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Mustangs take second in state 1 •w ii,U i..i.w n .... Newspaper L Bessie Wetzell University ot Oregon Eugene. OR 97403 èWèWtyì 1 tì^5 è8 °êz ; 9 : < * H r» HEPPNER ■ * The Heppner Mustangs took second in state this past weekend. The Mustangs lost their hid for state champions by a score of 10-6 to Culver. The Mustangs ended their season with an impressive 10-3 record. A full story on Satur day's championship game can he found tin page four. Photos by Sandy Matthews High winds cause power outages throughout Heppner area unes According to Columbia Basin Electric Co-op. high winds were the cause o f the power outages in the Heppner area Sunday evening through Monday morning. Columbia Basin w as not notified of any significant damages and said that the only the cause they could cite for the outages was high winds. Heppner Schools w ere closed for the day on Monday because o f the power be ing out. Winners announced for Light Parade and Tree Raffle VOL. 126 NO. 49 8 Pages Wednesday, December 5, 2007 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon Smith selected as Cooperator of the Year T he O reg o n R u ral E lectric C ooperative A ssociation has selected Representative Greg Smith (R-Heppner) to receive the 2007 C o o p e ra to r o f the Year Award. According to Executive- Director, Sandy F lick e r “ R e p rese n tativ e Smith showed incredible courage in the 2007 Legis lative Session in protecting the interests o f electricity ratepayers against incredible pressure.” Representative Smith served on the House Energy Committee and con sistently viewed potential legislation from a customer perspective. “ He is very Rep. («reg Smith knowledgeable about the en ergy issues affecting Orego nians and consistently tries to balance the needs o f the environment with the needs o f ratepayers,” said Steve Eldrige, General Manager of Umatilla Electric Coopera tive in Hermiston. The Cooperator o f the Year award is presented each year to an elected of ficial who has demonstrated their support o f electric co operatives. Representative Smith will be presented with this award by the Oregon Rural Electric Cooperative Association at their Annual Meeting December 6. The Oregon Rural Electric Cooperative Asso ciation is a trade association o f I7 electric co-ops and rep resents the interests of co-op members in the federal and state legislative and regula tory arenas. Boardman Christmas Lighting Contest to be held The B oardm an Tillicum Club will once again sponsor the Board- man C hristm as Lighting Contest. Judges will be out the evening o f December 13 to view all the displays in Boardman, both residential and commercial. Cash prizes will be awarded in the following categories: Chevy Chase (most decorated), Tradition al Display, Best Theme, and Best Business. First place in each category will receive $25 and second place will receive $15. There will also be honorable m ention in each category. All partici pants are asked to have their It was a snowy evening for the Light Parade on Thursday. November 29. -Photo by April Sykes The Chamber o f Commerce recently hosted the annual Light Parade and held a tree raffle. Winners o f these events are as follow s. Light Parade: School - Senior Class; Individual - Karen Dubuque; and Com mercial - Stable o f Youth. Each o f these w inners received $75 from the Chamber. Tree Raffle w inners were: Claudia Hughes w inning the tree sponsored by the Bank o f Eastern Oregon; Barb Hayes w inning the tree sponsored by Heppner Family Foods; and Mark Wunderlich w inning the tree sponsored by Morrow County Grain (¡rowers. displays ready by 7pm on the 13th. The Boardman Tilli cum, organized in 1945, is made up o f Boardman area women interested in fellowships and service to The lone Mi ddl e the Boardman Community. School Talented and Gifted They meet the second Tues group meets every seventh day o f each month. period to prepare to compete in a tournament to be held in Vancouver on December 9. The tournament is part Area pastors invited to submit Christmas messages o f the LEGO's Mindstorm The Heppner Gazette-Times invites area pastors to submit Christmas messages First Project. Students have for the December 19 edition. The deadline for these messages will be Thursday, De built the community to help research and create a techno cember 13, at 5 p.m. Messages can be dropped off at the Heppner Gazette-Times, faxed to 676-9211, logical or engineering solu tion concerning alternative mailed to P.O. Box 337, Heppner, OR 97836, or emailed to david@heppner.net. lone Middle School TAG Kids to compete in tournament Colemine Hill to be closed Colemine Hill will be closed by the County on Thursday, December 6. ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. December I from 10 a.m. -4 p.m. during the lone Open House. lone Cardinal 17 oz. Stadium Cups will also be for sale. These would make a great stocking stuffer! So come in and take a peek to see the progress. Ask about the project, the challenge and the presen tation. Your curiosity will only make our presentation stronger. C lo se d fo r Christmas Les Schwab holds annual toy drive Les Schwab Tire Center is holding their annual toy drive. Unwrapped toys can be dropped off at Les Schw ab through December 17 at 6 p.m. New small items are also being accepted through December 12 for the annual kids shopping day at the Neighborhood Centers. This day allows children to shop for Mom, Dad and siblings fro Christmas. forms o f energy. Students are in the process of build ing a robot that will then be programmed to conduct 11 missions during the compe tition. In order to make the most o f the trip to the Port land area, the students are working on raising money. As a fundraiser a bake sale and raffle will be held at the Legion Hall November 30 - The Heppner Gazette-Times will be closed for the Christmas holidays on Monday and Tuesday, December 2 4 and 2 5 . Newspaper deadlines will be Friday. December 2 1 , a t 5 p.m. The newspaper will be printed on Wednesday, December 26 . 1 0 °/o OFF PA R TS A N D LABO R through February« 2008 We also have special financing: six months no interest, no payments on $1,500 or more of Case IH parts and service from Sept. 1, 2007 through Dec. 31, 2007 Morrow County Grain Growers Lexington 989-8221 • 1-800-452-7396 For farm tqulpmtnt. ?1*lt our web site at www m e « net
