SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times. Heppner, Oregon Wednesday. Apnl 29, 2009
Morrow County School District announces District Math Contest results
Pictured are the fourth grade winners. First place was Kevin Murray of HF.S and Brianne Bishop
(home school). Second place was Karden Kendrick of ACH and Bruno Salas of AC H. Third place
was Lacey Mashos of WRE and Carolyn Ginther of ACH. Fourth place was Kylar Sorensen of ACH,
Justin Iveson of ACH, Jake Lindsay of HES, Caleb Thomas of WRE, and Caden Hedman of HES.
Fifth place was Parker Miller of ACH. Sixth place was Keegan Krogh of ACH, Gabrielle Miller of
WRE, and Abram Hernandez of WRE. Seventh place was Kolbv Currin of HES. Eighth place was
Xenia Velasco of W RE, and Tim Jaca of IIES. Ninth place was Logan (¡rieb of HES. Tenth place
was Katie Gilbert of W RE. -Contributed Photo
Pictured are the fifth grade winners. First place was Rory Barresse of WRE. Second place was Kai
Arbogast of HES and Jessica Kempken of HES. Third place was Kristen Frederickson of WRE,
and Caitlynn Bailey of HES. Fourth place was Ryan Cecil of HES, Jose Agripino of WRE and Edith
Velasco of WRE. Fifth place was Juanita Aylett of IES. Sixth place was Julisa Garza of IES and
Dixie Gonzalez of WRE. Seventh place was Kaden Clark of HES. Eighth place was Patrick Collins
of HES and Kaelyn Lindsay of HES. Ninth place was Trevor Fox of IES. Tenth place was Shannon
Evans of IES. -Contributed Photo
Pictured are sixth grade winners. First place was Cade Arbogast of HES. Second place Skyler Hawks Pictured are seventh grade winners. First place was Michaella Murphy of HHS. Second place was
of HES, John Propheter of HES, and Isabel Orozco of IES. Third place was Ross Cutsforth of HES. Jordan Connell of I HIS. Third place was Jared Lemmon of HHS. Fourth place was Andrew Hatfield
Fourth place was Alisha Sorensen of IES. Fifth place wasTJ Patton of HES, Morgan Smith of HES, of HHS. Fifth place was Zachary Burnett of IHIS, Preston Tarpley of IHS and Jeff Dowdy of HHS.
and Adrianna Mathisen of IES. Sixth place was Koyle Kendrick of IES and Joe Schmidt of HES. Sixth place was Avika Sharma of RHS. Seventh place was Ryan Dougherty of HHS and Sarah Bose
Seventh place w as Julissa Sanchez of W RE and Antonio Muniz of WRE. Eighth place w as Maddie of RHS. Eighth place was Kaitlynn Linnell of IHS. Ninth place was Hannay Meyers of IHS. Tenth
Lindsay of HES. Ninth place was Gahriela Mendoza of WRE and Clay Miller of WRE. Tenth place place was Margarita Calvillo of RHS. -Contributed Photo
was Teneisha Peterson of WRE and Samuel Loshhaugh-Gilhert of WRE. -Contributed Photo
M o rro w C o u n ty
School D istrict’s highest
achieving math students
put their math skills to the
test at Riverside Jr-Sr High
School, com peting in the
annual Mathematics Contest
cfn Thursday, April 16.
Students in grades
four through eight were
selected for the com peti
tion based on th e ir best
achievem ent score on the
2008-09 Oregon Assessment
o f Knowledge and Skills
(OAKS) math test. Grade
level students competed by
com pleting a rigorous 50
question mathematics test.
The competition was fierce
with few questions separat
ing first and tenth place.
While students worked on
the test, family and friends
w aited anxiously for the
results.
An awards ceremo
ny was held at the close of
the evening recognizing the
results o f the competition.
All participating students
gave it their best effort and
are commended for accept
ing the challenge.
Umatilla National Forest announces
spring prescribed burning plan
The U m atilla N a
tional Forest will soon begin
work on the following spring
program o f prescribed burn
ing as favorable w eather
conditions become avail
able:
-H e p p n er R anger
D istrict Prescribed Burn
Plan includes: 2,300 acres
in the Rimrock Project Area,
approxim ately nine miles
NW o f M onument in the
Sunflower Flat area.
-500 acres in the
Wildhorse Timber Sale area,
approxim ately nine miles
NE o f Spray, near Bull Prai
rie Campground.
-N orth Fork John
Day Ranger District Pre
scribed Bum Plan includes:
300 acres in the Western
Route P roject A rea, a p
proximately 10 miles west
o f Ukiah.
