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FOUR - Heppnef G azette-Tim es, H eppner Oregon W ednesday, September 3 ,1 9 9 7 Mustangs open with tough loss to Eagles Fort Henrietta D ays planned in Echo The town of Echo will be a mix of old and new during the 14th annual Fort Henrietta Days Cel ebration and Rendezvous planned Sept. 6-7, The town, located 20 miles west of Pendleton and eight miles south of Hermiston, will be alive with the sounds, smells, sights and tastes of the fur-trader era. During the celebration, the Fort Henrietta Park, a National His toric Oregon Trail site, which is located along the Umatilla River, will be filled with the tipis of mountainmen and Black Powder enthusiasts. The Sagebrush Freetrappers, a Hermiston-based Black Powder club, organizes the rendezvous competitions and ac tivities. Over $600 of prizes will be awarded in events such as the Tomahawk Throw, Rolling Pin Toss, Frying Pan Throw, Fire Start, Bean Spitting Contest, Spear Throw and Seneca Run. Entertainment will begin Sat urday, Sept. 6, with the Roundup City Cloggers. The doggers will Gardens tour set in Heppner Heppner running back Michael Schonbachler (41) picks up some yardage against Joseph. photo by Joyce Hughes By Rick Paullus The Heppner Mustangs opened the 1997 season with a tough 14- 12 loss to the Joseph Eagles on a perfect late summer night for football, Friday, Aug. 28. The M ustangs fought back from a 14-0 deficit but came up short as two extra point attempts failed. Heppner received the opening kickoff and moved the ball down to the Joseph 37 yard line. Quar terback Shane Matheny hit run ning back Travis Wilhelm for a 31 yard pass on third down and 14. The drive stalled there and the Eagles took over on downs. Joseph drove the ball down to the Heppner 15 yard line before C lint B ellam y recovered a fumble. The Mustangs returned the favor, however, with a fumble of their own at the 28 yard line. The first quarter ended 0-0 as both teams’ defenses tightened up. The second quarter started out like the first, with a lot o f defense and not much offense. With 8:15 left, the Eagles returned a Tyson Palmateer punt 30 yards to the Mustangs’ 32 yard line. After a couple of good gains, Chris Noble scored on a one yard run with 6:23 left in the quarter. The extra point kick was wide right and Joseph was ahead, 6-0. The Mustangs got a break on a fumbled snap on a punt at the 38 yard line o f Joseph, but Matheny’s pass on first down was intercepted at the seven yard line. The Eagles ran out the half and went into the locker room with a 6-0 lead. Joseph took the opening kick off o f the third quarter and drove the ball down the field, using their size advantage to run the ball ef fectively. Kyle Couch broke free for a 42 yard touchdown and af ter Rodney Smith ran in the two point conversion, Joseph owned a 14-0 lead. The Mustangs came right back with a nice drive of their own, however. Taking over at the 35 yard line, Heppner started run ning the ball effectively, with Matheny making two first downs on quarterback sneaks. M atheny then hit Tim Dickenson on a nice pass for 29 yards down to the Eagle eight yard line. Shane Matheny then took the ball around the right end for the Mustangs’ first touchdown of 1997. The Mustangs went for two, but the pass attempt was bro ken up by an Eagle defender. The third quarter ended with Joseph Joseph 0 6 8 0 -14 Heppner 0 0 6 6 -12 up by a 14-6 margin. Second quarter: J-Chris Noble one yard The Mustangs’ defense held run (kick no good). Joseph and, after a punt, took over Third quarter J-Kyle Couch 42 yard run on their own 30 yard line. The (Rodney Smith run); H-Shane Matheny yard run (pass failed). Mustangs drove the ball down to eight Fourth quarter: H-Matheny 36 yard pass the Eagles’ four yard line, aided to Casey Evans (pass failed). by a third down and 12 roughing INDIVIDUAL: Joseph unavailable. W ilhelm 9-17, Shane the passer penalty. During the Heppner-Travis Matheny 11-38, Michael Schonbachler 4- drive, Levi Geer ran 16 yards for 28, Derek Gunderson 8-22, Levi