TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 29, 2000
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Roads. They have swept Laurel follow:
- approval of the maintenance
Lane, part of Kunze and the
agreement
with Powerware
intersections of Wilson Road.
Global
Services
for the CSEPP
They have sanded Blake Ranch
Road. The chipper is working on uninterruptible power supply;
- review of a request for
some brush trimming on Upper
of
the
annual
Willow Creek, the north fork of renewal
Blake
Ranch
Road
and membership dues to the Eastern
Oregon Visitors Association,
Sunflower Flat Road.
O'Bnen suggested to the court denying the request because the
that, in light of the levy defeat, payment is not budgeted;
- approval of Rita Woolsey to
they and the Road Committee re
examine the list of roadwork the Mental Health Advisory
projects. He also suggested to the Board;
court, and they agreed, that the
- approval of the resolution for
county cannot keep Coalmine Beef Northwest Feeders in the
Hill Road open to the top this matter of issuance of industrial
winter.
development revenue bonds by
Other actions of the Court the State of Oregon.
Letters to the Editor
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publish unsigned letters. Please include your address and phone number on all
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responsible for accuracy o f statements made in letters,
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Jump traps abominable
To the Editor:
Why haven’t people of the cloth
spolpei) up against p\e insidious,
abominable jury} traps that cause
s* much distress, misery, injury
and death to any bird or creature
that may step into them.
Traps are non-selective and do
despicable damage to flesh and
bone. We would have kinder and
better world to live in if they
were abolished.
(s)Tunko Gessell
19424-Filbert Rd.
Bothell, WA 98012.
Amity athletic director comments
To the Editor:
The following letter was
received at Heppner High School
this week from Amity High
School:
Dear Dale (Conklin, HHS
athletic director),
Just a quick note to comment
on your hospitality when we
came for the football game.
Your team, coaches, fans and
especially you were very
066
t
hospitable toward us as visitors
to your community and school.
Many of our fans commented to
me about the hospitality room
and the Heppner fans. The
coaches and players commented
how well your team played and
(for) being good sports. Also
there were good comments in the
East Oregonian about our team.
-Steve Morris, Athletic Director
Amity High School
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_________ By Mwfyn Robinson__________
Ah, the turkey aroma is receding, if not our waistlines- - due to
gorging ourselves at Thanksgiving and eating our way through
Christmas binges. However, unlike Floridians, we aren't faced
with distasteful chad stuffing-Oregonians have better sense.
Taking the joy out of all this self-indulgence are numerous
advertisements and commercials on how not to gain weight
during the holidays.
As the year rapidly rushes to conclusion, it just wouldn't be
normal if food wasn't the centerpiece for the gathering of families
and friends. The holiday season is a rime to share as we celebrate
this special season with both old and new traditions.
Our local community extends their generosity to others less
fortunate by providing food baskets and gifts. While shopping,
it's an excellent time to drop off items or cash at Heppner's
Neighborhood Center to help with this project. Most of us are
fortunate to be surrounded by an abundance of food, warm
clothing and ample housing. In fact, if we stripped our closets to
what we consider the bare necessities, we'd probably still have
more possessions than some people in this country.
As the sights and sounds of Christmas unfold around us, the
Heppner Garden Club spends a week making wreaths from
evergreens that scent the air with that heavenly smell. Along with
all the other elves, Wilbur Jackson is the one of go-getters of
those Christmas greens. Creative souls can make their own
wreaths from the greens and other materials that are provided
during the one-day workshop Thus many doorways in Heppner
are festooned with these delightful arrangements that herald the
season.
Thanks to industrious people who decorate their houses and
businesses with all the holiday decorations, it just wouldn't seem
like Christmas without all that extra effort. Our small community
has a largeness of heart at this time of year Another example of
enhancing those Christmas experiences is being made possible by
Joe Yocum, Lexington. He is playing Santa’s helper by taking his
team and wagon to the Umatilla Fairgrounds for weekend ndes
through their Christmas light show. That display is another way
to enjoy the Christmas season in our area.
As we deck the halls, it is important to remember the true
meaning of Christmas. It's also a rime to count our blessings and
be grateful for our caring community, family and friends. Don't
let the Grinch steal your holiday spirit. May it last all year.
Happy Holidays.
School Calendar
Heppner Elementary
School
Friday, December 1: No
School.
Monday, December 4: Site
Council.
6:30
p.m.;
Parent/Teacher Club, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, December 6:
Heppner Advisory Committee,
HES, 7 p.m..
Friday, December 15: No
school. Parent Teacher Club gift
wrapping, HES, 1-4 p.m.
Monday, December 11:
School board meeting, Columbia
Middle School, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, December 12:
Student Body Assembly, 2 p.m.
Wednesday, December 14:
HES Holiday music program, 7
p.m.; Doors unlock at 6:30 p.m.
Friday, December 15: No
school.
