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FOUR • Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 14.2006 Bank of Eastern Oregon awards IHS grads receive over $26,000 $5000 in scholarships in scholarships and grants B ank o f E astern Oregon awarded ten $500 scholarships to graduating sen io rs th ro u g h its A g ric u ltu ra l/B u s in e s s Scholarship Program. This is the 14,h year the bank has offered this program, giving away over $43,000 during th at tim e. O ne o f these s c h o la rsh ip s w ent to a Heppner Senior and one to an lone Senior. K ory K ilk e n n y , H eppner H i g h S c h o o l, played f o o tb a l 1 a n d basketball all four y ears o f h i g h school a n d served as team captain. He was also active in field and track and golf. He served as Junior C lass Vice President and p a rtic ip a te d in N ational Youth Leadership, Outdoor Club, Wildhorse Club and Forum. Rory also competed in the R egional Science Bowl, Knowledge Master, W atershed Field Day and was a Student Leader in A m erican H istory Competition. Rory plans on a tte n d in g G onzaga U n iv e rsity to m ajor in G eneral Engineering. He was also accepted at the H ogan E n trep ren eu rial Honors College. Jennifer Griffith, l o n e H i g h School, w a s in v o lv e d in the lone Youth Group throughout h i g h s c h o o l, e a rn in g the Footsteps Award in 9,h and 10,h grades. She was a member of the North Lex Livestock Club and served as Club President in 12,h grade. Jennifer has been a m em ber of the N ational Honor Society throughout high school. She plans to atten d E astern O regon U niversity and m ajor in Agriculture Business. BEO Bancorp is the holding company for Bank of Eastern CJregon, which operates 11 branches in six eastern O regon counties. B ranches are located in Arlington, lone, Heppner, Condon, Irrigon, Boardman, Burns, John Day, Prairie City, Fossil, and Moro. Bank o f E astern O regon also o p erates a m ortgage division, loan production offices in H erm iston and O n tario , and o ffers brokerage services through BEO Financial Services. The b a n k ’s w eb site is www.beobank.com. St. Patrick’s Senior Center news The June 21 (Summer Solstice) menu for the senior center noon meal is Swedish m eatballs and noodles, spinach, fruit salad, French bread and cherry crisp. Volunteer hosts are m em bers and friends of Christian Life Center. The resident of the week is Meg Murray, who moved into the apartment complex in May 2006. She grew up in Newberg. She met Rod Murray during her high school years and they were married in Biloxi. MS. They will be married for 60 years in July. T hey m oved to H eppner in 1957 and worked for one and a half years for Leta Humphreys, then owner of Humphreys’ R exall D rug. T hey then purchased the store and worked together in it for 33 years, and then sold it to their son and daughter-in-law , John and Ann Murray, who have owned it for 14 years. M urray w as the catalyst for the creation of the se n io r c e n te r and ap artm en t com plex by rem odeling the H eppner Hotel on Main Street. She p laced a su rv ey in the Gazette Times, which asked people to respond to the possibility of the use of that building for that purpose. The hotel housed the Case Furniture Company, owned by Rita and Amie Hedman at the time. Response to the survey was positive enough to go ahead with plans. With the help o f attorney Bill Kuhn, former county judge Paul Jones, then mayor Brill Colins, Jane Rawlins and others, to negotiate federal loans and grants and other necessary fin an cin g , the p ro cess w as begun and completed in 1989. Murray also served on the C h am b er o f C om m erce board for 10 years. The M urrays have five children, three boys and two girls, 15 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Meg has traveled abroad to G reece, E ngland and S co tlan d and has also traveled in the United States. At the commencement ceremony fo r lone H igh School graduating seniors, $26,100 was aw ard ed in scholarships. S ch o larsh ip s and amounts awarded include: South M orrow County- $750 each, Ashly Grams and Amy Jepsen. B ank o f E astern O reg o n - $500, Jenny Griffith. lone A m erican L egion Post #95- $300, Kristal Temple. Red and G ena Leonard Foundation- $2000 each, Tony B olin, Kelly T h om pson and Jenny Griffith. Mid-Columbia Bus C o m p an y - $500, K elly Thompson. Carl W. Troedson- $1000 each, Tyler Brown, Jenny Griffith, Amy Jepsen, Kelly Thompson