Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (May 20, 2015)
FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 20, 2015 Ione athletes seeded high going into state Ione library seeks help to prepare for meet In the wake of the OSAA 1A Special District 3 District Championship in Moro last weekend, three Ione athletes will advance to represent the Cardinals at the state meet at the University of Oregon’s Hayward Field in Eugene this Thursday and Friday. Jessie Flynn earned High-Point Female for the Moro meet with three gold medals and one silver. Flynn qualified for state in all four of her events— 100M, long jump, 100M hurdles and 300M hurdles. She is seeded second in long jump, third in 100M hurdles, fifth in 100M dash, and fourth in 300M hurdles. Jorge Aguilar earned a silver at districts and will compete in shot put, in which he is seeded second at state. Rachel Holland also earned a silver and quali- fied in the 400M, as well as qualifying for a wildcard position in javelin. Holland is seeded 11 th in state 400M and eighth in javelin. In 1A state standings based on season bests, Agu- ilar is ranked fifth; Holland is ranked 21 st in 400M and tied for fifth in javelin. Fly- nn is ranked first in 100M, second in long jump and summer reading The Ione Public Library Summer Reading Program will start June 16. The library is asking for the commu- nity’s help getting ready for the program. Anyone can support the youth of the Ione community by donating to the summer reading program; just go to the library and pick a tag with an item to donate, purchase the item—or find at home in some cases—and bring it back to the library. The Summer Reading Program is also in need of 15- 20 shoe boxes, 10-15 medium sized boxes, some large appliance boxes, and old, worn-out t-shirts. L-R: Jorge Aguilar hoisted the shot 41’10.5” in the shot put to earn second at the district meet and a ticket to the state meet in Eugene; Rachel Holland put herself in a state slot in the 400M by taking second in the district meet with a time of 107.06a; Jessie Flynn with her state- qualifying long jump of 16’6”. –Photos by Paula Emmel 300M hurdles, and third in 100M hurdles. At the district meet in Moro Saturday, Ione men placed eighth of 10 teams with 23 points while wom- en placed fifth of 10 teams with 73 points. Ione men and women put together both relays and set some new benchmark relay splits in the 4x400M relay. Cord Flynn (62.33) had a season best in the 400M split as did Hector Aguilar (66.67). They had both run in the relays last year. Jessie Flynn long Pictured above: Ione sophomore Hector Aguilar throws the javelin at the district meet in Moro. Aguilar not only threw the javelin, but also ran both relays and the 400M. Though he didn’t qualify for state, Ione coach Paula Emmel said he improved steadily all season and “has become a versatile team member.” –Photo by Paula Emmel jumped a season best of 16’6”. Personal records (PRs) were set at Moro by Mag- gie Flynn in the shot put, 27’1”; Jessie Flynn in the 100M hurdles, 17.29a; Rachel Holland in the 4x400M relay split, 67.0; and Jorge Aguilar in shot put, 41’10.5”, and discus, 118’1”. Full stats from the 1A- SD3 District Champion- ship, with places shown to eighth, are as follows: Mens Results 100 Meters - Varsity David Smidmajer, 13.24a 200 Meters - Varsity David Smidmajer, 29.16a 400 Meters - Varsity 13. Hector Aguilar, 1:08.95a 800 Meters - Varsity 8. TJ Patton, 2:35.40a 1500 Meters - Varsity 8. TJ Patton, 5:22.54a 4x100 Relay - Varsity 5. Jorge Aguilar, David Smidmajer, Hector Aguilar, Cord Flynn, 51.35a 4x400 Relay - Varsity 5. Hector Aguilar, Jorge Aguilar, Cord Flynn, TJ Patton, 4:20.45a Shot Put - 12lb - Varsity 2. Jorge Aguilar, 41-10.50 Karsen Dumler, 24-09.00 Discus - 1.6kg - Varsity 4. Jorge Aguilar, 118-01 Cord Flynn, 100-06 Karsen Dumler, 67-09 Javelin - 800g - Varsity Hector Aguilar, 96-08 David Smidmajer, 95-06 Long Jump - Varsity Karsen Dumler, 12-08.00 Womens Results 100 Meters - Varsity 1. Jessie Flynn, 13.32a 200 Meters - Varsity 3. Rachel Holland, 29.97a 400 Meters - Varsity 2. Rachel Holland, 1:07.06a 100m Hurdles - 33” - Var- sity 1. Jessie Flynn, 