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Columbia Tri-County runner-up at state
heppner
Columbia Tri-County state runner-up team in 14 year old Babe Ruth state tournament. Pictured with district
championship trophy and district sportsmanship trophy: front row (L-R)-Brandon Ybarra, John Elwinger,
Kelly Paulus, Shane Slover, bat boy Chris Stone, Michael McCabe, Stephan Matheny, Jared Mitchell; back
row (L-R)-coach Sam Bellamy, manager Stan Carnine, Lawrence Montez, Todd Shaeffer, Chris Carnine, Travis
Bellamy, Randy Carnine, Chris Ewins, Mario Martinez, Andrew Stone, coach Steve Shaeffer.
By Sam Bellamy
imes
VOL 117______ NO 30
8 Pages
Wednesday, July 29,1998
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
Heppner Celebration planned Friday, July 31
After claiming the District 6
championship, the 14 year olds
Babe Ruth team from Columbia
Tri-County battled their way
through the loser’s bracket to get
to the state championship game
against Salem. This tournament
was also played in The Dalles.
Salem won the game to take
the state title. Salem dominated
the scoring in all four games they
played and will represent Oregon
well in the regional tournament in
Grants Pass, said Sam Bellamy,
coach of the Columbia Tn-County
(CT-C) team.
Columbia Tn-County opened its
first game against Franklin of
Portland and pounded out 20 hits
to defeat Franklin, 18-9.
The second game put CT-C
against Salem. A very solid pitch
ing performance and a battery of
hitters found CT-C defeated in
five innings, 12-2.
On Monday, in their first game
of the loser’s bracket, CT-C took
on Lake Oswego, winning 15-12
in a slugfest.
Tuesday, the CT-C team play
ing Newberg in 105 degree F. heat.
Columbia Tri-County defeated
them by a score of 10-0 in five
innings
The semi-final game saw CT-
C matched up against Pendleton
for a third time in both tourna
ments. Pendleton was defeated in
a close 8-5 victory. “I believe the
difference in the game was our
ability to stay focused and with
stand the h e a t,” said coach
Bellamy. “The kids held up and
continued to hustle in 100-plus
degree temperatures.”
This put CT-C into the cham
pionship game on Thursday at 4
p.m. The game saw Salem jump
out to a 4-0 lead in the first inning,
but CT-C never gave up and
chipped away until they had a 6-5
lead going into the sixth inning.
With two outs and behind by
one run, a rushed throw to first
base went wild and allowed Sa
lem to take a four-run lead. From
there, Salem pounded to ball and
received some walks and opened
up the score. The final score was
17-6.
Jared Mitchell went five strong
innings against Salem and was the
surprise pitcher for CT-C in the
tournament. Todd Shaeffer had a
stand-up triple and Travis Bellamy
had a bases-loaded double to give
CT-C a short-lived lead in the sixth
inning.
“Our defense played almost
flawlessly in the championship
game. Salem lsjust a great hitting
ball club and can slap the ball to
any field as well as out of the
park. They also made two great
plays that snuffed four runs from
us,” said Bellamy.
Both teams were highly con
gratulated for their hustle and
sportsmanship by the tournament
directors.
Volunteers
needed for
snack shack
It's hot!
Volunteers are needed to
operate the 4-H Snack Shack
during fair week, August 19-22.
The Morrow County 4-H
Leader's Council runs the Snack
Shack
to
fund
activities
throughout the 4-H year. Each
community in the county is
responsible for a certain day
during
fair
as
follows:
Wednesday-Irrigon, Runnisha
McNamee, manager; Thursday-
Boardman,
Glaya
Baker,
manager;
Friday,
Heppner/Lexington,
Janet
Greenup, manager; and Saturday-
lone, Shelly Key, manager.
Parents of 4-H'ers and 4-H
members 14 and over are asked
to contact the Extension Office,
676-9642, 1-800-342-3664 or
charle.cundell@orst.edu to sign
up to help.
Tippage fee award winners announced
Volunteers paint the shamrock at the corner of Willow and Main streets in preparation for the Heppner
celebration planned for Friday, July 31.
(L-R)Claudia Hughes, Sharon Harrison, Trish Sweeney and Cliff Green
M C H D to hire two
doctors, dentist
The Morrow County Health
District is finalizing negotiations
with two doctors and one dentist
for the Heppner area, according
to Scot Jacobson, human
resources director.
Dr. Clyde Burnham, currently
of Salem, will start work with
the district this Friday, July 31,
under a three-year contract. Dr.
