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SIX • Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner. Oregon Wednesday, March 15, 2000
The Heppner Elks Lodge has
announced the winners of their
Most Valuable Student contest.
Matthew VanLiew and Casey
Ingraham, both from Heppner,
were awarded first place
scholarships of $700 each. Mark
McElligott, lone, and Trisha
Adams, Heppner, were awarded
second place scholarships of
$300 each. Third place winners
were Jacob Nieffer and Miranda
McElligott, both from lone,
receiving $200 apiece.
Van Liew and Ingraham also
both placed third at Pendleton
and received an additional
$1,200 each.
All senior students in south
Morrow County were eligible to
apply. A total of $2,400 was
divided between the top three
boy and girl winners. Judging
was
based
primarily
on
academics
(45
percent),
leadership (35 percent) and
financial need (20 percent). Each
student
was
interviewed
separately as part of the
leadership category.
First place scholars advanced
to the district contest, which was
held at the Pendleton Elks Lodge
on February 6. Students from all
10 lodges in the Northeast
District competed for the
opportunity to advance to the
state contest.
Casey Ingraham
Casey Ingraham, the daughter
of Mike and Wendy Ingraham
and Sadly, and Mark Brosnan
excels in sports, receiving
numerous all star awards in
volleyball, basketball and track,
as well as academics. She is the
Heppner High School student
body president, was the student
body vice president her junior
year and class president her
freshman year.
Matthew Van Liew
Matthew Van Liew, the son of
Dan and Sandra Van Liew, is
active in his church, football,
golf, drama and band and is a
youth leader in Campus Life. He
has received many academic
awards. He plans to pursue a
career in engineering and has
been accepted at several
universities.
KIRK sr ROBINSON
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Bull Sale
Sunday, March 19th
1:00 p.m.
M orrow County Fairgrounds • Heppner
Plan to attend the three day Irish cele­
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2000 range sires from the top end of
our Polled Hereford, Salers or Angus
bulls Bulls will be available for inspec­
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urday, March 18th This is a low-key, si­
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as well as local citizens. He has
excelled in sports, receiving
numerous awards in football and
basketball, as well as academics.
Koffee Kup Keglers
Week of Feb. 17
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MCGG
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The CJs
17
No Pin Hitters
13
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Team #1
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High game, men: John Breidenbacri 258
High senes, men: John Breidenbach 597
High game, women: Janet Beamer 183,
Iris Campbell 176.
High series, women: Janet Beamer 481,
Luvilla Sonstegard 474.
Splits John Breidenbach 3-9-10, Janet
Beamer 6-10.
Week of Feb. 24
Jacob Neiffer
Jacob Neiffer, the son of Duane
and Linda Neiffer of lone,
participates
in
football,
basketball and track and is a 4-H
member. He is an active member
of the Valby Lutheran Church, a
representative for the Eastern
Oregon Lutheran Youth and a
member of the lone Youth
Group. He plans to attend
Oregon
State
University,
majoring in engineering.
Mother’s grief aids others
Bowling League
Elks Scholarship recipients announced
Miranda McElligott
Miranda McElligott, the
daughter of Jim and Eileen
McElligott, lone, is an active
member of St. William's Catholic
Church and the lone Youth
Group. She participates in
football, basketball and softball
and enjoys participating in Cycle
Oregon each year.
Quest for Irish
continues
So Would Ye Be Irish Now?
Responding to the St. Patrick's
Committee's quest for Irish in
Morrow County has uncovered
some new faces, whose ancestors
settled in other areas; but there is
proof of their Irish heritage.
The migration continues with
Carolyn
Benton,
Bonnie
Wenberg, Marilyn Bader-Nesse,
Floyd Green White, Bonnie
(Maher) Engle and Mike and
Trisha Adams
Trisha Adams, the daughter of Kari Keown.
During the 1900's Jim and Cork
Mike and Tonia Adams,
Norene arrived, Dorris Graves
Heppner,
also
excels
in
was bom here. Betty Carlson
volleyball, basketball and track, shared this information, which
as well as academics. She has
makes her part Irish (and all this
been active in student council,
time we thought they were only
the Wild Horse Club, OSSOM
Swedes). And how about that.
and the Outdoor Club. She is also
a member of 4-H cooking and
Past Irish honored families
sewing clubs. She has been we've heard from were Lorene
accepted at Albertson College of Wilson Jones, Robert A. Jones,
Idaho,
m ajoring
in and Dallas Wilson, descendants
biology/premed.
of Robert W. Wilson who amved
in 1897.
Dan Brosnan responded, a
descendent of Jeremiah Brosnan
who arrived in 1872. Ellen
Hughes Marshall responded with
information about the Hughes
party: John and Mary, William
and Kathleen, Matt, James and
Susannah, and Arthur and Lizzie
Smith Hughes who arrived
around 1880.
And now what about all the
Buttercreek Irish? Would ye still
be claiming your heritage? Tis
guessing I am that it's the most
Irish populated creek in the
county, but some of them are a
quiet lot with their noses to the
grindstone. Let's be hearing from
ye at the KUMA Coffee Hour
Mark McElligott
come Saturday morning. All of
Mark McElligott, the son of Joe you Irish place your flag on the
and Jeri McElligott of lone, is an map.
active member of the St.
