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-
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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.
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lone HS girls take third at
Umatilla track meet
a w 3
region, from Beacon Rock
G olf Course to Milton-
Freew ater G olf Course.
The tournaments are held
on the second Monday of
the month, April through
October.
Nineteen Willow
Creek seniors participated
in the recent tournament in
The Dalles. The next tour-
nament will be held at Echo
Hills City Golf Course in
May.
Any senior, male
golfer who is over the age
of 50 and is a member of
the Willow Creek Country
Club with a U.S. Golf As
sociation Handicap Index is
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are encouraged to contact
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director, at 541-676-5177
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