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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 23» 1WI lone JV girls dispatch Condon Eric Orem picked for all-star Jean Nelson honored by OSU Extension at banquet at Heppner High School. She left Morrow County to serve as Exten sion Home Economics Agent in Yamhill County. Jean returned to marry the late Norman Nelson of Lexington. Through the years. Nelson has continued her involvement with Ex tension program s in Home Economics, 4-H Youth Develop ment. Wheat Production and home gardening, points out Carol Bennett, OSU Extension agent in Morrow County. As a volunteer. Nelson helped organize the lone Extension study group in 1970 and served for 22 years on the county Homemakers Advisory Council. She served many years on the Morrow and Umatilla Home Econom ics Program Development Committee. Jean has also been a valued member of the Morrow County Extension Advisory Board. In addition, she is active in Garden Club programs. Grange and the Morrow County Historical Society. Others honored by the Extension association were Glen McKenzie, Summerville; Gladys Barclay, Waldport; Evelyn Clink, Parkrose; Diane Ostrom, Monmouth; and Marjorie Edwards, Junction City. Jean Nelson Jean Nelson was one of six in dividuals to be honored by the OSU Extension Association as outstanding cooperators for their support and in volvement in Extension. Her award was presented by Roger Fletcher, associate director, OSU Extension Service, at the 1991 Town and Country Days Banquet last Friday, January 18. Jean McElhinney Nelson first came to Morrow County in the late 1930s as a home economics teacher COMPUTER PAPER Gazette-Times 676-9228 ‘MyselF story time theme “ M yself’ will be the theme of Heppner Public Library’s storytime Monday, Jan. 28. Kay Proctor will be the story teller and all children are welcome. Storytime begins at 10:30 a.m. Light Trucks & Van Accessories * Tail C a te P ro te c to rs ★ R u n n in g B oards ★ Side R ails ★ Side Caps DRESS IT UP - FIX IT UP - PROTECT IT Heppner Auto Parts _ Because there are no unimportant parts." 676 - 9123 By Anne Morter 148 E. Center itiT n a k lllArAp Heppner Valentines for Kids! Packaged Assortments Available. The lone girls' JV team had an easy time dispatching Condon last Saturday, defeating them 33-20. The young Cards held their opponents scoreless in the first quarter and outscored them 21-8 in the second period to put the game out of reach. Amy Pointer led all scorers with 12 points for the Cards. She also paced a strong rebounding effort, pulling down 11 boards as her team out rebounded Condon, 52-26. Kristine Bedortha and Heidi Nelson each added 10 rebounds. Kristine Bedortha dished out five assists to lead that department. lone shot a respectable 35 percent Freshmen Mustangs trample Monument 58-31 By Lisa Willman The Freshmen Mustang boys team traveled to Spray to play Monument and brought home the win 58-31. The Frosh had a tough time the first quarter against Monument. Defenses were tight on both teams and it wasn't until two and a half minutes had ticked off the clock before the Mustangs scored the first points of the game. With just a few seconds left in the quarter Heppner led 8-6 until Monument shot for a three-pointer to lead the quarter by one point, 9-8. In the second quarter, Heppner’s fast hands led to several steals and enabled the Mustangs to pull ahead at the half, 22-14. S yn d ic» » ^ M muj ' j thug 217 North Main Heppner 676-9158 By Anne Morter Eric Orem, a junior at lone High School, has been selected to par ticipate in an All-Star Football Ex change to take place in London, England, March 15-23. The team, which will include 40 participants from all over the state of Oregon, classes 1A through 4A, will play two games in the London area against an all-star team from that area. In ad dition, they will spend time practic ing and seeing the sights of London and the English countryside. Eric, 5'11” and 155 pounds, was the starting center and defensive end on the 5-4 lone Cardinal football team. He was also a Cardinal team captain. To date, Eric is the only player from M orrow County selected for this team. To make the trip, Eric needs to raise $1500 by February 15. A benefit dinner is being planned for February 8 in conjunction with the Condon games in lone. Donations are welcome and can be made at the Eric Orem school, to football coach Gregg Riet- mann or to Eric himself. JV Fillies lose to Helix By Lisa Willman Even though the JV