William's Catholic Church and
the lone Youth Group, from
which he recently received the
Ream • Carton
Outstanding Service Award. He
Gazette-Times
has aided the poor of the
Burnside community in Portland
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The Dregs
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The CJs
13
MCGG
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No Pin Hitters
15
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Team #1
15
High game, men: John Breidenbach 204.
High series, men: John Breidenbach 499
High game, women: Diana Sharp 180,
Luvilla Sonstegard 172.
High series, women: Diana Sharp 450.
Splits Peggy Michel 5-6-10, Karen
Wildman 4-5, Connie Jones 4-5, Janet
Beamer 2-7.
By Kim Wetzel
of the Tigard Times
Week of March 2
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The CJs
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MCGG
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No Pin Hitters
21
Team #1
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High game, men: John Breidenbach 198.
High series, men: John Breidenbach 545.
High game, women: Carol Ehrmantraut
178
High series, women: Carol Ehrmantraut
439
Splits: Karen Wildman 3-10, Maude
Hughes 5-7.
Week of March 9
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The Dregs
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No Pin Hitters
16
24
The CJs
16
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MCGG
23
Team #1
21
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High game, men: John Breidenbach 251
and 203.
• High series, men: John Breidenbach 599
High game, women: LaJuana McKenzie
200, Luvilla Sonstegard 199.
High series, women: Luvilla Sonstegard
499, LaJuana McKenzie 481
Splits: Rene Ledbetter 3-7-10, Peggy
Michel 3-10, Diana Sharp 9-4-7.
HHS Booster
Club offers
scholarships
The Heppner Booster Club has
announced that they will offer
four $300 scholarships to any
Heppner High School seniors
desiring to further their education
past high school.
The graduating senior must
attend an institution of higher
education the fall of this year.
All seniors are invited to apply
for this scholarship. Applications
for the scholarship are on file
with Heppner High School.
The filing deadline is Friday,
April 28.
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In the past seven years,
according to Theresa Pettibone,
there have been seven deaths
from rolling logs on the Oregon
Coast.
Unfortunately for Pettibone,
her daughter was one of those
seven people. In March of 1998,
10 year old Chelsea Pettibone, a
student
at
Nancy
Ryles
Elementary in Beaverton, was
killed when a wave rolled a log
over her when she was playing
on a beach on the central Oregon
Coast.
After the devastation of her
daughter's death, Pettibone
decided she didn't want what
happened to her daughter to
happen to others. She started
Operation COAST, which stands
for Chelsea's Ocean Awareness
Safety Task, in 1998 with co­
founder Cindy Nicholas. The
mission of Operation COAST
was to create awareness of the
dangers that lurk on Oregon's
beaches.
"I just didn’t want to see
anyone else killed by a log,
because it is so preventable,"
Pettibone said. "Our aim was to
prevent accidents through public
awareness and education."
From 1998 until now, Pettibone
has spent a good portion of her
free time creating awareness and
generating support for her cause
through COAST. She has
received countless donations and
support from private parties and
businesses.
Working
with
COAST, she said, has helped
channel her emotions.
"It has helped me with my
grieving process," Pettibone said.
Pettibone, who works at
Bannings Restaurant and Pie
House in Tigard, has generated
support from the U.S. Coast
Guard and the Oregon Coast
Aquarium, and in the past wo
years. Operation COAST has
succeeded in pushing for the
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posting of 150 danger signs
along Oregon beaches. All in all,
the organization has raised about
$25,000 toward its cause.
On last Saturday, March 11, a
youth safety fair was held in
Beaverton,
with
various
emergency
and
safety
organizations,
including
Operation COAST, and displays
of vehicles and equipment.
After the safety fair, however,
Pettibone and Nicholas have
decided to hang up their hats.
Pettibone said the reason is both
personal and professional. She is
ready to move on, and she feels
she and Nicholas have succeeded
in what they set out to do.
The safety fair was the finale to
both women's hard work and
featured various emergency
vehicles, including the U.S.
Coast Guard "Dolphin" search
and rescue helicopter.
Police and fireman were on
hand for discussions on safety
and various booths were open to
visitors. Door prizes included gift
certificates to local restaurants.
In addition, the "Seat Belt
Convincer” demonstrated the '
benefits of wearing a seat belt by
simulating a crash at 25 miles per
hour.
(Editor's note: Theresa
Pettibone lives in Tigard. Her
daughter, Chelsea, died on
March 27, 1998. Pettibone is the
sister o f Liz Jones o f Heppner.)
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daughter Lyndsay Mane was bom
to Jennifer and T.R. Riehl of Port­
land on February 14, 2000 at
Emanuel Legacy Hospital in Port­
land. The baby weighed 7 lbs. 15
oz.
Her grandparents are Tom and
Helen Riehl of Gresham, Emilyn
Sheehe of Las Vegas, Nevada and
David McDonald of Portland.
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Liz Jones of Heppner shows a box of Wheaties with the photo of her
sister, Theresa Pettibone (left), who lost her 10-year old daughter
Chelsea, on March 27, 1998 when a log rolled over her on the Oregon
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