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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 7, 2001 - FIVE Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo gears up for 2001 Brad Burright selected for HM on eight-man team ✓ The 2001 Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo committee By Sue G ibbs The Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo (OTPR) Com mittee recently held their first m eeting for 2001. The enthusiasm, teamwork and ambition are as strong as ever for the 2001 rodeo. A few new m em bers have volunteered to help with the growing rodeo and this added talent will be an asset for the com m ittee. The chairman for the OTPR is Mary Ann Munkers. The Morrow County Rodeo chair is Ken Eckman. Adm issions will be chaired by Rebecca Ripple. The arena crew and special events will be headed by Ken Bailey and John Griffith. The awards director is Janet McDowell. Children's events will be directed by Sheree Mahoney. Concessions will be handled by John and Sonja McCabe. Barry Munkers will be the groundsperson Jerry Gentry and Kyle Robinson will managed all livestock for both the OTPR and M orrow County Rodeo. Media will be handled by Heppner band students play in state honors band Heppner High School band students Isaiah Stillman and Darren Van Cleave participated in the All- State Honors Band in Eugene on Saturday, Jan. 27. They were accompanied by Ralph Werner, the Heppner High School band director. The All-State Honors Band consisted o f 92 students from about 45 schools across Oregon. These students represented the best o f Oregon's 1 A, 2A and 3 A schools. Over one-third o f the players came from schools whose bands number 30 members or less. The band was conducted by Dr. M cGrannahan o f the University o f Nevada. The band rehearsed for over 13 hours between Thursday evening and Saturday afternoon. "Excellent progress was made due to the concentration dem anded by Dr. M cGrannahan and the excellent cooperation o f the band students," said a spokesperson. W em er was able to leam techniques o f rehearsal that will assist him as he directs the Heppner High School band, they said. The Saturday evening performance was held at the Hult C enter for the Perform ing Arts. Included in the concert were the All-State Honors Orchestra and the All-State Honors Choir. The band received an im m ediate standing ovation for what Wemer described as "fine, wonderful music." Commission meeting scheduled The m onthly m eeting o f the M orrow County Com mission on Children and Families will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 13, from 6-8 p.m in the conference room o f the Services to Children and Families Building in Boardman. Agenda items include a report from Sharon B am ck about controlled substances, requests for partial funding for student attending conferences, discussion and reports on allocations, discussion o f 2001 - 2002 request for proposal dates, 4-H News • Bv H ea th er R ill, rep o rter rhe Bamyarders 4-H Club held their second m eeting o f the year on Jan. 23. M embers talked about where everyone would be purchasing their 4-H hogs. If anyone didn't have a source for pigs. Bill Jepsen located some from a man from Othello, WA. Members also played a Jeopardy like game. This involved care o f pigs, breeds o f pigs, diseases o f pigs, cuts o f meat, and political and 4-H fair new s questions. The club also has two new members, Rory Kilkenny and Kaylee Palmateer. procedures, and focus, RFP awards, inventory practices and other business. The public is invited to attend and participate in the discussions. Births Ryne Peyton Andreason-a son Ryne Peyton was bom to Enn and Marc Andreason o f Boardman on January 24,2001, at Good Shepherd Community Hospital in Hermiston. The baby weighed 8 lbs. 9 oz. M yka Jayann Davis-a daughter Myka Jayann was bom to Rebecca and Boyd Davis o f Im gon on January 25,2001, at Good Shepherd Community Hospital in Hermiston. The baby weighed 9 lbs. 15 oz. Jordan Lynn Doonev-a daughter Jordan Lynn was bom to Jessica and David Dooney o f Im gon on January 30,2001, at Good Shepherd Community Hospital in Hermiston. The baby weighed 8 lbs. L aW ana Rebecca R ichards-a daughter LaWana Rebecca was bom to Shay and Arthur Richards! o f Boardman on January 31,2001, at Good Shepherd Community Hospital in Hermiston. The baby weighed 6 lbs. 10 oz. Sue Gibbs. Jam ie and Rhonda Helfrecht o f Green Feed and Seed will be in charge o f promotions. Tern Gentry will be in charge o f parades and grand entry entertainment. Food concessions and sales will be directed by Jason Hanna. The secretary's position is transitioning from Marlene Cum n to Teresa Hughes. The 2001 year will be managed by both women. Sponsors will be handled by Darcy Robinson and VIP seating will be under the managem ent o f Tom