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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 15,2006 - FIVE Stephanie Schuler advances to state geography bee Stephanie Schuler ( left ) with Heppner Elementary teacher Karen Smith-Griffith Heppner Elementary School has received notifica tion from the National Geo graphic Society that sixth grader Stephanie Schuler has advanced to the state level of the Geography Bee com petition. Stephanie won the local contest at Heppner El ementary School in January, competing against 11 other students from HES. After finishing first in the G eograp hy Bee at school, Stephanie took a written test from the Nation al Geographic Society. The test was mailed to Washing ton, D .C ., and now Stephanie is off to the next round of competition. The state bee is to be held at Western Oregon University in M onm outh on Friday, March 31. O ne w inner from each state will advance to the national competition, which will be held May 23 and 24 at the National Geographic S o ciety h ead q u arters in Washington, D.C. According to a news release, the Heppner Ele m entary P aren t-T each er C lub m em bers w ere so thrilled with S tephanie’s news that they donated $200 to help cover costs of the trip to Monmouth. lone High School music students participate in district By Priscilla Tellez T hree lone H igh School students participated in different categories of the OSAA Music District com petition in H ermiston on March 4. The students were Amy Jepsen, Kristal Temple and Niklas Kamp. This was Jepsen’s fourth time participating in districts playing the piano. She had a great performance at Hermiston High School in which she got a score of 1, the highest score possible. Her perform ance enabled her to get into the state mu sic competition. T his is also the fourth time that Jepsen has made it to state. Temple participated in the singing competition. Her song was “It Was a Lov er & His Lass,” words by William Shakespeare. She was accompanied by lone m usic te ac h e r M ichelle Stone on the piano. Tem ple also p e r formed at Hermiston High School. She received a score of 2, a very good grade. “I was a little nervous but con fident,” said Temple. Unfor tunately she didn't make it to state, but she said it was a great experience and the commentaries of the judge were very helpful. Finally Kamp partic ipated, playing the third Movement of Antonin Koze- luh on the clarin et. He played at the First Christian Church in Hermiston. He had a very good p erfo r mance that earned him a score of 1, which sent him on to state with Jepsen. “I was very proud of all three of the kids. They worked hard and did well,” said Stone of her students. The state championship will be held at Corban College in Salem on April 29. C USTO M BANNERS Heppner G a z e t t e - T im e s 6 7 6 -9 2 2 8 lone tennis team starts new season By Keheka DesBouillons and Lynzee Sjurset The lone tennis team started a new season Mon day, March 5. There are a lot o f newcomers to the team this season. Teonna Vandever, Montana Marlatt, Meghan G ain es, Tery Sintakova, Priscilla Tellez, Josie Miller, Emily Rietmann, Michael Mayer, Brenna Rietmann, and Morgan M itchell (of Arlington) are all first time players. Returning players are Marly Pfingsten, Kristal T em ple, and W illiam Meulink. After only one week of practice, Vandever sums up her forecast for the sea son this way, “I think this season will go really well for the Cardinals.” Maureen McElligott is returning for her second year as the lone coach while Susan Kendrik is returning as the assistant coach. The Cardinals open their season at home against A thena- Weston on Tuesday, March 21 . For the co m p lete tennis schedule visit the s c h o o l’s w ebsite at w w w .io n e.k l2 .o r.u s. and click on “sports.” 4-H News By Kelly Thompson and Luke Bradfield lo n e eig h th grader, Sarah Stillman, will be traveling to Western Oregon University on Friday, March 31, to compete in the Oregon state finals of the National Geographic Bee. Stillman achieved this honor by not only winning the lone school level competition, but also scoring one Sarah Stillman of the top 100 scores in the state on the state qualifying test. If Stillman wins the state competition, she will go on to represent Oregon at the national competition in Washington D.C. in May. lone track season starts up By Kaylee Palmateer and Kylee Svetich T he lone High School 2006 track season is starting up. The Cardinals start off the track season at the Ice Breaker in Umatilla on March 17. lone will have 13 returning athletes and will add 12 new members to the team . R eturning fo r the C ardinals is senior Kelly Thompson who placed third in the 400M, third in the 200M, and sixth in the 100M at the state championship last year. Also returning are the 4x400M girls relay and the 4x 100M girls relay, both of which qualified for state last year. Dan Long, who placed fifth last year in the shot put at state, will also be returning along with Ashly Grams who placed seventh in the 300M hurdles. T here is much anticipation for this year’s track season and hopes are high for a good year. Coach Del LaRue and Coach Ryan Rudolf say they are looking forward to this year. Coach LaRue says, “I think this will be a very successful season, I am really looking forward to having so many newcomers on our team this year.” For a complete track schedule visit the school’s w eb site at w w w .io n e.k l2 .o r.u s, and click on “sports.” Births DIY Kids meet By Emily Holland, reporter The DIY Kids met on M arch 3 at C hristine Raible’s house for an over night crochet and cooking meeting. Those in atten dance were Emily Holland, Julianne Carlson, Shadow Kendrick, Stacee Halverson, Lacey Thompson, Stephanie Schuler, Christine Raible, Leader Sarah Carlson and Michelle Raible. They learned how to m ake a slip knot, chain stitch, single crochet stitch, yarning over, and how to fin ish. They m ade chain stitch belts, single crochet daisies, and single crochet around the straps of some flip flops with fun fur. Their projects