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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 20, 1995 . . . . Blood drive Ron Currin wins steer wrestling Currin of Maupin beat Pendleton Branch of First In Imbler hands Mustangs first loss September 26 his Ron brother Tony Currin, Hepp terstate Bank and a stainless The Imbler Panthers put a dent in the Heppner Mustangs' season record, beating the Mustangs, 18-0, in nonleague action at Imbler, Friday, Sept. 15. • Both teams came into the game with a top 10 coaches' poll ranking with Heppner fourth and Imbler eighth. The game was tight and hard hitting and was much closer than the final score showed. Both teams were conser vative through the first quarter on th e su n n y day w ith temperatures in the 90s. Hepp ner turned the ball over deep in Panther territory with senior Casey Diehl intercepting Brian Koffler's flat pass at the Imbler 20 y a rd . line. The Panthers needed only five plays with quarterback Ben Lowe sneak ing the ball into the end zone for the score from the yard line. Chris Sykes blocked the pat and Imbler led 6-0. The M ustangs tried to answer back on the next drive. Heppner drove 59 yards to the Imbler one yard line but were stuffed on two running plays and a fumbled snap on fourth down. Big plays on the drive were nine yard runs by Rod Zumwalt and Jim Schlaich and pass completions from Koffler to Ben Ewing and Schlaich. The game tightened up in the second half. Both defenses stif fened and the game was played between the 30 yard lines with M ustangs Sykes, Schlaich, B rent G u n d erso n , S h au n Hisler and Eric Schonbachler leading the defensive charge while Im bler's two senior tackles Josh McDonald and Tony Porfily and linebackers Deal and Austin Bingaman stopping the Mustangs. Midway through the fourth quarter, Heppner held the Pan thers at the 10 yard line. After taking over on downs, the Mustangs faced a fourth and r~3 . The Heppner community is hosting a Red Cross blood drive at St. Patrick's Senior Center, 182 N. Main, on Tuesday, Sept. 26, from 2-6 p.m. Donors must be 17 or older, weigh at least 105 pounds and be in good general health. To schedule a donation appoint ment, or for more information, call American Red Cross at 1-800-868-9057. Throughout the year, re gional hospitals are filled with premature babies, cancer and surgery patients, accident vic tims and other ill and injured people who cannot live without blood transfusions, said a press release. Because whole blood is separated and transfused as components, just one blood donation can help up to four patients, said a Red Cross news release. Donors can give blood every 56 days or eight weeks. Time to order Jr. high annuals Orders are now being taken for Heppner Junior High an nuals. Annuals will be presold at $16 each. O rders and payments will be taken at the high school office or see publications teacher, Linda Dutcher by Sept. 29. Mustang receiver Rod Zumwalt (40) looks to haul In Brian Kof- tier pass one from the 19 yard line. They went for it but Imbler held them after a fumbled exchange. Diehl scored immediately for the Panthers and they had a 12-0 lead. The Panthers scored a meaningless touchdown on an interception return as time expired, making the final score 18-0. Despite the lopsided score, the statistics were almost even. Imbler rushed the ball for 126 yards while the Mustangs gain- 'C3 — •< ! < ^ 3 “ * ^ 3 = *» >1 Work Day Saturday, Sept. 23 Start at 8 a.m. Bring rakes, shovels, etc. Lunch will be served ,( 3 — o ^ 3 “ * F all ed 92 yards. Koffler was 3-10 for 43 yards and lowe was 3-9 for 35 yards. The Mustangs will jump in to Columbia Basin Conference play, hosting the Umatilla Vik ings, Friday, Sept. 22, at the Morrow County Fairgrounds. Umatilla has lost two games in their preseason to the Union Bobcats and the same Imbler Panthers. The winner of the game should have the inside track to a playoff berth. Game time is 7:30 p.m. ■ Q — < i The lone lady Cardinals traveled to Fossil Tuesday, Sept. 12, and came back with a 5-15, 15-7, win over the Wheeler County Falcons. The match proved to be a long tough win for the lady Cardinals. The Falcons won the first game, 5-15. After nerves settled down and lone started playing team ball, they won the second game, 15-7. The third game started our slowly for the lone team, as they were unable to score until the third rotation. Wheeler then started having a tough time keeping their serves inbounds and lone used their mistakes to make a run on the score. Melissa McElligott was lone's top scorer for the evening with 11 p o in ts, follow ed by Clothing Sah (ken Key 991.18 ^ 2395 Bib overalls 235.47 27°° o n sa le 2295 W estern Cut Flannel Shirts Pearl Buttons *8 2 0 5 16“ on sale a t 1 4 « The Heppner Booster d u b is sponsoring a tailgate party on Friday, Sept. 22, at the Morrow County Fairgrounds from 4-7 p.m. before the H eppner- Umatilla football game. The din n er will include barbecued hamburgers, cheese b u rg ers, hot dogs, chili burgers, chili dogs, chips, brownies and drink. Prices are $3 for a hamburger or cheeseburger meal; $4 for a chili burger meal; $3.50 for a chili dog meal, and $1.50 for a hot dog ° meal. Stephanie Haguewood with six. Kara Miller and Stephanie Lemieux led the team with 27 set assists apiece. Suzy Heideman, Laree Anderson, Jenny Sullivan and McElligott