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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 4, 2016 Wranglers play-day results Eastern Oregon highway construction planned LA GRANDE, OR— Highway construction sea- son has begun and several projects are currently un- derway. Eastern Oregon travel- ers can expect to see orange trafic cones and construc- tion workers at several doz- en work sites throughout the year along Interstate 84 and secondary state high- ways, including highways in Morrow County. ODOT reminds motor- ists to slow down, pay extra attention and be prepared for laggers and trafic pat- tern changes when they see orange cones and con- struction signs. Distracted or inattentive driving and speed are primary causes of crashes. “With new, higher le- gal speed limits on many eastern and central Oregon routes, it is more important than ever to keep your mind on the task of driving,” stated an ODOT release. “Remember, traffic fines are double the amount in ODOT is planning several local road projects during the summer. -Contributed photo all work zones, regardless of the presence of construc- tion workers. Please pay attention to avoid paying a ine, or being involved in a crash.” This year ODOT crews and their contractors will re- pair and resurface hundreds of miles of pavement, repair or replace aging bridges and culverts, add life-saving rumble strips, and perform other work necessary to keep highways safe and eficient. Following are some projects expected to impact local drivers: OR 206 Wasco-Hep- pner Highway will receive a pavement chip seal be- tween the Gilliam Co. line and Heppner. Downtown Heppner will also receive fog seal coating over chip seal. Lane closures, reduced speeds, day/nighttime lag- gers, pilot cars, loose rock on the roadway, delays up to 20 minutes. Parking restrictions will be in place for one to two days in Hep- pner during paving activi- ties in town. Work is expected to start late July and take about two weeks to complete. OR 207 Lexington- Echo Highway will re- ceive rumble strips, with possible shoulder paving between Lexington and Madison Corner. Travelers can expect lane and shoul- der closures, laggers, pos- sible pilot cars, and up to 20-minute delays at times. The majority of the work is scheduled for April/ May with completion by July. OR 74 Heppner High- way will receive a pave- ment chip seal between the Gilliam Co. Line and Heppner. Expect lane clo- sures, reduced speeds, day/ nighttime flaggers, pilot cars, loose rock on the roadway, and delays up to 20 minutes. Work is expected to start July 11 and take two to three weeks to complete. B2H open house planned today The Morrow County Court is hosting an open house on Wednesday, May 4, at 6 p.m. at the Port of Morrow Riverfront Center in Boardman. The event is open to the public and will provide an opportunity to ask questions about the Boardman to Hemingway (B2H) transmission line project and submit written comment to the Morrow County Court. Morrow County in- vites members of the public to attend the open house and view the recently-re- leased preliminary Agency Preferred Route for the Boardman to Hemingway project and provide com- ment to the Morrow County Court through comment cards that will be available. Idaho Power Company will be available to answer questions as the project proponent and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will be available to answer any questions about the Boardman to Hemingway transmission line project and the BLM permitting process. Also available will be the Oregon Department of Energy to answer ques- tions about the application that has been submitted to them to obtain a Site Cer- tiicate for the project from the Energy Facility Siting Council. The open house is an opportunity for the public to engage in the B2H trans- mission line project and ask questions of the agencies participating in the project. While BLM has released the preliminary Agency Preferred Route, they have been clear that this is not a public comment period for the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) pro- cess. The next opportunity for comment to the BLM on their decision making process will be when the inal Environmental Impact Statement is released. Com- ments to Morrow County Court are welcomed. Anyone unable to at- Morrow County students excel at math competition HEPPNER—The Mor- row County School District held its annual district math contest earlier this month at Heppner Elementary School. The top six stu- dents in third through eighth grades from each school competed by completing a rigorous 50-question mul- tiple choice test designed specifically for advanced math students. The exam covered a wide array of mathemati- cal concepts such as mea- surement, algebra, data interpretation, numeration and geometry. All students received a ribbon for their participation, while the top 10 performers in each grade received specific placing ribbons. First-place winners will all receive an engraved plaque. The winners were: Cae- lyn Pullen, third grade, A. C. Houghton Elemen- tary School; Caden George, fourth grade, Heppner El- ementary School; Caden Szasz, ifth grade, Windy River Elementary School; Roen Waite, sixth grade, Heppner Elementary School; Jackson Lehman, seventh grade, Heppner Junior High School; Jessica Cain, eighth grade, Irrigon Junior High School. The district math Con- test was organized by the Morrow County School District Talented and Gifted (TAG) Coordinators from each building. Although not all