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I I FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 11,2014 lone Ag students go green with A nnual poker, cribbage visit to tree farm tournam ent planned in lo n e The 2014 Red, White & Blues annual Texas Hold ‘Em Poker and Cribbage Tournament is scheduled for Saturday, June 21, at the lone Legion Hall. T he e v e n in g w ill begin with a barbecued chicken dinner at 5 p.m.; dinner will be by donation and will include Traeger barbecued chicken quarters, p o rk s a u sa g e s, baked beans, assorted salads and cookies. Route 74 w ill serve beverages. Game sign-ups begin at 6 p.m. with play beginning at 6:30. Poker buy-in is $40; re buys will be allowed. Cash prizes will be awarded. Cribbage buy-in is $20. All proceeds will be used by the lone Fourth of July Committee to promote and present lo n e’s Red, W hite & B lues annual celebration. Members o f the lone High School Ag Program visited the Collins Company Mill and Greenwood Tree Farm this past week. Students toured the mill and tree farm escorted by Tim Patton, Manager of Collins Co., and Don Mice, M anager o f G reen w ood . Above: Pictured in the trees are (b a c k L -R ) D o n a ld McFlligott, Jason Juarez, Sam G ilbert, A lonso C am bera, John Maier, Greenwood Tree Farm M anager Don Rice, Rory Baresse, (front L-R) V icki G lu d erer, B rianna Snyder, Miranda Taylor and Marisol Avila. Right: lone students examine the inner workings of Collins Company Mill. Photos by Erin He ¡demon Cribbage play got intense during the 2013 Texas Hold ‘Em and Cribbage Tourament. More fun and prizes are planned for this year’s tournament, June 21 in lone. -File photo The committee is also still looking for dealers for the poker tournament; a n y o n e in te r e s te d in dealing or with any further questions regarding poker can contact Arlynda Gates at 541-422-7534, 543-256- 0334 or gatesarlynda@ hotmail.com. Cribbage information calls should be directed to Betty Gray at 541-422- 7335. More information on the tournament and the lone Fourth of July celebration w ill be on the lone 4th o f July Facebook page, h ttp s://w w w .face book. com/lone4thOfJuly, as it becomes available. lon e High School elects A SB officers IONE SU PE R IN T E N D E N T -Continuedfrom PAGE ONE performance over the last 29 years as an administrator are im peccable. We are looking forward to what Phil can bring to make the lone Community School even better.” M ulvihill said h e ’s a p p re c ia te d h is tim e working with the lone staff, but needed to take a step back. “1 really enjoyed my experience at lone for the past four years, but the extra assignment simply became too time-consuming when coupled with my 1MESD responsibilities,” he said. Starkey has spent the m ajority o f his 35-year career in education as a principal, and has been the superintendent/principal at Spray since 2009. Prior to that, Starkey served as an elementary and middle school principal for 24 years in the H erm iston School District. Starkey also spent seven years in the classroom as an elementary school teacher in Hillsboro and Springfield. “Making a difference” is at the core of Starkey’s administrative work at all levels. He has made an impact in his schools by adhering to core values and focusing on hiring and developing strong teaching staff. He says he works with vision and tenacity to build a culture of promise among staff, parents and students. S ta rk e y sa y s th a t he knows that w orking together with lone School Principal Sarah C rane- Simpson will be a growth opportunity for them both, as “iron sharpens iron.” He also brings a wide range of experiences and a deep understanding of the culture and needs of a rural school district. “There are many small school districts in Oregon. Each has its unique story and most often the school is the center of the community and the bond that connects people,” Starkey told the lone School Board. “Even though I do not have an intimate knowledge of lone, I have followed its rise over the last two decades. It is a story of a town that wants to preserve its independence and pride, and took action to do so.” Starkey received his superintendent credentials from L ew is & C la rk College, his administrative credentials from Portland State University, and has a Master of Education in curriculum and instruction and a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from the University of Oregon. lone High School elected 2014-2015 ASB officers on Thursday, May 29. The new officers (L-R) are: Rachel Holland, Activities Director; T.J Patton, Vice President; Ann Rietmann, Secretary; Daniel Holtz, Treasurer; Oskar Peterson, President; and Morgan Orem, Public Relations. -Contributedphoto Free fishing derby this w eekend Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) and Morrow