Wolff. This three-day event during August takes a committee o f over 20 people and many other volunteers who work hard to put on a professional and entertaining weekend. Many hours o f dedication at all levels brings this event together. New ideas and events are already in the planning process for the best OTPR and Morrow County Rodeo ever. Christian Quest gatherings Beginning in February, a series o f Christian Quest Gatherings will be held at Heppner United Methodist Church each Sunday from 7-8:30 p.m., throughout February, March and April. The gathenns will include time for devotional singing, followed by a talk and presentation given by pastor Rev. Craig Strobel. Following the talk, time is set aside for group discussion. Each week a different topic will be presented. Topics to be addressed include the following: "Does Religion Matter?", "Christianity Among the World Religions", "Can There Be Christian Faith W ithout the Institutional Church?", "If All the Churches Disappeared, W ould it Make Any Difference?", "What is Spirituality?", "Does Prayer Work?", "How Should I Pray?", "If I Want to Follow Jesus What Should I Do Differently?", "Does God Care About the Earth?" and "Is Environm entalism Biblical?" Sessions will be held Sundays from 7-8:30 in the basem ent fellowship hall o f the church, which is located at the com er o f Church and Gale streets in Heppner. For further information, phone the church office at 676-9224. Christian Quest Gatherings are free and open to everyone. A free will offering will be accepted to defray costs for heat and lighting. The Rev. Craig S. Strobel is an ordained United Methodist minister who will be receiving his Ph.D. in interdisciplinary studies (religious studies and perform ance studies) in May from the Graduate Theological Union. He holds prior degrees in theater, biology, divinity and religion and the arts. He also is a graduate o f the two-year Academy for Spiritual Formation, sponsored by the Upper Room. A native of Boise, ID., Strobel has served churches in western and eastern Oregon, and has taught Perform ance M idrash classes in Germ any and thé United States, d e liv e re d p a p e rs on environm entalism , performance, and the arts and religion at the Am erican Academy o f Religion annual meetings and is active in theater productions. He and his family have lived in Heppner almost three years. Dixon third in saddle bronc Chance Dixon of Heppner is third in world standings in saddle bronc riding. According to the Professional Rodeo Cowboy standings, Dixon earned $9,820 as o f Jan. 29. Bud Longbrake o f Dupree. SD. earned $ 10,819 for second and CliffNoms o f Glazier, TX. was first with $13,676. Other Oregonians in the top 20 are as follows: Clint Corey, Powell Butie. third, bareback riding. $7.183; Bobby Mote. Redmond, fourth, bareback riding. $7,174; Brad Goodrich, Hermiston, third, calf roping, $9.857: Richard Eiguren. Jordan Valley, first, team roping. $8,246; Tara Polich, Canby, sixth, barrel racing, $3.629; Tom Clark. Terrebonne, 11th, bull riding. $3,468: and Mike Beers. Powell Butte, 12th, steer roping. $2,320. Town hall meting set on speedway A town hall meeting to discuss the proposed speedway in Boardman will be held on W ednesday, Feb. 14 at 7 p.m. at the Riverfront Center. Two M arine Drive, Boardman. Everyone is invited to attend. ■1 fe a t tfiincjrs u p Give The Venetian Heart Votive Bouquet HEPPNER RHODE’S CABBIN’ & GEMS Howdy Folks, Radiant flowers with a flaming heart votive inspired by the legendary glass artisans of Murano. S he’ll lavish you con amore. For delivery anywhere in the U.S. or C anada, call or visit our shop. Directly from cyberspace, Rhode's Cabbin' & Gems is open for business to Morrow County rock flounders and lewelry lovers For all your lapidary needs, from grit to diamond blades, used equipment as well Our inventory includes Biggs Jasper, Wild Horse Picture Jasper, Agate Thunder Eggs, Owyhee Jasper. Brunea and Succor Creek Jasper, just to name a few If you’re wanting gemstones, we also have a nice variety to choose from Previously Opals4Less$, we have lots of opals Honduran, Australian Spencer, Virgin Valley, opal eggs from Oregon s Richardson Ranch and Morrow County's very own Opal Butte opal, lim ited supplies (Butt*opal currently on hold) Oregon is the rock bounder's capital and Heppner is right in the heart of it Morrow County has economical potential in the Contact Dale Rhode at 676-5961 for more information. Olelefloia 7Ae Country Rose Custom cutting and polishing, reasonably priced Students take Time Out for Reading’ H ep p n er E lem en tary S ch ool stu d en ts Z ach A lford (left) and Jason H ouw eling read d uring the "T im e O u t for R eading party at H E S on Ja n u a ry 25. By Jan n ie A llen The month o f January may seem long and dreary to some, but