October 18, 2007

A home-grown champ
He hopes to add to crop of awards By Tommi Halvorsen Gatlin Vidette Reporter The summer between the eighth and ninth grade, Miles Zepp joined FFA. That was the youngest he could become a member of the agricultural organization — and since then the lifelong Elma resident has never looked back. Winning numerous competitions at the district and state levels, in a few days, Zepp will be participating in national competitions.		Miles Zepp stands by a former cottonwood site off the South Bank Road near Elma, which he helped harvest. Sunday, Zepp will head to the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, where he will show his “ag” expertise. (Photo by Jerrad Kellog) You could say Zepp is a chip off the old block. “My dad was in FFA and my older brother was really involved in it at the time,” he says. He also liked the way the advisors directed it, and “I thought it would be a fun program to be involved in.”
The Vidette is judged to be newspaper of ‘general excellence’
Capturing thirteen awards in Yakima By Dee Anne Shaw Vidette Editor The Vidette captured a “General Excellence” award in the annual Better Newspaper Contest sponsored by the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association. In addition, four members of the staff —Gloria Kilwien, Debi Meredith, Reed McQuaid and Dee Anne Shaw — captured individual awards for excellence bringing to 13 the total number of awards presented to The Vidette at the annual banquet earlier this month in Yakima.		The award-winning Vidette staff, front row, from left: Anna Harbell, Elaine Rydman and Jerrad Kellogg. Standing in back: Joyce Powers, Tommi Halvorsen Gatlin, Dannie Lee King, Gloria Kilwien, Dee Anne Shaw and Debi Meredith. Not pictured: Reed McQuaid. (Photo courtesy Kathy Quigg) Among weekly newspapers, a “General Excellence” award is equivalent to bringing home a team trophy from a state tournament.
Bulldog soccer nipped in OT
Montesano’s second half rally forces overtime, but Winlock/Toledo prevails, 4-3 By Jerrad Kellogg Vidette Reporter A quick 3-1 lead put the Winlock/Toledo combined team in a position to fend off Montesano’s two-goal second-half rally and force overtime. Then in overtime, Winlock/Toledo converted in the third minute of the extra period to boost W/T United to a, 4-3, 1A Evergreen League victory over the Bulldogs on Thursday, Oct. 11, at Rottle Field.		Going after a loose ball, Montesano junior Mikayla Shumate trades shoves with a Winlock/Toledo defender in the first half of the Bulldogs’ 4-3 loss to United. (Photo by Jerrad Kellogg)