Fillies take win over
Wahtonka 53-44
By Lisa Willman
On January 4, the varsity Fillies
traveled to The Dalles to open their
league play against the Wahtonka
Eagles. The Fillies won by nine
points, 53-44.
The Fillies took the lead right off
and outscored Wahtonka at halftime,
24-17.
The third quarter was the Fillies’
best-played quarter defensively.
They allowed Wahtonka to score on
ly 11 points, while offensively the
Fillies sank 20 points for a score of
Fillies, 44, Wahtonka 28.
In the fourth quarter Wahtonka
tried to make a comeback but just
couldn't score enough points, losing
to the Fillies, 53-44.
Fillies high scorers were Nikki
Brisbois with 15 points, Nina Tucker
added !2 and Heather Eckman chip
ped in 11 points.
Choir to present
program Jan . 13
The South Morrow County Com
munity Choir will present their
winter program on Sunday, Jan. 13
at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church at
7:30 p.m.
Admission to the concert is free.
T J U U
je-r
By Merlyn Robinson
r i p ~ x . i ., t ; t -M t - i
Frostbite, chilblains, house tires, frozen pipes and slipping an.. Jack-
sliding on icy paths and roads have been part of our Christmas season
weather. Keeping humans warm and animals fed and watered is a part of
frigid temperature conditions.
However I guess we shouldn’t complain too loudly compared to other
places. Seneca, a short distance from John Day, had 40 below and two weeks
of below-zero temperatures.
But ice conditions do separate adults from children. Kids fearlessly zoom
across slippery places and laugh if they take a tumble. However even young
adults creep over the ice like they were about to step barefoot on live coals.
And if adults take a spill they quickly glance around to see if anyone witness
ed their downfall. It’s not easy to retain one’s dignity while laying prone
like a misfortunate roadkill.
Tra la for snow and a white Christmas. Now we can experience foggy
short January days that help to bring on a blue funk mood and a case of
the blahs. But along with depressing weather conditions there are also con
tributing factors such as Christmas bills, store inventories and income tax
computations.
Hazardous footing does make it easier to explain accidents that cause ob
vious broken limbs or the use of crutches. At other times explaining a black
eye or other affliction can lead to a complicated tale if the entire truth is
known.
For example the following story was told in the “ N. W. Computor Solu
tions” publication:
A man was having a hard time giving a convincing explanation for the
cause of his broken arm. So he avoided the issue by publicly saying that
he broke his arm during a fall.
However the events that led up to that broken arm made an intriguing
story. It started the day his wife brought into the house some large potted
plants that had been out on their patio.
A snake hidden in one of these large pots later slithered out across the
floor as the unwanted creature was spotted by the wife.
Her husband was in the bathtub when he heard his wife screaming. And
because he thought her life was in danger, he didn’t even bother to grab
a towel.
His wife hysterically told him about the snake and pointed to where it
had disappeared under the couch. So the husband got down on his hands
and knees to locate the snake.
About that time the helpful family dog who had been snoozing in the kit
chen decided to lend a bit of encouragement. And he quietly slipped up
and cold-nosed his master’s bare behind. The man fainted thinking that he
had been attacked by the snake.
However his wife thought hef husband was having a heart attack so she
called 911. The ambulance arrived and the attendants placed the semi
conscious man on a stretcher.
When these medics started to carry the man out of the house the snake
came out from under the sofa. One of the medics was so startled that he
dropped his end of the stretcher causing the victim to fall and break his
right arm.
So be careful of sneaky snakes, slippery paths and hazardous roads. And
I won’t even ask Harley Sager about the cast on his arm.
I also heard that Monte Evans joined the macho Polar Bear swim club
that brags about outdoor dips during frigid weather conditions. However
he insists that he was not testing his endurance but that he was rescuing
cattle that had broken through the ice on a pond.
Take care and weather the weather while snow-mobilers and skiers have
a heyday. But if you are having a January case of cabin fever, be sure to
attend the upcoming Town and Country week events-it’s a worthwhile
educational and social affair.
MORROW COUNTY GUN CLUB
Lexington, O regon
Saturday, January 1 2 - 1 : 0 0 p.m.
practice and organization
Sunday, January 13 - 1:00 p.m.
league competition - eight weeks
EVERYONE WELCOME
Inform ation: 989-8104 or 989-8166
ELIMINATE HARD PAN
IMPROVE WATER RETENTION
Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 9, 1991 - THREE
Engagements
Morrow County Gun Club
The Morrow County Gun Club,
located at Cutsforth Comer, Lexin-
ton, is gearing up to participate in the
“ Spokesman-Review” Telephonic
Shoot. The local gun club is joining
with the Walla Walla Gun Club to
submit their highest scores to
Spokane in the eight-week league
competition.
