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SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times. Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 13,2007 Wheat Foundation announces scholarship winners HHS Greenhouse holds plant sale Heppner FFA The Oregon Wheat Foundation has announced the 2007 scholarship recipi ents. $500 scholarships were awarded to four high school seniors, M ichelle R ucker, A rlin g to n H igh School. Regi Seitz, Heppner H igh S ch o o l, W hitney Lenhart, Helix High School and Stacy M arie B ird, Sherman High School. Stu dents were judged on their com m unity involvem ent, academic achievement and an essay on a wheat indus try topic. M ichelle R ucker, A rlin g to n High S chool graduate, is the daughter of Jim and Sarah Rucker. She was very active in volleyball, basketball, track and rodeo. She served as a 4-H junior and teen leader. She will at- tend Oregon State Univer sity and major in business with a minor in exercise and sports science. Regi Seitz graduated from Heppner High School. Her parents are Wayne and Lori Seitz. She served as a 4-H A m bassador, a teen leader for Students Today A re n ’t R eady for Sex (STARS), and lettered in three sports. She plans to study pre-law at Oregon State University. W hitney L enhart, daughter of Steve and Cindy Lenhart, graduated from Helix High School. She was active in 4-H, FFA, basket ball, volleyball and Euro club. She plans to be an en gineer and will begin her col lege edu catio n at Blue Mountain Community Col- Charles Kidd Scholarship awarded Robert Turner of Ir- rigon has received the $250 Charles Kidd Scholarship administered by the Board- man Tillicum Club. This aw ard is given based on community service involve ment. Turner is a 2007 Riv erside High School graduate and is a 2006 Renaissance Award winner. He participat ed in football, basketball and track and has received sev eral awards for sports dur ing his four years at River side High School. His com munity service involved vol unteering at the Irrigon Wa termelon Festival, Riverside Kids Basketball Camp, Fam ily Worship Center, Cycle Oregon, and carpentry and welding projects for the high school. He plans to attend a four year college to study engineering. The Boardman Tilli cum Club is Boardman’s old est service club and admin isters the C h arles K idd Scholarship given to gradu ating Riverside High School students with an emphasis on community service. Applica tions for 2008 high school graduates may be obtained at the counselor’s office at Riv erside High School. Lexington Baptist VBS cancelled T he L ex in g to n Baptist Church will not be able to sponsor a vacation Bible school June 19 through June 23 as p re v io u sly planned. T he youth group from the Umatilla Baptist Church, who had planned to lead the program, will not be available that week. The church hopes to be able to sch ed u le an a ctiv ity at a later d ate, a cco rd in g to a church spokesperson. 60th Annual Spray Rodeo May 26-27,2007 Thank you to the following Sponsors: Event Sponsors: Bareback Riding - Gardner Enterprise, Inc. (John Day); Calf Roping - Jim Doherty Construction (Spray); Breakaway Roping - Bank of Eastern Oregon (Heppner); Saddle Bronc Riding - Western Ranch (Redmond & Pendleton); Steer Wrestling - Sunburst Fabrications, Inc. (Redmond); Barrel Racing - Johnny Creek Ranch (Kimberly); Wild Cow Milking - Eisele Farms, Inc. (Boring & Spray); Team Roping - Stanley Ranch LLC & Hotel Condon (Fossil); Bull Riding - K Bar M Ranch LLC (Kimberly); All-Around Champion Saddle - D R Johnson Lumber Co & 4 J Ranch (Riddle & Spray). Chute Sponsor Signs: Lone Elk Market (Spray); Real Estate Outback, Inc. (Spray); River Bend Retreat (Spray); Cupper Creek Land Co. LLC (Kimberly); River Bend Motel (Spray); Top Dog Landscape Maintenance (Redmond). Flag Sponsors: Corn Cob Ranch (Spray); Bank of Eastern Oregon (Heppner); Kimberly Rock Products & Rock ‘N Real Estate (Kimberly); Les Schwab Tire Center (Heppner); Pendleton Grain Growers (Pendleton); Don Moss Enterprises (Dayville); Jim Doherty Construction (Spray); J & Z Shuttles (Spray); Wheeler County News (Spray); John Day River Veterinary Center (John Day); Oregon Trail Rodeo Boosters (Heppner). Buckle Sponsors: Stanley Ranch LLC & Hotel Condon (Fossil); Lone Elk Market (Spray); Les Schwab Tire Center (John Day); River Bend Retreat & Motel (Spray); Eisele Farms, Inc. (Boring & Spray); Rick & Sue Petersen (Pnneville); Robert & Anita Cody (Spray); Western Ranch (Redmond & Pendleton); Wilson Ranches Retreat Bed & Breakfast (Fossil). Fence Sponsor Signs: Columbia Power Co-op (Monument); Morrow County Grain Growers, Inc. (Lexington); Prineville Men's Wear (Prineville); Kimberly Center (Kimberly); Fossil General Mercantile (Fossil); Roger Britt Excavating & Septic Service (Heppner); D-Wave Cattle Co. (Dayville); Eisele Farms, Inc. (Boring & Spray); Dallas Newton Welding (Spray); Les Schwab Tire Center (Heppner); Kimberly Orchards LLC (Kimberly): 44 Ranch Rawley Stanley (Hermiston); Trails End Farm Supply, LLC (Condon); Swaggart Brothers, Inc. (Hermiston); Lazy J's Charolais Ranch (Kimberly); Pettyjohn's Farm & Building Supply (Heppner); Grant County Ford (John Day); Woodpecker Truck (Pendleton); Eckman Construction, Inc. (Bend); Boyers Cash Store (Monument); Grant County Building Supply (Canyon City); Peterson Machinery Co. (Redmond); Rocky Smith General Construction (Redmond); Bar WB (Prairie City); Tyrholm Big R, Inc. (Klamath Falls); Bisnett Insurance. Inc. (John Day); Wilson Ranches Retreat B & B (Fossil); OS Innco, Inc. DBA Oxford Suites (Bend); Cornerstone Surveying, Inc. (John Day); Sun Rocks RV Resort (Prineville); Prairie Springs Fish Farm (Dayville); Bradley Thoroughbred Brokerage (Lexington, Ky); Fossil Fuel (Fossil); Ted Britt Logging (Heppner); Russells Custom Meats (Canyon City); Lazy Wolf Resort (Spray); Colin Macarthur Equipment (Dayville); Cupper Creek Land Company & Kimberly Rock Products (Kimberly); Don Moss Enterprises (Dayville); Franks Creek Ranch (Dayville); Precision Helicopter Logging (Bonners Ferry, Id); Coldwell Banker Sun Country Realty (Prineville). Thank you to Tom & Debbie Campbell for donating the sheep for the Mutton Bustin; Joe, Pat, & Mark Kmtz for donating the pigs for the kids pig scramble; Judy Alford family & Bob A Glenda Lee for sponsoring the horse races; Morrow County Grain Growers for the use of the tractor; Rockey Goode'l for use of equipment; all who donated cash: and our many volunteers. Spray Rodeo Association, Inc. i i lege. Stacy Marie Bird is the daughter of Patrick and Debbie Bird. She graduated from Sherman High School and plans to study nutrition and exercise science. She is a 2A state track champion, editor of her school year book. and participated in a wide variety of community service projects. O regon W heat Foundation Scholarships are open to high school seniors whose parents are wheat producing members of the Frank Meyer helps customer Sandy Matthews with her selections O regon W heat G ro w ers during the recent plant sale held at the Heppner High School League or whose parents are greenhouse. employed by members of the organization. Scholarship applications for 2008 high school graduates are avail able online at www.owgl.org Umatilla Landing Days preparations underway The Umatilla Volun teer Firefighter’s Association and the Umatilla Chamber of Commerce will be working together again this year to host the “best Landing Days Celebration yet” on Satur day, June 23. The entire celebra tion will be held at the Uma tilla Marina. Familiar features at this annual celebration in clude: Saturday, June 16 - Distinguished Citizens Ban quet (held at the Desert Riv er Inn); 5K Fun RunAValk at Spillway Park kicks off Sat urday’s events; Parade fol lows at 10:30 am.; and Clas sic car show (as long as they receive entrants). There will also be a kids’ fishing pond; bouncy houses; flea market; local entertainm ent throughout the day on the "main stage”; street dance with two live bands, Blue T atto o and Nuketown; a beer garden opens at noon; and a fire works show at dusk. For D istinguished Citizens Banquet ticket in formation, contact the Uma tilla Chamber of Commerce Office, 541-922-4825, tem porarily located inside the Umatilla City Hall. Entry forms for the 5K Fun RunAValk are avail able at the Umatilla Cham ber of Commerce, Umatilla Fire Station, Umatilla City Hall and local health clubs. Entry into the race is $ 15 and each entrant receives a tank top. Pre-registration is pre ferred. however participants may sign up