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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 7,2004 Mustangs win two in Colfax By Rick Paullus The H eppner M ustang baseball team made the long trip up to Colfax, WA and cam e back with two non league w ins to im prove to 5- 0-1 on the year. The Mustangs let a big lead against Kalama, WA slip away, but scored a ru n in th e b o tto m o f th e seventh on Saturday morning for a 13-12 win and cam e back w ith a 14-3 win in five innings over Bellevue Christian from Bellevue, WA. The Mustangs will be b a c k o n th e r o a d fo r a doubleheader at N yssa at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 10 and at Wahtonka on Tuesday, April 13 in non-league games. The Mustangs jumped o u t ea rly a g a in st K alam a scoring three runs in the first w h e n C h u y E lg u e z a b a l walked, Jode Coil was hit by a pitch, Kory Paullus tripled to score tw o and cam e hom e on a Luke Murray ground out. They increased their lead to 10-0 in the second when Kyler Lovgren doubled, w ent to third as Dan Basile grounded out and scored on a wild pitch. Elguezabal and Coil singled, Josh Gutierrez had a RBI sacrifice fly, Paullus had a RBI double, M urray had a RBI single, N ick Christm an and Cody Walton reached on errors and Lovgren had a RBI single. The Chinooks scored a run in the top o f the fourth, but the M ustangs cam e back with two runs in the bottom half w h e n M u rra y s in g le d , C h r is tm a n re a c h e d on a fielder’s choice, Kyle Carlson reach ed on an error, John Franzw a reached on an error to score and C hristm an and C arlson scored on a passed ball to make it 12-1. The Chinook w eren't done though as they scored four runs in the fifth, two in the sixth and five in the seventh and had the bases loaded with tw o outs w hen the game was called on account of darkness. The next morning the team s got together to resume the game and on Elguezabal’s second pitch he jum ped up to grab a high chopper and threw to first to get out of the jam . The Mustangs wasted little tim e in the bottom half when Kiel Naims singled and went to third on Elguezabal’s single. Elguezabal then went to second on the throw. Gutierrez was intentionally w alked to load the bases w ith one out, then Paullus brought in Naims with the winning run with a fly ball over the cen terfield er’s head. Elguezabal picked up the win and w ent three for three with a double and scored tw ice. Paullus w ent three for five with a double, triple and had four RBI. M urray w ent tw o for four with tw o RBI, Lovgren w ent tw o for four with a double and Coil and Christm an each scored twice. A fter a short break, the M ustangs were back on th e f ie ld to ta k e on th e Bellevue Christian Vikings and after a scoreless first inning th ey w ent to w ork in the second inning scoring four ru n s. N a irn s w a lk e d , C h ristm a n rea c h e d on an error, M urray brought hom e Naims with a sac fly, Lovgren had a RBI double, Walton had a RBI single and went to third on a throwing error and scored on an Elguezabal ground-out. T hey w ent back to w ork in the third as N aim s doubled, C hristm an singled, M urray scored N aim s with a sac fly, L o v g re n w a lk e d , W alton had a RBI single and Elguezabal scored two with a triple to m ake it 8-0. In the fo u rth , they upped it to 12-0 as G utierrez and Paullus singled, Naims hit a sac fly to score G utierrez, M u rray sin g le d , L o v g re n reached on an error to score Paullus, W alton had a RBI single and E lguezabal had a RBI single. T he V ik in g s cam e back w ith three runs in the bottom o f the fourth, but the Mustangs came back with two m o re in th e f if th w h e n Gutierrez and Carlson walked, Franzw a singled, Christm an had a RBI single and M urray had a RBI single. The Mustangs banged out 15 hits giving them 29 hits for the tw o days with Walton going three for three with two R B I a n d s c o re d tw ic e . Elguezabal went two for three w ith a triple and four RBI. Murray went two for two with three RBI, C hristm an w ent tw o for four with tw o runs scored, Lovgren doubled and scored three runs and N aim s doubled and scored twice. H eppner 13, Kalam a 12 K alam a 000 142 5- 12 1 3 4 H eppner 370 200 1- 13 14 1 H a rk le ro a d , W hite ( 2 ) a n d R a d e r; C h u y E lguezabal, Jode Coil (7), E lg u e z a b a l (7 ) and C o il, E lguezabal (7), Coil (7). W- E lguezabal. L- W hite. 2B- G w ynne (K ); E lg u ezab al, Kory Paullus, Kyler Lovgren (H). 