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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 12,2013 Pioneer Memorial Hospital Foundation announces scholarship awards The Pioneer Memorial Hospital Foundation annu ally awards scholarships to students who w ish to follow a career in the health care field. T h e foundation administers a scholar ship in the Tina nam e o f Davidson Dr. Wallace Wolff who was a long-time doctor in the area. The scholarship was established by his chil dren in his memory. This year’s award in the amount o f $1,500 is given to T ina D a vidson. Tina is en rolled in the Krystal Seitz param edic program at Columbia Basin Commu nity College and is also tak ing classes at Blue Moun tain Community College to enable her to become a licensed paramedic. Da vidson has worked at with the hope of returning to this area to practice. Three $1,000 awards were made to the follow ing students who are in their second through fourth year in their course of study: JoAnna Patton is work ing on be com ing a CNA, with her lo n g term goal o f graduat- in g from Clackamas kcllcc Jones Communi ty College and to continue on to nurs ing school. Kellee Jones is enrolled at Eastern Oregon University working on her prereq u isites to attend nurs ing school Scan Murray wi t h the goal of becoming an RN. Sean Murray is in his first year at pharmacy school at Oregon State University with the goal of becoming a third generation of the fam ily to be in Pioneer pharmacy. T h' e M em orial for several founda tion grant years. ed $5 00 T h e foundation aw ards to the follow JoAnna also made Rebecca ing first- Patton a $ 1 ,5 0 0 Jepsen year appli aw ard to Krystal Seitz. Seitz is in the cants who wish to enter the Masters of Occupational healthcare field: Therapy program at Eastern Rebecca Jepsen, who W ashington U niversity, is a graduate o f lone C’om- m u n i t y School and is enrolled at W h i t worth Uni versity with the plan of b ecom ing Cidney a physical Coster therapist. Cidney Coster, who graduated from I leppner High School, plans on attend in g Bl ue M oun ta i n Communi ty College to get her prerequi sites so she Lacey can enter Thompson the surgical technician program. Lacey Thompson, who will graduate from lone High School, plans on at tending Linn Benton Com munity College to begin work on becoming a physi cal therapist. Makenzie Correa, who g rad u ated from Hep pner High School, p l a n s on attending Eastern Oregon University Makenzie to study Correa psychol ogy, with her goal of working in the field of mental health. Stacee Halvorsen will graduate from lone High School and is enrolled at Oregon In stitute o f Technolo gy to study pre-med ical imag i ng. S h e p l a n s on Stacee attaining a Halvorsen bachelor s degree in diagnostic medical sonog raphy. Kyle Harrison gradu ated from Heppner High School and plans on attend ing Oregon State University with the goal of obtaining a degree in kinesiology and working in the field of ex ercise science and healthy lifestyles. These awards are renew able at increasing amounts if the students maintain their grades and continue in the health care field. T h e Pioneer Memori al H o s p i t a l Kyi* foundation Harr'son was found ed to assist and encourage education and training in the field o f healthcare and also to assist in keeping the equipment in the hospital and clinic up with current technology. * The foundation would like to encourage mem bers of the community to remember the foundation with their donations and in their final bequests. Buchanan Memorial Scholarships available for college students Heppner Elks BPOE #358 will once again this year offer scholarships to students in honor of the late Clarence Buchanan. The .current scholar ship is for second- through fourth-year college stu dents, trade school students or graduate school students who are either members themselves or have a par- ent/grandparent or step- parent/step-grandparent who is a member in good standing o f the Heppner Lodge #358. The application will be available via email. Anyone who needs a copy of the application can Skweez the Weezle kicks off Music in the Parks Once again Morrow County Unified Recreation District and Portland Gen eral Electric are funding an exciting summer of music for all generations with the Music in the Parks pro gram. This year’s offerings promise some old favorites and some exciting new groups. Starting out this season in Boardman on June 17 will be Skweez the Weezle. Skweez the Weezle was formed by David Lani- gan in March 1999 to play Celtic instrumental music ranging from slow airs to driving jibs and reels, in traditional to progres ir Skweez the Weezle sive arrangements. Songs from the Celtic lands have been added throughout the years. This band includes a mix o f traditional, mod em and original tunes and songs from Highland to Lowland Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Cape Breton and the U.S.A. Remember that Mu sic in the Parks alternates between Irrigon Marina