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Heppner Gazette-Times. Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 4,2009 - THREE Students educate shoppers about nutrition on a tight budget In re c o g n itio n o f Food Check-Out Week, 18 members of the Blue Moun tain C om m unity C ollege Young Farmer & Ranchers Program were at three Pend leton grocery stores giving tips to consumers on how to shop effectively to put nutri tious meals on the table w ith fewer dollars. The students passed out flyers from the Farm Bureau entitled “Tips for Better Nutrition on a Tight Budget,” as well as reusable grocery bags with the Food Check-Out Week logo and stickers for kids. The group was divided betw een the A lbertsons, Safeway, and Wal-Mart stores in Pendle ton from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on February 24. The event was orga nized by Umatilla-Morrow County Farm Bureau Presi dent Julia Spratling. “It’s a great oppor tunity for getting the next generation o f agriculture producers out into the com m u nity,” said S p ratlin g . “And to promote how learn ing to use grocery dollars wisely ensures that nutrition isn’t neglected.” “ A lot o f p eo p le d o n ’t know w here th e ir food comes from, and it’s a In recognition o f Food Check-Out Week, Farm Bureau went to Pendleton grocery stores to educate shoppers on how to shop effec tively to put nutritious meals on the table w ith fewer dollars. From left is I matilla-Morrow County Farm Bureau President Julia Spratling, and some of the members#)!’ the Blue Mountain Com munity College Young Farmers & Ranchers Program, (from left) Josie Miller (lleppner). Crystal Deschaine (Milton-Freewater), Niki Linscott (Clackamas), Sadie Duncan (Baker), Joe Kamire/ (Clackamas), Blue Mountain Community College Young Farmers & Ranchers President llaylee Harper (Pendleton), Shelby Forrest (Prineville), and Tyler Smith (Wallowa). Contributed Photo chance to remind the pub lic that it’s farm ers and ranchers who provide their food, fuel, and fiber,” added Haylee Harper, President of Blue Mountain Community College Young Farmers & Ranchers Program. Farm B ureau has developed Food Check-Out Week educational materials dedicated to helping con- sumers make healthier food purchases. Information on several topics — including “Tips for Better Nutrition on a Tight Budget,” “How Much Should I Eat?,” “Un derstanding Food Labels” and "Understanding What MyPyramid Means” — is available on the American Farm B ureau w ebsite at http://www.fb.org. Tribute walk to be held March 14 The celebration trib ute to Donna Schonbachler will be held Saturday morn ing, March 14. The day will begin with an 8:30-9:30 a.m. social hour at the Heppner United Methodist Church followed by a short 30 minute walk. The route will be marked with p in k shamrocks, cour- tesy o f Barb C oiner and Sharon Morris in Donna's memory. Commemorative t- shirts designed especially in her honor, are expected to arrive this week. They will be distributed to as many people as possible before St. Patrick’s Senior Center Breakfast. the 14th. Schonbachler gradu ated from Good Samaritan School o f Nursing in 1976. She worked in several hos pital settings and started w orking as a reg istered nurse in hom e health in 1983 for Wallowa Memo rial Home H ealth in En- terprise. In 1989 Sheridan Tarnasky, then director o f nursing, hired Schonbachler to work as an RN at Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Hep pner. “Donna made it very clear back then that when an opening for home health becam e available, that is where she wanted to be,” stated Tamasky. Since 1991 Donna worked for Pioneer Memori al Home Health and Hospice until her passing in 2008. “She was the most jubilant, inspiring, and dedicated home health care w orker anyone could ask for,” stat ed a spokesperson. Schonbachler was honored by the Oregon As sociation for Home Care in 2005 as the Nurse of the Year in a presentation in Bend. In conjunction with the social hour and walk, a Home Health and Hos pice fundraiser is ongoing. Director o f Nursing Molly Rhea explained that Hos pice is required by federal regulation to perform yearly fundraisers. All contribu tions will stay in Morrow County. The walk is open to anyone wishing to partici pate. Anyone wishing to make a donation can do so to Pioneer M em orial Home Health and Hospice, P.O. Box 9, Heppner, OR 97836. Ham, Scrambled Eggs, Biscuits & Gravy, Fruit and Juice $ 6.00 Chamber o f Commerce volunteers will be picking Saturday, March 14th up litter throughout Heppner on March 10 from 5 to 6 p.m. 7 a.m. -10 a.m. in preparation for the annual St. Patrick’s Celebration. Litter pickup to be held IVfarch 10 Annua! O rganized b ij the Pendleton C ity Club. A ll proceeds g o to local y o u tb activities. Featuring Hunting, Fishing and O u td o o r S p o rts A t th< Pendleton C onvention C enter March l)th - l^th FlII 5PM - 9PM • SAT 1«AM - 0PM SUN 10AM-4PM AIHJLTS $ 5 .0 0 • STUDENTS $3.00 KIDS UNDER 12 ARE FREE! Numerous ItOOTIIS Seminars fo r the Sportsman fv v T o p e & Young c e rtifie d s, orer with p.»id admission. Kids will be able to catcb a fisb a t the Heppner Elementary School recently recognized their February Students of the Month. Pictured are: top row (L-R) Emily Rea (5,h), Alison Cecil (1”), Skyler Palmer(5'h), Derrick Smith (K), Amanda Rea (4'h), Macy Gibbs (6"’), and