Image provided by: Morrow County Museum; Heppner, OR
About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (May 16, 2007)
Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 16,2007 - NINE The Wedding o f their Dream*) Nick Christman and Cara Kennedy. E d ito r’s Note: The following story> was written by Tammy M algesini and ran in the Sunday, May 13, ed itio n o f the E a st Oregonian. Nick Christman a n d C ara K ennedy are finalist in “The Wedding o f their Dreams" contest. All entries can be found on the East Oregonian website. To vote fo r Nick and Cara, fill out the voter form in any East Oregonian paper May 15 through June 6 and send it in. The winner will win a wedding valued at more than $30,000 and will take place July 22. Nick Christman had a crush on Cara Kennedy when he was 8 years old, but was too shy to talk to her. And Kennedy, who grew up in Lexington, had no clue the quiet third-grader from lone had a crush on her until half a dozen years later. "N ick 's mom told me, ‘Did you know he had a crush on you back in third grade?’ ” Kennedy recalled. They both attended AWANA, a Bible Club, held at W illow C reek B aptist Church in Heppner. “That's when I first started ey ein g h e r,” Christman said with a smile. The young couple finally got together in the seventh grade. Kennedy was curious about the quiet and mysterious young man. “He w asn’t rowdy like the other guys," she said. Kennedy likes the fact th e ir m orals and convictions are compatible. The couple grew up attending the same church and their Christian faiths are important to them. Their first date was spent four-w heeling with family at Anson Wright Park. D uring their early courtship, they often did things with each o th e r’s families. A short split-up even had an impact on their families. “Our moms became really good friends and when we broke up it was really hard on them ,” Kennedy said. C h ristm an had a change o f heart and attempted to reconcile with his first love. But Kennedy wasn’t ready to dive back into the relationship. “She was stubborn and w o u ld n ’t give in ,” Christman said. But that didn’t stop the young suitor. Kennedy finally told Christman she would only resume dating him if he was serio u s in d ev elo p in g a future together. The co u p le knew they wanted to get married during their senior year in high sch o o l; how ever, decided to wait two years. “A lot of people go off to colleg e and grow apart,” Kennedy said. C h ristm an is finishing his second year at Whitman College in Walla Walla, studying electrical engineering. K ennedy is stu dying to becom e a physical therapist at Walla Walla Community College, but took this term off to earn additional money for school. Christman lives in a dorm in Walla Walla and Kennedy lives in Milton-Freewater, where she works for Premier Physical Therapy. K ennedy said she envisioned a romantic dinner as the settin g w hen Christman would pop the question. But Christman had other plans. He took his soon-to-be fiance up Rhea Creek outside of Heppner. Covered in mud after four-wheeling to a remote waterfall, Christman tried to get behind her and kneel down to present the ring. “I thought he was going to push me in the water,” she said with a laugh. K ennedy said winning the EO’s Win the Wedding of Your Dreams contest would be the icing on their wedding cake. “We obviously don’t have the money to have a big fancy wedding,” Kennedy said. “We live on Ramen Noodles.” Unbeknownst to the couple, Christman's paternal gran d m o th er, B etty C h ristm an , en tered the contest on their behalf. The couple wants to share their vows at the lone C ity Park, an e ffo rt to maintain their south Morrow County roots. John Day navigation lock to close May 22 for inspection This is the essay submitted to EO wedding contest: First of all, what a wonderful opportunity this is! Especially in these times when weddings can really hit a n y o n e ’s b u d g et. Your newspaper and all the local m erch an ts w ho have d o n ated d eserv e m uch recognition. I d id n ’t see in the ru les that som eone else couldn’t enter The Wedding o f Your D ream s for the happy couple. Saying that, I am the grandmother of the waiting groom. Nick and Cara fit the picture of a perfect loving couple. They are young, but have been going together eight years. Both sets of parents are a