Sunday, December 17: Parent
Teacher Club gift wrapping,
HES, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Monday, December 18-
Tuesday, January 2-Holiday
vacation.
Wednesday, January 3:
School resumes.
Heppner High School
Friday and Saturday,
December
1-2:
Basketball
tournament at Colton.
Wednesday, December 6:
Mid-terms; Jostens' visitation,
library, noon, for return orders;
Jostens' parents' meeting, library,
6:30-7:30 p.m.
Monday, December 11:
School Board meeting, Columbia
Middle School, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, December 12: HHS
concert,
7
p.m.;
Public
Broadcasting: Financial Aid for
College, 8 p.m.
Wednesday, December 13:
Site Council, 7 p.m.; Financial
aid workshop, junior and senior
parents, 5-6 p.m.
Thursday, December 14:
Heppner Elementary School
concert, HES.
Friday and Saturday,
December 15-16: South Morrow
County Tournament; Benefit for
Dennis and Mona Hardman, 4:30
p.m., cafeteria'.
Monday, December 18-
Tuesday, January 2-Winter
break.
Wednesday, January 3
School resumes.
Funeral Notice
Thomas D. Springer
Thomas D. Springer, 67,
Heppner,
died
Monday,
November 27, 2000, at Pioneer
Memorial Hospital in Heppner.
Graveside service will be held
on Friday, December 1, 2000, at
the Heppner Masonic Cemetery.
Sweeney Mortuary, Heppner,
is in charge of arrangements.
Susan J. Norton
Susan J. Norton, 53, Gresham,
formerly of Heppner, died
Tuesday, November 28, 2000, at
her home.
Funeral service will be
Saturday, December 2, at 2 p.m.
at the Lexington Baptist Church.
A complete obituary will
follow in next week's Gazette-
Times.
Sweeney Mortuary, Heppner,
is in charge of arrangements.
SWCD, Weed
Board to meet
A regular board meeting of the
Morrow SWCDAVeed Advisory
Board will be held Tuesday, Dec.
5, at 4:30 p.m. at the Pettyjohn
Office building in Heppner.
Agenda items include: manager
report,
partnership reports:
NRCS (EQIP, CRP), FSA,
ODFW, County Court, Extension
and Weed report. The public is
invited to attend.
Reid to hold reins as Mustang head coach
By Molly Rhea
Dana Reid will be holding the
reins on the Mustangs this season
as she takes over the varsity girls'
basketball
coaching
responsibilities.
Reid has 11 years experience
coaching junior varsity.
"I'm excited about this year's
basketball season. We have 25
dedicated girls with great
attitudes, ready to play ball.
We've had three solid weeks of
practice and will be prepared to
play our first games this week."
Assisting Reid are Ron
Bnsbois, coaching the junior
varsity, Kathy Britt, coaching
"C" team, and Lana Orr who is
volunteering.
The varsity boasts eight
returning lettermen, however,
only four saw much action last
season. Co-captain Shelley
Rietmann will be starting at the
post position again this year and
will be a key player. As one of
the best post players in the
league, other teams will be
keying on stopping her.
Marissa
McCabe
is
transitioning to a forward this
year. McCabe will be a factor in
rebounding. Jodie Carlson is a
smart, versatile player who will
very capably fill in for Rietmann
and McCabe.
Co-captain
San
Juanita
Elguezabal's quickness and
aggressive play will be on
display again at both guard and
forward positions this season.
Jenni Patton and Meghan Bailey
add depth and quickness to the
team playing in the guard
position.
Lacey Matteson and Brett
Barber will be running the
offense. These two are savvy
players and will play important
roles on the defensive end as
well. Rounding out the varsity
roster are Tylynn Smith and
Jesse Kempas, both with some
JV experience last year.
The varsity season kicks off
this weekend, Dec. 1- 2, with a
tournament at Colton. The
Heppner
girls
start
off
tournament action, matching up
Cadin Gabel at 3 p.rqrGilchnst
and-Colton are the d»er> teams
participating.
Next Tuesday, Dec. 5, the
Mustang varsity teams will
tangle with the Cardinals in lone,
with the girls starting at 6 p.m.
The Mustangs will host the South
Morrow County Tournament on
Dec. 15 and 16, and are
scheduled for the Oregon Trail
Tournament in Pendleton, Dec.
29 and 30, as well as games
scheduled with lone, Condon and
Joseph.
''Preseason will give the girls a
chance to learn to play together
again and it will give all of us an
opportunity to find out where
each player will be most
effective," said Coach Reid.
This year's junior varsity team
will be coached by Ron Brisbois.
Brisbois previously coached the
boy's and girl's junior high teams.
Mustangs suiting down for JV
include junior Kelsey Greenup,
sophomores Jesse Kempas,
Marcy Miller, Tylynn Smith,
LaRena Penturf, Nicole Sisk and
freshmen
Stefanie Hanson,
Brooke Rust and Danielle
Loosley. The JV girls and boys
teams will host the Ukiah varsity
on Thursday, Nov. 30, starting at
5:30 p.m.
