Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 10, 2001 - FIVE
One new, one familiar face at HES
some time and enjoys showing,
breeding and judging horses,
particularly quarter horses. She
also loves baseball and was a
Little League and Babe Ruth
umpire for 17 years. She plays
the flute and french hom and
recently began playing french
hom with the W illow Creek
Symphony.
Colts lose to
Stanfield
By Rick Paullus
The Heppner Colts gave up too
many big plays, losing to visiting
Stanfield, 26-6, on Wednesday, Oct.
3. The Colts play Knerr Construction
o f Hermiston on Wednesday, Oct.
10, in Heppner in their next action.
Stanfield took an 8-0 lead in the
first quarter on a 50-yard run and
kicked the extra point. The Colts
came back to score on a Dalton
Wellman six-yard run, but the kick
hit the crossbar.
The score stayed that way through
halftime. Stanfield scored late in
the third quarter on a 60-yard run.
Stanfield added another touchdown
on a three-yard run and scored with
19 seconds left on a 75 yard fumble
return.
Correction: In the Colts' 30-15
win over Columbia Auto Body, Matt
McCabe scored three touchdowns,
not four as stated. Lane Bailey sowed
that touchdown.
Pam Dowdy
Wendy Appleton
There is a new face at
Heppner Elem entary this year
and a fam iliar face has returned.
W endy Appleton has
been hired as the new music
teacher at Heppner Elementary
School and Heppner High School
and Pam Dowdy, who taught at
HES previously, returns as a fifth
and sixth grade teacher.
Pam Dowdy, 35, grew up
in Port Orford on the southern
Oregon coast. She graduated
from Pacific High School at Port
Orford and attended college at
W estern Oregon University at
M onm outh,
graduating
in
D ecem ber o f 1987 with a
bachelor o f science degree in
elem entary education.
Her husband, Mark, was
already teaching language arts at
Heppner High School when she
received her teaching degree.
Dowdy was hired full time for
her first teaching position at
Heppner Elem entary School in
the fall o f 1987.
She taught here for six
years before the family moved to
Brookings where M ark was
hired. Their son, Jefferson, now
five years old and in kindergarten
at Heppner Elem entary School,
was bom in the spring o f 1996.
T hat fall she was hired for a
teaching position at Central Linn,
a 2A school in Halsey, which is
located between Albany and
Eugene. She spent five years
teaching third through sixth
grade at Central Linn. Their son
Josh, three, was bom in 1998. .
Upon
returning
to
Heppner, the Dowdys bought a
house by the dam. Ironically,
they have the sam e phone
num ber and the same post office
box num ber that they had when
they lived in Heppner previously.
"We ended up with the sam e PO
box and the same phone num ber
and we ju st m oved to the other
side o f the cem etery," jokes
Dowdy.
She says that the family
has been busy fixing up their
house and yard.
"It's nice to slow down
and have m ore family time," she
says. "It's nice not to com m ute.
Everyone's been so friendly and
I'm happy to work with such a
quality staff.
At H eppner Elem entary,
Dowdy teaches mainly m ath, but
also teaches a reading class, a
science class and a PE class.
W endy Appleton, 52,
was raised in Rhode Island and
came to Oregon when she was in
high school. W hen she was 14
years old the family m oved to
Grants Pass and the following
year they m oved to Lem oore
California. They returned to
Oregon, m oving to Sheridan,
where she graduated from high
school in 1967. She attended
W estern Oregon University at
M onm outh, graduating in 1972
with a bachelor o f science degree
in music education.
Appleton got her first
teaching jo b at LaGrande that
year. She taught elem entary
music at three area grade
schools. A fter teaching there a
year, she m oved to Cove where
she taught music, PE and English
in a K -12 program .
After her m arriage, she
took a hiatus from teaching,
raising her husband's three
children and then adding two
m ore kids to the family. In
addition to taking care o f a busy
family, Appleton enrolled at
Eastern Oregon University and
added elementary certification to
her qualifications When their
youngest child was in the third
grade, Appleton returned to
teaching, first teaching at Elgin
Elementary School and then
teaching K-12.
