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Junior high students chip RHS wrestler 4th in state
in for community
EASTERN OREGON
OUTDOORS
by Mark Bagett
When forced to look back upon my
steady (indeed, miraculous) progres
sion of scholastic grades 1-12, perhaps
the most vivid are the memories
O ffe r Id e a l
associated with spring break. How
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slowly the weeks would pass between
Christmas and spring vacations, an
agony further intensified by the reliably
gorgeous weather that would appear
sometime between those two periods.
Not until after I had been out of
school for more years than I attended
did I learn that most school systems set
the dates for their spring vacations by consulting springtime weather pat
terns over the past 100 or so years, heinously choosing the week most
apt to offer a strong Arctic frontal system occurring right in the middle
of several weeks of sub-tropical weather.
Spring break meant, for the incurable young outdoors enthusiast, a full
week of uninterrupted ground squirrel hunting. The wait became toughest
in high school. Each day for several weeks before vacation I would gaze
out the second-story window of my creative writing class and watch as
a profusion of the skittish, brown “ rats” gorged on the succulent green
grasses emerging from the nearby hillside. Occasionally, the ultimate trophy
would appear among the boulders—a fat, lazy rockchuck. If anything was
more difficult than concentrating on my studies during that class, it was
explaining why my work was sprinkled with such action verbs as “ dusted” ,
“ popped” or “ ventilate.”
As a rule, teachers are generally unsympathetic of the springtime long
ings of confirmed squirrel hunters. One P.E. coach of mine, a recent im
plant from the nether regions south of the Oregon border, enjoyed awar
ding “ demerits” for misbehavior. As I had been largely unsuccessful in
convincing him of my obvious angelic qualities, sunny afternoons after
the final bell would find me out on the track, running off his sinister
reprimands at the rate of one lap per black mark. Usually Wes, my loyal
hunting comrage, would wait, snickering patiently from the sidelines un
til I was free to go chase some squirrels.
“ You may have noticed, Mark, that I’ve been kind of rough on you
these past several months,” the coach said one day after watching me run
something more than 137 miles in record time. "That could all change
if I had you on my track team.”
“ No thanks," I panted. “ Spring is for squirrel shootin’.”
“ Don’t be ridiculous; nothing can taste that good, to justify your taking
what I put you through ”
“ Well, you don’t actually e a ...” 1 felt the sharp pain of Wes’ elbow
in my ribs. “ You mean you never had 'em?” I did my best to appear ap
palled. “ Best you ever tasted!”
“ Yeah,” Wes chided, “ Fry ’em up just like you would a trout—with
the heads off and the tails on. If you’re gonna’ live around here, you bet
ter not let anyone know you haven’t eaten ground squirrel.”
“ Yeah, well, I’ll have to try it,” the extortionist-tumed-teacher said,
adding that he intended to ride me harder than ever for having turned him
down.
For younger aspirants, perhaps no other activity can offer better hands-
on, actual field experience than can a hillside or field full of ground squir
rels. With proper adult instruction, nearly all aspects of safe hunting can
be covered-from responsible gun handling to marksmanship to hunting
etiquette-in a way that provides plenty of action to keep interest levels
up. And since the rodents are damage-causing pests for most ranchers,
it usually isn’t difficult to secure the required permission to hunt them on
private agricultural lands-another valuable lesson for the youngsters.
Above all, don’t take Wes’ advice to the coach too seriously about cook
ing and eating the squirrels-by all means, cut the tails off as well.
Ground Squirrels
Ideal
Training fo r
Budding Shooters
Rhea Creek Road
between Keck Canyon
and Brenner Canyon,
will be closed between
March 19th and
March 23rd. The
Morrow County Road
Department will be
replacing the deck and
rails on Snyder Bridge.
March 16 marked the third an
nual Community Service Day spon
sored by the students and staff of
Columbia Junior High School.
Twelve homerooms were organized
into work groups with projects to im
prove the communities of Irrigon
and Boardman.
