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HeppnerGazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday,April27,2011 -FIVE Heppner FFA members receive recognition at state convention Eleven members of the Heppner FFA Chapter attended the Oregon State FFA Convention March 19- 22 at Crater High School in Central Point. While there, mem bers Garrett Gibbs, Justin Gutierrez, Justin Pranger, Justin Yocom, Zech Hintz and Zach Yocom all earned their Oregon State FFA Degrees. With that, the boys join a limited number o f other recipients from Heppner since the 1939 inception of the Heppner FFA Chapter. In order to be eligi ble for the honor, the young men had to be enrolled in an agricultural program for two or more years, provide two years of record book documentation, complete a 12-page application, earn and or invest $1000 or work 500 hours in a super vised agricultural experi ence project, complete a 50-question test on general Oregon agricultural and FFA, prepare a PowerPoint presentation, and complete an interview by two Oregon State FFA officers and a panel of community mem bers designated by the host interview school. H e p p n e r FFA members Devin Robinson and Brett Harrison were the recipients o f several scholarships. There are 25 scholarships given out at the state convention to graduating seniors who are active FFA members. Each scholarship has its own qualifications and ap plication requirements, and scholarship finalists un dergo an intense interview process after filling out a lengthy application. Harri son, who plans on attending Oregon State University and majoring in Ag Busi ness, won the following scholarships: Thorton, Al- Rita Van Schoiack Financial Advisor • Investment Management • Retirement Plan “Rollovers” • Retirement Planning •IR A ’s • Tax Advantaged Investments • Bonds, Stocks , Mutual Funds • Investment Consulting and Guidance • Investments for Retirement Income For an Appointment Call: 541 -6 7 6 -5 2 2 6 Toll Free: 1 -8 6 6 -3 2 5 -5 3 2 6 Securities and Investment Advisory Services offered through Multi-Financial Securities Corp. Member FINRA/SIPC. Blue Mountain Investment Management LLC is not affiliated with Multi-Financial Securities Corp. 51353 Sunflower Flat Road, Heppner, OR 97836 ritatvan@multifin.com deduce Your Heating anff Cooling Costs ALL Win ter Rebates & Tax In c e n tiv e Available Now ADD A LAYER OF INSULATION IN YOUR ATTIC pha Gamma Rho, Oregon Parks and Fair, and the Oregon Fairs Foundation. Robinson hasn’t finalized his college choice yet, but plans to major in Ag Engi neering. He was the recipi ent of: Sandy FFA Alumni, Thorton and Oregon Seed Trade. The Heppner FFA chapter was well repre sented overall, with six district-winning proficien cies. The district winners move on to com pete at the state convention. Jar- reid M iller competed in agricultural m echanics, repair and maintenance; Kelsi Putman competed in agricultural service; Brett Harrison competed in both diversified crop production placement and diversified agricultural production; Devin Robinson competed in both agricultural sales entrepreneurship and diver sified livestock production placement. D evin R obinson will represent Oregon on the national level in his di versified livestock produc tion placement proficiency award area. Proficiencies consist of a 15-page ap plication with two years of record-book documenta tion to substantiate the ap plication. The application includes factors like hours w orked, money earned, depreciation/appreciation, budgets, inventory, net- w orth statem ents and a record of skills achieved. Additionally, Brett Harrison competed for the highest awards a state can confer on a member, plac ing in the final four for star farmer. Devin Robin son competed in the final four for star in agricul tural placement, and was selected as the winner for the Oregon. Robinson will go on to compete at the national level. Heppner FFA mem bers who weren’t competing for awards had the respon sibility of being delegates or serving on proficiency com m ittees, which help select the winners. Those members from Heppner include: Lilly Sandford, Khayman Heard, Ashlie Hanson, Macy Gibbs, Sky- ler Hawks, Makenzi Hughes and Garrett Robinson. lo n e G irls took third in the Umatilla meet on April 22, scoring 70.5 team points with ju st 6 girls. Ten of eleven athletes com peting for the team experienced new Personal Records (PR); those who didn’t PR were consistent with their personal best marks. Beth Morter ran the 800M for the first time this J'ear and improved her time, running 2:35.54 and placing 2nd overall. Steven Holland ran the 100M after taking a break for several meets; he placed 5lh overall with a time of 11.56 sec. Placing at the meet were: lOOM-Steven Hol land 5th (11,56sec) PR, Evan Rietmann 6th (11.68sec) PR, Shadow Kendrick Is' (13.07sec) PR and Mak- enna Ramos 6,h (13.65sec) PR. 200M -Steven Holland 3rd (23.55sec) PR and Shadow Kendrick P* (27.24sec) PR. 800M-Beth Morter 2nd (2:35.54) for a season benchmark. 1500M-Siren En- dresen 6th (6:05.35) PR. 4xlOOM Relay- M ens 3rd (46.73sec) by Evan and Tanner Rietmann, Luke Emmel and Steven Holland. 4 x l 0 0 M R elay- Womens 2nd (54.45sec) by Makenna Ramos, Stacee Halvorsen, Beth Morter and Shadow Kendrick. Javelin- JoAnna Patton 6th (88’ 10”). Long Jump- Ev- an Rietmann 4,h (19’3”) PR, Shadow Kendrick 1“ Top: Shadow Kendrick wins the 200M in 27.24 at the Uma tilla meet on April 22. Bottom: Evan Rietmann sticks a long jump of 19’3. -Photos by Paula Emmel (1 5 ’2.5” ) PR and Beth Morter 4,h(14’7”). Triple Jump-Tan ner Rietmann 4,h (39’) PR and Stacee Halvorsen 4,h (28’6”). High Jump-JoAnna Patton 3rd (4’8”). Other Athlete per formances: 200M -Luke Em mel (24.82 sec) PR and Bai ley Haguewood (28.37). Javelin-Bailey Haguewood (125’4”) PR, Luke Emmel (120’1”) with a season best mark and Sta cee Halvorsen (85’5”) PR. Long Jump-Bailey Haguewood (17’3/4”) PR. 4-H club has Easter fun By Sydney Stefani T h e l o n e 4- H Foods Club had Easter fun on April 17. The club mem bers did a foods judging contest, then they evaluated hamburger patties made from different percentages, from lean to the fattest ham burger, and made a Sloppy Joe hamburger recipe. Club members then made some Easter treats. They used plastic eggs to make Rice Krispie eggs and then made some nests and put Peep candies in them. The c lu b ’s next (L-R): Sydney Stefani, Alexis Garrett and Morgan Orem show off their Bird's Nest Easter Cookies. -Contributed Photo meeting will be May 15. Columbia-Blue senior golf starts season ALL NEW VINYL FRAMED THERMAL PANE WINDOWS The Co l u mb i a - Blue Senior Golf Associa tion (CBSGA) kicked off its season w ith a tournament at The Dalles Country Club this month. Twenty-three local senior golfers participate in (541) 567-2348 • (541) 276-0097 • 1-800-265-2348 the CBSGA tournaments. r . , Stop by our show room ! 30599 Lauback • H erm iston Tournaments are held at w w w m rinsulation. info fc:;1 mrinsulation@eotnet • CCB# 97049 • Member N.E.O.H.B.A. H?B various golf courses in the By^PLyGEM Mr. Insulation Co. Inc. : ~: z P LE A S E JP IN US! 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