TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 28, 2021
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Heppner student
wins scholarship
A former Heppner High
School student, Morgan
Correa, has won a schol-
arship from The OSCPA
Educational Foundation for
the 2021-22 academic year:
Correa is an accounting
student at Eastern Oregon
University.
Scholarships ranging
from $2,000-$4,000 were
awarded to 44 students
based on academic perfor-
mance and intent to both
pursue a CPA career and
work in the state of Oregon.
Founded in 1985, the foun-
dation has awarded more
than $2.4 million to over
1,350 students.
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Umatilla National Forest firewood
permits available May 1
Umatilla National For-
est personal-use firewood
permits will go on sale
Saturday, May 1, through
several local vendors. Fire-
wood permits will also be
available via mail begin-
ning Monday, May 3, by
contacting the Forest Su-
pervisor’s Office in Pend-
leton during regular busi-
ness hours.
Firewood
permits
can be purchased for $5
per cord with a minimum
purchase of four cords for
$20. The maximum limit
for personal-use firewood
on the Umatilla National
Forest is 12-cords-per-
household-per-year.
Local vendors will sell
firewood permits in four-
cord packets. An addition-
al vendor fee, up to $2,
will be charged for each
four-cord, $20 firewood
permit purchased at a local
vendor. A list of vendors
is available on the Forest
website at www.fs.usda.
gov/umatilla.
“Our vendors pro-
vide a great service to our
woodcutters by selling
firewood permits during
hours that are convenient
for the public,” said Eric
Watrud, Forest Supervisor.
Most vendors are open ear-
ly mornings, late evenings
and on the weekends.
An additional fee is not
charged if you purchase a
permit from a Forest Ser-
vice office.
All Umatilla Nation-
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Please don't
post signs,
balloons,
or other
materials to
utility poles!
Hanging items on poles
can be dangerous to
the lineworkers who
maintain the lines that
provide electricity,
internet, and other
services.
al Forest offices are still
offering virtual services
to the public. Individuals
interested in purchasing
a personal-use firewood
permit from the Forest di-
rectly may call (541) 278-
3716 or send an email to
r6_umatilla_public_inqui-
ries@fs.fed.us. A Forest
Service employee will as-
sist individuals with com-
pleting the procedures to
receive the personal-use
firewood packet in the mail
upon receipt of payment.
Firewood cutters are
required to carry an axe,
a shovel, an 8 oz. capacity
or larger fire extinguisher,
and have their chainsaw
equipped with an approved
spark arrester when cutting
wood.
Some areas on the Uma-
tilla National Forest are still
not accessible due to mud,
snow or snow drifts. Forest
visitors are asked to use ex-
treme care to avoid getting
stuck or causing extensive
and illegal resource damage
to the land and vegetation.
Woodcutters are asked to:
• Contact the local
Ranger District office be-
fore heading out to make
sure the area you’re travel-
ing to is accessible.
• Avoid driving off
roads and onto wet, un-
stable ground or fragile
meadow environments to
load firewood.
• Be prepared. Pack ad-
ditional food, water, cloth-
ing and other emergency
supplies.
• Let someone know
your destination and esti-
mated time of return.
The public is reminded
that some roads and trails
are closed in areas with
significant flood damage
from the 2020 February and
May flood events. Detailed
closure maps and updates
on flood repair activities are
available on the Forest web-
site and at any Forest office.
Closure signs will also be
posted on the ground.
Tribal members exer-
cising their Treaty rights are
reminded that permits are
not required but they should
be in possession of valid
enrollment identification
when cutting or transport-
ing firewood.
As we move into the
hot, dry summer months,
Public Use Restrictions
(PURs) may be implement-
ed. Restrictions will be
announced by 6 p.m. on
the day prior to the restric-
tion(s) going into effect.
Weekend restrictions will
be announced by 6 p.m. on
Friday. An updated record-
ing at 1-877-958-9663 will
let you know if firewood
cutting is: allowed all day;
restricted to specific hours
(i.e., 1 p.m. chainsaw shut-
down); restricted to specif-
ic areas of the Forest; or
closed completely due to
wildfire danger. Restric-
tions will also be posted on
the forest’s website. The
public is responsible to
check if firewood cutting
is allowed.
Firewood season on the
Umatilla National Forest
will end Nov. 30, 2021.
For more information
on firewood cutting, please
contact the Supervisor’s
Office at (541) 278-3716 or
your local District Office.
• North Fork John Day
Ranger District: (541) 427-
3231
• Heppner Ranger Dis-
trict: (541) 676-9187
• Walla Walla Ranger
District: (509) 522-6290
• Pomeroy Ranger Dis-
trict: (509) 843-1891
Additional information
about the Umatilla National
Forest is available at https://
www.fs.usda.gov/umatilla.
