Tt . THE GAZETTE-TIMES. Heppner. OR. Thursday. Julv I, rf?l
Heppner nearly
bombs Pendleton
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Shot :
Heppner 's two week old
swim team dropped their first
dual meet of the season to
Pendleton Sunday but it
wasn't without an impressive
battle that saw Heppner ahead
- by 28 points at one time.
Pendleton outstroked the
young Heppner squad, 250-224
in the morning meet where 22
pool records were broken.
Kelli Bergstrom, Heppner,
shared the high point girls
honors with Pendleton's Min
dy Kellogg. Heppner's Dale
Holland shared the top boys
honor with Scott Herbeet and
Mike King of Pendleton.
It must be noted that
although Heppner usually
swims as a B team, Sunday,
the Heppner water brigade
took on Pendleton's A team.
That fact alone is impressive
and that they fell by just 26
points adds to that fact.
Swim Coach Doug Sams was
jubilant after the meet, prai
sing Heppner swimmers for
their efforts. Sams bragged on
his club at the Heppner cham
ber of commerce meeting
Monday, saying that Pendle
ton coach Milt Nelms called
this the "best Heppner team
he's ever seen."
Heppner took on The Dalles
and Hood River Wednesday,
after press time and hosts
LaGrande here Monday. July
25 is the Heppner Invitational.
The club was ahead of
Pendleton till the late events.
In the butterfly, Pendleton
swimmers pecked away at the
28 point margin and by the end
of that event had narrowed it
to a few points.
In the individual medley,
some costly losses proved to
be the Heppner undoing.
Despite the loss, Sams
called it a "good effort" and
was pleased with the tankers.
Heppner swimmers blasted
ten records off the Heppner
pool books. High point girl,
Kelli Bergstrom slapped Pen
dleton with three records in
the 10 and under bracket. Miss
Bergstrom swam to glory in
the breaststroke, butterfly
and backstroke at 30 meters.
Dale Holland, boys high
point, picked up a pair of
records in the 13-14 boys class
winning the 60 meter breast
stroke and freestyle. Doug
Holland, Dale's younger bro
ther, set a mark in the 60
meter breaststroke for boys,
11-12.
Bonnie Arrington set a mark
in the 60 meter breaststroke
for 13-14 girls, Ron Klaus set a
record in the, 8-and-unuer
backstroke, Karin Kenny set a
record in the 11-12 backstroke
and Lottie Laughlin won the 60
meter butterfly for 11-12 girls
in a record setting time.
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About ready to hit the drink.
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Heppner winners follow:
MEDLEY RELAY Boys, 10 and under:
George, James, Connor, Gochnauer, Hepp
ner, first; Girls 11-12; Kenny, Bergstrom,
Laughlin, Ward, Heppner first; Boys 11-12:
Holland, Klaus, Crewse, Laughlin, Heppner,
first; Girls 13-14: Abrams, Arrington, Connor,
Klaus, Heppner, first; Boys 13-14: Smith,
Kerr, Wilson, Holland, Heppner first.
30 METER FREESTYLE Girls 8 and
under: Stephanie Sumner, second; Penny
Connor, third; Boys 8 and under: Ronnie
Klaus, third; Girls 10 and under: Kelli Berg
strom, first, Ellen Arbogast third; Boys 10
and under: Cam George second, Greg
Connor, third.
60 METER FREESTYLE Girls 1H2:
Karen Kinny first, Lottie Laughlin second,
Sandra Ward third; Boys 11-12: Shane
Laughlin first, Doug Holland second; Girls
13-14: Bonnie Arrington third; Boys 13-14:
bale Holland first, Bryan Kerr second, Rick
Smith third; Girls 15-17: Diane Holland third.
30 METER BREASTSTROKE Girls 8 and
under: Stephanie Sumner first; Girls 10 and
under: Kelli Bergstrom first, Ellen Arbogast
second; Boys 10 and under: Greg Connor
third.
60 METER BREASTSTROKE Girls 11-12:
Lottie Laughlin second, Cindi Bergstrom
third; Boys 11-12: Doug Holland first, Shane .
Laughlin second, Rick Klaus third; Girls
13-14: Bonnie Arrington first; Deann Connor
third; Boys 13-14: Dale Holland first, Rick
Smith third, Girls 15-17: Diane Holland first.
120 METER FREE RELAY Boys 8 and
under: Waldron, Klaus, Connor, Sumner
second; Boys 9-10: George, Connor, James,
Gochnauer second; Girls 11-12: Kenny, Ward,
Laughlin, Ward first, Arbogast, James,
Bergstrom, Snow third; Boys 11-12: Holland,
Klaus, Crewse, Laughlin, second; Girls 13-14:
Holland, Smith, Kerr, Wilson second.
