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Local emergency personnel train at Willow Creek Lake in the use of water rescue gear and techniques.
Here they use a sled with a rope attached to pull rescue swimmer and “victim" to shore
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VOL. 119
NO. 25
10 Pages
Wednesday, June 21,2000
Three high school rodeoers
to go to national finals
Blake Knowles (left), Lacey Matteson and Ryan Matteson
Three Heppner high school
rodeo athletes have qualified for
the National High School Rodeo
Finals to be held in Springfield,
Illinois, July 22-30. Heppner's
Ryan Matteson, Blake Knowles
and Lacey Matteson have all
qualified. Ryan and Blake will
see action in the steer wrestling
and team roping, while Lacey
will compete in the barrel racing.
Joining them will be Condon's
Mame Wilkins in pole bending.
Joe Irzyk will represent Sherman
County in the steer wrestling.
Another contingent will travel
to Fallon, Nevada, for the Silver
State Invitational to run July 1-4.
These youth finished fifth
through 10th in their events.
Travis Camine, Condon, will
compete in steer wrestling, while
Arlington's Travis Yutzie will
see bareback riding action. Chris
Irzyk, Moro, qualified in the
steer wrestling. Competing in
breakaway roping will be Sybil
Krebs, lone, and Mame Wilkins,
Condon. Tracey Griffith, lone,
qualified in pole bending, and
Jerid Penturf, Heppner, made it
in the bull riding.
At the Oregon State High
School Rodeo Finals, held June
15-17 at Redmond. Ryan
Matteson. a senior at Heppner
High School, took fifth place in
the first go-round in steer
wrestling and third in the second
go-round. He placed third in the
average in steer wrestling and
took third in the state.
He and Blake Knowles took
fourth in the team roping second
go-round.
Knowles, also a senior at
Heppner High School, won the
first go, took second in the
second go and won the average
on three in steer wrestling He
ended up second in the state in
steer wrestling. He was fourth in
the first go in cow cutting, won
the second go and took second in
the short go.
Lacey Matteson, a 15-year-old
sophomore at Heppner High
School, won the state girls'
Rookie of the Year award. She
placed third in the first go-round
in breakaway roping and second
in the second go-round. She
ended up seventh in the state in
breakaway. She placed eighth in
the first go-round of barrel racing
and ended up fifth in average in
barrels. She will attend the
national finals because another
girl was unable to attend.
Health district
contacts clinic
billing service
As of June 1,2000, the Morrow
County Health District (MCHD)
entered into a contract with Good
Shepherd Medical Clinic to
provide billing for the two
MCHD medical clinics, Pioneer
Memorial Clinic, located in
Heppner, and the Imgon Medical
Clinic.
As part of the contract. Good
Shepherd is providing one office
staff person, Ida Vetter of lone,
to work in the Heppner clinic.
Vetter is the primary receptionist
and will be responsible for
entering the clinic’s charges into
a
sophisticated
computer
software system which transmits
the information to a central
billing department in Hermiston.
Patients are being asked to
bring their insurance cards with
them so appropriate billing can
be assured on this new system.
The statement patients receive
following a clinic visit will
indicate they were seen at
Pioneer Memorial Clinic.
“It is becoming quite common
for rural clinics to contract with
larger offices for billing,” said
Pioneer Memorial Hospital CEO.
Victor Vander Does. Vander
Does went on to say the district
expects to save about $24,000 a
year with this contract.
Advertising Deadline
12 noon Tuesday
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
Open house set
for crops
candidate
The Morrow County Extension
and the Oregon State University
Department of Crop and Soil
Science invite everyone to a
community open house on
Tuesday, June 27, to meet a
candidate for the dry land crops
position in Morrow County.
The reception will be held at
the Morrow County Family
Service Center (Morrow County
Extension office' conference
room from 6-7:30 p.m.
"This is an opportunity to meet
the candidate
and
make
recommendations
to
the
interview committee as to whom
you think best fits the Morrow
County dry land crops position,"
said William Broderick, OSU
Morrow County Extension agent.
The candidate will make a short
presentation and one-on-one and
group discussion times are
scheduled.
Those planning to attend are
encouraged to let the interview
committee members know whom
you believe is the best qualified
candidate, said Broderick.
Thanks to the efforts of local
firefighters, the Morrow County
Search & Rescue and the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers John
Day Project, the Willow Creek
Lake is now a safer place for
boaters,
fishermen
and
swimmers.
Saturday, four representatives
from the Corps spent the day
training local firemen, rescue
personnel and others in the
techniques of water rescue. In all
14 local people were certified in
water rescue.
"We feel better prepared now
in responding to emergencies at
the lake," said Heppner fire chiet
Rusty Estes when the training
was finished. "This is something
we have badly needed here."
Estes couldn't say enough
about the Corps of Engineers
help in training and equipping
local emergency personnel.
The Corps earlier had donated
water rescue equipment to the
local fire department; and this
time they brought more,
including a Zodiac boat with
trailer and motor, rescue nets,
throw rings and throw bags as
well as other equipment, Estes
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The day-long training session
started
with
classroom
instruction in water and ice
rescue at the fire hall. The crew
then moved to the Heppner
swimming pool where they
learned sw imming and throwing
techniques.
