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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 18, 2016 2016 Ione Thousand Yard Shoot winners announced IONE—Hunting enthu- siasts traveled to Ione on May 7 to compete for brag- ging rights and a cash prize at the 15 th annual Thousand Yard Shoot. Hermiston native Riles. Yvonne was award- ed a long-range rile scope and $100 cash. The winner for the open-site 500-yard target was Jules Martino of Silver- ton. Martino also received - FIVE Mustangs ‘mop up’ Heppner at the ishpond and other games at the annual Ione Fourth of July Celebration. This year’s event spon- sors were: MCGG, Blagg Rifles, Magnum Opus, Snow-McElligot, Route The annual Heppner High School Mustang Mop-Up took place last Thursday, May 12. Among the many projects tackled by the students as part of their community ser- vice was the laying of turf on the new soccer ield at Hager Park (above). Students also put some spit and polish on the town ire trucks (right). -Contributed photo and photo by Megan Futter Eric Orem of Ione presents awards to 1,000-yard shoot winner Yvonne LaCoursiere (above left) and 500-yard open sight winner Jules Martino (above right). -Contributed photos Yvonne LaCoursiere took the grand prize for the sec- ond year in a row, hitting the target dead center after a inal shoot-out with her brother Paden LaCoursiere and father Pete LaCoursi- ere. All three LaCoursiere shooters were using Blagg $100 cash. Bill McGovern was the winner of the gun rafle for a Tikka Caliber 6.5 Creedmoor, sponsored by Garner’s Sporting Goods in Pendleton. The annual event is a fundraiser for kids’ prizes Brass Fire back in Heppner May 21 74, Tacos Hometown, Mark Anderson, Frank and Joe Halvorsen, Bob Hubbard, Garners Sporting Goods and Ace Outdoor Store. Tacos Hometown, the taco truck out of Ione, provided lunch. Funds available to help livestock growers mitigate drought effects The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Oregon announces funding avail- able to ranchers to mitigate the effects of drought on rangeland. Landowners in Mor- row County should submit applications to their local USDA Service Center by June 17 to be considered for funding. NRCS will assist ranchers in developing grazing management plans and installing emergency livestock watering develop- ments and facilities. These practices help reduce pres- sure on stressed vegeta- tion, allow the soil to retain more moisture, and deliver emergency water supplies to livestock. The funding will be made available to eligible landowners through the NRCS’s Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). This is a inancial assistance program in the Farm Bill that allows NRCS to work directly with pri- vate landowners to imple- ment conservation practices and reimburse landowners for a portion of the expense. Read more about EQIP eli- gibility, selection and pay- ments on the Oregon EQIP webpage. A paint party in Ione on Thursday, June 2, will beneit both the participants who create their own large lower paintings and Cre- ative Care Preschool. Katie Woodford of The Cabernet Canvas in Tri- Cities, WA will provide all the materials and step-by- step instructions to create the paintings, and hosts of the event will provide refreshments. The party begins at 6 p.m. at the Ione Legion Hall. The cost of $50 per person covers materials, instructions, refreshments and a donation to the pre- school. Local hosts include Lea Mathieu and Shelly Rietmann. Seating is lim- ited; to reserve a seat, call Rietmann at 541-422-7243. Irrigon teacher honored at FFA banquet Irrigon teacher and FFA advisor Lenn Greer was honored at the annual Mor- row County FFA Chapter banquet on Friday evening. Greer was honored for his “dedication, passion and commitment to the futures of the young men and wom- en of Morrow County.” Growing up in Irrigon, Greer returns home with an AAOT (Associate of Arts The Brass Fire band out of Pendleton and Hermiston will be at Oregon Transfer) degree Sweet Productions again on May 21 from 6-8 p.m. in the Silver Fox Banquet Room. There is no cover charge, and all ages are welcome. Dinner service is available. The group came for the irst time last month, and Silver Fox owner Jodi Segraves said they had a good crowd, with people even leaving their seats to hit the dance loor. Brass Fire played everything from Elvis tunes, to 40s Big Band, songs by Chicago and Santana, and even some disco. -Contributed photo Paint party fundraiser planned in Ione at Blue Mountain Commu- nity College, a Bachelor of Science in Ag education at University of Idaho, and a master’s in teaching at Or- egon State University. His experience began in 1995 in Jefferson, OR, where he remained until 2003. In 2006, he made his return to Irrigon, where he Lenn Greer teaches horticulture, Ag science, welding and Ag Greer says FFA is his mechanics. passion. He has dedicated his time and effort into building arguably one of the inest FFA programs in Eastern Oregon. Greer was thanked by the 80-plus guests at the banquet for the count- less hours