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TEN - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 8, 2016 Area youth participate in ishing derby Heppner pool opens this week of local businesses, unions and individuals, each par- ticipant was able to depart with a prize regardless of their catch. The individuals who took home trophies were: Largest Fish, Age 0-5: Charlie M. – 16” Largest Fish, Age 6-10: Hannah B. – 19 1/4” Largest Fish, Age 11- 14: Jordan S. – 17 5/8” Smallest Legal Fish of Day: Martin G. – 8” Children cool off in the Heppner pool last summer. Willow Creek Water Park opens for the season this Saturday. -File photo Willow Creek Water Park will start its 2016 sea- son this Saturday, June 11, with open swim time from 1 p.m. until midnight. Regular pool hours for the season will be 1-8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Fam- Above left: Charlie Mullins and Hannah Brannon show off their trophies in the ive and un- der and six to 10 age groups, respectively, while Hannah holds the largest ish of day at 19-1/4 inches. Charlie’s measured at 16 inches. Above right: Jordan Spaulding caught the largest ish of the 11-14 age group at 17-5/8 inches. -Photos by Carmelo Di Salvo Young anglers tried their ishing skills at the 12 th annual Youth Fishing Derby held on Saturday, June 4, at the Cutsforth Park pond. Children up to the age of 14 participated in the event. The derby started at 8:30 a.m. with a whistle from Seth Moses, volun- teer from BPOE #358, and within seconds ishing lines and bobbers could be seen lying through the air and splashing down in the pond. With warmer tempera- tures during the day the ish were not as active as in years past. Those who were successful in landing one or more fish worked to get their ish in to the shore. There were 106 reg- istered participants, some of whom stayed to the very end and grabbed a hot dog and refreshments supplied and cooked by the local Elks lodge. The average ish size was 13 inches with the largest ish of the day being caught by Hannah Bran- non and measuring 19-1/4 inches. Due to the generosity The trophy for the smallest legal catch of the day, an eight- inch trout, went to Martin G. -Photo by Carmelo Di Salvo Sew Fantastic 4-H club members help to ‘Dress a Girl Around the World’ Imagine a world where every little girl could own one new dress. Sew Fan- tastic 4-H Club members have been sewing dresses to help make that dream come true for some little girls in Tanzania, Africa. The organization Hope for Women International started the Dress a Girl Around the World Project in 2006. They provide pat- terns and directions on their website and labels to stitch to the front pocket of each dress. The new dress and the Dress a Girl label help prevent child trafficking by showing that these girls are cared for and identiied with an organization. The dresses will be sent to Kelly and Laura Sager, formerly of Lexington, who work in Tanzania. They will distrib- ute them to girls in need. The Dress a Girl Proj- ect was chosen as the club’s “Hands for Larger Service” 4-H project this year. It in- volved learning new sewing skills such as working with ily swim passes are avail- able for $140 and individual passes for $75. New this year is a senior season pass for $40. Lessons begin Monday, June 20. Call 541-676-5752 for more information or to sign up. Wranglers announce year-end standings The Wranglers Rid- ing Club has announced its 2016 inal standings. Results are as follows: Lead-Line 1 st ) Peyton Matheny 2 nd ) Tate Turner 3 rd ) Ryker Rauch 4 th ) Ely Jones Seven & Under 1 st ) Healy Hisler 2 nd ) Quaid Jensen 3 rd ) Hadley Wright/Ame- lya Pinkham 4 th ) Reese Weygandt Eight- to 11-Year-Olds 1 st ) Brock Hisler 2 nd ) Hallee Hisler 3 rd ) Shane Sifford 4 th ) Saige Jensen 12- to 15-Year-Olds 1 st ) Jessica Cain 2 nd ) Kiersten Holz 3 rd ) Chelsea Echols 4 th ) Asher Hall/Rebekah Ehmer 16 and Over 1 st ) Jordan Stubbs 2 nd ) Suellen Ehmer Hadley Wright took home the trophy for the 2016 Most Improved. Summer reading kicks off in Heppner The Heppner library this summer invites local youth to get “On your mark, get set…read!” Sign-ups for the summer reading program begin this Friday, June 10, at the Oregon Trail Library