A highlight o f her
teaching career was in 1992
when she was awarded the
Kyotaru Fellowship, whereby she
traveled to Japan, visiting
classroom s at schools in several
cities. At som e
schools she
visited elem entary classrooms
and others, she spent more time
in music classes. "That was
exciting," says Appleton. "I
loved it."
In 1999 she resigned her
position at Elgin to take a
position as director o f a Christian
school at LaGrande. The school
unfortunately closed, which
enabled her to consider the
position at Heppner, which she
discovered through a friend,
Robin Jones o f Heppner. The
two are not only friends, but both
are horse judges. While judging a
show, Jones told Appleton o f the
vacancy in Heppner. At first
Appleton
didn't think her
husband wouldn't go for the idea,
but he said, "go for it" and she
did. After that, the whole process
was pretty quick. She called the
district and drove down for an
interview the same day. The next
day, she was offered the position
and accepted. She arrived in
Heppner August 22.
W hile the new job is
exciting for Appleton, it was also
hard to leave her home town
since 1972, her friends and
church. Her husband, Arnold,
will join her in Heppner after the
holidays. He has a Christmas
business, m aking pine cone
wreaths, swags and bases for
floral arrangements. After he
constructs the bases, the florist
shops fill in with pine cones,
candles, flowers, etc. He sells all
over the Eastern Oregon area and
W alla W alla and the Tri-Cities
area.
The Appletons'" children
are all grown. Their youngest,
John, 23, attends school at
Eastern
Oregon
University;
Penny, 25, graduated from Texas
A&M in animal science and is
working on a cutting horse ranch;
Kendra, 28, LaGrande, has two
children and is a homemaker;
Phillip is m arried with three
children and lives in Vancouver;
and Michael is m arried with two
children and lives in Pendleton.
Appleton
has
been
involved in horse 4-H for quite
Statistics
Stanfield: 8 0 6 12 - 26
Heppner: 0 6 0 0 - 6
First Quarter
Stanfield: 50 yard run (kick good) 4:13.
Second Quarter
Heppner: Dalton Wellman six yard run
(kick failed) 7:00.
Third Quarter
Stanfield: 60 yard run (kick failed) 1:22.
Fourth Quarter
Stanfield: three yard run (kick failed) 5:50,
75 yard fumble return (kick failed) :19.
School Calendar
Musical journey of Lewis &
Clark Trail set in Heppner
Local students and residents are
in for a "musical and historical treat"
next Friday, October 19 at 1 p.m.
at the Heppner Elementary School
gym when professional actor and
musician Daniel Slosberg o f Los
Angeles, California, will be in
Heppner to perform his one man
show, "Pierre Cruzatte - A Musical
Journey on the Lewis and Clark
Trail".
Cruzatte was the mam boatman
and musician o f the Lewis and Clark
expedition. Slosberg, who dresses
in character and acts out the story
o f Cruzatte, has been playing the
fiddle since age five. As a former
teacher, Slosberg "loves to bring
history to life" in the music, song
and dance o f the Lewis and Clark
Expedition in schools and
communities around the U.S. He
is in Heppner at the invitation of
local fiddle teacher, Peg Willis.
The Cruzatte show will begin
at 1 p.m. and will last for about an
hour. Admission is $1 for children
and students and $2 for adults.
Everyone is invited to attend.
Oregon East Symphony kicks
off 16th season
Eastern Oregon's oldest and
largest community orchestra will
present the first concert o f its 16th
consecutive season on Saturday, Oct.
20, at 7:30 p.m. in Pendleton's Vert
Auditorium at Dorion and Fifth
streets.
Special guest conductor for the
season opener will be Bradley
Thachuk, associate conductor of the
Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, who
has recently conducted orchestras
in the Czech Republic, Slovakia,
Switzerland, Italy, Portugal and
Canada.