he volunteers to programs, fundraisers and competitions and to kids, neighbors and friends. Greer received a standing ovation from all who at- tended the banquet. Wranglers Riding Club celebrates last play date of year Heppner Wranglers Riding Club finished its season on Mother’s Day, May 8. Not long ago, the Wran- glers play day membership had declined, and the fate of Wranglers was questioned. Due to many individu- als and families, however, the club kept going. This year, the club membership climbed tremendously with 26 families with 47 children and six adults participating in the four-day series. The youngest age has dropped down to the two- year-olds; the lead line divi- sion, with 17 kids at the end of the year, turned out to be the largest group. Member- ship carne from as far away as Boise, ID and Oregon City, OR, as well as from area towns like Hermiston, Arlington, Condon, Board- man, Irrigon, Ione, Lexington and Hep- pner. Due to the efforts of past Wrangler families, children this year once again had fun with their horses and made life last- ing memories with their Wrangler friends. Founding board members who ran the Wrangler horse show, rodeo cowboy breakfast, over- night trail rides, day rides, and play day series, as well as those constant helpers with all Wrangler events, were Howard Bryant, Kite Healy Thorne, Merlynn Robinson, Sharon Lewis, Pat Dougherty, Bob and Bev Steagall, Gwen Healy, Roice Fullerton, Pauline Matheny, Jean Bennett and Jean Adams. Wrangler par- ticipants say these, as well as those who have already passed on, are what made a special club possible. A special highlight on Mother’s Day, and the last play day of the year, was having Melba Miller, Pau- line Matheny, Jean Ben- nett, Gwen Healy and Jean Adams all in attendance to watch their grandchildren and great-grandchildren compete. Heppner Wranglers works to promote horse- manship, sportsmanship and friendship, as well as advance kids’ dreams of participating in junior and high school rodeo asso- ciations, as well as college, amateur and professional rodeo circuits. The May 8 play day results are as follows: Stick-Horse Race Three & Under 1 st ) Morgan Milligan 2 nd ) Pearl Miller 3 rd ) Savvy Joy Hall 4 th ) Ella Mullins Four- & Five-Year-Olds 1 st ) Peyton Weygandt 2 nd ) Tate Turner 3 rd ) Paige Miller 4 th ) Axton Hendricks Six- & Seven-Year Olds 1 st ) Reese Weygandt 2 nd ) Quaid Jensen 3 rd ) Brooklyn Hendricks 4 th ) Mary Ashbeck Barrels Lead-Line 1 st ) Peyton Matheny 24.88 2 nd ) Ely Jones 27.04 3 rd ) Tate Turner27.28 4 th ) Ryker Rauch 27.93 Seven & Under 1 st ) Quaid Jensen 20.49 2 nd ) Reese Weygandt 25.16 3 rd ) Hadley Wright 25.90 4 th ) Paige Miller 27.69 Eight- to 11-Year-Olds 1 st ) Shane Sifford 25.47 2 nd ) Saige Jensen 25.56 3 rd ) Emalei Hendren 34.79 4 th ) Nevaeh Hall 35.53 12- to 15-Year-Olds 1 st ) Jessica Cain 17.79 2 nd ) Josie Evans 20.63 3 rd ) Kelsey Stewart 26.94 4 th ) Becky Ehmer 32.39 16 & Over 1 st ) Lynsi Weed 2 nd ) Jordan Stubbs 3 rd ) Ann Shear Poles Lead-Line 1 st ) Tate Turner 46.50 2 nd ) Ryker Rauch 48.14 3 rd ) Peyton Weygandt 51.72 4 th ) Ely Jones 53.01 Seven & Under 1 st ) Reese Weygandt 44.87 2 nd ) Paige Miller 46.69 3 rd ) Hadley Wright 50.87 4 th ) Kit Jones 52.55 Eight- to 11-Year-Olds 1 st ) Saige Jensen 38.23 2 nd ) Shane Sifford 40.01 3 rd ) Emalei Hendren 49.41 4 th ) Holden Sifford 55.53 12- to 15-Year-Olds 1 st ) Jessica Cain 26.53 2 nd ) Josie Evans 32.84 3 rd ) Daisy Coombs 50.61 4 th ) Asher Hall 1:22.26 16 & Over 1 st ) Jordan Stubbs 31.70 2 nd ) Ann Shear 44.42 3 rd ) Lynsi Weed 1:35.97 Goat Untying (pull rib- bon from tail) Lead-Line 1 st ) Tate Turner 10.89 2 nd ) Ely Jones 11.16 3 rd ) Mary Ashbeck 13.22 4 th ) Morgan Milligan 13.33 Seven & Under 1 st ) Quaid Jensen 11.45 2 nd ) Reese Weygandt 12.71 3 rd ) Hadley Wright 20.13 4 th ) Amelya Pinkham 20.56 Goat Tying Eight- to 11-Year-Olds 1 st ) Shane Sifford 29.57 2 nd ) Saige Jensen 36.29 3 rd ) Nevaeh Hall 46.32 4 th ) Holden Sifford 1:11.04 12- to 15-Year-Olds 1 st ) Jessica Cain 20.48 2 nd ) Josie Evans 22.39 3 rd ) Asher Hall 32.12 16 & Over 1 st ) Jordan Stubbs 15.89 Calling all county cultural organizations The Morrow County Cultural Coalition, funded by Oregon’s Cultural Trust Foundation, is now accept- ing proposals for the next grant period. Categories for qualify- ing groups or projects are: literary, historical preserva- tion, visual and performing arts, or humanities and cul- tural organizations. Grants in the past have included quilting and art groups, art displays, historical library books, cultural entertain- ment structures and kid’s activities for parks. The deadline for Fund- ing Proposal Request Forms is Aug. 1. Complete guide- lines and grant applications for 2017 can be obtained by contacting Susan Russell at 541-481-4277 or smsel@ hotmail.com. Proposals must meet criteria noted on the application and include a timeline with project to be completed no later than Oct. 15, 2017. To learn more, visit www.culturaltrust.org. Grants can be awarded up to 50 percent of total project cost.
