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MCGG shows lone volleyball team heads to financial state tourney turn-around Desalo ïetzell U o f i) N«w 3 p a p e r L i b r a r y Eu33ae, VOL. 121 NO. 45 10 Pages 0^ 9 7 4 Ji Wednesday, November 6,2002 Lexington Fire Fund presents scholarship Lorrene Montgomery o f the Lexington Fire Fund presents Isaiah Stillman, Lexington, a check for $200 so that Stillman, a fireman with the Lexington d e p a rtm e n t, can a tte n d a National Fire Academy training course in Emmetsburg, MD. Stillman, 18, a life-long Lexington lone American Legion to hold service honoring veterans resid en t, has been a ju n io r member o f the Lexington* fire department since he was 14. Stillman, who lives only a block away from the Lexington Fire Hall and assists the ambulance crews, will travel to Maryland to attend the six-day course on Nov. 16. He h o p es to e n ro ll at the Chemeketa Community College fire training school next fall. Car accident results in Air Life transport R andy H an so n and S a lv a d o r V argas, b o th o f R ed m o n d , w ere A ir L ife transported to Walla Walla's St. M ary’s Hospital after a two- vehicle accident on Nov. 3, reports Morrow County Sheriff Office. The accident occurred on Forest Service Road 21, in Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon the southeast section o f Morrow C o unty. S h e r if f ’s o ffice personnel responded to the scene and w ere assisted by Oregon State Police. A ccording to a press release, alcohol was possibly involved in the accident, but the sheriff’s office does not have further information at this time. Veterans in the lone area will honor those comrades who gave their lives in time o f war on Monday, Nov. 11. The lo n e A m erican Legion Post # 95 will march to the Memorial Flagpole at lone Elem entary School at about 10:30 a.m. Bob Baker, Legion C o m m an d er for th e lone American Legion Post #95, will g iv e th e w elco m e. A demonstration and explanation of the meaning o f the folding o f the flag for a deceased service p erso n w ill be giv en . L.J. McElligott will give the meaning for each fold as Joel Barnett and John Jep sen fold the flag. Afterwards, the origin o f Taps will be shared. Rev. Paul Clay and Beth Heagy will sing the words ofTaps and lead the group in the singing patriotic songs. Following the service, everyone is invited to go to the Legion Hall for refreshments served by the American Legion Auxiliary. Everyone is invited to attend the Veterans Day Service. In case o f c o ld or inclement weather, the ceremony will be held at the Legion Hall. Veterans Day observance to be held in Heppner A V eteran s D ay observance w ill be held on Veterans Day, Monday, Nov. 11 at 11 a.m . at the H ep p n er Memorial Park. The observance will feature a fly-over at 12 p.m. A reception immediately following the observance will be held at GD’s Restaurant on Main Street. Master o f Ceremonies will be Heppner Mayor Bob Jepsen. T he o b se rv a n c e schedule is as follows: color guard p resented by the A m erican Legion; invocation by Rev. Andrew Johnson; raising o f the flag with Bob Taylor and the V eterans o f F o reig n W ars; National Anthem sung by Mark White; Pledge of Allegiance lead by Jerry Breazeale, Heppner city manager; speakers, Joe Burleson and K enneth Peck; m usical p re s e n ta tio n by S am arra VanDoom and Julie Howard; reflections on the Korean War by Sharon Brace; reading o f the names by Louis Carlson; recital ofTaps by Darren VanCleave; and benediction by Pastor Tim VanCleave. Everyone is invited to attend the observance and the reception after. WE WILL BE CLOSED VETERAN S DAY We Salute Our Nation 's Veterans M o rro w C ou n ty G ra in G row ers Lexington 9 8 9 -8 2 2 1 • 1 -8 0 0 -4 5 2 -7 3 9 6 i* t»™ nwpm*n m ■*»t vn n hkq r»i Despite a drop in sales, the Morrow County Grain Growers re p o rte d a $ 4 4 8 ,1 2 5 improvement in net revenue the past fiscal year, manager John Ripple reported Monday at the co-op’s annual meeting. The co-op went from a loss o f $236,000 last year, to a profit of $211,961 this year mainly due to aggressive cost cutting and consolidation. Ripple told the members. “Despite low commodity prices and a lack o f rain we posted a profit,’’ Ripple said. “We did this by cutting costs,” he said. Ripple said the co-op cut o p e ra tin g ex p e n se s and increased revenue by closing its tire department, partnering with Shell at the convenience store and gas station and agreed to an agreement with Jordan elevator to operate its facilities. All of these m o v es cut co sts by o v er $750,000 and helped M CGG's bottom line. He added that the co-op is getting into the ATV business with Polaris which he says will diversity the co-op’s products and customer base, and move the company into the future. “ We will continue to look for ways to grow and contain costs,” Ripple told the members. Gross sales for the past year fell $3,559,215 over the previous y e a r from $ 3 5 ,3 8 1 ,7 2 8 to $31,822,513. In addition to the favorable financial report, co-op members watched as the company was awarded the 2002 Oregon State University Extension Service Cooperator Award. The award was presented “For serving 472 members and their families, providing fulltime jobs for over 50 em ployees and families, supporting over 15 local communities and serving six c