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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 15, 2015 Heppner track & field jumps ahead in rankings Mustang girls dominate golf scene The Heppner Mustangs girls’ golf team continued its dominance of the lo- cal golf scene by winning two more tournaments. Last Monday the girls won the Wildhorse Big School Invitational and on Fri- day they placed first at the Nixyaawii tournament held at Wildhorse. The Mustang boys also participated at the Nixyaawii tournament and finished in second place. In winning the Wild- horse Invitational the girls’ team shot a team best 364. They outpaced Pendleton (368), La Grande (373), Hermiston (379), The Dalles (413) and Baker (479) to get the win. It was quite an accomplishment to defeat these 5A and 4A teams. Paige Grieb shot the best round of her career so far and led the team with Competing at Wildhorse last week were Mustang golfers (L- R) Amanda Rea, Maddie Lindsay, Sophie Grant, Emily Rea, Paige Grieb. –Contributed photo an 85. That score tied her for fifth place in the tourna- ment, which featured some of the area’s best golfers. Her 37 on the front nine tied her for the lowest score on nine holes. Sophie Grant had another strong day and finished with an 87. Aman- da Rea was next with a 93 and Maddie Lindsay shot a 99. Emily Rea posted a 102 - FIVE on the day. On Friday the girls’ team won the Nixyaawii tournament that was also held at Wildhorse. Maddie Lindsay took home medal- ist honors for the tourna- ment as she shot a good score of 90. Logan Grieb was the medalist on the boys’ side of things as he shot a tour- nament best 79 to get the win. Ross Cutsforth was next with an 89 and Brian Rill followed at 98. John Propheter shot a 99 and Tommy Bredfield finished with a 104. The boys’ team shot a 365 to finish second at the tournament. This week the girls’ team will go to La Grande to play and the boys team will travel to John Day on Friday to compete in Kaden Clark came in second in long jump at Stanfield with a of 19’09”. Clark is currently ranked first in the event the Prospector Invitational distance for the district. –Contributed photo Tournament. Heppner travelled to Shot Put - 12lb - Varsity the Dick Horyna Invitation- Len Havermeier , 33-03.00 al in Stanfield on Saturday, Discus - 1.6kg - Varsity April 11. The men came Len Havermeier, 102-04 home eighth out of 22 teams Ryan Cecil, 77-07 Job You Want, and many while the Heppner women Javelin - 800g - Varsity others. 7. Len Havermeier, 122-02 placed 13 th of 23. State finalists were: Heppner currently has High Jump - Varsity Sophie Grant and Rian 13 athletes in the district 8. Alex Lindsay, 5-04.00 Wizner, Digital Design, and top 10 in several events, Long Jump - Varsity Impromptu Speaking, Cara including #1 ranked mem- 2. Kaden Clark, 19-09.00 Arbogast. bers: 4x100 men’s relay Alex Lindsay, 16-03.50 Those who placed in team (Skyler Palmer, Len Skyler Palmer, 16-00.75 the top 10 and are eligible Havermeier, Kaden Clark, Triple Jump - Varsity to attend nationals are: Jacob Moses), Kaden Clark 1. Alex Lindsay, 37-07.50 In Agribusiness: Ryan in long jump, Alex Lind- Joe Schmidt, 31-09.00 Smith, 10 th place; Patrick say in triple jump, Kaelyn Womens Results Collins, eighth; CJ Kindle, Lindsay in 100m hurdles, 100 Meters - Varsity 7 th ; and Erica Nelson, 4 th . and Kelly Wilson in shot Kaelyn Lindsay, 14.54a In Sports Management put and triple jump. Shayna Osmin, 15.65 and Decision Making: Pat- Full results from the 200 Meters - Varsity rick Collins and CJ Kindle, Stanfield meet are as fol- Kaelyn Lindsay, 29.40a 9 th place. lows (placing shown to 400 Meters - Varsity In Banking and Finan- eighth). 6. Emily Cecil, 1:12.41a cial Systems: Caitlynn Bai- Mens Results 800 Meters - Varsity ley, Kaelyn Lindsay and 100 Meters - Varsity Emily Cecil, 3:28.48 Taylor Hamby received Kaden Clark, 12.81a 100m Hurdles - 33” - Varsity the coveted first-place spot, 200 Meters - Varsity 5. Kaelyn Lindsay, 19.32a earning an automatic spot 5. Kaden Clark, 24.47a Shot Put - 4kg - Varsity at Nationals, a plaque and Joe Schmidt, 26.46a Kelly Wilson, 25-11.00 a $100 check. Cara Arbogast, 21-04.00 400 Meters - Varsity Nationals will be held 7. Joe Schmidt, 1:01.42a Discus - 1kg - Varsity in Chicago from June 29 800 Meters - Varsity Cara Arbogast, 52-01 to July 2. High Jump - Varsity 6. Skyler Palmer, 2:25.76a Heppner FBLA shines at state competitions Attending the FBLA state convention from Heppner were (L-R) Cara Arbogast, Kaelyn Lindsay, Sophie Grant, CJ Kindle, Jasmine Garcia, Patrick Collins, Caitlynn Bailey, Taylor Hamby, Erica Nelson, Emily Cecil, Meranda Lemmon and Rian Wizner. –Contributed photo Heppner FBLA (Fu- ture Business Leaders of America) traveled to Port- land April 9-10 to compete in various competitions, vying for a coveted spot to compete at the national level in Chicago this June. FBLA members who competed at state were Sophie Grant, Taylor Ham- by, Caitlynn Bailey, Kae- lyn Lindsay, Emily Cecil, Meranda Lemmon, Cara Arbogast, Erica Nelson, Jasmine Garcia, Rian Wiz- ner, Patrick Collins and CJ Kindle. There’s no place like HHS for good theater Along with the com- petitions, many workshops were available for the stu- dents to attend, ranging from Finance 101, How to Survive College, SAT vs. ACT, How to Dress for Success, Cultivating Self Confidence, How to Get the BMCC offers retirement planning, investment classes Do you know if you are financially prepared for