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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner. Oregon Wednesday, May 9,2007 - SEVEN Reload Ridge Riders Poker Run M ustan gs sw eep H uskies to Mustangs beat Knights a success clinch first place By Kick Paullus Great fun was had this past weekend as the lo cal motorcycle club, the Re load Ridge Riders, hosted a family poker run at the Mor row County OHV Park. “We had a great turn-out, it was awesome!” a club spokes person said. Two hundred, thirty-six riders paid their entry fees to ride in the 23- mile long trail run on Satur day. “All ages and bike types participated,” continued the spokesperson. “Retirees on quads, younger riders on dirt bikes and children on small four-wheelers - everyone had a good tim e .” The course was laid-out on trails over the 6,200 acre park, with four stuffed teddy bears to be found by the riders. Each bear was worth $25 at the finish line. Poker cards were drawn at the end of the race. Several prizes were awarded to the various win ners. The O.H.V. Park was a busy place all week end, with over 600 riders and campers staying the week end, participating in the ac tivities and just enjoying the mountain country and fami ly camping. Lexington Po laris provided the canopy tent for the event headquar ters, with several demo ma chines on display, and Pet tyjohn Supply had several bike and camping supplies on hand for needy campers. “When you have a captured cliental of over six-hundred people, merchants can do real well here” noted a hun- 2007 Meacham Poker Run set The 2007 Meacham Poker Run is set for Satur day, June 2, at Em igrant State Park. The poker run will benefit the Meacham Volun teer Fire Department. There will be a selection of raffle prizes and cash payout for the poker run. Breakfast and lunch will be available. Pick up a registra tion form at your local ATV store or you can register the morning of the event. The registration fee is $20. This is a great family event and fun for all ages! If you wish to volunteer, con tact Buck at 541-966-8814. gry cam per. Bob A llen ’s snack-shack provided many a cold drink and hot meal as the riders came in from their runs. The cabin rental con cession was booked for the entire weekend. “We had every im proved cam ping spot rented, and units filled the overflow areas,” stated a County Parks employee. "The park did real well this weekend.” The new wash-down rack at the park was a great success, as bikers lined-up ten deep waiting to use the handy clean-up area. The former scale house has been modified to provide an easy- to-use, coin operated wash rack. "The Grain Growers allowed us to salvage the w ashing wands and coin equipment from the former car w ash behind G reen Feed,” continued the Parks spokespersort, “and we have installed all that equipment here - it creates one more revenue stream for the Park, and it was busy the entire weekend!” "We appreciate the local volunteer EMTs who were on hand all weekend,” said John W ight, Reload Ridge club president. "Those folks are a real blessing to us, our events, and to the Park,” he continued. “They have a good time, but more impor tantly, provide a great ser vice to the riding public. They’re super!” The Poker Run event, hosted by the local motorcycle club, drew riders from a wide area, including Seattle, Spokane, Klamath Falls, Boise, and as far away as Nevada. “We had licens es plates from all over," said the club spokesperson. The next major event scheduled for the park is a sanctioned North West Off- Road Racers Assoc. Mo- tocross race on Saturday and Sunday, May 19 and 20. By Kick Paullus By sw eep in g the Sherman County Huskies on Saturday, May 5, by scores of 8-0 and 9-1, the Heppner M ustang b a seb all team clinched first place in Spe cial D istrict 5. The M us tangs, 18-0 in SD5 and 19-3 overall including a forfeit by Weston-McEwen, will be at home on Saturday for a dou- b leh ead er ag ain st South Wasco and will finish out the regular season at home on Tuesday, May 15, against Pilot Rock. The M ustangs got on the board early in the first game as Dennis Kenny and Quinn Peck singled and both scored on a double by