POUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 23, 2003
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Cardinals take first and
second at invitational meet
District math
Betty E. Wadkins contest adds up
Betty E. Wadkins, 72, to a big night
lone Cardinal’s boys' track members participate in lone Invitational
Track Meet.
The lone Cardinal
boys’ track team took first
place at the lone Invitational
Track Meet, held April 8. The
lone girls’ team placed second.
The boys’ team was
lead by Cayle Krebs who
placed first in the Shot Put with
a throw o f 42.5, first in the
Discus with a throw o f 116-2
and fourth in the 100M Dash
with a time o f 12:49. Kelly
Thompson finished second in
the 100M Dash with a time of
12:40, and second in the High
Jump with a jump of 5-6.
N ick C hristm an
finished first in the High Jump
with a jump of 5-8. Christman
also took second in the 800M
with a time of2:23.74, and fifth
in the 100M Dash with a time
o f 12:54. Mike Radie placed
third in the Long Jump with a
jump of 17.5; he also placed
fifth in the 800M with a time
o f 2:33.03. Tyler Brown
placed fourth in the Long Jump
with a jum p o f 17-3, second
in the Javelin with a throw of
125-6, and third in the 100M
Dash with a time of 12:40. Dan
Satterly finished sixth in the
Long Jump with a jump o f 14-
8.5 and fifth in the 400M Dash
with a time of 1:08.
Cody Bergstrom took
secoftd ?n the 1500M run with
a time o f 4:52 and second in
the 3000M run with a time of
11:54. Billy Ross finished third
in the Triple Jump with a jump
of29-8. Ross also placed third
in the 200M Dash with a time
of27:35. Til Tullis finished first
in the 110M Hurdles with a
time of 18:91, he also finished
third in the 300M Hurdles with
a tim e o f 50:03. A ndrew
Rietm ann took second in
the 110 Hurdles with a time of
19:56, and took fourth in the
Discus with a throw o f 98-1.
Tim Doherty finished fifth in the
200M Dash with a time of
27:95.
The 4x100M relay
team o f R adie, K elly
Thompson, Christman and
Rietmann finished first with a
time o f46:04. The 1600 Relay
Team of Rietmann, Christman,
Brown and Radie finished first
with a time o f 3:45.
On the girls’ team,
Diana McElligott led the way
with a first place finishing the
100M Dash with a time of
13:08. D. M cElligott also
finished first in the 200M Dash
with a time of 27:86. Natalie
McElligott finished first in the
Long Jump with a jump of 14-
8, first in the Triple Jump with
a jum p o f 29-11 and second
in the 300M Hurdles with a
time o f 55:28.
Kim Morris placed
second in the High Jump with
a jum p o f 4-4. Morris also
placed second in the 1500M
run with a time o f 6:42. Eva
Chitty took second in the Long
Jump with a jum p o f 14-4.
Chitty also placed second in
the 200M Dash with a time of
29.78.
A shley
G ram s
finished third in the 300M
Hurdles with a time o f20:34;
she also took third in the 300M
Hurdles with a time of 55:69.
Missy Baker placed second in
the Shot Put with a throw of
29-4.
The 4x100 R elay
Team o f Chitty, Grams, N.
McElligott and D. McElligott
finished first with a time of
54:04. The 1600M Relay
Team o f C hitty, G ram s,
Morris and D. McElligott
finished first with a time of
4:42.
2003 t v shoot successfully completed
Terry Mewhinney, event organizer, with shoot winner Rick Barnett
of Pendleton.
The 2003 TV Shoot held Saturday, April 12, was
attended 95 shooters. The winner this year was Rick Barnett
from Pendleton.
The shoot was held a fundraiser event to help purchase
children’s prizes for lone’s 4th o f July celebration. Barnett
donated $50 dollars o f his $100 prize money back to the
fundraiser.
"We are going to have lots of good prizes,” said event
organizer Terry Mewhinney.
Holly Rebekah Lodge
resumes monthly activities
The wiring project is
finished, the lights are on and
the ladies are ready to play
Bingo again. Holly Rebekah
Lodge will again have Bingo
parties starting Sunday, April
27 at 2 p.m., at the hall in
Lexington.
The monthly Card
Party will be held on Saturday,
May 3 at the hall, at 7:30 p.m.
A June card party is also
planned. The lodge recesses
during the months of July and
August and no parties are
planned during those two
months. The fall card parties
are to start in Septem ber
instead of October. Due to the
Labor Day w eekend, the
September card party, will be
held on the second Saturday,
Sept. 13.
