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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 25,2009 lone science students learn about weather Mustang track team opens season in Umatilla The Heppner Mus tang track and field team opened their 2009 season at the Umatilla Icebreaker on Friday, March 20. The Mustang girls’ team finished the day in second place with 77 points. Catherine M cElligott fin ished first in th e 800M (2:35.0) and the 4x400 re lay team (JoAnna Patton, Erin Price, Brynna Rust, Catherine McElligott) also ended the meet w ith a first place finish (4:25.30). Erin Price was second in the 100M hurdles (16.92) and in the 300M hurdles (50.15). Brynna Rust finished third in the 100M dash (14.00) and in the 300M hurdles (51.85). K e sh a w n a T a la mantes opened her season strongly by placing in three individual events. She was third in the discus (85 ’ 10”), fourth in the shot put (29’ 7.5” ), and fifth in the javelin (1 0 2 ’ 7” ). C arrie Hague- wood finished fifth in the high jump (4’6”). The 4x 100 relay team (Kelsi Putman, Jo A n n a P atto n , B rynna Rust, Erin Price) was second (54.74), and Vivian Thomp son finished seventh in the 300M hurdles ( 1:04.36). The boys’ team fin ished in sixth place with 50 points. Jordan Hatfield led the way for the boys’ team with three first place finishes. Hatfield won the 110 hurdles (16.89), the 300 hurdles (43.26), and the triple jum p (41 ’6"). Jordan W right had a good meet with a fourth place finish in the shot put (39’). Mark McCabe also placed in the shot put, finishing sixth (38’ 2.5”). A ndrew Bara was fifth in the 110M hurdles (21.25). Quinn Chick fin ished sixth in the 200M dash (25.66). The 4x100 relay team (Bryan Holland, Quinn C hick, Kim Cheng, Alex Pickles) was sixth (48.99), and Alex Pickles finished seventh in the triple jump (35’ 5.5” ). F irst y e ar C oach M elissa C o in er was im pressed with the teams’ per formance. “We have a lot of kids that are out for track for the first time this year, and we are a young team. I was impressed with our overall effort today. We have a lot of room for improvement, but we have some solid times and distances to build on.” Complete Heppner results: Boys - 100M - 12. Quinn Chick (12.73), 32. Kim Cheng (13.43), 41. Con ner Pappas (14.32); 200M - 24. Kim Cheng (27.53); 400M - 21. Brandon Gar cia (1:06.93); 800M - 10. Spencer Palmer (2:25.57), 15. Seth Palmer (2:38.03); 1500M - 10. Eric Vogel (5:00.03), 14. Seth Palmer (5:14.84), 18. Cody N el son (5:29.22); 3000M - 9. Eric Vogel (11:28.73), 10. Cody Nelson (11:48.33); Shot Put - 3 1 . Conner Pap pas (27’7.5”); Discus - 10. Spencer Palm er (8 7 ’ 1” ), 13. Jordan Wright (82’ 8”), 16. Mark McCabe (82’ 2”), 29. Trent Cannon (70’ 11”); Javelin - 13. Jordan Wright ( 124’9”), 18. Mark McCabe (1 1 7 ’8” ), 42. Eric Vogel (7 9 ’3”); High Jump - 11. Alex Pickles (5 ’2”>; Long Jum p - 9. A lex P ick les (17’7”). Girls - 100M - 14. Kelsi Putman (14.79), 20. Vivian Thompson (15.40), 35. Kolleen Chapa (17.98); 200M - 27. Kolleen Chapa (37.19); Shot P u t- 2 1 . Ash ley W olff (21 ’4 .5 ” ), 27. D aisy V ictorio (1 8 ’ 11” ); Discus - 16. Ashley Wolff (60’ 11”), 23. Daisy Victo rio (53’4”); High Jump - 9. JoAnna Patton (4 ’4” ), 13. Marlen Weise (4’0”). Morrow County Court weekly meeting held Students Krin Heideman's middle school science class at lone School is working through a weather unit and making barometers, anemometers, compasses and weather vanes. Top Photo: Zane King, Kaid Peck and (Jus Peterson read their barometer. Bottom Photo: Kita McKlligott. Larissa Jones and Karina Rios study air pressure on their ow n barometer. -Contributed Photos Oregon East Symphony’s youth ensembles to present free concert The O regon East Symphony’s youth ensem bles are ready to show off their talents at their annual spring concert on Monday, April 6, at 7 p.m. at the Vert Auditorium. Admission to the event is free. To open the concert, the Young Voices o f Eastern Oregon choir, led by Shauna Altman, will perform a se lection o f folk songs from around the world. The group has been rehearsing weekly this semester and has also given performances at area retirement homes. Next on the program will be the Preludes String Orchestra, directed by Bruce Walker, who will play Mau rice R av el’s Pavane fo l lowed by movements from The Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saëns. The