Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 3, 2003 - FIVE
Mustang girls getting ready Local student named to all- Register online with ODOT
for basketball
star team for soccer
for emergency work
By Rick Paullus
opportunities
The
H e p p n e r Southworth and Blair Keithley
Mustang girls have been busy
getting ready for the 2003-04
basketball season. The girls
are under the direction o f Ron
Brisbois, w ho is m oving up
from assistant coach to head
co ach th is year. A ssista n t
coach is Chris Rauch.
T he M ustangs have
three sta rte rs retu rn in g in
se n io rs B ro o k e R ust an d
Stefanie H anson and ju n io r
M a d is o n B a ile y . J u n io r
Shanna Rietmann returns after
m issing all o f last year with a
knee injury. Also on the team
are senior Tiffany Piper, juniors
C h e ls e y B r itt, L in d s e y
Mitchell, Terra Wilson, Susan
and security help. It’s hard to
and sophom ore Katie Britt.
If
you
are
a
contractor
tell
what might come in handy
T he M u s ta n g s get
w
ho
could
help
keep
traffic
depending on the situation
s ta r te d at th e S a n tia m
moving during an emergency, w e’re in.”
C h r is tia n T o u rn a m e n t in
or help the people who keep
O D O T has a w ide
Santiam this weekend and will
that traffic mov ing, the Oregon variety o f categories open for
be at hom e on Tuesday, Dec.
Department ofTransportation c o n tra cto rs and su p p liers.
9 against D eSales. They get
wants
to know.
P u b lic
w o rk s ,
p o lic e
th e
C o lu m b ia
B a s in
“ W hen
s to r m s , departments, fire departments
Conference season under way
landslides, earthquakes, fires and em ergency operations
w ith a hom e gam e against
or
Hooding stop traffic on offices statewide may use the
W eston-M cEw en on Friday,
O regon highw ays, O D O T registry to find goods and
D e c . 19 a n d w ill be at
uses e m e rg e n c y c o n tra c t services in times o f crisis.
Stanfield on Saturday, Dec.
p
ro c e d u re s to g et tra ffic
"T he beauty o f the
20. They will be looking to get
m
oving again quickly,” said Web-based registry is that we
b a c k to th e
D is tr ic t
State Ffighway M aintenance can expand it to cover new
Tournam ent on Feb. 20 and Susan Southworth
Engineer Doug Tindall. “ We c a te g o rie s o f g o o d s a n d
21 in Pendleton and advance
Susan Southworth, a junior at Heppner High School,
to the state tournam ent the was named to the Special District 7 girls all-league first-team need contractors to register services,” Tindall said.
th e ir r e s o u r c e s - th e
C o m p a n ie s
can
next week.
squad as a field player. Southw orth plays soccer w ith the equipment and materials they
r e g is te r
at
R iverside H igh School team . D uring the regular season,
have and w hat they can do - w w w .o d o t.sta te .o r.u s/e rp /
Southw orth played as both a forw ard and a goalkeeper.
so we can find the right people Contractor%20Registry.htm.
in a hurry w hen we need The site allow s contractors to
them.”
specify w here in ( )regon they
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d
o
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’t
ju
st
need
operate and to update their
Luke Murray, Justin Botefuhr
heavy eq u ipm ent for road in fo rm a tio n at any tim e .
and junior Brandon Seitz. Also
c o n stru c tio n ,” said D uane ODOT w ill not share business
on the team are seniors Brian
are ask ed to bring salads, Cannon, O D O T purchasing
The H olly R ebekah
inform ation provided to the
Haguewood, Kyler Lovgren,
desserts, etc. M em bers are
agent. “We need all kinds ot registry with other contractors,
Brian Sm ith, A aron Griffith, Lodge will m eet T hursday
also asked to bring an item for
other things in an emergency, (Registering on ODC)T’s Web
Z a c k S k a g g s a n d C o d y night, Dec. 4, for their annual
the basket to be taken to the
from extra radios to food s ite is n o t a p ro m is e or
C
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ris
tm
a
s
p
a
rty
and
g
ift
Walton. Junior G us Torres is
assisted living facility.