Later everyone
moved to the lake where they
practiced actual water rescue
techniques.
Training personnel from the
Corps John Day section were:
Mike Knopf, Mike Graves, Jerry
Balcom and Chris Steinbaugh.
Mike Knopf of The Dalles Corps of Engineers instructs local emergency
personnel in the use of a cold water rescue suit. Knopf has extensive
experience with water rescue including 26 years in the U.S. Navy where
he worked Navy rescue and salvage for eight years and has been a Navy
rescue swimmer for 11 years. Knopf was part of a Corps of Engineers
team that was in Heppner over the weekend training local people to
handle water rescue primarily at Willow Creek Lake
lone’s July 4th celebration:
more blues, cruise and fireworks
This year's lone Fourth of July
Festival promises to be the best
ever, with more fireworks, more
classic cars in the parade, four
blues bands and a 120-piece
symphony.
The festivities start off
School,
fourth,
with
920;
and
lone High School is a
Saturday,
July 1, with a high
Damascus
Chnstian,
fifth,
with
recipient of the Oregon State
school
summer
league basketball
Athletic Association Cup. lone 810.
tournament
from
9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
2A schools’ results are as
was first place out of all 1A
On
Sunday,
July
2, the Inland
follows: first-Santiam Christian.
schools in the state.
Northwest Musicians, "Patriotic
2620;
2nd-Enterpnse
High
Schools earn points based on
Pops," featuring numerous local
their finish in all OSAA-U.S. School, 1755; 3rd-St. Mary's
musicians, will be in concert at
Bank State Championships, High School, 1671; 4th-Regis
presented by United Rentals, and High School, 1589; and 5th the Amphitheatre, starting at 3:15
p.m. Organizer Shelly Rietmann
for top 10 finishes in the OSAA Catlin Gabel, 1474.
Dairy Farmers
of Oregon
Three-A top schools were (in invites everyone to "hear some
wonderful music and bring their
Academic All-State program.
order) Manst High School. The
The OSAA Cup weights Dalles High School. Wilsonville picnic baskets with everything
acadmics, activities and athletics High School, Sisters High School from fried chicken and lemonade
to caviar and Chardonnay."
equally.
and Seaside High School.
Those planning to attend should
For 1A schools, lone was first
Four-A top schools were Jesuit
with 1740 points; Crane High High School, South Eugene High also bring lawn chairs and
School, second, with 1019; School. C.ook County High blankets as there is no seating.
Monday, July 3, will get
Canyonville Christian Academy, School, South Salem High
underway
with the annual golf
third, with 979; St. Paul High School and Bend Senior High
tourney
beginning
at 10 a.m. at
School.
the Willow Creek Country Club
in Heppner. Food vendors and a
beer garden will begin the
The Heppner High School Melena (Rex) and any address celebration at the lone Park at 6
Class of 1955 has planned a class changes for other classmates.
p.m. that day and the local band.
reunion for Nov. 4, 2000 at the
Contact Pat Anderson. 14955 Final Warning, featuring David
Heppner Elks Club.
Heritage Lane. Arlington, OR Bates, Jeff Currin, Travis
Members of the class need 97812. 541-454-2837 (phone and Bellamy and Megan Bailey, will
addresses for Lillian Elde evening fax).
play, starting at 7 p.m.
Robinson (Garry), Helen Sanders
The celebration will get off to
lone High School first in state
in athletics, academics
Class of f55 plans reunion
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a bright and early start on July 4
with the Dawn's Early Light Fun
Run, beginning at 7 a.m.
The horseshow tournament is
planned at 9 a.m.; muffins and
coffee in the park will be
available starting at 10 a.m..
The Horses to Horsepower
Parade, featuring grand marshals
Dick and Jannie Allen and the
Blues Cruise Classic Car Show,
will get underway at 11 a.m.
Rietmann says the "most ever"
classic car clubs have signed up
for what promises to be a huge
parade. Parade chairmen are
Loyal Bums and Nancy Snider.
Beginning at noon on the
Fourth, food vendors, pie and
coffee, a frog jump contest, a
straw money pile, dunk tank, go
carts, kids' games and a beer
garden will get underway.
At 2 p.m.. the lone swimming
pool opens and music in the
park, featuring four blues bands,
will play from 2 p.m. until the
fireworks begins at dusk
Music this year includes
returning special guest Paul
deLay; the Strat Daddies with
Randy Lilya. Robby Laws,
Jimmy Lloyd Rea and Kenny
Blue Ray, with Jim Mesi on
guitar; Sweet Juice; John Koonts
and the Gas Hogs; and The
Power Band, featuring Sunny
Hess and Megan James.
Paul deLay, known for his
excellent harmonica playing,
recorded his latest CD in
Chicago. "It has been very well
received," said Rietrhann. "I
think the people will really enjoy
the Chicago influence."
rhe blues music is sponsored
by
the
Morrow
County
Recreation District.