This year work groups include
Mrs. Powell’s homeroom who will
be hosting a two-hour day care free-
of-charge to the citizens of Irrigon.
The day care will be in Room 8 at
Columbia Junior High. Children
may participate in water colors,
crayon coloring, games in the gym,
story hour and snack time. Mr. Mar
tin’s group will be mvolved in clean
ing, digging, cutting and repairing
the grounds around the Irrigon Lions
Club. Mr. French’s eighth grade
homeroom will be sponsoring a car
wash beginning at 8:30 a.m. until
noon at Rod’s Market. Donations
received from the wash will be given
to the Senior Citizen Center.
Mrs. Edinger’s students will be
baking decorated cupcakes for the
Senior Citizen’s Center in Irrigon for
By Marty Suter
After finishing second to the Im-
bler Panthers at Regionals the River
side Pirates advanced to the state
playoffs at the Pendleton Armory
March 7 - 1 0 .
Riverside got burned by the young
Monroe Dragons, 62-54, in the first
round Thursday. The Pirates dead
ly fast break vaporized against the
Dragons and they couldn’t convert
using their half court game.
It’s been 50 years since a boys
team from Monroe has qualified for
the state tourney but you wouldn’t
have guessed by watching the
balanced Dragon attack.
“ We didn’t rebound well at all;
we didn’t block out well either. Matt
Andreason, 5’ I I ” had seven re
bounds at the half and no one else
had any,” Ray Tracy said.
The Dragon demonstrated a much
quicker game than the Pirates have
been used to.
“ T hey’ve got some good
quickness and they use it well. We
were ready for it, but we were im
patient on offense and took ourselves
out of our own game,” Tracy said.
Rebounding didn’t work to the ad
vantage of the taller Pirates. “ I
thought my guards Mike Tallman,
Matt Andreason and Timms hit the
shots well and they controlled the
ball well, but they didn’t have any
help from underneath,” Tracy
commented.
On Friday, March 10, Riverside
clinched a State Class A basketball
tournament victory the first for a
Columbia Basin Conference team
since Heppner girls took the title in
1986, by beating Riddle, 89-64.
There were no teams from the
District 7A Columbia Basin Con
ference. the Pendleton tournament’s
host conference, either last year or
the year before.
The Pirates hit 30 of 37 free throw
t attempts, two attempts short of a
tournament record. Timms, River
side’s leading scorer, struggled ear
ly, missing his first 10 shots. “ We
reminded him that he’s a better
shooter,” Riverside coach Tracy
said smiling.
Riverside played Yoncalla for the
boys consolation title Saturday.
Scott Timms ignited the Pirates
with 20 first-quarter points. The
CBC champs seemed to be coasting
to a victory, until the big men, Pat
McDonough and Bill Byrd were
forced to sit with foul trouble. Yon
calla used this to their advantage and
powered in from the inside.
The Eagles got relief from junior
Van Loon who sealed the game by
a single free throw and rebounding
his miss to seal the clock with deuce.
Scott Timms scored an impressive
76 points in Riverside’s three
tourney games.
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tion bracket he pinned Graham Dean
of Elgin, moving him into the match
for third and fourth, which he lost
by a 2-0 decision.
Riverside’s other state qualifier,
Rudy Flores, lost his first two mat
ches by decisions.
Both Kinsey and Flores are juniors
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Women’s Aglow plans retreat
The Eastern Oregon Area Spring
R etreat for W om en’s Aglow
Fellowship will be held March 30,
31 and April 1, at the Red Lion Inn,
Pendleton, according to Corrine
Miles, Heppner.
This year’s speaker will be Con
nie Baranyai from Cedar Hills, Tx.,
where she serves on the staff of the
Trinity Assembly of God Church.
Connie is a Bible teacher and has the
“ unique ability to make the scrip
tures come alive, especially those
overly-familiar scriptures that we
feel has been exhausted,” said a
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spokesperson.
Besides the guest speaker, there
will be several workshops on Satur
day. A special feature this year will
be a “ Family Reunion” on Friday
afternoon for all past and present
area board officers.