For more inform a
tion concerning the Umatilla
National Forest Prescribed
Burning program, contact
Brian G o ff in Pendleton
(541) 278-3748. For infor
mation about specific Rang
er Districts, the following
persons may be contacted:
Scott Wryn, Heppner RD
at (541) 676-9187, or Scott
McDonald,
N orth Fork
John Day RD, at (541)427-
3231.
The Heppner Garden Club will hold a plant exchange at the Senior Center on
Saturday, May 2, from 8 a.m. until noon. Students from the FFA club will be selling
some o f their plants.
This exchange is open to the public. You do not have to bring a plant before
getting plants.
U m atilla N ational
Forest m anagers hope to
complete their spring pre
scribed burning plan, if only
the weather would cooper
ate. “The snowpack from
this w inter is holding on and
unsettled spring weather is
significantly limiting oppor
tunities for prescribed burn
ing,” said Dale Boyd, acting
•deputy fire staff. Much o f
the Umatilla National For
est is still under snow and
unavailable for both access
and burning.
O p p o rtu n itie s to
prescribed bum are highly
dependant upon w eather
conditions and the poten
tial for undesirable smoke
c o n d itio n s. “ C o n d itio n s
have to be within specific
parameters in order to use
prescribed fire,” said Boyd.
Wind speed and direction,
temperatures, relative hu
midity, and fuel moistures
are all taken into consider
ation. “There are only a few
days during the spring and
fall that meet all the criteria
for prescribed burning in a
particular area,” said Boyd.
When conditions allow, ig
nition will be done by hand
crews with drip torches.
P re s c rib e d b u rn s
are used to achieve several
goals. While some bums are
prescribed for the purpose
Heppner Garden Club to meet
The Cattle Barons Weekend to be held May 7-9
The Heppner Garden Club will meet at the Senior Center on Monday, May 4,
at 7 p.m.
On the program will be the installation o f new' officers. Dues are also due at this
time. Hostesses will be Frances Dion Betty Bailey.
The Heppner Garden Club welcomes visitors. You do not need to be a member
to be a part of this very worthw hile club.
“ In the Company o f Cowgirls” Invitational Western Art Show will be held upstairs
in the Cattle Barons Ballroom in Hamley’s Steakhouse. Doors open for this Oregon 150
event at 1 p.m. on Thursday, May 7. A free artists reception and program is planned from
6-9 p.m. the same evening, hosted by the Umatilla Cattle Women, American Rancher
Radio program and Hamley’s Steakhouse.
Other events will be held throughout town on Friday and Saturday. Visit ww-w.
cattlebarons.net for more information.
Pictured are eighth grade winners. First place was Bryce Fowler of HHS. Second place was Earl
Propheter of HHS. Third place was Garret Robinson of HHS. Fourth place was Stephen Thompson
of HHS, Maggie Collins of HHS, and Austin Gutierrez of HHS. Fifth place was Paola Cuevas of
RHS. Sixth place was Thomas Hendrickson of IHS. Seventh place was Pablo Virelas-Garcia of RHS,
Samantha Baumgartner of IHS, Jessika Osborn of IHS, and Leticia Alvarez of RHS. Eighth place
was Samantha Thompkins of IHS. Ninth place was Cheyanne Hackctt of IHS and Austin Morlan
of HHS. Tenth place was Sean Ferguson of RHS. -Contributed Photo
National Honor Society
induction ceremony held at HHS
On Wednesday, April 23rd, the National Honor Society Induction Ceremony was held at Heppner
High School. Each inductee received a pin and certificate, and they recited the pledge. The new
members include: Frank Meyer, Chris Lien, Jared Huddleston, Curtis Harper, Keenan Jack,
Ian Murray, Donald Matthews, Devin Robinson, Justin Gutierrez. Brett Harrison, Julia Meyer,
and Lindsay Cutsforth. -Contributed Photo
Heppner Garden Club to hold plant exchange
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o f reintroducing fire into
fire-dependent ecosystems,
most bums are prescribed
to reduce the risk o f cata
strophic wildfire by reduc
ing dead fuel accumulation,
rearranging fuel accumula
tions and modifying the live
vegetation in the area. This
year’s spring bum program
co n sists o f both activ ity
fuels and natural fuels land
scape bums. Activity fuels
such as “slash piles” contain
the non-merchantable mate
rial remaining after harvest
operations. These bums also
reduce potential fire hazards
and prepare the area for re
forestation. Removing slash
will stimulate plant growth
for wildlife forage and re
duce fuel accum ulations.
Landscape burning reduces
the buildup o f n atu rally
occurring dead fuels in a
specific area.
All prescribed burn
ing will comply with fed
eral, state, and local air
quality and smoke dispersal
guidelines to reduce the
impacts o f smoke on local
communities.
“ Fire is a natural
disturbance process in the
Blue Mountains. Allowing
fire to play a more active
role can help to restore and
stabilize forest conditions,”
said Boyd.