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.
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