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SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 18,2011 Wrangler playdays held Merkley to hold town hall Leadline winners (L-K) Holden Sifford, Hattie Orem, H allee H isler and P au l L o r e n c e . -Contributed photo The W ra n g le r’s Riding Club held playdays and potlucks on April 17 and May 8. Official final placings are as follows: Stickhorse racers l 5', Hallee Hisler 2nd, Hattie Orem 3rd, Healy Hisler 4th, Reese Weygandt Other Participants: Paul Lorence and Sierra Gree nup Leadline l ”, Hallee Hisler 2nd, Hattie Orem 3rd, Holden Sifford 4*, Healy Hisler 5th, Reese Weygandt 6th, Paul Lorence 7 and under 1“, Blane Mahoney 2nd, Gracie Orem 3rd, (tie) Brian Lindsay and Sydney Bracher 5th, Sallie Orem 6th, Shane Sifford Other participants: Brock Hisler, Sierra Greenup and Blair Bracher 8-10 year olds 1", Jacee Currin 2nd, Jaiden Mahoney 3rd, Alex Lindsay 4th, Paul Taylor 11-14 year olds l 51, Kolby Currin 2nd, Kaelyn Lindsay 3rd, Erin Monagle 4th, Jenna Taylor Other Participant: Blake Greenup Most improved award Jacee Currin in Heppner R.J. Farrens will graduate from The College of Idaho on Saturday, May 21. Farrens graduates with triple majors in history, religion and philosophy. He plans to attend law school at Gonzaga University in the fall. Farrens is the son of Pepper and Connie Farrens of Beaver Creek, OR and a 2007 graduate of Heppner High School. is crucial to helping me advocate for all O rego nians,” Merkley said. “ 1 invite all residents of... Morrow Count[y] to come and discuss how we can create jobs, strengthen Or egon, and put America on the right track.” In 2008, Merkley pledged to hold town halls in each o f O regon’s 36 counties every year. He upheld his pledge in 2009 and 2010 and is continuing that commitment in 2011. Morrow County will be his 93rd town hall since becom ing U.S. Senator. O regon S enator Jeff Merkley will hold a town hall in Heppner this Sunday, May 22. The meet ing will be held at 5:30 p.m. in the Heppner Elementary School gym. At the m eeting, Merkley intends to update constituents on his work in W ashington, DC and answer their questions and invite their suggestions about how to tackle the challenges facing Oregon and America. “Traveling across Oregon and meeting with residents in every county Cattle Barons weekend coming up The Cattle Barons Weekend in Pendleton is this week. F estiv itie s start with the kick-off celebration on Thursday. The kick-off will feature Juni Fisher at Hamleys Slickfork Saloon for the “In the Company of Cowgirls” art show. Tickets are $20 at the door. Now in its fourth year, the C attle Barons W eekend c o n tin u es to grow. Added to this year’s offerings are a livestock Aside from their normal playdays, The Wrangler Riding Club handling demon with Curt also held a can drive on May 4 to raise money for awards. Pate, a ranchers’ challenge Participants dubbed it a huge success, with piles of cans col for cattle ranchers, a bit lected. -Contributed photo and spur competition, art ists’ day draw and a live art auction. Further informa- Farrens to graduate with triple degree tion on any of these events can be found at www.cattle- barons.net or www.inth- ecompanyofcowgirls.com. Although it is not a Cattle Barons event, also of note is the “Foot of the Blues Cowboy Gathering” that will also be held in Pendleton this weekend. Information on this can be found through the Pend leton Chamber o f Com merce. “Sisters on the Fly,” a group that caravans their refurbished vintage travel trailers of all ages, will be set up on the west side of the Pendleton Convention Center parking lot. The trailers will be on display Saturday, May 21. Local event hops to a good cause Come By Our Heppner Branch In April & May You’ll receive a free entry into our drawing for a Traeger Junior Pellet Grill just for coming by. (One entry per visit.) Drawing Will Be Held At Our Community Appreciation BBQ On May 31st, 2011. im m unity BANK Three- and four-year-old students at Heppner DayCare par ticipated in the Muscular Dystrophy Association's Hop-a-Thon on May 4. The kids gathered pledges based on the number of times they could hop, and they money they raised went toward the MDA's programs. The event also helped raise awareness for the MDA’s programs. -Contributedphoto Plant sale still going strong The FFA and HHS plant science plant sale still has a large selection of hanging baskets, vegetables and flowers. The students have worked hard to put together this sale, the proceeds of which will go toward next year’s plants and the FFA trips to national and state conven tions. The