Morrow County Gun Club will be
open this Saturday, January 12, for
practice and organization beginning
at 1 p.m. League shooting begins
Sunday, January 13, at ! p.m. and
continues for seven more weeks.
Everyone is welcome. More infor
mation is available by calling
989-8166 or 989-8104.
Lexington News
^
-:-The Three Links Club of Holly
Rebekah Lodge met for the
December meeting at Delpha Jones’
home. The main business of the
afternoon was the election of officers
with those elected as follows: Leila
Palmer, president; Joyce Buchanan,
vice president; and Kathy Tellechea,
secretary-treasurer. Plans for the
winter activities were discussed after
which refreshments were served.
-:-Holiday visitors at the Faye
Ruhl home were: Skip and Jean
Ruhl, Cindi and Traci Ruhl and Sam
Pollack of Hermiston, Dick Ruhl
from Roseburg, Mark Way from
Colorado, Chuck Peck from Bend,
Rick and Loris Ross and Joshua
from North Bend and a sister
Florence Grey of Heppner.
-:-Chuck Peck, who is living in
Bend, visited his parents, Fran and
Richard Peck over the holidays.
-:-Pat Townsend and daughter,
Sue, visited at the Lewis Halvorsen
home in lone and with other relatives
and friends in Heppner and Lex
ington during the holidays.
-:-C harlene
W hitney
and
daughter, Kimberlee, of Portland
spent several days at the home of her
parents, Cecil and Delpha Jones,
over the holidays with Max Akers
joining the family for Christinas day.
-:-Chris Jones and guest, Travis
Pettyjohn of Burbank, W A„ were
visitors at the home of Chris’s grand
parents and enjoyed a birthday din
ner. Other visitors were Connie Eng,
Kenneth Jones and sons. Later in the
evening he enjoyed birthday cake at
his home with guests, Charles
Starks, Brett Pfieffer, Susan and
Rick Johnston and granddaughter
Chelsey Hedman and Heather Rip
ple of Heppner and hosts John and
Linda Ripple.
-:-Gene and LuAnn Heliker and
infant daughter, Jessica and her
niece Amber McKenzie of Carlsbad,
CA and Lisa Sachett of Missoula,
Montana, were holiday guests of
Eldon and Barbara Gilbert and
visited with other friends and
relatives. On Thursday Eldon’s
daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Wing and son of Pilot Rock
visited.
-¡-Jennifer Martin, who attends
school in Bend, visited with her
parents Tom and Shirley Martin and
grandparents Juanita and Roy Mar
tin, over the holidays.
-:-Mark Way, from Colorado
visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Marvin Way over the holidays.
-:-Gayle Grey returned last week
from a trip to the East Coast to visit
friends and relatives. Betty Mathews
returned later after visiting her fami
ly there also.
By Delpha Jones
-:-Due to the weather conditions
several organization meetings were
called off until weather permits.
-:-Marie Steagall spent Christmas
Eve at the home of her daughter and
family, Pat and Jerry Dougherty,
Heppner and Christmas day with the
Howard Crowell family in lone
where she enjoyed dinner with the
family. New Years day was spent
with Bob and Bev S teagall,
Lexington.
-:-Visitors at the Bill B. Marquardt
home for the holidays were
daughter, Norita Marquardt from
Portland, Philip and Paula Mar
quardt from Santo Clara, CA., Rick
and Charity Marquardt and sons
from Connell, WA, and Doug from
Pendleton. They all enjoyed dinner
with a daughter and family Ira and
Billie June Owen in Lexington.
-¡-Sheridan Klinger, daughter of
Vic Klinger who is attending school
at LaGrande, visited her father over
the holidays.
-¡-Delbert and Phyllis Piper had as
guests over the holidays Tom and
Jeanette Skow and children from
Redmond, Mark and Denice Piper
and son Aaron from Santo Rosa,
CA., John and Ann Skow, and
Melba Quackenbush from Heppner
and Sherrie Piper.
-:-At the recent meeting and
Christmas party at the Lexington
Grange the group was happy to have
as part of the entertainment the S.
Morrow County Singers who sang
several fine Christmas songs, along
with other members. Following this
a pot luck dinner was enjoyed, after
which the members heard 17
children sing Christmas carols ac
companied by Betty Marquardt with
Teresa Flaiz and Pam Piper in
charge. Treats were enjoyed after
which there was a short business
meeting, with Master Joe Yocom in
charge.
Barbara Gilbert was elected as
Overseerer and Karen Temple as
Ceres. Willard French, Master of
Willows Grange was escorted to the
master’s chair and introduced and
later spoke a few words. In closing
Donna Cutsforth played a piano
solo.
-:-Debra Jones and daughters,
Janie and Brenda of Spokane, WA.
visited the holidays with her parents,
Hilda and Joe Yocom. Other guests
for Christmas were Marie and
Leland Jones and daughter Nicole,
Millie West and children Olivia and
Joe of Pendleton and Jack and Renee
and daughter Heather of Heppner.
