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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, November 26, 2003
Seventh grade Ponies split
HHS and HES announce December schedules
against Columbia and Stanfield
O th e r D e c e m b e r HHS Site Council m eets on
H a llm a r k in g th e
Snow Days will be
By Larry Palmer
The Heppner seventh
g rad e P o n ie s to o k on the
Columbia Raiders in a rematch
o f the season opener for these
tw o teams.
The Ponies were able
to turn the tide and shut down
the Raiders leading scorer in
the second half. This allowed
them to com e away with their
second w in o f the season. In
the opening quarter, the Ponies
held a slim 6 to 5 lead and
increased it by three at the half.
H ow ever, an opportunistic
defense cut the Raiders sails
and they headed home at half-
mast.
The Ponies improved
their season record to 2 and
4. The Ponies w ere led by
B ro ck H e rb iso n w ith tw o
points, D alton W ellman with
five points and Spencer Palmer
with 24 points.
H eppner 6 12 7 6-31
C olum bia 5 10 4 8-
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T h e P o n ies to o k a
road trip to Stanfield to take
on the Tigers. Enjoying a two
g am e w in n in g stre a k , the
Tigers m ade sure it d id n ’t go
to three.
The Ponies didn’t help
the cause any by being almost
unproductive in the first and
th ird q u a rte rs w h ere they
managed only five points total.
T he T ig e r’s stripes
showed early when they held
a 4 to 12 first quarter lead and
after a low one point third
q uarter the Tigers escaped
with the game.
T h e r e w e re s o m e
brig h t m om ents w h en the
T igers leading sco rer w as
unable to score because o f a
smothering defensive effort.
The Ponies w ere led
by Jo e P ra n g e r w ith tw o
points, Dalton W ellman with
tw o p o in ts a n d S p e n c e r
Palm er with 13 points.
H eppner 4 6 1 6-7
Stanfield 12 4 3 6-25
Eighth grade Ponies conquer
Columbia, take hit against Stanfield
By Larry Palmer
T h e e ig h th g r a d e
Ponies flexed their size and put
aw ay the C olum bia R aiders
early by outscoring them 17 to
12 in the first and increasing
th a t lead by th e h a lf to a
com m anding 29 to 14 score.
T he P o n ie s u se d a
b a la n c e d a tta c k as se v en
p la y e r s s c o r e d a n d th e
Raiders w ere headed to w alk
the plank. T he record for the
Ponies stands at 4 and 2.
T he scorers for the
g a m e c o n s is te d o f S e a n
Murray with eight points, Lane
B a ile y w ith s ix , N a c h o
E lguezabal w ith five, A ndre
R a u c h w ith four, N a th a n
V an C leav e w ith 16, M att
M c C a b e w ith f o u r a n d
M ichael W ellm an w ith four
points.
H eppner 1712 10 8-
47
C olum bia 10 4 4 6-
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T h e e ig h th g ra d e
P o n ie s m a d e th e tr e k to
Stanfield to take on the Tigers
in their ow n den. Using some
clutch shooting, the Tigers
claw ed out a win.
T he gam e w as fast
and the play furious, but the
Ponies found themselves down
12 to 18 at the half. In the third,
the Ponies found them selves
w ithin five, but som e costly
tu rn o v e rs an d so m e c o ld
shooting ended any chances o f
a com e back.
Scorers in the gam e
w ere Luke Basile w ith four
p o in ts, Sean M u rray w ith
three, Lane Bailey w ith two,
N acho Elguezabal w ith four,
N athan VanCleave w ith nine
and M att M cC abe w ith nine
points.
N ext w eekend, Nov.
28 and 29, is a bye. The next
tw o gam es are aw ay- Dec. 5
against Pilot Rock at 3 p.m.
and Dec. 6 against A thena-
W eston at 9a.m .
H eppner 5 7 10 9-31
Stanfield 12 6 9 11-
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w inter holiday season will be
th e H eppner H igh S chool
w in te r m usic p ro g ra m on
Thursday, Dec. 11, at 7 p.m .,
and the H eppner Elem entary
School winter music program
on Thursday, Dec. 18, at 6:30
p.m.
The winter break will
be from Dec. 20 through Jan.
4 , w ith sc h o o l re s u m in g
M onday, Jan. 5,2004.
Rep. G reg Sm ith (R-
Heppner) has been named the
2003 Watchdog o f the Year by
the A ssociation o f O regon
Counties (AOC). Rep. Sm ith
received their highest award at
the AOC annual convention in
Eugene.
“It is truly an honor to
receive the W atchdog aw ard
from AOC,” said Rep. Smith.
“ I th in k it h ig h lig h ts m y
c o m m itm e n t to th e lo ca l
counties that I represent,” he
said.
