Thirty-eight students graduate from HHS
Bessie Wetzell Newspaper l.ibrarv
University of Oregon
Eugene. OR 97403
Heppner High School graduating class of 2006.
Thirty-eight students
graduated from Heppner
High School. The graduation
cerem ony was held on
Saturday, June 3 at the HHS
gym.
Laurie Murray had
the honor of being class
P rin cip al D aye Stone
presented diplomas.
The class motto was
“What lies behind us and
what lies before us are tiny
matters compared to what
lies within us.”
valedictorian and Krystal
Naims was salutatorian.
M ark
Dowdy
presented awards (See list on
page 3). Su p erin ten d en t
Mark B urrow , Board
member Craig Miles and
IHS holds commencement ceremonies
. 5 ^ ,
VOL. 125
NO. 23
10 Pages
Wednesday, June 7,2006
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
Varsity cheerleaders receive merit trophy
lone High School graduating class of 2006.
Fourteen students
participated in the lone High
School com m en cem en t
ceremony held on Friday,
June 2 at the IHS gym.
Amy Jepsen was the
class valedictorian and Ashly
Grams and Kristal Temple
shared the honor of being
class salutatorian.
Community
m em bers p resen ted the
g rad u ates with various
aw ards (See list in next
w e e k ’s
G a zette).
Superintendent/Principal
Bryn
B row ning
and
Boardman Chairman Joe
M cE U igott
p resen ted
diplomas.
The class motto was
“Finished, yet just begun.”
lone American Legion celebrates Memorial Day
(Back Row L-R): CCA staff member Patty Smith and cheerleaders Chelsey Hedman. Mahaley
Huddleston, Chelsey Foster, Brandi Hong, Larissa Murphy, Whitney Smith, McKennen
Murphy; (Front Row L-R): Kathryn Strouse and Lynelle Bowie, attend
a
national
Varsity cheerleaders
Chelsea Foster, Mahaley
H u d d lesto n ,
Larissa
M urphy,
M cK ennen
Murphy, Kathryn Strouse,
W hitney Smith, Lynelle
Bowie, Brandi Hong and
Chelsea Hedman, along with
a d v iso r V irginia G rant
hosted a one-day clinic with
U niversal C h eerlead in g
A sso c ia tio n . UCA staff
member Patty Smith, varsity
cheer coach from Eastern
W ashington U niversity,
updated jum p, stunt and
cheer technique with the
Heppner squad. The squad
also learned new dance
routines that incorporated
advanced stunting.
“ We have a large
group of girls with great
potential. This will allow us
to do a larger variety of
stunting,” said cheer coach
Virginia Grant.
Individual awards
were given by UCA in the
cate g o rie s o f ju m p in g ,
stunting, cheering, dancing
and
spirit.
Foster,
H uddleston and Hong
received all-star recognition,
which qualifies them to
p erfo rm an ce
in
the
future. The UCA staff
aw arded the H eppner
Varsity Cheer Squad a merit
trophy for the quality of their
work. “In my six years of
coaching, this group was the
first to receive such high
praise for qu ality of
performance and effort,”
added Grant.
“1 was very proud of
my s q u a d 's effort and
attitude in taking this next
step to be a better cheer
squad. We are looking
forward to a great season
next year,” said Grant.
The lone American
Legion Post #95 Memorial
Day Service began with the
Legionnaires marching to
the lone Memorial Field. A
cerem ony was held to
remember the veterans who
have given their lives serv ing
our country. Roses were
given
to
family
representatives o.f Tench
Aldrich. Bobby Morgan.
A lfred Emert, Herbert
D avidson and C laren ce
Harris.
Pastor Lori Wiley
lead the group in prayer and
Krystal Temple sang “The
Price of Freedom” by Ron
Hamilton. The memorial
w reath was placed and
“Taps” finished that portion
of the service. Participant
then went to the Legion Hall
where a pro p er flag
retirem ent and disposal
service was conducted by the
Legionnaires.
After refreshments, a
presentation of Presidential
Memorial Certificates was
presented to w idow s in
memory of their deceased
Heppner to host 2nd annual bass and crappie fishing
tournament Saturday, Julyl
Are you tough
enough to fish from 8 a.m.
until 4 p.m. on Saturday, July
1 at Willow Creek Lake?
What a great way to start the
weekend with great fishing,
fun, prizes and a free BBQ
with paid reg istra tio n ,
commented an enthusiastic
spokesperson.
Entry fees are $25
p er adult and $15 per
children under the age of 14.
Boats are limited to a total
o f 25. For additional
information and registration
for ihe tournament contact
Alvin Liu at (541 ) 980-2014,
fax, 676-5678 or email at
visitheppner@gmail.com.
Sponsors for this
second annual H eppner
Merchants Bass and Crappie
Fishing Tournament are:
Bank of Eastern Oregon,
BEO Mortgage Division,
B altim ore A p artm en ts,
C o lu m b ia R iver Title
C om pany, C enturyTel,
Cornerstone Gallery, Gifts
and E spresso, Farm ers
Insurance. H unting and
Fishing Magazine, Morrow
C ounty G rain G row ers,
Mike Carter, Ruhl Insurance
Inc. (Allstate), Sportsman s
Warehouse and Wheatland
Insurance.
The Willow Creek
Valley offers a variety of
activities that w eekend,
including lone’s 4,h of July
ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE:
MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. ■
cele b ra tio n ,
H eppner
museums, Willow Creek
Water Park and much more.
C am ping is available at
Willow Creek Lake with a
view of the tournament. To
make camping reservations,
call 676-9618.
Jean Jepsen (far right) presented certificates to (L-R): Helen
(McCabe) Crawford. Pat Pettyjohn. Phylis Dudley. Lois Ailyn.
Katherine Lindstrom, Betty Kietmann and Dorothy Stefani. Not
pictured: Mildred Rauch.
husbands. Those receiving
certificates were: Helen
Crawford in memory of Earl
M cCabe,
K atherine
Lindstrom in memory of Roy
W. Lindstrom, Lois Ailyn in
memory of Melvin Ailyn.
Phylis Dudley in memory of
Lile Dudley, Mildred Rauch
in memory of Irvin Rauch,
Betty Rietmann in memory
of Victor R. Rietmann, Pat
Pettyjohn in memory of Lee
Pettyjohn and D orothy
Stefani in memory of Art
Stefani. Jr.
Each wife told the
date o f d ep lo y m en t and
discharge dates, branch of
service and some interesting
facts about their husband or
sweetheart. Pat Pettyjohn
told about Lee telling her the
day he was to be discharged
“to have everything packed
and ready to head for
Morrow County because he
could hardly wait to get
home to see fam ily and
friends." Betty Rietmann
told of Bob seeing Pearl
Harbor about three days
after it had been bombed
during the war. Some of the
men were at Normandy and
Japan. One lady was left with
two children to care for
w hile her husband was gone.
Far too many tim es we
forget the sacrifices made by
families when servicemen
are deployed into the military
service.
Gazette office
closed on June 16
The Heppner Gazette
Times office will be closed
on Friday, June 16. The
office will reopen at its
regular time on Monday,
June 19 at 8 a.m.
A t th e M C G G G R E E N F E E D S T O R E in H eppner:
PMI NUTRITION
C anine S e le c t F o rm u la
40 lb. bag
Reg. $13.95
SALE $11.95
Morrow County Ora.in C
Lexington 989-8221 • 1-800-452-7396 for i.rm «quipnwnt. »tut our *««b <it* at
« •*
m<n n«t