-¡-Philip Tellechea accompanied
his aunt and uncle Mike and Lyn
Burcham to Spray over New Years
weekend.
Peray-Genovese — Smith
Rebecca Smith and Andre Peray-Genovese have announced their
engagement to be married.
Rebecca is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Smith. Heppner. She
graduated from Heppner High School in 1981. She is employed by
Southwest Airlines, based in San Francisco.
Andre is the son of Mrs. Jacqueline Peray, New York. He is employed
with Continental Airlines, based in Honolulu.
The couple plans a spring 1991 wedding.
Irrigon man sentenced
on drug charge
An Irrigon man was sentenced
Wednesday, January 2 in Morrow
County Circuit Court, following his
guilty plea to a charge of manufac
turing a controlled substance, accor
ding to Morrow County District At
torney Jeff Wallace.
Richard McEachem, 32, plead
guilty to charges arising from an
undercover investigation by the
Morrow County Drug Task Force in
May o f last year. O fficers
discovered a marijuana “ grow”
operation during a search of his
residence in Irrigon.
Circuit Judge Pro Tern Ralph Cur-
rin placed McEachem on two years’
formal probation and imposed 120
“ custody units” of which 60 can be
used for jail time. Judge Currin also
imposed a fine of $500, ordered
restitution of $225 to the Morrow
County Drug Task Force, and a
standard range of drug-related pro
bation conditions, including evalua
tion and treatment for use of con
trolled substances, mandatory drug
testing and search of McEachern’s
person, residence and vehicle for
presence of controlled substances by
his probation officer.
Home Extension to meet
On January 14 at 7 p.m. the Hepp
ner Evening Home Extension will be
meeting at the Pettyjohn office
building. The topic is “ Food and
C ulture
of
Our
Hispanic
Neighbors.” The leader is Cindi
Doherty and anyone is welcome to
attend.
Oil artist to have workshop
Robert Thomas, oil artist from
Kooskia, Idaho, will be coming to
Heppner in March. Thomas will be
available to the Morrow County
Creative Arts March 21 for a "help
ing session.” In the session Thomas
will help with any projects. This will
be a “ good time to finish up an old
one,” said a MCCA spokesperson.
Thomas, formerly of Richland and
Boise Idaho, is well known
throughout the area, this year alone
winning the “ Cattlemans Peoples
Choice” for Western Art and Ducks
Unlimited for Idaho.
Ten people are needed to fill this
class. The cost is $35 for the day.
Those interested should send a check
for $35 payable to Morrow Co.
Creative Arts and mail to Pauline
Matheny, Box 2416 Rt. 2, Heppner,
by February 1 so Mr. Thomas can
adjust his schedule. If this class is not
held checks will be returned.
1 9 9 1 C a le n d a rs
Baptism center of Lutheran service
This Sunday at the worship ser
vices of Valby and Hope Lutheran
church Pastor Hoobing will stress
the importance of baptism in our
Christian Life. Service at Valby will
begin at 9 a.m. and the service at
Hope will begin at 11 a.m.
The sermon will deal with a
passage from St. Mark l: 4-11, on
the baptism of Jesus. The children’s
sermon will deal with baptism as a
way of life. During the worship ser-
vices there will be a “ re-affirmation
of our baptismal covenant with our
Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ and
his Church,” said Pastor Hoobing.
Sunday school starts at 8:15 a.m.
at Valby and the adults are studying
the book of Revelation. Sunday
school at Hope begins 15 minutes
earlier than last year, 9:30 a.m.
Visitors and friends are always
welcome to worship either at Valby,
16 miles out of lone or at Hope, near
the Willow Creek Dam.
% price
Look over our large assortment of
Hallmark VALENTINE CARDS
l
-
IMPROVE USE OF WATER, FERTILIZER,
AND CHEMICALS WITH SUBSOILING
■
■
■
■
•3 6 " DEPTH
•2 4 " WIDE SWEEPS
•42’’ or 84’’ BETWEEN SHANKS
Miller & Sons Excavation
676-9613
■
■
The Adventures of
Grazelda & Clem
(After Hours)
5:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Clem pondered. "I just can’t think of
■ anything smart to say today Grazelda.
■ What am I gonna do? Grazelda snapped,
"Do what the fellers do at M ille r 's
■
M ini M arl A C h e v r o n ” . Clem in
■
quired, "And what’s that?” Grazelda shot back. "If they don’t have
■ anything nice to say, they keep their traps shut.” Clem purred. "In
■ that case, have a happy birthday, my little ice cream cone."
%
Stock up on HEART CANDY for
your “ sweeties” .
H i MuMitji Dm
217 North Main
4 A
A ' “ 'i A
He|»pnei
A
A '
A
►