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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 6,2012 STATE CHAMPS -Continuedfrom PAGE ONE The Glendale Pirates boasted an impressive 23 wins in a row, with a sea son record of 28-2 and an average o f 15.6 runs per game. Some teams may have given up in the face of a seemingly unstoppable opponent, but not the Mus tangs. While Bennett again held the opposing team in check, Heppner/Ione’s of fense followed through to make it 4-0 at the end of the fourth inning. “We had to get this,” said junior catcher Maggie Collins. “This is something every body wanted, and we weren’t going home with out it.” G lendale threatened in the sixth and seventh innings, but the Mustangs held on to the lead, ending the game at 4-2 for the 2012 state title. The Mustang softball team gathers around the state champion ship trophy as they celebrate their victory over the Glendale Pirates last Friday. The Mustangs held off the nearly-unstop- pable Pirates for a 4-2 victory and the 2012 state title. Photo by Sandy Matthews Heppner native on Hospital foundation record-setting team awards scholarships MARION, IN— Hep second away from the final pner native Erin Price was qualifying spot, as Taylor’s first-ever women’s part of the Taylor mile relay team to U niversity wom en's 1600 meter re run in the NA1A lay team that shat O u td o o r T rac k tered the school Championships. record to highlight Price was Tay Friday’s action for lor’s second com the Taylor women’s Erin Price petitor o f the day track team at the in a semifinal event NA1A Outdoor Track & after advancing from Thurs Field Championships under day’s prelims in the 400 me steamy conditions at the ter hurdles. The sophomore Indiana Wesleyan Outdoor placed seventh in her heat and 15u> overall in a time Sports Complex. The team of Price, Hen of 1:04.16. rietta Carey, LaJoya Smith A graduate o f Heppner and Stephanie Kenney broke High School, Price was the two-week-old mark by the Indiana Intercollegiate more than four seconds in a Little State champion and blistering time of 3:51.54 to the Mid-Central College just miss out on qualifying Conference champion in for Saturday’s finals. After the 400 meter hurdles this entering the championships season. Her personal record as the number 16 seed, of 1:03.35 is the fourth fast the quartet finished l l ,h, est time in Taylor history. and just seven-tenths of a HES students give Coins for Cancer Lexington family shows pride in championship (L-R): McKenna Bray, Paul Lindsay and Jake Lentz doing their part in the Coins for Cancer drive. -Contributedphoto The Lemmon family in Lexington showed their pride in the Heppner Mustang's state softball championship with a big sign across their shop door. Tonja and Will Lemmon of 330 W. West Street, Lexington, had a daughter, Samm, on the team. She is a sophomore designated hitter. The Mustangs defeated Glendale 4-2 for their first state softball title last Friday at Corvallis. -Photo by David Sykes P lease rem o ve all FLO W ERS A N D O R N A M E N T S by J u n e 1 1 fro m T he H eppner C em etery On Friday, students at Heppner Elementary School pooled their pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters in order to reach around the gym in a Coins for Cancer drive to raise money to fight the disease. In addition to lining the gym, coins also covered the two three-point lines. After the counting of the money at Heppner Commu nity Bank, the grand total was $592.62. The funds raised were distributed to all of the Heppner teams in the Relay for Life event. All students in kindergarten through sixth grades took part in the event. Cultural Coalition proposals accepted Fiscal Year 2012-2013 begins July 1. That means it is time for qualifying organization to start preparing a Funding Proposal Request form for the Morrow County Cultur- DON'T M ISS OUR ANNUAL ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ F R E E "snow JFnÜoÿTJunê. 8 tK*stor,tin''q atjÇM DO am COneS ûjjj SIDEWALK AALE da^ N ew S ummer H ours M onday - F riday 7 am - 6 PM S aturday 8 am - 6 pm P harmacy hours remain M ompay -F ripav 9:00 am -1 pm 2 pm - 6 pm CHICK OUT OUR al Coalition. County liter ary, historical preservation, visual and performing arts, humanities, and cultural organizations are invited to submit completed Funding Proposal Request forms to Morrow County Cultural Coalition by August 1. Pro posed projects must include a timeline to be completed by June 1, 2013. Project proposals must meet criteria noted on the application. Funding will vary according to the needs of the proposed project and the amount of county funds aw arded by the Oregon Cultural Trust. Grants are awarded for no more than 50 percent of the total proj ect cost. To receive a Funding Proposal Request form, contact Susan Russell, Mor row County Cultural Coali tion, 69247 Kunze Lane, Boardm an, OR 97818, 541-481-4277. To learn more, visit www.culturaltrust.org. M W TO CRUM Gummy bears • Reese's • Peanut Butter Cups • Reese's Peanut Butter • Chips M & M's • Oreo Cookie • Sprinkles* Mi Chocolate Chips • Coconut • Strawberi Topping • Blackberry Topping • Nuts • Chocolate • White Chocolate • Bananas lo n e G ra d u a tio n June 8 See our grad registry! C A R D S - G IFTS 4 B A L L O O N S FLOW ERSX The Pioneer Memorial Hospital Foundation annu ally awards scholarships to students who wish to further their education and make a career in the field of health care. This year the foundation awarded $9,000 to 13 students. L aurie M urray was awarded the scholarship that is given in the name of Dr. Wallace Wolff. Dr. Wolff