FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 14, 2017
The View from the Green
th
25 annual Jo Pettyjohn
tournament held in Heppner
Twenty women participated in the 25th annual Jo Pettyjohn Tournament last weekend at
Willow Creek Country Club. -Contributed photo
The 25 th annual Jo Pet-
tyjohn tournament took
place this past weekend at
Willow Creek County Club.
Twenty women attended
the tournament, which in-
cluded both flight play and
a Calcutta-style contest.
Low net of the field went
to Virginia Grant with 108,
while Nancy Propheter had
low gross of the field with
138. Other tournament re-
sults are:
First flight net—first,
Virginia Grant, 108; sec-
ond, Sandy Obrist, 128;
third, Dana Reid, Heather
Villanueva and Sharla Bar-
ber 130.
Second flight net—
first, Cindi Doherty, 123;
second, Pat Edmundson,
127; and third, Anna Car-
penter, 131.
First flight gross—first,
Nancy Propheter, 138; sec-
ond, Patti Perkins, 148; and
third, Kathy Schuler, 155.
Second flight gross—
first, Jade Robinson, 163;
second, Bev Miller, 176;
and third Jacquelyn Alder-
man, 183.
In the Calcutta contest,
first place went to Heath-
er Villanueva and Cindi
Doherty, second to Sandi
Hanna and Nancy Prophet-
er, and third to Patti Perkins
and Anna Carpenter.
The tournament takes
place the second week-
end of June every year at
WCCC.
Over the Tee Cup
Twenty women showed
up for a sunny ladies’ play
day at Willow Creek Coun-
try Club last Tuesday, June
6. Low gross of the field
went to Nancy Propheter,
while Virginia Grant had
low net and Eva Kilkenny
had least putts.
For flight A, Pat Ed-
mundson had low gross,
Karen Thompson took low
net and the long drive, and
Nancy Propheter had KP.
For flight B, Sarah
Rucker had low gross and
the long drive, Judy Harris
had low net and KP, and
Pat Dougherty and Karen
Haguewood had least putts.
For flight C, Lorrene
Montgomery and Betty
Burns tied for low gross,
Josie Kindsfather and Sue
Edson tied for low net,
Mary Riggs had least putts,
Josie Kindsfather had the
long drive and Sue Edson
had KP.
Chip-ins were Pat Ed-
mundson on #6 and Josie
Kindsfather on #1. Nancy
Propheter had birdies on
#1 and #9.
WCCC plans two-person fun
night
Willow Creek Country
Club is hosting a two-per-
son fun night this Friday,
June 16, at 6 p.m. The
theme of the evening is
“partners in crime.” Light
snacks will be provided and
prizes may be obtained. The
fee to play is $3.
This event is for high
school graduates and older;
singles are welcome to
HWY 207 CRASH
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which was stopped on Hwy.
207, facing south and wait-
ing to turn east onto I-84.
Smith was seriously
injured in the crash and
transported by ground am-
bulance to Good Shepherd
The 13-year-old male
passenger suffered criti-
cal injuries and was trans-
ported by Life Flight to
Kadlec Medical Center in
Washington and was later
transported to a Spokane-
area hospital.
NOW
HIRING
DRIVERS
participate. Groups will be
assigned.
The next fun night
event at the course will be
the glow ball tournament
July 22.
Helzer and Sharp were
not injured in the collision.
Troopers from the Or-
egon State Police Hermis-
ton and Pendleton offices
responded to the crash site,
and the crash is being inves-
tigated by troopers from the
Hermiston worksite with
assistance of the Oregon
State Police Reconstruc-
tion Unit.
OSP was assisted at
the scene by the Umatilla
County Sheriff’s Office,
Hermiston Fire and Rescue,
and the Oregon Department
of Transportation.
OHSRA FINALS
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Jacee Currin won Girls
All-Around after placing
second in pole bending and
goat tying, fifth in team
roping (header) and eighth
in girls’ cutting. She will
compete at nationals in goat
tying and pole bending.
Jaiden Mahoney of
Heppner also made a place
for herself at the national
event, placing third in bar-
rel racing at the state finals
to compete in the national
finals in Wyoming next
month.
HHS 2017 graduate
Kevin Murray, in his first
year competing in OHSRA
shooting events, also earned
a shot at nationals after plac-
ing second in rifle shooting
and fourth
in trap
shooting.
Finally,
OHSRA
Queen Ivy
Sandford
r e c e i v e d Kevin Murray
the NHSRA
Spirit Buckle Award. San-
ford was chosen for the
honor by the association
directors for her “positive
attitude and
determina-
tion in and
out of the
arena…as
someone
who always
Ivy Sandford stepped up
to help or
fill in on a job when our
adult directors needed stu-
dent help.”
