Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 15, 2002 - THREE
lone tennis tied for first at district
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(l-r) Caitlin Orem, third place in girls singles; Adam Neiffer and Adam
McCabe, boys doubles First place.
lone boys tied with Echo
for a first place team finish at the
district playoffs on Saturday, May
II, in Tri-Cifies. Caitlin Orem
was the only girls singles entry for
lone. Orem earned her right to
attend the state tournament by
winning three of four matches.
Orem defeated her first opponent,
KC Bollinger of Umatilla, 6-1,6-
2. Orem then defeated Marcy
Richelderfer, of Sherman County,
6-2, 6-1 and squared off against
Heather Harding o f Mac Hi,
losing the match, 2-6,2-6. Orem
earned third place by defeating
Anna Durka of Arlington, 6-4, 6-
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In girls’ doubles, Salli
M cElligott and M acarena
Esposito defeated Alex Hardie
and Jessica Hill of Condon, 8-0.
McElligott and Esposito then lost
to Jackson/Glover o f Weston
McEwen, 1-6, 4-6. Meghan
McCabe and Sara Peck defeated
Kayla K ilgore and Katie
Humphrey o f Condon, 8-5.
M cCabe/Peck then defeated
Hurst/Swindler of Riverside HS,
6-2, 7-6, with a tiebreaker score
of 7-3.
In the boys singles
bracket, Brian Bunch started the
tournament with an 8-3 victory
over Kevin Brandt, of Arlington.
Bunch then lost to Adrian
Palamino of Umatilla, 0-6, 0-6.
Jeff Hunt defeated Raul Ureno
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of Weston McEwen, 8-1. Hunt
then lost to JT Haines o f
Stanfield, 0-6, 1-6. Tyler Raible
lost to Joey Markgraffof Helix in
two sets.
The boys’ doubles team
o f Adam McCabe and Adam
N eiffer brought home some
hardware, claiming the doubles
cham pionship on Saturday.
McCabe/Neiffer battled against
Hall/Rico, posting a 6-3, 7-6
victory, the last set outscoring
Riverside 7-2 in a tiebreaker.
McCabe and Neiffer then had to
elim inate their own team
members, Aaron Tworek and
Colin McElligott. winning 6-3,6-
2. McCabe/Neiffer returned on
Saturday to play against Ybarra/
Eddy o f Umatilla, winning the
match, 5-7, 6-2, 6-0. The lone
doubles team then squared off
against Hagerman/Wright of Mac
Hi for the championship, posting
6-2,6-1 wins.
Johnny Collin and Paul
Neiffer lost their first match to
Hendon/Palamino of Umatilla, 8-
1, eliminating them from the
tournament. Aaron Tworek and
Colin McElligott won their first
match against G oad/Im us o f
Riverside, 7-6, 7-2 tiebreaker, 6-
2. McElligott and Tworek were
then ousted by team m ates,
McCabe/Neiffer.
State playoffs
will be held in Corvallis on May
17-18.
Little League to host golf tournament
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Willow’ Creek Little League
will host a golf tournament at the
Willow Creek Country Club in
Heppner on Sunday, May 19.
Signups begin at 12:30 p.m. Cost
is $25 per person and all Little
League players will golf for free.
There will be a putting con
test held throughout the day and
Little League players from Fos
sil, Condon, Arlington, lone and
Heppner will be auctioned off as
caddies.
Those who want to put their
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own teams together or sign up
early may do so by calling Sandi
at 676-5275 by Saturday, May 18.
The proceeds from this event
will go toward sending teams to
All-Star tournaments at the end
of the season. The 9-10 year old
All-Star tournament will be held
in Boardman from June 21-30.
The 11-12 year old tournament will
be in The Dalles, July 12-20, and
all softball All-Star tournaments
will be held in Redmond from July
1 - 8 .
S t Jude Bike-a-thon to be held
The annual St. Jude Bike-a-thon is scheduled for this Sunday,
May 19, with registration beginning at noon at the lone Fire Hall.
Two courses are available. A one-mile circuit route w ithin the city
limits of lone is designed for younger riders or those wishing to walk,
scoot or roller blade. The 22-mile scenic trip between Ruggs and lone
is set up for hikers who are up to a more challenging ride. Participants
may register at either starting point. To carpool to Ruggs, riders should
meet in lone no later than 12:25 p.m. The ride will start at 1 p.m. from
both locations. Riders are reminded that helmets are required gear for
this or any other bike ride.
Parents are asked to ride with their children or tag along with
them in a support vehicle. The riders tend to spread out early in the
ride so the more adults supervising the better. Walkers and bike riders
are also needed to monitor the group in town. Volunteer helpers for
both routes are welcome and much appreciated.
All riders will finish in front of the lone Fire Hall where refreshments
will be served. Collection envelopes may be picked up at the conclusion
of the ride. Riders are reminded that those collecting $35 or more
cam a St. Jude T-shirt. Those collecting $75 or more earn either a
sweatshirt or a T-shirt and sports bag. Finally, the person raising the
most money over $100 will also w in a dual cassette jam box.
The St. Jude Bike-a-thon raises funds for the St. Jude Children
Research Hospital in Memphis, TN. St. Jude is the largest childhood
cancer research and treatment center in the country in terms of the
number of patients treated and treatment success, said a news release.
Pledge sheets are still available at local businesses. For more
information, contact ride coordinator Anne Morter at 422-7429 or Janet
Thompson at 422-7549.
We continue to sell Case batteries.
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Parks Committee sets opening dates
Opening dates for Anson Wright Park and Cutsforth Park
were discussed at the May 12 meeting of the Morrow County Parks
Committee. The committee decided to open the parks by June 10. If
the parks were ready and the park hosts were available, an earlier
opening could be possible. A committee was chosen to review the
park host applications.