For those unable to attend all three
days of the retreat, sessions will be
open on a session or day rate.
Aglow is an international in
terdenominational organization of
Christian women.
For further information call Miles
at 676-5016.
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Riverside clenches Class A
basketball tournament
We Stand Behind Our Motto
PO BOX 209
their weekly luncheon. The group
also will decorate the center in a
spring motif on March 16. Mr.
White’s homeroom will be in Board-
man sponsoring a free car wash at
Sentry Market. Donations will be ac
cepted to be given to the Senior
Citizen’s Center in Irrigon. Mr.
Robert’s group will clean up the area
across from Sentry Market in Board-
man. Students will report shortly
after 8 a.m. armed with plastic bags.
Mr. Killingbeck’s seventh grade
group will be running a pop bottle
drive in Boardman. Monies collected
will be donated to a charity in the
Boardman-Irrigon area. Mr. Pratt’s
students will be picking up trash in
back of the C & D Drive Inn and
painting for the City of Boardman.
Mrs. Bowling’s homeroom will
spruce up the Boardman City Park
and restrooms.
Mr. Colvett’s homeroom will be
weeding, clipping and cleaning up
the Irrigon cemetery and Mr. Hunt
and Mrs. Leinweber will be taking
students to the Boardman Marina to
pick up debris.
By Marty Suter
Riverside Wrestler, Jim Kinsey,
brought home the fourth place medal
from the State Class A Wrestling
Championships for the 98-lbs
division.
Jim won his opening match with
an 11-0 decision over John Patton of
Wahtonka, then lost his second
match by a decision. In the consola
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Monroe (62) Parker 3-6 2-3 10; Younger
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9 2-3 14; Crowson 3-5 2-2 ll;l Knutson
0-01-21; Justin Carley 2-5 6-6-10; Volkers
6 8 2-2 14; Josh Carley 1-1 0 4 2; Barnes
6 1 0-0 0. Totals 21-35 15-18 62.
Riverside (45) Tallman 6 1 10-0 9; Dike
6 2 6 0 0; Hill 1-2 0-0 2; Andreason 2-9 0-0
4; Larsen 1-2 1-2 3; Timms 1622 0-0 22;
Byrd 2-3 1-5 5; Meyers 6 1 0-0 0;
McDonough 6 1 0-0 0: Hyder 0-0 6 1 0;
Totals 2654 2-7 45. *
3-point goals Monroe 5 (Parker 2, Crowson
3)?. Riverside 3 (Tallman 1, Timms 2.)
Total fouls Monroe 7 Riverside 15. Re
bounds Monroe 33 (Justin Carley 13) River
side 23 (Andreason 9). Turnovers Monroe
10 Riverside 10. Assists Monroe 5, River
side 6.
Riversdie (89) Andreason 6 7 2-2 10;
Timms 620 7-9 24; Byrd 3-7 6-8 12;
Tallman 5-8 6 6 16; Hill 2-3 1-1 5; Larsen
3-6 2-2 8; McDonough 2-2 2-2 6; Hyder 1-5
2-2 4; Meyers 1-2 2-4 4; Dike 6 1 6 1 0.
Totals 29-62 3637 89.
Riddle (64) Davenport 6 9 1-2 9; Kurtz
2-4 2-2 6; Smaller 6 1 0 2-3 10; Nelson 1-6
0-62; Schofield 1-6 3-3 5; Chambers 7-18
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7 24; Gire 1-1 0-0 2; Putman 1-2 6 0 2;
O’Hara 1-3 6 0 2; Matthews 61 2-2 2; Han
son 6 2 6 0 6, Roberts. Total 22-6317-19 64.
3-point goals Riverside 1-1 (Timms 1)
Riddle 3-3 (Chambers 3). Fouled out-
\ndreason. Rebounds Riverside 42 (Byrd
14) Riddle 41 (Small 9) Assists Riverside 12
(Tallman 5) Riddle 2. Turnovers Riverside
22, Riddle 28.
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