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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 26,2010 - SEVEN lone track team brings home medals from state competition The lone track team returned from last week en d ’s OSAA 1A/2A/3A State Track meet wet, chilled and exhausted but with a decent amount of hardware to show for the weekend’s effort. The team competed at Western Oregon Univer sity in Monmouth for the two day event. The m ost ex c it ing race of the meet for lone was a surprising silver medal finish in the girls 4X 100 relay. The team was an automatic qualifier in Friday’s preliminary round but only had the fifth fastest qualifying time. Makenna Ramos started the team out in a good position but once she handed off, fresh man Stacee Halvorsen flew down the backstretch pass ing people. A good handoff was key between Halvorsen and Beth Morter, who ran a super comer. From there, the baton was placed safely into the hands of freshman anchor, Shadow Kendrick. As the teams passed the stands, lone was in the race and going for the win. The times were immediately posted but it took a few mo ments to sort out the plac ing. Adrian took the win in 53.35 with lone hot on their heels in 53.47. Crane, the pre-meet favorite finished a whisker back in 53.49. The team with the fastest qualifying time, Hosanna Christian, dropped the ba ton on the first exchange and was disqualified. “ I HHS golf team members compete in state tournament always feel good about Shadow running anchor,” said Beth Morter, an 11th grader and the team’s oldest member. “She just chases people down.” “The 4 x 100 relay was a pleasant surprise. We were only seeded 5lh and to almost win, was great. Plus, we have no senior girls on our team, so we should be competing for a state title in the 4 x 100 next year,” said Coach Ryan Rudolf. The boys’ 4X100 team (Gunner Jessen, Steven Holland, Tanner Rietmann and Matt Hams) finished fifth in a tightly bunched field, running 46.55. The girls 4X400 team (Stacee Halvorsen, Beth Morter, Lacey Thompson and Bec- ca Jepsen) shaved a second off their previous best to finish seventh in 4:28.56. The boys’ team (Luke Em- mel, Matt Hams, Gunner Commercial mushroom permits now available Commercial mush room permits are now avail able for the 2010 mushroom season and can be purchased at any office on the Umatilla National Forest. Commercial per mits are required for anyone intending to sell, harvest, or possess or transport more than one gallon of mush rooms in Oregon or five gallons in Washington. An annual commercial permit can be purchased for $50. Consecutive daily permits can be purchased for $2 per day, with the minimum pur chase of a 10 consecutive day permit for $20. Permits are valid on all three Blue Mountain National Forests (Umatilla, Malheur, and Wallowa-Whitman). People wishing to harvest inciden tal amounts of mushrooms are not required to obtain a Top Photo: Donald Matthews, Chris Lien, Zac Orem, Tomas permit. Incidental amounts Elguezabal, Kyle Harrison, and Austin Gutierrez travel to Creswell to compete in the 1A/2A/3A/ State Golf tournament at Emerald Valley Golf Course. The team placed ll'b overall. Chris Lien received a metal for placing 10lh as an individual golfing 165. Donald placed 20,b golfing a 174. Zach Orem placed 61” golfing a 193. Kyle Harriston tied for 82*d golfing a 211. Tomas Elguezabal/Austin Gutierrez placed 87,b golfing a 223. On the girls’ side (bottom Photo with coach Greg Grant) Em ily Thompson and Lindsay Cutsforth traveled to Redmond to compete in the state tournament at Eagle Crest Resort Course. Lindsay Cutsforth tied for 20,b golfing a 188. Emily Thompson was 56lb golfing a 211. - Photo by Sandy Matthews Inland Northwest Musicians to hold annual dinner auction The Inland North west Musicians will hold their annual dinner auction on Saturday, June 5, at the Pendleton Convention Center, 1601 Westgate. The theme for this year’s event is “Cirque du Musique.” The evening begins with a silent auction at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 