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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 12 , 2001 The Official Newspaper o f the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow H eppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 Morrow County's Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper Published weekly and entered as penodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March 3,1879 Penodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon. Office at 147 W Willow Street Telephone (541)676-9228. Fax (541)676-9211 E-mail gttghcppner net or gtffirapidserve net Web site www heppner net Postmaster send address changes to the H e p p n e r Gazette-Times. P O Box 337, Heppner. Oregon 97836 Subscnptions: S22 in Morrow County; $16 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 62 years or older); $29 else- where. Publisher David Sykes .................................................................................... ... Editor April Hilton-Sykes........................................................................... 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Free Digital Postcards • Senior Housing • and more! lone participates in tourney lone traveled to Condon on Saturday, Sept. 8, to participate in the Summit Springs Volleyball tournament. lone succumbed to Condon, 11-15, 4-15, their first match of the day. The Lady Cardinals played well against Condon in their first game but couldn't seem to keep the momentum up to grasp the win. Junior Diana McElligott hustled to the ball and made several saves for the Cardinals throughout the tournament. lone's game against Dufur was a dogfight. They took the Rangers into three games before losing, 15-12, 11-15,13-15. Amellia Peck made an impressive diving dig against the Rangers and then followed up with two consecutive kills. Natalie McElligott tipped into the open holes several times, either winning the point or the side out for her team. Tho Lady Cardinals had a hard time against Wahtonka. allowing the Eagles to take the match in two games, 10-15, 9-15. lone came back to life during their fourth match to defeat Wheeler, 15-7, 16-14. Diana McElligott served three consecutive aces against Wheeler in the first game. In the second game against the Falcons, lone came out flat in the beginning, falling behind 4-10, before coming back to tie the score at 14. Emily Key, a main server for the Lady Cardinals, served the final two points for lone, sealing the Falcons' fate. Coach Chanty McElligott was not disappointed with her team dunng their tournament play. "All teams were equally talented and most matches went into three games. Even though we only had one victory, we had our weak moments but played together well as a team." Leading scorer for the tournament was Diana McElligott with 23 points. McElligott also hammered over 42 hits for the tournament with 18 o f those kills. M eghan M cCabe led the team with set assists and scored 14 points. Salli McElligott scored 13 points, had 22 passes and 11 hits, including five kills. Sophomore Natalie McElligott scored 13 points, led the team with blocks, slammed over nine hits and three kills. Emily Key launched over hard serves to score 12 points and delivered six passes. Amellia Peck led the team with diving digs, scored 11 points, had 24 hits and generated eight kills. Caitlin Orem scored 10 points, four o f which were aces. Cyndi Heagy popped over six points and had eight set assists. Kristina Powell, Tracy Griffith and Sara Peck also did an excellent job o f coming o ff the bench to aid the Cardinal effort. “THOROUGHLY ENTERTAINING.” THE HO\ 1 l P fm U TII “GOOD HUMOR.” Sunday, Sept. 16th at 6 p.m. at the Christian Life Center, 535 W. Morgan St., Heppner How would you like to see your United Way contribution double? Turn $100 into $200 $500 into $1,000, and even ... $25,000 into $50,000! No need to check your eyes, but you may want to read this again, because it sounds too good to be true! Williams Gas Pipeline Corporation and their 2001 Riding the Line fundraiser Is committed to United Way and this community by matching new and increased pledges made by October 1, 2001 and received at United Way by March 31, 2002. Contact us today to find out more about how you can D o u b le your impact in Building a Better Community! Obituaries James E. Bloodsworth Jam es Bloodsworth, 71, o f Heppner, died Sunday, September 2, 2001, at Pioneer Memorial