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FIVE- Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 26, 2025 Inspiring Rodeo Cowgirl Amberley Snyder Shares Her Story with Ione High School Professional cowgirl Amberley Snyder speaking to a group of middle and high school students at Ione High School last week. -Contributed photo Ione High School hosted professional rodeo cowgirl and inspirational speaker Amberley Snyder at its school assembly last Wednesday. Snyder’s story was in- spirational for the students who attended. A profession- al barrel racer, Snyder was paralyzed at the age of 18, yet she went on to ride and rodeo again. Snyder first got on a horse at the age of three, and was competing in bar- rel racing by the age of seven. While barrel racing was her specialty, she also competed in pole bending and breakaway roping. In 2009, she won the 2009 All-Around Cowgirl World Championship in the Na- tional Little Britches Rodeo Association. In 2010, Snyder was driving from Utah to Colo- rado when tragedy struck. She rolled her pickup on a Wyoming road and was thrown from the pickup and into a fence post, crushing her T-12 vertebra. She was left paralyzed from the waist down. That didn’t stop her from living her dream, however. With the help of a seatbelt on her saddle and some physical therapy, she was back in competition a year and a half later. She won a fan exemp- tion to compete in RFD- TV’s The American Rodeo PUBLIC NOTICE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) in 2015, making a time of 15.3 seconds with her horse, Power. She now competes in the RAM Wil- derness Circuit. Streaming platform Netflix portrayed Snyder’s story in the biopic Walk. Ride. Rodeo. She per- formed all the post-crash horse stunts in the movie, with her younger sister Autumn performing the pre-crash stunts. Speaking to the students in Ione, Snyder stressed the fact that everyone has ob- stacles to overcome but that hard work and a positive attitude will take you far. She involved the stu- dents during the assembly, as well as taking the time to answer questions. She also paused for pictures and autographs at the end of her presentation. The event was open to middle school and high school students but was not a public event. Howev- er, students from Condon, Fossil, Arlington and Spray schools also attended, re- sulting in a huge turnout for the Ione school event. Funding from Commu- nity Counseling Solutions, Good Shepherd Hospital and others helped make the presentation possible. Rehabilitation of North End Outdoor Arena Wall Morrow County Fairgrounds – Heppner, Oregon The Morrow County Fairgrounds (MCF) is soliciting proposals from qualified contractors for the repair and reconstruction of the North End Outdoor Arena Wall at the Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo (OTPR) Arena, located at 74473 Hwy 74 Lena, P.O. Box 464, Heppner, OR 97836. Project Scope Includes (but is not limited to): • • • • • • All work must be completed by June 1, 2025. A pre-design meeting with the MCF General Maintenance Supervisor will be required prior to work commencement. Proposal Submission Deadline: April 8, 2025 Bid documentation found at. https://www.co.morrow.or.us/rfps Quote Submittal Instructions Submit one (1) hard copy OR one (1) electronic copy by Closing date of April 8, 2025 to: Sandi Pointer spointer@morrowcountyor.gov. Morrow County Risk and Procurement Manager 215 NE Main Ave. Irrigon, OR 97844 541-989-8166 spointer@morrowcountyor.gov Contractor Requirements: • • • • meets annually in May to review and approve the proposed college budget before forwarding it to the Board of Education for final adoption in June. Members play a vital role in ensuring the fiscal responsibility and financial health of the college. Interested candidates should submit a letter of in- terest outlining their fiscal background and experience by April 10, 2025. Letters may be submit- ted via email to sfranklin@ Morrow County reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, waive informalities, and accept any portion or all items proposed if deemed in the best interest of the County. Published March 26, April 2, 2025 affid 2c bluecc.edu or mailed to: BMCC President’s Office, 2411 NW Carden Ave., Pendleton, OR 97801. For more information, please call (541) 278-5951. The BMCC Board of Education will review ap- plications and appoint a new member at its April 16, 2025 meeting. This is a valuable op- portunity for community members to contribute to the financial stewardship of BMCC and help shape the future of the college. PUBLIC NOTICE MORROW COUNTY LAND USE HEARING THE MORROW COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS will hold the following hearing of public interest on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. at the Morrow County Government Center located at 215 NE Main Ave, Irrigon, OR 97844. 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