6:15 p.m. The oral auction be gins at 8 p.m. Tickets are $30 and include dinner and the op portunity to attend the silent auction. The oral auction is open to the public. Tickets may be purchased from any Inland Northwest Musicians member, by calling 541 - 289-4696 or by e-mailing inwm@machmedia.net. For more informa tion, contact Jill Jesperson, dinner auction chair, at 541 - 564-7664. FHday Night gpeciais T a m a le s , T a c o s & C h ic k e n E n c h ila d a s Margarita Special JOHN'S PLACE 164 N. Main • Heppner 541-676-5017 "pedi Senuice Please come visit us in llermiston! From regular cleanings and exams to reparative dental work to educating young patients about proper brushing techniques, you can count on Hayden Dental to take exceptional care of your family’s smiles. 1050 W . Elm Ave, Suite 240 Hermiston STROM, RMTNfi Al RIAM I MTÌ (541) 567-8414 www.HaydenDental.com Open Monday - Friday Conservation Stewardship Program deadline approaching A gricultural and forestry landowners have the opportunity to apply for the second Conserva- tion^ Stewardship Program (CSP) signup through June 11 . CSP offers p ay ments to producers who maintain a high level of conservation on their land and agree to adopt higher levels of stewardship. Eligible lands in clude privately owned crop land, pastureland, range- land and non-industrial forestland. CSP is managed by USDA’s Natural Resourc es Conservation Service (NRCS). For this signup, applicants will compete for funding within state- identified ranking pools. P o ten tial appli- cants are encouraged to use the CSP self-screening checklist to determine if the new program is suitable for their operation. The checklist high lights basic information about eligibility require ments, contract obligations and potential payments. It is available from county USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service of fice located in Heppner or on the NRCS Web site at: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/ program s/new _csp/csp. html. For more informa tion about the Conservation Stewardship Program in Oregon, visit http://www. or.nrcs.usda.gov. or contact the Heppner NRCS office at 541-676-5021. The budget i n cludes the following funds that require a property tax to be levied: $8,556,456 Gen eral Fund, down from $8,705,045 from last year; -$6,021,277 Road Fund, up from $5,272,989 last year; -$183,718 School Fund, up from $175,650; - $ 1 4 ,0 6 8 lo n e School Fund, up from $13,077; -$ 2 3 8 , 3 6 4 Fair Fund, down from $251,057. Funds that do n ’t reefuire a property tax to be levied include the fol lowing: Heritage Trail fund $26,450, down from $29,950; Road fund equip ment reserve-$l56,500, down from $280,500; Fin ley Buttes Trust Fund- $ i , 6 4 2 ,0 0 0 , up from $ 1 ,3 8 0 ,0 0 0 ; M orrow County Commission on Children and Families- $371,884, up from $319,339; Airport fund-$40,240, up slightly from $40,140; Law library-$30,100, up from $20,900; 911 em ergen cy fund-$541,171, down from $648,771; Surveyor preservation-$ 1 75,600, up from $158,300; CSEPP -$4,306,128, down from $4,991.765; Finley Buttes license fee-$ 1.113,100. down from $1,552,000; C om pu ter equipm ent reserve-$32,400, up from $32,000; Special trans- portation-$83,849, down from $89,449; Program ming reserve-$80,900. up from $69,600; Enforce ment fund-$13,9!5, down from $23,030; Video lot tery economic develop- ment-$77,600, down from $106,400; Victim/witness assistance-$76,067, down from $81,225; Bus shed reserve -$0, down from $5,000; Willow Creek Wind fees-$218,132, up from $171,300; CAMI grant -$51,500, up from $51,000; STF vehicle re serve fund -$105,300, up from $85,000; Fair roof reserve-$5,125, up from $3,050; Barn reserve- $0, down from $312 last year and $6,619 in 2008- 09; Safety com m ittee fund-$ 12,650, down from $ 14,000; Bleacher reserve- $29,650, up from $24,300; Rodeo-$75,645, up from $71,420; Justice court bails/fines-$555,100, dow n from $713,000; Clerk's records-$21,900, up from $20,050; I)U1I impact- $24,500, up from $23,900; Fair improvement fund- $38,900. up from $35,612; Building permit-$21.500, down from $107,650; P a rk -$656,558, down from $823,754; Equity fund-$279,000, down from $378,400; Building re serve fund-$44,700, up from $34,070; Liquor con trol fund-$l,157, up from $1,111; Water planning fund-$6,350, same as pre vious year; Forest fund- $62,050, up from $44.100; Court security-$80,100, down from $97,250; Echo Winds fees-$ I 2 1,600, up from $80,000; STO operating fund-$39,919. not funded in 2009-10 or 2008-09; ,ITA grant fund-$65.000. not funded in 2009-10 or 2008-09; Community Corrections- $245,500, not funded in 09-10 or '08-’09. BUDGET -Continued from Page ONE $189,012; -Juvenile- $ 1 9 9 , 6 3 0 , up f r o m $186,858; - S h e r i f f - $2,052,925, down from $2,121,593; -Health-$595,173, up from $561,846; -Planning- $2 1 5 , 6 0 4 , up f r o m $199,400; -Emergency Man agem en t^ 1,995, up from $11,242; -Su r v e y o r - $ 0 , same as previous years; -M u seu m -$0, same as previous years; -P u b lic Works Administration-$57,388, up from $53,195; -P u b lic Works General Maintenance- $ 1 1 3 , 6 8 7 , up f r o m $107,638; -Transfer Station- North-$8,493, up from $8,420; -Transfer Station- South-$8,493, up from $8,420; -C o m p u te r -$ 0 , same as in previous years; -Road-$ 1,501,392, up from $1,478,423; -Crusher-$69,650, up from $65,204; -W e e d /P a in t/ Sign-$152,102, up from $151,081; -Morrow County Commission on Children and Families-$85,243, up from $79,724; -Juvenile Crime Prevention-$0, same as previous years; -Youth I n v e s t m e n t ^ , down from $8 in ’09-10 and $1,363 in ’08-’09; -Fair-$48,007, up from $45,225; -Indoor/Outdoor Arena-$0, same as in previ ous years; -Queen & Court- $0, same as in previous years; -St, Pat’s Moto Cross-$0, same as in previ ous years; -Cutsforth Park- $288, same as ’09-10, dow n from $1,321 in ’08-'09; -Anson W right Park-$295, up from $287 in '09-10, down from $621 in ’08-’09; - AT V P a r k - $ 1 3 8 ,2 0 5 , down from $142,095. The $26,543,623 budget includes $5,542,629 in revenue from taxes and $21,439,772 in revenue besides tax receipts. j F tf Hayden. l are defined to be consistent with State laws (less than one gallon of mushrooms in Oregon or five gallons in Washington). Commercial mush room harvesters are also required to obtain an in dustrial camping permit if they plan to camp on National Forest Lands. In dustrial camping permits allow Forest Service offi cials to monitor commercial use within the forest and to prevent commercial use in campgrounds. Commercial mush room harvesting is prohibit ed in designated wilderness areas. For more specific information on mushroom permits, contact your local Forest Service Office or call the Umatilla National Forest Supervisor’s Office in Pendleton at (541) 278- 3716. Jessen and Steven Holland improved their season best to 3:43.96 to finish eighth. Beth Morter ended up with four medals by day’s end but it meant a busy afternoon fitting two individual events in be tween relays. In the triple jump, she scratched on her first two attempts in the finals before finally getting off a 33-0 jump, good for sixth place. Jumping into a would like to thank all those who supported me during my recent campaign for Justice of the Peace. -Terry Felda % \ w soggy pit, most of the jumps were off of the athletes’ pre vious best. She also finished eighth in the 400 meters in 1:05.27. Matt Hams brought home three medals. Along with com peting in both relays, he finished sixth in the 400 meters in 54.25, a bit off of his personal best. The 400 was run in one of the day’s many intermittent rain showers. S h ad o w K e n d rick (100 meters,) Becca Jepsen (300 hurdles,) Lacey Thompson (high jum p,) Collette Cason (800 meters) and Gunner Jessen (triple jump) all competed but did not place. " O v e r a l l , th e weather affected the field events more than the run ning. I was pleased with how everyone competed and with the medals the kids brought home. It was a very nice ending to a good track season,” said Coach Rudolf.
