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SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner. Oregon Wednesday, March 19, 2008 Join the Movement - MS Walk to be held in Heppner Come join the walk on Saturday, April 19 for the 10th year o f the Heppner MS Walk. Sign-up today to be part o f the movement toward a cure. There is no registra tion fee for the MS Walk, and participants are asked to raise a minimum o f just $50 per person. Walkers can earn prizes for outstanding fundraising, starting with a T-shirt prize at the $50 level. If you bring $50 the day of the walk you w ill be eligible for a T-shirt that day while supplies last. Maps will be available for the 5K route which is wheelchair acces sible and the I OK route. The registration/cheek-in begins at 8 a.m. at All Saints Epis copal Church on Church & Gale Street. The walk will start at 9 a.m. at the city park on Main Street. Following tradition there will be a free pancake/ * Pictured are some of the participants in the 2007 Walk. ham breakfast served at the church for the walkers and volunteers after the walk. Also, local businesses have donated raffle items for the event. Each w alker w ill receive a free raffle ticket at the registration table when they sign in and the winning numbers will be drawn dur ing the breakfast. Walk. Roll. Volun teer. Be aw are. Join the movement and sign up today. Pre-register online at www, walkMSoregon.com. or by phone at l .800.344.4867. Walkers may register at any time, including the day o f the event. MS Walk brochures with registration information will be located in local busi nesses. If you have any ques tions you can also contact Co-Chair Merilee McDow ell at 5 4 1-676-5238 or Joan Basile at 541-676-5832. Winners announced for hold ‘em tournament and bingo party in lone T he lo n e A m e ri can L egion T exas H old ‘Em Poker Tournament & Bingo Party was held on Sat urday, March 8, at the lone American Legion Hall. Poker tournam ent winners w'ere: first place, Shaw n Hams o f Pendleton; second place, Duane Disque lone Community School holds carnival o f Lexington; third place, Jim Kindle o f Heppner; and fourth place, Dana Heide man o f lone. Raffle winners were Joe Baker winning a 1500 Series W inchester pump shotgun, and Mary McEl- ligott winning a 15” digital photo frame. North Morrow County: Fortunate when it conies to health care Many o f you proba bly saw the story that ran on 60 Minutes recently about Rem ote Area M edical, a non-profit group that airlifts doctors and supplies to third world countries to provide medical service. Undoubt edly you were shocked to learn that while the group was originally organized to serve foreign populations they are now carrying out 60% o f their “expeditions” right here in thé U nited States. The National Associ ation o f Community Health Centers recently stated that 56 million Americans, many o f whom are covered by health insurance, don’t have access to health care simply because they live in com m unities w here prim ary care providers are in short supply. Currently, commu nity health centers across the nation provide care to 17 million people and are recognized as a vital method of delivering health care to members o f the community in which they are found. The National Association o f Community Health Cen ter cited these facilities as “meeting escalating health needs and bringing good health to needy com m u nities, w ithout regard to family income, health insur- ance status, race, culture, or health condition.” “ N o rth M o rro w County is one o f those com munities fortunate enough to have a community health center,” said Mindy Binder, CEO o f C olum bia River C om m unity H ealth S er vices, “ it m eans happier children, healthier adults, shorter travel to receive care and com m unity residents can live longer, healthier lives.” With an aim to serv ing the community at large, input was gathered from the community, city county and state; and the non-profit outlet for local health care was established and opened its doors in January o f 2005. Currently the clinic employs four health care providers, over 15 other staff members, and is overseen by a Board o f Directors comprised of 10 m em bers o f the com munity. C o n s id e r in g th e large p e rc en ta g e o f the population living below the state average it is not hard to understand the need for the support that Columbia River Com m unity Health S ervices lends the co m munity and individuals it services. Columbia River C om m unity H ealth S er vices provides preventative, and acute primary care, as well as urgent care, family planning, women’s health, w ell-child exam inations, mental health counseling, and substance abuse treat ment to all patients. In the past calendar year, the cal endar year the clinic has provided services to over 10,500 patients, regardless o f their ability to pay. Despite all that the clinic currently provides it has only just begun to meet the needs of the community. “There is much more out reach and work to be done to fully be of assistance to those in need,” said Binder. Part o f that work includes the construction of a new fa cility that will nearly double the number o f community members the clinic will be able to service. While there may be an immediate need for Re mote Area Medical across the country, with the help of facilities such as Columbia River Com m unity Health Services that need is greatly reduced. For more informa tion on the new Columbia River Com m unity Health Services building and what you can do to help, contact Binder at the clinic during regular business hours at 541-481-7212. Still running for fun Editor’s Note: The follow ing article can be found in the February 26 edition o f The Columbian newspaper and was writ ten by Paul Danzer. The subject o f the article, Dave Harrison, was at ¿>ne tithe