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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 20,2008 - THREE Sturza takes home rodeo prizes lone football camp hosts guest speaker Former Heppner resident Ty Sturza takes home the Mike Cur- rin Memorial Buckle (Top Photo) and the Oregon Trail Pro Ro deo All Around Championship Saddle (Bottom Photo). - Photos Kenzie Hansell, the head football coach for the Athena-Weston Tigerscots, was the guest speaker for the lone Community School football camp for grades 6-12 this past week. H ansell, a farm er in the Athena area, gradu ated from Hermiston High S ch o o l as the U m atilla County Athlete o f the year in 1999. He attended Walla Walla Community College, lying out o f football for one year before transferring the Washington State University to become one o f only five walk-on's out of 60 athletes. He played for the Cougars for four years and attending four bowl games, including an appearance at the Rose Bowl, and was a member o f the Pac-10 Cham pion ship team during his time at WSU. He was also selected as the male athlete o f the year for 2004 A very modest Han- lone football coach, Dennis Stefani, on left introduces guest speaker, Kenzie Hansell, during lone's football camp last week. -Contributed Photo sell talked about what dedi cation it took to play at a Pac-10 college level, the intensity o f perform ance athletes must maintain and how even a sm all tow n farm boy could rise to the occasion. His motto is: “Do what’s asked of you, when you’re asked to do it.” Ken zie followed his dad and older brother, TJ, in the Cougar football program. Younger brother, Luke, is currently a defensive tackle for WSU. The lone Cardinals take on Joseph for their opening game on August 30 in Dufur. Ladies Play Day results Ladies Play Day w as held on Tuesday, August 12, at the Willow C reek Country Club. Results are as follows: August 12 Low g ro ss o f the field was Virginia Grant and Sandi Hanna. Low net of the field was Suzanne Jepsen. Least putts o f the field w as Luvilla Sonstegard and Lyn- nea Sargent. F lig h t A w in n ers were: Eva Kilkenny, low gross. F lig h t B w in n ers were: Betty Christman, low gross; and Joanne Barbee, low net. Long drive: Flight B - Sandi Hanna. Long Putt: Flight B - Eva Kilkenny. K.P.: Joanne Barbee, second shot. Taking care of business by Sandv Matthews Construction to begin on highway bridges in region C o n t r a c t o r s fo r the Oregon Department of Transportation will begin construction in September and O ctober to repair or replace three bridges along the U.S. Highway 395 cor ridor. The bridges, built between 1940 and 1971, are structurally safe but do not meet modem standards for traffic loads. This work is part of the ODOT’s McKay Creek to Silvies Slough Project, which will ensure contin ued safety and m obility by repairing or replacing eight bridges in Umatilla, Grant and Harney counties. W ildish Standard Paving Co., based in Eugene, is the lead contractor. Construc tion for the $37.5 million project will be finished by fall 2011. Construction begins on three o f the eight bridges in the project this fall. * R eplacem ent o f the Silvies Slough Bridge begins Sept. 17. The bridge is located on Highway 78 at mile post 0.7 just east of Bums. Sheriffs Report The Morrow County Sheriff’s Office reports han dling the follow ing busi ness: June 19: -M CSO a rre sted D ustin A ndrew Spears, 22, for probation violation/possession o f a controlled substance, Theft I, failure to pay fine/Theft III. Subject lodged Umatilla County Jail. -MCSO received a report from a caller in Irri- gon that her house smelled like burning plastic and was filled with smoke. -BPD received a re just prior to and following the seven-day closure. Flag gers will control alternating single-lane traffic during this time; the total width between barriers will be 16 feet. The seven-day closure is tentatively scheduled for the last week in September. Signs will be posted to alert drivers about actual closure dates and detours. O D O T is offering information about upcoming U.S. 395 bridge construction projects at the Grant County Fair Aug. 20-23. ODOT’s information booth can be found inside The Center, an indoor pavilion at the fair. An open house will also be held at Sunridge Middle School in Pendleton Oct. 7 at 6:30 p.m. “One o f the major issues with these bridges is weight restrictions for truck ing,” said Red G illiland, W ildish project manager. “Restricted load limits re duce the ability o f local m ills, farm ers and other businesses to com pete in th eir resp ectiv