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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (March 24, 1983)
A) l in p jipj.-, ( i .i-n I.., i-f.-m . . , t-t ! n p tp-)li--i-t-nr- Track teams look fore ward to competitive season After five weeks of training and conditioning, the Heppner High School track tams are eaRerly looking forward to a competitive season. The first track meet is scheduled for Tuesday, Mar. 29, at Pendle ton, starting at 4 p.m. "This should prove to be a most interesting season for miS." said Head Coach Dale Conklin, "especially for the girls team." The Heppner girls were runners-np at Inst year's Dis trict 7-A meet, only six points behind first place Wahtonka. There were eight girls on that teHm with six of them return ing this spring to lead a 14-member squad. Iost from last year are Mary Kincaid who graduated and Diane Garrett who moved. Everyone else re turns, providing experience in most of the events, "Our strength will be in the running events," said Conklin, ' "because that is where we have the greatest amount of experience. And, we have some good newcomers that should provide depth and fill in some weaknesses from last year." The boys, on the other hand, ure short in number and ex perience, but there is talent and enthusiasm, Conklin said. Ten have turned out with three returning letterrnen. The Mustangs are led by Wesley Marlatt, a three-year senior letterman, who should te one of the top discus and shot put throwers in the dis trict The other returrces are juniors Greg Orr in the Jump ing events and John Moyer, a sunnier who did not partici Local women win prize money in bowling Bv Jl STINK WK.ATHKKFORI) Heppner entrants won a big share of the Hermiston Women's Bowling Association City Tournament's $1,792 prize money awarded , after five days of competition which ended on Sunday, Mar. 13, at Heppner Bowl. Six of the seven Class A team winners and their prize money are: Coast -to-Coast, $t8 50; Morrow County Grain Growers, No. Two, $80.50; Peterson's Jewelers, $7150; Kinzua, $G3.; Sidewinders. $53.50; and B P.O.E. No. 358. $45 00. Top Class B teams from Heppner and their prize money are: Columbia Basin Electric Co-op. $85.; Ray Boyie Insurance, $72; and Bucknum's Tavern, $58 50. Winners of prize money in the Singles Class A division were: $43.00, Brenda Gilbert; $35 50 Dee Tresner; $31, Millie Hanna; $27.80, Sherri Steg ner; $23.50, Mabel Heath; $19 no, Linda Schultz; and $H() each to Debbie Myers and June Bellenbrock who tied. There were 32 winners in the Singles Class B division and the top five were: LaRae Kindle, $36; Connie Padberg, $19; Wilma Powell. $26.50; Rhonda Whipple, $23.50; and Marily Childers. $21.50. That entire class's money prizes totaled $480.80. Fourteen women partici pated in the Doubles Class A and shared in its $196 prize money. The top three teams were IxiKayne Bowman-Millie Hanna, $43.25; Elaine Martin Brenda Gilbert, $35; Pat Rock Betty Bethel, $31.25. Seventeen pairs of women divided the $235.20 awarded the Doubles Class B. The top three teams were: Linda Insulate your home today. Save on Energy Costs. Call collect for a FREE ESTIMATE EJOf.lG SCJSdSlAIISr & assgc. inc. ' 503-276-1097 We also install continuous gutters!! pate last year but lettered as a freshman. The only other senior is Craig Miles, running at middle distance in his first year of track. The boys will be relying heavily upon Junior transfer John Martin to score in the distance races. Martin sat out Inst year with an illness but ran for McKenrie High School as a freshman. Rob Borst is the lone sophomore on the roster and will be running distance races as will freshmen Greg Jones and Jerry Anderson. Two other freshmen will contribute greatly to the team. Alex Lindsay will be running sprints and long jumping and Chris McLaughlin will parti cipate in hurdling, an area HI IS has been lacking in for several years. Seven previous letter win ners will be leading the girls three of them seniors and four sophomores. Anne Murray and Sherry Clement should both provide talent and experience in the throwing events. Murray placed in two events last year at district and Clement let tered as a freshman. Lisa Wilson provides depth in the distance races. Joanna Bown, an American Field Service exchange studsent from South Africa, will