one marriage family, so these two have been raised with very strong values and family support. Both fa m ilies live here lo cally , and have spent countless hours volunteering to m ake w hat our community is today. They met at the same Sunday school and worked together in a youth group. Living in a rural area, school and church is the backbone and meeting place of the community. Even though they atten d ed d ifferen t schools, sports and church kept them close. It was no surprise that a favorite family g ath erin g place in the mountains was the perfect setting for the proposal. Both have set very high standards and goals for themselves and recognize that sh arin g a loving m arriage and happy life together would be a major step. N ick is attending college full-time, working for an electrical engineering degree. He has worked every summer since junior high, building on his bank account for his college. He has a very good work ethic. Cara is continuing her train in g in physical th erap y w here she has worked for several years. Cara’s strong work ethic is one that few young women have. Winning the dream wedding would be such a great rew ard and a wonderful start for these young adults as they look forw ard to a new life together as a married couple. Betty Christman WPPNTO G -T i am w . M i i i . m Pictured is the 2007 Heppner High School Jr. High track team. The team is coached by Susan Hisler and Larry Palmer. -Photo by Sandy Matthews By Larry Palmer The Heppner Junior High track team traveled to Stanfield to participate in the U M M SA A D istrict Championships on Friday, May 11. The team faired well as the 6th and 7th grade boys brought home their first ever d istric t c h am p io n sh ip , according to Coach Susan Hisler. There were several in d iv id u al d istric t championships as well: Josh Williams 100m, 200m, long jump (7th grade boys); Cody Orr high jum p (7th grade boys); Brooke Thompson 100m (8th grade g irls); K eshaw na T alam antes discus (8th grade girls); Natalie Rauch discus (7th grade g irls); C arrie Haguewood high jump (7th grade girls); and the 7th grade boys 4x200m relay team consisting o f Cutis Martin, Chase Milner, Seth Palmer, and Justyn Peck. Team scores were as follows: 8th grade boys U m atilla 188, Heppner 87, Stanfield 66, Weston 58, Riverside 50, Pilot Rock 36, Echo 29, lone 24, Irrigon 25.5, and Helix 4. 8th grade girls U m atilla 136, Riverside 80, Heppner 75, Pilot Rock 65, Stanfield 44, lone 36. Irrigon 32, Weston 31. Helix 16, and Echo 1. 6th & 7th grade hoys H eppner 151.5, Stanfield 102.5, Umatilla 94, lone 88. Riverside 70, Pilot Rock 28, Irrigon 16, and Helix 13. 6th & 7th grade girls Umatilla 169.5. lone 111, Heppner 93. Stanfield 79.5, Weston 32, Riverside 29, Echo 19, Pilot Rock 12, Helix 11, and Irrigon 8. All local results listed below: Boys Results 100 Meters - Varsity • Finals 1268 4 Nick Kempas DQ Ian Murray • Finals 100 Meters - Junior Varsity ■ 12.49 1 Josh Williams 4 Curtis Martin 13.20 Camron Day 13.49 6 25 Garret Gibbs 16.86 200 Meters - Varsity - Finals 2 Nick Kempas 25.37 Jordan Wright 28.46 12 14 28.92 Daniel Jeffreys 200 Meters - Junior Varsity - Finals 26.71 1 Josh Williams 27.87 3 Curtis Martin Justin Bailey DQ Camron Day DQ 400 Meters - Varsity - Finals 1:00.92 3 Nick Kempas 400 Meters - Junior Varsity - Finals 1:11.89 4 Chase Milner 14 Justin Pranger 1:28.55 Zech Hintz 1:29.86 15 Josh Williams DQ 800 Meters - Varsity - Finals Brett Harrison 2:39.08 5 800 Meters - Junior Varsity - Finals 6 Cody Orr 2:38 58 Seth Palmer 2:43.77 8 Coleman Clark DQ John Nelson DQ 1500 Meters - Junior Varsity ■ • Finals 5:29.77 3 Cody Orr Coleman Clark 6:06.64 7 Cody Nelson 8 6:13.48 100 High Hurdles - Varsity - Finals Kyle Fuchs 17.55 3 17.64 4 Jared Hedman 14 Brett Harrison 21.02 100 High Hurdles - Junior Varsity - Finals Camron Day 2 19.01 14 Justyn Peck 21 05 20 Cody Nelson 23.02 23.55 22 John Nelson 300 Int Hurdles - Varsity - Finals 56.14 10 Brett Harrison 300 Int Hurdles - Junior Varsity - Finals Seth Palmer 1:00.02 6 John Nelson 1:03.80 9 1:05.08 10 Cody Nelson 4x100 Relay - Junior Varsity •■ Finals Garret Gibbs 1:06.40 7 Zech Hintz Justin Pranger Justin Bailey 4x200 Relay - Varsity - Finals 1:58.34 6 Kyle Fuchs Jared Hedmen Daniel Jeffreys Alex Pickles 4x200 Relay - Junior Varsity •■ Finals 2:04.17 1 Curtis Martin Chase Milner Seth Palmer