Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 9, 2024 -- NINE
Heppner Girls take down
Enterprise and Grant Union
Isa Payne Playing the net in Grant Union - Photo by Susan
Hisler
Maya Payne goes up for a spike in Grant Union
- Photo by Susan Hisler
Last week was a busy
one for the Heppner Var-
sity and JV teams. They
started off by playing Irri-
gon at home last Thursday.
Following that, the JV and
C teams participated in a
tournament in Arlington.
Over the weekend, both
the Varsity and JV teams
traveled to John Day where
they triumphed over Enter-
prise and Grant Union.
The Heppner Varsity
team performed excep-
tionally well, winning 3-0
against Enterprise with set
scores of 25-14, 25-17, 25-
16, and defeating Grant
Union 3-1 in hard-fought
sets of 25-16, 20-25, 25-
23, and 25-23. This series
of victories propelled Hep-
pner back to the top of the
league standings, sharing
the lead with Stanfield,
both holding a record of
5-1. Looking ahead, the
Heppner Varsity will face
league rival Weston-McE-
wen at home this Thursday.
This is a significant match-
up, as Heppner previously
defeated them earlier this
season on their turf.
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South Morrow County Seniors Matter receives
2024 Oregon Rural Quality Excellence Award
Thursday, Oct 3, 2024,
at the 41st Annual Oregon
Rural Health Conference,
South Morrow County Se-
niors Matter received the
2024 Oregon Rural Qual-
ity Excellence Award for a
Community-Based Organi-
zation at a special ceremony
in Bend, OR. Board mem-
bers, Jerry Conklin (Chair-
man), Molly Rhea (Vice-
Chair), and Linda Kenny
(Treasurer) were present to
receive the award.
Jerry Conklin, SMCSM
Chair emphasized, “The
award is to all the South
Morrow County commu-
nities, for their support has
been amazing for our older
adults! Thank you to all the
many who have contrib-
uted to the success of the
program. We are excited to
bring this award back home
to you!”
The OHSU Oregon
Office of Rural Health
grants the award annually
to an Oregon communi-
ty-based organization that
has demonstrated “out-
standing resourcefulness,
teamwork, and creativity
when addressing quality
improvement aims.” The
awarding committee sum-
marized their selection by
saying: “This is an amaz-
ing asset to South Morrow
County and is making a
wonderful impact on your
senior population. Job well
done – you all should be
YOUR AD
COULD
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HERE!
Seniors Matters Award(L-R) Robert Duehmig - Director,
Oregon Office of Rural Health, Jerry Conklin, Molly Rhea
and Linda Kenny, board members SMCSM.
- Contributed Photo
proud!”
South Morrow Co Se-
niors Matter is well into
their second year of meals
for seniors, serving Tues-
days at 11:30. “Serving
70 folks on average per
week would be a chal-
lenge if it wasn’t for the
talents of head cook Jodi
Segraves, who organizes
the volunteers who come
from over 100 local church
and civic volunteers with
the help of assistant cook
Peni Waite,” said Jackie
Alleman, SMCSM Board
Member.
Another asset Senior
Matters has organized is the
scheduling of senior-specif-
ic modules called YOLO
(You Only Live Once)
workshops. “Classes are
held up to three times per
week with the Chair Exer-
cise classes being the most
popular. We have had a
dozen consistent attendees
taking advantage of the ex-
ercise class,” states Molly
Rhea, YOLO Director. Deb
Green, SMCSM Activities
Coordinator, manages these
classes and activities. An-
other popular class is the
Aging Well class, which
offers tips to manage the
challenges of aging—Care-
giver and Dementia-spe-
cific classes round out the
educational offerings.
“With the cooler weath-
er many seniors are at-
tending our movie nights,
complete with popcorn
and treats. And twice a
week we have a coffee and
donut hour reserved for our
population that share their
wisdom to make our com-
munities better,” remarks
Deb Green.
December will mark
the start of monthly Vet-
eran Luncheons to serve
our local service men and
women. Amanda Kendrick,
Veterans Service Officer
for Morrow Co, will be
in attendance to answer
questions of our local vets.
More information will be
provided about this offer-
ing.
South Morrow Co Se-
niors Matter is governed by
additional board members,
Dennis Wiser and Sheryll
Bates.
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