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By April Hilton-Sykes
A new principal has been
hired at Heppner High School
(HHS) to replace Steve Dicken
son, who officially announced
his resignation at the Morrow
County School Board meeting
Aug. 12. Dickenson was prin
cipal at HHS for seven years.
Ron Anthony, 38, from
Nyssa, was hired Monday as
principal at HHS. He was in
itially hired as assistant prin
cipal at Columbia Middle
School in Irrigon, but accepted
the HHS spot when it became
vacant.
Anthony commented that
Heppner High School "is in a
good position” and has a
|"great staff". "I'm not looking
at changing anything right off
the bat," he added.
This is the first administrative
position for Anthony, who
taught junior high math for 10
years at Nyssa and was head
track and cross-country coach.
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He also taught math at a mid
dle school in Vale for five years
prior to his position at Nyssa.
Anthony grew up in Vale
and graduated from Vale High
School. He graduated from
Eastern Oregon State College at
LaGrande in 1981 with a bache
lor of science degree in elemen
tary education with a secon
dary math endorsement. He
received his master's degree
from Northwest Nazarene Col
lege in Nampa, Idaho, in 1993.
Anthony and his wife, Mary-
anne, have three children,
Christopher, 16, who will be a
junior at HHS, Nicholas, 14,
who will be an eighth grader at
Heppner Junior High, and
Logan, seven, who will be a
first grader at Heppner Ele
mentary School. Maryanne will
be employed as an educational
assistant with the district in
north Morrow County. The
family is planning to live in
Heppner.
Beth Slottee new music teacher
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VOL. 115
NO. 35
6 Pages Wednesday, August 28, 1996,
Morrow County Heppner, Oregon
O W GL fall workshop slated Preschool
The 19% fall workshop of the
Oregon Wheat Growers Lea-
* gue (OWGL) has been schedul
ed for Wednesday, Sept. 4 ^t
Cousins' Restaurant in The
Dalles. The workshop will
begin at 8 a.m. and is open to
all OWGL members.
Five major topics are high
lighted in the workshop. Fol
lowing presentations from
speakers on these subjects, par
ticipants will have an oppor
tunity to recommend changes
in OWGL resolutions and have
input on OWGL legislative
goals for 1997.
Leading the program is a
panel on grain warehouse bon
ding and licensing require
ments. Bob Hawkes from the
ôregon Dept, of Agriculture,
Dave Sparrow from the Idaho
Dept, of Agriculture and Dave
Richelderfer from Pendleton
Hour Mills will participate in
this panel.
Dr. Guillermo Fuentes Davila
from the CIMMYT research
program in Mexico will speak
on and summarize the scientific
knowlege on karnal bunt. He
an internationally known ex
pert on this wheat pathogen,
which has recently become an
interest to Oregon wheat
producers.
Other participants in the pro
gram include Brent Lake of
Oregon Dept, of Land CortSer-
vation and Development,
speaking on land use planning,
and Mike Krueger of MK Com
modities, presenting a market
update and a preview of a
marketing competition to be
held at the fall OWGL conven
tion. Bob Graham, state conser
vationist for the Natural
Resources Conservation Ser
vice, and Farm Service Agen
cy executive director Jack Salis
bury will also give a report on
conservation rules from USD A.
Oregon producers are urged
to attend the workshop. At
tendees may reserve a com
plimentary lunch by calling the
OWGL office at 276-7330.
M CURD to meet OTPR Committee
to meet Sept. 5
The Morrow County Unified
.Recreation District has schedul
ed its regular meeting for
Thursday, Aug. 29 at 7 p.m. at
.the lone High School.
The Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo
Committee will hold a wrap-up
meeting on Thursday, Sept. 5
at 7 p.m. at the Morrow Coun-
ty Fairgrounds.
registration set
Heppner Daycare Preschool
registration for the 1996-97
school year will be held
through Thursday, Aug. 30 for
any child who has turned three
of four before Tuesday, Sept.
10.
Registration is limited, with
only six openings in the four-
year-old class and three open
ings in the three-year-old class
available. Classes for three-
year-olds will begin Wednes
day, Sept. 11 and will be held
Wednesdays from 8:30-11:30
a.m. Cost is $25 a month.
Classes for four-year-olds will
begin Tuesday, Sept. 10, and
will be held Tuesdays and
Thursdays from 8:30-11:30 a.m.
Cost is $50 a month.
Teachers are Sue Norton and
LaRae Kindle.
Community
calendars now in
The community birthday
calendars are in.
Anyone who hasn't gotten
his calendar may pick it up at
the high school.
Terri Gentry says that there
are plenty of calendars for
those who haven't already pur
chased one.
