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.
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