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SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 14 , 2004 MCSD Math Contest to be held Cardinal Booster The f o llo w in g students, grade four through e ig h t, h a v e q u a li f ie d to p a rticip a te in the M orrow County School District Math C ontest to be held Thursday, A pril 15. T his y e a r’s M ath C ontest will be held at A.C. Houghton Elementary School in Irrigon at 6:30 p.m. Students qualified are: K a rlie C r u m b lis s , S h a n e Sm ith, Trent C annon, Justin Pranger, Z ach H intz, Zach Y ocom , lan M urray, E ric C h ick , D o n ald M atth ew s, S a ra h K e n d r ic k , J u s tin Gutierrez and Joe Arm ato, of Heppner Elementary; Maggie A rm a to , S h e r ily n P e c k , Spencer Palmer, Quinn Chick, J o rd a n S h e p h e rd , T a y lo r Disque, Sean M urray, Nacho Elguezabal, Kate K endrick, Kelsie Wolff, Katie Kilkenny and Andre Rauch, of Heppner Jr/Sr High; Taylor Holwegner, A d ria n a S a n c h e z , K ev in F e y d e r, C h e ls e a C a b le , Adriana M unoz and Kristine T o lle , A .C . H o u g h to n E lem entary; A lison Burnett, W illiam La Pierre, K rysta F e y d e r, M ic h a e l O liv e r, M organ M cPherson, Ronnie Parley, Bryson C ook, Jered G ering, B rittany Thornton, E liz a b e th B a s h a w , Jo e l O ro z c o and K ala N eider. Irrigon Elementary; Jacquline Diaz. Gregory Jimenez, Aaron Van G o rd er, Ja so n D olar, B reena Tolar, Jessica Krick, Elise Ross, Amy Grider, Matt C arroll. M egan M artin. Joel Dominguez and Katie Kinney, Columbia Middle School; and B rito n H a n s o n , M ic h a e l Bauccum, Wyatt Bishop, Evan K e e fe r, T a ra n J o h n s o n , A m ber F reem an, B righam Hansen. Alejandra Mendoza, A nthony H arrison, W hitley Reece, Kalynn McKee, Billy G riffen, G abriel C ox, Jason H e n d ric k s, B ryant Tarter- Sm ith. M adeline C hikalla. N o e C a lv illo a n d A tra tu C o rp u s , o f W in d y R iv e r Elementary. WCCC resumes Ladies Playdays net; and Jan Paustian took T he W illow C reek Country Club ladies resumed th e ir w e e k ly p la y d a y s Tuesday, A pril 13. N ineteen la d ie s g a th e r e d in c o o l conditions for the first week of play. Pat Edm undson took low gross o f the field. Loa Henderson took low net of the field and Virginia Grant took least putts o f the field. In f lig h t A, B e tty C hristm an took low gross; K aren T hom pson took low least putts. In flight B, Lynnea S a rg e n t to o k lo w g ro s s ; L uvilla Sonstegard took low net; and D onna M organ took least putts. In flig h t C , Ja ck ie Allstott took low gross; Betty C arlson took low net; and Sheila Piper took least putts. Best Hole prizes went to P ip e r on h o le #3 an d Edm undson on hole #9. W C C C w ould also like to announce an 18-Hole Invitational on Saturday, June I. UI offers lone student first-year boost to attend college Johnny Collin, a senior at lone High School, along w ith an additional 60 high s c h o o l s e n io r s a n d n ew transfer students from other colleges have received offers ranging from $500-1000 in “Presidential Scholarships” at the University of Idaho. TUXEDO RENTALS T h is sch o larsh ip is given to top graduating seniors and new transfer students for their first year of study at UI. The aw ards are based on a s t u d e n t 's g ra d e p o in t accum ulation at the tim e o f a d m is s io n - 4 .0 s tu d e n ts r e c e iv e $ 1 0 0 0 , 3 .8 - 3 .9 9 receive $75 0 and 3.5-3.79 receive $500. Presi denti al scholarships are part o f the $ 13 million in scholarships and tuition waivers that UI will offer s tu d e n ts in th e 2 0 0 4 -0 5 academ ic year. M ore nam es could be announced before June. WE PRINT BUSINESS CARDS starting at loti <¡1 - Loti ofj Colon $ 5900 » Heppner G a zette-T im e s (ilin llK T S Mens Wear 6 7 6 -9 2 2 8 (5 4 1 )6 7 6 -9 2 1 8 193 N. Main Street • Heppner $ Give up healthy carbs? Not on my life. With Weight Watchers, I lost weight and kept it off A nd so can y o u • Sarah, Duchess o f York. F R E E R E G IS T R A T IO N FOR MEETINGS. PAY ONLY THE WEEKLY FEE 1 8 0 0 651 6 0 0 0 W eight VV atchers . com (« tim are M ad Mtcw For your con»««««» pfcaaaan w X m nutaaptiorfw regietrew riarel« Call 1-800-651-6000 FOR TIMES. FREE REGISTRATION UNTIL MAY 29. 