FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, Apnl 25, 2001
lone holds Easter egg hunt
High school rodeoers compete
Oregon High School Rodeo
action moved to the east side of the
mountains this past weekend and
several local youth exhibited their
talent at the Morrow County High
School Rodeo in Heppner and
M ilton-Freewater.
The Heppner event was sponsored
by Central Red Apple Market,
M orrow County Gram Growers,
Klam ath First and Oregon Hay,
Heppner's Blake Knowles claimed
the All-Around Championship by
w inning the steer wrestling with
a 14.15 and taking second in the
boys' cutting. He took the
championship in the Hermiston boys'
cutting, which was the back side
o f a dual cutting competition that
took place on Friday night.
Heppner's Lacey Matteson turned
in a 17.975 in the barrel racing for
third place, lone’s Tracy Griffith
stopped the clocks at 21.855 in the
Photos by Sandy Matthews
pole bending for seventh. The
breakaway roping action saw
Condon's M am e W ilkins turn in
a 3.75 for eighth place.
Milton Freewater also hosted
a rodeo over the weekend Blake
Know les repeated with another steer
wrestling championship in a speedy
4.21. Ryan Matteson, 1 leppner, was
right behind him for second with
a 7.34 The two placed eighth in
the team roping with a 14.31
M am e Wilkins claimed the
breakaway roping championship
with a 3.54, while Lacey Matteson
was a 4.34 for fifth, lone w as well
represented in the pole bending with
Tracy Griffith taking fourth with
a 21.265, Ann Shear in ninth with
a 22.383 and Katie Bacon grabbing
10th with a 22.401. Wilkins also
placed sixth in the goat ty ing with
a 10.22. Lacey Matteson took 10th
in the barrel racing with a 18.067.
The Easter Bunny (with the help of Molly Barrow) arrives in lone
BMCC releases president’s list
Jerid Penturf rides a bull in Sunday's rodeo performance just prior
to an accident which left him with a broken neck. Penturf. who is
hospitalized at St. Charles Medical Center in Bend, is expected to
have a full recovery.
Blue M ountain Com munity
College has announced its winter
term 2001 president's list, dean's
list and honor roll. Following are
local students who qualify:
President's list (4.0 grade point
average j-MyrtleConlon, Boardman;
Anna Negrete, Im gon; M arie
Tworek, Hermiston.
Dean’s list (3.5-3.99 grade point
average FAlvin Bennett and Timothy
Davidson, both Heppner; Jesus
Fuentes and Brooke Barton, both
Boardman; Christena Butler, Daire
O'Brien-Richards, Anthony Roa
and Jennifer Samson, all Im gon;
David Bates, Dawn Bumght, Maci
Childers, Jerid Ployhar, Tracy
Rankin and Kathryn Tworek, all
Pendleton.
Honor roll (3.-3.49 grade point
average)-Casey Evans and Daniel
Sharp-Petit, both Heppner; Brenda
B um ght, Sybil Krebs and Marc
Orem, all lone; Maria Aguiar and
Cnstina Hendergart, both Boardman;
Shantel Evans, Cody Gordanier,
Christopher Hughes and Kelly
Sullivan, all Irrigon.
Back to school week in lone
Ryan Matteson (left) and Blake Knowles in Sunday's high school
rodeo competition in Heppner.
The City o f lone is declaring
"Back to School Week" April 30-
May 2. Following is the resolution:
>■ Resolution Cl-004-01 R
A RESOLUTION
DECLARING BACK TO
SCHOOL WEEK
WHEREAS: The future o f every
com m unity in our state depends
on good public schools; and
WHEREAS: Only one o f four
adults has children in the public
schools today, so that few adults
have an opportunity to visit schools;
and
WHEREAS: Back to School
Week offers and opportunity for
Oregonians around the state to visit
schools in their neighborhoods, meet
students and teachers, and see for
them selves how our children are
learning.
NOW THEREFORE, I, Betty
Gray, Mayor o f the City o f lone,
Oregon, hereby proclaim Apnl 30-
May 2, 2001 to be
BACK TO SCHOOL WEEK
Local fiddlers to perform in concert
There will be a concert featunng
local fiddle and guitar students o f
Peg Willis o f Pendleton this Fnday,
Apnl 27, at 7:15 p.m. at the Heppner
Elementary School gym.
