Winners announced for rodeo competitions
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Hessie Wetzcll Newspapci Library
University of Oregon
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A u g u s t 1 6 -1 8
brought many participants
for this year’s Oregon Irail
Pro Rodeo in Heppner. Sec
retary for the event was
Joann Griffith. The timers
were DeLene Durfey and
Heather Buchanan. Rough
stock judges w ere Pat Shan
non and Jim Creer. Field
flagger was Jim Crozier. An
nouncer w as Curt Robinson.
Bullfighter was Bill Hamil
ton. Pickup men were Norm
Durfey and Dan Durfey. The
clown/barrelman was Cody
Sanford.
Results for the rodeo
are as follows:
Bareback: First place
was Sam Storts w inning
$798.95 on Dirt Research
w ith a score o f 80. Steven
Peebles riding Crow n Royal
and Charlie Barker on Key
stone tied for second place
with a score o f 77 to win
$592.33 each. Nick Gutz-
wiler won $385.70 on Bar
Fly with a score o f 75 for
third place. Fourth place was
a tie between Caleb Bayes
on Home Made and George
Gillespie on Buckskin Billy
with a score o f 74, each w in
ning $192.85.
Saddle Bronc: First
place, w inning $1,074.45
with a score o f 76, was
Mark Gage on King Pin.
Ivan Tibbs came in second
place on Miss Molly with
a score o f 72 and w inning
$889.20. Jerad McFarlane
scored 71 points for third
place on Cajun Moon for
$703.95. Fourth place gave
$518.70 to Mark Nonella
with 70 points on Mighty
Mouse. Fifth place was a
tie between Levi Bunch on
Easy Money and Brendon
Fitzgerald on Dark Water
with 69 points and w inning
$259.35 each.
Bull Riding: Charlie
All-Around Champion cowboy Charlie Barker of Terrebonne
scores a 77 in bareback riding Saturday at the Oregon Trail Pro
Rodeo. More photos of fair and rodeo events can be found on
pages four and five. Photo by Sandy Matthews
Barked won $1,070.65 w ith
86 points on One Eyed Jack.
A llen H elm uth cam e in
second place winning $931
w ith 79 points on Scooter.
Third place was Andy Cro
zier w inning $791.35 on
Night Light with 76 points.
Kelly Erickson won fourth
place with 73 points riding
Rambo to win $651.70.
Shane A hrens took fifth
place on Twenty X w ith a
score o f 71 points, w inning
$512.05. Logan Titus took
home $372.40 with a sixth
place finish of 66 points on
KO.
Update on Eastern Oregon fires
VOL. 126
NO. 34
8 Pages
Ukiah Complex
Fire 90%
contained
As o f 6 a.m . on
Tuesday morning, August
21, the Umatilla National
Forest turned over manage
ment o f the Ukiah Complex
Fire to the Maine Incident
Management Team (IMT).
The ORCA IMT, who has
done a great job of manag
ing the Ukiah Complex, is
scheduled to leave the area
T uesday a ftern o o n . The
Maine IMT will work w ith
the Umatilla National Forest
and the Oregon Department
o f Forestry to contain the
fire on both public and pri
vate lands.
The Ukiah Complex
is now listed as 4764 acres
and 90% contained. Cooler
temperatures and scattered
showers on Monday aided
in m op-up efforts. There
are still burning stum ps
that could ignite unburned
grass and pine needles as
the warmer weather evapo
rates most o f the moisture
received during the last few
days. The estim ated con
tainment date for the Ukiah
Complex is August 22, but
fireline rehabilitation efforts
may take additional days.
Excess equipment and crews
have been released to the
Otter Creek Fire (currently
listed as 3077 acres and 20%
contained) or other fires
within the region.
-Please see Ukiali Fires on page
two
Wednesday. August 22, 2007
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
Stick Horse Race
results announced
Em ily Smith shows off her trophy she won in the three and
under division for the Stiek Morse Race. More photos can he
found on pages four and five. Photo by Autumn Morgan
The grandstands were full when the rain came, then
the sun came out and it was a beautiful day for the Morrow
County Rodeo and the Stick Horse Race.
25 competitors on every kind o f horse imaginable
were ready for Ken Bailey, OTPR Rodeo Chairman to drop
his hat and start the race. When the dust cleared in the three
and under age group, the fastest horse and riders were: first
place Rachael Soggey; second place Blane Mahoney; and
a tie for third place by Gracie Joe Orem and Emily Smith.
