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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 22,2006 - THREE Heppner “C” team boys finish season 7-5 By Larry Palmer T he H eppner “C ” team c o n sistin g o f Lee Pranger, Dalton Wellman, Sam K ing, Josh Shank, Braden Britt, Sean Murray, E ddie W addell, S pencer Palmer, G rant Sm ith and Luke Young finished off a fine season by posting a win over the Riverside Pirates 49 to 23. The season d id n ’t start off in such fine fashion, the Mustangs hit the road in their first contest against the Weston Tigerscots and they were roped in by a 54-22 loss. The next game was just as rocky as they lost at home a g ain st the P ilot Rock Rockets 61-31. Then the Mustangs started to mesh and the shoes started clicking as they hit their stride and won 43-27 at hom e a g ain st the Riverside Pirates and they set sail for parts unknown. T hen the K nights from Irrigon came to town and their arm or left a wee bit tarnished as the Mustangs galloped off with a 37-31 victory. N ext up fo r the Mustangs was a visit by the Grant Union Prospectors, it was a hard fought game, but the Mustangs snorted out a victory in a 45 to 42 win. Then the Mustangs hit the trail to Irrigon for th eir rematch against the Knights and in a no bones contest, the Mustangs once again flexed their muscles for a 47-25 victory. The Mustang parade wasn’t over as the Vikings of Umatilla came to town and left a little bit ship wrecked as the M ustangs once again claimed victory at 31-25. The Condon Knights returned and once again the Mustangs rattled them with a 45-37 victory. The streak came to an end when the visiting Pilot Rock Rockets took a 46-36 victory. The M u sta n g s’ sp irits w ere once again dampened as they traveled back to Umatilla and found a 33-27 loss. The Weston Tigerscots followed and beat the Mustangs 60-39. The M ustang “C ” team finished their season with seven wins and five lo sses and had an outstanding in their field year. Mustang JV lose to Pioneers By Rick Paullus T he H ep p n er Mustang JV baseball team opened up their season with a 9-1 loss to the visiting M ac-H i P io n eers on Monday, March 20. They will be back on the field in Boardman to face Riverside for a doubleheader beginning at 3 p.m . on T hursday, March 23. The Pioneers built a 6-0 lead through 5.5 innings before the Mustangs finally got on the board when Ben M cCarl doubled, went to third on a Chris Wellington infield hit and scored on a passed ball. That was as close as they w ould get though as they left the bases loaded in the sev en th without scoring. Sam King was on base all four times and had a double and Justin Archer had the other Mustang hit as they could muster just four hits for the game. Heppner 000 001 0- 1 4 5 Mac-Hi 150000 3-9 7 1 Garcia and Saldena; Josh Shank, Dalton Wellman (4) and W ellm an, Sean Murray (4). W- Garcia. L- Shank. 2B- Garcia (MH); Sam King, Ben McCarl (H). 3B- none. HR- none. Local resident earns dean's list honor at Pacific University Shanna Rietmann of Heppner was named to the Fall 2005 D ean’s List at Pacific University in Forest G rove. R ietm ann jo in e d more than 150 other Pacific students in achieving this high academic honor. To qualify for the dean’s list in the College of Arts and Sciences, a student must achieve a term GPA of 3.7 with 12 or more graded hours. “Earning their name on the dean’s list at Pacific University is an honor for the student and for Pacific,” said Pacific University President Dr. P hil C re ig h to n . “ It exem plifies the caliber of students and the programs offered at the University.” Pacific University in Forest Grove is one of the West’s first chartered higher ed u ca tio n in stitu tio n s. Pacific annually ranks as one of America’s Best Colleges by U.S. News and World Report and is ranked as one of the best tuition values in the West. With an enrollment of more than 2500 students, Pacific University provides an e x c e lle n t acad em ic experience linking theory to practice in education. Red Hats to host tea at Willow Creek Terrace The Red Hat Ladies will host a tea at the Willow C reek T errace A ssisted Living residence on April 5. It will start at 3 p.m. All Red H atters are w elcom e to attend. There will not be an organized luncheon in April. BEO FINANCIAL SERVICES Anda K. Zastrow Financial Advisor ♦Long Term Financial Needs * IRA’s ♦ Life Insurance ♦Retirement Planning * Pension Rollovers *Long Term Care Securities related products and services made available through BEO Financial Services are offered by Royal Alliance Associates. Inc., an independent registered broker-dealer, member NASI), SIPC, not affiliated with Rank of Eastern Oregon, its affiliates, divisions, or subsidiaries. • • • • • Not a Deposit of Bank of Eastern Oregon. Not FDIC Insured. Not Insured by any Federal (Government Agency. Not (Guaranteed by Rank of Eastern Oregon. May (Go Down in Value. Home Office: 279 N. M ain SI., Heppner, OR 97K.V» • $41*76-9127 email: « a s t r o * royaJaa.com For appointm ent in your area, call Bank of F.aMrrn Oregon. Cardinal Booster Club news The C ard in al Booster Club met Monday, March 6 at the school