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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 14,2003 The Official Newspaper o f the City o f Heppner and the County o f Morrow H eppner Spray announces its annual rodeo events ;r oss,'cT'.t" and,tr“ik iu’ has also been involved in 4-H G A Z E T T E -T IM E S U.S.P.S. 240-420 M o r r o w C o u n t y ’s H o m e - O w n e d W e e k l y N e w s p a p e r P u b lish e d w eekly and entered as periodical matter at the Post O ffic e at Heppner, O re g o n under the A c t o f M a r c h 3, 1879. Periodical postage paid at Heppner, O re go n O ff ic e at 147 W W illo w Street, telephone (5 4 1 ) 6 7 6 -9 2 2 8 . F a x (5 4 1 ) 6 7 6 - 9 2 11. E -m a il: gtu heppner.net or gtiu rapidserve net. W e b site: w w w heppner.net Postm aster send address ch an ges to the H eppner G azette-Tim es, P.O. B o x 337, H eppner, O re g o n 97836. Sub scrip tion s: $ 2 4 in M o r r o w C o u n ty; $ 1 8 sen ior rate (in M o rr o w C ounty on ly, 6 2 years o r older); $ 3 0 elsewhere. 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For P u b lc t e g a l Notices public/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p m Dates for publi cation must be specified Affidavits must be required at the time of submission Affidavits require three weeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be specified if required) On the HEPPNER WEBSITE: www.heppner.net • Start or C hange a Subscription • Place a C lassified A d • Subm it a N ew s Story • View Real Estate for Sale • City Council & Planning Minutes • Local Businesses • County Park • Willow Creek Park Reservations • Free Digital Postcards • Senior Housing • and more! St. Pat’s Senior Center news The St. P atrick’s Senior C enter B oard o f D irectors w ill m eet in regular session on Wednesday, M ay 21 at 12 noon in the C enter office. A m ong the agenda item s are issues regarding rental o f space and responsibilities o f parties involved; also nom inations o f potential new m em bers will be offered. Other business includes completion and discussion o f the details o f the M emorial Dinner to be held on Sunday, M ay 25. United M ethodist volunteers for the M ay 7 lunch at the C enter were B arbara G ilbert, Jim and C am W ishart, C arolyn Willey, Joy Krein and Peggy Connor. Pastor Keith B rudevold offered the table blessing. N ear the close o f the m eal, the volunteers offered an appropriate benediction: together they sang, “ There are sm iles that m ake us happy; there are sm iles that m ake us blue; but the sm iles that steal aw ay the teardrops are the sm iles that I give to you.” (A n “oldie and goodie” ) The lunch menu for Wednesday, M ay 21 is hamburger gravy, m ashed potatoes, peas and carrots, rolls and butter, cottage cheese and pears, and pudding. M em bers o f the Heppner Christian Church will be the volunteers o f the day. Spray Rodeo Q ueen Ashley Nichols The 56th annual Spray Rodeo will be held M ay 24- 25, along with the 38th annual E a s te r n O r e g o n H a lf- Marathon. The popular Eastern O reg o n H a lf-M a ra th o n , a 13.2 m ile run from Service C reek to Spray, will begin at 8 a.m. on Saturday, M ay 24 near Service C reek. W ater will be available at several locations along the w ay and the race will end in front o f the school at Spray. A “ B u c k a ro o Breakfast” will be available at the S pray school cafeteria from early morning to 11 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The breakfast will be prepared by the Spray High School athletic program participants and their parents to help pay for their athletic activities. The rodeo parade will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Spray G eneral Store and will be led by Spray R odeo Q ueen A shley N ichols from The Dalles. N ic h o ls is a sophomore at The Dalles High School where she competes in for three years. She grew up in Pilot Rock and m oved to The Dalles in 1998. Rodeo has been a part o f her life for as long as she can remember. Her grandfather is the late M ac Griffith, who grew up in Spray and had a very successful rodeo career. The Spray Rodeo will feature cowboys and cowgirls from all over the N orthw est w h o a re m e m b e rs o f th e N o r th w e s t P r o f e s s io n s C ow boys’Association, Idaho C o w b o y s’ A ssociation and Pro-West Rodeo Association. The events will begin with the grand entry at 1 p.m. and will feature the R odeo B andits from Molalla, an all-girls team who will perform a drill during the rodeo. T h e s to c k w ill be fu rn ish e d by 2002 R odeo Stock o f the Year, B -Bar-D R o d eo ’s. R eturning for his sixth year is N PR A Rodeo A nnouncer o f the Year Scott Allen, from Klamath Falls. A rodeo dance will be held at 8 p.m . at the Spray s c h o o l g y m on S a tu rd a y e v e n in g , w ith m u s ic b y “Boogie M an” Productions. A c o w b o y c h u rc h service will be held Sunday at 9 a.m . in th e ro d eo aren a g ra n d sta n d s and the final rodeo performance will begin at 1 p.m. For a d d itio n a l information about the events, call (541)468-2442. Mustangs sweep Tigers to clinch first place in CBC East By Rick Paullus The H eppner M