FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 28,2010
CrossFit Fort Vancouver wins
“World’s Fittest Gym” title
invited to compete. Cross-
Fit Fort V ancouver had
earned a place in the games
by winning the Northwest
Regional affiliate competi
tion May 14-16.
CrossFit Fort Vancou
ver started day one with
a sixth place finish in the
first event, a combination of
heavy thrusters, chest-to-bar
pull-ups, and buddy carries
across the stadium field. Af
ter a convincing win in the
second event that included
deadlifts, single leg squats,
rowing, and hoisting max
loads overhead, the local
team emerged at the head
o f the field o f 66 teams.
A fter grabbing the lead,
C rossFit Fort Vancouver
never looked back, domi
nating the final two days
o f competition from start
to finish.
The weekend culminated
w ith a m ulti-faceted ob
stacle course that included
rope c lim b s, sa n d b ag s,
gymnastic rings, medicine
balls, and large w ooden
walls to negotiate. When
the dust settled, the Fort
Vancouver team edged New
England by a split second
in the final event, earning
the title of “World’s Fittest
Gym.”
CrossFit Fort Vancouver
ow ner and coach A dam
N eiffer opened the gym
in March 2009. The “box”
is located at 1901 E. 5th
St., two blocks east of the
Pearson Air Museum
This year, the fight
for the “ W orld’s F ittest
Gym ” was won by CrossFit
Fort Vancouver at the 2010
CrossFit Games. The games
were held July 16-18 at the
Home Depot Center Sports
Complex in Carson, CA.
The CrossFit Fort
Vancouver team swept the
Affiliate Cup competition
w ith twice the overall score
o f the second place team.
F inishing first, C rossF it
Fort Vancouver beat out
second place CrossFit New
E ngland and th ird place
CrossFit Omaha. The win
ning team members are Na
than Loren, Adam Neiffer,
form erly o f lone, Jessica
Core, Marie Rochat, Ma-
rissa Rodriguez and Ryan
Smith.
N eiffer said that
“the whole weekend was
an u n b e lie v ab le e x p e ri
ence. Com peting side by
side with the top athletes
and gym s from a ro u n d
the world was incredible.
Bringing the title back to
Vancouver is a huge honor
that we are very proud of.
It’s a testament to the com
munity o f people that make
our gym such a special
place each and every day.”
The games are billed as “the
ultimate proving grounds of
the world’s fittest athletes”
where the top affiliate teams
compete for the title.
Only the best several
teams from 13 worldwide
regional com petitions are
Kinzua lunch held
It was overlooked
that Windy Liptak was the
chauffeur for the lunch at
Service Creek in May.
The Kinzua lunch
w as held July 15 at the
Apple Peddler in Prinev-
ill^t .Those attending were
N 4R£XChr.isJten$°iL, Beg-,
gy( J^eed, John and Midge
Geer, M ark and L avelle
Jellick, Cenone Benson,
Karen Sue Albert, Windy
Liptak, Montell McDonald,
Bob and Peggy N elson,
Bill Ledford, Ada Schell,
OL and Jean Ann Adams,
Bonnie Campbell, Ray and
L in d a R ector, B ob and
Lavonne Slinkard, Charm
Bogle, Bob and Mary Lee
Britt, Jackie Hester, Nine
Johnson, M arilyn Garcia,
M el Bailey, R ollene A l
len and Jeannie DuycJc.
The next lunch is
Friday, Aug 13, at Service
C reek. The S ep tem b er
lunch w ill be in Tw ick
enham at Ernie and Ada
Schell’s.
14th ANNUAL
BEER & WINE
TASTING
4-H cam p d ra w s 60 c am p e rs
Morrow County campers and counselors
Tri-County 4-H Camp was
held again at Cutsforth Park
with 60 cam pers and 24
counselors. Mary Hague-
wood was the camp chef
and Glaya Baker was the
nurse. 4-H Camp is hosted
by the Gilliam , Wheeler,
and M orrow county 4-H
programs.
“The bugs stayed
Public-use restric include p re ssu riz e d gas
tions on campfires, smoking BBQs, stoves and space
and off-road travel went heating devices.
into effect on the Umatilla
-Sm oking is only
National Forest on July 22, allowed within enclosed ve
announced Brian Goff, fire hicles, buildings, developed
staff officer. Restrictions recreation sites or when
are being implemented due stopped in an area cleared
to increased fire danger, hot o f all flammable material.
and dry weather conditions,
-Travel restrictions
and concern for public safe p ro h ib it m otor v eh icles
ty-
traveling off of developed
,
^ e .-fy.9|^ange,r,, F orest roads and tra ils,
. has been steadily, 4 ncr 6 a ^ ,.,except j-or t^e purp0ses Qf
ing and our forest fuels aw / going to or from campsites
ready to bum, said Goff, lo
c a te d within
w ith in 300
3 0 0 feet
f e e t of
of
located
“ We need to reduce the an open road. M otorized
threat of human caused fires travel on segments o f road
by restricting activities that w here access is blocked
could start fires.”
by g ate, b a rrica d e , log,
Public aw areness boulder or earthen berm is
o f the increasing fire danger also prohibited. Vehicles
and cooperation are essen must abide by all laws and
tial to a safe fire season. Un regulations pertaining to the
der the current public-use area o f travel as shown on
restrictions, the following the Forest’s Motor Vehicle
apply:
Use Maps.
