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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 23, 1989)
• 4 •« ♦» • -I^H, _r * • -V . * • * . Î Ä r ^ . • : - - / , . " • ''■ ■ J L_* * I _ ■ J^H ~ r ---«W r*„ ' -4 M ~* <* * ~*— * - . * , “ • .....'■*■ M ustangs gear up for 89-90 season • * * ^ • • • 1 _• • • • * - . • > *-.• 1 . i f , . I . ' •• «•>«■» * V '; - V - ; . - J 4 * • V » . l • - The Heppner Morrow County's Home Owned Newspaper left to right assisiant football ctwches Steve Brownfield, l es Payne. Head Crutch Jay Tillery and assistant Dave Presley began two a day workouts for the Heppner football team Mondav Tillery. HI. is the new head coach at Heppner. taking oser the helm from Tim Birkhy, who left the district and moved to Prmcvillc Tillery has held assistant football coaching positions at b»*th Corvallis. Wuodhum, ami Ncwherg, however, this will lx- his first head coaching job VOI |07 NO. 34 a zette imes Wcdm-vdas. August 23. IW» Heppner 25' 8 Pages Lunders is Kinzua saddle winner for 1989 M ' V ___ _________ HuehM New Hear! (iv c h lav I illery runs three Heppner Mustang liMball players through defensive drills during practice Tuesday The Mustangs started practice Monday in preparation lor their lust game of the season Sept I at John Day I he Mustangs open at home against Weston M il wen Sept 22 Japanese students like “ very m u ch ” visitin g A m erica Prato by Joyc« » u q f t Jim Lunders claims the Kinzua Morrow County Calf Roping Saddle at the rodeo this weekend Lunders, who lives in Irrigon accepted the saddle from Queen Nancy and her court Park District sets public hearing Sphaghetti feed Sat. at Hardman A public hearing is being held Thursday, August 31 al 7 p m by the Willow Creek Park District to discuss funding of the proposed R V park The Park District committee is in tercstcd in getting positive input in favor of the R V park for the meeting The park district has applied tor community facility grant monies in the amount of $135,000 to help w ith the funding of the park lhc park district is working with the County Court, Port of Morrow and is working with the Corps ot Engineers on the the design ot the park The engineer for the project is a local man. Jim McF.lligott who is working with and following Corps guidelines. "W e would like to encourage poo- ple to come and give their input on this project," said Park District member. Nancy Brownfield l hc Hardman Community Center will sponsor their annual Spaghetti Peed and Bingo Night Saturday, August 26 at the Community Center The dinner will be from 5-8 p m with Bingo beginning at 8 p m One of the prizes tor Bingo is a compact microwave oven The price for the dinner is adults, $4. seniors, $ t 50. children $2 50 The proceeds from the evening will go towards purchasing the siding on the hall Bank of EO is Parade Sweepstakes winner Floats Commercial business first Bank of Pastern Oregon, second Heppner Day Care Community first Heppner Garden Club, second-Hardman Community Center, third Heppner Pool Special awards Touch of Blue Mountain Dance Club Sweepstakes Bank of Paistern Oregon Marching groups first Ciass ot 2000. second-H eppner Cheerleaders; third Color Guard Bands Heppner Community Band first Autos; first G ary W atkins, second Mike Kindle, third Blue Mtn A'scluh. fourth Darrel Vinson Mounted groups family first Ken Pckman family, second Tara Doutre family; third Jay Papineau family Organizations first Pendleton Directors; second Umatilla Sage K lers Individual riders Outstanding fem ale rid cr-M arlen e C u rn n , youngest female rider I .assy Davis, oustanding m ale rider Ralph Beamcr. youngest male rider Devin Doutre Courts and queens mounted first Umatilla Sage Riders, second Spray Rodeo C o u rt, third Pendleton Round-Up Vehicle first Happy Ca nyon; second Umatilla County Characters, clowns and comics first-Soroptinust International ol Heppner. second Bank of Pastern Oregon Individual clowns and comics first Ricky Worden « w< I Hugh«« Bank of Eastern Oregons King Kong float won grand sweepstakes at this years Fair and Rodeo parade Parade winners in this years Mor ••County Fair and Rodeo "Stars V are listed as follows arm and w agons first- Clydesdalc horses from larfirandc Livestock, second Minnie McVay; third McGruff Board o f D irectors: first - Pendleton Round Upffcvird. second Morrow