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SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 13,2011 Junior golf tournament ITALIAN ICE CREAM Heppner sends 3 to -Continuedfrom PAGE and had gelato there tell me held in Heppner ONE how our gelato compares to Little League All Stars found an end result we liked and that we could call our own.” She adds that she relied on Carmelo’s expe rience to tell her when the flavor was right, since he’d grown up with Italian ice cream and had it while in Italy. Italian ice cream, which is called gelato in Italy, is similar to American ice cream. The differences, the Di Salvos say, lie mostly in what it doesn’t have. It has less heavy cream and less sugar, and it’s churned more slowly so it contains less air. That gives it more flavor than most ice creams you pick off a supermarket shelf. “ We also don’t use ingredients customers can’t pronounce. We stick to four or five simple ingredients... m ilk, cream , su g ar and fresh fla v o rs,” C arm elo says. “ Read the ingredi ents in most traditional ice cream; you need a degree in chemistry to understand what you’re eating.” W hatever the dif ference, it seems to have been successful. The Di Salvos went from selling a few containers at the local farm ers’ m arket to se ll ing their product through H ep p n er F am ily F oods and How e’s About Pizza, as well as taking special orders. In the process, they upgraded from a Kitche- nAid ice-cream attachment to a p ro fessio n al gelato machine from Italy. “The response has been very favorable,” says Carmelo. “1 love when cus tomers come up to me and tell me how much they love our product. I’m especially pleased when custom ers who have traveled to Italy ‘the real thing.’” Their grow th has happened without aggres siv e m ark e tin g . A ndrea admits that their marketing is “hit and m iss,” with a Facebook page and a few flyers the extent o f their ad campaign. Mostly, the couple relies on word o f mouth to bring people to their product. "We concentrate on an excellent product and let the genuine taste sell itself,” Carmelo says. The Di Salvos still peddle their fresh gelato every week at the Heppner farm er’s m arket, but An drea says it’s less a money maker and more of a chance to talk with people and get a feel for what they like and don’t like. “ It g iv e s u s a chance to m eet with the community, trot out new flavors and get reactions,” she says. “Sometimes our e x p e rim e n ts w o rk and sometimes they don’t. You never know until you try.” She says some o f th eir “ flo p s” have been flavors like lime mint, gin gerbread and elderberry. Surprising successes have included lemon basil and white chocolate lavender. For the most part, though, people prefer the old stan dards, with chocolate and vanilla being their biggest sellers. As for where they go from here, Carmelo is optimistic. “ I d e fin ite ly see our company growing,” he says. “I think if we continue to keep our in g red ien ts sim ple, rem ain obsessed with product quality and make customers happy, we may just be around for a while.” Over the Tee Cup Results for July 5: Low gross o f the field— Pat Edmundson. Low net o f the field— Karen Thom pson and Carrie Grieb. Least putts o f the field— Eva Kilkenny. Flight A: Low gross, Corol Mitchell; low net, Nancy Propheter; least putts, Loa Heideman; long drive, Corol Mitchell and K.P., Pat Edmundson. Flight B: Low gross, Jan Paustian and Lynnea Sargent; low net, Bernice Lott; least putts, Pat Doherty and K.P., Lynnea Sargent. Flight C: Low gross, Betty Carlson; low net, Laura Rogers; least putts, Suzanne Jepsen and long drive, Laura Rogers. Nancy Propheter had a chip-in on #5 and Karen Thompson had a chip-in on #1. The longest putt went to Karen Thompson. Local Junior Golfer* who took part in the July 7 tournament were (Front Row L-R): Jared Geier, Kellen Grant, Gavin Hanna and Hunter Greenup: (Middle Row L-R): Morgan Correa, Sophie Grant, Caitlyn Scrivner, Nicole Propheter, Eva Martin and Jake Linsday: (Back Row L-R): Kyle Harrison, John Propheter, Earl Propheter, Rolby C'urrin and Logan Grieb. -Contributedphoto L-R: Patrick Collins, Jake Lindsay and Weston Putman par ticipated in the