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Heppner Mustang football team left to right: back row-Matt Jepsen, Tim Dickenson, Caleb McDaniel, Jared
Eckman, Tim Sumner, Casey Evans, Bias Elguezabal, Brian Burnside; fifth row-Levi Geer, Jeff Currin, Joe
Papineau, Ryan Matteson, Tyson Palmateer, Mitch Mathews, Jonas Healy; fourth row-Josh Hill, Keith Scott,
Jake Roy, Shane Matheny, Clint Bellamy, Mike Haugen, Matt VanLiew, Royal Robinson; third row-Brandon
Blodgett, Michael Schonbachler, assistant coach Les Payne, head coach Greg Grant, assistant coach Chris
Rauch, manager Jim Fichter, Travis Wilhelm; second row-Brandon Young, Matt Baker, Chris Peck, Corey
Miller, Derek Gunderson, Darrin Ployhar, Nick Anthony, Josh Roy; front row-Kyle McDaniel, Craig Scott,
Justin Wood, Shad Hisler, Stanley Cutsforth, Blake Knowles.
VOL. 116
NO. 45
8 Pages
Wednesday, November 5,1997
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
Smooth sailing...
The Mustang volleyball and
football teams are both headed to
state playoff games
this
weekend.
The Mustang football team
(7-2) will play this Saturday,
November 8, at 1 p.m. at the
Morrow County Fairgrounds in
Heppner in the first round of
state playoffs versus Enterprise
(5-4).
The second round of football
playoffs will be held November
14-15, the third November 21 -22
and the state championships
November 29.
The Mustang varsity volleyball
team will play Friday, November
7, against Santiam Christian at 5
p.m. at the University of Portland
Chiles Center, 5000 North
Willamette Boulevard, Portland.
To get to the Chiles Center, take
the Interstate 5 exit north
(Seattle) and then the west
Lombard Exit. Take Lombard to
north Portsmouth turn left to the
Earle
A.
Chiles
Center,
University of Portland.
If the Heppner volleyball team
wins, they will play again on
Saturday, November 8, at 11 a.m.
Third and fourth place teams will
play Saturday at 6 p.m. and the
championship game will be
played on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
A community pep assembly
will be held on Thursday, Nov.6,
at 7:30 p.m. at Heppner High
School. Following the pep
assembly, the Heppner High
School Booster Club will hold a
pizza feed for the volleyball and
football teams.
Playoff ticket prices are set
by Oregon School Athletic
Association and are $6 for adults
and $4 for students except for the
final session, which will be $7
for adults and $5 for students,
according to an OSAA news
release. A season pass for the
tournament site will be $30 for
adults and $25 for students, said
the release.
Wes Hickey (directly above letter “ S ” ) with Morrow County Courthouse personnel
By Merlyn Robinson
Smooth sailing has a new
meaning for those Morrow
County Courthouse officials and
other guests who were recently
wined and dined aboard a
luxurious yacht.
After boarding at the Umatilla
Marina, passengers were treated
to a buffet lunch while cruising
on the placid, sunlit waters of the
Columbia River.
This one and one half million
dollar dream boat, "The Crystal
Dolphin", is owned by Ray
Hickey, the retired owner of
Tidewater Barge Lines—a major
cargo shipper on the Columbia
and Snake rivers. On hand to
greet about 75 guests were
Tidewater officials including Ray
Hickey, the son of Ray Hickey,
along with Skip Hart, Mike
Wnke and Jerry Shrives.
"It's Tidewater's way of saying
thank you," says Wes Hickey,
who
greeted
river
port
commissioners and officials from
nearby Columbia River cities.
Tidewater has close ties with
these inland areas by providing
transportation for various crops
and produce. Tidewater was also
responsible for the development
of Finley Buttes regional landfill
in North Morrow County.
The Crystal Dolphin is the
culmination of Ray Hickey's
dream. He said he envisioned an
elegant boat with beautiful
furnishings that "turned people's
heads." The boat was built by
Aluminum Boats by Jean Lafitte
in New Orleans, Louisiana, in
1990.
Based at a private dock at the
west side of Bumside Bridge in
Portland, the yacht has become
well known for elegant and elite
entertainment
with
charter
cruises, festive holiday events
and
dockside
meeting
accommodations. Charter rates
vary from $525 to $850 per hour
with additional costs assessed for
catered meals, hosted beverages
and entertainment. Throughout
Nov. 7-a
Crystal Dolphin
the year it also offers public
cruise experiences with varied
Northwest sightseeing adventures
and overnight on-shore hotel
accommodations.
The ship's name was derived
from two large crystal dolphins
prominently displayed on board.
They were a gift to Ray Hickey
from his family after he had
admired their beauty while in
Hawaii.
Inside this elegant ship are three
fully enclosed decks that are
climate controlled via heating
and air conditioning.
Plush
furnishings and large viewing
windows enhance the decor.
This 84 foot by 24-foot vessel
also has a large open-air top deck
for panoramic sightseeing
The yacht weights 91 tons with
the hull and superstructure
constructed of aluminum. Twin
500-horsepower
Caterpillar
engines supply power and diesel
generators provide electrical
power. The ship can reach up to
14 knots using the latest in
navigational equipment including
radar, depth sounder and radios.
For seven years this yacht has
offered scenic tours, lavish food,
music and entertainment for
private parties that have included
corporate executives, overseas
delegations and celebraties.
Rhonda Thornton, customer
relations director for Crystal
Dolphin Enterprises, arranges
bookings and details-even to
laundering towels for the ship's
five restrooms. She laughed
about trying to be helpful for the
on-board wedding of ice skater
Tonya Harding. An unfortunate
glitch was that Harding’s
wedding dress train caught and
became detached just as she was
entering the lounge for the
ceremonv.
Nov 14-16
Nov. 21-22
Nov 28
CLOSED VETERANS' DAY
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11 th
MORROW COUNTY GRAIN GROWERS
Lexington 989-8221
1 -800-452-7396