Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 5,2006 - THREE
Local student qualifies to
compete at world’s largest
junior high rodeo
Devin Robinson, a
seventh-grade student at
Heppner High School has
earned a position on the
Washington State Wrangler
Junior High rodeo team and
will be traveling with fellow
teammates to Gallup, New
Mexico from July 10-15 to
compete at the Is' annual
Wrangler Junior High Finals
R odeo (W JH F R ) in the
chute dogging, boys' goat
tying and team roping
competitions.
Featuring more than
800 contestants from 41
states
and
C anadian
provinces, the W rangler
Junior High Finals is the
world’s largest junior high
rodeo. In ad d itio n to
com peting for more than
$75,000 in prizes, WJHFR
contestants will also be vying
for more than $50,000 in
college scholarships and the
chance to be nam ed the
Wrangler Junior High Finals
Rodeo National Champion.
To earn this title, contestants
must finish in the top 15 after
two go-rounds of intense
c o m p etitio n
before
St. P atrick ’s Senior C enter new s
advancing on to F riday’s
final
c h am p io n sh ip
performance. This year, the
S atu rd ay c h am p io n sh ip
p erfo rm an ce
w ill be
televised nationally as a part
of the “20X Rodeo High”
telecast series. Check online
a
t
vvAvw.nhsawrangleidiviskxi.com
for the broadcast schedule.
A long w ith great
rodeo competition and the
chance to meet new friends
from arou n d the w orld,
WJHFR contestants have the
opportunity to enjoy nightly
contestant dances, family-
oriented activities sponsored
by Fellowship of Christian
Cowboys and the chance to
shop the WJHFR western
tradeshow, as well as visit
the historical attractions of
New M exico and nearby
Arizona.
To follow your local
favorites at the WJHFR visit
the W rangler D iv isio n ’s
website daily for complete
results at www .nhsra.org.
For ticket information and
reservations, call toll free at
(800) 380-4989.
Over the Tee Cup
W illow
C reek
Country Club ladies held
their nine-hole invitational
on Tuesday, June 27. Ladies
from
O regon
and
Washington clubs joined our
local golfers for a beautiful
day of competition, a salad
luncheon and prizes.
Low gross o f the
field
w ent
to
Loa
H enderson, WCCC. Low
net of the field went to Susie
Brown, Tri-Cities Country
Club.
O th er
w inners
included:
Canyon Lakes Golf
Club: Low gross, l sl- Inez
M ow ery; Low net, I s'-
Emma Kleinknect and 2nd-
Enes Shonka.
Columbia Park: Low
gross, l 51- Sue Hanni and 2nd
tie- Charla Casey and Sandra
Oster; Low net, 1st- Nancy
Dodson and 2nd tie- Joan
Robinson and Marla Fox;
Chip-ins, Nancy Dodson #4
and #9 and Sylvia Yanmura
#4; and B ird ie, N ancy
Dodson #4.
La Grande Country
Club: Low gross, Is1 tie-
Spanish Class
for kids to be
held
A Spanish class for
children in kindergarten
through sixth grade will be
held July 10-13 from 9-11:30
a.m. at St. Patrick Parish
Hall. The class will include
vocabulary, stories, cookies,
sin g in g , dan cin g and
conversation. M ary Ann
Elguezabal and Petra Payne
will teach the class.
Cost for the class is
$40 per ch ild . P re
registration is required as
class size will be limited. To
register, call 676-5774.
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H eppner G a zette
Betty Hyde and Jean Trotter
and Low net, Is1- Joan Staab
and 2nd- Loise DeVore.
M eadow S prings
Country Club: Low gross,
l sl- Donna Megy and Low
net, 1st- Judy Stewart and
2nd- M.B. Peterson.
Tri-Cities Country
Club: Low gross, l 51- Debbie
Macbay and Low net, l sl-
Mary Sevelle and 2nd- Neva
Boyle.
Umatilla Golf Club:
Low g ro ss, 1st- C arole
Hamilton.
W illow
C reek
Country Club: Low gross,
l sl- Virginia Grant, 2nd tie-
C orol M itch ell and Eva
Kilkenny and 3rd- Luvilla
Sonstegard and Low net, l sl-
Bernice Lott, 2nd- Joanne
Barbee, 3rd- Lois Hunt and
4lh- Pat Dougherty.