The highlight o f the evening will
be when m aster violinist and OES
concertmaster Lisa Robertson joins
world-renowned cellist and OES
conductor Dr. Kenneth Woods in
a performance o f Brahms' Concerto
for Violin and Cello. Also on the
evening's program are Beethoven's
Symphony Number One and the
prelude
to
W agner's
Die
M eistersinger.
Season tickets for the full seven-
concert season are available by
calling 276-0320. Individual concert
tickets can be purchased in Pendleton
at Armchair Books, 39 SW Dorion,
the OES offices, 424 South Main,
and at the door on the evenine of
the concert.
Ponies drop game to Pendleton
By Rick Paullus
Too m any big plays and a big
running back spelled defeat for the
Heppner Ponies as they lost to the
Pendleton Bucks, 24-12, in Pendleton
on Thursday, Oct. 4. The Ponies
also coughed up the football four
times w ith one returned for a
touchdown. Their record falls to 2-1 -
1. They will next host Pilot Rock
on Thursday, Oct. 11, at 3 p.m.
Pendleton scored on two long
runs to go up 12-0 in the first and
looked like they were going to blow
the Ponies out, but the defense
stiffened and held the Bucks the rest
o f the half.
Kyle Carlson had a 35-yard run
to help set up a three-yard touchdown
by Matt Kenny to cut the lead to 12-6
with 5:00 left in the second quarter.
Kenny then intercepted a pass and
returned it to the 45 o f Pendleton,
but the Ponies couldn't score before
halftime.
lone Schools announces its
O ctober schedule o f events;
Oct. 8-12-Homecoming Week.
Thursday, Oct. 11 -hearing
screenings, 8:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 12-middle school
volleyball vs. Echo, at lone, 2 p.m.;
high school volleyball vs. Echo at
lone; high school football vs. Echo
at lone, 7 p.m.; homecoming dance,
10 p.m .-l a.m.
Saturday, Oct. 13-middle school
volleyball vs. Helix at lone, 11 a.m.;
high school volleyball vs. Helix at
lone, 1 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 15-JV football at
Sherman County, 5 p.m.;
Tuesday, Oct. 16-high school
volleyball at W heeler, 5 p.m.;
Thursday, Oct. 18-student picture
retakes, 8 a.m.; fall sports pictures,
Pendleton W om en's Ministry
2:30 p.m.
announces
its ninth annual fall
Friday, Oct. 19-middle school
football/volleyball at Arlington, 3:30 presentation to the area. Christian
p.m.; high school volleyball at speaker Debbie M om s will present
Arlington, 5 p.m.; high school "Forgiving the Dead Man Walking"
on Thursday, Oct. 25, starting at 6
football at Arlington, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 20-high school p.m. at the Vert Auditorium, S.W.
volleyball tournament at Dufur, 9 4th and Dorion streets in Pendleton.
Debbie Morris, victim o f Robert
a.m.
Monday, Oct. 22-JV football vs. Willie, the "Dead Man Walking",
will tell about her experience o f
Stanfield at lone, 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 23-high school being kidnaped, raped and held as
a hostage for 30 hours. "Her story
volleyball at Echo, 5 p.m.
is a testimony o f forgiveness and
Friday, Oct. 26-middle school
football/volleyball at Condon, 2 p.m.; redemption on a road o f spiritual,
high school football at Prescott, 3 emotional and physical recovery
p.m.
littered w ith alcohol abuse,
Saturday, Oct. 27-seventh grade depression and panic attacks,"
volleyball tournament at lone, 9 a.m. according to a news release from
the Pendleton Women's Ministry.
The speaker has appeared on
FAX SERVICE
num erous talk shows, including
Send o r R eceive
"Focus on the Family" with Dr.
James
Dobson and "Fresh Air" on
Heppner Gazette-Times
National Public Radio.
