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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner. Oregon Wednesday, March 4,2009 - FIVE Mustangs fall short of state tournament Bv Jennifer Wilson The Mustangs came within three points o f the Lakeview Honkers in the third quarter, but that’s as close as they got. Lakeview led the entire game and got the 51-66 win to advance to the state tournament in Pendleton. The Mustangs strug gled from the free throw line, w hile the H onkers couldn’t seem to miss. Kyle Fuchs came into the game for a couple last second buckets at the end o f the first and second quarters. “The kids exceeded the expectations that many people had o f them. Their su ccess w as b ecau se o f their hard work. We will be returning 11 o f our 12 play ers for next year so we hope to im prove and build on what we accomplished this season. Losing Joe Pranger is going to be a tough spot to fill. He as a kid that you could count on to work as hard as he could every prac tice and game, and he was a great leader,” said Coach David Norton. Jared Huddleston led the Mustangs with 14 points, 10 o f which were in the third quarter. Kyle Fuchs and Brent Eckman had 12 points each. Cody Orr chipped in F o llo w in g is th e Heppner High School var sity baseball schedule for the 2009 season: -March 17: Pendle ton JV, 2 p.m. -M arch 21: at La Grande, 12 p.m. -March 24: Mac Hi/ Salem -March 27-28: Col fax Tourney. -Apr. 4: B urns, 1 p.m. -Apr. 7: at Baker, 2 p.m. -Apr. 11: at lrrigon, 11 a.m. -Apr. 14: Pilot Rock, 4:30 p.m. -Apr. 18: W eston McEwen, 11 a.m. i The Lady Mustangs traveled all the way to Mill City to take on Santiam last Saturday in hopes o f play ing in Pendleton this week end. After battling for three quarters, the Lady Mustangs couldn’t top Santiam, who went on to w in 44-35. “ I was proud o f the g irls’ preparation for the game and their resulting perform ance,” said Coach Mark Dowdy. “They showed the courage to come to that road gym and leave it all on -March Heppner Senior Joe Pranger gets fouled as he aims for the hoop during the mustang battle with Lakeview. -Photo by Sandy Mat thews six. Joe Pranger, Dan Jef- fries, Bryan Holland, and C hris Lien com bined for seven points for the Mus- the floor. They earned a lot o f respect as a result o f that game.” The Mustangs led in the first quarter, were down by one at halftime, were up by three at the end o f the third quarter, and then lost by nine in the end. Jessica Hughes start ed out the game with a three point bucket and had 10 o f the 16 points for the Mus- tangs in the first quarter. Santiam was play ing with two all state play ers. 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The process also speeds up the waiting time between contract and settlement — sometimes to only the time it takes to complete an appraisal. There are possible down sides too. If a buyer's choice fails to meet the lender's appraisal standards, time may be lost in reapplying for loan approval. Interest rates may change so rapidly that the loan commitment gets out of date, since few lenders allow applicants to lock in an interest rate until a contract is signed. Property listings are available at h ’ h ’ h ’. sykesrealestate.net 188 W. Willow • P.O. Box 337 • Heppner, OR 97836 (541) 676-9228 • Cell (541) 980-6674 Fax (541)676-9211 E-mail: david@sykesrealestate.net i i itP U %» Nfc 7 X* > Î • F o llo w in g is the Heppner High School JV baseball schedule for the 2009 season: Bank of Eastern Oregon C all I P Mustang JV Baseball Schedule tangs. Jared Hedman, Alex Pickles, Devin Robinson, and Jake Bowles also con- tributed to the team. Lady Mustangs lose close playoff game on the road By Jennifer Wilson Mustang Varsity Six Mustangs received league Baseball Schedule honors at district tournament 19: Nixyaawii, 4 p.m. -March 30: at Stan field, 4:30 p.m. -A pr. 3: W eston McEwen, 12 p.m. -Apr. 6: Pendleton Frosh, 4:30 p.m. -Apr. 7: at Baker, 2 p.m. Chris Lien fights for the ball against the Lakeview defense in the state game Friday in Heppner. -Photo by Sandy Matthews By Jennifer Wilson Jared H uddleston and C hris Lien both re ceived 1st team honors for the Blue Mountain Confer ence. Erin Price earned a spot on the 2nd place Blue Mountain Conference team for her outstanding efforts this past season. Brent Eck man, JoAnna Patton, and Jessica Hughes were also recognized with honorable mention awards. NOAA issues monthly climate summary for Heppner 27 points, but the other only managed eight points and was shut down for a good portion o f the game. According to pre The Lady M ustangs out- liminary data received by rebounded Santiam, 36-25. NOAA’s National Weather JoAnna Patton had 11 and Service in Pendleton Or M ercedes G arrett pulled egon, temperatures at Hep down eight. pner averaged colder than “ We will miss our normal during the month