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FO U R - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 21,1998 _ The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U S P S 240-420 Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper Published weekly and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner. Oregon under the Act of March 3, 1879 Periodical postage paid at Heppner. Oregon Office at 147 West Willow Street Telephone (541)676-9228 Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, P.O. Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836 Subscriptions: $18 in Morrow, Wheeler, Gilliam and Grant Coun ties; $25 elsewhere April Hilton-Sykes................ ............•......................... • - ................ News Editor Stephanie Jensen Typesettfllg Monique Devin.................................................. Advertising Layout it Craphics Bonnie Bennett ................ Distribution Penni Keersemaker Printer David Sykes, Publisher Sheriff's Report The Morrow County Sheriff s office (MCSO) reports handling the following business during the past week: Jan. 13: MCSO received a re port ofjuveniles snowboarding on a hill on the Bombing Range Road; MCSO dispatched to the Boardman Police Dept., Oregon State Police a report of one car in a ditch and at least one more car that had run into it on 1-84 west bound, Port of Morrow exit; MCSO received a report of two black labs found. The owner was located; MCSO received a report of tires slashed in Imgon. Jan. 14: MCSO dispatched to the Oregon State Police a report o f a truck jackknifed on 1-84 westbound, milepost 149; MCSO received a report of an alarm at Potlatch; MCSO dispatched to the Or egon State Police a report of a log truck motor vehicle accident at Highway 207 and Bombing Range Road, it was later believed to be the Buttercreek area; MCSO received a report of a violation of a restraining order and stalking order; MCSO received a report of a semi jackknifed in the ditch at I- 84 westbound, milepost 174; MCSO dispatched to the Boardman Police Dept, a report of a suspicious person at the Nug get Motel in Boardman; MCSO received a report of a single vehicle rollover on High way 74; MCSO received a report of ju veniles playing on ice ponds by the freeway; MCSO received a request for a welfare check at a residence on Highway 74. The people didn’t answer their phone; MCSO dispatched to the Boardman Police Dept, a report of a dnve-off for $2 at the Russell Oil BP station; MCSO dispatched to the Boardman Police Dept, a report of a theft of towing services and motel costs at the Nugget Inn in Boardman; MCSO dispatched to the Boardman Police Dept, a report of a person handcuffed to a closet door at Desert Springs Estates in Boardman by a 14 year old boy and no keys were available; MCSO deputy, Boardman Fire Dept., and ambulance responded to a report of a motor vehicle ac cident rollover on 1-84 west bound, milepost 170. Jan. 15: MCSO dispatched to the Boardman Police Dept, a re port of a burglar alarm at a Board- man residence; MCSO dispatched to the Boardman Police Dept, a report o f a pit bull at Wilson Road Trailer Court; MCSO received a report of sus picious persons walking on the Port of Morrow overpass; MCSO dispatched to the Boardman Police Dept, a report o f two vehicles “squirrelling around” at the Marina; MCSO received a report of a dog howling at a residence in Ir- ngon; MCSO dispatched to the Hepp ner ambulance a report of a man with a possible heart attack in Heppner. The patient was trans ported to Pioneer Memorial Hos pital in Heppner; MCSO received a report of starving dogs at a residence in Ir- ngon; MCSO dispatched to the Boardman Police Dept, a request for a welfare check for a woman in Boardman; MCSO dispatched to the Hepp ner Police Dept, a report of an audible alarm at Heppner High School; MCSO dispatched to the Boardman Police Dept, and the city of Boardman a report of a broken water pipe at a residence in Boardman. Jan. 17: MCSO received a re port that a woman’s ex-husband had driven past her residence; MCSO dispatched to the Hepp ner Police Dept, a report of an alarm at Les Schwab in Heppner; MCSO dispatched to the Boardman Police Dept, a report of a burglar alarm at a residence in Boardman; MCSO dispatched to the Boardman Police Dept, a report o f a loose R ottw eiler in a neighbor’s yard; MCSO received a report of a juvenile problem at the Oasis RV Park in Irrigon; MCSO dispatched to the Boardman Police Dept, a report of an alarm at the Boardman Health Care Center; MCSO deputy and Heppner Police Dept, responded to a report of subjects trying to pick a fight with the caller’s son; MCSO received a report of a suspicious male subject walking northbound from Kunze Road. An officer was unable to locate the man. Jan. 18: MCSO received a re port of a domestic disturbance at a residence in Irrigon. Turned out to be a man and his teenage daughter; MCSO dispatched to the Boardman ambulance a report of a woman with a history of anxi ety attacks having difficulty breathing and high blood pres sure. There was no transport made; MCSO dispatched to the Or egon State Police a report of an injured deer on Highway 74 mile post 4-5. The deer needed to be put down; MCSO dispatched to the Boardman Police Dept, a report of a woman watching and film ing another woman with a