676 9211
Tickets are $15 for those who
The Ponies got a good return on
the second half lack-off, but fumbled
the ball to Pendleton, who scored
on their first play from scrimmage.
Another fumble on the Ponies' next
possession was returned for a
touchdown to make it 24-6 early
in the third quarter.
The Ponies settled down from
there and got their second touchdown
early in the fourth quarter on a 28-
yard run by Kenny, but that was as
close as they could get as Pendleton
took the win.
Statistics
Heppner: 0 6 0 6 - 12
Pendleton: 12 0 12 0 - 24
First Quarter
Pendleton: 41 yard run (run failed) 5:41,
27 yard run (run failed) 3:52.
Second Quarter
Heppner Matt Kenny three yard run (pass
failed) 5:00.
Third Quarter
Pendleton: 55 yard run (run failed) 7:37,
45 yard fumble return (run failed) 6:41.
Fourth Quarter
Heppner Kenny 28 yard run (pass failed)
7:41.
Women’s ministry plans
presentations
have preregistered and $20 at the
door if space is available. The event
is open to men, women and teens.
To register, call Norma Beier at (541)
276-7937 or Marilynn Colcord at
(541)276-7123.
The presentation is co-sponsored
by KGTS Positive Life Radio in
College Place, W ashington.
Work resumes
at Depot
All work resum ed at the
incinerator facility at the Umatilla
Chemical Depot on Friday, Oct. 5,
following the early morning
discovery o f a suspicious item.
An Army Explosive Ordnance
Disposal Detachment from Yakima.
Washington, responded to the scene
after being alerted by the depot. The
item was determined to be a non
explosive device and was turned
over to the FBI for further
investigation.
Depot Commander Lt. Col. Fred
Pellissier said, "We have a very
important job on the depot. Events
like this only add another element
to what all o f us have to do. This
behavior will not be treated lightly."
Depot officials notified local law
enforcement officials and the Oregon
State Police o f the incident.
Emergency management officials
in Morrow, Umatilla and Benton
counties were also notified, as well
as the Hermiston 911 Center and
states o f Oregon and Washington
Emergency Operations Centers in
Salem and Tacoma.
At no time was there a danger
to depot and incineration facility
employees, the public or the
environment, according to a news
release. There are no chemical
munitions currently stored in the
incineration facility, which is
scheduled to begin chemical
incineration operations in February
2003.
The depot remains at heightened
security levels, according to the
release.
lone JV pulls
out win over
Condon
lone's junior varsity team managed
to pull out a victory over Condon
in three games, defeating the Blue
Devils, 15-10, 4-15, 15-13, on
October 4.
Emily Key was quick at getting
to the ball and made several saves
during the match. She scored eight
points, delivered one ace serve,
controlled five passes, three hits and
four set assists. Eva Chitty was the
leading point producer for lone with
nine points. Chitty also had seven
passes and five hits. Barbara Holland
added seven points, two aces, three
passes and six hits and blocked one
hit. Tracy Griffith scored six points,
delivered six hits and controlled
seven passes.
Sara Peck scored two points and
hammered four hits for her Cardinal
teammates. Kim Moms scored one
point. Caitlin Orem scored one point,
delivered five hits, two passes and
five set assists. Macarena Esposito
served 100 percent and handled five
passes. Jamie VandenBrmk
contributed five passes and one hit.
Missy Baker also serve 100 percent
for her team and controlled five
passes. Katie Hams delivered two
set assists and slammed over three
hits.
First Christian guest speaker
The First Christian Church,
Heppner, will have a guest speaker
who will speak on creation science
on Thursday, Oct. 18 at 7 p.m.
Dr. Ted Driggers from "Answers
In Genesis" will present a message
about creationism as a science. A
question and answer time will follow.
Dr. Driggers will also have a book
and video table set up with materials
from "Answers In Genesis." A free
will offering will be taken.
The Dublic is w elcom e to attend.
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