Fillies lost to Helix, 32-54, the game was still a good one. Defensively the Fillies game improved and they didn’t allow Helix to get in for rebounds. The first half of the game was the Fillies best in defense. At halftime Helix had 23 points, but the Fillies were only behind by five points. In the second half the Fillies had problems with defense and allowed Helix to shoot and score. The Fillies offense was better, however. They made 12 out of 18 shots, the best they’ve done all year. Helix only hit eight out of 25 from the foul line. Freshman Jodi Johston led the team with eight points and five steals. Gretchen Berretta added four points. Ruth Norton pulled down seven rebounds and sophomores Michelle McCurry and Chrissy Schultz helped on the boards with four each. The next Junior Varsity game will be Jan. 25, 3 p.m. against Weston-McEwen, there. JV Fillies lose big to Monument By Delpha Jones “ Irrigation” in north and south Morrow County was the topic chosen for this year’s essay contest sponsored by the Morrow County Historical Society, for junior high students. Three prizes will be presented to the winners in May. The essay is judged by teachers outside the county and must be bet ween 500 to 1,000 words. It is hoped that there will be interest in this pro ject and the project will help the students become aware of the ad vancement of issues important to our area, and the progress made from the homestead days until now. The meeting, held at the Jim and Barbara Bloods worth home, started wiht a potluck dinner. A report was heard from Jean Nelson on the Wells Spring project. Flyers are available on the Oregon Trail and Wells Springs and have been distributed at other points o f interest. The treasurers report was given and the group was reminded of the memorial fund in the society. Cards of acknowledgem ent are sent to members of the bereaved families. The Gazebo has not yet been mov ed in Boardman and the group ex pressed their disappointment that this project has not been carried out. The stone with the Indian markings in Ir- rigon has been moved to a better location and a sign will soon be com pleted for that project. Work has been done on the Groshens fountain in Heppner and work will be com pleted this spring. An election of officers was held with president, Delpha Jones; vice president, Harold Peck; and secretary-treasurer Ruth McCabe. During the business meeting the guests watched a film on Celilo Falls. '/ Following; the meeting Irvio Rauch was thanked for all the assistance given the society while he was in office as county commis sioner. Those present were Ruth McCabe, Harold and Edna Peck, Jean Nelson, Darrell and Sue Vin son, Cecil and Delpha Jones guests Louis and Betty Carlson and the host and hostess Jim and Barbara Bloodsworth. Pomona Grange to meet Jan. 26 Pomona Grange will meet on Saturday, Jan. 26, at the Boardman Market Report Compliments of the Mofrow County Grain Growers w The last half of the game Heppner dominated all the way. Their shots sank through the hoop and a full court press helped them to get tur novers to score. The final score was Mustangs, 58, Monument 31. Everyone who played scored at least two points. High scorers were all in double figures with Jerid Wickland scoring 12 points for the freshmen and Sam Sumner and Austin Coiner each adding 11. Coach Bob Ployhar stated with a smile, “ we played Pilot Rock last night and won and to win two games in a row is great. Our rebounding was good. We have had problems up until tonight so our practicing has finally paid off.” ‘Irrigation’ topic for Historical Society essay By Delpha Jones I your kids in today — let them select their favorites. from the floor, making 14 of 41. They were four of seven from the free throw line for 58 percent. Con don was nine of 64 for 14 percent from the floor and two of three from the line for 67 percent. Coach Tom Bedortha was pleas ed with the effort, noting that Amy Pointer played a good game on both offense and defense. He also com mended Erika Bergstrom for a strong defensive effort and Heidi Orem for solid play until she was forced out of the game in the third quarter with a knee injury. The JV team’s next outing is this Saturday Jan. 26, with a game against Sherman County. Tues. Jan. 22 Soft White Jan. *2.88 Feb. *2.89/*2.90 March *2.91 April *2.92 New Crop *2.86 Bariev Jan. *106/* 107 Feb. *108 March *106 New Crop *95 Pik 98 % mi CH EVRO LET Greenfield Grange. The meeting will start at 10 a.m. followed at noon with a