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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 4, 2005 - FIVE Wranglers announce play day Area farmers attend Oregon Ag-Fest Write-in candidate running for Heppner CEC results Hunter Greenup, 2, took fourth in Lead Line- Barrels and Poles. Following are the results from the May 1 W ra n g le r’s Play Day. Wrangler’s Play Days are held at the Morrow County Fairgrounds The last and final play day will be held on Sunday, May 8 Stick Horse: 1st- Logan Grieb; 2nd- Kolby Currin; 3rd- Jaiden Mahoney; and 4th- Jacee Currin Lead Line- Barrels: l sl- Jaiden Mahoney; 2nd- Kolby Currin; 3rd- Coby Dougherty; and 4th- Hunter Greenup Lead Line- Poles: 1*‘- Jaiden Mahoney; 2nd- Kolby Currin; 3rd- Jacee C urrin; and 4th- H unter Greenup Lead Line- Scurry: 1st- Jaiden Mahoney; 2nd- Jacee Currin; 3rd- Kolby Currin; and 4th- Logan Grieb Barrels- 7 and under: l 51- Rylee Kollman; 2nd- Makenzie Hughes; 3rd- Macy Gibbs; and 4th- Paige Grieb Poles- 7 and under: l 5t- Rylee Kollman; 2nd- Makenzie Hughes; 3rd- Macy Gibbs; and 4th- Paige Grieb Scurry- 7 and under: l sl- M akenzie Hughes; 2nd- Rylee Kollman; 3rd- Macy Gibbs; and 4th- Paige Grieb Barrels- 8 and 9 year olds: 1st- Blake G reenup; 2nd- G arrett R obinson; 3rd- B obbie C o rrea; and 4 th- Ryan Dougherty. Poles- 8 and 9 year olds: 1st- Garrett Robinson; 2nd- Blake G reenup; 3rd- Bobbie Correa; and 4th- Tate Gentry. Scurry- 8 and 9 year olds: 1st- B obbie C orrea; 2nd- Ryan Dougherty, 3rd- Tate Gentry; and 4,h- Stephen Thompson Barrels- 10 to 12 year olds: 1st- Taighler D ou g h erty ; 2nd- Jessica Hughes; 3rd- Mary Rietmann; and 4th- Rebecca Jepsen Poles- 10 to 12 year olds: 1st- Taighler D ougherty; 2nd- Mary R ietm ann; 3rd- Rebecca Jepsen; and 4lh- Devin Robinson Scurry- 10 to 12 year olds: l 5t- Jessica H ughes; 2nd- Taighler D ougherty; 3rd- Devin Robinson; and 4th- Garrett Robinson Barrels- 13 to 17 year olds: 1st- Emily Rietmann; 2nd- Amy Jepsen; and 3rd- Torri Lovgren Poles- 13 to 17 year olds: l sl- Emily Rietmann; 2nd- Amy Jepsen; and 3rd- Torri Lovgren. Barrels-Adults: 1st- Tara M ahoney; 2nd- Sue Gibbs; 3rd- Tara Mahoney; and 4lh- Linda Halvorsen Poles- Adults: Is1- Sue Gibbs; 2nd- Linda H alvorsen; 3rd- Tara M ahoney; and 4 th- Tara Mahoney. Support Our Troops group to hold Memorial Day parade The Support O ur Troops support group met Sunday, May 1 in the basement of the Methodist C hurch Care p ackages containing cookies and other items that had been requested were made ready for mailing Once again the g ro u p a p p reciates the com m unity support. D o n atio n s are always appreciated and are accepted at Bank of Eastern Oregon A parade is in the planning stages for May 30 at 1 p m and the group hopes as many people as possible from the community will join in wearing red, white and blue. Floats, flags, balloons, etc., are all welcom e. For more information on the parade you can co n tac t Evelyn Sweek at 676-9483. Currently there are approxim ately 20 young men and women serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, just from the Willow Creek area F ollow ing the parade, th ere will be a reception at the St Patrick’s Senior Center, where a slide show will be presented The slide show will include pictures o f the young men and women from the area curren tly serving in the m ilitary in Iraq and Afghanistan to help tell their story More details will be announced in the future. Elect Don Russell 1975 1979 1981 1 9 8 0 -1 9 8 2 1 9 8 2 -2 0 0 1 2001 Brynna Rust, a fifth generation farmer, hands out licorice to attendees. Photo bv Sally Christensen Oregon Ag-Fest was held April 23-24 at the Oregon State Fairgrounds in Salem The Oregon Wheat Growers League once again had the o p p o rtu n ity to participate in this annual event. O f the 20,000 attendees, volunteers and OWGL staff served fresh hot pancakes to over 2200 eager visitors The pancakes and kiddie pool containing wheat kernels and farm toys acted as magnets to draw visitors to the display. Once in the booth, visitors were able to view and obtain information on the w heat industry, production data, recipes and child-friendly handouts, like wheat and farm-oriented word games, mazes and coloring pages A favorite educational tool to remind passersby of the many foods that contain wheat was to offer a stick of red licorice R ecip ien ts o f this little known “wheat treat” are amazed and surprised to learn w heat (flo u r) is included in many candy products. A g-Fest is sponsored by agricultural o rg an izatio n s and commodity commissions th roughout the state Attendees can watch chicks hatch, see how bees make honey, dig dirt and find potatoes, milk a cow and learn about all the different kinds of grains and seeds Kids can take home pine trees to plant at their homes It’s a fun weekend and a great opportunity for kids to learn where their food supply comes from. Helping at the OWGL. booth this year were OW GL M em bership Committee Chair Shannon Rust and her daughter, Brynna, a seventh grader at Heppner Junior High; Sally Christensen, OWGL staff and her friend, Kara Krantz o f Salem; Marilyn Blagg, OWGL staff and her sister, Landra Girard of Portland For more information on the OWGL and a calendar of events of the w heat industry o f O regon, visit, www.owgl org Willow C reek B aptist v o lu n te e rs are scheduled to host the May 11 noon