Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 17,2006 - FIVE
Clean up Heppner with SOLV
for Memorial Day
It is tim e to get
Heppner ready for Memorial
Day weekend.
We have many out-
of-town visitors who come
here for the weekend and we
want to look our best for
them.
Please use the SOLV
litter bag for any litter along
the state highway through
tow n, in front o f your
re sid en ce or place o f
Wranglers Riding Club gives awards
business and dispose of it or
put it next to a highway sign.
On Thursday, May
25, the Heppner Chamber of
Commerce volunteers will
pick up the litte r bags
between 5-6 p.m.
“ Your a ssistan c e Stickhorse (L-R): Hunter Greenup, Evan kollnian, Carson
w ith keep in g H eppner Brosnan, keegau Gibbs, Jaiden Mahoney, Jacee Currin. Conor
looking
good
is Brosnan and Blane Mahoney.
Leadline (L-R): Evan Rollman, Hunter Green, Reegan Gibbs,
a p p re c ia te d .” said John
Carson Brosr.an, Erin Monagle and Blane Mahoney. Not
E d m undso n ,
SOLV
pictured: Sydney Bracher.
coordinator.
Over the Tee Cup
S everal
lad ies
gathered at Willow Creek
Country Club on May 9 for
ladies' play.
Pat
E dm undson
took low gross of the field.
Corol Mitchell took low net
of the field. Lois Hunt had
least putts of the field.
In flight A, Karen
Bishop and Carole Hamilton
tied for low gross and
Bishop had KP.
In flight B, Lynnea
S argent had low g ro ss,
Juanita Martin had low net
and Luvilla Sonstegard had
least putts.
In flight C, Joanne
Barbee had low gross, Ann
Elgin had low net, Betty
Carlson had least putts and
4-7 year olds (L-R): First place, kolby Currin; Second, Coby
Bev Steagal had KP.
Dougherty; Third. Rylee kollnian; Fourth, Jaiden Mahoney; and
Joyce Ward took the participant- Jacee Currin.
8-9 year olds (L-R): First place, Bobbie Correa; Second. Ryan
special event. Edmundson
Dougherty; Third, Blake Greenup; Fourth, Tate Gentry;
had a birdie on hole #1 and
Participants- Makenzi Hughes and Maci Gibbs.
Hunt had the long putt on
hole #5.
OSU announces honor roll
Names of students
who have m ade the
S c h o la stic H onor Roll
W inter Term have been
announced by Oregon State
University. A total of 476
students earned straight-A
(4.0). Another 2,319 earned
a B-plus (3.5) or better to
make the listing. To be on the
Honor Roll, students must
carry at least 12 graded
hours of course work.
Local students on
the Honor Roll included:
Boardman- 3.5 or Better:
A ndrew
D.
G oad,
Sophomore, Pre-Computer
Science; lone- 3.5 or Better:
Johnny
A.
C o llin ,
S ophom ore,
F o rest
Engineering and Cameron L.
Krebs, Junior, Agricultural
Business Management; and
Irrig o n - 3.5 or B etter:
M atthew A. G o rd an ier,
S enior,
P re-C iv il
Engineering.
A.C. Houghton to hold employees’
reunion
A.C. Houghton Elementary School in Irrigon is
having a reunion for all present and former employees on
Friday, July 28 and Saturday, July 29. Information regarding
this reunion of teachers and staff has been mailed to those
for whom addresses were found.
Those who have worked at A.C. Houghton and
have not received notification are urged to contact the
coordinator for the event, Marilyn Stewart, at 922-3319.
13-16 year olds (L-R): First place, Taighler Dougherty; Second,
10- 12 year olds (L-R): First place, Rebecca Jepsen; Second
Jessica Hughes; Third, Jessica Hamilton; Fourth, Devin
(tie), Garrett Robinson and Stephen Thompson; Third, Mary
Robinson. Not pictured: Participants- Tori Lovgren and Melissa
Rietmann (not pictured); Fourth, Nikki West; and Participant-
West.
Meeka Boyd.
The
W ranglers
Riding Club had a Mother's
Day BBQ and then
concluded its annual series of
spring play days on May 14.
