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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 22, 1999 Mustang JVs beat Vikings The Official Newspaper of the City o f Heppner and the County of Morrow By Rick Raullus H eppner GAZETTE-TIMES U S P S 24 0 -1 2 0 M orrow C ounty's H om e-O w ned W eekly Newspaper Published weekly and entered as periodical nutter at the Post Office at Heppner. Oregon under the .Act of March J , 1879 Periodical postage paid at Heppner. Oregon. Office at 147 W Willow Street Telephone (541) 676-9228 Fax (? 4 1)676-92 11 K-mail gt a heppner net or gttrfrapidserve net Web site www heppner net Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Oazctte-Timcs. P O Box 337, Heppner. Oregon 9783b Subscriptions $22 in Morrow County. $16 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 62 years or older); $29 else where. David Sykes ................................................................................................................. Publisher April Hihon-Svies ....................................................................................................... Editor On the HEPPNER WEBSITE: www.heppner.net • Start or Change a Subscription • Place a Classified Ad • Submit a News Story • View Real Estate for Sale • C ity Council & Planning Minutes • Local Businesses • County Park • W illow Creek Park Reservations • Free Digital Postcards • Senior Housing • and more! Lacey Matteson takes third rookie title Lacey Matteson of Heppner took home her third rookie title at the high school rodeo held in Bums this past weekend Matteson took a fourth place finish in barrel racing, turning in a time of 18 066 and roped her way to sixth in the breakaway w ith a 5 07 Blake Knowles and Ryan Matteson. both Heppner. grabbed third place in team roping with a time of 13.52. Katie Bacon of lone rode to a third place finish in pole bending with a 21 823 Condons Mame Wilkins placed well in two events, turning in a fifth place goat ty ing run of 9.39 and a seventh place in barrel racing with an 18 235 John Osbum of Monument finished fifth in the team roping with a 13.81; and Sherman County's Joe Irzyk captured the steer wrestling title w ith a 6.95 run The final competition of the fall season will take place this weekend at LaGrande. The Heppner Mustang JV foot ball team used a 22 point fourth quarter to rally from a 16-12 defi- cit and defeated the visiting Umatilla Vikings. 34-16. on Mon day. Sept 20. The Mustangs got a break as the Vikmgs fumbled the opening kick-off at their own 30 Heppner drove down to the one where Travis Bellamy took it in for the touchdown The two-point try failed and Heppner led 6-0 with 5 :54 left in the first The Vikmgs took an 8-6 lead in the second but the Mustangs re gained the lead as Kev in Drake caught a 40 yard touchdown pass from Nick Anthony with a minute left in the half The Vikings took a 16-12 lead in the third quarter which might have been more but Bellamy had two interceptions in the quarter Heppner took the lead for good w ith 8:50 left in the fourth as Brad Adams scored on a one y ard run Bellamy ran in the PAT for a 20- 16 lead Brandon Young intercepted a pass on the Vikings' next posses sion to set up a Donald Adams two y ard bootleg for a 26-16 lead midway through the fourth Bellamy scored his second touchdown on a 10 y ard run w ith 48 seconds left Jerry Shank caught a pass from Donald Adams for the two-point conversion and the final score of 34-16. The Mustangs' next game will be against the Riverside JVs in Heppner on Thursday. Sept 30 at 6 pm small amount out of one’s time each week, and so valuable to the children.” said a MCBH spokesperson "These programs arc great in concept.” they said, ‘ but only work if volunteers step forward. Many programs like this have failed due to lack of community involvement When the program fails it is the children who suffer ” “ Morrow County is in desperate need ■ for adults to have more inv olv ement with their children ” Any one interested in becoming a volunteer for this program, may contact Barbara Stefani-Peterson at 676-9128 or 422-7555. The Special Friends program is sponsored by both Morrow County School District and Morrow County Behavioral Health Funding for the program comes through a grant prov ided by Eastern Oregon Health Services Consortium COPY PAPER Ream or Carton Heppner Gazette-Times 676-9228 “HAVE YOU BEEN TO WEIGHT WATCHERS LATELY?” You can eat any food you crave and still lose weight on I -2-3 Success our easiest plan ever: en every food a 5 value POINTS range. © You'll lose weight! Join now! Hunter’s Night: BBQ FUbs, Coleslaw, Baked Beans, Rolls. Dinner starts at 6 p.m. Drawing will be held for a TV and Satellite