TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 18, 2005
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Over the Tee
Cup
Pat E dm undson
took low gross o f the field
at the May 10 ladies’ play
day at Willow Creek County
Club
Loa H enderson
brought in the low net o f the
field and C orol M itchell
took least putts o f the field
Loss gross standings
went to Luvilla Sonstegard
in flight A, Virginia Grant in
flight B and L o rren e
Montgomery in flight C.
Betty Carlson took
low net in flight C.
C h ip -in s
w ere
awarded to Mitchell on hole
#8 and Henderson on hole
#5.
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INWM to hold dinner and auction
Symphony Safari is
the theme chosen for the
Inland N o rth w e st’s fifth
annual dinner and auction
fund raiser. A Baron o f Beef
and salmon buffet will be
served at 6:30 p m Held at
the Pendleton Convention
Center on Saturday, June 11,
the dinner for $20 per person
includes the opportunity to
attend the silent auction. The
silent auction begins at 5:30
p m The oral auction with
auctioneer, Sandy Gross o f
Hermiston, will start at 8
p m and is open to the
public.
F or
dinner
re se rv a tio n s and m ore
in fo rm atio n , kindly call
(541) 564-7664 or w rite
info@inwm org
Donations are being
accepted for the auction.
A uction item s m ight be
crafted items donated by,
Inlanc| Northwest Musicians
o rc h e stra m em bers or
c h o ra le
m em bers
B u sin esses in the many
towns where the orchestra
has perform ed have also
been generous contributors
Chambers o f Commerce in
those cities have prepared
gift baskets that are unique
to their own city Other items
include weekend get-aways,
art works, tools, jewelry and
q u ilts
“ M any
m ore
donations are expected yet:
call (541) 564-7664 to add
to the already excellent
selection,” says Jill Jesperson
o f Hermiston, bassoonist in
Inland Northwest orchestra
and
din n er
au ctio n
committee member
Delanne Ferguson of
P en d leto n , P resid en t o f
Inland Northwest and violist
in the orchestra expects a
good tu rn o u t for the
growing dinner auction. “We
are proud o f the selection of
auction items and appreciate
all the d o n o rs for their
wonderful contributions.”
She goes on to explain that
the dinner and auction is the
only fund raiser held by
Inland Northwest Musicians
The organization has four
ensem bles th a t perform
a p p ro x im a te ly 22 free
concerts each season “Our
m ission is to p ro v id e
orchestral and chorale music
and m usic ed u ca tio n to
northeast Oregon/southeast
W ashington com m unities
vyhich would not otherwise
have the o p p o rtu n ity to
experience live classical
music.”
INWM has chosen
this theme because during
the Young People’s Concerts
in E cho th is season
perform ed by the Willow
C reek
Sym phony,
a
p re p a ra to ry
INWM
orchestra, there was a walk
through, called a “safari,”
while the orchestra played
Children who attended were
invited to walk a path
through the orchestra and
see the performers closely
and experience the sounds
and sights o f walking among
them It is great fun and
sometimes, the ones who are
equally impressed by the
safari experience might be
the adults who are with the
school children. The safari
gives youngsters a different
im pression o f the sound
since they can hear the
instrum ents so close and
they see how instruments are
played “They feel the energy
and intensity o f music first
hand,” said R Lee Friese,
M usic
D ire c to r
and
C onductor o f INWM and
Willow Creek O rchestras
and chorales
The decorations o f
Symphony Safari Dinner will
be complete with collections
o f elephants and monkeys on
the tabletops, jungle leaves,
drums and trunks that are
attendant to a safari that
helps “Keep the Beat Going”
fo r Inland N o rth w est
Musicians.
Gun Club shoot
rescheduled
Due to scheduling
problem s, the M orrow
C ounty Gun Club shoot
being held at Ruggs Ranch
Sporting Clay Range has
been rescheduled to Sunday,
June 12, starting at 9 a m.
The shoot is open to
club m em bers and the
general public. Participants
will sh o o t a v a rie ty o f
ch allen g in g
s ta tio n s,
including the “ Star Wars”
team shoot A barb eq u e
lunch will be available
For
m ore
inform ation contact 676-
5042.