The play days were held at
the
M orrow
C ounty
F airg ro u n d s A rena in
Heppner on the afternoons
of April 23, 30. May 7 and
May 14. Each week there
were at least three different
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events for the contestants.
The first two events were
always barrel racing and pole
bending. The third event was
different each w eek and
in clu d ed a c a lf c u ttin g /
chasing event, a race to
brand a cardboard calf with
a branding iron dipped in a
flour paste mixture, a scurry
race, rings race and the
ribbon race.
At the aw ards
presentation on the final day,
all of the stick horse racers
received new musical stick
horses and a bag of candy
treats for their efforts. The
lead line participants all
received new halters and
matching lead ropes, candy
and horse treats. Riders ages
4 and up each received a bag
of treats for themselves and
their horses. The top four
riders who accumulated the
most points and attended at
least three of the four play
days also received prizes
such as belt buckles, saddle
blankets, bridle headstalls,
bell boots, ropes, buckets,
etc.
Each
y ear the
W ranglers Club awards a
large traveling trophy to the
family or individual who has
show n
the
m ost
improvement in their riding
skills. This year's winner was
11-year-old Meeka Boyd.
She is the daughter of Dale
and Candy Boyd of Heppner.
W rangler's Riding
Club is open to anyone who
wants to attend. The group
may also have a family trail Traveling Trophy Winner:
ride in June. Call Angie
Meeka Boyd
H ughes at 676-9909 for
more information.
I t ’s not too late.
C am per and co u n se lo r
positions are still available
fo r the S h am ro ck ettes
second annual dance camp.
Dates for the camp have
been changed to June 14-16.
“We changed the dates to
work better with the release
of
sch o o ls
in
our
surrounding areas and with
the end of sports activities,"
said Jodi Chapa, coach and
camp administrator.
The
cam p
is
available to girls going in to
the seventh, eighth and ninth
grades in the 2006-07 school
year. Counselor positions are
available to girls going into
the 10lh, l l ,hand 12lh grades.
“The theme of our camp this
year is Survivor. Lots of
people
have
found
fascination and excitement in
the popular TV series. I’m a
fan, so we decided to mimic
the show in our gam es,
ch allen g e s and o th e r
having tribal counsels and
buffs/flags for each tribe,”
said
C hapa.
D ance
instruction will be in hip hop
and jazz dance.
“ No
dance
experience is necessary. We
have fun, easy dances to
leam, but most of all we have
a great time with the themed
activities and our obstacle
course. There is not the
p ressu re to be p e rfe c t,”
added Chapa.
The cam p will be
held at Cutsforth Park, south
of Heppner, for three days
and two nights. The cost of
the camp is $75 for campers
and $55 for counselors. Cost
includes all m eals, camp
a c tiv itie s,
o v ern ig h t
camping, dance instruction,
prizes and fun.
New registration is
due by June 6. You can
contact Chapa at 676-8161
for registration forms or
more information.
Tree seedlings
Dates change for Shamrockettes available
Dance Camp
activities. We will even be
Heppner Legion Auxiliary
breaks for summer
The Heppner American Legion Auxiliary met for
their final meeting until fall. New officers were installed.
Officers are president- Jean Strange, vice-president- Evelyn
Sweek, secretary- Linda Schultz and treasurer- Bebe
Munkers.
Poppy Days will be held May 19.
There will be no meetings during the summer. The
first fall meeting will be held Sept. 11,2006.
All veterans and families are welcome.
S p ru ce
tree
seedlings will be available on
May 19 from 8 a.m. to 12
p.m. at the Morrow Soil and
Water Conservation District
o ffice at 4 30 H ep p n er/
L ex in g to n
H ighw ay
(Pettyjohn Office Building).
M orrow
SW C D
organizes the dispersal of
these excess trees each year
in c o o p e ra tio n w ith the
USFS.
“T rees
p ro v id e
sh ad e, w in d b reak s and
wildlife habitat as well as
m inim izing soil erosion,”
said a SWCD spokesperson.
“Take ad v an tag e o f this
opportunity and plant a few
trees this spring to enhance
your pro p erty . S u rv iv al
increases if trees are healed
in now and planted this fall.”
P lease
bring
containers such as burlap
sacks or garbage bags to
protect the trees in transport.
For
m ore
information, call the SWCD
office at 676-5452
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