Kathy Britt will be coaching
the girls' "C" team. Britt, new to
the Mustang coaching staff, has
coached several AAU teams. "C"
teammates include sophomores
Stephanie Dyer and Tiffany
Matheny,
freshmen
Blake
Allstott,
Lindsey
Clough,
Chantea Macaulay, Tiffany
Piper, Sheena Shank and Jessie
Woodward. According to the
current schedule, the girls' "C"
team takes to the hardwood on
Thursday, Dec. 14 at Boardman.
"1 expect a lot out of the girls,"
concluded Reid. "And they
understand to be successful, they
will have to give a lot, and are
prepared to do just that."
Experienced Mustangs look
forward to basketball
By Rick Paullus
Getting their annual late start at
basketball
because
of a
successful football season, the
Heppner Mustang boys are
getting the kinks out and working
on shooting a round ball instead
of running with it.
Head coach Chuck Matteson is
back for his third year and has a
much more experienced team to
work with this year, having lost
just one senior, Clint Bellamy,
from last year's team.
Columbia Basin Conference
first team all-star Ryan Matteson
returns for his senior season, as
does honorable mention pick
Blake Knowles. Other seniors
include Joe Papineau, Craig Scott
and Chip Piper.
Junior Michael McCabe was
also an honorable mention all-
star and is joined by junior
Stefan Matheny. Juniors Brian
Rust and Sam Van Liew and
sophomore Brad Adams will also
see some time on the varsity.
The Mustangs finished 7-5 in
the CBC last year and won two
games at the district tournament
to qualify for the State 2A
championship as the second seed.
After losing two close games at
the state tournament, the
Mustangs finished 16-12 overall.
"Our goal this year is to get
back to the state tournament and
bring home a trophy,” said Coach
Matteson. "We'd like to build on
our experience we gained last
year, win some games and see
what happens."
The Mustangs have no time to
slack off as they face Catlin
Gabel on Friday, Dec. 1 at the
Colton
Tournament.
The
Mustangs' first home game is
Dec. 15-16 in the South Morrow
Tournament.
The Mustangs open CBC play
at Umatilla on Friday, Jan. 5, and
return home on Saturday, Jan. 6,
to play Sherman County.
Grange meets for potluck
Lexington Grange met Nov. 20
for a potluck and the regular
meeting. Plans were discussed
about starting the Adopt- a- Road
section of two miles of State
Highway under the supervision
of ODOT. More information will
be gathered so that we can be
ready to start in the spring.
National Grange will be held in
Portland in 2002. Each grange in
the state will contribute towards
this big project. Raffle tickets of
$2 each will be sold to help
finance this. Grangers and others
are eligible to purchase these.
First and second prize will be
drawn in the middle of 2001.
These will consist of trips to
Alaska or the Hawaiian Islands.
Installation of officers will be
held at Greenfield Grange at
Boardman on Saturday, Dec. 9,
starting with dinner at 1 p.m.
Sad news came to the members
that Kenneth Smouse had passed
away Sunday night at his home.
His funeral was held at the lone
United Church of Christ on Nov.
27. Kenneth was 89 years old and
had been a member of Lexington
Grange for 70 years. The grange
helped with the dinner at the
Willows Grange following the
funeral.
The December meeting will be
held on Monday, Dec. 18.
Instead of exchanging presents
the members will bring canned
good and non-perishable foods
for the Neighborhood Center.
Cotillion to raise funds for research
Morrow and Umatilla county
residents will once again have
the opportunity to trip the "lights
fantastic" while donating to the
fight to defeat cancer at this
year's American Cancer Society
Christmas Cotillion, "A Starry
Millennium Night."
The annual event is slated for
the
Pendleton
Convention
Center, Saturday, Dec. 2., 8 p.m.-
1 a.m.
Along with live music provided
by "Design," a Portland-based
band
making
its
third
consecutive appearance, those in
attendance will be treated to a
buffet, and both a silent and oral
auction. Many of the handcrafted
auction items have been made at
the Eastern Oregon Correctional
Institution.
According to co-chair Jennifer
Hackett, this year's auction items
will include a playhouse,
complete with a porch and
carpeting, a child's bedroom set,
and numerous handmade quilts
...just to name a few.
"This year we have many
different auction items," says
Hackett. "We will definitely have
something for everyone."
Hackett is co-chairing the
event with Sue Varshal.
To make the evening even
more special, the Oxford Suites
is offering a room package to all
Cotillion attendees.
Rebekahs plan
card party
Holly Rebekah Lodge will hold
their December card party this
Saturday, Dec. 2, at the
Oddfellow Hall in Lexington.
Cost is $3 per person which
includes an evening of visiting
new and old friends, fun and
refreshments. Cards start at 7:30
p.m. The public is invited to
attend.
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