the manager at Columbia Basin Electric Coop. He was also co-chair o f the project that renovated the track at Heppner High School with John Edmundson and Jim Wishart. ft»* Senior, Alan Kietmann, and sophomore. Matt Hams, man the Cookie Monster booth at the lone Community School Carnival. Buddies Paul Taylor, Hunter Pad berg and Jake Heideman hang out together at the lone Community School Carnival last week. The carnival helps the elementary raise money for field trips for the coming year. lone Community School celebrates classified week ASB officers K.milv Kietmann and kylee Svetich wash the cars of classified staff members at lone Community School last week during classified week. The ASB officers planned something each das for staff members who served our schooLso diligently. HHS Golf Schedule March 20 - HHS w ill host at 2 p.m. March 21 - at John Day, 12 p.m. April 4 - Pendleton JV Invite (PCC), 12 p.m. April 8 Girls Varsity at LaGrande, 12 p.m. April 1 0 - at Condon. 3 p.m. < 1 Like m any o f his fellow retirees in the Fair way Village neighborhood, Dave Harrison enjoys reg ular rounds o f golf. The 78-year-old also keeps busy traveling and maintaining a 9,400-square foot yard. “ I’ve got something o f just about everything,” he said, describing the variety o f plants he tends. The same could be said for Harrison’s garage, which is home to an impres sive collection o f ribbons, plaques, trophies that are the result o f another kind of cultivation. For the past 22 years, Harrison has made a habit of running. In recent years, Har rison has entered around 50 races a year. In 2007 he completed 51 races, and ran some 1,500 miles. He ran five events while spending 30 days this w inter A ri zona. Among those was the Rock ’n ’ Roll Arizona Half Marathon. He finished that race in 2 hours, and won the 13-man 75-79 age group by a 36-minute margin. Surrounded by his coolection of medals, mementos and run ning shoes, Dave Harrison, 78, warms up on a treadmill in his garage. -Photo by Steven Lane/The Columbian A regular participant in Clark County Running Club events and in benefit races around the region, Harrison said he plans to enter at least one run on each o f the next five weekends. Sometime this spring, his training and racing will pass the 25,000-mile mark since he began consistently run ning at the age o f 56. “I just like to run,” Harrison explained. Harrison often is one o f the few — or the only — runners his age in the races he enters. He noted that the knees o f his peers often prevent them from follow ing his path. He considers him self fortunate, but he also listens to his body. “ P art o f ru n n in g (success) is mental. Part of it is being in shape. And part o f it is resting before a tough run,” Harrison said. H a r r i s o n ’s lo v e for running started sim ply enough. Though he ran regularly for a few years in his 30s, his dedication to running started almost a quarter century ago when at the suggestion of a friend he entered the Happy Hoofer Fun Run, a 5-kilometer race affiliated with the Cheney Rodeo. An insurance agent in Cheney before retiring to Vancouver 13 years ago, Harrison said he started out running one mile to work each day. At first, he though a mile was plenty. But once the running bug bit, Harrison found time for daily 3-mile runs. For several years, before he re tired, those runs would usu ally happen at 10 p.m. along well-lit Cheney streets. Running is a passion he has indulged around the world. On travels abroad, H arrison said he tries to never miss a day o f running. From the canals o f Amster dam, to Norwegian fjords, Swiss lakes, and rural roads Heppner Varsity Baseball Schedule Heppner JV Baseball Schedule HHS Track Schedule March 21 - Dufur at home, 2 p.m. March 25 - Santiam at home, 1 p.m. March 29-30 - at Colfax Tourney. April 1 - Mac Hi at home, 2 p.m. April 5 - Irrigon at home, 11 a.m. April 8 - at Pilot Rock, 4:30 p.m. March 20 - at Weston, 4 p.m. March 24 - at Nixyaawii, 3 p.m. March 31 - Pilot Rock at home, 4:30 p.m. April 2 - at Stanfield, 2 p.m. April 7 - Hermiston Frosh at home, 4 p.m. April 11 - Stanfield, 2 p.m. I March 21 - Dick Horyna, Stanfield, 12 p.m. April 1 - Stanfield, 4 p.m. April 5 - Umatilla, 11 a.m. April 11 - Union Invita tional, 1 p.m. April 15 - Mustang Invita tional, Boardman, 4 p.m. April 19 - Sherman Invita tional, Moro, 10:30 a.m. April 26 - Columbia River Invitational, Riverside, 12 p.m. in Germany and Italy, Har rison said his jogs gave him a view o f the country that he might have missed from a tour bus. When at home, Har rison hits the road m ost àftèrrtoons. Sometimes he runs a loop along McGilvray Boulevard. Sometimes it’s the Wy’East Middle School track . O ccasio n ally , the Lacamas Lake Trail. While he is consis tent with his daily runs, covering 30-35 miles each week, Harrison said he does not consider his routines serious training. “ I don’t train as a runner — no weight lifting, no speed work, no training schedules, no hill work and no special diets,” Harrison said. W hile he p u sh es h im se lf m ore than m ost folks his age — he was the only runner older than 70 to com plete the Run Like Hell Half Marathon in Portland in October, a race that included a run up and down the Terwilliger Road hill — Harrison has never run a marathon. “At my age, it takes a long time to recover f from a marathon), but your re covery is fine after a half marathon,” he explained. Besides, marathons and ultra-marathons would defeat the purpose, Harrison said. “My motto is: ‘En joy every run — as long as you can.’ ” HJH Track Schedule April 4 - UMMSAA all league opening meet in Stanfield, 12 p.m. April 11 - Sherman Coun ty Invitational, 12 p.m. April 18 - Heppner/Ione Invitational at Stanfield, 2 p.m. April 25 - Sunridge Invita tional in Pendleton, 2 p.m. May 2 - lone Invitational in Pendleton, 2 p.m.
