New secretary will
finish out fair season
Besäte Äetaell
U of ü Ne»spaiar Library
Eumene, OR 97403
A new fair secretary,
Renee Yocom, was hired at the
July l Fair Board meeting. Yocom
will betaking
over
the
position
vacated by
LaRae Kindle
earlier this
summer.
Yocom was
h i r e d
tem p o rarily
and
her
position will
b
e Renee Yocom
reassessed in
September. Yocom has been
involved in fair activities for the
past six years as a fair committee
member and the superintendent of
the Jr. and Superkids departments,
along with other responsibilities.
Her new position will put her in
charge of organizing the premium
book, scheduling food vendors,
overseeing the placem ent o f
inside and outside exhibits and
helping with the open horse show.
New food vendors this
year include a M exican-style
vendor, one who supplies buffalo
meat, and possibly, a seafood
vendor. “I hope everyone will
come out and see the fair and
discover the centennial spirit out
here this year,” said Yocom.
Heppner merchant
aids in drug bust
VOL. 121
NO. 31
8 Pages
Wednesday, August 7,2002
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
Junior golfers hold skills tournament
&ver 40 children, aged six to 14, com pleted golf lessons this year.
The 2002 Bank o f
Eastern Oregon Jr. Golf program
was a huge success this year, with
over 40 youngsters completing
lessons, said C raig H olland,
instructor. The kids then showed
off their skills in a tournament on
July 27 at Willow Creek Country
Club. Results were as follows:
Girls: six-year-olds—
Emily Holland, first place; Emily
Rea, second place. Eight-year-
olds— Cassi Day, first place;
C arrie H aguew ood, second
place. Nine and 10-year-olds—
Sarah K endrick, first place;
Lindsay Cutsforth, second place;
Emily Thompson, third place. 11 -
year-olds— Maggy Armato, first
place; Brenna Rietmann, second
place; Stephanie Cutsforth, third
place. 12-year-olds— Whitney
M atthew , first place; Jenna
Bowman, second place; Kelsie
Fox, third place.
Boys: six-year-olds—
Tyrel Walker, first place; Jaden
Orr, second place; Ross Cutsforth,
third place. Seven and eight-year-
olds— A ustin G utierrez, first
place; Stephen Thompson, second
place; Steven Holland, third place.
Eight-year-olds— Justin Pranger,
first place; Cody Orr, second
place, Zach Orem, third place.
Nine-year-olds—Justin Gutierrez,
first place; Donald Matthew,
second place; Ian Murray, third
place, Joe Armato, fourth place.
10-year-olds— Brent Eckman, first
place; Tyler Robinson, second place;
Spencer Smith, third place. 11-
year-olds— Joshua Shank, first
place; Mark McCabe, second
place; Taylor Disque, third place.
12-14-year-olds—Jeff Jowers,
first place; Matt McCabe, second
place; Grant Schmidt, third place.
Local players will participate in the
50th annual Shrine football game
P rep aratio n s
are
finalized and details are ironed out
for the 50,h annual Shrine East-
West football game to be held at
Bulldog Stadium in Baker City on
Saturday, August 10. Pre-game
activities start at 6 p.m. and kick
off is at 7 p.m. TTtree Heppner
players have been selected to
participate in the game.
S t e f a n
Matheny will
play for the
East side as
wide receiver
and safety.
T r a v i s
Bellamy has
been selected
as
an
a l t e r n a t e . Stefan Matheny
Mi chael
McCabe was selected to play as
well but can not because of an
injury. Approximately 150 high
schools participate in this activity,
producing 120 graduate seniors
for the August game. Each team
will consist of a thirty-man player
squad and a thirty man alternate
squad, each of which is comprised
o f 14 from the 3A schools, 12
from 2A schools and 4 from 1A
schools.
Coaches are selected on
ro tatio n .
T his year B rice
Gundlach of Vale High School
will be the head coach for the
East team and Greg Grant o f
Heppner High School and Dale
Holland of lone High School will
assist him. Laric Cook of Alsea
High School will head the West
team, assisted by Kirk Miller of
Regis High School in Salem and
Tim Dodson o f Suislaw High
School.
In honor o f the 50 years
of support to the Shrine Hospitals
o f N orth
A m erica,
the
organization is extending an
in v itatio n to any previous
p a rticip a n t to com e and be
recognized. If anyone was or
knows o f a past player, coach,
queen or official, they are invited
to come and be a part o f the
weekend.
Free physicals at lone High School
lone Schools remind parents
that they will be offering free
physical exam inations to all
middle/high school students on
Thursday, Aug. 8 beginning at 6
p.m. There will not be another
date offered for free physicals.
Students unable to get a physical
examination on that date must
arrangements with a physician to
have a physical before he or she
p a rticip a te s in any school
athletics.
Students receiving a physical
on Aug. 8 must have physical
exam form filled out and signed
by a parent or guardian in order
to receive a physical at the
school. Those unable to make the
free physical exams must have a
physician sign it the form, then
return the form to the high school.
ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE:
MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M.
Because o f the actions of an
alert Heppner merchant, a pickup
with a mobile methamphetamine
lab was stopped in Heppner near
Green Feed and Seed by Heppner
Sheriff s deputies, resulting in the
arrest o f the occupants of the
pickup.