s e r v ic e s ,
g e n e r a to r s , guarantee o f a contract.)
also on team with sophomore e x c h a n g e . M e m b e rs a re
Saturday night, Dec. sandbags, pilot cars, pumps
M a tth e w V a n C le a v e an d a s k e d to b r in g a “ w h ite
6, the month card party will be
elephant” gift w rapped for
junior Koiy Paullus floating.
held, along with a cake walk
T he M u s ta n g s get themselves and their partner.
at $ 1 per ticket. If everything
T he d in n er w ill be
s ta r te d th is w e e k e n d in
g o e s w ill th is w e e k , as
S a n tia m at th e S a n tia m potluck. Turkey, stuffing and
planned, a pleasant, w arm
C hristian Tournam ent. The gravy will be furnished. Others
surprise awaits the attendees.
o th e r te a m s c o n s is t o f
C ascade C h ristian and the
a lw a y s to u g h R e g is. T he
Last w eek, Senator with new equipm ent in the
M ustangs will be at hom e on
Gordon Smith (R-OR) urged Pendleton area, or relocate the
services to Pasco.
A
nyone
interested
in
joining
T u e s d a y , D ec. 9 a g a in s t
The lone Topic Club
Postmaster General and CEO
S m ith
u rg e d
DeSales High School o f Walla m et Nov. 19 at the hom e o f the club is urged to call Kristy John Potter to keep the mail
W alla an d w ill b e g in the m em ber June Crow ell. N ew Crowell at 422-7564 and plan p r o c e s s in g
c e n te r
in Postpiaster General Potter to
to
com
e
to
the
meeting.
C olum bia Basin C onference officers were elected and they
Pendleton. The United States explore all viable options short
o f m oving the p ro cessin g
Regular
hours
at
the
on Friday, Dec. 19 against are: president, Kathy Morter;
P ostal S e rv ic e (U S P S ) is
lib
r
a
ry
a
re
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n
d
a
y
a
n
d
W eston-M cE w en at hom e, v i c e - p r e s id e n t ,
B e tty
considering moving northeast center from Pendleton. Smith
P o tte r
d is c u s s e d
Wednesday
from
3-5
p.m.
The
then at Stanfield on Saturday, R ie tm a n n ; an d s e c re ta ry /
Oregon mail processing from a n d
a
lte
r
n
a
tiv
e
s
,
in c lu d in g
Dec. 20.
treasurer, Anne Morter. Kristy library will also be open during Pendleton to Pasco, WA.
T he M u s ta n g s are Crowell was re-appointed as th e lo n e C h ristm a s O pen
“Oregon mail should autom ating mail service in
Pendleton, in order to prevent
H
ouse
and
will
have
books
looking to get back to the librarian.
not have to go to another state
the
loss o f jobs, tim ely mail
available
for
sale.
New
books
d i s t r ic t to u r n a m e n t in
The next meeting will
only to be sent back to Oregon
service,
and the elimination o f
in
the
library
this
month
include
Pendleton on Feb. 20 and 21 b e a s a la d lu n c h e o n at
and delivered late,” said Smith.
the
Pendleton
postmark. Smith
to q u a lif y fo r th e s ta te Katherine Lindstrom 's house the “ S hopaholic” series by “There are better alternatives
re q u e s te d th a t th e U SPS
tournam ent the next week.
o n W ed n esd a y , D ec. 17. Sophie Kinsella.
out there which would retain
fo llo w up w ith c o n c re te
j o b s a n d in c r e a s e th e
alternatives.
e fficien cy o f m ail service
“There are already so
w ithout taking the mail out o f
few federal services in eastern
Oregon.”