Geer 3- a first down and Matheny hit 19. Joseph unavailable. Dickenson on a third down pass PASSING: Heppner-Matheny 8-20-2, 110 yards. play for a first down. RECEIVING: Joseph unavailable. After three unsuccessful tries, Heppner-Gunderson 2-22, Tim Dickenson 4-55, Evans 1-6, Wilhelm 1-31. the Mustangs were faced with fourth down from the six yard line with 5:33 left in the game. After St. Patrick's plans a time out, Matheny hit Casey Evans in the end zone for a touch religious ed classes down to bring the Mustangs to 14- St. Patrick Catholic Church 12. The extra point try failed, however, and the Mustangs still , announces thp return of religious education classes next month. trailed the Eagles. This year’s directors of religious Heppner got the ball back with Education, Mike and Kim 3:27 remaining, but an inter Armato, have a staff of volunteer cepted pass on fourth down teachers ready to work with the dashed all hopes of a Mustang students in a program recently victory. chosen for study, one produced Coach Greg Grant thought it by the Daughters of St. Paul. was a “good learning experience Registration for the classes, for the young players. It showed grades kindergarten through what they need to work on, which «eighth, has begun and will is fundamentals, and when they continue on Sunday, September get the fundamentals down, we’ll 7, at the church. Classes will be all right.” begin on September 14 and will The Mustangs offense was led be held on Sundays, from 9:30 to by the running and passing of 10:45 a.m. High school registration and classes will soon Shane Matheny. The junior com follow, and plans are also being pleted eight of 20 passes for 120 developed for an adult discussion yards, with a touchdown and two group that would meet during the interceptions. He also ran 11 students' class time on Sundays. times for 38 yards and a touch Anyone interested in the down. religious education program is Sophom ore M ichael invited to become involved. Schonbachler ran four times for Students, parents, and individuals 28 yards. Junior D erek who wish to volunteer may call Gunderson ran eight times for 22 676-9462 with questions about yards. the program. Heppner gained 134 yards on the ground and 110 through the air. Joseph statistics were unavail Dance, tum bling able. The defense was led by Travis classes to begin W ilhelm , w ith 17 d efensive Registration for fall ballet/jazz points. Brian Burnside had 16 and tumbling classes has begun. points, including a 10 point loss For more information on ballet/ on a quarterback sack late in the ' jazz, call Joyce, 422-7191; for in fourth quarter. Casey Evans had formation on tumbling classes, 15 points and Royal Robinson call Cindy, 989-8514. had 14. The Mustangs will look for a win next Friday night at the fair and rodeo grounds against 3A Grant Union. Game time is 7:30 p.m. W e make Posters Gazette-Times 676-9228 The Morrow County Arts Council is pleased to sponsor art classes by the artist Jonna McKay-owner of Mountain Studio in Condon. She will teach mixed media visual arts classes in 10 week sessions in Heppner. Classes are for ages 4-high school. Adult classes if enough interest. Class cost will range from $30-$45. To register for classes or additional informa tion, call Barb Orwick at (541) 989-8459. & perform on Maui Street beginning at 9:30 a.m. prior to the parade. Following the parade, at approxi mately 10:40 a.m., the scene will shift to the George Park behind the City Hall. First on the sched ule is Pendleton fiddler Dan Emert. Bill and Darleen Nelson of Ir- ngon will provide a diverse set of songs from country to folk to old rock and comedy from 11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m., and again at 2 p.m. Billy Nichols will make his ninth Fort Henrietta Days appear ance at 12:50 p.m. with a blend o f ballads, folk, cowboy and country songs, and comedy. Straight from performing at the Umatilla county fair is the final group, Five Minus Two. They will perform a wide variety of country selections from 3-4:30 p.m. Modem traders will offer