SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times. Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, May 14, 2003
Cardinals compete at Moro in pre-district meet
Cayle Krebs (right) hands off to Andrew Kietmann (left) in the
4x100m relay.
On M ay 10, the lone
Cardinals traek teams traveled
to M oro for the pre-district
track meet. This meet includes
all team s from 2A and 1A in
our district. The Cardinal boys
finished second overall with a
total o f 87.3 points and the
Tri-County Shrine honors local
football players
(L -R ): Dale H olland, C ayle K rebs, A ndrew R ietm ann,
Brad Adam s, Donald Adam s and Greg Grant.
T ri-C o u n ty S h rin e
C lub hosted a dinner at the
H eppner Elks C lub for four
a re a fo o tb a ll p la y e r s on
M onday, M ay 5. A n d re w
R ietm ann and C ayle K rebs,
both o f lone, and Brad and
Donald Adams from Heppner
w e re h o n o r e d fo r th e ir
accomplishments both on and
o ff the field. Each player was
accom panied by his parents
and fam ily m em bers. C oach
D a le H o lla n d fro m lo n e
introduced the lone players
a n d C o a c h G re g G r a n t
in tr o d u c e d th e H e p p n e r
players.
R ietm ann and Brad
Adam s have been selected as
p lay e rs for the E ast W est
Shrine game that will be held
in B aker C ity on A ugust 9,
2 0 0 3 . K re b s a n d D o n a ld
A d a m s w e re s e le c te d as
alternates. Both coaches have
also been selected to help
By K ick P a u llu s
The
H e p p n e r coach the game.
The game is one o f the
M ustangs slipped past the
biggest
fundraisers held to
R iv e rs id e P ira te s 4-1 on
help
with
funds for the Shrine
Tuesday, M ay 6 at H eppner
H
o
sp
ital
in P o rtla n d . F o r
in a non-league baseball game.
information
on tickets contact
T he M ustangs im proved to
16-3 on the year and get back the Tri-County Shrine Club at
to
C o lu m b ia
B a s in 541-676-5536.
C o n f e r e n c e p la y w ith a
doubleheader at hom e against striking out two. Gates pitched
W e s to n - M c E w e n
on two innings picking up the win
Saturday, May 17 beginning at striking out two and allowing
11 a.m . They will play their one hit. Brad Adam s went the
final regular season CBC game final two innings allowingjust
at Um atilla on Tuesday, M ay one hit to pick up the save.
2 0 a t 4 :3 0 p .m ., b e fo r e
D onald A dam s and
h e a d in g in to th e d is tr ic t Elguezabal were each one for
tournam ent on Saturday, M ay two with an RBI.
24 at Pendleton.
Riverside 100000-1
The Pirates took an 5 3
early 1-0 lead in the first, but
th e M u sta n g s c a m e b ack
scoring all four o f their runs in and had three RBI. Bailey went
the second when Kory Paul I as two for two with two RBI and
led o ff with a triple, Billy C iates scored tw ice. H anson w ent
w alked, Donald A dam s hit a two for three.
RBI single, K yler Lovgren
G am e One
singled to load the bases, Jode
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Coil reached on a fie ld er’s 5
choice and tw o runs scored on
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a throw ing error and C huy 1 0 4
Elguezabal scored another run
C a rro l and Z ielk e;
on a sacrifice bunt.
Je sse K e m p a s and E m ily
Elguezabal went three B ergstrom . W- K em pas. L-
inning allowing three hits, w hile
Mustangs slip
past Pirates
L a d y C a r d in a ls fin is h e d
sev enth overall at the meet.
T he C ard in al B oys
were led by Andrew Rietmann.
Rietm ann finished first in the
100m dash w ith a tim e o f
11.38. He also finished first in
the 200m dash with a tim e o f
23.02 and first in the 400m
with a tim e o f 52.63.
M ike Radie finished
third in the 200m dash w ith a
tim e o f 24.01. R adie also
finished fourth in the 100m
dash with a tim e o f 11.96. Til
Tullis finished fourth in the
110m hurdles w ith a tim e o f
1 8 .7 3 . C o d y B e r g s tr o m
finished seventh in the 300m
hurdles with a tim e o f 47.44.
Cayle Krebs finished
third in the shot put w ith a
throw o f 43 feet. K rebs also
finished second in the discus
w ith a throw o f 125 feet 4
in c h e s . N ic k C h r is tm a n
finished third in the high jum p
with a jum p o f 5 feet 6 inches.
K elly T h o m p so n fin ish ed
fourth in the high jum p with a
ju m p o f 5 feet 6 inches.
T h e 4 x 1 00m re la y
team o f R adie, C hristm an,
Krebs and Rietmann finished
first with a tim e o f 45.73. The
1 6 0 0 m r e la y te a m o f
C h r is tm a n , B illy R o s s ,
Bergstrom and Radie finished
fifth with a time o f 4:05.
T he Lady C ardinals
were led by Diana McElligott
who finished first in the 100m
dash w ith a tim e o f 12.65.
