SIX- Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 29, 2015
2015 EO Walk MS Heppner surpasses
fundraising goals
Sixty-four people turned out for this year’s EO Walk MS Heppner, which organizers hailed
as a success. –Photo by Dave Sykes
Sixty-two walkers and
two runners turned out last
weekend for the 17 th an-
nual Eastern Oregon Walk
MS Heppner. Despite what
seemed to be a lower-than-
normal turnout, event co-
chair Merilee McDowell
reported that the event has
surpassed their goals, rais-
ing a record amount of
$15,300 so far, with money
continuing to come in.
The event was also at-
tended by Kim Southworth,
NMSS-Oregon Chapter
Client Services Coordina-
tor. Southworth spoke to
the group about the Oregon
Chapter staff’s commitment
to providing comprehensive
support services and edu-
cational programs to help
people living with MS, their
family and friends.
She told the walkers
and runners that 78 percent
of their donations will go
to critical research and pro-
grams and services. South-
worth also told the group
that she was proud of this
“small community” and the
outlying areas for working
so hard for so many years to
raise funds and awareness
for MS, and added that she
felt efforts like theirs were
the reason for the medical
advances in the field of MS
treatment.
Along with the 5K and
10K walks, participants
were also able to compete in
a 5K run this year. Run win-
ners were: first place-Teresa
Crawford, Heppner; second
place-Arlynda Gates, Ione.
Because of all the other
activities in the area, the
numbers were down from
last year, but participants
reported that they had a
great time.
Again this year at the
event was staff from the
Hermiston Starbucks, com-
plete with coffee for partici-
pants. The staff also helped
set up and decorate for the
walk.
Sharon Inskeep took
on a new role this year
by helping walk attendees
participate in the Walk MS
Experience. Visual dis-
turbances are frequently
the first sign of MS with
double vision, blurring and
uncontrollable eye move-
ments. To “experience”
visual disturbances, those
who wanted to participate
wore goggles/glasses while
trying to shoot baskets at
Hagar Park. Many people
were amazed at how hard
it was to make the basket
with the impairment, and
were also amazed to find
that visual difficulties were
even a symptom of MS.
Event organizers also
made sure the walkers and
runners were well-fed with
sandwiches and fruit. The
Portland Walk MS chapter
attended and brought with
them apples, oranges and
11 loaves of Franz Bread.
Sandwich meat was do-
nated by Heppner Family
Foods. Other food and con-
diments were donated by
Tillamook Cheese, Heppner
United Methodist Women,
Sweet Productions/Silver
Fox Banquet Room, Cash
& Carry and Bucknum’s
Bar & Grill. Nancy Goch-
nauer also donated items
and headed up the sandwich
crew.
Local sponsors for the
walk this year were Com-
munity Bank, Bank of EO,
MCGG, Devin Oil, Hep-
pner Gazette-Times, and
All Saints Episcopal and
Hope Lutheran Church
shared ministry. Businesses
who donated items for the
drawing were Hermiston
Walmart, Hermiston Home
Depot, Murray’s Drug,
Chen’s Chinese Restaurant
and Hermiston Bi-Mart.
Event organizers say they
were pleased with the turn-
out and enthusiasm of this
year’s event.
“Without the support
of the new co-chair Tay-
lor Disque, the EO Walk
MS committee, volunteers,
those who donated and all
the participants of the walk,
we could not have this
special event,” commented
Barb Orwick, co-chair of
the event. “It was a good
year.”
4-H ‘Speakeasy’ workshop teaches youth
the ease of public speaking
On March 17, local
4-H youth attended the 4-H
“Speakeasy” workshop to
learn and practice public
speaking skills.
This workshop was
taught by retired Gilliam
County 4-H Extension
Agent Cindy Osterlund,
who has been teaching this
subject matter for numer-
ous years to youth around
Eastern Oregon.
The event was hosted
by the Morrow County
4-H Program at Heppner
Elementary School.
Participants played
speaking games, learned
how to prepare and give a
presentation, learned the
different uses of visual aids,
made posters, used learning
kits for demonstrations and
had a day with friends.