-Building and tend
At this tim e fire
ing o f open campfires, in wood cutting is still allowed
cluding charcoal briquettes, though land managers are
cooking fires and warming anticipating the need for
fires are prohibited until additional restrictions in the
further notice, except in fire near future. Woodcutters
pits at designated recreation are reminded to check daily
sites (designated recreation for a change in restrictions.
sites are listed on page 3 o f All forest users should carry
this release.) Permissible an axe, shovel and an 8
sources for cooking or heat oz. or more capacity fire
Over the Tee Cup
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Ranger District: Jubilee
Lake Campground, Wood
land Campground, Target
M eadow s C am p g ro u n d ,
M o tte t C a m p g r o u n d ,
W oodward C am pground,
A pproved C am pfire Pits
in the Spout Springs and
Tollgate Sum m er Homes
Tracts.
H eppner R ang
er District: Bull Prairie
Campground.
Pomeroy Ranger
District: Boundary Camp
g ro u n d , P a n ja b C a m p
ground, Tucannon Cam p
ground,
G odm an C am p
gr ound, Big Springs
Cam pground,Teal Cam p
ground, M isery Springs
Campground,Wickiup
Campground, Alder Thick
et Campground, Lady Bug
Campground, Pataha Camp
ground, M idw ay C am p
ground, Clearwater Cabin
R entals, G odm an C abin
Rental, W enatchee Cabin
Rental, Approved Campfire
Pits in the Summer Homes
Tracts.
Results from the July 27 play day are as fol-
Low gross o f the field: Nancy Propheter.
Low net o f the field: Lorrene Montgomery.
Least putts of the field: Luvilla Sonstegard.
Low gross: Corol Mitchell, Pat Dougherty, Ann
Elgin.
Low gross o f the field: Nancy Propheter.
Low net o f the field: Luvilla Sonstegard.
Least putts o f the field: Lorrene Montgomery.
Low gross: Pat Dougherty, Pat Dougherty, Ann
Elgin.
Low net: Virginia Grant, Jackie Allstott.
Least putts: Karen Thompson, Betty Carlson.
Long drive: Corol Mitchell, Pat Dougherty, Ann
Elgin.
Long putt: Luvilla Sonstegard.
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Low net: Corol Mitchell, Jackie Allstott.
Least putts: Karen Thompson.
Long drive: Nancy Propheter, Pat Dougherty,
Ann Elgin.
KP: Nancy Propheter, Luvilla Sonstegard.
Birdies: Pat Dougherty on #1.
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Melissa Lindsay
M ortgage M anager
M ortgage D ivision
676-9884
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Serving Morrow, Wheeler & Gilliam counties Since 1959
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C a m p g r o u n d , W in o m
Creek Cam pground, Fre
mont Cabins (metal or brick
fire rings only).
lows:
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ground, North Fork John
Day Campground, Frazier
Campground, Lane Creek
Results from the July 20 play day are as fol-
r risi tie
217 North Mam S t . Heppner • Phone 676-9158 • Floral 676-9426
extinguisher when visiting
the Forest.
For more informa
tion, contact the Umatilla
National Forest Office at
(541)278-3722. Public-use
restrictions will be updated
on the toll-free m essage
line at 1-877-958-9663 and
are also available online at:
www.fs.fed.us/r6/uma/.
“It’s late July and
w e’re moving into our hot
test and driest part o f the
summer. The fire danger
will only increase. Please
help us keep the forests safe
this summer by being aware
of fire danger and current
restrictions in effect,” said
Goff.
C a m p f i r e s a re
ONLY allowed in the fol
lowing designated recre
ation sites on the Umatilla
National Forest. Even in
these designated campsites,
campers are cautioned to
be extremely careful when
using campfires.
Over the Tee Cup
lows:
6 : 00 - 6:30 J o e L in d s a y
6:30 C at M a r t in a n d th e C o m m o n T hread
7:30 T a r y n C ross
ers not letting a little, well
a lot, o f rain damper their
spirits. Camp ended on a
high note with a lot of tired,
but smiling faces.”
For more informa
tion on 4-H C am p, call
Claire at the Morrow Coun
ty Extension Office, 541 -
676-9642.
Restrictions on campfires, smoking, off-road travel in effect
MORROW COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS
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zookeeper stole the “water
dragon”, and then as always
there were plenty o f craft
stations to tackle, like Afri
can masks, rain sticks, and
fuse beads. There was even
a day to tackle the hike to
the top o f Little Baldy. The
last night and morning were
full of rain, but our campers
and counselors were troop-
Restrictions set on Umatilla National Forest
T H U R S D A Y , A U G U S T 5 th
6:00 p . m . - 9:30 p . m .
aw ay, the w e a th e r w as
beautiful, and lots o f laugh
ter was heard,” said Claire
Sponseller 4-H spokesper
son. “Camp started off with
get acquainted activities,
while having fun with this
year’s theme o f “Lost in the
Zoo!” There was a camp
w ide C lue gam e w here
campers had to find which
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Heppner Gazette-Times • 541-676-9228