Joe Schmidt (6lh); bottom row (L-R) are Tristan Coles (3rd), Morgan Correa (3rd), Caitlyn Scrivner (2nd), Gibson McCurry (2nd),Tim Jaca (4'h), Elisabeth Woods (K), and Jason Rea (T"). February ’s character trait was diligence. -Contributed Photo New children’s park planned for Irrigon Irrigon is building a new children’s park. The Children's Park Committee is raising funds and looking for members and volunteers to donate their time. The new park will be located right next to the world renow ned Don Baxter Skate Park on Highway 730. This park will not only be fully handicapped acces sible, it will also include equipment in which children in wheelchairs can go on, and equipment for children w ith all types o f disabilities can utilize. This park will be for children o f all ages. With the close proximity of the Skate Park and the exist ing pathway there will be something for preschoolers to adults to participate in. To d o n a te t i me , money, materials or simply for more information: call Amy Sandy, chairman, at 922-2361; Fern Hendrick son, vice chairman, at 541- 701-7765, or Angie Sch neider, secretary/treasurer at 541-314-0166. A Main Street presentation and the guest presenter. Downtow n Visioning Session w ill be For more information contact Gerald held in Irrigon at 195 NE Opal Place on Breazeale at the City o f Irrigon at 541-922- March 23 from 7-8:30 p.m. Vicki Dugger, 3047. consultant to Oregon Main Street, will be Your Household Hazardous Waste G R A N D P R IZ E : look for label marked "Warning" and “Danger: 2 D ay F ishing T rip For -t by J e t B o a t Turn Them In! on th e S nake R iver p ro v id e d by Beamers H ells C an yon Tours T rout Pond Sat. S Sun. O nly medicines that treat cancers and HIV. If we were to lose th ese v alu ab le creatu res then we would lose one of the many sources. But just because its only one o f the cures doesn’t mean that we don't need them! There are som e m any people w ith HIV and cancer that depend on these m edicines, what if people could find cures from the coral reefs for more life threatening thins that could save children in Africa or the Middle East or anyw here for the matter? Why would some body w ant to kill one o f our chances to save lives? We need to realize that the continuous circle o f life will eventually lead back to our species starting with corral reefs, then fish and then us. We eat fish, lots o f countries depend on fish for food. Did you know that the fish business is the fast est growing businesses in America? It has grown from 3% to 27% in the amount of total fish caught from 1970 to 2000 said www.north- ernaquafarm s.com . Coral reefs are so important, yet, we kill them like it means nothing. Coral reefs prov ide shelter, medicine and pro tection. Save the coral reefs and start researching topics that interest you. M aybe you could save our planet in more ways then you even thought was possible. HES Students of the Month announced CONTESTS S WITH QUALITY PRIZES! Morn -c o rin g w ith o ffic ia l water to the pollution from the boats pouring their gar bage over board. What will be next, animals, forest dead zones, human life? I believe if we save our coral reefs, then we will be saving our own race. Today, some sci entists say that 20% o f the coral reefs are gone forever and cannot be revived. Out o f the coral reefs we still have liv ing, 24% are in risk o f collapsing or dying. We must stop this nightm are before it’s too late. The cause o f this destru ctio n on our coral reefs is greed. B uilding our on beaches, polluting our waters from boats and over fishing our p opula tions are greedy causes. The unknowing scuba div ers that are touching the reefs and spreading sickness are also contributing to the deaths. Scientists estimate that with boats and ships throwing their garbage into the ocean, we are dumping 14 billion pounds of garbage in to our ocean every year! Now not all o f that may af fect the coral reefs, but its insane to say that none o f it travels through the water and destroys them. The coral reefs cannot breathe through garbage and pollution, let alone live. C o ra l R e e fs are im portant because o f the chem icals found in c o r ral reefs that are used in Editor s Note: Three Hepp ner High School < / h grad ers recently won first, sec ond and third place in the state Garden Club Essay Contest. Zechariah Hints took second place with his essay “REEFS! " The first place essays will appear in the March 11 edition o f the Heppner Gazette-Times. Why would a coral reef have anything to do with sav ing our planet? This is a common question peo ple ask about the importance o f coral reefs. Coral reefs affect our env ironment more than people realize. Coral reefs are found all over the world, and they are being destroyed in many w ays. We must focus on saving these liv ing reefs before they die. That’s right, coral reefs are alive, hut are in need o f be ing rescued! Coral reefs pro vide us with medicines, give fish shelter and save beach populations with protection from the storms. There are coral reefs all over the world: Jamaica, the coasts o f Africa, Austra lia and even off the coast o f our home state o f Oregon! Did you know that in Or egon alone we have a 300 square mile dead zone!? A dead zone is a place where nothing can live, includ ing coral reefs. 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