SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 26, 2003
Four lone players selected as Big Sky Lady Cards lose to South Wasco CAPECO to hold class for caregivers
CA PECO
has
effectively w ith other fam ily
Conference All-Stars
in district playoffs
a n n o u n c e d th a t it w ill b e
m em bers and reduce anger and
conducting a class for caregivers.
A caregiver is anyone w ho is
taking primary responsibility for
helping a parent, spouse, friend
or som eone w ho lives at hom e,
in a nursing facility or across the
country.
The class is designed to
help the caregiver reduce stress,
problem solve, com m unicate
(l.-R): Nick Christman, Natalie McElligott, Diana McElligott and Tÿler
Brown.
F o u r lo n e C a r d in a l
players were selected as Big Sky
Conference Basketball All-Stars.
N ick C h ristm an received an
honorable m ention, while Tyler
Brown was selected as a second-
team pick. For the girls, Natalie
McElligott was selected as a first-
team pick and Diana McElligott
was selected as a second-team
pick.
4-H Leaders needed for ATV
Safety Program
M o rro w
C o u n ty
E xtension is looking for 4-H
Leaders to start a new 4-H ATV
P ro g ra m in the co m m unity.
Potential leaders would educate
and train young people to be
responsible ATV operators. The
program teaches safety: getting
familiar with your ATV; protective
e q u ip m e n t and basic rid in g
techniques; effects o f alcohol and
drugs; along with respecting the
environm ent; and em ergency
situations and riding strategies.
If you w ould like m ore
information on being a leader o f
this or any other 4-H program ,
please contact the Extension
office at 676-9642.
Photo by Jeri McElligott
Barbara Holland (left) and Natalie McElligott block South Wasco players
lone’s girls’ varsity held
an 11 -4 lead at the end o f the first
quarter; but poor second and
third quarter perform ances left
the Cardinals eight points behind
h e a d in g into the final eight
minutes o f their game against the
South W asco County Redsides,
Friday, Feb. 21.
Full court pressure and
tw o quick buckets by D iana
McElligott closed the gap to 23-
19 and with 2:55 left lone trailed
ju st 29-27. The C ardinals had a
few chances tow ards the end to
ta k e the lead but c o u ld not
m anage to finish, as the Resides
trium phed 32-29.
Diana McElligott scored
a team high o f nine p o in ts,
follow ed by B arbara H olland
w ith six points. Sara Peck and
Eva Chitty had five points each,
N atalie M cE lligott picked up
th re e po in ts and E m ily Key
chipped in with one point.
Cardinals take loss at district to
Redsides
educate them in how to change
their lives.
Teen C hallenge is the
o ld e s t, la r g e s t a n d m o st
successful program o f its kind in
the world. Established in 1958 by
D a v id
W ilk e rs o n , T een
C hallenge has grow n to m ore
than 150 centers in the United
States and 250 centers w orld
w ide. Teen C hallenge offers a
n u m b e r o f s e r v ic e s to
communities, many times free o f
charge. Additionally, many Teen
C hallenge centers offer a one-
year resid en tial program for
adults designed to help men and
wom en learn how to live drug-
free lives.
D eputy J e f f L am b ier o f the
M CSO at (541) 676-5317 or
Officer Chris Elliott o f the BPD
at (5 4 1 )4 8 1 -6 0 1 7 .
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Andrew Rietmann scores a basket.
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T h e M o rro w C o u n ty
Gun Club is into their fourth week
o f w inter trap league and the
team o f Barry M unkers and Jeff
C utsforth is leading, w ith Jim
Pow ney and C urt Day close
behind.
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The Cardinal boys have grow n greatly as a team this year
and reaching the district playoffs was a huge achievement in itself and
a surprise to m any team s in the league. However, they proved that
they deserved to be there as they narrow ly m issed out on second-
day action after they fell to the fifth ranked South W asco C ounty
R edsides 44-34, Friday, Feb. 21.
A fter a slow start lone found them selves 14-5 down at the
end o f the first quarter but m anaged to rally back and go into the
locker room just four point behind. In the third quarter the Cardinals
took control o f the gam e ending the period with a 28-25 lead.
However, in the fourth quarter Andrew Rietmann and Cayle Krebs
fouled out, allow ing Tyler Alsup o f South Wasco to score 14 o f his
game high 16 points and lead his team to a 10-point victory.
Tyler Brow n, Karl M organ, and N ick C hristm an led the
Cardinals with eight points each; Billy Gates scored five points; and
Andrew Rietmann had four points.