McElligott also finished first in
the 200m dash w ith a tim e o f
26.46 and first in the 400m
with a tim e o f 1:00.
Eva C hitty finished
fifth in the 400m with a time o f
1 :Q6. A shley G ram s finished
third in the 300m hurdles with
a tim e o f 53.76.
M issy Baker finished
eighth in the shot put w ith a
throw o f 28 feet 9 inches. Kim
Morris finished sixth in the high
ju m p w ith a ju m p o f 4 feet 6
inches.
The 1600m relay team
o f Chitty, Sarah Peck, Baker
and G ram s finished second
with a tim e of4:41.
The C olum bia Basin
C onference/B ig Sky districts
will be held at Hermiston High
School on M ay 17.
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R oy N unez, Shaw n
D ir k s e n ( 4 ) a n d D e re k
H ancock; C huy Elguezabal,
Billy G ates (4), B rad A dam s
(6) and Gates, Elguezabal (4).
W- G ates. L- N unez. S- B.
A dam s. 2B- none. 3B- Kory
Paullus. HR- none.
Mustangs sweep Stanfield from page
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Carrol. 2B- A lecia G eer (H).
3B- none. HR-none.
G am e Two
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H eppner 160 48-16
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M orris and Z ielke;
Blake A llstott, K em pas (2)
a n d B e r g s tr o m , H e a th e r
Yocom (3). W- K em pas. L-
M orris. 2B- none. 3B- Geer,
Krystal Naims (H). HR- none.
SMCST announces 2003 scholarship recipients
I he South M orrow
County Scholarship Trust has
announced the recipients o f the
2003 scholarships. They are
L a c e y M a tte s o n , S h e e n a
Christman, Diana M cElligott
a n d D a n ie l J e p s e n . E ach
student will receive $500.
O ut o f 27 applicants,
the four students were selected
on th e b a sis o f a c a d e m ic
achievem ent, chosen field o f
study,
f in a n c ia l
n e e d ,
school
participation,
d eg ree o f
effo rt the
student
has m ade
in seeking
sources
for college, Daniel Jepsen
a n d
personal characteristics for
success and school citizenship.
Lacey Matteson is the
daughter o f Charles and Sherry
M atteson o f H eppner. She
attends Heppner High School
and is planning on attending
B o is e S ta te U n iv e r s ity .
M atteson has been active in
high school rodeo, varsity
basketball, and j.v. and varsity
volleyball. She is a m em ber o f
National Honor Society, Wild
H orse C lub, Spanish Club,
O sso m a n d a m e m b e r o f
student government. Matteson
has volunteered and helped
\ \ i t h y o u th v o l le y b a ll ,
b a s k e t b a ll , y o u th c a m p
counselor, and elem en tary
school students.
Sheena C hristm an is
Member FDIC
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H o n o r Sheena Christman
Society
and was in Link International
M a g a z in e
fo r
her
Ambassadors in Missions trip
to Oradea, Romania. W hile in
R o m an ia,
she w as
involved in
a variety o f
children
ministries.
Christm an
w as also a
teacher at
M ichael
J o b
C e n te r, a
g i r l s ’
Diana McElligott
orphanage
lo c a te d in C o im b a to r e ,
Southern India in the sum m er
of2002. Christman has shared
h e r e x p e rie n c e s th ro u g h
se v era l
s p e a k in g
engagements.
Diana McElligott is the
daughter o f Paul and C harity
McElligott. McElligott attends
lone H igh School and has
been very active in school
a c tiv itie s. She has b een a
s c h o o l r e p r e s e n t a ti v e a
member o f
National
Honor
Society.
McElligott
is a B ig
S k y
Scholar
Athlete,
Heppner
C ham ber
o
f
Commerce Lacey Matteson
Y o u th o f
the Year and East O regonian
A thlete o f the Year. She is
p l a n n i n g on a t t e n d i n g
University o f Utah in the fall.
M c E llig o tt wi l l m a jo r in
secondary education w ith a
minor in history.
D aniel Jepsen is the
son o f W illiam and N ancy
Jepsen and attends H eppner
H igh School. H is selected
major is animal science. Jepsen
is considering O regon State
University or the University o f
Idaho. He has been very active
in s p o r ts , b a n d a n d is a
m em ber o f N ational H onor
Society. Jepsen is a m em ber
o f Heppner High Knowledge
M aster team. He is a volunteer
for m any organizations and is
active in 4-H.
The
B o ard
of
D irectors Scholarship Trust
i n c l u d e Bi l l R i e t m a n n ,
President; Barb Hayes, Vice-
P r e s id e n t; D e l L a R u e ,
Treasurer; Sharon H arrison,
Secretary; Carri Grieb, Missy
C u ts f o r th a n d M a rth a
Munkers.
Stories of the Flood
O reg o n ’s M ost T ragjc Day
(b y H a r o ld C. D o n n e r )
(taken f rom the E ast
O regonian, Ju n e 12, 1953)
June 14 w as Sunday
in 1903.
