FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 15,2011
Bank of EO awards $4,000 in local scholarships
Local students re
ceived eight o f the twen
ty $500 scholarships the
Bank of Eastern Oregon
awarded to graduating se
niors through its Agricul-
tural/Business Scholarship
Program this year. Six of
these scholarships were
awarded to Heppner High
School seniors and two
were awarded to lone High
School seniors. This is the
19,h year the bank offered
this program, giving away
over $86,000 to date.
Joe Armato, HHS,
was active in
football, be
ing aw ard
ed several
times for his
o f f e n s iv e
lineman po
sitio n . He
Joe Armato
also was on
the varsity
golf team. Throughout high
school, Joe held school
positions such as class trea
surer, student body assistant
treasurer and treasurer. He
was a member of pep band,
Spanish club, civics club,
and National Honor Soci
ety. Joe was also a member
o f the HHS know ledge
master team and partici
pated in Mustang Mop-lJp
each year. He was one of
six students who earned the
Presidential Gold Award
for high school juniors. In
community service, Joe was
an assistant for the Willow
Creek youth g olf camp,
refereed Colt games, was
an assistant for Chess for
Success and was a nine-
year 4-H member, holding
the club treasurer posi
tion. Joe earned many food
awards through the 4-H
membership, was a 4-H
ambassador, clerked in the
foods division at fair, and
was a 4-H camp counselor.
He is very active in St.
Patrick’s parish, has been a
member of the youth group,
a teacher’s aide, helped
with carnival fundraisers,
and regularly assisted the
St. Patrick’s priest as an
altar-server.
Joe has been ac
cepted at University of Or
egon. He has been accepted
into their Scholars Program
and plans to study business
economics.
Lindsay Cutsforth,
HHS, was active in volleyball
and golf, receiving awards
from BMC A ll-League.
She has been student of the
month and
made honor
roll and re
ceived aca
demic letters
throughout
high school.
Lindsay also
com pleted Lindsay
Cutsforth
her training
at fire and
fuels camp through the U.S.
Forest Service. For commu
nity service, Lindsay par
ticipated and helped during
Mustang Mop-Up, youth
sports. M orrow County
Fair, Cycle Oregon, men’s
golf tournaments, Booster
Club auction. Veterans Day
celebration, varsity basket
ball games, St. Patrick’s
parade, Elks Hoop Shoot,
softball field maintenance,
and the United Methodist
church bazaar.
Lindsay plans to
attend either Eastern or
Western Oregon University
to study business manage
ment.
Justin G utierrez,
HHS, was a member of
FFA. He was on honor roll
throughout high school, re
ceived numerous academic
achievement letters, was
student of the month, math
student of the month, and
received the President’s
Award for educational ex
cellence. He also received
outstanding
s c h o la s tic
a c h ie v e
ment awards
in American
history, so
cial studies,
a
nd la n
Justin
guage
arts.
Gutierrez
His commu
nity affilia
tions include Heart Smart
Career Fair, Friends of the
Library, St. Patrick’s Church
youth group, and Pheasants
Forever. He also participat
ed in chamber community
events, Mustang Mop-Up,
cut firewood, helped on
canned food drives, per
formed field maintenance
for Little League, umpired,
and was coaching assistant
at Little League baseball
games.
Justin plans to at
tend Washington State Uni
versity to obtain a Bachelor
of Science degree in agri
cultural and food systems,
majoring in agricultural
technology and production
management.
B rett H arriso n ,
HHS, was active in base
ball and pep band. He is
one of four from his senior
class chosen as Valedic
torian. He is a member
o f National Honor Soci
ety, Spanish club, district
champion baseball team,
state baseball playoff team,
FFA, 4-H, the ecum eni
cal youth group, and the
Heppner United Methodist
Church. Academic achieve
ments include academic
letters, honor roll, student
o f the month, American
history excellence, citizen
ship awards, outstanding
achievement in social stud
ies, outstanding excellence
in honors language arts, and
outstanding beginning tech
nology student. Brett was
Heppner chamber’s 2011
Youth of the Year.
Brett held positions
in student body and as class
tr e a s u r e r .
He attended
many lead
ership con
fe re n c e s.
