FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 13,2009
Smithsonian Art
South Morrow County Scholarship Series
coming to
Trust
recipients
named
Heppner
Area residents of all
The South Morrow many community activities, plans on completing her radiol
County Scholarship Trust
announces the recipients of
the 2000 scholarships in the
amount of $750 each. They
are Margaret Armato, Jordan
Shepherd. Tiana Camarillo,
Sarah Ballard, and Spencer
Palmer.
The five students w ere
selected out of 16 applicants on
the basis of academic achieve
ment, chosen field of study,
financial need, school par
ticipation, degree of effort the
student has made in seeking
sources for college, and per
sonal characteristics for suc
cess and school citizenship.
Margaret Armato is
the daughter of Alto Kim
Cutsforth and the late Michael
Armato.
She attends Heppner
High School and she plans on
earning a degree that includes
economics, environmental sci
ences and political sciences.
Margaret is very active in
school with varsity letters in
volleyball and golf. She is Na
tional Honor Society president
and student body treasurer.
Margaret has participated in
serving as 4H Camp cook, 4-H
Ambassador and volunteers
at the assisted living center in
Heppner. She received Hep
pner Chamber of commerce
Youth Achievement Award,
Gold Presidential Award, pre-
Calculus student of the year
and many other awards.
Jordan Shepherd of
Heppner is the son of Joyce
Shepherd. He plans on at
tending Eastern Washington
University. Jordan will be
study ing forensic science and
chemistry. He is a member
of national honor society and
was technology student of the
year in 2008. Jordan is very
active in community events
and in his church. He also has
served as a teacher's assistant
and designed an add-on for
the assisted living center in
Heppner.
Tiana Camarillo at
tends the lone Community
School. She is the daughter of
Clint and Sharon Camarillo
of lone. She plans on attend
ing a four year university to
receive a degree in exercise
and sports science. Tiana then
Farra recognized by
Heppner Garden Club
Ida Farra stands by the Rainier Cherry tree in full bloom at her
Heppner Main Street home. Given to her by then neighbor. Bob
Jones, Farra kept the original label of the ‘dwarf' tree and noted
she planted it March 14, 19X4. While she gets to keep fruit from
lower branches, birds make a quick harvest of the rest. The Hep
pner Garden Club recently recognized Farra with Garden Feature
for May for this outstanding tree. -ContributedPhoto
Plants still for sale at
HHS The Heppner
greenhouse
High Agriculture department’s green
house still has a great selection of bedding plants {petunias,
snapdragons, Portulaca (rose moss), white lobelia, marigolds,
pansies, sedum, dianthus, calibrachoa, zinnias, and alyssum},
some hanging baskets, patio baskets and a few vegetables.
The greenhouse will be open after school until 4:30 this
week, Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday from 8 a.m. to
noon, or call Beth Dickenson at 676-9138 for a special time.
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ogy degree. She is a member
of the National Honor Society,
lettered in varsity basket
ball. volleyball and track and
field. Tiana has served as class
president for two years and is
editor of the yearbook. Awards
include phy sical science excel
ling student, biology excelling
student and pre-calculus excel
ling student. Tiana is active in
community activities, working
on bike trail cleanup, church
auction, youth track meet and
juvenile diabetes walk.
Sarah Ballard from
Heppner is the daughter of
Elizabeth Ballard. Sarah is
considering several colleges,
where she plans on attaining
a B.S. in biology. She then
plans on attending medical
school studying to become a
psychiatrist. Sarah has been
secretary/treasurer for the Na
tional Honor Society for two
years, varsity tennis participant
in lone, received the Gold
President’s Education Award
and varsity football and bas
ketball cheerleading awards.
She is an active volunteer in
her community, working on
Cycle Oregon, Mustang Mop-
up and helping at the assisted
living center.
Spencer Palmer at
tends Heppner High School
and is the son of Larry and
Tina Palmer of Heppner. He
plans on attending Brigham
Young University in Idaho.