In the 4 and 5 year old division, Gavin Hannah was the
w inner with Matt Orem a close second and Tresslyn Mc-
Curry coming in third. Hannah Flynn won the 6 and 7 year
old division with Alex Lindsay finishing in second place
and Lindsay Sogge coming in third.
Recia and Brittnay Herbison took entries and the
Morrow County Fair and Rodeo Court gave out gold med
als and treats to all o f the contestants.
Hang on
tight
Heppner Cowboy Tate (»en
try, I I . won the All Around
Title at the Morrow County
Roden Sunday. More photos
of the fair and rodeo can be
found on pages four and five.
The Irish Springs
Fire southwest o f the com
munity o f Ironside in north
east O regon has burned
55,000 acres of brush, grass,
and scattered juniper and
timber. A Northwest Oregon
Interagency Incident Man
agem ent Team took over
command o f the fire from
a local Vale BLM (Type 3)
Initial Attack organization
at 8 p.m. Sunday. ODF also
sent 10 overhead (specially
trained IMT members) to
assist in protecting ODF
lands. A small area o f ODF-
protected lands is located
between Ironsides Mountain
and Wallowa Whitman Na
tional Forest, and there are
three branches to the fire
w ith ODF staffing the north
branch (Ironside Mountain
and Willow' Creek).
There are 638 per
sonnel on the fire, which
started A ugust 17 and is
20 percent contained. 20
m iles o f line have been
constructed, with 20 more
left. 15 structures and 25
outbuildings are threatened.
Some rainfall made it over
to the fire Monday afternoon
and evening. Air operations
are focused on steep ground
with timber near Ironside
M ountain, where concern
is that unburned fuels could
contribute to torching and
spotting when dry condi
tions return.
Four Hotshot crews
are expected to arrive to help
with that area tomorrow'.
Cause o f the fire is under
investigation.
The Ukiah Complex
near the tow n o f Ukiah has
burned 4,764 acres and is 90
percent contained. Cooler
temperatures and scattered
showers on Monday aided
in mop-up efforts. There
are still burning stum ps
that could ignite unbumed
grass and pine needles as
the warmer weather evapo
rates most o f the moisture
received during the last few
days.
As o f 6 a.m. Tues
day, the Umatilla National
Forest turned over manage
ment o f the Ukiah Complex
Fire to the Maine Incident
M anagem ent Team, who
w ill work with the Umatilla
National Forest and Oregon
Department o f Forestry to
contain the fire on both pub
lic and private lands.
Estimated contain
ment is August 22, but fire
line rehabilitation efforts
may take additional days.
The Otter Creek Fire
located 10 m iles east o f
Ukiah has burned 3,077
-Please see FIRES on page two
New blue-green algae bloom in
Willow Creek Reservoir
T h e U .S . A rm y
Corps o f Engineers issued
an algae advisory due to
high levels o f blue-green
algae found in Willow Creek
Reservoir, near Heppner.
W a te r s a m p lin g
confirmed the presence o f
blue-green algae in concen
trations which can produce
toxins harmful to humans
and animals. The Corps no
tified state and county health
departments.
Sw allow ing or in
haling w ater droplets should
be avoided, as well as skin
contact with water by hu
mans or animals. The tox
ins cannot be removed by
boiling, filtering or treating
water.
Exposure to toxins
can produce symptoms o f
numbness, tingling and diz
ziness which can lead to
difficulty breathing or heart
problems and require im
mediate medical attention.
Symptoms o f skin irritation,
weakness, diarrhea, nausea,
cramps and fainting should
also receive medical atten
tion if they persist or wors
en. Children and pets are
particularly susceptible.
B lu e-g reen alg ae
plants occur naturally in
lakes and are often associ
ated with increased water
temperatures and nutrients
in lake water.
A lgal bloom s are
rap id b u ild u p s o f algae
that are often found near
the shore due to wind and
waves, and are visible as
masses o f green, yellow or
bluish-green slime.
M o n i t o r i n g will
continue in the reservoir
until the levels o f toxic al
gae decline enough to meet
state guidelines. Check for
updates on the
Corps' Portland Dis
Photo by Sandy Matthews
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With proper precau
tions to avoid water contact,
people are encouraged to
visit Willow Creek Reser
voir and enjoy activities
such as cam ping, hiking,
biking, picnicking, eatch-
and-release fishing and bird
watching.
Willow Creek Res
ervoir had a previous algae
advisory in June, which was
lifted Aug. 3.
For local inform a
tion contact The D alles,
John Day, Willow Creek
Project at (541) 506-7802.
For health information, con
tact Ken Kauffman, DUS
Environmental Health Spe
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