A ccording to A O C ,
the County W atchdog Award
is only given to two legislatures
each biennium . It recognizes
th o s e w h o u n d e r s ta n d ,
enhance and are respectful o f
the full rang o f state-county
relationships in serving Oregon
citizens.
“ We are so proud to
have our Representative earn
th is a w a r d ,” s a id U n io n
C o u n ty
C o m m is s io n e r
Colleen MacLeod. “He really
has been there for us when we
have needed him.”
In p r e s e n tin g th e
aw ard, the A O C said, “ In
addition to his solid voting
record, Rep. Sm ith took the
leadership o f a coordinated
effort to prevent the legislature
from violating m ultiple long
standing agreements with the
S ta te o f O r e g o n . M o st
notable, Rep. Sm ith blocked
the forced consolidation o f
rural 911 call cen ters and
w orked hard to ensure state
fu n d e d p r o g ra m s w e re
received at the local level.”
The A O C also noted
th a t to w a r d s th e e n d o f
s e s s io n ,
R ep.
S m ith
c o o rd in a te d an e ff o r t to
prevent the legislature from the
taking o f video lottery gam e
receipts from the counties in
w hich he represents. These
c o u n tie s in c lu d e U n io n ,
W a llo w a , U m a tilla a n d
Morrow.
“W hat impressed me
m ost about Rep. Sm ith, was
his hard work and diligence on
our behalf. Even during the
most hectic o f times, he always
made him self available,” said
U m a tilla C o u n ty B o a rd
Chairman Bill Hansell.
“ I am com m itted to
the people o f m y district and
co u n ty g o v e rn m e n t h elp s
provide essential services that
they rely on,” said Rep. Smith.
“I plan to continue to w ork
w ith the A O C to ensure that
our counties have every tool
possible available to them to
a s s is t fo lk s in E a s te r n
Oregon.”
MURRAY'S
CHRISTMAS
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Wednesday, Dec. 10 at 6 p.m.,
w ith Booster Club following at
7 p.m.
Jostens will b e a t the
H H S lib r a ry on D e c . 3.
Sophom ores are to m eet at 3
p.m. and seniors at 3:10 p.m.
S tudent paym ents are due
Wednesday, Dec. 10. Jostens
will also be holding a parents
m eeting on Dec. 10, from
6:30-7:30 p.m.
U .S. S e n a to rs R on
W yden (D -O R ) and G ordon
Smith (R-OR) announced last
week, the Senate approval o f
$4.5 m illio n in e c o n o m ic
d e v e lo p m e n t
and
in f r a s tr u c tu r e fu n d s fo r
O regon. These funds w ere
in c lu d e d in th e F Y 2 0 0 4
Veterans Affairs, Housing and
U rb a n D e v e lo p m e n t a n d
In d e p e n d e n t
A g e n c ie s
spending bill. T he C ity o f
Irrigon will receive $500,000
in this disbursement.
“ W hile focusing on
e v e ry th in g fro m e s tu a r y
p r o te c tio n to e c o n o m ic
developm ent, these funds are
about making Oregon an even
better place to live, work and
raise a fam ily,” said W yden.
“ T hese funds w ill support
locally driven effo rts that
attract new jo b s and renew
O regon’s economy.”
“The w ide range o f
projects funded by this bill are
im p o r ta n t to im p r o v in g
Oregon’s economy and overall
quality o f life,” said Sm ith.
“ From protecting our cultural
history to ensuring clean water
fo r r e s id e n ts a n d th e
e n v ir o n m e n t, th is b jll
em pow ers com m unities to
improve our great state.”
T he m oney Irrigon
re c e iv e s wi l l be u se d to
upgrade its water system. The
city’s rapid growth has placed
great strain on a water system
designed for a m uch sm aller
town. Funds m ay be used to
increase the size o f the city ’s
re se rv o ir, p u rc h a se w a te r
rights or replace water lines.
Forest Service closed for
Thanksgiving
I f you w ould like to
T he Forest S ervice purchase a C hristm as tree
offices in H eppner will be permit you can buy one at the
closed T hursday and Friday, H eppner C hevron S tation,
N o v . 27 a n d 2 8 , fo r th e Lazy W olf Resort in Spray and
Thanksgiving holiday.
the Shirt Shop in Condon.
Soccer club needs new
leadership
r e g i s tr a ti o n ,
le a g u e
m a n a g e m e n t a n d o th e r
a s s o c ia te d ta s k s fo r th e
Heppner/Lexington/Ione area.
A s a board m em ber
the new lea d e rs) will need to
a tte n d m o n th ly b o a rd
m eetings, but other than that
there are only about three busy
months out o f the year, which
in c lu d e s th e m o n th o f
registration and then the first
couple m onths o f the season.
