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Football game against Gold Beach reveals ties between communities I l ,U ,n i ,U l i ..... 11,1, „II Bessie Wetzell Newspaper Library University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403 The 2010 Heppner M ustang football season began this past Friday, Sep tem ber 3, w ith an away game against Gold Beach. But during halftime some thing special occurred that tied the tw o team s, and ily is honored that he was amongst the first to be in ducted into the “Gold Beach High School Hall o f Fame’ on S ep tem b er 3. It ju st seems so right that the Gold Beach Panthers played the Heppner Mustangs on that very night.” Kevin Swift, Gold Beach High School athletic director and head football coach stated that F erguson w as “ a proud Heppner alumni.” The Ferguson fam ily owned a wheat ranch out on Sand Hollow and also ran the Chevy dealer- ship/gas station where the Heppner Ranger District is now located. As a teenager, Ferguson worked at a cloth ing store in Heppner. Ted's son, Jeff, was sitting in on the first Hall of Fame meeting and remem bers thinking it was ironic that Heppner was scheduled as the game to be played on the Hall o f Fame night. “ What are the chances of that?” U Pictured is the 1945 Heppner football team. Ted Ferguson was the starting quarterback for the Mustangs in 1944 and 1945. He is pictured third from the left in the middle row. Ferguson told his son that “after awhile, you could just fold the (helmets) in half and stick them in your back pocket.” -Contributed Photo towns, together. To start o ff their season Gold Beach High School inducted the first group o f people into their newly started Hall o f Fame. Among those people is a former Heppner resident, Charles Edward (Ted) Fer guson, now deceased. Ferguson was bom in Heppner in 1927 to Gene and Fay Ferguson. He grad uated from Heppner High School in 1945 where he was the starting quarterback in 1944 and 1945. Ferguson moved to Gold Beach after finishing college. Ferguson, who had a love for sports, became one o f the founders o f the Gold Beach football team and the first booster club. “Family always came first with him but Gold Beach and Heppner High School sports were a very close second,” stated Ferguson's son Jeff. “ He absolutely loved his beloved Panthers and M ustangs! Our fam Second annual lone High School Hall of Fame to be held Campfire restrictions lifted on the Umatilla National Forest “Public-use restric tions on the Umatilla Na tional Forest, prohibiting the use o f cam pfires and smoking outside o f desig nated recreation sites, have been lifte d ,” announced Brian Goff, fire staff of ficer. The restrictions were implemented in mid-July to reduce the risk of human- caused wildfires. “ T h o u g h re c e n t rain and cooler tem pera tures have eased the need for public-use restrictions, we are still in fire season w ith forecasted w arm er and dryer weather for this w e e k e n d ,” w arns G off. Hunters, campers and other forest visitors are urged to be careful with their camp fires, warming fires, cook ing fires, and wood stoves. “ Please help us prevent w ildfires. N ever leave a fire unattended and always make sure the campfire is dead-out before leaving the site,” said Goff. Forest users are re minded to obtain the most current public use restric tion info rm atio n before heading out. If you’re un sure o f which restrictions apply, please contact the Um atilla National Forest Office at (541) 278-3716. Public-use restrictions are updated on the to ll-free message line at 1 -877-958- 9663 and are also available online at: www.fs.fed.us/ r6/uma/. As a reminder, fire season is also in effect on all private lands protected by Oregon Department o f For estry (ODF) in Northeast Oregon. Specific informa tion on ODF’s restrictions is available on the web at: h ttp ://w w w .o re g o n .g o v / ODF/. Similar restrictions may be in effect on lands protected by the Washing ton Departm ent o f N atu ral Resources (WA-DNR.) S pecific inform ation on WA-DNR’s restrictions is available on the web at: www.dnr.wa.gov/. The second annual Hall o f Fame for lone High School w ill be