be relied upon in the sprints. All are seniors. The lone junior girl is Ma linda Eubanks who will be involved in throwing events. The four returning sopho mores are Pam Orr, Janelle McElhany, Jodi Padberg and Stephanie Payne. All scored heavily in last year's district meet and earned experience Jones-Susan Johnston, $32 95; Bobbi Childers Bonnie Pal mateer. $28 25; Rhonda Britt Janette Skow. $23.50. In the All Events Classifica tion the 42 entrants divided $209 with the top three winners being Sandy Bennett, $16.50; Pat Lankford. $13 25; and Winona Yeigh, $12. Pat Rebman. Hermiston, the secretary of the Hermiston Women's Bowling Association to which the Heppner women bowlers belong, stated that the city tournament was the lar gest in the association's his tory. Her records Bhow that 200 individual women partici pated, bowling a total of 731 games. Rebman explained that the winners in the different clas ses gain money prizes and trophies which are paid for from tournament entry fees. Teams participating pay a $35 entry; doubles pay $14 and singles pay $7. In this 1983 tournament. 51 teams entered - 32 from Hermiston and 19 from Heppner. There were 119 women entered in doubles and 2.18 entered in singles. All of these women needed to belong to city, state and national associations in order to parti cipate in this tournament. Af ter this city tournament, out standing women may go on to state and national tourna ments. The Oregon Sate Tour nament will begin in Roseburg on April 15, she said. In addition to the standard tournament trophies and money prizes, many special prizes were donated by local merchants and firms for var ious aspects of the tournament here. These prizes created additional interest among the entries and from spectators. Merchants who generously contributed the special at the Class A state meet. Orr provides speed for the relay teams and hurdles as does McElhany; Padberg very well could be the top distance runner in the district and Payne Is the speedster on the team, coming very close to qualifying for the finals of the 100 meter dash at state. Tiffany Lawson will be counted on to add points in the sprints and relays as will Nancy Martin in the Jumps and middle distances. Both are sophomores. Martin is a transfer from McKenzie High School. Freshmen expected to con tribute are Kim Wright in the hurdles, Lana Reid in the middle distances and Katrina Johnston in the sprints and throwing events. "We are going to be a goal-oriented team this year," said coach Conklin. "We have asked every athlete to set a goal this year and obtain it. This might mean some ad justments through the season, but. we need to have some thing to shoot for." Conklin added that the girls as a team are shooting for the District 7-A championship. "We have a real good chance at it and the Heppner girls have never won a district championship in any sport. If we don't get it. so be it. But we are after being number one in the district." Assistant track coach for the Mustangs is Ralph Schu bothe. Following the Tuesday opening competition. Heppner travels to the Condon Invita tional on Saturday, April 2. This meet begins at 11 a.m. awards included: Bank of Eastern Oregon, Murrays Rexall Drugs. Western Heri tage. Federal Savings and Loan Association, The Wagon Wheel Cafe and Lounge. Win ter. Sweeney and Doherty, Cal's Arco, Pendleton Bottling Co.. Coast to Coast. Peterson's Jewelers, Cole's House of Fashion and Posy Patch,, Before you begin digging in for drainage, residential, sewage, commercial or lust a big hole in the ground - stop. Please call us collect before you dig. You may be near our underground natural gas pipeline. Look at this map. if you're digging near the pipeline route indicated, simply call (509) 534-0657 collect and ask for our free locating service - we'll locate our pipeline for you, fast. Our pipeline route Is ordinarily marked with caution signs. Be sure and check for them. However, even if you don't see one, please be safe and can anyway. Call collect (509) 534-0657 anytime, day or night for free location service. Pacific Gas Transmission Company Operating Headquarters, Local man mukes run trophies I 4 Vi - John Shaw of Heppner, displays two of the four plaque trophies he made that will be awarded after the Rolling Hills Run April 10. The plaques will be presented to the winners of a men's and women's 10 kilometer race and also to the oldest and youngest overall participants. 