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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 29,2006 - THREE Mustangs open season with loss to Pirates By Rick Paullus The H ep p n er M ustang b aseb all team couldn’t get the clutch hit they needed as they left 11 runners on base in losing to the Riverside Pirates 4-2 on T hursday, M arch 16 in Boardman. The M ustangs will host defending state champion Grant Union on Tuesday, April 4 at 4 p.m. Things started out good for the M ustangs as they scored two runs in the first inning when C olton Hanson walked, Quinn Peck reached on an infield single, Dan Basile was hit by a pitch. Matt McCabe reached on an error to score one and Peck scored on a passed ball. The Pirates scored two in the third to tie it and went ahead with two more in the fourth to move ahead and held on for the win. Tony Bolin went two for four and Kyle Carlson w ent one for one with a double. Heppner 200 000 0- 24 1 Riverside 002 200 x- 45 2 Kyle Carlson, Quinn Peck (4), Nathan Kennedy (6) and Robbie Smith; Joey Parrish, Bryce Doherty (5) and R iley H ancock. W- P a rrish . L- Peck. 2B- Carlson (H); Cody Nailor (R). 3B- none. HR- none. Mustangs lose twice at Mac-Hi By Rick Paullus T he M ac-H i Pioneers jumped out to early leads twice, which carried them to wins as they swept the H ep p n er M ustang baseball team 11-1 in six innings and 17-2 in five innings on Tuesday, March 21 in Milton-Freewater. The Mustangs, now 0-3 on the year, will be at home against the defending champions, the Grant Union Prospectors on Tuesday, April 4 at 4 p.m. In the opener, the M ustangs fell behind 5-0 after one and trailed 9-0 before they got on the board when Andre Rauch doubled and scored on a C olton Hanson single. The Pioneers ended it in the bottom half, scoring two runs enforcing the 10-run mercy rule. Hanson was two for two and Rauch was one for two with the double. In the second game, the Pioneers put 10 runs on the board in the first, eventually pushing it to a 17- 0 lead before the Mustangs scored twice in the top of the fifth. Game One Heppner 000 001-1 3 2 Mac-Hi 500 132-11 8 1 N ath an K ennedy, Andre Rauch (4) and Robbie S m ith . Q uinn Peck (6); G arcia, G onzales (6) and Ruvalcaba. W- Garcia. L- Kennedy. 2B- Rauch (H); G o n z ale s (M H ). 3B- J. Gonzalez (MH). HR- none. Game Two Heppner 000 02-2 2 3 Mac-Hi (10)43 Ox- 17 14 1 Tony B olin, Kyle Carlson (2), Matt McCabe (4) and S m ith; W alker, Ruvalcaba (4), J. Gonzalez (5) and Ruvalcaba, Walker (4). W- Walker. L- Bolin. 2B- Ruvalcaba, J. Gonzalez 2 (MH). 3B- Garcia (MH). HR- Garcia (MH). Blue Mountain Old Time Fiddlers to perform in Condon The Blue Mountain O ld T im e F id d lers are gearing up for a grand time in Condon on April 8 at the Gilliam County Fairgrounds in Condon. The festivities will begin at 5 p.m. with the C ondon FFA C h ap ter sponsoring a barbeque pork loin dinner complete with dessert. The price for the barbeque is $8 per person or $20 for a family of four. T he fid d lin g festivities sponsored by the Gilliam County Fair Board will begin at 6 p.m., with m usicians using fiddles, guitars and other acoustic in stru m e n ts as w ell as vocalists. The cost is $5 for adults and $3 for children under 12. The group has talented musicians ranging in age from six to over 90 years old. The Blue Mountain Old Time Fiddlers was formed about 38 years ago by folks who wanted to preserve old tim e m usic. T he m ain purpose of the group is to have fun and provide a good time for all who attend. For quality family entertainment at a reasonable price, plan on attending the Blue Mountain Old Time Fiddlers Show April 8, in Condon. Tickets will be pre sold by the Condon FFA C hapter for the pork loin dinner. Please contact Erin H eidem an at (541) 384- 2441 to purchase tickets. CUSTOM BANNERS Heppner G a z e tte -T im e s Mustang JVs rally to beat Pirates Chamber Chatter By Rick Paullus The H ep p n er Mustang JV baseball team evened their record at 1 -1 as they ra llie d to beat the Riverside Pirates 18-4 on T h u rsd ay , M arch 23 in Boardman. The Mustangs scored four runs in the top of the third to take a 5-2 lead in the second game when it was c a lle d b ecau se o f darkness. They will be back in action on Monday, April 3 at Stanfield. The Pirates scored three runs in the bottom of the first before the Mustangs got on the board with two runs in the second when Nacho Elguezabal doubled and scored on a single by Ben M cC arl w ho later scored on an error. The Mustangs took the lead with two runs in the third when Justin Archer was hit by a pitch. Josh Shank w alk ed , Sam K ing and McCarl each reached on an error with Archer scoring on a w ild p itch and Sean Murray walking to force in a run. After the Pirates tied it in the bottom half, the Mustangs came back with