“We appreciate Cindy
volunteering to teach this
workshop again, the use
of the facilities at Heppner
Elementary and all of our
participants and volunteers
who made the workshop
possible,” said Morrow
County 4-H Agent Ashley
Jones.
For more information
on this event and other
opportunities within the
4-H program, contact the
Morrow County 4-H office
at 541-676-9642 or Ashley.
Jones@oregonstate.edu, or
visit it on the web at www.
extension.oregonstate.edu/
morrow.
Follow the program
on Facebook at “Morrow
County 4-H Oregon” for
updates and current hap-
penings.
Welcome
Morrow County
Health District
is pleased to
announce that
Dan Hambleton, MD
is now practicing full time at
our Pioneer Memorial Clinic.
Dr. Hambleton is serving the clinic on a full-time basis and specializes
in family medicine. His practice includes pediatric care, well child visits,
women’s health, geriatric care, and all primary care needs of the family.
He is accepting new patients and looking forward to serving our community.
To make an appointment, call (541) 676-5504.
Serving you at our Pioneer Memorial Clinic | 130 Thompson St, Heppner
www.morrowcountyhealthdistrict.org
Local man gives kids
close-up look at real
race car
Russell Seewald of Heppner brought his BMW race car to the
recent AWANA Bible Club Grand Prix Races at Willow Creek
Baptist Church. Club members enjoyed visiting with Seewald
and asking questions about his car. Seewald, a loan officer for
the Bank of EO, shared that his three children were involved
in AWANA growing up. –Contributed photo
First Friday Friends
of Jesus ends until fall
This school year’s fi-
nal session of First Friday
Friends of Jesus will be
held on Friday, May 1,
from 8 a.m. to noon at the
All Saints Episcopal parish
hall, corner of Gale and
Church in Heppner.
Children ages four to
12 are invited to a morning
filled with Bible stories,
music, crafts, games and a
free lunch. Newcomers are
welcome to come to this
last session of the year and
check it out as a possible
activity to add to next fall’s
schedule.
Children are reminded
to bring coins to conclude
the fundraiser for Heifer
International. More infor-
mation is available by con-
tacting the office of the
Shared Ministry of Hope
Lutheran Church and All
Saints Episcopal Church at
541-676-9970.
National Day of
Prayer event planned
in Heppner
The South Morrow
County Ministerial Asso-
ciation would like to invite
the Heppner community
and those in the surround-
ing areas to a National Day
of Prayer event to be held
on Thursday, May 7, at the
Heritage Park in Heppner at
12:15 p.m.
“We encourage the at-
tendance of all believers,
not only those from the var-
ious congregations, to join
the many cities and towns
throughout our country to
pray for our leadership,
resources, emergency ser-
vices, protection and guid-
ance of our community and
nation,” said an association
spokesperson.
For more information,
contact Pastor Norman Lee
at 541-676-5529 or Sam
Fisher at 541-256-0962.
Heppner Methodists
will celebrate fifth week
of Easter
Above: Carson Eynetich and
Joe Sherman team up to ex-
pound on the glories of hot
cocoa during the 4-H “Speak-
easy” event at Heppner El-
ementary School in March.
-Contributed photo
Heppner Methodists
will celebrate the fifth of
seven Sundays in what
Christians call Eastertide,
or the Season of Easter
that begins at sundown the
evening before Easter Sun-
day and lasts for six more
Sundays through Pentecost
Sunday.
This weeks’ message,
“All You Need Is Love,”
will be led by Pastor Pat-
ty Nance. Liturgist Doug
Drake will read from the
books of Acts and 1 John.
Carley Drake will accom-
pany the choir in “Down
to the River to Pray.” The
choir is led by Jean Brazell.
Hymns will include
“Blessed Be the Name,”
“What Wondrous Love is
This,” “One Bread, One
Body,” “Let Us Break
Bread Together” and “Sent
Forth by God’s Blessing.”
The service begins at
10:30 a.m. Refreshments
and a time for fellowship
will be held in the fellow-
ship room following the
service. All are welcome.
The Heppner United Meth-
odist Church is located at
175 West Church St. For
more information call 541-
676-9224 or e-mail hep-
pneroregonmethodists@
gmail.com.