seniors Mercedes, Stepha- o f February. nie, and Matilda. They were The average tem vital to making us the team perature was 35.1 degrees we were,” said Coach Mark w hich was 3.1 degrees Dowdy. However, the Mus below normal. High Tem tangs are looking forward to peratures averaged 43.1 next year as they return 10 degrees, which was 4.0 degrees below normal. The varsity players. J e s s i c a H u g h e s highest was 61 degrees on led the Mustangs with 12 the 3rd. Low temperatures points. Brynna Rust had averaged 27.2 degrees, eight points, while Mercedes w hich was 2.2 degrees Garrett added in six points. below normal. The low Taighler Dougherty chipped est was 20 degrees, on the in three points. Catherine 28th. McElligott, JoAnna Patton, There were 24 days and Erin Price all had two points each. Emily Thomp son, Stephanie Cutsforth, The Inland N orth Lindsay C utsforth, Torri west Musicians will pres Lovgren, and Matilda Ha- ent Mendelssohn’s “Elijah” kansson also helped the March 14 and 15. team out in various ways. The 40-plus voice chorale, accom panied by full orchestra, will perform Mendelssohn’s most exprès- with the low temperature below 32 degrees. Precipitation totaled 0.86 inches during Febru ary, which was 0.37 inches below normal. Measurable precipitation -at least .01 inch- was received on 8 days with the heaviest, 0.24 inch es reported on the 24th. P rec ip ita tio n this year has reached 2.00 inch es, which is 0.69 inches be low normal. Since October, the water year precipitation at Heppner has been 5.62 inches, which is 1.28 inches below normal. Snowfall totaled 2.8 inches with at least 1 inch of snow reported on 1 day. The heaviest snowfall was 2.5 inches reported on the 26th. The greatest depth of snow on the ground was 3 inches on the 26th. The o u tlo o k for March from NOAA’s Cli mate Prediction C enter calls for below norm al temperatures and near nor mal precipitation. Normal highs for Heppner during March are 54.3 degrees and normal lows are 33.6 degrees. The 30 year nor mal precipitation is 1.60 inches. The Nat i onal Weather Service is an of fice o f the National Oce anic and Atmospheric Ad m inistration, an agency o f the U.S. C om m erce Department. Inland Northwest Musicians schedule concerts New ATV Safety Laws FREE online certification sive w ork, ranging from fire falling from heaven to harmonious bliss. Soloists RaNiel Dunn (soprano), Teresa Best (alto), Philip Ruud (tenor), and Harvey Foreman (bass) are high lighted performers. For fans of Handel's “Messiah,” this piece is a must-see. The co n certs will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, New safety laws are now in effect for operating quads and three-wheel ATVs (Class I ATVs) and off-road mo torcycles (Class III ATVs) on lands open to public use. (See chart below for age-related timelines.) In order to make training as convenient as possible, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department now offers this free safety and education program and certification online on the website www.rideATVoregon.org. SAFETY TRAINING EXEMPTION: Safety training isn’t mandatory for riders using an ATV or off-road motorcy cle for farming, agriculture, forestry, nursery, Christmas tree growing operations or when riding on private land M an d a to r y "T r a in in g A g es Year Mandatory Safely Training Age J a n . 1, 2 0 0 9 Y o u th 1 5 a n d u n d e r a n d a d u lts s u p e r v is in g y o u th Jan. 1, 2010 30 and u n d er J a n . 1 ,2 0 1 1 40 and under J a n . 1 ,2 0 1 2 50 an d u n d er J a n . 1. 2 0 1 3 60 and u n d er J a n 1 ,2 0 1 4 A ll r id a r s m u s t h a v a a n A T V s a fe ty e d u c a tio n c a r d March 14, at the Univer sity Church, 212 S.W. 4th St., College Place, and at 4 p.m. Sunday, March 15, at Umatilla High School, 1460 Seventh St., Umatilla. Both concerts are free, but donations are accepted and are tax-deductible. For more information, call Teresa Best at 289-4696. HEPPNER ELKS 358 676-9181 "Where Friends Steel” 142 North Main PER/ Old Tim ers Night/ Ladies N ight March 5th N Y S te a k D in n e r C hefs: Lodge Officers and Trustees A ll P ro c e e d s w ill go to w a rd s th e 3 5 8 F o u n d a tio n fo r y o u th a c tiv itie s Morrow N o r th and S o u th end County Public T r a n s f e r S t a t io n s Work* a c c e p t in g C O M P U T E R M O N IT O R S . D E S K T O P C O M P U T E R S A N D L A P T O P S ALL. F R E E O F C H A R G E A T T H E S E M O R R O W C O U N T Y Morrow County OHV Park is active in these changes and do offer the hands on training. ATV Safety Insti tute and the MSF Motorcycle safety foundation do have instructors on site. Any questions or concerns please contact Morrow County 541-989-9500. l o c a t io n s : 6 9 9 0 0 F r o n ta g e L a n e . B o a r d m a n 5 7 1 8 5 H w y 7 4 . 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