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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 5, 2003 Mustangs beat Tigers early in game - jf Lady Cardinals lose second place to Devils T h re e 1A d is tr ic t volleyball playoffs were held in Umatilla on Saturday, Nov. 1. Dufur ousted Condon in th e first m atc h o f th e tournam ent to secure a first place seed to state. The Lady C a rd in a ls d e fe a te d S outh W asco County in the second m a tc h o f th e B ig S k y Tournam ent, 25-17, 25-15, outscoring the num ber two west side seed. The Cardinal victory earned the lone squad the opportunity to playoff against C ondon for the second place b e rth to th e s ta te championship. lone came back from a 1 -6 deficit to defeat the j'jJ u s h jjji ji ; 2ULTJ f 8^ l 3 $ 3 $31 St. Patrick’s Center news By Rick Paullus H eppner 34 12 6 0- T h e th ir d - r a n k e d Heppner M ustangs capped an undefeated regular season by beating the visiting Stanfield Tigers 52-0, after jum ping out to a 3 4 -0 le a d a fte r o n e quarter on a cold Friday, Oct. 31 night. T he M ustangs also wrapped up their fifth straight C olum bia B asin C onference season w ithout a loss. The Mustangs, 7 and 0 in the CBC and 9 and 0 overall, will host the Vem onia Loggers, 7 and 2, on Saturday, Nov. 8 in the first round o f the Les Schwab/ U S B ank/O SA A C lass 2A state play-offs. The Loggers finished in second place in the N o r th w e s t L e a g u e to Warrenton. The Mustangs wasted little tim e in ju m p in g on the Tigers as Tyler Boyer brought the opening k ick -o ff back to ''th e S tan field 41-yard line. 11 K y le r L ovgren ra n for 12 y a rd s, and a fte r a m otion penalty, ran for nine m ore. Lovgren had a touchdown run on the next play called back by a holding penalty, but Cody Walton ran it in from 21 yards out for a touchdow n. Stanfield took over at their own 16-yard line and on their first play from scrimmage Ju d d L em m on cau sed a fumble that Boyer jum ped on at th e 15-yard line. C h u y Elguezabal then hit Tanner Britt in th e e n d z o n e fo r a touchdow n, then passed to h im f o r th e tw o - p o in t conversion to m ake it 14-0 w ith 10:09 left in the first quarter. The M ustangs got the ball back at their ow n thirty- five after a punt and after a short run by Boyer, W alton took o ff on a reverse 57 yards to the six-yard line. B oyer took it in from there to make it 20-0 halfway through the first quarter. T h e T ig e r s d ro v e inside M ustang territory on th e ir n ex t p o sse ssio n , but another fum ble recovered by Lovgren gave the M ustangs the ball at their ow n 30-yard line. Boyer ran for three then E lguezabal broke free for a 67-yard touchdown. Matthew VanC leave hit B oyer for the two-point conversion to make it 28-0. The M ustangs forced the Tigers to punt on their next possession w hich Lovgren brought back 28 yards to the seven where he took it into the end zone for a touchdow n to m ake it 34-0 w ith ju st under tw o m inutes left in the first quarter. The Tigers coughed up the ball again on their next possession that was recovered by B ria n S m ith , b u t th e M u sta n g s w ere u n ab le to capitalize giving the ball up on dow ns at the T igers’ 30-yard line. The Mustangs got the ball back at their 40-yard line after a punt. Lovgren then ran for 20 yards, after which Jode Coil broke free up the sideline for a 40-yard touchdown. The tw o-point conversion failed, but the M ustangs led 40-0 early in the second quarter. The Mustangs forced another Tiger punt and took over at their own 47-yard line. They then went back to work as M att Kenny ran four times for 21 yards before a 32-yard pass from Elguezabal to Aaron Griffith for a touchdown was called back by a penalty. Coil ran for six, and after a motion penalty, caught a pass from Elguezabal for nine yards, then ran for 10 yards to the twelve. K enny ran twice for 11 yards to the one, where Boyer took it in for the touchdown. The Tigers came back w ith a drive o f th eir ow n getting inside the M ustangs’ tw e n ty , but L o v g re n intercepted a pass in the end zone w ith 23 seconds left in the h alf to end the threat. The only scoring in the second h a lf was a 42-yard punt return for a touchdow n by Lovgren early in the third quarter for the final margin o f 52-0. T he defense w as led by B oyer w ith 20 defensive points with Lemmon adding 13 p o in ts , Z a c k S k a g g s and S m ith 12 p o in ts each and Kenny finishing with 10 points. W a lto n le d th e M u s ta n g s on th e g ro u n d g a in in g 78 y a rd s on tw o carries, with Elguezabal adding 68 y a rd s on three carries. Coil, playing in his first game since the first gam e o f the season, had 53 yards on four carries and caught one pass for nine yards. Lovgren had 48 y a rd s on four c a rrie s and K enny had seven carries for 33 yards. 