District Hep- pner branch; those who sign up will receive a free t-shirt, book and pedometer while supplies last. Story times will be Fridays beginning June 17 and running through July 22, with a special Teen Week the week June 28 through July 1. Sew Fantastic club members displaying some of the dresses they made to help with their Dress Call the Heppner library at 541-676-9964 for more a Girl Around the World Project. Pictured L-R are: Kylie Boor, Zandra Masterson, Harley information. Anderson, Hannah Palmer, Aubriana Rodriguez, Grace Smith and guest Hannah Green. Club members not pictured who also sewed dresses were Madison Orem, Grace Ogden, Serenity Rodriguez, Grace Claughton and Isabella Ganvoa. -Contributed photo bias tape, making patch pockets, and using a serger machine. Several of the dresses will be modeled at the Morrow County Fair Fashion Review by either the girls or by younger sisters before being sent off to Africa. If anyone else in the community would like to participate in this project, they can contact club leader Nancy Jepsen at 676-5244 for more information. MARIJUANA EDIBLES -Continued from PAGE ONE SNOW REPORT -Continued from PAGE ONE by May 1. The rapid lush Snow Survey Supervisor to last year when reservoir some cases, according to the June Water Supply Outlook Report released this week by the USDA Natural Resources Conser- vation Service. May provided a return to more seasonable temper- atures; however, the major- ity of the snow had already melted from most basins of early snowmelt caused many rivers to reach their snowmelt-driven stream- flow peaks earlier than normal. “The early snowmelt has resulted in streamlows peaking sooner and be- ginning to recede to mid- summer levels up to four weeks early,” said NRCS Scott Oviatt. “Water year precipi- tation (since Oct. 1) has been near- to above-normal across the state, and has boosted reservoir levels that were near record low at the end of last summer,” Oviatt said. “This paints a much better picture for water supply this year, compared storage was well below average. However, if the summer is hot and increases demand, water users draw- ing from reservoir sources could still experience pos- sible water shortages.” Streamflow forecasts for the summer are call- ing for below-normal to well-below-normal residual streamlow volumes. Streamlow forecasts in Southeast Oregon are the lowest in the state with most of the forecasts less than 60 percent of average. Find the latest informa- tion on Oregon’s stream- low forecasts in the June Water Supply Outlook Re- port available on the NRCS Oregon website. The NRCS Snow Sur- vey is the federal program that measures snow and provides streamlow fore- casts and snowpack data for communities, water managers and recreational- ists across the West. In Oregon, snow mea- surements are collected from 81 SNOTEL sites, 42 manually-measured snow courses, and 26 aerial mark- ers. Water and snowpack data for all Oregon SNO- TEL sites are available on- line in a variety of formats. The reports are updated every hour and are available at: www.or.nrcs.usda.gov/ snow. Many edible marijuana products can be confused with every- day foods, many of which appeal to children. -Contributed photo or vaped marijuana, edibles can take up to four hours to take full effect. And, marijuana can make children very sick. Oregon Health Author- ity offers some guidelines to keep children safe around marijuana: -If you use marijuana, you can help keep the chil- dren in your life safe and healthy by storing all mari- juana products in a locked area that children cannot see or reach. -If your child eats or drinks marijuana products, call the Poison Center Ho- tline as soon as possible at 1-800-222-1222. -If symptoms seem bad, call 911 or go to the emer- gency room right away. Symptoms can include your child having trouble walk- ing or sitting up, starting to be sleepy or having a hard time breathing. THC can affect people differently. Members of the public are advised to ingest less than the 15 mg per unit limit and wait at least 90 minutes and up to four hours before eating or drinking more. ADVERTISING Made Easy HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES CALL MEGAN at 541-676-9228 to get started today!
