SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Ione girls dominate Loggers
at tournament
Rachel Holland (32) jumps against a Knappa Loggers player
Saturday. –Photo by Sylvia Sandford
Ione played in the Hep-
pner Kick-Off basketball
tournament over the week-
end, where the Ione Lady
Cards played the Crane
Mustangs Friday afternoon,
losing 28-48.
Ione came out strong in
defense and offense the irst
half of the game. Utilizing
their speed and experience,
they kept the scores well
matched and the Mustangs
from scoring. Then, in the
third quarter, Crane’s out-
side shooter made three
three-point shots, gaining
the lead they needed to pull
away from Ione. Several
turnovers in the fourth quar-
ter kept the Cardinals from
scoring the needed points
to gain the win, but overall
they all showed improve-
ment in their desire to win.
On Saturday, Ione
turned its weekend around
when the girls played
against the Knappa Log-
gers, winning 62-37 to take
third in the weekend tourna-
ment held at Heppner High
School.
The Lady Cards were
determined to dominate the
game from the start, taking
control of the ball right af-
ter the irst jump ball. Ione
dominated the scoring each
quarter and showed great
improvement in their han-
dling and steals for the en-
tire game. This was a great
win for the Cardinals, and
they say they are ready for
their next game this Friday,
when they travel to Board-
man to play the Riverside
Pirates.
Game stats are as fol-
lows:
Ione vs. Crane
Rachel Holland: 10 Pts,
10 RB, 1 ST; Jessie Flynn:
10 Pts, 4 RB, 5 ST; Maggie
Flynn: 2 Pts, 3 RB, 2 ST,
1 Ast.; Hannah Padberg:
2 Pts, 2 RB, 1 ST, 1 Ast.;
Morgan Orem: 3 RB; Ivy
Sandford: 4 Pts, 2 RB, 1
Ast.
Ione vs. Knappa
Rachel Holland: 5 Pts,
15 RB, 5 ST, 4 Blocks, 3
Ast; Jessie Flynn: 25 Pts,
8 RB, 3 ST, 1 Ast.; Maggie
Flynn: 16 Pts, 1 RB, 4 ST;
Hannah Padberg: 4 RB, 1
Ast.; Morgan Orem: 3 Pts,
1 RB, 1 Ast.; Ivy Sandford:
7 Pts, 4 RB, 4 ST, 2 Ast.;
Katelyn Bass: 4 Pts, 1 Ast.;
Ashley Medina: 2 Pts, 1
RB; Suzie Teeman: 2 Ast.
The Ione boys’ varsity
basketball team played Fri-
day and Saturday against
Crane and Knappa in the
Heppner High School Kick-
Off tournament. The Cardi-
nals lost 23-53 against the
Crane Mustangs and lost
30-75 against Knappa.
“The boys played well
in the first half against
Crane. We just need to
keep getting experience and
put together a whole game.
Knappa is a really good
team; they were quicker
than us and we just were
overmatched,” said Ione
coach Brian Rust. “We are
getting better every game
and our goal is to have it
all come together by Jan.
8 when we start our league
games for the season.”
Ione stats are as fol-
lows:
Ione vs. Crane
Danny Doherty, 1 RB,
1 ST, 3 Ast.; Alessandro
Panozzo, 2 pts, 7 RB, 1
Blk; Colton Hollis, 2 pts,
1 RB, 2 ST; Austin Carter,
11 Pts, 7 RB, 1 Blk, 1 ST;
Wyatt McNary, 4 Pts, 1 RB,
3 Blks; Jason Juarez, 4 Pts,
6 RB, 1 Blk, 3 ST; Tyler
Carter, 1 Blk.
Ione vs. Knappa
Danny Doherty, 1 Ast.;
Alessandro Panozzo, 10
Pts, 7 RB; Colton Hollis,
2 Pts, 1 RB; Austin Carter,
10 Pts, 7 RB, 4 Blks, 4 ST;
Aaron Smythe, 3 RB, 1
ST, 1 Ast.; Wyatt McNary,
6 Pts, 4 RB, 1 ST, 3 Ast.;
Jason Juarez, 2 RB, 1 Blk,
3 Ast.; Nestor Ramirez, 2
RB, 2 ST; Tyler Carter, 4
RB, 1 Ast.; Sergio Marin,
2 Pts, 1 Ast.
Above: Colton Hollis (11) takes the ball in against Knappa
during Saturday’s game as Jason Juarez (24) waits to assist.
