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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 11,2012 Little League team Kids experience outdoors, Disney-style i n rl Î o f C a t L U I I U 111 LlliSll I d s BEO collects school supplies ESD offices to distribute. “We welcome you to join with your local branch and celebrate the spirit of your hometown; bring your school supply donations to any branch of Bank of Eastern Oregon,” states a BEO release. Anyone with a grade- school student is encour aged to stop in, fill out a drawing ticket and enter for a chance to win a school backpack for their student. You do not have to be a customer, and no purchase is necessary. CUTSFORTH HIRED -Continuedfrom PACE ONE Other training includes certifications from Rural Development Initiatives, Inc, a Walla Walla Commu nity College grant writing workshop, a Grant Seeker, Grant Makers workshop, and a 2003 continuing edu cation program at Eastern Oregon University, where she was enrolled in a Small City Rural County Man agement Degree program, where she obtained credit for land use and environ ment and cultural geology courses. “ I have w orked on many committees and nu merous boards,” she said in her application for the man ager job. “I have utilized my business background to lead the turnaround and stop the closure of both the local childcare center and the water park. Both o f these community centers were in danger of a precipi tous financial insolvency and required compete staff Taylor - grocery shopper, Travis Schultz and Steve Cherry of ODFW - class instructors. Miss Osterlund - class instructor. Campers voted, and the 2013 theme will be Wild, Men’s Club news Correction _ I hi- John Day River All Stars Little League team, which con sists of kids from Heppner, lone, Arlington, Sherman County and Dufur, played for the district championship on July 7 in Madras, OR. The tri-county team was one of eight trying for the championship, and beat out teams from llermiston. The Dalles and Bend North to win a spot playing the ultimate champions. Bend South. Play culminated in a double-header— a total of 17 innings—but the JDR All Stars ended up losing by a mere two runs. Even though the Wheatland Insurance- sponsored team lost their Saturday game to Bend South, they came in second in the district tournament. Pictured are (back l.-R) Coach Joe Justesen, Treve Martin, Trey Homer, Coach Doug Martin, Bailey Keever, Brody W'oods, kurtis Woods, (front L-R) Connor I'halde, Dayshawn Neal, Jake Lindsay, Kolbe Bales, Brett Troutman, Jacob Justesen and Jered Fritts. - Contributed photo Bank o f Eastern Or egon is once again offer ing its 12 branch lobbies as drop-off sites to collect school supplies for local elementary students during the month of July and part of August. Each year, BEO em ployees join in the bank’s efforts to collect these sup plies for their community schools. Each Bank of EO branch will also offer a draw ing for backpacks filled with supplies for lucky students, in addition to collecting supplies for their local grade schools or The 2012 2012 "Disney "Disney Goes Goes capture capture the the flag, flag, “Pajaggle,” “Pajaggle,’ The to 4-H Camp” was a great roping demonstrations and success this year, according multiple "Get Acquainted’ to camp coordinators. games kept everyone busy From June 25-29, 18 in the warm sunshine that counselors and 61 campers, eventually presented itself. along with adult staff, camp The hike was a long journey cooks, nurses and volun to the top, but almost every teers hailing from Morrow, one was able to make it to Gilliam and Wheeler coun the top this year. The ever- ties, gathered at Cutsforth popular dance was quite the Park for a fun-filled week. hit again, and dream-boats A few days of poor weather to cap off the night were a turned around as the week quiet and peaceful way to continued, and kept enthu end the week-long activi siastic campers going with ties. “Everyone went home tired and happy again this high spirits. T his year featured year, and a great deal was classes from the ODFW learned by all,” says OSU teaching on “ B am bi’s” Extension Agent Ashley habitat and other w ild Jones. Behind the scenes were life in the area, hands-on birdhouse building taught all the camp volunteers, by Erin Heideman. flying instructors and helpers saucer construction and who made the week pos launching from the South sible, including but prob M orrow Rocketry Club ably not limited to: Shelley (SMoRC), and, of course, Rietmann-nurse, Shelley M cCabe-nurse and hike crafts galore. The group was lucky help, Glenda Taylor and enough to catch up with Sylvia Sandford - camp the Oregon Army National cooks, Tiffany Harrison Guard 234th Engineer Com and Tony Clement - kitchen pany that was working on help and all-around help. some major camp improve Sue Gibbs - kitchen help, ments at Cutsforth Park. Andrea Fletcher - night 4-Hers toured the work the patrol and all-around help, troop was completing, had Pat Struthers - night patrol some great hands-on time in and grocery runner, Erin the troop’s Hummer, shared Heidemann - craft teacher, pledges from both 4-H and SMoRC 4-H Group - sau the National Guard, and had cer class leaders and saucer a great time learning about launches, Dave and Ro berta Jones - camp hosts