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Princess Salli's flashing green eyes mirror mischievous streak j J H ^ U iy o li | ¡Activities: ! l J Tyes: (green | ¡Hair: ‘Blonde j I ¡Age: 16 years old ( I Junior at lone ¡High School I | ‘Parents: j | Paul & Charity ‘McfElfyjott \ Bo3!Slo Totnel l U o f 0 hews pap :.- L ibrary L u " i n e , OR j j j Salli S 'H )3 I 4-91, varsity volley6all, , I basketball and tennis, | ! a member of j i lone ‘youth group j Princess Salii McElligott VOL. 119 NO. 30 8 Pages Wednesday, July 26,2000 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon Sometimes far from home When fire starts, volunteers go "Echoes of the Past"--Four-year-old Princess Salii on "Bunny" in The lone Fire Department has been busy responding not only to local fires this year, but they also travel to other areas when help is needed. Pictured above are some of the members of the department who have gone out of district when needed, (left to right) Virgil Morgan, Jim Boor, Dennis Thompson, Jason Friend, Steve Crum, Mark Bruno and Eddie Rietmann. Most of us take for granted that when a fire starts in our community, the local fire department and the volunteers will be there to fight the blaze. But what some don't know is how often, especially during these hot summer months, these same volunteers are called to fight fires with other departments «« ,ff CELEBRATE HEPPNER* % Sidew alk S a le & Fun fo r Everyone This Friday, July 28th By the CHAMBER O F COMMERCE MERCHANTS COMMITTEE B ARG AIN S, BAR G AIN S, BARGAINS 9:0 0 -5 :0 0 p.m. S ID EW ALK S A L E Customers will receive a ticket with purchase to be deposited at Gardner's Men's W ear fo r ra ffle . ALL DAY ’ CSEPP and Red Cross Display Gun Safe R affle tickets available, drawing in Aug. 9-11 a.m. Chalk Drawing fo r kids through age 12. Meet in fro n t of Murray Drugs. Sponsored by BEO. N oon-5:00 p.m. DUNK TANK, all in good fun fo r friends and family Gamas fo r the young and *'young a t heart" on Willow S treet 2:00 p.m. Basketball Hoops by Heppner DayCare; prizes by Murray Drugs 2:30 p.m Coin Scramble 2-4 year olds and 5-7 year olds by Heppner DayCare, coins by Klamath F irs t Federal and Bank of Eastern Oregon SH AM RO C K A C T IV IT IE S - U -T U R N S ALLO W ED ! 3:00 p.m. Tricycle Races on the Shamrock (bring your own wheels). By Heppner DayCare, prizes by Murray Drugs 3:30p.m. YoYo Contest fo r all ages. Yoyos available for purchase at Murray Drugs and Heppner Hardware; sponsored by the Heppner Chamber of Commerce M U S I C , M U S I C , M U S I C bring your chairs! 4 - 5 p.m. TH E LIV IN G S T O N E S : Julie Howard, Karen Zeiler, Sam Van Doom and more Step up to the mike! 5 - 5:45 p.m .H O O TENANNY T IM E : Rick and Cecelia Drake 5:45 p.m. Raffle Drawing for Items displayed in Gardners window 6:00 p.m. Dinnertime... restaurant of choice! OPB w ill be in town film ing 'EXPL O REG O N ’ "HA VE A ORE A T TIME ONE A ALL,r in other communities sometimes a long ways from home. When a large fire starts and the local department is not able to contain the blaze, the call goes out. Just recently the lone department has sent men and equipment to a fire in Ontario, another near Boardman and just last week a grass fire near Heppner; not to mention of course the big fire in their own backyard over the weekend. The call for help can come at any time, day or night. At the Ontario fire lone sent two men and a brush rig. The men left lone at twelve midnight and got to the blaze at around 4:30 a m. They fought the fire until about 2p.m. and then started the long drive home. At the recent Boardman fire lone sent six men, a brush rig and a tanker truck to the blaze. They fought that one from 2:30 to 6 a.m. "What some people don't know," says lone Fire Chief Jim Boor, "is that these guys have to have special training just to go to these fires. They have to take an extra 40 hours of training just to be able to go out." Boor says they have a good crew of volunteers at lone, but they could use a few more. "We need some more people," he says. "So if somebody wants to be a firefighter, come see me." And just like the rest of the volunteers, when the fire is out they come back to their day jobs. Boor runs the propane plant in Heppner for the Morrow County Grain Growers. Advertising Deadline 12 noon Tuesday 1988 2000 Morrow County Fair and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo Princess Salli McElligott has a twinkle in those flashing green eyes of hers and a fun-loving, mischievous personality to match. The cute- as-a-button blonde with a , sprinkling of freckles across her nose is the 16-year-old daughter of Paul and Charity McElligott of lone. Princess Salli was bom in John Day, but her family lived in lone at the time. She attended kindergarten and first grade in Monument, but has attended school at lone ever since. At lone High School, where the 5'6-l/2" princess will be a junior this fall, Salli is a member of National Honor Society and is on the school honor roll. The past two years she has been a member of the varsity volleyball team which won at state last year, the varsity tennis team and the varsity basketball team. She was a member of the school annual staff and was freshman class president. She has also been active in the lone Youth Group for the past two years. Princess