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EIGHT - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 27, 2015 A View from the Hill By Doris Brosnan One benefit of living at Willow Creek Terrace is “balance.” For instance, the Staff encourages everyone to exercise, stay hydrated, and be cognizant of good nutrition. But they also enjoy with the Residents the many special treats often featured in the dining room. On May 2, every- one sampled homemade truffles, and just two days later they started focusing on National Walking Week. On the 27 th , they will cel- ebrate Senior Health and Fitness Day, but that won’t mean they didn’t enjoy Coconut Cream Pie, Apple Pie, and Chocolate Chip Cookies earlier this month on their designated special days. These special treats make the Staff ’s eight- week health-improvement challenge a bit more chal- lenging, but they can see positive changes that make the efforts worthwhile. Other special days this month have led to some stimulating conversations. On May 8, which hon- ors the World Red Cross organization, residents discussed their histories of blood donations. The next day, they had the op- portunity to pay tribute to babysitters by reminiscing about what was usually a first job and one that paid a few cents an hour. The “fantastic” Mus- tang Mop-Up volunteers were paid with gratitude and cupcakes when they came to the Terrace last week. The group of nine young workers started their day inside until the weather improved a bit, joining Res- idents who were exercising and then having some fun with limericks because the 12 th was Limerick Day. After the workout and reci- tation of some limericks, the students went to work on cleaning the outside of the building, windows and screens. They continued their work by cleaning the hall light fixtures and the inside of the sun room win- dows. They were such effi- cient workers, they then had time for some weeding in the back flowerbeds before returning to HHS for lunch. The 15 th celebrates the first marketing, in 1940, of nylon stockings. Female Residents could remember what a “big deal” their first stockings were, but they also remembered that the stockings were viewed by many older people as being tawdry so, for some, these firsts had to be delayed until Elks host mother-daughter tea for seniors On Wednesday, May 20, the Heppner High School senior girls and their mothers were treated to a tea luncheon hosted by the lady Elks. The guests were entertained by Doris Brosnan and Sharon Harrison with a performance of “This is Your Life.” Pictured are (standing L-R) Doris Brosnan and Sharon Harrison with (seated L-R) Jenny Marick, Maddie Lindsay, Ella McCormack, Jasmine Garcia, Makenzi Hughes, Paige Grieb, Erica Nelson, Macy Gibbs, Mckenzie Gumb, Kelly Wilson, Savannah Poorman and Mariela Sanchez. –Contributed photo Mom and Dad were not the bosses. International Museum Day, on the 18 th , stimulated conversations about many museums visited, including some in other countries, and the purposes and impor- tance of museums. Important donations continue to come to the Terrace dining room, and another important gift has come from the Morrow County Health District. It is a lamp post. The perfect spot is in the gazebo, which will now be more inviting in the evenings, especially now that warmer, summer evenings are just around the corner. The health district is such a great supporter of the Terrace, the Residents hope that many nurses and other home-health-and-hospice staff members will be able to come for a thank-you lunch at the Terrace this week. Another gift came last week: Tom Bedortha. Tom has volunteered to drive in- terested Residents to the Se- nior Meal Site on Wednes- days, and he reports that he will try to free up time for a once-a-month pleasure trip. Some Residents are already looking forward to attending the first “Music in the Park” concert in Hep- pner, coming in June. Missed on that outing, as she has been missed daily, will be Lucile Peck. Lucile is remembered for her positive attitude and her smiles, and her family and Terrace neighbors view her passing as a great loss for them. PMH Foundation announces scholarship recipients Pioneer Memorial Hos- pital Foundation has an- nounced scholarship awards for the year. The foundation is re- sponsible for awarding a scholarship established in the memory of Dr. Wal- lace Wolff by his family. D r. Wo l ff was a long- time physi- cian in the community with a com- mitment to improving Sean education. Murray T h i s year’s award in the amount of $1,500 goes to Sean Murray, who is in the school of pharmacy at Oregon State University. Murray is a graduate of Heppner High School and is the son of John and Ann Murray. Jordan T h e Peterson foundation also awarded two $1,500 scholarships in memory of Earl and Hazel Wilson, who were long-time residents of the Ione area and were benefactors of the foun- dation. These awards went to Jordan Peterson, Rebecca who is a Jepsen graduate of Ione High School and is in nursing school at Southwestern Or- egon Com- munity Col- lege, and Rebecca Jepsen, an Ione gradu- ate who will receive her bachelor ’s Ryan degree from Dougherty Whitworth College this spring and will pursue a doctorate in physical therapy at Eastern Washington University this fall. The foundation award- ed four $1,000 scholar- ships to students who were entering their second years of education in the field of health care. Ryan Dougherty, who was a graduate of Hep- pner