dates and times for the plant sale are: Thursday, May 19 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Friday, May 20 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, help is available and that help Is FREE of charge. www.communitybanknet com If Y O U h a v e a fam ily m e m b e r w h o su ffers from g a m b lin g ad d ictio n , Y O U ca n als o re c e iv e F R E E tre a t m e n t e v e n if th e g a m b le r is not re ce iv in g tre a tm e n t. If you a re a re s id e n t o f M o rro w C o u n ty an d you w ish to ta k e a d v a n ta g e o f th e s e rv ic e s a b o v e or d e s ire m o re in fo rm atio n , P le a s e call a n y o f th e fo llo w in g n u m b e rs to set up a L O C A L a p p o in tm e n t or ju s t to talk: B o b b y H a rris @ 5 4 1 - 6 7 6 - 9 9 2 5 or 5 4 1 -2 5 6 -0 1 7 5 Community Counseling Solutions (C C S ) @ 541-676-9161 Member FDIC O R 1 -8 7 7 -6 9 5 -4 6 4 8 (1 - 8 8 8 -M Y L IM IT ) Local Money Working For Local People H eppner 127 N M ain 541-676-5745 Hands-on learning at Willow Creek watershed field day Top: Ryan Watts of Wildlands, Inc., teaches students about streambank stabilization during a recent Watershed Field Day along Willow Creek. Bottom: Students learn about water quality from the Heppner High School science class. -Contributed photos M ore th an 108 fifth-graders attended the 14th Annual Willow Creek Watershed Field Day on Wednesday, May 4 at Duane Neiffer’s property west of Lexington. Students from Heppner, lone, and Board- man stepped off o f their buses, gathered in groups with an lone student leader and headed for the various stations. With the help of Ryan Watts of Wildlands, Inc., Kevin Payne of Ripar ian Tech-Morrow SWCD and Riverside High School science teacher Dawn Cal low, the students planted w illow cuttings on the banks of Willow Creek. At this station, they learned how planting the trees helps protect the stream bank. At the w eath e r station, National Weather Service Hydrologist Den nis Hull and Rob Brooks helped students take tem perature and humidity read ings. As a weather balloon was released, one student tracked its direction with a compass, another watched its height with a range find er and a third wrote down the direction and elevation at certain points as the bal loon floated away. This taught the kids how the wind patterns may change as the balloon moved from ground-level to higher el evations. At the water qual ity station, Dieter Waite’s Heppner High School sci ence class—Joe Armato, Taighler Dougherty, Nata lie Rauch, Shane Smith, Justin Bailey and Colby Goebel— helped students measure basic water qual ity parameters including pH, turbidity, conductivity, temperature, and dissolved oxygen. S tu den ts also learned from lone High School science teacher Erin Heideman to identify vari ous macros from Willow Creek. Janel Lacey with the Forest Service helped students identify the ele ments of the soil profile, such as top soil and subsoil. Clint Carlson, WMA Co ordinator, helped students identify various plants and weeds in the area. Duane Neiffer, local land owner, taught students how to use a compass. High School stu dents from lone were lead ers and helpers for the day: Tom Holland, Jeremy Cole man, Jake Trahan, Becca Jepsen, Beth Morter, Marco Juarez, Adam Colin, Trent Collin, Mary, McElligott, Omar Juarez, Bruce Mc- Minn, Zach Orem and Mi- cah Stillman. Hei di Ha r t ma n of the Umatilla County SWCD, Tami Sasser of the Umatilla Basin Water shed Council and Merilee McDowell of the Morrow SWCD coordinated the field day with the help of funds from Umatilla/Mor- row ESD, OWEB grant and existing funds. Catholic parish men to hold spring gathering he men of St. Patrick’s and St. William's Catholic churches will hold their annual spring gathering at the Miller Farm Shop on the evening of Tuesday, May 24. Mike Proctor will be barbecuing hamburgers; beverages will be furnished. Social hour will start at 5:30 p.m., with dinner at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call John Murray at 676- 9631 or Dan Van Schoiack at 676-9971. Red Hat luncheon scheduled The Red Hat Rowdies are having a luncheon May 25 at 11:30 a.m. at Back 2 Beechers in lone. All interested ladies are welcome. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and Morrow County Parks OREGON are sponsoring a FREE YOUTH Fish & Wildlife W here: Cutsforth Park Start T im e: 8:30 am W hen: May 21,2011 E n d T im e: 11:00 am For children 14 years old and younger Address: 58430 Willow Creek Rd., Heppner, Oregon For more information contact Betty Gray at the M orrow County Public Works O ffice (541) 989-8214 i I
