FOUR • Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 23,2007
South Morrow County Scholarship Trust announces scholarship winners
The South Morrow
County Scholarship Trust is
p le a se d to an n ou n ce the
r e c ip ie n ts o f the 2007
scholarships in the amount of
$ 7 5 0 . 0 0 e a c h . T h ey are
K a y la
T eague-L aR ue,
Regina Seitz, Sarah Price,
A aron
A lls t o t t,
and
Stephanie Holland. The five
students were selected out o f
11 applicants on the basis o f
a c a d e m ic a c h i e v e m e n t ,
c h o s e n f ie ld o f study,
f in a n c ia l n e e d , s c h o o l
p a r tic ip a tio n , d e g r e e o f
effort the student has made
in s e e k in g s o u r c e s for
c o l l e g e , and p erson al
characteristics for success
and school citizenship.
K ayla
Teague-
LaRue is the Daughter o f
Robin and M elissa LaRue
from lone. She is planning on
a tte n d in g O r e g o n State
U n iv e r sity in the fall to
pursue a bachelor’s degree
in business administration.
Kayla is very active in schcx>l
w ith va r sity letters in
volleyball, basketball, and
track all four years o f high
school. She served as class
p r e s id e n t,
c la s s
rep resentative, and A S B
S e c , Treas. K ayla has
p a r tic ip a te d
in
m any
c o m m u n it y
a c t iv it ie s ,
serving as 4H Counselor,
directed youth track meet,
volunteered as lifeguard, fed
homeless on Burnside and
worked on the elementary
s c h o o l c a r n iv a l for tw o
years. She has received the
national honor roll award for
three years, big sky scholar
athlete for three years and
has been on the lone High
School Honor roll for all
four years of High School.
Regina Seitz attends
Heppner High School and
will be attending college to
get her bachelors degree,
majoring in political science
or communication, putting
her on track for law school.
Regina is the daughter of
Wayne and Lori Seitz from
Heppner. Regina has been on
the honor roll for three years,
with a 4 point GPA in 2005
and 2006. She is a member
of Stars, FBLA. Knowledge
Master Open. Outdoor Club,
International Club, Drama
C lub, te a c h e r’s aid, 4-H
am bassador, and on the
parent n e w sletter staff.
Regina volunteers in the
com m unity w orking on
C ycle O regon, youth
basketball and volleyball
m entor, a ssisted living
in te ra ctio n and B ooster
Club. She has been very
involved in sports, with three
varsity letters in basketball,
tw o v arsity letters in
volleyball and four varsity
letters in softball.
Sarah Price o f
Heppner is the daughter of
Keith and Deana Price. She
is c o n sid e rin g C orban
College and George Fox
University. She is planning
on enterin g the field o f
fin a n c ia l n e w s
The Morrow County Health District board heard
some good financial news at its monthly meeting Monday
night in Heppner.
The district had another profitable month pulling
in $83,366 in net revenue on gross revenue of $516,084.
The district has been averaging over $23,000 a month in
profit over the past 10 months of its fiscal year. “All in all
we are having a pretty good year,” board chair Larry Mills
told the board.
In other business the board heard that doctor
recruiting is showing some results with one doctor verbally
committing to come to Heppner, and another in the
negotiating process. The district is paying a recruiting firm
$12,000 to help find doctors to come to the community.
It was also announced that the district would be
taking delivery on a new ambulance in July.
Summer fun at daycare
This summer Heppner Daycare and Preschool will
be offering many fun activities.
The center will be open Monday through Friday
from 7 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. beginning Monday, June 11.
Special Colt Club activities will be offered from 9 a.m.
until noon for $8 per day w ith a multifamily discount of $6
per day for each additional child. They will also be going
to the sw imming pool in the afternoons. This will be offered
at the regular daycare rate plus the cost of swimming.
Sign your child up in advance to reserve a spot for
this summer. Snacks will be provided for all of the activities.
For more information contact Heppner Daycare and
Preschool at 676-5429.
