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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 24, 2006 - FIVE Jepsen wins at state fiddle contest Eric Jepsen at the state Fiddle championship. Photo by Nancy Jepsen Eric Jepsen, 14, of Heppner, took home two first place trophies this past weekend at the 41st Annual State Fiddle Championship. The contest, sponsored by the O regon O ld-T im e Fiddlers Association, was held Friday and Saturday, May 19-20, at Chemeketa C om m unity C o lleg e in Salem. There were over 70 contestants com peting in different divisions. Jep sen won first place and $100 in the junior d ivision for ages 13-17. There were 14 contestants in the junior division this year. T hey each play ed three tunes: a hoedown, a waltz and a tune of their choice in the first round of co m p etitio n . T hey w ere scored by five judges and the five fiddlers with the most points advanced to play in a second round of tunes in the finals on Saturday night. Jepsen was accompanied by two Pendleton m usicians- Dan Emert on guitar and Allen Feves on string bass. Jepsen also teamed up w ith fid d le r B rian Shaylor, a 14-year-old friend from Portland, to compete with 13 other entries of all ages in the Twin Fiddling Competition. In this contest, one fiddler plays the melody and the o th e r plays the harmony. Jepsen and Shaylor dressed up in black and white outfits and performed the tune, “ B lack and W hite R a g .” T hey w ere accompanied on guitar by S h a y lo r’s fath er, Robin Shaylor. Both boys received trophies and cash prizes. Jepsen’s win entitles him to com p ete in the N atio n al F iddle Cham pionships at Weiser. ID, the third week of June. Bateman Bros. Farms & Others DRY LAND FARM EQUIPMENT AUCTION Wed, May 31 - 10:30 am Kennewick, WA Directions: Drive 2 mi. S. of Kennewick, WA on 1-82 (395) to Locust Grove Exit; 1+/- mi. N on Bofer Canyon (frontage) Rd to auction site. From Umatilla. OR N on 1-82 to Locust Grove Exit & as above. Auction site is visible from 1-82. Preview: Tues, May 30, 10 - 4 pm & Auction am. Sale Terms: (*) Subject to Sales Tax. Cash, check, VISA. MC, Auction Day. 5% Buyer Premium added to final bid on all items; Cash or check, day of sale, discounts same 5% BP. T ra cto r Crawlers » Loader ’77 & (2) 76 JD 8430s. 4x4. 3PT, PTO, Duals 77 CAT D6D Crawler, Cab, Long/Wide Track, AC w/ Blade 74 CAT D6C Crawler, Cab, AC (3) ‘67 CAT D7E Crawlers, Cab, AC ‘58 CAT D7 Crawler, Cab ‘58 A-C HD 16, Cab, AC - 4886 TROJAN Loader, 4x4, 2-Wheel Steering IRS shows 15 at 1A state track meet C ham ber Chatter S en io r K elly T hom pson cap p ed an outstanding track career at lone High S chool by capturing the 1A title in the 400 meters and finishing second in both the 100 meters and 2(X) meters at the state track meet held last weekend at Western Oregon University in Monmouth. Thompson’s 4(X)-meter time of 50.45 seconds was a new school record as well as personal best and was 2.5 seconds better than the rest o f the field. In his other events, Thompson placed second in the 100 meters behind freshman phenom, Sean Lewis of Damascus C hristian, with a time of 11.78 seco n d s. Lew is finished in 11.42 seconds. In the 200 meters where they actually ran in the same heat, Thompson closed on Lewis in the final m eters hut c o u ld n 't quite catch the freshman, notching a time of 23.76 seconds to Lew is’s 23.64 seconds. To culminate his state m eet and high school ru n n in g career, T hom pson anchored the lone 4X400 relay team to a fifth place finish. He finished the day scoring 27 of lone’s 35 points. O ther notew orthy finishes included Dan Long's fourth place effort in the shot put with a throw of 46 feet 9.5 inches, a personal best. Long had two throws over 46 feet in his series, his first time being over 46 feet in his career. The winner in the shot put was sophom ore Kasey McCullough of Dufur who improved his district throw by an impressive three feet, 51 feet 9.5 inches. The second place finisher, James Stacey, from Jordan Valley, improved his district throw by almost five feet. For the C ard in al girls, Ashly Grams finished sixth in the 100-m eter hurdles and eighth in the 3 0 0 -m eter h u rd les to complete her high school career. Grams’ 50.46-second tim e in the 3 0 0 -m eter hurdles was a personal best. G ram s has been a solid competitor for the Cardinals during her high school years, competing at the state meet all four years. S ophom ore Ju lie VandenBrink scored a point for lone with an eighth place finish in the 800 meters in a tim e o f 2 m inutes 35.43 seconds (Person Record) and narrowly missed placing in the 1500 meters with a new personal best time of 5 minutes 18.47 seconds. The 4X 400 relay team raced from the disadvantage o f the slow heat to a fifth place finish with a time of 4 minutes 26.65 seconds, a six second im provem ent. The g irl’s relay team c o n siste d o f Kylee Svetich, VandenBrink, S te p h a n ie H olland and Grams. “1 thought the kids did really well. I was pleased w ith th e ir e ffo rts,” said C oach Del L aR ue, who watched his final state track meet as head coach. Retiring after 45 years of coaching, 36 at lone, LaRue had the opportunity to present Kelly Thom pson with his state ch am p io n m edal before calling it a career. 