BACKSTROKE Girls 8 and under: Steph
anie Sumner first; Boys 8 and under: Ronnie
Klaus second; Girls 9-10: Kelli Bergstrom
first, Ellen Arbogast second, Betsy Heath
third; Boys 9-10: Greg Connor third; Girls
11-12: Karen Kenny first, Theresa Skow
second, Cindi Bergstrom third; Boys 11-12:
Doug Holland second, Rick Klaus third; Girls
13-14: Deann Connor third; Boys 13-14: Dale
Holland second; Girls 15-17: Diane Holland,
third.
BUTTERFLY Boys 8 and under: Ron
Klaus third, Girls 9-10: Kelli Bergstrom first,
Ellen Arbogast third; Boys 9-10: Greg Connor
second, Cam George third; Girls 11-12: Lottie
Laughlin first, Sandra Ward third; Boys
11-12: Dave Holland second, Shane Laughlin.
third; Girls I3-14:AIice Abrams second, ',
Debra Klaus third; Boys 13-14: Dale Holland
first, Rick Smith second, Bryan Kerr third;
Girls 15-17: Diane Holland first.
INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY Girls 11-12: Lot
tie Laughlin second, Karen Kenny third; Boys
11-12: Doug Holland third; Girls 13-14: Bonnie
Arrington second, Deann Connor third; Boys
13-14: Dale Holland first, Rick Smith third;
Girls 15-17: Dianne Holland second.
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Backstroking toward the finish line.
"X Editor's Note: The following stories were written years
ago by Orvllle Cutsforth. one of the mo tit outstanding and
respected men In Morrow County and the state of Oregon for
that matter.
The tales could be termed "exagerated truth." They are
entertaining and good reading. The Heppner Gazette-Times
has a few of these tales and will run one each week.
As told by Orvllle CuUforth
Old Roscoe Cox came to Herron Creek around 1903. Now
that is quite a while ago this being 1963, That is about 60
years.
Roscoe herded his first sheep there on Herron Creek. He
said "that the timber was open and he could walk through
under those big trees in that virgin forest and there wasn't
any brush."
Today we call it the "Devils Halfacre and it is sure
nothing but the "Devils Halfacre." You can't see any
distance at all, going through that brush.
I first met old Roscoe in about 1950, I met the old dogs
coming down over the hill and here came an old man. I was
up in the "Devils Halfacre" and I wondered about the old
fellow. I wanted to know what he was doing there when I met
him. He said, "Well, I came here in 1903, right here. I have
herded my last sheep and I am going to just camp here from
now on." I said, "Well, this place being mine, you are
welcome and you can just stay." He stayed for 12 years. He
spent the rest of his life right there.
Going home that day I met one of my neighbors, Frank
Wilkinson, one of the biggest sheep men in the country. I told
him about this old man that I had met. Why, Frank said,
"that is one shot Roscoe, He has killed more game with one
shot than any man in this country. He is the best hunter ! ever
knew."
He killed everything with one shot. His guns were old and
they looked worn out, but the bores were new because very
few shells had been fired through them,
Old Roscoe became a legend from then on. The stories he
told I am trying to remember.
Next week Roscoe Bags seven Elk. ,
County
upgrades
rodeo
The Morrow County Rodeo
Committee, to upgrade our
rodeo purses, is offering
added money in each RCA
event at the 1976 show. We
expect this to attract more of
Die top RCA cowboys and
make a better overall spec
tator show. Last year, our
Rodeo was the 148th largest in
the country and the fifth
largest in the northwest, as
measured by total purse.
Pendleton. St. Paul, Walla
Walla and Puyallup offered
larger purses.
In the past we have awarded
prizes to event winners, In
stead of added money. The
prizes were donated by mer
chants in consideration of
their support of our Rodeo and
advertizing received through
the show, our newspaper
stores, ads, and our programs.
This year we art asking for
cash donations of S23 and up,
instead of prizes. We will give
the same kind of publicity to
the cash donors as we have in
the past to prize donors;
however, the amount of donor
publicity will be apportioned
according to thm tit ot thm
donation.
If you are witling to support
our Rodeo with cash for our
adtted money purses, please
make your check payable to
the Morrow County Rodo
Committee and mail it to me
before August 1. 176.
Thank you for your con
sideration and help In prepar
ing for thia year's Rodeo.
BOB MAHONEY,
Morrow County Rodeo
Committee
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