The evening program will have
18 local musicians ranging in age
from seven to 12 years old
participating. They will be
perform ing a variety o f musical
selections including classical, folk,
and vanous fiddle tunes. This will
be the fiddlers' final local
perform ance o f the school year.
The program is free to the public
and everyone is welcome to attend.
Several o f the students will be
perform ing next month at the
Oregon State Fiddle Championships
in Salem.
Pomona quarterly meeting scheduled
Lacey Matteson of Heppner rounds the barrel in the high school
rodeo in Heppner Sunday.
Garden Club plant exchange May 5
The Heppner Garden Club plant
exchange will be held Saturday,
May 5, from 9 a m.-2 p.m. at the
St. Patrick's Senior Center.
The next scheduled meeting for
the club will be Monday, May 7.
The meeting was changed to 9 a.m.
for a field trip to Hermiston to tour
the Westwinds Nursery and other
nurseries. A no-host luncheon will
be held.
A regular meeting will be held
June 4 at 6:30 p.m. at the senior
center. Installation o f officers will
be held and ideas will be sought
for next year's program s.
The Garden Club is open to the
public.
NEW TRIPLE-WIDE
ON 2 0 ACRES WITH A VIEW
New three bedroom, two
bath triple-wide home with
a great view. Twenty acres
with trees; lots o f hunting
land near by. Finished shop
with propane furnace and
1/2 bath. Has a garage too.
BIG 42x60 SH O P!
The Wheatland Pomona Grange
quarterly meeting will be held on
Saturday, April 29 at Greenfield
Grange in Boardman at 10:30 a m.
A turkey potluck dinner will be
served at 12:30 p.m., followed by
the program. The Morrow County
School Bond will be presented by
two budget com m ittee members.
Morrow
County
School
Administrator Bruce Anderson will
also be there to answer questions.
Com m unity Oregon to
visit Heppner May 3-4
Com m unity Oregon will visit
the Willow Creek Valley on May
3-4. The group will be introduced
to the valley and to be informed
o f the issue and needs facing those
living in rural communities.
"They will walk our community
streets, visit our schools and South
M orrow County Industrial Park,
team about our valley’s history and
dream s for the future," said Kan
Keown.
As the two-day event progresses.
the information will be used as
Community Oregon staff meets with
communities and community leaders
to facilitate brainstorming for future
business development.
A no-host dinner for the
Community Oregon staff will be
held at G.D's Restaurant in Heppner
on Thursday, May 3 at 7 p.m.
Anyone who would like to
participate is invited to attend.
Reservations may be made by
calling Heppner City Hall, 676-9618.
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Hearing held on Eastregaard Road
By Doris Brosnan
Interested parties attended the
Eastregaard-Road public hearing
at the Morrow County Court session
o f April 18. County Counsel Bill
Hanlon provided background dating
from dedication o f the public road
in 1976 through a road closure in
1981. Hanlon had recommended
a hearing on the subject o f
rescinding the closure. Public Works
Director
Burke
O'Brien
recommended the road's being open
to public access. Surveyor Ron
McKmnis noted that the road was
originally dedicated to public access.
Statem ents in support o f the
road's closure and statem ents in
support o f vacating the road were
presented, with explanations of those
positions. Upon closure o f the public
hearing, the court approved
rescinding the 1981 closure o f
Eastregaard Road. They will refer
questions o f weight or other limits
to the Public W orks Director for
a recom m endation.
Victim's Advocate Karen Morgan
and Children and Families Office
Manager Bill Sheirbon requested
tippage fees for the purchase o f a
colposcope, an instrument used in
exam inations o f victims o f child
abuse. They reminded the court that
no such equipment is available in
Morrow County, a county with one
o f the highest child abuse rates in
the state, though the rate is
declining. They also explained their
attem pts to develop a more
consistent and reliable system o f
prosecution o f child abuse and the
role o f this equipm ent in those
attempts. The court agreed to
readdress the issue at their May 2
meeting.
A representative of ADT Security
System s addressed the court,
detailing the system and the
company's responses to emergencies,
the costs o f installation, and the
monthly fees. The court agreed that
speaking to the county's insurer
about potential savings on property
insurance, and to the Safety
Committee and Sheriff s Department
will help in addressing the issue
at a later date.