17.29a 300m Hurdles - 30” - Var- sity 1. Jessie Flynn, 50.34a 4x100 Relay - Varsity 5. Emily Taylor, Kaitlin Garrett, Ashley Medina, Maggie Flynn, 1:04.60a 4x400 Relay - Varsity 5. Maggie Flynn, Ashley Medina, Emily Taylor, Ra- chel Holland, 5:07.19a Shot Put - 4kg - Varsity Maggie Flynn, 27-01.00 Kaitlin Garrett, 23-03.00 Frances Knop, 19-04.00 Discus - 1kg - Varsity Kaitlin Garrett, 66-04 Ashley Medina, 62-06 Javelin - 600g - Varsity 3. Rachel Holland, 104-00 Emily Taylor, 54-06 Frances Knop, 36-04 Long Jump - Varsity 2. Jessie Flynn, 16-06.00 4. Maggie Flynn, 12-11.00 7. Emily Taylor, 10-08.50 Emmel takes first at Bike Pit Timothy Emmel has a little fun as he drifts in the corner before the “Table Top” during Moto 1 at the Bike Pit in Pilot Rock. Emmel was the Quad pro first-place finisher that day. –Photo by Paula Emmel Ione 4-H gets ready for fair HEPPNER CITY Denim quilt to benefit BUDGET new fire hall on Riverside parish hall restoration -Continued from PAGE ONE St. in Heppner. The project additional four percent for the city, but there would be no significant increase in property taxes collected. Cutsforth has said many times it is neces- sary that the city increase its reserve funds to stay in compliance with accepted accounting practices. The city is paying off bonded debt taken on several years ago to upgrade and repair the city’s water system, and those bonds require the city carry a certain percent- age reserve fund to stay in compliance. No funds were included for the construction of a has been estimated to cost $1,100,000. An engineer has been hired and draft renderings are being pre- pared of the new building, but cost to the city has not yet been determined. The city is considering going to voters in the coming year to approve a bond issue to help finance the new structure. “Again, this year the staff in both the adminis- tration and public works department have helped to keep this city operating with great efficiency. This helps all of us during chal- lenging economic times,” she said. The raffle of this quilt will help St. Patrick’s Catholic Church with it’s parish hall restoration. Raffle tickets are now available for a blue jean quilt (see photo) made by accomplished quilter Pat Dougherty. The quilt measures 60 inches by 76 inches and is hand-made from various blue jeans; it even has a few pockets on the front of it. The back is a sunset with silhouettes of horses with mounted riders. The quilt will soon be on display at Murray’s Drug in Heppner, where raffle tickets can also be purchased. Cost of tickets is $1 each or six for $5. Checks can be made payable to S.P.P.H.R. (St. Patrick’s Parish Hall Restoration). The drawing for the winner of the quilt will be during Murray’s Beer and Wine Tasting this August; win- ners need not be present. Funds raised by the sale of raffle tickets will go to- ward the St. Patrick’s Parish Hall Restoration Project. Above: Ione Community Livestock 4-H Club held a meeting at the home of Eric and Brandi Orem to review beef showing and production. Travis Harrison was guest presenter. Pictured is Harrison showing first-year member Colt Rice how to set up legs with a show stick. Below: Madison Orem shows off her Morrow County show lamb, Jake, during a recent project visit by her advisor. This is Madison’s first year in livestock 4-H; she also participates in cooking and sewing. In her spare time, Madison plays athletics and loves to dance. She is a fourth- grade student in Ione and the daughter of Eric and Brandi Orem. –Photos by Erin Heideman Ione library board to meet The Ione Library Dis- trict Board of Directors will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, May 28, be- ginning at 10:30 a.m. The meetings will be held at the Ione Public Library, 385 W. 2nd Street.The public is welcome to attend. Nancy McElhany is Retiring after 38 years with Morrow County School District Please join us for a Open House in Nancy's honor. May 29, 2015 from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. at Windy River Elementary School's Gymnasium We would like to say good bye and thank her for her many years of service to our children and reading.