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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 11, 2015 Med student with big aspirations enjoys Heppner experience By April Hilton-Sykes started his own landscape Medical student Blake business at a very young Sullivan, 27, who just end- age. ed his five-week stint at Pio- Sullivan took neer Memorial Clinic time from his medi- and Hospital, says cal studies for an in- that his experience ternship at a jet pro- in Heppner has been pulsion laboratory at great and mentors, Pasadena, CA. At the Drs. Betsy Anderson planetary science lab, and Russ Nichols, Blake he worked on charac- “awesome.” terizing the Martian Sullivan Sullivan who has environment. a bachelor of science de- Sullivan says he has gree in molecular biology always been interested in from Lipscomb University medicine, but if he had at Nashville, Tennessee, not gone to med school, grew up in Nashville with he would probably have his mother who works for gone to culinary school the state agriculture de- because he loves to cook. partment, dad who is a His most recent culinary nursing home administrator delicacy is pesto pasta with and older brother, 32, who English peas and asparagus. Besides cooking, he likes hiking, running, exercising, reading-“Unbroken” was a recent good read”-and spending time with his dog, an Airedale terrier named Charley. Sullivan will soon head into residency, ideally, he says, at OHSU or Stanford, with the ultimate goal of going into practice at an academic hospital in head and neck surgery. He says he has really enjoyed his experience in Heppner, adding that Pio- neer Memorial Hospital is the smallest hospital he has ever worked at. He jokes that it has been a challenge trying to find something to do in Heppner after 6 p.m. though. Church plans to gather a ‘Taste of Heppner’ St. Patrick’s women plan recipe collection to raise funds for hall improvements The ladies of St. Pat- rick Church are putting together a recipe book as a fundraiser for parish hall repairs. They say they hope to title the book “Taste of Heppner…And Surround- ing Communities.” They women plan to begin col- lecting right away, and are hoping to have everyone’s recipes submitted by June 1 of this year. They say that, if they can complete every- thing by that June 1 dead- line, they hope to have the cookbooks by mid-August or early September. As part of this project, they are calling on all cooks out there—men, women and children—to submit their favorite recipes. They say they will welcome as many as people would like to offer for publication in the cookbook. For ease and accuracy, the ladies are asking but not requiring that people submit recipes by email at stpats2015@hotmail.com. “We are trying to elimi- nate errors on our part if we have them already typed and proofread,” explained Ashley Lindsay. For anyone who does not use email or who would rather submit by mail, they may do so by mailing recipes to Ashley Lindsay, 73968 Lindsay Feedlot Lane, Lexington, OR 97839. For recipes sub- mitted by mail, the women ask everyone to proofread them after they are typed and before they are sent to the publisher. Those submitting reci- pes for publication are also asked to include their name or the name of the person they received the recipe from, as well as an indica- tion if they have an interest in purchasing a cookbook at a later time. “It is also not a require- ment for us to know if you plan to purchase a cook- book; it only gives us an idea of how many we may need to order when the time comes,” added Lindsay. The women of St. Pat- rick’s Catholic Church say they hope, after receiving the cookbooks, to sell them at a couple of the farmer’s markets this summer, pos- sibly at the Morrow County Fair, and also in Murray’s Drug. No price had been set for the cookbooks, but they estimate that the purchase price to the public will be around $20. Questions, please con- tact Jill Miller at 541-989- 8468 or Ashley Lindsay at 541-379-4079. Bank of EO offers scholarships “Bank of Eastern Or- egon will again offer 20 $500 agriculture/business scholarships for graduating high school seniors in Hep- pner, Ione, Arlington, Con- don, Boardman, Irrigon, Spray, Fossil, Burns, Crane, John Day, Monument, Long Creek, Dayville, Mitch- ell, Moro, Prairie City, Enterprise, Wallowa, and Joseph,” announced Jeff Bailey, president and CEO of Bank of Eastern Oregon. This marks the 23 rd year the bank is sponsor- ing the $500 scholarships to students. “Through the years, we have awarded approximate- ly $117,500 in scholarships. We are proud of our gradu- ates and pleased to continue offering the scholarships to the talented and deserving recipients in our market area,” said Bailey. Applicants must plan to enroll in college in either agriculture or business. Selection will be based on scholarship, leadership and citizenship. Applications can be picked up from school counselors or at a branch of Bank of Eastern Or- egon, or applications can be downloaded online at beobank.com. The deadline to submit applications is