Justyn Peck Shot Put - Varsity - Finals Jordan Wright 2'07.00 6 Ian Murray 30’06.00 9 Joe Armato 2202.50 25 Brent Brosnan 21'01.00 26 Shot Put - Junior Varsity - Finals 26 03 00 Zech Hintz 5 2307.00 10 Jacob Moore 1810 00 18 Bryce Fowler Discus - Varsity - Finals Jordan Wright 8706 6 87'04 7 Ian Murray 59'11 24 Brent Brosnan 5703 25 Joe Armato Discus - Junior Varsity - Finals 72 05 4 Zech Hintz 54 10 13 Bryce Fowler 5100 16 Jacob Moore Javelin - Varsity - Finals 130T0 Ian Murray 3 111 08 10 Alex Pickles 9609 Kyle Fuchs 12 86'08 17 Joe Armato Javelin - Junior Varsity - Finals 144'07 Cody Orr 2 10604 Justin Pranger 7 9305 12 Garret Gibbs 9209 13 Justin Bailey High Jump - Varsity - Finals Daniel Jeffreys 5’02.00 2 5'00 00 Kyle Fuchs 3 404.00 Jared Hedman 6 High Jump - Junior Varsity - Finals 1 Cody Orr 408.00 408.00 2 Chase Milner Justyn Peck 402.00 6 Long Jump - Varsity - Finals 1607.00 Nick Kempas 2 Alex Pickles 1602.00 3 DQ Cory Silvia Long Jump - Junior Varsity - Finals 1 Josh Williams 16 00 00 2 Camron Day 15'08.00 4 Curtis Martin 14'01.00 5 Justyn Peck 13 09 00 Triple Jump - Varsity - Finals 5 Ale* Pickles 32 00.00 6 Daniel Jeffreys 3001.00 11 Brett Harrison 24 10 00 Triple Jump • Junior Varsity ■ Finals 3 Chase Milner 28 08.00 5 Justin Pranger 26'09.00 Shane Smith DQ Girls Results 100 Meters - Varsity - Finals 1 Brooke Thompson 13.74 4 Kelsl Putnam 14.58 5 Lindsay Cutsforth 14.61 6 Afton Clark 14.64 100 Meters - Junior Varsity - Finals 12 AshleeAmes 15.58 18 Carrie Haguewood 15.81 18 Brittany Thompson 15.81 200 Meters - Varsity - Finals 2 Brooke Thompson 29.20 4 Kelsi Putnam 30.05 5 Afton Clark 30 90 Lindsay Cutsforth DQ 200 Meters - Junior Varsity • Finals 8 Ashlee Ames 33.11 12 Brittany Thompson 33.80 14 Carrie Haguewood 34.30 400 Meters - Varsity - Finals Afton Clark 1:11.20 3 Kelsi Putnam 1:12.52 5 11 Lindsay Cutsforth 1:15.87 400 Meters -Junior Varsity - Finals 2 JoAnna Patton 1:10.18 4 Kellie Nelson 1:13.52 11 Andre Collins 1:24.18 800 Meters - Junior Varsity - Finals JoAnne Patton 2:45.20 3 4 Courtney George 2:47.11 Kellie Nelson DQ X Andre Collins DQ 100 High Hurdles - Varsity - Finals Brooke Thompson DQ 100 High Hurdles -Junior Varsity - Finals 8 Brittany Thompson 21.93 4x100 Relay - Junior Varsity - Finals 5 Ashlee Ames 1:03.74 Courtney George Carrie Haguewood Natalie Rauch 4x200 Relay - Junior Varsity - Finals 2 AshleeAmes 2:15.90 Courtney George Kellie Nelson JoAnne Patton Shot Put - Varsity - Finals 4 Keshawna Talamantes 2510.00 8 Shot Put - Junior Varsity - Finals 3 Natalie Rauch 23'07.00 5 Kellie Nelson 2106.00 Discus - Varsity - Finals 1 Keshawna Talamantes 75 07 Discus - Junior Varsity -Finals 1 Natalie Rauch 67'07 7 Javelin - Varsity - Finals 2 Keshawna Talamantes 96 00 8 Kelsi Putnam 81028 Javelin - Junior Varsity - Finals 3 Natalie Rauch 83 00 High Jump - Junior Varsity - Finals 1 Carrie Haguewood 4 06 00 2 JoAnna Patton 4 05.00 3 Courtney George 4 02.00 Long Jump - Varsity - Finals 9 Lindsay Cutsforth 12 02 00 11 Afton Clark H ’11.00 Long Jump - Junior Varsity - Finals 4 Brittany Thompson 1102.00 Triple Jump - Varsity - Finals 7 Brooke Thompson 21 02 00 676-«l22t{ fax 676-921 1 2007 HHS golf team members go to state 1 4 ‘ i U ' r l u ‘i u l I n v o li* « * « The navigation lock at the John Day Dam facility will close to river traffic from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 22 for an inspection, the U .S. Army C orps o f E ngineers announced. The closure will allow the Corps to measure the tension on wire ropes that were installed on the downstream lift gate during recent maintenance. These measurements will be used to determine the weight of the gate and counterweights to ensure they are properly balanced. The John Day Lock and Dam is located at exit 109 off Interstate 84. At this time no part of the dam is open for t HJH track team participates in district C 4 ia * « l^ C o l« * r fr'ly a -r* !« n au l n««»r«*l i Pictured is the 2067 Heppner High School golf team. Five members of the HHS golf team went on to compete at the state level. For the boys. Taylor Hodges competed individually Monday and Tuesday at the Stone Creek Ciolf Club in Oregon City. The girl’s golf team qualified for state as a team. Jenna Bowman. Maggie Armatto, Bailey Keithley. and Family Thompson competed on Monday and Tuesday at the Eagle Crest Ridge Course in Redmond. t r
