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
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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
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