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EIGHT - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 16, 2025 AWANA Club ends year with Grand Prix Heppner AWANA Commander Dale Bates (back) with AWA- NA Grand Prix speed winners (L-R): Ethan Jepsen (third); Ryder Worden (second) and Lucas Worden (first). -Photo by Andrea Di Salvo Ariana Matzick and Jara Macias take a front seat view as pinewood derby cars fly down the track at the AWANA Grand Prix last Sunday in Heppner. -Photo by Andrea Di Salvo Heppner AWANA Club concluded its 2024-25 club year with its traditional awards and pinewood derby Grand Prix for members and their families April 6 in Heppner. Fourteen club members, along with leaders, family and friends, packed the house for the event at Heppner’s Chris- tian Life Center. Preschool Cubbie par- ticipants were Ethan Jepsen and Ryder Worden. Ethan earned special recognition for finishing his Cubbie Honeycomb book. Leaders John and Barb Collin handed out awards Spring Arrives, Walk Date Set By Phillip Pacheco Last year Anne Cross, a Professor of Neurology at Washington University at St. Louis, discovered that people with Multiple Sclerosis may be protected against Alzheimer’s Dis- ease. Cross observed that all her MS patients with suspected cognition issues stopped short of an AD di- agnosis. She wondered why. That’s how this recent discovery began. The ques- tion remains what genetic and biologic factors protect one from MS or Alzhei- mer’s. Getting to this stage in research takes a long time and plenty of resources. This spring, the Hep- pner MS Walk will focus on MS Focus, a non-profit that supports people with MS through home health costs assistance. While do- nations are being collected, supporters are planning the yearly walk down Main Street to the city park, start- ing at 10 a.m. on April 26. Walk organizer Barb Orwick is preparing her fundraising goals for 2025. “The new discovery will probably not affect me but someday it will directly help those with Alzhei- mer’s,” she says. For most MS patients, she explains, the work to be done is often at home. “Most people with MS wear braces, use scooters, but there are a lot more elec- tronic support devices out there—but they’re costly or out of reach for Eastern Oregonians. MS Focus can bridge the gap.” From Hager Park, sup- porters will stop by Les Schwab’s and Murray’s Drug to pick up additional participants before finishing up for a photo shoot at the city park. Residents can help sup- port MS Focus this month by contacting Barb Orwick at 541-256-0455. Bring your water bottle and join in for the walk. to the Sparks members, ages kindergarten through third grade. Receiving recognition for participa- tion were Sparks Adelaide Jepsen, Anna Jepsen, Ari- ana Matzick, Ashlyn Hen- dricks, Becca Payton, Jara Macias, Josiah Humphreys, Kinsley Schlaich, Lucas Worden, Marlee Chapa, Mason Stephens, Meadow Walker, Rhyatt Reed, Wes- ley Brannon and William Brannon. Receiving book awards and special recognition were Adelaide Jepsen, Anna Jepsen, Ariana Matzick, Heppner AWANA Commander Dale Bates (back) with AWA- NA Grand Prix design winners (L-R): Anna Jepsen (third), Germaine Ramos Lopez (second) and Hannah Sumner (first). -Photo by Andrea Di Salvo Ashlyn Hendricks, Jara Ma- cias, Lucas Worden, Mead- ow Walker, Marlee Chapa and Mason Stephens. Anna Jepsen received an award for completing all three Sparks books. Attendance awards went to Anna Jepsen, Ar- iana Matzick, Meadow Walker, Adelaide Jepsen and Jara Macias. Awards for the fourth- through sixth-grade Truth and Training (T&T) mem- bers were handed out by leaders Dick and Karen Temple and CJ Archer. Receiving recognition for participation were Aaron Humphreys, Caleb Hum- phreys, Emmett Bozeman, George Johnson, Germaine Ramos, Hannah Sumner, Ian Macias, Jaxson Nelson, Jaylee Schlaich, Kaiden Martinez, Laurelee Jepsen, Lupe Aguilar and Sofia Di Salvo. Attendance awards went to George Johnson, Germain Ramos, Han- nah Sumner and Laurelee Jepsen. Book awards and rec- ognitions went to George Johnson, Germain Ramos, Hannah Sumner, Ian Ma- cias, Jaxson Nelson, Kaiden Martinez, Laurelee Jepsen and Sofia Di Salvo. In the Grand Prix event, Lucas Worden placed first for speed, with brother Ry- der Worden taking second and Ethan Jepsen third. In the design contest, Hannah Sumner took the top spot with her bird car– complete with feathers. Germaine Ramos Lopez placed second, while Anna Jepsen placed third. The Heppner AWANA program is the combined effort of local churches to teach children what the Bible is all about. AWANA stands for “Approved Work- ers Are Not Ashamed,” based on II Timothy 2:15. Games, songs and a Bible lesson are included during a typical club meeting. The AWANA program will pick back up in September. For more information on the Heppner AWANA Club, contact AWANA Heppner secretary Andrea Di Salvo at awana.hep- pner@gmail.com, 757- 285-5792, or via Facebook Messenger. WCCC Sunday Men’s Play Nineteen participat- ed in Sunday Men’s Play at Willow Creek Country Club on April 13. Results are as follows: Special Events: KP 2 nd shot 6-15, Dave Pranger; KP #4, Rick John- ston. Net—1 st (tie) Tim Hed- man/Kelly Fox, 59; 3 rd Ter- ry Snider, 60. Gross—1 st Curt Day, 67; 2 nd (tie) Duane Disque/ Barry Munkers, 68. There is no play next week as we observe Easter. The following week is the Mustang Scramble. Donald Mathews and Joe Armato are in charge of that event. The next regular Sun- day play is scheduled for May 4. Jeff Watkins, Jar- ed Huddleston and Derek Gunderson will be hosting the event. The Gazette Puzzle Pop Sharpen your mind with our Gazette Puzzle Pop! Weekly math, word, and local trivia from our five towns—no internet or phones allowed. Answers in next week’s edition—grab a pencil and show off! Number Pattern Puzzle Level - Expert Question: Find the next number in the sequence: 1, 2, 7, 34, 103, 104, 623, ... Wordplay Whiz Level - Easy Question: I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with the wind. What am I? Morrow County Trivia Challenge Level - Moderate Question 4: What is the highest point in Mor- row County, and in which forest is it located? Answers from April 9nd edition Number Pattern Puzzle Answer: 136 Wordplay Riddle Answer: Cat (becomes Kitten) Morrow County Trivia Answer: Samuel H. Boardman
