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SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 25, 2015 Mustang wrestling crowns two district champs Cardinal season ends at district tournament Smith, Propheter head to state; Flynn places third in districts Cord Flynn of Ione (above) narrowly missed going to state, but still made a trip to the winner’s podium, placing third in his 182-pound weight class at the Special District 4 tournament last week. –Photo by Kandy Boyd -From PAGE ONE ons. The Mustang wrestling team came away from the 2A/1A Special District 4 tournament last weekend with two district champi- Ryan Smith of Heppner defeated Kyran Simpson of Burns in 79 seconds to win the District 4 title for the 106-pound weight class. This win comes on top of two other victo- ries over Jesse Paulson of Grant Union and Dylan Staigle of Enterprise. All were by pin. Smith is the returning 1A/2A 106-pound state champion and will be seeded number one next week at the OSSA 1A/2A state championship. “I am grateful to be part of such a great team, with great teammates and coaches,” said Smith. “I feel like today’s victory was just another step in build- ing Heppner’s wrestling program.” Also going to state next week is John Propheter of Heppner, who won the 2015 Special District 4 title in the 285-pound weight class. Propheter is a senior at Hep- pner High School. Rounding out the Mus- tang wrestlers making a trip to the podium was Cord Flynn of Ione, who placed third in his class at the dis- trict championship. Flynn is a sophomore at Ione High School. Special District 4 is comprised of teams from Adrian, Elgin, Joseph, Ir- rigon, Wallowa, Burns, Enterprise, Heppner-Ione, Pine Eagle, Crane, Grant Union, Imbler and Union- Cove. Ione Legion Hall seeks Peterson community aid for improvements honored for The Ione Legion Post #95 and Legion Auxiliary Unit #95 are asking for aid from community members to improve an Ione institu- tion. That institution is the Ione Legion Hall. The Legion Hall is the only Ione building, aside from perhaps the school, large enough to house many of the community’s celebra- tions and get-togethers. However, the Legion Auxiliary has determined that the hall needs some sound abatement to become an even better venue for lo- cal events. With that in mind, the Auxiliary is pursuing a three-fold process. First, they carpeted the stage to help absorb sound. The second step was to order enough sound boards to cover the walls and part of the ceiling. The third stage is to hire a contractor to install the sound boards in the hall. The first and second stages of the project are complete, with new stage carpet installed by Tim Hedman and sound boards purchased and awaiting installation. The cost of the im- provements has been high, say Legion and Auxiliary members. They say they have al- ready spent approximately $9,000, about $3,500 of The Lexington Grange Celebrates the birthday of Dr. Seuss and Read Across America Day March 1st at 1:30 pm Come to a read-aloud and then watch the movie Horton Hears a who. The entry fee is a new book or $1.00. can bring pillows and blankets to lie on the floor. Popcorn and drinks will be available. The Lexington Grange is located at: 66296 Marquardt Rd Lexington, OR 97839 which was contributed by anonymous donors. While they are in the process of obtaining bids from con- tractors to attach the boards, that stage of the process will most likely cost around $8,000. “Our treasury is de- pleted and we need your help to finish and make the Hall a more enjoyable place to have gatherings,” Legion and Auxiliary members wrote in a letter of appeal. Donations may be sent to Maureen McElligott, secretary-treasurer of the Legion Auxiliary, Box 5, Ione, OR 97843. community spirit Lewis & Clark to appear at Ione school March 5 Ione senior Oskar Peterson has been named a Local Hon- oree in the 2015 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards due to his volunteer work. – Contributed photo Become a hero; give blood during Red Cross Month During Red Cross Month in March, the Amer- ican Red Cross reminds eligible blood donors that it doesn’t take a cape or su- perpowers to be a hero. By donating blood, donors can become heroes for patients in need. Red Cross Month is dedicated to the everyday heroes who support the Red Cross mission. The need for blood is constant. The Red Cross depends on Ione junior Jessie Flynn (#10) fights her way through the Knights’ press and toward the basket during the district game versus the Condon-Wheeler Knights. Both Ione’s girls’ and boys’ basketball teams made it into the Big Sky District Tournament, but their seasons ended there. The girls won last Wednesday’s game against Arlington by 42-32 but suffered twin losses over the weekend to Condon-Wheeler (26-59) and Dufur (34-39). They ended the season 6-8 league and 7-17 overall. The boys lost last Tuesday’s game against Dufur 36-77, giving them a season record of 4-18 overall and 3-11 league. –Photos by Sandra Putman blood donor heroes in com- munities across the nation to collect enough blood to meet the needs of patients at approximately 2,600 hospitals nationwide, more than 60 of which are in the local Red Cross Pacific Northwest Blood Services Region. Donors with all blood types are needed, par- ticularly those with types O negative, A negative and B negative. An opportunity to do- A community program featuring the daring explor- ers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark will be pre- sented at the Ione Commu- nity School on Thursday, March 5, at 2:30 p.m. The program is present- ed by Traveling Lantern, a Portland-based theatre troupe offering a regional tour in collaboration with Libraries of Eastern Oregon (LEO). Performances of “Lew- is & Clark: Two Brave Friends Begin the Perilous Journey of the Corps of Discovery” are free. The public is invited. Attendees will expe- rience the excitement of Lewis & Clark as they scout and map the unknown beau- ty of our newly-expanding nation. The 50-minute pre- sentation will feature how the explorers met Native Americans, canoed down mighty rivers, and became the first to see the grandeur of the Northwest as they followed the sunset to the ocean and carved out the Oregon Trail. The program is spon- sored by the Ione Public Library. For more information, contact Mary or Kristy at the Ione Public Library, 541-561-9828 or leolibrar- ies@gmail.com. nate is coming up March 3 from 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. at Riverside High School, 210 NE Boardman Ave. in Boardman. To learn more about do- nating blood and to schedule an appointment, download the Red Cross Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS 1-800-733-2767.