Plans to clo se
Oregon Highway 19 at the
John Day River (Kimberly)
Bridge are on schedule for
June 2 through June 21. The
b rid g e
is
lo cated
ap p ro x im ately one m ile
south of Kimberly along the
w estern border o f G rant
C ounty. The c lo su re is
needed to accom m odate
brid g e re p a ir w ork that
began last month. Detour
signs will be posted directing
travelers to use alternate
routes during the 19-day
highway and bridge closure.
O D O T w ill m ain tain
p e d e stria n -o n ly access
across the structure during
the closure time.
Two m ain d eto u r
routes are being identified
around the Kimberly Bridge
closure. Eastbound traffic
from K im berly w ill be
detoured east on Oregon
H ighw ay 402 to Long
Creek, then south on U.S.
Highway 395 to Mt. Vernon.
W estbound tra ffic from
Kimberly will be detoured
west on Oregon Highway 19
to Service Creek, then south
on Oregon Highway 207 to
M itchell. D epending on
startin g
and
en d in g
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m ajo rin g in b u sin ess
a d m in istra tio n . She has
tak en co lleg e b u sin ess
c lasses th ro u g h Blue
M ountain
com m unity
college. She is active in 4-
H, Spanish club, drama club
and lone Youth Group. She
has been on the honor roll for
all four years of high school.
She has received the Scholar
A thlete Award for three
years. She was a U nited
Nations Pilgrimage Award
Winner in 2006. Stephanie
has been very activ e in
sp o rts, p lay in g v arsity
volleyball, varsity basketball
and track and field through
out high school. She is an
outstanding volunteer in her
community.
T he
board
of
directors of the scholarship
trust include Bill Rietmann,
president; Barb Hayes, vice-
p re sid en t; Del L aR ue,
treasurer; Sharon Harrison,
secretary; Missy Cutsforth,
Martha Munkers and Carri
Grieb. The South Morrow
County Scholarship Trust
was established several years
ago with the mission to grow
fu n d s
to
pro v id e
scholarships to graduating
senior from Heppner and
lone High schools and to
eventually take the place of
the Troedson Scholarship
fund, w hich w ill be
discontinued in the year
2023.
OR Hwy. 19 closure at Kimberly
Bridge on schedule for June 2-21
H e a lth d istr ic t h a s g o o d
High School
Seniors!
e d u ca tio n . S arah is a
member of National Honor
Society, Wild Horse Club,
Class Officer, Drama Club,
and teacher's assistant. She
is active in sports, playing
varsity basketball and varsity
letters for two years in track.
Sarah is active in community
a c tiv itie s, w orking on
v acatio n b ib le sch o o l,
sonnets in spring, Jericho,
Colt Basketball, Children's
C hurch and Youth Lead
services.
A aron
M ichael
Allstott from Heppner is the
Son o f D avid and Patti
Allstott. He is considering
University of Oregon, Lane
co m m u n ity C o lleg e or
Eastern Oregon University.
He is planning on studying
physical therapy. Aaron is an
activ e v o lu n te e r in his
com m unity, w orking on
Cycle Oregon. Booster Club
A u ctio n , h elp in g at the
a ssisted liv in g cen ter,
cleanup of town, food drive
and golf course grounds. He
is a m em ber o f National
Honor Society. Drama Club,
and served as Jr/Sr. Class
President. Aaron lettered in
football all four years serving
as team co-captain. He was
F o o tb all 2nd team all
conference for 2005 and
2006, basketball for three
years.
Stephanie Holland
from lone is the daughter of
Dale and Karen Holland, II.
She is considering attending
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Serving Heppner, Lexington S Ione
destinations, travelers are
encouraged to plan extra
travel time and determine the
alternate route that best suit
their needs.
The
K im berly
Bridge repair work is part of
a $5.75 m illio n O regon
D ep artm en t
of
Transportation project that
includes the replacement of
the John Day R iver
(Monument) Bridge located
along Oregon Highway 402
in Monument. Other than
during the Kimberly Bridge
closure next month, travelers
can expect single lane travel
with minor delays at both
sites throughout the summer.
