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AWANA club holds awards ceremony, Grand Prix race HEPPNER G T 50¢ azette imes VOL. 137 NO. 20 8 Pages Wednesday, April 18, 2018 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon FBLA club attends conference Back row (L-R): Logan Burright, Zavier Glover, Roy Collins, Gibson McCurry, Keegan Gibbs, Cason Mitchell, Kellen Grant, Casey Fletcher, Carson Brosnan, Advisor Jeannie Collins and Claire Grieb Front row (L-R): Sophie Grant, Madison Combe and Cami VanArsdale. Not pictured: Jayden Wilson. -Contributed photo. The Heppner High School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) club recently attended the 2018 State Business Leadership Conference in Portland. Fourteen members of the Heppner chapter attended this year along with hun- dreds of other high school students from all over the state. They competed in leadership and business contests, as well as attend- ed multiple workshops. These workshops were held to give all in attendance the chance to learn about tremendous opportunities that are available to them by getting involved as an individual or as a school. The conference ended with an awards ceremony at the Portland Convention Cen- ter. Many of the Heppner students were brought up on the stage to receive awards for their efforts. Most of the schools that attended the conference have FBLA worked into their school schedule and have a teacher and a class devoted to it. That is not the case at Heppner High School. Teacher Jeannie Collins leads the club and makes it available to any student who would like to participate. They practice and study on their own time to prepare for the district and state competitions. The group also holds several fundraisers throughout the year in order for them to participate at the contests. This year’s group came away with many awards at the conference. Garnering first place in Agribusiness was Roy Collins. Getting fifth place in Hospitali- ty Management was the team of Claire Grieb and and informed residents that as long as the pump can keep up with the needs there shouldn’t be any issues. If there is a problem, residents will be notified. One resident ques- tioned how information is provided to the people, say- ing they never know what is going on. Miller stated the town always includes pertinent information in everyone’s water bill and also posts notices at the mini market and at MCGG. In the event of an emergen- cy, phone calls and going door-to-door would be the method used. Miller noted that it is the responsibility of each resident to read the information included in their water bill. Smith. The most creative costumes for theme nights awards were given to Had- lie Duncan, Mikalie Dun- can, Emillia Cavan, Hannah Smith and Jude Smith. The Bible What’s It? quiz award was given to Fernando Ser- rano, Hannah Smith and Jude Smith. In the Truth and Train- ing Club (fourth through sixth grades), directors Bill and Nancy Jepsen gave out- standing attendance awards and prizes to Damien Ball, Journey Cavan, Moira Di Salvo, Lizzy Finch, Kyle McGill, Brionna Serrano, Jolene Serrano and Hadley Wright. Most creative cos- tume awards went to Jour- ney Cavan, Moira DiSalvo, Aubrey Smith and Hadley Wright. The What’s in the Bible homework award was given to Journey Cavan, Moira DiSalvo and Aubrey Smith. Outstanding sixth grade graduate was Jolene Serrano. There were 27 mem- bers who raced a 5 oz. derby car in the Grand Prix race. The first place trophy for the fastest car of the night went to Hannah Smith, sec- ond place to Alex Mudge and third place to Damion Ball. The top three awards for the most creatively de- signed cars were claimed by Alex Mudge, Lizzy Finch and Joshua Montano. Semi crash kills cattle near Ione In other business, Mill- er introduced the new town recorder, Felicia Cavan. Ca- van was hired to replace Ja- nette Eldrige who recently took another position. Ed Dickenson, mainte- nance, reported that the new siren has been delivered and will be installed soon. He also stated he will be moni- toring the water tank project and has started mowing and spraying weeds as time al- lows. A committee will be holding budget meetings in April and May to prepare the 2018-19 town bud- get. The next town council meeting will be held at the town hall on May 8 at 6 p.m. Ukiah man faces charges in death of Heppner man Anthony King En- riquez of Ukiah faces the charge of first-degree man- slaughter for the crash that killed Joshua Kenneth Her- rig, 35, of Heppner. Enriquez, 42, was driv- ing a 1999 Dodge pickup north on Highway 74 near Lexington on March 21 when he lost control and the vehicle rolled