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
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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.
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