On A ug. 3, using some
inform ation from a poster
provided by the Oregon State
P olice, a local m erchant
recognized that the purchase of
some chemicals was unusual and
that they could be used for the
illeg al
m an u factu re
of
methamphetamine. A description
provided by the merchant lead
sheriff s deputies to the occupants
o f the pickup, which was seen
leaving the store. Upon further
investigation, deputies discovered
other items and chemicals used
in
the
m an u factu re
of
methamphetamine in the pickup.
Cary Grove, 42, o f Siletz was
arrested and charged with
P ossession
of
P recursor
Substance with the Intent to
M anufacture a C on tro lled
Substance, a class B felony. Also
taken into custody on a Failure to
Appear warrant out of Corvallis
was Noah Bird, 19, also from
Siletz. Grove was lodged at the
Umatilla County Jail, while Bird
was cited and released on
instructions from the Corvallis
Police Dept.
MCGG buys
Lexington
Polaris
The M orrow C ounty G rain
G row ers
has
purchased
Lexington Polaris from Scott
Dougherty, and will be moving the
shop and sales to the former tire
bay at the MCGG store in
L exington, M CGG general
m anager John R ipple has
announced.
Ripple says the co-op will be
opening the new facility in mid-
August. “We are excited about
the opportunity and look forward
to serving everyone,” says Ripple.
He added that the co-op will have
a Polaris display at the Morrow
County Fair next week, and urged
everyone to stop by.
Boosters take Deschutes River
raft adventure trip
(1-r): Sage Canyon River guide Bo, IHS senior Mike Radie, Chad Robie of
Heppner, and lone graduates: Kari Morgan, Korey Morgan, Mark McEUigott
and Jake McEUigott.
Sixty-one lone boosters and
friends had the adventure o f a
lifetime when they gathered at
Maupin for a one-day raft trip
dow n the D eschutes River.
Cardinal Booster Club President
Debbie Radie who had the idea
for a club m oney-m aker
organized the trip. Bob Krein of
Sage Canyon River Company
worked with Radie to keep costs
down, and offered a kick-back to
the club for every trip sold. The
day included tackling a series of
C lass III and IV rapids, a
barbecue chicken and steak lunch,
bodysurfing and sliding, and
spectacular views of the high-
desert
rock
form ations.
Professional guides on the rafts
kept the six-hour day action-
packed and fun for all, said a
spokesperson. The trip was so
popular club m em bers are
already planning an outing for the
summer of 2003.
K rein offers day trip s,
overnight rafting packages, and
an a n g le r’s dream float. He
provides group rates, and has
offered Cardinal Booster Club 10
percent off any trip booked if an
indiv idual mentions the club name
when m aking arrangem ents.
Anyone wishing to schedule a
float trip may contact Krein at 1-
840-538-R A FT
or
www. sagecany onr i verco. com.
lone man’s son going to
Oregon Hall of Fame
Wally Backman
Wally Backman, son of lone
resident Sam Backman, will be
inducted into the Oregon Baseball
hall of fame August 10, an honor
he earned playing 14 years in the
majors, including a World Series
championship with the New York
Mets.
Backman was a first round
draft pick of the Mets straight out
of Aloha High School in Beaverton
in 1977. He played in the minor
leagues several years before
joining the Mets in 1981. He
played on the 1986 w orld
champion Mets, batting .333 in the
series. In 1990 he joined the
Pittsburg Pirates, then in '91 and
'92 played for the Philadelphia
Philly's before ending his season
with the Seattle Mariners in 1993.
He is now a manager with the
Chicago White Sox Birmingham
AL farm club.
The O regon Hall o f Fame
induction will take place at the
Tiger Woods building on the Nike
campus at Beaverton.
Final Concert in the Park is Friday
B rian H anson and the
Badland Patrol will perform on
Friday, Aug. 9, starting at 6:30
p.m . at the lone C ity Park
am phitheater. L eader Brian
Hanson playing fiddle heads the
free, three-hour concert; he also
plays guitar and sings. Brian
Hanson and the Badland Patrol
performs mostly in Redmond and
Prineville but have also played
their country music at Mr. B's in
Portland. H anson has also
performed in Pendleton with the
group known as Cross Country.
Many popular country songs will
be heard at the evening
performance.
This is the last of the Summer
Concerts in the Park series, which
have been held in south Morrow
County, sponsored by the Willow
Brian Hanson
Valley Service Club and funded
by the Morrow County Unified
Recreation District. Everyone is
invited to attend and enjoy an
evening of music.
Special Fair edition
part of this GT
Included in this week's Heppner
Gazette-Times is a special section
on the Morrow County Fair and
Rodeo. The section includes
news, pictures and schedules of
the fair and rodeo.
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Celebrate Heppner'» History parade marshals: MC SherriCs
Department. Back (1-r) Jy mme ( anham and son. Drion Nan Doom, Paul
M orris and grandson. Brian Rietmann and son. Front (1-r) Lee Jeffries,
Doug F.lia, Marilyn M et all, Sarah Raker, Sgt. Jeanine Dilley, John
Bow les, Doug F oster.
BACK TO OUR REGULAR HOURS
7 a .m . - 5 p.m . M onday - Friday
a n d 7 a .m . - 12 noon S a tu rd a y
S t o p by a n d visit o u r b o o th at th e Fair !
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