SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, July 9,2014
Lions Club rifle
winner announced
Sports physicals
NEOJGA announces
planned at Heppner Echo results
The North East Oregon 99.
Junior
G olf Association
Intermediate Girls— 1.
clinic Aug. 5-6
(NEOJGA) has announced Sophie Grant, 93; 2. Trinity
Heppner Lions Club member Steve Rhea (left) presents Justin
Nelson with his new rifle won in the annual Lions Club Rifle
RafHe. This year’s gun was a Weatherby Series 2 Vanguard
270 Winchester with a Nikon Pro Staff scope. The Lions raised
over $500 in this year’s raffle, which w ill go to scholarships for
Heppner High School Seniors next year. -Photo by David Sykes
Heppner High School
has s c h e d u le d s p o rts
physicals for Tuesday, Aug.
5, and Wednesday, Aug. 6,
at Pioneer Memorial Clinic.
Girls’ physicals will be
on Aug. 5 from 1:30-5 p.m.
on a walk-in basis. Boys’
physicals will be on Aug.
6 from 1:30-5 p.m. on a
walk-in basis.
H o w e v e r , i f th e
designated day will not
work, students may come
on the other scheduled day.
Sports physicals are
required for any student
who has not had a physical
in the past year, including
firs t-y e a r ju n io r high
p a rtic ip a n ts and sixth
graders playing at the junior
high level, and transfer
students who do not have a
copy of an OSAA physical
completed in the past year.
The
form
for
th e p h y s ic a ls can be
fo u n d at h ttp ://w w w .
o s a a .o r g /d o c s /f o r m s /
PhysicalExamination-2010.
pdf. Students must bring
this form with them to the
physical. Players under the
age of 18 must have their
forms signed by a parent.
Bates family selected as Grand Marshals
of Gilliam County Fair
E d i to r 's note: The
Bates family is related to
Heppner residents Dale and
Sheryl! Bates. This article is
reprinted with permission
from the Condon Times-
Journal.
‘ W heat, W ind and
Wagon W h eels’ is the
theme of the 2014 Gilliam
County Fair and the Bates
Family has been named
the 2014 Grand Marshals.
The C ounty F air w ill
feature exhibits, animals,
a C h ild re n ’s Fair, fun
activities on the midway
and music for everyone, a
talent competition, an ATV
rodeo, and the Oregon High
School Rodeo Association
season kickoff rodeo. The
fair will be held August
28-31 at the Gilliam County
Fairgrounds in Condon.
P lanning is in full
production for the 2014 fair.
Gilliam County residents
can expect to see the High
School Rodeo Sunday,
August 31, and Monday,
S e p t. 1, o p e n i n g up
Saturday for an expanded
ATV rodeo. In addition,
there will be other changes
throughout the fair so fair-
goers and participants are
encouraged to see the new
and improved schedule in
the fair book.
I'he Fair Board is proud
to honor the historic Bates
Family of the Condon area
as the 2014 Grand Marshals.
In 1948, Ed and Lorraine
Bates bought the Cook
Estate and began farming
wheat on its 2,300 acres.
Bates Ranches has been
continuously farmed since
that time. In addition, the
couple has been involved
in a variety of community
groups and organizations,
including Condon Baptist
Church, the Grange, and of
course, the Gilliam County
Fair. Over the years, five
children were bom to the
couple, most still reside in
the area — Wayne, Bruce
(now in Burley, Idaho),
Shirley (Burrows), Paul and
Dale, now in Heppner. They
McCarthy, 101; 3. Nicole
Propheter, 110.
B o y s— 1. B ray d en
Pulver, 73; 2. Anders Lind,
84; 3. Jared Thacker, 85.
Girls— 1. Emily Rea,
93; 2. Amanda Rea, 116
Junior Boys— 1. JD
Thacker, 78; 2. Zac Adams,
79; 3. John Propheter, 83.
The next NEOJGA
tournament is planned for
this Friday, July 11, at 10
a.m. at La Grande Country
Club.
Over the Tee Cup
Eighteen ladies
celebrated sunny conditions
on the first day o f July
at Willow Creek Country
Club.
Low gr o s s o f the
field was taken by Pat
Edmundson, while Corol
M it c h el l and Karen
Thompson tied for low net
and Lorrene Montgomery
had least putts.
F or fl i ght A, Eva
Kilkenny had low gross.
For flight B, Laura
Rogers had low gross, Pat
have 12 grandchildren, who
in turn have given them 28
great-grandchildren and
counting!
The Gilliam County
Fair is managed by the
G i l l i a m C o u n t y Fa i r
Board — Chairman Frank
Bettencourt, Vice-Chair
Chris Fitzsim m ons and
b o a r d m e m b e r s Bi l l
Wagenaar, Tom G reiner
and Marta Mikkalo, with
the assistance of Secretary
Becky Chase and many
volunteers.
For more information
about the fair, co n tact
Becky Chase, 541-384-
Twenty men played in
4139, or emai l fai r @
two-man
Chapman play
co.gilliam.or.us.
at Willow Creek Country
Club on Sunday, July 6.
T he t e a m o f Ron
Bowman and Duane Disque
shot the low gross score of
62 for the day. Second low
gross score of 69 was shot
by the team of Dennis Peck
and Dave Pranger.
The low net scores
were shot by the teams of
Matt Scrivner and Charlie
Ferguson with a 54 and
Kelly Fox and Bill Morris
Dougherty low net and Jan
Paustian least putts.
