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I EIGHT - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday. March 12, 2014 lone pep band takes state tournament title MATHENY PROJECT -Continuedfrom PACE ONE The lone bund was awarded Band of the Tournament at the state basketball competition recently. Pictured are: (fourth row) Yvonne Ylortcr, Jorge Aguilar, Austin Morter, Oskar Peterson (third row) Jordan Bemrose, Judy Rea, Miranda Taylor, Chris Pryor, Shaun Epperson, Joel Peterson (second row) Earysa Burright, Susie Teenian, C'harlette Burghard, l aureo Garrett, Kaitlin Bass, Levi Garrett (first row) Stephan Gibson, Hunter Padberg and Kaitlin Garrett. The flowers are in loving memory of trombone player Boh Baker, w ho was dedicated member and supporter of the lone Community Pep Band and lone Music Program. -Contributed photo SAGE Center, Boardman chamber job fair a success B O A R D M A N — An even 370 people attended the SAGE C enter’s first agriculture and energy job fair last Wednesday in Boardman. The event, attended by 28 exhibitors from regional agriculture and energy industries, educational institutions and government a g e n c i e s , to o k th e opportunity to collaborate, seek out new talent and provide information to a wide range of people at the SAGE Center. “There was a diverse g roup o f p eo p le w ho are actively looking for employment with a lot of different skill sets here today,” said Kalie Davis. SAGE Center manager. “There is a great partnership between the businesses and colleges to let students know w hat e d u c a tio n they need to fill current positions.” Organizations participating the job fair echoed Davis’ sentiments regarding the event. Kirk Jacobson, Beef Northwest human resources director, said the event exceeded his expectations. “ I fo u n d at le a s t five qualified candidates fo r p o s itio n s h ere in Boardman,” Jacobson said. A recent job fair at the SAGE Center in Boardman provided a chance for local job-seekers to connect with educators and employers in the agriculture : and energy fields. -Contributed photo “1 liked the outreach to the Ag teachers. It helps connect me with their students in their department so they can come see what we do. I am also able to work with other HR professionals in the region.” Students from local high sch o o ls atten d ed to learn about available careers and what education is required to help get those jobs. Wal l a Walla C o m m u n ity C o l l e g e showcased its technical tra in in g avai lable and b ro u g h t stu d e n ts who will be seeking jo b s in the future. Brian Evensen, head electrical instructor, and Jam es B radshaw , energy systems technology d ir e c to r , b o th lik e d networking with businesses and being able to meet with potential students. Boardman Foods vice president o f operations D ebbie Radie said she appreciated the opportunity to interact with community c o lle g e s th a t c o n d u ct workforce training as well as many individuals who are genuinely interested in coming to work at the Port of Morrow. Boardman Foods is an onion processor at the port. Davis said she plans to host the event next year and stay true to the SAGE C enter’s mission of showcasing the region’s ag ricu ltu re and energy industries. She said she also hopes to promote local businesses and expand marketing to other regions and more job-seekers. Old Hills Will Sing,” were a long time in the making. "All of it is underscored with gratitude. It starts a little bit with me and Molly and Cookie,” says Matheny, referring to long time friends Molly Rill of H eppner and C atherine “Cookie” Christensen of Pilot Rock. “The whole project was bom of Molly wanting to do something. She wanted me to do a CD—she was always on me to get my music down—so Wayne Seitz and Dennis Stefani work the sound board during she sort of spurred it on. a recording session. -Contributedphoto Then we got Cookie to do Bennett Matthews; Sharon had. 1 think we all know Harrison; and Matheny’s p eo p le who have had the graphics.” husband, Mark Fennessy. neurological issues of some “There is an underlying “There’s no substitute sort. Of course, he (Dave) is theme of the desire to do the one who motivated me for jumping into something something that makes a with a partner and knowing to do this.” difference. 