Clinic construction hinges on
parking and street improvements
HEPPNER
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VOL. 111
NO. 48
10 Pages Wednesday, December 2, 1992
Morrow County Heppner, Oregon
Heppner challenges Vale for title
Excavation has begun on clinic addition
The Heppner Planning Com
mission approved a variance to
allow construction of an addition
to the Pioneer Memorial Clinic in
Heppner at their meeting Nov.
25. Excavation in preparation for
construction began Nov. 30.
The planning commission
stipulated, however, that plans
for the addition must include at
least 35 parking spots. The com
mission also requires that entry
and exit ways near the clinic be
widened and nearby streets be
made more accessible to vehicles.
Plans originally called for 21
champions.
Coach Brice Gundlach, in his
seventh year at the school and
fourth year as the head coach, has
compiled an impressive 43-4
career record. Gundlach will call
on three-year starters Joe Arritola
(245 lbs.) and Nate Van Matre
(205 lbs.) at guard and tackle to
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anchor their running game.
Senior quarterbacks Jeremy
Johnston and Mark Alston look
Heppner Lions Club Secretary
to tight end Larry Ramirez, 6 '6 '’ Steve Rhea and Soroptimjst
255 lbs. in their passing game. r resident Joyce Hughes show
Halfbacks Cory Maag, Dan some of the oranges to be sold
McFeeters and fullback Tony during the annual fruit drive next
Cummings are all hard running w e e k .
backs in the ground attack.
Instead of door to door sales of
On the defensive side of the oranges and grapefruit as has
ball, 6 ’4 ” 270 lbs senior Greg been done in the past, the two
Hoagland joins Van Matre, Ar clubs will take orders in advance
ritola and Ramirez in the line. and then deliver the fruit next
Cummings lines up at linebacker w e e k .
and Gundlach calls Alston the
Fruit will sell for $20 a case,
“ best defensive back in the $12 half case, and $8 for a
state.” Gundlach also mentioned quarter case. There are 72
sophomore Matt Jacobs as com oranges and 48 grapefruit to a
ing on late in the season in the c a s e .
defensive secondary.
Anyone wishing to order fruit
Gundlach looks for “ a real may contact Joyce Hughes at
physical battle with Heppner. 676-9228,
676-9959,
or
They’ve been able to run suc Marianne Kahl at 676-9113. Fruit
cessfully and we need to stop may also be ordered from any
that.” He also mentioned being Soroptimist member.
able to move the ball against the
stingy Mustang defense as a key.
Vale beat the Umatilla Vikings
32-15, in the first round of the
playoffs and had to come from
behind to defeat Dayton 26-20 in
After nearly a year of contract
the second round. Last week they negotiations between the Morrow
traveled to Lost River and beat County School District and its
the Raiders 21-6.
teachers, including the assistance
Coach Greg Grant thought the of a state mediator, talks have
Mustangs would need to “ play stalled. The Morrow County
good defense to defeat the Vik Education Association, represen
ings’ size advantage. We’ll have ting about 150 teachers in Mor
to use our speed and quickness row County, has requested the re
and spread the field out to win the maining issues be submitted to
game. We’ll need to stop them
from steamrolling us to win.”
The Mustangs started the
playoffs with a 14-0 shutout of the
Enterprise Savages and blanked
Town and Country Day is set
the Warrenton Warriors 21-0.
for Wednesday, January 13.
Last week Heppner squeaked out Traditionally, this is the day the
a 14-13 victory over the Crow
Heppner Chamber of Commerce
Cougars.
recognizes and presents awards
parking spots and no road im
provements, but area residents
voiced concerns about parking
and increased traffic flow.
Funding for the street im
provements is still up in the air,
however. Morrow County Judge
Louis Carlson said that since the
clinic is a county building on
county property , the county court
will consider funding the imp
rovements. But he said the coun
ty must first know exactly what
improvements are required and
the anticipated costs of those im
provements. He said that if the
county agrees on funding, monies
will come out of the general fund
or contingency.
According to Carlson, Pioneer
Memorial Hospital and Clinic ad
ministrator Kevin Erich has in
dicated that the medical fund has
no funds available to make the
street improvements.
The propsed clinic addition will
be 26 feet by 98 feet and will
house four exam rooms, four of- •
fices, a lobby and reception area
and offices for physical therapy
and Home Health. The Morrow
County Public Health Depart
ment office may also move to the
clinic from its downtown
location.
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Annual orange and grapefruit sale begins
Photo by Joyce Hughes
Jeremy Maddern (82) T.R. Riehl, Kevin Kilkenny and Tony Burt
celebrate their hard earned victory.
