EIGHT - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Summer school celebrates
international visitors
Axel, Viktor, Pia and Johan Lotgren. and Klin Kdstrom (hack
row) paid a quick visit to the Heppner Elementary summer
program during a stop in Heppner. -Contributedphoto
Former Heppner High
School exchange student
from Sweden, Axel Lotgren,
and his family were guests
at the Heppner Elementary
sum m er enhancem ent
program.
Teacher Mary Ann
Elguezabal said that Axel
and his family gave a short
talk about their country.
Some interesting facts
include: Sweden is on a
peninsula; their favorite
sport is soccer; Alfred
Nobel of Nobel Peace Prize
fame is from Sweden; it is
light almost all day long
in Sweden in the summer
because it is so far north;
the book character Pippi
Longstocking was created
by a Swedish person; the
brands Ikea, Volvo and Saab
are all of Swedish origin;
the color of the Swedish
flag is the same as the
Heppner Mustangs' school
colors. Other interesting
facts about Sweden include:
the singing group ABBA is
from Sweden; the Swedish
currency is the Kronor; and
Sweden has a population of
10 million people.
Elguezabal said that the
Swedish guests sang “Itsy
Bitsy Spider” in Swedish.
“We didn’t understand
a word, but knew exactly
what they were saying,”
she said. “We learned how
to count (on our fingers)
to five beginning with our
thumbs rather than our
index finger.”
“ Sweden (Sverige)
is a beautiful place with
w o n d e rfu l p e o p l e ,”
continued Elguezabal.
"We rewarded our visitors
with some memorabilia:
H ep p n er E le m e n ta ry
School T-shirts, USA flags
and Thunder Eggs (the
Oregon state rock). What
a pleasure to have them in
the classroom even if just
for a brief segment of time.
It certainly ‘enhanced’ our
morning.”
lone library kicks off summer
reading
lone Library District
kicked off its summer
reading program with a
juggling performance and
practice. Juggler Charlie
Brown led the group through
a fun-filled afternoon
o f ju g g lin g and other
kinesthetic challenges.
Students and visitors
were able to test their
skills after his entertaining
performance. Ice cream was
served afterwards.
Students
are
encouraged to sign up for
the library reading program
to earn prizes for reading
minutes. Summer reading at
the library begins Tuesday,
June 17, at 10:30 a.m.
Students and adults are also
invited to “like” the lone
library on Facebook, too.
-Continuedfrom PA GE ONE
lone FFA chapter elects first officers
Reporter, Morgan Orem;
Sentinel, Miranda Taylor;
Historian, Emily Taylor;
and Parliamentarian, Babali
Peterson. They held there
first officer meeting on
Tuesday, June 10.
The group plans on
participating in local events
this summer and during
the next school year. The
first FFA chapter meeting
will be held the first week
that school returns. Special
appreciation goes out to
Loyal Burns, Brian Rust
and Sarah Crane-Simpson
for serving as the officer
interview committee.
WOMAN ARRESTED FOR CRASH
-Continuedfrom PAGE ONE
Chrysler 300 four-door
driven by Robert Henry
Baker, 66, from lone. After
impact, the Cadillac came
to rest in the center median
and the Chrysler came
to rest on the eastbound
shoulder.
DENVER—Two local
students have earned spots
on the Oregon National
Junior High Rodeo team
and will be travelling with
fellow teammates to Des
Moines, 1A June 22-28 to
compete in the 10th annual
National Junior High Finals
Rodeo (NJHFR).
Jacee Currin, a seventh-
grade student at Heppner
Jr./Sr. High School, will
compete in the barrel racing,
ribbon roping, team roping
and goat tying events.
Jaiden Mahoney, also a
seventh grader at HHS, will
compete in barrel racing.
The Oregon Junior
High qualifying rodeos are
all held in Prineville, OR.
The girls’ year-end state
placings are as follows:
Barrel Racing - Jaiden 3rd,
Jacee 4/5Ul (tie)
Pole Bending - Jacee 8th,
Jaiden 10th
Ribbon Roping - Jacee 2nd,
Jaiden 9,h
Team Roping - Jacee 4th
Goat Tying - Jacee 3rd,
Jaiden 13th
Breakaway Roping - Jacee
IS"1, Jaiden 19th
Girls All-Around - Jacee
l", Jaiden 13th
F e a tu rin g roughly
1,000 contestants from
42 states, five Canadian
provinces and Australia,
Jacee Currin and Jaiden Mahoney w ill compete at the National
Junior High Finals Rodeo in Des Moines later this month. -
Contributed photo
the NJHFR is the world’s
largest junior high rodeo.
In addition to competing
for more than $75,000 in
prizes, NJHFR contestants
will also be vying for more
than $100,000 in college
scholarships and the chance
to be named a National
Junior High Finals Rodeo
National Champion. To
earn this title, contestants
must finish in the top 20—
based on their combined
times/scores in the first
two rounds—to advance
to Saturday evening’s final
round. National champions
will then be determined
based on their three-round
combined times/scores.
Again, this year, the
Saturday championship
p e rfo rm an c e w ill be
televised nationally as a part
of the Cinch Highschool
R odeo Tour te le c a s t
series on RFD-TV. Live
broadcasts of each NJHFR
performance will also air
online at NHSRATV.com.
