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