retirement? Blue Mountain Com- munity College is offering classes to help attendees gain the skills to estimate how much money they need to retire, learn how to create retirement goals, review in- vestment basics and more. The series is being of- fered beginning April 21 and will meet at the Pet- tyjohn Building, 430 West Linden Way, Heppner. Cast members of the Heppner High School production of The The classes are from 6 Wizard of Oz. –Contributed photo p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and will The Heppner High Jacob Moses, Kane Swee- be held on three consecu- School drama department ney, Joe Schmidt, Skyler will present “The Wizard Palmer, Jasmine Garcia, of Oz” this Friday, April 24, Julissa Sanchez, Cara Arbo- and Monday, April 27. Both gast, Emily Cecil, Caitlynn performances are at 7 p.m. Bailey, Meranda Lemmon, in the HHS cafetorium. Kaelyn Lindsay, Reiah Admission is $5. Waite, Caitlyn Scrivner, BOARDMAN, Ore. Participating in the pro- Erica Nelson and Olivia (April 8, 2015)–Job op- duction are: Ryan Cecil, Schmidt. portunities with ConAgra Foods in Boardman and Morrow County School District is creating a long term Hermiston will be available investment plan for each of our school buildings. We at an April 20 hiring event are working with a consultant to assess our buildings from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the from the viewpoints of both physical condition and SAGE Center, 101 Olson functionality. We have a community group in place that Road, Boardman. is reviewing this data and generating recommenda- ConAgra Foods is hir- tions on what to do with each of our facilities, including ing at Hermiston and both whether to repair, replace, or consolidate schools. We Boardman Lamb Weston would also like the input of our wider community base potato plants, Morrow and to share with you the progress of these discussions. County Cold Storage, and We will be conducting three community-wide meetings at the following locations and times: tive Tuesdays. Investment Basics will be held April 21, Retire- ment Basics on April 28, and Retirement Income Planning on May 5. The instructor is Rita Van Schoiack, a financial advisor and owner of Blue Mountain Investment Man- agement LLC. The classes are free and include a workbook. Advance registration is required; call Anne Morter at 541-422-7040 or e-mail her at amorter@bluecc.edu. Students may also register online at www.bluecc.edu. Ryan Cecil, 2:48.33a 1500 Meters - Varsity Skyler Palmer, 5:06.95a Ryan Cecil, 5:30.33a 300m Hurdles - 36” - Varsity Alex Lindsay, 51.33a 6. Kaelyn Lindsay, 4-04.00 Long Jump - Varsity 4. Kelly Wilson, 15-07.25 Shayna Osmin, 11-11.25 Triple Jump - Varsity 2. Kelly Wilson, 31-00.50 Mustangs face losing week on the diamond ConAgra foods hiring event at SAGE Center TUESDAY, APRIL 21ST – IRRIGON COMMUNITY, Irrigon Elementary library @ 6:30 p.m. THURSDAY, APRIL 30TH – HEPPNER COMMUNITY, Hep- pner Elementary cafeteria @ 6:30 p.m. TUESDAY, MAY 5TH – BOARDMAN COMMUNITY, River- side High School auditorium @ 6:30 p.m. We welcome your input. Only together can we make informed decisions that positively impact our students and your children. Please attend one of these informa- tional meetings and exchange with us your ideas. Mustang Jake Lindsay catches the ball to tag a Rocket in last Saturday’s double-header. Despite their best efforts, the Mustangs lost all three of last week’s games, with a 1-11 loss Tuesday and 4-5 and 1-15 losses on Saturday. They played Monday against Union/Cove and will take on Weston-McEwen/ Watts Brothers Re-Pack Fa- Griswold in another double-header Saturday beginning at 11 cility for positions includ- a.m. –Photos by Sandra Putman ing general laborers, sani- tation, lift truck operators, ADR operators, handpack- ers, mechanics, packaging operators, lab technicians, and heavy laborers. ConAgra Foods asks event attendees to come interview-ready. Interested parties also need to apply online at www.conagra- foodscareers.com. Badminton fundraiser planned for class of ‘20 The Class of 2020 (sev- guarantees two games per enth grade) is hosting a team. Anyone wanting to community/family badmin- participate is encouraged to ton tournament fundraiser sign up early as the brackets on Sunday, April 19, at 2 may fill up. Brownies, popcorn and p.m. in the Heppner Jr./Sr. water will be available for High School gym. The tournament is open purchase. For more information, to teams of two. All ages are call Terri Gentry at Heppner welcome. Registration cost is $20 High School, 541-676- per team. Prizes will be 9138, or Brandi Sweeney given for the top four teams. at Heppner Elementary off with a stick-horse race Double elimination format School, 541-676-9128. at 1 p.m., after which club members and guests par- ticipate in barrels, pole- bending, and a varied third BMCC president Cam Preus will speak at the next event every week. lunch meeting of the Heppner Chamber of Commerce, All ages are welcome Thursday, April 16, at noon at Heppner City Hall. Cost of from lead-line to adults. lunch is $10; Murray’s will cater. Chamber lunch attend- Membership is $55 per ees are asked to RSVP no later than the Wednesday before. family. Wranglers begin play days this Sunday The Wranglers Riding Club has announced its 2015 play days will start this Sunday at noon. Dates for play days are April 19, April 26, May 3 and May 10. Play dates begin ev- ery Sunday with a potluck lunch at noon. Events kick Chamber lunch meeting
