FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 29, 1999
Goodbye 1999 ... welcome to the year 2000 and a new
Bill and .Nancy Jepsen, pictured with their family, are selected as the Morrow County Conservation Farm
of the Year. The Jepsens also received state honors.
Jodi Brisbois works her final days at the scale shack at Kinzua. The community was hard hit by the closure
of the mill this year.
The Lady Cardinals, pictured above with their trophy and bracket board, are the state 1A volleyball
champions for the second year in a row.
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Dot Halvorsen and Brenna Rietmann break ground for the new United Church of Christ building in lone
while the Rev. Paul Clav looks on.
The Heppner High School girls' 1600 relay team captures first place at the state 2A track meet
Nikki McElligott, lone, is honored by Senator Gordon Smith (right) for her actions in saving Lee Ansotegui
in a near-drowning incident.
Three local boys (left to right) Blake Knowles, Ryan Matteson and Brian Knowles end up in the top four at
the state high school rodeo finals.
The 1949 Morrow County Fair and Rodeo Court, pictured above, rode on horseback in the 1999 Morrow
County Fair and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo Parade.
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Tracy Rankin (center) was named the 2000 Morrow County Fair and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo Queen.
Pictured with her are Princesses Rachel Faber (left) and Salli McElligott.
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