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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1989)
t r / * On Saturday. December 16. the Mustang* traveled back to Mac Hi lo play the Columbia Burbank Rams in the consolation game The Mustangs lumped out to an IK to 12 lead at the end of the first quarter, but found the score tied at halftime rhe Mustangs came mit slow and were down by eight at the end of the third quarter The Mustangs battled back and tied the game, hut were unable to nuke a last second shot QHFISTM A 8 IHEETING! BU C K MT. ELECTRONICS rhe game went into overtime and two clutch ircethrow* by Doug Devin gave the Mustangs a two jxnnl lead With time running out. a C olumbia Burbank player tied up the game and had a chance to put them ahead but nussed the freethrow The Mustangs got the ball and with i>ne second left, the Mustangs' Russell Britt nussed a jumper, but was foul ed and made one of two freethrows to gise the Mustangs the win The Mustangs were lead by Britt with IV points. Slater Mitchell with 10 points. It) hoards and six steals Brandon Pedro chipped in nine points The final score was the Mustangs 4R and the Rams 47 The Mustangs are now 2 and 2 in pre season The Mustangs next games will be on December 2*J and 30 in the Joseph tourney By April Rollis December 14 and 16 were exciting dates 4-v the Heppner Pomes took on the Irngon Raiders and the Stanfield Cubs in Junior High Girls basketball A nice game was played against the Irngon girls with the 7th grade Ponies on their feet reads to whip their opponent With a lot of steals fast breaks and "doing the right stu ff the Heppner girls were in the lead 203) dunng the first quarter, en ding the game w ith a 3K 17 s ictory The Hth grade girls put their all in H rptm rr I I 4 I 1$ ' 4H t .a Hurtwnk 12 10 IS 7 2 47 Storing M M il 10; J M u 2; IVdro *; r Births Chelsie Marie M ortrr-a daughter, Chclsic, was born to Roger and Carla Moricr. Heppner, IVe 10. I*JK*J at Kadlec Medical Center in Richland. \3 A She weigh cd 6 lbs I oz Grandparents are Perry and Kathy Moricr, lone. Dexter and Connnc Miles. Heppner Great grandparent* are f thel Dun bar. Lexington and Melvin and 3 elma Siggclkow, Scobcy . Mont She joins a sister Julie, 3'i and a brother. Brian, 2 I- '•*. • 'i • ¿ Expect the Unexpected With E. Weather ^ »*«.•• Country Hose ]ll N lt _ CHRISTMAS JOY TO ALL With special thanks for your patronage and good will, wo wish you a very happy holiday. COURT STRUCT ' x A | ATTENTION TRUCK HAULERS I LOAD LIMITS it’ li *• * V « - Le t’s cherish the spirit of Christm as and the joy of friendship. Kuhn & Spicer & Staff Y / *sc- ;*). il i . n v ,vt i (.'■ y i ¿ i • ♦ K- *•' Á .W I * « D M É i t t i ax i r r t x * ( H ave r® ' ( M M to e rn r) ^Christmas j from the GANG at BEECHERS We will close at 4 p.m. Dec. 24th and Re-open the 27th Look for our ! \ V w W a r ' s f» a la Next Week •s Beecher's Fine Foods and Lounge lone - 422-7540 i Now is the time to haul those • Season’s (»reelings Your fin i i i l 'l i i | i it traits a Inf In its K n jo \ a w onderful lio lu la v. ■ jr • L ' • - * N V . . v. • 1 i • iheavy loads. Posting load lim its on jeounty roads are com ing.M orrow iCounty Road Department asks your ¡cooperation tor our roads. I»» • Ruth, Jack, Shannon, Rita, and Candi .A C IO N E H A R D W A R E J V m m r , ■/ % i . T * " - •> , V / t|t\ j| « Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, and Many Thanks Jerry’s Barber Shop • . • w» c • ■. % • • • - *xv> 9 Pa rum pa pum pum y •' - ..- V - S-. * s i - .4 V * bs M ark llac«u • * * « O th e r t l a o » r r t u iu ia iia M r M p r n a lim e Calendar watchers counting these final days until the jolly fat man in (he fuzzy red suit shows up will notice the small notation of a somewhat less celebrated event at the bottom of to day s lor tomorrow’s) date box l**r some reason, the "first day o f O r t’ifilll wintei invokes roughly the same en % on thusiasm among mans folks as getting their monthly electricity bill Fact is.! Sponsored by Ray Creek Saddlery we ot the little utopia known as eastern Oregon have usually had more than a taste of winter long before it becomes "official " On the other hand we will likely enjoy at least a modest help ing of spring like weather many days before March 20 rolls around, not to mention the hitter cold we w ill doubtless endure on vorne day s thereafter Whoever came up with those dates w a s obviously paying more attention to the equinox than to the weather of eastern Oregon no telling who you 11 run Into so keep your eyes open Warm-weather enthusiasts should worry le ss about winter than they do spring The first and last of each year is supposed to be cold (to which and enjoy1 Thanks so much ior choosing us we eventually become more or