52 Stanfield 0 0 0 0-0 First Quarter Heppner- Cody Walton 21-yard run (run failed) 10:32 Heppner- Tanner Britt 15-yard pass from C huy E lg u ezab al (B ritt pass from Elguezabal) 10:09 H eppner- Tyler Boyer six-yard run (run failed) 6:39 Heppner- Elguezabal 67- yard run (B o y er pass from Matthew VanCleave) 4:07 Heppner- Kyler Lovgren seven-yard run (pass failed) 1:57 Second Quarter Heppner- Jode Coil 40- yard run (pass failed) 9:48 H eppner- B oyer one- yard run (pass failed) 3:15 Third Quarter Heppner- Lovgren 42- yard punt return (run failed) 10:00 First Downs: Heppner 6, S ta n fie ld 5; R u sh es-y a rd s: Heppner 31-314, Stanfield 24-74; P assing yard s: H eppner 24, Stanfield 56; Passes: Heppner 2- 3-0, Stanfield 4-11-2; Fumbles- lost: Heppner 1-1, Stanfield 5-3; and Penalties-yards: Heppner 5- 24, Stanfield 6-61. Individual Statistics R u sh in g: H ep p n er- C ody W alton 2 -78, C huy Elguezabal 3-68, Jode Coil 4-53, Kyler Lovgren 4-48, Matt Kenny 7-33, Tyler Boyer 5-13, Brendan M cE llig o tt 2 -1 3 , F ran cisco Escalante 2-8 and Roy Proctor 2- 0; Stanfield- Nate Dick 12-40, Jared Little 11-34 and Jason Flemmer 1- 0. P a ssin g : H ep p n er- E lg u ezab al 2 -3 -0 24 y a rd s; Stanfield- Tyler Gabriel 4-11-2 56 yards. R eceivin g: H eppner- Tanner Britt 1-15 and Coil 1-9; S tanfield- F lem m er 2-45 and Herschel Zielke 2-11. Chili Feed to support Colt flag football A chili feed will be held Saturday, Nov. 8 before the first round play-off gam e b e tw e e n H e p p n e r a n d Vem onia. Food will also be available during half-time. The feed will start at 12 noon and the gam e begins at 1 p.m. Cost is $4 per person and includes chili, French bread, salad and choice o f beverage. P ro c ee d s from the fundraiser will go to the Colt flag football program. To Our Medicare Diabetic Customers: W e are now accepting Medicare assignment on Test Strips. \ Please ask for details in the pharmacy. Thank You! MlUMij'i D aiuj 217 North Main • Heppner • 676-9158 Serving Heppner, Lexington & lone A t the annual jo in t m e e tin g o f th e H e p p n e r H ousing A uthority and the S e n io r C e n te r B o a rd o f D ir e c to r s , th e c o n tr a c t agreement between the C ity o f H e p p n e r a n d th e S e n io r C enter w as review ed. The d o c u m e n t w as c re a te d to insure consistent and clear p o lic ie s of f in a n c ia l underpinnings and efficient operation o f the C enter as a service to senior citizens; also a benefit and source o f pride to the whole community. The docum ent, signed June 29, 1988, has been in effect 15 years. A motion to continue the agreem ent passed. The issue o f resident smoking was voted to rem ain as is. Total review is annual; any item may be raised for review at any time. In reg a rd to a p a rtm e n ts , th e n e w fire extinguishers for individual kitchens are being installed. The sm oke alarm s are each being examined and adjusted. S ix new s e lf - d e f r o s t refrigerators are still to be iastalled. An updated inventory o f the C e n te r’s furniture and equipm ent will be com pleted by the next board m eeting on Nov. 19. S everal H allow een ch aracters appeared at the O ct. 29 noon m eal. These brave souls were enjoyed for their ingenuity. On Wednesday, Nov. 12, the Christian Life Center volunteers will serve the noon m eal. The m enu will be hot dogs with chili and sauerkraut, tater rounds, pasta salad, hot d o g b u n s, ice c re a m and cookies. Ed Baker rem inds all that the senior bus will travel to C o n d o n for the annual m e e tin g of CBEC shareholders. Time and date to be announced. In addition, bus trips for medical related purposes, a re m a d e r e g u la r ly to H erm iston, P endleton and W alla W alla. Those needing the service m ust m ake an appointment for the bus at least 24 hours ahead, to be assured o f a b u s and d riv e r. T he s c h e d u le is as fo llo w s : H e r m is to n - M onday, W e d n e s d a y , a n d F rid a y ; Pendleton and W alla W alla- T u e s d a y a n d T h u rs d a y . M edical related needs are the prim ary purpose for the bus runs. Others may also go on a seat available basis. Those persons m ust also call ahead to be sure a run is scheduled and to be considered. HEPPNER ELKS 358 676-9181 "W here Friends M eet" M2 N orth Main Thursday, November 6th ,A D IES N IG H T: Sally and Ralph l/alker and Crew will be serving a hanksgiving Dinner starting at 6 p.m. odge starts at 8 p.m. Blue Dev ils, 25-21 in the first gam e o f the m atch. lone let dow n their defenses in the s e c o n d g a m e lo s in g to C o n d o n , 10-25. lo n e w as unable to pick