POUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 15, 2003
Ski club plans activities and seeks new m em bers
Obituaries
John A. Little
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M embers o f the Arhuckle Ski Club pause by the fire for lunch on a recent ski outing. From left
to right: David Sykes, Linda Dutcher, Dan Van Liew, Jam es Van Liew, Sam Van Liew, John
Edm undson and Steve Brownfield. Not pictured Bill Ewing.
The A rhuckle N ordic Ski
C iub is e n c o u ra g in g an yone
interested in cross country skiing
to join the club.
The group has ski trips planned
most weekends in the winter and
will accom m odate novice to
experienced skiers.
If you are interested the club
leaves from the Heppner city park
at 9a.m. Saturday mornings.
For more information contact
Bill Ewing (676-9119) or Dave
Fow ler (676-9109).
Mustang JV girls lose to Hermiston 45 to 17
By Rick Paullus
The H eppner M ustang
JV girls fell behind early and
could never catch up in losing to
the H erm iston Frosh 45-17 in
Hermiston on M onday, Jan. 6.
T he M ustangs trailed
10-2 a fte r one and got four
points from Terra W ilson in the
second but still trailed 20-10 at
the half. The Bulldogs outscored
the M ustangs 25-7 in the second
h a lf to coast to the win.
M ustang girls squeak past Pirates
W ilson fin ish ed w ith
s e v e n p o in ts to le a d th e
M ustangs, with Laurie M urray
adding four points, four rebounds
and two steals. Blair Keithley had
six rebounds and Katie Britt had
three rebounds and two steals.
Herm iston 10 10 11 14-
45
H eppner 2 8 6 1-17
Hermiston: Cody 4 0-1 8,
By Rick Paullus
The H eppner M ustang
girls’ varsity eeked out a win over
the R iverside Pirates 53-52 in
Boardm an on Friday, Jan. 3 as
they led m ost o f the gam e and
held on for the win.
Nikki Sisk and Madison
B aileyeach hit 3-pointers in the
first quarterns the Mustangs took
a 9-4 lead after one and got seven
points from Lacey Matteson and
six points, including four o f four
free throw s, from C helsea Britt
as they still led 25-23 at the half.
The Mustangs increased
their lead to 43-36 after three
getting 10 points from Matteson
and four from Stefanie Hanson
and held on in the fourth as
M atteson hit Five o f six free
throws.
M a tte s o n led th e
M ustangs with 23 points and 12
rebounds, with Britt adding eight
p o in ts a n d fo u r re b o u n d s .
H anson had six p oints, four
rebounds and three steals. Susan
Southworth had eight rebounds
and tw o steals and Bailey have
live rebounds.
, H eppner 9 ‘J (j 18 10-53
' iJ 'J ' 'R iverside if T9 13 16-52
Heppner: Lacey Matteson
6 10-14 23, Chelsea Britt 1 6-8 8,
Stefanie Hanson 3 0-0 6, Nikki Sisk 1
1-2 4, Brooke Rust 2 0-0 4, Susan
Southworth 2 0-2 4, Madison Bailey
1 0-1 3, Linsey Mitchell 0 1-2 1 and
Tylynn Smith 00-20. Team: 1618-31
53 3-pt.: Sisk, Matteson and Bailey.
Riverside: Hancock 56-817,
A. Bums 3 3-4 10, Rogelstad 4 0-1 9,
Turner 4 0-0 8, J Burns 1 4-7 6,
G o rd a n ie r 1 0-0 2, M ason and
Matheney. Team: 18 13-20 52 3-pt.:
Hancock, A. Bums and Rogelstad.
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Rep. Greg Smith
announces contact
information
Oregon State Represen
tative Greg Smith (R-H eppner)
has announced contact informa
tion for citizens w ishing to par
ticipate in the legislative process:
C a p ita l a d d re ss: T he
H onorable G reg S m ith; 900
Court Street, NE H-280; Salem,
OR 97301; phone (503) 986-
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mail: rep.gregsmith@state.or.us.
D istrict ad d ress: The
Honorable Greg Smith; RO. Box
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Tony Ralph Page was
convicted o f C ontempt o f Court,
an unclassified m isdem eanor.
P a g e w a s s e n te n c e d to 88
suspended days in jail, six months
bench probation, 80 hours o f
comm unity service, two days o f
jail as a condition o f probation
with credit fort tim e served and
payment o f $624 in fines.
N o a h J. B ird w a s
convicted o f Possession o f a
Precursor Substance, a Class-B
felony. Bird was sentenced to 80
hours o f com m unity service, 36
m onths o f supervised probation
and payment o f $664 in fines.
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A memorial service will
be held for Josie L. Peck, at 1
p.m ., Saturday, Jan. 18, at
Lexington Odd Fellows Lodge
in Lexington.
Peck, 92, o f H eppner,
died Sunday, Jan. 12,2003.
