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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 28,2 0 0 3 - THREE Summer to hold many 4-H events S c h o o l B o a r d e le c t io n r e s u lt s T his sum m er holds m an y a c tiv itie s f o r 4 -H participants, beginning w ith preparations for the M orrow C ounty Fair. Som e o f the events to be held include: S h e e p a n d S w in e Weigh-in on June 7. The sheep and swine weigh-in for 4-Hers is scheduled for June 7 from 8 a.m. until finished, w hich is usually betw een 10-11 a.m. The weigh in will take place at th e M o rro w C o u n ty f a ir g r o u n d s a n d a t L o is Richard’s in Irrigon. A ny one w ith sheep or sw ine that is unable to m ake the w eigh-in n e e d s to c a ll B ill a t th e Extension office before June 7 to make other arrangements. The Morrow/Gilliam C ounty Livestock Field D ay will be held on June 18 at the M orrow County fairgrounds. It will start at 10 a.m . Please bring a lunch as we will take a lunch break and then continue the field day until about 2 p.m. The m orning will start w ith som e feed and eq u ip m en t identification activities. We will a ls o d is c u s s n u tritio n in separate sessions for beef, sheep and swine. We will finish with showmanship. If we have animals and 4-H members that w ant to continue longer we may run longer. We encourage 4-H members with sheep, beef or sw ine that are broke well enough to p r a c tic e showmanship to bring them to the field day. If your animal is not b ro k e, p lease p lan on attending without your animal. B e e f and sheep sh o u ld be broke to tie because w e w on’t have pens made for them. We will have pens for hogs. Please RSVP if you are going to bring y o u r h o g (6 7 6-9642 or 1- 800-342-3664). There will be lo ts o f in f o r m a tio n a n d activities to do even i f your anim al isn ’t ready to show. If your anim al is light and m ay have trouble m aking weight, you m ight be better o f f not bringing it to this clinic. T he T ri-C ounty 4-H camp will be held at Cutsforth Park June 29 through July 2. Counselors will arrive on June 28. This y e a r’s them e is ‘‘4-H M ystery in the Trees”. We are planning lots o f fun activities. Registration deadline is June 6. Campers will check in on June 29 from 2-4 p.m . C lo sin g ceremonies for camp will start at about 11 a.m . on July 2. Parents are welcome to attend closing ceremonies. Cam pers will be released following the c o m p le tio n o f th e clo sin g ceremonies. If you need more inform ation or a registration form for camp, come to or call the Morrow County Extension office, 676-9642 or 1-800- 342-3664. A 4 -H B re a d W orkshop and Junior Prefair w ill be held July 23 at the M orrow County fairgrounds. It w ill start at 9:30 a.m. w ith junior foods members learning how to measure correctly and fo llo w w ith tip s for fo o d preparation. T his is a great chance for junior m em bers to learn useful techniques for their fair contests. The intermediate and senior foods members can sign up for a bread w orkshop that will begin at 11 a.m. You will actually get to prepare and bake a loaf o f bread. This part o f the w orkshop will be open to the first tw enty to sign up. Interm ediate and senior 4-H m em bers w ill be given first priority. Juniors, leaders and parents w ill be allow ed to participate if intermediates and seniors d o n ’t take the tw enty slo ts. P lease R S V P at the Extension office (676-9642 or 1 -8 0 0 -3 4 2 -3 6 6 4 ) i f y o u w ould like to take part in this p art o f the w orkshop. T he b r e a d s p o r tio n o f th e w orkshop w ill be taught by Elaine Husted, Grant County 4-H /FCD Extension agent The measuring contest and quick and easy ground beef contest will take place the m orning o f July 30 this year. The remaining junior contests will be held on W ednesday o f fair week as usual. This should help them by spreading out their contest. It will also free up the kitchen so everyone using the kitchen will have a little m ore space and tim e to compete. W VSC announces June meeting schedule B u s in e ss , m e e tin g sch o larsh ip recip ien ts and learning o f a new breast cancer program fill June’s meetings of the W illow V alley Service Club. The Club’s meetings are