on Saturday, October 2. There will be 52 inductees from the year 1934 to 1970. Festivities will be gin on Saturday afternoon with tours o f the school beginning at 3 p.m. at the lone School. At 4 p.m. at the Legion Hall a no host social hour w ill begin. D inner will be served at 5:30 p.m. and the cost is $15 per din ner. Inductees will be paid for by the lone Cardinal Booster Club. The meal will include a barbecue mix grill w ith beef and chicken, sal ads, potatoes, home made rolls and dessert. Anyone planning to attend is asked to RSVP to Betty Gray by September 25 at Post Office Box 355, lone, Oregon 97843 or call at 541-422-7335 or work number is 541-989-8214. Hall of Fame nomi nations were selected by a com m ittee after nom ina tions were made for this year. Areas o f nominations include State Champions, All State Selections, Aca demic Achievement, Citi zenship, and outstanding Civic Achievements. NOAA issues monthly climate summary for Heppner Combe brings home prize from Oregon State Fair i 2 S 1 * ì a « * * / V . “V n 7 « : “M i lii.in Nine year old Madison Combe of Heppner brought home the second place prize from the talent show at the Oregon State Fair on Sunday, September 5. Combe won a $500 prize after singing “Suds in the Bucket.” An article on the event can be found at www.statesmanjournal.com. -Contributed Photo The 10th Amendment: What is it, and does it matter? IJ 1J i! « 1 ■< « M aihi* According to pre liminary data received by NOAA’s National Weather Service in Pendleton, tem peratures at Heppner aver aged slightly colder than normal during the month o f August. The average tem perature was 68.0 degrees which was 1.1 degrees be low normal. High tempera tures averaged 83.5 degrees, which was 1.7 degrees be low norm al. The highest was 98 degrees on the 18,h. Low temperatures averaged 52.6 degrees, which was 0.5 degrees below normal. The 15 V u i: i » 19 J) «T ZJ mí _*1 A Jb 3* J* » a ï s « s » 3 i 2 O # a cima-e can Piwiaoa Byr.o/WNatcm wooncr £eiv« lowest was 42 degrees, on the 29,h. On six days, the tem perature exceeded 90 degrees. P re cip ita tio n to taled 0.01 inches during A ugust, which was 0.53 inches below normal. Mea surable precipitation -at least .01 inch-was received on 1 day. Precipitation this year has reached 10.25 inches, which is 1.13 inches above normal. Since Octo ber, the water year precipi tation at Heppner has been 13.39 inches, which is 0.48 inches above normal. The o u tlo o k for Septem ber from NOAA’s C lim ate Prediction C en ter calls for below normal temperatures and near nor mal precipitation. Normal highs for Heppner during September are 75.9 degrees and normal lows are 46.3 degrees. The 30 year nor mal precipitation is 0.69 inches. The Nat i onal Weather Service is an office o f the National Oceanic and Atm ospheric A dm inistra tion, an agency o f the U.S. Commerce Department. Heppner to celebrate Homecoming Week Next week is home- throughout the week. will be held at 2 p.m. on coming week in Heppner. The community is Thursday, Septem ber 16, The theme for the week is invited to attend the Mud down Main Street. A com- Medieval Madness. Tug o f War and bonfire on munity pep assembly will Students at Hepp- Wednesday, September 15, follow immediately at the ner High School will be par- at 7 p.m. football field, The I Oth Amendment to the Con ticipating in various events The noise parade stitution o f the United States is: “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitu A hamburger barbecue is planned before the Culver game in Heppner this tion, nor prohibited by it to the Friday. The barbecue will start at 5:30 and the cost is $5. Proceeds go towards the States, are reserved to the States football team. respectively, or to the people.” The program is spon sored by the Willow Creek Tea Party Patriots and the featured speaker is Walla Walla Attorney Andrea Burkhart. It is free and open to the public. Program planned for Heppner A program ex p lain in g the 10,h Amendment o f the United States Con stitution and its relevance today will be held in Heppner Sunday, Sept. 12 at 2p.m. at Heppner High School. 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