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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 19,2013 - THREE Dinner at cemetery a success Bank of EO awards scholarships A good crowd turned out for a warm and sunny dinner at the cemetery last Friday, June 14, as part of the Celebrate Hep pner event. The Dinner-at-the-C'emetery Players performed “ Memories of the Klood" at—you guessed it—the Heppner Masonic Cemetery. Pietured (L-K)are performers Zech Hint/:, Tim Dickenson, lirian knllman, Janet (ireenup and Sheridan Tarnasky. Photo by David Sykes SANDFORD MISS OHSR -Continuedfrom PAGE ONE ment. Contact Sylvia or raffle tickets for a cut and wrapped whole pig, and the winner will be announced July 4 at the lone Fourth of July celebration.” Sandford said the raffle w inner does not need to be present to win. Tickets are one for $5 or 5 for S20. M ike’s mobile slaughter donated the cut and wrap. Sandford and crew will also be hav ing a car wash fundraiser soon to help w ith the expenses of going back to nationals; date to come later. Sponsors are also be ing sought for her year’s reign, with their names being placed on her horse trailer for their advertise- Rick Sandford for more information on those spots at 541-571-5930 or 5 7 1 - 5946. High School Rodeo each year awards scholar ships and prizes to the com petitors for their achieve ments in and out o f the arena. Sportsmanship, high morals and family bond ing are three of the many characteristics they repre sent. Sandford says she is honored to be able to repre sent these core values, her school, the Intermountain Rodeo team, and her com munities and state at nation als and all year throughout her travels as queen. Agency issues call to eradicate weed Weed warriors unite... Puncturevine (goathead) is sprouted and going to seed. If yo u h av e e v e r stepped on a goathead in your carpet, removed one from a pet's foot, slid into base on some, or repaired a bicycle tire, you know how painful and frustrating this weed is. Janet Greenup, Man ager o f Morrow SWCD and Morrow County Weed Advisory Board, requests walkers to keep their heads down and report puncture- vine sites to her at 676- 5452, ext. 109. Sites will be mapped, and Greenup and John Edmundson w ill work to dispose of the offensive plants. Puncturevine is on the Morrow County “ B" list of weeds to control if at all possible. “ It's not a noxious weed according to the ordi nance,” says Greenup, “but it is certainly obnoxious.” Chamber lunch meeting The Heppner Chamber of Commerce will not meet for the next three weeks. The next meeting will be an all entities report on Thursday, July II, at noon in the St. Patrick’s Senior Center dining room. Lunch expense is $10. Lunch attendees are asked to RSVP no later than the Wednesday before. Bank o f Eastern Or egon awarded twenty $500 scholarships to graduating seniors through its Agricul- tural/Business Scholarship Program this year. This is the 20th year the bank of fered this program, giving away over $96,000 to date. Eight of these scholarships were awarded to Heppner High School seniors Mag gie Collins, Makenzie Cor rea, Tessa Gould, Austin Gutierrez, Garrett Robin son, Stephen Thompson, Earl Propheter and Joslynn Troxell. M aggie C ollins was active in softball and bas- k e t b a 11. S h e is a member of the C hris tian youth group. Blue M ountain F id d le r s , FFA an d Maggie 4-H. As a Collins 4-H mem ber, she earned many awards for swine, horse, cloth ing, cooking and speak ing. Maggie was Heppner chamber’s Student of the Year and served as Mor row County’s Fair& Rodeo Queen. Community service found Maggie volunteering for fundraising organiza tions such as American Red Cross, Susan B. Komen Foundation, Youth Relay for Life, DARE, Heppner Cham ber o f Commerce, Heppner Elementary, Mus tang Mop-Up, and numer ous high school commit tees. Maggie plans to attend Oregon State University to begin her studies in biologi cal sciences and veterinary medicine. Makenzie Correa was active in volleyball and was co-captain of both the bas ketball and softball teams. She is an active FFA a n d 4-H officer and m e m b e r. M akenzie earned her FFA State Degree and M a k e n z Correa w a s t he FFA State Silver Award recipient on Chapter Reporter Scrap book. In 4-H, she received swine showmanship and livestock judging awards. At school, Makenzie served on yearbook and was stu dent council secretary. She is a Wendy’s High School Heisman Award Recipient and an honor roll student. Other awards she received were for technical math and language arts. Community service includes participa tion in Mustang Mop-Up, Relay for Life, Neighbor hood Center canned-food drives, Morrow County Fairgrounds cleanup. World Vision fundraiser, serving dinner at various fundrais ers at the Elks Club, clean ing creek beds throughout Heppner, and Little League field maintenance. She was also Colt Volleyball as sistant. Makenzie heads to Eastern Oregon University this fall and will begin her studies in sociology and psychology. Tessa Gould was active in volleyball, basketball and softball. She was yearbook editor, a member of the pep club, honor choir, drama club, and was a homecom ing queen and princess. She received awards for softball, business, Spanish, great attendance and drama excellence. She is a Silver Presidential and Ford Foun dation Classes Completion recipient. Her community service in c l u d e s M u s ta n g -r, M o p -U p , 3 0 - H o u r Famine, Remem b r a n c e ___________ Walk, and Tessa Gould O peration Christmas Child. She be longs to a youth group and also does church child care. Tessa plans on attending Chem eketa Com m unity College in the fall for two years and will then transfer to Oregon State University to continue studies in busi ness administration. Austin Gutierrez was active in golf, FFA and the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA). He was student body secretary and FBLA Vice President. Aus tin is a National Honor So ciety member and he is the 2012 District