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H ep p n er G azette-Tim es, H eppn er, O regon W ednesd ay, August 19, 1992 - FIV E Football practice starts Tall man featured announcer week. The camp, which attracted 77 youngsters ages seventh through 12 grade, to a week of drills and conditioning, lasted all of last week and was a good tune-up for the start of regular practice next week, Grant said.“ It was a real ly successful week. We did drills and practiced fundamentals.” Cost of the camp was $20. Each participant received a T- shirt and all money left was put back into the football programs at lone and Heppner schools, Grant said. Coaches helping with the camp were: Head lone Coach Gregg Rietmann; Asst. lone coaches Del LaRue, Robin Graff and Dean Robinson; Heppner Head Coach Gregg Grant, and assistants Les Payne, Dave Gunderson, Bill Ewing and Jess Osmin. The Heppner Mustangs will begin daily doubles football prac tice next Monday, August 24, Head Coach Gregg Grant has announced. The first practice of the day will be at 6:30 a.m. every day of the week, and the second practice will be at 6 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, and 4 p.m. Wed.,Thurs. and Fri. Those boys going out for high school football can pick up their gear this Wednesday and Thurs day, Aug. 19 and 20 between 6 and 8 p.m., or after practice Monday at the high school. Proceeds from the recently completed football camp will go back into football programs at the two area high schools, camp organizer and Heppner Head Coach Gregg Grant said this Bob Tallman Portland Rose Festival and the Red Lion in Pendleton among many others. “ So bring the fami ly to the rodeo arena for some good music and dancing,” said a rodeo spokesperson. Bob Tallman of Baker City is the announcer at the Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo this year. He is a featured television announcer at the National Finals Rodeo and is one of the most sought after an nouncers in the nation. Tallman is also the host of “ The American Farmer” radio program, heard nationally on more than 500 radio stations. Tallman announced his sixth National Finals Rodeo in 1991, a job he loves, but also considers one of his “ toughest gigs.” Tallman is an expert who knows just what members of a rodeo crowd want. “ They didn’t come to be educated,” he said. “ They came to be entertained.” “ Tallman is a dedicated profe sional. and a true showman, decked out in brightly colored Western garb, with his trademark walrus mustache and resonant v o ic e ,” said a rodeo spokesperson. Tallman, an announcer for 18 years, is always in high demand because of his uncanny ability to excite and involve his audiences. Still time to enter parade There is still time to enter the enter may call him at 676-9128 Morrow County Fair and Rodeo or 676-9405, or just show up at parade this Saturday, parade Green Feed store in Heppner chairman Brian Traylor said this Saturday morning at 9 a.m. “ We week. still need entries,” Traylor said. 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During their month-long stay, the boys live with area families and soak up all the American culture that they can. And they seem to be loving it. Sixteen-year-old Goro Tokiwa, is staying with Charlie and Cin dy Sumner and children, Sam, Jessica and Tim, in Lexington. Goro lives in the city of Kanagawa with his 18-year-old brother, his mother Haruko, who is a teacher, and his father Shingo, who is a computer engineer. Since he came to the U.S. Goro has ridden on a com bine, waterskied, picnicked at Cutsforth Park, swam at the lone pool, played at Oasis waterslide in the Tri-Cities, and toured the Morrow County Museum, Hepp ner High School and the dam. Plans are to tour Kinzua and take in the Morrow County Fair and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo. Goro says that the prices in America are much cheaper than in Japan. He says that he has real ly noticed another difference bet ween the two cultures-- Americans don’t take their shoes off in the house. He says he likes American food, especially Skit tles candy, but finds the idea of putting milk on rice pretty disgusting. Cindy Sumner said that Goro cooked them a Japanese dinner on their anniversary. Very appreciative of everything, Goro says he has had a lot of fun. He does, however, miss his girl friend back home. Kazushige Yamaguchi, 15, of Nagaski, has been staying with Laura and Tom McElligott and their children, Ethan, Daniel and Brian Burnside and Robert, Bren dan and Katherine McElligott. Accustomed to a large family, Kazushige lives with his 12-year- old brother, three sisters, 19, 17, and five, his mother Rumiko, who is a homemaker, and father J9* p Duo-Tang ea. 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He plans on cooking a Japanese dinner for the McElligott clan. Kazushige says he is very happy about his trip to the U.S., but does miss his parents. One of Kazushige’s sisters also participated in the exchange pro gram earlier. Hosts for Kazuo Matsuura of Hyogo are Bill Kuhn and Ann Spicer, and their children Phillip and Paula Spicerkuhn of Hepp ner. The youngest of the four ex change students, 13-year-old Kazuo lives with his brother, mother Michiko, a homemaker, and father Ichiro, a metal worker. Jane and Gary Richards, Lex ington, have returned home after a trip to Cambridge, Idaho, where Jane was reunited with two sisters and two brothers. As children Jane and her siblings had been adopted by different families. The efforts of their brother, Roger Brotherton of Kazua says he enjoys music and especially likes playing the clarinet. He has traveled with his host family to Yakima, where he was able to visit an Indian cultural center, and has been to Oasis water slides in the Tri-Cities and to McNary Dam. All three boys wear uniforms to school. Goro attends a high school with around 2,000 students, Kazushige attends a junior high school with around 1,000 students and Kazuo attends a junior high with around 800 students. A fourth Japanese student, Seiya Tagami, is living with the Terri Benetto family in Condon. Seiya lives with his mother, a beauty parlor ow ner in Kumamoto. He enjoys Kendo ( a Japanese sports in which bamboo swords are used), softball, fishing, making plastic models and painting pictures. He also en joys art in school. Joyce Hughes is local coor dinator for the program. Tillamook, brought the family together again. Sister Nancy Kovac is from Shreveport, Louisiana, Sue Har- rion is from Seattle. WA. and her brother Rick Yancy is from Boise. ID. Jane Richards was adopted by her cousin Grace and Vern Leathers. Í N E W M O V IE S Coming in Soon Rent a movie tonight! Prince of Tides Wayne’s World Wild Orchid 2 Medicine Man White Men Can’t Jump Fried Green Tomatoes Kates Pizza G76-S017 164 N. Main, Heppner Take Home A Movie! Hours Sun.-Thurs. G a.m. to 9 p.m. Fri. G Sat. 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. <>7 (> « I I * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