Morrow County Gun Club news
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T h e U m a tilla -W a lla
W alla-W illow C reek O W E B
Small Grant Team announces the
availability o f up to $ 10,000 in
s m a ll g r a n ts to p r iv a te
landow ners for the purposes o f
enhancing watershed conditions
to im prove w ater quality and
quantity while meeting the needs
o f all beneficial uses; flood plain
and upland im provem ent and
e n h a n c e m e n t; and re d u c in g
e ro s io n , s e d im e n ta tio n and
nutrients. Projects will also be
considered dealing with invasive
plants and noxious weeds.
Interested landow ners
are req u e sted to c o n ta c t the
M orrow SW C D at 676-5452
ext. 109 fo r a p p lic a tio n s or
further information. The deadline
for submission o f applications is
Friday, M arch 14.
WC Symphony invites
musicians to join their concerts
T h e W illo w C r e e k
Sym phony w ould like to invite
anyone who plays or has played
an instrument to join them at their
concerts at the C ondon High
School, on Saturday, M arch 15
and/or Heppner High School, on
Sunday, M arch 16. T he pieces
to be p lay ed are “ T hem e tq
Jurassic Park,” “Rhondeau” - the
th e m e fro m “ M a s te r p ie c e
Theater” and “Shenandoah”.
To assure participation,
contact the symphony by Friday,
M arch 7, either by phone- (541)
9 6 6 -6 6 4 9 , by m a il- In la n d
N orthw est M usicians, 25 SE
Court, Pendleton O R 97801, or
by e m a il- in fo @ in w m .o rg .
Include your name, instrument,
m a ilin g a d d re ss a n d p h o n e
n u m b e r a n d y o u w ill be
c o n ta c te d w ith a d d itio n a l
inform ation as to the tim e and
location.
OWGL to hold workshop on
Commodity Commission legislation
MCSO and Boardman PD to host
community focus meeting
T he M o rro w C o u n ty
S heriff’s Office and Boardm an
P o lic e D e p a rtm e n t w ill be
h o stin g a c o m m u n ity focus
m eeting for property m anagers
and rental property ow ners on
M onday, Feb. 24, at 7 p.m. The
m e e tin g w ill be held at the
M orrow E states R ecreations
C enter at M orrow E states in
Boardman.
T opics o f d isc u ssio n
include: formation o f a M orrow
C o u n ty P ro p e rty M a n a g e rs
Association; future objectives in
code enforcem ent; and current
events and local law enforcement
and code enforcement.
T h is is an in fo rm a l
meeting with the intent ofbuilding
a relationship between property
managers and rental owners, the
police and sheriffs departm ents
and each other.
F o r q u e s tio n s
or
d ire c tio n s , you can c o n ta c t
This class is offered as a
six part series and begins Friday,
M a rc h 7, at 2 p .m ., in th e
c o n f e r e n c e ro o m o f th e
Columbia Basin Electric Co-op.
R e g is tr a tio n
is
necessary. To register or for more
in fo rm a tio n , c o n ta c t M ik e
Arm ato at 676-5313 or Darlene
at 800-752-1139 ext. 100.
OWEB announces availability
of grant money
Teen Challenge to speak at Christian Life
Center
Teen Challenge wom en
from Teen C hallenge will be
speaking at H eppner C hristian
Life Center on Sunday, M arch 1
at 10:30 a.m ., and at the lone
United Church o f Christ’s youth
group at 2 p.m.
For over 40 years, Teen
C hallenge has been going to
s c h o o ls a ro u n d th e w o r ld
w orking w ith teens to educate
them about the dangers o f drugs.
Teen Challenge also reaches out
to people in juvenile halls, jails
and prisons. T heir “jail team s”
help show inm ates that there is
hope for them to turn their lives
around, and, m ore importantly,
guilt
M e ry sh a
M e r ie
G a rc ia - a daughter, M erysha
M erie, w as bom Feb. 7, 2003,
at G o o d S h e p h e rd M e d ic a l
Center in Hermiston, to Chrystal
L u c in d a M o n te z a n d J o s e
A l ff edo Garc ia o f Irrigon.
R ic a rd o
A n d re s
D avila- a son, Ricardo Andres,
w as bom Feb. 9,2 0 0 3 , at Good
S hepherd M edical C e n te r in
H erm iston, to Elvia Cittalli and
R u b e n A n d r e s D a v ila o f
Boardman.
The high shooter, so far,
during league com petition has
been Barry Munkers.
A fter league, m em bers
s h o t A n n ie O a k lie s a n d
Bushwhackers. Chance Day won
both Annies, with Ryan Boozer
w inning one bushw hacker and
M ark Schlichting w inning the
other.