and Ashly Grams. Cargill Community Scholarship- $1000, Amy Jepsen. B lue M ountain Community College Tuition Scholarship- $1000, Tony Bolin and $500 each, Tony Bolin and John Walton. Swede and Frances Carlson- $300 each, Jennifer Griffith and Tyler Brown. M ike M athew s M em orial S c h o la rsh ip - honoary, Del LaRue (Golf Wild Horse). Elks BPOE Heppner L odge- $1000, K elly Thompson, $300 each, Amy Jepsen and Tyler Brown and $250, Kristal Temple. Tillam ook C ounty C ream ery A sso c ia tio n - $2000, Kristal Temple. Ken S n id er M em orial S c h o la rsh ip - $ 1000, Ashly Grams. Outstanding Senior Athlete- Ashly Grams and Kelly Thompson. lone Volunteer Fire Fighter’s Association- $200, Ashly Grams. N atio n al M erit R ec o g n itio n - K ristal Temple. O regon W heat F o u n d atio n - $500, Amy Jepsen. 4-H L ead ers Scholarship- $300, Amy Jepsen. lo n e C ard in al Booster Club- $300 each, Am y Jep sen and A shly Grams. Jaso n H alv o rsen Memorial Scholarship- $500 each, Jenny Griffith, Ashly Grams, Kelly Thompson and Tyler Brown. Pioneer M em orial F o u n d atio n - $250, Amy Jepsen. Golf tourney moves to one-day format purchase. “You can enter as The Heppner Youth A c tiv itie s C o m m ittee Benefit G olf Tournament, formerly the HHS Alumni G olf Tournament, will be held Saturday, July 8 at Willow Creek Country Club in Heppner. “We’ve moved to a one-day format to make it e a sie r for p eo p le to p a rtic ip a te ,” said D ave A llsto tt, a to u rn am en t sp o k esp erso n . The to u rn am en t is open to everyone out of high school and both n o v ice and ex p erien c e d g o lfe rs are encouraged to participate, Allstott said. Cost will be $40 per person and will include a steak dinner at the clubhouse following the tournament. Teams of five people will co m p ete in a scram b le format, with mulligans (do- overs) again available for a team, or be placed on one,” A llsto tt said . The tournam ent w inners will have their names engraved on a p la q u e, w hich is displayed along with a team photo in the high school trophy case. E ntry form s are available at Willow Creek Country Club clubhouse, or by contacting Dave Allstott at 676-5216. Entry deadline is Monday, July 3. The golf tournament is an annual fundraiser for the H ep p n er Youth Activities Committee. The committee has contributed to various youth programs including the new track at H eppner H igh School, a variety of sports activities, band, the H eppner Elementary Chess Club and the Mike Currin Memorial Scholarship. DA’s Report William Edward Perkins pled guilty to Interfering with Making a Report, a Class A misdemeanor. He was sentenced to 180 suspended days in jail, 24 months bench probation, completion of anger management and payment of $383 in fines and fees. Robert Scott Martin pled no contest to Assault IV misdemeanor (lesser including), a Class A misdemeanor. He was sentenced to 180 suspended days in jail, 24 months bench probation, com pletion o f alcohol assessm ent, completion of Domestic Violation package with Batterer’s Impact Panel and payment of $1344 in fines and fees. FATHER'S D AY Sunday, June 18th Spark r®wr Dag I R em em ber to show D a d he is special! Are you tired? JDo you lose energy in the afternoon ?y Do you need to lose weight? Do you want to improve your overall health & wellness? ! fj We have cards, coolers, barbecue supplies, candy, wine, & fun gifts for Dad! (Coffee cards make a great gift!) For a free energy d rink sam ple (Weight Watcher friendly !) & m ore inform ation, call C arm en Wilson, (541)989-8545 o r Jodi Ferguson, (541)571-4466 ^ Mumy'i Dwj 217 North Main • Heppner Phone 676-9158 • Floral 676-9426 Serving Heppner. Lexington & lone lone Middle School tracksters finish successful season T he lo n e M iddle School Track teams capped a successful season at the M iddle School C h am p io n sh ip m eet at Riverside High School. The follow ing team members placed at the meet. 6-7lh Grade: Rebecca Jepsen won the 100 hurdles, the 200m and the 400m and placed second in the triple jump. Beth Morter won the long jump, was second in the 400 and ran on the second place on the 4x200 relay and was on the third place 4x 100 relay. Joanna Patton won the high jump, was 5lh in the long jum p and ran on the third place 4x 100 relay team. M akenna R am os was 8lh in the 100, ran on the 2nd place 4x200 relay and on the 3rd place 4x100 team. M ary R ietm ann placed 7,h in the discus. Jordan Peterson was 8lh in the long jump and ran on the 3rd place 4x 100 team. Micah Stillman was 3rd in the long jump and ran on the 4lh place 4x 100 relay. T anner R ietm an n was 2nd in the triple jump, 4,h in the long jump and ran on the 4thplace 4x100 relay. Kevin LaRue was 4lh in the 300 hurdles, 6th in the triple jump and ran on the 4lh place 4x100 relay. Alex Rietmann ran on the 4th place 4x100 relay team. T hom as H olland was 7lh in the shot put. Adam Collin, Micah Stillman, Jeremy Coleman and Steven Holland placed 4lh in the 7lh grades boys 4x200 relay. Adam Collin, Jeremy Coleman, Kaleb Dumler and Steven Holland placed 8,h in the 7,h grade 4x100 relay. 