all pulled in though hits and strong blocking. Dawn Boor and Marie Tworek were key factors for lo n e's defense against a hard-hitting Wheeler team. "It took us awhile to start pulling together as a team, but once we did we looked good, lone's serve consistency was one of the key factors in winn ing the third game. This was our first league game of the season and it looks like our league will be tough again this season," said lone head coach Charity McElligott. Cardinals win first league game Coveralls 28K on sale Booster club to hold tailgate party Cardinals defeat Wasco , wccc ^ . ou . u tt Q The lone Lady Cardinals defeated the Wasco County Redsides at lone on Friday, Sept. 8. The first game of the season started out on a positive note w hen th e C ardinals outscored the Redsides, 15-8 and 16-14. Melissa McElligott served 100 percent with 11 serves and had six kills. Marie Tworek served 100 percent while Suzy Heid eman had six blocks and 10 hits. La Ree Anderson served 100 percent with 100 percent on serve receives and six spikes. Dawn Boor also served 100 per cent and had eight good sets. Jenny Sullivan, Kara Miller, Stephanie Haguewood and Brenda Holtz also served 100 percent. Coach Charity McEl ligott commended the lone lady Cardinals for their exception blocking and serve receives. In JV action, the lady Car dinals lost 15-5, 5-15 and 9-15. Camie Crum, Jessica Krebs, Steffi Kohler and Nova Riet- mann all served 100 percent. Team serving was 97 percent and diving digs were 100 percent. 487441 M e n s 14 V. o z Jeans R e g 1 5 " o n sa le Auction 13« Sept. 23rd 10 a.m. Westwinds Nursery 0iock ¿^Logger Jeans 44 4 0 1 21°° o n sa le 1795 Morrow County Grain Growers 1-800-452-7396 Lexingtor, Oregon 350 Mam 989-8221 ▲ ffffl Fruit Trees Concrete Shade Trees Evergreen Shrubs| Evergreen Trees Flowering Shrubs Flowering Trees Musser Auction Group 1-800-867-7235 ner, by .4 second in in the average going into the steer wrestling finals Saturday, Sept. 16, at the Pendleton Round-Up. Ron won by .3 second after Tony made the day's fastest run with a time of 5.3. Ron followed with a run of 5.4. Ron w on th e Bank of America Trophy, a custom- made, hand-stamped roping saddle made by Boyer Saddlery of Hermiston and presented by Round-Up Queen Kimberly Hoeft. He also won a trophy buckle d esig n ed by the Pendleton Round-Up Associa tion and donated by Master Printers/Agri-Times; a Resistol felt hat donated by Inland Em pire Bank, a pair of Justin R opers d o n a ted by the steel Citizen watch with a sterl ing silver band presented by Loftus Jewelers. Mike Beers of Powell Butte received the Mike C urrin Memorial Award presented by the Currin family in memory of Mike, who died in a plane crash en route to a rodeo. The award is given by Mike's widow, Judy Currin Pederson, his brothers, Tony, Steve and Ron, and their parents, Ron and Judy Currin of Buttercreek. The award goes to the high point Columbia River Circuit timed event cowboy at the Pendleton Round-Up. Beers received the Mike Cur rin Memorial Award Trophy Saddle, made by Rich Boyer of Hermiston and hand-tooled by Shane Crossley. St. Patrick’s Senior Center Bulletin Board_______ There were 98 people present for the senior dinner Sept. 6. One meal was home delivered. Members of the Methodist Church served. Howard Gilliam won the meal ticket and Ada Werner the bingo ticket. Lynn Bibby and Elsie Huston were hostesses. Hearing aid assistance was given and blood pressures taken before the meal. The Senior Board met in the office following the meal and the quilters met in the dining room. The menu for the birthday dinner Sept. 27 will be chicken ala king with rice, peas and carrots, biscuits, pears, birthday cake and ice cream. Members of the Lutheran church will serve. The volunteers from the office and apartments folded Exten sion bulletins on Wednesday last week. There was one table of cards on Friday and nine watched the movie "Into the W est" Sunday. The Red Cross will hold a blood drawing Tuesday, Sept. 26, from 2-6 p.m. in the Senior Center dining room. The bus will leave for the Hardman Oyster Feed at 4:30 p.m ., Saturday, Sept 30. A few seats are still available. Tim Cundell will bring his music to the Senior Center Oct. 7 at 6 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend. Those attending are asked to bring finger foods for refreshments. The knitting class is to begin Oct. 5. Call Anne Morter, lone, for details. Other dates to remember: Tuesday and Thursday exercise 10 a.m.; Wednesday blood pressure clinic 11 a.m., senior meal noon, quilters 1 p.m.; Friday cards 2 p.m.; Sunday movie 7 p.m. Nordic Ski club to make plans The Arbuckle Nordic Club will meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 26, at the Episcopal Church Parish Hall. The meeting will be devoted to setting up the schedule of cross country ski classes and outings for the coming winter B I season. Anyone interested in cross country skiing is invited to at tend the meeting. Information about club ac tivities may be obtained from club chairman, John Edmund- son, 676-5177. Hardman Community Center's Oyster Feed & Salmon Bake •7 *. 9 Ig H y y .¡I. Ham Dinner - Homemade Desserts Saturday, September 30 Dinner 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Cook - Bob Allen Adults $1000 Children $450 Preschool Free IS tx x a m a r im m a m s K E K m t 1