Mustangs begin season with early game at Joseph
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photo by Jo yce Hughes
The Heppner Mustangs open
their 19% football season with
an early start, traveling to Jo
seph to challenge the Joseph
Eagles on Friday, Aug. 30.
Game time is 7 p.m. at the high
school in Joseph. Most of the
rest of the state's football teams
start their 19% campaigns on
Friday, Sept. 6.
The Eagles will not be
pushovers, as they just missed
out on the class 2A football
playoffs in the Wapiti League
last year, losing to Nyssa and
Imbler, two teams that the
Mustangs also lost to last year.
Coach Greg Grant and
assistants Les Payne and Chris
Rauch welcomed 52 players to
daily doubles last week, eager
to improve on last year's finish
when they qualified for the
state playoffs and lost in an
overtime heartbreaker to the
Nyssa Bulldogs, 28-22.
Some big holes need to be
filled, as the Mustangs graduat
ed Shrine game participant
Chris Sykes and 1000 yard
rusher Shaun Hisler, along
with starters Brian Struckmeier,
Rod Zumwalt, Randy Van Et
ta and Ben Ewing. However,
the Mustangs do return with a
solid collection of football
players that should make an
assault on one of the two
playoff spots available in the
Columbia Basin Conference
(CBC). They are coming off a
7-3 season last year and hope
to repeat a playoff appearance.
Senior Brent Gunderson,
(5' 11", 215 lbs), a CBC all-star
last year, returns at linebacker
and will start in the offensive
line. Jim Schlaich (5'10", 170
lbs) will start at running back
and linebacker after recovering
from injuries sustained in an
auto accident. Brian Koffler
(5'11 ", 160 lbs) will call the
signals from the quarterback
By April Hilton-Sykes
Beth Slottee, 22, newly hired
music teacher for Heppner and
lone schools, officially started
work Aug. 28, but has been on
the job for the last several
weeks in preparation for her
job which covers most of south
Morrow County.
Slottee, a first-year teacher,
will teach Heppner and lone
high school music labs, general
music for grades three and four
at Heppner Elementary School
(HES), band for grades five and
six at HES, general music for
grades three and four at lone
Elementary (IES), and band for
grades five and six at IES.
Slottee says that she is en
couraging students to sign up
for band even after school has
started. "W e're looking for
new band members," she said.
Slottee says she is also hoping
to get a pep band together.
Slottee grew up in Illinois,
but graduated from high school
in Salt Lake City. Her parents
are from Oregon and she has
family in the Portland area.
Slottee graduated from the
University of Oregon with a
bachelor of music degree in
music education in June 1995.
She obtained her teaching cer
tificate this month.
She says she especially en
joys playing oboe.
Country Rose plans rose give-away
The Country Rose floral and
gift shop on Main Street in
Heppner has planned a unique
way to encourage friendship.
On Wednesday, Sept. 4,
Country Rose will give away a
dozen roses to anyone who
comes in the store and asks for
them. They have only one
stipulation-that whoever gets
the dozen roses keeps only one
rose and gives the remaining 11
to neighbors and friends.
"W hat a wonderful way to to
encourage friendship and
fellowship," says Trish Sween
ey, Country Rose manager.
"The Country Rose is proud to
be a provider of roses to those
who wish to participate in this
great day." Sweeney says that
the store has ordered around
360 roses for the 'Good
Neighbor Day'.
'"G ood Neighbor Day' was
started as a way to get people
acquainted or reaquainted with
their neighbors in an act of
friendship and goodwill by giv
ing them a rose, the universal
symbol for love and goodwill,"
adds Sweeney.
Country Rose is owned by
John and Ann Murray of
Heppner.
Bowling alley to open Sept. 15
Willow Lane Inc. is purchas
ing Heppner Bowl from Doug
and Sonya Smith of Clarkston,
WA. The bowling alley will
reopen Sunday, Sept. 15, with
league bowling starting on that
date.
Anyone interested in bowl
ing may call the Willow Lanes
or John Breidenbach, 676-9108.
A membership of $100 for in
dividuals or $200 per family is
required for all bowlers or
substitutes. Cost for student
bowlers is $50 for the first stu
position for the third year in a
row.
Seniors Josh Coiner (5'9'',
185 lbs) and Justin Matteson
(5'10", 170 lbs) are returning
starters on the offensive line
and linebackers. Phillip Telle-
Heppner residents can help
chea (5'10", 215 lbs) should
ensure blood is available for pa
start both ways in the line and
tients needing transfusions this
Jeff Watkins (6", 160 lbs) re
fall by donating blood to the
turns as a starting receiver. Eric
American Red Cross at St.
