FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 18, 2015
HHS Volleyball
Heppner native
is half of champion selling community
calendars
billiards duo
The Heppner Junior
and Senior High School
volleyball team is once
again selling community
birthday calendars. A mere
$10 can purchase a person-
alized calendar with family
birthdays, anniversaries,
community events, school
activities, local business
information and more.
Sales are going on now
and will conclude on April
23, so anyone interested is
encouraged to get an order
Sykes and Adams hold their prize check; they got to split the
$1,650 purse. –Contributed photos
Chris Sykes of Pendle-
ton and Robin Adams from
Vancouver, WA teamed up
to win the Western BCA
Eight Ball Championships
Open Mixed Scotch Dou-
bles in Lincoln City, OR
recently.
The pair, who met the
morning they were to play
together, beat out 140 other
teams for the champion-
ship spot. Sykes, the son
of David and April Sykes
of Heppner, said he and
Adams gelled immediately.
“She is an awesome
player, firing balls in left
and right, and a fun partner
to play with. We came back
from the loser’s side of the
bracket. We played really
well and had a little luck on
our side, too,” said Sykes.
“When the last ball
went in, Robin looked at
me and said, ‘I think we just
won.’ We sat there for a sec-
ond not realizing what just
happened, then we jumped
up and gave each other a
high-five and a hug.”
Community lunch
menu
Willow Creek Baptist Church members will serve
lunch on Wednesday, March 25, at St. Patrick’s Senior
Center.
The meal will include chicken enchiladas, rice and
beans, green salad, tortillas, salsa and, possibly, virgin
margarita Jell-O shots. Milk is served at each meal. Sug-
gested donation is $3.50 per meal.
Menu is subject to change.
in soon.
Student-athletes will
be contacting previous cus-
tomers. New customers
can contact any volleyball
player or Darcee Mitchell at
541-676-5717. The money
raised will enable the pro-
gram to purchase equip-
ment, attend team camp,
hire summer clinicians for
skills camp and much more.
Calendars will be avail-
able for delivery and pickup
in September.
ODFW invites
families for a day of
fishing
SALEM, Ore.—The
Oregon Department of Fish
and Wildlife (ODFW) in-
vites Oregon families to
come fishing at a free fam-
ily fishing event locally this
June.
The event is one of 33
free Family Fishing events
scheduled throughout the
state this spring and sum-
mer.
The local event will
be held June 6 at Cutsforth
Pond. Youth fishing will
take place from 8:30-11
a.m. with family fishing
beginning at noon.
Children under the age
of 14 can fish for free, while
kids 14 to 17 and adults
will need an Oregon fishing
license in order to fish.
The events are de-
signed to show families
how easy and fun fishing
can be, said Shahab Far-
zanegan, ODFW angler ed-
ucation coordinator. ODFW
provides loaner rods and
reels, tackle, instruction
and freshly stocked fish—
everything a family needs
for a successful fishing trip.
“These events are fan-
tastic and I enjoy taking
my kids and their friends
and teaching them different
techniques,” said one recent
participant. “The best part
about it is that the kids catch
fish and want to go again.”
For more information,
visit the ODFW website,
click on the Fishing tab at
the top of the page, and
select Where and How from
the menu.
plant. The plant has sulfur-
yellow flowers in the spring
and is used as ground cover.
In some areas of eastern
Oregon, it is considered a
noxious weed.
The plant is slightly
toxic, and the sap can be
very irritating, producing
blisters on the skin. When
working around the plant,
protective clothing should
be worn. Locations inside
the City of Heppner are
expanding, and many are
landscaped areas. Locations
outside the city are becom-
ing more prevalent, and
without control, can drasti-
cally reduce grazing land.
The Morrow Coun-
ty Weed Advisory Board
encourages gardeners to
research plants before pur-
chasing and adding them to
landscapes.
Purge the spurge
Creeping spurge. –Contributed
photo
An escaped landscape
plant, Euphorbia myrsinites
L., commonly known as
creeping spurge, donkey
tail or myrtle spurge, is
becoming a greater concern
in our area according to
the Morrow Soil and Wa-
ter Conservation District
(SWCD).
The plant’s origin is
the Mediterranean region
to Iran. It is a perennial
succulent growing up to 15
inches tall with a 12-inch
spread, and it propagates
by seed or division of the
Timothy Emmel
wins moto division
championship
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Top: Timothy Emmel takes the checkered flag. Bottom: Timo-
thy Emmel and the youth he is mentoring, with their awards.
Emmel (left) has been teaching riding skills and racing know-
how to (L-R) Alyssa Winters, first-place seven-to-nine-year-old
quad, Andrew Winters, first-place quad junior, and Derek
Whittaker, second-place seven-to-nine-year-old quad. –Photos
by Paula Emmel
On Saturday, March 14,
Timothy Emmel finished
his 2014 series at the Bike
Pit with another win to
earn the Quad Intermediate
championship trophy. The
trophy will be presented
during the races on April
12.
On March 15, Emmel
started the 2015 series rac-
ing as Quad Pro. He won his
divisions and both motos on
both days.
Also on Saturday, Luke
Emmel finished his 2014
series in Combined/Open
Beginner Motocross to take
the championship trophy,
also to be awarded on April
12.
Luke also won both
motos and his division that
day.
Ione track team
jumps into season
Ten members of the
Ione Cardinal track team
attended the Learn By Do-
ing Clinic in Hood River
Saturday, March 14. Par-
ticipants learned skills and
techniques in discus, shot
put, javelin, sprints and
high jump.
Participating were ju-
nior Rachel Holland, jav-
elin; junior Jessie Flynn,
high jump; junior/exchange
student David Smidijajer,
discus; sophomore Chris
Pryor, discus; sophomore
Karsen Dumler, discus;
sophomore Ashley Medina,
discus; sophomore Henry
Padberg, sprints; fresh-
man Kaitlin Garrett, discus;
freshman Sonia Medina,
discus; and freshman Emily
Taylor, sprints.
The team will travel to
The Dalles for its first sea-
son track meet on Thursday,
March 19.
Chamber lunch meeting
The next lunch meeting
of the Heppner Chamber
of Commerce will be this
Thursday, March 19, at
noon in Heppner City Hall
conference room.
Speakers will be Ruth
Miles, Small Business Ad-
vocate for Office of Small
Business Assistance for the
State of Oregon, and Cade
Burnett from Umatilla-
Morrow Head Start.
Cost of lunch is $10;
Willow Creek Diner will
cater. Chamber lunch at-
tendees are asked to RSVP
at 541-676-5536 no later
than the Wednesday before
to guarantee a lunch.