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.
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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
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