Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 10, 2004 - SEVEN
Season offers motorized
boating on portions of John
Day River
(jet skis) are permitted on the
Gazette-Times in its new location
Motorized boats are
permitted on the John Day
Wild and Scenic R iver
upstream o f Clarno Bridge
and
dow nstream
of
Cottonw ood Bridge from
Oct 2, 2004, through Apr
30, 2005 Boaters should be
aware that the section o f
river between Clarno Bridge
and Cottonwood Bridge is
closed year-round to
motorized boating
Each year, from May
1 through Oct 1, the John
Day River is open to
gasoline-powered
m o to rb o ats upstream o f
Service Creek Only electric
motors of 40-pounds thmst
or less are permitted from
April S> k o (left) helps customer Reica Herbison in the new Gazette-Times office located at 188 Service Creek downstream
\\. Willow Street in Heppner. The new office is located across the street from the Heppner Fire to Clarno The remainder of
the river from C larno
Department.
downstream to Tumwater
Falls is closed to all
motorized boats from May
1 through Oct 1.
Personal watercrafts
BEO sponsors Rodeo Court buckles
John Day River downstream
of
T um w ater
Falls.
Motorized boating on the
John Day River is addressed
in the 2001 Bureau o f Land
Management’s (BLM) John
Day River Management Plan
and Environmental Impact
Statement.
The
P rin ev ille
District of the BLM manages
the John Day R iver in
partnership with O regon
D epartm ent o f Fish and
Wildlife, Oregon Parks and
Recreation Department, The
Confederated Tribes o f the
Warm Springs Reservation,
and John Day Coalition of
Counties
For
m ore
information call the Oregon
D epartm ent o f Fish and
Wildlife John Day District
Office at (541) 575-1167 or
B ureau
of
Land
M anagem ent P rineville
District Office at (541)416-
6700.
Seventh grade Ponies take Knights
By Larry Palmer
The
H eppner When the Ponies kicked up
seventh grade Ponies took their heels, it was a 37 to 11
on the Columbia Knights in stomp
The Ponies were led
the season opener for both
in
scoring
by Brent Eckman
squads The Ponies took the
with
13
points,
followed by
opening tip and led
Drew
Johnson
with eight
throughout the contest By
points,
Brian
Holland
with
the time the Final buzzer
sounded, it was lights out for six points, Tomas Elguezabal
the Knights with a final score and Jared Huddleston with
four points each and Grant
o f 37-11.
W hen the first Smith with two points.
Others contributing
quarter ended, the Ponies
had built a 12 to 2 lead and to the win were Lane Wright
they never let up on the reins and Zach McCarl
Heppner 12 11 8 6-
and they kept the Knights
37
reeling By the half, it was
Columbia 2 5 2 2-11
Morrow County Fair and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo Princess Heather Vocom (left) and Queen 23 to 7 in favor of the Ponies
Jessica VVainwright (right) display their buckles, sponsored by Bank of Eastern Oregon,
with BFO Assistant Vice President Darrell Raver.
St. Patrick’s Senior Center news
Greenfield Grange faces busy November
Greenfield Grange
has a busy month ahead with
many activities planned The
Grange Hall is located at 209
NW 1' Street in Boardman
Every
Tuesday,
Pinochle players from all
around meet at the Grange
to play cards and visit Cards
go from 10 a m. to 2 p m
On Nov 30, the players will
have a potluck lunch at
noon. New players are
always welcome For more
information, contact Jane
Dean at 481-5223
Every Thursday a
weigh-in group meets at the
Grange at 7 p m They have
formed two teams and are
starting a contest to see who
are the “Biggest Losers.”
Anyone w ishing to join this
free program needs only to
show up and weigh in
Questions for this event may
also be directed tow ards
Dean
On Nov. 12-13 and
19-20, the Grange has been
ranted for a “Grand Bazaar ’’
The host for this event is
Linda Davis For m ore
information on the Bazaar,
you can contact Davis at
481-3454
Nov. 22, the Red
Cross will hold a blood draw
at the Grange starting at 1
p m Riverside High School
seniors
sp o n so r
this
community service project.