dinner. A cake walk and pro gram will follow lunch. Speaker will be Tami Malgefini, who is with Betah Enterprises, Her miston. She will speak on programs available to the handicapped. All grangers are urged to attend the Pomona meeting. By Lisa Willman On January 8 the Heppner High JV Fillies traveled to Spray to play Monument in a game that Monument dominated all the way with an ending score of Heppner 20, Monument 51. Monument scored the first basket and took an early lead and it wasn’t until the last three minutes of the quarter that the Fillies got an oppor tunity to shoot and score. The score at the end of the quarter was Fillies eight. Monument 21. In the first minute of the second quarter the ball traveled from one end of the court to the other several times with no one getting off a shot. The Fillies kept working their of fense around but Monument’s defense was tough. With three minutes left both teams were in foul trouble but Monument sank fouls shots and Heppner didn’t. At George Fox College lists honor roll Missy Cutsforth, a senior business major and the daughter of Noel and Pat Harshman of Echo, is listed on the fall 1990 honor roll at George Fox College. To be placed on the honors list a student must receive a 3.5 grade point average or higher while taking at least 12 graded credit hours of classes. George Fox College is a four- year, Christian liberal arts college founded in 1891 by Quaker pioneer settlers. It has been named twice by U.S. News and World Report magazine one of “ America’s Best Colleges." It offers 30 majors in eight divisions of education, fine and applied arts, communication and literature, natural science, religion, social science, business and economics, and physical education. Oregon’s oldest and largest Chris tian college, George Fox occupies a 60-acre campus in Newburg. C o l o r a d o G o l d ® J e w e l r y Obituary R o b e r t D . S c o tt DISCOVER A DELIGHTFUL ASSORTMENT OF COLORADO NATURE DESIGNS FOR MEN A N D WOMEN. DOZENS OF STYLES OF RINGS, EARRINGS, NECKLACES, STICKPINS A N D TACKS IN STERLING SILVER, 10 or 14 KARAT GOLD. PRICES START BELOW $20.00. The funeral for Robert D. Scott, Veradale, WA., formerly of Hepp ner, will be held on Saturday, Jan. 26 at 2 p.m. at the Crossroads Bap tist Church, North 509 Sullivan Road, Veradale, WA. Burial will be CO LO RADO a Sunday, Jan. 27 at noon at the Pomeroy Wa. cemetery. Mr. Scott, 54, died at his home JEW ELR Y I Jan. 17, 1991. He was born July 15, 1936, at Heppner. From 1974 to 1976 he was construction supervisor for several Alaskan bridges built as a support system for the Alaskan Member pipeline. From 1979 to 1982 he liv Jewelers of America. Inc. ed in the Sinai Desert, Israel, on an air ba. e as part of the Camp David accord and ftxjm 1985 to 1986 he liv Peterson's Jewelers / , ______ ed at Papua. New Guinea, where he was involved in building a gold ^ Heppner 676-9200 mine. Mr. Scott was a member of the Crossroads Baptist Church, Iron Í F mm»un«i workers Local 14, the Tri-Cities Elks Lodge and the Moose Lodge of Ephrata. He is survived by his wife Sue, at the home; daughters Robyn Scott, y e a rs old Spokane Valley and Tsila Scott. Belgium; sons. Donald of Spokane, and David of Spokane Valley; sisters Cordabelle Baysinger and Patricia Becker, both of Eugene; brother, Arthur C. Scott. Pomeroy, and six grandchildren. Hazen and Jaeger Valley Funeral Home, N. 1306 Pines Road. Spokane. WA is in charge of l l l l l l l l l i l l »«««11»W w w m . w S arrangements. ‘7s i Low Prices • Quality Service • No Pressure • Firm Price Quotes halftime Heppner was behind by 18 points. In the third quarter Heppner played man to man and ran a full court press. The Fillies defense began to look better as Monument had to work the ball around quite a bit to get an open shot. At one point in the game the ball went back and forth so much that neither team was able to shoot. Girls on both teams really had fast hands which caused both teams to get into foul trouble. The Fillies were behind by 25 points going into the final quarter. The Fillies ran a full court press try ing to make a comeback but were unable to make their shots count. They lost to Monument 20-51. Chrissy Schultz was high scorer for the JV Fillies with six points. Sara Greenup and Jodi Johnston each chipped in five points. » DEBBY SUNNER YOU CANT BEAT OUR DEAL SHERRELL CHEVROLET Hermiston, Oregon THE O F AM ERICA IS WINNING. Phone 567-6487 TODAYS CHEVROLET 40 and still won’t share your cookie dough. J AS
