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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 15,2005 - FIVE Boardman Speedway? Pool time Remove question mark, backers say By Hal McC'une of the East Oregonian The Willow Creek Water Park in Heppner opened for the summer on Saturday, June 11. Pool hours are Monday through Friday, 1-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 1-5 p.m. Cost is $1.50 for children up to age four; $2 for children 5-17; and $2.50 for those 18 and over. A family pass is $125 and an individual pass is $70. The first session of swimming lessons will be held June 20-30; the second session, July 11-21; and the third, August 1-11. Cost is $30 a session. For more information, call manager Marissa McCabe, 676-5752 Private pool parties are $75 for the first hour and $50 for each additional hour. Danielle McDowell earns degree Over the Tee Cup OSAA/ Willow Creek ladies th e ir 18 H ole held Invitational Tournament on June 7. Five area clubs joined H eppner for a day o f competition, following by a salad luncheon and prizes Low G ross o f the F ie ld — K athy S chuler; Umatilla Low Net o f the F ield— Loa H enderson, Heppner Other winners: China Creek: Low Gross — Alene Rucker, Low Net— Kay West. K in z u a /C o n d o n : Low G ro ss— June Kamerrer, First Low Net— Linda Dunn, Second Low Net — Marilyn Mabe Umatilla: Low Gross — Carolyn Peterson, Low Net— Anna Carpenter W illow Run: Low G ross — Karyl M eagley, Low Net— Barb Swan Willow Creek: Low Gross 1. Pat Edmundson, C orol M itchell (tie ), 2 K aren B ishop, 3. Carole H am ilton, Low N et 1 Jackie Allston, 2. Lorrene M ontgom ery, 3. Lynnea Sargent C hip-ins: C arole Hamilton, Pat Edmundson, Barb Swan, Carol West. Birdies: Carolyn Peterson, Kathy Schuler Long Drive— Guest, K athy Schuler, Hom e, Virginia Grant K .P —Guest, Kathy S chuler H om e, Lynnea Sargent. Long Putt— Guest, Karyl Meagley, Home, Loa Henderson O re g o n ia n C lip ~ final standings announced lone High School finished in eighth place statewide with 1275 points in the final OSAA/Oregonian Cup 2005 1A standings. The award is based on athletic team scholarship First place in the 1A division went to Damascus Christian with 1975 points. Dufur High School was in 11th place with 1155 points; Arlington and Condon high schools tied for 28th place with 895 points; Echo High School was 30th place with 865 points and Spray was 32nd w ith 845. The 1A division had 82 spots with numerous ties. Last year lone took seventh place with 1305 points. H ep p n er High School was 47th among 2A schools statewide with 885 points. First place went to Santiam Christian with 2660 points. Sherman was 24th with 1345 points, Pilot Rock was 49th with 870 points and Stanfield was 54th with 800 The 2A division had 72 spots, also with numerous ties Last year Heppner was in 35th place with 1045 points M ag n etic D o o r Signs Reppner Gazette-Times 6 7 6 -9 2 2 8 c^ e a l E s ta te md COUNTER OFFERS As a home buyer, you have made an offer to the seller which was much lower than the asking price If the seller has countered the offer you made, you arc now in the same position the seller w as in when he received your offer As the saying goes, “You are now walking in his moccasins ." You may accept, counter, or reject the counter offer The seller will give a prescribed amount of time to respond If you accept the counter offer, then you have agreed to buy the home on the new counter offered terms If you decide to Past Real Estate columns and property listings are available at Hwv.heppner.net/heritage i counter back, then you are again making an offer back to the seller as you previously did A word of caution: There is a point of diminishing return reached v ery quickly w hen too many counter offers are shot back and forth Primarily due to exasperation and the fact that the process is so emo tional for both, more than one or two counter offers generally result in a failed attempt to reach an agreement 180 W Baltimore #5 Heppner, OR 97836 /tduiage JfandCo. REALTOR 01 541-676-9228 Randall Martin to celebrate 90th A 90th birthday party for Randall Martin, former M orrow County resident, will be held on Saturday, June 25, at the Martin Bar MX R anch on M cK ay Creek, 68001 North Fork McKay Creek Road, Pilot R ock, beginning w ith a potluck at 1 p.m. H am burgers, hot dogs, birthday cake, plates, silverware, cups and soft drinks will be provided Those attending are asked to bring a potluck dish, and something representing a fun memory, such as a memento, a snapshot, a story or joke from over the years. Those planning to attend are asked to RSVP to R andall’s granddaughter, Karen W heelhouse, 425- 890-5905, or e-mail her at Karoiuticdhciuse rtjdfaxriudkaom Local students graduate from OSU Oregon State University officials confered a record num ber o f d e g re es d u ring the u n iv e rsity ’s 2005 commencement ceremony at 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 12, in Reser Stadium OSU is returned to a single ceremony this year after several years o f splitting commencement into a graduate ceremony in the morning and the undergraduate ceremony in the afternoon. Chris Johns, editor-in-chief o f National Geographic magazine, gave the commencement address to the 2005 graduates. He is a 1975 graduate of OSU, earning a degree in technical journalism. Two years ago, he was named one o f the 25 most important photographers in the world by American Photo magazine. He is only the ninth full-time editor o f National Geographic since 1888. Johns received the university’s Distinguished Service Award OSU presented an honorary doctorate degree to Ann Roth Streissguth, who is credited with leading the effort to identify and focus attention on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Streissguth, who graduated from OSU in 1954 with a degree in home economics, led an interdisciplinary team that in 1973 first identified the harmful effects of