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Heppner Gazette-Times Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 16, 2000 - FIVE Junior golf tourney held ♦ w % photo by Bonnie Bennett Story "feller" Tom McCormack entertains a rapt audience at the Heppner City Park August II. It's Fair time in Morrow County Junior golf tourney participants The 2000 Junior Golf program was concluded on Saturday, August 12, with a tournament, awards and a barbecue. Winners are as follows: Boys six-seven years: first- Justin Gutierrez, second- Cameron Day, third-Justin Pranger. Girls six years: first-Cassi Day, second-Mackenna Ramos. Boys eight years: first-Chance Day, second-R.J. Ramos, third- Brent Eckman, fourth-Bryan Holland. Boys nine-10: first-Luke Young, second-Joe Pranger, third-Matt McCabe. Girls nine-10: first-Jenna Bowman, second-Kelsey Meyer, third-Sara Johnson. Boys 11-12: first-Jeff Towers, second-Quinn Peck, third-Roy Proctor, fourth-J.C. Sherritt. Girls 11-13: first-Charlene Houweling, second-Kylie Disque, third-Mirranda Hunt. Boys 13-15: first-fcyle Brown, second-Tyler Boyer, third- Tanner Britt. Other players include: Ryan Campbell, Rory Kilkenny, Logan Anthony, Jeff Hunt, Whitney Sherritt, Jason Houweling, Mathew Holland, Mark McCabe, Tyler Robinson, Curtis Harper, Taylor Disque, Drew Johnson, Julie Proctor, Seth Morgan and Cole Morgan. Local educators complete space discovery course Heppner Elementary School teachers, Mary Haguewood and Cara Osmin, completed the "Advanced Space Technology" Space Discovery graduate course cq<tdMcte^r j by &pace, F f t f o d a f t p p . ft i f | , | y y A I 'M V l O l '' m .p p u rs^, was hffjU&July 30- Aug. 4, at U.S. Space Command at Peterson AFB in Colorado Springs. Space discovery graduate courses prepare kindergarten-grade 12 education professionals of all disciplines to "launch learning excitement" in their classrooms by incorporating aerospace education across the curriculum to motivate students and improve learning. Nearly 50 educators from around the country took part in the "Advanced Space Technology" course. Course participants studied Earth satellites; learned about the history of rocketry; investigated Global Positioning Satellites; explored robotics; and examined facts and fiction about Mars. Andre Bormanis, science advisor to Star Trek, was the special presenter during the course. Dr. Ron Sega, dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs and former astronaut, spoke at the graduation lunch. Other instructors and speakers included1 Jim Dean,-1 Spaci Foundation lead instructor; arid Lt. Col. Mike Filler, Chief, Space Operations, U.S. Space Command. Two additional Space Discovery courses were conducted by the foundation in Colorado Springs this summer. "Space Basics and Earth Studies" was held in June at Glen Eyrie Conference Center, and "Living in Space and Basic Rocketry" was held three consecutive weeks in July at the United States Air Force Academy. The foundation has conducted Space Discovery graduate courses since 1986. All foundation courses meet state and national educational standards, with optional graduate credit available. For more information on the Space Foundation and its programs, visit www.spacefoundation.org or call 1-800-691-4000. Local student earns scholarship The Oregon Society of CPAs Educational Foundation has announced that Brent Gunderson, Heppner, is the recipient of the Randell C. Guyer, Jr. $1,000 Scholarship, as well as a $ 1,000 OSCPA Educational Foundation Scholarship. Gunderson will be a senior this fall at Eastern Oregon University where he is majoring in accounting. He plans to become a CPA after graduation. Since 1985, The OSCPA Educational Foundation has sponsored a scholarship program designed to attract "talented accounting students" and reward their efforts with financial support. The initial requirement for high school seniors is a minimum 3.75 GPA and attendance at an accredited Oregon college/university. To date, the foundation has provided financial aid in excess of $231,000 to more than 225 students. This year alone, $77,000 was awarded to 57 qualified candidates. Through this scholarship program, the foundation encourages Oregon's best and brightest to bring their skills and talents to the accounting profession, according to a news release. For more information about the OSCPA Educational Foundation's scholarship program, visit www.orcpa.org or contact Tonna Elliott at (503) 641-7200 / Oregon 1-800-255- 1470, ext. 29. W hen You N eed Letterhead, Envelopes , or other types o f Printing done GIVE US A CALL HEPPNER GAZETTE - TIMES 676-9228 Win OTPR tickets The Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo is again offering two free OTPR tickets to people who are up on their local rodeo facts. The first contestant to stop by the Heppner Gazette-Times with the correct answer to a question will win two free tickets to one performance of the OTPR August 18 at 7 p.m., August 19 at 1:15 p.m. or the Morrow County Rodeo on August 20 at 1:15 p.m.. Questions are as follows: 1. When was the first Morrow County Jackpot saddle given and what company sponsored the hand-crafted saddle? 