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The Heppner Gazette-Times m '*» to » H it Weather C o u r t fv‘ s H o m e - O w n e d We ekly N e w s p a p e r Heppner, Oregon 163 NO. I W E D N E S D A Y . JA N IZ A R Y l. IM S 2.V t PACES by the (lit) of H \ v« Fillies take 3rd straight game from lone piloto by Woyne Ham» By Dana Hr ill Th«‘ Heppner Killies traveled to lone L'riday Dec 28 to play the Cardinals for the third time this year The Heppner Killies kept their Stroeber and Dana Keid. play ed the first, second and part of the third quarters Junior V arsity players Kim George. Cindy Stroeber. Theresa seniors. Stephanie Payne Jodi Pad her« and Ellen Arbogast. out o( the match The exception was player Shelley Stroeber Varsity players Uina Held. Missy Turner. Andrea Ball. M issy Kuhanks. Penny Connor, Shelley landsay Windi Mitchell. Tina Dav ids<*1 Susie Martin. Beth Korrar and Tareena Nash played the rest of the third and fourth quarters The starters for Heppner were forwards lama Held and Shelley Stroelier Center Penny Connor and guards Andrea Ball and Dana Brut lone came out pressing Heppner managed to break the press and took a slow load At the end of the first quarter the Killies were ahead 6 I Heppner started the second quart er receiving the tip The Killies were having trouble with their fouling but were plaving aggressively At the end of the second quarter Heppner pulled ahead 2a 7 The liall was tipiicd to a Killy to start the second half of the game Heppner continued having foul trouble with two players fouling out The third quarter ended with the Killies in the lead at 34 16 The third quartrr tx-g.ui when the Cardinals grabbed the tip Heppner was hustling but had a few too many turnovers Throughout the fourth quarter the Heppner Killies main tamed the lead and went on to win Ihe game The final score was Heppner 38 and lone 26 The Killies play their first league game Kriday. Jan -I at Heppner against the Riverside Pirates The Varsity game begins at 6 p m The Killies also play Saturday. Jan 5 here at Heppner They will be playing the Weston McEwen Tiger Scots The junior varsity girls will begin playing at 3 p m and the varsity girls will liegin at 6 p m I 4iu Krill V(issv I in uri . 6-1 6. Prnnv Connor 2 1-5 3. Dana Held 2 S 2 I . Missy I utianks f I t I . V li it I rj Ball 11-11 totals Is S |l. ,s lo n e Totals » X 23 26 Tues . Dec 18 Wad Dee 19 Thurs , Dec 20 Fri Dec at Sal , Dec 22 Sun . Dec 23 Mon . Dec- 24 Tues . Dec 25 Wed . Dec 26 Thurs . Dec 27 K n . Dec 28 Sat Dec 29 Sun , Dec 30 High 20 16 37 46 50 48 50 34 44 43 42 45 Low •2 4) • 24 40 a 27 yo 30 22 28 34 -22 Precio D«"snow 1 * snow U6 l«" new snow tr snow 03 0 0 01 0 0 Red birds outscore Mustangs 45-40 Chamber of Commerce invites county residents to annual awards banquet Tuesday evening. January 8, the Heppner Morrow Chamber of Com merce has scheduled its annual Kirst Citizens and Installation of Officers Banquet in the dining area of the Heppner Klks Lodge This is an all county event-every one is invited The evening will tiegin w ith a no host social hour from 6 p m until the 7 d m dinner is served This year the menu is planned around prime rib Dinner tickets may be purchased in advan ce from Ihe banquet chairman, Jackie Gentry, al the Western Her itage Savings and Loan, her office telephone is 676 9021 and she would appreciate knowing how many plan to attend Officers who will be installed are IfciugSmith president. Gerald Pier son. vice-president, Birdine Tullís, second vice president. Justine Wea The lone Garden Club is sponsor ing a Twelfth Night tree burning again this year at Kietmann's lot in lone Because Epiphany falls on Sun day, the ceremony will be the following Monday . Jan 7 Cupcakes and hot chocolate will tie served Jean Nelson and Norma Hea will boating regulations on W illow Lake boating regulations on Willow Creek Lake in Morrow County A Director s Report and status reports on Outfitter Guide registra lion, boating accidents and facility projects will be provided («her items of interest may also be heard lead a carol sing Those lone residents who are unable to bring their tree to the lot Uurd place winner was Harry hrn mson. 775 Rock In the indoor lighting as seen from the street category, first place win ner was Marshall laivgren. 240 S Court, second place winner was Avon Melby. 270 E Connor, and third place winner was Glen Smith. 