3B- Sistelera (K); Paullus (H ). H R - H a r k le r o a d , D istelera(K ). Heppner 14, Bellevue Christian 3 H eppner 044 42-14 15 1 B ellevue 000 30-3 7 3 Nick Christman, Josh G utierrez (5) and Jode C oil; M o n ro e , B e c k til (5 ) a n d Thorlakson. W- Christman. L- M onroe. 2B- Kyler Lovgren, K iel N a irn s (H ); M onroe (BC). 3B- C huy Elguezabal. HR- none. Spring a Surprise! H elp loved o nes c e le b ra te E aster a n d th e co m in g o f Spring w ith a glorious Teleflora floral gift. W h ic h e v e r gift you c h o o se, it is su re to ^ to u c h th e ir h e a rts in a very special way. For delivery an y w h ere in the U.S. o r C a n a d a , ju s t call o r visit o u r sh o p mmi ( ! (¿olden 'Morning 'Rouquet Easter is Sunday, <April 11tfi M u rra y ’s Country Rose Main Street, Heppner, 676-9426 Serving Heppner, Lexington & lone Shooting in Irrigon leads to arrests A t 8 :1 6 p .m ., on Saturday, A pril 3, M orrow County dispatch was radioed by a deputy that he had heard m ultiple gunshots in the area of South Main Street in Irrigon and w ould be headed to that location. As he arrived in the area, he saw several people coming out of some apartments located at 690 South M ain Street. He was flagged dow n and told that a m an was seen running from the area w ith a rifle and had got in to a vehicle that then left the area. The deputy broadcast a description he was given of the vehicle to d is p a tc h a n d r e q u e s te d a s s is ta n c e . O re g o n S ta te Police, Boardm an Police and additional M orrow County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the area to assist. A few minutes later the deputy w ho heard the shots located the suspect vehicle on Wyoming Avenue in Irrigon. A high-risk felony traffic stop w a s in it ia t e d a n d th re e s u s p e c ts w e re ta k e n in to custody. A ‘ ‘Romarm 7.62x39’ ’ ty p e a s s a u lt r if le w as recovered from the suspect vehicle. A rrested at the scene w e re : R o b e r to L o m a s - Hem andez, 20, Patricia Janet G uerrero, 18, and N orm a G A yala-G arduno, 19, all o f Boardman. They were lodged at the Umatilla County Jail and are ch arg ed w ith m ultiple counts of Attem pted Murder, R e c k le s s E n d a n g e rm e n t, U nlaw ful U se/W eapon and Pointing Firearm at Another, with bail set at $698,000 each. O ver 20 rounds were tired at the apartment building and vehicles. N o one was injured by the shooting and a motive for the shooting has not been determ ined at this time. T he incident is still under investigation. The District Attorney a n n o u n c e d A p ril 5, th a t R o b e r to L o m as, 20, B o a rd m a n ( a k a R o b e rto L o m a s-H e rn a n d ez ) and N o rm a A y a la -L o m a s, 19, B oardm an (ak a N orm a G. A y a la -G a r d u n o ) w e re charged with tw o counts o f A ttem pted M urder. Roberto Lomas was also charged with tw o c o u n ts o f A tte m p te d Assault in the First Degree and four counts of Unlaw ful Use o f a W eapon. T h e c o u p le w a s arraigned A pril 5 by Judge Jeffrey M. W allace. Bail for R oberto L om as w as set at $280,000. Bail for N orm a A y a la -L o m a s w a s se t at $ 1 0 0 ,0 0 0 . A p re lim in a ry hearing is set for A pril 12, 2004 at 3 p.m. M o rro w C o u n ty D istrict A ttorney D avid C. A llen in d icated follo w -u p in v e s tig a tio n s a