2004 HERMISTON H e rm isto n Senior Center 435 W. Orchard PEN DLETON United Methodist Church 352 S.E. 2nd HEPPNER Heppner Methodist Church 175 W. Church St. ^VeightW atchers W M far a imitpd rtm# at participahnq matting locations Not vahd far Ah C 2004 Wafahtrs fatamatfanart Inc owner at trie WEIGHT WAT I Sheriff's Report Club happenings Walden The Cardinal Booster C lub m et April 5 at the lone S c h o o l lib ra ry . T h ir te e n m em bers w ere present. The club finalized getting volunteers to make salads for the Crowell w edding on A pril 24. Salads should be taken to A rlynda G ate’s hom e on A pril 23 or taken directly to the wedding. A th le tic D ir e c to r D ean R o b in so n has b een w o rk in g w ith th e sc h o o l grounds committee and school board to design a fence to s u rr o u n d th e n e w tr a c k practice area. The project will need extra funding in order to m atch the school g ro u n d s fence. The club approved an a d d itio n a l $ 1 ,0 0 0 to g o toward that project. The club had p re v io u s ly a p p ro v e d $ 5 0 0 , fo r a to ta l c o s t o f $1,500. T he new W heatland I n s u r a n c e s ig n f o r th e g y m n a s iu m s h o u ld be com pleted this week and will be placed in the gym next to th e L e s S c h w a b s ig n . W h eatlan d In su ran ce w ill match dollars for points during the basketball season next year. T he changes to the C a r d in a l B o o s te r C lu b scholarship were explained by secretary Jeri McElligott. The club had voted last spring to elim inate the financial need section of the scholarship and to simplify the format. Points were moved from the financial need to the community service section o f the application. Scholarships have been made available to qualifying seniors. C lu b m e m b e rs discussed designs for the 4th of July T-shirts. McElligott will work on a design similar to the rolling hills/w indm ill design used on one o f the original shirts The elementary staff is interested in doing the bike race d in n e r on M a y 7 a s a fundraiser. The club approved giving them that project. Barb C o llin w o u ld a p p re c ia te workers contacting her if they can help. T r a c k C o a c h D el L a R u e w ill n e e d h e lp sponsoring the high school track m eet at C ondon H igh School on Tuesday, M ay 4. The m eet begins at 4 p.m . Anyone who can help should call LaRue at 422-7468. It was noted the club d o n a te d a h a t to th e S t. Patrick’s auction in H eppner last month. T h ere w as som e discussion about redoing the high school gym floor and painting a cardinal on the outside o f the new elementary gym. but no action was taken. Dennis Stefani and LaRue will work on designs for the floor, should it need repainted A r ly n d a G a te s p r e s e n te d a p o s s ib le fundraiser from Teri Bennetto. She is looking for a group to do a barbecue d inner for the B o n n e v ille P ow er Administration in the Tri Cities on June 1. The club agreed it would be too difficult to handle a dinner at that time. The next m eeting o f Cardinal Booster Club will be M onday, M ay 3 at 7 p.m . at the school library. accepting applications for House Page program U .S . C o n g re ssm a n G reg W alden (R -O R ) will begin accepting applications beginning this w eek for the House Page Program fall 2004 and spring 2005 sessions. The fall session will begin Sept. 5, 2004, and will conclude on Jan. 28, 2005. T he spring session will being Jan. 28, 2005 and will conclude on Ju n e 10, 2005. In te rested a p p lic a n ts m u s t c o n ta c t Congressman Walden’s office to receive an application form, which must be completed and returned to W alden’s office no late r th an F riday, M ay 7, 2004. “ S e r v in g as a c o n g r e s s io n a l p a g e is a tr e m e n d o u s ly r e w a rd in g experience and a great honor,” said Walden. “For high school students in O regon w ho are interested in the legislative process and are eager to see the inner workings of Congress up close, I c a n ’t think o f a b e tte r o p p o r tu n ity . I encourage every young person w h o h a s a n i n te r e s t in government and public policy to look into this program.” To be q u a lifie d to serve as a congressional page, all applicants must be at least 16 years o f age at the time their appointm ent begins and have a c u m u la tiv e g rad e p o in t average o f a “B” or better (3.0 or 85/100) in the five m ajor subjects. Additionally, summer program applicants may only serve as a page during the summer before or the summer following their junior year of high school. Applicants must provide their Social Security n u m b e r, s ig n e d p a re n ta l consent form, official transcript o f all high school grades to date, a 50-100 w ord essay explaining why they want to be a Republican Page, resume of extracurricular activities, and th re e le tte r s of recommendation. Candidates fo r the P age P ro g ram are c h o s e n by C o n g re s s m a n W a ld e n b a s e d on th e ir a c a d e m ic p e r f o r m a n c e , extracurricular involvem ent and character. D u e to c o n tin u e d delays in regular