An dre Rauch. They didn’t score again until the fourth when Chance Day singled and scored on a Kenny double. They added five more in the fifth when Bryan Holland reached on an error; Wacy Coil singled; Holland scored on a throwing error while stea lin g th ird ; N athan Kennedy had an RBI double; Colton Hanson singled; Day scored K ennedy w ith a squeeze bunt; Peck had an RBI double and Rauch had an RBI single to make it 8- 0 . Day made it stand up as he went the distance strik ing out 15 and gave up just one hit and no walks or hit batters. Rauch went 3-4 with three RBI, Peck went 2-3 scoring twice, Kennedy went 2-3, and Kenny went 2-4. In game two. Day got hit in the hand by a pitch and had to qome out of the game with Drew' Johnson coming in to run. Kenny sin gled and Peck had an RBI single to make it 1-0 after one. T hey added four m ore in the th ird w hen Johnson walked; Kenny and Peck singled; Rauch hit a sacrifice fly; Nacho Elguez- abal w alked; Sam K ing brought home a run on a fielder’s choice; Wacy Coil walked to load the bases; Kennedy was hit by a pitch to score a run; and Hanson walked to force in another run. In the fourth, the Mustangs made it 8-0 when Kenny singled; Peck reached on an erro r; E lguezabal reached on another error; King scored two with a sin gle; C oil sin g le d ; and Kennedy had an RBI single. The Huskies scored their only run of the day in the sixth but the Mustangs answered in the bottom half when Rauch walked, Elgu ezabal singled and Coil had an RBI single. K ennedy had a stro n g sh o w in g on the mound going the distance to pick up the win striking out 10, giving up two hits, one walk, and one hit batter. K enny w ent 3-4, scoring twice; Peck went 2- 4, scoring twice; Coil went 2-3; and King had three RBls. Game One Sherman 000 000 0- 0 1 3 Heppner 200 150 x- 8 13 2 Kaseberg, Wood (5) and Stroud; Chance Day and Wacy Coil. W-Day. L-Kase- berg. 2b - Kaseberg (S); Dennis Kenny, Quinn Peck. A ndre R auch, N athan Kennedy (H). 3B-none. HR- none. Game Two Sherman 000 001 0- 1 23 Heppner 104 301 x- 9 10 1 Bibby, Wood (3), M obley (4) and S troud, Wood (4); Nathan Kennedy and Coil. W-Kennedy. L- Bibby. 2B-none. 3B-none. HR-none. Hampstead players perform at HES Butterfly walk offered Once again the Hampstead players were wonderful, said a spokesperson. The kids enjoyed the play and did a good deal of laughing at Leah Stone, Kaden Clark, and Colton Neal who participated in the performance. The Hampstead Players travel from New Hampshire and tour the country. Two actors set up and perform the entire play with student assistants. "We are always pleased with how professional the performers are and their willingness to involve kids in drama. give t.l.c. * teleflora's green thumb bouquet Any Mom will love this pretty, practical floral gilt. Holding the sweet bouquet is a graceful metal watering can she’ll use for years. A gift that shows your good taste - and good sense. John Day Fossil Beds National Monument will offer a ranger-conduct ed butterfly walk at the his toric James Cant Ranch, lo cated on Highway 19, two miles north of the intersec tion with Highway 26. This 90-minute program will fea ture butterflies and other natural aspects of national monument. The program will begin at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 13. There is no fee. Par ticipants should bring water, hiking shoes, and clothing suitable for the sun and field. Also, bring close range bin oculars, if you have them. For more informa tion call (541)987-2333. From our family to yours. F o r more than 40 years, the Hayden Family has provided comprehensive dental care and education to families throughout Oregon. Visit our convenient locations today and find out what our family can do for yours. For nationwide or local delivery, call or visit our shop. mother's day is sunday, may 13th HAYDEN DENTAL S trong r oo t s in our c o m m u n i t y ^ MuMfuj'j tkuj~ 1050 West Elm Ave., Suiti 240, Hermiston | Ml -5*7 M l4 14.' N Main St., Heppner | 541*676 91 IS 217 North Main • Heppner ww%*. HavdcnOental.com teleflora. Phone 676-9158 • Floral 676-9426 Serving Heppner. Lexington S Ione The Heppner M us tan g s