Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner. Oregon Wednesday, March 14, 2007 - NINE
Emigration to Happiness
off to a good start
National FFA Week
activities a hit
to compete in a hale-throwing
Emigration to Happiness, a play in three acts,
written by Fr. Gerry Condon, was well received last Sunday
afternoon in lone. The performance of the drama about
the mass movement of Irish people from their homeland in
the 1840’s will return to the stage Thursday evening in
Heppner.
Emigration to Happiness is free to the public at the
St. Patrick Church parish hall, behind the Gale-Street
church. The performance will begin at 7:30. The St.
Patrick’s Altar Society will serve dessert during the evening.
The cast and crew will give any donations for the
evening’s offerings to the St. Patrick Senior Apartments,
located in the historic hotel building on Main Street.
Red, White and Blue Jeans Bash
tickets available at the door
The deadline has
passed to purchase tickets
to the O regon East
Symphony's Red, White and
Blue Jeans Bash on March
10, however, tickets are
available at the door starting
at 8 p.m. for those who
would like to take part in the
auction and enjoy the music
by Swing Set. The cost is
$5. The music will play from
9 to 11 p.m. at the Slickfork
Saloon at Hamley’s.
The auction w ill
include vacation packages
at Inn of the 7lh Mountain in
B end, beach co ttag e at
Lincoln City, a B & B in
Jo seph, and a house at
Sunriver as well as artwork
by Lorie Baxter, Hiroko
Cannon, Gus Mortier, and
Cecilia Storey. Other items
include permission to hunt
on private prime game land
around Poverty Flats,
Round-Up memorabilia and
tickets, membership in the
Tennis C enter and many
other items.
For
m ore
information call the Oregon
East Symphony office at
(541) 276-0320 or email
oes@uci.net.
Horses of Course 4-H Club
Elects Officers
On Saturday, March
10, the Horses of Course 4-
H Club had their first official
meeting and elected their
officers for the year. They are
Stacee Halvorsen. President;
Jordan P eterso n , Vice
P resid e n t;
and
L illy
S andford,
S e c re tary /
Treasurer with the Reporter
position to be a revolving
duty amongst the members.
The clubs leaders are Linda
H alvorsen and S ylvia
S andford w ith Pre 4-H
member of Ivy Sandford.
The club received
th e ir record form s, 4-H
horse project books, officer
duty information and hoof
picks from their leaders. The
club had met earlier on
F ebruary 17 at L inda
H a lv o rsen 's hom e for a
meeting on safety and their
first riding lesson.
P ictured
are
Stacee
Halvorsen, Jordan Peterson,
and Lilly Sandford.
During the March
10,h m eeting, the club
worked on a horse breed
crossw ord after electing
their officers. The afternoon
concluded with the members
riding lesson and making
plans for their April meeting.
DA’s Report
M orrow C ounty
District Attorney Elizabeth
B allard has released the
following report:
-Chaunesy Allan was
convicted of Assault IV. a
class A felony, and
Harassment, a class B felony
- 180 days in jail with 180
days suspended. 40 hours of
com m unity serv ice. 24
months bench probation, and
other numerous conditions.
$1561 in fines, fees and
assessments.
-John
Ray
VanFossen was convicted of
H arassm en t, a class b
misdemeanor - 90 days in
jail with 90 days suspended.
20 hours o f com m unity
service, 18 months bench
p ro b atio n , and o th e r
t
numerous conditions, $533
in
fines,
fees
and
assessments.
-Brian H arris was
convicted o f A ssault IV
(lesser included), a class A
felony - 180 days in jail with
180 days suspended, 40
hours of community service,
24 months bench probation,
and
o th e r
num erous
conditions, $1066 in fines,
fees and assessments.
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The H eppner FFA
C hapter had a very busy
w eek M arch 5 -10. The
c h a p te r’s
m em bers
celebrated N ational FFA
Week with the rest of the
school and hosted various
activ ities throughout the
week.
Kendra Rayburn and
Josie Miller were co-chairs
for
the
FFA
W eek
C o m m ittee. The w e ek 's
activities started with a tike
tractor obstacle course on
Monday. Cyde Coil won for
the girls and Chris Lien won
for the boys. Members also
in v ited th e ir p eers to
compete in a bale-throwing
contest later in the week and
were impressed to see Mr.
