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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - THREE Cardinal teams finish second overall at districts nrs^nT/tUgh Local family participates in invitational track r a c in g e v e n t s meet lone track team headed to state. T he C ard in al track team s traveled to H erm iston on M ay 16 and 17 to com pete in the Big Sky District Track M eet. Both C ardinal squads finished second overall. T he C ardinal B oys were led by Andrew Rietmann, with four first place finishes in the 100m dash with a tim e o f 11.10,200m dash with a time o f 22.69 and in the 400m dash w ith a tim e o f 52.85. He also ran the anchor in the 4x100 relay. C a y le K re b s to o k home three first place ribbons in the shot put with a throw o f 43 feet 53A inches; the discus w ith a throw o f 134 feet 10 inches and as third leg in the 4x 100 relay. M ike Radie took h o m e tw o s e c o n d p la c e finishes in the 100m dash with a tim e o f 11.72 and the 200m dash w ith a tim e o f 23.71. Radie also w as on the first place teams o f the 4x 100 relay and the 4x400 relay. N ick Christman finished fourth in the high jum p with a jum p o f 5 feet 6 inches, sixth in the 100m dash w ith a time o f 12.32 and on the first place team s o f the 4x100 relay and the 4x400 relay. C o d y B e r g s tr o m finished third in the 1500m with a time o f 4:47 and sixth in the 3000m w ith a tim e o f 11:33. Tyler Brow n finished fourth in the jav elin w ith a throw o f 127 feet 2 inches and was on the 4x400 relay team finishing first. Kelly Thompson finished third in the 400m with a tim e o f 54.25, sixth in the 200m dash w ith a tim e o f 25.31 and w as on the first place team o f the 4x400 relay. Til Tullis finished second in the 110m hurdles w ith a tim e o f 18.09, he also finished sixth in the 300m hurdles with a time o f 48.43. T h e 4 x 1 00m rela y team o f Radie, C hristm an, Krebs and Rietmann finished first w ith a tim e o f 45.79. The 1 6 0 0 m r e la y te a m o f Christman, Brown, Radie and Thompson finished first w ith a time o f 3:45. The follow ing boys qualified for the State Track Meet to be held in M onmouth on May 24: Andrew Rietmann (100m, 200m, 400m, 4x100m Relay); M ike R adie (100m , 200m , 4x 100m relay, 4x400 Relay); Cayle Krebs (Discus, Shot Put, 4 x 1 00m R elay); N ick Christman (4x 100 Relay, 4x400 Relay); Til Tullis (110 H urdles); K elly T hom pson (4 x 4 0 0 R e la y ); and T yler Brown (4x400 Relay). The Lady C ardinals were led by Diana McElligott. She fin ish ed first in three individual events, the 100tn dash with a tim e o f 12.87, the 200m dash w ith a tim e o f 25.89 and the 400m with a time o f 1:00. N a ta lie M c E llig o tt finished first in the Triple Jump w ith a ju m p o f 33 feet 2 inches, second in the long jum p with a jum p o f 14 feet 9 inches and third in the high jum p with a jum p o f 4 feet 10 inches. Sarah Peck finished fifth in the javelin with a throw o f 88 feet 6 inches and fourth in the discus w ith a throw o f 88 feet 10 inches. Kim Morris finished sixth in the high jum p with a jum p o f 4 feet 4 inches and sixth in the 800m w ith a time o f 3:07. M issy Baker finished fifth in the shot put with a throw o f 28 feet 4 inches and sixth in the 100m dash with a tim e o f 14.32. Eva C hitty finished third in the 400m dash with a Welcome To Tfie 5<sffi Annual S a tu rd a y & S u n d a y , M a y 2 4 th - 2 5 th S a tu rd a y . ¡M ay SMf-trt: Buckeroo Breakfast from 6 a m.-12 noon Eastern Oregon Half-Marathon begins at 8 a.m. Rodeo Parade starts at 11 a.m. R O D E O B E G IN S AT 1 p.m . Rodeo Dance - 8 p.m. with "Boogie M an" Productions Sunday. fiD c iy £ 5 t fi: Buckeroo Breakfast from 6 a.m.