e m arket- places. The new bridges will reinforce the health o f local industries, which ultimately affects most, if not all, busi nesses and residents in the region.” The bridge replace ments and repairs are part o f the Oregon Department o f Transportation's 10-year, $3 billion Oregon Trans portation Investm ent Act program. OTIA funds will repair or replace hundreds o f bridges, pave and main Picture are some of lone High School’s ASB officers as pooper- tain city and county roads, scoopers in the fair parade this past Saturday. Pictured L-R: Eric improve and expand inter Jepsen, Tyree Svetich and Clay Morter. -Contributed Photo changes, add new capac ity to O reg o n ’s highw ay system, and remove freight,, bottlenecks statewide. About ' 17 fam ily-w age jo b s are sustained for every $1 mil lion spent on transportation co n stru ctio n in O regon. Each year during the OTIA program, construction proj ects will sustain about 5,000 family-wage jobs. For c u rre n t state highway traffic advisories, motorists should visit www. TripCheck.com, or call 511 o r (800)977-6368. port from a caller saying there was an overturned trailer, driver was ok and walking around. -MCSO issued a ci tation to M ary Elizabeth Ruesch, 64, for violation o f the basic rule o f 75 mph in a 55 mph speed zone. -BPD received a re port from a caller that there w ere four su b jects w ere at the residence possibly scavenging scrap m etal. It was determined that the subjects were just cleaning up the debris from the fire and hauling off garbage. -BPD received a re port from a caller that there were six horses on one acre o f property. City ordinance states there are to only be two horses per acre. -MCSO received a report from a caller in Irri- gon that a 93 year old female had fallen from a standing position. -BPD received a re port from a caller that there was a male subject driving around going door to door blam ing people because someone had turned him in for having too many horses on his property; subject is reported to be intoxicated. -BPD arrested Joel Murillo, 23, for Probation Violation/DUII. Subject was lodged at Umatilla county Jail. -MCSO received a report from a juvenile that there was a vehicle at his residence w ith the door open and had seen shadows in the basement. -BPD issued a cita tion to Joaquin M adrigal Tapia, 62, for an expired registration. -BPD received a re port from a caller that the hose was missing from a pump. -Boardman A m bu lance responded to a call requesting an ambulance for a 60 year old female with swollen legs. Bailey wins Championship Calf Roping saddle Host an Exchange Student Today! SALE! 4Q% OFF Make a lifelong friend from abroad. SVHNER Inna firm Germany. 16 yn likrs 10 pi» Mims wm. lows» dance vtru hopes n> p i» tmervaii .otitxill and learn Smencan dans «tale in the im . * Improvements to the Birch Creek Bridge be gin Sept. 19. The bridge is located on U.S. 395 at mile post 15.3 in Pilot Rock. * R eplacem ent o f the McKay Creek Bridge begins Oct. 15. The bridge is located on U.S. 395 at mile post 5.8 south o f Pend leton. Work on the Silvies Slough and B irch C reek bridges is scheduled for completion in October. Con stru c tio n o f the M cK ay Creek structure will contin ue until spring 2010. Work to replace Five additional bridges in Harney, Grant and U m atilla counties begins next spring. The contractor ex pects w ork on the Birch Creek and M cKay Creek structures will have minimal impact on traffic. To replace the Silvies Slough Bridge, construction crews require a full seven-day closure o f Highway 78, as well as a single-lane closure for up to 14 days. The 14 days could be split, occurring Enrich your family with another culture Now you can host a high school exchange student (girl or boy) from France. Germany. Scandinavia. Spam. Australia, japan. Brazil. Italy « other countries Single P«™Ls. » w fH * couples with or w ithout children, may host Contact us for more information nr to select your student today. 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Proceeds from the raffle are put towards community service scholarships that the club awards to graduating high school seniors, and towards eyeglasses and hearing aids for adults and children. Tractor driving held at MC fair 0 SCH OOL S U P PLIES M umuj ' j D/uuj 217 North Main • Heppner Phone 676-9158 • Floral 676-9426 Serving the Willow Creek Valley Heppner. Lexington & lone Heppner FFA held its tractor driving contest last Wednesday at the Morrow County Fair. Morrow County (¡rain C orners provided the tractor for the contests. -Photo by David Sykes
