FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 27, 2017
Morrow County Fair 4-H results
Anderson, Harley,
Clothing and Sewing,
Expanding Skills Level
4 - Creativity, Int., Red,
Clothing and Sewing, Ex-
panding Skills Level 4 -
Garment, knit fabric, Int.,
Blue, Clothing and Sewing,
Expanding Skills Level 4
- Personal accessory, Int.,
Blue, Clothing and Sewing,
Hands for Larger Service,
Int., Blue, Fashion Revue,
Fashion Revue, Int, Blue,
Fashion Revue, Fashion
Revue, Ready to Wear,
Int, Blue, Fashion Revue,
My Favorite Outfit, Int
(county only), Blue, Horse
Dressage, Western Dres-
sage, Introductory Level,
Test 1, Int, (county only),
Blue, Horse Showman-
ship, Intermediate Gaming
Showmanship, Red, Horse
Showmanship, Intermedi-
ate Performance Showman-
ship, Blue, Horse Trail, In-
Hand Trail, Int, Blue, Horse
Trail, Trail Horse, Int, Red
Arellano-Desirey, Jae-
na, Art, Acrylic painting,
Sr, Blue, Art, Innovation,
Art, Sr, Blue
Ashbeck, Madison,
Herdsmanship, Sheep (Re-
quired), Herdsmanship,
Sheep (required for all
sheep exhibitors), Blue,
Sheep Market, Blue, RCH,
Sheep Showmanship,
Sheep Showmanship, Int,
Blue
A s h b e c k , Tu c k e r ,
Herdsmanship, Sheep (Re-
quired), Herdsmanship,
Sheep (required for all
sheep exhibitors), Blue,
Livestock Judging, Live-
stock Judging, Intermedi-
ate, Blue, Sheep Market,
Blue, Sheep Showmanship,
Sheep Showmanship, Int,
Blue
Ayala, Yazeli, Herds-
manship, Swine (Required),
Herdsmanship, Swine (re-
quired for all swine exhibi-
tors), Blue, Livestock Judg-
ing, Livestock Judging,
Jr, Blue, Swine Market,,
Blue, Swine Showmanship,
Swine Showmanship, Int,
Blue,
Bair, Skyler, Herds-
manship, Swine (Required),
Herdsmanship, Swine (re-
quired for all swine exhibi-
tors), Blue, Swine Market,
Blue, Swine Showmanship,
Swine Showmanship, Sr,
Blue,
Baird-Lucas, Tanee-
sha, Herdsmanship, Swine
(Required), Herdsmanship,
Swine (required for all
swine exhibitors), Blue,
Swine Breeds, Crossbred,
February Gilt, 4H, Blue,
Swine Breeds, Crossbred,
February Gilt, 4H, Blue,
RCH; Swine Market, Blue,
Swine Showmanship,
Swine Showmanship, Int,
Blue,
Baumgart, Taylor,
Sheep Market, Blue,
Bevington, Patrick,
Herdsmanship, Sheep (Re-
quired), Herdsmanship,
Sheep (required for all
sheep exhibitors), Blue,
Herdsmanship, Swine (Re-
quired), Herdsmanship,
Swine (required for all
swine exhibitors), Blue,
Sheep Breeds, Crossbred
Meat, Spring Ewe Lamb,
Blue, Swine Market, Blue,
CH, Swine Showmanship,
Swine Showmanship, Sr,
Blue, CH
Birt, Keziah, Horse
Gaming, Gaming, Barrels,
Intermediate, White, Horse
Gaming, Gaming, Figure
8, Intermediate, White,
Horse Gaming, Gaming,
NSCA Flag Race, Interme-
diate, White, Horse Gam-
ing, Gaming, Pole Bending,
Intermediate, White, Horse
Showmanship, Intermedi-
ate Gaming Showmanship,
White, Horse Showman-
ship, Intermediate Perfor-
mance Showmanship, Red,
Horse Trail, Trail Horse,
Int, Red, Ranch Horse,
Intermediate RH Dummy
Roping, Blue,
Bither, Sterling, Beef
Market, Blue, Beef Show-
manship, Beef Showman-
ship, Sr, Blue, Herdsman-
ship, Beef (Required),
Herdsmanship Beef (re-
quired for all beef exhibi-
tors), Blue,
Boor, Kylie, Clothing
Homicide case
settled
A settlement confer-
ence took place at the Stan-
ford Hansell Government
Center in Hermiston on
Sept. 19 for David Alva-
rez’s homicide charges in-
volving the shooting of
Evencio Salas Birrueta,
Irrigon, on Sept. 11, 2016.
Alvarez plead guilty to
Manslaughter in the Second
Degree and was sentenced
to an enhanced sentence of
100 months to the Depart-
ment of Corrections.
