Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 19, 2004 - FIVE
St. Patrick’s Senior Center news
HJHS grade 6-7 girls take Champion honors
The Heppner Junior
High track team wrapped up
the season with strong final
perform ances from many
a th le tes to fin ish high
o v erall in team and
individual standings at the
Junior High Championship
track meet on May 7.
The
sixth
and
seventh grade girls took
Champion honors from the
10 schools participating,
with every girl placing in her
events. The 6th-7 ,h grade
team consists of: Catherine
M cE llig o tt, Erin P rice,
Nikki Fritz, Ashley Wolff,
B rynna R ust, W hitney
Smith, Kristen VanCleave,
Jodessa Chapa and Hollie
Whatley. “These girls are a
determined, multi-talented
group that exhibit strong
work ethics. They gave a lot
o f them selves all season,
winning team titles and the
championship title is well
'earned and deserved,” said
track coach Susan Hisler.
The girls won eight out of
14 events.
The
sixth
and
seventh grade boys, the
eighth grade girls and the
eighth grade boys all took
third places.
Events cham pions
included:
C a t h e r i n e
M cE lligott (6 lh-7 lh grade
girls’ team) who set the New
School Record for the 800
m eter w ith a tim e o f 2
minutes 41.98 seconds. The
record was last set in 1995
by Abby Kahl with a time of
2 minutes 42.20 seconds.
M cE llig o tt
also
had
champion times in the 300
meter hurdles with a time of
54.27 seconds and in the
1500 meter with a time of 5
m inutes 33.32 seconds.
Earlier this year, McElligott
set a NSR in the 1500 meter
"Vith a time of 5 minutes 27
^seconds. The record was last
''set in 1995 by Brooke Boyer
with a time of 5 minutes
47.71 seconds.
Kristen VanCleave
(6th-7th grade girls’ team)
took the champion spot in
the javelin with a throw of
85 feet 7 inches. VanCleave
set the NSR at 88 feet 4
inches on April 9,2004. The
record was last set by Cyde
Coil at 75 feet 5 inches in
•2003.
Cyde Coil (8,h grade
g ir ls ’ team ) w as the
undefeated repeat champion
in the high jump with a jump
of 4 feet 10 inches, which is
a personal best.
Brynna Rust (6lh-7,h
grade g irls ’ team ) had
champion places with a time
of 14.06 seconds in the 100
meter; 19.76 seconds in the
200 meter; and a personal
best of 13 feet 4 inches in
the long jump.
Nikki Fritz (6,h-7th
grade girls’ team) took the
champion place with a jump
of 4 feet 4 inches in the high
jump.
Lane B ailey (8 lh
grade b o y s’ team ) had
champion places in the 100
meter hurdles with a time of
17.23 secon d s and the
javelin with a throw of 139
feet 2 inches.
M att M cCabe (8,h
grade b o y s’ team ) had
champion places in the high
jump with a jump of 5 feet 3
inches and in the discus with
a throw of 113 feet 5 inches.
C hris W ellington
(6lh-7Ih grade boys’ team) had
champion places in the 200
meter with a time of 27.04
seconds and in the 400 meter
with a time of 1 minute 1.06
seconds.
Spencer Palmer (6th-
7lh grade boys’ team) had a
cham pion place in the
javelin with a throw of 111
feet 4 inches.
Other event places
include:
(6 th and 7,h boys)
Wellington- long jump and
4Ih- 4x200 relay; Palmer-
800 meter, 3rd- 1500 meter
and 5th- triple jump; Dalton
Wellman- 7lh- 4x200 relay
# l\ Ben Wood- 4,h- 4x200
relay; Mark McCabe- 6lh-
4x100 relay and 7lh- 4x200
relay
#2;
Jo h n ath an
Hendricks- 6th- 4x100 relay
and 7lh- 4x200 relay #2;
Tyler Robinson- 6th- 4x100
relay and 7th- 4x200 relay #2;
M att H olland- 3rd- 200
meter, 3rd- high jump, 3 rd-
4x200 relay and 7th- 100
m eter; Joe Pranger- 3rd-
4x200 relay ; and G rant
Smith- 6,h- 4x100 relay and
7th- 4x200 relay #2.
(8th boys) B ailey-
2 nd- high ju m p ; M att
M cC abe- 4 th- shot put;
Nacho Elguezabal 3rd- shot
put, 6lh- 200 meter and 8th-
discus; Nathan VanCleave-
2nd- shot put, 4th- high jump,
4 lh- discus and 7th- 200
meter; Jason Houweling-
5th- 1500 meter and 7lh- 800
meter; Taylor Hodges- 5th-
100 meter hurdles and 7th-
javelin.
