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EIGHT- Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 14,2012 WILDLAND FIREFIGHTERS 2013 RODEO QUEEN -Continued from PAGE ONE M aggie Collins was crow ned a year ago as the 2012 Fair and OTPR Queen, restarting a legacy for Morrow County. Due to funding cuts, the royalty has been cut down from the larger, well-known court to only a queen. Most neigh boring counties, fairs and rodeos have opted to have only a queen, which propo nents say has worked well. Royalty relies heavily upon their sponsors for official wardrobe, travel expenses and costs of attending mul tiple functions throughout the west. Local sponsors for the queen were: MCGG Green Feed, Jan Huddleston, Aro- bonne Health and Beauty; Petra Payne, Scentsy Con sultant; and Amy Haak, Blondee Salon. Queen Krysten will be participating in the Hep pner Parade of Lights on -Continuedfrom PAGE ONE (L-R): First runner-up Lilly Sandford, 2012 queen Maggie Collins, 2013 queen Krysten Powell and contestant/new pen nant bearer Alissa Mashos. -Contributedphoto Nov. 29, Celebrate Heppner Christmas on Dec. 20, the Heppner Town and Coun try celebration in January and various Chamber o f Commerce events in Board- man to introduce herself to county residents. Her official Queen Cor onation Dinner and fund raiser will be held March 2 at the Morrow County Fairgrounds. She says she invites everyone out to all the great activities in the county and especially her coronation— with music, comedy, a prime rib din ner and an auction benefit, planner promise it will be a great night for sure. 2012 Morrow County Fair 4-H Results A large group of tal ented 4-H members partici pated in the 2012 Morrow County Fair. A continuation of results, in alphabetical order, is as follows. (Edi tor 's note: Due to space constraints, this is a con tinuation o f list begun in previous editions o f the Ga zette; the remaining results will be published in future editions.) Qualls, Hayden: Con tainer, Patio Plant (1 plant), Jr, Red; Junior Judging, Blue; Photography, Land scape, Jr, Blu/Champion; Art, Multiple media, 2-D, Jr, Blue/Champion; Pho tography, Nature - Plants, Jr, Blue; Art Water Col or, Tem pera, Blue; Art Acrylic painting, Jr, NS; Photography, Special Ef fects, Jr, Blue/Champion; Illustrated Talk, Individual, Blue/Champion; Market Lamb, Blue; Junior Sheep Showmanship, Blue; Sheep Herdsmanship, Blue; Edu cational Display, Jr, Blue. Qualls, RJ: Science In vestigation Display, NS. Qualls, Sydney: Edu- cational Display, Int, Blue/ Champion; Individual Il lustrated Talk, Int, Blue/Re- serve; Poetry, Intermediate, Blue; Photography, Special Effects, Int, Blue/Cham pion; Photography, Nature - Plants, Int, Blue; Market Lamb, Blue; Photography, Nature - Animals, Int, Blue/ Reserve; Sheep Herdsman- ship, Blue; Intermediate My Favorite Outfit, Blue/ Champion; Clothing Basic Skills Level 1 - Garment, Red; Phase 1 Crocheting, Red; Fashion Revue, Ready to Blue/Champion; Fashion Revue, Int, Blue/Reserve; Short Stories, Intermedi ate, Blue; Potted Herbs, Int, Red; Sheep Showmanship, Int, Blue. Rauch, Natalie: Beef Showmanship, Sr, Blue/ Champion; Beef Herdsman- ship, Blue; Senior Judging, Blue; Market Steer, Blue. Rea, Amanda: Cloth ing B asic S kills Level 3 - Personal, NS; Quick Bread (Muffin Method), NS; Shorten Cakes, NS; Clothing Basic Skills Level 3, NS; Cookies (Rolled, Filled), NS; Cookies (Bar, Drop, No Bake), NS; Cloth ing Basic Skills Level 3 - Outfit, NS; Clothing Basic Skills Level 3, NS. Rea, Emily: Clothing Basic Skills Level 3, NS; Clothing Basic Skills Level 3, NS; Favorite Recipe Col lection, NS; Intermediate Wheat & You, NS; Quick Bread (Biscuit Method), NS; Shorten Cakes, NS; Food, Expanding Division, Syrup, NS; Clothing Basic Skills Level 3, NS. Reed, Shelby: Photog raphy, Nature - Animals, Jr, NS; Photography Land scape, Jr, NS; Food, Be ginning Division, Canned, NS; Photography, People, Jr, NS; Food, Beginning Division, Fruit, NS. Rodelo, Abel: Swine Showmanship, Int, Blue; Market Hog, Blue; Swine Herdsmanship, Blue; Inter mediate Judging, Blue. Rodelo, Anthony: Mar ket Hog, Blue; Junior Swine Nov 30, 7:30pm vs Showmanship, Blue; Ju Heppner nior Judging, Blue; Swine Dec 14, 7:30pm vs Herdsmanship, Blue. Stanfield Dec 15, 5:30pm @ Pi- iot Rock Dec 18, 7:30pm @ Im- bler Jan. 4,4:30 PM @ South Echo (BJV,GV.BV) Dec 21, 7:30pm vs Wasco (BJV,GV,BV) Feb. 8, 3:00 PM @ Weston-McEwen Jan. 5, 3:00 PM vs Central Christian (GV.BV) Dec 22, 5:30pm @ Sherman (1/2BJV,GV,BV) Feb. 9, 2:30 PM vs Union Jan. 11, 6:00 PM @ Dufur (BJV.GV.BV) Nixyaawii (GV,BV) Feb. 14, 3:00 PM, Big Jan. 12, 3:00 PM vs Sky District Tournament @ Helix (1/2BJV,GV,BV) Hermiston Nov 30, 6pm vs Im- Jan. 15, 5:00 PM vs Feb. 15, 3:00 PM, Big bier Glenwood, WA (GV.BV) Sky District Tournament @ Dec 14, 6pm vs Stan- Jan. 18, 4:30 PM @ Hermiston field Echo (BJV,GV,BV) Feb. 16, 1:00 PM, Big Dec 15, 4pm @ Pilot Jan. 19, 4:00 PM vs Sky District Tournament @ Rock Arlington (BJV,BV) Hermiston Dec 18, 6pm @ Im- Ja n . 