beat the Irrig o n Knights 12-2 in six innings on Tuesday. May 1, in Irrig on in Special District 5 play. The Mustangs, 15-0 in SD5 and 16-3 overall, will be at home on Saturday, May 12, for a doubleheader against South Wasco and w ill finish the regular season at home against Pilot Rock on Tues day, May 15. T hey o p en ed the game hot as Chance Day, Dennis Kenny, and Quinn Peck all singled and Andre Rauch cleared the bases with a triple. They cooled off though as they didn't score again until the third when Peck d o u b led , R auch reached on a fielder’s choice, Nacho Elguezabal singled and Bryan Holland scored two with a double. The Knights scored a run in the bottom half but the Mustangs answered with two more in the fourth when Colton Hanson walked. Day singled, Kenny had an RBI single and Peck had an RBI single. The M ustangs put the game away in the sixth with five more runs as Sam King singled. Day reached on an error, Kenny reached on another error to score two runs. Peck had an RBI double, Jared Huddleston w alked. D rew Jo h n so n reached on an error and Jus tin Archer scored two more with a double. Kenny went four in nings striking out six. giving up one hit and one run, with Nathan Kennedy going two innings in relief, striking out three and allowing one run. Peck went 4-4 with two doubles, two RBls and scored twice; Day went 3-4 and scored three times; Ken ny went 2-4 with three RBls, scoring twice; Rauch had three RBls; and Holland and Archer each had two RBls. Heppner 302 205-12 14 3 Irrigon 001 001-2 1 3 D ennis K enny, Nathan Kennedy (5) and Wacy Coil; White, Griffin (6) and Munkers. W-Kenny. L- White. 2B-Quinn Peck 2, Justin Archer, Bryan Holland (H). 3B-Andre Rauch (H). HR-none. Stripe rust found in Morrow County Stripe rust has been discovered in a field of hard red winter wheat near the w estern edge of M orrow County on Tuesday, May 1. Fungal spores were preva lent on 2.5 percent to five percent of the plants grow ing in this particular area. Symptoms: If caught early, a linear orientation (stripe) of rust can be ob served on the topside o f leaves. Stripes are less evi dent if environmental condi tions allow the disease to spread - yellow to orange colored pustules may be w idely distributed across the le a f su rfa ce . If left u n checked. leaves turn yellow and eventually die. E ffect on y ield : Stripe rust affects yield by reducing green leaf area. This, in turn, reduces sugar and nutrient supply to devel oping kernels. The flag leaf (and the next lower leaf on the plant) do most of the “work” and should be pro tected from infection. Yield loss in infected areas can be significant. When to spray: For this year’s crop, a one-time application betw een boot and heading should be cost- effective if five percent of the field is showing signs of rust and if damage to the flag leaf is anticipated. Conditions that favor spread of the dis ease include: big, thick stands of wheat; tempera tures that range from 50-65 degrees Fahrenheit; and in termittent rainfall or dew. Fungicides commonly used to control stripe rust have residual activity for two to three weeks. Spraying too early can be costly because a second application may be necessary. Read the label, pay a tte n tio n to grow th stage restrictions. Be care ful not to apply fungicides at growth stages that are off- label. The last tim e checked. Tilt could not be applied after flag-leaf emer gence and Quilt (and some other products) could be applied up to Feeke's growth stage 10.5 - early heading. Check the label to see if these growth stage restrictions are still in effect. Red Hat Society to host Victorian High Tea The Red Hat Society will host a Victorian High Tea at the United M ethodist Church in Heppner on Saturday, May 12 from 3 to 5 p.m. The tea will be catered by Diann Nagel and the cost will be $7 per person. The theme will be Spring Garden. The menu will consist of scones, assorted sandwiches, desserts, and English tea. Hats will be available for anyone who does not have one. G roup seating is av ailab le. R eservations are recommended but not required. For more information or reservations contact Diann Nagel at 676-5522.
