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TWO • Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 8, 1999 lone Youth Group participates in Human Race Left to right: Jeri McElligott, Emily Key, Jeremy Rietmann, Natalie McElligott, Jake McElligott, Caitlin Orem, Korey Morgan, Bill Gates, Allison Halvorsen, Ashley Carmack, Nikki McElligott, Adrienne Swanson, Jim Swanson, Laurel Cannon, Cathy Halvorsen, Virgil Morgan, Debbie Morgan, Betty Rietmann, and Bill Rietmann. lone Youth Group and mem bers o f the lone community par ticipated in the Human Race on Sunday, Aug. 1 at W aterfront Park in Portland. The Human Race is a walk/run where non profit organizations in the Portland area can raise money for their agencies. This is the fifth year lone Youth Group has participated in the Human Race on behalf o f Outreach Ministries o f Burnside. They were inspired to walk in memory of high school student Jason Halvorsen, who was killed in an automobile accident in 1994. In addition to the walk/run, the lone group wrote pledge letters, sold hot dogs on the Fourth of July BMCC announces closed days Blue Mountain Community College announces the campus closed schedule for September. On Friday, September 10, the Pendleton Campus, Hermiston and Milton-Freewater centers, and EOCI Education Department will be closed to the public. No classes will be held. This day is set aside fbr staff meetings and development opportunities. On Friday, September 17, the BMCC main campus and all district centers will be closed for Round-Up. Lexington News By Delpha Jonss Lucille Peck recently under went major surgery at Good Shep herd C om m unity H ospital in Hermiston. Recent visitors at the Bob Taylor home have been their sons and families from Washington and Baker City. Philip Tellechea spent sev eral days visiting his brother Jim in Portland. His mother, Cathy, motored to the city to get him and have a short visit with Jim. Cathy and Philip also visited the Steens Mountains. -:- Loretta Lantis of Condon is visiting with her daughter, Ellen Kennedy, and family to be near her husband, Floy, who is a pa tient in Pioneer Memorial Hospi tal. -:- F riends o f V enice Hendrickson, former Lexington resident, were saddened by news of her death at Hermiston. Ser vices were held at Bums Mortu ary in Hermiston, with burial in Lexington. She was the mother of Hilda Hocom, who preceded her in death -:- The Harvest Festival held at RJ’s Restaurant in Lexington was well-attended. Live music and dancing were enjoyed, a magician entertained the children and Willie Hicks of Umatilla entertained with some Indian dancing. Horseshoe pitching was an attraction. Sand wiches and coffee were served at the tables in the area. Let’s not forget that Grange will start the fall meeting on Mon day, Sept. 20. and served Italian sodas after church services at the lone United Church o f Christ to raise over $1,200 for Outreach Ministries. The money collected helps the ministry staff care for the chroni cally ill and provide a family sup port system by caring for the per sonal needs o f the hom eless people in the Burnside area of Portland, said a spokesperson for the youth group. lone Youth Group received a special award at the ceremony following the walk/run and re ceived certificates for “Going The Distance” as they traveled further than any other participant. Youth group members who participated in the walk will get their certifi- cates at the group’s organizational meeting on Sunday, Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. at St. W illiam ’s Catholic Church; all high school youth are welcome to attend the meeting. Adult walkers from lone were Bill Rietmann, Debbie Morgan, Virgil M organ, Jim Swanson, Cathy Halvorsen, Laurel Cannon, Betty Rietmann, Jeri McElligott, Steve Allen, Jake McElligott and Jannie Allen. Participating lone Youth Group members were Nikki McElligott, Adrienne Swanson, Allison Halvorsen, Korey Morgan, Jerem y R ietm ann, A shley Carmack, Caitlin Orem and Karl Morgan. Eighth grade students Bill Gates, Natalie McElligott and Emily Key also walked. Student prayer planned Sept. 15 The ,10th annual "See You At the Pole National Day of Student Prayer" will be commemorated in Wednesday, September 15, at 7 a.m. Students who wish to participate may gather around the flagpole at the main entrance o f the school. This will be the second year "See You at the Pole" has been held in Heppner. Adults who wish to support the^ students may gather at the Morrow County Courthouse flagpole, also at 7 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 15. "An annual prayer event has taken on renewed urgency in the wake o f the shootings in Littleton, Colorado," according to an event news release. "More than three million youth are expected to pray on their campuses, observing the 10th annual "See You at the Pole National Day of Student Prayer." The theme for "See You at the