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April 12, 2017
Enterprise FFAers earn state honors
Twenty-two
Enterprise
FFA members were among
nearly 3,000 who attended the
Oregon State FFA Convention
in the Deschutes County Fair
and Expo Center in Redmond
March 24-28.
Enterprise
participants
came home with a number of
awards as part of the program
of events.
Eleven students achieved
the State FFA Degree honor,
given to those who meet ex-
emplary financial and leader-
ship requirements.
Among those were Wade
Isley, Kobe Ketscher, Rea-
gan Bedard, Riley Gray,
Eliza Irish, Brycen Locke,
Brett Greenshields, Trevor
McFetridge, Dylan Staigle,
Gracie Carlsen and Reece
Christman.
National FFA Agricultur-
al Proficiency Awards honor
FFA members who, through
supervised agricultural expe-
riences, develop specialized
skills they can apply toward
their future careers.
Among the Enterprise hon-
orees were the following:
Enterprise
Junior and
Senior High
School
Honor Roll
Enterprise Junior and
Senior High schools have
reported their honor rolls
for the third quarter of the
2016-17 school year.
7th Grade
Rosie Movich-Fields,
4.00; Johanna Wells,
4.00; Alona Yost, 4.00;
Sophia Espinoza, 3.86;
Bailey Vernam, 3.86; Jada
Gray, 3.71; Asiya Salim,
3.67; Jackson Decker,
3.61; Destiny Barney,
3.50; Jesse Duncan, 3.50;
Kodie Kiser, 3.43; and
Gideon Gray, 3.33.
8th Grade
Claire Farwell, 4.00;
Amber Lund, 3.95; Au-
brina Melville, 3.9; Grace
Collins, 3.83; Casidee
Harrod, 3.80; Kasey
Duncan, 3.78; Charlie
Evans, 3.76; Brianna
Micka, 3.71; Flynn Nave,
3.71; Arian Latta, 3.67;
David Salim, 3.57; Trace
Evans, 3.55; Chaya Gar-
land, 3.43; and Katrina
Haines, 3.33.
9th Grade
Deedee Duncan, 4.00;
Natalie Goldsmith, 4.00;
Anna Moholt, 4.00;
Tishrei Movich-Fields,
4.00; Katie Olson, 4.00;
Drew Widener, 3.95;
Gracie Niezen, 3.90; Em-
rie Thorne, 3.90; Jadon
Garland, 3.86; Kaylie
Melville, 3.81; Beth An-
derson, 3.76; Zion Mark,
3.76 Ella Anderson, 3.66;
Shyla Jenkins, 3.62; Syd-
ney Rouse, 3.57; Wes-
ley Johnson, 3.52; Fos-
ter Hobbs, 3.50; Ashlyn
Gray, 3.47;
10th Grade
Adagia Latta, 4.00;
Darby McTee, 3.86; Sarah
Evarts, 3.81; Gianna Espi-
noza, 3.76; Shane Lund,
3.71; Deidre Schreiber,
3.62; Jake Coggins, 3.61;
Riley Masters, 3.60; and
Lexie Gassett, 3.55.
11th Grade
Gracie Carlsen, 4.00;
Riley Gray, 4.00; Eli-
za Irish, 4.00; Madison
Plew, 4.00; Cole Farwell,
3.95; Rachel Frolander,
3.95; Jimmy Wells, 3.95;
Heidi Niezen, 3.94; Se-
bastian Hobbs, 3.83; Re-
ece Christman, 3.81; and
Rylie Hayward, 3.78.
12th Grade:
(6 classes excluding
TAs and Study Centers)
Jordan Collins, 4.00;
Whitney Evans, 4.00; Ja-
cob Evarts, 4.00; Wade
Isley, 4.00; Kacie Mel-
ville, 3.90; Sarah Aschen-
brenner, 3.57; and Gwen
Jensen, 3.55.
FFA A uction is A pril 20
Enterprise FFA will host its annual auction 6:30 p.m.
April 20 in the MP Room at Enterprise High School.
The events includes the helping hands sale, Fourth
Annual Cow Calling Scholarship Contest and a
spaghetti dinner for $5.
Courtesy Stephanie Shofield
Bycen Locke of Enterprise FFA accepts his National FFA
Agricultural Proficiency Award at the Oregon FFA Convention
in March.
• Kacie Melville, Diversi-
fied Crop Production, district
and state winner; Claire Beck,
Goat Production, district and
state winner and Diversified
Livestock production, district
winner and state placer; Aaron
Schaafsma, Specialty Crop,
district and state winner;
Bycen Locke, Turf Manage-
ment- district and state win-
ner; Whitney Evans, Outdoor
Recreation, district and state
winner; and Zyler Hermens,
Beef Placement, district and
state winner.