May 1, 2015. - THREE HES announces Colt Character Awards Recipients of the Colt Character Award for January and February at HES were honored at an assembly on March 4. The character trait was “Treating Others the Way You Like to be Treated,” and included traits such as friendship, empathy, respect and cooperation. –Con- tributed photo Heppner Elementary School has announced the Colt Character winners for January/February, 2015. Those awarded are as fol- lows, by class: Mrs. Morris (Kinder- garten)—Caige Chandler, Keaton Coiner, Jaysi Dom- pier, Healy Hisler, Avree, Lathrop, Claire Lindsay, McKenzie Maben, Zariah Martin, Hailey McDaniel, Lita Nelson, Ashli Paullus, Alakae Rodriguez, Patrick Wolford. Mrs. Matteson (Kinder- garten/First Grade)—Paige Beebe, Mariah Combe, Caleb George, Faith Hols- inger, Wyatt King, Lily Nichols, Rylee Palmer, Maya Payne, Natalie Piper, Sophie Rodriguez, Tripp Stewart, Logan Turner. Mrs. Stewart (Second Grade)—Ally Green, Zach- ary Brown, Jackson Coin- er, Dylan Dickens, Sierra Greenup, Kadie Henrichs, Hallee Hisler, John Lind- say, Keeley Narins, Damien Sheoships-Ball, Amelia Manning. Mrs. Coiner (Third/ Fourth Grade)—Jennie Adams, Ethan Delibertis, Shaylyn DeLoach, Caden George, Reece Gorham, Brenden King, Irelynn Kollman, Amber Manning, Zandra Masterson, Landon Mitchell, Dusty Robin- son, Kyler Wilson, Arianna Worden. Mrs. Gibbs (Fourth Grade)—Hayley Akers, Ty Boor, Adan Guerra, Jake Lentz, Paul Lindsay, Ireland Martin, Trevor Nichols, Madison Palmer, Camryn Scrivner, Hailey Wenberg, Brook Wilson, Katie Wil- son, Daemon Worden. Mrs. Piper (Fifth Grade)—Mark Adams, Harley Anderson, Kylie Boor, Kason Cimmiyot- ti, Kaden Combe, Cody Fletcher, Hannah Green, Kassidy Henrichs, Miracle Holsinger, Coen Little, ZaBrena Masterson, Au- briana Rodriguez, Joseph Sherman, Derrick Smith, Jett Stewart. Mrs. Dowdy (Sixth Grade)—Madison Ash- beck, Roy Collins, Grac- ey DeLoach, Kendall Dowdy, Sage Ferguson, Brinley Furrer, MacKenzie Gurinko, Hayden Hyatt, Marlee Mitchell, Madelyn Nichols, Hannah Palmer, Diana Rodriguez, Serenity Rodriguez, Gen Smith, Ai- mee Turrell, Jayden Wilson, Sydney Wilson. USDA reminds Morrow County producers of March 15 sales closing date for noninsurable crops HEPPNER—The Ex- ecutive Director for the U.S. Department of Ag- riculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Morrow County, Kyle Car- nine, urges producers who want to purchase coverage through the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) to do so before the sales closing date of March 15. NAP provides financial assistance to producers of noninsurable crops when low yields/grazing loss, loss of inventory or pre- vented planting occur due to natural disasters includ- ing drought, freeze, hail, ex- cessive moisture, excessive wind or hurricanes. In order to meet eli- gibility requirements for NAP, crops must be non- insurable, commercially- produced agricultural com- modity crops for which the catastrophic risk protection level of crop insurance is not available. The Agricultural Act of 2014 (the 2014 Farm Bill) allows producers to choose higher levels of NAP coverage. Previously, the program offered cover- age at 55 percent of the average market price for crop losses that exceed 50 percent of expected production. Producers can now choose higher levels of coverage, up to 65 percent of their expected produc- tion at 100 percent of the average market price. It is important to note that the higher coverage is not available on grazing crops. The following crops in Morrow County have a NAP application closing date of March 15: beans, broccoli, camelina, can- taloupe, cauliflower, cu- cumber, lentils, mustard, peas, pumpkin, safflower, sunflower, squash, tomato and watermelon. “NAP policies allow producers to protect their investment by purchas- ing coverage for noninsur- able crops,” said Carnine. “Natural disasters are an unavoidable part of farm- ing and ranching and FSA programs like NAP help producers to recover when they experience a loss.” Eligible producers must file the application and pay a service fee by the March 15 deadline. Producers also pay a fixed premium for higher coverage. Begin- ning, limited resource and underserved farmers may request a waiver of the ser- vice fee and a 50 percent premium reduction when the application for coverage is filed. For more informa- tion on NAP, service fees, premiums and sales closing dates, contact the Morrow County FSA office at 541- 676-9011 and visit the web at www.fsa.usda.gov/nap. Justice Court Report Morrow County Justice of the Peace Ann Spicer has released the following Justice Court report: -David Heagy, 55, of Salem was found guilty of Violating the Basic Rule 73/55 and was fined $160. Blue Mountain Community College Alumni in the Spotlight Online, over the phone, or in person, our mortgage professionals will help you secure the home financing you need in a way that’s convenient for you. Call us today! At BEO Mortgage Division, we like to make you feel right at home! 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