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
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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.
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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
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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.
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