W ork on the K im berly
Bridge will be completed by
the end o f the year.
C o n stru ctio n
at
the
Monument Bridge site will
continue over the next two
y ears, w ith c o m p letio n
scheduled for the end of
2009.
Both structures were
built in the 1930s and are in
need of immediate attention.
More information about this
bridge project is available by
reviewing the ODOT Region
5 Project Information pages
on
the
Web
at
www.Oregon. gov/O D O T/
HWY/ REGION5/
kimberly_bridge.shtml , or
by contacting ODOT Public
Inform ation O fficer Tom
Strandberg at 541 -963-1330
or the O D O T O n tario
Project M anager's Office at
541-823-8320.
Luciani, Archer plan wedding
J o h n
and
K aren
Luciani of Echo
an n o u n ce the
engagement of
their daughter,
Rachel Mandell
Faber-L uciani
o f E cho, to
A dam C aine
A rch er
of
Hermiston.
R achel
is
a
2000
g ra d u a te
of
H eppner High
School.
She
re c eiv e d
an
A sso ciate o f
Business degree
from
Blue
Kachel Luciani and Adam Archer
Mountain
Community
College and is a graduate of 1997 to July o f 2005 he
Pendleton College of Hair served in the Marine Corps
as a Pit. Sergeant. He is
Design.
Adam is the son of c u rre n tly em p lo y ed in
V ivian
R azburn
o f Hermiston.
The w ed d in g is
H erm iston and G regory
scheduled
to take place on
Archer of LaGrande. He is a
1997 graduate of LaGrande June 16, 2007 at Bennett
High School. From June Botanical Gardens.
Rice joins BEO lending team
T u ck er Rice has
jo in e d Bank o f E astern
Oregon as an Agricultural
and C o m m ercial Loan
Officer. Rice will have office
hours in both the lone and
H eppner branches o f the
bank.
Rice is a native
Montanan and a graduate of
Montana State University in
Bozeman, MT, with a degree
in A gricultural B usiness
Management. He joins the
bank from Valley Bank in
Glasgow, MT, where he was
on the lending staff.
Rice and his fiancé,
Torie, and their children,
C olt and C orey, have
relocated in lone.
“Tucker is a good fit
for Bank of Eastern Oregon.
He grew up in a ranching and
farming family and knows
w hat it takes to make a
profit. He has good credit
skills and we think he will
Tucker Rice
provide a steady hand to
assist our existing and future
customers,” said President
and CEO, E. George Koffler.
Rice joins a lending
team that in clu d es his
predecessor, Ed R ollins.
Rollins will continue limited
lending duties in the Willow
Creek Valley and assume
responsibility for a growing
loan participation portfolio,
the problem loan area, and
loan training.
Nelson graduates from Willamette
University College of Law
Ju stin W. N elson
graduated from Willamette
University College of Law
on Sunday, May 13, 2007.
He graduated Cum
Laude, and graduated in the
top 10% of the class.
While at Willamette
he was a m em ber o f the
Willamette Law Review, a
senior writer for Willamette
Law O n lin e, and was a
teaching assistant for Legal
R esearch and W riting
Course. During the summer
a fte r his first year, he
interned for Kuhn & Spicer,
A tto rn ey s at Law, in
H eppner and H erm iston.
During the summer after his
second year, he interned for
Corey, Byler, Rew, Lorenzen
& H ojem , L .L .P., in
Pendleton.
N elson g rad u ate
from Heppner High School
Justin Nelson
in 2000. He is the son of
Chuck and Lisa Nelson of
Lexington. He was bom and
raised on a wheat farm in
Lexington.
Nelson is currently
studying for the Oregon Bar
Exam, which will be held on
July 23 and 24. After taking
the bar exam, he plans on
returning to the Morrow and
Umatilla County area to live
and seek employment.
Flowers to be removed from
cemetery
The Heppner Cemetery District would like remind
everyone that all flowers will be removed from the cemetery
on June 11 unless otherwise pre-arranged.
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