all turned out great. In the morning they made Swedish pancakes and filled them with berries. They ate this project, which was good, because we were very hungry, they said. Pot O ’ Gold buttons on sale Be sure to purchase a button during the Wee Bit O ' Ireland celebration this w eekend. Pot O ' G old buttons are currently for sale at Murrays, Heppner City Hall and by Hepper ASB students. Purchase of a button makes the purchaser eligible for three $ 100 drawings. The drawings will take place at the Casino Night on Friday, M arch 17; the KUMA C offee H our, Saturday, March 18; and the Trail Band co n cert on Saturday evening. John Asher chosen Spray Rodeo Grand Marshal John Asher has been selected as grand marshal for the 59th A nnual Spray Rodeo and the 42nd Annual E astern O regon H alf- M arathon on May 27-28. Plans are underway for the event. R odeo stock w ill once again be furnished by B Bar D Rodeos. Scott Alien will be returning as the Announcer. Added to the events this year will be the return of the Wild Cow Milking. Back by popular demand will be the Mutton Busting and Pig Scramble for the kids. Queen tryouts will be held Saturday, March 25, at the Spray Rodeo grounds at 1 p.m. Further information will follow in later issues. For more information, call (541)468-2442. Jacob Randy Mor- ris-A son, Jacob Randy, was born to Erin and D errik Morris, Great Falls, Mon tana, on March 2, 2006. Jacob weighed 7 lbs., 12 oz. and measured 20 lA inches long. He joins a sister Summerlin. Derrik is in the Air Force and the family recent ly transferred from Germa ny to Montana. G ran d p aren ts are Kip and Theresa Morris of Kahneeta and Dave and Judy Carmen of Portland. Great- grandparents are Pat and Wayland Hyatt of Fossil, Darlene Savage and John and Judy Erhlich of Portland. Liberty Dale Glas- son-a son. Liberty Dale, was born to Kelly (Bates) and Justin Glasson, Clarkston, WA, on March 7, 2006. Liberty weighed 6 lbs., 6-1/2 oz. and measured 20 inches long. G ran d p aren ts are Dale Bates of Heppner and Kandy Hall of Lewiston, ID. St. Patrick’s Senior Center news St. Patrick's Catholic Parish volunteers are hosts for the Wednesday, March 22, noon meal at the Heppner Senior Center. The menu will be Swiss steak, mashed potatoes, green beans, rolls, cookies and juice. Activities for St. Patrick’s weekend celebrations are gearing up. On Friday evening, March 17, the United Methodists will serve Mrs. O ’Leary's Irish stew at the senior center beginning at 5:30 p.m. On Saturday, March 18, senior center volunteers will serve breakfast starting at 7 a.m. Breakfast will be the center’s special egg-and-sausage breakfast dish. Center volunteers will serve an Irish lunch of hot potato soup beginning at 11 a.m. A full busload of people traveled to Boardman last Saturday afternoon to attend the musical “South Pacific” by Rogers and Hammerstein. The play was presented by the music and drama departments of Riverside High School. 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OR • 800-567-6488 • U S ED C A R S - 567-3919 Mr. Bill’s Trivia returns for April Fool’s Day fun "Mr. Bill” returns to Heppner from Salem with his traveling trivia game on S atu rd ay , A pril 1. The Chamber o f Commerce is sponsoring this year’s event and expects it to be as full of fun and facts and last year’s hit sponsored by the Farm Foundation. T w enty-six team s participated in his show last year, and several people from the Willow Creek Val ley and from neighboring communities have been ask ing for a repeat this year. Mr. Bill (Klein), clad in his tuxedo and accompa nied by his “lovely assistant,” will guide the teams of six players through his many categories of trivia, starting at 7 p.m. at the Elks Club. Mr. Bill’s Trivia is played over the course of three or four rounds of 18 questions each. Teams hud dle to come up with answers, which are written down and turned into Klein’s “lovely assistant.” Running totals are ta b u la ted after each round so that teams can hoot and holler and know where they stand and who is giving them any stiff competition. Raffle tickets are distributed to players at the end of each round, according to team scores. Tickets are drawn throughout the evening for several various prizes. Mr. Bill’s questions are based on these catego ries: Movies, Science, His tory, Sports, G eography, Arts, Literature, Television, Leisure, Nature, Music and an occasional “Name That Tune.” His questions come from a database of some 19 thousand questions, 20 ver sions of'Trivial Pursuit” and other trivia games, a library of reference material, and the Internet. Some of the best questions come from trivia players. Klein will also in clude a few questions about the county/area. Sample questions can be found at www.mrbillstrivia.com. Already teams are reforming, planning to meet or beat their results from last year. New teams are form ing, planning to have brag ging rights and prizes at the end of the competition. Side wagers are already reported among some teams. Joining the fun is easy. Entry forms are avail able at the Chamber office, branches o f the Bank of Eastern O regon, and the Wheatland Insurance office in Heppner. Entry forms and information are also avail able by emailing a request to dbrosnan@ centurytel.net. The entry fee is $120 per team, and each team can consist of up to six members. Some teams look for spon sors to handle that cost. Spectators can also join the fun. by paying a $5 entry to the playing area, and they will also be eligible for the raffle drawings throughout the evening. The Elks Club has announced that they will pre cede the evening’s trivia event with a spaghetti din ner that will begin at 6 p.m. Participants in the event will be welcome at the dinner, as well as Elks members. The Chamber plans to use proceeds from “Mr. Bill’s Trivia” to market the Heppner area in the new re gion known as “O regon's Rugged Country." Some of the marketing materials will be used for the 2,000 “Cy cle Oregon" visitors coming to Heppner in Septem ber and for “The Bite o f Ore gon" in Portland.