2. Name the Morrow County Amateur Calf Roping saddle winners from 1950-55. 3. Why was the Morrow County Amateur saddle started in the 1950s? 4. How many committee members does it take to put on the PRCA rodeos and the Morrow County Jackpot Rodeo. Nam? them. photo by Camille Sykes Displays are made ready Tuesday in anticipation of the opening of the 2000 Morrow County Fair in Heppner. The Fair runs through Sunday with entertainment, food and other activities. PGE employees donate Portland General Electric has announced that $36,720 in grants were awarded to 90 non-profit organizations and schools during the second quarter of 2000 through the Employee Volunteer Grant program—a program designed to incorporate employee volunteer interests into PGE's philanthropic tradition. "Our employees have such an amazing sense of pride in the community," said Peggy Fowler, CEO and president of PGE. "The EVG program is a wonderful way to show them that the company values their involvement and is behind them 100 percent." Grants awarded in the Heppner area include: -$250 donated by Randy Curtis to Boy Scouts of America Troop 667; -$250 donated by Kathy Rauch tQ North Lexington 4-H Club Morrow County 4-H; -$250 donated by to Lee Archer to North Lexington 4-H Club Morrow County 4-H. "PGE embraces the opportunity to be actively involved in issues affecting the quality of life in the communities where we operate and where our employees live. Through the EVG program and other charitable activities, PGE focuses on preserving and enhancing our natural environment; educating and supporting a healthy, stable workforce; creating and maintaining safe, involved neighborhoods; and supporting programs that promote diversity," said a spokesperson. Concert slated The "Hope for African Children's Concert" will be held Sunday, August 27, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Pendleton Convention Center. Entertainment will include Nicol Smith and "The Waiting.” Tickets, available at Christian book stores and Good Samaritan Ministries offices, will be $12 each or $10 for group tickets. Free leadership program offered Morrow Leadership 2000 is inviting people with leadership potential to participate in a free leadership training program. The program is modeled after the popular "Rural Futures Forum" of Rural Development Initiatives. Participants learn how to develop strategies for community change, identify leadership styles, conduct negotiations, improve communications, increase effectiveness in working with meetings, and more. The conference consists of six evening sessions rotating between Boardman, Imgon, Heppner, lone and Lexington. The program starts Wednesday, September 6 and will run every other Wednesday. After the sessions, participants will have experience in core leadership skills such as working with volunteers and boards; fund raising; project management; and how to develop and implement a strategic community plan. According to Heppner City Manager and project organizer Jerry Breazeale, "We are hoping for a mix of experienced community leaders as well as people who haven't been very active yet. This would be perfect for some younger people who are looking for an opportunity to get involved. We are also hoping to get a mix of people from the different communities in both north and south county, including the Hispanic community. We are very excited about the possibilities for building relationships between all of the participants. I took part in a similar program last year and was very impressed with the quality of the trainers and with the things I learned that I have put to work immediately." "Communities believe so strongly in the potential of this program that we've already gotten meals for the participants donated," commented Breazeale: "Morrow cities are really stepping up to the plate to support this." Application packages are available at local cities, or call 676-5618 to request one. The deadline for applications to this free program is Monday, August 21 . WE PRINT d n Cards Lots of Styles • Lots of Colors Pendleton teens home after accident Three Pendleton teenagers are home after treatment for injuries sustained in an early morning automobile accident at the Upper Rhea Creek/Sandford Intersection on August 6. According to the Morrow County Sheriffs Department, the MCSO, Heppner Ambulance and Heppner Fire Department were called to the scene of the accident at 1:16 a m. Michael Cox, 19. and Brandon Campbell, 18, were transported to Walla Walla and then flown to Bend. They were treated for broken bones and released. Jerry Foster, 18, was life-flighted to Oregon Health Sciences University where he was treated for a spinal fracture He was released Saturday. List lo u r HOME Or Other PROPERTY on the INTERNET C all 676 - ^ 22 ? 070-922H