Pole 1999" is "We Bow Down," taken from the Apostle Paul's prayer in Ephesians 3:14-21. "The passage records a heartfelt prayer for God's people to know Him more fully and experience His power in their lives-primary elements of spiritual awakening," said the release. "Young people have been bowing in prayer at their school flagpoles for 10 years as part of "See You at the Pole", asking God to bring moral and spiritual awakening to the nation." For more information, visit the www.syatp.com website. For local information, contact Dan Jepsen, 676-5244, or Sam Van Liew, 676-5050. Senior class plans barbecue The Heppner High School Senior Class will hold a barbecue at the Morrow County Fairgrounds prior to the Heppner High School football game vs. Baker on Friday, September 17. The menu will include a hamburger or cheeseburger meal (including chips, brownie and beverage) for $3.50; a chiliburger meal for $4; a hot dog meal for $2.50; or a chilidog meal for $3. The barbecue will be served from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The game begins at 7:30 p.m. Proceeds from the barbecue will go toward the Class o f 2000 senior trip. Local students winners at High School Rodeo The first Oregon high school rodeo action of the season took place on Sept. 4-5 in Condon dur ing the Gilliam County Fair. The competition saw 156 contestants from throughout Oregon compet ing. The Columbia Basin High School Rodeo Club sponsored the contest. Local rodeo youth were led by Marne Wilkins, Condon, who cap tured the breakaway roping title with a 3.66 run. Wilkins also fin ished eighth in the barrels with a 18.103. Joe Irzyk of Moro took steer wrestling honors with a 5.15 time. Heppner’s Lacey Matteson was named the Girls’ Rookie and placed fourth in barrels with a 17.945 and fifth in poles with a 21.494. Blake K now les, H eppner, wrestled his steer to third place with a 11.84. He was followed by Chris Irzyk of Moro with a 20.39 for a fifth place finish. Calf rop ing action saw Ryan Matteson of Heppner finish fourth with a 16.35. Coy Patterson of Helix turned in an 18.19 for sixth place, and was followed by Sage Rew o f Pendleton with a 23.98 in eighth. In rough stock events, Hermiston’s Ty Sturza spurred a 63 in the saddle bronc for second place. Travis Yutzie of Arlington rode to a seventh place finish in the bareback riding with a 54. Jend Penturf, Heppner, split third and fourth in the bull riding with a 68 . Rounding out the top placers in the g irls ’ events were Tracy Griffith of lone with a seventh place time of 18.138 in the poles, followed by Ashlie Davis o f Hermiston, who captured ninth in the poles with a 21.828. Sybil Krebs o f lone rode to ninth place in the barrels with a 18.138. Krebs also gathered ninth place points in the breakaway with a 13.35 time. Complete results are as follows: All-Around Cowboy: Duke Williams; Best boys’ team: Central Ore gon; Bareback riding: first Jonathan Rickman 72, a tie for second be tween M itchell Rickm an and Kyler Braseth 66Zi, fourth Josh Davies 65, fifth Ben Londo 61, sixth Luke Kleck 57, seventh Travis Yutzie 54, eighth Troy Wnght 51, ninth Cory Hamilton 50; Saddle bronc riding: first Cyle Hartzell 64, Ty Sturza 63, Blake W est 61, Ky R osenberg 57, Dwight Osborne 56; Bull riding: first Jason Wright 74, Ben Londo 70, a tie for third between Jeremy Roentz and Jerid Penturf 68 Vi, Blake West 66, John Osbum 63, Duke Williams 60; Calf roping: first Bobby Bewley 13.61, second Ty Holly 14.33, third Dan McIntosh 15.89, fourth Ryan Matteson 16.35, fifth Duke W ill iams 16.90, sixth Coy Patterson 18.19, seventh Brian Ford 18.37, eighth Sage Rew 23.98, ninth David Enckson 24.70,10th Brandt Giovanini 26.68; Steer wrestling: first Joe Irzyk 5.15, second Duke Williams 10.38, third Blake Knowles 11.84, fourth Drew Knowles 16.21, fifth Chris Irzyk 20.39; Team roping: first Joe Hamilton and D. Erickson 12.71, second C. Millan and B. Bam 14.67, third Adam A ndreason and Ryan K im ball 19.36, fourth S. S chum acher and B. B ew ley 25.89, fifth Brian Ford and J.P. Osbum 32.57, sixth J. Johnson and C. Johnson 38.74. All-Around Cowgirl: Lindsey Peila; Best girls team : H arney County; Barrel racing: first N ataly Tatone 17.532, second Hayley Atwood 17.585, third Lindsay Peila 17.935, fourth L acey Matteson 17.945, fifth Danielle Peila 17.987, sixth Jessica Tatone 18.044, seventh Brandy Gatest 18.060, eighth Marne W ilkins 18.103, ninth Sybil Krebs 18.138, 10th Jamie Dorman 18.174; Pole bending: Kristin McGraw 20.897, second Hayley Atwood 20.926, third Lindsey Peila 21.194, fourth Shellie Smith 21.390, fifth Use O ur Web S ite : S ta rt a subscript ion Put in a classif ied ad * Submit story 106 OH AMO C U C O OM H EP P N ER G A Z E T T E -T IM E S S fiC lrtctC n liw S e to in^ c ! Itent- ÖUMtena.1 "Keeo Selection*! Are you ready to turn your home into a palace? 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