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.
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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.
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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.
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Wednesday - Saturday
$12.50 per hour
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