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TEN - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 22, 2019 County plans remodel of Bartholomew building Golf team finishes third at state More office space to be added By David Sykes The county is going out for bids on a minor remod- eling project of the county administrative offices Bar- tholomew building in Hep- pner. The $60,000 -$75,000 project includes moving the current conference room into the lobby area of the building, moving a break- room into current storage area and construction of three new offices spaces in former breakroom location. Construction on the Bartholomew building was done in 2015-16 and is approximately 10,000 square feet of office and conference room space. The remodeling is expected to take about one month and is expected to begin June 1. In other county busi- ness Commissioner Don Russell at last week’s com- mission meeting discussed his frustration dealing with the Navy on what is its responsibility for fire pre- vention and control on the 47,000-acre bombing range in north Morrow County. Russell said there have been fires on the range that threaten nearby property owners and the Navy has in- adequate firefighting man- power and equipment, and very little fire prevention measures like fire breaks on its property. He said a recent live-fire exercise by the Navy in the middle of the dry season and with an on-going drought, started a fire on the range which the Navy “was not prepared to deal with,” he says. He said personnel he talked to did not even know there is no water source on the range for fighting fires. Russell also said the neighboring fire depart- ments like the Boardman Rural Fire Department will respond to fires on the bombing range and then not be reimbursed for their efforts. “I understand the Navy has as their mission to train (pilots), but then they start fires out there and expect Ione and Boardman (fire departments) to come and put them out with no reimbursement,” he said. In talking to personnel on the range Russell said the fire fighter told him they were only trained in wildland firefighting and would not respond to a fire in one of the structures on the bomb- ing range. They will also not respond to mutual aid and come and help Board- man or Ione fire depart- ments as most neighboring fire departments do. Russell also said he was told there are fire breaks between the bombing range and the large 22,642-acre Nature Conservancy grass- land preserve southwest of the Bombing Range. “There are guys I know that have lived near there for a long time and they tell me there is no firebreak,” Russell said. Russell said in addition to fire problems there is also a lack of predator and weed control on the bombing Range that is an ongoing issue with neighbors. The Navy’s unresponsive atti- tude has been going on for a long time, but Russell said he was especially frustrated because he recently attend- ed a meeting with the Navy people where he thought something might finally be done. “Their attitude was it’s not a problem for us (Navy) so we aren’t going to do anything,” Russell said. Pictured with their trophy and score sheet (L-R): Gavin Hanna-Robinson, Casey Fletcher, Logan Burright, Cason Mitchell, Reno Ferguson, Kellen Grant and Coach Greg Grant. The Heppner Mustang boys’ golf team finished third at the recent OSAA 3A/2A/1A State Golf Championships held at the Emerald Valley Golf Club in Creswell. This is the second year in a row that the Mustangs have brought home a trophy as they fin- ished fourth a year ago. The Heppner team shot a team total of 372 on the first day of the tournament and a 370 on the second for a two-day total of 742. Ore- gon Episcopal had a 664 to win the state title and Ban- don finished second with a 730. LaPine shot a 746 to finish fourth and Riverdale had a 751 to place fifth. Other schools that were competing against the Mus- tangs were Portland Ad- ventist, Brookings-Harbor, Burns, Enterprise, Blan- chet Catholic, St. Mary’s, East Linn Christian, Re- gis, Rogue River, West- side Christian, Vale and Sutherlin. Kellen Grant led the Mustangs with a two-day total of 178 (86, 92) and placed 13 th overall. Logan Burright shot a 90 on both days to finish tied for 15 th with a 180 total. Cason Mitchell tied for 23 rd place by shooting a 185 (93, 92). Casey Fletcher shot a 103 on day one and Gavin Hanna-Robinson played the second day for the team and recorded a 96. That combi- nation finished tied for 28 th with a total of 199. Reno Ferguson shot a 207 (104, 103) for the Mustangs and finished in 37 th place. A total of 