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iJBPiliì Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 7, 1990 - THREE Receipts due March 15 is the deadline date for sending in Fred Meyers receipts for the Apples for Kids program. Peo ple saving receipts of items bought at Fred Meyers stores may turn them into the Fleppner Elementary School I he receipts may then be redeemed for supplies for Apple computers. For further information contact Karen Beck at the Fleppner Elementary School Smokey Bear to visit story time H ep p n er's Public L ib rary ’s storytime is receiving a special guest Monday. March 12. Back by popular demand is Smokey the Bear escorted by employees of Heppner’s U.S. Forest Service. Storytime begins at 10:30 a m. and all children are welcome. Mustangs nipped 78-77 at regionals St. Patrick’s Senior Center Bulletin Board Bed race bigger than last year Erin Go Bragh. St. Patrick’s day is coming and at this center, we’re ex cited. We’ve sent fliers and invitations to every senior center and mealsile in Eastern Oregon and we’re planning multiple activities for next week’s celebration. This week: Oops, we were mistaken about the knitting classes on Mon day. They start the first Monday in April. Tuesday the Class of ‘50 met in our front room to make further plans for their fortieth reunion. Friday at 9 a.m. in the front room our cooks, Marilyn Bergstrom and Mary Ella Moyer are giving a food sale with proceeds to go for some items they want in the kitchen. Sunday: potluck. This is the second Sunday of every month at 4 p.m. This Sunday we’re leaning toward bringing a favorite ethnic dish. If you haven t a tavorite foreign dish, it doesn’t matter. Bring whatever you like. Your participation and enjoyment is more important than what you bring. Everyone is welcome. Next week: Monday at 1 p.m. is quilters’ day. Wednesday: the noon dinner menu is beef stew with vegetables, coleslaw, orange juice, buttermilk biscuits and pineapple upside down cake. Host and hostess for March are Bud and H arri^ Batty. Serving helpers will be from the Lutheran churches. At 1:30 p.m. the Senior Center Board meets in the office. Friday: the Methodist Church will serve their big Irish Stew dinner in the dining room beginning at 5:50 p.m. Remember how good it was last year? Saturday: from 7:30 to 10 a.m. we seniors will serve a full country breakfast (sausage, eggs, potatoes, pancakes, fruit and coffee) at the annex at the fairgrounds. At parade time, you will see our float in the lineup. From noon to 4 p.m. we serve home made bread, potato soup, pic and coffee in the dining room. All day we are showing Irish videos on our TV in the front room. Also, our Irish quilt will be on display there. Raffle tickets are $1 each. Come by and kiss the Blarney stone with us. 1 Photo by Joyce Hughes Bob Krein plays tough defense in regional game By Bob Krein On Friday, March 2. the Hcppner Mustangs faced the Grant Union Prospectors. The game decided who would advance to state and who would be out. The Mustangs came out even with the Prospectors and trailed by one after the first quarter. The Mustangs then slowed down and found themselves trailing by seven at inter mission. The Mustangs were down 11 at the close of the third quarter. Their reserves were sent in and Richie Pet tyjohn scored five nuick points nnri cut the lead to six. The starters then came in and us ed a full court press to keep narrow ing the lead. The Mustangs were down by as little as two until Russell Britt hit a three-point bomb at the buzzer making the final score Hepp- ner 77 and Grant Union 78 Grant Union would later play Riverside