Below L-R: Austin Carter (12), Wyatt Mc Nary (23) and Danny
Doherty (1) play defense against Crane Friday at the Heppner
Kick-Off basketball tournament. –Photos by Sylvia Sandford
USDA begins 49 th enrollment
period for CRP
December 2015 marks 30th anniversary for
the nation’s most successful voluntary
conservation program
Jessie Flynn (center) takes the ball down the court for the
Cardinals during game versus Crane last Friday. Ivy Sandford
WASHINGTON—Ag-
(34, left) and Morgan Orem (42) run with her to make sure
riculture Secretary Tom
Ione can score. –Photo by Sylvia Sandford
Santa and Mrs. Claus coming to SAGE
Free event Dec. 17 from 6-8 p.m. at the SAGE Center
BOARDMAN—Santa
Claus is coming to town
Dec. 17 at the SAGE Cen-
ter.
Santa and Mrs. Claus
Ione boys build momentum
toward league play
will run from 6-8 p.m. at
101 Olson Road, Board-
man. The event is free, hot
chocolate will be served,
and Christmas-themed
giveaways will be provided.
For more information
about Santa and Mrs. Claus’
visit, go to http://visitsage.
com or call 541-481-7243.
Vilsack today reminded
farmers and ranchers that
the next general enrollment
period for the Conservation
Reserve Program (CRP)
began Dec. 1 and ends on
Feb. 26, 2016. Decem-
ber 2015 also marks the
30 th anniversary of CRP, a
federally-funded program
that assists agricultural
producers with the cost of
restoring, enhancing and
protecting certain grasses,
shrubs and trees to improve
water quality, prevent soil
erosion and reduce loss of
wildlife habitat.
As of September 2015,
24.2 million acres were
enrolled in CRP. CRP also
is protecting more than
170,000 stream miles with
riparian forest and grass
buffers—enough to go
around the world seven
times.
“Over the past 30 years,
farmers, ranchers, conser-
vationists, hunters, isher-
men and other outdoor
enthusiasts have made CRP
one of the most successful
conservation programs in
the history of the coun-
try,” said Vilsack. “Today,
CRP continues to make
major environmental im-
provements to water and
air quality. This is another
longstanding example of
how agricultural produc-
tion can work hand in hand
with efforts to improve the
environment and increase
wildlife habitat.”
Participants in CRP es-
tablish long-term, resource-
conserving plant species,
such as approved grasses
or trees (known as “cov-
ers”) to control soil erosion,
improve water quality and
develop wildlife habitat
on marginally productive
agricultural lands. In return,
FSA provides participants
with rental payments and
cost-share assistance. At
times when commodity
prices are low, enrolling
sensitive lands in CRP can
be especially attractive to
farmers and ranchers, as it
softens the economic hard-
ship for landowners at the
same time that it provides
ecological benefits. Con-
tract duration is between
10 and 15 years. The long-
term goal of the program is
to re-establish native plant
species on marginal agri-
cultural lands for the pri-
mary purpose of preventing
soil erosion and improving
water quality and related
beneits of reducing loss of
wildlife habitat.
Contracts on 1.64 mil-
lion acres of CRP are set to
expire on Sept. 30, 2016.
Producers with expiring
contracts or producers with
environmentally sensitive
land are encouraged to
evaluate their options under
CRP.
For more information
on FSA conservation pro-
grams, visit the local FSA
office or www.fsa.usda.
gov/conservation.
Christmas lighting event
brings over 200 to SAGE
Display available for viewing nightly at SAGE
Center
BOARDMAN—More
than 200 people attended
the SAGE Center’s Holiday
Lighting Event Dec. 1 to
kick off the visitor cen-
ter’s irst Christmas lights
display.
“We had a great turnout
for our lighting event and
we are always happy to host
family-oriented, commu-
nity events to help celebrate
the holiday season,” said
Kalie Davis, SAGE Center
manager.
“Those who could not
attend still have plenty of
time to see the wonderful
Christmas lights show at
the SAGE Center.”
Visitors enjoyed free
coffee, hot chocolate and
cookies throughout the
evening, as well as a tour
of the SAGE Center.
Donations of non-per-
ishable food items are being
accepted for the Commu-
nity Action Program of East
Central Oregon (CAPECO)
for the duration of the dis-
play.
The canned food goods
can be dropped in marked
containers at the front doors
of the SAGE Center.
The agriculture-themed
Christmas lights show will
be illuminated from 4:30-
9 p.m. daily at 101 Olson
Road, Boardman, until Jan.
1.
The show is set to mu-
sic, which is broadcast on
106.9 FM.