For more information on the
blood draw, contact the high
school
C losing out the
month will be Tapp Tools,
who will be in the big hall at
the Grange on Nov. 30. They
will open at 10 a m. and
close at 8 p m
lone Veteran’s Day service to
be held on Thursday
lo n e ’s V eteran’s to attend because her
Service will be held on volleyball team is going to
Thursday, Nov. 11 at 10:30 the state playoffs
a m at the flagpole at the O r d e r M a g n e t ic
school Anneke Blomfield, a
D o o r Signs
H olocaust survivor will
HERE
speak
G irl’s
State
re p resen tativ e
A lyssa
Rietmann was scheduled to Heppner Gazette-Times
6 7 6 -9 2 2 8
speak also, but will be unable
Hope Valby Episcopal Parish will be serving the
Nov. 17 noon meal at St Patrick’s Senior Center in
Heppner The menu for the day is spaghetti with meat sauce,
mixed vegetables, applesauce, French bread and applesauce
cookies.
The regular board meeting o f the Center Board of
Directors is Nov. 17 at 12:30 p m
The Center has regular activities taking place each
week Some of them are Bridge Club- Tuesdays at 5 p m ;
Exercise- Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10 a m , Dominoes-
Tuesdays and Fridays at I pm .; Bingo-Tuesdays at 7 p m ,
American Legion and Auxiliary- Fourth Monday o f each
month
The nom inating com m ittee is still open for
candidates from the senior citizen population at large
The Senior Bus travels to Hermiston on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays The bus leaves at 9 a m and stays
over lunch
2005 Fair theme chosen
The Fair Board has picked a theme for the 2005
Fair it is “ M orrow C ounty from the River to the
Mountains ”
The winner of the $25 gift certificate is Claudia
Hughes The board feels this will be an easy one for the
whole county to use for decorating during fair
Sheriff's Report
The Morrow County
Sheriff's Office (MCSO) re
ports handling the following
business
July 11: M CSO,
Boardm an Police Dept ,
B oardm an
am bulance
received a report from a
caller in Boardm an who
spoke no English and was
very ag itated D ispatch
confirm ed an em ergency
with his wife It was
determ ined the c a lle r’s
d iab etic
w ife
w as
unconscious and had low
blood sugar No transport
was made
-MCSO received a
report from a caller in Irrigon
that he heard someone trying
to get into his vehicle; they
ran when he went out
-MCSO received a
report from a caller in Irrigon
o f three subjects attempting
theft and unauthorized entry
o f a m otor vehicle; the
subject left
-MCSO received a
report o f a burglar alarm at
the Irrigon Moose Lodge
U m atilla P olice D ept
assisted and determined the
building was secure with no
signs o f attempted entry
-M CSO d ep u ties
arrested Tim othy Brock
Zenor, 37, for Parole and
Probation V iolation and
lodged at the U m atilla
County Jail
-M CSO received
another report of a burglar
alarm at the Irrigon Moose
Lodge
-MCSO received a
report of a panic alarm at a
location in Irrigon It was
determined all was okay; the
key was hit on accident
Grange to hold
cougar hunting
meeting
Lexington Grange is
hosting a grass ro o ts
movement to “Allow Dogs
while H unting C o u g ar;”
restoring the balance o f
nature needed to farmers,
recreationalists and school
children
The G range is
located at Cutsforth Comers
and Lexington G range
Road, on Mon Nov. 15 at
6:30 p m There will be a
potluck dinner
For m ore in fo r
mation contact Robin at
422-7262.
DA’s report
Ross
V anEtta
adm itted to violation o f
probation allegations for
U nauthorized U se o f a
Motor Vehicle VanEtta’s
probation was revoked and
he was sentenced to 60 days
in jail and 12 m onths
probation
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