At the last meeting,
new officers were installed for
the coming year. Officers are
Larae Kindle, Noble Grand;
Marilyn Allison, Vice Grand;
Annual Ecumenical Women’s
Gathering to be held
The
annual
E cu m en ical
W om en’s
Gathering will be held on
Monday, April 28 starting at 6
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p.m ., at the St. P atrick’s
Juan
F ran cisco
Bridge« A. Alldritt, C ath o lic P arish Hall in
Villalobos, 23, Hermiston, 27, Lexington, VBR 68/55 and Heppner. All women are
welcome to attend, share
VBR 75/55, fine $77.
No Insurance, fine $77.
fellowship with other women
Paul Vernon Cowan,
in the community and enjoy a
44, Bend, DUII-Alcohol, fine
spring salad supper with
$1816,80 days in jail or 100
breads and desserts. Guest
days of electronic surveillance,
Heppner Gazette-
speaker Cheri Corder will
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speak on the “Five Languages
Education and 24 months
of Love” which describe “new
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ways to make others feel
cherished.” Admission is free.
According to a news
release, in a dynamic show-
and-tell style, Corder uses
humorous as well as touching
stories from her own life to
define these languages. She
will share how learning to
speak and understand all five
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Luella Taylor, Secretary; and
M arlene Gray, Treasurer.
Edith Hendricks o f lone was
initiated into the order. Noble
Grand Kindle has a number of
enthusiastic plans for the
coming year, and all members
are encouraged to attend the
meetings.
The local lodge hosted
the
M cN ary
D istric t
Convention at the Heppner
IOOF Hall on March 22.
Attending were members of
the Pendleton and Milton-
F ree w ater lo d g es; State
Rebekah Assembly President
Patricia Olson; Past State
Rebekah Assembly President
Donna Blades; State Assembly
Warden (and the upcoming
year’s Rebekah president)
R hoda D avis; and State
IOOF Grand Secretary John
Blades. Marlene Gray was
Convention Chairman. Next
y e a r ’s M cN ary D istric t
Convention will be held in
Milton-Free water.
will add vibrancy and depth to
your relationships with both
family and friends. She also
leads the group in exploring the
concept that God is multi
lingual.
Corder has presented
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Annual Ecumenical
Women's Gathering
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Speaker: Cheri Corder of Spokane, WA.
"The Five Languages of Love"
For the young and old
Learn new ways to help others feel cherished
Where:
St. Patrick's Parish Hall, Heppner
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When:
Monday, April 28, at 6 p.m.
What:
Spring Salad Buffet and Guest Speaker
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This year's sponsor: Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Obituaries
o f Irrigon, died Wednesday,
A pril 9, 2003, at G ood
Shepherd Medical Center in
Hermiston.
Wadkins was born
March 4, 1931, at Alliance,
NE, to Robert R. and Alice B.
Moran Garett. She was raised
and attended schools at many
locations before moving to
Oregon in the early 1950s.
She m arried John
Wadkins at Soap Lake, WA.
They lived at The Dalles for
several years, then at various
locations throughout Oregon
and Washington while John
w as
em p lo y ed
on
constructions projects. In
1975, they moved to Irrigon.
Wadkins had worked
at the Irrigon Fish Hatchery
part time for the past 15 years,
clipping fins and performing
other tasks related to hatching
and raising fish.
She loved spending
time with her grandchildren
and her family and enjoyed
c eram ic s, sew ing and
gardening.
Her husband, John
Wadkins, died in 1981.
Survivors include
daughter, Alice Stanley o f
Irrigon; sons, John J. Wadkins
of Irrigon, James D. Wadkins
of Alma, AR, and Robert Diehl
o f Sheridan; sister, Frankie
Cunningham of The Dalles; 12
grandchildren and eight great
grandchildren.
M e m o r i a l
contributions may be made to
the American Cancer Society
or the A m erican H eart
Association through Bums
Mortuary of Hermiston, P.O.
Box 289, Herm iston, OR
97838.
Lydia J. Wilson
Lydia J. Wilson, 92, of
Heppner, died Wednesday,
A pril 9, 2003 at G ood
S am aritan
C en ter
in
Hermiston.
A graveside service
was held Monday, April 14 in
H eppner at the H eppner
Masonic Cemetery.
Wilson was bom April
1, 1911, at Monument, to
William and Lillian Mathamber
Cox. She attended the Top
School near Monument.
On Oct. 17, 1930,
she married Perry Wilson at
Fossil. The couple lived in the
Monument area until 1950
when they moved to Hardman.
Perry died in 1957. Wilson
then moved into Heppner a
short time later and lived there
until 1996 when she moved to
Hermiston.
She enjoyed dancing
and gardening.