Burnham, a family practitioner,
will practice at Pioneer Memorial
Hospital and Clinic in Heppner
and will also help out at the
Boardman clinic.
Dr. Kenneth Wenberg, who has
been working full-time in a
private contract with the district,
since the resignation of Dr. Ernie
Atkins, will now become a
permanent employee of the
district. Dr. Wenberg, a family
practitioner with an emphasis in
emergency medicine, is in the
process of relocating in Heppner
with his family, according to
Jacobson.
The district is also in the
process of final negotiations with
Dr. Duane Cartwright of
Portland, who plans to practice at
the Heppner Dental Clinic.
The Heppner celebration
planned for this Friday, July 31,
in downtown Heppner will
feature
raffle
drawings
throughout the event.
Raffle items include a night’s
lodging at Bridge Creek Flora
Bed and Breakfast, donated by
Lyn Jensen; a green and white
umbrella, donated by the St.
Patrick's Committee; a bicycle,
donated by Coast to Coast; three
Beanie Babies, Princess Di bear,
Valentino bear and Curly bear,
donated by Pat and Tnsh
Sweeney, Sweeney Mortuary;
and a $15 certificate for Country
Rose coffee, donate by the
Church of the Nazarene.
The days activities will also
include a sidewalk sale of local
merchants from 9 a m. to 5 p.m.,
kids' activities, including a chalk
drawing contest, com toss and
tricycle races, music and
dancing. Main Street dedication,
specials at local restaurants, cake
provided by the city of Heppner,
a sports bottle available for
purchase through the Chamber of
Commerce, which includes a free
Pepsi dnnk fill-up, and the "Kiss
the Pig" contest.
Farmer
escapes fire
Dick Ruhl, Lexington, was
surrounded by fire while in his
combine last weekend.
Ruhl was forced to jump out
of the combine to get away.
Morrow County Court has
announced the tippage fee project
awards, according to Morrow
County Economic Development
director Rick Minster. The
awards were made July 6.
The Morrow County Economic
Development
Committee
awarded $20,000 to the county
for a consultant to assess the
impacts of the Army Depot
chemical weapons incineration to
the county. Minster said that the
court is trying to put together a
cooperative effort with Umatilla
County and the state of Oregon.
The goal is to obtain impact fees
for the county from the
government
incineration
program.
Two $15,000 grants were
awarded, one to the city of
Boardman for the Boardman
Northside Project, a landscaping
and signage project for the city,
and the other to the Imgon Fire
Department
for
fire
hall
expansion.
A $10,000 grant was made to
the city of Imgon for a
wastewater study.
The Willow Creek Valley
Assisted Living Facility received
$8,812 for consulting fees for a
leasioiiiiy siuuy.
The Morrow County Economic
Development
Department,
headed up by Minster, received
$7,500 for a "Willow Creek
Valley
Economic
Diversification" project. The
money is earmarked as matching
funds to obtain an Oregon
Econom ic
D evelopm ent
Department grant to study
economic diversification for the
communities along Willow
Creek
The Imgon Park District-Step
Access Project was awarded
$7,000 for a river bank
stabilization project which will
provide access to the Imgon
waterfront.
Lexington and lone together
received $7,000 for a dual
wastewater study.
A member of each
Morrow County community
belongs to the Economic
Development
Committee.
Committee members include:
George
Koffler,
Heppner;
Dennis Stefam, lone; Duane
Disque,
Lexington;
Mark
Calbick,
Imgon;
Kathy
McGowan, Boardman; and the
Morrow County Court.
Ministerial Association plans food sale
Office beginning at 9 a m. on
The South Morrow County Friday, July 31, in conjunction
Ministerial Association will have with the "Celebrate Heppner"
a food sale at the Heppner Post activities.
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Sign up for
talent show
The Morrow County Fair will
hold a talent show at this year's
fair, which will be held August
19-23.
Cash prizes will be awarded in
three age categories as follows:
12 years and under-first place-
$30, second place-$20, third
place-$10; 12-18 years-first
place-$75, second place-$50,
third place-$25; 18 years and
over-first-$100, second-$75, and
third $50.
One grand prize winner will be
selected to go to the state fair to
represent Morrow County. The
fair will pay up to $200 for
expenses at state fair.
Call CJ Johnson. 676-9209. for
more information.
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South Morrow County has suffered
a heat wave the past several days
with temperatures climbing to the
triple digits. The heat and thunder
storms resulted in fires which
plagued area farms and forests.
The Banx of Eastern Oregon ther
m ometer showed 107 degrees
Monday. According to the weath
erman, temperatures are expected
to cool somewhat by Wednesday.
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