mail delivery as a result o f the anthrax and ric in -la d e n lette rs sen t to c o n g r e s s io n a l o f f ic e s , Oregonians who are interested in the H ouse Page Program are e n co u rag ed to request a p p lic a tio n s fro m Congressm an Walden via fax at (2 0 2 ) 2 2 5 -5 7 7 4 o r via e m a il at jill.w ym an@ m ail.house.gov. A p p lic a n ts c a n a ls o c a ll W alden’s W ashington, D.C. office at (202) 225-6730 or call his Medford office toll-free at 1-800-533-3303. Congressman Walden r e p r e s e n ts th e S e c o n d C o n g re ssio n a l D istric t o f O regon, w hich includes 20 counties in southern, central and eastern O regon. He is a m e m b e r o f th e H o u s e C om m ittee on E nergy and C o m m erc e as w ell as the Com m ittee on Resources. Grasses in your wheat fields a problem? C LEA R FIELD 101 is the answer! ANDERSON SEED is your local dealer We will have an abundant supply for your fall seeding needs. 541-422-7204 The M orrow C ounty Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) re ports handling the following business: M arch 1: M C S O d e p u tie s c ite d F e d e ric o E s tr a d a B ir e la s , 2 2 , fo r Violation o f the Basic Rule, 68 m ph in a 55 m ph zone and Failure to Renew Registration. -M C S O , O re g o n S ta te P o lic e re c e iv e d an abandoned 911 call from a r e s id e n c e in Irrig o n . O n a tte m p te d c o n ta c t, th e answering machine picked up. A deputy advised it was a nusdial. -M C S O d e p u ty received a report that a truck headed w est on H ighw ay 74 towards Lexington had locked up brakes. The vehicle was located and being repaired. -M C S O , C o rp s o f E ngineers received a report fro m a c a ll e r th a t h is granddaughter found a dead dog in a garbage bag in Irrigon on C o rp s o f E n g i n e e r s ’ p r o p e r ty . T h e C o r p s o f E ngineers w as contacted to remove the animal. -M C S O rec e iv e d a r e q u e s t fro m a c a ll e r in Um atilla for a deputy contact with the deputy who handled a r e p o s s e s s io n r e p o r t in February. -M C S O receiv ed a request for an extra patrol o f the O nion Farm s property in Boardman, as there have been problems with vehicles being broke into and item s taken, especially on Sunday. -M C S O rec e iv e d a request for information from a c a ll e r w ith th e C ity o f Lexington regarding a license plate found in storage. -M C S O d e p u ty arrested Kristie Taylor, 30, on a H e p p n e r J u s tic e C o u rt w arrant for F ailure to Pay Fine/Contempt o f Court. Bail was posted to the ju d g e and Taylor was released. -M C S O receiv ed a report from a caller in Irrigon o f an a tte m p te d th e f t o f gasoline from two pickups and an attem pted burglary at a residence. -M C S O receiv ed a request for a deputy contact fro m a c a lle r in I rr ig o n regarding her 13-year-old son being bossy and hitting her. -M C S O receiv ed a report from a caller on 1-84 eastbound m ilepost 153 that her pickup was out of gasoline and she had a four-month-old infant. The vehicle was off the r o a d . D e v in ’s T o w w a s contacted. -M C S O rec e iv e d a report o f an audible burglar alarm at a residence. It was d e te r m in e d th e a la rm malfunctioned. -M C S O receiv ed a report from a caller in Heppner that a neig h b o r’s residence was a possible fire/m ouse/rat h a z a r d . A d e p u ty w a s r e q u e s te d to c h e c k th e residence. -M C S O , H e p p n e r ambulance received a request for an ambulance from a caller at the St. P a tric k ’s S enior C e n te r in H e p p n e r fo r an elderly m ale who had fallen. The subject was conscious and sitting up. The patient w as t r a n s p o r te d to P io n e e r M e m o ria l H o s p ita l in Heppner. -M C S O d e p u ty re c e iv e d a re p o rt fro m a subject in Boardman regarding a theft that occurred earlier. -M C S O d e p u ty received a report from Action Towing that they had located precursors in a vehicle that had been im pounded by M CSO. -M C S O rec e iv e d a report from a caller in Irrigon that a dog had bitten her 12- year-old sort on his way home from school. -M CSO deputy cited M auricio M endoza-Sanchez, 20, for Violation o f the Basic Rule, 52 mph in a 35 mph zone and N o Insurance. -M C S O receiv ed a request for a deputy contact at th e P io n e e r M e m o ria l Hospital em ergency room in H eppner to investigate a dog bite. ABOUT THE HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES NEWSPAPER News articles The Heppner Gazette welcomes news articles that are of inter est to the communities of lone, Lexington, Heppner and the sur rounding area. 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