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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 23,2014 2014 Maryan L. McElligott Memorial Scholarship recipients announced lone H igh S choo McElligott’s unsuccessful raised eight children, all chair said. “The family alu m n i S tev e n initially set up the battle with cancer. lone High School H o lla n d . 2 0 1 2 ; endowment fund One scholarship graduates w ho went Rebecca Jepsen, in 1994, and it is committee member on to graduate from 2 0 1 2 ; B e th a n y administered by the s a i d , “ M a r y a n college, with five M o rte r, 2011; Oregon Community was a good friend having received F o u n d a t i o n in J o A n n a P a tto n , and an energetic advanced graduate 2012; and Tashina Portland, OR to c o m m u n i t y degrees. R u sh lo w 2013 provide scholarships v o l u n t e e r w ho I he scholarship JoAnna Patton were selected as Steven annually.” was recognized in f i v e - m e m b e r Holland the 2014 Maryan T h e M a r y a n L. 1992 as the committee selected L. M c E l l i g o t t Morrow student recipients M c E llig o tt M em orial M emorial S ch o la rsh ip County Woman of b a s e d on t h e Scholarship fund makes recipients, the scholarship the Year.” following criteria: annual scholarship awards committee has announced. Mc El l i got t h ig h a c a d e m ic to graduates of lone high Each will receive a $1,500 placed a high value a c h i e v e m e n t , school who are enrolled, scholarship for the 2014 — on c o m m u n i t y d e m o n s t r a t e d or, will be enrolled as 2015 school year. c h a r a c t e r , freshman or above in a full i n v o l v e m e n t , Bethany T h e M a r y a n L. i n c l u d i n g Morter c o m m u n i t y , time undergraduate course M c E llig o tt M em o rial v o l u n t e e r i n g in family and school of study in any eligible S c h o la rs h ip fund has the schools, the American involvement, and financial post-secondary institution awarded scholarships to Legion A uxiliary, and need. The intent including out-of- lone High School serving as a 20- o f the scholarship state institutions. alumni each year year 4-H leader. is to “ensure that Successful She w as w e ll - students who share since 1997. It is appl i cant s open to all college known for her cakes Mrs. McElligott’s can reapply and once taught values but may lack u n d e rg ra d u a te for a d d i tio n a l students, with a c a k e - d e c o r a tin g financial resources Tashina a s s is ta n c e , and preference given c la ss e s through receive assistance Rushlow ap p licatio n s are B lue M o u n ta in in their pursuit of a to students in their Rebecca available through sophomore, junior Jepsen C o m m u n i t y quality college education.” the Oregon Student Access and senior years. College. Education Vince McElligott, the Commission, http://www. The fund was established was an important part of her scholarship com m ittee oregonstudentaid.gov in 1 9 9 3 , f o l l o w i n g life. She and L.J. McElligott VISITOR FROM POLAND -Continuedfrom PAGE ONE through someone else’s eyes. She is a lovely person. It was nice having her as a house guest.” Boruta, who studied at the Christian Theological A cad em y in Warsaw, Poland, has a level o f re lig io u s e d u c a tio n n o rm ally e x p e c te d o f members o f the clergy; she has even studied Greek and Hebrew. However, the Lutheran church in Poland d o esn 't ordain women. Instead, Boruta teaches religion in a public school in the town of Cieszyn, which sits on the border between Poland and the Czech Republic. And. yes, it is actually on the border. The town has been divided between the two countries since 1920. “We joke that it is the largest town in Poland, because it was too big to fit all in Poland,” she said with a smile. She teaches. of course, on the Polish side of town. It surprised Boruta to hear that religion is not taught in American public schools; she says it is commonly taught in public school in Poland, where each religion or denom ination, whether C ath o lic , Lutheran or Eastern Orthodox, will have its own classes. She was also surprised at the number of churches in a small town like Heppner. Poland, she said, does not have so many denominations, but she found a tour of the town's churches fascinating. In fact, DeMayo said Boruta's visit to one local church was her favorite part of her trip. “ Her favorite thing was the morning she spent with Betty Carlson, who took her out to Valby,” said DeMayo. “ She was impressed that Valby is this church out in the middle of . nowhere, and people still come to it.” Boruta is not married, but lives with her Bernese mountain dog, Matilda, in Dt^bowiec. Poland. She said the village’s name translates to “Oakland.” However, it shouldn’t be confused with the home of the Raiders football team. The village, like Heppner, has a population of less than 2,000, and was named for the area's ancient oak trees. The trees are so old, said Boruta, they are considered national treasures. D ^ b o w ie c is a lso famous for a unique type of salt. In fact, said Boruta, the town received a public g rad u atio n to w e r— a s tr u c tu re used in the production of salt, which removes water from a saline solution by evaporation- on July 11 o f this year. People sit in the graduation tower, because the mineral- rich water droplets in the air are regarded as having beneficial health effects. The G azette-T im es spoke to Boruta one day into her trip. Her first impression of Heppner? “It's hot,” said