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eessie v; u c r of. z - w w V u P A I' V. R LIB 0 74 0 3 E U G t - OK High , Low Precip VOL. 100 Many children turn out for annual visit with Santa T'" . j ill .'. , , 1Tx VST AS - uy H t ... 'Ik" Kiik , , 17 . , Travis and Melissa JVHyjohr., three and five, Heppner Saturday In a fire engine and visited were two of the many children who got candy children at the Heppner Post Office, canes as they told Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus their Travis and Melissa's parents are Larry and Christmas wishes. The Clauses arrived In Kerry Pettyjohn of Heppner. Cards out to improve record IlyCRAIU GUTIERREZ The lone High School bas ketball season started last week, November 15, for 20 players. The team practiced as a whole until Monday, Nov. 29, when the final cut and separation of varsity and junior varsity players was made. The varsity team consists of Denny Starr, Tim Patton, Howard Leavitt, Craig Hams, Craig Gutierrez, Randy McCabe, Roger Morter, Mark meycrs, Darrin Padberg and Donny Taylor. The varsity team is coached by Del La Rue and he had these comments about the upcoming wawm: "We have nine returning let termen this year. Randy McCabe is the only new mem ber of the team. Due to this depth we should do better than the past year. We are coming off a 3 - 17 season and are looking forward to improving our record statistically. Of fensively, we plan to do more running and we plan to play a more pressured defense than we did in the past, We are looking forward to the new season and to the Improve ment that's due." The lone J. V. team Is under the command of a new coach, Mr. David Sime. The team has eight members: Steve Mill man, Rod Taylor, Eric Poin eppner H championship award Heppner cowboy Earl Hammond should be all smiles. He took the champion shipaward in the saddle bronc division of the Youth National Finals Rodeo at Fort Worth, Texas last weekend. Hammond reportedly re ceived a $5,000 scholarship, $l,200in cash, a $900 solid gold belt buckle, a trophy saddle NO 48 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1982 j g iTT.-v t ' ter, Brian Douglas, Mike Douglas, Jeff Ball, Donnie Doherty- and At oWy "girl member on tlia team, Paula Anderson. Coach Sime is optimistic about his first year at lone as a coach and teacher. "I'm looking forward to the upcom ing season but I don't know what to expect because it being my first year. I would like to play everybody In every game because that's Co. Fair Board members to attend convention Morrow County Fair Board members will be attending the Oregon Fairs Association Convention December 5 - 7 at Ashland, announced a board spokesperson. Each year the association meets with 36 counties to report overall suc cess and improvements of each county fair In the state. Each board member will attend a workshop at the convention. The work Certificates to be given away at Artifactory Hoppner merchants have a new treat for people who attend this Saturday's Arti factory at the fairgrounds in Heppner. Mrs. Santa Claus will be handing out discount cowboy take8 and other merchandise awards. Lee Rice and Tara Maho ney, also of Heppner, compe ted in the three-day rodeo. Rice placed fourth in bare back riding behind Scott Wright of Dayville, bareback riding champion. Mahoney took either fifth or sixth place In goat tying. p3 Morrow County's 10 PAGES what J.V. ball is all about. The experience you get In the J.V. will help you In the future," he said. The J.V. team will not be playing for three weeks but the varsity opens with the Morrow County Invitational Tourney at Riverside High School In Boardman on De cember 3 and 4. The first game is at 7:30 p.m. Friday against the Riverside Pirates. shops help board members to he better informed about holding a fair and in managing the fairgrounds throughout the year., the spokesperson said. Morrow County Fair Board members who are to attend are Merlyn Robinson, Mr, and Mrs. Ron Currin, Mr. and Mrs. Charley Daly, Mr. and Mrs. Pete Richards and Mr. and Mrs . Steve Estbcrg. certificates which will be re deemable at local businesses. The discount certificates are part of the Heppner mer chants Christmas promotion al activities. Another Heppner cowboy, Jeff Bailey, qualified for the rodeo in the steer wrestling event, but did not attend. Hammond, Rice and Bailey are all 1982 graduates of Hep pner High School and are attending Walla Walla Com munity College. Mahoney is a senior at Heppner Hgh School. Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper 2S Heppner By GLENN SMITH It's basketball season and the Heppner High School basketball team Is ready for its first game. After four hard weeks of practice the Mus tangs are ready to meet their first challenge this Friday against the Echo Cougars at Boardman In the Morrow County Invitational Tourna m.ent. (See schedule). The Mustangs will have a new varsity coach this year. Brent Eggers. Eggers has coached junior varsity before but this will be his first year as head coach. Eggers Is looking forward to their first game to be one of experience. "We don't have any starters back this year and the team we have is very inexperienced. We have a lot of work to do before we look like a solid ball team." Echo will not be a piece of cake for Heppner for their team has been picked by the coaches to win the league this year. The turnout for the t basketball team was lower this year from last, so Coach Eggers is keeping the varsity team thin, having only ten players. Those on Varsity this yt r are: seniors Jeff Orr, Lexington Lumber new dealer for Polaris snowmobiles v ' . r u , n v 1 .. I 'Zs - - f 1 -.,. .I i - . y p C 1 ' " w , Gene Orwick (L.) of Lexington Lumber shows There will be free coffee and donuts. Six features of new Polaris snowmobile to Leland snowmobiles are now in stock for your examina- Ansotegui, Heppner. tion. Lexington Lumber is