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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 18, 2008 - SEVEN Bank of Eastern Oregon awards $10,000 in scholarships Bank o f Eastern Or egon awarded twenty $500 scholarships to graduating seniors through its Agricul- tural/Business Scholarship Program. This is the 16th year the bank offered this program, giving away over $59,000, to date. Four o f these scholarships went to Heppner High School se niors and three were award ed to lone High School seniors. Baillie Keithley o f Heppner High School, while participat ing in golf and other sports, was very activ e in Future B u sin e ss L e a d ers o f A m er Baillie Keithlev ic a . She was Busi ness Student o f the Year 2007-2008. Other awards include the Gold Presiden tial Award, for good grades and com m unity service; Academic Letter Award; and Great A ttendance Award. Baillie was a Hugh O ’Brien Youth leadership camp par ticipant; Knowledge Master participant, STARS teen leader, National Honor So ciety M em ber, 9th grade class president; and Drama Club president. Baillie is also a m em ber o f C om munity Youth Group and volunteered to participate as one of the actors in Hep- p n er’s annual community summer play. Baillie plans to begin her college educa tion at Linn-Benton Com munity College, majoring in Business with a minor in speech. After her two-years at LBCC, Baillie plans to transfer to OSU. Luke Young o f Hep pner High S c h o o l, participat ed in foot ball, golf, O utdoor Club, and b a s k e t b a ll. He re c e iv e d Luke Young m a n y academic awards and participated in community serv ice by vol unteering for creek cleanup, food drives, museum clean up, and Cycle Oregon. Luke helped with the construction of an announcer’s stand and picnic tables for City Park. With his love o f aviation, Luke’s future plans will be gin with a two-year program at Lane Aviation Academy, followed by dual enrollment at OSU and Lane Communi ty College. He will continue his studies in business and aviation science. Josie J. M iller o f Heppner High School, was a ctiv e in tennis, volleyball, cheer le a d in g , S c ie n c e Olympics, student c o u n c il, s e n i o r Josie Miller c la ss o f ficer, and speech and debate. As a member o f FFA, Josie held the offices o f chapter presi dent and district secretary. She also was a state officer candidate and earned her C hapter Star Farm er and state degree. Her volunteer activities brought her Mor- Teams sought for Eastern Oregon barbecue championship Are you a member o f a veteran team or looking to get started in competition barbecue? The Eastern Oregon BBQ Championship, formerly know n as the Allen Hamner Memorial BBQ Cook-Off, is looking for teams for this year's event. It will be held on July 5-6 in Condon on Gilliam Street right off Main Street. This will be the third year for the championship, a two-day professional barbecue competition sanctioned by the Pacific Northwest Barbecue Association (PNWBA). The championship is the main fundraising event o f the Allen Hamner Memorial Foundation - a 501(c) (3) nonprofit corporation. The foundation honors Allen Hamner, the pharmacist at Murray’s Condon Pharmacy for more than 30 years, who died of skin cancer in 2005. The goal o f the foundation is to raise money to fund the Allen Hamner Memorial Scholarship and for skin cancer awareness programs in the local community. Cash prizes totaling at least $2,500 will be awarded this year. Set-up for the barbecue competition begins at 6am on July 5. Judging takes place on July 6, beginning at 11 a.m. Electricity will be provided. Wood, wood pellets or charcoal grills only are allowed. The entry fee is $ 125 per team or $ 135 after June 28. The four-competition meat categories are chicken, pork ribs, beef brisket and pork butt. Painted Hills Natural Beef is donating one whole brisket to each team. Don’t have a team but you would like to try some of the delicious barbecue? The Hamner Foundation will be selling pulled pork sandwiches, hot dogs and beverages on Friday, July 4, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. during the parade and soap box derby. On Saturday, July 5, treat your guests to a “Taste o f the Northwest's Best BBQ” from 5-7 p.m. This is your chance to try authentic barbecue cooked “low and slow” by award-winning competition teams from around the Pacific Northwest. Menu items and prices will vary by team. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. The entry form is available online at www.condoncookoff. com. For more information, visit the website, email kaositis@gmail.com or call Kim Ositis, event organizer, at (206) 229-7948. row County Fair & Rodeo titles of princess in 2006 and queen in 2007. Other vol unteering included being a Lexington Jr. firefighter, and taking time to help with the Smart Reading program and lone Fourth o f July celebra tions. As busy as her sched ule was, Josie also took time to help with lone’s Easter Egg Hunt by climbing into “the bunny suit.” Academic awards include honor roll, 4-H sportsm anship. East ern Oregonian Outstanding Student, science, athletic and academic letters, and a Soroptomist Community Service Award. Josie plans on