up the pace in game three and lost to the Blue Devils, 8-15. Tina Tuzarova led the C ardinals on the scoreboard with 14 points. Tuzarova also delivered five aced serves, 34 passed balls, 16 hits and two kills. M eghan M. M cC abe c o n trib u te d 13 p o in ts, 11 passes, five hits and led the te a m w ith 45 set a ssists. M egan E. M cC abe scored nine points, passed nine balls and delivered 35 set assists and one hit. A shly G ram s scored eight points and delivered 17 passes. E m ily Key scored seven points and delivered 28 passes and eight hits. Natalie M cElligott scored two points and led the Cardinals with 51 passes, 24 hits, four kills and blocked 12 defensive hits. Jenny G riffith cam e o ff the b e n c h to c o n tr ib u te tw o passes, seven hits and three blocks. M egan E. M cC abe earned honorable mention on the Big S ky East A ll Star Team. Natalie McElligott and M eghan M. M cC abe w ere named to the first team All Star team for the Big Sky East. Fire Season ends on private lands protected by ODF A fte r a to u g h fire season w elcom ed m oisture brought fire season to an end on N ov. 3. T h is in clu d e s private lands protected by the O r e g o n D e p a r tm e n t o f Forestry in Crook, Deschutes, Je ffe rso n , G illiam , G rant, Harney, Morrow, Umatilla and W heeler counties. What this means to the private land ow ner: U nless you are in a rural or, city fire departm ent protection area, bum perm its for bum barrels and small am ounts o f yard debris are not required. If you a re in r u ra l o r c ity fire departm ent p rotection call your local fire department for a n y b u rn in g re s tric tio n s . Burning o f slash from logging, thinning or juniper cutting, as well as juniper, sage and grass b u rn in g is still restric te d . Written permits are required to b u m these m aterials year- round and m ay be acquired fro m lo c a l O re g o n D e p a r tm e n t o f F o r e s tr y offices. Despite moisture and c o o le r te m p e ra tu re s , fire m anagers are still concerned about one traditional fall and winter activity- the burning o f slash piles. Two o f this sum m er’s fires were escaped “holdover” slash bum s from last winter. “We continue to be plagued by escapes from piles that w ere burned m onths before and appear out. The fire takes o ff in the spring or summer when fuels dry out,” stated Gordon F o s te r , J o h n D a y U n it Forester. “ D riving by and lo o k in g for sm o k e is not enough,” Foster emphasized. “ E v e ry p ile n e e d s to be checked closely to ensure that no h e a t r e m a in s .” T h e problem is m ade w orse by years o f cum ulative drought and abrupt changes from dry conditions to winter without fall rains. Piles tend to bum deep and hold fire. Soils and heavy fuels do not recover adequate moisture. P e rso n s w h o b u rn slash can take simple steps to prevent escapes. The first is to obtain the required perm it from the Oregon Departm ent o f Forestry. “The permit gives us the opportunity to discuss and d o c u m e n t p rev e n tio n m easures,” Foster explained. “The other key is to ensure all piles are completely out.” In 2 0 0 3 C e n tr a l Oregon firefighters responded to 552 fires burning 123,481 a c re s - th e p r iv a te la n d portion: 185 fires and 2746 acres. Jr. High CCD helping fire victims Mary Ann Elguezabal (far right) with CCD group. Last year, the seventh and eighth graders enjoyed their service trip to Portland so m uch that they w ant to plan another trip this year. But first they decided to start som e charity right here in Heppner. They had been reading a b o u t o th e r C C D g ro u p s doing good deeds in their home towns and came up with the idea to help the two families w hose hom es burned dow n this fall. T h e s tu d e n ts d u g deep into their pockets giving m oney they had earned by babysitting, m ow ing lawns, doing yard work, and even gave money from their savings. (A few students gave $20- $ 3 5 .) T hey also c o llected a b o u t $35 w orth o f cans. Som e parishioners heard o f their efforts and also m ade donations. The Parish Finance Committee got into the project and o ffe re d to m atch the money the group made, up to a maximum o f $400. The total amount from the students will be over $225. With the match fro m th e P a ris h F in a n c e C om m ittee, they will have $450. The group plans to give the families o f Terry and Lynn and Dale and D iane a Bible, a gift certificate to Lott’s Electric for a small kitchen appliance and a cash donation. WCLL to hold election meeting T he W illow C reek Little League Board will hold its e le c tio n m e e tin g on T uesday, Nov. 18 at 6:30 p .m ., at th e S h a m ro c k in Fossil. Everyone is invited to attend this meeting.