Hospital. Funeral service was held Thursday, Septem ber 6, 2001, at the Heppner Elks Lodge. Concluding service and interment followed at the Lexington Cemetery. He was bom May 15, 1930, at W allowa, to Charles and Eula Crossler Bloodsworth. He grew up in W allowa County and attended the Trout Creek school. He also attended school at Touchet, Washington, before the family moved to Lexington where he attended and graduated from Lexington High School. He married Lavonne McMillan. They later divorced. The couple had three children. On August 5, 1972, he married Barbara B. Warren at Heppner. The couple farmed a ranch on Willow Creek between Heppner and Lexington. He enjoyed hunting and especially enjoyed time spent at elk camp. He was a member o f the Oregon Wheat Growers League, Cattlemen's Association, Lexington Grange, Heppner Rural Fire District Board and the Morrow County Historical Society. He was an active member and past exalted ruler o f Heppner BPOE 358. Survivors include his wife, Barbara B. Bloodsworth o f Heppner; son, Jam es R. Bloodsworth o f Hermiston; daughters, Barbara E. Anderson o f Cochabamba, Bolivia, and Denise R. Rands o f Crooked River; stepson, Coleman J. Devine ofPendleton; stepdaughters, Barbara B. W idm er o f Portland and Patty A. Jenson, ofP endleton; brother, Bill o f Herm iston; sister, Iris Cam pbell o f Lexington; 15 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Memonal contributions may be made to the Heppner Elks 358 Foundation, PO. Box 494, Heppner, Oregon 97836, or to Meadowood Speech and Hearing Camp, c/o Heppner Elks Lodge, PO. Box 494, Heppner, Oregon 97836. Sweeney M ortuary o f Heppner was in charge o f arrangements. Rosa Marie Nava Rosa Marie Nava, 29, o f Irrigon, died T uesday, September 4,2001, at Paterson, Washington, in a motor vehicle accident. Recitation o f the Rosary was W ednesday, Septem ber 5, 2001, at the chapel at Bums Mortuary of Hermiston. Mass o f Christian Burial was Thursday, September 6,2001, at Our Lady o f Angels Catholic Church in Hermiston. Burial was at Holy Cross Cemetery in Avondale, Arizona. Mrs. Nava was bom Aug. 18, 1972, at Phoenix, Arizona, to Jose and Socorro Carranza Cabral. She was raised at Peoria, Arizona, and attended schools there, later moving to Oregon where she married Lucino Nava Gonzales at Umatilla. They m oved to Irrigon in 1982. She had been employed at Watt Brothers Frozen Foods in Paterson since 1997. She enjoyed dancing, cooking, reading and spending time with her children. Survivors include her husband, Lucino Nava Gonzales o f Irrigon; son, Lucino Jr., o f Hermiston; daughters, Jessica and Cynthia, both o f Irrigon; her parents, Jose and Socorro Cabral o f Peoria, Arizona; brother, Jose Cabral Jr., and sisters, Josefina Emon, M aria Gutierrez, Carlota Cabral and Mayra Cabral, all o f Peoria, Arizona. M emcnal contributions may be made for her children. Bum s M ortuary o f Hermiston was in charge o f arrangem ents. Thelma P. Moyes Murphy Thelma P. Moyes Murphy, 80, oflm gon, died Saturday, September 8, 2001, at her home. Funeral service was Tuesday, Septem ber 11, 2001, at the Boardman Ward o f the Church o f Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with burial Wednesday, September 12, 2001 at the Hagerm an, Idaho, cemetery. Mrs. Murphy was bom April 30, 1921, at Preston, Idaho, to Parley and C harlotte Rawlings Watson. In 1939, she m arried Albem Moyes at Gooding, Idaho. Mr. Moyes died in 1972. In 1996, she returned to Idaho. She mamcd Rellis Murphy who died in 1998. She returned to the Imgon area in 1999. She was a m em ber o f the Boardman Ward o f the Church o f Jesus Christ o f Latter-day Saints, Hazelton LDS C hurch, and Hagerm an LDS Church. She loved to crochet, do church work, and for over 30 years sold Avon products. She had also worked as a w aitress in restaurants. Survivors include her daughter, Cindy Harley o flm g o n ; brothers, Amos Watson, Don Watson, Cecil Watson, Mike Watson and Junior Watson; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild; many nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by husbands, Albem Moyes and Rellis Murphy, her parents and a brother, Dean W atson. M emonal contributions may be made to the LDS M em onal Fund in care o f any o f the churches Mrs. M urphy belonged to. Bums M ortuary o f Hermiston was in charge o f arrangements. Ellen Lavina Brisbois Ellen Lavina Brisbois, 70, o f Spray, died August 30, 2001, at