475 W Morgan Abrams to be sworn in Fri. Bob Abrams will swear the oath of Circuit Court Judge at 2 p m Frl day. Jan 4 at the Morrow County Courthouse in Heppner Presiding Judge William W Wells. Pendleton, will administer the oath A reception will follow The public is invited to attend By D H P ll \ JO N ES Work is continuing with the plans for the Morrow County Centennial Celebration Kebruary 16 The hig event is a planned dinner and program, starting early in the eve mng A spokesperson will be pres ent Each community will tx- asked for a numtieT for the program as well as an exhibit The granges in the County will help with Ihe dinner A pre sale of tickets for the dinner will start in January Delpha Jones and The first baby to be born at Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Hepp ner on or after January I, 1985 will receive gifts from area merchants Rules for the first baby contest are the same as in previous years the hospital has placed no restrictions on where the parents make their home, but to qualify, the baby must tie born at Pioneer Memorial Hospi tal. or if he puts in an early appearance, the mother must be on her wav to Pioneer Memorial Hospi « tal in order to qualify as the first baby of 1985 The following merchants have donated gifts for the first baby Morrow County Grain Growers, lexington Lumber, Pioneer Memor lal Hospital, M urray's Drug Peter s o n 's Jewelers. Case Kurniture. t en tral Market. Heppner Auto Parts. Pettyjohn's Karm and Builders Sup ply. The Shoe Box. R A W Drive In. Court Stree' Morkat ond Boy BoyC* Insurance photo by Woyna Homs fly \Stll.L V CO NKI.IN The lone hoys basketball team extended their winning streak to six by defeating the Heppner Mustangs 45 to 4o on Kriday. Dec 28 lone now stands a I 7 1 The Cardinals were without their leading scorer and rebounder, Randy McCabe As a result, the Cardinals were oulrebounded 38 to 30 After one quarter lone went up 118 over Heppner Each team produced eight second period points At halftime, the Cards led the Mustangs 19 to 16 Mark Meyers and Jeff Ball tioth netted four in the period for Ihe Cards Heppner took a 32 29 lead after three periods, thanks to a 16 to 10 controlling of the third period Todd Lindsay and Wayne W ilgers tossed in eight and six points respectively in the period for Heppner lone doubled the Mustangs' point produciion 16« in the fourth quarter to win 45 to 40 lone made eight of nine free throws down the stretch lo ice ihe win Meyers got 10 in the quarter Each team made 17 field goals lone shot 44 field goals for .19 percent, compared to 53 attempts and 32 percent for Heppner The difference in the game was tree throw shooting The Cardinals were II of 16 for 69 percent, while Ihe Mustangs were six of ll for 55 porernt Meyers was the games' high scor er with 20 points Ball gained 12 more for lone Lindsay led Heppner tallying 10 Steve Curnn got nine, followed by Wilgers with eight Donnie Doherty hauled in II re bounds and Mike Rietmann pulled down 10 (or the Cardinals Keith Kenmson clutched 10 for the Mus Ling s Both teams had turnover problems lone committed 25 to 27 for Heppner Meyers passed out four assists Ball and Doherty each gave out three more of lone's 13 assists Heppner handed out II assists, with Ron lloherty getting eight Meyers also had seven of lone's 14 steals "The extra time we spent in practice with free throw shooting paid off," remarked lone roach Del LaJtaa M alltllrs llrppnrr R Doherty • •-« 0; Hyatt 6 il l.rrrn II » II ll. W llgrrv I II « S; Lindsay 5 0 0 10. ( urrin 3 3-5 9 Met oimetl o • » o M m i 12 i -, t.raves 0 00 0. Krnison 2 2-4 S. I ola Is 11.6 11 to h il lone H i Kielmann Itiihrl Iv Mevers H all Pointe r D o u g la s Snider T o ta ls ■T T PL T i l H in 1-4 3 1 3 10 2-2 0 0 1 2 1 . i l 8 -1 9 4 - i It 3 *. 3 4 9 4 5 18 3 7 3 0 0 0-41 0 1 0 0 24 2-2 f. 1 3 » 0-0 00 •i 0 0 • 44 II If» 1 . 1 1 25 10 A 1 1 4 2 S 1 t 11 t outed Out none Technical lu ul It Doherty. Total Louts Heppner III Ione II Port Commission to meet A regular meeting of the Hort Commission will !>«• held Wednes day. Jan 9, I p m . at the Port of Morrow offices Boardman Irrigon boys injured in explosion Winter wheat seedings down 12% increased production Winter wheat production, at 66 15 million bushels, accounted for % percent of the total Oregon wheat production and with an averagr yield of 63 0 bushels per acre topped last year's record high of 62 0 bushels per acre Winter wheat production exceeded 1983 pro duct ion by seven percent Acres of winter wheat harvested for grain for 1984 totaled 1.050.000 acres com par ed with 1.000.000 acres harvested in 1983 Spring wheat production in Oregon, at 2 8 million bushels, wai down 22 percent from 1983 despite s new record yield of 43 0 bushels pet acre Barley production in Oregon is estimated at 17 4 million bushels, up 5 percent from the 1983 crop Statewide yields averaged 62 0 bush Ruth McCabe, cochairmen met re rently with the County Court to start the plans Remember to buy your tickets for the Centennial picture, a desert print [tainted by Mary latu Carlson It is hoped that enough tickets w ill tie sold lo provide frames for the prints