the new dealer for In addition to sales, Lexington Lumber will Polaris snowmobiles In this area. also service your Polaris. Parts for Snow Cat An open house to show the machines will be snowmobiles will also be stocked, held December 10 at the Lumber Yard. Annual event to take place Saturday Artifactory getting better & better each year The Heppner-Ione Branch of A.A.U.W. would Jike to re mind everyone that this year's Artifactory is the ideal place to find that unique Christmas gift for someone special. The Uth annual craft fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Morrow County fair pavilion in Heppner this Saturday, Dec. 4. Gift choices will range from jewelry to dough art; baked "" HEPPNER, OREGON Mustangs ready to Greg Connor, Marty Britt, Mike Currin and Tom Huston. They have all lettered in bas ketball. Two seniors up from junior varsity are Shane Laughlin and Jay Hayes. Juniors playing will be let terman Greg Orr and two juniors from the J.V. team, Mark Way and Eric Thomp son. Rod Cole wiD swing be tween varsity and junior var Selective Ser. The latest figures released from National Headquarters, Selective Service System indi cate that overall registration compliance in Oregon is run ning at approximately 90 percent. The figures for Mor row County are as follows: 1960 year of birth 70 percent; 1961. 93 percent; 1962, 100 C.B.E.C. receives over 100 requests for energy audits - Columbia Basin Electric Co op in Heppner has had over 100 ' requests for free energy au dits under their residential Weatherization Program, reports Paul Sunner, mem ber services representative. J . mJ. 4k -..j m. goods, Christmas candy, handmade aprons, kites, leather works, stuffed animals and dolls plus much more. Santa has been scheduled for picture taking between 10 a.m. and 12 noon. The Heppner Garden Club will be holding their annual Christmas Greens Workshop along with an art display by the Morrow County Arts Asso ciation In the annex. Members of A.A.U.W. will . by the sity. All are eager for a crack at Echo. Saturday the Mustangs will play again in a four-team tournament going against the winner of the Riverside - lone game if t h ey bea t the Cougars . If they lose the Echo game they will play the loser of the Riverside bout. "It will be a tough game," Eggers com mented, "but a game we can System reports registration compliance percent; 1963, 100 percent; and 1964, 82 percent. Oregon officials feel that these figures could be in error, with compliance actually ap proaching the national aver age of 95 percent, compliance figures are based on an "In dex of Potential Registrants" computed from 1980 census The aud its,- which began- ui - September, are free for elec trically heated homes. Sumner reported that about 80 percent of the requested audits have been completed. The normal time lapse has . tw-4. . 7;;V H be selling homemade sand wiches, pies and drinks. Other members of the group will be holding a book nook where new books for all ages will be sold. As a new feature some sellers will be offering specials in the afternoon. "Every year you can count on the Artifactory to get better and better," said an A.A.U.W. spokesperson. :f Win j ii P, 1 b 4 J . Weather City of Heppner play ball! win if we play well. "My own immediate goal is to get to the district tourna ment. If we get that far, then well reset our goals, but right now that's what we are shoot ing for. The key point in this upcoming game will be the players mental attitude, how weD they respond to coach ing," Eggers said. Inexperience was a major figures, and could easily err by not allowing for a rise of fall in the actual birth rate for each year, the Selective Ser vice System said. "We do know that there are many young men who should have registered, rat have not done so for any number of reasons," says . Tanning btfveen two to' three weeks from the time the request is received until the audit is performed, he said. Audits can still be reques ted, Sumner said, however priority is given to low income Santa to phone local children As a joint effort, the Hep pner and lone Lions Clubs will place mailboxes in Heppner, Lexington and lone Post Of fices so that children may write Santa and request a telephone call from him. Calls Umatilla Indians demonstrate dancing skills to local" Boy Scouts . ... .' . ?: . ..... .'-&- .' sk-.- ' 1 I . " ' ' ' t 1 $ 1 W- --(si ' j! i1 , ISi -.iiiaa jW'riir'itiW'atgHMTiimi) nfltrl1trfiir-ii'niiir,V---)intf"-' itTWlirtfimrTnWfltfilar)Wlrhilill -Jr,f-.-:'& Dancer from Umatilla Indian Tribe demonstrate og-okl tradition to meeting of area Boy Scout Monday night The Indians came to Heppner and put on the demonstration to help people better understand their customs and traditions. A brge crowd of scouts and parents watched and enjoyed the show, held at the local Elks lodge. Tues., Nov. 23 H 19 Wed., Nov. 24 28 16 Thurs., Nov. 25 22 21 Fri., Nov. 26 28 24 Sat., Nov. 27 50 27 Sun.. Nov. 28 52 33 Mon., Nov. 29 50 41 .01 .05 factor in the fall sports out come and Eggers thinks mat inexperience might be a factor in basketball team's early games. "For s ure we will be a better team in January than Decem ber," Eggers said. "We have to learn so many new things and to adjust to it, but I think we have a good bunch of kids and can go all the way." Robert B. Ball, Oregon State director for Selective Service. "We actively encourage anyone who needs to register to go to the nearest post office nnd do so. Late registration can stilt be accomplished without fear of prosecution for non-registration, he said. house! c?is, ., After an audit is completed, the co-op, under Bonneville Power Administration guide lines, determines what energy saving measures can be fi nanced, Sumnrr said. will be made during the eve nings of December 13, 14 and 15. . Children who wish to have Santa call them should have their letters in Santa's Mail boxes by December 10. - " fV. .