Spencer’s proposed field of
study is exercise and sports sci
ence. He has taken five years
of math including honors math,
pre-calculus and AP Calculus.
He has lettered all four years
in football and track and three
years in wrestling. Spencer
is a member of the science
bowl team and has been on
the knowledge masters team
for the past three years. He is
a member of civics club and
National Honor Society. He is
currently serving as the Senior
Class president. He is active in
community events and in his
church. He is a member of the
parks and recreation beautifi
cation committee.
The board of directors
of the scholarship trust include:
Bill Rietmann, president; Barb
Hayes, vice-president; Del
LaRue, 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 funds
to provide scholarships to
graduating senior from Hepp
ner and lone High schools and
to eventually take the place of
the Troedson Scholarship fund,
which will be discontinued in
the year 2023.
ages are invited to attend a
special series of live public
programs brought directly to
Heppner on coming Thursdays
from the Smithsonian Ameri
can Art Museum (SAAM) in
Washington, D.C.
Beginning on May 21,
SAAM officials will offer a
series of four videoconferences
exploring the notion “Sense of
Place.”
The programs are free
and will be held at the Heppner
public library. Each hour-long
program will begin at 12 p.m.
and attendees are welcome to
bring a brown bag lunch. The
programs are sponsored by
Libraries of Eastern Oregon
(LEO) and the Oregon Trail
Library District.
By examining art and
literature associated with sev
eral archetypal American plac
es, SAAM officials will bring
art from the Wash., D.C. mu
seum directly to area residents
via live-time videoconfer
ences. Attendees will be able
to speak directly with SAAM
staff. Student, seniors, business
persons and anyone interested
in art or American culture is
encouraged to attend.
On Thursday, May 21,
“Making Sense of Place” will
be presented.
On Thursday, May 28,
“Personal Values Associated
with Place in the U.S.” will ex
plore art as a reflection of life
on the farm, in small towns,
and in cities.
On Thursday, June 4,
“Trees as Reflections of Place”
will provide insight into the
way different places are per
ceived by inhabitants and by
outsiders.
Finally, “America as
Garden of Eden” on June
11 will depict early 1800’s
perceptions of America as an
emerging nation, rather than
a confederation of separate
states, fueled by views of the
frontier as a land of opportu
nity rather than a dangerous
wilderness.
To learn more, see
www.imls.gov. For further
information, contact Oregon
Trail Library Director Marsha
Richmond at 541-481-3365 or
LEO executive director Lyn
Craig at 541-763-2355.
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Emily’s story
To the editor:
I am writing this to share a little about a rare disease; that
we had never heard of before December 2007 when it affected
our family. This disease is devastating, especially since it affects
young children and worse, it’s sadly incurable. Some of you
may not know that our little niece passed away on June 9,2008
from this disease, at the young age of 4. She was the only child
of Mike and Ruth (Norton) Koltonski; also the granddaughter
of Tom and Pam Norton, niece of David and Katy Norton, Jim
and Becky Kindle, and Brian and Rachel Roth.
Sandhoff disease is a rare genetic disorder that causes
progressive destruction of nerve cells in the brain and spinal
cord due to lack of one enzyme (Hexosaminidase B). It often
affects families with no prior history, one in every 278 people
are carriers of this disease, and the chance of two carriers having
a child together with Sandhoff disease is 25%.
We have teamed up with the Cure Tay-Sachs Founda
tion to help raise funds to support research to find a cure for
these diseases (Tay-Sachs and Sandhoff are essentially the
same disease.)
This foundation was started in June 2007 by the parents
of Dakota, a sweet little girl with Tay-Sachs disease, since its
beginning less than two years ago; the foundation has raised
over $818,000 for research to cure these diseases. In gene
therapy studies, they are actually-right now able to cure mice
with Sandhoff disease; a cure for these devastating diseases is
within reach.