Varsity Golf Champion. Austin assisted the grade school as a teach ing assistant, and planned, organized, and participated on homecoming and prom committees. He was fresh man and junior class trea surer and, in FFA, he held the GreenHand president and assistant treasurer of fice s. He earned his FFA Chap ter Degree and co m p e te d in skills con tests. Aus tin is a c Austin tive at St. Gutierrez P a tr i c k 's church as a youth group leader, and he has volun teered for Heppner cham b e r’s community events such as St. Patrick’s Day, Remembrance Walk, Fair & Rodeo, and Tow n & Coun- try. Fie has collected canned goods for Neighborhood Center, hung Christm as lights, assisted HHS Boost er Club at its annual auc tion, and has participated in Mustang Mop-Up. Austin plans to attend the Uni versity of Idaho or Oregon State University to study professional golf manage ment and business. Garrett Robi nson w as a c tive in pep band, was co-captain o f basket- b a ll an d f o o t b a 11, Garrett and is state Robinson p re s id e n t of the Oregon High School Rodeo Association. He w as on student body as an of ficer and executive officer throughout school. He is an active member of FFA, 4-H, the Interm ountain High School Rodeo Club, his church youth group, and the American Quarter Horse Association. He earned his FFA State Degree and has won awards in beef pro duction, livestock judging, rituals, and parliamentary procedures. He was Mor row County F air’s 2012 Grand Champion FFA Mas ter Showman and Grand Champion FFA Beef Show man. He is an honor roll" student. Garrett performed many hours of community service in connection with his church, the chamber, and school events. Garrett plans to attend Oregon State University to continue his education in agricultural science. Stephen Thompson was team cap tain in foot ball, b a s ketball and b a s e b a ll. He w as awarded his GreenHand S t e p h e Degree in Thompson FFA. He is a member of National Honor Society and has received the Gold and Silver Presidential awards. He is an honor roll student and an academic let ter winner. He is the recipi ent of the Tri-Sport Letter Winner award. Stephen’s community service includes helping with the American Red Cross blood drive, a canned-food drive and Mustang Mop-Up. He was a Tupper counselor, a Lit tle League umpire, league director for Youth Flag Football coach, and a 4-H camp counselor. Stephen heads to Oregon State Uni versity this fall to continue his studies in agricultural business. Earl P ropheter was active in football, w restling, band and golf, letter F.arl ing in all. Propheter He earned three academic letters and is an honor roll student. Earl earned multiple awards in math, language arts, history and science, along with two Silver Presidential awards. Community service time could find Earl helping with the school Mustang Mop- Up, canned food drives, creek cleanup, football field repair, concessions, raffles, and official men’s golf tour naments. Earl volunteers time at the Willow Creek Golf Club, having various assignments, such as sod removal and the sanding of greens. Earl will attend Oregon State University to continue his education in accounting and business courses. Joslynn Troxell was ac tive in softball throughout high school and went to state with the team when they took the OSAA 2A State Softball Cham pionship. She was an active mem ber of FFA and earned h e r FFA GreenHand Degree and FFA State Degree. Wh i l e an Joslynn FFA mem Troxell ber, Joslynn p a r t i c i - pated in landscape man agement proficiency, job interview, public speaking, parliamentary procedures, general know ledge, the rituals contest, and live stock judging. At fair time, Joslynn participated in the FFA market hog competi tion. She is an active mem ber of her youth group and First Friday. She helped at Heppner Elementary dur ing Basketball Reading and was a counselor at Tupper. Joslynn volunteered more of her time to school activi ties such as Mustang Mop- Up and Heppner chamber, where she joined her FFA cohorts in hanging Christ mas lights and helping at Town & Country events. She has worked at the U.S. Forest Service, where she participated in a fish reloca tion program. Joslynn plans on attending Treasure Val ley Community College this fall to continue her studies in agricultural business. Music in the Parks presents Brass Fire We will be closed July 4th . Have a sa fe and happy J p ! Independence Day - John <& Ann m ^ * Staff We now Have Sno Cones! June 24 at 7 p.m., Ir- rigon Marina Park is host ing Brass Fire as part of the summer’s Music in the Parks series. B rass F ir e ’s sound is reminiscent o f highly popular groups like Chi cago; Earth, Wind and Fire; and Tower of Power. They perform blues, jazz and a variety o f contemporary styles. Brass Fire is a large band made up o f talented local musicians. Current members are from Irrigon, Umatilla, Hermiston and Pendleton. Several o f the musicians have extensive professional performance backgrounds including East Coast bands. West Coast bands, m ilitary bands, cruise ship bands and more. 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Vocal leads are shared by the members. This recently-formed group has made quite an impact on the local music scene with performances scheduled in both public and private venues. To get to Irrigon Ma rina Park from Highway 730, turn north on 10lh street (byA.C. Houghton) toward the river. Continue north approximately one-quarter mile to park entrance. lone library board of directors to meet The lone Library District Board of Directors will hold their June meeting on Thursday, June 27 at 2:30 p.m. The meeting w ill be held at the lone Public Library . The public is welcome to attend. I t ' s almost fair time ! Heppner Gazette- Times will be publishing the special fair edition August 7. To submit articles or to place an ad call or email megan at The Heppner Gazette-Times 541-676-9228 or megan@rapidserve.net Deadline to be included in the Special Fair Edition- July 31