Memorial contributions,
for those who wish, may be made
to Pioneer Memorial Hospital or
H o m e H e a lth , P.O . B o x 9,
Heppner, O R 97836.
S w ee n y M o rtu a ry in
H e p p n e r is in c h a r g e o f
arrangements.
4 -H News
The Bakery Boys
4-H Club
The Bakery B oys 4-H
C lub m et on Dec. 13, 2002.
This was their first m eeting for
th e ir s e c o n d y e a r in 4 -H
cooking.
T h e B ak ery B oys
discu ssed new clu b nam es,
b ecau se th e ir clu b n am e is
“politically incorrect” . The use
o f the word “Boys” in their club
nam e, they w ere told, w as too
discriminatory. Several nam es
w ere discussed, but could not
be agreed upon. They decided
to wait until their next m eeting
to try choosing a new name.
Each member made five
dozen cookies and brought them
to the m eeting. D rew Johnson
m ade Toffee Bars, Eric Jepsen
made Peanut Butter Bon Bons,
A lex C arlson m ade M elting
M om ents, M att H olland made
Russian Tea Cakes, and Bryan
H olland m ade Peanut B utter
Blossoms. Everyone exchanged
cookies with each other. Some
c o o k ie s w e re a rra n g e d on
plates. Each boy then choose
som eone in the com m unity to
give their plate o f cookies to, as
a Christm as treat.
M e m b e rs
p rese n t
included A lex C arlson, D rew
Johnson, Eric Jepsen, M att and
Bryan Holland, and 4-H leader
N ancy Jepsen.
The club’s next meeting
will be Friday, Jan. 17 at the
Heppner First Christian Church.
Montana State University announces
Dean’s List for Fall 2002
Lindsey Ward, Heppner,
w as am ong the 2,173 students
with a grade point average o f at
least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale listed on
e ith e r th e P re sid e n t’s o r the
D ean ’s Lists at M ontana State
Jewelers
Josie L. Peck
By Bryan Holland, Reporter
D A 's Report
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Ena 3 2-8 8, Ramirez 2 3-6 7, Walchli 1
5-6 7, Smith 3 0-0 6, Chadwick 20-14,
Cozad 1 l-33and Morris 10-1 2. Team:
17 11-2645 3-pt.: none
Heppner: Terra Wilson 3 1-
2 7, Laurie Murray 1 2-2 4, Blair
Keithley 1 0-1 2, Tiffany Piper 0 2-2
2, Krystal Naims 0 2-3 2, Katie Britt 0
i0r6 0s Jiheather Y ocom . K rista
.i(h?fl4niclcsi Lynajn ,Bingham, and
Chelsey Betsinger. Team: 5 7-16 17
3-pt.: none
John “Jack” A. Little,
76, o f H eppner, died Saturday,
J a n . 4, 2 0 0 3 , a t S t. M a ry
Medical Center in Walla Walla.
At his request no funeral
will be held. Disposition was by
cremation.
O ne o f four children,
Little was bom Oct. 31, 1926,
in Chicago, to John and H elen
M inter Little. As a young child,
he m oved with his family to the
Pacific Northwest.
In 1943, during W orld
War 11, he jo in ed the A rm y and
served in the Philippines. A fter
being honorable discharged, he
made his home in Heppner where
he worked as a logger for several
years until a logging accident
fo rc e d
h im
to
change
occupations. He later worked for
area farmers until ill health forced
his retirement.
He
e n jo y e d
th e
outdoors, especially hunting and
fishing.
Survivors include sister,
G eraldine Sim on, and brother,
R oy C arter, both o f M ilton-
Freew ater, along w ith several
nieces and nephew s. H e was
preceded in death by his parents
and a sister, L. Lorraine Mahon.
M emorial contributions
m ay be m ade to the A m erican
C a n c e r S o c ie ty th r o u g h
Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home,
9 0 2 S. M a in S t., M ilto n -
Freew ater, O R 97862.
University in Bozeman, MT, for
fall semester 2002.
Students must receive a
GPA of3.5 or higher to be placed
on the D ean ’s List and carry a
minimum o f 12 hours.
Cardinal Booster Club discusses repair
projects and other events at meeting
lone C ardinal B ooster
C lub m et Jan. 6 at the school
c a fe te ria . T h irte en m em bers
w ere present.
Progress is being m ade
tow ard building the new trophy
case. The drinking fountain will
be m oved to the e n d o f the
hallw ay so it can be connected
to th e g y m n a siu m fo u n ta in
plum bing. H arold R ietm ann is
revising his design for a larger
case, which will actually be two
five-foot sections.
T he c lu b has sta rte d
honoring businesses that have
supported lone Schools this past
year. The business ow ners are
invited to home basketball games
and introduced between the girls’
and b o y s’ varsity gam es. They
w ill be given c e rtific a tes o f
appreciation by Athletic Director
Dean Robinson.