1 think that, in “(This support) Helps us the end, is what appeals to they’re going to land right there where you land,” develop the next generation everyone,” adds Rill. of investigators/clinician- Rill stresses that she Matheny says. To date, Matheny says investigators by providing plays a purely adm inistrative role, while Matheny refers they have raised just short a concrete, living, breathing to C h riste n se n as the of $9,000 to sendtoOHSU. focus for our work,” wrote “Even though research- Heinricher in another letter. “graphic whiz.” “She's not only talented, wise that may be drops in “It says (to them): This isn’t she's also tenacious,” says the bucket, those are our a textbook anymore, we drops in the bucket,” says don’t have the answers, and Matheny. With those three friends Matheny, who adds that, there is someone right here at the core, a group o f though the dollar figures are and now who needs us to volunteers formed in 2009 important, she doesn't like get answers.” “It gets really personal to promote the CD and the to focus on them. “We’re grateful to do for them,” Matheny adds. project. Joining Matheny on the project was Pitzer, also something with people we “That says something not love for someone we loved only about OHSU but a talented musician. “ She can make that a lot,” she says. “Molly and about what this is doing keyboard do things even it I were joking the other day for people.” Even though Dave didn’t know it could do,” about how a married couple M atheny jo k es, adding builds a house, and the Matheny did pass away last that Pitzer provided all the marriage might— might— year, he played an important instrumentals except for survive. We’ve made it role in the creation of some guitar by local man through two CDs and we’re “When the Heart is Calm,” still friends. It’s a longer listening to and influencing Wayne Seitz. S e itz was the one process than any of us every early drafts of the work and helping choose which songs who stepped up to do the thought.” W hile the CDs are made the final cut. recording in his studio, “ When I sing them, Strawberry Lane Studio in ten sely personal for #1, which he built several everyone involved in their I still hear the jokes and years ago when his own c re a tio n , the M atheny comments he made on each band, Even Plane, wanted project has also become of them,” Matheny recalls. personal for those on the Two o f the songs, to release its first CD. the title track and “Two Seitz taught him self receiving end at OHSU. “ With the M atheny Old Cowboys and Three about recording with help from Dennis Stefani of P roject g ifts, we were Guitars,” were written by lone. Stefani worked as able to support a summer M atheny herself. O ther a recording engineer for undergraduate trainee in our songs include traditional several years at Westlake laboratory, Sophie Davis,” ballads like The Story, Studios in Los Angeles. wrote Professor and Vice- House of the Rising Sun/ His father’s failing health Chair for Research, Dept, Amazing Grace, Pancho brought Dennis home to o f Neurological Surgery and Lefty, Always On My help for a while on the M ary M. H e in ric h e r, Mind, (Sittin' On) The Dock Ph.D. in N ovem ber o f of the Bay, The Last Thing family farm. “ Dennis Stefani has 2011. “It is critical to have On My Mind, I Won't Let in c re d ib le e x p e rie n c e funding to educate the next Go, Destination Donegal down in LA in studios generation o f physicians, and Bright Early Morning. Matheny says the songs there. Those two men put as we recognize the need in a lot of hours...a lot of for training in spinal cord might be considered “easy listening.” hours,” Matheny says. “The injuries.” “The partnership that’s engineering and recording “People said they felt developed with OHSU is it helped them, 1 do n ’t and patience.” O thers involved in pretty special and I think know, relax,” she says, the project include Dave’s they think it is too,” says referring to the first CD. w ife, P atty ; Dave and Matheny. “ Some o f the Matheny adds that many Sandy’s “little sister," Sally things they were working people told her they had Matheny Brosnan; Judy on were directly related to some sort o f meaningful B ennett B arber; Sandy some of the issues David experience listening to the CD. “That’s not something 1 did. I suit up and show up and participate.” For all the memories and nuance in the two CDs she’s released so far, Matheny, visiting Heppner this weekend from her new home in Montana, says that many of the songs resonate in a special way. “So many songs about Ireland are ballads about missing the homeland. A lot of times those are true for those of us who grew up in Pioneer Memorial Clinic Heppner and moved away,” she says. “So, it’s delightful 130 N. Thompson Street to be doing this.” Heppner, OR 97836 Both “These Old Hills Will S ing” and “ When the Heart is Calm ” will MORROW COUNTY be available for purchase HEALTH DISTRICT at the CD sig n in g , at •r E xce lle n ce In H e a lth c a re M urray’s Drug, through mathenyproject.com or by mailing an order to The Matheny Project, P.O. Box 1095, Heppner, OR 97836. Both are priced at $15. 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