library. A thank you was read from librarian Cathy Halvorsen. The club provided funds to support her reading incentive program for grades 4-8. The track equipment storage container has been ordered and will be delivered to lone. The unit cost $2000 with an extra $575 to have a six-foot roll up door on one side added. The delivery cost will be $630, for a total cost of $3,205. Wal-Mart grant money will cover $1000 of the cost. M iddle school language arts teacher Dean Robinson presented a grant a p p lic a tio n for $100 to support Sarah Stillman’s trip to the state level National Geographic Bee. The state Bee will be held Friday, March 31 at Western Oregon U n iv ersity . The club approved the request. T rack co ach Del LaRue may need assistance w ith upcom ing m eets at Condon (April 4), Stanfield (May 2), Sherman County (May 6) and the district meet (May 12 and 13). Anyone who can help should contact LaRue or leave a message at the school. Debbie Morgan was recognized for her work gathering support for the recent newspaper ads for the boys’ and girls’ basketball teams going to district and state competitions. A new shipment of C ardinal hats in red and black have arrived and are a v a ila b le for sale at Sunflower Junction or the Bank of Eastern Oregon for $20 each. The next meeting of Cardinal Booster Club will be Monday April 3 at 7 p.m. at the school library. Chamber Chatter By Claudia Hughes, Exec. Dir. “ I su rv iv ed St. Patrick’s Day in Heppner, Oregon” was the caption on mugs given away to visitors at the Heritage Museum this past w eek en d . M any changes have been made th e re . Take a H ep p n er walkabout and check it out for yourself. If you were one of the hundreds of Heppner residents who worked your toes to the bone this past weekend you deserve a mug. If they are gone, think of the visitors who passed through the d o o rs to learn our histo ry . It tru ly tak es a community to make a Wee Bit O ’ Ireland in Heppner happen. It c a n 't be said enough, how wonderful the “basket" donations were for the Luck O ’ the Irish Casino Night. This community was so busy, yet m anaged to contribute terrific items to support the 24lh celebration and m ark etin g our community. The proceeds were above and beyond last year. Great work one and all. St. P a tric k ’s Weekend in Heppner means different things to different people. Some are here for the nostalgia, the old timers, the KUMA coffee hour, the music, the brogue contest and the family history. Tom M elton, R ep rese n tativ e G reg W alden, G rand Marshall Dominic Monahan and the brogue contestants kept the audience rollicking. Music we did have this year. The young p e rfo rm ers- R eb ecca Jep sen , N ick Berretta and Mulligan Stew- are so very talented. As u su al, the Irish S in g ers returned as a group and c ele b ra te d th e ir 2 0 lh anniversary. By the time the C eili cam e to a close, a saxophone, string bucket, h arm o n ica. B aker C ity Fiddler and visiting vocalists had come forward to join in a jam session. What fun they were having. Those people truly feel music to the bone. Some could have listened all night if they hadn’t places to go and responsibilities to handle. The Trail Band put on an aw esom e performance, including the H ep p n er Flood Song, written especially for our commemoration a few years back. The Morrow County Unified Recreation District made the evening possible. And even Father Condon's play was put to music by Joe Lindsay. Steve B rucker, O regon In te rn a tio n a l Speedway, was taking in most of the events and was the declared winner of Ewe Do B ingo. He w ill be returning to Heppner often and will be doing a program d u rin g a M ay C h am b er meeting. T here are som e w o n d e rfu l, w o n d erfu l v o lu n te e rs in this community. The celebration could not happen without so m any p eople taking leadership and helping. One gave me a call on Thursday and said, “What can I do?” With a sigh of relief, I told her. Bless those people who have som e tim e and are willing to spread it around. C o h o rts an sw ered the phone, ran errands around town and put together last minute events or handled important details. Tis hoping I am that many others had the sam e heart-w arm ing experience. The news deadline is near and I’m still surrounded by g reen , sig n s, flag s, d e c o ra tio n s and end o f celebration details. April Fool’s Trivia night is just around the c o rn e r and th e re ’s a C ycle O regon meeting this week. The first day of spring is today and H eppner keeps right on forging ahead. T h o u g h t fo r the Week: “Volunteers have a special place in heaven.” S U R P L U S PR O PE R TY FOR SALE (C LO S E D BID) The Heppner City Council at its March 13, 2006 meeting declared as excess property an R C A “AutoShot 32X Digital Zoom" V H S Camcorder. This camcorder was used by the Heppner Police Department prior to the City entering into a con tract with the Morrow County Sheriff's Depart ment. The technology is no longer considered current. Sealed bids may be dropped off or mailed to Heppner City Hall until 5 p.m., April 7, 2006. The bids will be opened and the bid awarded at the April 10, 