Heppner Gazette-Times. Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 18,2007 - THREE
Local woman, church making a difference at home and overseas
lone students show their generosity
-Continued from pane one
and the baking sun to hear
what the missionaries are
teaching. Catherine and the
other m issio n aries have
d isco v ered that in the
co u n trie s
they
have
ministered in, the family unit
is very strong. The families
work together and attend the
seminars together.
Catherine is amazed
at the number of people who
have visited Heppner and
end up getting involved in
the mission work. Pastors
from ch u rch es in the
countries the groups have
visited have begun asking if
they could join under the
name of the Heppner church,
Elohim C ovenant. As of
today ap p ro x im ately 40
churches in The Philippines,
one church in Belize, two
churches in Uganda, and one
church in Singapore are
currently under the name of
Elohim Covenant. The word
Elohim is a Hebrew word
which expresses divinity.
The church
is
currently exploring returning
to Belize in the fall. They
have also received requests
from pastors in Uganda to
come back to m inister to
them. Catherine especially
wants to go back to The
Philippines.
Catherine says one
o f the m ost com m on
questions that she is asked is
how she can afford to go on
these trips when all she does
is work at a coffee shop. She
replies "If I can do it, then
God can do it for anyone.”
She has never had to ask for
money or send out letters for
donations. She simply saves
throughout the year as if a
trip were "just another bill to
be paid.” She also stated that
if she still needs money, God
Students in Crudes k-5 at lone Community School collected
school supplies for children in South Africa.
Pictured are a croup of locals who came to hear the missionaries speak. People would walk for
miles to hear the speakers brincing the Word of (¡od to their country.
lone to hold 7th annual TV Shoot
Children in Uganda and other African countries suffer from severe malnutrition. Signs of
malnutrition include swollen stomachs and hair turning an orangish color. Children in Uganda
have very few toys and were extremely excited about some balloons that were given to them hy
the missionary group.
has provided a last minute
job or other means that pays
for the trip.
Catherine says these
m ission trip s are life
changing for those who go
on them. The missionaries
end up discovering a bigger
plan in ministry for their
lives. She believes that "life
is enriched by the people you
meet. They become your
fam ily, people you look
forward to seeing.”
Elohim C ovenant
meets on Sunday mornings
at 10 a.m. and have lunch
after services, Wednesdays
at 7 p.m., and also hold Bible
Heppner Garden Club state contest winners
Top: In the essay contest, Krin Price (left) won second place
and money, Lade Wagoner (middle) won third place and
money, and Lane Wright (right) won fourth place.
Right: Brian Kill, a third grader, won fourth place in the
Smokev Bear Contest.
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on
Tuesday,
Thursday, and Friday at 8:30
a.m.
For
m ore
information about Elohim
Covenant and the work they
do, call 676-5471 or stop by
C o rn ersto n e G allery or
Northwestern Hotel.
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217 North Main
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Phone 676-9158
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lone will hold its 7lh annual 1,(XX) yard TV Shoot on
Saturday, April 28, at Frank and Joe Halvorsen's farm. The
farm is located at 64686 Halvorsen Lane in lone. The fee is
$20 per person per shot. Registration will be from 8:30 a.m.
to 9:30 a.m. An all-you-can-eat lunch w ill be available for $6,
$3.50 for kids ten and under. All proceeds will be used to
purchase children’s prizes and fund events for the lone Fourth
of July Celebration.
Prizes include $l(X)dollars for hitting the target at
1 .(XX) yards, a TV and DVD player donated by Lindsay
Kincaid, other prizes and gifts for other events.
Those attending are asked to please not bring dogs.
Pat Schmidt and Jeff Thompson of Allison Carey
Gunworks of Portland will be in charge of the clay pigeons.
Kids love this part of the shoot, and it is free.
Bill Breshears of B and B Barbecue of Gresham will
be serving BBQ brisket sandwiches, brats, hot dogs, baked
beans and potato salad. Coffee, pastries will be offered earlier
in the day. Anyone wishing to help sponsor this event and get
their company’s name on the reader board may contact Tanna
Padberg.
Proceeds fund prizes for the fishing pond, straw money
pile, bicycle drawings, free swimming, frog jumping contest,
talent show prizes, water slide, karaoke contest, fireworks,
and much more.