63 golfers competed at the tournament. The Heppner state tournament team will lose seniors Logan Burright, Cason Mitchell and Reno Ferguson to graduation this year. The team will return with state placers Kellen Grant, Casey Fletch- er and Gavin Hanna-Robin- son. There are also several other underclassmen that are ready to step up for the team. According to a source, “The Mustang boys’ golf team certainly looks as if they could make another run at the state tournament next year.” Students qualify for state chess tournament Teens to hold climate event Six students from Hep- pner Elementary School qualified for the Chess for Success State Tournament in Portland at the Moda Center. Students earning the trip, after placing at the regional tournament, are: Owen Guerra, Delilah Sauceda and Journey Ca- van, fifth graders; Claire Lindsay and Joseph Mc- Masters, fourth graders Pictured (L-R) front row: Mary Ashbeck, Joe McMasters, and Mary Ashbeck and Claire Lindsay and Isabel Payne. Back row: Delilah Sauceda, Isabel Payne, third graders. Owen Guerra, and Journey Cavan. The trip was funded by the Howard and Beth Bryant Foundation. During the tournament, Online Hunter Education students played compet- itively for two days. One day was team competition and the second day being CLASS A R FO P U individual play. Throughout N IG S ONLINE the two days students also OR FIELD DAY .com had the opportunity to play www.MyODFW against and learn from some amazing chess players. During the tournament play, To register for a class or Field Day , sign up at www.MyODFW.com you could hear a pin drop To participate in a Field Day , students must first complete an Online Course as more than a thousand or request a Self-directed Workbook by email at ODFW.Info@state.or.us students were using their There is no pre-requisite to participate in a classroom course. brains. NEXT CLASSROOM COURSE OR FIELD DAY OFFERED: The history of the Date: Time: 6-9 pm classes and 8am-12pm field day Chess for Success began in Location: Heppner High School Instructor: Jim and Darlene Marquardt 1992 when three friends, who believed in giving Class Type Offered: Traditional Information: WALK IN'S WELCOME back to their community For more information contact: Call Jim 541 969-4845 for information. *The online course or self-directed workbook is a pre-requisite for the Field Day. ODFW and knew that chess would charges a $10 application fee for all hunter education students at the time of registration. provide the tools students needed to succeed, decided to pilot a chess program in Registration * * June 11, 13, 18, 20 in class and 22 field day www.MyoODFW.com Pictured (L-R): Dara Teeman, Chloe McLaren, Amelia Baker and Hunter Houck nine of the worst- perform- ing schools in the Portland Public School District. That first year 200 students par- ticipated in the after-school chess program. In 2018 it has grown to 3,080 students. Those three friends, Frank Eiseman, Phillip Margolin and Dick Roy, co-founded Chess for Success in 1996. Since then, many students have benefited from their vision and generosity. Studies show that learning chess increases students’ academic achieve- ment in all areas. Chess builds high-level thinking and problem-solving skills and participation in ex- tra-curricular activities in- creases student attendance. After returning from the tournament the students created a thank you book for the Bryant Foundation to show their appreciation. A group of teens in Heppner will be holding a climate strike in the Hep- pner City Park on May 24 at 12 p.m. The goal of the Heppner climate strike is to educate the public about the effects that our daily lives have on the environment and to show the general public how to care for the Earth. The teens who created the Heppner climate strike are using the phrase “Fight for our future.” to show just what they are working to do. People of all ages are invited to this fami- ly-friendly event. Attendees are encouraged to bring a strike sign with a message pertaining to the global climate crisis. Educational handouts will be provided. For addi- tional information, you can find the heppner climate strike on Instagram at @ heppnerclimatestrike or on their website at bit.ly/ heppnerclimate. DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5PM Hunter Education LES SCHWAB WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE MUSTANG TRACK TEAM FOR THEIR SUCCESS AT STATE Back Row- Leo Waite, Trevor Antonucci Middle Row- Derek Howard, Hunter Nichols, Jackson Lehman, Trent Smith, Mason Lehman, Jayden Wilson Front Row- Marlee Mitchell, Madelyn Nichols