(6 ,h and 7 lh g irls)
Fritz- 6th- 4x200 relay and
8th- 200 meter; Rust- 5th- 100
m eter h u rd les; K risten
VanCleave- 3rd- 400 meter;
5th- 800 meter and 6th- 300
meter hurdles; Erin Price-
2nd- 1500 meter and 2nd- 800
meter; Jodessa Chapa- 6lh-
4x200 relay and 7lh- 1500
meter; Hollie Whatley- 6lh-
We fiave
a selection o f
St. Cfiristopfier's
Medals in
sterling and
gold-filled
6,h-7lh grade team members: (Back Row L-R): Sixth graders
Ashley Wolff, Hollie Whatley and Erin Price, and (Front Row
L-R): Sixth graders Jodessa Chapa, Catherine McElligott and
Brynna Rust.
relay and 7,h- 800 meter;
Kate Kendrick- 3[d- 4x200
k relay and 7lh- 4x100 relay;
■ R ^ *1 and Kendra Rayburn- 4,h-
H m K». m shot put, 5th- discus and 5th-
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© javelin.
8,h grader
Matt McCabe
8"’ grader
Lane Bailey
team member,
sixth grader
Kr i st en
VanCleave.
4x200 relay; Ashley Wolff-
5,h- javelin; and W hitney
Smith- 2nd- high jump. 6lh-
4x200 relay and 7th- shot put.
(8,h girls) Coil- 2nd-
javelin; Taylor Kempas- 3rd-
800 meter, 7,h- long jump
and 8th- 400 meter; Baillie
Keithley- 3rd- 4x200 relay,
3rd- 200 meter and 8"’- 100
m eter; K elsey Fox- 4 th-
discus, 6,h- shot put and 7th-
4x100
relay ;
A fton
Betsinger- 5th- shot put and
7lh- 4x100 relay ; K atie
Kilkenny- 2nd- high jump,
2nd- shot put and 4x200
relay; Kylie Doherty- 3rd-
4x200 relay, 3rd- high jump
and 6,h- 100 meter hurdles;
Kelsey Wolff- 7,h- 4x100
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Justin
Raver (1
(left)
grade teacher. S herry
M atteson (right) mail a
package to J u stin ’s mom
who is serving in Iraq.
with his first grade class that
his mom was in the war, his
class decided they could do
som ething to help. M rs.
Sherry Matteson’s class sent
goodies and wrote letters to
SPC 4 DeeAnna Raver who
is stationed in Iraq.
Some of the children
advised her, “Please do a
good jo b fixing those
helicopters” and “Be safe
and hurry hom e.” W hile
others wrote, “Justin is my
best friend” and “My horse
had a colt.”
Justin also shared
some
pictures
from
..
r .
, Iraq.
n. The
, .
f,rst Picture show ed his
mom beside a helicopter and
the second was a picture of
a kitten in a helmet.
SOLV works on Heritage Trail and
Irrigon riverside cleanup
“The survey work
funding for this survey
for the M orrow C ounty
p ro ject was g racio u sly
Columbia River Heritage
provided by the U.S. Forest
Trail is progressing nicely,”
Service with the surveyors
said Carla McLane, Morrow
contributing a significant
County planning director for
portion of their time.
SOLV. “Several surveyors
There will also be a
have completed their work
SOLV Down by the
while others are just getting
Riverside event in Irrigon on
started. It is anticipated that
May 22, starting at 9 a.m.
the survey will be completed
The focus will be on the
by the end of June.”
section o f the C olum bia
The p articip atin g
River Heritage Trail from
surveyors are: Keith and Brit
the Irrigon Marina Park east
Prim m , Primm
Land
to the County Line. Rick
Surveying; Denny Edwards,
Yardley is coordinating this
Edwards Surveying; Ron
event. There are free t-shirts
McKinnis, R.V. McKinnis
and lunch, provided by the
Engineering; and Judson
Irrigon Market, for the first
McCabe to be
C oppock,
C oppock
40 volunteers.
Surveying. A dditionally,
sentenced in
For
m ore
Dave K rum bein, BMCC
information contact Carla
embezzlement
Instructor, will be bringing
McLane, Morrow County
his current engineering class
planning director at 922-
case
into the field to complete a
4624,
or
em ail
M orrow C ounty section o f the trail. The
cmclane@co.morrow.or.us.
District Attorney David C.
