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
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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
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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
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HHS senior selected queen
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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.
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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
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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.
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