In FFA, he
held officer
positions of Brett
p re s id e n t, Harrison
vice presi
dent and sentinel. He earned
his state degree, star chapter
farmer award, chapter de
gree, and participated in nu
merous competitions, from
market steer competition
to public speaking, tractor
driving, judging, and sales.
In 4-H, Brett held offices as
president, ambassador, and
junior leader; he also was a
4-H camp counselor. Brett
has volunteered his time
and services for many of
our community events.
Brett plans to at
tend Washington State Uni
versity to obtain a degree in
agriculture business eco
nomics and finance.
K e ls i P u tm a n ,
HHS, was active in soft-
ball, volleyball, and track
and field, lettering in all.
She was also a member of
the Heppner High School
choir. Kelsi was on student
council and performed the
duties of secretary. She is a
member of National Honor
Society. Kelsi is member of
the Heppner FFA chapter
and has held the offices of
secretary and vice presi
dent. As a member of the
Blue Mountain FFA district,
she held the office of report
er. She has won numerous
awards. In particular, she
has won student of the year
in Spanish 1,
II, and III,
a lg e b ra I,
and geom
etry. Kelsi
has been
on h o n o r
roll and re
Kelsi
Putman
ceived aca
dem ic le t
ters. Community service
found Kelsi involved with
Mustang Mop-Up, Heppner
Elks Clean-Up, and Booster
Club. She also volunteered
her time at the assisted liv
ing facility. Kelsi’s work
experience consisted of
child care and she currently
works at a student teller for
Bank of Eastern Oregon.
Kelsi plans on con
tinuing her studies at Or
egon State University to
obtain a degree in agribusi
ness administration.
Devin Robinson,
HHS, was active in football
and basketball. He also par
ticipated in band and pep
band. Devin is one of four
chosen as Valedictorian of
his class. He is a member of
national honor society and
held positions in student
body. He is also a member
of FFA, 4-H, outdoor club,
Oregon high school rodeo,
intermountain high school
rodeo, Cayuse Rodeo As
sociation, and Cinch Na
tional High School All Star
Rodeo Team. Devin has
attended numerous leader
ship camps and confer
ences. In FFA, Devin held
offices as chapter historian,
reporter, and secretary. He
earned his FFA state de
gree and aspires to earn
his FFA American degree
next. Devin participated
in many competitions and
won many FFA awards,
some o f which were in
beef, livestock production,
livestock judging, job inter
view, public speaking and
secretary scrapbook. Devin
was also very active in
4-H. He was a 4-H ambas
sador, camp counselor, and
won awards for champion
Community turns out to toss
the boot during Heppner Days
Welly Toss players
again threw the boot during
last Friday’s Celebrate Hep
pner event. Good weather,
with only a few gusts of
wind, brought 97 people to
try their luck.
Four team s p ar
ticipated. First place went
to the Forest Service team,
“The Extinguishers,” with
members Justin Botefuhr,
K yle Jo h n so n , Jo rd an
Wright and Dale Boyd.
Wheatland Insur
ance team members Steve
Rhea, Nancy Snider and
J
Terri Schaber tossed their
way into second place.
Third place was
the Heppner Family Foods
team of Amy Patterson, Liz
Titus, Michael Hawks and
Carmelo Di Salvo.
The Murray’s Drug
team o f John, Sean and
Kevin Murray and Danny
Dougherty took fourth.
I n d iv id u a l to p
throws were: Cody Fletcher
, 40 feet; Amanda Matthew,
54 feet; John Wilson, 68
feet and Drion Donner, 93
feet.
V.
Pioneer M em orial Clinic in
Heppner is pleased to announce
the availability o f Cardiology
Services through a
collaborative effort w ith M id -
Columbia Medical Center in
The Dalles and Oregon Health &
Science University.
The first cardiology clinic in
Heppner will be held on
Thursday, June 30 w ith
David Guarraia, M .D .
To schedule an
appointment to see the
cardiologist at
Pioneer Memorial Clinic,
please call 541-506-6530.
sale heifer and livestock
industry.
Devin’s academic
awards were Gold Presiden
tial awards,
honor roll,
and student
o f the year
in m a th ,
language
arts, te c h
nology, and
US history. Devin
He earned Robinson
title of HHS
knowledge master in 2008
and 2011. He was a peer
tutor for math in 2011.
