S IX - Heppner Gazette-Tim es, Heppner, Oregon W ednesday, October 8,1997
Rick Osm in starts new position
All three Mustang teams declaw TigerScots
Obituary
Carol Aredella Mat-
lock Wasson
Annie Hisler 4/5 with four kills,
and Binchus, 5/7 with three kills.
"This was the win we have been
looking for," said Mustang
varsity coach, Tern Gentry.
"Teamwork was really the key
tonight."
With this decisive victory the
Heppner Mustangs are now in
sole possession of first place in
the CBC volleyball standings.
The Mustangs were in action
Tuesday, October 7, coming up
against both Umatilla and
Stanfield at Umatilla. Wahtonka
will be on the Heppner court at 5
p.m. on Thursday, October 9, to
play the JV and varsity squads.
CBC Standings
Heppner
Weston-McEwen
Sherman Co
Wahtonka
Umatilla
Pilot Rock
Stanfield
League
4 -0
6-1
4 -2
3 -3
1 -4
1 -4
0 -5
Season
16- 3
10- 3
15-3
10-10
2-6
2-
3-
Tuesday, September 30
Heppner def Weston-McEwen 15-9, 15-11.
Sherman Co def Wahtonka - no scores given
Thursday, October 2
Weston-McEwn def Pilot Rock 15-6,15-11
Sherman Co def Stanfield 14-16,15-3, 15-5.
Wahtonka def Umatilla 15-10, 15-2.
photo by Joyce Hughes
Lexi Matteson (left), Jill Barber (center) and Annie Hisler
By Molly Rhea
It looked as though someone
had forgotten to open up the pet
door on Thursday, October 2, as
all of the Heppner Mustangs' net
squads defeated the Weston-
McEwen Tiger-Scots.
The Heppner C's started off the
action winning in three games,
15-13, 12-15, 15-2. In game one
Weston-McEwen was ahead 12-6
before the young Mustang team
leaned into their traces and
pulled out the win, 15-13.
Game two was close with the
teams exchanging the lead;
Heppner dropped that game 12-
15.
Game three was all Heppner as
the Cs needed only three servers
to win the game and take the
match.
Krista Adams started it off by
acing point one. After Jenni
-Patton denied a Tiger-Scot point
with a kill, she peeled off points
two through eight; six of those
eight points were marked as aces.
Lindsey Ward finished off the
win, scoring points nine through
15.
"These girls played really well,"
said C team coach Dana Reid.
"Jenni Patton was on fire for us
tonight."
The Heppner JVs declawed and
muzzled
the
Tiger-Scots,
winning in two quick games, 15-
9, 15-3.
In game one Abby
Kahl and Brooke Boyer did a
great job of setting up the hitters,
while strong back row play was
seen from Allison Sykes, Kim
Pointer and Stephanie Clough.
Game two was a real yawner
with Ashley Ropp serving 11
points before being substituted to
allow a few of her teammates
playing time. The score was 12-
0 before Weston-McEwen even
had a chance to serve. The junior
varsity Mustangs allowed the
Tiger-Scots only two servers
before finishing them off, 15-3.
Hot hitters for the JVs were
Pointer who successfully hit
eight for 11 attempts with five
kills, Amy Drake went 7 for 7
with two kills, Amy Papineau
was 5/5 with three kills and Kahl
went 6/6 with two kills. As a
team, the JV's served 90 percent
for the match. Serving 100
percent for the match were Ropp
11/11, Boyer 7/7, Kahl 4/4,
Pointer 4/4 and Leah Denton 3/3.
The varsity match was the
Columbia Basin Conference
game of the week as both teams
were previously undefeated in
league action. The Mustangs
stubbornly refused to lose and
came away winning in two
games, 15-9, 15-3.
In game one the Mustangs had
a slow start and trailed 0-4,
before jumping into the fray.
The teams traded the lead several
times before Jessica VanWinkle
went behind the service line and
scored points eight through 13.
Mindy Binchus scored the last
two points to clinch game one,
15-9.
Although the second game was
close, all the pressure was on
Weston-McEwen, and that is just
how the Tiger-Scots played --
like they were under pressure. In
mid-game it looked like the
Mustangs had the Tiger-Scots on
a short leash with a 9-6 lead,
when the Tiger-Scots clawed
their way back into the lead.
Heppner finally took control of
the game, winning 15-11.
The
Mustangs
were
unstoppable from the service
line, serving 20/22 in game one
and 27/28 in game two for an
outstanding 94 percent for the
match.
Six different Mustang hitters
were marked with kills for the
match. Hot hitting was seen
from Petra Elguezabal who went
11/11 with five kills, Lexi
Matteson, 5/5 with two kills,
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Saturday, October 4
Weston-McEwen def Sherman Co 15-9, 15-
12
Weston-McEwen def Wahtonka 11-15, 15-6,
15-11.
Pilot Rock vs Wahtonka, no report.
Pilot Rock vs Sherman Co, no report.