High School, is enrolled at Arizona State Uni- versity in speech and Nicole Kempken hearing sci- ence with the goal of becoming a speech therapist. Nicole Kempken, a graduate of Heppner High School, is enrolled at Blue Mountain Community College, get- ting her pre-requisites for the school of nursing. Me- kayla Kindle is a graduate of Heppner High School and a student at Boise State University, and is also getting her pre-req- uisites for the school Mekayla of nursing Kindle with the goal of achieving her bach- elor’s degree in nursing. Lilly Sandford, a graduate of Heppner High School, is attending Colorado North- western Community Col- lege and has been accepted in the dental hygiene pro- gram there for the coming year. The foundation award- ed eight scholarships to graduates of the class of 2015 in the amount of $500 each. These awards are renewable in increas- ing amounts upon the student meeting foundation Lilly criteria in Sandford future years. Yv e t t e Barrera will graduate from Riverside High School and will enroll at Oregon Insti- tute of Technology in the medical imaging program. Sandra Flores will graduate from Riverside High School and will enroll at Oregon State University with the goal becoming a mental health nurse. Gabrielle Ganvoa will graduate from Riverside High School and will enroll at Western Or- egon University in exercise science. Isabel Orozco will graduate from Irrigon High School and will enroll at Oregon State Uni- versity this fall with the goal of at- tending the Jasmine s c h o o l o f Garcia pharmacy. Shalom Robles will grad- uate from Irrigon High School and will enroll at Oregon Institute of Tech- nology in the health care field in the fall. Maddie Lindsay will graduate from Heppner High School and will enroll at Oregon State University to pursue a de- gree in bio-health/pre-med- icine. After receiving her bachelor ’s degree, she plans to at- tend North- western Chiroprac- tic College Maddie and become Lindsay licensed chiroprac- tor. Jasmine Garcia will graduate from Heppner High School and will enter Eastern Oregon University to get her pre-requisites in nursing with her long-term goal of becoming a Regis- tered Nurse. Kelly Wilson will graduate from Heppner High School and will attend Columbia Basin Commu- nity College this fall with the goal of getting into a physical therapy program. “The Pioneer Memori- al Hospital Foundation is pleased to be able to award students who wish Kelly Wilson to enter the health care field,” said a foundation representative. “These awards have been made possible from generous contributions from com- munity members.” Anyone who wishes to help support the foundation in its work to help students and to improve health care in the community may con- tact the foundation at PO Box 515, Heppner, OR 97836. Grange movie night next month Important crop insurance deadline The Lexington Grange will hold a movie night Thursday, June 18, at 6:30 p.m. at the Grange hall. The Grange will be screen- ing “American Sniper,” the film directed by Clint Eastwood and based on the best-selling biography of the same name about Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle. The movie is 132 min- utes long, so viewing is ex- pected to end before 9 p.m. The Grange will be asking for donations upon entry to benefit the Ione and Heppner American Legion Posts. Candy, popcorn and drinks will be available for purchase. near for Oregon producers Specialty crop growers, others must certify compliance by June 1 to continue receiving federal crop insurance subsidies PORTLAND, Ore.— The USDA Natural Re- sources Conservation Ser- vice (NRCS) reminds agri- cultural producers seeking federal crop insurance that they must have their Highly Erodible Land Conserva- tion and Wetland Conser- vation Certification form, commonly called form AD- 1026, on file with their local USDA service center by June 1. Many farmers have their certification form on file meeting conservation compliance provisions since it’s required for par- ticipation in other USDA programs, including NRCS conservation programs. But producers like specialty crop growers, who receive federal crop insurance pre- mium subsidies and do not participate in other USDA programs, must now file a certification form with US- DA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA). “Most producers al- ready have a certification form on file, but we want to ensure all producers inter- ested in USDA benefits take the steps to be eligible,” said Ron Alvarado, NRCS state conservationist in Or- egon. “We want to make sure producers interested in crop insurance know of the upcoming June 1 dead- line. We encourage you to contact your local USDA service center to ensure you’re in compliance.” Producers should visit their local USDA service center before the June 1, 2015 deadline to ask ques- tions, get additional in- formation or learn more about conservation compli- ance procedures. Producers that file their form by the deadline will be eligible for federal crop insurance premium subsidies during the 2016 reinsurance year, which begins July, 1, 2015. The June 1 deadline does not apply to producers seek- ing benefits from FSA and NRCS programs. Additional information on conservation compliance is available at nrcs.usda. gov/compliance, including a Five Steps to Meet Con- servation Compliance guide and answers to frequently asked questions. WEB SITES *Page Design *Complete Sites *Hosting Heppner Gazette- Times 676-9228