several times, Oregon State Police The local AWANA Bible Club concluded its club year with an awards cer- emony and Grand Prix car races on Apr. 15 at Willow Creek Baptist church in Heppner. AWANA is the joint effort of leaders from several local churches to teach children about the Bible. In the Sparks group (grades K through third), directors John and Barb Collin presented outstand- ing attendance awards and prizes to Emillia Cavan, Fernando Serrano, Sophia Serrano, Hannah Smith and Jude Smith. Sunday School attendance patches were awarded to Sofia DiSalvo, Hannah Smith and Jude Madison Combe. Taking seventh place in Entre- preneurship was the team of Keegan Gibbs, Cami VanArsdale and Kellen Grant. Two teams placed in the Sports Management competition. The team of Gibson McCurry and Cason Mitchell finished in eighth place while Sophie Grant and Zavier Glover took ninth. Jayden Wilson and Roy Collins placed 11 th in the Management Decision Making contest. A great time was had by all of the Heppner students and they are already look- ing forward to putting in the hard work for a return trip next year. Besides attend- ing contest and workshops, The design winners (L-R): Joshua Montano, Lizzy Finch and Alex Mudge. they had fun shopping, touring the Adidas Sports campus and employee store and going out for dinner in Portland. Lexington residents express concern regarding water restrictions Several Lexington resi- dents turned out for the monthly council meeting on Apr. 10 to ask how the wa- ter restrictions beginning on Apr. 16 would affect usage. Lexington is in the pro- cess of relining the town’s water tank, which requires it to be drained and unavail- able for use for six to seven weeks. During the project, a smaller tank has been put in place to support the water needs for the town. As the tank is much smaller, the town has asked residents to conserve water by refrain- ing from outside watering as much as possible and using other water saving methods. Acting mayor, Sheila Miller, answered questions The fastest car winners (L-R): Damion Ball (3 rd place), Hannah Smith (1 st ) and Alex Mudge (2 nd ). reported. Enriquez suffered under the influence of in- non-life threatening inju- toxicants. ries, but the crash At the time of the ejected Herrig, who accident, state po- died at the scene. lice reported alcohol, The Morrow speed and safety re- County District At- straints were being torney’s office ar- considered as factors. raigned Enriquez Enriquez is being Anthony King on the preliminary held in the Umatilla Enriquez charge as well as County jail with bail additional charges of reck- set for a total of $260,000. less driving and driving A crash involving a semi loaded with cattle, driven by Frank Halvorsen, 67, of Ione resulted in the death of approximately 10 cattle last Wednesday. According to Oregon State Police, Halvorsen was heading north on Highway 74 near Ione when he attempted to turn left onto McNab Road and lost control. The truck and trailer rolled onto the passenger side. Halvorsen was treated for minor injuries. State police responded, along with the Morrow County Sheriff’s Office and local fire and ambulance services. Voters to decide on OSU Extension Service tax district In the upcoming May 15 primary election, voters in Morrow and Umatilla counties will have a say in whether or not to support the formation of a new tax district for Oregon State University Extension Ser- vice. The new district would tax 33 cents per $1,000 of assessed value to help fund OSU Extension programs. Umatilla and Morrow counties will have separate votes to form districts. Ac- cording to OSU figures, if passed, tax revenue could generate up to $1.7 million annually for the extension center. A spokesperson said forming the new district would help provide stable funding not only for the extension offices in both counties, but for the Herm- iston Agricultural Research and Extension Center and Columbia Basin Agricul- tural Research Center north of Pendleton. Students named to president’s list at OIT The following Morrow County students have been named to the 2017-18 win- ter term president’s list at Oregon Institute of Technology in Klamath Falls: Stacee Halvorsen from Ione, majoring in radiologic science and Kayla Nelson from Boardman, majoring in radiologic science. Inclusion on the list requires a 3.7 grade-point average and above. Only full-time undergraduate students (12 credit hours or more) are eligible for academic honors. ALL 4-H & FFA MARKET ANIMAL FEED & SUPPLIES 10% OFF NOW THRU FAIR Morrow County Grain Growers Green Feed & Seed 242 W. Linden Way, Heppner • 676-9422 • 989-8221 (MCGG main office)