Allen has announced that
Births
Sonja McCabe, accused of
embezzlement from various
Ram iro G abriel Alvarez- a son, Ramiro Gabriel,
local organizations, will
was
bom
April 28,2(X)4. at Good Shepherd Medical Center
change her plea and will be
in
Hermiston,
to Brenda and Javier Alvarez of Irrigon.
sentenced this Friday, May
Samantha
M arie Saunders- a daughter, Samantha
21, at 2:30 p.m. at the
Marie,
was
born
May
2, 2004, at Good Shepherd Medical
M orrow
C ounty
Center in Hermiston, to Tanya Flake of lone.
Courthouse.
Harley Ann Anderson- a daughter, Harley Ann,
McCabe previously
was
born
May 4. 2004, at Kadlec Hospital in Richland,
plead not guilty to charges.
WA,
to
Colin
and Erin Anderson of Heppner. She weighed
Allen said that he
6
pounds
and
6 ounces and measured 19-‘/2 inches long.
was not at liberty to discuss
the details in the change of Grandparents are Marcia and Charlie Anderson, Heppner,
Ann Kramer and George Benson, both of Wrangell, AK,
McCabe's plea.
and Joan and Clyde M elton, C elestine, IN. G reat-
grandparents are Kay and Frank Anderson of Heppner.
Tucker Andrew Ashbeck- a son. Tucker Andrew,
was born May 6, 2(X)4, at Good Shepherd Medical Center
We H ave
in Hermiston, to Michele and Andy Ashbeck of Echo.
See o tr erad iation Registry • Gift Certificates available
Peterson's
at 1 p.m. A complete roast
beef and turkey dinner will
be served
w ith the
cooperative help of churches
who furnish particular items
on the menu. The Center
provides the main entrée and
beverage. The cover charge
is $6 per person. A welcome
by the mayor and a short
program is planned.
On May 31, at 1
p.m ., there w ill be a
graveside service for Ellen
Melissa Campbell, a former
resident of Heppner and the
St. Patrick’s apartments. The
service will be held at the
Heppner Masonic Cemetery
and a reception for family
and friends will be held at
the Senior Center at 2 p.m.
Local students provide support for
local soldier
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T
When Justin shared
Over the Tee Cup
T h irteen wom en
braved the cold and wind on
May 11 for Over the Tee Cup
play at W illow C reek
Country Club.
Pat Edmundson took
low gross o f the field.
Lynnea Sargent took low net
of the field. Sheila Piper
took least putts of the field.
In flight A, Virginia
7,h grader
8,h grader
Grant took low gross; Betty
Spencer
Cyde Coil
Palmer
Christm an took low net;
Corol Mitchell took least
putts; Piper took longest
putt; and Edmundson was
closet to the pin.
In flight B, Luvilla
Sonstegard took low gross;
Suzanne Jepsen took low
net; and Loa Henderson took
least putts.
6 th_ 7 ih g ra(j e 6 ,l,-7 ,h grade
In flight C, Kandy
team member, team member, Boyd took low gross, Pat
s e v e n t h seventh grader
Dougherty took low net and
grader Nikki W h i t n e y
Dorris Graves took least
Fritz.
Smith.
putts.
Piper had a chip in
on hole 14.
U pcom ing events
include the 18 Hole
Visitation on Tuesday, June
1 and the Jo Pettyjohn
Tournam ent on Saturday
7,h grader
6,h-7,h grade and Sunday, June 12 and 13.
C h r i s
Wellington
On May 26, the
Seventh Day Adventists will
host the St. Patrick’s Senior
C en ter noon m eal. The
menu includes BBQ beef,
mexi-com, vegetable tray,
fresh fruit, buns and
brownies.
Monday, May 24,
will see registration begin
for the dedication ceremony
for World War II veterans at
12 noon. Following will be
recognition and comments
by the mayor and visiting
com m anders
of
the
American Legion.
Plans are completed
for the Sunday, May 30,
Memorial Day dinner taking
place in the Center dining
room. The meal will be held
233 N Main • Heppner
676.9426
Serving the Willow Creek Valley: Heppner, Lexington and lone
Memorial Day dinner planned
A Morrow County
Memorial Day dinner will
be held Sunday. May 30 at 1
p.m. in the dining room of
the St. P a trick ’s Senior
Center in Heppner.
A time to meet and
greet friends and relatives is
planned to start at 12:30
p.m ., with a w elcom ing
cerem ony and program
following.
Dinner is provided
by the Senior Center and
churches in the community.
The cost of the dinner is $6
for adults, $3 for school age
children and preschoolers
are free.
The m enu en trée
includes a choice of sliced
turkey breast or roast beef,
with a dessert of homemade
cobbler and ice cream.