four more runs in the fourth when Archer singled. Shank walked, King scored both w ith a sin g le, M cC arl walked, Murray had an RBI By Claudia Hughes, Exec. Dir. sin g le and a n o th e r run scored on a wild pitch. In the fifth, Chris Wellington walked, Quinn C hick sin g le d . Shank singled, Wellington scored on a wild pitch. King walked, Elguezabal scored two with a d o u b le, M cC arl and Murray walked and Ricky Martin walked to force in a run and make it 12-4. They put it away in the seventh on six walks, an error and two RBI singles by King to make it 18-4. Shank w ent the d ista n ce on the m ound giving up three hits and four w alks w hile striking out eight. King went two for four w ith four RBI and sco red th ree tim es with Elguezabal going two for five scoring three runs and having two RBIs. Murray went one for two with two RBIs and Shank and Archer each scored three times. Heppner 022 440 6- 18 9 3 Riverside 301 0000- 434 Josh Shank and Sean Murray; Yoder, Corpus (4), Flores (5), Calvillo (7) and G a rre tt. W- Shank. L- Yoder. 2B- N acho Elguezabal 2(H); Flores (R). 3B- Calvillo (R). HR- none. BMCC to offer variety of class in Boardman and Heppner Spring term for Blue M ountain C om m unity College will get underway the w eek o f A pril 3. A selection of classes will be offered in Morrow County fo r in te re ste d stu d en ts. Please contact Anne Morter. BM CC C o o rd in a to r for M orrow C ounty at 422- 7040 for more information. ED 169, Overview o f Students with Special N eeds, is a com pressed, three-credit class offered at the BM CC c e n te r in Boardman. The class meets four Fridays during spring term including April 14, April 28, May 5 and May 19. This is the second education class tau g h t live at the Boardman center, but plans call for at least one education class to be taught there per term from now on. The class is designed for educational and classroom assistants w ho need sk ills and inform ation to deal with special needs students. It also satisfies requirements for those working towards th e ir p a ra e d u c a to r certificates or elem entary education degree. A n o th er c lass o f general interest is Handgun Proficiency, set for Saturday, A pril 22 at BM CC Boardm an. This one-day class includes a morning classroom session, stressing handgun safety followed by an afternoon firing session on a nearby shooting range. Successful com pletion of th is class s a tisfie s the proficiency requirem ents needed to obtain a concealed weapons permit. Interested stu d en ts sh o u ld get re g iste re d as soon as possible as enrollm ent is limited. Cost is $35 plus a $5 lab fee. L earning Spanish Gently is a term-long class o ffere d once a w eek at BMCC Boardman. Term 1 is o ffere d on T h u rsd ay evenings for beginners and Term 2 is sch ed u led on Tuesday evenings for those who have completed Term 1 or have som e beginning Spanish skills. Both classes meet from 6-8 p.m. and the cost of the class is $60. In South M orrow County, Intro to Computers and M icrosoft Word are scheduled for the month of April. Call for details. A free C ollege O rie n ta tio n sem in ar is available in Heppner on May 4 for anyone interested in going to college or returning to college. Interested people who cannot make that date are urged to call Morter at 422-7 0 4 0 for a personal advising appointment. THANK YOU 2006 CASINO NIGHT DONORS AH Bar Ranch Allstott Construction Artisan Village-Fine Baskets Bank of Eastern Oregon Doris Brosnan Damon Brosnan City of Heppner Condon Hotel D & R Auto Group Devin Oil Company Dobyns Pest Control East Oregonian Family Elguezabal Peggy Fishborn John Si Nancy Gochnauer Diana (»rant Gwen llealv Heppner Family Foods Heppner Fire Department Heppner Hardware Heppner Freshman Class Heppner Sophomore Class Heppner Senior Class Hope Lutheran Church Jo’s Health Foods Kells Irish Puh/Hughes Kuhn & Spicer Mike, Nicole, & Jaiden Mahoney Marine Discovery Tours Morrow Soil Sc Water District Murray Drugs Peterson’s Jewelers Pioneer Memorial Hospital Administration & IT Dept. Business Office Health Dist. & Board Heppner Clinic Home Health Hospital Foundation X-Rav Port of Morrow Sherrell Insurance Terry & Cheryl Tallman Ken & Jean Ann Turner Umatilla-Morrow ESI) •Victor & Nancy Vander Does, Chairs Rep. Greg Walden Wal-Mart Wheatland Insurance W ildhorse Casino Willow Creek Terrace Willow Creek Terrace Board Many thanks also to the dealers and participants from The St. Patrick’s Committee and Heppner Chamber of Commerce (% /l T he H ep p n er C h am b er o f C o m m erce w elcom es new m em bers Dan Van Schoiack, CPA; R ita Van S c h o ia ck ; St. Patrick’s Senior Center; the O regon T rail P ro-R odeo Committee and Hope, All Saints and Valby Shared Ministries. We’re pleased to have these people join forces in helping to