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m * 'V Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 4, 1994 - FIVE Logan, Lovett winners in meet Holly Rebekah Lodge holds meeting Pomona Grange meets in Spray By Delpha Jones Pomona Grange met at the Spray Grange Hall on Saturday for the regular meeting with the master Mike Medlock in the chair. Guests introduced and welcomed were Joe and Wilma Guthridge past state deputy; Freda Wolveto, past first lady of the Grange; Jerry George, state ag chairman: Bonnie George first lady of Umatilla Co. Pomona; Nye Hanford, district 6 ag chair man; Gladys Beggerstaff, district 6 membership chairman; June Allen, district 6 community ser vice chairman and Delpha Jones. Due to sickness and deaths several chairs had to be filled pro-tem. Reports from all the granges were good with all being busy with grange work. Jeanne Spaulding gave an in teresting report as legislative chairman concerning the Nevada Association of Counties. The group researches into the ques tions of ownership of public lands. They have concluded that the federal government can not legally own only one square mile for a seat of government, military site, fort, or arsenal. Oregon has adopted an Oregon plan for public lands which is designed to recruit, organize, and implement a grass roots organization throughout Oregon to study the NACO research. Following a delicious dinner and cake walk, Umatilla County gave the fifth degree to nine members. The group did a fine job for Wheatland. They also announc ed that they have the honor of in stalling the Oregon State Grange officers at the state session in McMinnville. The resolution committee reported favorable on resolution # 1, a thank you to Spray for the hospitality and dinner; #2 forest practices in Oregon and #3 the NACO of Nevada. The group voted to again adopt the attendance contest for 1994. Lexington won in 1993. The grange count was Willows, three; Spray 18; Lexington eight; and Greenfield, zero. There were 22 visitors outside the Wheatland Pomona. The next regular meeting will be at the annual picnic and memorial planned at the Marina in Boardman on Sunday, July 31. ODFW to hold big game tag meetings The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will hold a public meeting in Heppner and Fossil to review and accept com ments regarding the 1994 big game tag numbers and the 1995 . big game seasons. ODFW will also review the Oregon Elk management plan process. . The meeting in Heppner will be held Wednesday, May 18 at the Heppner Elementary school and in Fossil on Thursday, May 19 at Isobel Edwards Hall. Both meetings begin at 7 p.m. The public is welcome to attend. Crushed Rock For Sale %” minus 1” minus 3 ” base rock Clean Fill Material Can be picked up at pit or we will deliver. Pit 6V2 miles up from mouth of Lower Rhea Creek, Brenner Canyon. Contact Roger Britt 676-5096 By Anne Morter Jim Logan and Jamie Lovett were the only Cardinal winners last Friday at the competitive Goldendale, Washington Lion’s Club Invitational track meet. Lars Krechting placed in four events as did Melissa McElligott. The girls scored 62 points to finish fourth and the boys tied for eighth with 36. Logan led the Cardinals with a quick 52.8 victory in the 400 meters. Krechting took third in the high jump at 6’2” , fourth in the 110 hurdles in 16.96, fourth in the javelin in 159’6 ” and seventh in the pole vault at 10 feet. Also placing for the boys’ team were Rob Crum, fourth in the 3000, Jacob Taylor, seventh in the 800 and the 4 x 100 relay and 4 x 400 relay, both eighth. Jamie Lovett set a new area best in the discus and won the event with a throw of 111’9 ” . McElligott placed second in the 100, 12.66 and the triple jump 34’7 '4 ” , fourth in the 200, 29.83 and fifth in the long jump 15’4 ” . April Taylor grabbed a third in the 1600 meters in 6:06.36 and placed fourth in the javelin at 104 feet. Also scoring for the lady Cardinals were Suzie Heideman, sixth in the javelin at 9 8 '9 ” , Becky Wagenblast, sixth in the 800 in 2:42.66 and Tanja Ander son, seventh in the discus in 93’5” . The 4x400 relay team was second in 4:44.44. Meghan Bailey joins Hereford Assoc. Meghan Bailey, Heppner, has been accepted as a junior member o f the A m erican H ereford Association (AHA) according to an announcement by H. H. Dickenson, AHA executive vice president. By becoming a junior member of the AHA, youngsters pay a one-time fee and are able to take advantage o f all recording member privileges until 22 years of age. The American Junior Hereford (AHJA) aides in leader ship development; teaches the im portance of performance records; enables young people to take ad- vantage of scholarship funding; and encourages participation in shows and other H ereford activities. The A m erican H ereford Association, headquartered in Kansas City, MO., is the world’s largest breed registry organiza tion. There have been over 19 million head entered in the AHA herd book since its founding in 1881. She is the daughter of Ken and Kaedene Bailey, Heppner. lone school site council meets The lone 21 st Century School planned to gather ideas for time Site Council met April 20. They scheduling for the four-day stu discussed two meetings spon dent week. The use of satellite sored recently by the group, learning will be included in the which informed community and plan. One parent attending the staff of educational goals for 21 st meeting expressed her concerns Century Schools. The first meeting, was attend about the new state mandates for ed by 75 community members changes in education. She said and teachers. At this meeting she was proud of lone school’s history of good education and felt superintendent Chuck Starr ex changes should be made accor plained new state mandates and ding to the needs of local schools. educational goals. At the second The next lone Site Council meeting teachers met for a meeting will be held May 17 at presentation by Dean Robinson, middle school teacher, on the use 3:45 p.m. at the lone Elementary of portfolios to assess student School. The public is invited to work. Another staff workshop is all council meetings. By Delpha Jones Holly Rebekah Lodge met Thursday evening for their regular meeting with N.G. Geri Martin presiding. The state assembly president Sheryle Rhode was introduced and welcomed in her official capaci ty. Others introduced were John Blades, past grand master and co- chairman of the state community service Geri Martin and Delpha Jones. Following the business of the evening the group enjoyed a talk by the state president who told of some of the many projects that the Oddfellows and Rebekahs do. In cluded are the chair at the John Hopkins Eye Research Clinic, the Arthritis fund, the Living Legacy plan and the U.N. trip for a wor thy high school student as well as helping the needy people in the area. The evening got underway at 6:30 p.m. with a dinner at the hall. Tables were decorated with pink table cloths and spring flowers. PNG Leila Palmer was presented a seal for unwritten wom and an appreciation gift from the members for her help the past year. The president was presented a gift from the chaplain A nnetta Padberg. Several members met with the state presi dent in Heppner on Friday for breakfast before her return to the Portland area. St. Patrick’s Senior Center Bulletin Board • . • ~ « ,4 1 •if - ' . • -i '-i-i *1 ‘ •- -1 ». 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