Heppner hosts FFA Soil Judging Contest
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Bessie Wetzell Newspaper Library
University o f Oregon
Eugene. OR 97403
VOL. 125
NO. 42
10 Pages
Wednesday. October 18.2006
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
lone celebrates Homecoming
( Back row L-K ): Princess Tori Heagy, Princess Aimee Emery, Queen Kayla EaKue, Princess
Irina Chekmezova, Princess Brianna Peterson, and Princess Emily Rietmann; (Eront row
L-R): Prince Christian Cannon, Crown Bearer Sydney Payant, Prince Cody Keisling, Crown
Bearer Logan Burright, King Mark Davidson, Prince Isaac Stillman, Prince R.l Kamos,
and Prince Richard Bohna. (story and more photos on page 3)
Wheatland Insurance to hold new
building grand opening
The grand opening
of the newly built Wheatland
Insurance building will be
held Friday. Oct. 20 from 2-
6 p.m. The new building is
located at 294 Main Street
in Heppner.
Dick and N ancy
Snider commissioned Jerry
Gentry and Mark Miller with
Sandhollow Homes, LLC. to
construct the 1832 square
foot building. The new office
building prov ides Wheatland
Insurance with private
offices and a conference
room .
The
previous
Wheatland office was just
over 600 square feet and did
not have separate offices.
The new building also allows
for an employee lounge,
o p e ra tio n s
room and
restrooms.
"We wanted to make
a place that is easier for our
clients to do business," said
Nancy Snider, owner/partner
of Wheatland Insurance.
Snider also said that
building this new building is
a way to show that
Wheatland is “committed to
Heppner and to being here
for a while."
Construction of the
building took 120 days from
the time they received the
permits to the time of move
in.
Heppner hosted this
y e a r 's Blue M ountain
District FFA Soil Judging
Contest on Thursday. Oct.
12. The location for this
annual contest rotates each
year and was held at the
Brian Thompson Ranch.
Approximately 125 students
attended the contest.
The Blue Mountain
District consists of Heppner,
Irrigon. Hermiston. Athena.
Stanfield, Pendleton. Pilot
Rock and Mac-Hi.
In the beginner
group, Heppner placed fifth.
In the advanced group,
Heppner placed sixth. The
beginner group consists of
freshmen and sophomores,
along with first year ag
students and the advanced
group consists of juniors and
seniors, along w ith members
w ith multi-year experience.
Emily Thompson of
Heppner placed ninth in the
beginner group in the
individual contest. The top
10 in each group is
recognized at the contest.
In the contest, the
students are judged on their
soil judging skills. They have
several aspects of the soil,
including structure, color
and texture they must
analyze and evaluate and
several questions they must
answer about the soil, the
area and the impact of the
soil results.
The students first
work in a practice pit where
the judges go over their
results with them and answer
any questions they might
have. The students then test
three other pits and are given
thirty minutes in each pit.
Each pit has an official score
card made up by the official
ju d g e and the stu d en ts'
results are compared to the
cards. Don Wysocki with the
Oregon State University
Extension Service is has
served as the official judge
for the Blue M ountain
District for the last 15 years.
Students in Heppner
have been studying some of
the concepts of soil judging
in class through the new
VoAg program at Heppner
High School.
The local Extension
Service, under the guidance
of Larry Lutcher. did a lot
of the setup work for the
contest. They found the land
and helped dig the pits.
Students in the Blue Mountain EEA district compete in a
district soil contest at Thompson Ranch in Heppner.
H eppner B o o ste r Club Fairgrounds for all the
provided lunch at the co n testa n ts, judges and
M orrow
C ounty volunteers.
2007 Fair and Rodeo
Court announced
The 2007 Morrow County Fair and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo
Court was recently announced. Court members are (E-Rl:
Queen Josie Miller. Princess Makayla Anderson, Princess
Becky Schiller and Princess Jessica Hamilton.
City worker spots vehicle leaving town
Vehicle thief leads police on chase
Mark Miller and Jerry (¡entry, owners of Sandliollow
Homes, EEC, with Dick and Nancy Snider.
lone School Board hears weight
room proposal
money to fund architectural
The lone Schools
could eventually have a
weight room if an lone
B ooster C lub plan is
successful. lone teacher/
coach Dean Robinson and
coach D ennis Stefani
presented a plan to the lone
School Board M onday
night which would get the
process underw ay.
A ccording
to
Robinson and Stefani. the
lone Cardinal Booster Club
would like to see a weight
room at the school and the
club believes it has enough
blue prints for such a weight
room. They also said that
club members are willing to
spearhead fund raising and
take classes on grant writing
to provide funding for the
plan.
R obinson
and
Stefani said they believed
weight training is crucial to
the school's athletic teams
and will help cut down on
injuries such as those that
have plagued the school's
football team of late and w ill
benefit
student
and
community wellness.
intimici! ¡nine 3
ALL NEW S ANI) ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE:
MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M.
On Oct. 12 at
approximately 1:16 p.m.,
Roger Ehrmantraut. a City
of Heppner maintenance
w orker, observed his
personal vehicle eastbound
on Hwy. 74 leaving the
Heppner City limits being
operated by a person that
was unknown to him.
The theft o f the
vehicle was immediately
reported to the Morrow'
County Sheriff's Office who
began a search for the
vehicle. Units from Pilot
Rock Police Department and
Umatilla County Sheriff's
Office were also notified.
At approxim ately
1:52 p.m.. Corporal Mark
A shcraft of Pilot Rock
Police Department observed
the suspect vehicle near
milepost 74 on Hwy. 74.
When he attempted the stop
of the vehicle, the operator
initially sped up, then
subsequently stopped in the
middle of the highway. The
suspect jumped from the
vehicle, leaving it in the
middle of Hwy 74 at
milepost 80. and ran into
farm ground due north of the
traffic stop location.
Units from Morrow
County Sheriff's Office.
Pilot Rock PI) and Umatilla
County S h e riff's Office
began a search of the area
with the aid of an
unidentified landowner.
At around 2:36 p.m..
the suspect was observed
hiding in some tall grass. As
deputies approached, he
jumped up ran again. Other
units were able to get ahead
of the suspect and take him
into custody.
The suspect was
identified as Jeremy Dee
Allen Wilson. 22, out of
LaG rande. Wilson had
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appeared earlier in the day at
the Morrow County Circuit
Court on a charge of Driving
While
Suspended-
misdemeanor.
Wilson was lodged
in Umatilla County Jail on
multiple felony charges
including U n au th o rized
Entry of a Motor Vehicle.
U n au th o rized Use o f a
Motor Vehicle, Attempting
to Elude a Police Officer and
Driving While Suspended.
The Morrow County
Sheriff's Office extended
their appreciation to the Pilot
Rock Police Department, the
Umatilla County Sheriff's
Office and the unidentified
landowner. "Without the
involvement of all parties
this case may not have been
solved as quickly and
effectively as it was." said
Undershcriff Steve Myren.
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