2006 City Council meeting. If you desire to see this item in person, you may do so at City Hall, 111 N. Main St., Heppner. Irrigon Chamber of Commerce hosts candidates' forum T he Irrig o n Chamber of Commerce will host a candidates’ forum on March 27 at 7 p.m. at the S to k es L an d in g S en io r Center. Everyone is invited to attend. All of the Morrow C ounty C an d id ates have been invited and most of them have positively replied they will be there. Attending will be: Candidate for State Representative of the 57th D istrict- Greg Smith (R); C an d id a te s for M orrow County District Attorney- John L. Ballard (NP), Valerie B. D o h erty (N P) and E lizab eth B allard (N P); Candidates for Judge of the C ircuit C ourt 6lh D istrict Position 5- Christopher R. B rau er (N P), Steven Fogelson (NP) and Annetta Spicer (NP); and Candidate for M orrow C ounty Commissioner Position 2- Loyal Bums, Jr. There will be a panel, made up of David Sykes, Heppner Gazette Times, Jill Peck, B ank o f E astern Oregon and Jerry Breazeale, C ity o f Irrig o n , asking questions of the candidates. Each candidate will then have approxim ately three minutes to reply. Oregon International Speedway representatives w ill also be p resen t to discuss the proposed excise tax. A fter the forum , refreshments will be offered. Scenic byways workshop helps connect the region P ro p o n en ts and su p p o rte rs o f E astern Oregon's five scenic byways and four tour routes met in S um pter for the Eastern Oregon Byway C oalition S p rin g W orkshop on Wednesday, March 15. The theme of the workshop was “Building Partnerships," and sev eral guest sp eak ers h elped to e sta b lish the im p o rtan ce o f w orking together to accomplish the ultim ate goal o f keeping visitors in the region for lo n g er p erio d s. The workshop also focused on the im portance of scenic byways as the vehicle to co n n ect co m m u n ities, b u sin e sse s, land and government agencies. K eynote speakers included Mo Sherifdeen and Scott W est from T ravel Oregon, talking about the a c tiv itie s o f the O regon Tourism Commission and how scenic byways can tap into the resources provided. Sherifdeen has been working on a re-design of Oregon's web site and e-m arketing activities for the past year. He shared with the group the highly interactive capabilities of the traveloregon.com site, and illustrated how scenic byways are being used as a key product in the list of O re g o n 's “ M ust S e e ” attractions. Currently Travel O regon is responding to over 70,000 email users per month who are requesting the T ravel O regon Newsletter. Eastern Oregon and the reg io n 's byw ays p a rtic ip a te w ith T ravel Oregon through the Eastern Oregon Visitors Association by supplying monthly story ideas and events. Scott West concluded the presentation by discussing other Travel Oregon activities, including research, advertising, public re la tio n s, in te rn a tio n a l p ack ag ed tra v e l, and political relations through the newly formed Tourism Consortium. Attendees were en co u rag e d to atten d O regon G o v e rn o r’s Conference on Tourism in Eugene. April 2-4, 2(X)6. C ase studies were also presented by Teresa Stelting from Halfway, and Lorrie Harvey with Baker County Parks Department. S te ltin g d iscu ssed the activities and partnership building she fostered to acco m p lish the final construction of the restroom facility at Bishop Springs, along Hells Canyon Scenic Byw ay. M s. H arvey followed by subm itting a power point presentation that w ill be used in the co m m u n ities along the Byway to gain awareness, and ultim ately assist the Hells Canyon Scenic Byway Committee in finalizing the route's interpretive plan. A final presentation was given by Pat Moran, w ith the O regon S cenic B yw ay D iv isio n o f the O regon D ep artm en t o f T ra n sp o rta tio n . M oran an n o u n ced that eastern Oregon had been awarded over $445,000 in grant funds from the Federal Highways A d m in istratio n ju st last week. These grant funds will help provided monies for a d m in istra tio n and interpretation projects on the Elkhorn N ational Forest Service Scenic Byway, and the Hells Canyon National S cenic B y w a y - an All American Road. Attendees included businesses and Destination M arketing representatives from Union, Baker, Morrow, Wallowa. Grant, and Harney counties. The US Forest Service. Oregon Department o f T ra n sp o rta tio n , and T ravel O regon also had re p re se n ta tiv e s in attendance. Eastern Oregon has more state scenic byways and tour routes than any o th er region o f O regon. They include: Hells Canyon National Scenic Byway- All A m erican Road; Elkhorn D riv e - N atio n al Forest Service Byw ay; Journey Through Time. High Desert D isco v ery and Blue M ountain S tate S cenic Byways; The Grande Tour, S teen s L oop, D iam ond Loop tour routes. W ILLOW CREEK WATER PARK Purchase or make payment* on season passes early! Family P asses: $12 a I mlis if Inal Pass<*s: $ro Sw im le sso n s: K a o (per se ssio n ) Therapy pool is open! Wednesday - Saturday $12.50 per hour To set up an appointment, call Merry, 676-5752 or 676-5756