alcohol use during pregnancy. The names o f local students graduating include: Boardman: Lara E Fritz, Master o f Science, Science Education; Alan C. Marston, Bachelor o f Science, Biology; Rosa M Munoz-Sanguino, Bachelor o f Science, Human Development and Family Sciences H eppner: Leah E. D enton, B achelor o f Science, Psychology; Amy N. D rake, B achelor o f Science, Merchandising Management; Kyle D McDaniel, Bachelor o f Arts, History. lone Korey W. Morgan, Bachelor o f Science, Agricultural Business Management; Jacob N Neiffer, Bachelor o f Science, M echanical Engineering; Niki M Sullivan, Bachelor o f Arts, Speech Communication Irrigon: Robert J Brown, Bachelor o f Science, Magna Cum Laude, Biochemistry and Biophysics; Samantha M Henry, Bachelor of Science, Merchandising Management; Jacob D Johnson, Bachelor o f Science, Cum Laude, Microbiology Wedding Tables By DAVID SYKES REALTOR Danielle McDowell, Eugene, received a bachelor o f arts degree in psychology with a minor in business d u rin g com m encem ent ceremonies at the University o f Oregon Saturday, June 11 During the last two years she has also volunteered at the Child Advocacy Center in Eugene She plans to pursue a m a s te r’s d eg ree in psychology in the future Family and friends attended the ceremony and a reception at her home following D an ielle, the daughter o f Bill and Merilee McDowell o f Heppner, is a 2001 graduate o f Heppner High School. Here’s what it says at the to p of the wwwboardmanspeedway com webpage: “This site has been created to help bring a race track to Oregon We need your su p p o rt to help Boardman get a race date.” Just below that is a handy link for e-m ailing In te rn a tio n a l S peedw ay Corp - known simply as the ISC in the racing world - to pro m o te B oardm an as a future site for NASCAR races. The creators o f the w ebsite, which describe themselves as a group o f prom inent P o rtlan d -area businessm en, insist they aren’t going to wait around for the ISC. It doesn’t work that way, says Bruce Brunette, a member o f that group, which calls itself BOJV, LCC. “You have to build it,” he says Then the ISC will consider a NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) race date B ru n ette believes construction will begin on the Boardman speedway this year, and sooner rather than later By breaking ground this year, the facility could be operational by August o f 2007, he says. He favors one o f the most famous sports movie q u o tes o f all tim e when talking about the Boardman Speedway: “ If you build it, they will come.” T hat ab so lu tely applies in this case, he insists “We are going to build this track and get ready to race ” BOJV and earlier developers o f the Boardman Speedw ay p ro p o sal will likely fade away once a couple o f major financiers are secured. Brunette says, adding that talks are under way w ith som e m ajor corporations. But B runette says the Boardm an Speedw ay will work because the stars are aligned - dem and is growing in the Northwest for a NASCAR track and Boardman offers an ideal site “Pressure is growing on the IS C ,” says Jim Schilling, another BOJV member from Portland “A lot o f potential viewers in the Northwest want a track, and B oardm an is the only We Print Business Cards H eppner G a ze tte M e liss a C u t s f o r t b a n d O l a f P e d e rs e n Wedding - Saturday, June 18th Iricia C’o e & Jo n l.o r e n c e Wedding - permitted track.” The site a few miles southwest o f Boardman fits all the ICS requirements, Brunette says: P o p u latio n NASCAR sites figure on drawing fans from a 400- mile ra d iu s, w hich fo r B oardm an in clu d es Portland, Seattle, Spokane, T ri-C itie s and B oise - millions o f people Location - Like all the most popular NASCAR tracks in the country, it’s rural (Brunette points out that C hicagoLand is 100 miles from C hicago and Michigan Speedway is an hour and a h a lf from Detroit) T ra n sp o rta tio n - Interstate freeways 84 and 82 intersect a few miles east o f the site, which is adjacent to the Boardman Airport, which can handle 737s W eather - “ I t ’s perfect," Brunette says, well under 10 inches o f rain annually compared to 30- plus inches in the Portland and Seattle areas “Rainouts cost tim e and m oney,” Brunette notes Rural sites also mean less traffic congestion and o b je ctio n s to noise and crowds “If 75,000 fans want to race, it’s not going to happen in T ro u td ale or Bellevue,” Brunette says. “And the public is never going to allow one o f these sites near do w n to w n Portland or Seattle.” That supports the problems a proposed site in Snohom ish C ounty, Washington, has faced, with groups forming to oppose it On the other hand, BOJV and the P o rt o f Morrow have 1,100 acres in escrow, he says, just waiting for th e p eople w ith the money to build C arla M cL ane, M orrow County planning director, said construction could conceivably begin in 60 to 120 days, since the county and state have OK’d the conceptual plan A site development review would still be necessary, along with a review for widening the freeway on both sides o f the project and another public hearing B ru n ette ex p ects those plans to be announced soon Tentative plans for the Boardm an Speedw ay include -A NASCAR-style three-quarter mile track with seatin g fo r m ore than 75.000 -A drag strip with 15.000 seats -Three other tracks - a dirt track for World o f Outlaws, a road course and a go-cart track. -7,500 RV spaces and 50,000 parking spaces. -O th e r am en ities could include restaurants, movie theater, truck stop, outlet mall and industrial space Satu rday, June 25th K ari M o r g a n a n d C liad R o h ie Wedding - Saturday, June 25th H o h h ie R a n k i n & D a v id H ates Wedding - Saturday, July 2 n d Featuring 1 P R I M E R I B Every F rid a y CHECK OUT O U R SPECIALS C h e y e n n e R ogers & D a n ie l D a C l u e O N SATURDAY! 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