the morning of the run. T he run starts at Spillway Park ju st below McNary Dam. Instructions will be given at 7:45 a.m. with the run starting at 8:15 a.m. Anyone who would like to be in the parade, en try forms are available at the Chamber of Commerce Of fice. Pre-registration is nec essary if you want your en try to be judged. Parade participants need to gather at the Uma tilla High School parking lot. The parade starts at 10:30 a.m., on Saturday, June 23. There is still space available in the flea market. Rental is $25 per 20' x 20' space. To reserv e your space, call 541-571 -0031. For more inform a tion. call the Fire Station at 541-922-3718 or Maureen Roxbury at 541-314-8903. banquet held The H eppner FFA Chapter recently held their first annual FFA Banquet at which, supporting citizens and “hardworking” students were honored for their in volvement in FFA. B rian and Susie Thompson and family and Ken Bailey and family were honored for going “above and beyond” for the FFA Chapter, and are now mem bers of the FFA Honorary Chapter. The D istinguished Service Award was given to many businesses and individ uals that gave support to the FFA Chapter, said advisor Beth Dickenson. Kevin and Angie Hughes, Tim and Sh annon R ust, B o b b ette Lovgren, Daye Stone, Vicky Rayburn, Lorrie Fox and Mark Burrows were all help ful in helping organize activ ities, working at the activi ties, chaperoning FFA activ ities or donating money to the chapter. Pendleton Electric d o n ated o v er $ 4 ,0 0 0 in labor to help rew ire the greenhouse and barn, and M orrow C o u n try G rain Growers donated the pro pane tank for the greenhouse and installed the heater. Co Lane YVright uses his customer service skills with Bailley Keithly lumbia Plateau Pheasants as she decides which hanging basket to buy her mom. Forever was a “huge help” when it came to needing money for field trips, said Dickenson. They offered numerous fundrais ing activities for FFA and horticulture classes to do. Students received aw ards fo r th e ir p articip atio n in the FFA chapter. Discovery Degrees w ere aw ard ed to Lane Wright, Whitney Matthews, Frank Meyer and Heather Wiggers, allowing them to continue their success in FFA. Green Hand Degrees were awarded to members that have participated in FFA and have satisfactory plans fo r th e ir SA E p ro je c ts. These members were Emily Thom pson, Brynna Rust, Jonathon Hendricks tries on the homh suit with a little help from D alton W ellm an, Taylor Karl Farher and Dennis Wagner. Disque, Kendra Rayburn, K elsie Fox, S tep h an ie Howard, Wacy Coil, Jason W ainwright, Trent M iles, E sg ar S an ch ez, D illon Lutcher and Jessica Hughes. The S tar G reen Hand Award was given to the most active member (and voted on by their classmates) who has a strong SAE and had dem onstrated leader ship. This year the receiver o f the S tar G reen H and Karl Farher and Dennis Wagner talk to the class and show some Award was Kendra Rayburn. “The Heppner FFA of the equipment that they us on the joh. hopes to continue the tradi tion o f the FFA Banquet for many years to com e,” said Dickenson. HHS students receive presentation from OSP and Bomb Squad FFA car wash to be held Friday Karl Farher and Dennis Wagner prepare to set the robot up to he used in a demonstration. -Allphotos hy Beth Dickenson Karl F arb er and Dennis Wagner from the Or egon State Police and Bomb Squad cam e to H eppner High School to present in formation about their careers and students' future possibil ities during a presentation during Beth D ickenson's freshman careers class. They brought out a bomb suit and students were able to try it on and go for a walk (it w eighs approxi mately 90 pounds), and on a hot day it was far from com fortable. They also brought the robot used with bombs and were able to show stu dents how it worked. Farber, an Oregon State Trooper also talked about his experience being on the SWAT team and a fire investigator. A c ar w ash, sponsored by the Heppner FFA Chapter, will be held th is F riday, June 15, beginning at 9 a.m. behind Les Schwab on Main Street in Heppner. FFA m em bers are raising money to attend the national FFA convention in Indianapolis. D onations will be accepted. ALL NEWS DEADLINE for the Heppner G-T Mondays at 5 p.m. 1