If you are interested
or w ould like to suggest a
replacem ent, please call Tina
Raver at 676-8710 for further
information.
WVSC announces December
activities
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happenings include the HES
Site Council m eeting at 6:30
p.m., on Tuesday, Dec. 2, with
the HES Parent Club meeting
follow ing at 7:30 p.m. The
H E S S a fety C o m m is s io n
m e e tin g w ill b e h e ld
W ednesday, Dec. 3 at 7:30
p.m . The M orrow C ou n ty
School Board meeting will be
M onday, Dec. 8, 7 p.m ., at
Columbia Middle School. The
Rep. Smith earns highest Irrigon to receive money for
water upgrades
award from AOC
T he W illow C reek
Soccer Club will require new
leadership if the club is to
continue. Tina Raver originally
established the local club as a
“ s a te llite c o m m u n ity ” in
collaboration with the AYSO
league 887 (the C olum bia
U nited Soccer C lub o f the
T he bill contains a A m e ric a n Y o u th S o c c e r
U .S . S e n a to rs R on w id e v a rie ty o f p ro je c ts ,
O rganization), and she has
W yden (D -O R ) and G ordon including Willow Creek Lake,
decided to resign her position
S m ith (R -O R ) la s t w e e k w h ich is slated to receive
effective Dec. 31,2003.
announced final Congressional $599,000.
T herefore, the club
approval o f m ore than $ 100
“ E nergy and w ater w ill need a new leader, or
m illion for energy and w ater p ro je c ts are e le m e n ta l to
leaders, w ho are w illing to
projects in O regon; the FY O regon’s econom ic success,
serve on the CUSC board and
2 0 0 4 E n e rg y a n d W a te r and these funds will provide
c o n d u c t p la y e r /v o lu n te e r
D evelopm ent appropriations jobs, improve commerce, and
bill containing the funding now protect our environment,” said
moves to the W hite House for Wyden. “From technology to
the President’s signature into dredging, this bill provides a
law.
major financial boost.”
Schedules change for
“Economic stability is
the
Willow
Valley Service Club
dependent on efficient and
meetings
for
December held at
sufficient supply o f energy and
John’s
Place
in Heppner, from
w ater,” said Sm ith. “These
12-1
p.m
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on
Dec. 4 and 11.
projects ensure that O regon’s
Heppner
A business m eeting
needs are m et in such a way
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Dec. 4. A genda
th a t p ro m o te s e c o n o m ic
items
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the nom inating
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o f officers for 2004; a report
o n th e r e s u lts o f th e
Artifactory; and the granting o f
donations.
On Dec. 11, W VSC
w ill m eet upstairs at Jo h n ’s
Place for the Christmas Party,
a set m enu and price have
been established. Rev. Keith
B r u d e v o ld w ill p r o v id e
entertainm ent for the group
Thursday, December 4th
with singing and guitar playing
We will be open until 8 p.m.
and he will also lead Christmas
caroling. C anned fruits and
Treasure H u n t B e q in s ! ( D r a w ln q D e c . 6 )
v e g e ta b le s w ill a ls o be
M in i- W in e Fattlnq fro m 5 - 7 : 3 0 p .m .
c o lle c te d to g iv e to th e
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Neighborhood Center.
Keith Brudevold was
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bom in Jersey City, N J, but
spent his grow ing up years in
UPPaiJS S
D r u g and
the Minneapolis, MN area. He
has been in both m usic and
p rag s C o u n tr y P o s e
Willow Creek Lake included in
statewide energy and water projects
announced th roughout the
se a so n on K O N A 105.3,
KO HU 99.3/1360, K W H T
103.5/1240, K U M A 107.7,
Q 104.5, and K O RD 102.7.
Lost and found items
will be displayed in the hallway
at HH S and HES, Dec. 15-
17. A ny item s not taken will
be ta k e n to th e H e p p n e r
Neighborhood Center.
parish ministry since 1973 and
for the last o n e -a n d -a -h a lf
years as pastor o f the U nited
Methodist Church in Heppner.
He has three adult children
and three grandchildren- and
his dog, Shadow. His hobbies
include cam ping, horseback
riding and poetry.
T h e re w ill b e no
m e e tin g on D ec. 18, b ut
regularly scheduled meetings
will resum e on Jan. 8,2004.
Births
Taygen
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Minton- a daughter, Taygen
S hae, w a s b o rn N ov. 13,
2 0 0 3 , at G o o d S h e p h e rd
Medical Center in Hermiston,
to Erika D aw n and Robert
Maxwell Minton o f Irrigon.
Elijah Christian
Harwood- a s o n , E lija h
Christian, was bom Nov. 14,
2 0 0 3 , at G o o d S h e p h e rd
Medical Center in Hermiston,
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