On flight C, Melissa
Coiner had low gross, while
Judy Harris had low net
and Betty Carlson had least
putts.
Laura Rogers had a
chip-in on #11 and Lorrene
Montgomery had a chip-in
on #17.
Corol Mitchell had a
birdie on #18.
In other events, Jackie
Allstott had KP and Betty
Carlson had the long putt.
Bowman, Disque
win Sunday
Chapman play
Class o f ’58 reunion well-attended
The Heppner High
School Class of '58 held
its reunion last month.
Thirteen classmates and
some spouses attended out
of the 26 who graduated
together that year.
The reunion started
with a gathering on Friday,
June 20. in Butch and Judie
Laugh I in’s back yard. The
weather was pronounced
perfect, and the group was
able to enjoy a variety of
snacks and drinks as they
visited.
Breakfast on Saturday,
June 21, was held at Sweet
Productions, where owner
Jodi Segraves opened her
restaurant for the class.
A picnic of hot dogs and
hamburgers with a potluck
of sides was held Saturday
afternoon at the Morrow
County Fairgrounds. Kirk
Holcomb, the Laughlin’s
son-in-law, was chef, while
the results for the recent
tournament at Echo Hills
July 1. R esults are as
follows:
Pee Wee B oys— 1.
H unter G reenup, 49; 2.
Cody Adams, 64; 3. Cody
Feltcher, 69.
Pee Wee G irls — 1.
(tie) Sasha Keown and
Lily Volger, 56; 3. Morgan
Browning, 74.
Intermediate Boys— 1.
Jared Geier, 83, 2. Braden
Bell, 91; Andrew Lackey,
with a 57. Special Event
winners were Disque for
KP on #5/1 and Fox for KP
on #7/16.
The next Sunday men’s
play will be on July 13 with
Roger M ortim ore, Rick
Britt and Shawn Wilson
in charge. The following
Sat ur day eve ni ng and
Sunday mor ni ng, July
19 and 20, will feature
th e W C C C M e n ’s
Championship with Matt
Scrivner, Greg Grant and
Larry Runyon in charge.
Boardman Senior
Center plans Hood
River trip
Pictured are HHS Class of ’58 reunion attendees. Front (L-R) Joann Brosnan Weister, Peg
Applegate McCabe, Judie Spaulding Laughlin, Betty Wilson Breeding, Shirley Upton Campbell.
Back (L-R): Len Ray Schwarz, Ed Groshens, Tom Currin, Kay Corbin, Butch Laughlin, Phyllis
Quackenhiish Piper, Karen Valentine Burk and Jan Beamer Bothum. -Contributedphoto
Sandy Matthews took the
group's photo.
A tour o f the newly-
restored courthouse clock
dome and pillars at the old
mill site where the tower
was restored was the field
trip for the group.
At dusk, the class o f ’58
ended its weekend with a
tribute to the 11 classmates
who had passed on. Each
The Boardman Senior Center has planned a bus trip
to the Hood River Air and Auto Museum on Saturday,
July 12. The bus will leave at 9 a.m. from the Boardman
Senior Center.
one was remembered with
Admission is $10, with lunch an additional $7.
a luminary pushed off the
Those wishing to attend should notify Barbara
dock at Willow Creek Lake. Russell, 541-481-4791 or 541-377-1778.
A tribute was given by Ed
Groshens.
Music at the Park
drums up a good time
‘Melons Are Poppin’ at Irrigon
Watermelon Festival
The City of Irrigon will
hold its annual Watermelon
Festival on Saturday, July
26.
Several event s are
planned to take place all
day long beginning at 6:30
a.m.; funds raised in this
community event go to
benefit various areas across
the community of Irrigon,
including graduating
scholarships, Cooley Sports
Complex, the senior center,
food baskets program, flags
for events, and more.
Following is a list of
events and opportunities
ATHENA (ALEDONIAN
GAM ES
to take place at the Irrigon
Marina Park:
-Breakfast beginning at
6:30 a.m.
-The annual parade
kicks off at 10 a.m. and runs
down NE Main Avenue
-11 a.m. is the opening
ceremony at the Irrigon
Marina Park Band Stand.
-Irrigon Softball
Tournament will also take
place at the Cooley Sports
Complex adjacent to the
Mariana Park.
-For the remainder of
the day, an array of games,
contests, vendors and foods
will be available. There is
also a schedule of live music
venues and the first annual
Mayor’s Watermelon Seed
Spitting Contest.
For more information,
contact Renee Couchman
at 541-922-1560 or Aaron
Palmquist, City Manager, at
m anager@ci. irrigon. or. us.
If you or someone you know has a gambling problem,
help is available and that help Is F R E E of charge.
City Park
If Y O U h ave a fam ily m e m b e r w ho suffers from
gam bling addiction. Y O U can also receive F R E E treat
m en t even if the g am b ler is not receiving treatm ent.
If you a re a resident o f M orrow County and you
wish to take ad v a n ta g e o f th e services ab ove or d e
sire m ore inform ation, P le a s e call any of the following
num bers to set up a L O C A L appointm ent or just to
talk: Bobby Harris @ 5 4 1 -6 7 6 -9 9 2 5 or 5 4 1 -2 5 6 -0 1 7 5
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Some locals check out Bram Brata’s drums during a break
in the steel drum band’s performance last month at Hep
pner City Park. Another Music in the Park performance is
planned in Heppner for July 27. -Contributedphoto
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