2006 State M eet C o m p etito rs: K elly Thompson: 100, 200, 400, 4X 400 relay; Dan Long: Shot Put; Kyle Palmateer: 1500, 3000; Nik Kamp: 3000; Ashly Grams: 100 hurdles, 300 hurdles, 4X100 relay, 4X 400 relay; Julie VandenBrink: 800, 1500, 4X400 relay; Clay Morter: High Jump: Amy Jepsen: 3000; Kylee Svetich; 400, 4X100 relay, 4X400 relay; Paul Hams: 800, 4X 400 relay; Cory Peterson: 4X400 relay ; A lan R ietm ann: 4X 400 relay ; K aylee Palm ateer: 4X 100 relay; Tiana C am arillo: 4X 100 relay ; and S tep h an ie Holland: 4X400 relay. Rodeo Court joins M CG G for open house Scrapers. Conveyors & Elevators - subj. to S. Tax 'CAT 621 Scraper, No. 442 Can 'CAT 30 Cable Scraper - good rubber 'KOHLMAN 22“ x 38‘ Elev. Belt Stacker w/ 4-Cyl Gas '24” x 51 ’ Elev. Stacker w/ Wise Gas *30“ x 24' Materials Conveyor w /15 Hp Elec Motor *18" x 34’ Materials Conveyor on Trailer Trucks & Pickups 78, 77, 73, 71 IHC 1700 Loadstars, 404, V-8,5&2 w /16’ Bed & Hoist ‘69 IHC 1700 Loadstar, V-8, 5&2 w /16’ Bed & Hoist '69 IHC 1700 Loadstar, 345, 5&2 w /14’ FB w/ Natl N55 Knuckle Boom ‘63 IHC 1700 Loadstar, T/Axle, 392, 5&2 w/ 3 Spd Brownie w/ Dump Box ‘63 IHC 1700 Loadstar, 392, V-8, 5&2 w /16’ Bed & Hoist 75 MACK, T/Axle w/ Knuckle Boom - pump needs repair '97 DODGE 3/4-Ton, 4x4, V-10 ‘93 FORD F-250, 4x4, Gas ‘89 GMC 4x4 Service Pickup 74 DODGE 3/4 Ton - DNR ■ I Morrow County Fair and Rodeo Court (Front Row L-R): Queen Heather Yoeom, Pennant Bearer Jessica Hamilton, Pennant Bearer Jarried Miller, Princess Josie Miller join employees at Morrow County Grain Growers for the Napa Open House held Monday, May 22 at their store in Lexington. ¡A xf3SAt «exö'f» 1 Grain Equipment '96 JD 9600 Combine, 2834 Eng /1988 Sep Hrs, Straw Chop, Duals w/ Header, ‘96 JD 9632 Combine, RAYCO Hillside, 3006 Eng/ 2167 Sep Hrs, Straw Chopper - s/n 666443 (2) JD 930 Headers (2) ‘85 JD 6622 Titan II Combines w/ Headers (3) JD 8200 7” Disc Drills 2x (5) JD HZ616 S/Packer Drills w/ Hitch & Hyd ' (4) J D L Z B -14” Hoe Drills 2x (4) INTL 150-14" S/Packer Drills 2x (6) NOBLE DK 5 -16" S/Packer Drills (5) NOBLE DK4 -18" V-Packer Drills (3) INTL # 1 0 -7 " Drills (2) INTL #510-7" Drills BADER 1800+/- Bu Grain Bin - sold off-site on Beck Rd (2) FARM KING 10“ x 3V Augers ((1) w/ Kawasaki 20 Hp H?0- Cooled & (1) w/ Kohler 16 Hp Motor) BARBER C200 Seed Treater (4) Grain Augers Hyd. Compensating Hitch Til I age «.Machinery - including COOMBS-NOBLE, CASE, TELEKY 36’ - 38’ Sweep Plows TOWNER & GOBLE 3V & 27’ Discs (26) CALKINS 10.5' Rods, Hyd w/ Stoess Hitch (2) CALKINS 60' UTM Rods CALKINS 1000 Gal SS Back-Pack Sprayer w/ 80' Boom Shop Equipment www.bookerauction.com i c J1 W M t M a p M K m « . SXOf+> W a s h in g to n *»3 30 «von« (*0 *) 1 *7 + 7 *3 - FAX (M *) 3 *7 + 3 ** I Peterson's % Jewelers/ Heppner 876-9200 «eeöO* il Claudia Hughes, Exec. Dir. One week it’s 90- plus degrees and the next we start thinking about building an ark. It’s a good reminder that we certainly can’t get bored with the weather nor can we co n tro l its daily offerings. Plans can change minute by minute. The job of Chamber Executive Director is much like the w eath er, often unpredictable, never boring and open to change. You can go to work with the best laid plans of getting through your stack, purging some files, making an organized list of to-dos to leave for your predecessor, etc., only to find at the end of the day that none o f those things got checked off. However, you have visited with a couple from the Willamette Valley and another from British Columbia, two whom you have convinced to spend the night. You have listened to som e in terestin g history about the region and a plan to bring v isito rs for a destination trip. You have responded to creating an ad on O re g o n ’s R ugged C o u n try and d ro p p ed everything to do that. You stopped to link two Chamber members to the Cham ber website and did some editing on it. You have dealt with Cycle Oregon calls from people around the state