attending Oregon State University to study agricul tural education. Becoming a future FFA leader is a definite possibility. K e lse y W o lff o f Heppner High School, was active th ro u g h ou t high school in pep band, band, and honor b a n d , choir, dra ma, track, b o w lin g , Kelsey Wolff golf, and volley- ball. She was a m em ber o f National Honor Society and Future Business Lead ers o f America. Kelsey is a four-year honor roll stu dent, and she participated in the Talented and Gifted Program and STARS. Com munity service gave Kelsey the chance to be a youth rep resentative for 4-H Leader’s Executive Council, and she was a core member o f the Willow Creek Youth Group. She also volunteered her time to H eppner’s Cham ber o f C om m erce, H ep pner Elks, Morrow County OHV Park, St. Patrick’s Day Com m ittee, and Mustang Mop UP. She won the 2007 awards for Oregon Music Teachers A ssociation and East Oregonian Outstanding Student. Nine years o f 4-H activities found her holding positions as junior leader, counselor, and county and state ambassador. Kelsey’s future plans are to attend Gonzaga University to ma jor in Business Administra tion and minor in Political Science. Abby Arnspiger of lone High School, was ac tive in dra- ma c lu b and held the office o f club secretary. She also enjoyed the p o si t i o n o f Abby Arnspiger C o stu m e Manager for “A Christmas Story Play.” Abby became supervisor for the Entrepre neurship Class Fundraiser in 2008. Awards found Abby Student o f the M onth in m athem atics. She placed third in the Oregon Civil Rights Essay Contest; first in BMCC Careers Pathways Hotel Packaging Contest and was a Neah-Kah-Nie Speech and Debate Final ist. Community service ac tivities found her serving at the Education Foundation Dinner and helping the ICY Youth Group, St. William’s Youth Group, and the Amer ican Legion Auxiliary. Abby is enrolled in a degree part nership involving Clatsop C om m unity C ollege and Oregon State University to study business management, and hopes to some day man age and own a hotel. Emily Rietmann of lone High School, partici p a te d in volley- ball, bas ketball, and tennis through out her h i g h school years. Em ily earned Emily Rietmann Student o f the Year in physics and pre calculus. N um erous aca demic awards include Girls State Delegate and attorney general; United Nations Pil grimage for Youth contest; Oregon Agriculture in the Classroom Essay; and Fed eral Bar Association’s Civil Rights Essay Contest. Emily was also the winner of the BMCC Business Manage ment Contest. An active 4-H member, Emily won Grand C ham pion M aster Show man and Grand Champion Lightweight Steer at Mor row County Fair. She also served as a 4-H ambassador and was a Tri-County 4-H Cam p C ounselor. Emily volunteered as a counselor at Tupper; refereed for lone Middle School athletics and volunteered at school car nival. Emily also collected canned goods and delivered Christmas trees to help the lone Youth Group. At the lone Community Church, she volunteers as candle lighter and deaconess. She is a Camp 5 Kids volunteer and has served for the lone Grant helps bring specialists to Eastern Oregon When a chi l d in Eastern Oregon with spe cial im pairm ents needs a specialist, he or she most often must travel more than 100-200 miles to see a spe cialist. With the rising cost o f fuel, this is becoming even more difficult. But thanks to funding from Or egon Health and Science University and a new grant from Good Shepherd Hospi tal in Hermiston, these kids and their families don’t have to travel to receive the care they need. The $6,400 grant from Good Shepherd will help co v er the co sts o f bringing sp ecialists and p e d iatric ian s to E astern Oregon to see these chil dren, many o f whom have neurological or orthopedic impairments, said Cynder Lam m ers-Sm ith, director o f the Physical/O ccupa- tional Therapy department at the U m atilla-M orrow Education Service District (UMESD). “This will help children with needs in East ern Oregon beyond what the Oregon Health Plan can provide,” Lammers-Smith said, noting that any child with any diagnosis qualifies for assistance. “ We try to especially help those who often fall through the cracks and haven’t received help.” The grant also helps pay for the specialists to travel to Eastern Oregon several times each year. T he C o m m u n i t y Connections Network helps fill the need in the rural East ern Oregon com m unities to have some connections to medical personnel since there are many people in the area who can’t afford to see one on their own due to poverty and a lack o f local specialists. While it would normally cost around $215 an hour for a doctor, the spe cialists “imported” through the C om m unity C onnec tions Network come to East ern Oregon to see children for just $56 per hour, plus travel costs. During the quarterly clinics, the specialists see up to 20 children. But the doctors don’t simply treat a child and bid them adieu. Lam m ers-Sm ith said the program is unique in that these physicians communi cate with the child’s family and solicit feedback about how the child responds to treatment. Local physicians from Good Shepherd help w ith this process throughout