The Heppner Mustangs will try
to write the final chapter to their
storybook season when they take
on the Vale Vikings Saturday,
December 5 at the Class 2A State
Football Championship game.
The game will be played in con
nection with the 1A and 3A
championship games at Parker
Stadium on the Oregon State
University campus in Corvallis.
Game time for Heppner is 1:30
p.m. St. Paul will play Dufur for
the 1A championship and The
Dalles and St. Helens will battle
for the 3A title before and after
the Mustang-Viking tilt.
Heppner and Vale are both
perfect at 12-0 this season but the
Vale perfection goes deeper.
Since coming down to the 2A
level in 1990, the Vikings have
won 38 straight games, a state of
Oregon football record, including
two state championships. Hepp
ner and Vale last played in the
first round of the state playoffs
last season. The Mustangs travel
ed to Vale and were defeated
46-13 by the eventual state
Mustangs to play in Parker Stadium
Heppner Mustang fans atten
ding the Class 2A state football
championship game in Corvallis
Saturday can take advantage of a
special treat, three championship
games for the price o f one.
Ticket prices for all football
playoffs have been set by the
O regon School A ctivities
Association. Tickets for the
championship games at Parker
Stadium are $5 for adults and $4
for students. Game admission is
good for one or a maximum of
three games.
Dufur will meet St. Paul at 11
a.m. for the 1A eight man cham
pionship followed by the
Heppner-Vale contest at 1:30
p.m. The Dalles and St. Helens
will collide in the night-cap at 4
p.m. to decide the 3A football
championship.
Heppner will be the designated
home team for the 2A champion
ship and as such Mustang faas
should sit on the east side of the
field opposite of the pressbox.
However, Dufur spectators are
entitled to the front row seats for
their contest and will move when
their game is over for the Hepp
ner fans At the conclusion of the
Heppner Vale game. Mustang
supporters will need to allow The
Dalles fans to occupy those seaLs
nearest the sidelines. One may
select any other seating for the
two games Heppner is not involv
ed in.
The most direct route to Parker
Stadium is to take Exit 228 south
of Albany onto state highway 34
off of Interstate 5, then follow
signs to Philomath through Cor
vallis turning right on 30th street.
This will lead directly to the park
ing lot at Parker Stadium.
Teachers’ contract negotiations stall
tickets at $5 for adults and $4 for
students may be purchased at the
gate.
Bus tickets must be purchased
from Tricia Gunderson at the
Bank of Eastern Oregon by noon
Thursday, Dec. 3. The charter
bus has high back tilting seats and
a restroom. A maximum of 47
Community pep assembly Dec.3
The Heppner High School
cheerleaders will sponsor a com
munity pep assembly Thursday,
December 3 at 6:30 p.m. in the
high school gym. “ The com
munity is invited to come and
factfinding. The asssociation and
district have selected John
Hayduke of Seattle, WA. to serve
as factfinder in this dispute.
“ We were optimistic that a set
tlement could be reached.
However, after an all night
mediation session, a number of
significant issues remain
un reso lv ed .’’ said
Mike
Wetherell, chairperson for the
MCE A negotiations committee.
A factfinding hearing will oc-
cur in January. The factfinder
will hear both sides of the dispute
and write recommendations to
settle the contract.
Chamber seeks nominations for awards
Flatts chartered bus to take spectators to game
A chartered spectator bus to at
tend the Class 2A state champion
ship game between Heppner and
Vale at Parker Stadium at Cor
vallis will leave Heppner at 6
a.m. Saturday. Dec. 5 and return
around 11 p.m.
Bus tickets arc $30. which does
not include the game tickts. Game
Heppner Lion Steve Rhea and Soroptimist Joyce Hughes
help wish the team good luck
before they take off to Cor
vallis,” said advisor Joyce
Hughes. The Mustangs are
scheduled to leave at 6 a.m.
Friday
seats are available and a
minimum of 39 seats mast be sold
for the bus to travel to the game.
The bus is chartered through
Flatts in Condon.
for man. woman, citizen-
educator and business of the year.
Organizations and individuals
are encouraged to pick up
nomination forms at the Chamber
office (Heppner T V.) or from
Bill Kuhn. Suggestions will be ac
cepted over the phone. 676-5536
or 676-9141 and nomination
forms mailed out upon request.
Selection of man and woman of
the year and citizen-educator is
based on direct community ser
vice, civic involvement, philan
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thropic and church work. The
business award takes into con
sideration community involve
ment. improvement and invest
ment. Innovation in employee
and customer relations may also
be a consideration.
Chamber president LoRayne
Bowman encourages nominations
“ as there are many deserving
people in our community and
Morrow County who have gone
that extra mile and deserve to be
recognized”
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