Little League
work day set
A Little League work day has
been scheduled for this Saturday,
Oct. 11, at 9 a.m. at the softball
fields.
Those attending should bring
their own work utensils.
Everyone is encouraged to help
out, said a Little League
spokesperson.
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Carol A redella (M atlock)
Wasson, 66, passed away Sep
tember 25, 1997 at her home in
Scappoose after a long battle with
emphysema and heart problems.
Graveside services were held at
Park Lawn Memorial Cemetery
in The Dalles, September 30,
1997.
Mrs. W asson was born in
Heppner on December 1,1930, to
William Fred and Dellie (Wright)
Matlock.
She attended schools in The
Dalles and graduated in 1948. She
later attended Northwestern Busi
ness School in Portland.
Mrs. Wasson retired from ex
ecutive secretary at the Peninsula
branch of the U.S. National Bank
in Portland.
She m arried R obert Lee
Wasson (a childhood sweetheart)
in The Dalles on November 2,
1952. He passed away on May 23,
1994.
They had lived in The Dalles,
Portland and Zig Zag. In October
of 1995, her house was washed
down the Zig Zag River; she then
moved to Scappoose.
Mrs. Wasson is survived by a
daughter and her husband,
Candace and Jack M arion,
Beaverton; son and daughter-in-
law, Theodore and Linda
Wasson, Scappoose; three grand
children, Brandon and Ryan
Manon and Sean Wasson; sisters,
Juanita Ignowski, The Dalles,
Lulu Cole and Betty Wilson, both
Portland; and nieces and neph
ews, including Patrick and Rob
ert, The Dalles, and Michael and
Linda Ignowski, Clackamas.
Arrangements were in care of
Columbia Funeral Home, St.
Helens.
Mrjbtm
By Mariyn
l.rrivifi l JUT
It's difficult to tell if you're the hunter or the hunted. With all the
gun-toting people driving our county roads it's like living in the
middle of Portland. Unlike the days of the coon-skin capped,
musket-toting pioneer, it now takes expensive four-wheel drive
pickups and fully equipped recreational vehicles in order, to bring
home the bacon. But sometimes high-powered rifles aren't
necessary such as recently when a deer tried to hitch a ride on our
car bumper.
Paradoxes exist that boggle our minds. Media reports hone in on
the safety of imported foods. Unappetizing thoughts cross our
minds when it comes to visualizing the handling of that head of
lettuce. For years a method of low-dose irradiation using gamma
rays to kill unwanted microbes has been used in Europe. This
method has been approved for poultry, spices and seasonings.
Since 1994 its use on red meat is still being considered, although
it has been endorsed by the American Medical Association and the
World Health Organization.
Randomly inspected foreign meat is brought into this country
and mixed with domestic sources, then labeled as American beef.
Yet meat packers cry why labeling as to the point of origin is
debated. Now there's a new method tenderizing meat by
bombarding it with ultra-sonic waves that breaks down the protein
fiber. And I thought that the whacks inflicted on cattles' live
carcasses was the reason for our own tender beef.
Then there's the focus on global warning with dire predictions for
the future. Scientists act as though they ultimately can control the
weather. Perhaps the wheel should never have been invented. But
ever since man discovered fire by rubbing two sticks together,
parts of the world go up in smoke. So look out neighbors, there are
weeds that are crying to be burned.
Gee, I thought a bulb referred to daffodils I recently planted. Now
a bulb on Main Street is some architect's dream that is supposed to
become a landscaped handicap crossing in the middle of the block.
Is this supposed to legalize jay walking? Or perhaps the extended
sidewalk curbing at intersections was designed to test the skill of
truck drivers with tandem trailers. Many local people have
adapted to back street parking, fortunately, as Main Street parking
spaces will be much more limited when the construction is
finished.
Then too, I have a problem with a recent newspaper caption that
was headlined "Senior Life-The Beat Years". This two-page
spread contained advertisements from six different health
providers three assisted living facilities, two funeral homes and a
home health supplier. Perhaps that 30-something headline writer
hasn't graduated from the invincible years.
If that newspaper had wanted to focus on senior morale they
could have used advertisements for travel cruises, health spas or
education and hobby opportunities. Let older folks dream a little
as they weed out the health care and funeral-plan junk mail. Some
folks might not take to parachute jumping like former President
Bush, but they might be game for a white water rafting trip for
example. I'm game, so let the games begin. Many activities sound
a lot safer than hunting season.
October 9
L A D IE S ’ NIGHT. Lori Straley and crew in charge. Din
ner-Stuffed Cod, starting at 6 p.m.
October 11
&
Comedy Show
M C Arts Council
at 8 p.m. Variety
Buffet-All You Can Eat- from 5-7 p.m .- $10 per per
son.
October 18
Booster Club AUCTION. Steak Feed, 6 p.m.; Auction,
8 p.m.
Bingo every Wednesday, starting at 7 p.m.
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"Whrrr Fhrnds Hrtt "
Rick Osmin, formerly of
Heppner, started a new position
as a sales representative with
LaGrande Ford New Holland on
Sept. 22.