For more information contact Tanna Padberg at 541-
422-7276.
Hermiston
Christian Center
ESD helps schools prepare for
to host mother-
emergencies
daughter dinner
Volunteer evaluators
In light of the horrific
A mother-daughter
dinner will be held Friday,
M ay 4, at H erm iston
Christian Center from 6 p.m.
to 8 p.m.
. B orgesee's Italian
C aterin g w ill cater the
dinner. Portrait opportunities
w ill
be
provided
U n fo rg ettab le P o rtraits.
T here will be a special
performance by Hermiston
High School Jazz Ensemble.
Entertainment will include
skits, music, solos and more.
Tickets are $9 for 9
years through adult. $6 for
4-8 year olds, and kids three
Marriage Licenses and under are free. To
purchase tickets call 567-
The County Clerk's 3480.
O ffice at the M orrow
C ounty C o u rth o u se in Senior girls
H ep p n er re leased the
luncheon to be held
following marriage license
A luncheon for
information:
Heppner
High School senior
-Brian David Holtz,
30, Heppner and Michelle girls will be held on Tuesday,
Dawn A llbritt-H oltz, 31, April 24, at 11:30 a.m. at the
Oddfellow Hall.
Heppner.
676-MI SI
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While supplies last!
For the past week students in grades K-5 have been
collecting school supplies for children in South Africa.
Former graduate. Adam Neiffer, has been student
teaching in South Africa these past few months. He
described the needs for basic school supplies and the kids
from lone thought they could help. Collecting paper,
pencils, crayons and pens they gathered more than 50
pounds. To help with the shipping costs area churches are
getting involved too.
Small communities can impact the world!
I.asagna and French Bread
(dinner prior to the Trivia contest)
FISHERMAN'S
NIGHT
Thursday, May 3 * 6 p.m.
Oysters and Catfish
Lodge at 8 p.m. with
prizes and a shotgun raffle
Hungry...?
We’ ll be serving dinner on Fridays
and Saturdays starting April 6th!
Dinner from 6-8 p.m . (lim ited menu)
O pen to E lk s M e m b e rs a n d I n v ite d G u e sts
shootings at Virginia Tech on
M onday, the U m atilla-
Morrow Education Service
District (UMESD) wants to
rem ind
paren ts
and
community members that
schools are prepared for an
emergency event.
Each school district
in U m atilla and M orrow
co u n tie s has a d etailed
em ergency plan w ith
in stru c tio n s on how to
respond in the event of a
violent, chemical, medical,
weather or other emergency
situ a tio n . The fed eral
Emergency Response Crisis
Management (ERCM) grant
- a d m in istered by the
U M ESD - pro v id ed the
support needed to create
these plans for each district.
Schools put these
plans
into
p ractice
throughout the year, and are
evaluated once each year. On
Aug. 12. school districts in
the Umatilla Chemical Depot
zone (E ch o , S ta n field ,
H erm iston.
U m atilla,
Morrow County. Head Start
C en ters, H erm iston Jr.
A cadem y,
H erm iston
Christian Center, and West
County Alt. Ed. Hermiston
Early C hildhood C enter)
p a rtic ip a ted in a m ock
emergency drill.
from the UMESD. Umatilla
and
M orrow
co u n ty
Em ergency M anagem ent
o ffices, FEM A . C SE PP
(C hem ical
S to ck p ile
Em ergency Preparedness
Program), the American Red
Cross, and others recorded
how w ell each d istric t
enacted its emergency plan
in a chemical emergency.
W hile
m ost d is tric ts
practiced sheltering in place,
som e opted in stead to
evacuate.
On Tuesday, April
24, at I p.m . at A thena
Elementary School, school
districts not in the Umatilla
C h em ical D epot zone
(P en d leto n ,
M ilton-
Freewater. Athena-Weston,
H ead
Start
C en ters,
H aw thorne
A lt.
E d.,
Hawthorne Early Childhood
Center. Pleasantview Alt.
Ed., Eastside Alt. Ed., and
UMESD) will conduct mock
emergency drills to practice
their plans.
"Em ergency plans
are great to have, but they
don’t do a school any good
if they just sit on a shelf and
collect dust," said Casey
White, UMESD and ERCM
grant public inform ation
officer.