ustang baseball team swept the Stanfield Tigers 9-0 and 11 -4 on Saturday, M ay 10 to c lin c h f irs t p la c e in th e C olum bia Basin Conference East Division. The M ustangs im proved to 8-0 in the CBC and 18-3 overall and have a doubleheader at home against W e s to n -M c E w e n on Saturday, M ay 17 and will be at U m atilla for a single game on Tuesday, M ay 20 before going to the district tournament on S a tu rd a y , M a y 24 in Pendleton. T he M ustangs C huy E lg u e z a b a l c o m p le te ly dominated the Tigers in the first gam e allow ing ju st tw o hits, one walk and one hit by pitch, while striking out 16, including the side in the third, sixth and s e v e n th in n in g s. H e a lso accounted for 19 o f the 21 outs for the game. T he M ustangs gave E lguezabal all the runs he w ould need by scoring three in the top o f the first inning. E lg u ezab al led o f f w ith a g ro u n d -ru le d o u b le , B rad A dam s reached on a fielder’s choice, Elguezabal scored on a wild pitch, Kory Paullus had a RBI triple and scored as Billy Gates grounded out. They added two more in the seco n d w hen K yler L o v g r e n s in g le d , J o s h Gutierrez reached on an error and w ent to second on the throw, Lovgren scored on a wild pitch and Elguezabal had a RBI single. In the fifth, Paullus reached on a fielder’s choice, G ates reached on a fie ld er’s choice and D onald A dam s d ro v e b o th h o m e w ith a double to m ake it 7-0. They added two more in the seventh w hen Paullus w alked and G ates hit a long hom e run to centerfield to m ake it 9-0. E lg u e z a b a l and P aullus each w ent tw o for th ree w ith a R B I. D onald Adam s went two for four with tw o RBI and G ates scored tw ice and had three RBI. The Mustangs jumped out early in the second gam e when Elguezabal was hit by a pitch and sacrificed to third on a bunt by Josh W inters. Brad A dam s had a RBI double, Luke M urray w alked, G ates singled and D onald A dam s reached on an error to score Murray. Home On 10.5 Acres Near Heppner, Oregon 4,400 sq .ft, home on 10.5 acres 6.5 m iles south o f H eppner w ith fo u r bedrooms, three bath, tw o-car garage, central a ir and beat, woodstove, hardwood floors, 4 0 ’x6 0 'steel clcar-span shop w ith concrete floor, 2 6 ’x60’four-bay shop, kennels, two pastures w ith new fences; creek runs through the property, has a good well, one-of-a-kind, turnkey. T hey kept at it in the second as Jode Coil reached o n a n e rr o r , E lg u e z a b a l re a c h e d on a n o th e r error, W inters scored both w ith a single, Gates singled, Donald A dam s w alked and Lovgren w alked to force in a run and m ake it 5-0. The M ustangs added a single run in the fifth w hen Gutierrez doubled and scored on an Elguezabal single. The Tigers came back with two runs in the bottom half and tw o m ore in the sixth, to g e t w ith in 6 - 4 , b u t th e Mustangs responded with five runs in the top o f the seventh to put the gam e away. Coil r e a c h e d o n an e rr o r , Elguezabal singled, W inters scored two with a single, Brad A dam s had a RBI double, M urray w alked and G ates scored tw o w ith a double to m ake it 11 -4. Brad Adam s went the distance striking out eight while allow ing three hits and give w alks and helped h im se lf at the plate doubling tw ice and getting two RBI. G ates w ent four for five w ith a double and tw o RBI. W inters w ent tw o for three with four RBI and scored E lguezabal w ent tw o for three and scored three tim es. D onald A dam s w ent tw o fro four w ith tw o RBI, M urray doubled and scored tw ice and Coil scored twice. Gam e One H eppner 320 020 2- 990 Stanfield 000 000 0- 023 Chuy Elguezabal and Billy Gates; Jake Flemmer and A .J . M cQ uow n. W- Elguezabal. L- Flemmer. 2B- continued page 5 • ifter 35 yearn o f teaching... L E S PAYNE IS RETIRING ! J o in n s for a R oast and T oast H ors d’ocnvres and N o-H ost B ar Saturday, May IT. 0 :3 0 p.m . - ? at th e H eppner E lk s Lodge Please Its VP to (541) 922-3294 or (509) 782-2135 > ¿ g y m q am < $ 249,500 MORROW COUNTY OHV PARK GRAND OPENING Saturday, May 17th C all (5 4 1 ) 9 80-5045 Join us for ribbon cutting at 11 a.m. Morrow County OHV Park is located 26 miles south of Heppner along Highway 207. Over 60 miles of trail open to ride! For Information, call (541) 989-9500 Morrow County Public Works i letten to the Editor Editor's note: Letters to the Editor must be signed. The Gazette-Times will not publish unsigned letters. Please include your address and phone number on all letters for use by the office. The G-T reserves the right to edit. The G-T is not responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters. (Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under "Card of Thanks 'a t a cost of $ 7.) G-T Join us in voting for Craig Miles To the Editor: To those o f you voting in the M orrow County School Board elections, we would like you to consider C raig M iles for Position No. 1. We have worked with Craig for more than five years and have found him to be an h o n e s t a n d h a rd w o rk in g person. Craig will w ork hard to understand the business o f the school district, but first he will