the year. “W e're unique," Lammers-Smith said. “No one else is doing this type of service justice and it’s one of the biggest issues out there. One o f the essential pieces to good rehab is communi cation.” Lammers-Smith said rural Eastern Oregon isn’t the only place lack ing access to specialized care. She said that while rural communities across the country are facing similar situations, many urban areas also experience difficulties. “They may live right down the street from the hospital, but there’s no communica tion to help them get what they need for their child,” Lammers-Smith said. The Good Shepherd Grant not only funds doc tor visits to Hermiston and Pendleton, but it also funds equipment for children who cannot afford it. Lammers- Smith said she is also work ing on seeking out other sources o f funding for the program. For more information about the Good Shepherd grant or about the Commu nity Connections Network, contact Cynder Lammers- Smith at 541 -966-3135 or e- mail cynder.smith@umesd. kl2.or.us. WCCC Ladies hold 18-hole invitational Pat Edmundson of Heppner took low’ gross o f the field at the Willow Creek Country Club Ladies' 18-Hole Inv itational held on June 3. Nancy Propheter, Heppner, took low net o f the field. They each won a gift and two balls. Other results are as follows: Willow Creek- first low gross-Corol Mitchell, second low gross-Loa Heideman, third low gross-Karen Thompson, first low net-Eva Kilkenny and Pat Dougherty, second low net-Jackie Allstott, third low' net-Virginia Grant and Lorrene Montgomery; Condon/Kinzua-low gross-Mary Mountain, low net-Marsha Kim Arbogast began her job as a loan consultant Holly; Umatilla Big River-low gross-Glenda Phillips, low net-Sandra Keiser; China for Home Loan Center o f Oregon in Hermiston. Creek-low gross-Sally Dyer, low net-Kay West, second low net-Alena Rucker; long With 11 years o f experience, Arbogast will be drive-visitor-Glenda Phillips, home-Nancy Propheter; KP visitor-Mary Mountain, home- taking loan applications and approving mortgage loans. Jackie Allstott; long putt visitor-Alene Rucker, home-Luvilla Sonstegard; chip ins-Cilenda She can be reached at 541-564-6154 or kim.arhogastu/ Phillips, Corol Mitchell, Pat Dougherty, Eva Kilkenny; birdies-Virginia Grant. netmoreamerica.com. Arbogast and her husband, Ty, have four girls rang ing in ages from 12-17. Arbogast takes on job with Home Loan Center of Oregon Education Foundation. Em ily has enrolled in Wash ington State University and entered into the University’s Honors Program. She plans to earn a degree in political science (pre-law) and minor in env ironmental science. Kip H. Krebs of lone High School, was active in football, basket b a ll, and track. He was c a p tain of the f o o t b a 11 and b a s k e t b a 1 1 teams as a Krebs junior and senior. He also served as assistant athletic director the last three years o f high school. Kip was a member o f the National Honor So ciety and he earned many academic and sports awards throughout high school. He served as a class officer throughout his four years. At school. Kip volunteered annually for Foundation Dinner; he was a Tupper Counselor and school car nival volunteer. He helped his youth group w ith canned food drives, dinners, Christ mas Tree deliveries, and pumpkin carv ing fundrais ers. His community activi ties found him involved w ith W allow a L ivestock 4-H Club; lone Youth Group; St. Williams Youth Group; and the lone Education Founda tion. Kip plans on attending Oregon State University to study agricultural business and political science. Re turning to the home ranch a fte r co lle g e remai ns a strong desire. Puncturevine hard to deal with Puncturevine, Tribu- lus terrestris L. or Goathead is not a noxious weed ac cording to Morrow County Weed Ordinance, but it is noxious. Even w ith the cold, wet weather we have had seeds sprouting and will soon be spreading every w here. They will flow er soon and the flowers will become seed heads in one to two weeks. Now is the time to get out your shovel or back pack sprayer and eliminate these invaders just waiting to unleash their wrath of pain and misery on you or your pet. If you've ever stepped on a goathead that was tracked in on your carpet, you know what I mean. Diligence and per sistence are the name o f this game. When digging goathead plants, take care not to shake any seeds loose and dispose o f the plant in the trash or bum barrel. You should go back to the area in a couple o f w eeks to check for new sprouts and especially after a rain. Each goathead burr separates into five separate segments, each segm ent has two to four seeds inside and can typi cally remain viable for three to seven years in the ground, patiently waiting for just the right conditions to sprout. A c c o r d i n g to a spokesperson from the Mor row County Weed Adv isory Board, puncturevine can be found all over Morrow County because the burrs hitchhike on your tires and randomly fall oft' and ger minate. Be observant when parking your car, you could be in a puncturev ine patch. The Adv isory Board is mapping puncturevine locations and assisting with control efforts. Known lo cations can be reported to 676-5452 extension 109.