District Attorney Justin
Nelson stated, “A settle-
ment conference is an op-
portunity to bring all par-
ties together to see if a
settlement can be reached
in a case. Both sides meet
separately with the settle-
ment judge in private to
discuss the strengths and
weaknesses of a case and
consider the potential out-
come and sentence at trial.
The settlement judge also
meets with family members
of both parties, and some
law enforcement involved
in the case.”
During the investiga-
tion it was determined that
one of the primary wit-
nesses in the case, the pas-
senger in the vehicle that
was driven by the victim,
had not been forthcoming
with law enforcement, and
the witnesses statements
changed four times during
four separate interviews.
During the fourth in-
terview the witness ad-
mitted that the victim had
requested the witness come
with him to confront David
Alvarez at Mr. Alvarez’s
residence. The victim had
indicated that Mr. Alvarez
had punched the victim in
front of his daughter earlier
in the day based upon a debt
that the victim owed Mr.
Alvarez. The victim further
requested that witness bring
his handgun since he knew
Mr. Alvarez also carried a
firearm and had threatened
him in the past. The witness
informed the officers that
after the shooting of the vic-
tim and the vehicle crash-
ing that he hid the firearm,
methamphetamine, and
drug paraphernalia behind
the glove box in the truck.
A second search of the ve-
hicle recovered the firearm,
drugs, and paraphernalia.
Taking into account
these and other strengths
and weaknesses of the case,
the State believed that reso-
lution of the case with this
sentence was in the best
interest of justice. Dur-
ing the entire settlement
conference the DA’s of-
fice met with the family of
the victim and requested
their feedback on all nego-
tiations. While many of the
family indicated they would
like to see Mr. Alvarez
spend the rest of his life in
jail, they also understood
that if the case went to trial
there was a possibility that
Mr. Alvarez could be ac-
quitted or only found guilty
of Manslaughter 2 with a
sentence of 75 months.
and Sewing, Expanding
Skills Level 4 - Creativity,
Int., Blue, Clothing and
Sewing, Expanding Skills
Level 4 - Non-garment
item, Int., Blue, Clothing
and Sewing, Expanding
Skills Level 4 - Outfit (2
or more pieces), Int., Blue,
CH, Clothing and Sewing,
Hands for Larger Service,
Int., Blue, Herdsmanship,
Sheep (Required), Herds-
manship, Sheep (required
for all sheep exhibitors),
Blue, Livestock Judging,
Livestock Judging, Jr,
Blue, Sheep Market, Blue,
CH, Sheep Showmanship,
Sheep Showmanship, Int,
Blue,
Boor, Tyler, Herds-
manship, Swine (Required),
Herdsmanship, Swine (re-
quired for all swine exhibi-
tors), Blue, Swine Market,
Blue, Swine Showmanship,
Swine Showmanship, Jr,
Blue,
Bowles, Preslie, Herds-
manship, Swine (Required),
Herdsmanship, Swine (re-
quired for all swine exhibi-
tors), Blue, Horse Dressage,
Dressage, Beg/Jr, Training
Level, Test 1, Blue, Horse
Gaming, Gaming, Bar-
rels, Beg (county only),
White, Horse Gaming,
Gaming, Key Hole Race,
Beg (county only), White,
Horse Gaming, Gaming,
Pole Bending, Beg (county
only), White, Horse Show-
manship, Beginner Per-
formance Showmanship
(county only), White, Horse
Trail, Trail Horse, Beg
(county only), Red, Live-
stock Judging, Livestock
Judging, Jr, Blue, Swine
Market, Blue, Swine Show-
manship, Swine Showman-
ship, Jr, Blue,
Brown, Emma, Herds-
manship, Sheep (Required),
Herdsmanship, Sheep (re-
quired for all sheep exhibi-
tors), Blue, Horse Equita-
tion, Western Equitation, Jr
(county only), White, Horse
Gaming, Gaming, Barrels,
Jr (county only), White,
Horse Gaming, Gaming,
Flag Race, Jr (county only),
White, Horse Gaming,
Gaming, Pole Bending, Jr
(county only), White, Horse
Showmanship, Junior Per-
formance Showmanship
(county only), Red, Horse
Trail, Trail Horse, Jr (coun-
ty only), Red, Livestock
Judging, Livestock Judg-
ing, Jr, Blue, Sheep Market,
Blue, Sheep Showmanship,
Sheep Showmanship, Jr,
Blue,
Browne, Wyatt ,