Stone and Mr. Palmer come
out to play. Although Jake
Vandoom won the contest,
it was quite entertaining for
e v ery o n e that w atched!
Daye Stone com m ented,
“This says a lot about the
kids, the school and the
program, when 90 % of the
school comes up to the barn
to w atch th is kind of
activity!”
FFA members would
like to thank all community
members that were able to
m ake it to the free
com m unity breakfast on
Thursday morning and for
the donations. The money
w ill go to w ard s our
upcoming trip to State FFA
Convention.
The
donkey
basketball game drew quite
a crowd to HHS gym on
Thursday evening. Thanks to
everyone that came out- “it
was pure entertainm ent!”
The staff team a.k.a. “OLD”
led in points throughout,
until the last minute, when
with the help of teamwork
and more agility on behalf of
the FFA members, their team
w ent ahead to beat the
teachers!
Morrow County undersheriff led on
high-speed chase
On March 8, 2007 at
7:23 a.m.. Morrow County
Undersheriff Steve Myren
was advised by Tri-county
dispatch out of Condon that
there had just been a drive-
off from a service station in
Arlington. A dark blue Ford
Mustang with Idaho license
plates had attempted to pay
for fuel with a stolen credit
card.
When the attendant
at the serv ice statio n
confronted the operator of
the vehicle, he immediately
left the serv ice statio n .
Initially, the operator got
onto the westbound on ramp
to 1-84, then moments later,
cam e back down the on
ramp against the flow of
traffic at high speed. The
o p erato r then proceeded
eastbound on 1-84 at a high
speed.
Undersheriff Myren
set up in the median of 1-84
at milepost 153. At around
7:35 a.m. the vehicle passed
his location at a speed that
was registered on radar at
153 m ph. U n d e rsh e riff
M yren started after the
v eh icle and called both
B oardm an
Police
D epartm ent and O regon
State Police to assist. The
vehicle continued east at
high speed with units from
O regon State P o lice,
Morrow County Sheriff's
Office, and Boardman Police
Department in pursuit.
Oregon State Police
Deployed “Spike Strips” at
mile post 177 causing the
right front tire to be deflated.
The vehicle co n tin u ed
eastbound at over 100 mph
until the tire disintegrated
just prior to exit 182. The
operator pulled over at that
point, got out of the vehicle
and laid down on the ground.
He was taken into custody
without further incident.
The 2006 Ford
Mustang GT was found to
he stolen out of Boise, ID.
The o p e ra to r is
identified as Jason Brant
Koch. 17 years of age out of
Star, ID. Mr. Koch was cited
for numerous traffic offenses
in both U m atilla and
M orrow C o u n ties and
crim in al ch arg es are
pending.
The Morrow County
Sheriff's Office wishes to
acknowledge the assistance
of both the Oregon State
Police and the Boardman
Police D epartm ent. This
incident would not have been
resolved in the manner in
which it was without their
involvement.
Heppner Little League tryout
schedule announced
The 2007 Heppner
Little League player tryouts
are scheduled as follows:
-Major boys baseball
on Thursday, March 15 at 4
p.m. at George Waterland
Field. Previous major players
do not need to attend
tryouts.
-Major girls softball
on Thursday, March 15 at 4
p.m. at Bob Kilkenny Field.
- M i nor boys baseba 11
on Tuesday, March 20 at 4
p.m. at Shad Hisler Field.
-Minor girls softball
on Tuesday. March 20 at 4
p.m. at Bob Kilkenny Field.
There will be no t-
ball tryouts.
Please register prior
to try o u ts. C all Sandi
Putman at 676-8469 or Jay
G ibbs at 6 7 6 -5 4 4 6 for
registration forms.
Each ch ild must
participate in 50 % of the
tryouts. Practices will start
after April I.
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Two college ADs come from
Heppner
Heppner High School has two graduates who have
held the position of Athletic Director in two of Oregon
largest universities. Patrick Kilkenny at University of
Oregon and Jim Barratt at Oregon State University
Barratt held this position of
Athletic Director from 1965 to 1975.