meal at St Patrick’s Senior Center The menu for the day is baked chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, whole kernel corn, green salad, peas, hot rolls and brownies Tw enty people traveled to Spray to share the weekly meal prepared by the staff o f their senior center. The building is shared by the Spray Grange and the senior activities The person in charge announced that more than 60 people were served Those who are able seem to travel to neighboring meal sites frequently. Our return route was up the Haystack Creek Road to the Kaylor Basin Road to Highway 207; at Ruggs we turned left and followed ox* Rhea Creek Road to Jordan Siding and on to lone, where local passengers debarked Recent jo u rn e y s have been arranged by Ed Baker, tra n sp o rta tio n coordinator Trips can be made by popular request, also. They need to be planned ahead and not interfere with regular schedules o f the senior c itiz e n s ’ busses. The passengers are invited to evaluate each journey in regard to condition of the bus, courtesy of the driver and safety m easures provided Voluntary donations are accepted, as with other senior services Persons who decide to make the bus journeys need to register at the Center office 24 hours previous to time of departure j* r * 2 3 3 * ^ W e d d in g Tabl es ^ Port of Morrow ft Past Planning Commissioner for Morrow County Currently Chairman, Port of Morrow Budget Committee Paid for by Don Russell the issues Obviously, funding and performance/ testing are major issues ” Current issues facing the CEC and the school d istrict include “ The funding o f education has reached a critical stage, ex ac e rb ated by the unrealistic and unfunded testing standards that do nothing to solve the problem they are supposed to correct I have also felt for many years that there are many vocational categories that are regulated by the school a ca d e m ic /v o c a tio n a l curriculum and perhaps something can be done at a local level to make students and facility more aware of these opportunities Future issues Struthers feels affect the m atter include: “ If the current funding situation continues, both the public and the school authorities need to intensify their lobbying efforts in order to remind voters and the state legislators that a quality education is a constitutional m andate in this state, regardless o f w hether taxpayers are too greedy to Hind it or not.” Students receive Easter Sacrament of Confirmation St. Patrick's: (Back R om L-R): Father Gerry Condon, Kelsey Wolff. Dillon Lutcher, Macho Elguezahal, Bishop Robert Vasa and Taighler Dougherty; (Front R om L-R): Ashley WolfT, Katie Kilkenny, Maggie Armato, Tomas Elguezahal and Joe Armato. St. Patrick’s Senior Center news Commissioner G raduated from R iverside High School, Boardman B.S., Oregon State University Passed the National CPA Exam Staff A ccountant, B igej, Scott & Nichol CPAs President, Russell Oil Co. Present Manager, Russell Family LLC Patrick Struthers, 39, of Heppner, is running as a w rite-in candidate for position five o f the Heppner C om m unity E d u catio n Committee Struthers graduated from Heppner High School and a tte n d e d W hitman College and University o f Oregon He is currently self- employed as a com puter services consultant He has been a coach for tw o years for the Pendleton Youth Soccer League and a member o f the “Grant Decisions” foreign policy discussion group Struthers has also had a life-long concern for the state of education and a “long, varied and not always p le a s a n t” occu p atio n al career. “ I believe that I can offer a better perspective, with more sympathy for a student’s point o f view and the difficulties that even well-prepared students have in finding meaningful and productive work ” Struthers feels the biggest challenge facing him is, “As a first timer, it would be important for me to learn Tvan S a n d e rs o n & L u b e S w a n s o n Weddiny - ft Saturday, M ay 2 1 st St. W illiam’s: (Back Ross L-R): Father Gerry Condon, Kip Krehs, Kylee Svetich, Bishop Robert Vasa and Whitney McNary; (Front Ross L-R): Kylie McElligott, Tsree Ssetich, Beth Morter, Marco Juarez and Zach Orem. On Sunday, May l , Bishop Robert Vasa, Bishop of the Baker Diocese, confirmed Maggie Armato, Tomas Elguezabal, Katie Kilkenny, Dillon Lutcher and Ashley Wolff at St Patrick ’s Church in Heppner He also confirmed Marco Juarez, Kip Krebs, Kylie McElligott, Beth Morter, Kylee and Tyree Svetich at St William’s Church in lone The students have prepared for this sacrament for the past year, have studied Catholic teachings, attended a retreat and have performed 10 hours of charitable service St. Jude Bike-A-Thon to be held A St Jude Bike-A- Thon will be held on Sunday, May 15, beginning at I p m The bike ride will begin at Ruggs and end in lone Mile post markers will be put along the trail to allow rid ers to see how far they gone and rest stops will also be up along the way The committee orga- nizing the event is hoping to have a strong turnout for this event, which will benefit the St Jude's Cancer Research Hospital for Children Those interested in participating in the event and want to receive a pledge sheet, can c o n tact Judy Davis at 676-9256 or Cindy Brosnan at (541) 256-0223 L e n a G o s s e tt a n d H e n ja m in M c E llig o t t Weddiny - Saturday. 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