County Planning Director Tamara
Mabbott reported to the court that
a hearing in Washington, D.C., on
Apnl 24 will provide an opportunity
to ask about the funding for the
environmental specialist technical
support. Judge Terry Tallman
explained that the DEQ and Army
agreem ent on this issue was
"essentially" done, and Tallman
is working on the DEQ and County
agreement.
Public Health Director Laura
McElligott spoke to the court about
signage for The Boardman Annex,
and they discussed some options.
Public Works Director O'Brien
reported
that
the
Nature
Conservancy has agreed to deed
the land necessary for the Juniper
Canyon Road improvement, at no
cost to the county. Surveyor
M cKinm s will com plete the
necessary survey. Clean up o f
Cutsforth Park is nearly complete,
and paving o f Colum bia should
begin on April 24 and take five or
six days. Cattle guards were installed
on Road Canyon.
Other actions o f the court include
the following:
- approval o f an extension to the
agreement with the Umatilla County
Juvenile Detention Center;
- appointm ent o f Smokey Joe
Wightman and Daniel Daltoso to
the North Morrow Vector Control
District Board o f Trustees;
- appointm ent o f Donald
Eppenbach and Heather Sicard to
the Planning Com mission;
- approval o f the Planning
Departm ent’s application for the
Local Government Grant from the
Oregon Parks and Recreation
Department for the Heritage Trail;
- approval o f application for a
Local Governm ent Grant for
restrooms at the county parks.
Commission
seeks input
The Morrow County Commission
on Children and Families (MCCCF)
is preparing a comprehensive plan
for Morrow County. The goal o f
the plan is to "form a vision for
healthy, happy, caring children,
youth, families and com m unities
in our county and to formulate plans
and programs to achieve that goal,"
said Barb Hayes, MCCCF director.
The commission needs to learn
the concerns and ideas o f county
residents. To hear the ideas and
suggestions, county residents are
being asked two questions:
1. What is seen as the greatest
barriers to healthy children and
families in M orrow County?
2. What solutions are suggested?
A town hall meeting is scheduled
on Tuesday, May 8, from 6:15-7
p.m. in the conference room above
Heppner Hardware. All interested
citizens are encouraged to attend,
or sent ideas to CCF, P.O. Box 544,
Heppner; phone at 676-9675; fax
at 676-9854; or e-mail to Barb_
Hayes@ class.oregonvos.net.
The town hall meeting will be
immediately followed by the regular
monthly commission meeting.
SWCD board
to meet
The M orrow County Soil and
Water Conservation District Board
will meet on Monday, May 1 from
10 a.m.-2 p.m. at St. Patrick's Parish
Hall in Heppner.
The district is beginning the
process o f developing their 2001-
2002 work plan. The board would
like input from agencies and
individuals on the plan in order to
identify a broader vision for the
conservation district, such as
forestland, cropland, rangeland,
livestock, special interest groups,
citizens, fish and wildlife, irrigation,
recreation, etc.
This fall, the district will begin
the Senate Bill 1010 process to assist
in the development o f the agriculture
requirem ent o f a watershed
management plan for the Willow
Creek Watershed on Compliance
with the Clean W ater Act. By
increasing involvem ent in the
development o f the work plan, the
board hopes to make a smooth
transition into the SB 1010 process.
The public is invited to attend
and lunch will be provided by
reservation only. RSVP to Janet
at 676-5452, extension 109, or
Menlee at extension 101 by Fnday,
April 27.
COLT
VOLLEYBALL
SIGN-UPS FOR COLT VOLLEYBALL
REGISTRATION FOR NEXT FALL WILL BE:
Tuesday, May 8th:
Heppner Neighborhood Center, 6-8 p.m.
Thursday, May 10th:
lone Fire Hall, 6-8 p.m.
Saturday, May 12th:
Heppner Neighborhood Center, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Thera will be a release form for parents to fill out.
We would appreciate if parents would be there for sign-ups
so they can sign the release form. It does not cost anything;
all you need to bring is a pen.
There will also be information about Colt Volleyball for next fall and
a sign-up sheet for coaches and volunteers.
There may be a clinic in August that will be put on by the high
school volleyball players This will be included on the release form.
If you can't be there and would like to sign
up, or for more information, contact
Missy Cutsforth, 989-8104.
Mfttl ! m tha M m « tim « and p laça a t tha a o c c a r tlgn-upa.
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