Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 22, 2015
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Maryan L. McElligott Memorial Lindsay entertains at summer
Scholarship Program announces reading with toe-tapping tall tales
2015-16 recipients
Five Ione High School
graduates have been named
recipients of the 2015-16
Maryan L. McElligott Me-
morial Scholarship. Recipi-
ents are Charlette Burghard,
a sophomore at Eastern
Oregon University; Emily
Holland, a sophomore at
Carroll College in Montana;
Stephen Holland, a senior
at Linfield
College in
Oregon; Jo-
Anna Pat-
ton, a senior
at Eastern
Oregon
University; Charlette
and Tashina Burghard
Rushlow, a
junior at Eastern Oregon
University. Each student
will receive a $1,500 schol-
arship for the upcoming
school year.
The Maryan L. McElli-
gott Memorial Scholarship
fund has awarded scholar-
ships to Ione High School
alumni each year since
1997. The scholarship is
open to all college under-
graduates, with a preference
given to
students in
their sopho-
more year
or above.
T h e
fund was
Emily Holland established
in memory
of Maryan McElligott, who
passed away in 1993 after
a battle with cancer. McEl-
ligott was an energetic com-
munity volunteer who was
recognized in 1992 as the
Morrow County Woman
of the Year. She placed
a high value on commu-
nity involvement, includ-
ing volunteering in the
schools and the American
Legion Auxiliary, as well
as serving as a 20-year
4-H leader. An avid baker,
she was well-known for
her cakes and once taught
cake-decorating classes
through Blue Mountain
Community College. Edu-
cation was a very important
part of her life; she and her
husband, L.J. McElligott,
raised eight children, all of
whom graduated from Ione
High School
as well as
college; five
received
graduate
degrees.
“ I t
g i v e s u s JoAnna
great plea- Patton
sure to in-
vest in the future of Ione’s
youth,” said Vince McEl-
ligott, the scholarship com-
mittee chair and one of Mrs.
McElligott’s three sons.
“Scholarships are awarded
to students who share and
demonstrate my mother’s
values, but may lack fi-
nancial resources needed
to pursue their dream of a
college education.”
The scholarship com-
mittee is composed of Ione
residents Monica Swanson,
Linda LaRue and Anne
Morter, as well as Mat-
thew McElligott of North
Powder, OR and Mr. McEl-
ligott, of Houston, TX.
The following criteria is
used to select scholarship
recipients: high academic
achievement; demonstrated
character;
community,
family and
school in-
volvement;
and finan-
cial need.
T h e Stephen
McElligott Holland
family ini-
tially set up the endowment
fund in 1994, and it is ad-
ministered by the Oregon
Community Foundation in
Portland.
The Maryan L. McElli-
gott Memorial Scholarship
fund makes annual awards
to graduates of Ione High
School who are enrolled or
will be enrolled in a full-
time undergraduate course
of study at any accredited
post-secondary institution,
including
out-of-state
institutions.
Applicants,
including
McElligott
scholarship Tashina
recipients, Rushlow
may reap-
ply each year as long as
they meet the eligibility
requirements. Applica-
tions are available through
the Oregon Student Access
Commission at http://www.
oregonstudentaid.gov/.
Annual 4-H horse show Saturday
Morrow County’s an-
nual 4-H horse show will
be held this Saturday, July
25, beginning at 7:30 a.m.
at the Morrow County Fair-
grounds.
The public is invited
to attend and support local
4-H horse project members
during the show, which is
traditionally held every
year before the kickoff of
the Morrow County Fair
and Rodeo.
Morning classes will
take place in the Wilkinson
Arena and include Western
Skweez the Weezle at
Music in the Parks
Monday, July 27, start-
ing at 7 p.m. at the Board-
man Marina Park, Music in
the Parks will bring back
perennial favorite Skweez
the Weezle.
Skweez the Weezle was
formed by David Lanigan in
March 1999 to play Celtic
instrumental music ranging
from slow airs to driving
jibs and reels. Songs from
the Celtic lands have been
added throughout the years.
This band includes a mix
of traditional, modern and
original tunes and songs
from Highland to Lowland
Scotland, Ireland, Wales,
Cape Breton and the USA.
All performances are
free; funding is provided
by Morrow County Uni-
fied Recreation District and
Portland General Electric.
To reach Boardman Marina
Park from I-84, take exit
164 and turn north toward
the river on Main St. Con-
tinue north about one-half
mile and turn left on Marine
Drive.
DEADLINE:
Mondays at
5 p.m.
Equitation, Bareback Equi-
tation and Showmanship.
In the afternoon, par-
ticipants will move to the
rodeo arena for Trail Horse
and all gaming events.
Questions, call 541-
676-9642.
Joint wheat
meeting in
Boardman
The Oregon Wheat
Foundation, Oregon Wheat
Growers League and Or-
egon Wheat Commission
will hold a joint meeting
at the Port of Morrow, 2
Marine Drive, Boardman
on Aug. 3 from 9-11 a.m.
to discuss the purchase of
land near Columbia Basin
Agricultural Research Cen-
ter for use in crop research.
