TEN - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 15, 2019
Golf teams take district titles
Ione school awarded grant
Heppner golf team members pictured back row (L-R): Coach Greg Grant, Reno Ferguson,
Gavin Hanna-Robinson, Kellen Grant, Logan Burright, Cason Mitchell, Casey Fletcher and
Coach Matt Scrivner. Front row (L-R): Kami VanArsdale, Kennison Wilkins, Suzy Cason,
Claire Grieb, Nicole Propheter, Sash Keown and Catilynn Scrivner.
Both the Heppner Mus-
tang boys’ and girls’ golf
teams won titles at the dis-
trict golf tournament held
recently at the Pendleton
Country Club.
The Mustang girls won
the team title by shooting
a two-day total of 755.
This is the sixth year in
a row that the Mustang
girls have won the dis-
trict championship. They
were followed by LaGrande
(805), Baker (949), Vale
(997), Nixyaawii (1003)
and Grant Union (1043).
Other schools that had girls
participating were Imbler,
Wallowa, Mac Hi, Enter-
prise, Burns and Nyssa.
Nicole Propheter fin-
ished the tournament as the
second-place medalist as
she shot a two-day total of
169. Sasha Keown scored a
183 to finish fourth overall
and Claire Grieb finished
with a 197 to take home the
fifth-place medal. Caitlyn
Scrivner shot a 204 and
Kennisyn had a 243.
The Heppner boys team
won the district title by a
whopping 78 strokes. The
Mustangs shot a 687 over
the two-day tournament to
best Burns (765), Enterprise
(823), Grant Union (846),
Vale (851), Echo/Stanfield
(866), Imbler (884) and
Nyssa (967). This is the
ninth district title in the last
ten years for the boys’ team.
Wallowa and Nixyaawii
also had boys that golfed at
the tournament.
Kellen Grant shot a 161
over the two days to be the
top individual and claim
the district championship.
Reno Ferguson finished
third with a 161 and Logan
Burright was the fifth-place
medalist with a 177. Cason
Mitchell was the sixth-
place individual with a 180.
Casey Fletcher and Gavin
Hanna-Robinson combined
to shoot a 190 over the two
days.
With the wins, both
teams have qualified for the
OSAA State Golf Cham-
pionships which will be
held on May 13-14. The
girls’ team advanced to the
4A/3A/2A/1A tournament
which will be held near
Redmond at the Eagle Crest
Resort Ridge Course. The
boys will travel to the Eu-
gene area for the 3A/2A/1A
tournament which will be
held at Emerald Valley Golf
Course in Creswell.
Below: Individual golf team members who placed in the top five
and will compete at the state tournament are: Sasha Keown,
fourth place; Nicole Propheter, second place; Claire Grieb,
fifth place; Logan Burright fifth place; Reno Ferguson, third
place and Kellen Grant, first place.
The Ione Communi-
ty School was recently
awarded a $1,000 North-
west Farm Credit Services
Rural Community grant to
be used toward building a
fitness center in Ione.
“Grant funds will
be used to help build a
much-needed fitness center
that will benefit the students
and entire community of
Ione,” said Principal Rol-
lie Marshall. “We thank
Northwest Farm Credit
Services for their generous
donation. Without commu-
nity partners like this, the
fitness center project would
not be possible. This center
will truly be an asset to our
school and community.”
Northwest FCS is
Pictured (L-R): Northwest FCS Relationship Manager Andy
VanderPlaat, Rob Crum and Ione Principal Rollie Marshall.
committed to helping rural
communities succeed. To
date in 2019, Northwest
FCS has committed over
$91,000 to 75 projects in
rural communities across
Idaho, Montana, Oregon
and Washington. Since
the program’s inception in
2007, it has awarded 1,067
grants totaling more than
$1.85 million.
The next rural grant
deadline is June 1, 2019.
Visit northwestfcs.com/
Stewardship/Rural-Com-
munities for more informa-
tion and an application.
Nat’l Forests caution visitors
about spring conditions
The winter snow is re-
ceding and spring fever
has many people excited
to get outside and explore
the forests. Though snow
may have thawed from the
foothills, forest officials are
warning that most forest
roads are still not accessi-
ble due to mud or snow. In
addition, traveling on thaw-
ing, saturated and muddy
roads can result in resource
damage and serious safety
concerns, especially if vis-
itors are unprepared.
“We typically see mul-
tiple incidents this time of
year where families head up
for the day, get stuck and
end up spending the night or
making a very long hike out
to look for help,” said Lisa
Rynearson, Safety Officer
for the Malheur National
Forest.
This can become a se-
rious situation quickly, par-
ticularly if travelers are not
prepared for the elements.
Many places in the Blue
Mountains have limited or
no cell phone coverage, so
forest visitors should al-
ways be prepared to spend
the night in the forest with
warm clothing, food and
plenty of water. “Before
you head out, always let
someone know where you
are going and when you
expect to return,” added
Lee Mercer, Safety Officer
for the Wallowa-Whitman
National Forest.
Public safety is not
the only concern this time
of year. Forest officials
are encouraging the pub-
lic to minimize impacts
to natural resources from
travel on roads that are
susceptible to rutting due
to warmer weather and
melting snowpack. “Forest
roads are not constructed
to be all-weather roads, so
they can be easily damaged
when wet, especially during
the spring season,” said Da-
vid Plummer, Engineering
Staff Officer for the Wal-
lowa-Whitman National
Forest. “Imagine driving
onto your own lawn at this
time of year. Tire ruts that
are just an inch deep can
leave lasting impressions
that only grow with rain and
erosion.”
Forest Officials remind
users that some roads re-
main seasonally closed
for wildlife or resource
concerns in spite of early
access. Cross-country trav-
el is prohibited under the
Umatilla National Forest’s
travel management plan.
“We encourage forest
users to responsibly enjoy
their National Forest roads
and trails. This will not only
avoid further damage of the
resources, but also ensure
that there are future riding
opportunities across the
Forest,” said Eric Watrud,
Umatilla National Forest
Supervisor.
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