Survivors include
daughter, Grace Baker o f
Lexington, Lolah Wilson o f
N orth Plains, and B etty
Breeding o f Gresham; sons,
Tom Wilson o f Heppner, and
Floyd W ilson o f Irrigon;
b ro th er, C arl Cox o f
M onument; sister, Wilma
M abe o f M ilw aukie; 14
g ran d ch ild ren , 23 g re a t
grandchildren and eight great-
great-grandchildren. Sons,
Jo h n n ie W ilson, R onnie
Wilson and Billy Wilson, and
five brothers and two sisters
preceded her in death.
M e m o r i a l
contributions may be made to
St. Patrick’s Senior Center,
P.O. Box 266, Heppner, OR
97836.
Sweeny Mortuary in
H eppner is in charge o f
arrangements.
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W ith
p en cils
sharpened, over 100 students
participated in the annual
M orrow C ounty School
District Math Contest. This
y e a r ’s ev en t w as held
Thursday, April 17 at Heppner
High School. Students in
grades four through eight from
Sam Boardman Elementary,
A.C. Houghton Elementary,
lone Elementary and Middle
Schools, Columbia Middle
S ch o o l, and H ep p n er
Elementary and Junior High
Schools participated to find the
top mathematicians in Morrow
County.
To qualify for the
contest, preliminary tests were
given in the individual schools,
w ith th e top fin ish e rs
advancing to the C ounty
competition. Thursday night
when the calculators were
turned off and the pencils came
to rest, ten winners in each
grade level were applauded.
Duane Yecha, principal of
R iv ersid e H igh School
announced the winners and
Jannie A llen o f H eppner
E lem entary aw arded the
ribbons and plaques.
The winners were: 4th
Grade: 1. Alejandra Mendoza,
SBE; 2. Brigham Hansen,
SBE; 3. Ian Murray, HES; 4.
Eric C h ick & L indsay
C utsfo rth , HES; 5. Beth
M orter, IES; 6. D enise
G arcia, ACH; 7. W hitley
Reece & Justin Gutierrez,
SBE; 8. Kelsi Putman, HES;
9. Anthony Harrison, SBE;
and 10. Chelsi Spencer &
Joanna Lomas, SBE.
5th Grade: 1. Ashley
Wolff, HES; 2. Lane Wright,
HES; 3. Emily Thompson,
HES; 4. Alex Carlson, IES; 5.
Curtis Harper, HES; 6. Chris
B enson, SBE; 7. Jason
Hendricks, SBE; 8. Dylan
Dart, SBE; 9. Jordan Hatfield,
HES; and 10. Eric Jepsen,
Home school.
6th Grade: 1. David
Y echa, CM S; 2. Jordan
Shepherd, HES; 3. Maggie
Armato, HES; 4. Kara Clay,
IMS; 5. Joe Pranger, HES; 6.
Spencer Palmer, HES; 7.
Tiana Cam arillo, IMS; 8.
Sherilyn Peck, HES; 9. Quinn
Chick, HES; and 10. Kaylee
Helfrecht, HES.
7th Grade: 1. Sean
Murray, HJHS; 2. Shannon
Clay, IMS; 3. Emily Rietmann,
IMS; 4. Nacho Elguezabal,
HJHS; 5. Kelsey Wolff &
Justin Archer, HJHS and IMS;
6. Alan Rietmann, IMS; 7.
Caitlin Costello, CMS; 8.
H ugo Z u n ig a & B aillie
Keithley, CMS and HJHS; 9.
Kate Kendrick, HES; and 10.
Joe Rupe, CMS.
8th Grade: 1. Brendan
McElligott, HJHS; 2. Mechele
Nieman, HJHS; 3. Rebekah
LaChapelle & Josie Pritchard,
CMS; 4. Justin Delveaux,
HJHS; 5. Josie Francis, CMS;
6. Aaron Hendricks, CMS; 7.
Stephanie Holland, IMS; 8.
Drew Prindle, CMS; 9. Kayla
LaRue, IMS; and 10. Andi
Corpus, CMS.
Refreshments for the
evening were prepared by
parents o f the Heppner Math
Contest students and teachers
at Heppner Elementary.
ow e
to
hold
meeting
The Oregon W heat
Commission will hold regular
meetings on Tuesday, April 29
at the Wheat Marketing Center
Conference Room, 1200 NW
Naito Parkway, Suite 240,
Portland, at 8:30 a.m. and 10
a.m. Dress is business casual.
The meeting location is
accessible to persons with
disabilities. The Commission
meeting is open to the public
and anyone wishing to attend is
encouraged and welcomed to
do so.