FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, July 11,2012
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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
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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.”
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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
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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
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