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
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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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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.