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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 .
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