R e m e m b e r th a t th e
M orrow C ounty G un C lub is
open every Sunday at 12 noon
and sh o o tin g is open to the
public. Once the weather warms
this spring, the club is planning on
holding night shoots on Fridays.
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T he O reg o n W h eat
G row ers League w ill hold an
Educational Workshop designed
to a s s i s t g r o w e rs in t h e i r
understanding o f the proposed
C o m m o d ity C o m m is s io n
legislation and the debate to
m aintain or m odify the current
s ta tu te th a t g o v e r n s th e
a s s e s s m e n t s tr u c tu r e a n d
collection o f the three cents per
bushel paid at the first point o f
sale.
The w orkshop will be
held on Thursday, February 27,
from 9 a .m .- 12 n o o n at the
Pendleton C onvention Center.
F o r m o re in f o r m a tio n o r
directions, call the OW G L office
at (5 4 1 )2 7 6 -7 3 3 0 .
A s a result o f a lengthy
review o f past and pending legal
cases concerning the collection o f
grow er assessm en ts in other
states, The Oregon Departm ent
o f J u s tic e h a s d e e m e d it
necessary for all o f O regon’s 28
C om m odity C om m issions to
m odify their current enabling
legislation.
Som e organizations are
q u e s tio n in g th e n e e d fo r
Commodity Commission reform.
L a s t y e a r, th e 2 8 O re g o n
C o m m o d ity C o m m is s io n s
funded programs valued at nearly
$ 13 million. Oregon Commodity
Commissions have established a
longstanding tradition o f funding
in dustry specific m ark etin g ,
r e s e a r c h a n d e d u c a tio n a l
program s. The task before all
Commodity Commissions today
is to determine how they wish to
continue doing business into the
future. M a in ta in m an d a to ry
assessments or provide for some
level ofrefundability?
The O W G L Board o f
D ir e c to r s
e n c o u ra g e s
participation in this workshop to
gain know ledge and provide
feedback to guide the Board in
representing the interests o f the
p r o d u c e r s w h o p a y th e
a s s e s s m e n t a n d g a rn e r th e
b e n e f its o f th e m a r k e t
d e v e lo p m e n t, re s e a rc h an d
e d u catio n al a c tiv itie s o f the
Commission, and the League (as
per the annual contract with the
Oregon W heat Commission).
Speakers representing
th e O re g o n D e p a rtm e n t o f
A g r ic u ltu r e , th e O re g o n
D e p a rtm e n t o f J u s tic e , th e
O regon W heat C om m ission,
other Commodity Commissions,
the Farm Bureau, and the Oregon
State Bar will participate in this
event.
Fourth quarter
run lifts
Mustang JV
girls to win over
Rockets
By Rick Paullus
The H eppner M ustang
JV girls outscored the visiting
Pilot Rock Rockets, 15-8, in the
fourth quarter to earn a 33-24
w in on Tuesday, Feb. 18, to
im prove to 14-7 on the year.
The R ockets had a 6-5
lead after one but the M ustangs
cam e back to tie it at 11-11 at
the half.
Terra W ilson had four
points and Tiffany Piper three in
the third as the M ustangs took
an 18-16 lead going into the
fourth. K atie Britt hit six o f six
free throw s and W ilson added
five points in the fourth as the
M ustangs pulled aw ay for the
win.
Wilson had 11 points and
Britt had 10 points, six steals,
three rebounds and three assists.
L in s e y M itc h e ll h a d fiv e
rebounds, Laurie M urray four
rebounds, Piper had tw o assists
and Susan Southworth had two
steals.
H eppner 5 6 7 15-33
Pilot Rock 6 5 5 8-24
Heppner: Terra Wilson
4 3-4 11, Katie B ritt 2 6-7 10,
Tiffany Piper 1 2-4 2, K rystal
N aim s 2 0-2 4, Linsey M itchell
1 0-0 2, Susan Southw orth 1 0-
2 2, L a u rie M u rray , K rista
H e n d ric k s, H e a th e r Y ocom ,
L y n a n B in g h a m , C h e ls e y
B e tsin g e r an d A m y Je p se n .
Team: 11 11-1933 3-pt.: none
Pilot Rock: H eise 2 0-
0 6, Kanrand 0 5-7 5, G orbett 1
3-4 5, Je. W estberg 1 1-2 3,
H ow ard 1 0-0 2, Vanderpool 1
0 -0 2 , K in n e y 0 1-3 1,
C herporova, Ja. W estberg and
Birtcherd. Team: 6 1 0 -1 6 2 4 3 -
pt.: Heise 2.
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