SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 14, 2016 Ione drops close game to rival Echo On Friday, the Ione Cardinals traveled to Echo to face their traditional rivals in a non-league foot- ball match-up. Ione scored first on a four-yard touch- down run by Cord Flynn. After a failed PAT, the Car- dinals led 6-0 with 9:34 to go in the first. Echo answered mid- way through the first when Devan Craig scored on a five-yard run. A successful two-point conversion put the Cougars up 8-6. Echo’s speedy option offense frustrated the Cardi- nals in the first half. Cougar quarterback Devan Craig would score on a 40-yard run to close the first. The PAT failed. The Cougars added a 40-yard touchdown run by Noah Scott to go up 20-6 in the second. Ione’s defense forced a fumble by Echo’s Zach Gehrke late in the sec- Ione’s Cord Flynn (#22) runs against the Echo defense with Aaron Smythe (#27) blocking. -Contributed photo ond quarter. The Cardi- nals capitalized. Austin Morter scored on a 16-yard touchdown reception from Cord Flynn. At half, the scoreboard read Echo: 20, Ione: 14. The Cardinals’ defense held the Cougars scoreless in the third. Ione would close the quarter out with an 11-yard touchdown by Cord Flynn. The senior running back would also punch in the PAT to put the Cardinals up 22-20 after three. The Cougars reclaimed the lead on a one-yard run by Echo’s Ethan Hobson. After a successful PAT, Echo would lead 28-20. Ione countered when Dan Doherty drove the ball in from six yards out to tie the game at 28. A blitzing Klay Jenson broke up the critical PAT attempt. On the following drive, Ione held Echo at midfield to bring up fourth and eight. Echo would make a nine- yard run on fourth down to seize the momentum. Short- ly thereafter, Zach Gehrke broke down the sideline for a 45-yard touchdown run. The PAT failed, but the score sealed the win for the Cougars 34-28. “It’s a disappointing loss,” Ione Coach Todd Knop said, “But we’re go- ing to keep our heads up and look to keep improv- ing.” Coach Knop also com- plimented the Ione crowd. “It was great to see the posi- tive support from the fans.” The Ione Cardinals face the Sherman Huskies Fri- day, Sept. 16, at 7 p.m. in Ione. Morrow County 2016 State Fair Results Following are the Mor- row County 2016 Oregon State Fair results, listed al- phabetically by last name: Anderson, Harley—Patch- work Quilt, no kits, Jr, Blue, Champion; Basic Skills Level 3 - Item for the home, Blue, Cham- pion; Basic Skills Level 3 – Creativity, Blue; Basic Skills Level 3 - Hands for Larger Ser- vice, Blue. Boor, Kylie—Basic Skills Level 3 - Garment, knit fabric B l u e ; Basic Skills Level 3 - Non-garment item, Blue, Champion. Dilley, Isabella—Cookies, Red; Scone, Blue. Harrison, Brook—Line Drawing, Int, Red. Haselbusch, Madisen— Plants, Sr, Red. Heideman, Jake--Favor- ite Recipe Collection, Blue, Champion. Kollman, Irelynn—Cooked Jam, Jr, Blue. Martin, Eva—Other in- teresting subject, Int, Red; Series or Story, Int, Red; Baked Food, Alternative Dietary Choices, Blue, Reserve Champion; McClure, Kylee—Expand- ing Skills Level 5 - Per- sonal accessory, Blue, Champion, MED; Fa- vorite Recipe Collec- tion, Blue. McClure, Rileigh—Favor- ite Recipe Collection, Blue, Champion. Morter, MaLinda—Plants, Int, Blue. Ogden, Grace—Patch- work Quilt, no kits, Jr, Blue; Basic Skills Level 3 - Outfit (2 or more pieces) , Blue, Champion; Basic Skills Level 3 – Cre- ativity, Blue, Champi- on, MED; Basic Skills Level 3 - Hands for Larger Service, Blue; Gift Pack, Jr, Blue, Re- serve Champion; Orem, Madison—Painting on porous surface, Jr, Blue; Stenciling/Print- ing/Stamping, Jr, Blue; People, Jr, Red; Plants, Jr, Blue; Patchwork Quilt, no kits, Jr, Blue; Basic Skills Level 2 - Garment, non-bulky knit, Blue, Reserve Champion; Basic Skills Level 2 - Non-garment item, Blue, Champion; Basic Skills Level 2 - Hands for Larger Ser- vice, Blue; Non-yeast Coffee Cakes, Red; Scone, Red; Favor- ite Recipe Collection, Blue. Orem, Matt—Landscape, Int, Blue. Orem, Morgan—Land- scape, Sr, Blue; Peo- ple, Sr, Blue; Favor- ite Recipe Collection, Blue. Orr, Bella—Pottery or clay work, slab technique, Jr, Red; Pottery or clay work, pinch technique, Jr, Red; Animals, Jr, Blue; Basic Skills Lev- el 3 – Creativity, Blue; Finishing a Space, Ac- cessory for Walls, Jr, Blue, Reserve Champi- on; Phase 3 Crocheting - Non-Wearable, Blue; Shortened Cakes, Blue. Orr, Quinton—Landscape, Int, White; Architectur- al, Int, Blue; Program- ming, Other, Int, Blue. Palmer, Hannah—Patch- work Quilt, no kits, Int, Blue, Champion, MED; Expanding Skills Lev- el 4 - Garment, med weight woven, Blue; Expanding Skills Level 4 – Creativity, Blue; Expanding Skills Level 4 - Hands