re b e in g conducted. “We are obviously very co n c ern e d ab o u t the safety of the people in the area. While we are thankful nobody w as injured Saturday night, th is in c id e n t w ill still be investigated and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Gun violence is a serious problem nationwide. Unfortunately, it is now a serious p roblem in M orrow County as well.” Enjoy a night of Shakespeare On Love “ S h a k e sp ea re On Love” a delightful, funny and f a s t- p a c e d c o lle c tio n o f s c e n e s a b o u t lo v e fro m W illiam Shakespeare’s plays will be presented, Saturday, A pril 24 at 7 p.m . at the H e r m is to n H ig h S c h o o l Performing Arts Center by the Desert Arts C ouncil. Petruchio and Kate from ‘Tam ing o f the Shrew,” Bottom , Titania and the four young lo v e r s o f “ A M idsum m er Nights Dream,” B eatrice and B en ed ick o f “M uch A do About Nothing,” Launce and his dog from “Two G e n tle m e n o f V e r o n a ,” R om eo, Juliet and m ore are sure to entertain the entire family. T h e c a s t in c lu d e s Katie Alleman.'JessicaOavis, Rod Davis, Rack/Rices .Diane Cheek, Tracey Kosmos, Dale Shaver, B ob Shaver, A m ber D esM arteau, C larissa Gray, C h a rle s C oy, R ay J o n e s, A drianna C ryer and Stella W alker. W ill S hakespeare, played by Rod M olzahn, will jo in th e c a s t to h o s t th e performance and introduce the scenes. The production is also directed by M olzahn, w ho entertained Hermiston with his one-m an show, “A Visit With Will,” in 2001. Oregon East Symphony to hold annual young artist competition P ia n is ts , v io lin is t, cellists, three trombonists and a p e rc u s s io n is t p la y in g a m a r im b a c o n c e r to a re fe a tu re d on th e p ro g ra m Saturday, April 10, at the Vert M e m o ria l C lu b R o o m in Pendleton for the Oregon East S y m p h o n y an d C h o ra le ’s A nnual Y oung A r tis t Competition. Competition begins at 12 p.m. and will continue until a ll p a r t i c i p a n ts have p e r f o r m e d . E v e r y o n e is w elcom e to attend and there is no a d m is s io n c h a rg e . A c c o r d in g to M a rth a W arberg and C heryl M arier, co-chairs for this year’s event, the Young Artist Competition is a w onderful show case for som e o f the reg io n ’s m ost talented young people. C ash aw ards will be given to both junior and senior division winners. In addition, the winner of the senior division Coupon CHINA CREEK GOLF COURSE 2/1 GREEN FEES $18 TOTAL Mon ~ Fri Coupon expiree 4/30/04 Arlington Overlooking the Columbia ( 541 ) 454-2000 will appear next season as a guest soloist with the Oregon East Symphony and the winner o f the ju n io r division will appear as a guest soloist with the O ES A-Sharp Players. O reg o n E ast Symphony has sponsored the Young A rtist C o m p etitio n s in c e 1 9 8 7 , w h e n th e symphony was first organized. BMCC Winter Term Dean’s List B lu e M o u n ta in Community College has issued its Dean’s List for Winter Term 2004. The follow ing local students were included on the list From lone- Jennifer Thom pson (3.77); F ro m L e x in g to n - Gabriel O w en (3.75); F ro m B o a rd m a n - Sherry Bishop (3.60); From Irrigon- Jennifer Baldwin (3.54), Jose Cadenas Jr., (3 .5 3 ), L e o ra G riffin (3.58), Jean n e Lee (3.67), Faviola Macias (3.69), Rocio M acias (3.46), Stella Naillon (3 .7 7 ) a n d R ic k y T u rn e r (3.42). _______ We Print Business Cards Heppner G a z e tte -T im e s AARP driver safety class scheduled A A R P a n d B lu e Mountain Community College have scheduled a Driver Safety class for Tuesday, April 20 at th e M o rro w C o u n ty Extension. The class will from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with a break for lunch. A A R P is classroom instruction for mature drivers age 55 and over, stressing laws and safety. M ost insurance co m p an ies o ffe r prem ium discounts to drivers age 