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Currin, Mahoney compete at national finals rodeo HEPPNER G T 50¢ azette imes VOL. 137 NO. 29 8 Pages Wednesday, July 18, 2018 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon Blane Mahoney competes in national finals rodeo Jacee Currin Jacee Currin and Jaiden Mahoney, Heppner High School seniors, are current- ly competing at the National Finals High School Rodeo (NHSFR) in Rock Springs, WY. Both girls completed their first go rounds on Sunday and Monday. Currin is in 21 st posi- tion with a time of 8.89 in goat tying after the first go round. Mahoney is in 75 th position in barrel racing with a time of 22.866. The Oregon girls’ team is currently sitting in 12 th place and the Oregon boys’ team in 13 th , with the com- bined Oregon team sitting 12 th . The rodeo continues through July 21, with the Saturday performances be- Jaiden Mahoney ing televised and available on RFD-TV. Event trailer makes debut Blane Mahoney recent- ly competed at the National Junior High Finals Rodeo in Huron, SD in chute dog- ging, team roping, break- away roping, ribbon roping and the light rifle shooting. Blane placed 34 th in the nation in the breakaway roping and 48 th in the light rifle competition. “I enjoyed represent- ing Oregon at the national level. It was a great experi- ence and I hope to qualify again in high school,” Ma- honey said. Blane will be a fresh- man at Heppner High School this fall and will join his sister, Jaiden, as a member of the Oregon High School Rodeo Association and Intermountain High School Rodeo team com- peting in the team roping, Lindy Gravelle performs on the new event trailer. -Contributed photo. steer wrestling, light rifle The new event trailer Lindy Gravelle’s perfor- reinforced by Miller and and target shooting events. stage, the long-time dream mance. Sons and Shane Laughlin. th Dale Bates has dreamed With a bit of fabrication of Dale Bates, made its Blane Mahoney placed 34 in the nation in the breakaway debut at Heppner’s Music of creating a more pro- done by Coil Fabrication roping event with a time of in the Park on July 7 during fessional stage for events it was completed to its 3.6. -Contributed photo. in Heppner and with the current state. According to help of other community a spokesperson, there are members and businesses, still some things to finish, but the city now has a bet- it became a reality. The trailer began with ter stage to use for music the donation of an old mo- events. The event trailer proj- bile home by Wil White. The house was removed ect was funded by a dona- from the frame by David tion from the Howard and Piper Construction and Beth Bryant Foundation. the frame was rebuilt and Visiting bike group plays pickle ball The Mid-Valley Bike Club members, spending a couple of days in Hep- pner on their ride through Eastern Oregon, tried out the new pickle ball court last Thursday. The group invited local residents Dale Bates and Jay Coil to play, teaching them the rules of the game. Bates and Coil managed to win both games. Of the 41 members of the group, some visited the museums, viewed the mu- rals on the side of the Agri- cultural Museum, checked out the Talking Rocks, did the walking tour to learn about Heppner’s past and did the Pre-Flood Walk through History. MCSO announces promotions Members of the Mid-Valley Bike Club, Robert Fox, Bruce Fecht, Ted Wilson and Ellen Tappon played pickle ball on the new court in Heppner. -Contributed photo. Jeff Bailey wins OBA award Jeff Bailey, president and CEO of Bank of East- ern Oregon was presented the Frank E. Brawner Ad- vocacy Award at the Ore- gon Bankers Association’s (OBA) 113 th Anniversary Convention held in Incline Village, NV. The top priority of the Oregon Bankers Associa- tion is advocacy on behalf of its member banks. This includes lobbying at the state level, regulatory re- lations, federal legislative advocacy, grassroots pro- grams, political engage- ment and media and public relations. The Frank E. Brawner Advocacy Award was established in 2015 to recognize what it means to be an outstanding advocate for the Oregon banking industry. The award was named after one of the most passionate advocates in the history of Oregon banking, the late Frank Brawner, CEO of OBA for 24 years beginning in 1974. Whether testifying in Salem in support of import- ant legislation; travelling to Washington, D.C. to meet with agency leadership and lawmakers; or writing Oregon’s congressional del- egation on the importance of bank regulatory reform, Jeff Bailey, president and CEO of Bank of Eastern Oregon was named the 2018 recipient of the Frank E. Brawner Advocacy Award for his outstanding advocacy efforts on behalf of the Oregon banking industry. Bailey assured that the Oregon banking industry’s voice, and the voice of ru- ral banks in particular, was heard loud and clear in the halls of government. “Jeff is hands-down the right person to receive this award,” stated OBA President and CEO Linda Top photo: Scott Carter (right) was sworn-in as Criminal Dep- uty/Detective by Sheriff Kenneth W. Matlack at the Morrow County Sheriff’s Office this week. Bottom photo: Nathen Braun (right) was sworn-in as Patrol Sgt. For the Morrow County Sheriff’s Office by Sheriff Ken- neth W. Matlack. 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