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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Large scale nativity scene on display once again Wednesday, December 10, 2003 - FIVE Seventh grade Ponies split over weekend By Larry Palmer Nativity Scene made by Lois and Ernie Winchester In the 1950s, Amanda D uval com m issioned a %- scale N ativity scene, each of the nativity scene figures were cut and painted by Lois and E rn ie W in c h e s te r. M a n y pieces are signed and dated, w ith the oldest pieces being m a d e in 1954. T h e m o st recent ad d itio n s to the set Were com pleted in 1965. j h e s e t w a s f¡rs t d isplayed across the street from the M o rro w C o u n ty c o u rth o u s e a t th e D u v a l residence. It w as a holiday tr a d i ti o n fo r m a n y o f H ep p n er’s residents to drive past the large nativity scene and No injuries; operations back to normal after vapor detected The U m a tilla C hem ical D epot announced M o n d ay , D ec. 8 th a t low readings o f GB Sarin chemical agent v ap o r w ere detected o u tsid e a d e p o t c h e m ic a l s to r a g e s tr u c tu r e d u rin g r o u tin e c h e m ic a l a g e n t operations. The structure houses 750-pound bom bs. F o llo w in g th e d etectio n , o p erations w ere im m e d ia te ly h a lte d a n d em ployees at the Depot were instructed to m ask and shelter in place. A bout 30 m inutes after the detection, employees w ere cleared to unm ask and return to work. All readings since the initial detection outside the s to r a g e s tr u c tu r e h a v e indicated no further release. The incident was confined to a small portion o f the D epot’s nerve agent storage area. E m e r g e n c y operations centers in Umatilla an d M o rro w C o u n tie s in O regon, B enton C ounty in W ashington and the states o f Washington and Oregon were notified. T he C onfederated Tribes o f the U m atilla Indian R eservation and the O regon Department o f Environmental Quality also were notified. Christmas Piano Recital in Heppner on Dec. 15 Sixteen local piano students will be performing at a C hristm as Piano Recital in H eppner on M onday night, D ec. 15, at 7 p.m . a t th e Christian Life Center Church. T he students represent the s tu d io s o f p ian o te a c h e rs M y rn a V a n C le a v e , A m y J e p se n , K ristin e P e terso n L in d n e r and S h ir le y B ren d lin g er. T he stu d en ts range in age from 5 to 16. Some are beginners and others have been playing for several years. P e rfo rm e rs at th is y e a r’s program include: Tim Clay, Stacie Jo H alvorsen, A m y, E ric , a n d R e b e c c a Jepsen, G us Peterson, Evan R ietm ann, D evin R obinson, S te p h an ie S c h u ler, L acey T h o m p so n , A nnah U nruh, Bethany, Daniel, Kristen, and N a th a n V a n C le a v e , a n d M indy Wenberg. T h e p r o g r a m is e x p e cte d to be c o m p le te d w ithin an hour. There will be refreshm ents follow ing the program. Anyone interested is w elcom e to attend. adm ire the artwork. O ver the y e a r s th e p ie c e s w e re s c a tte r e d th ro u g h o u t the community. Several years ago Mrs. W inchester gathered all the pieces together in order th a t th e y a g a in m ig h t be displayed as intended. A s the original site could no longer accom m odate the scene, it w as m o v ed to its p re se n t location, 68970 Willow Creek R d . O n c e a g a in , th e community can enjoy this true exam ple o f great A m erican folk art. The nativity scene can be view ed on the hill to the right ju st before the W illow Creek Reservoir v iewpoint on Willow Creek Rd. It will be lit from 5 p.m. to approxim ately 8:30 p.m. It’s w orth the drive and you can take in the lights at Lakeview Heights on your way. T he se v en th g rad e Ponies traveled to Pilot Rock to take on the R ockets, on Friday, Dec. 5. They will start tournam ent play on Saturday, Dec. 13 back at Pilot Rock. It was a frigid first half fo r th e v i s i t in g P o n ie s , m anaging only tw o points in the first quarter and one in the second. The Ponies turned on the burners in the second half and came back to tie the game at the end o f regulation play. They did have a chance to win it, but the last second shot bounced o ff the rim. In o v e rtim e so m e clutch free throw shooting kept them in the gam e, but it w asn ’t enough for them to prevail. The Ponies were short handed due to illnesses and injury so Taylor Hodges, Jason H o u w e lin g a n d M ic h a e l Wellman from the eighth grade team stepped in to help out. The tea m ’s scorers w ere Joe P ra n g e r w ith tw o p o in ts, D alton W ellm an w ith eight, Spencer Palmer with 15, Josh Shank with tw o and M ichael Wellman with one. H eppner 2 1 8 12 5- 28 Pilot Rock 8 6 3 6 7- 30 T he sev en th g rad e Ponies then made the long trek to W eston to ta k e on the Panthers on Saturday, Dec. 6. The Ponies cam e out flat in the first half, but still managed to be ahead and hold a 12 to 10 lead. In the fourth quarter, the Ponies finally c a m e u n c o rk e d a n d to o k possession o f the lead and held on for the win. Once again the Ponies were short handed and Jason Houweling and Taylor Hodges joined the seventh