S pecial
E vents:
Long drive- guest, Nancy
Dodson and home, Jackie
Allstott; K.P.- guest, Mary
S ev elle and hom e, Eva
Kilkenny; and Long Putt-
guest, Sue Hanni and home,
Jackie Allstott.
WCVEDG
meeting
rescheduled
The Willow Creek
V alley
E conom ic
D evelopm en t
G roup
m eeting
has
been
rescheduled for Wednesday,
July 12 at 8 a.m . at the
H eppner C ity H all. The
agenda and last’s m onth’s
m eeting m inutes will be
emailed next week.
__ Births_____
Alexis
Nicole
Clark- a daughter, Alexis
Nicole, was bom May 30,
2006 at G ood S hepherd
Medical Center in Hermiston
to Rachel Phillips and Jacob
Clark of Irrigon.
Garden Club
news
The
H ep p n er
Garden Club will meet on
July 10 at 6 p.m. at JoAnne
B u rle so n ’s hom e at 655
Hagar Street, Heppner. This
will be an ice cream social.
The gro u p w ill a lso be
planning for the next year’s
programs.
The Garden Club is
an opportunity to meet new
friends, learn more about
gardening and it alw ays
gives to the community.
For
fu rth e r
in fo rm atio n ,
c o n ta c t
Burleson at 676-8981.
Velma Wight, Kathy Ttirner and Meg Murray enjoy the 3rd floor balcony at the Sr. Center with
its patio table with umbrella and a variety of flowers and mini-shrubs.
The menu for the
July 12 noon meal at the
Senior Center is salmon loaf,
baked
p o tato , m ixed
vegetables, green salad, rolls
and fruit cups. St. Patrick’s
C atholic C hurch will be
serving.
Due to increases of
food prices, the suggested
price o f the m eal has
increased 50 cents.
We are sorry to hear
that Grace Drake is in the
hospital. Our thoughts and
prayers are with her. If you
would like to send her a card,
it can be sent to: St. Anthony
Central Hospital, 4231 W.
16"’ A ve., D enver, CO
80204.
The help from the
plant exchange, Green Feed
(for potting soil), Les and
Janice Paustian (for many of
the beautiful plants) and all
the tenants (for helping plant
and for watering) has been
greatly appreciated. The
balcony off the third floor
has becom e a g ath erin g
place to visit and share ideas.
Lexington
neighborhood
watch group to
meet
A m eeting o f the
Lexington N eighborhood
Watch will be held Thursday,
July 6 at 7 p.m. at Lexington
Town Hall. Morrow County
Sheriff Ken Matlack will be
in attendance.
Fair and Rodeo committees
Hughes sent off with flowers and prepare for fun-filled celebration
well wishes
This year’s Oregon area (F o ssil, Spray and
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Claudia Hughes, who retired from her position as executive
director of the Heppner Chamber of Commerce June 30, was
honored by an open house retirement party at City Hall. Hughes
received cards, flowers and well wishes from numerous
community members.
NO A A issues June climate
summary for Heppner
A cco rd in g
to
preliminary data received by
NOAA’s National Weather
S ervice in P en d leto n ,
tem peratures at H eppner
averaged slightly warmer
than norm al d u ring the
month of June.
The
av erag e
temperature was 64 degrees,
which was 1.2 degrees above
normal. High Temperatures
av erag ed 77.3 d eg rees,
which was 0.3 degrees above
normal. The highest was 98
degrees on June 28. Low
temperatures averaged 50.6
d eg rees, w hich was 2.1
degrees above normal. The
lowest was 43 degrees, on
June 10.
On three days, the
tem perature exceeded 90
degrees.
Precipitation totaled
2.30 inches during June,
which was 1.22 inches above
norm al.
M easurable
C a le d o n ia n G a m e s
—
July 8 & 9
precipitation -at least .01
inch- was received on 10
days with the heaviest. 0.80
inches reported on June 4.
