naims. Stan Kemp M em orial- $500, M att Kenny. A m erican Legion Post #87- $250 each. Heather Rill and Heather Yocom. HHS S tudent C o u n cil- $400, L aurie M urray and $300 each, C helsey B etsin g er and Krystal Nairns. H eppner B ooster Club- $300 each, Dan Basile, Peter Geer, Matt Kenny, Rory K ilkenny, K rystal Naims, Heather Rill. Brenda V ictorio and H eather Yocom. H ilda Yocom M emorial- $200, Heather Yocom. M ike C urrin M emorial- $400, Heather Yocom. H eppner L io n ’s Club- $500 each, Krystal Naims and James Van Liew. $300, Heather Rill. E lk ’s L egacy- $1000, Mikel Britt. PMH F oundation/ Earl and Hazel Wilson- $250 each, A m anda M iles, Heather Rill, Laurie Murray and Dan Basile. Red and G ena Leonard Foundation- $2000 each, Veronica Wilhelm and Nichole Gibbs. Jim Barratt Award- trophy, Matt Kenny. M asonic L odge- $500 each, Matt Kenny and Brenda Victorio. South M orrow County EMT Association- $200, Heather Rill. PMH Nursing Home Auxiliary- $200, Dan Basile. Mid-Columbia Bus C om pany- $500, Ju lie Moore. OSEA Scholarship- $500, James Van Liew. MCEA Scholarship- $500, Chelsey Betsinger. H epp n er G arden Club- $500, Heather Yocom. W a l - M a r t Foundation- $1000, Brianne Jones. Carl W. Troedson- $1000 each, Matt Kenny, H eather Yocom, H eather Rill, Mikel Britt, Dan Basile, K rystal N airn s, L aurie M urray, M atthew Van Cleave, Kyle Carlson and Roy Proctor. Sheriff’s Office to begin charging for false alarms M orrow C ounty Sheriff's Office will now be charging a fee for responding to false alarms, business and re sid e n tia l, in M orrow County. You will be allowed one false alarm per month with no charge, but for the rem ainder o f that month, each additional false alarm will cost you $50. So, if you are having problems with your alarm systems, please contact your alarm company for maintenance or further Births C urtis Dylan Foster- a son, Curtis Dylan, was bom May 25, 2006 at G ood Shepherd M edical C en ter in H erm iston to Tracy and Doug Foster of Irrigon. instruction on use. S tartin g July 1, 2006, if you have more than one false alarm in a month that the M orrow C ounty S h e riff’s O ffice has responded to then you can be e x p ectin g a b illin g statem ent from M orrow County Sheriff’s Office. If you have any q u estio n s regarding this new fee please feel free to contact Judy Chastain at Morrow County Sheriff’s Office at 676-2504. Clinic to be closed Pioneer M em orial Clinic in Heppner will be closed on Friday, June 9. The receptionist will however be in the office on that day to schedule appointments. 59th Annual Spray Rodeo, May 27-28 THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING SPONSORS: C hute Sponsors Signs: Lone Elks Market (Spray), Real Estate O ut back. Inc. (Spray). Oregon Trail Pro R(xieo Boosters (Heppner). Ted Britt Logging (Heppner). River Bend Retreat (Spray), River Bend Motel (Spray). Cupper Creek Land Co. (Kimberly). E vent S ponsors: Bareback Riding - Steve and Debbie Rowe: Call Roping - Jim Doherty Construction; Breakaway Roping - Bank of East ern Oregon: Saddle Bronc Riding - Seve and Debbie Rowe; Steer Wres tling - Sunburst Fabrications; Barrel Racing - Century Tel: Team Roping - Stanley Ranch, LLC; Bull Riding - Gardner Enterprises; Peg Scramble - Joe. Pat and Mark Kiniz: Races - Judy and Justin Alford. Jason and Betsy Alford, David McGuinn, and Bob and Glenda Lee. Buckle Sponsors: Les Schwab Tire Center (John D ay), Lone Elk Mar ket (Spray). Stanley Ranch. LLC (Fossil). Rick and Sue Petersen (Prtnev- ille), Wilson Retreat (Fossil), Michaels of Oregon (Oregon City). River Bend Retreat and Motel (Spray). W heeler County Fair and Rodeo (Fos sil), Eisele Farms (Boring and Spray). A ll-A round Saddle and Buckle: D.R Johnson L.umber Co. and 4 J Ranch Fence Sign Sponsors: Gardner Enterprises (Canyon C ity), Columbia Power. Kimberly Center, CenturyTel. Fossil General Mercantile, Les Schwab Tire Center (Heppner). Fossil Fuel. Morrow County Grain Grow ers, Eckman Construction (Bendl.Tyrholm Big R. Wilson Ranches Re treat (Fossil). Prineville M en's Wear. Trails End Farm Supply (Condon). Roger Britt Excavating and Septic Service (Heppner). Kimberly Orchards, Colin Mac Arthur Equipment (Day ville >. South Fork Custom Cowboy Co. (Dayville). 