and lose allowing the Pirates to advance to the state tour- nament as the number two team. The Mustangs were lead by Russell Britt with 25 points and six assists. Slater Mitchell added 14 points and 10 rebounds and Doug Devin scored 16 points and had four steals. The Mustang’s ended up 15 and six on the year. Hcppner 22 17 16 22 77 (■rant I'nion 23 23 20 12 78 Hcppner (77) Pettyjohn 2-3 0-0 5; R. Britt 8-28 5-9 24; Krein 0-3 0-0 0; J. Britt 0-1 0-0 0: Osmin 3-4 1-2 7: B. Pedro 3-5 0-0 6: Mitchell 5-13 4-6 14; Connor 1-3 2-2 4; Desin 5-14 6-10 16; Rathhun; C. Pedro. Totals 27-72 18-29 77. Grant Union (78) Fell 7-18 2-3 17; Graham 8-15 4-6 21; Hensley 7-13 0-1 14; Guhser 3-7 2-2 8: Sams 3-4 (W) 6; Kehrberv 2-9 2-2 6: l.ahhert 3-7 0-0 6; Kdwards; Carter; Wood; Schumacher; Fieger. Totals 33-73 10-14 78. 3-point goals- Hcppner 4-12 (R. Britt 3-8 Pettyjohn 1-1); Grant Union 2-3 (Fell 1-2; Graham 1-1). Fouled out-none. Total fouls- Heppner 15 Grant Union 19. Rebounds Hcppner 32 (Mitchell 10) Grant Union 41 (Graham 13) Steals Hcppner 18 (Krein 5) (■rant Union 13 (Hensley 5). Assists Hepp- ner 13 (R. Britt 6) Grant Union 7 (Graham 3). Turnovers Hcppner 21 (three players svith fise) Grant Union 25 (Graham 9). HEPPNER FIRE DEPARTMENT takes over Kate’s Pizza SATURDAY, MARCH 10 starting at 5:00 P.M. TILL CLOSING Proceeds go to Fire Dept. Equipment Fund L = ' ------- ■ ■ ■ ■■ " '---'-T-1- ; Rhea Creek Road between Keck Canyon and Social Ridge, will be closed between March 19th and March 23rd. The Morrow County Road Department will be replacing the deck and rails on Snyder Bridge. • * . * ', A , . - • •; • * : •; : - t - .T .' •» • '. . « ‘ . V W. * y . . . '■ >.;•.• ; r -V S i.v - y . ¿ v L The Morrow County Search and Rescue will be selling chili and hot dogs on Saturday and Sunday, March 17 and 18 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. between the Heppner Hotel and the Wagon Wheel, during the St. Patrick’s Celebration. - \ Raffle tickets for three special prizes will also be available. The drawing will be held between 5:30 and 6 p.m. on March 17. The food booth and the drawing are fund raisers for the Search and Rescue. s, : • •*’ ■ - ■ V / j '. i 1 - v ^ . r - • V ‘ V • • ’ .. • v The trip was wonderful . ’ V' . : .1- • > - but ' • *••••• V > v -:i - . • ,v .r ;v . .. -;,V | » ■ ; .V if. y J . =* :;."-r v T G' Day Mates We 're back!! :b - «•. . - '• v :<* r: -, *% -> . . % • r ■ • v , I ‘ ■ - , •• ’■ • . ; ’ . ; * • 7 there’s no place like home Thanks to R aelen e, P eg g y & D o ro th y f o r holding the p la c e to g eth er w hile w e w ere g one Stop by & see the new items & displays that arrived during our absence f :; ■ ' A snack shack with hot dogs, pop and candy will be provided by the cub scouts. DRIP IRRIGATION SYSTEMS RV & MOBILE HOME PLUMBING REPAIR Stokes Landing Happenings GUNS - FISHING TACKLE 30% OFF Wallpaper Sale continues thru March 15 Stokes Landing Senior Center Calendar of events: March 12-mealsite; 14-North Morrow County Extension meeting, 9 a.m.; 19-mealsite; 26-mealsite, 30-game night, 7:30 p.m.; 31-Blue Mountain Fiddlers. Game 2-Umatilla vs. Burbank, 11:30 a.m .; "* ■ Game 3-Loser game 1 vs loser game 2; Game 4-winner game 1 vs. win ner game 2. « . ‘ Search and Rescue to have booth Tournament games scheduled this week The Heppner fifth grade boys basketball tournament will be held Saturday, March 10 at the Heppner High School gym. Follow ing is a tournam ent schedule: Game 1-Heppnervs. Condon, 10 a.m.; said. There will also be a Calcutta again this year, where race fans can bet on their favorite bed racing team. The winner could win $100. Anyone who would like to enter the race can pick up an entry form from the Heppner Gazette-Times or .ontact Tim Adams. The bed race is one of the most popular events at the Heppner St. Patrick’s Day Celebration. So far six to seven beds will be in this year’s race, says race coor dinator Tim Adams. “ We’re going to have two heats this year, because of the number of entries,” Adams GoasttoGoast Heppner WE CAN HELP YOU 676-9961 l .W H Y THE LACK OF COMMUNITY SU P P O R T - ’ ^ • .ji y * •. ».. .