Boruta, whose visit coincided with last week’s record-setting heat wave. D e p ite j e t la g , a drive from the Portland airport and an exhausting s c h ed u le rig h t before le a v i n g P o l a n d — she A ward Winning Igeai & had just coordinated an Special Italian Winn featured! evangelism camp attended by 150 children— Boruta seemed to cope well with Wear ‘Orange! or fjreen - the transition. Even the heat Ouch Jana also welcome! was a welcome change from weather that had turned ße sure to bring lawn chairs! cold and rainy back home, Live Entertainment: she said. The language Jet Teas for the kids certainly didn't seem to be a barrier. She said she studied Joe Lindsay Family/Friends 6:00 - 7:30 pm English it in high school, four years of classes six John Wambeke & Eric Jepsen 7:30 - 8:30 pm days a week. Even though M urray's 18 th finnual \Beer & ‘ Wine Tasting Thursday. August 14. 2014 6:00 -1 0 :3 0 pm Morrow County Fairgrounds Fair adm ission required Price $10.00 Starter Pack 2 drink tickets i take hom e glass Additional tickets $5 0 0 each Pizza and Salad dinner catered by “Howe's About Pizza” Non atchoholic drinks available— Something tor everyone! Join us for our 0SU theme and meet BENNY THE BEAVER! Coming to us all the way from Corvallis to visit Morrow County Fair1 she hadn’t used it for many years, she was fluent in her conversation at the G-T office. Wh e n a s k e d th e greatest difference between Poland and the U.S.: “The distance. The space. It’s a huge country. How many hours were we driving here from Portland?” she asked rhetorically. “That impressed her,” D eM ayo added, “ how far we had to drive from Portland, and we were still in Oregon!” “She kept commenting on the landscape and how vast (it was),” said De Mayo after the visit, “and she was so impressed by the sparsity of population, especially when she sees how far out in the country the people who live out on their ranches are from their nearest neighbor. Apparently in Poland they can’t spread out like that.” Boruta said that, after one day in America, she hadn’t experienced any difficulties, but there were some differences. “I was shocked about the rugs,” she said. “The rugs were just amazing, like a fairy tale.” DeMayo clarified that she referred to the carpets in the airports, because there are no carpets in public buildings in Poland. “I feel like in a movie,” Boruta continued. “The houses are different. The roads are very wide.” After one day, though, she already had some favorite things. “The nature, the views, the landscape,” she said, adding that she kept looking out her plane window and expecting to see houses. “It's breathtaking.” She said she also liked the people, both in Heppner and those she met en route. Luke Basite with Jamie Nasario Band 8:30 -10 :30 pm m OUR NEW HOMEMADE WAFFLE CONES N E W Y0CREAM FLAVORS! 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Several teen helpers and presenters volunteered their time and talents, which also helped make the program a success. Readers can still turn in their reading logs and collect prizes until Aug. 1, say librarians Mary Walker and Kristy Crowell. 4-H members go ‘hog wild’ for fair lone Community Livestock 4-H member Ivy Sandford shows off one of her Morrow County Fair show pigs during a recent project visit by her leader. Ivy will be a freshman at lone High School next year and participates in athletics, 4-H and rodeo. Ivy is the daughter of Rick and Sylvia Sandford. - Photo by Erin Heideman “The people are so nice. Everyone wants to help you,” she said. “They seem interested in me somehow. It’s an unusual feeling for me. It’s surprising for me that I came here and you (did) the interview.” And, she said, that was one thing America had in common with the U.S. “Polish people like guests, as well.” D eM ayo said that, later in her visit, Boruta discovered another favorite thing. “She really liked our lemonade,” DeMayo said, adding that the Polish woman ordered it wherever they went. Aside from visiting local churches, the rest of Boruta's visit held a p acked s c h e d u le that included visits to the SAGE Center, Pendleton Underground, Tamastslikt Cultural Institute, Valby Lutheran Church, and visits at Willow Creek Terrace and the St. Patrick’s senior meal site. Demayo said the area seemed to make a good impression on Boruta. “ It impressed me, at the end of her visit, she said, ‘I can see you are a people of faith and family.’ That’s how she saw us,” said DeMayo. “1 took her around town and showed her all the churches, and she was amazed at all the diversity of churches in a small town. She sees that that is very important to us.” “ I am very happy that 1 could come here. I appreciate very much that I was invited. I ’m happy that I could meet you people, that we can share our experiences, some information, and go into relationships, and share our faith,” Boruta said. “That's very important.” Irrigon Watermelon Festival this week The City of Irrigon will hold its annual Watermelon Festival this Saturday. July 26. Several events are planned to take place all day long beginning at 6:30 a.m.; funds raised in this community event go to benefit various areas across the community of Irrigon, including graduating scholarships, Cooley Sports Complex, the senior center, food baskets program, flags for events, and more. For more information, contact Renee Couchman at 541-922-1560 or Aaron Palmquist, City Manager, at manager@ci.irrigon.or.us. 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