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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 27, 2006 Mustang girls win two matches at Elgin tourney Heppner man wins awards at Mustangs open league with 54-0 Chuckwagon Cafe Dutch Oven win over Tigers By Rick Paullus Cookoff public,” Stolz said. “When The H eppner 35-0 late in the second ...... — » Heppner Mustang #2 Megan Orr saves the hall against an Klgin serve. Photo by Sandy Matthews. Heppner Mustang Amber Patton works hard against the net to win against Enterprise. Photo by Sandy Matthews. The Heppner Mustang volleyball team competed in a four-way tournament in Elgin on Saturday, Sept. 24. The Heppner team played against Enterprise and Elgin. The M ustangs played E nterprise first. The Mustangs won the match in five games going 25-16, 19- 25, 25-12, 15-25 and 15-12. The Mustangs then went on to win the league match against Elgin in three games with scores of 25-19, 25-18 and 25-20. SMART to hold kick-off party The H eppner SMART program will be holding its annual kick-off to the reading year on Monday, Oct. 2 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the Heppner Elementary School library. All new and returning volunteers, anyone interested in learning more about SMART, as well as parents o f children who participate in the program are in vited to attend. Program staff will be going over the plan for the year, training and explain how beneficial SMART is for the This year, special guest sp eak er M ary Haguewood will be sharing w ith the group the importance of talking to and en g ag in g c h ild ren in conversation so as to foster literacy in youngsters. If you have an extra hour a week and would like to become a hero in a child's life, attend the k ic k -o ff Monday night. Refreshments will be provided. If you have any questions, contact Barb Moore at 676-9128, ext. 2630 or 676-5272. yr. jr .jV . f r. f r. ? r. f r / ¡ r f r jr r jr k f r. ji * r. jr . f rrjW I f ' 7 K I GO MUCTANGC! We have blue £ go ld h a ir color and p ain t F o o tb all mums fo r s a le f^otu£/umuig U thii Saturday... R e m e m b e r to o r d e r b o u to n n ie r e s a n d c o r s a g e s fo r H o m e c o m in g l O ctober D rin k S pecial P u m p k in F ra p p e ' Try out our Yo-Cream! ~ JV£W! ~ ' I A field of 11 Dutch he won two top awards, he O ven cooks earned sm iled and said , ‘I ’m p re stig io u s aw ards and overwhelmed’." The ju d g in g staff valuable prizes during the of th ree "Third Annual Chuckwagon co n sisted Cafe Dutch Oven C ookoff’ experienced Dutch Oven Head Judge, held Sept. 23, at the family cooks. ShaovenHarvey, Hermiston, restaurant. The large parking lot who owns ‘Sharon’s Sweet behind the C huckw agon Treats,” is a Dutch Oven Cafe, bustled from 8 a.m.-2 caterer. Fellow judges Terry p.m. as cook camps sprung Valentine, Pendleton, OR up, side-by-side, next to and Matt Ginter, Hermiston, three large can o p ies. are seasoned Dutch Oven Observers of this “Cook’s cooks. Faced with one tough Row" saw a wide variety of job, the judges chose this clean cam psites ranging roster of winners: P e o p le ’s C hoice from elaborate kitchens with running water to a dropped- Award ($100 cash): Dennis down tailgate covered with Wall, Heppner, for Cowboy a vinyl tablecloth. Camp Stew. M ain D ish: F irst “ O ur co m p etitio n attem pts to m aintain the Place- D ennis Wall for rustic Mountain Man spirit,” C ow boy C am p Stew ; said C athy S to lz, the Second Place- John Nichols, cookoff’s organizer. "Those U m atilla, for M artha brave explorers didn’t face W ash in g to n ’s C hicken the w ide range o f Fricassee; and Third Place- m icro sco p ic co n tag io n s Ruth Nichols (John’s wife) around us today. They dealt for Hobo Stew. Side D ish: There with larger-than-life threats, like grizzly bear and severe w ere no e n trie s in this weather." Stolz said she was category. Breads and Rolls: constantly impressed with the attention contestants First Place- team of Gerald gave tow ard sustaining a Creech, Plymouth, WA and