4-H leaders Volunteer 4-H leaders from Morrow County are among those newly appointed to state 4-H development committees, according to John Nordheim, Oregon State University ex tenxion agent. They join more than 200 other volunteer leaders, Ex tension agents and specialists and other members of theOSU faculty on 15 different com mittees. There is a developmental committee for nearly every major area of 4-H, points out Duane Johnson, acting state 4-H leader. Committees meet regularly to review 4-H projects and programs. They may recommend changes to the state 4-H staff if they see materials or activities which need to be up-dated or added. Pettyjohn's Farm and Build ers Supply. Country Shears, Devin Oil Company, Ron McDonald Chevrolet, Donna's Beauty Shop, S & J Market, Gardner's Men's Wear, Sears, , Hutch's Printing, Shoe Box, LeBush Shoppe, Trish's Beau ty Shop. Lois' Beauty Shop, Lott's Electric, Turner, Van P.O. Box 4389 Station B Spokane, - 'a . 1193 appointed to he said. Monica Swanson of lone is a new member of the interna tional programs development committee. The committee is concerned with such projects as the International 4-H Youth Exchange and the 4-H-Labo Japanese exchange. Swanson is a former I.F.Y.E. Jan Evans of Irrigon has joined the 4-H creative arts development committee. The committee reviews such 4-H projects as tole painting, art, painting, puppetry and fiber arts. Bill Broderick, also of lone, is a new member of the livestock development committee which deals with 4-H beef, and dairy projects. Carol Wade. Hermiston, has joined the small animal com tourney Marter & Bryant Ins., V 4 G Tavern, Morrow County Grain Growers and Bucknum's Tav ern. Rebman says that because the tournament was so suc cessful and enjoyable at the Heppner Bowl "the associ ation will definitely come here again." Ddo(?l?(b Y7na (3d (509)534-0657 (s2i) X ii f Washington 99202 The Heppner Gazette-Tlmeg, Heppner, Oregon. Thuriday, March 24, 1 983 ELEVEN Gooseberry Livestock Club meets By NANCE WRIGHT The Gooseberry Livestock 4-H Club held a meeting Sun day. Mar. 13. at the William Rill residence. The club is going to pur chase a Garden rake and wheelbarrow which will be used at the fair for cleanup. The club decided to plan to go on a tour to Hill Meat Co. and the Pendleton Woolen Mills sometime after school is out in June. At the meeting we also watched a slide show on fitting and showing sheep. The next meeting will be hleld April 9, after a beef judging contest at the fair grounds. committees mittee dealing with projects that include rabbits and guinea pigs. Robert Cooper of Boar dm an is a new member of the 4-H natural science development committee which deals with projects such as forestry, en tomology and geology. V V V s- .u fi T MARCH 29 (Paid for by the Commine to elect Jody Tone, Anita Nicholas, Treasurer) i . - - i v A ' r Student ends successful geason Toni Swanson, daughter of formei resident Dennis Swan son of lone, has recently com pleted an outstanding basket ball season at Whitworth Col lege at Spokane. Wash. According to the college, Swanson was a team starter for four years at the college and has led the team in scoring during her second and third years at the college, averaging 13.1 and 14.0 points a game. During her third year fi r Saskatchewan. BI-COUNTY EQUIPMENT CO. P.O. BOX 803 (503)567-7770 HERMISTON, OR 9783S VERSATILE r. xzz Joe Afford y ELECT JODY T Port of Morrow Commissioner VOTE VOTE in County VOTE SteacV" responsible growth of the Port of Morrow irr Up F i ! n.im.n. inttlo I m i ! I I ! I - I 'if " Mam Faftt i cwi ' I ,jlta an . '. . tilt a CMVOMMA f . WASH she led the team with a 70 percent free throw shooting average. She has been selec ted as the team's most valu able piayer, was named as Ail Regional and nominated for All American last year. Swanson plans to combine her business education find physical education back ground to work with athletic programs. She is the granddaughter of Irene Swanson of Heppner. Manufacturing Ltd. SON OW0 TatofXiona: (300) 296-2177 TOUFRft 1 800-4529443 CALL 676-9669 ATONE More dollars circulating Morrow County More jobs for Morrow vni IP piitiirf k on.