the work they do. at Cutsforth Park, Cheryl Outdoor activities like changes, training, budget ing and stringent regulation compliance measures.” Cutsforth will receive a $53,000-per-year salary from the city, including medical, vision and dental plans. She will also receive 10 vacation days per year and one sick day per month. The city will pick up her portion of payment into the PERS state retirement pro gram. A contract covering her working arrangement will be written by the city attorney, a change from current City Manager De- Mayo, who worked without a contract. “I am excited about coming to work as city manager,” Cutsforth told the Heppner Gazette fol lowing the council meeting Monday night. “I have spent my life promoting Heppner and the great things we have here, and I look forward to doing more o f it in the future.” I* On July 7, 24 men played in the regular Sun day morning men’s play. Winners were as follows: Gross: 1st, Matt Scriv- ner, 62; 2nd, Greg Grant, 64; 3rd, Don Eaves, 67. Net: 1st, Gene Orwick, 56; 2nd (tie), Charlie Fergu son and Tom Shear, 59. Special events: Shawn Wilson and Greg Grant. The first half o f the Wednesday night two-man team match play competi tion recently completed its schedule. The Division A and Division B first place teams played for the cham pionship and split their I* * I U /^ a . A ' I» V -* * e n O A l i r l Top: Tri-County 4-H campers (L-R) Morgan Orem, Madison Combe, Aleris Villegas and Emily Taylor hang out in the back of a Hum-V with their friends and two Oregon Army National Guardsmen. Bottom: Travis Schultz of ODFW teaches Tri- County 4-H campers about antler sheds and the various types of animal pelts. -Contributedphotos Wild West. For more information on how to participate in 4-H or attend 4-H camp, contact the Morrow County Extension Office at 541 - 676-9642. matches, resulting in their being designated co-cham- pions. The teams were Tom Shear/Don Eaves and Rog er Ehrmantraut/Denis Lien. The second place teams in each division played for the runner-up position; they split their matches, too. The runner-up teams were Ralph Walker/Earl Fishburn and Jeff Cutsforth/Cliff Harris. The second half of the team match play com petition starts on July 11. Ed S tru th e rs , Don Eaves and Tom Shear will host regular Sunday morn ing play next Sunday. Chamber lunch meeting The next meeting o f the Heppner Chamber of Com merce will be on Thursday, July 12 at noon in the St. Patrick’s Senior Center dining room. Gary Propheter will speak to members about Willow Creek Country Club. Lunch cost is $9; Heppner Family Foods. Attendees are asked to RSVP by the Wednesday before. ArtsEast calls for fiber artists In last week's article, "Heppner girls chosen for softball all- state” the photo caption incorrectly identified the girls in the photo as Cassi Day and Baily Bennett, rather than as Cassi Day and Natalie Rauch. Rauch was the starting first baseman on the team. The editor apologizes to both Bennett and Rauch for the error. -Photo by Sandy Matthews Council to hold special meeting The Heppner City Council will meet at 6:30 p.m. on July 17 to review the proposed new personnel manual. ArtsEast invites artists area, which includes Mor The council will meet in the council chambers at City to submit entries for “High row County, are eligible to Hall. The public is invited to attend. Fiber Diet,” an exhibition apply. o f fiber arts which will There is no entry fee; open September 14 in their submissions are due August office gallery. Fiber artists 3. Application packets are in their 10-county service available at www.artseast. org. For additional informa tion, call 541-962-3624 or Morrow County is in county to request funding email dheath@eou.edu. the process of developing to be expended to assist Work subm itted for an Advisory Committee on livestock growers who ex this show envisions fiber Wolf Depredation. perience wolf depredation artworks expressed in a The advisory commit of livestock. range of materials. It en tee is to be made up of a Anyone interested in compasses the coloring, county commissioner, two serving on the committee patterning and structuring livestock producers and can contact the Heppner of fiber and fabric. two conservation-friendly C ham ber o f Com m erce The work can repre people; those m em bers office to have a copy of the sent a new direction or a will then recommend two application and information surprising variation on a business representatives to sent to them. Contact Mor traditional technique, ex serve on the committee. row County Commissioner panding the definition of This advisory commit Leann Rea at 541 -676-5289 fiber art through innovative tee is important to Morrow with any questions. approaches. County in that it enables the Ag & Com m ercial Loans The entries will be jur Lines of Credit ied by Katherine Jensen, an Real Estate Loans artist and retired visual and Term Loans performing arts educator This year’s 4-H horse day, July 15, at 9 a.m. at who resides in Cove. show will take place Sun- the Morrow County Fair grounds. Contact OSU Ex tension Agent Ashley Jones www.beobank.com at 541-676-9642 or ashley. mund@oregonstate.edu for more information. Wolf advisory committee forming Come see os today. 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