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. The cause
o f dead zones can be from
many things like tempera
ture changes from the oil
and exhaust o f boats in the
Irrigon to hold Downtown Visioning Session
S ponsored by
over
Hintz takes second in state essay competition
Sponsored by ^
GI L B E RT
ra- ■ Sport* P<MW
KIDS! Ti»b the pond,
1)0011 PHIZES: 3 RIFLES!
Saturday May 09.2009 Located at the Northend Transfer Station, Boardman
S p o n s o re d bi I _ _
y V isio n .W ee
sh o o t a gun, sh o o t a
100pm . ta 4:00 p.m.
bow and go home with
a F REE fis h in g lure!
kV I LD H O R S E
R E S O R T
/
FH Q 332J
*
C A S I N O
KELLY LUMBER SUPPLY
Reward for turning in Mercury Thermometers
Pon t miss tfic Trophy Mead Display
Sponsored by
votes
lO/i
BANK
DEQ
- a
. safe, digital thermometer!