graders on the roster. The scorers for the Ponies were Dalton Wellman w ith 11 p o in ts , S p e n c e r Palmer with eight, Josh Shank with two, Taylor Hodges with two and Jason Houweling had four points. H eppner 6 6 6 9-27 Athena-W eston 4 6 6 7-23 Willow Valley Service Club announces 2003 donations Eighth grade Ponies sweep T he W illow V alley Service Club m ade its annual se le c tio n o f re c ip ie n ts for monetary donations at its Dec. 4 m eeting at Jo h n ’s Place in Heppner. The recipients are as follows: lone- C reative Care Center $250 and Library $75; L e x in g to n - O d d F e llo w s ( r e m o d e lin g ) $ 1 2 5 a n d V olunteer Fire D epartm ent $ 1 2 5 ; H e p p n e r- H e p p n e r Day Care $250, Library $75, V olunteer Fire D epartm ent $ 2 5 0 , H E S C h e s s M a te s (snacks for children) $75 and SM A R T (books) $50. M e m b e rs a s s is te d w ith hosting at the tw o-day C hristm as tree auction event and collected food for the Neighborhood Center as well. W VSC will conclude its 2003 m eetings on Dec. 11 w ith a r e s e r v a tio n - o n ly H o lid ay Party, u p sta irs at John’s Place in Heppner. The n e x t re g u la rly s c h e d u le d m eeting is Jan. 8,2004. Merchants’ Scavenger Hunt still in progress S c h w a b , J o h n ’s P la c e T here is still tim e to e n te r in th e H e p p n e r M erchants’ Scavenger Hunt. R e in d e e r c lu e s a re s till circulating around tow n and entry form s can be picked up at M urray’s Country Rose. A drawing will be held from all the correct entries on C hristm as Eve day, Dec. 24. You do not need to be present to win. The prize w ill be a $ 150 gift certificate. Try to find the reindeer at: H eppner H ardw are, Les R e s ta u r a n t, C e n tra l R ed A p p le , S h a m ro c k L a n e s, H eppner Auto Parts, W illow C re e k D in e r and B akery, Artisan Village, H ollom an’s/ W illo w C r e e k R e a lty , Peterson’s Jewelers, M urray’s County Rose, L ott’s Electric, D evin Oil- C hevron Station, Pettyjohn’s Farm and Builders Supply, and G reen Feed and Seed. Library plans children’s Christmas giving ornament tree up at Day workshop Care The Christm as tree at the Heppner Day Care is now up. The ornam ents on the tree list item s that are needed for the center. People are invited to stop by the center, located on G ale Street, view the tree, pick up an ornament, purchase the item listed and return it to the center. weekend play By Larry Palmer T h e e ig h th g ra d e Ponies used a balanced attack to diffuse the Rockets in Pilot R ock and take a 35-25 win on Dec. 5. They will travel to Athena-W eston on Saturday, Dec. 13 for tournam ent play. T h e firs t h a lf w as played with the Ponies taking a 15 to 14 lead as neither team could establish themselves. By the third and fourth quarters the Ponies started to open the game up. The scoring leaders included Lane Bailey with four points, Nacho Elguezabal with two, Andre Rauch with eight, Nathan VanCleave with seven, M att M cC abe w ith 12 and M ichael W ellm an w ith tw o points. H eppner 9 6 12 8-35 Pilot R ock 4 10 8 3- 25 T h e e ig h th g ra d e Ponies m ade the long haul to W e sto n to ta k e o n th e Panthers in their house on Dec. 6. Scoring most o f their points in the first and third, the Ponies pulled out a 27 to 18 win. The Ponies jum ped out to an 8 to 3 lead in the first. T h e y th e n a llo w e d th e Panthers to claw their way back in the second by being o u ts c o r e d 6 to 9. A f te r in te r m is s io n , th e P o n ie s storm ed out to a nine-point lead, 25 to 14. H ow ever, neither team could do much in th e fo u rth , as th e P o n ie s m anaged only two points. The box s c o re showed Luke Basile with two points, Lane Bailey with three, N acho Elguezabal with two, Andre Rauch with six, Nathan V anC leave w ith six, M att McCabe with six and Michael Wellman with two points. H eppner 8 6 11 2-27 Athena-W eston 3 9 2 4-18 Invitation for Christmas news articles O nce again, as the C h r is tm a s h o lid a y approaches, we w ould like to extend an invitation to all area pastors w ho w ould like to include a Christm as article in T h e O re g o n T ra il the D ec. 17 edition o f the L ib ra ry D is tric t-H e p p n e r Gazette. B ranch will be holding their Articles may be hand se co n d a n n u al C h ild re n ’s w ritten or typed, and need to Ornament Workshop. This free be delivered to the Gazette by workshop will be held Friday, Dec. 12 from 9:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. Everyone is invited to com e and design, glue, paste, cut and style ornaments o f their own design. Friday, Dec. 12, at 5 p.m . If possible please include a title w ith your subm ission. Items may be subject to editing. Items may be emailed to david@ heppner.net, faxed to (541)676-9211; m ailed to P.O. Box 337, H eppner, OR 97836; or dropped by the G azette office located at 147 W. W illow St., Heppner. WINDMILL CAFE M ain Street, lone • 422-7358 Kaila and Chris Riter were doubly blessed in 2001 with the addition of twins Garritt and Shayne...and the xmwmE two Air Life flights it took to bring them into the world safely. 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