Advertising was also discussed. The parks have a web site,
which can be accessed through the H eppner w ebsite,
www.heppner.net Karen Wolff reported receiving phone and email
inquiries as a result of this website. The parks also advertised in a
recent special travel issue of the Sunday Oregonian. There have
been 300 requests for brochures about the two parks as a result of
this ad.
The proposed ATV park was also discussed. Because of
enough public interest this winter, a steering committee has been
developed. This steering committee is comprised of private landowners,
ATV users, USFS, and other interested parties. There have been
several meetings and they have made great progress. There had
been discussions with Pioneer Resources regarding the purchase of
property for the development of trail systems. The original discussions
were about a parcel adjacent to Anson Wright Park. This would allow
riders to camp at Anson Wright Park and ride to the trails from the
park. The steering committee is now considering an alternative site.
This site is located around the Pioneer Resources property known as
the Reload. It is located along Hwy 207 on the way to Spray. This
facility has been shut down for many years. What remains at the site
is a large machine shop, complete with power and water. Also remaining
is a large, flat area that would be great for loading and unloading
vehicles as well as camping. The portion of the national forest that is
adjacent to this property is open for ATV riding. This parcel of property
would be approximately 2,300 acres. The property has a wide variety
of terrains that would provide many types of riding experiences. The
committee also felt there were locations that could be developed for
camping.
Pioneer Resources has been very cooperative in this process
and has allowed access to the property for evaluation. ODFW has
been contacted regarding their views on this property as well. They
feel this property would provide very little negative impact on wildlife.
It would not encroach on calving grounds or wintering grounds. There
is also the possibility of winter use for cross country skiers and
snowmobilers.
Some interesting issues have been brought up in the steering
committee meetings. Some o f these issues include emergency
response, forest fuels reduction, fire protection, trail design to avoid
adjacent landowners, and even siting a cell tower on the property.
The parks committee was also advised Morrow County will
be hosting the Oregon State Parks ATV Allocation Committee May
17 and 18. They will be looking at potential development opportunities
as well as inspecting the new spaces that were added at Anson Wright
Park two years ago. The new spaces were partially funded by a
grant from Oregon State Parks.
The parks committee was also advised that representatives
from ASI, ATV Safety Institute, toured the Morrow County Fairgrounds
to evaluate it as a potential training site. ASI is a national organization
that provides safety-training opportunities.
The next parks committee meeting will be this fall.
lone Site Council news
At the May 8 meeting of the lone Site Council, an update was
given on the bond project. No rise certification from FEMA plans
have been approved. The plans will now go to the city of lone for
approval.
Morrow County Math Contest first place winners were Kara
Clay, fifth grade and Shannon Clay sixth grade. Many other lone
students placed in the top ten for their grade level.
An OMSI Motion Commotion Assembly was held this past
month.
Middle School students reached their goals in the Reading
Across America program and on May 9, both Dean Robinson and
Mike Stuart will have facial hair removed in front of the students as
promised. Parents and interested community members are encouraged
to come and see the hallway decorations that were put up as students
participated in this event.
The superintendent of the ESD is exploring course offerings
for next year using the V-Tel system.
lone students participated in the Skills Contest at BMCC for
Umatilla-Morrow County Schools. Kayleen Vosberg won third place
in Jazz and Popular Music Solo; Nick Christman won third place in
Spanish I; Johnny Collin, Paul Neiffer, JeffHunt teamed up to receive
third place team in Recreational Math; Adam Neiffer, Till Tullis,
Cameron Krebs, Colin McElligott were the first place team in the
Science Quiz Bowl; JeffHunt won third place in the Egg Drop; Till
Tullis took second place and Aaron Tworek, third place in Metric 400;
Kristina Powell won first place and Cyndi Heagy, third place in General
Math; Arthur Ekstrom took third place in Algebra 1; Kasie Peterson
won second place in Geometry. The contest included 790 students.
Staff saw a large improvement in test scores from the fall
results compared to the spring in those students who were unable to
pass the benchmarks. One student who has had trouble passing the
benchmarks passed by over seven points in reading and passed the
math as well. Several students made 15-20 point gains in their scores.
lone has 11 graduates in the Class of 2002. All will receive
their Certificate of Initial Mastery as well as their Careers Endorsement
and will he receiving an Honors Diploma sticker on their diploma as a
result of their GPAs.
Both the girls and the boys’ tennis teams have tied for first
place for the Oregon Dairy Farmers Award for Academics. All schools
in the state of Oregon participate in this contest.
Brad Burright has broken the high school track record with a
14.6 second time in the high 110m hurdles. Joe Halverson was the
past holder of this record.
Other events on the calendar include: Tupper Outdoor School,
May 13-17; Spelling Contest May 16 at 6:30 p.m. at Heppner High
School; state track meet. May 17-18 at WOSC; state tennis tournament
in Eugene on May 17-18; Junior/Senior H.S. Spring awards 7 p.m..
May 21; Honor Society Induction, May 2 1 ,5:30 p.m.; Baccalaureate.
7 p.m. May 22, at St. Williams Church; Kindergarten visitation. May
23, 9:30 -12; Junior/Senior Banquet May 23, 7 p.m. in the cafeteria;
Graduation, May 24 at 7 p.m.; Middle School Awards night, 5:30 dinner,
7 p.m. awards; Eight Grade dance 8-10:45 p.m. Spring Music concert.
May 28 in the cafeteria; May 31; H.S. Spring awards 7 p.m.; last day
of school June 6.
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