insure that all students in th e d is tric t w ill h a v e th e opportunity to receive the best e d u c a tio n p o s s ib le . T h e children will be his top priority. Craig will not have any hidden agendas and will not be a Y e s -m a n fo r th e sup)erintendent. Please join us in voting for C raig M iles for Position N o. 1. (s) Tim and Shannon Rust Echo Don’t criticize the soldier To the Editor: An opinion on social ju stice: “N o one should be a llo w e d to c r i t ic iz e th e governm ent during tim es o f w ar because o f unnecessary stress.” It w as not a difficult idea to understand: less stress, more concentration on the job at h and, g et the jo b done faster. The opposing side: I w o n ’t criticize those people that are out there pulling the trigger. They don’t deserve it. W hy? B ecause they have no choice. T hey either do w hat there are told or go to jail. That is military law, straight from the “ U niform C ode o f M ilitary Justice.” A nd o f course there are those that sincerely believe that “expediency” still has some righteousness to it. B ack to th e p o in t: “ S h o u ld n o t be a llo w e d ” because o f “social ju stic e .” Point: W ithout criticism there is no fre e d o m o f sp e ec h . W ithout freedom o f speech, there is no freedom . W ithout freedom, there is no learning. W ithout learning, there is no u n d e r s ta n d in g . W ith o u t understanding, each person losses his or her individual pow er. W ithout individual pow er, w e lose the freedom to choose. T h o se readers w ho have never had to point a rifle at another hum an and pull the trigger will never understand the changes or the hurt that lasts a lifetime. O n e m o re tim e : I w o n ’t c ritic iz e th e tro o p s because they don’t deserve it. We all saw on TV the one m an w ho co u ld n ’t m ake the quantum leap betw een “thou shaft not k ill” and the supposed need to kill. Som e w ill call him a cow ard. N o, not a cow ard. His religion taught him well that killing is w rong. He sim ply co u ld n ’t m ake that quantum leap, that m assive “change” from civilian to soldier. I w on’t criticize him either, not for being human. The catch phrase to the 60s and 70s w as “G ive peace a chance.” H ow about giving the U nited N ations a chance? Another catch phrase: “ U n ite d w e s ta n d .” T h e o p e ra tiv e te rm is u n ite d . U nited in an effort to stop the blood baths called war. (s) Phillip L. Kight H eppner / Armato, a good candidate for the job To the Editor: A s th e M a y 2 0 th election deadline approaches, I w o u ld lik e to ta k e th is opportunity to urge our voters to cast their ballots. We have s e v e r a l s p e c ia l d i s t r ic t elections on the ballot including a c r u c ia l s c h o o l b o a rd election. F iv e o u t o f s e v e n p o s itio n s on th e M o rro w C o u n ty S chool B o a rd are open. In this critical tim e o f f u n d in g d e c r e a s e s , it is im p e ra tiv e th a t w e e le c t individuals to these positions w ho are forthright in their views and have shown a keen interest in the affairs o f the school district. The new school board m em bers m ust have sh o w n th a t th e y h o ld the education o f our children as their number one priority. They should have dem o n strated their know ledge o f and their com m itm ent to m eeting the challenges o f educating our children. With four active years o f service on the H eppner/ L e x in g to n A d v is o r y C o m m itte e (S c h o o l Committee) and three years o f s e r v ic e o n th e M o rro w County School District Budget C om m ittee, it is clear that M ik e A r m a to f its th is description. His com m itm ent to o u r s c h o o ls h a s b e e n demonstrated by his record o f attendance o f school board m eetings over the past five years and his volunteer work in our schools. Furthermore, M ike is a m ulti-issue candidate w ho w ill s e rv e a ll o f th e com m unities o f the district. I urge you to cast your vote f o r , M ike Armato, position four, o f the M orrow C ounty S c h o o l. Board. (s) Judy Buschke Heppner Clarifies omission l b the Editor: L ast w eek w hen the c a n d id a te s w e re g iv e n a chance to answ er questions from the G azette m y answers w ere not included. I did not hear about the questionnaire until Tuesday night when I got home and there was a message on m y answering machine. The Gazette was unable to send me th e q u e s ti o n n a ir e u n til Thursday morning via email. I spoke to th e e d ito r o f the G azette and received a nice apology for the m ix up. I have attended the debates both in B oardm an and in H eppner. Som e o f the candidates have not been at either one. I have answered all reporters prom ptly and happy to do so. I am c o n c e rn e d about the voters getting the w ro n g im p re s s io n o f m y dedication and m y self to this position. I am v ery concerned ab o u t the statem en t in the paper that said, “Debbie Radie d id n o t r e s p o n d to th e questionnaire”. I would like the voters to know that I w ould; have responded promptly had; I had the opportunity. (s) Debbie Radie M o rr o w C o u n ty S c h o o t* Board C andidate Position #3