video recorder; MCSO dispatched to the Boardman Police Dept, a report of a person digging up a road bump that had been put there by a woman so no vehicle could pass through the back of her property; MCSO dispatched to the Hepp ner Fire D ept., Pendleton Weather Service, Corps of Engi neers a report of Level 2 flood ing for Shobe Canyon headwater. The fire chief reported that rain is heavy, but flow is normal. Corps o f Engineers said they couldn’t dial into the computer so they couldn’t check out the read ings. Jan. 19: MCSO deputy, Board- man Police Dept, responded to a report of a semi headed west bound in the eastbound lanes on 1-84. The vehicle stopped at mile post 170 and the driver fled. The driver was arrested by the Oregon State Police; MCSO received a report from a person who said he had thrown his father out of the house after an altercation in Imgon; MCSO received a report of a small child with a high fever in Irrigon. The patient was trans ported to Good Shepherd Com munity Hospital in Hermiston; MCSO dispatched to the Boardman Police Dept, a report of a stereo stolen out of a vehicle Ulin Boardman. Colt basketball season begins The 1997-98 Colt Basketball teams had their first games on Sunday,January 18. Their games continue with the following schedule: Sunday, Feb. 1: Heppner High School-game 1 Bears vs. Beavers, game 2-Huskies vs. Bruins; Heppner Middle School- Sun Devils vs. Ducks, Cougars vs. Trojans. Sunday, Feb. 8: HHS-Trojans vs. Sun Devils, Bruins vs. Bears; HMS-Cougars vs. Beavers, Ducks vs. Huskies. Sunday, Feb. 15: HHS-Bears vs. Huskies, Cougars vs. Sun Devils; HMS-Ducks vs. Bruins, Trojans vs. Beavers. Sunday, Feb. 22: HHS-Bruins vs. Trojans, Beavers vs. Ducks; HMS-Huskies vs. Cougars, Sun Devils vs. Bears. Sunday, March 1: HHS- Huskies vs. Sun Devils, Cougars vs. Bears; HMS-Bruins vs Beavers, Trojans vs. Ducks. Games begin at 1 p.m. HHSC-team girls lose in overtime By M erilee M cD ow ell The Heppner C-team traveled to Echo Saturday, Jan. 17, to com pete against the Condon Blue Devils and came away with a dis appointing 34-28 loss. The Mustangs were tied 6-6 after the first quarter. The Mus tangs’ strong defense held Con don to no score in the second quarter, while Heppner racked up five points, giving them the lead of 11-6 at the half. The Blue D evils’ full-court press and the Mustangs’ turn overs in the third quarter brought the game to a tie at 18-18. Two minutes into the fourth quarter, Condon took their first lead of the game, but the Mustangs held on. With 54 seconds to go, Marissa McCabe was fouled. McCabe aced her first shot and coach Rollie Marshall called a time-out with the score Heppner, 24, Con don, 25. When the game resumed, McCabe sunk the second shot, tying the game at 25-25. Condon started down the court, but McCabe stole the ball with 16 second left. The Mustangs flew down the court and Jenni Patton went for the score, but missed as time ran out. Mindy Smith made the fiTst field goal in overtime and was fouled. She completed the foul shot, giving Heppner the lead, 28- 25, but Condon took control of the game starting with a three-point shot by Randi McCall and six buckets by her teammates to Heppner’s three in overtime. McCabe scored a game-high 14 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and had four steals. Smith put in five points, scooped eight boards, had three assists and a steal. Other key players for Heppner included Lindsey Ward with three points and eight rebounds; San Juanita Elguezabal with three points and six rebounds to go with her two steals and one assist, and Sara Eckman who scored three points with two steals and one assist. The Mustangs met up with ''n n H n n again a o a i n in Hennner. Tues Tues- Condon in Heppner, day, Jan. 20. Statistics: Heppner- 6-5-7-7-3 28 Condon- 6-0-2-7-9 34 prin t VV G i 1 1111 B u s in e s s C a r d s Gazette-Times “A child is the root of the heart.” To suffer the loss of a child is to know a loss unlike any other... It means letting go of a beautiful part of our life & hopes & dreams we cherish.^ Memories are like little stars in the dark night of sorrow, & Shad “is & always will be our shining star.">^ Your overwhelming support & sympathy for our 4 family has given us the much-needed strength in helping us accept losing Shad. Only those of you that have gone through this tragedy may fully understand, but all of you will never realize that because of your cards, phone calls, flowers, masses offered, food, poems, counselors for the students, memorial contributions, ranch help & the abundance of love you have shown us, have helped us try | to endure this unbearable time. Our heartfelt thanks go to the Heppner Volunteer Fire Dept. Rescue I Team & Pioneer Memorial Ambulance Crew for doing everything in their power for Shad; to Dr. Wenberg & Pioneer Memorial Hospital nurses | & personnel that tried to care for our families’ needs. Special thanks to Father Condon for leading & guiding us through I Shad's tragedy & service; the Heppner St. Patrick’s Altar Society for the wonderful dinner, & Sweeney Mortuary for their compassion & profes-1 sionalism. Heppner & all surrounding communities came to our aid and there arel no words to sufficiently express what each of you have done for us - we| will forever be grateful. 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