A-Sharp Players Symphony Orchestra, also directed by Bruce Walker, will continue the theme of French com posers, with the Suite No. 2 from the opera Carmen by Georges Bizet. The entire group will come together for a rousing performance o f the popular Can-Can movement from Jaques Offenbach’s Orpheus in the Underworld. U.S. Forest Service employee honored U.S. Forest Service em ployees in C alifornia, Colorado and Oregon earned special recognition for their work enhancing and con serving habitat for elk and other w ildlife. Each has received a 2009 Elk Coun try Award presented by the Forest Service and Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. “This year’s awards honor some o f the finest conservationists and conser vation efforts anywhere in North America. We're proud to call these professionals our p a rtn e rs,” said Jack Blackwell, vice president of lands and conservation for the Elk Foundation. U m atilla N ational Forest employee Mark Hen- jum was one o f the honor ées. I le was awarded the Elk Country Award: Partnership Achievement. This inaugu ral award honors Henjum’s years o f dedication to part nership and coordination on the Blue Mountains Elk Initiative. The biologist served in this role while on staff with the Oregon Dept, o f Fish and Wildlife, then with the Umatilla National For est. Henjum works with four national forests and many partners to form one o f the most efficient conservation initiatives anywhere in elk country. He solicits project proposals, heads up a techni cal review committee, and is a voting member o f RMEF project advisory committees in Oregon and Washington. Henjum recently identified $80.000 in new funding for conservation projects. The awards, bronze sculptures of elk, were pre sented March 6 at the Elk Foundation convention in Fort Worth, TX. The Morrow County Court met on March 11 at the annex in Irrigon with Judge Tallman, C om m is sioner Grieb and Commis sioner Rea in attendance. Following is a summary of those meeting provided by Leann Rea. -T h e c o u r t a p proved monthly accounts p a y ab le and re tire m e n t ta x es in th e am o u n t o f $212,148.19. -The court reviewed and approved the minutes o f the January 21st meeting. -The court viewed a presentation regarding the change over procedures for the destruction of Mustard at the Umatilla Army Depot. -The court reviewed and signed several corre spondences regarding the Chemical Stockpile Emer gency Preparedness Pro gram funding. -The court reviewed and proposed some minor changes to the draft resolu tion prepared for the joint sponsorship o f the Colum bia River Enterprise Zone. -The court awarded a bid to B lue M ountain C onstruction Services in the amount o f $19,500 for a 30’ X 50’ pole building to be constructed at the OHV Park. The court awarded a bid in the amount o f $ 1,640 per month plus a one time charge for pickup and de livery o f $230 for portable toilets at various locations to Doug’s Septic Service. -The court reviewed the following road report: Depot Lane - Have com pleted reconstructing the 800 foot section o f the road located betw een the two ponds. This process raised the road bed 15 in ch es through that section o f the road. Have extended all of the culverts as needed and NE Area Commission on Transportation to meet April 2 The North East Area Commission on Transpor tation (NEACT) will hold its next meeting on April 2 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) Re gion 5 Headquarters, located at 3012 Island Avenue in La Grande. The NEACT, com p rised o f tra n sp o rta tio n stakeholders from Morrow, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa and Baker counties, and the Confederated Tribes o f the class is $46. Non-members o f Willow Creek Country Club are required to pur chase a temporary member ship to WCCC for $25. (ft may be applied to the price o f a membership should the student elect to continue golfing.) P r e - re g is tr a tio n is required. Students may re g is te r at w w w .b lu ecc. edu under Student Wolf- web. Those experiencing difficulty with that process may contact Anne Morter, Morrow County coordinator for BMCC, at 422-7040. \ settlem ent o f $13,794.86 less deductible for the dam age to the stru ctu re and contents at the museum that occurred earlier this year. -The court reviewed correspondences regarding the setting o f race dates at the proposed Pacific