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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January HES holds annual geography bee 21, 2004 - THREE Roberts takes dead lift title V I Ü 5 B ? W ^ o r l d B e n c h P r ad lift Champ»« a C M ,T l , r 9 -1 4 2 0 0 Back Row L-R): Lane W right, Justin Gutierrez, Jodessa Chapa, Ashley Wolff, Kellee Jones and Lacie Wagoner; (Front Row L-R): Curtis Harper, Forrest Reed, Zach Hintz, Brent Ecknian, Jared Huddleston and lan Murray. Not pictured: Araceli Zavala and Emily Thompson. _________ A country just cast of o f the major crops grown in the highlands near Nairobi in w hich A frican country? H Those were the types of questio n s young geographers faced on Jan. 12 at H eppner E lem entary School as they participated in the annual Geography Bee. Sponsored by the National Geographic Society, geography bees are held each year to encourage interest among youth in the geography and people of the world. Written qualifying tests were given to students in fourth, fifth and sixth grades. The top scorers then competed “spelling bee style,” answering questions about geography. HES Social Studies teacher Karen Smith-Griffith served as reader and moderator of the HES contest and Jannie Allen, also an HES teacher, was scorekeeper. The competition was to begin with 14 students, but only 13 participated as Emily Thompson was out of town. Students in the Bee were: Ashley Wolff, lan Murray, B rent Eckm an, Lacie . Wagoner, Justin Gutierrez, C urtis H arper, Jared Huddleston, Forrest Reed, A raceli Zavala, Jodessa Chapa, Zach Hintz, Kellee Jones and Lane Wright. After the preliminary round, six contestants: Wolff, Eckman, Gutierrez, Zavala, Wright and Jones remained to enter the final round. At the end o f the final round o f ™ K i * / / ! * * • ® Ashley Roberts Ashley Roberts now holds the under 19 title in the dead lift. He earned this title in December after competing at the w orld p o w er-liftin g championships held in Las Vegas. He began his weight lifting training under the Better Faster Stronger program introduced and taught by Dale Holland of lone. Roberts' life in the United States started with his junior year under the ASSE Cardinal Booster Club Kellee Jones and Karen Smith-Griffith questioning, two finalists, Wolff and Jones, entered the championship round. In the championship round, Jones c o rre ctly identified North Carolina as the state where the Wright Brothers completed the first successful airplane flight. Jones received a medal and calendar of the world. Jones took a written test the following day to determine if she will move to the next level o f competition, which is the State Geography Bee held in April. Last year, HES student Spencer Palmer represented his school at the state bee. Follow ing the competition, contestants and th eir fam ilies enjoyed refreshments in the flavor of the event. They tasted German chocolate cake, Scottish sh o rtb read , Sw edish cinnamon cookies, Chinese fortune cookies and American chocolate chip cookies. It was a g eo g rap h ic day from beginning to end. WVSC announces 2004 officers The Willow Valley Serv ice Club elected officers for 2004 at their Jan. 15 meeting. The new officers are: Ann Spicer, president; Marcia Kemp, vice-president; Ginger K eithley, secretary ; and Margo Sherer, treasurer. Annual dues o f $24 may be mailed to WVSC, P.O. Box 102, Heppner, OR 97836. The next meeting is a business meeting on Thursday, Feb. 5, at John's Place in Heppner from 12-1 p.m. Anyone interested in learning about WVSC or wishing to join is invited to this no-host lunch. Senior Class to hold Taco Feed M a tte Black Finish Travel Alarm Features front set button Snooze and back light Easy-to-read LCD dial Runs on one AA b attery The Heppner High School senior class will be holding a Taco Feed on Friday, Jan. 23 from 4-6:30 p.m. at the HHS Home Ec room. The menu includes tacos, beans, rice, dessert and a drink. The price w ill be $5 per plate. C ardinal B ooster Club met Monday, Jan. 12 at the lone School library. Eleven m em bers w ere present. Letters have been sent out to all businesses who supported lone Schools this past year. They will all be honored at home basketball games. Karen Padberg is still organizing a community band. P ractices w ill be every Monday night at 7 p.m. at the high school. All interested individuals should plan to attend or call Padberg at 422- 7326. The club w ill be reimbursed by the student body for $1000 toward the cost of building the new trophy case. Club members voted to pay the $340 balance due on the 2003 yearbook. President Lynn Dee Ramos noted Morrow County Grain Growers is starting the process of organizing a dinner to benefit the Heppner and lone booster clubs. Members were very supportive o f the plan, w hich w ill be implemented some time next year. The club voted to pro v id e salads for Erin Crowell’s wedding on April 24. Wheatland Insurance donated $800 to the club. The money will be used in part to make a new score table for the elementary gym, to make a Wheatland sign for the high school gym where they will match points scored with dollars and to custom make mats and make baseboards for the north wall of the gym. The club will prov ide a sandw ich meal for players from v ¡siting teams when they board their bus to return home. The next meeting of Cardinal Booster Cluh will be Monday, Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. at the high school library. 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