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Reminis cing about the historic, mainly Norwegian congregation, and Fillies prepare for new season By DANAREH) As fall rolls around, so rolls the ball. Volleyball practice at Heppner High started August 22 with much excitement and enthusiasm. New Head Coach, assisted by Karen Howe, is Barbara Stefani from lone. She is preparing the girls for their first game, September 13. They will be playing Arlington A.S.C.S. office taking application for 1984 conservation work Applciations are now being taken for conservation work to be done In the 1984 fiscal year. Anyone interested in applying for federal cost-share funds to perform conservation practi ces should contact the local A.S.C.S. office in Heppner. Each year funds are alloca ted to individual counties through the A.S.C.S. office for farmers to perform needed conservation practices. Some of the programs available in Morrow County are: grass , seeding, terraces, reduced til lage, no-till, erosion control structures, forest tree stand improvement, tree thinning and others. It is very impor tant that applications are filed before the actual conservation measures are performed. The level of payment varies by practices, but in each case the farmer pays part of the cost and the government pays part The practices must be done according to predeter attend Valby reunion 5 1 exchanging news about the growing families was enjoyed by all Special guests were the Rev. Kenneth floh'nson and his wife. Sandra, who served Valby about 20 years ago. The Rev. Robinson preached the well-attended sermon on Sun day, after whic h more visiting took place Mrs. Elva (Troed son) Tews from Seattle, Wash., the oldest member of the congregation present, re called her memories of the church in years past. Many messages and letters were received from folks who could not attend. These were read at Arlington. The J.V. game will start at 5 p m., followed by a varsity game and then a "C" team game. "The 'C team is working hard. They should win half of their games. Who knows, maybe they'll come out on top," says Coach Howe. "The J.V. team is working very hard and improving im mensely. We cliungfd part of the league so I'm not positive mined specifications or no cost share will be allowed, the Morrow Co. A.S.C.S. office re ports. For more information, con T- ( 11 School district to conduct student screening The Morrow County School District will be screening all kindergarten, first, fourth and seventh graders in the areas of speech, language and hear ing. Other students involved in the screening are transfers from other districts and par ent or teacher referrals. The screening will be con ducted at the following schools : lone schools - Wednesday, September 7, morning; Heppner High School - Wed nesday, September 7, after noon; Heppner Elementary School - Thursday, September 8 and Friday, September 9; A.C. Houghton Elementary School - Monday, September Tlie Heppiieir 11 ic, Morrow County's PAGES cm , i V ', J I I ' f I r I s.. t .-.-. aT k 1 , and shared. The Valby congregation is looking forward to celebrating its centennial in 1986, and there will be much planning done before that time. In 1975 there was a large gathering there, celebrating the church's 75th birthday. Rikka Tews, Martha Peter son and Betty Carlson formed the committee which promo ted last weekend's reunion. Jane Rawlins took the respon sibility of decorating the church with masses of colorful dahlias grown by her son, Tom. of how we'll stand but we should come out on top," says Howe. "The varsity team is doing pretty good but being new at Heppner, I don't know how we'll compare against other teams until the games," says Coach Stefani. With approximately 35 girls, the season ahead looks great. Come support your athletes. tact the A.SC.S. office in Heppner in the Gilliam and Bisbee Building, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p m.. telephone 676-9152. 12; Sam Boardman Elementary School - Tuesday, September 13; A C. Houghton Elementary School - Wednesday, Septem ber 14, morning; Columbia Junior High School - Wednesday, Septem ber 14, afternoon; Sam Boardman Elementary school - Thursday, September 15, morning; and Riverside High School -Thursday, September 15, afternoon. If anyone has questions con cerning the screening, please call Carol Faith-Peterson at the Morrow County School District Office, 989-8202. y n Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper 25 Episcopal Church reports weekend burglary A paschal candle and brass . candle rings were reported stolen from All Saints Episcopal Church in Heppner over the weekend. According to Heppner city police, the burglary occurred Lodges plan picnic A pot luck dinner is planned for all Odd Fellows and Rebe kahs of Lexington. lone and Heppner and their families, ' and for the Heppner Degree of Honor Lodge members. The event is scheduled for Sunday, Sept 18 at Heppner City Park beginning at 1:30 p.m. Everyone is asked to bring their own table service, chair and beverages. If the weather is stormy, the dinner will be held at the Odd Fellow Hall. . . Members are jnvitfdJc" bring a friend, said a spokesperson. More chautauqua performances to be given next week Two Oregon Chautauqua '83 programs are to be held in three performances at Hep-" pner and lone next week. Masks of the World will be presented on Tuesday, Sept. 13 at lone School at 10:30 a.m. and again on Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. at Heppner Junior High School. The Fool: Social Critic and Healer, will be given on Thursday, Sept. 15 at lone School at 7:30 p.m. Taking part in the Chautau qua again this year will be the popular Theatre Mask en semble of Portland, which has created a new program cen tering on the use of masks in various world cultures. A combination of slides, lecture and performance will be used in this program. Jerry Mouawad, director of the ensemble, Carol Uselman Masks used in the chautauqua presentation 'Maski of the World.' - j hi Ml HEPPNER. OREGON early Saturday morning. The items are valued at approximately $200. The Heppner City Police Department is investigating the crime. Mustangs to meet Riverside in season opener By MELISSA PRIVETT "Football is just a class room on a field," commented Heppner High School's new football Coach Craig Kitching, "and the coaches are the teachers." Coach Kitching came to Heppner from previously coaching at Powers High School on the Oregon coast for two years