their wares at the Craft Market in the city park and at the vendor booths along the street. Wooden toys and doodads, bird houses, needle- The Heppner Garden Club is sponsoring a tour of local gardens beginning on Friday, Sept. 5 at 5:30 p.m. at the St. Patrick Senior Center. Too much iron can kill children If you have children under six years of age in your household and you keep iron supplements or multi-vitamins with iron in the house, be aware that accidentally swallowing too much iron can kill a child. As of July 15, a new warning label will appear on all supplements with iron, says Carol Michael, Oregon State University Extension home economist in Morrow and Umatilla counties. The label will read: "Accidental overdose of iron- containing products is a leading cause of fatal poisoning in children under six. Keep this product out of reach of children. In case o f accidental overdose, call a doctor or poison control center immediately." Products that can cause poisoning include over-the- counter multivitamin and mineral pills and high-potency iron supplements for pregnant women. Poisoning can occur with as few as five tablets, according to Ellen Schuster, OSU Extension nutrition and foods specialist. Here are some tips to prevent your child from accidentally swallowing iron pills: -Keep all pills with iron tightly closed and out of your child's reach. This includes children's supplements which are sweet like candy. -If your child has swallowed pills with iron, immediately call your doctor or the nearest poison control center. The telephone number for the Oregon Poison Center is 1-800-452-7165. It is also listed in the front of your telephone book. The warning signs of iron poisoning are nausea, vomiting or diarrhea. However, sometimes symptoms do not appear right away and delaying treatment can be dangerous. The gardens including those at the homes of Chandra Arbogast, Jan Stroeber, Jerri Sly, and Rene Ledbetter and the commercial Rawlins Dahlia Garden. Following the tour, the group will return to the Senior Center for their September meeting. The study program, titled "Preening" will be presented by Jerri Sly. Refreshments will be served. The public is invited to attend. oar work, clothing and painted saw blades are just a few of the offer ings normally found at the mar ket. New this year is a scarecrow contest which offers a $ 100 grand prize and a $50 second prize. Among reported entries will be Elvis, a volleyball player and the Big Bad Wolf and Three Little Pigs. The entries will be placed along Main Street. A popular attraction, the Echo Booster’s Pie Sale, begins Satur day morning at 9:30 a.m. at the Echo Fire Hall. Pies will be sold until they run out. The parade will begin at 10 a.m. Anyone wishing to partici pate in the parade should be in line forjudging by 8:30 a.m. Tro phies are awarded for first place. The quilt and art shows will be held in the Masonic Lodge on Saturday and Sunday. The art show is judged and cash prizes are awarded in five categories, plus Best of Show. A special display this year will be a collection of antique quilt tops and blocks. The boosters are sponsoring a contest to name the most block patterns correctly. The quilt display in clude several that date from be fore 1900. Other events include a golf tournament, VFW Breakfast Ba zaar, children’s pet show on Sun day, and games Saturday, plus 5K, 10K and mile runs. For more information, contact the City of Echo, P.O. Box 426, Echo, OR 97826, or call 376- 8411, fax 376-8218. ! J lo o k H/Wio s 501 I -C o o t, T / o u t (B^vailabie in (Sapphire onlu <& ¡^apphke <& -¡¿Biamond / Peterson's Jewelers / t l «*•*>“ £ We are so excited about purchasing 25 branches from Wells Fargo, we have a special offer for our new customers at the Heppner branch. FOR THE NEXT 25 DAYS, OPEN A NEW CD ACCOUNT W ITH A TERM OF 6 MONTHS TO 5 YEARS, AND WE WILL GIVE YOU A • 25 % BONUS OVER OUR CURRENT HIGH RATE. * This offer b available on personal accounts only. Klam athl^st Federal W e'd Be Honored. 111 North Main, Heppner 676-5407 Member F D.I.C.