First annual Lexington May
Day Parade Saturday, May 1
The first-annual May
Day Parade is happening in
Lexington, Oregon, starting
at 11 a.m., Saturday, May 1.
The day’s festivities include
a car show, food, a pie so-
cial, bike raffle, crafts for
the kids and “lots of visiting
and making memories.” Ev-
eryone is invited to “come
meet our Grand Marshal
Ray Papineau,” said Mayor
Juli Kennedy.
Tacos Hometown will
also be in Lexington Satur-
day, May 1. “Come support
them, eat some fantastic
food and then have pie at
the pie social,” said Mayor
Kennedy.
“We received a dona-
tion of a kid’s bike for the
May Day Parade,” said
Kennedy. “Come to the
parade and bring your kids
or grandkids. The kids each
get a ticket for the free
raffle.”
The Hermiston Classic
Car Club will also be in
Lexington that day. Every-
one is invited to “come on
down, check out the cars
and meet the group,” added
Kennedy.
Parade sign-up sheets
are located at Murray’s
Drug in Heppner and the
Sinclair Station in Lex-
ington.
Wranglers report April 25
playday results
The Wranglers riding
club April 25 playday re-
sults are as follows:
Stick Horse Race: 3
& Under: 1st-Kinsley
Schlaich; 4 & 5 Yr. Olds-
1st- Truu Stewart, 2nd-
Hayes Pottala, 3rd-Pierce
Miller, 4th-Randy Wise;
6- & 7-Year-olds: 1st-Pearl
Miller, 2nd-Grady Hen-
derson, 3rd-Ella Mullins,
4th=EllieGene Fennern
Barrels:
Lead-line:
1st-
Pierce
Miller
41.149,
2nd-Kinsley
Schlaich 49.947, 3rd-
Price
Hines
53.187,
4th-Randi Wise 58.533;
PeeWee Wranglers 7 &
Under: 1st-Jaylee Schlaich
23.03,
2nd-Kathryn
Knowles 23.185, 3rd-
Devyn Pottala 23.530,
4th-Leo Ashbeck 39.931;
Lil Wranglers 8 – 11 Yr.
Olds: 1st- Beau Broeckel
20.369, 2nd-Joshua Bales
23.843, 3rd-Brooklyn Hen-
dricks 26.542, 4th-Mary
Ashbeck 29.940; Junior
Wranglers 12 – 15-Year-
olds: 1st
Zaleta Mas-
terson 17.187, 2nd Quaid
Jensen 20.27, 3rd Saige
Jensen 21.608 4th Claire
Lindsay 31.051; 16+ Glori
Clabaugh 17.043.
Poles: Lead-line: 1st
Price Hines 18.372, 2nd
Pierce Miller 19.401, 3rd
Kinsley Schlaich 26.194,
4th Randi Wise 32.575;
PeeWee Wranglers 7 &
Under: 1st Devyn Pot-
tala 28.182, 2nd Jaylee
Schlaich 33.090, 3rd Pearl
Miller 47.777, 4th Hayes
Pottala 50.919; Lil Wran-
glers
8–11-Year-olds:
1st Rowdie Jo Broeckel
28.368, 2nd Beau Broeckel
30.911, 3rd Brooklyn Hen-
dricks 31.462, 4th Josh-
ua Bales 32.198; Junior
Wranglers
12–15-Year-
olds: 1st Zaleta Masterson
26.332, 2nd Quaid Jensen
29.893, 3rd Saige Jensen
34.706, 4th Olivia Hum-
phreys 41.577; 16+ Glori
Clabaugh 23.466.
Stake Race: Lead-Line:
1st-Price Hines 18.372,
2nd-Pierce Miller 19.401,
3rd-Kinsley
Schlaich
26.194, 4th Randi Wise
32.575; Pee Wee Wran-
glers 7 & Under: 1st Kath-
ryn Knowles 9.348, 2nd
Jaylee Schlaich 9.884, 3rd-
Devyn Pottala 10.290, 4th
Leo Ashbeck 12.121
Egg Race: Lil Wranglers
8–11-year-olds:
first-
Mary Ashbeck 33.710,
2nd-Morgan
Milligan
40.690, 3rd-Gus Steven-
son 42.859, 4th-Catherine
Lindsay 46.058; Junior
Wranglers 12–15-year-old-
s:1st Saige Jensen 19.155,
2nd Claire Lindsay 36.839,
3rd Olivia Humphreys, 4th
Scotlyne West 54.478; 16+
Glori Clabaugh 40.001
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