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Heppner Gautte-Tlmes, Heppner, Orqon Wednesday, February 12, 1"2 -111REE IMS Lady Cards beat Condon Colt basketball concludes take second in Helix tourney season with tournament By Becky Wagenblast Jone's Middle School Lady Cardinals had a busy week play- ing four games starting January 28, in Condon. lone defeated the Blue Devils, 21-8. The Cardinals jumped out to an early 6-1 first quarter lead. Melissa McElligott scored six points. !one's defense worked well and turned several of Con- don 's turnovers into baskets. The second quarter saw Ione keeping Condon from scoring. Suzy Heideman made four points, leading the Cards to a 10-1 advantage going into the half. Ione pulled down 11 re- bounds in the second quarter to control the boards. They also had eight steals off the press. lone played everyone in the se- cond half. Top scorer was Melissa McElligott with six points. Becky Wagenblast led the Cards in rebounding with six and a total team effort of 26. lone had 29 steals with McElligott taking eight. January 30, Ione traveled to Helix and crushed the Grizzlies 25-11 . The Cardinals shot 40 per- cent from the field and 66 percent from the line in the first half. Ione led 14-5 at the half. Lynde Minster led with six points and McElligott had six rebounds. In the second half the Cards had eight steals and converted those into points. Suzy Heideman had four of her five steals in the second half. Heideman led the scoring throughout the game with seven points. The Cardinals had 21 re- bounds and 13 steals. On Feb. 1 Ione attended the Helix tournament. The first game was a rematch against Helix. The Heppner's Colt Ba ketball season concludes Saturday, Feb. 15 with a day-long tournament beginning at 8 a .m . Colt Basket- ball features boys and girls in grades four through six. The tournament will include an East and West regional with the East held in the junior high gym and the West regional in the high school gym. The schedule is a follows: High school gym: 8 a .m . number one seeded Bruins against number 8 Cardinals; 9 a .m . fourth- Cougars and fifth - Huskies; wiMers play at 11 ; losers at 10. Loser of 11 a.m . Cards won 24- 16. lone jumped out to a 5-1 lead in the first quarter. Helix fought back to a one-point margin in the second stanza making the score 9-8, lone, at the half. In the third quarter the Car- dinals played better and led 17- 13. They shot a good 41 per- cent. The fourth quarter saw Ione pulling off the win, 24- 16. Lynde Minster was the leading scorer with to points. Melissa McElligott helped the Cards with nine of their 26 rebounds . Heideman had four steals. In the championship game Ione met up with Echo. The Cards lacked energy and were behind 2-6 after the first quarter. They Amateur bowlers will take to came back in the second to trail the lanes soon to determine the by two, 11- 13. state champions for the 1992 In the third quarter lone was Miller High Life Championships, still lagging behind the Cougars, one of the richest events in 16- 17. McELligott made a three- amateur bowling. The champion- pointer to pull the game within ship tourney will take place at one. Heppner Bowl February 15- 16. The final stanza was Ione' s last This event, sponsored by of the day , but they just couldn't Miller High Life and conducted pull it off and lost 21 -27 . Becky by the Bowling Proprietors' Wagenblast had a three-pointer Association of America, is pro- go in at the buzzer. ving to be as popular as its Suzy Heideman led all scorers predecessor, the Miller High Na- with 11 points. She and tional Doubles. Thousands of Wagenblast each had eight league bowlers entered local rebounds. The Cardinals brought home qualifying events for the Miller the second place trophy for their High Life Champio nships during the fall league season. Local efforts. qualifying concluded Jan. 6, with state finals to be completed by Feb. 23. Each state will advance one man and one woman cham- lone Middle School Lady Carinals had another successful week, defeating Arlington Feb. 4 , 24- 11 and Helix two days later 30- 17. Their record now stands at nine wins two losses. Ione led Arlington, 14-2 at the end of the first quarter. The Gosl- in gs fought back in the second to close lone' s lead to seven, 14-7 . Ione held Arlington scoreless in the third and charged to a 20-7 lead. The Cardinals woo 24-11 . Melissa McElligott and Suzy Heideman each had eight points to lead the Cardinals. McElligott also had 10 rebounds and three ·assists. lone had a total of 34 l ebounds. On Feb. 6 , Ione crushed the Helix Grizzlies for the third time this season. Ione jumped out to