Central Red A pple M arket
for sponsoring the Coil Benefit Dinner
and also to the following businesses:
Howe's A b o u t Pizza
A rtisa n v illa g e
C o tta g e Flow ers
M urray's Drug
W heatland in su ra n ce
H eppner Elks Lodge
Green Feed
Olive Garden
John's Place
a n d th e High School Servers
And all the individuals who
contributed time, effort, money,
and talents from Heppner, Lexington,
lone and surrounding areas!
f
lone Schools
Valby holds
confirmation and honored for
achievements
dedications
Three HHS
tracksters qualify
for state
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discharged He married and
built a fine home in Nevada
and w as a p ro fessio n al
musician After his wife died,
Lundell moved to Heppner
for his final days. He resided
in th e St.
P a tric k ’s
Apartments until his death in
2003.
Lundell left, in his
will, a substantial financial
gift to Valby L u th eran
Church for the purpose o f
d ev elo p in g ed u ca tio n a l
sc h o la rsh ip s fo r Valby
g ra d u a tin g high school
seniors.
The principal has
been in v ested and the
in te re st will be used as
assistance for continuing
education. The “Bud Lundell
Scholarship Fund” invites
other contributions through
outright donations or from
the estates o f those affiliated
with the Lundells o f Valby
Lutheran Church A stone
plaque was commissioned
on behalf o f Lundell and will
hang in the Valby complex.
OSAA to vote on
classifications
The
O SA A
Classification and Districting
Committee for 2006-2010
four-year time block met
May 9 to consider options
fo r
the
co m m ittee
reco m m en d atio n s to be
received by the executive
board in October
The proposals are
being evaluated using the
follow ing criteria in the
o rd e r o f p rio rity listed:
improve competitive balance
within a league; minimize
travel/expense for schools;
and maintain current league
alignments.
The
co m m ittee
unanimously agreed not to
support the “hybrid” five
classification proposal due
mainly to the fact that the felt
it
did
not
su p p o rt
competitive league balance.
T he u n an im o u sly
ag reed
th a t the
six
c la ssific a tio n p ro p o sa l
would do a better job o f
im p ro v in g
leag u e
com petitive balance. The
co m m itte e
will
be
forwarding the proposal for
consideration o f member
schools. The p ro p o sal
how ever is not the final
reco m m en d atio n o f the
com m ittee A djustm ents
may still be made
The six classification
proposal sets the classes at
6A- 1500 plus; 5A- 876 to
1500; 4A- 376 to 875; 3A-
226 to 375; 2 A - 116-225 and
1 A- 1 to 115. In the new
classification, Heppner will
remain a 2A school, but
Riverside High School and
Irrigon High School will
become 2A schools. Under
th e old c la ssific a tio n ,
Riverside High School had
been a 3 A school. lone High
School will remain a 1A
school
Any school wishing
to “play-up” to a higher
classification than indicated
in the proposal must notify
OSAA by June 15, 2005.
The next public
meeting o f the Classification
and Districting Committee
will be at 9 a m., Monday,
Sept. 26, 2005 at the OSAA
office in Wilsonville The
committee will make its final
recom m endations to the
OSAA Executive Board at
the Oct 24, 2005 special
classification and districting
executive board meeting
A full list o f meeting
dates, com m ittee ro ster,
charge to the committee and
p rev io u s u p d a tes are
av ailab le at the O SA A
website: www osaa org.
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student and parents will be
liable for the entire amount
ex p en d ed fo r th e class,
including tuition, fees and
books Tuition costs for each
c o u rse are estim ated at
around $2 0 0 -$ 3 0 0 The
district sees this program as
a way to expand course
offerings to lone District
students. “This is a great
recruiting tool,” said board
member John Rietmann. The
district plans to send a copy
o f th is policy to each
s tu d e n t’s
p aren ts
to
ad v ertise the p ro g ra m ’s
availability.
-learn ed th a t the
school earned over $3,000
by making and selling flower
pots for M other’s Day with
$3 per pot going to the
Outdoor School fund
-learned that lone
students attended Outdoor
School last week.
-learned that lone
Schools will not receive Title
1A funds because the school
does not have 10 students
below the census poverty
level.
-was advised o f staff
changes for the 2005-06
school year as follows: all
day k in d e rg a rte n -B a rb
Collin; first grade-L inda
Neiffer; second/third grade-
new hire; fourth/fifth grade-
M ich elle
S to n e/K aren
Holland. Stone and Holland
will each teach a half day in
their specialty classes
-learn ed th at the
school has been flooded
twice in the last month due
to rain Motors that burned
up in the power surges in the
first flood were replaced by
Apollo. Joel Barnett worked
on the smaller motors.