keep vitality in our community. Two April Chamber luncheon meetings will be held at the Senior Center. On April 13, Steve Brucker of O regon In te rn a tio n a l Speedway will be answering q uestions about M orrow C o u n ty ’s new v isito r attraction. April 20 will be the Candidates’ Forum with those running for District A tto rn ey , C ounty Commissioner and Circuit Court Judge present. Both m eetin g s are open to Chamber members as well as non-members; however, an RS VP to the Chamber office would be appreciated. A re you a "possibility” person? I define that as someone who has tro u b le th ro w in g th in g s away because there might be a use for items or ideas or decorations or good books, or files, or photos, o r... the list goes on and on. Now, granted some of these things do come in handy more often than not; however, if you c a n ’t lay hands on them when you most need them, then it's time to put both your house and office on a d iet. W ith T riv ia N ight com ing up on Saturday, April 1, April Fool’s day, this is the opportune tim e to w eed out your w h ite e lep h a n ts. To m ake the ev en in g even m ore fun, people are asked to drop off gently used or new white elephants at the Cham ber Office or to Sharon Harrison at the B ank o f E astern Oregon this week. If you are Desert Arts Council to hold final presentation of the season The H erm isto n Desert Arts Council’s final presentation of the season will be The Juan L. Sanchez Ensemble on Thursday, April 6, 7 p.m. at the Hermiston High School Perform ing A rts C enter. T ickets are available at the Hermiston Chamber of Commerce, 600 1st Avenue, 567-6151, and at the door. P rices are $17.50 for adults, $7.50 for children. Juan L. Sanchez is a ch arism atic m odern-day troubadour bom in Málaga, S pain, and e d u ca te d in Madrid, Germany, Croatia and the U.S. A guitarist and singer, he is joined by blind- -j^ . . Adrienne Swanson is opening a Salon! 4 ’<§> Please help us celebrate with an (9be/i 2 > < * I # « f a participant on a team of six, chances are you may go home with an exciting white elephant or you may even be the big prize winner. Win, lose or draw, the evening guarantees a lot of laughs as people play to promote our community. Do you have your registration in? Some of the e n trie s in c lu d e the “ K n o w ita lls ,” "T rip le J e o p a rd y ” and "L o u n g e Lizards.” Q uestions... call Doris Brosnan or Sharon Harrison. A nd sp ea k in g o f promotion... the Chamber is looking for photos depicting O regon's Rugged Country around the Heppner area. Excellent quality photos or high-resolution digitals are needed of animals, families, children, OHV, golf, scenery, history and anything that would attract a variety of people to this area. We will be using them two-fold, as part o f the Cycle Oregon welcome packet, at the Bite of Oregon and as a piece to in clu d e in the re g io n al O regon Rugged C ountry packet. A creative and fun theme is planned around the slogan, “ Are You Tough E n o u g h ? ” So, tak e a m om ent and find som e photos for which credit will be g iv en if used. Look forward to some tours in O regon's Rugged Country and call if you are interested in being a part of Willow Creek Valley and Morrow County tourism. T h is w eek at Chamber enjoy meeting and hearing BMCC President John Turner. The following w eek all en titie s report. (Remem ber, on Sept. 10, Cycle Oregon will be coming to Heppner.) T h o u g h t fo r the Week: “A white elephant is something that has made a round trip to the attic and back.” Saturday, April 8 2pm tospm Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at z p m 213 South Main Pendleton, OR 97801 541.561.8617 Salon open April 3 - Call for an appointment since-birth Hawaiian native Dayan Kai on piano, flute, zam p o n a (reed p ip es), saxophone and c larin et, Californian Steve Uccello on bass and p e rc u ssio n ist Armando Mafufo, born in Tabasco, Mexico. The group has a unique perform ing style full o f w arm th and hum or th at fo cu ses on tolerance, self-esteem and multicultural celebration. T he E n sem b le is rooted in the Nueva Canción (S panish/L atin A m erican New Folk), but incorporates rh y th m ic and m elodic nuances that can be traced to C uban fo lk lo re , contemporary urban jazz and M id d le -E a stern m u sic, reflecting the backgrounds of the players. As well as touring extensively throughout the western U.S. and Canada, the Ensemble members have done extensive outreach and resid en cy a c tiv itie s, reflecting Sanchez’ seven y ears as a b ilin g u a l elementary school teacher. They will spend a full day with Hermiston area school students, sharing the joy of their music and the richness o f th e ir m u ltic u ltu ral message. We Print L e tte r h e a d Heppner G azette-T im es 6 7 6 -9 2 2 8 \