The public is welcome.
Questions, contact either
the Oregon Wheat Growers
League or Oregon Wheat
Commission office.
Ione Public Library’s Summer Reading participants were entertained by local man Joe Lindsay
at the Ione City Park last Tuesday, July 14. Children and adults alike participated in Lindsay’s
American folklore/tall tale songs. He also challenged everyone with his tongue-twister songs
that involved Scottish and Irish folklore. A big hit was Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox, as
well as Rattlesnake Rod. –Contributed photo
A ‘Battle of the Bands’ at
Tri-County 4-H camp
The 2015 “Battle of
the Bands” 4-H Camp was
hailed as a success by camp
organizers and volunteers.
From June 17-21, 29
counselors and 65 campers,
along with adult staff, camp
cooks, nurses and volun-
teers hailing from Morrow,
Gilliam and Wheeler coun-
ties, gathered at Cutsforth
Park for a fun-filled week.
“ S u r p r i s i n g l y, t h e
weather was great this year
and we saw no rain during
the four-day outdoor camp.
Everyone was very thank-
ful.” said 4-H Extension
Agent Ashley Jones.
This year a variety of
classes was offered, includ-
ing active games and sports
training by Joe Colby; ani-
mal track print making
by the ODFW (Oregon
Dept. of Fish and Wildlife)
Heppner staff of Melody
Henderson, Steve Cherry
and Travis Schultz; and
bucket drumming by Ione
school music teacher Jor-
dan Bemrose-Rust.
“We had a great group
of crafts available this year,
including paper airplanes
from the Ukiah Commu-
nity 4-H Club, Ted, Laura
and Quinton Orr; rocking
microphones and the ever-
popular nail polish station
taught by camp counsel-
ors; band-themed paper
crafts taught by Gilliam
County 4-H Leader Kathy
Street; and robotics taught
by Gilliam County 4-H
Leader Scott Maley,” added
Jones. “Wheeler County
4-H Leader Debbie Bunch
from the Wheeler SWCD
brought her stream table up
for an educational piece on
watershed health.”
Aside from thos ac-
4-H camp participants (L-R) Leah Steward from Gilliam
County and Morrow County campers Serenity Rodriguez,
Eva Martin and Ola Rietmann show off their animal track
prints. –Contributed photo
tivities, outdoor activities
like capture the flag and
multiple “get acquainted”
games kept everyone busy
in the warm sunshine.
The yearly hike includ-
ed two separate trails, and
activities were offered for
each, with one hike activity,
taught by Morrow County
Sherriff ’s Deputy Scott
Carter, teaching campers
and counselors how to build
an outdoor shelter.
The other trail was the
traditional hike to the top of
Little Baldy Mountain with
guest speaker assistance
from Jason Miller.
One evening was
capped off with the launch-
ing of dreamboats onto the
pond, followed by the an-
nual camp dance.
Family and friends had
the chance to view closing
ceremonies with the parade
of tent “band album covers”
and an award ceremony.
Volunteers, instructors
and helpers who made the
camp possible included
Lori Matheson-camp nurse;
Mary Reser and Sabrina
Waggoner – camp cooks;
Andrea Fletcher – chaper-
one, night patrol, hike help
and transportation; Kim
Carter – chaperone and
kitchen help; Scott Carter
and Jason Miller – hike
speakers; Kathy Street,
Scott Maley, and Ted, Laura
and Quinton Orr – activity
help; Debbie Bunch – hike
help, chaperone, night pa-
trol and craft station; Joe
Colby, Melody Henderson,
Steve Cherry, Travis Schul-
tz and Jordan Bemrose-
Rust – class instructors; and
Sandi Richardson – camp
host at Cutsforth Park.
“And of course, 4-H
camp is not possible with-
out the excellent help and
dedication that we have
from our 4-H camp coun-
selors,” said Jones. “This
year we had an outstanding
group of young people who
were ready to work hard,
had great attitudes during
the entire camp, and re-
ally formed a cohesive and
strong leadership team.”
Morrow County Coun-
selors were Emily Taylor,
Morgan Orem, Madison
Haselbusch, Erica Nelson,
Alex Lindsay, Kolby Cur-
rin, Kane Sweeney, Aus-
tin Carter, Kevin Murray,
Tim Gould and Ian Meak-
ins. Also at the camp were
three “counselors in train-
ing”: Tyler Carter, Gibson
McCurry and and Keegan
Gibbs. “These young peo-
ple take time away from
work, sports or other family
events to attend counselor
trainings and then camp
itself,” Jones concluded.
“They are invaluable to the
program and we thank them
for all of their hard work
and help.”
N e x t y e a r ’s c a m p
theme was voted on by the
campers. The 2016 Tri-
County 4-H Camp will be
college-themed.
For more information
on how to participate in 4-H
or to attend 4-H camp, con-
tact the Morrow County Ex-
tension Office at 541-676-
9642, visit the website, and
follow them on Facebook
and Instagram at Morrow
County 4-H Oregon.
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