for the fifth and sixth graders at Heppner Elementary, it flies by and is loads of fun. For the past 12 years or so, these students have been involved in a reading incentive program which begins the day they return from Christmas vacation The program is called "Time Out for Reading" and. while the theme o f the program is basketball, the heart o f the program is reading. HES fifth and sixth graders read a total o f 102,710 minutes in January. The top five readers were: Justin Delveaux with 6792 minutes. Scott Maker with 6247. Kylie Tasker with 4605. Ben McCarl with 3921. and Casey Maben with 3763. All students begin the program with an equal chance as they don't worry about how many books they read, but rather than many minutes they read. They keep track o f their reading time (not textbooks, but free reading books) and must have an accurate account with all times initialed by an adult. To move from the bench to the first quarter, (a paper basketball on the hall bulletin board) a reader must turn in at least 90 minutes of time each Monday. Then the reader moves on each w eek toward the fourth quarter O f the 62 students involved. 42 o f them made it all the way to the fourth quarter, with 61 students making it to at least the first quarter Although students are working individually to accumulate points. Î and Chelsey Foster. An all-night reading party on Jan. 25 was a great success. Fifty- seven students attended, with 50 spending the night. The kids read, had sack dinners, read, earned prizes, read, watched the movie "Iron Will," read, played board games, read under the covers with flashlights, and slept. The door pnze, a stuffed replica o f Hedwig the Owl from Harry Potter, was won by fifth grader, Eddie Ramirez. On Thursday, Feb. 1, all o f the times had been totaled and prizes were awarded. Justin Delveaux won the honor of choosing the first pnze, a Shaq jacket and a book, and then prizes were chosen by the other students participating. Prizes included camping chairs, puzzles, games, blankets, stuffed toys, basketballs. Nerf basketball hoops, calendars, clocks, pillows, journals, school supplies and, o f course ...books. February 84th - Saturday 104th A nnual and L a d ies' Tea: Tea y starts at 1:30 p.m., Lodge at 2 p.m., Dinner at 6 p.m. (whole roast pork is on the menu), and Music at 9 p.m. with a Mardi Oras theme I B IN G O B A C K O N W E D N E S D A Y S S T A R T IN G A T 7 :0 0 p .m . HEPPNER ELKS 358 233 N. Main • Heppner • 676-9426 S e rv in g they are also m em bers o f teams. W eekly prizes are awarded each week to team m em bers with the highest average for the week. Team members encourage one another to read and pracnce those basketball- related skills o f assists and sportsmanship. The top team, the Giant Readers, had a pizza and pop party to celebrate their pnze winning average time o f 3.905 minutes. Those team members were Scott Maker. Quinn Peck. Casey Maben. Baillie Keithley be fixing Prime Rib, Barbecue Steaks, Oys ters and Prawns. Dinner starts at 6 p.m. For mem bers and out of town guests only. Vale mine's Day is Wednesday, February 14 rockhounding trips, rock cutting and cab making techniques Brad Burright, a junior at lone High School, has been selected for honorable mention on the 2000 Oregon Eight-man Football All- State teams. Complete selections are as follows: First team: Chris Marcum, Echo senior; Charlie O'Brien, Alsea senior; J.C. Hilderbrand, Days Creek senior; Bobby Martin, Adrian senior; Ben Morris, Dufur senior; Zach Krahmer, St. Paul senior; Jeremy Mowe, Powers senior: Eli Bingham, February 10th - Saturday Special Valentine's Dinner: The chefs will rock and gemstone market Gems are native to our area We will be starting a rock and gem dub, with youth activities, Brad B urright Powder Valley senior. Second team: Lance Lindell, Dufurjunior; Jesse Richter, St. Paul senior; Luke Rector. Powers senior; Zack Culver, Powder Valley senior; Mike Durfey, Condon junior; Joe Ward, Alsea senior; Tommy Blanton. Powers junior; Grant Thompson, Crane senior Honorable mention: Brad Burright, lone junior: Brandon Beauchamp, D ufurjunior; Jacob Eichler, Perrydale senior; Stan Adamek, Powers senior; Kiel Gekeler, Cove senior; Kyle Fife. Echo junior; Ryan Van Leuven. Alsea senior; Gary Williamson, Elkton senior; Albert Olsen. Dufur junior, Tony Binford. Mohawk senior; Frank Adamek, Powers junior; Ty Robinson. Cove senior: Josh Ness. Mohawk senior; Jared Dunn, Days Creek senior. Player of the year is Ben Morris and coach o f the year is Jack Henderson, both o f Dufur Dufur was the 2000 1A state champion. Players on the All-State teams were selected by the Oregon Eight- man high school coaches. The game will be played at Linfield College at McM innville on June 16. 676-9181 Heppner, Lexington A lone ♦ " H W Frienét Merl" 142 N orth Main
