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.