Pasco, W ashington. Graveside services were held at the Haystack Cemetery in Spray on Tuesday, Septem ber 4, 2001. She was bom October 6, 1930, at Om ak, W ashington, to Letha Boone and Carl Hawks. She grew up with her brothers, sisters, aunts and uncles in a close-knit family at Omak during the Depression years. She attended grade school at Omak and high school at Dayton High in Dayton, W ashington, graduating in 1948. She m arried John Brisbois on April 10, 1959, at Pomeroy, W ashington. M rs. Brisbois worked at the cannery at Dayton Green Giant and also at various apple packing houses at Dayton until 1964.She was also a homemaker. She was involved with the Dayton Eagles Auxiliary and was president and past president; she was also a m em ber o f Richland Moose Auxiliary and Am erican Legion Auxiliary. She enjoyed arts, crafts and sewing, painting, bingo, bible study, dancing, following Spray school activities and loved kids. Survivors include sons and daughters-in-law, Larry and Kathy Brisbois o f Kennewick, Washington, Ronny and Jodie Brisbois o f Heppner; daughter and son-in-law Cassandra and Miguel Reyes o f Woodbum; brothers and sisters-in- law, Gus and Joanne Hawks and Clyde and Juanita Hawks, all o f Dayton, W ashington; sister and brother-in-law, Gladys and Lee Marll of M ilton-Freewater; four grandchildren and four great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband John Brisbois; parents Carl Hawks and Letha Boone; sister Patricia and granddaughter Jovita Reyes. Memonal contributions may be made to the Spray Park Fund. Dnslall Memonal Chapel of John Day was in charge o f arrangements. County receives liquor monies The Oregon Liquor Control C om m ission distributed $98.3 million in revenue to state and local governments and special programs during fiscal year 2000-2001, an increase o f $400,000 over the previous year. The OLCC generated a total o f $257.4 million from sales o f distilled spints ($242.2 million), license fees and fines ($2.7 million) and privilege taxes on beer and wine ($12.3 million). The fiscal year ended June 30. Morrow County, with a population o f 11,100, received $84,309. Mustangs run over Hood River JVs By Rick Paullus The Heppner Mustangs rushed for over 325 yards, led by Michael M cCabe's 121 yards and three touchdowns, and easily defeated the Hood River JVs, 53-20, on Thursday, Sept. 6, in Hood River. The win improved the Mustangs' pre-season record to 2-0 with three time defending state champion Amity coming to Heppner on Friday, Sept. 14. The Warriors have knocked the Mustangs out o f the playoffs the last two years. The Mustangs wasted little time getting on the board, taking over at the Eagles' 23 on downs. McCabe went for six and Stefan M atheny went 17 yards for the touchdown to give the M ustangs an early 6-0 lead. The defense held again with the Mustangs taking over at their own 40 after a punt. McCabe picked up six and Brad Adam s went for 12 and a first down. McCabe broke free for 40 yards to the two, then took it in and kicked the extra point for a 13-0 M ustang lead. Kelly Paullus and Sam Van Liew tackled the Eagle quarterback for a loss on fourth down to give the Mustangs the ball inside Hood River territory. Brad Adams went for three, then 24 yards, to set up Donald Adam s' 17 yard touchdown run. McCabe kicked the extra point to make it 20-0 after the first quarter. The Mustangs held again, taking over at the Hood River 45 after a punt. After a couple o f penalties took the ball back inside the Mustangs' territory, Matheny hit David Norton for a 27 yard gain and a first down. Kyler Lovgren picked up 13 yards and a first down. Paullus went for six more to the three. After a motion penalty, Matheny hit Paullus in the end zone for a touchdown to give the M ustangs a 26-0 lead. The Eagles came back and scored on a one-yard run, but the Mustangs came right back as Matheny returned the kickoff 65 yards to the 16. Brad Adams went for eight and, after a incomplete pass, went eight more for a touchdown. M cCabe's kick made it 33-6 with 2:43 left in the second quarter. Hood River came right back and scored on a 48-yard run and the two- point conversion to close within 33- 14, but the Mustangs weren't through. Taking over at their own 42, Donald Adams went for nine and McCabe picked up two and a first down. Donald Adams picked up four more, Matheny ran for 12, then hit Statistics H e p p n e r20 20 6 7 - 53 Hood River 0 14 0 6 - 20 First