It had been a day o f
r e s t in th e p r o s p e r o u s
co m m u n ity o f H ep p n er in
M o rro w C o u n ty , w i t h a
p o p u la tio n o f so m e 1500
persons.
Late afternoon found
the householders at dinner, or
supper, as it w as th en ; or
perhaps the dishes had been
cleared away, and the families
w ere preparing for evening
service at church.
T here w as a storm in
the air.
The storm had broken
about 5:16 p.m . as witnessed
by the fact that the town clock
stopped at that time, evidently
because o f the electrical storm
in th e air. T h e re w a s no
apparent dam age to the clock,
however as it ran as usual after
it had been started again.
M a n y o f th e fo lk s
w ere ju st getting ready for
c h u rc h , it b e in g S u n d a y
e v e n in g , a n d th e c h ild ren
w ashed and dressed in their
best clothes. The little girls had
their hair curled and looked
very nice in their silk dresses.
M any w ere found the next
morning literally buried in the
mud.
D ark clouds, the roll
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the daughter o f Carl and Kelly
C h ristm an from lone. H er
plans are to attend Willamette
University in Salem, Oregon or
Middlehxy
C ollege in
V e rm o n t.
S h e
intends to
focus on a
1 a
w
degree.
Christm an
is
a
member o f
National
o f thunder, spatters o f rain and
hail.
A flash o f lightning
stopped the tow n clo ck at
5:16p.m .
A n om inous roar—
n o t th u n d e r, n o t w in d , a
grinding, terrifying roar— the
likes o f which the comm unity
had n e v e r heard b efore; a
sw irling, crashing, breaking
and tearing, an onrrcsh leaping,
darting and tearing, crushing
tumbling wall o f water; shrieks
o f terror, screams, m oans and
a n g u is h e d p ra y e rs in an
indescribable pandemonium.
A n d th e d e a d an d
dying w ere buried beneath
water and mud and debris, and
strewn in the underbrush at the
edge o f a flood for tw o m iles
down W illow Creek.
The
destruction
continued one awful hour.
A cloudburst about
one m ile south o f the city had
piled up a w all o f w ater 200
yards wide— to sweep without
w arn in g dow n the n arrow
g o rg e , le a v in g d e a th an d
destruction in its path.
Tw o hund red and
f o rty -s e v e n b o d ie s w e re
recovered. The property loss
w as $350,000.
M a n y l i v e s w e re
sp a re d a n d th e to w n w as
saved from p ro b ab le total
destruction because o f a row
o f trees along the boundary o f
the ch ief residential street. As
debris piles against the trees,
th e w a t e r w a s d a m m e d
som ew hat, and w as forced
back into W illow C re e k ’s
regular channel.
The holocaust was not
without its heroes, and strange
quirks o f fate.
A s th e o n r u s h i n g
w ater struck the com m unity,
L e slie M a tlo c k , so n o f a
fo rm er s h e riff o f M orrow
c o u n ty , an d B ru ce K elly,
sensing potential disaster for
communities in the path o f the
flood, started horseback and
rode 18 miles just ahead o f the
w ater, spreading the alarm .
Contemporary accounts o f the
flood relate that M atlo ck ’s
horse dropped dead in the
course o f the ride, that he
continued on a fresh horse.
B e c a u s e o f th e
warning, ranchers on W illow
C reek below H eppner w ere
able to drive their stock to
higher land w here they were
safe.
August Lundell,
H e p p n e r , s a w t h e f lo o d
com ing in tim e to race to a
tr e e , w h i c h h e c l i m b e d ,
dragging his tw o children up
with him. A moment later their
house cam e swirling by, with
M rs. L undell clinging to the
wreckage. Lundell caught her
and dragged her to safety in
the tree.
P o r t l a n d ’s
f ir s t
k n o w le d g e o f the d isa ster
cam e in an appeal for help
re c e iv e d fro m E c h o , th e
n earest teleg rap h 40 m iles
from Heppner.
Portland sw ung into
r e l i e f w o rk , c o n trib u tin g
money, clothing and supplies.
A relief station was opened in
th e o ld B a n k o f B r i t i s h
Columbia building at Front and
Ankeny Streets. J.P. O ’Brien,
s u p e ri n t e n d e n t o f the
O.R.&N. railroad, dispatched
.a special relief train carrying
help, em pty cars for the return
o f injured survivors— and a
supply o f embalming fluid, for
which Heppner authorities had
m ade urgent appeal. A special
train also was dispatched from
The D alles, and w ork crew s
hastened to replace and repair
railroad bridges and trackage
w a sh e d o u t and d a m a g e d
b e tw e e n L e x i n g t o n a n d
Heppner. The railroad carried
all re lie f su p p lies w ith o u t
charge.
Cities and town
throughout the state, and the
Northwest, added to the relief
fund and supplies as soon as
th e e x te n t o f th e tra g e d y
becam e known.
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