o u n tie s ,” said an O SU spokesman. The award noted that MCGG also donated over $ 3 0,000 an n u ally to m any different community causes. Big Sky Conference volleyball All-Stars (l-r): Honorable Mention Caitlin Orem, First Team Natalie McElligott and Diana McF.lligott, and Honorable Mention Meghan McCabe o f hustling to wayward passes, many from the back row to get the sets to the hitters. Leading the Cardinals on the sco reb o ard w as D iana M cE lligott w ith 13 points. McElligott also contributed 76 passes, 26 hits, 19 kills and seven blocks. Meghan M. McCabe scored 12 points, passed 14 balls, delivered fiv e hits, two kills and 74 set assists. Caitlin Orem scored nine points, had 58 passes, eight hits, one kill and two set assists. Emily Key scored eight points, passed 40 balls, and delivered three hits. Natalie McElligott scored five points, accepted 48 passes, deliv ered 62 hits, 17 kills, four set assists and blocked 15 d efen siv e hits. Megan E. McCabe scored five points, passed six balls, deliv ered one hit, one kill and 30 set assists. Tracy Griffith accumulated 27 passes, eight hits, sev en kills, one block and two set assists. Also aiding the Cardinal effort were Barbara Holland with 11 passes, five hits and five blocks; Sara Peck w ith 18 passes, nine hits, one kill and one block; and Alyssa Rietmann with 15 passes and one hit. The Cardinals will play Butte Falls at 9:15 a.m ., at Springfield High School on Friday, Nov. 8. lone Lady Cardinals placed second at the Big Sky District Volleyball tournament on Saturday, Nov. 2, earning a seed at the S tate V olleyball Championships in Springfield this next weekend. lo n e w ent into the tournament as the number one seed for the east side o f the league and faced off against the number one seed from the w est side, Dufur. The Cardinal women had a hard time getting to the ball and getting passes to the setter. Missed serves also plagued the Cardinals in their first match. lone dropped the first match to the Rangers, 13-25,25-19, 9-15. The Cardinals then had to fight for the second place finish against Condon, lone easily w on the first game, when Megan E. McCabe aced a serve to end the game at 25-16. lone lost the second game, 20-25, forcing a third game. In game three the Cardinals and the Blue Dev ils traded points throughout the match, with the Cardinals winning with a 15-13 victory. Team McElligott, Diana and Natalie, were credited for another outstanding performance on the net, aided by Tracy Gri ffith in the front row. Meghan M. McCabe did an outstanding job Cardinals headed to playoffs Electric Co-Op to hold annual dinner meeting Columbia Basin Electric Cooperative, Inc. annual dinner meeting is planned for Thursday, Nov. 14 at the Wheeler County F a irg ro u n d s in F o ssil. Registration starts at 4 p.m., with dinner served at 5 p.m. The annual meeting and election o f directors for zones 3,4 and 8 will follow the dinner. Entertainment and fun for the whole family is in store for the evening, said a news release. Multiple door prizes will be awarded and results o f the annual fourth grade Electrical Safety Poster Contest will be announced, with winning posters on display. HCMF to host community wide Thanksgiving dinner H ep p n er C h ristia n Missionary Fellowship is once again hosting the community wide Thanksgiv ing dinner. E v ery o n e in the community is invited to come join in the “celebration o f food, fun and fellowship,” Thanksgiv ing Day, Thursday, Nov. 28. Dinner will be served at 1 p.m., at the Episcopal Church Parish Hall. For more information contact Kathy Marick, at 676- 5951. HHS to hold awards event Heppner High School will be holding a Fall Sports Award dessert, Nov. 14, at 6:30 p.m. was 14 o f 23 passing for 195 yards. Radie had 166 yards rushing. Cayle Krebs had 80 and R ietm ann had 250 y ard s. Rietmann also had 80 yards receiving. At halftime lone led 39- 0 and had only allowed the R edsides seven yards total rushing. There w ill be a Pep Assembly, Wednesday, Nov. 6, at 6 p.m., in the lone High School gymnasium. 2002 lone Cardinal football team lone football team won 66-40, Friday, Nov. 1, against the S. W asco R ed sid es in Maupin. lone finished 7-1 for the regular season, and 4-1 in the Big Sky Conference. Saturday, Nov. 9 they will play in the state playoff game at North Powder against Powder Valley at 1 p.m. A ndrew ' R ietm ann scored five touchdowns, Mike Radie scored two and Cayle K reb s b ro u g h t in one. Quarterback Nick Christman Mustangs enter playoffs at home this Saturday against Trojans t X t 10 6 V 7 ’ ’I V - H ® * w r 3' 9 f n S2 5P 41 « 36 , " . o 57 S4 72 «■# 10 42 60 w t e 80 77 65 1 2002 M ustang football team The Heppner Mustangs cap p e d o f f th e ir fourth consecutive Columbia Basin Conference undefeated season by getting past a pesky Stanfield Tiger team. 41-16, on Friday, Nov. 1 in S ta n fie ld . The Mustangs finished the regular season at 8 and 1 overall and 6 and 0 in the CBC. >3 83 7P t 7 17 V «* k- « I « if> V SI « v i. As the number one seed out of the CBC. the Mustangs will be at home in the first round o f the OSAA State 2A playoffs against the number tw o seed out o f the Tri-River League the Kennedy Trojans. The game will be at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 9. Kennedy, o f Mt. Angel, lost to Regis 6-0 on Friday to end up in second place.
