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I Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 26,2014 - FIVE Lexington boy gives Heppner schools participate in Pennies Recently the Fleppner assigned a certain coin and schools p articip ated in every day each class would bike to local charity for Patients Pennies for Patients. compete in trying to bring The student bodies joined up with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, w h ich is the w o r ld ’s largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood research and providing education and p a tie n t s e rv ic e s . Since 1994, m illions o f dollars have been raised in pennies and other spare change by more than 10 million elementary, middle and high school students throughout the country. The funds collected benefit The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. F or tw o w eek s in February, the Heppner High School students brought in spare change. Each day was Neighborhood Center Director Jan Skaggs (right) with Cody Fletcher, who donated a bike to the Neighborhood Center of South Morrow County to be used fora fundraising raffle. -Contributed photo A local boy with a generous heart has decided to help out a local charity. Cody Fletcher, 9, o f Lexington recently won a bike. Cody, the son of Andy and Andrea Fletcher, decided that, since he already had a bike, his shiny new wheels would be better off going to a good cause. “ I was so lucky to win a bike,” said Cody. “A fte r w in n in g it, 1 decided to donate it to the Neighborhood Center, because I thought another kid would be as happy as 1 was to get it.” To make the most o f the gift, the Neighborhood Center has decided to hold a raffle for the bike. Tickets will be available March 1 through April 17 at the Neighborhood Center, and will cost SI each or six for $5. The drawing will be held April 17 after school and the w inner will be notified. Proceeds will be used to help buy a new freezer for the center’s food room. Top: (L-R) BEO representative Jeremy Arbogast, students Mason Lehman, Casey Fletcher, Madelyn Nichols, Cheyenne Shaw, Jorden Sweeney and Kaden Combe, and BEO representative Brianna Peterson. Bottom: Members of the HHS National Honor Sociey with other high school students involved in the fundraiser. Back (l.-K): Kaden Clark, Patrick Collins and Janice Munkers. Front (L-K): Ryan Smith, Lilly Sandford, Caitlyn Bailey, Paige Grieb. Blake Greenup, Mekavla Kindle, Maddie Lindsay, Micha Hint/ and Macy Gibbs. -Contributedphotos Extension service to co-host wheat growers’ meeting in Condon The OSU Extension Service of Gilliam County and Inland Chemical are co-hosting a spring growers meeting on Tuesday, March WHO’S GOIIXG TO STATE? HHS WRESTLERS! Jared Lemmon, 126 lbs Ryan Smith, 106 lbs D is tr ic t IV C h a m p io n 1st P la c e - 2 0 1 4 UFA) In v ita tio n a l 1st P la c e - 2 0 1 4 P in e E a g le In v ita tio n a l 2 0 S e as o n W ins 4 4 C a re e r W ins District IV Champion 1st Place 2014 BEO Invitational 1st Place - Jo-Hi Invitational 1st Place - Riverside Rumble 1st Place - 2 0 1 4 Pine Eagle Invitational 31 Season Wins -121 Career Wins Outstanding Wrestler - 201 4 BEO Tournament 2014 Outstanding Wrestler - 2A/1A Special District IV - Treston Mahen. 152 lbs Kyle Aldrich, 182 lbs D is tr ic t I V C h a m p io n 1st P la c e - 2 0 1 4 B E O In v ita tio n a l 1st P la c e - 2 0 1 4 P in e E a g le In v ita tio n a l 2 4 S e as o n W ins - 1 0 8 C a re e r W ins D is tric t IV C h a m p io n 2 7 S e as o n W ins Congratulations to our District Champions. We are so proud of each of you. Good luck, we re behind you all the way! - HHS Wrestling Parents "The only thing you deserve is what you earn." -Tom Brands I in the most change. At the end of the two-week period, after all the change had been counted and collected, Heppner High School had raised $528 dollars. The junior class had brought in the most change, earning them selves an extended lunch period. Heppner Elementary students collected $55.41, with the student council voting to match their funds for a total of $110.82. The funds that were raised during this two-week period will go to help the research and advancement in breakthrough therapies for patients with leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma and other blood cancers. 4, from 9:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. at the Memorial Hall in Condon. The program speakers w ill be O SU c e re a ls pathologist Chris Mundt, Extension cereals specialist Mike Flowers, OSU weed specialist Andrew Hulting and OSU E x te n s io n ’s Jordan Maley. M undt’s presentation will review research on diseases of soft white wheat, including the evolution and mechanisms o f infection. He will address different integrated pest management s tra te g ie s e ffe c tiv e in controlling diseases. C u rren t and future releases of soft white wheat varieties, their agronomic adaptation and management will be the focus of Flowers’ p a rt o f th e p ro g ra m . Discussion will include a review of Clearfield soft white wheat varieties and Im azim oxone herbicide stewardship practices. Hulting will discuss integrated pest management of rattail fescue and cereal rye in dryland cereal crop fields. The biology of rattail fescue, as well as cultural and herbicide management options will be included in the talk. The grow er meeting will wrap up with Maley’s presentation on fundamental steps in creating a sound marketing plan. This first in a series on grain marketing will focus on identifying a grower's cost of production and the per bushel break even price for wheat. C o m p letio n o f the tra in in g w ill q u a lify p e s tic id e a p p lic a to r s to rece iv e th re e ODA c o n tin u in g e d u c a tio n cre d its tow ard licen se renewal. A hosted lunch will be offered at noon. If you plan to attend, or would like additional information concerning the program, please contact the Gilliam County Extension Service at 541-384-2271. M arriage Licenses The Morrow County Clerk’s office has released the follow ing report of marriage licenses: February 21, 2014: -D ale M artin G em m el, 59, of Heppner and Rene’ Demarius Billingsley, 56, of Heppner. -Brian David Jewett, 39, o f lone and Rosanne Nicole Crum, 33, o f lone. All news and ad deadline: Monday @ 5 PM I *