for Larger Service, Blue; Phase 1 Knitting with Needles Division – Wearable, Blue; Yeast Bread, Whole Wheat Flour, Red; Speciality Pastry, Blue; Mini-Meal, Int, Blue. Palmer, Madison—Short- ened Cakes, Red; Yeast Breaad, All White Flour, Blue; Family Food Traditions, Blue. Price, Corbin—Landscape, Jr, Blue. Reid, Ila—Print or Stencil, Jr, Blue, Champion; Multiple media, 2-D, Jr, Blue; Furnishing a Space, Functional Textile, Jr, Blue, Cham- pion. Rodriguez, Aubriana— Basic Skills Level 3 - Non-garment item, Blue; Basic Skills Lev- el 3 - Hands for Larger Service, Blue. Sandford, Ivy—Fashion Revue, Ready to Wear, Sr, Blue, Champion, MED. Sifford, Vitza—Landscape, Sr, Blue; Plants, Sr, Blue. Smith, Grace—Basic Skills Level 2 - Garment with casing, Blue. Smith, Grace I.—Basic Skills Level 2 - Hands for Larger Service , Blue. Taylor, Emily—Landscape, S r, B l u e , R e s e r v e Champion; Plants, Sr, Blue. Wedam, Nathan—Cookies, Blue. Wendler, Stephine—Ani- mals, Int, Blue. Wightman, Skylar—Land- scape, Sr, Blue; Cre- ative Process, Sr, Blue. Worden, Arianna—Basic Skills Level 1 - Gar- ment with casing and crotch, Blue, Reserve Champion; Basic Skills Level 1 - Personal ac- cessory, Blue; Basic Skills Level 1 - Toy or Non-garment, Blue; Basic Skills Level 1 – Creativity, Blue, Champion, MED; Basic Skills Level 1 - Hands for Larger Ser- vice, Blue. Apply by Oct. 14 for chair, hunter positions on Access and Habitat Board SALEM, Ore.— ODFW is currently ac- cepting applications for the chair and a hunter rep- resentative opening on the statewide Access and Habi- tat Board. The deadline to apply for both positions is Friday, Oct. 14. People with an interest and experience in hunt- ing and wildlife conserva- tion are encouraged to ap- ply. Contact Isaac Sanders at 503-947-6087 or visit http://www.dfw.state.or.us/ lands/AH/get_involved.asp for application forms and more information. The Access and Habi- tat Program is funded by a $4 surcharge on hunting licenses. Funds are dis- tributed through grants to individual and corporate landowners, conservation organizations, and others for wildlife habitat im- provement and projects to provide hunter access throughout the state. The Board is made up of seven volunteers—three landowner representatives, three hunter representa- tives, and the chair—who review and recommend wildlife habitat improve- ment and hunting access projects to the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission. Board members, who are appointed to four-year terms by the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission, meet four times each year in various communities throughout the state to re- view project funding ap- plications, hear public tes- timony and act as liaisons between the program and the public. Windy River celebrates new playground Boardman—Windy River Elementary held a public to a ribbon cut- ting ceremony for its new playground on Tuesday evening, an event that sig- naled the end of a year-long process. The playground project began at the start of the 2015-16 school year with the search for donors. Co- lumbia River Technologies, an affiliate of Tillamoook County Creamery Asso- ciation, agreed to contribute the cost of the equipment. Brandon Hammond, prin- cipal of Windy River, said that started the process and made the dream of having the play structure a reality. The student council then began to review options and budgets. Once the structure was in place, options emerged for the surface cover. With the help of the Kiwanis Club of Boardman and a grant from the Offutt Family Foundation, a large portion of the cost of surface tiles was covered. Hammond said at this point, he thought they were close to done, but there was still work to do. Through the help of Rock Enterprises, the structure was built safely. School administrators says they are greatly ap- preciative of all the donors who contributed to the new playground, including Co- lumbia River Technologies (an affiliate of Tillamook County Creamery Associa- tion), Offutt Family Foun- dation, Kiwanis Club of Boardman, Rock Enterpris- es, Boardman Community Development Association, Boardman Development and the Killion Family. “The entire process was a testament of how the community of Boardman comes together to create something better for our children. This structure is not only beneficial to our school, but will enhance our community as a whole,” said Hammond. Red Barn Fun Run planned for Sept. 17 The second annual Red Barn Fun Run is planned for Saturday, Sept. 17. The event will include a one-mile, two-mile, and 5k run/walk. Registration starts at 7:45 a.m. at the LDS church in Lexington, corner of Tom St. and Highway 74. The course is a relatively flat