Dish, 30-06 Rifle and other prizes-get here early to get your tickets! BINGO IS BACK ON WEDNESDAYS! S ta rtin g a t 7 p.m . HEPPNER ELKS 358 676-9181 "Where Friends Me*»" 142 North Main i* W edding Table* Suzanna Heideman 8c Travis Brewster Shower - Thursday, September 9th at lone Wedding - Sunday, Sept. 26th at Gresham 1:00 Third quarter Umatilla-one yard run (run good) Fourth quarter Heppner-Brad Adams one yard run (Bellamy run) 8:50, Donald Adams two yard run (pass failed) 6 33, Bellamy 10 yard run (Jerry Shank pass from Donald Adams) 48 4 L M u Ì ea 3SE m p 217 North Main D w §. Heppner 676-9158 «satas»*« s a t S T « * ® s e a F * » M s w r e m u s i HHS senior selected queen Of Mexican festival a 'Titw & "To (/celedvcC fe/ 7 7Jved^ fA )o c te t(X w w w c /l The Rankin girls, Jennifer, Bobbie & Tracy invite all our friends and neighbors to help our parents enjoy this happy occasion. The event will be held from 1-4 p.m. on Saturday, September 25 at the Hardman Community Center in Hardman. •Oo ) . 06 • û ' V «• ; 't *6 08. ESTATE AUCTION Sunday, Sept. 26, 10 a.m. _ ; The Estate o f Ella Griffin S .I Î - ^ jü ù ’/ ‘ Featuring; gaçage tools, appliances, antiques, collectibles, dining, living, family & bedroom furniture, & much, much more. Luiza Saenz Luiza Saenz, a senior at Heppner High School, was selected by the Latin American Cultural Club of Hermiston as queen of the Fiesta Patnas. which commemorates Mexican Independence Day September 16 Luiza was crowned in a ceremony at McKenzie Park in Hermiston on September 19 Luiza. 18. was selected by the club for her poise and speaking ability She will reign throughout the year and will represent the group at the Hermiston fair and rodeo parade which will take place next August In addition to a tiara. Luiza was presented a bouquet of flowers, a check for $100, a necklace, earrings and an English dictionary Luiza, whose first language is Spanish, came to the U S four years ago from Mexico as a 14- y ear-old with her parents, father Cayetano Saenz, who is from Chihuahua, and mother Rosano Gonzales. who is from Durango Because they live so far from Heppner, Luiza spends Just stay within your daily Northeast District Golf Tournament. Septem ber 3 0 th - T hursday Statistics Umatilla- 0 8 8 0 - 16 Heppner- 6 6 0 22 - 34 First quarter Heppner-Travis Bellamy one yard run (run failed) 5 54 Second quarter Umatilla-60 yard pass (pass good); H eppner-Kevin Drake 40 yard pass from Nick Anthony (run failed) Schools seek mentors in Special Friends program Morrow County Schools arc seeking people who are interested in becoming a mentor in the Special Friends program This program is designed to pair children with a positive adult role model The number of volunteers determines the number of children Served. According to Morrow County Behavioral Health, statistics have shown that when children receive as little as "a half- hour per week of one-to-one unconditional positive regard from an adult mentor, the results arc almost always positive and lasting Negative behaviors are not as pronounced and the child has a greater motiv ation for learning and getting along with others ” This is how the program works Children are referred to the program by their teacher These children may be shy . acting out. have learning disabilities or just in need of more indiv idual attention They are then paired with a volunteer Once a week, for 10 weeks, the volunteer and student will meet for 30-45 minutes of conversation, games and crafts At the end of the 10-week period, a party is held for the volunteers and their students to celebrate their accomplishments “It is indeed a Septem ber 8 8 th ~ Saturday an hour and a half on the bus each morning and afternoon. In addition to her school work, she helps out at home with cooking, housework and caring for her younger siblings, who include Mary. 16, a junior at HHS. Agustin. 10, a sixth grader at Heppner Elementary School. Jackie, eight, a third grader at HES. and Paula, six, a first grader at HES Her father is employed at Vey Ranches and her mother at a potato processing plant in Hermiston After graduation from HHS next spring. Luiza plans to attend college in Mexico. But for now. her favorite thing is to attend Mexican dances “every Saturday night” in Hermiston. Sunday morning, though, is reserved for church with her family. The items that will he sold are in excellent condition. You won 7 want to miss this one! Directions: on Highway 395 downtown Hermiston going south, turn right on W Hermiston Ave , about one mile WATCH FOR SIGNS Auctioneer: Paul Kramer For more information call: 922-S216 M E W B U S IN E S S O P E N IN G O.B. 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