Emily was bom a seemingly normal child, as she
reached her first year of life; her parents and doctors realized
there was something wrong. It would be a long journey, but
eventually they learned that Emily had Sandhoff disease, a fatal
degenerative condition that would leave her blind, paralyzed,
and unable to smile, laugh or play. Emily passed away at the
age of 4. Her personality was amazing, she would light up a
room just like that, she had the most contagious giggle ever,
she was stubborn, determined, and sweet, and she touched
countless lives.
Some of us in our lifetimes are fortunate to have been
blessed to experience the ultimate gift of a touch of an angel.
Our family was blessed with four wonderful years of loving and
experiencing this in our time spent with Emily Sue. For those
that ever met Emily, they experienced immediate joy, and the
knowledge that there was something very special about her. For
all the pain and suffering that Emily had to endure in her short
lifetime, the peace about her, and the happiness she expressed
was contagious. Just being around Emily made you feel good
about yourself, and made you realize life wasn’t that bad, if this
sweet little girl could still be happy.
We are planning to host a fundraising event on May 30
in memory of Emily - this would have been Emily’s fifth birth
day. The event will take place at Roddy’s (a bar in downtown
Boise), it will feature appetizers and discounted drinks as well
as free bull rides. All proceeds will go to support the Tay-Sachs
Foundation in order to support research to find a cure for these
diseases.
At the event, we are going to hold a silent auction, an
auction for a few larger items and a 50/50 raffle. There is a
fundraising website that has been created that tells Emily’s story
as well as information about the event and the cause.
most of you may not be able to attend, if you
Acock completes would like Although
the opportunity to support this cause, you can contact
Becky Kindle or David Norton, Becky’s cell 1-541-240-1077,
National Guard mail
at P.O. Box 53, Heppner OR, or go to the website www.
training
emilysfundraiser.homestead.com.
Specialist James D. Becky Kindle
Acock with the Army National Heppner
Guard recently completed
training for Army Combat
Medic, at Fort Indiantown
Gap, PA. He also certified as
an EMT.
James is the son of
Scott and Donna Acock of To the Editor:
I recently received a note from a RN who had worked
Irrigon.
at Pioneer Memorial Hospital as a contract or “travel” nurse,
i.e. we occasionally utilize nurses from out of the area to work
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one of our regular nurses needs an extended period of
time
off.
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She had entered an online essay contest about either
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their best or worst experience as a contract nurse. The essay
entry read:
Tb sign up call John Murray
“My favorite hospital has to be Pioneer Memorial Hos
*-676-9631 eve.,676-9158 day
pital in Heppner, Oregon. It’s a rural, critical access hospital.
The first time I worked there, it had a nursing home attached.
The nursing home later closed but I understand there is a push
>NLY $10 A YEAR
to get it going again. They’d like to keep those needing extra
care in the community.
The first or second time I worked there, 1 was impressed
Large newly remodeled
at how friendly the staff was, not only to me - a traveler, but to
the community it serves.
home in Heppner
One of the dietary staff came in to see a patient and
what he would like to eat and as well brought some soup and a
sandwich for his wife.
I’ve never seen such hospitality offered before or
since.”
Her note went on to say, “1 wrote this essay for a con
test on Nurse Connect and won an iPod! Now I have to figure
out how to use it! Valerie Davis RN, Princeton, OR”. I called
Ms. Davis and asked permission to share her essay and recom
mendation.
This letter demonstrates it is not just the clinical staff
that makes Pioneer Memorial Hospital special, it is the entire
staff of caring individuals.
You have to see this home inside. Completely remod
I feel fortunate to work in a place where we can make
eled including new kitchen counters, carpeting and d a positive difference in peoples’ lives.
completely redone basement. Small bam and lots of Molly Rhea
room out back for horses or other animals. 3 plus bed Heppner
rooms and nice big living room. A total of 2856 Square/
feet. Call 541-980-5045
$169 500
A tribute to Heppner
from a “travel” nurse
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