O reg o n ,” said Sm ith. “ To
The Pendleton center
> A le x a n d e r A n to n e
remove yet another one sends
The Multiple Sclerosis m eeting for the last year to is
c u r r e n tly
u s in g
S c h ille r- a son, A lexander
a
bad m essage, and I d o n ’t
A ntone, w as born O ct. 6, S elf-H elp G roup o f N orth sh a re id e a s and c o m m o n m e c h a n iz a tio n th a t w a s
want
to see that happen.”
2003, atTripler Army Medical Central Oregon will now meet struggles. They have also had designed in the late 1950s and
The Pendleton City
C enter in H onolulu, HI to on the second T hursday o f various speakers such as an adapted by the Postal Service
Council,
M ayor, Pendleton
Ryan and lleana Schiller, o f every m onth, 10:30 a.m ., at acupuncturist, naturopath and in the 1960s and early 1970s.
C
h
a
m
b
e
r
o f C o m m e rc e ,
Honolulu. Alexander weighed the G lover M em orial Hall in Norm a Schell, author o f Heal The facility in Pendleton is not
E a s te rn O re g o n Rur a l
large enough to house the
7 pounds 6 ounces and was Fossil. The m eeting will be from the Heart.
Alliance,
and numerous groups
T h e g r o u p ’s n e x t latest so rtin g tech n o lo g y .
19 inches long. Grandparents held in the m eeting room ,
and
citizens
have expressed
are Tony and Verina Schiller through the side door, which m eeting w ill be Thursday, USPS district manager Dallas
concern
and
opposition to
o f Pflugerv ille, TX and Oscar is w h e e lc h a ir a c c e s s ib le . Dec. 11, 10:30 a.m ., at the Keck indicated that there are
moving
processing
services to
O rozco o f Tijuana, M exico Please note the change o f date Glover Memorial Hall, located tw o options to rem edy the
at the m ain intersection o f problem: build a new facility Pasco.
and the late Teresa O rozco. and place.
T hose w ith MS and downtown Fossil. For further
G reat-grandparents are Ray
a n d N o rm a F re n c h o f their caregivers have been inform ation call (541) 763-
4042.
Heppner and Marilyn Schiller
o f E cho and the late Bob
Schiller.
The annual meeting for ask ed to b ring g o o d ies to
EVERY FRIDAY & SATURDAY NIGHT
the Heppner Garden Club will s h a re w ith th e g r o u p .
be held M onday, Dec. 8, at 7 Participants are also reminded
p.m. As this will also be their to bring canned good to be
C hristm as party everyone is donated to the Neighborhood
Center.
Mustangs look forward to
basketball
Holly Rebekah Lodge to hold
By Rick Paullus
Christmas party
A new coach takes
over on experienced Heppner
Mustangs as they look forw ard
to the 2 0 0 3 -0 4 b a sk etb a ll
season. Forrest M cK innis is
taking over the head coaching
duties and will be assisted by
C h u c k M a tte s o n . D ie te r
Waite will coach the “C ” team
this year.
The Mustangs will not
• be lac k in g in e x p e rie n c e ,
having nine seniors and tw o
j u n i o r s o n th e v a rs ity .
R etu rn in g starters include
se n io rs C h u y E lg u e za b a l,
Have a
Christmas
Smith urges Postmaster
General to keep Pendleton
processing center
lone Topic Club elects new officers
Births
Teleflora’s Holiday
Ornament Bouquet
As merry as Santa himself,
this charming gift delivers
flowers in a large ceremic
ornament ja r glazed in the
colors o f Christmas. A
great choice fo r holiday
parties or hostess gifts. For
hand-delivery, call or visit
our shop!
M u r r a y ’s
C o u n try Rose
Street, Heppner
676-9426
MS Self-Help Group has
meeting change
Garden Club to hold annual meeting
FRESH PRIME RIB
Open For Breakfast
starting at 8 a.m.
Q olden
Oak
(note new time!)
Tuesday - Sunday
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