Performance times are
7 p.m. on June 23 and 9
a.m. and 7 p.m. each day
thereafter.
To follow your local
favorites at the NJHFR.
visit NHSRA.org daily
for co m p lete re su lts.
For ticket inform ation
and reservations, visit
C atchD esM oines.com /
rodeo.
TARGET AMERICA
Top rig h t: Seven-year-old
Liam Heideman works on his
skills flipping the Diaholo, a
rubber juggling prop shaped
something like a yo-yo and
manipulated by a string whose ends are tied to hand sticks. Above: Kristi Crowell and Nancy
Anderson serve ice cream to Sam Grigg and his mom Andrea during the event. Photos by
Erin Heideman
By Morgan Orem
The lone FFA chapter
elected their first-ever
officer team on Thursday,
June 5.
The 2014-2015 officers
are President. Daniel Holtz;
Vice President, Joe Doherty;
Secretary, Brianna Snyder;
Treasurer, Sam Gilbert;
Local students qualify to
compete at world’s largest
junior high rodeo
Baker was pronounced
deceased at the scene.
B re c k h e im e r was
extricated by firefighters
and initially transported by
Hermiston Ambulance to
Good Shepherd Medical
C enter in H erm iston.
She was later flown by
L ifeF lig h t to Legacy
Emanuel Medical Center
in Portland where she was
treated and subsequently
released.
Court appearance is
pending; Umatilla County
District Attorney's Office is
prosecuting the case.
he wrapped up shooting
on the American Sniper
movie last week. The
movie, about Navy SEAL
sniper Chris Kyle, was
spearheaded by Bradley
Cooper, who also starred
in Kyle’s role. The film was
directed by Hollywood icon
Clint Eastwood.
McEwen says that, now
that filming is finished, he’s
very optimistic about the
final result.
“I felt like the filming
was really compelling. 1 felt
like the storyline and the
points that were getting into
the scenes were amazingly
well done. I’m not a pro
at this by any means, but
the scenes felt very, very
compelling to me,” he says.
“I’m thinking the movie will
be seriously considered for
several academy awards, in
my prediction.”
In his role as consultant,
McEwen said he got to hang
around the set “as much as
I wanted,” which meant he
got to spend time with the
Hollywood heavy-hitters
involved in the filming.
McEwen appeared to take
it in stride, but did say he
appreciated the time getting
to know them.
“Getting to know Clint
Eastwood better, it was
a really fun experience,”
he says. “The guy really
reminded me of my dad
in som e w a y s ...s o ft-
spoken, honest, a very
straightforward American.
Just that whole patriotic,
no need to say a whole lot
of things to get my point
across, kind of guy.”
McEwen also said he
was impressed by Cooper,
both his personal behavior
and his dedication to the
movie.
“ Br a d l e y C o o p e r
became Chris Kyle. It was
truly amazing. At times
we would just sit and talk
around the set, he would
be so much in character, he
would slip into the Chris
Kyle accent from Texas.
You would almost think you
were sitting there speaking
to Chris.”
“I was also allowed
to bring some SEAL team
guys and injured solders
onto the set, and Bradley
Cooper and Clint Eastwood
really bent over backwards,
really listened to their
stories,” he adds.
With the film now in
editing, there’s been no
glimpse of a finished project
yet. However, McEwen did
say he had some additional
input on that front.
“I do have a couple of
songs I’ve requested, so
we’ll see if that works, for
the score,” says McEwen.
“I don’t know if they’re
going to take them but I
do know what these guys
(Navy SEALs) listen to. I
tried to make it as real to
that as I could.”
The bittersweet note
to the movie’s milestone
is that the main character,
Chris Kyle, isn’t around
to see it. Kyle, 38, and his
friend Chad Littlefield,
35, were killed when they
were shot multiple times
at a gun range in Texas last
February. While McEwen
says he thinks Kyle would
like the film, he also says the
SEAL wouldn’t be taking
himself too seriously.
“I think he’d laugh at
himself.. .smile, to actually
see someone (play him in
a movie),” says McEwen.
“I think he’d take it with a
grain of humor because he
was a very nonegotistical
guy”
The m o v i e has
no release date set, but
McEwen said the studio is
hopeful of a release later
in 2014.
Meanwhile, he’s not
sitting still; McEwen says
the third Sniper Elite novel
is nearly done, and he
continues to work with
Ridley Scott and Scott Free
Productions on converting
the first Sniper Elite novel
to the big screen.
lone scout troop enjoys outing
Come see whcres coonn at
Bank of Eastern Oregon
D on’t miss our annual
Customer Appreciation
Barbeque!
Friday, June 27
11:30 aan. —1:30 p.m.
lone Branch
Bank o f
me
The lone Cub Scout Troup enjoyed a hosted evening at the home of John and Linda Bristow
this past week. Scouts took a trailer ride, practiced Power identification, learned how to start
(and put out) a fire, roasted hot dogs and marshmallows, learned the Boy Scout pledge, and
were given books on bugs and butterflies. The scouts and their parents said they appreciated the
Bristows for their support and generosity. Pictured are scouts (L-R) I ¡am Heideman, Martin
Medina, Mason Orem and Finn Simpson. Not pictured is Corey Rice. Phutc by Erin Heideman
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