healthy environment within nephew , Lauren C reech. their outdoor kitchen. In K ent, WA for Jalap en o addition, the judges kept a C o rn b read and Second close watch after Inspecting Place- John N ichols for each empty Dutch Oven at Zucchini Bread. D esserts: First the 9 a.m. Cook’s Meeting. S u rro u n d ed by Place- husband-and-w ife strategically placed, white- team of D ebra and Tom hot, charcoal briquettes, Im us, B oardm an, for each cast-iron, three-legged, C aram el Apple Pie with flat-to p p ed D utch Oven Brandy Sauce. Ju d g e ’s Special baked or simmered while boy sco u ts, fid d lers, Awards: Recognition was d o g g e rs , gospel singers, given to five participants. ju d g e s, cooks and the The husband-and-wife team ad v en tu reso m e public o f Paula and N athan celebrated the pioneer spirit Thompson received “The of the event. Pioneer Spirit Award." They At 11 a.m . Boy had prepared D eep-fried Scout T roop #654, of Tacos. First-time participant H erm iston. presented the Dan Selm er, H erm iston, colors and led the outdoor who prepared two entries assembly in the Pledge of (W hole Wheat Pull-apart Allegiance to the American Bread plus Potatoes with Flag. The Scouts, led by German Sausage), received S c o u tm a ster N athan the “ B est C huckw agon A w ard.” The Thompson, Hermiston, also C am p baked on site and offered daughter-and-mother team Dutch Oven Huckleberry of Cathy Creech. Plymouth Cobbler to the public for and C laudine O sborne, donations. The U m atilla U m atilla, received “The High School Senior Class, Most Persnickety (spotless) Umatilla, OR. offered hot C am p A w ard.” They dogs, Ice cream, fountain prepared a main dish called drinks and Boats to raise Broken Sombreros. funds for their graduation The biggest winners were the Boy Scouts and trip to Disneyland. For a donation of $2, Senior Class of U m atilla people co u ld o b tain a High School. They received Tasting Plate. This allowed $1260 from the cookoff's them to receive a “taste” of “ 3 0 - M i n u t e - 3 0 - I t e m each entry after the judges’ Auction” held just before the samples had been collected. judging. “Team Columbia” The public then voted on from C olum bia R iver th e ir fa v o rite dish. The A u ctio n , H erm iston, w in n er receiv ed the c o o rd in a ted the annual “People's Choice Award.” auction. The g ath erin g o f Chuckw agon Cafe Dutch Oven cooks ranged marked its 36th Anniversary from novice to veteran. In at the event. O w ners fact, the w inner o f the Dorothy Beason and Cathy P e o p le ’s C hoice Award Stolz have sponsored and ($100 cash) was first-time hosted the event for three competitor Dennis Wall of y ears. The “ A nnual Heppner, OR. He also won Chuckwagon Cafe Dutch First Place for the same dish. Oven C ookoff’ is open to Cowboy Camp Stew. “He any Dutch Oven cook. Next was so nervous, because he year’s cookoff, scheduled for had only cooked for family Sept. 22, 2007, is already and friends, never for the simmering on the back grate. Mustangs began play in the new B lue M ountain C o n fe re n ce w ith a convincing 54-0 win over the Stanfield Tigers on Friday, Sept. 22 in Stanfield. The Mustangs, 1-0 and 2 and 2 overall, will be at home for hom ecom ing on Friday, Sept. 29 against the Union Bobcats. The Tigers took over on their own 35-yard line after the opening kick-off and with the help of a sack by Ju stin D elveaux and N acho E lg u ezab al the defense forced a punt. The Mustangs took over at the Stanfield nine after the snap sailed over the head of the punter and was run down by M att M cC abe. T hey c o u ld n 't take ad vantage though as a fumbled pitch was picked up by the Tigers and ran back to the 19-yard line. The d efen se held again th o u g h and the Mustangs got the ball back at the Stanfield 17-yard line after a two-yard punt. After an offside penalty on the Tigers, M cCabe went for five, then for seven more and a touchdow n. Tim Hauer booted the extra point and the M ustangs led 7-0 midway through the first quarter. Great coverage on the