55 and over who have completed the class. The cost of the class is $ 10, payable to A A R P on the day o f the session. P r e - r e g is te r by c o n ta c tin g A n n e M o rte r, BM C C C oordinator at 422- 7 040 or John and Judi Swanson, instructors, at 922- 9 5 6 8 . P r e -r e g is tra tio n is r e q u ir e d as a m in im u m enrollment must be met for the in s tr u c to r s to tr a v e l to Heppner. Cattle group asks Congress to intervene in Canadian border issue The O re g o n L iv e s to c k P ro d u cer Association (OLPA) is urging C ongress to stop the U nited S ta te s D e p a r tm e n t o f A gricu ltu re (U S D A ) from issuing a proposed rule that w ould re-open the Canadian border to live cattle and beef. Tw o C an ad ian cow s w ere d ia g n o s e d w ith b o v in e spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) or “mad cow ” disease within a seven-m onth period in 2003. The U S D A ’s c o m m e n t p e rio d o n th e proposed rule closes on April 7, 2004, OLPA is concerned that the meatpacking industry is a p p ly in g tr e m e n d o u s pressure on USDA to re-open th e b o rd e r and is a sk in g C o n g re s s to in te rv e n e to counter this undue pressure. The USDA rule “is not science-based and subjects th e U n ite d S ta te s to unnecessary health, safety and econom ic risks,” OLPA said in le tte r s to th e s t a t e ’s congressional delegation. “We are disappointed the Secretary [of the U SD A ] w ould even consider abandoning one of o u r m o st e f f e c tiv e B S E prevention firewalls when the threat o f B S E is the greatest and wheri our international export custom ers consider Canada an unacceptable risk,” OLPA wrote. Instead o f relaxing B S E f ir e w a lls , O L P A suggested that U SD A begin identifying cattle imported into the U.S. from Canada over the past d ecad e. It said these c a ttle a re a h ig h - r is k population as they originated in a BSE-infected country and it wants to “ensure there is no mistaken identity should any of these Canadian-born cattle be infected with the disease.” OLPA said the U.S. is the largest beef producer in the world, producing the best beef a n d u n d e r th e b e s t o f conditions, “We should not becom e the dum ping ground for cattle and beef rejected by other countries.” T he letter also cited C an ad a’s relaxed feed ban and lim ited BSE te s tin g as e v id e n c e th a t C an ad a d o es not take the necessary safety m easures to p r o te c t its c a ttle fro m contracting BSE. If U SD A ’s proposal to o p e n the b o rd e r ta k e s e ffe c t, the g ro u p said the e c o n o m ic v iab ility o f the U nited States cattle industry w ould be put at risk because the rule is co n trary to the international disease standards set by the World Organization for Animal Health. The letter sa id th is c o n tra d ic tio n is a lre a d y c a u sin g o u r b e e f e x p o rt c u sto m e rs to raise unnecessary concerns about the safety o f d om estically produced beef. OLPA hopes C o n g re ss w ill re a liz e the serious im plications o f the USDA’s proposed action and will take the necessary steps to p ro tect the in te rests o f United States consum ers and cattle producers. Births Kylie Nicole Boor- a daughter, Kylie Nicole, was bom Feb. 18, 2004, at St. A n th o n y Hospital in Pendleton to Shannon and Doug Boor of Heppner. Kylie was 7 pounds 9 ounces and 20-14 long. She joins siblings, A ndrew , 10, and L ane, 8. Grandparents are Jim Boor of A rlin g to n , G ail an d B ob Picard of Cayuse and Donna and Jim Sm ith o f Elma, WA. G r e a t- g r a n d m o th e r is Kathryn Hoskins of Heppnei;. W illiam Skyler Brasel- a s o n , W illia m Skyler, was bom M arch 27, 2 0 0 4 , at G o o d S h e p h e rd Medical Center in Hermiston to Shannon Elaine and William Clyde Brasel o f Irrigon. Marriage Licenses April 1 : F rancisco R odnguez Salinas, 40, Pasco and C a rm e lita L opez, 43, Pasco.