Isley and Beck were also
candidates for state FFA of-
fice. Isley finished in the top
10 for state president and
Beck finished in the top 25 for
chapter media coordinator.
• Ketschercher placed sixth
in the state in the FFA co-op
quiz, which encourages Ag-
riculture students to become
familiar with the purpose,
organization and function of
agricultural business manage-
ment curriculum.
Beck and Kacie Melville
were finalists for the State
Star award, awarded to those
who have mastered skills in
production, finance, manage-
ment and/or research. It is
the highest FFA SAE award
reserved for the top eight stu-
dents in the state.
Melville earned her star in
Ag Placement and Beck was
awarded Star Farmer honors.
Trent Bales came home
with a $1,000 scholarship
from the Oregon Fairs Asso-
ciation.
The convention theme
was “Don’t Back Down,” a
concept woven into many of
the weekend’s events rang-
ing from debate challenges to
marketing competitions.
Seminar looks at Gut-Brain connection
A subject that is at the
forefront of health news is
being discussed at a free sem-
inar 6:30 p.m. Fridays, April
8 to May 5 at Enterprise Sev-
enth-Day Adventist Church at
305 Wagner Street, Enterprise.
The seminar will examine
the “Gut-Brain Connection”
and how diet can help over-
come depression, anxiety,
obesity, overeating, anger, lust
and many lifestyle diseases.
The seminar, which is di-
vided into five Friday night
sessions, will discuss:
• How lifestyle can combat
chronic diseases like diabetes,
heart disease and others.
• How to eat till you are
Joseph Charter School
kindergarten registry
Joseph Charter School is
hosting its Countdown to
Kindergarten registration
for the 2017-18 school year
5:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday,
April 13, in Mrs. Shetler’s
room at the school.
The event includes an
evening of exploring the
kindergarten
classroom,
meeting the teacher and
administration, registering
and seeing what Joseph
Charter School has to offer.
The school asks pro-
spective enrollees to bring
a birth certificate and shot
record.
Call (541) 432-7311 to
register for this event.
comfortable and still lose
weight.
• How you can to avoid
counting carbs or calories
ever again.
• How the gut-brain con-
nection can help you over-
come anxiety and depression.
• How what you eat can
make you happy or de-
pressed.
• All about the diet of the
world’s longest-living peo-
ple.
Topics include digestion
matters; addiction in the
brain; gut bran connection,
weight loss, the full factor;
and depression and how to
eat.
Scholars earn honors
Area students were among
the 509 named to the dean’s
list for the winter 2017 term at
Eastern Oregon University in
La Grande:
Kyle Hogg, McKenna
Miller and Stephanie Simpson
of Enterprise; Shayna Cooper
Amy Roseberry and Jocelyn
Tanzay of Joseph.
•
Jennifer Harmon, an offi-
cer in the Parole and Proba-
tion Department of Wallowa
County Sheriff’s Office, re-
cently graduated from the
Oregon Department of Public
Safety Standards and Train-
ing. A ceremony was held in
Salem April 7. The academy
is nationally recognized for its
innovative training programs.
Harmon was one of 20 to
receive certification.
A7
Missoula
Children’s
Theatre
production
coming
Somewhere in desert
country, the inhabitants of
West Sandy Bottoms are
preparing for the highlight of
their year –– the annual race
between the mammals and
the reptiles.
If you want to find out
who wins, plan to attend the
Missoula Children’s Theatre
performance of “The Tor-
toise Versus the Hare –– The
Greatest Race” 3 and 7 p.m.
Saturday, April 15, at the OK
Theatre in downtown Enter-
prise.
Student actors ages kin-
dergarten through high
school from across the area
have been spending the
week preparing for the per-
formances, complete with
costumes, scenery, props and
makeup.
A tour team arrived Sat-
urday with a set, lights, cos-
tumes, props and make-up
–– everything it takes to put
on a play except the cast.
After audition, a cast of 40-
60 local students is chosen
and the show is rehearsed
throughout the week. All
shows are original adapta-
tions of classic children’s
stories and fairytales. Also
included in the residency are
three enrichment workshops
presented by Missoula’s di-
rectors. Creativity, social
skills, goal achievement,
communication skills and
self-esteem are all charac-
teristics taught through the
participation in the program.
The Missoula group’s
34th consecutive residency
in Wallowa County is spon-
sored by Kristin Ruckdashel
and Erin Baynes with sup-
port from the Wallowa Valley
Arts Council, Joseph Charter
School, Wallowa School
District, Darrell Brann and
Family of the OK Theatre,
the Chieftain, Wallowa Val-
ley Online and KWVR.