a 7-2 lead at the end of the first quarter. McElligott had a three- pointer at the buzzer, strengthen- ing the lead. Ione maintained their lead in the second quarter, going into the half 13-6. Ione used good defen- sive pressure and held Helix to only four points. In the third period they kept the pressure up. The fourth quarter belonged to the Cardinals as they cruised to a 30-1 7 victory. McElligott couldn't miss a shot and made 20 points for the game. Suzy Heideman had six and Becky Wagenblast chipped in four. Heideman pulled down eight re- bounds and Lynde Minster dish- ed out four assists to pace lone. McElligott also lead in steals with five . lone shot 33 percent from the field and 100 percent from the line. Jone' s last game is Thursday , Feb. 13 in Arlington . Game time is I :30 p .m. Gun club lists weekly winners Sunday , Feb. 9 , 2 1 shooters partic ipated in a chilly afternoon of trapshooting. Curt Day took first place honors with a perfect score of 25 at the 16 yard line. Harvey Childers, Loren Woodside, Mike Adams, Pat Lovgren and Jason • • • • Maben shared second with a score of 24 . First place in the handicap event went to Pat Lovgren with a score of 24. Second place was shared by Day, Childers and Rob A hbeck, each with a score of 23. The gun club will open Sun- day , Feb. 16 at noon. THIS VALENTINE'S DAYSAY ILOVEYOU WITH JEWELRY. The Valentine ~ ft she loves best is the one t at lasts! Fine jewelry is something every woman appreciates. . ~ ft~noo•s ~ ".,, ... , Chinese New Year game will play at 12:30 p.m. for third place. Winner of 10 a .m. game will play at 12:30 p.m . at the j unior high gym for fourth place. Junior high gym: 8 a.m. Ducks vs. Bears; 9 a.m. Trojan v . Beavers; winner at 11 a .m. loser at lO a.m .; loserof I I a.m. game at 12:30 p.m . at the high chool for third place; winner of IO a . m. game at junior high gym for fourth place . A champion hip game featur- ing each regionaJ will begin at ap- proximately l :30 p.m at the high school. There i no adrni ion charge. Bowling tourney finals Feb. 15-16 at Heppn~r Bowl IMS Cards beat win two By Becky Wagenblast Ione 1st graders celebrate ;.., Jewelers / 676-'200 pion to the national finals, March 21-22 at Baily's Lane in Reno, Nev . The state champions not o nly earn state prize mo ney and a trip to Reno, but are also guaranteed a min imum of $500 with both the male and female national cham- pions wiM ing $10,000. Follo w- ing the single ' co mpetition, a special doubles' event will pair the top 12 state teams as deter- mined by their individual score from the singles tournament. The 12 teams compete in round-robin , match-play competition with the winning duo earning $ 10 ,000. AJI 12 teams receive prize money . Singles' competition at the na- tio nal final gets underway on Saturday , March 21 , followed by the doubles' competitio n on Sun- day afternoon, March 22 . First grade students front (l-r) Sheena Christman Diana McEJJigott, Caitlin Orem. Zinter, Cay/~ Krebs Daniel Nolan, Ti/ Tullis. ' Lexington News By Delpha Jones Whea_tland Pomona meets By Delpha Jones Wheatland Pomona Grange met Saturday, Jan 25 at the Lex- ington Grange. The meeting was presided over by the Overseer in the absence of Master Barton Clark. Minutes o f previous meetings were read and repons were heard from the four ubord inate granges. Gus Strecker, master of Spray Grange reported that senior citizen dinners are held there weekly and that they are now hosting a place for the doctor and nurse from the Fo sil clin ic fo r consulation with local patients . Greenfield grange is busy with the regular meetings and they also serve breakfast at the hall on the fourth Saturday from 7- 11 a .m . as a money maker for their grange. Willows is busy with their regular meetings, programs and other activities. Lexingto n has held all their meetings, and a Christmas party with food for the Neighborhood Center. Reports we re hea rd from various committees and an elec- tion for teward was held with Clarence Buchanan of Lexington elected. He and Nyna Knighte n and Mary Wilkins were installed in their respective offices. A resolution was heard concer- ning the insurance and the grange members. One must be a member before they can get the benefits provided by the grange including the in urance. -:-Hilda Yocom i home after 10 days in Good Shepherd Com The program con isted of a mun ity Ho pita l in Hermiston . reading "The Indian 23rd -:-Holly Rebekah Lodge and Psalm" by Eulenna Vaughn, Lexington Oddfellows Lodge met ''Ten Commandments for good on Thur day evening . The Listing" by Wilma Martin and ReP,ekah meeting wa called to " Th ree Rooms and a Path" by o