SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 2, 2019
Heppner’s Stewart wins Big 4 Boardman Fire receives new
equipment
Rodeo award
Reprinted from East Ore-
gonian Sept. 21, 2019
By Annie Fowler
HEPPNER — The first
thing Jason Stewart did,
when he found out he won
the Big 4 Rodeo Associa-
tion’s “Best in the North-
west” title, was text his
good buddy Trevor Brazile.
“I thanked him for not
coming to the other rode-
os,” Stewart said. “This was
a big surprise. I knew I was
potentially in the running,
but I never looked at the
standings. When I won the
Walla Walla steer roping ti-
tle, I knew I had a chance.”
The award is given to
the cowboy who accumu-
lates the most points while
competing at all of the Big
4 rodeo — Kennewick’s
Horse Heaven Round-Up,
Walla Walla Frontier Days,
Jason Stewart
the Lewiston Round-Up
and the Pendleton Round-
Up.
Stewart, 43, who com-
peted in team roping and
steer roping at all four ro-
deos, won the tightly con-
tested race for the first time.
“Have you seen the
names on there?” Stewart
said of the past winners. “I
can’t believe my name is on
there with theirs.”
Brazile has won the
award six times, Tuff
Hedeman won in 1987,
Dee Pickett in 1979, and
the great Jim Shoulders in
1957.
Stewart’s winnings be-
tween the four rodeos was
$11,864. He also will re-
ceive a custom-made saddle
designed for the winner by
Stoney Saddlery of Wick-
enburg, Arizona.
Stewart, who backed
off from rodeoing full time
when he and his wife Sybil
started a family, has pretty
much stayed within the Co-
lumbia River Circuit, where
he is third in the all-around
standings, second among
the headers, and is third in
the steer roping.
Boardman Rural Fire
Protection recently received
four Lucas 3 CPR Compres-
sion Units, which help as-
sist first responders during
cardiac events when chest
compressions are needed.
CPR chest compression
units deliver consistent
chest compressions under
difficult conditions and for
extended periods of time.
The purchase was made
possible with support from
AWS InCommunities, a
program with Amazon Web
Services Infrastructure fo-
cused on community stew-
ardship where the company
built its cloud. The Port of
Morrow assisted in the pro-
cess of receiving the grant.
The first in Morrow
County, the four CPR chest
Pictured: Adam Cole, Captain of Boardman Fire; Stephanie
Irons, Boardman Fire; Ethan Salata, Firefighter; Josie Foster,
EMT; Marc Rogelstad, Fire Chief; Jeremy Gierke, LT, Board-
man Fire; Kenneth Browne, Boardman Fire; Don Russell,
Boardman Fire; Steve Myren, Boardman Fire; Mark Soua,
Boardman Fire; Todd Milev, AWS Community Engagement;
John Deloach, AWS Senior Management Infrastructure De-
livery.
compression units will help
local first responders aid
and train members of the lo-
cal community. Many other
local agencies are also re-
ceiving the devices includ-
ing Boardman Rural Fire
Protection District, Morrow
County Health District Am-
bulance – Boardman and
Morrow County Health
District Ambulance – Ir-
rigon.
Mustang volleyball
wins one loses one
last Saturday
Jack and the Beanstalk auditions held
Upcoming performance planned
McKenna Brand and Jessica Pawlak, directors with the Mis-
soula Children’s Theater, hold auditions for the cast of Jack
and the Beanstalk.
The cast of Jack and the Beanstalk.
What happens when a
young boy plants wonder
beans in his own backyard?
For Jack, it is the begin-
ning of a great adventure.
Audiences are invited to
come along this Saturday,
October 5 when the Mis-
soula Children’s Theatre
(MCT) and several local
students present Jack and
the Beanstalk.
Auditions were held
Monday, September 30 at
the Ione American Legion
Hall. The local cast features
Grace Smith as Jack, Paige
Beebe as Mother, Emily
Ehrmantraut as Jill and
Phegley Padberg as the
legendary Giant. Adding
a unique twist to the story
will be an unusual mix of
characters including farm-
ers, merchants and circus
performers. Sure to steal
the show are the Wonder
Beans. All cast members
are under the direction of
McKenna Brand.
Jack and the Beanstalk
will be presented at 6:30
p.m. at the Ione American
Legion Hall. The perfor-
mance is free to the public
and all are encouraged to
attend this fun and enter-
taining interpretation of the
classic tale.
Zabrena Masterson (10) goes for the ball at the net while
The Missoula Chil- Sydney Wilson (12) Nicole Propheter (16) prepare to assist
dren’s Theatre residency in during the game against Union. -Photo by Kirsti Cason.
Ione is brought to Ione by
the Ione Community-Agri
Business Organization with
support from the Morrow
County Unified Recreation
District. For additional
information, call Peggy
Doherty at 541-989-8443.
Men
schedule
First
Friday
The men of St. Pat-
rick’s Catholic Church of
Heppner and St. William’s
Catholic Church of Ione
will hold their First Friday
of the month meeting on
Friday, October 4 at the
parish office in Heppner.
The meeting will start
at 6:45 a.m. and will be
followed by First Friday
Mass at 7:30 a.m.
Kayla McAnninch (7) and Nicole Propheter (16) reach for
the ball as Genevieve Smith (14) looks on while playing the
Enterprise game. -Photo by Kirsti Cason.
MCHS to meet
The Morrow County Historical Society’s annual
meeting will be held October 6 at the Ione Community
Church. A business meeting, including ongoing plans of
an online presence, will be combined with a fall luncheon
beginning at 2 p.m.
Annual dues of $5 may be paid at this time. Interested
individuals are welcome to attend.
LCAC schedules meeting
Local Community Advisory Council (LCAC) will hold a meeting Thursday, Oct.
3 at 9 a.m. at the Port of Morrow Well Springs room. Everyone is asked to attend to
help prepare for the November 7 public community meeting.
The Workforce workgroup will meet at 8 a.m., prior to the LCAC meeting.
Heppner Les Schwab wants to wish HHS
a safe and memorable 2019 Homecoming!
Good Luck Mustangs!
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