44 Ranch (Raw ley Stanley) (Hermiston). Cupper Creek Land Company and Kimberly Rock Products (Brad and Julie Sm ith). Coldwell Banker Sun Country Realty (Prineville). Eisele Farms (Spray). Don Moss Enterprises (Dayville). Mark Wishardi Prairie City). Russells Custom Meats (Canyon City). Top Dog Landscape Maintenance (Bend). Woodpecker Truck. Lazy Wolf Resort (Spray), Michaels of Oregon (Oregon City). Wheeler County Fair and Rodeo, Pettyjohn's Farm and Building Supply (Heppner). Grant County Building Supply (Canyon City). Snaffle Bit (John Day). D-Wave Cattle Co. (Dayville). Boyers Cash Store (Monument). Bar W-B (Prairie City), Lazy J'sC harolais Ranch (Kimberly). Western Ranch (Redmond). Swaggart Brothers (John Day). Grant County Ford (John Day). Flag Sponsors: Pendleton Grain Growers. Jim Doherty Construction (Spray). Bank of Eastern Oregon (Heppner). Wheeler County News (Spray). Michaels of Oregon (Oregon City). Les Schwab Tire ( en ter (Hep pner). J&Z Shuttles (Spray). Corncob Ranch (Gtwxiell Family). Don Moss Enterprises (Dayville). Kimberly Rock Products and Rock -N Real Estate (Kimberly). Coldwell Banker Sun Country Realty. Inc. (Prineville). T h an k you to Morrow County Grain Growers for the use of the trac tor; Rockey Goodell for the use of the equipment; and Cloud Cattle Com pany for sponsoring the extra bull fighter. We would also like to thank those w ho made a cash donation and to all of our many volunteers Spray Roden Association, Inc. One hundred and thirty seven students at Heppner Elementary School in K-6"' grade meet their Accelerated Reader goals. As a reward, students were treated to a bowling party at Shamrock Lanes in Heppner. lone students take field trip to Shamrock Lanes R-5"' grade students from lone Elementary School took a field trip to Shamrock Lanes bowling alley in Heppner. PMH Foundation announces scholarship winners The scholarship in memory of longtime local Dr. W allace W olff was created by his fam ily to assist students in the medical field. This year's award in the amount of $1000 will go to Trisha Adams. Adams graduated from H eppner High School in 2000 and went on to graduate summa cum laude from Albertson College in 2004. She was accepted in medical school at OHSU in the fall of 2005 and is completing her first year of study in her quest for her d o c to r o f m ed icin e degree. She is the daughter of Mike and Toni a Adams of Heppner. The foundation also awarded seven awards in the name o f Earl and Hazel Wilson, a pioneer family from the lone area that were b e n efac to rs of the foundation that desired to assist stu d en ts in th eir pursuit of a career in the medical field. Shelley Rietmann was awarded $500 to assist her in graduate school for a degree in doctor of physical therapy. R ietm ann is a graduate of Heppner High School and will graduate from Pacific University this spring. She is the daughter of Mark and Tammy Rietmann of Heppner. S hanna R ietm ann was awarded $400. She is attending Pacific University with a goal of furthering her career in the medical field either in nursing, or perhaps as a physician’s assistant. She is the daughter of Mark and Tammy Rietmann. Dan Basile received a $250 scholarship at his graduation from Heppner High School. Basile plans to atten d E astern O regon University to study in their pre-dentistry program. He is the son of Joe and Debbie Basile of Heppner. Amy Jepsen was awarded a $250 scholarship upon her graduation from lone High School. She will be atten d in g C entral Washington University with a course of study in dental hygiene. She is the daughter of Bill and Nancy Jepsen of lone. A m anda M iles received a $250 scholarship at her g rad u atio n from Heppner High School. Her S p a rk V »ur Day! Are you tired? r l)o you lose energy in the afternoon ?