and for one year at Portland where he was also a counselor at a juvenile boys' school. ' One of Heppner's many and Mark Opshinsky will demonstrate the ritualistic use of masks in the religious ceremonies of Africa's Mende Secret Society - then turn their attention to ancient Greece, where Greek comedy and its masks served to purge society of its psychological and social problems. Next, the group will journey to the northwest coast of America and introduce the traditions of the Kwakiutl In dians, whose mask dances depicted live manifestations of the Kwakiutl ancestors. And finally, the ensemble will explore the story of the European circus clown, the Indonesian mask dance, and modern European mask theatre. Moving Space, a Portland company, will acquaint au- ! V jj-- X Weather by the City of Nominations still open for Columbia Basin directors The nominating committee of Columbia Basin Electric Cooperative, Inc. met August 31 and placed into nomination, four names to be placed on the ballot for the upcoming elec tion in November. The bylaws provide that at least two nominees be placed on the ballot for each director position open. This year's strong points, the coach feels, is that the players are willing to pay the price to be success ful. He also feels that they have the Heppner tradition behind them, that they are hard workers, and have good work habits and attitudes. "I don't like to dwell on negative things. If we have weak points, it's that we're thin in numbers. We don't have as many out as I would like." commented Kitching. "We don't have a lot of depth, so we can't afford injury." The season looks positive for the Heppner team. Kitching is Character portrays one of the 'fool' in another chautauqua performance, 'The Fool: Social Critic and Healer.' diences with the fool - that cheeky fellow employed for centuries by kings and play wrights to point out our human foibles. For this performance, clowns, jesters and fools from around the world will be intro duced to us as members of a traveling medicine show. First, we will meet a badin, a figure from sixteenth-century French theatre, who was a precursor of Shakespeare's wise fools. From the badin we will learn about the wise fools and about the religious origins of drama. Next, a shaman will appear to describe her role in primi tive society as performer, sage and healer. And in the 'High LowPreclp. Tues., Aug. 30 35 55 : Wed., Aug. 31 58 .06 "Thurs., Sept. 1 73 48 .01 Fri.. Sept. 2 76 48 'Sat., Sept. 3 79 54 'Sun., Sept. 4 74 41 Mon., Sept. 5 73 44 Total preciptation for August was .78 inches Normal is .50 inches. Heppner nominating committee could not locate enough members to accommodate this procedure. The committee has reques ted a reminder to all members that if somone wishes to be nominated and have a name placed upon the ballot, they may do so by obtaining 50 signatures of members and looking for a playoff spot adding, "There is no reason why the team can't make it. They have just as good a chance as anybody else." Practice (which has consis ted of daily doubles), has been going on for the last two weeks, taking place at 6:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. It will only be once a day for the rest of the season now that school has started. Their practices consist of stretching exercises, calis thenics to warm the players up, 30 minutes of different course of the show we will become acquainted with the fool in Greek comedy; in Roman society, where half wits were sometimes kept as domestic pets; in eleventh century society, whose feast of fools allowed participants - for that day only - to speak their minds without fear of retribu tion; and in the modern-day circus. Robin Lane, Barbara Berstein, Izetta Smith and Robin Chilstrom are the fea tured fools. Local co-sponsors for Ore gon Chautauqua '83 include: the Heppner - lone Branch of A A.U.W., Abrams, Kuhn and Spicer, attorneys and Lexing ton Machine Works. submit the name of the nom inee to the committee during the month of September. The committee members are: Condon rural zone No. 2 Jack Reser, Rural zone No. 5 -Dorris Graves, Condon city zone No. 6 - Len Haldorson, Heppner city zone No. 8 -Everett Keithley. phases of kicking, defensive phases (to drill the players on defenses), water breaks, of fensive phases, and ending with varying conditioning exercises. Each part of practice drills or teaches the team a specific technique on either offense or defense, makes the players more flexible and agile so that they are less likely to be injured, and the drills them selves are designed to simu late what will happen in a game.. ... ...... ; ,. , In a team, coach Kitching looks for, "First, kids that are willing to learn new things, have enthusiasm, and the de sire to improve on what skills that they already have. They also need to have the willing ness to pay the price of being a good football player." Does the Heppner team have that? "Yes, definitely. The last two weeks they have worked hard. They have a lot of work behind them, and a lot ahead of them. I'm quite proud of their attitude." stated Kitching. Excitement is filling Kitch ing as game day nears. "I wish the game was now so that we could get down to it." The Mustangs' first game is against Riverside at 7:30 p.m. on the opponent's field in Boardman this Friday. "Ri verside has a good quarter back, Tyler Trumbull." Kitch ing stated. "We must shut down his passing and remem ber our assignments on of fense. ""Riverside was the defen ding league champion and was eight and one last year. Their coach will have them ready." There apparently is a battle for spots on the starting line up, but Kitching assured that everyone who has been prac ticing the last two weeks will play, but his decision hasnt been made yet. When asked who will be their toughest opponent this year, Kitching replied, "Ri verside, because we are not looking ahead. We are going to take one game at a time and not overlook anything. There are no weak teams in the league." How does the Heppner team compare with others? "It's hard to say," Kitching replied. "The league is balanced. We will be able to tell later. We have quality people, we just need them to stay healthy." About Friday's game, Kitching would like to see them win, but also would like to see them work hard, play to the best of their ability, give a good effort, and be sportsmen in every sense of the word. "If those things happen, the wins will take care of themselves." the coach concluded.