Schonbachler (5'8'', 150 lbs)
Patrick's Senior Center, 182 N.
will start in the defensive back-
Main, Heppner, on Tuesday,
field and running back.
Sept. 24, from 2-6 p.m.
Sophomore running back
Donors must be at least 17
Derek Gunderson (5 '7 ", 150
years old, weigh a minimum of
lbs) will start in both ways for
105 pounds and be in good
the Mustangs and juniors
general health.
Travis Wilhelm and Tim Sum
"Donating blood can help
ner will see lots of action in the
someone in critical need. One
offensive backfield and defen
pint of blood can help up to
sive line, respectively.
four patients because blood is
Sophomore Tim Dickenson
separated and transfused as
will contribute on both sides of
components," said a Red Cross
the ball, and junior Jonas Hea-
ly (5'11", 235 lbs), senior Lon spokesperson.
nie Rill (5’10", 235 lbs) and
sophomore Royal Robinson
(5'10'', 160 lbs) will help anchor
the line play for Heppner.
The Mustangs host Riverside
in week two of the season and
then travel to Yoncalla before
opening league against Uma
tilla and Weston-McEwen, two
of the league's favorites, along
with the Mustangs.
dent or $75 for more than two
students in the same family.
Members will receive three
games of open bowling for $1
and $1 off an ABC or WIBA
membership card. League
bowling will be the same as last
year.
Open bowling is available to
everyone. The restaurant will
also be reopened.
It is planned for Willow Lane
Inc. to modernize the bowling
machine throughout the year.
Blood drive slated for Sept. 24
For more information, or to
schedule a donation appoint
ment, call Red Cross at 1-800-
868-9057.
G-T closed
on Labor Day
The Gazette-Times will be
closed on Monday, Sept. 2, for
the Labor Day holiday.
The news deadline will be
this Friday, August 30, at 5
p.m. The advertising deadline
will remain on Tuesday at
noon.
Have a safe Labor Day
weekend.
Libraries to
offer free
Internet
Libraries in Heppner and
Boardman will begin offering
their patrons opportunities to
surf the Internet, effective
Tuesday, Sept. 3. Through a
LSCA grant from the Oregon
State Library, both libraries will
have three computers con
nected to the Internet available
free of charge.
The use of the computers will
be available on a first come, first
served basis. Each user will be
limited in the amount of time
they may be on-line. Children
will have to be over the age of
eight to use the Internet ter
minals and children between
the ages of 8-12 will have to be
accompanied at the terminal by
an adult or older brother or
sister.
Learning how to use the
equipment and resouces will be
the responsibility of the user. In
the Boardman branch, a volun
teer will be available through
September on Mondays and
Wednesdays between 6-8 p.m.
to help individuals and intro
duce them to the system.
The local server is COM
PASS, a statewide computer
network. Individuals living in
Heppner or Boardman may
subscribe to COMPASS and be
able to reach the World Wide
Web, e-mail and other Internet
services, toll free. Both libraries
have COMPASS registration
forms.
"Oregon Trail Library Dis
trict, since its beginning, has
been committed to its role in
serving the informational needs
of the communities it serves.
Providing access to the Internet
will enable the libraries to
greatly expand their informa
tion services beyong the tradi
tional collections and re
so u rce s," said Mary Lou
Daltoso, project coordinator.
Community
choir to begin
season
The South Morrow Commu
nity Choir is on the lookout for
new' members. Anyone who
likes to sing, enjoys a few
laughs and learn some great
music is invited to attend.
The fall rehearsals will begin
Monday, Sept. 9, from 5:30-7
p.m. at the Heppner High
School band room. The group
will perform a Christmas con
cert in December and a spring
concert next May. There is also
the strong possibility that the
group will perform in north
Morrow County as well.
The group has undergone a
few changes this season. The
group is now an offical member
of the newly formed Morrow
County Arts Council (MCAC).
The MCAC has enlisted fun
ding from the Morrow County
Unified Recreation District
(MCURD). In the past, choir
members paid for their music
for the year which was approx
imately $20, and they borrow
ed a piano and risers from the
school district. With the fun
ding from the MCAC, music
will be provided for members
at no cost and the group will
purchase their own set of
risers. There is also talk of
securing a new piano for per
formances at St. Patrick's
Church.
Anyone interested in joining
or for more information, con
tact choir director Debbie
Wryn, 422-7017, accompanist
Sharia Erich, 676-5851, or secre
tary Shirley Palmer, 676-9730.
We will be closed
Monday, September 2
Have a sal« and Happy Labor Day
Morrow County drain Growers
Lexington 989-8221
1-800-452-7396___________