While just getting this
far is an accomplishment
for all of these youth, the
larger arena of the national
rodeo will offer new chal-
lenges. Featuring more
than 1,750 contestants from
43 states, five Canadian
Provinces and Australia,
the NHSFR is the world’s
largest rodeo. In addition
Kolby and Jacee Currin with their champion and all-around
saddles. -Contributed photo
to competing for more than
$200,000 in prizes, NHSFR
contestants will also be
competing for more than
$350,000 in college schol-
arships and the chance to
be named an NHSFR World
Champion. To earn this
title, contestants must fin-
ish in the top 20—based on
their combined times/scores
in the first two rounds—to
advance to Saturday eve-
ning’s final round. World
champions will then be
determined based on their
three-round combined
times/scores.
Along with the rodeo
competition and the chance
to meet contestants from
around the world, NHSFR
contestants have the op-
portunity to take part in
shooting sports, volleyball,
contestant dances, family-
oriented activities, church
services sponsored by the
Fellowship of Christian
Cowboys, and shopping at
the NHSFR tradeshow.
Again, this year, the
Saturday championship
performance will be tele-
vised nationally as a part of
the Cinch Highschool Ro-
deo Tour telecast series on
RFD-TV. Live broadcasts
of each NHSFR perfor-
mance will also air online
at NHSRATV.com. Per-
formance times are 7 p.m.
on July 16, and 9 a.m. and
Jaiden Mahoney will move on
to nationals in barrel racing
after this year’s OHSRA State
Finals in Prineville. -Contrib-
uted photo
7 p.m. each day thereafter.
To follow Morrow
County’s local favorites at
the NHSFR, visit NHSRA.
com daily for complete
results. For ticket informa-
tion, visit www.cam-plex.
com.
Eighth-graders celebrate
Hawaiian style
In last week’s Gazette-Times, the editor inadvertently published a photo that did not show the
entire Heppner Jr./Sr. High School eighth grade class. Celebrating completion of the junior
high with a Hawaiian-themed party were (alphabetically by last name) Madison Ashbeck,
Roy Collins, Daron Comstock, Alexis Cutsforth, Aimee Doherty, Brinley Dompier, Christian
DuBry, Sage Ferguson, Hunter Greenup, Hailey Holmgren, Hayden Hyatt, Mikel Jaca, Jackson
Lehman, Rien Maret, Marlee Mitchell, Nicole Myers-Mooney, Madelyn Nichols, Kael Osmin,
Hannah Palmer, Kevin Rea, Genevieve Smith, Kenneth Troxell, Tyson Vawser, Malychi Wen-
berg, Jayden Wilson, Sydney Wilson and Blake Wolters. -Contributed photo
BORN TWICE
What did Jesus mean when He said, "You must
be born again"? (John 3:7). Nicodemus, the religious
leader whom Jesus was speaking, asked if that
meant becoming a baby a second time (v.4 ). Jesus
explained that He was talking about spiritual rebirth
(vv.5-8).
We need to be reborn because we are spiritually
dead. Our sin has separated us from a life-giving rela-
tionship with God. We all have sinned by violating His
perfect moral standards (Romans 3:23), and so we
all are guilty and deserving of God's judgment (John
3:18-21).
What every person needs is the forgiveness and
eternal life that Jesus made possible through His
sinless life, His sacrificial death on the cross, and His.
resurrection. Spiritual rebirth occurs when a person
exercises genuine trust in Christ as Savior and Lord
(vv.14-18 ). At that point a believer experiences God's
forgiveness and a radical transformation at the very
core of his being (2 Corinthians 5:17).
Christianity was never intended to be merely a "fire
escape" from hell. Being born again is the beginning
of a· whole new life. We are to grow up into mature
men and women of faith. This process is often difficult,
costly, and unrewarding by the world's standards.
Above all else, we must realize that it's impossible
to please God without a life-changing personal en-
counter with Christ. This involves recognizing that we
need a savior, accepting the gift of salvation (Ephe-
sians 2:8-9), and trusting in Jesus as our only hope of
being right with God now and living with Him forever
(Romans 6:2-3).
Have you been born twice?
Ione Music in the Park
Saturday, June 24th
6pm Music by
Frank Carlson
of Baker City
EASY LISTENING
COUNTRY WESTERN
50S/60S/70S
STYLE MUSIC
Everyone invited
Bring chair & cooler
Sponsored by Morrow County
Unified Recreation District & Ione
Library Board
Music in the park will
have Performances
through September