in charge of everything from ice to recycling bins. You type a letter requesting funds for 2007 Wee Bit O ’ Ireland to meet the deadline. Then you realize you need to schedule programs for the coming week. That’s what I have loved about this job; it’s never boring. So what do you have after 20 years? Sometimes a blender brain. You also have the great feeling of getting to know such a variety o f people and at the same time you learn m ore ab o u t yourself. You have a new boss every year and learn to w ork w ith the C h am b er B oard o f D irectors. You meet mentors at conferences and “ s te a l” new id e as, because in the Chamber of C o m m erce, ev ery o n e is try in g to e n h an ce th e ir community and they don’t mind sharing. You c h a lle n g e yourself every day to do a little bit better, to find time to visit with the members, to c re ate new a v en u e s fo r bringing people to Heppner. You wrack your brain on what the answer is to bring business to the Willow Creek Valley and you send out re lo c a te p ack ets. You celebrate successes with the many great volunteers you meet and you remember to laugh and to breathe, or not. So, I say to anyone considering applying for the C ham ber job. Just do it. What you do is not set in stone if you meet deadlines, work on goals and give it your best. The board and the m em bership are a great bunch. The city compliments the chamber. If you care about this community, if you are a self-starter, if you accept new ideas, if you have some computer knowledge, if you like people and like taking the time for them, go for it. Please. T h o u g h t fo r the Week: “People cannot be managed. Inventories can be managed, but people must be led.” - H. Ross Perot Beautifying H eppner The meeting of the C ity of H ep p n er B eautification/P arks and Lands Commission was held on May 11 at City Hall. The public is invited to attend if they have an interest or an issue to bring to the committee’s attention. The fo llo w in g issu es w ere covered at the May meeting. The work has started again at the site of the old swimming pool now that the weather has allowed access onto the grounds. Check out the new museum sign that is now installed, it’s just the beginning of making this area look inviting. Work on the site is scheduled for May and June and the next step is to start in sta llin g the boulders and constructing berm s. A fter this is complete, planting will begin along with installing the rock ground cover. The project should he completed by the end of June. The public was asked for ideas to name the site. O ne o f the nam es suggested was “ Ye Olde Pool Site.” This might be a c o n sid e ra tio n for the d e d ica tio n . A nother su g g estio n was “ Shobe Rock Garden.” A decision has not been made, so if anyone has additional ideas to name this site, please submit them to City Hall and they will be discussed at the next meeting in June. Hager Park is drying up now that the spring rains have abated and neighbors on Hager Street have started complaining about the dust. Public W orks will begin w atering H ager Park for dust control. H anging b ask ets around town are tentatively scheduled to be installed by the week before Memorial Day. A total of 15 baskets is the initial estim ate. The Garden Club has received a d o n atio n to fa c ilita te watering the baskets. The plan is to begin watering as soon as the baskets are hung and continue through the end of September. An attempt to obtain new nets for the tennis courts is in the works and the courts need re su rfa c in g and m a in ten an ce. JoA nne Burleson is checking to find funding for all the repairs and she w ill work with Jack T h o m p so n , elem en ta ry school principal, to get them completed. J o in H e p p n e r D a y C a re th is sum m er for fun and projects NEW SELECTIONS from LANDSTROM... Black Hills Gold & Silver If <a. By The H eppner Day care will have openings for children ages 3-12 years old through out the summer. They will have projects for ch ild re n to m ake every Wednesday up until Aug. 9 from 9-11 a m. The purpose of the projects is for your child to make som ething creative and enter it at the Morrow County Fair. When a child enters an item at the fair they receive a ribbon and depending on the placing, money. So bring in your kids so you can shop, do your gardening, have some alone time or just because you want your child to interact with others. Call us to sign your child up starting June 21. Rates are $2.50 an hour for the first child and $ 1.75 each after. Call Ann at 676-5429. We Print Letterhead Heppner Gazette-Time* 6 7 6 -9 2 2 8