The outlook for July
from N O A A ’s C lim ate
Prediction Center calls for
above normal temperatures
and
below
norm al
precipitation. Normal highs
for Heppner during July are
85.7 degrees and normal
lows are 53.1 degrees. The
30-year normal precipitation
is 0.35 inches.
The
N ational
Weather Service is an office
of the National Oceanic and
A t m o s p h e r i c
Administration, an agency of
the
U.S.
C om m erce
Department. You can visit
their website at weather.gov/
pendleton.
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Scottish athletic events,
piping, dancing, vendors,
parade, pipe bands!
Benefit dinner on July 7th. Scottish menu, $11.00.
Dinner at the Catholic Church Hall on 5th St.
Melanie Silvia & C liff ord Shiley l
Wedding ~ Saturday, July 2 2 n d
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T rail Pro R odeo and
M orrow C ounty Fair
co m m ittees are ready to
p resen t
a
fa n ta stic
celebration for Aug. 16-20.
New ideas and a huge
am ount o f energy and
co m m itm en t w ill leave
memories in your minds for
years to come.
Start off your week
bringing the kids to the fair
on Wednesday, Aug. 16. The
pet show, watermelon seed
spitting contest and the ever
so famous “tractor pull” will
keep the kids hopping. The
highlight for kids this year
will be OMSI. They have
p lan n ed
fa n ta stic ,
ed u ca tio n a l
a c tiv itie s.
T h u rsd ay ,
we
have
som ething for everyone,
including music from Zach
Grooms and he will use his
talents to host the talent
show this year. Murray’s will
also sponsor their relaxing
Wine and Micro-Beer tasting
festivities on the football
field. A new attraction will
include the NPRA rodeo
slack this year, starting at 6
p.m. You can eat at the fair,
enjoy a cool one and watch
a little rodeo talent. The
youth from all o v er the
county will be showing their
livestock, talents and then
finishing off the fair with the
auction Saturday evening.
The O regon Trail
Pro Rodeo is celebrating its
84lh year. T hat says
something for any rodeo.
Ranked the second largest
payout rodeo in the Pacific
Northwest. OTPR is known
for its outstanding ground,
clown acts and stock. It is
sure to entertain spectators
and bring in the fin est
co w boys and co w g irls
around. T hey w ill be
co m p etin g for the All
Around Saddle, sponsored
by the longtime supporters
and a great business in our
community. Bank of Eastern
Oregon. The rough stock
riders will have an added
bonus this year; three of the
finest NPRA rodeos in our
OTPR) have sponsored a
rough stock gun series. Each
rodeo supports one of the
rough stock events and all
three put m oney to give
away a trophy gun to the
cowboy who accumulates
the most rough stock points
from all three rodeos. This
will be an added attraction
from rodeo talent.
The “wooly action”
will start off Friday evening
at 6:30 p.m.. with Mutton
B ustin’. Grand entry will
kick off at 7 p.m. B Bar D
will supply the stock this
year and the annual OTPR
dog calling contest will bring
canines of all sizes to run for
the ja c k p o t m oney that
evening. Saturday will spark
into action at 12:45 p.m.,
with M utton B ustin' and
grand entry at 1:15 p.m. The
clown, Cody Sanford from
Pasco, will attempt to ride a
bull backwards just to make
life a little more interesting.
End your weekend with the
Wrangler breakfast on June
20 and w atch the locals
com pete for aw ards and
jackpot money.
OTPR admission is
adults, $8, students ages 7-
12, $5 and 6 and under are
free. Be ahead of the game,
close and com fortable by
buying pre-sold VIP seats.
For only $ 12 a seat you can
be up close and personal to
the rodeo action and enjoy
b ack ed , arm ed reserv ed
seats. At the gait these will
cost you $15. Pre-sold box
seats for all three days are
also available. This reserved
10 seats for larger families or
businesses. The best deal is
pre-sales, so call R odeo
secretary Lynn Dee Ramos
at 422-7559 or 676-5583.
Enjoy the entertainment and
a ctiv itie s out co m m ittee
members have worked all
year toward.
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Heppner City Hall will be
CLO SED
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
From 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
The city staff will be executing
a drill to practice the Heppner
Emergency Flash Flood Plan