• , « * * ’ Last week we ran an ad asking for people to donate items for a fund raising auction. Proceeds from the auction are |p be used to help to finance the St. Patrick’s Day weekend celebration and activities. Over 100 items were donated last year. To date this year only 2 dozen items have been donated locally. We have some items donated by celebrities but that will only com prise a small part o f the auction. To support a good cause, look around the house, in the garage, in the attic, in the basement, and the closet, and see what you can find. It can be something new, something used, something big or something small; an antique, or a unique, a collectible, or memorabilia. We would like to have all items by March 14 so we can prepare an auction list for distribution. Please contact one o f the following people and we will gladly see that your donated item is picked up. Thanks for your support. Pat Sweeney 676-9226 Mark Pointer 989-8572 Charlie Anderson 676-5182 Jerry Healy 676-5240 Mark Lovgren 676-5154 PLEASE !! Photo by Joyce Hughes Would those who have borrowed ap pliance carts, tools, etc., please return to us so that we may continue to loan to others. Lott‘s Electric 676-5811 Carrie Brownfield goes for the Dali in game against Prospectors ended the season with a win-loss record of 15-8 overall. By Scott Johnston Grant Union 12 15 17 13 59 Heppner 18 12 10 8 48 Heppner (48) Brisbois 4-13 5-7 13; Stookey 5-9 2-3 12; Palmer 2-7 0-0 4; A. Currin 2-4 0-0 4; Greenup 7-17 1-3 15. Totals 20-51 8-13 48. Grant Union (57) Parker 2-11 4-8 8; Lyons 5-14 0-1 10: Claire 2-6 04) 4; ShoberK 8-24 3-4 23; Willis 0-0 2-2 2; Gregors 6-14 1-2 12. Totals 23-69 10-17 59. The Heppner Fillies 1989-90 season came to an end last Friday, when they lost to the Grant Union Prospectors 57-48 in the first round of the Region D Tournament in Pendleton. The Fillies fell behind early in the opening quarter, but rallied and led 18-12 at the end of the first quarter. The Prospectors outscored Heppner 15-12, in the second period but the Fillies still held on to a slim 30-27 lead at halftime. The Fillies led up until the final minute of the third quarter, when Grant Union lied the game and with 30 seconds left took the lead, 42-40 Heppner trailed by only four points, 44-40, going into the final period. The Fillies wore down in the fourth quarter, and were unable to overcome the Prospectors. Grant Union outscored Heppner 13-8 in the fourth quarter, and went on to the victory and advanced to the second round of the tournament. Jennifer Currin led Heppner scorers with 15 points followed closely By Nikki Brisbois who had 15 poiints. and Kim Stookey who scored 12 points. With tne loss, a successful Filly season came to an end. Heppner V- i* - “ ;.v . 7 " V v .» L •••? .v We Stand Behind Our Motto : * ^ YOU C A N T BEAT OUR DEAL S'. ■ PO BOX 209 " ï « HERMISTON.OR. 97838 567-6487 \ • ’ - * * * h • • • 1 ';. V • * k,V• '‘ ’ :.>* ä 1 • ‘ ■ •;.s- ■V ' m 'S .’/ v : ’S -y S . A’ -;.’ Low Prices & Quality Service For Over 40 Years ' : .*• SHERRELL CHEVROLET - • • K .v ÿ fr Find A Better Price • We’ll Match It ' 7 ' -•**• — It. ' • . ••• . •’ *-•/ *■, ✓ *» **