was a long-time area physician, and the schol arship was funded by his family. She is in her third year in pharmacy school at OHSU/OSU College of Pharmacy and will be doing her rotations and internships this year, which will be her final year. The award was in the amount of $1,500. Krystal Seitz is cur rently enrolled at Eastern Washington University. She has been accepted in the m aster’s o f occupational therapy program. Krystal has completed the necessary field of study to prepare her for the master’s program, and hopes to return to East ern Oregon when she com pletes her master’s. Seitz was awarded $1,500. Kellee Jones is enrolled at Eastern Oregon Univer sity and is completing the prerequisites for nursing school. She plans to be come a registered nurse and will enter nursing school in the coming year. Jones was awarded $1,000. Hailey Arbogast is at tending Southwestern Or egon Community College and is planning on trans ferring to Western Oregon University this fall and en tering their nursing program with the goal of becoming a registered nurse. Arbogast was awarded $500. Sean Murray is grad uating this spring from Caroll College with a bach elor’s degree in chemistry. He is registered at Oregon State University’s School o f Pharmacy for the fall of 2012. He will join his sister in the field o f pharmacy, along with his parents, John and Ann Murray. He was awarded $500. Lane Wright is current ly attending Oregon State Heppner girl wins state poster contest For the second year in a row, a Heppner Elementary student has taken the prize in the Oregon Academy of Family Physicians (OAFP) Tar Wars poster contest. M em bers had th e ir work cut out for them dur ing the 65th annual OAFP CM E m eeting in P o rt land last month, having to choose a winner from more than 100 posters in the statewide Tar Wars an ti-tobacco poster contest. However, physicians were drawn to the message por trayed in Olivia Schmidt’s poster, and awarded this fifth-grader from Karen Sm ith-G riffith's class at - - Tuesday lunch Special- CARNE ASADA C o n g r a t u l a t io n s t o a l l a r e a G r a d u a t e s !!! Father's Day is June 17th Cards - -Candy - BBQ - Coffee Cards 6:00 • 9:00 p.m. at Heppner High School Field day -June 18th at Lexington Gun Club Wedding Table DRINK SPECIALS K yle C a rlso n & T offee A l m o n d L a tte B re n d a G le a so n I ced B erry C h a i Wed di June 1Ó, 2 0 1 2 n S3.25 $3.00 F resh le m o n a d e Djiu), 217 North Main St., Heppner • Phone 676-9158 • Floral 676-9426 Serving Morrow, Wheeler & Gilliam counties Since 1959 Hunter Education Course to be held June 12th, 14th, 19th and 21st REMEMBER D A D !------ Su pport M urray 's R elay fo r Life team bake sale Friday, / une JSth Any person under 18 who wishes to hunt must pass this course in order to acquire a hunting license in the State of Oregon. Any person wishing to hunt out of state must also hold a valid Hunter Education Card. The course is being taught by Jim and Darlene Mar- kquardt. Questions, call Jim at 541-989-4845. To register for the class go to http://www.dfw.state.or.us/eduation/hunter/ and follow registration instructions. Jhe fee for the course i» $10 and is set by QDFW^ I University Honors College, working toward a degree in biology. Wright plans to attend medical school after receiving his degree. He was awarded $500. The follow ing 2012 high school graduates were each awarded $500 to help them get started toward their goal of a career in a health-care-related field. A m ber K ram er is a 2012 graduate o f Irrigon High School and is plan ning a career in physical therapy. Rosa M endoza is a 2012 graduate o f Irrigon High School and is plan ning a career in dental hy giene. Shannon Metcalfe will graduate from lone High School and is planning on becoming an ultrasound technician and attending Oregon Institute of Tech nology. Melanie Eldridge will graduate from lone High School and is planning on attending Blue Mountain Community College for an associate's degree in nurs ing and then transferring to get her bachelor’s degree. Joanna P atton w ill graduate from lone High School and is planning on entering Clackamas Com m unity C ollege for her associate’s degree and then entering the nursing pro gram at CCC. Jordan Peterson will graduate from lone High School and plans on attend ing a community college with the goal of getting into nursing school on her way to becoming a registered nurse. Cody Orr will graduate from Heppner High School and plans on enrolling in a community college to get his associate’s degree be fore transferring to a four- year school to get a degree in physical therapy. These students have all shown their ability to excel in the classroom as well as the community, and the Foundation Board Mem bers wish them all well and are pleased to be able to provide some support for them to reach their goals. Olivia Schmidt’s prize-win ning Tar Wars poster. -Con tributed photo Heppner Elementary a $50 gift certificate. The Tar Wars poster contest is one part o f the anti-tobacco education pro gram that is presented to fourth- and fifth-grade stu dents throughout the state and across the nation. In the nation-wide tobacco- free poster contest, fourth- and fifth-grade students are encouraged to create their own positive m es sage regarding the merits of not smoking. The OAFP Foundation supports the Tar Wars program by providing free educational materials to the schools and volunteer family physicians and med ical students to present the classroom materials. This years’ presenter at Hep pner Elementary was local fam ily physician Betsy Anderson, MD.