} I)o you need to lose weight? Do you want to improve your overall health & wellness? For a free energy drink sample (Weight Watcher friendly !) & more information, call Carmen Wilson, ( 541 ) 989-8545 or Jodi Ferguson, ( 541 ) 571-4466 goal is to train to become a dental hygienist. She is the daughter of Craig and Tawny Miles of Heppner. Laurie Murray was awarded a scholarship of $250 at the Heppner High graduation. Murray’s goal is to pursue either pre-med or pre-pharmacy. She is the daughter of John and Ann Murray of Heppner. Heather Rill received an award of $250 to assist in her goal o f becom ing a dental hygienist. She plans to attend Oregon Institute of T echnology. She is the d au g h ter o f D ean and Patricia Rill of Heppner. The P ioneer M em orial Foundation is pleased to m ake these awards to help enable these students to study in the field o f health care. The foundation is governed by a sev en -m em b er board of d ire c to rs. The cu rren t directors are Betty Brown, Linda LaR ue, M elissa Lindsay, Sheree Mahoney, Shanny Miller, Larry Mills and Glen Ward. The fo undation recently received a very generous bequest from the estate of Robert Campbell of Lexington. Campbell was a lifelo n g re sid en t o f the county, having farmed in the Lexington area until his retirement. His generosity will enable the foundation to assist in m aking improvements to the quality of health care in the area and is deeply appreciated. Blood drive to be held in Boardman The American Red Cross will be holding a blood drive in B oardm an on Monday, June 12 from 1-6 p.m . at the G reen field Grange. To set up an appointment, contact Jane Dean at 481-5223. Tillam ook C ounty C ream ery A sso c ia tio n (TCCA ) aw arded K ristal Temple of Lexington with its $ 2 0 0 0 E x c ellen ce in Leadership Scholarship. Temple will attend Western Oregon University and study sign language and mathematics education. She w as a m em ber o f the National Honor Society, the varsity tennis team, bowling team and recently served as the assistant m anager for Cardinal Concessions. Temple’s community in v o lv em en t in clu d es w orking w ith C h ristian Youth in Action as a teacher and serving meals at the H ep p n er S e n io r C enter. R ecen tly she has been working as a teacher's aide at the local e lem en tary school. Temple graduated from lone High School. She is the d a u g h ter o f Dr. Richard and Karen Temple. A co m m ittee co m p rised o f TC C A em ployees from both the Boardman and Tillam ook lo c atio n s re v ie w ed the scholarship applications. E ligible ap p lican ts w ere required to be a graduating high school senior attending Heppner, lone or Riverside high schools and have at least a 3.0 GPA. Students were required to submit an application, transcript and answer a leadership-based essay question. The $2000 scholarship was aw arded based on e x ce lle n ce in leadership, community and school involvem ent and scholastic achievement. The T illam ook C ounty C ream ery A ssociation, formed as a farmer-owned cooperative in 1909, has earned a reputation as one o f the nation's premier brands of ch eese. T illam ook is a national m ark eter o f naturally aged Cheddar and a variety of other cheeses, butter and an extensive line of premium ice cream, sour cream and yogurt. TCCA is most famously known for its in te rn a tio n a lly a w a rd winning Tillamook Cheddar Cheese. Over the Tee Cup Twenty-one ladies gathered on May 30 for ladies' play at Willow Creek Country Club. Jan Paustian took low g ro ss o f the field . V irginia G ran t, Ju an ita Martin and Ann Elgin tied for low net of the field. Betty Christman had least putts of the field. In flight A, Karen Bishop had low gross, Eva Kilkenny had low net and Loa Henderson had least putts and long drive. In flig h t B, Lois Hunt had low gross, Luvilla Sonstegard had least putts and C hristm an had long drive. In flight C, Lorrene Montgomery had low gross, Suzanne Jepsen had low net, Pat D ougherty had least putts and Elgin had long drive. H enderson had a chip-in on hole #16 and Dougherty had one on hole #15. Grant had a birdie on hole # 10 and Bishop had one on hole #13. Paustian took the third shot.
