SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 13,2011
Junior golf tournament
ITALIAN ICE CREAM Heppner sends 3 to
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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.
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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
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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. Powers was awarded $30
for his performance.
Charlie resides in Oceanside, CA with his parents
and sister. His father will soon deploy for Iraq. His mother
is a graduate of lone High School.
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The lone 4-H club recently held a cemetery clcan-up day as
their club community service project. The club hopes this will
be annual project. Pictured (L-R): Jenna Tavlor. Hannah Pad-
berg, TVIer Carter. Austin Morter, Austin Carter and Oskar
Peterson. -Contributedphoto
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