District 5 Little League All Star tournament in The Dalles over the holiday weekend. -Contributedphoto Heppner sent three local boys to the District 5 Little League All Star b a seb a ll to u rn a m e n t in The Dalles, OR over the Independence Day week end. Patrick Collins, Jake Lindsay and Weston Put man represented Heppner on the 11/12U John Day River (JDR) team, which consisted o f players from Heppner, lone, Arlington, Condon, Moro and Dufur. All three boys par ticip ated in the opening ceremonies on July 1. Team began play the following day. P l a y i n g W arm Springs in their first game, the JDR team showed why th ey w ere co n sid e red a top contender in this tour nam ent. These All Stars produced a 19-0 win; the game was called after four innings. Lindsay made a spectacular catch o f a pop fly to preserve the shut out. 11 Although JDR lost to Bend North, a perennial favorite with an outstanding defense, the team showed their teamwork and grit by keeping the heavy hitters to four runs. Using three pitchers, Bend North had kept JDR to no hits until Putm an blasted a single into center field in the fifth inning. JDR was ready to let o ff its own fireworks against Jefferson County on Independence Day in its th ird gam e. C o llin s, Lindsay and Putman each got on base d u ring this game. Collins showed his pow er and his sk ills on the m ound, keeping the runs to a minimum. Again, the team was able to wrap up the game in the fourth inning, beating Jefferson. T u e s d a y ’s gam e against Hermiston featured well-matched teams as they traded runs throughout the game until the sixth inning. W ith tw o o u ts, W eston Putman smacked an RBI double and then scored him self on a passed ball to give JDR an 8-6 lead. Hermiston rallied and ended up winning 9-8. A lth o u g h th e team fell short and was disappointed with the loss, spectators said each player can hold his head high. They played as a team by picking each other up when needed a n d c e le b r a tin g w h en deserved. Due to the travel between communities, the boys also spent various nights w ith one another and had an opportunity to develop relationships off the field. Head Coach Tracy Fields said he was proud of their efforts on the field, but he was more than impressed at what a great group of kids he had the opportunity to coach. With the end o f the 2011 season, these players can reflect on their experi ence and the friendships they have developed. T he N o rth e a s t Oregon G olf Association (NOGA) held a tournament at Willow Creek Country Club on July 7. It was the fourth of six regional tournam ents for golfers ages eight to 18. Fifteen local golfers were among the 39 juniors who participated in H eppner’s tournament. In th e pee w ee girls’ division, Sophie Grant placed l sl, M organ C or rea placed 2nd and Nicole Propheter placed 3rd. For pee wee boys, K e lle n G ra n t and Jake Lindsay tied for 3rd. Logan G rieb p laced 2nd in the intermediate boys division and Kyle Harrison was 2nd in the junior boys. Several local busi nesses helped sponsor the to u rn a m e n t. W h eatlan d Insurance provided m ed als. Morrow County Grain Growers and Bank of East ern Oregon both sponsored raffle and special event prizes. Bank o f E astern Oregon also provided tee prizes for each golfer who entered. N O G A p ro v id e s com petitive g o lf tourna ments in Northeast Oregon for junior golfers with the help o f local clubs and many volunteers. This was’ the third year that Heppner has hosted a tournament. Other stops on the tour are Echo, La G rande, Baker City, Union and Pendle ton. Young musician wows crowd at lone talent show * * » V 1 Young musician Charlie Powers wowed the crowd at lone’s 4th of July talent show. -Contributedphoto Charlie Powers, son o f Major Edward Powers, USMC, and Mary Cupps Powers, took first prize at lone’s 4lh o f July talent show. The young musician had the crowd cheering after his first performance, a mash up o f “I’m Yours” by Jason Moraz and “Over the Rainbow” by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Young. He later secured his place by singing “Everything Glorious” by David Crowder. 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