North west Motorsports Park lo cated west o f Boardman. -The court approved the appointment o f Pamela Docken o f Boardman to the Morrow County Planning Commission. The commis sion still has another va cancy that needs to be filled from the Boardman area. Anyone interested in serving should contact Karen Wolff at the Morrow County Court House (541)676-5620. Anyone wishing to be put on the e-mail list to receive copies o f the courts minutes should contact Kar en Wolff at (541)676-5620. Justice Court Report Judge Charlotte Gray, Heppner Justice Court, has released the following report: -Caleb Wayne M cDaniel, 28, Heppner, DUII, $1,812 fine. -Satin Eve Dorman, 20, Heppner, no operator’s license and failure to renew registration, $351 fine. -Chad Henry Peck, 42, Umatilla, violation o f the basic rule by going 81 mph in a 55 mph zone, $214 fine. Umatilla Indian Reserva tion, helps identify and pri oritize transportation-related projects in the five-county area. The meeting location is accessible to persons with disabilities, per the Ameri cans with Disabilities Act. The general public is invited to attend. The Morrow County Unified Recreation District For more information will meet on Thursday, March 26, at 7 p.m. in the lone contact Tom Strandberg at (541) 963-1330, or via email High School library. at thom as.m .strandberg@ odot.state.or.us. Walk for the cure for Multiple Sclerosis to be held B1V1CC to offer golf class in Heppner B lu e M o u n ta in C om m unity C ollege will offer a beginning golf class this spring at Willow Creek Country Club in Heppner. The six week class is set for Wednesday evenings from 5:30-7 p.m. beginning April 18. It is intended for those w ith little or no golfing experience and w ill cover the basics o f the rules, play and etiquette o f the game. The skills o f putting, chipping, pitching, approaching, fair way shots and teeing off will be covered. Dale Holland is the instructor and the cost o f the installed all new ODOT ap proved mailbox stands. The crew has finished the touch up work along the shoulders adding gravel as needed to get the road to the desired width. To finish the prepa ration portion o f the project the crew w ill make sure all road signs are in place. This entire project will be completed by the end o f the week (March 13,2009). Just before returning to pave, the crew will come back and fin ish grade, water and roll the shoulders. Plans now are to start paving around the first week of May.; Road Canyon Bridge - As the Depot Lane project winds down the crew will be cutting off the pilings to grand and welding caps over those, as well as start ing to set forms and tie rebar for the head wall. -The court reviewed and accepted an insurance Pictured are participants in the 2003 walk. -ContributedPhoto Walk for the cure for Multiple Sclerosis will be held on Saturday, April 18 in Heppner. A numbers challenge has been presented by Hep pner's coordinator to the new Pendleton coordinator for a meal at Hamley’s for the town with the most walkers. Help Heppner win the challenge and register for the walk today by calling 503-445-8342 or at www.mswalkoregon. com. Walk individually or form a team. A 5K route is suitable for wheel chairs and a 10K route is available for the more serious walkers. A pancake and ham breakfast will be provided at All Saint's Episcopal Church after the walk. Contact Merilee McDowell at 676-5238 or Joan Basile at 676-5832 for more information. M.C. Unified Recreation District to meet Spanish to English to Spanish class offered in lone Blue Mountain Community College, in *on- junction with Karen Holland o f lone High School, will offer a free, four-week class called “Spanish to English to Spanish.” The class is designed to be a fun experience that will use a collaboration o f Spanish speakers and Eng lish speakers to help each other learn the other’s lan guage. Class will focus on conversation around daily living a ctiv itie s such as food, travel, shopping, etc. Basic language with very little conjugations taught, just used. The class is set for Wednesday evenings from 5-6:30 p.m. at lone High School. It will start on April 8. Interested students should indicate th eir interest to Anne Morter, BMCC coor dinator, at 422-7040. ^ M umuj ' j D auj 217 North Main • Heppner • Phone 676-9158 • Floral 676-9426 Serving Heppner. 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