D uane N e iffe r’s shop
class will repair the com m unity
board on Main Street. Wheatland
In s u ra n c e d o n a te d $ 5 0 0 to
cover expenses for that project.
President Debbie Rjadie
presented gift certificates for
dinner and a movie to Debbie and
Virgil M organ for the w ork they
did at the B asketball B onanza
Tournament. H elen H eidem an,
w ho m ade 19 pies for the event,
was given a new Cardinal fleece
shirt.
T h e c lu b a g r e e d to
s p o n s o r th e S o u th M o rro w
C o u n ty
T o u rn a m e n t
in
December.
Jeri McElligott will check
into e lig ib le se n io rs for the
P r e s id e n t S tu d e n t S e r v ic e
Scholarship. D ebbie R adie is
organizing an lone High School
student weekly spotlight.
C lu b
m e m b e rs
discussed club responsibilities for
helping keep lone Schools open.
T he n e x t m e e tin g o f
C ardinal B ooster C lub will be
M onday, Feb. 3 at th e high
school library.
lone Youth Group organizes Souper
Bowl of Caring
For the fourth year lone
Youth G roup is involving area
churches in the “Souper Bowl o f
Caring” on Super Bowl Sunday,
Jan. 26.
T he S o u p e r B ow l o f
C aring is a national effort to
glorify G od and care for “the
least o f these our brothers and
sisters” by encouraging people to
give at least one dollar as they
leave w orship on Sunday, Jan.
26. The m oney collected is then
given to a charity. Last year the
lone group sent local donations ’
to the B lan ch et H o u se sttyip
kitchen in Portland.
To support those in need
closer to hom e, the youth group
is also collecting cans o f soup (or
dry soup mixes) on that Sunday.
T h e fo o d c o lle c te d w ill be
d e liv e r e d to th e H e p p n e r
N eighborhood C enter for the
needy o f South M orrow County.
For m ore inform ation,
contact Cathy H alvorsen or Jeri
McElligott.
Elk’s to hold annual Hoop Shoot
competition
The local competition for
the Annual Elks Hoop Shoot, the
natio n al free thro w shooting
c o n te st for y o u th ages eight
through 13, w ill be held at the
H eppner H igh School gym , on
Sunday, Jan. 19. Registration will
begin at 3 p.m., with competition
beginning at 3 :30 p.m.
Over three million youth
from th roughout the country
entered last y e a r’s com petition
f o r b o y s a n d g ir ls in a g e
categories eight-nine; 10-11; and
12-13. Each contestant has 25
shots at the hoop. The boy and
girl in each age group w ith the
best scores advance through four
tiers o f competition to qualify for
the national finals.
L o c a l w in n e r s w ill
c o m p e te
a g a in s t
o th e r
contestants in the district event
held in H erm iston on Saturday,
Feb. 1.
For m ore inform ation,
contact John or Sonja M cC abe
at 676-5231.
Colt basketball to begin Jan. 19
Heppner Colt basketball
w ill begin Sunday, Jan. 19, at
1:30 p.m ., at the H eppner High
School. Colt basketball is open
to all boys and girls in grades
three through six. The cost is $ 10
per player. T his nom inal fee is
used to help cover insurance and
equipment expenses.
P a r e n ts
need
to
com plete and sign a registration
form and players w ill need to
bring their gym shoes, if possible.
If y o u h av e any
questions, contact John or Sonja
M cC abe at 676-5231.
MC Creative Arts and Crafts
preparing for workshops
M o rro w
C o u n ty
Creative Arts and Crafts will be
holding a m eeting on Jan. 23, at
1 p.m. in G D ’s banquet room to
schedule workshops with artists
for 2003.
All m em bers interested
in taking classes in oils, w ater
color, scratch board and portrait
painting are asked to attend this
m eeting so workshops dates can
be set for tim es w hen the m ost
people will be able to attend.
Classes will also be offered with
new artists.
WOU announces fall term 2002 honors
Petra G E lguezabal, a
form er H eppner H igh student,
m ade
W e s te rn
O re g o n
U niversity’s H onor Roll for fall
term 2002.
Elguezabal was am ong
the 717 students nam ed to the
H onor Roll and 121 students
w h o w e re n a m e d to th e
President’s List for fall term 2002
at W OU, located in Monmouth.
President’s List students
achieved a p erfect 4.0 grade
point average, while Honor Roll
students earned a 3.5 to 3.99
average.
W OU,
w ith
an
enrollm ent o f 5,030 students, is
a four-year university within the
O regon U niversity System and
o f fe r s n a tio n a l r e c o g n iz e d
program s in the liberal arts and
sciences and teacher education.
lone students seek help on oral
history project
If you are interested in
The social studies classes
at lone School are collecting
personal stories from people who
either attended or w orked at the
elementary school in lone. These
stories are being com piled as
part o f an oral history project.
com pleting a questionnaire or
h a v e an y q u e s tio n s , p le a se
contact Ryan R u d o lf at lone
High School, 422-7401.
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