-learned that the art
classroom will be moved to
the shop classroom so that
teacher Tom Shear can use
the d ark ro o m in th at
b u ild in g . T he w eight
equipment will be moved to
the Rietmann building and
the w alls will be p ow er
washed before painting. Two
utility sinks will be plumbed
into the classroom
-learned that next
year students will create
m urals in the hallw ay
between the cafeteria and the
gym. A dm inistrator Bryn
Browning said the murals
will
show
a th le te s,
m usicians, th e a tre and
various other academics.
Also, each class in grades
s e v e n -12 will c h o o se a
m o tto to be p ain ted by
students in the high school
hallway.
-learn ed th a t the
schedule for the last day o f
school has been changed An
all-school barbecue will be
held during the regular lunch
time followed by a dodge
ball tournament (using Nerf
balls) to be held after locker
and desk cleanout.
-heard a report from
board member and Student
Success Committee member
Anne Morter on the value of
a BM CC s ta ff m em ber
m eeting w ith stu d en ts
c o n ce rn in g
co lleg e
preparation
-learn ed th at the
shop and music program
each receiv ed a $500
d o n atio n from W estern
Precision P ro d u cts to
recognize “lone’s efforts in
b u ild in g
com m unity,
supporting its school in hard
times and setting a good
example for the students and
ch ild ren in o u r to w n ”
Western Precision Products
is ow ned by the sons o f
Howard Mullins o f lone
-learned that the next
board meeting and budget
h earin g will be held on
Monday, June 13.
third place girls’ 400-meter
relay team Rietmann ran a
s e a s o n ’s best o f 12.89
seconds earlier in the season
S o p h o m o re Z ach
K urtz was the hard luck
athlete o f the meet as he
collected a trio o f third place
finish ribbons (the top two
places qualified for state).
He set a new school record
in javelin with a throw o f 154
feet 6 inches (In 2002, a rule
change modified the size o f
the javelin because athletes
were throwing the old javelin
so far.) He was also on both
relays and placed fourth in
the 200-meter dash, running
24.52 seconds Kurtz’ best in
the 200-m eter this season
was 23.98 seconds.
Also earning a third
place finish was Brendan
M cE llig o tt ru n n in g a 2
m inute
12.14 second
clocking in the 800-meter
run McElligott teamed with
Kurtz, Van Cleave and Rory
Kilkenny to post a time o f 3
minutes 44.16 seconds in the
1600-meter relay, a season’s
best by eight seconds
Noah Fleischer was
third in the 3000-meter run,
posting a time o f 10 minutes
14.22 seconds, a personal
record by 11 seconds. He
was also fifth at 1500 meters,
running 4 m inutes 39.20
seconds, a personal record
by four seconds.
P lacin g fifth at
district was freshman Cyde
Coil with a leap o f 4 feet 8
inches in the high jump. She
also teamed with Rietmann,
Sarah Price and Terra Wilson
to place third in the girls’
400-meter relay with a time
o f 54.64 seconds, a season’s
best for this group o f girls.
A nother fifth was
Casey O ’Neal in the high
jump with a leap o f 5 feet 8
inches He team ed w ith
K urtz, Van C leav e and
Boyer in the 400-meter relay
for a 46.40 clocking and
third place, a season’s best
time
Also com peting at
district but not placing where
Nathan Van Cleave, shot put
and discus; Caleb O ’Neal,
high jump and 100-meter
dash; G ordon W egwerth,
discus and 200-meter dash;
Justin Delveaux, long and
trip le ju m p ; and Jaso n
Houweling, 800-meter and
1500-meter runs.
Catering
business has not
been sold
In last w e e k ’s
G azette-T im es it w as
incorrectly stated in a city
council story that Angie
H anson o f H eppner had
p u rch ased th e c ate rin g
business Pudding On The
Ritz from current ow ner
JoAnn Tingue
H anson has not
purchased the business. In an
earlier letter to the Heppner
p lan n in g
co m m issio n
requesting a zoning variance
to allow her to place a 11.5
fo o t by 32 fo o t m obile
kitchen on her property at
395 N. Gale, Hanson said
she is “considering” and
“hoping to be able to buy”
the business
Both H anson and
Tingue told the G azette-
Times last w eek that the
business has not been sold
Correction
In last week's article
about Joann Byrd and her
story about Heppner and the
flood, the contact e-mail
address was misprinted, the
correct e-mail address is
joannbyrd@gbronline com
t