8,h Grade: H eath er W iggers was second in the javelin and ran on the fifth place 4x100 relay. Stefanie Archer was 4lh in the javelin. Sarah Stillman was fifth in the triple jump, ran on the 5th place 4x100 relay and on the 2nd place 4x200 relay. Brianna Peterson ran on the 2nd place 4x200 relay and on the 5,h place 4x100 relay. Tyree Svetich ran on the 5th place 4x 100 team. Matt Hams was 2nd in the triple jump, 2nd in the long jump, 3rd in the javelin and ran on the 4 ,h place 4x 100 relay. Eric Jepsen was 3rd in the 800, 4 ,h in the 300 hurdles and ran on the 4 lh place 4x100 relay. S torm y K endrick was 4th in the javelin, 7,h in the 200 and ran on the 4,h place 4x100 relay. RJ Ramos was 8lh in the javelin. G unner Jessen ran on the 4lh place 4x100 team. Rebecca Jepsen was the most versatile athlete th ro u g h o u t the season setting six individual 6,h grade records as well as running a leg on the record- b reak in g 6 lh grade relay team . R eb ecca’s records include 25 feet 8 inches in the triple jump, 18.11 seconds in the 100m hurdles, 56.22 seconds in the 300m hurdles, 1 minute 7.22 seconds in the 40 0 , 2 m in u te s 42.48 seconds in the 800 and 5 minutes 33.9 seconds in the 1500. She team ed w ith Jordan Peterson, Makenna Ramos and Mary Rietmann to run 1 minute 1.56 seconds in the 400 relay. Others setting new re c o rd s in clu d e the following: Micah Stillman set a new 6,h grade long jum p record with a leap of 14 feet 9.5 inches. Makenna Ramos set the 6lh grade 100 record in 13.56 seconds. S te fa n ie A rch er broke the 8lh grade javelin record w ithja throw of 94 feet 8.5 seconds. Morrow County Crop Tour scheduled for June 23 The Morrow County Crop Tour is set for Friday, June 23. The afternoon will start o ff at 2 p.m . for a segment on Austrian Winter Peas (A W P). T h is is a rotational crop for irrigated systems and potential use in double summer fallow. Craig Miles is the cooperator for this segment. The next stop will take the group to Morrow County Grain Growers at approxim ately 3 p.m . in Lexington for an equipment update. Dustin Padberg will have inform ation on the Schulte Mower and the tax incentives that go along with it. T h ere w ill also be demonstrations for the Great Plains Sweep Plow and GPS auto-steering. F o llo w in g the equipment demonstrations at approximately 4:30 p.m., the group will head to the North Lex E lev a to r area for in fo rm atio n on a field e x p erim en t, late seeded w inter wheat in chemical fallow- “What we’ve learned during the last three years.” Chris Rauch and Steve Hill are the cooperators for this experiment. The to u r w ill co n clu d e w ith O SU statewide variety trials by Jim Peterson. Rauch and Hill are again cooperators for these trials. T im e p e rm ittin g , there will be a short look at larg e-p lo t variety trials. Evaluated varieties include G ene, S te p h e n s, T ubbs, ORCF-101, O RCF-102, ID- 587, O RSS-1757 (O SU ’s new supersoft variety) and WB 528. Cooperators for these variety trials are Ken Nelson and Brent Martin. The social hour and potluck din n er w ill take place at the lone City Park at 6 p.m. Please help make the potluck a success; last nam es sta rtin g w ith A through M are asked to bring a dessert and N through Z are asked to bring a salad or side dish. Sponsors for this year’s tour include Morrow County W heat Producers, M orrow C o u n ty G rain G row ers, O regon W heat Growers League, Bank of E astern O reg o n and Wheatland Insurance. Marriage Licenses The Morrow County Court has issued the follow ing marriage licenses: May 25: K evin E ugene C a rlto n , 36, Hermiston and Serena Faye Bouttier, 38, Hermiston. Ju n e 6: Guadalupe Ortega, 21. Boardman and Yanet S an ch ez, 19, Boardman. CUSTOM B AN N E R S H ep pn er G azelle-T im es 6 7 6 -9 2 2 8