Devin was on prom court
and crowned homecoming
king as senior. Rodeo found
Devin holding offices from
president to tie down rop
ing event director to judge.
Devin was a Tupper coun
selor, and he attended and
completed the US Forest
Service fuel and fire camp.
Devin also volunteered his
time and services for many
of our community events.
D ev in ’s passion
for ranching and rodeo
will take him to Oregon
State University to study
agriculture engineering.
He also plans to continue
independently in intercol
legiate rodeo.
A lex R ietm ann,
IHS, was active in basket
ball, football and track. He
received football’s Most
Inspirational award this
year. He is a member of na
tional honor society and the
youth group at St. Williams
Church. Alex is very ac
tive in the youth group and
participated in canned food
drives, and the group often
traveled to Portland and
helped at Blanche House
and Outreach Ministries,
where they served dinners
and donated clothes gath
ered by the
group. The
youth group
helped in the
painting of
the church
basem ent
and held a
Alex
labor au c
Rietmann
tion to raise
m oney. In
national honor society, Alex
participated in track meets
and a MCGG cleanup day.
Alex was on the Walk to
Cure Juvenile Diabetes
community service team
also, where he helped with
fundraising spaghetti feeds.
Alex was a watershed field
day group leader and helped
to referee middle school
basketball games.
Alex plans to at
tend Mt. Hood Community
College to begin his studies
in business. He would then
like to transfer to East
ern Oregon University to
complete his degree. Alex
has a passion for track and
field and would like to par
ticipate in that sport while
attending school.
Tanner Rietmann,
IHS, was active in football,
basketball, and track and
field, and received the Dairy
Farmers academic award
for football and basketball.
He also played in the Ore
gon eight-man all star game
and was alternate for the
East-West Shriner game. In
track and field, Tanner took
2nd place in
the 4x 100M
relay in dis
tric ts and
placed 5th in
state. Tanner
is a member
o f national
honor soci Tanner
ety, is a Big Rietmann
Sky schol
ar athlete, and has been
on honorr each year. He
is W endy’s high school
Heisman school w inner
and state finalist and was
homecoming king as se
nior. Tanner was involved
with student body, holding
offices of activities direc
tor and vice president. As
class officer, he held the
vice president and president
positions. Tanner also was
a member of Spanish club
and drama club and was on
prom committee and year
book committee. Tanner’s
community service includes
participating in JDRF Walk
to Cure Diabetes, the lone
youth track meet, the lone
youth group elf auction,
MCGG clean-up, and wa
tershed field day. He also
was a middle school bas
ketball referee and Tupper
counselor.
Tanner plans to
attend Pacific University
to major in business and
would like to minor in ex
ercise science, biology or
chemistry.
Boardman puts on running
shoes for 4th of July
Runners and walkers from around the Pacific
Northwest will gather on Monday, July 4th for the Board-
man Thunder Run and Walk. The event is organized as a
5K or 10K run and a 5K walk. Rain or shine, participants
will leave the starting gate at 8 a.m.
The course offers a challenge to even the most
experienced runners, as participants race along the shores
of the Columbia River and through dense growth areas
on groomed paths. Organizers promise that walkers, too,
will find the course ready-made for fun, a good workout,
and an opportunity to enjoy the trails and paths along the
Columbia River. Winners will be recognized in every
age group.
The Forest Service team “The Extinguishers” won this year’s
The event has drawn more than 70 participants
Welly Toss during Celebrate Heppner last weekend. (L-R): in the past. The organizers are expecting increased par
Dale Boyd, Justin Botefuhr, Jordan Wright and Kyle Johnson.
ticipation this year.
-Contributed photo
Registration forms are available at the Boardman
Chamber of Commerce; or interested parties can print the
registration form online from the visitor information page
at www.boardmanchamber.org.
Registration by June 24 is $17, to include a
commemorative t-shirt, or $7 without a t-shirt. Race-day
registration is $20 with a t-shirt or $10 without. For more
information and registration forms contact the Boardman
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$1,000 scholarship from the N. E. Homebuilders As
sociation in Pendleton. The scholarship is awarded to
seniors planning careers in the homebuilding industry.
This information was omitted from the HHS listing of
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