Herdsmanship, Swine (Re-
quired), Herdsmanship,
Swine (required for all
swine exhibitors), Blue,
Livestock Judging, Live-
stock Judging, Beginner,
Blue, Swine Market, Blue,
Swine Showmanship,
Swine Showmanship, Jr,
Blue,
Burright, Larysa,
Feeder Swine, Feeder
Swine 4H, Blue, Herds-
manship, Swine (Required),
Herdsmanship, Swine (re-
quired for all swine exhibi-
tors), Blue, Livestock Judg-
ing, Livestock Judging,
Intermediate, Blue, Swine
Market, Blue, Swine Show-
manship, Swine Showman-
ship, Int, Blue,
Burright, Lewkus,
Feeder Swine, Feeder Swine
4H, Blue, Herdsmanship,
Swine (Required), Herds-
manship, Swine (required
for all swine exhibitors),
Blue, Swine Showman-
ship, Swine Showmanship,
Jr, Blue,
Cain, Jessica, Swine
Market, Blue,
Carter, Austin, Swine
Market, Blue,
Carter, Blake, Feeder
Swine, Feeder Swine 4H,
Blue, Herdsmanship, Swine
(Required), Herdsmanship,
Swine (required for all
swine exhibitors), Blue,
Livestock Judging, Live-
stock Judging, Intermedi-
ate, Blue, Swine Showman-
ship, Swine Showmanship,
Int, Blue,
Carter, Tyler, Swine
Market, Blue,
Castillo, Jordan ,
Herdsmanship, Swine (Re-
quired), Herdsmanship,
Swine (required for all
swine exhibitors), Blue,
Livestock Judging, Live-
stock Judging, Beginner,
Blue, Swine Market, Blue,
Swine Showmanship,
Swine Showmanship, Beg,
Blue, CH
Coe, Jace, Feeder
Swine, Feeder Swine 4H,
Blue, Herdsmanship, Swine
(Required), Herdsmanship,
Swine (required for all
swine exhibitors), Blue,
Livestock Judging, Live-
stock Judging, Intermedi-
ate, Blue, Swine Market,
Blue, Swine Showmanship,
Swine Showmanship, Int,
Blue,
Collins, Roy, Herds-
manship, Swine (Required),
Herdsmanship, Swine (re-
quired for all swine exhibi-
tors), Blue, Swine Market,
Blue, Swine Showmanship,
Swine Showmanship, Int,
Blue,
Combs, Ben, Herds-
manship, Swine (Required),
Herdsmanship, Swine (re-
quired for all swine exhibi-
tors), Blue, Livestock Judg-
ing, Livestock Judging,
Intermediate, Blue, Swine
Market, Red, Swine Show-
manship, Swine Showman-
ship, Int, Blue,
Combs, Christina,
Art, Shaded Drawing, Sr,
Blue, Herdsmanship, Swine
(Required), Herdsmanship,
Swine (required for all
swine exhibitors), Blue,
Horse Gaming, Gaming,
Figure 8, Senior, Red,
Horse Gaming, Gaming,
Key Race, Senior, Red,
Horse Gaming, Gaming,
NSCA Flag Race, Senior,
Red, Horse Showmanship,
Senior Gaming Showman-
ship, White, Horse Show-
manship, Senior Perfor-
mance Showmanship, Red,
Horse Trail, In-Hand Trail,
Sr, White, Horse Trail, Trail
Horse, Sr, Red, Livestock
Judging, Livestock Judg-
ing, Senior, Blue, Photog-
raphy, Animals, Sr, Blue,
Photography, Landscape,
Sr, Blue, Swine Market,
Red, Swine Showmanship,
Swine Showmanship, Sr,
Blue,
Comingo, Kaitlyn,
Art, Stenciling/Printing/
Stamping, Jr, Blue, CH,
Herdsmanship - Small Ani-
mal (Required), Herdsman-
ship, Small Animal (re-
quired by all small animal
exhibitors), Blue, Livestock
Judging, Livestock Judg-
ing, Beginner, Blue, Rabbit
Breeds, Crossbred Jr Buck,
Blue, CH, Rabbit Show-
manship, Rabbit Showman-
ship Beg, Blue, RCH
Currin, Jacee, Swine
Market, Blue,
Currin, Kolby, Swine
Market, Blue,
Doherty, Kelly, Herds-
manship, Sheep (Required),
Herdsmanship, Sheep (re-
quired for all sheep exhibi-
tors), Blue, Livestock Judg-
ing, Livestock Judging, Be-
ginner, Blue, Sheep Market,
Blue, Sheep Showmanship,
Sheep Showmanship, Beg,
Blue,
D u r f e y, D a k o t a ,
Herdsmanship, Swine (Re-
quired), Herdsmanship,
Swine (required for all
swine exhibitors), Blue,
Swine Market, Blue, Swine
Showmanship, Swine
Showmanship, Sr, Blue,
RCH
Enriquez, Elizabeth,
Rabbit Showmanship,
Rabbit Showmanship Beg,
Blue, CH
Eynetich, Carson,
Herdsmanship, Swine (Re-
quired), Herdsmanship,
Swine (required for all
swine exhibitors), Blue,
Livestock Judging, Live-
stock Judging, Jr, Blue,
Swine Market, Blue, Swine
Showmanship, Swine
Showmanship, Jr, Blue, CH
Fisher, Zander, Herds-
manship, Swine (Required),
Herdsmanship, Swine (re-
quired for all swine exhibi-
tors), Blue, Swine Market,
Blue, Swine Showmanship,
Swine Showmanship, Jr,
Blue.