given the Centennia Committee one to hang in the four' house and one given to a luck person Tickets will go on sale in January and are available from the committee Pioneer s First Baby to receive gifts from merchants Crop Report Winter wheat acreage seeded in the fall of 1984 is estimated at I .000000 acres, down 12 percent from last year and seven percent below two years ago Excessive moisture this fall resulted in very unfavorable seeding conditions this year, particularly in the Willamette Valley says an Oregon Crop and Livestock Reporting Service news release Nationally, seeding* of winter wheat amounted to 37 6 million acres, down nine percent from last year to the lowest level since 1979 Oregon » all wheat production of 68 9 million bushels in 1984 was up five percent from the 1983 crop Increases in both acres harvested and average yields resulted in the may leave their discarded Christ mas tree in the garbage pickup area adjacent to their properly Planning continuées for 100-year celebration Christmas lighting winners announced The Heppner M orrow County Chamber of Commerce has announ ced the following winners of the Christmas Lighting Contest in the outdoor lighting division, first place winner was Ed Heimstra. 6«) S Alfalfa, second place winner was Jim lankford, 280 N Court, and business persons will be made by Dr Wallace Wolff, chairman of the honors and awards committee Twelfth Night tree burning set Marine Board sets meeting to adopt On Thursday. January 17, 1985, the State Marine Board will hold a Board Meeting beginning at 9 00 a m The meeting will be held at 4245 Kale St NE, Salem, Oregon Among items for consideration is l*ropo»ed adoption of O AK 250 20 270i2>. establishing multiple use therford. secretary, and George Koffler. treasurer The announcement of Ihe two first citizens and of honors to outstanding els per acre, up one bushel from last year Oat production totaled 6 6 million bushels in 1984, up 10 percent from last year Average y ields reached a record high of 88 n bushels per acre Nationally, all wheat production, at 2 60 billion bushels, was up seven percent from last year Winter wheat production, at 2 06 billion bushels, was up four percent from the 1983 crop Spring wheat. 1 other than durum ), at 4314 m illion bushels, was up 20 percent from 1983 Barley production in 1984 is estimated at a record high 597 million bushels, up 17 percent from last year's crop i Saturday at approximately 3 p m , '(out Irrigon youths. Gary Smith, age 14 John Smith. age II. Toby Rodn t.uez. age 13. and ' ’asey Rodriguez, age 11 set off an explosion in the field behind their home ils.ng chemicals they had found on the Umatilla ordnance Depot The youths climbed through a barbed wire fence separating their families property from the depot They found 10 five gallon gas cans containing what they thought was gunpowder silting in a row in a shed that the sides had fallen away from They also found a small ammunition box containing the same chemicals The boys carried the ammunition box and a small red gas can off the depot to the field behind their home where they proceeded to build a cannon with a three inch aluminum plumbing pipe about three feet long The pipe was capped with an alu St Anthony Hospital in Pendleton minum pipe cap and filled with three Gary Smith suffered injuries and is to four inches of the chemicals The hospitalized in Hermiston explosives were lit through a hole Casey said he had never seen drilled in the pipe On the first anything stored in this area before lighting, the cannon smoked, the the boys and others have played second tune, it threw the rock they there for years The area is alao were using for a projectile a few frequented by pheasant hunters feet The third time, it exploded V curding to the hoys, they had The hoys had seen a segment of never seen a military patrol in the Star Trek a few weeks ago and area learned to make a cannon from the According to military security show in which Kirk builds one to personnel, the chemicals used to set defend himself off the explosion were not gunpow The younger boys. John and der, but a propellant He did not Casey, had walked away about 100 disclose what the explosive material yards when Toby managed to light was The propellant was waiting to the cannon the third time John. be burned in the nearby burning pit Casey, and Gary who was also about JT.c pit has been closed due to ion yards away were knocked lo the "Environmental Protection Agency ground Toby, after lighting the regulations device with a stick match, began Toby and Casey are Q>e sons of running and was approximately 30 Dale Rodrieguez of Boardman and yards from Ihe explosion Toby suffered multiple injuries to Sandy Rodrieguez of Irrigon 6,* In« 6««w4 sod fare He is now at