Park and Boardman Marina Park. Ten Mondays of enter tainment are planned this year. email scholarship chairman Tim Dickenson at dicken- sonchiro@ centurytel.net, call 541-676-8990 or stop by his office. Applications are due by June 30. Robinson receives Ford scholarship Garrett Robinson has part of Ford’s overall com been aw arded a $1,000 mitment to the National scholarship by Legacy Ford FFA Foundation. Lincoln, Inc. and Legacy Ford Ford Motor Com Lincoln sponsored pany. Garrett plans eight $1,000 Ford to study range sci Built Tough FFA ence at O regon scholarships o f State University. fered to 15 FFA The Built Ford chapters including Tough FFA Schol Elgin, Enterprise, arship Program is Garrett Union, Imbler, Jo designed to recog Robinson seph, Cove, Baker, nize FFA P o wd e r V alley, Members’ talents and Pine Eagle, Vale, Pendle accom plishm ents while ton, Hermiston, Stanfield, encouraging their future Heppner, and La Grande. academic achievements. “ Legacy Ford knows The scholarship is one the value of hard work, of 530 scholarships award and believes that hard work ed by Ford Motor Company should be rewarded. Edu and Ford dealers to FFA cating aspiring young peo m em bers who are high ple to become the leaders school seniors planning to of tomorrow is just another attend college in the fall of way of ensuring a success 2013, or current collegiate ful future,” said a statement students. This program is from the company. Scholarships given at HHS graduation The following schol arships were presented to graduates at the June 1, 2013 commencement cer emony at Heppner High School: • The American Legion Auxiliary Scholarship of $200 each, presented by Mr. Ed Baker: Maggie Collins and Cidney Coster. Lions Club scholar ships of $250 each, pre sented by Mr. Dave Sykes: Maggie Collins, Cidney Coster, Larissa Gray and Garrett Robinson. Friends ofFFA Alumni scholarships of $500 each, presented by Mrs. Teresa Van Doom: Maggie Collins and Makenzie Correa. Inland Development Scholarship (Nate Arbo- gast) of $1,000 each, pre sented by Mr. Jerry Healy: Maggie Collins, Makenzie Correa, Cidney Coster, Austin Gutierrez and Earl Propheter. Bank o f Eastern Or egon scholarships of $500 each, presented by Mr. Jeff Bailey: Maggie Collins, Makenzie Correa, Tessa Gould, Austin Gutierrez, Earl Propheter, Garrett Rob inson, Stephen Thompson and Joslynn Troxell. Elks Most Valuable Student award, presented by Dr. Tim Dickenson: M aggie Collins, $700; Bryce Fowler, $700; Earl Propheter, $350; Garrett Robinson, $200; and re gional Elks scholarship, Bryce Fowler, $1,600 C larence Buchanan scholarships of $500 each were awarded to: Makenzie Correa, Bryce Fowler, Lar- risa Gray, Kyle Harrison, Garrett Robinson and Ste phen Thompson. lone church hosts youth handbell, vocal choirs On the evening of June 15 at 6:30, lone Commu nity Church will host the Inspiration Youth Vocal and Handbell Choirs o f Raytown Christian Church for a concert. Rayt own Chri st i an Church is a Disciples of Christ congregation outside of Kansas City with a his tory of excellence in music that includes six handbell choirs. In the 42 years that this group of teenaged youth has been doing summer tours, they have performed in nearly every state and across North America. This year, the group is on a tour o f the Pacific Northwest. Stops include Omaha, NE, Spokane, WA, Yakima, WA, Kent, WA, Portland, OR, lone, OR and Pendle ton, OR. These middle- and high- school-age youth present an inspiring Christian program of vocal music, drama and English handbells to local churches, retirement homes and care facilities. The In spiration Youth Vocal and Handbell Choirs have been under the direction of Mrs. Suanne Comfort for all 42 years (she has only missed three trips). The Inspiration Ring ers are a youth handbell choir of youth from sixth through 12th grades. They help lead worship peri odically throughout the year and, since 1976, have regularly rung in area and national festivals of The American Guild of English Handbell Ringers (which they will be attending in late June in St. Charles, MO). The Inspirations Singers are a vocal choir composed of sixth through 12lh grade youth who participate in worship every other week at RCC. The group will consist of about 13 youth and seven sponsors, including two seniors and one first time tourer. The youth will also be leading worship on Sun day morning, June 16, at 10 a.m. All are welcome. H eppner L es S chwab S ends C ongratulations to *-EL H eppner ' s 2012-2013 perfect attendance students ! P erfect A ttendance S tudents FOR THE ENURE YEAR: T op (L-R): C heyenne S haw , J oroen S weeney , C harles C ason , T iffany A kers , J acee C urrin , C laire G rieb , S uzanneah C ason ano A aron P etzoldt , L es S chwab T ires , H eppner B ottom (L-R): K eegin C hitty , M organ C utsforth , D aemon W orden , H ayley A kers , C hance M c C ormack , C eoie D ayandante , A lexis C utsforth and S erenity R odriguez di 114 N. MAIN STREET - HEPPNER OR 97836 541- 676-9481 rf? J » t
