Image provided by: Morrow County Museum; Heppner, OR
About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (May 24, 1979)
f 1 t v v- , ,. ,., . The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday. May 24, 197&-FIVE Coach praises Mustang baseball Awards dinner set for ' " , ' .1 ;vrfvo::;:v-??o""i Wrangler piayaay rmers The Heppner Mustang base ball team drew strong praise from their coach, Dale Hol land, Monday at the annual Spring Sports Dessert at the Heppner High School Cafe teria. Finishing the season with an 8-7 record and third place in the Columbia Basin Confer ence's Western Division, the Mustangs accounted for a .950 - fielding average which Coach Holland felt was the team's strength. ' Mike Stookey, the team's leading hitter and first base man, received the most valu able player award with a .413 Spray marathon along John Day The Spray Recreation and Amusement Club will sponsor its 14th Annual half-marathon run along the scenic John Day River from Service Creek to Spray on Highway 19, Satur day, May 26. It started 13 years ago with five runners and last year 216 of the 246 runners in the race finished. Trophies will be awarded to the first three finishers (no duplicates) in five divisions: Division I, men under 18; Division II, men, 18-29; Divi sion III, men, 30-40; Division IV, men 41 and over; Division V, women. There will also be a trophy for the oldest finishing runner. All who complete the run will receive a certificate ul accomplishment. Ki iners must complete re gistration forms prior to the day of the race and entries accompanied by a personal statement of fitness and a $3 entry fee, payable to the Spray Rodeo Association and must be received before May 25, 1979. Anyone wishing to re ceive a result sheet of runners and times must enclose a self-addressed, stamped en velope. Additional entry forms may be obtained by writing to Rahlie Goodell, Race Direc tor, Corncob Creek Ranch, Fossil, Oregon 97830. The run is open to any amateur, physically fit man or woman, 18 years of age or older and youngsters under 18 with written consent of parent or guardian. No runner may receive any assistance except verbal en couragement. Accomodations for dressing will be provided at Spray High School. All runners must re gister there before 7 a.m. to receive, their assigned num ber. Transportation will be SHB1I5E PAJrJT fcf 0 o 0 Gallon Reg. $13.99 SAVE $400 Glidden's Best Latex Gloss House and Trim Paint Chalk resistant, glossy finish Quick drying, easy to use Easy water clean-up May 25 Through HEPPNER batting average and an almost flawless record of fielding. Stookey, said the coach, has only made two errors in two seasons. Scott McEwen was named as the most improved player , with a .311 batting average and a .889 fielding average. Perfect fielding records were turned in by Murray and Randy Cole with 1,000 percent fielding. Although the team had strong fielding, the coach admitted the Mustangs suf fered from a pitching weak ness but overall he seemed happy with their performance. provided to participants from Spray to Service Creek at 7:30 a.m. if needed. The starting time for the run will be 8 a.m. near the Service Creek Cafe. G a t o r a d e , oranges and water will be provided. The town of Spray has few overnight accomodations, though there are some camp ing facilities at state and local parks in the area. Trophies are sponsored by Gervais Amusement Inc., Prineville, Murray Drugs Inc., Condon, Heppner and Arlington. The annual Spray Rodeo will be held on Saturday and Sunday, May 26 and 27 at 1 : 30 p.m. preceded by a parade each day. Dances will be held Friday and Saturday nights, May 25 and 26 at 10 p.m. in the Spray Gymnasium. Bring friends and have fun. Rietmann places seventh lone High School's Jerry Rietmann leaped 11'2" to place seventh in the long jump at the High School Single A Track Meet at Lewis and Clark, Portland, on Friday. Coach Gordon Myers said Rietmann's distance was the same as the sixth place finisher but his closest com petitor had fewer misses. Rietmann was the only member of the lone High School track team to compete at the state level. I 1 S w Gallon Reg$ 12.99 SAVE $400 Glidden's Best Latex Flat House Paint Quick drying, durable Hat finish Resists blisters, peeling, cracking Easy water clean-up June 2 676-9157 Trisha Mahoney practices her Fairgrounds, June 1-3. About compete in the annual event. Cardinals By Janet McElligott lone Coach Jerry Martin had nothing but praise for his baseball club's win. "Everybody played just super," said the lone Coach. "We had 19 runs. Every single person came in at least once," he said. Kevin McCabe had a phen omenol game batting in six of the 19 and hitting two of the four times he was up at bat. "It was a really nice way to end the season. We'll really miss the seniors next year, though," Martin said. Danny McElligott, John Lindstrom and Kevin McCabe were vital cogs in the Cardinal machine. McCabe was the ace pitcher, McElligott was the stunning third baseman and Lindstrom was the super left fielder. In his final time at, the mound. McCabe struck out Golfers compete Men golfers competed Sun day at the Willow Creek Country Club. Ron Bowman was first in the low gross trailed by John Edmundson in second. Ed Heimstra fired the low net score with Dale Holland Jr. in second. The least putts was turned in by W. Hyatt and in secon place, J. Shaw. D. Bigelow hit the long drive of the day and J. Shaw was closest to the pin. 26th Annual MORROW COUNTY PIORfEE FHCRfllC Sunday, May 27 Heppner Fairgrounds Registration 