TWELVE- Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Mustangs run Regionals at EOU
By Hannah Finch
The Mustangs started
last week off with the Dis-
trict 2A-5 Preview at the
Weston-McEwen track on
Tuesday, April 19 before
heading to Eastern Oregon
University on Saturday
for 1A/2A/3A Regionals.
There, several of Heppner’s
athletes made the podium,
and Heppner’s five girls
placed third overall as a
team against 23 other teams.
Hallee Hisler and
Hayden McMahon started
the meet off racing in the
100m Prelims. Both ad-
vanced to the finals, where
Hisler ran a 14.08 and
placed ninth in the wom-
en’s, and McMahon ran a
new PR of 11.99 to place
seventh in the men’s. Both
runners also competed in
the 200m and broke their
personal records. Hisler
finished fifth out of 32 other
runners and ran a 28.46.
McMahon also had a PR in
the 200m and ran a 25.63.
In the 400m, Hannah
Finch finished second with
a new personal best of
61.56. Arianna Worden ran
with her and finished 10 th ,
running a 68.58. For the
boys, Jacob Finch placed
12 th with a new PR of 58.07,
and Aden Lathrop also ran
a new PR of 61.42. Com-
ing in 10 th place was Ed
Ellsworth running a 57.61.
Ellsworth also competed in
the 300m hurdles, running
his fastest time yet of 46.10.
Trevor Nichols ran a
close 800m and finished
second with a new PR of
2:01.35. Nichols also placed
second in the 3000m. Run-
ning with him in the 800m
was Joseph Sherman, who
placed eighth with a time
of 2:17.6. Sherman also
competed in the high jump
and jumped a new height of
5-08, putting him at second
in the district.
For the girls 800m,
Finch finished first with a
time of 2:34.73. Running
with her was Irelynn Koll-
man, who finished third and
set a new PR of 2:42.07.
Kollman also raced the
1500m and set another
new PR of 5:33.33. Also
running in the 1500m was
Saige Jensen, who also ran
the 3000m and placed sixth
overall, setting a new PR
for herself of 13:37.86.
A competitive 4x400m
relay promised to end the
meet in a grand finale. The
girls relay team (Arianna
Worden, Irelynn Kollman,
Hallee Hisler and Hannah
Finch) finished first with a
new time of 4:27.65, put-
ting them three tenths of a
second behind first in 2A
state. The boys relay team
(Jacob Finch, Ed Ellsworth,
Joseph Sherman and Trevor
Nichols) finished fourth
overall with one of their
fastest times, running a
3:48.52.
The successful meet at
EOU marked the halfway
point for Heppner’s regular
track season. This week,
the Mustangs will travel to
Stanfield on Tuesday before
heading to Hermiston to
race against some bigger
6A schools.
Hallee Hisler handing off to Hannah Finch for the last leg of
the Girls 4x400m relay. -Photos by Susan Hisler.
BEO Bancorp
reports first quarter
earnings
Trevor Nichols battles in the 800m Tuesday. He finished second with a time of 2:01.38.
BEO Bancorp and its
subsidiary, Bank of Eastern
Oregon, announced first
quarter 2022 consolidated
net income of $808,000 or
$0.67 per share, compared
to $1,337,000 or $1.11 per
Umatilla National Forest firewood permits available
Umatilla National For-
est personal-use firewood
permits will be available
through several local ven-
dors beginning Sunday,
May 1, and at Forest Ser-
vice offices during regular
business hours beginning
Monday, May 2.
All National Forests
in Oregon and Washington
are now offering person-
al-use firewood free of
charge; however, a permit
is still required to cut and
haul firewood. The maxi-
mum limit for personal-use
firewood on the Umatilla
National Forest is 12-cords-
per-household-per-year.
Individuals that require
more than 12 cords, or those
wanting to sell firewood,
may purchase a commercial
or “charge” firewood permit
for $10 per cord with a $30
minimum permit. Charge
permits can only be pur-
chased through a Forest
Service office.
Vendors are issuing
personal-use firewood
permits in increments of
four-cord packets and may
charge an additional pro-
cessing fee up to $2 for each
packet acquired through
local businesses. A list of
vendors is available on the
Forest website at www.
fs.usda.gov/umatilla.
“Our vendors provide a
great service to our wood-
cutters by offering fire-
wood permits during hours
that are convenient for the
public,” said Eric Watrud,
Forest Supervisor. Most
vendors are open early
mornings, late evenings
and on the weekends. An
additional fee is not charged
if you acquire a permit from
a Forest Service office.
All Umatilla Nation-
al Forest offices are still
offering virtual services
to the public. Individuals
interested in acquiring a
personal-use firewood per-
mit from the Forest directly
may call (541) 278-3716 or
send an email to r6_uma-
tilla_public_inquiries@
fs.fed.us. A Forest Service
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the procedures to receive
the personal-use firewood
packet either through an
in-person appointment or
through the mail.
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.
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are closed in areas with
significant flood damage
from the 2020 February and
May flood events. Detailed
closure maps and updates
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Closure signs will also be
posted on the ground.
As we move into the
hot, dry summer months,
Public Use Restrictions
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the day prior to the restric-
tion(s) going into effect.
Weekend restrictions will
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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-
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closed completely due to
wildfire danger. Restric-
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the forest’s website. The
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is allowed.
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Total assets were $831.8
million, up 17.4 percent
year over year. Net loans
of $470.4 million were
down 7.5 percent from the
same period in 2021, while
deposits were at $766.1
million up 17.7 percent year
over year.
“In comparing first
quarter of 2022 to 2021,
we notice the nonrecurring
effects that economic stim-
ulus money had in 2021.
We also note the continued
growth in deposits that are
attributable to stimulus
payments, SBA programs,
as well as increased market
share in various branches
and loan production offic-
es,” said President and CEO
Jeff Bailey.
Chief Financial Officer
Mark Lemmon said, “Bank-
ing in general continues
to see an extreme amount
of liquidity, as evident by
our continued growth in
deposits. Shareholder eq-
uity is up 12.5 percent over
the past year; Return on
Average Assets and Return
on Average Equity are 0.39
percent and 6.79 percent
respectively.”
Chief Operations Offi-
cer Becky Kindle said, “It
is good to see the easing of
pandemic related mandates.
Our staff and customers are
enjoying the return to more
normal interactions.”
“Asset quality has fared
well even with drought
concerns of the past year.
Renewal season for our ag
portfolio showed minimal
concerns,” said Chief Cred-
it Officer Ed Rollins.
Chief Lending Officer
John Qualls added, “Recent
snow and rain across our
trade area is welcomed.
The weather has definitely
delayed spring field work,
but the moisture and strong
commodity prices make us
optimistic for the coming
ag cycle.”
“Global unrest, as well
as the Federal Reserve’s at-
tempts to contain inflation,
and its effect on interest
rates will give us all plenty
to watch and consider in the
quarters ahead,” concluded
Bailey.
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