less acclimated) and generally any drastic shift in the pattern is toward warmer temperatures To be really cold is to delight in a week of shirt sleeve, springtime weather possibly even drive with your windows down only to wind up shoveling snow the following *\ morning Probably the coldest I’ve ever been was in the late spring of my six 1 leenth year I was camped with my closest childhood triends. Dub Allen X S' v and Pat Kelly, at the annual Pastern Oregon Squirrel Shoot, a three das event which challenged each contestant to bag the greatest total pounds r >, . - O c « . » of ground squirrels with a muzzleloading rifle (fur camp had all the com * )’ . % k . , forts a large army tent, a table and folding lawn chairs, three cases of pop. two rolls of chewing tobacco, a package of lunch meat and half a loaf of bread an Marter & I was especially proud of my new sleeping bag. an advanced, lightweight ahi nylon model touted by the maiuitac(ii(ar as one ol the warmest beds tot V & money (M2 iHih ,»r*d pat had.brought bags borrowed from thclt nsurance I INC taihers -big. bulky, obsolete things that were showing signs of heavy use So envious were they of my new bedroll that several times I noticed them glancing repeatedly at my new bag then back at each other, with raised eyebrows and hall grins Though the first two nights were quite balmy, I found my new sack to be a bit cooler than I had expected Lach time I moved, the cold, nylon lining would change any designs I may have had lor immediate sleep A cold fn»nt moved in on the third morning, sending the mercury from the low-7(H into the 'Os in only a lew hours, and by evening it w a s ..now ing Hakes the si/c of poker chips Naturally . we three were less than thrilled with such a dramatic weather change ’My God, it’s cold," Dub said ”1 think I'll go to bed so’s I can thaw out ” "Good idea," agreed Pat "Might as well B S m the sack where it’s warm Hey, Mark, ain’t you coming’" If I had been chilly the nights before, this was off the scale of my cold meter Just crawling into ms wispy nylon bag elicited muffled cries and goose bumps the si/eot bee stings, hoth of which grew progressively louder and larger with each passing second Ihc only up side to this hag was that any bugs or small rodents trapped inside could easily escape beneath In fond bopev of me by passing between the pillars ot frozen llesh Clearly , my only hope o warm and to surv ive the night would be to catch pneumonia and bask in a high fever wonderful Noel "This may come as a shock to you boss.’’ I chatte ted, "but this hag Thank you for ain’t all it's cracked up to he your support! Their utter surprise was evidenced hy the gasping, snorting, almost giggle-like sounds that came from then bedrolls Perhaps Dub would help me out. I thought After all. I'd saved his bacon the previous winter by pulling him from the river alter he had broken through the ice "Say Dub. that’s a pretty good sized bag of yout dad's, isn't it?” "Yup. lots of room," he mumbled "Warm, too "I'm nearly froze, spoae there’s enough room for two’" Poor Dub and pat. it was obvious they had been drinking loo much pop, for the hysterical laughter tlial followed was a clear cut case ot dangerously high blood sugar "And don’t pull thai 'saved me from the riser bull on me cither," Dub said as soon as he could form the words "The water w.ii i-nls a h*« deep " W hether I blacked out from the cold or actually fell asleep is uncertain, but I awoke the next morning to the smells of Copenhagen and scorched ♦> < • •> <» •> <• ♦ > ♦ > ❖ <• ❖ ❖ * coffee, and to the sensation of Duh and Pal playing connect the dots with the goose bumps on my forehead shaking. Bagett," Pat was saying "W e’re almost finished with ❖ our "yuit scaled down model of the Blue Mountain range See, even the color is right." ... •> <* to their game, but lost by a disap pointing four points, ending their game Irngon 2K. Heppner 24 On to Stanfield the billowing Saturday. the girls showed the Cubs that they meant business After a tir ing game, the ’ th grade girls were ill smiles after defeating Stanfield 32-IK Ihe Kth grade Pontes played a long, hard game letting the op(*>s ing team know that they weren’t about to lose this game Play mg full court press on the Stanfield Cubs, the Heppner girls walked away with the game, winning 2K Id \ ‘ (aaarr I; MHchrtl 10; tSrsln 7. Have A Safe & Happy Holiday ~v - EASTERN OREGON ' OUTDOORS Santa and Mrs. Claus will visit lone at 12:30pm and Heppner at 2:00pm, Saturday Dec 23, to give OotH.1 Wishes and Candy _ Canes There s ■ P o n ies w in 3 , lose on e Frito the Spanish Reindeer i\® % •. * jm . • * •A^-J----V. i. t,V< lit ppnt r Gazette-limes. Heppner, Oregon MfdnrvU*, December 20, IW Í - FIVE M ustangs defeat R am s By Bob Krem -