quarter: Heppner-Stefan Matheny 17 yard run (Kick failed) 9:03, Michael McCabe two yard run (M cC abe kick) 5:58, Donald A dam s 17 yard run 2:21. Second quarter: Heppner-Kelly Paullus eight yard pass from Matheny (kick failed) 8:16; Hood River-Frank Velasquez one yard run (run failed) 3:46; Heppner-Brad Adams eight yard run (M cC abe kick) 2:43; Hood River-Rocky Level 4 8 yard run (Ellsworth run) 1:47; Heppner-McCabe 28 yard pass from M atheny (M cC abe kick) 0:00. Third quarter: Heppner-McCabe 20 yard run (kick failed) 8:13. Fourth quarter Hood River-Danny Newton 38 yard mn (run failed) 7:35; Heppner-McCabe four yard run (M cC abe kick) :56. Individual Statistics Rushing: H eppner-M cC abe 9-121, B Adams 8-72, Matheny 7-59, D. Adams 5-43, Kyler Lovgren 3-16, Paullus 6-13, Tyler Boyer 1 -4; Hood River-Level 15-82, Newton 11-67, Ellsworth 10-19, Velasquez 2-0, Maurer 1 -(-8). Passing: Heppner-M atheny 4-7 -0 92; Hood River-M aurer 1-2-0 33 Receiving: Heppner-B. Adams 1-29, M cCabe 1-28, David Norton 1-27, Paullus 1-8; Hood River-Velasquez 1-33. Lady Cards lose opener The lone Lady Cardinal varsity volleyball team lost their season opener against Cove on Friday, Sept. 7, in two gam es, 8-15, 5-15. Natalie McElligott led the Lady Cardinals by slam m ing over five points for her team. McElligott also led the team with passes and contributed two hits. Diana McElligott added three points to the Cardinal scoreboard, delivered eight passes, two blocks and hammered six hits, including one kill. Salli M cElligott scored three points, delivered seven passes and two hits. Amellia Peck scored one point, received eight passes, had two blocks and ham m ered five hits. Meghan M. McCabe led the team in set assists and pounded over one point. Cyndi Heagy tallied six hits, one kill, and blocked one Leopard hit. Kristina Powell had three passes; two hits, including one kill, and accumulated two successful blocks. Megan E. McCabe did an exceptional jo b o f setting the ball to her teammates and covering behind the block. The Lady Cardinals were down 1-7 when Natalie McElligott shifted the momentum by tipping to an open hole. Diana M cElligott hustled to the ball, accumulating several saves for the lone team. HOST FAMILIES NEEDED Make a new lifelong friend from abroad. Enrich your family with another cul ture. Now you can host an exchange student (girl or boy) from Sweden, Germany, France, Spain, England, Jap an , Brazil, Italy or other countries. 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The Mustangs' final scoring drive came late in the fourth as they took over at their 28-yard line. Matheny went for two, McCabe for five and Donald Adams for four more. After an offensive offsides penalty, M atheny ran for 11, then hit Brad A dam s for 29 yards. After an incomplete pass, Brad Adams went for four and Matheny ran for seven and a first down. Brad Adams ran for seven and Matheny went for 11 and another first down at the four. M cCabe took it in from there and kicked the extra point to make the final score 53-20. M cCabe rushed nine times for his 121 yards, followed by Brad Adams with eight rushes for 72 yards and M atheny seven times for 59 yards. Donald Adams rushed five times for 43 yards. Matheny completed four of seven passes for 92 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions. The defense was led by Brian Rust, Travis Bellamy, Donald Adams, Brad Adams, McCabe and Paullus. The Mustangs hurt themselves with 12 penalties for 108 yards. IT O A A C 8'UltNt U tQ liA Q Fully Accredited International Organization A WORLD OF I 'NDERSTANDINt. IH R O ll.H (R O S M l'lT ! RAl AND EDI If ATKIN A t PS< J.RA.MS Septem ber 1 3 th - T h ursday Nancy McKay United Way of Morrow County 541 - 422-7554 Williams 2001 Reasons to Give! ... what's your reason ? United Way of Morrow County r. ridingtheline.com Usually Ladies Night la on the first Thursday but had to ba postponed last waak) Doris Brosnan <5P crew of family and friends will ye serving a Javanese Dinner with lemon Jello jake for dessert starting at 6 p.m. Chef Cook Doris will fix chicken with Gf without curry so all tastes n ay be satisfied. Lodge will follow at 8 p.m. HEPPNER ELKS 358 (76-5181 "Whrrr Fnrndt Meet" 142 North Main 3-feeC Tain? Dr. Donald J. Carlson, Foot Specialist will be at the Pioneer Memorial Clinic on September 19th for the diagnosis of this and other foot problems. Call 6 7 6 -5 5 0 4 - H eppner or 567-8750 - Hermiston