Salli has been in 4-H since she was in the fourth grade. She has had a swine project all through her 4-H career and participated in 4-H sewing for two years, a heifer breeding project for two years and 4-H Jack and Jill tourney set The Willow Creek Country Club golfers will hold a Jack and Jill mini-tournament on Friday, July 28 at 6 p.m. The tournament will be a nine- hole modified couples-type of play with the format determined by the • committee in charge. Prizes will be awarded for low scores and special events. The charge will be $3 per couple for members and $ 10 per couple for non-members. Light snacks will be provided by the committee in charge. Hosts are Dave and Deborah Kendnck, Bob and George Naims and Mike and Barb Orwick. horse for one year. She has been a member of the Cayuse Junior Rodeo Association, which includes Washington and Oregon. She likes to rope, play sports and hang out with her friend, Julie Proctor of Heppner. In addition to school and extracurricular activities, Salli has a summer babysitting job for John "Bink" and Lynn Dee Ramos. Although Salli is only 16, she is already considering taking courses in pre-law or broadcasting in college. Princess Salli has been riding since she was a tiny baby. Mom Charity remembers Salli's first ride with grandpa Rusty Clark when Salli was only two weeks old. Grandparents Rusty and Peggy Clark are from Long Creek. Another family memory is of little Salli helping grandpa Don McElligott with campaign signs when he ran a successful bid for Morrow County Judge. Grandparents Don and Eunice McElligott live in lone. Salli's family also includes her brother Jeremiah, 17, a senior at IHS, and sister, Diana, 15, who will be a sophomore at IHS. Both Jeremiah and Diana have been involved in 4-H swine projects and Jeremiah had a champion breeding project at the Morrow County Fair four years ago. He City News page added to Heppner web A new site web page featuring news from the city manager, has been added to the Heppner web site (www.heppner.net). City Manager Gerald Breazeale will be updating the page periodically with news from the city. To reach the news page go to www.heppner.net click on the City of Heppner link under government, and then click on the City News link. This month's news is about the city's new dog control program. i-------------------------------------- 1 and Salli are currently involved in raising a herd of registered Gelbveih cattle. Salli's mom had been involved in rodeo all her life and was also a member of rodeo royalty. She was the 1976 queen of the Grant County Junior Rodeo, a 1979 princess for the Grant County Fair and Rodeo and queen the following year. At John Day, she participated in open class horse shows. Although Charity was only at the junior level, because of her skill, she was bumped up to the senior level, where she won three years in a row and claimed the coveted Morris Ray Memorial Trophy. After winning three years in a row, she got to take the trophy home. Salli's dad, Paul, was raised on his family's wheat ranch and participated in 4-H cattle projects. He provides cattle for the Morrow County Rodeo each year. Salli's official mount during the 2000 fair and rodeo season is J.R., a 15-year-old running Quarter Horse. "He's a sweet horse," says Charity. "He enjoys rodeo events. He likes anytime he's in the arena." Salli says that of all the rodeos she has attended this summer, her favorite has been at Pnneville, where the girls got the chance to go water skiing in the Ochocos. But, she says, perhaps the most fun she has had was fighting fire with Princess Rachel Faber on the Luciani Ranch. A plane spraying the fire with water also doused the two princesses. Princess Salli is especially looking forward to representing Morrow County at the Pendleton Round-Up. Salli is friends with Abby Vander Plaat, the younger sister of Round-Up Princess Amy Vander Plaat. During Round-Up, she plans to get together with Abby and another friend, Jill Sorrey of Holdman. At the Morrow County Fair, the petite princess will beat the heat dressed in the court's casual outfit—a dusty rose and sand- colored cotton plaid sleeveless shirt with khaki slacks or shorts, accented by Montana Silver earrings and a Montana Silver belt buckle. The girls also wore their casual outfits to events such as the lone Fourth of July celebration and chamber of commerce luncheons. "I would like to see participation from the entire county in the Morrow County Rodeo planned Sunday, August 20, and the Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo Friday and Saturday, August 18 and 19," said Princess Salli. Rodeo announcer will be Steve Kenyon of the Big Bend Rodeo Company of Ritzville, WA. Salli reminds rodeo fans that in each performance, the cowboy who draws and completes a successful ride on the 1999 world champion bucking bull, Yellow Jacket, will win a $250 bounty, sponsored by Les Schwab. Anipro will supply free Anipro to the barrel racer who is chosen as the best dressed in each performance. The rodeo will also feature the 1999 world champion bucking horse. Spring Fling. IT'S THE LAST CHANCE for M CCC's QUART OIL REBATE Don't Miss Out! Sale Ends Monday, |uly 31 st M o r r o w C o u n t y G r a in G r o w e r s Lexington 989-8221 • 1 - 800 - 452-7396 f*rl»mequipmmtwst»iir*^#»»ti»w*in( 0 .n«t