kick-off by Lane Bailey pinned the Tigers back at their 16-yard line and after the d efen se held, the Mustangs took over at the S ta n field 4 4 -y ard line. McCabe went twice for 13 yards, after an incomplete pass, Caleb Maben ran for eight and McCabe picked up the first down with a five- yard gain to the nineteen. Bailey then broke free taking it to the end zone for the touchdown and after Hauer kicked the extra point the Mustangs led 14-0 late in the first quarter. The teams traded punts then Maben picked off a pass and returned it to the M ustangs 38 -y ard line. Bailey ran three times for 31 yards, M cCabe ran three times for 16 yards, Bailey for eight and a first down at the eight-yard line. Spencer Palmer went for six then it took Bailey two runs from the two but finally got it in the end zone for a touchdown. H auer’s kick was perfect to increase the lead to 21 -0 with 7:03 left in the second quarter. The defen se held again and the Mustangs took over at the Stanfield 44-yard line after the punt. Maben took a pass from Quinn Peck 20 yards. Palmer went for four then Peck hit R.J. F arren s fo r a 2 0-yard touchdown pass. H auer's kick made it 28-0 with 4:10 left in the half. On the Tigers next possession. 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OR - 800-567-6488 • USE0 CARS - 567-3919 quarter. The defense again held forcing a punt, but a bad snap was scooped up by Delveaux and returned 29 y ard s for an o th er touchdown. H auer’s kick made it 42-0 as the first half came to an end. On th e ir first possession of the second half, the Mustangs couldn’t m ove the ball and were forced to punt and after it bounced o ff a S tan field player, D ennis K enny jum ped on the ball at the Heppner 49-yard line. Bailey hit Kenny for 43 yards to the e ig h t, then ran for four where McCabe took it in for the to u ch d o w n . The conversion run failed, but the M ustangs led 4 8 -0 and kicked in the 45-point rule, which made it a running clock for the remainder of the game. A fter the defense again held, the M ustangs took over at their own 32- yard line following a punt. On third and long, Sam King took a pass from Dalton Wellman and went 72 yards for a to u ch d o w n . The conversion run failed, but the Mustangs led 54-0 late in the third. The T ig ers had a chance to score late in the fourth, but the M ustangs held inside the one and took over on downs and were able to run out the clock. McCabe picked up 61 yards on 13 carries with Bailey running seven times for 41 yards. Peck was three of seven w ith no interceptions for 68 yards and tw o to u ch d o w n s. Farrens caught two passes, both for touchdowns, for 48 yards. The defense held the Tigers to 41 total yards for the game. Heppner 14 28 12 0- 54 Stanfield 0 0 0 0-0 First Quarter: Heppner- Matt McCabe seven-yard run (Tim Hauer kick) 7:04 Heppner- Lane Bailey 19- yard run (Hauer kick) 2:56 Second Quarter: Heppner- Bailey one- yard run (Hauer kick) 7:03 Heppner- R.J. Farrens 20- yard pass from Quinn Peck (Hauer kick) 4:10 Heppner- Farrens 28- yard pass from Peck (Hauer kick) 1:49 Heppner- Justin Delveaux 29-yard fumble return (Hauer kick) :34 Third Quarter: Heppner- McCabe four-yard run (run failed) 9:28 Heppner- Sam King 72-yard pass from Dalton Wellman (run failed) 2:35 Team Statistics: First downs- Heppner 8, Stanfield 2; Rushes-yards- Heppner 28- 123, Stanfield 25-18; Passing yards- Heppner 183, Stanfield 23; Passes- Heppner 5-9-0, Stanfield 4-9-2; Fumbles-lost- Heppner 3-2, Stanfield 2-1; and Penalties- Heppner 0-0, Stanfield 3-15. Individual Statistics: Rushing- Heppner- McCabe 13-61, Bailey 7-41, Peck 2-11, Spencer Palmer 2- 10, Josh Shank 2-8, Caleb Maben I -8. Keenan Jack 2-13, Bryan Holland l-(-5); Stanfield- Baros 7-20, Grabeal 3-11. Mills 10-19, Ibarra l-(- 5). Ellis 4-(-32). Passing- Hcppner- Peck 3-7-0 68 yards, Wellman 1-1-0 72 yards. Bailey 1-2-043 yards; Stanfield- Ellis 4-9-2 23 yards. Receiving- Heppncr- Farrcns 2-48. King 1-72, Dennis Kenny 1-43, Maben 1- 20; Stanfield- Mills 2-5, Marcum 1-12, Esquivel 1-6.
