Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 7, 2012
High school rodeo
results, standings
Irrigon student
scholarship finalist
O r e g o n H ig h
School Rodeo Association
results from Feb. 24-26
in Eugene, OR are as fol
lows:
Rodeo #1
B lake G reenup:
Poles, 8th, 21.859; Goat
Tying, 8th, 11.16.
Rodeo #2
Blake G reenup:
Poles, 3rd, 20.922; Goat
Tying, 7th, 9.91.
Garrett Robinson:
Adriana Sanchez
from Irrigon Junior/Senior
High School in Irrigon has
been selected as a member
of the 2012 Class of Coca-
Cola Scholars.
As one of 252 high
school seniors selected
nationw ide to receive a
scholarship from the Coca-
Cola Scholars Foundation,
Sanchez will begin college
next fall at the school of her
choice due to the support of
Pendleton Bottling Com
pany and The Coca-Cola
Company.
On April 12, San
chez will join other finalists
as they travel to Atlanta,
GA, the international head
quarters of the Coca-Cola
Company, to compete for
52 four-year college schol
arships of $20,000 and 200
four-year scholarships of
$ 10,000. Over the four-day
weekend, the finalists will
interview with a national
selection committee, tour
local landmarks, engage
with form er C oca-Cola
Scholars and participate in a
range of activities including
a community service proj-
Team Roping, 10"', 13.02;
Steer Wrestling, 5th, 8.22.
O r e g o n H ig h
School Rodeo Association
standings are:
Blake Greenup, All
Around Girl 3rd; Barrels:
10th; Poles: 1st; Breakaway:
21“; Goat tying: 7th.
Garrett Robinson,
C a lf Tying: 1 7lh; Steer
Wrestling: 7th; Team Rop
ing: 53rd.
Local man honored
at 3A tournament
David Sykes (far left), along with the rest of the 1967 Reed-
sport High School state basketball championship team, was
introduced Saturday during halftime at the 3A state boy's
tournament in Coos Bay. Other team members present were:
Martin Yearous, Jerry Winters, Sid Hickman, Ken Borrevik
(with trophy) Craig McCullough, Dan Cumberland, Stuart
McKenzie, Wayne Schade, Greg Vaughn and Coach Duane
Brady. -Photo by April Sykes
D avid Sykes o f
Heppner was honored last
Saturday night at the Or
egon State 3A basketball
tournament in Coos Bay.
He was part of the Reed-
sport Braves team that won
the state championship in
1967.
It was on this same
floor at Marshfield High
School gym that the Braves
claimed the title 45 years
ago by beating undefeated
and top-ranked Stayton
67-59. The Braves lost only
one game that year and
were ranked number two in
the state going in.
The team was in
troduced at halftime of the
boy’s championship game
between Dayton and Hori
zon Christian.
“It was great seeing
all the guys again,” said
Sykes, who was a 6 '2 ”,
190-pound junior center on
the team.
The players and
their wives gathered before
and after the game to remi
nisce and catch up. There
was also a special Reed-
sport section in the stands,
where people who came to
the game could sit and visit
together.
- THREE
County businesses
sponsor rodeo queen
ect. The 2012 Class of Co
ca-Cola Scholars will also
be the guests of honor at the
annual Scholars Banquet,
which will celebrate their
great accom plishm ents.
Joining in the celebration
will be representatives from
the C oca-C ola System,
educators, local dignitaries
and friends of the Scholars
Foundation.
The C o ca-C o la
Scholars Foundation was
created in 1986 to com
memorate the 100,h anni
versary of Coca-Cola and
to establish a legacy for the
education o f tomorrow’s
leaders through college
scholarships. Including the
2012 Class of Scholars, the
Coca-Cola Scholars Foun
dation has provided more
than 5,000 scholars nation
wide with nearly $48 mil
lion since the Foundation’s
inception. The program
is open to all high school
seniors in the United States.
Sanchez was selected as
a finalist from more than
84,000 applicants and 2.200
semifinalists.
Top: 2012 Morrow County Fair and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo
Queen Maggie Collins with John Ripple (L), Morrow County
Grain Growers General Manager, and Jaime Helfrecht (R),
Manager of MCGG Green Feed. They sponsored Maggie’s
custom queen chaps. They also have worked with other spon
sors on obtaining several of her other outfitted items for her
reign. Bottom: Kate Close, manager of the Banner Bank
Justin Lee Archer of lone was listed on the Uni Boardman branch, stands with Morrow County Fair and
versity of Idaho’s dean’s list for fall 2011, the university Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo Queen Maggie Collins. Banner Bank
announced Monday. Archer, one of 1,333 students who sponsored Collins’ Montana Silver necklace and earring set.
made the list for the semester, is a student in the College -Contributed photos
lone man makes U
of I dean’s list
of Engineering at the university.
To achieve this honor, undergraduate students
achieved a grade point average of 3.5 GPA on a minimum
of 10 graded credits.