10a.m. to 12-noon The Heppner Museum will be open Sunday Plan to visit the antique farm machine museum at the fairgrounds Your hosts are Mt. & Mrs. Kenneth Peck and Mr. & Mrs. Harold Peck 7.y f V pole - bending for the upcoming Junior Kodeo at the Morrow County 250 Junior Rodeo stars from four Western States are expected to blast Huskie batters five Sherman Huskie batters. "He really did the job," admitted Coach Martin. Robin LaRue also had a good game hitting 50 percent and scoring three times. Seven local riders place in rodeos Junior Rodeo participants from the local area placed in two events held this spring. At the HJN Noble Arena, the winter buckle series ended with presentations to cham pions in the open team roping, Ed Johnson, novice class and three buckles awarded to Trisha Mahoney placing high in the open pole and novice barrels. At the Finley Saddle Club rodeo. Trisha Mahoney was Cindy Kerr named 'Most Outstanding' Cindy Kerr was named recipient of the most outstand ing golfer award Monday by Heppner Mustang Coach Tom Day. Cindy placed 25th out of 80 competitors in the State Golf Tournament in Portland.' Jeff Edmundson was named as top medalist for the boys. i ' v v . - I w w Dennis Stefani scored twice as did Richard Ladd, Shawn LaRue and John Lindstrom. Ralph Morter, Barney Rea and Leslie Thompson each added one to the defeat. third in the junior barrels, collected a third in the pole-bending, third in the breakaway roping, and first in the open barrel competition. Tara Mahoney was first in senior barrels and fifth in breakaway roping. Placing second in the competition were Shirley Beamer, novice barrels, Tara ahoney, open poles; Allison Sherrell, open barrels and Trisha Mahoney, pole-bending. Day presented the Lou Welch Invitational Trophy to the team and thanked the golfers for their efforts on the turf. Sell Your Unused Items With GAZETTE-TIMES CLASSIFIED ADS HEPPNER I OR BUST l MEMORIAL j 1 DAY : A 1 WEEKEND j It was a sunny day for the Wranglers as they held their fourth and final playday of the season. Points have been consumed during the four playdays and winners will be announced in next week's paper. Results of this week are as follows: (Six & under) Barrels: Marc Angell first, Jodie Ash beck second, Heather Eckman third, Travis Greenup, fourth. Figure 8 Race: Jodie Ashbeck first, Heather Eckman sec ond, Marc Angell third, Steve Hoffman fourth. Potato Race: Jason Britt first, Jodie Ash beck second, Marc Angell third, Travis Greenup fourth. Hat Race: Jodie Ashbeck first, Heather Eckman sec ond, Travis Greenup third, Marc Angell fourth. Boot race: Heather Eckman first, Jodie Ashbeck second, Marc Angell third, Travis Greenup fourth. (Seven, eight & nine( Bar rels: Jason Dougherty first, Angie Ashbeck second, Shayne Burres third, Mike Mahoney fourth. Poles: Jason Dougherty first, Duane Ball second, Shayne Burres third, Angie Ashbeck fourth. Colored Potato Race: Craig Angell first, Rob Majors second, Angie Ashbeck & Mike Van Schoiack tied for third & fourth. Ribbon Race: Mike Van Schoiack & Mike Mah oney first, Cindy Strober & Jason Dougherty second, Angie Ashbeck & Brian Gal braith third, Angie Ashbeck, Rob Majors fourth. Boot Race: Mike Mahoney first, Shayne Burres second, Rob Majors third, Jason Dough erty fourth. (10-13) Barrels: Trisha Mahoney first, Andrea Ball second, Tina Galbraith third, Bridgett Greenup fourth. Poles: Trisha Mahoney first, Scott Dougherty second, Brid We help grads look as smart as they are.. ..with sport, dress and casual clothing for him! G aalaetk men's uiear 1 gett Greenup third, Tina Galbraith fourth. Colored Potato Race: Trisha Mahoney first, Scott Dougherty second, Andrea Ball third, Bridgett Greenup fourth. Ribbon Race: Shelly Strober & Scott Dough erty first, Andrea Ball & Bobbettee Angell second, Pam Orr & Bridgett Greenup third. Boot race: Andrea Ball first, Tina Galbraith second. Bob bette Angell third, Trisha Mahoney fourth. (14-17) Barrels: Marie Van Schoiack first, Tara Mahoney second, Cheri Bourne third, Nancy Miller fourth. Poles: Tara Mahoney first, Marie Van Schoiack second, Cheris Bourne third, Nancy Miller fourth. Colored Potato Race: Marie Van Schoiack first, Tara Mahoney second, Cheris Bourne third. Ribbon Race: Tara Mahoney & Nancy Miller first. Marie Van Schoiack & Cheri Bourne second. Boot race: Nancy Miller first, Cheris Bourne second, Marie Van Schoiack third, Tara Mahoney fourth. (18 & over) Barrels: Bob Mahoney first, Art Galbraith second, Sherri Kemp third, Bob Van Schoiack fourth. Poles: Sherri Kemp first. Bob s Memorial ( ) CC Baskets S Green Feed & Seed j ( HEPPNER f HEPPNER 676 Van Schoiack second, Dick Hoffman third, Art Galbraith fourth. Colored Potato Race: Dick Hoffman first , Bob Van Schoiack second, Sherri Kemp third, Art galbraith fourth. Ribbon Race: Art Galbraith & Bob Van Schoiack first, Sherri kemp & Dick Hoffman second, Larry & Bobbie Angell third. Boot Race: Art Gal braith first, Larry Angell second, Bobbie Angell third, Bob Van Schoiack fourth. If anyone is interested in summer playdays, please con tact an officer of the club. Public Notice PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE At the regular Lexington city council meeting to be held June 5, 1979, at 8 p.m. at Lexington City Hall, a prelim inary hearing will be held concerning possible uses' of Federal Revenue Sharing funds during the 1979-80 fiscal year. The public is invited to attend. By Lois M. Allyn Lexington City Recorder Published May 24. 31, 1979 Starting with Gift Certificates - 9218 I'. V " V I tr:. v.- il.. -':