out-and-back and is paved, so strollers are fine. Entrance fee is $5, with $10 for a tee shirt. Proceeds go to the Heppner/Ione cross country team. Ione library board to meet The Ione Library District Board of Directors will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, Sept. 22, beginning at 10:30 a.m. at the Ione Public Library, 385 W. 2 nd Street. The public is welcome to attend. Forest prepares to implement fall prescribed burn Pendleton—Fire man- agement officials on the Umatilla National Forest are preparing to implement the fall prescribed burn plan, which could impact camping and hunting op- portunities in several hunt- ing units across the forest. Any road and trail closures will go into effect prior to and during burn operations, which typically take two to five days to complete. Hunters are advised to plan ahead and avoid camping in the designated prescribed burn areas during this 2016 hunting season. Maps of the proposed prescribed burns are lo- cated on InciWeb at http:// inciweb.nwcg.gov/inci- dent/4703/. Additional in- formation on prescribed burning is available on the Umatilla National Forest website at www.fs.usda. gov/umatilla/ or at any for- est office. Prescribed burning is highly dependent on weath- er conditions. Conditions have to be within a narrow criteria window in order to use prescribed fire. Wind speed and direction, tem- peratures, relative humidity, and fuel moistures are all taken into consideration. “Fall burning more closely mimics fires when they naturally occur and the fire effects are more in line with how the native vegeta- tion has adapted to fire. So, from a restoration objective standpoint, late summer and fall is the best fit for the tim- ing of prescribed fires,” said Chris Johnson, Deputy Fire Staff Officer. “Unfortunately, hunt- ing season coincides with prescribed burning season and can impact our hunt- ers, but controlled burns are necessary to reintroduce fire to the landscape and en- courage healthy vegetation that will ultimately improve landscapes and forage for big game,” added Lizzy Berkley, Forest Wildlife Biologist. Hunters should be cau- tious when entering a re- cently burned area and be aware of the increased haz- ards. Hazard trees or snags tend to pose the most immi- nent threat. Dead or dying trees that remain standing after a fire are unstable, especially in high winds. “Don’t camp or hang out in the burned area. And, as always, let someone know your planned route, destination and expected return time,” said Johnson. Each prescribed burn represents many years of planning and preparation to ensure they meet pre- scriptive conditions that allow for successful burns, which provide for multiple benefits to resources. The forest works closely with the Oregon Department of Forestry and Washing- ton Department of Natural Resources in accordance with the State’s Smoke Management Plans to deter- mine when, where, and how much is burned on a daily basis. Potential smoke im- pacts, looking at volume of smoke, direction of spread, and mixing heights, are de- termined prior to each burn. All burns will be monitored until a season-ending rain or snow occurs. For more information about the Umatilla National Forest’s Prescribed Burn program, please contact Chris Johnson, Deputy Fire Staff Officer, at 541-278- 3704. Chamber Chatter Thursday, September 29, 2-8 p.m. – Multi-Coun- ty Veterans Resource Fair and Vietnam Veterans 50 th Anniversary Commemo- ration – Port of Morrow Conference Center: Come with you family and ask questions about your VA benefits. Representatives will be on site to support you with information and application for services through local, state and federal agencies; there will be 20 service providers available. There will be a veteran’s town hall at 6:30 p.m. and flu shots will be available for veterans. Please RSVP at 541-922-6420. Saturday, Oct. 1 – 9 a.m. 5 p.m. – Morrow County Harvest Festival at the SAGE Center: Come and check out the vendors that will be set up on the mezzanine and all that their homemade, home grown selections. Plan on making a day of it; there will be food vendors and outside activities, plus you can go through the SAGE center exhibits for free throughout the day. Thursday, Oct. 20 – Candidates Forum for Heppner Mayor and City Council Members during Heppner Chamber Lunch meeting from 12-1 p.m.: This forum is open to the public, lunch will be served and the cost is $10 (if you want lunch). The chamber lunch meeting is held in the Heppner City Hall conference room. RSVP to the chamber at 541-676-5536. Get your business online..... Call the Heppner Gazette Today! We can help with web site set-up, design and maintenance. (541) 676-9228 david@rapidserve.net