held from 12-1 p.m., at John’s O ther Place in Heppner. T he C lu b ’s business meeting will be held June 5. At the m eeting m em bers w ill continue discussing plans for the Concerts in the Park, Fair K itc h e n e v e n ts a n d o th e r general business. On June 12, r e c i p ie n t s o f th e $ 6 0 0 scholarships, one vocational and one academ ic, will m eet w ith the club m em bers and a lette r w ill be read from a former recipient. S heridan T am asky, P.A., at P io n eer M em orial C linic, w ill be at the June 19 meeting. Tam asky will give a 40-m inute presentation on a new breast cancer program . T hese n o -h o st luncheons are open to the public and new m em bers are w elcom ed at any tim e. F o r m ore information contact one o f the m em ber o f C arolyn u rn ant. n iA n Willey, 676-9749. M orrow County residents voted on a num ber o f issues in the May 20 election. O ne o f the most watched races was the M orrow County School Board in which five positions were open for election. Forty-three percent o f M orrow County citizens voted in this election, that is 2015 votes from a total o f 4608 registered voters. Countywide results: Pos. 1: Craig M iles, elected, 740 votes; D eA nne L. Tolle, 193; Richard Rockw ell, 136; John Rietm ann, 483; and Jim Doherty, 382. Pos. 3: John Kilkenny, 683 votes; M arc Rogelstad, 525; and Debbie A. Radie, elected, 695. Pos. 4: K enneth M atlack, elected, 993 votes; and M ike A rm ato, 822. Pos. 5: Patrick M cN am ee, elected, 928 votes; and W illiam J. Kuhn, 926. Pos. 6: Barney P. Lindsay, elected, 1162 votes; Dwayne M. Carroll, 527; and Denise A Riddle, 234. InBoardman: Pos. 1: M iles, 19 votes; Tolle, 26; Rockw ell, 81, Rietm ann, 60; and Doherty, 153. Pos. 3: Kilkenny, 31 votes; Rogelstad, 241; and Radie, 68. Pos. 4: M atlack, 222 votes; and A rm ato, 77 votes. Pos. 5: M cN am ee, 265 votes; and K uhn, 63. Pos. 6: Lindsay, 93 votes; Carroll, 188; and Riddle, 52. In Hardman: Pos. 1: M iles, 14 votes; and Rietm ann, 4. Pos. 3: Kilkenny, 9 votes; and Radie, 8. Pos. 4: M atlack, 4 votes; and A rm ato 13. Pos. 5: M cN am ee, 5 votes; K uhn, 12. Pos. 6: Lindsay, 13 votes; Carroll, 1; and Riddle, 4. In lone: Pos. 1: Miles, 36 votes; Tolle, 3 votes; Rockwell, 1; Rietmann, 219; and Doherty, 30. Pos. 3: Kilkenny, 32 votes; Rogelstad, 20; Radie, 238. Pos. 4: M atlack, 180 votes; and A rm ato, 80. Pos. 5: M cN am ee, 171 votes; and K uhn, 90. Pos. 6: Lindsay, 183 votes; Carroll, 59; and Riddle, 32. In Inigon: Pos. 1: M iles, 30 votes; Tolle, 151; Rockwell, 36; Rietm ann, 78; and Doherty, 126. Pos. 3: Kilkenny, 94 votes; Rogelstad, 164; and Radie, 149. Pos. 4: M atlack, 337 votes; and A rm ato, 71. Pos. 5: M cN am ee, 326 votes; and Kuhn, 80. Pos. 6: Lindsay, 117 votes; Carroll, 217; and Riddle, 87. In Lexington: Pos. 1: M iles, 124 votes; Tolle, 2; Rockw ell, 3; Rietm ann, 38; and Doherty, 21. Pos. 3: Kilkenny, 98 votes; Rogelstad, 15; and Radie, 71. Pos. 4: M atlack, 50 votes; and A rm ato, 121. Pos. 5: M cN am ee, 40 votes; and K uhn 139. Pos. 6: Lindsay, 159 votes; Carroll, 21; and Riddle, 10. In Heppner: Pos. 1: M iles, 508 votes; Tolle, 11; Rockw ell, 15; Rietm ann, 84; and Doherty, 52. Pos. 3: Kilkenny, 419 votes; Rogelstad, 85; Radie, 161. Pos. 4: M atlack, 200 votes; A rm ato, 460. Pos. 5: M cN am ee, 121 votes; and K uhn, 521. Pos. 6: Lindsay, 597 votes; Carroll, 41; Riddle, 49. Anderson awarded master of arts from Georgetown Severn J. A nderson was aw arded a m aster o f arts d eg ree in L atin A m erican Studies from the Edm und A. W alsh S c h o o l o f F o re ig n S e r v ic e a t G e o r g e to w n University in Washington, D.C. on M ay 16, 2003. H e has been chosen as one o f 750 g ra d u a te s from A m e ric a n universities to participate in the P re sid e n tia l M a n a g e m e n t Intern P ro g ram . T he PM I Program prepares some o f the n a tio n ’s to p g rad u a tes for leadership positions in the federal government. Anderson has accepted em ploym ent as an E conom ist w ith the U.S. Department ofTreasury. A n d e r s o n is th e g ra n d so n of B a r b a ra Bloods w orth and the late Jim B lo o d sw o rth o f H ep p n er; LaVonne and Elm er M orford o f Mist, Oregon; and Nels and E sther A nderson o f D allas, O reg o n . H e is th e son