-12 noon Cowboy Church Service at 9 a.m. (in the rodeo grandstands) R O D E O B E G IN S AT 1 p.m . T f io n A 3 /e u T o CJur Tollovutng J e n s e n : ~ c$lgnt ~ Gardner Enterprises. Inc. (John Day) • Columbia Power Co-op (Monument) Century Tel Phone Company • Kimberly Center (Kimberly) Fossil General Mercantile • Les Schwab Tire Center (Heppner) Jay Coil Fabricating (Heppner) • Fossil Fuel • Bucknum's Tavern (Heppner) Morrow County Grain Growers (Lexington) • Service Creek Stage Stop Eckman Construction, Inc. (Heppner) • Big R, Inc (Redmond) Prineville Men s Wear • Trails End Farm Supplies (Condon) Roger Britt Excavating (Heppner) • Woodpecker Truck (Pendleton) Ted Britt Logging (Heppner) • Lazy Wolt Resort (Spray) Michaels of Oregon (Oregon City) • Wheeler County Fair and Rodeo - p a rser Tlags - Pendleton Grain Growers • Wheeler County News (Spray) Real Estate Outback (Spray) • Jim Doherty Construction (Spray) Willow Bend (Spray) • Bank of Eastern Oregon (Heppner) Les Schwab (Heppner) • Michaels of Oregon (Oregon City) ) ~ ftuckle S f enters North Lex Market Steer Club By Eric Jepsen, reporter T h e N o rth L ex M arket S teer C lu b held a m eeting on M ay 18 at the V an d en B rin k D airy. M rs. V andenB rink led 4-H and fam ily m em bers w ho w ere present on a tour o f their dairy. It w as very interesting to see the milking parlor and to watch s o m e o f th e c o w s b e in g m ilked. They currently m ilk 1800 cow s tw ice each day. We also saw w here they keep all the different cows and baby calves, as well a s th e m a n u r e h a n d lin g facilities. M e m b e rs p r e s e n t w ere: N a ta lie M cE llig o tt, K a th y a n d A n d re R au ch , Emily Rietmann, Daniel, Amy and Eric Jepsen. The next m eeting will be some tim e in June. C USTO M BANNERS H eppner Gazette- Tim es 676-9228 Kyle Tayloe-Scherrer in his alcohol cart. Sonny Scherrer w ith his street stock car and 2002 trophies. Sonny Scherrer, o f Lexington, a local street stock car racer, has already begun winning trophies in this year’s events. In the first race o f the year, held M ay 3, he w on Prettiest Car (aw ard given only at first race o f the year), a trophy dash and first place in the main event. S c h e rr e r h a s a ls o been interview ed by Circle Track m agazine, the “ bible" for car racers. He races his car a t R a c e C ity U S A in Hermiston. The Saturday night races begin in M ay and last u n til O c to b e r. C u rre n tly , Scherrer is num ber one in points and hopes to stay on top. Also joining Scherrer is son Kyle Tayloe-Scherrer, 11, w h o is n o w r a c in g professional alcohol carts and d a u g h te r , K a tie T a y lo r- Scherrer, 9, who is racing gas go-carts. K y le is c u r r e n tly looking to expand his sponsor base and plans to continue racing, hoping that w hen he turns 16 he can go into stock car racing. M om, Cindy Tayloe d oesn’t race, but is active in helping with all the behind the s c e n e s w o rk a n d w ith daughter, Courtnie Scherrer, 7, cheers the family on. B e sid es ra c e s, the family also displays their cars and go-carts in local parades and at special events. S om e o f th e local sponsors that have helped Sonny along the way include: Sweeny Mortuary, Lexington A u to B ody, C e n tra l R ed A pple, H eppner Auto Parts, Gentry Homes and Sign Plus o f H erm iston. Each oft the sp o n so rs are im portant in helping provide for gas, tires, uniform s and other needs o f racing. Correction Families of servicemen receive Blue Star banner The American Legion H e p p n e r P o s t 87 h a s presented the Blue Star banner to th e p a re n ts th a t h a v e children in the military in Iraq. Ed Baker, com m ander o f the post, presented the banners. The f o llo w in g servicemen's parents received banners: John M artin, Joe Baker, Eric S chonbachler, B rock M iller, Levi G eer, Casey Taylor, Phillip Appleton, Stacey Lauritsen and How ard Evans. In last week's Gazette-Times the caption for the