rder by the .G . Kath y Dot Halvorsen. The speaker for TellecJw~. the day, Loren Unruh , conserva- T he table favor for the tionist of the USDA office and a embly were discu ed . They daughter, were introduced. He will need approximately 350. po ke to th e gro up about Card were ent to confirmed Wetlands. There has been much members and friends. The next published lately about the project card party will be Sat. March 7 and he gave the group update with p rize and refre hments . such as what is a Wetland, and told the group that thi program -:-The card party held at the Rebekah Hall Saturday evening , came about when the Dec. 23, 1985 Flood Security Act was Feb . I , wa well attended . signed . There are we tland Refreshments were erved and classifications such a tho e desig nated before the 1985 act , and those since, uch as fanned we tland , prio r con verted wetlands and atricial wetlands. If there i a que tio n whether you have wetland on you r property this can be answered at the Soil The Morrow County Health Conservation District o ffi ce. Care Council will hold its mon- Those with wetlands on their pro- thly meeting at lone High School perty will be no tified . on February 20 at 7 p. m. Is ue W illows Grange received the to be di ussed by the ouncil will prize for those most present in at- include health di trict , bilingual tendance at Pomona in 1991 ancl need /re ource in health care a motio n wa made to continue and the federal de ignation o f a for 1992 . rural health clinic for the Board- The next Pomona will be at man Health care Center and Spray, Saturday, April 15 at Pioneer M t!rnurial Clini . 10:30 a .m. eil Meyer from the Univer- G range count wa as follows: ity of Idaho will be in Heppner Lexingto n 10 ; S pray , five ; to pre ent the study on the Willow , fi ve; Greenfield two of Pioneer economic importance '1d two vi itor . Memorial Ho pital on February 25. The meeting will take place • • • • • • • • the following people wo n prizes: . women 's high-Jean Adams : men' high-Bob Taylor; low-Earl orris and Sue Vinson ; pinochle- · F rance Smou e and Carol Nor- ri . The next card party will be Sat . March I . -:-Hilda Yocom is a patient in Good Shepherd Comm un ity Ho pitaJ in Hermisto n where he i recuperat ing fro m major urgery. - :-Leila Pa lmer and Joyce Buchanan moto red to Portland la t week . Leila returned ho me Sunday while Joyce remained fo r a longer sta Y · -:-Debra Jone of Spokane, WA ., vi ited her parents Joe and Hi lda Yocom d ur in g the weekend. Health care council to present study on economic ~mportance Onion workshop slated Feb. 27 A lower Columbia Basin Onion Workshop wil be held on Thurs- day , Feb . 27 at the Heather Inn in UmatilJa. There will be no charge for the work hop and Panda wh ich lives in China's bamboo fore ts. They learned that kite fl ying is popular in Asia a nd one windy day they enjoyed flying a kite. Students al o tried their hand at cooking fried rice which they all agreed tasted great. A a culmination of their unit of tudy they had a day of celebration when the class dre s- ed in the good luck color of red. They held a parade with a good luck dragon they had made. The cla s al o followed the trad ition of giving pennies wrapped in red paper to tudents and parents as a wi h fo r a happy and pro- perous new year. It was a fun week of learning for everyone. The lone Elementary School first grade celebrated the Chinese New Year the fi r t week of February . They learned the Chinese u ea lunar calendar and • name their years after 12 animals . This is the Year of the Monkey, 4 ,690. Betty Rietmann's class studied ancient C hine e culture. They tried writing Chine e character for familiar words and used C hinese sym bols fo r number to 10 to do math problem . They wi hed everyone Gung Hay Fat Choy (Happy ew Year). Students learned how siJk cloth from il k worms was first made in China. They tudied the giant lunch will be provided . For more information call the Morrow County Extension office 676-9642 or the Hermiston Ex- tension office 567-832 1. ac the Columbia Ba in Electric Cooperative at 7: 30 p.m . Thi repon wa prepared by the University of Idaho, in a ocia- tion with Mountain States Health Corporation of Salem. The inten- tion of thi tudy i co educate community re ident as to the role of th e local health care y tern play in the economic in- fra tructure of the community. Morrow County citizen are encouraged to attend bo th meeting to provide input and to learn more about health care issues in Morrow County . For further infonnation cal l Pam agely, 676-91 22. Wrieht Chevrolet. Inc. 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