o f David and Barbara Anderson o f M iami, FL. S evern’s parents and his sisters, Katrina Fountain o f c ... .... , . . ¿ e a ttle ’ WAf a " d A n n ,f * a A n d e rs o n o f D rtg g s, ID , J O H N ’S P L A C E ALL T0V CAN EAT MEXICAN BUFFET FRIDAY, JUNE 13th from 5-9 p.m. and ALL DAY SATURDAY, JUNE 14th FAJITAS • ENCHILADAS • TACOS SPANISH RICE • REFRIED BEANS ALL YOUR FAVORITES! Adults: $9.95 / Seniors: $8.95 Kids: 6-12, $6.95 / 5 and under, $1.95 JOHN’S PLACE MAIN STREET, HEPPNER traveled to D .C . to celebrate his graduation. k , A nderson graduated in 1995 from the Sunriver P r e p a r a to r y S c h o o l a n d received his B.A. in Political Science from O regon State U n iv e rsity in 1999. H e is m arried to H eath er Logan A nderson, from Bend. She earned her masters in teaching from George Fox University in 2001 and is an elem entary teacher in Silver Spring, MD. They reside in Rockville, MD. WCCC Ladies’ Play Day results T he W illow C re e k Country Club ladies held their p lay day M ay 18 w ith 16 participants. Pat E dm undson and Karen Thompson tied for low g ro s s o f th e fie ld . C a ro l Hamilton and Lynnea Sargent tied for low net o f the field. Least putts o f the field went to Barbara Gilbert. In flig h t A , C o ro l M itchell received low gross and long drive. In f lig h t B , P a t Anderson received low gross, Lois H unt received low net and Loa Henderson received least putts and long drive. In flight C, B ernice Lott received low gross and long drive, Betty Carlson and Joyce Dinkins tied for low net, and D orris G raves received least putts. Extension office to hold crop tour and social M o rro w C o u n ty ’s dryland crop tour and social is scheduled for T hursday, June 12. The tour includes a m o rn in g s e s s io n a n d an afternoon session. The m orning session will run from 9:15 a.m. to about noon and includes in-the-field d e m o n s tr a tio n s about fertilization o f spring w heat varieties and the econom ics associated w ith alternative c ro p p in g sy ste m s. T h o se interested in attending the m orning session can m eet at the Morrow County Extension O ffic e (the K inzua o ffice building) at 8:45 a.m. The afternoon session starts at 3 p.m. on Baseline Road, ju st east o f the P etty’s C e m e te r y a n d in c lu d e s discussion and demonstration o f soft w hite w inter w heat v a r ie tie s a n d th e la te s t chem ical control options for Russian thistle and kochia in chemical fallow. The tour concludes with an evening potluck dinner and social. Those w ishing to attend the potluck-social are a s k e d to R S V P to th e Extension Office at 676-9642. Local students make dean’s list at University of Portland K im berly Pointer o f Lexington has been listed on the 2003 sp rin g se m e ste r dean’s list at the University o f P o rtla n d . S he is a ju n io r majoring in accounting. Also nominated to the dean’s list is Salli McElligott of lone. She is freshman majoring in history. Students need at least a 3.5 GPA to be e lig ib le ,fq i« the dean’s list. f,| T h e U n iv e rs ity o f Portland is O regon’s Catholic university and has been closely affiliated for nearly a century with the Congregation o f Holy Cross, Notre Dame, Ind. U.S. N e w s a n d W orld R e p o rt ranks the institution as one o f th e to p fiv e r e g io n a l universities in the Am erican West. It is the only school in O regon to offer a College o f Arts and Sciences, a graduate s c h o o l, a n d n a tio n a lly accredited schools ofbusiness, education, engineering and nursing. SWCD to meet A regular board and w eed advisory m eeting o f the M orrow SW CD/W eed Advisory Board will be held Tuesday, June 3, at 5 p.m., at the Pettyjohn Office building in Heppner. Agenda items and discussion items include: M anager report; 2003-04 Annual Work Plan and agency reports. This meeting is open to the public. HES to hold S p rin g C o n c e rt r ® on T h u rsd ay J H eppner Elementary School will hold its Spring C oncert this Thursday, M ay 29 a t th e H e p p n e r H ig h School gym. The concert will s ta r t at 6 :3 0 p .m . U nfortunately, refreshm ents will not be served. The public is invited to attend. Cozy, W ell-KeptHom e nike GRADS. 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