2 5 , 4 :3 0 PM Feb. 19, B oys 1st bier vs H o rizo n C h ris tia n Round State Playoffs Dec 21,6pm vs Weston- (BJV,GV.BV) Feb. 20, Girls 1st Round McEwen Jan. 29, 5:00 PM @ State Playoffs Helix (1/2BJV,GV,BV) Feb. 22, B oys 2nd Feb. 1, 6:00 PM vs Round State Playoffs Nixyaawii (GV.BV) Feb. 2-3, G irls 2nd F eb . 2, 2 :3 0 PM Round State Playoffs @ C o n d o n /W h e e le r Feb. 27-M ar. 2, 1A (BJV,GV,BV) State Tournament @ Baker Feb. 5, 4:30 PM vs City Heppner basketball schedules Varsity boys Cardinal basketball schedule Nov. 30, 2:30 PM (JV Boys) 3:00 PM(V), lone Basketball Bonanza (En terprise, Riverside, Pine Eagle) @ lone. Dec. 1, 11:30 AM (JV Boys) 1:00 PM(V), lone Basketball Bonanza (En terprise, Riverside, Pine Eagle) @ lone Dec. 7, 3:00 PM, Hep pner Tournament-Varsity @ Heppner Dec. 8, 1:00 PM, Hep pner Tournament-Varsity @ Heppner Dec. 14, 6:00 PM @ Arlington(BJV.BV) D ec. 18, 4 :3 0 PM v s C o n d o n /W h e e le r (BJV,GV,BV) Dec. 21, 2:30 PM @ Riverside (BJV,GV,BV) Dec. 28, 2:30 PM vs Irrigon (BJV,GV,BV) all the equipment, includ ing engines, water tenders and heavy equipment. They covered 15 fires in seven d ifferen t sta te s— U tah, Idaho, Oregon, Washing ton, Montana, Nevada and California. Length of time on a fire varied from one to 14 days; after 14 days, crew members were required to have two days of rest before jumping back in. Young is no newcomer to working in the forest; he has been in the logging Part of the Bruce Young Logging wildland firefighting crew business 34 years, since (L-K): Bruce Young, Jonathan Hendricks, Jay Rusher, Frank 1978. It might be consid Osmin, Steve Rhea, Matt McLaren, Tonja Lemmon and Paul Arhogast. -Contributedphoto ered a quirk o f fate that he “I cross-train my whole says Young. “During a typi found his way into the fire fighting business in 1985. logging crew,” he says, cal fire, we’ll work with “I brought my middle “and then bring in several heavy bom bers, planes boy home from the hospi retired gentleman and col dropping water, helicopters tal from being born, and lege students that help us dropping water buckets. they were dropping smoke on the fires and the log Our crews have seen a lot jumpers into the Johnson ging through the summer, of different action over the also.” years.” Creek area,” he says. Young says the mini The Oregon Depart Y oung’s 2012 crew ment of Forestry (ODF) mum age for his firefight consisted of 17 members. asked for his help, and ers is 18 but there is no set Those crew members in Young put a Cat and a maximum. cluded: Bruce Young, en pumper truck to work on the “There isn’t any age gine boss and heavy equip fire. That eventually led to they can’t do it if they’re ment operator; Luke Young, more involvement fighting physically fit enough (to e q u ip m en t boss; M att wildland fires. pass the tests).” D iffer McLaren, engine boss and “ In the mid 90s, we ent tests for knowledge equipment operator; Steve started putting together and physical endurance Rhea, engine boss; Paul water tenders for the Re are required depending on Arbogast, lowboy driver gion Six contract with the the firefighter’s role; not and water tender operator; forest service,” says Young. only do the tests require Frank Osmin, water ten He adds that their crew knowledge, but several of der and lowboy operator; and equipment are listed them are also physically Jay Rusher, water tender; nationally, so they are quali rigorous. Robert B urrell, lowboy fied to fight wildland fires “ They have to have driver; Jared Hedman, Alex anyw here in the Lower a minimum of a four-day Pickles, Justin Pranger, 48. While their Region Six class to work an engine or Jordan Wright, Jonathan contract is with the U.S. tender,” Young explains. Hendricks, Brian Taylor Forest Service (U SFS), “ Engine bosses have to and Matt Garrett, all fire other agencies, such as complete 15-20 minimum fighter II; and Tonja Lem the ODF or the Bureau of days of classes. They have mon and Connie Aragon, Land M anagem ent, can to be trained to handle these “crew coordinators” who order their services from the dangerous situations.” worked to support the crew USFS database. 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