students participat- ing were identified TAG students, the contest was designed to recognize aca- demic achievement of all students. For more information on the district math contest, please contact George Men- doza, assistant superinten- dent, or visit www.morrow. k12.or.us. ENDORSED BY REP GREG SMITH "Whether you live in Boardman, Heppner, Ione, Irrigon, Lex- ington or outside of town, I can guarantee you that Melissa will put all of her energy into serving you and your family." - Representative Greg Smith tend the open house but who would still like an opportunity to comment to Morrow County Court, please submit written com- ments to the Morrow Coun- ty Planning Department, B2H Route Comment, P.O. Box 40, Irrigon, OR, 97844 or by email to Hank Pieper at hpieper@co.morrow. or.us with “B2H Route Comment” in the subject line. Written comments are requested prior to Friday, May 20. Contact the Mor- row County Planning De- partment at 541-922-4624 with questions about the open house or the Board- man to Hemingway project. The Wranglers Riding Club has released the follow- ing results from its May 1 play day: Stick-Horse Race Three & Under 1st) Savvy Joy Hall 2nd) Ella Mullins 3rd) Pearl Miller 4th) Kalia Rauch Four- & Five-Year-Olds 1st) Tate Turner 2nd) Ryker Rauch 3rd) Peyton Matheny 4th) Paige Miller Six- & Seven-Year-Olds 1st) Brooklyn Hendricks 2nd) Mary Ashbeck Barrels Lead-line 1st) Savvy Joy Hall 32.96 2nd) Tate Turner 33.07 3rd) Ryker Rauch 38.29 4th) Mary Ashbeck 41.00 Seven & Under 1st) Healy Hisler 31.69 2nd) Amelya Pinkham 42.68 3rd) Paige Miller 47.72 4th) Brooklyn Hendricks 2:11.87 Eight- to 11-Year-Olds 1st) Brock Hisler 18.97 2nd) Hallee Hisler 19.07 3rd) Isela Echols 26.97 4th) Shane Sifford 28.13 12- to 15-Year-Olds 1st) Jessica Cain 18.94 2nd) Kiersten Holz 20.52 3rd) Chelsea Echols 32.00 4th) Daisy Coombs 53.85 16 & Over 1st) Jordan Stubbs 20.22 2nd) Jeanette Elange 34.25 3rd) Suellen Ehmer 37.93 4th) Lynsi Weed 43.75 Poles Lead-line 1st) Savvy Joy Hall 51.22 2nd) Ryker Rauch 52.26 3rd) Peyton Matheny 55.39 4th) Tate Turner 57.94 Seven & Under 1st) Healy Hisler 38.66 2nd) Hadley Wright 49.62 3rd) Amelya Pinkham 54.12 4th) Brooklyn Hendricks 2:28.50 Eight- to 11-Year-Olds 1st) Brock Hisler 23.53 2nd) Hallee Hisler 24.06 3rd) Isela Echols 33.06 4th) Saige Jensen 37.56 12- to 15-Year-Olds 1st) Kiersten Holz 26.54 2nd) Jessica Cain 30.13 3rd) Chelsea Echols 33.44 4th) Becky Ehmer 41.82 16 & Over 1st) Jordan Stubbs 34.72 2nd) Suellen Ehmer 39.47 3rd) Lynsi Weed 49.97 4th) Jeanette Elange 59.22 Boot Race Lead-line 1st) Axton Hendricks 29.78 2nd) Savvy Joy Hall 31.88 3rd) Pearl Miller 44.91 4th) Tate Turner 50.86 Seven & Under 1st) Healy Hisler 24.59 2nd) Amelya Pinkham 33.31 3rd) Brooklyn Hendricks 38.88 4th) Hadley Wright 44.06 Eight- to 11-Year-Olds 1st) Hallee Hisler 14.03 2nd) Emalei Hendren 18.32 3rd) Isela Echols 18.69 4th) Nevaeh Hall 20.78 12- to 15-Year-Olds 1st) Kiersten Holz 14.66 2nd) Jessica Cain 15.43 3rd) Chelsea Echols 18.66 4th) Asher Hall 19.53 16 & Over 1st) Jordan Stubbs 16.19 Goat Un-tying (pull ribbon off tail) Lead-line 1st) Savvy Joy Hall 10.56 2nd) Pearl Miller 12.15 3rd) Tate Turner 12.47 4th) Mary Ashbeck 13.97 Seven & Under 1st) Healy Hisler 20.13 2nd) Hadley Wright 21.66 3rd) Amelya Pinkham 22.60 4th) Brooklyn Hendricks 29.31 Goat Tying Eight- to 11-Year-Olds 1st) Hallee Hisler 27.25 2nd) Isela Echols 51.78 3rd) Nevaeh Hall 56.25 4th) Shane Sifford 1:00.63 12- to 15-Year-Olds 1st) Jessica Cain 18.84 2nd) Kiersten Holz 37.66 3rd) Asher Hall 52.97 4th) Becky Ehmer 1:04.00 16 & Over 1st) Jordan Stubbs 16.65 IMESD receives dental health grant from Oregon Community Foundation Pendleton—The In- terMountain Education Service District (IMESD) recently received a $70,000 grant from the Oregon Community Foundation (OCF) to improve dental health for students in east- ern Oregon. The purpose of the grant is to implement a comprehensive school- based dental health program targeted at low-income stu- dents in grades kindergarten through eighth in a three- county region. The coun- ties covered are Umatilla, Morrow and Union. One of the IMESD’s continuing initiatives is to improve the oral health of students in its 18 com- ponent school districts by providing care that is ac- cessible, affordable and convenient for students. Mark Mulvihill, IMESD superintendent, said, “By improving oral health for eastern Oregon students, we can continue to make progress toward increasing school attendance, increas- ing the third-grade reading rate and increasing the high school graduation rate. We are grateful to the OCF for the opportunity to help fur- ther these goals.” • E XPERIENCED • B ALANCED • F AMILY & C OMMUNITY The grant funding comes from the Children’s Dental Health Initiative Fund, a statewide initiative of the OCF. The partners that contributed to the grant include: A-dec, The Ford Family Foundation, Kaiser Permanente, Meyer Memo- rial Trust, Northwest Health Foundation, Providence Health & Services and the Oregon Community Foun- dation. For more information, visit www.imesd.k12.or.us or the Oregon Commu- nity Foundation website at www.oregoncf.org/ocf- initiatives. LIKE US Paid For By The Committee To Elect Jon Lieuallen Judge ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: ADVERTISING Made Easy MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. Call 676-9228 to get started today! WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/MELISSA-LINDSAY-FOR-MORROW-COUNTY-JUDGE Heppner Gazette-Times 188 West Willow