Jim Barrett was born and
raised on a ranch near H eppner,
Oregon. (The Kirk-Robinson family
lives there now). His father Garrnet
Barratt was Morrow county judge for
many years.
A fter g rad u atin g
from
Heppner High School in 1943 Jim
joined the Navy and served in the
South Pacific theater. After the war
ended, he ran basketball tournaments
for the Navy in Shanghai, China. When
Jim Barratt
he returned from the war he married
his Heppner High School sweetheart,
Dorotha Wilson. Dorotha's parents owned Wilson's Mens
Wear in Heppner. later to become Gardner's Men's Wear.
In 1946 he enrolled at Oregon State University and
graduated in 1950. He majored in Business and minored in
Journalism, w hich led to a stint as editor of OSU’s student
newspaper. The Daily Barometer. He also received the U.G
Dubach Award.. In 1950 Barratt joined
the staff of the OSU Alumni Association
as director and editor of The Oregon
S tater, the a ss o c ia tio n ’s alum ni
publication. In 1951 he began working
at the OSC A thletic D epartm ent as
assistant athletic director, business
m anager and g o lf coach. He was
executive director of the Far West Classic
annual holiday basketball tournament for
many years.
In 1952 he became business and
ticket manager for athletics at OSU, a Pat Kilkenny
position he held until 1965. When athletic-
director and legendary basketball coach
Slats Gill died that year, Barratt was appointed athletic-
director in 1966. He was co-founder of the Corvallis
Ambassadors and the State of Oregon Elks Free Throw
Championships, which grew to 15,000 participants. He
elevated Crew to a major sport and initiated Kiwanis Kids
Day. Band Day and Beaver Caravans.
During Barratt’s 10 years as athletic director, OSU
experienced success in many sports. Olympic track athlete
Dick Fosbury invented his “Fosbury Flop" high jump
technique while a student-athlete.
It was also Barratt who reached into the Midwest
to hire a basketball coach from Iowa who many people
thought was too old to be competitive. His name was Ralph
Miller and he went on to become a Hall of Fame coach. He
also hired successful coach Jack Riley in baseball and
Beernie Wagner in track.
Under Barratt’s leadership and fund-raising efforts,
OSU expanded Parker Stadium, installed Astroturf on the
football field, and he was a key figure in the installation of
an all-weather track at Patrick Wayne Valley Field. Barratt
was also responsible for the creation of Kiwanis Kids Day,
Beaver Caravans. Band Day, and the reorganization of the
Beaver Club.
He was named to the Athletic Directors’ Hall of
Fame in 1985. received the Dan Poling alumni Service
award in 1995. and was elected to the OSU Sports Hall of
Fame in 1997.
Jim's family continues to sponsor The Jim Barrett
athletic and academic trophy given at Heppner High School
graduation every year. This award is given to the
outstanding senior who excels in sports and academics.
Jim and his wife Dorotha returned every year for
many years to participate in the Willow Creek Country club
Couples tournament and St. Patrick’s Day celebration until
his health made it impossible. Jim passed away in 1998.
All of us who remember Jim know how he loved
his hometown of Heppner and made sure everyone he met
on his world travels knew where Heppner was.
Paullus graduates from training
Army Pvt. Kory D.
Paullus has graduated from
One Station Unit Training
(O SU T ) at Fort S ill,
Lawton, Okla.
The
train in g
included completion of basic
m ilitary train in g and
advanced individual training
(AIT). In basic training, he
received instruction in drill
and ceremonies, weapons,
map reading, tactics, military
courtesy, military justice,
physical fitness, first aid. and
Army history and traditions.
D uring AIT, he
completed the Field Artillery
C annon
C rew m em ber
A dvanced
Individual
Training course.
T rain ees learn to
maintain, prepare and load
am m unition for firin g :
op erate
and
perform
operator m aintenance on
prime movers, self-propelled
Howitzers, and ammunition
vehicles; and perform crew
maintenance and participate
in
o rg a n iz atio n al
maintenance of weapons and
related equipment. T hey also
learned to estab lish and
m aintain radio and wire
communications.
Paullus is the son of
Rick A. Paullus of Heppner
and Shanna M. McCoy of
Kennewick. WA. Paullus is
a 2(X)5 graduate of Heppner
High School.
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