picture of the boys honored by the Tri-County Shrine club was mislabeled. The following is the correct line-up of the boys. (L-R): Dale Holland, Cayle Krebs, Andrew Rietmann, Donald Adams, Brad Adams and Greg ( ■rant. C o zy, W e ll-K e p tH o m e Home On 10.5 Acres Near Heppner, Oregon 4,400 sq .ft, home on 10.5 acres 6.5 miles south o f Heppner i pith fo u r bedrooms, three bath, two-car garage, central a ir and heat, woodstove, hardwood floors, 4 0 ’x 6 0 ’ steel clear-span shop with concrete floor, 2 6 ’x 6 0 ’four-bay shop, kennels, two pastures with new fences; creek runs through the property, has a good well, one-of-a-kind, turnkey. $ 249,500 Call (5 4 1 ) 980-5045 Two bedroom, one bath home in Heppner with brand-new furnace, wood floors and two-car garage $ 65,000 Call David Sykes to sec this property (5 4 1 ) 6 7 6 -9 2 2 8 d a y s ■ ( 5 4 1 J 6 7 6 - 9 9 3 9 e v e n in g s 1 -8 0 0 -3 2 6 -2 1 5 2 - Les Schwab (John Day ) • Phil and Nancy Wilson (Fossil) Lone Elk (Spray) • Michaels of Oregon (Oregon City) Wheeler County Fair and Rodeo River Bend Retreat and Motel (Spray) Coyote Cafe and Rim Rock Room (Spray) O R Johnson Lumber Co A 4-J Ranch (Riddle) t u » yy> y * v v v t Vi tim e o f 1:04 and fourth in the long ju m p w ith a ju m p o f 13 feet 9 inches. A shley G ram s finished fourth in the 100m hu rd les and second in the 300m hurdles with a tim e o f 52.75. T he 4 x 1 00m relay team ofChitty, Grams, Natalie M c E llig o tt, a n d D ia n a McElligott finished first with a tim e o f 52.42. The 1600m relay team o f G ram s, Peck, B aker and C hitty finished second with a tim e o f 4:38. The follow ing girls qualified for the State Track M e e t: D ia n a M c E llig o tt (100m, 200m, 400m, 4x100m relay); N a ta lie M cE lligott (Triple Jump, High Jump, Long Jump, 4x100m Relay); Ashley G ra m s (3 0 0 m H u r d le s , 4 x 1 0 0 m R e la y , 4 x 4 0 0 m Relay); Eva C hitty (4x 100m relay, 4x400m Relay); Sarah Peck (4x400m Relay); and Missy Baker (4x400m Relay). T h e H e p p n e r-Io n e Invitational Jr. High track meet was held Friday, M ay 2, at Sunridge Track in Pendleton. H eppner took first w ith 113 points, against lone, Stanfield, Echo and Pilot Rock. B rendan M cElligott created a new school record in the 1500m running in 5:51, breaking the 1994 record set by Tim Dickenson o f 5:53.27. M c E llig o tt w a s a ls o th e cham pion in the 800m . He took second in the triple jum p at 33 feet 10 inches, a personal best; and placed third in the 400m. Bryson Wood was the champion in the 400m. He also took second in the 200m and th ird in th e 100m . A aron Allstott was the cham pion in the shot put. He also placed s e c o n d in d is c u s . C a le b O ’Neal was the cham pion in the high jum p. He also placed third in the 100m hurdles and fourth in the 100m. Tony H aguew ood placed second in the 300m hurdles and the high jum p. Haguewood also placed third in the 200m and fifth in the 100m h u r d le s . N a th a n VanC leave placed fourth in the 300m hurdles and the javelin and tied for fourth in shot put. M att M cC abe placed fifth in discus. Justin Delveaux placed third in javelin. Casey O ’Neal placed third in high jum p. C a se y O ’N eal and Delveaux placed fourth in the 4x 100m relay. Casey O ’Neal, D elveaux and C aleb O ’Neal placed fourth in the 4x200m relay. F or the girls, C yde C o il w a s th e h ig h ju m p champion with a jum p o f 4 feet 5 inches. She also placed third in the jav elin . K elsey W olff took third in the 800m and fourth in the 400m. Megan Orr placed third in the shot put and Kylie Doherty placed fourth in the discus. Wolff, Coil, Doherty and Keithley placed third in the 4x200m relay. Hi* 'itage Xjt/u/ L b. REALTOR 0) Davtd Syfcas. 180 W. Baltimore *5 Heppner. OR 97836 www.heppner.net <S> vr>v> v>~sviV viV V ivvvvivvk V kY v\vk V k V iv 6 I