Osmin, the son of A1 and Donna
Osmin, Heppner, graduated from
Heppner High School in 1991
and attended Eastern Oregon
University at LaGrande.
The last three and a half years,
Osmin worked in the insurance
business in investment claims in
Portland, but, he adds, he is glad
to be back in Eastern Oregon.
V
Gonty family
visits Heppner
Major Charles (Doug) Gonty,
his wife and daughter visited fam
ily and friends recently in Hepp
ner. The Gonty family was in
Korea for four years, where Doug
was stationed in the Air Force.
His new assignment is in Wash
ington D.C.
Rick Osmin
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CHAMBER MAIN STREET NEWS
W EEK OF O CTO BER 6,1997
brought to you by The Heppner Chamber of
Commerce (541) 676-5536
MAIN STREET WEEKLY REPORT
-PAVING, PAVING, PAVING. It's happening. Brent Reynolds,
ODOT, reports that the first paving control strip is down. Barring
no surprises and with cooperation from the weather, by Friday
there should be three base lifts on the eastside and two added to the
westside with May Street brought to the same level. It's a
complicated process and those attending the Monday Main Street
meetings at 11 a.m. at Yaws will now have a much greater respect
for the paving process when we are held up in traffic where other
communities are going through the adventure.
-IF .... IF .... IF... throughout these meetings, everything has
hinged on that word and all of the pieces of the puzzle fitting
together. It's really not much different than all of the other aspects
o f our lives. Murphy's law always comes into play to make life
'interesting', or not. When you throw in everybody’s businesses on
Main and May, State Department of Transportation, contractors,
sub-contractors, the city, the county, individuals with lots of time
on their hands, individuals with no time on their hands, what do
you expect, short of a miracle? There's no getting around the fact
that huge prescriptions of patience are required. Is your bottle full
or pretty empty? How can we help, within reason?
-OK, WHATS NEXT AND WHEN? The week of Oct. 27 would
be the earliest the top and final lift could occur. ODOT wishes to
complete the project, but keep in mind the IF word. Pavers, light
poles, landscaping, trees all will happen in time. (Isn't it true that
things you have to wait for mean more in the long run?) The strip
paver sub-contractor is scheduled for October 27 and should f inish
up in about five days. The sidewalk strips must be ready
everywhere so they can be done all at once. The light poles are
stored at the city and ready to go as soon as our local electrical
contractor has all the conduits in. Stop by the city and check out
the poles. Visualize the end result.
-CHAMBER CHRISTMAS COMMITTEE is considering lighted
Christmas trees located where the future permanent trees will be.
The task force of Sharon Harrison, Trish Sweeney, Suzanne
Jepsen, Bill Kuhn, Gary Marks and George Koffler welcome your
ideas for Main Street Christmas lighting. The first meeting will be
8 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, at Yaws. Interested persons are welcome
to attend.
- LUXURY VACATION DRAWING TO BE EXTENDED
through Oct. 31. Remember this giveaway three-night, four-day
vacation may be taken until November of 1998. The winner may
take another adult and children. There will be six locations to
choose from with the possible addition of six more. Punch cards
are available at Chamber member businesses.
-Tom McElligott, Morrow County Abstract & Title, and the Bank
of Eastern Oregon wore out their copy machines and the Heppner
Ranger District donated paper for the 'Hunter Flyers'. Bill Kuhn
and Cliff Green also assisted. Weaver Construction and ODOT
provided flaggers who handed out 2000 f lyers Thursday and
Friday during the hunter invasion. It's reported that hunter
reception was most appreciative, and, to the locals, your patience
was appreciated if you were stopped.
-PRAISE OR COMPLAINTS, it's refreshing to hear local folks
say, "Yes, it's a challenge but it's going to be wonderful when it's
done." Maybe it's time to hand out 'thumbs up' awards or have an
attitude adjustment party. We could have 'thumbs down' awards,
too. What are the top 'thumbs up' and 'thumbs down' comments
you've heard? The speaker can remain anonymous, but it would be
fun to compile a list of the best. Stay tuned.
-AMBASSADOR Cara Osmin came to the aid of the Chamber
director last week handing out Main Street news and chocolate
kisses.
-THOUGHT FOR YOUR WEEK: " Few cases of eye strain have
been developed by looking on the bright side of things."
Two of the Pacific
N orthw est’s funniest,
m ost talented and
versatile performers
have joined forces to
create a com edy
show that defies
description...
The Haines & Preston
Comedy Show
It’s not just another stupid comedy show.
It’s a really great stupid comedy show!
October 11th, 8:00 p.m. at the Heppner Elks Club
Tickets are $15 per person.
Buy your tickets ahead to assure seats.
Tickets on sale a t M urray’s D rug and sold a t the door.
The Elks will be serving an “All You Can Eat”
variety buffet for 110 a person from 5-7:30 p.m.
May reserve seats, or fo r more information, call 422-7243
Art* C ounetl of Morrow County Pund R*l**r
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