County Fair and Rodeo Roard: third Mam Street Cowboys V -, • V , ’ :. Mas.ishi Inagaki, 14. is from Putaba. Japan, which is a suburb ot Yamanashi He has been in Heppner lire lust month as a Japanese ex change student staying with the f rank Pearson family While he has been here, ‘Mast* was able to do some traveling with the Pearson family They took some time and traveled to Bend, Grants Pass ami up the coast to give him an idea as to what Oregon is about Also, while here, M . isi was able to ride a horse ami combine The fami ly took him shopping where he was able to purchase one ot the many t shirts he bought to take home He also bought a deck ol UNO sards, which arc very jvopulai with the Japanese, vitamins, which are very costly in Japan and candy (par Ocularly red hots) Masi has one brother, age I I His tathcr is a Chiel Priest ol Buddhism His mother works as a teacher, teaching Japuncsc writing, flower ar ranging and the Japanese Tea Ceremony He attended the tair and liked the cooking contest very much Masi entered Haiku la Japanese Poem) ami Origami, which is the art ol paper folding, receiving a blue rib bon on each He found he likes all American food, especially hamburgers anil Jo Jo’s Masi likes to golt ami does ’a little’ at home "People are very kind to we (us) here. I like America very much." he says Toshiinichi Nonaka. 11. is in the eighth grade and comes from Kofu, Japan, which is also a suburb of Yamanashi He was staying with the Ramly Hughes family ol lxxington ‘Toshi V father is the general manager of the Nonuka Timber Corp which he says is the same as Kinzua Corp His mother is a clerk there While he has been here, Toshi has been able to go shopping in the Tri Cities, where he bought t shirts, u Seahawks hat and toothpaste, which is very expensive in Japan He aKo bought a cowboy hat His favorite store was the Shoe Box/Talk ’n l ops in Heppner He visited Wet and Wild, viewed the printing ot the newspaper in Pendleton and went to the Hermislon l air, where he rode several of the carnival rides He ’no like rides,’ "squish". He also rode a combine and truck in the wheat field and horses He especially lik cd ruling the 4 Wheeler Toshi likes 7 Up. popsiclcs, watermelon and steak Masashi says Toshi is ‘number one swimmer’ in Yamanashi The exchange students lett Hcpp net Saturday morning lor their trip back to Japan They will spend a night in Corvallis before they begin their long trip home, hopefully with some very g»x*l memories ol their stay in the IJ S Their families were sad to see them go alter being a part of their family for the past month Main ot the students expressed a wish to come back in the tulure to V I Sl t . * * x r A Heppner High School scrim mage football game has been scheduled lor Saturday. August 26 at the fairgrounds at 7:30 p m, Everyone is invited to come and meet the new coaches and players lor the 1^84 football season Admission is free. An icc cream mkiu I has been planned for after the game The public is invited to attend Bareback rider improving Johh Schroal. 30, Ontario, wav in jured Sunday at the Heppner Rodeo while bareback riding He was hucked off his horse and landed on his hack He was taken to Pioneer Memorial Hospital where he was stabilized and then tlown out of the larxington air port to St Alphonse Hospital in Boise. Id Surgery was performed on his 6th vertebrae at the base of hiv neck Monday and he was taken off the critical list Tuesday, according to a family trierul He has some teclmg in his left leg, but no movement at this lime John is currently leading three nxleo iisxoc i.itions in barebac k ruling and was to have ridden next week end at the ICA finals in Idaho Weather Report b y C ity O* M *tjpo#r A ug . 15 - 21 1 u r v W rd s . 1 h u rs fri s.if Sun. M m . H igh 74 77 82 ttft 83 82 81 1 41» 4ft 47 51 5ft 55 59 55 P rr e II .1) .0 .0 0 T .55 Market Report ( •» t --»•#* '• ti* ’N« Uo"-** ( znxvfy ( Monday, Aug. 21 Soft \ \ hile b Bariev / 1 KM T LOANS FOR LIVING 'Loans for Boats 'Loans for Campers 'Loans for Trailers K s O F - ’ s K H B & T ~y * 7* ^ 7% ,♦ V v'- Y 7» % ’ f r r M«mb«r D IC astern Orvaon F Arlington • Happnor • Ion« y,.ur hiJrl’fuIrnl Horn* (hxnrtl Unni > • 90S T 1106 r Left to right Masi Inagaki. Peter Pearson, Trent Hughes and Toshi Nonaka enioy elephant ears al the Morrow County Fair î •».. , • • •i. ‘ 7 L - r