Community lunch menu
Willow Creek
Baptist Church members
will be serving lunch on
Wednesday, March 14 at St.
Patrick's Senior Center. The
meal will include corned
beef and cabbage; pota
toes, carrots and onions;
black bread and cinnamon
pudding. Milk is served at
each meal.
Suggested donation
is $3.50 per meal. Menu is
subject to change.
Boxing Smoker
March 16
The fifth annual
Irish Boxing Smoker will
take place March 16 at 8
p.m. at the Heppner High
School gym. Shuttle service
will be available from Hep
pner Family Foods starting
at 6:15 p.m.; doors open at
6:30 p.m.
The event is hosted
by the Heppner Chamber
o f Commerce and Y 102
Radio; all proceeds go to
benefit the Heppner Cham
ber.
For more informa
tion or to register as a par
ticipant, contact Sheryll
Bates at the I leppner Cham
ber, 541-676-5536.
MARKETING WORKSHOP
-Continuedfrom PAGE ONE ployees demonstrated how on wheat-variety research
and steam breads.
Oregon-grown SWW is a
primary ingredient in these
products.
The world of wheat
production in Oregon in
cludes research, testing,
transportation, inspection
and more. The workshop
included a tour of the Port
of Portland container ter
minal (Terminal 6) and
Colum bia Grain Termi
nal (Terminal 5), the larg
est grain elevator in the
state. Panamax-size ships,
river barges, rail cars and
trucks are off-loaded daily
at the terminal, and wheat
is exported throughout the
world. The Federal Grain
Inspection Service (FGIS)
at Terminal 5 was included
on the tour, and FGIS em-
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M orrow County
Justice of the Peace Ann
Spicer has released the
following Justice Court
Report.
-M ic h a e l D ean
Lynch. 53, of Heppner was
found guilty of maintaining
a dog as a public nuisance
and dog at large. Total fines,
fees and assessments were
$ 200 .
-A 16-year-old fe
male from Heppner pled
no contest and was found
guilty of driving without
operator’s license, driving
outside restrictions and
carrying a passenger not
family. The defendant was
fined $200.
-Donald Matthews,
18, of Heppner was found
guilty of minor in posses
sion and criminal mischief
III, reduced to a violation.
Total fines, fees and assess
ments were $589.
Due to the Morrow County Fee schedule order No. OR-20-2011 as of
January 1,2012 the Morrow County transfer stations will increase their
fees 20% for removal of waste. Due to inflation of annual operating cost
and other expenses beyond our control.
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and development.
The highlight o f
the two-day workshop was
a ride on one o f Shaver
Transportation's tugs on
the Willamette River and
water-level views of wheat
being loaded onto a barge.
Shaver barges are specially
designed to transport grain
and bulk commodities such
as wheat, barley, soybeans,
com and more on the Co
lumbia and Snake River
systems.
W heat fa rm e rs
throughout Oregon are en
couraged to contact the
Wheat Marketing Center
or the Oregon Wheat Com
mission and sign up for a
future Grower's Marketing
Workshop.
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wheat is inspected prior to
export. Also on the tour was
Pasco Bakery, a Japanese
company where end-use of
Oregon-grown SWW was
highlighted in the produc
tion of frozen bakery, deli
•and food service products
using Northwest ingredi
ents.
A stop at Overseas
M erchandise Inspection
Co. Ltd. provided insight
and inform ation on the
inspection and analytical
testing of wheat, grains and
other food items for major
iniport/export shipments
out of the Port of Portland.
Bob Zemetra and
Mike Flowers of the OSU
Extension Service provided
information and education
Member FDIC
Morrow County would like to encourage and
remind you the free disposal of latex and
enamel paints, computers, computer towers and
televisions free of charge. Remember residence
are still allowed to dump the large appliances
and household Items such as refrigerators,
stoves, dishwashers, washer/dryers, water
heaters, mattresses, sofa, loveseats and lounge
chairs free of charge. Thank you. North end
Transfer Station. 69900 Frontage Lane, Boardman, OR. 97818. South
end Transfer Station 57185 Hwy 74, Lexington. OR. 97839, Both hours
of operation 9:00 - 4:00 Saturday and Sunday. Any questions or con
cerns may be addressed to (541) 989-9500.
-A 1 7 -y ear-o ld
male from Heppner was
found guilty of failure to
use seatbelt. He was fined
$90.
-Shirley A. Harris,
49, of Heppner was charged
with no operator's license
(charge dismissed upon pre
sentation of a valid driver’s
license) and disobeying a
traffic control device. She
pled no contest to the sec
ond charge and was fined
$ 200 .
-Jared H edm an,
19, of Heppner was found
guilty of minor in posses
sion and criminal mischief
III, reduced to a violation.
He was fined $589 and his
license suspended.
-Alexander Brad-
ley-Troy Pickles, 19, o f
Heppner. was found guilty
of minor in possession and
criminal mischief III. re
duced to a violation. He was
fined $589 and his license
suspended.