County Parks will hold a free youth fishing Extension Office closed June 23 Normal hours resume June 24 The Morrow County announced it will be closed business hours will resume OSU Extension office has Monday, June 23. Normal Tuesday, June 24. Pups for w o lf O R 7 PORTLAND, O R — W olf OR7 and a m ate have produced offspring in so u th w est O re g o n ’s Cascade Mountains, wildlife biologists confirmed this week. In early May, biologists s u s p e c te d th a t O R 7, originally from northeast Oregon, had a mate in the R ogue R iv e r-S isk iy o u N atio n al F o re s t w hen remote cameras captured several im ages o f what appeared to be a black female w olf in the same area. U.S. Fish and Wildlife S erv ice (S e rv ic e ) and O regon D ep artm en t o f Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) biologists returned to the area Monday, June 2, and observed two pups. Scat sam ples from the area have been collected and submitted to a laboratory for DNA analysis, which will take several weeks. It is likely there are more pups, as wolf litters typically number four to six pups. The pups mark the first known wolf reproduction in the Oregon Cascades since the mid-1940s. “This is very exciting news,” said Paul Henson, state su p erv iso r o f the O regon U .S. Fish and Wildlife Service Office. “It continues to illustrate C ham ber lunch m eeting The next lunch meeting of the Heppner Chamber of Commerce will be Thursday, June 19, at noon in Heppner City Hall conference room. Kimberly Lindsay will give an update o f Community Counseling Solutions. Cost of lunch is $10; Bucknum’s will cater. Chamber lunch attendees are asked to RSVP at 541-676-5536 no later than Tuesday, June 17. The H eppner C ham ber o f C om m erce also Two of wolf OR7’s pups peek out from a log on the Rogue extends a welcome to its newest member, Windwave River-Siskiyou National Forest, June 2, 2014. -Photo courtesy Communications. o f U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that gray wolves are being recovered.” W olves th ro u g h o u t Oregon are protected by the state Endangered Species Act. Wolves west of Oregon Highways 395, 78 and 95 are also protected by the A lot o f people depend on me. Even with arthritis, I need to stay strong. If you get your heart rate up with moderate exercise, your arthritis won't slow you down. But it takes more than just staying busy. You need to walk, bike, swim, or choose an activity that gets your heart rate up for at least 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week. Or try 10 minute sessions, 3 times a day. In just 4-6 weeks, you'll notice less pain and stiffness. It will also improve your mood, and keep you strong. For m ore inform ation, vis it www.cdc.gov/Arthrltls or call 1 -800-CDC-INFO (800-232-4636). CDC derby for children 14 and For more information, younger on Saturday, June c o n tact B etty G ray at 14, from 8:30-11 a.m. at M orrow County Public Cutsforth Park. Works, 541-989-8214. A ARTHRITIS «^FOUNDATION* W eCjnM dp* Physical Activity. The Arthritis Pain Reliever federal Endangered Species Act, with the Service as the lead management agency. At the end o f last year, there were 64 known wolves in Oregon. Most known wolves are in the northeast comer of the state. Community lunch menu Willow Creek Baptist Church members will serve lunch on Wednesday, June 18, at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. The meal will a taco bar with black olives, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, onions and salsa, refried beans, and flan. Milk is served at each meal. Suggested donation is $3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change. Nominations sought for 2014 Oregon Rural Health Hero Award PORTLAND, O R— The Oregon Office of Rural Health at Oregon Health & Science University is seeking nominations for the 2014 Oregon Rural Health Hero o f the Year Award. The aw ard w ill honor an o u tstan d in g person, program or organization th at has im proved the quality and availability o f health care in rural communities. “Rural Oregon is full of heroes,” said Scott Ekblad, d irecto r o f the O regon Office o f Rural Health. “Think o f the people or organizations that have had an impact on health care in your community—access, education, delivery. These are the heroes that make our communities great places to live and are the people you can honor by nominating them for the health hero of the year.” T he 2014 O re g o n Rural Health Hero will be announced at the 31" A nnual O regon R ural Health Conference Oct. 15 - 17 at Sunriver Resort in Sunriver, OR. Nomination forms will be accepted from now through July 25. For more information about the award, contact Linda Peppier, O regon O ffice o f Rural Health, 503-494-4450 or pepplerl@ ohsu.edu. Deadline for news ancf advertising: MONDAY AT 5 P.M.