stays in a hotel. The car will
be brought in by a hauler,
and from there it is 12-hour
days getting prepared for
the big race. There is time to
sightsee however, and one
of his favorite cities so far is
Toronto. “Toronto is pretty
cool,” he says with a smile.
Having their son part of an
Indy pit crew is pretty cool
also for Thomas’ mom and
dad, John and Ashli Gould
of Heppner. “You’re watch-
ing the race and then you
see your son there working
on a car, and you kind of go
‘wow’ “, says John.
On race day, Gould’s
job is to double check and
make sure the wings are
bolted securely to the car,
and that spare wings are
at pit row and ready to go
if needed. When the race
starts his other job was
to have tires ready to roll
out to the tire guys in the
pit. He also takes in the
worn or “kill tires”, lets
the air out and scrapes all
the balancing weights off.
All the worn tires are then
sent back to Firestone for
analysis. The engines are all
Chevrolet and strictly han-
dled by the Chevrolet guys.
Gould says a new engine
comes to the shop in a crate,
and the company guys put it
in. They do all the work get-
ting it ready and “nobody
touches the engines except
the Chevrolet guys,” Gould
emphasizes. The engines
are required to be run for at
least four races, qualifying
rounds or combination of,
before they can be replaced.
After doing these jobs for
a while, Gould learned that
a new “jack man” position
was coming up on another
crew, however he learned
there would be competition
for the job. “They have a
live pit stop at the shop
for training purposes,” he
explains. At these training
pits, crews can practice
doing everything to a car
that is done at an actual
race. Here is where the
competition with two other
guys, who also wanted the
job, would be held. Gould
came out the best and was
assigned the job.
To explain what a jack
man does, Gould says that
on Indy cars, crews do not
push jacks underneath to
lift the cars. The jacks are
built into the underside
of the car, and controlled
by air pressure. The jack
man’s job is to stand at the
rear of the car during a pit
stop, and taking a “wand”,
insert it into a nozzle at the
rear of the car. This nozzle
shoots pressurized air into
the system, and its built-in
jacks lift the car, making
it ready for tire changes.
The tire changers, along
with the fuel man, then do
their work. The air is then
released, the jacks brought
up, and the car is ready to
go. Gould says as jack man
it is his job to also make
sure everyone is done and
out of the way before he
drops the car.
When asked what is the
best part of the job, Gould
says without hesitation he
likes the technical work of
making sure the wings are
produced and maintained
just so. When they are
molded and built right they
can add seconds to the cars
time and benefit the whole
team. “The little things
make a big difference,” he
says with a smile. He also
adds that the underside of
the carbon wing is more
important than the top when
it comes to air dynamics
and wind flow. “The top is
what everybody sees, but
it’s the bottom that does all
the work.”
The worst part of the
job? Cleaning the bits of
rubber off the wings and the
car after a race. “It’s every-
where” he says of the small
chunks of rubber that come
off tires during a race. He
has seen drivers with bits
of rubber stuck all over their
necks and equipment. And
speaking of equipment, he
says the fireproof suits and
helmets the crews wear for
safety can be “almost un-
bearable” on hot days. But
even with the heat, the dirt
and the hard work of being
a member of a racing team
pit crew, you just know this
young man wouldn’t want
to be anywhere else.
To be continued...
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racing team and they may
be needing help on that
in a couple of months, so
Gould went back to North
Carolina without work. He
then got an email asking
him to come back to Texas
immediately for a trial test
run. On the way, however
his car broke down. He got
that fixed and made it to
Texas where the company
put him up in a hotel. At that
time his interviewer said
the company was putting
in their own carbon depart-
ment to do work on the bod-
ies of the Indy style cars.
On Indy cars, there are
wings made out of carbon
on the front of the cars. The
wings are very important
as they add stability to the
race car and also can make
a big difference in handling
and speed. Gould actu-
ally had some experience
in this field from his high
school technology class,
so this helped him with
his new job. “It was pretty
cool and what made them
want to hire me was they
needed another person for
their new race car in Indy,”
Gould says.
What’s it like to travel
with a big-time Indy rac-
ing team? Gould says he
has been to 17 races so far,
including the Indianapolis
500, and they typically ar-
rive at the city by commer-
cial plane on Thursday for
Sunday’s race. The crew
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