TEN- Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 19,2012
A View from the Hill
By Doris Brosnan
Last month, 29 diners
were thankful for being at
Willow Creek Terrace for
the Thanksgiving feast.
Residents, staff and guests
enjoyed the camaraderie
and traditional menu that
left no one hungry for food
or companionship.
Adding to the colorful
and inviting atmosphere at
the Terrace’s meals are new
sets of tablecloths. Howard
Bryant contributed two sets
for the several tables, and
another set of festive red
cloths were a gift from Kelli
Boyer, Susan Hisler, Jan
Stroeber and the Friends
Helping Friends group.
These same tables serve
in several other capacities,
also. They are great as card
tables, and residents contin
ue to encourage individuals
to call 676-0004 to become
included in afternoons of
pinochle, bridge, cribbage,
or other games. The tables
were useful, as well, when
the residents made angels
for their Christmas tree,
decorated on Dec. 6. The
theme o f the tree is im
mediately obvious, as it is
festooned with angels—a
variety added to each year
by residents.
Seventeen guests joined
the residents gathered for
the tree trimming party, in
cluding four grade-school
ers who added their exper
tise to the decorating and
their voices to the singing of
carols with Katie Anderson
at the piano. Two stayed
for the soup supper that
featured homemade soups
and homemade breads.
Another focus on Dec.
6 was the observation of
National Miners Day. That
morning, several residents
contributed to a lengthy
discussion o f the mining
industry, recalling personal
experiences o f relatives
told to them or witnessed
by them. Many residents
could recall the attack on
Pearl Harbor, remembered
on Dec. 7, and the topic
of discussion the next day
created some nostalgia as
residents shared horse sto
ries on the National Day of
the Horse.
That same day saw the
return to the Hill of a favor
ite group of entertainers: the
Kloggers from Pendleton.
About 15 dancers in red
and white “ Santa” o u t
fits delighted the residents
and staff with their fancy
footwork and singing. The
youngest dogger was only
two years old. The oldest
was in her fifties.
O ther entertainm ent
enjoyed by all recently
was the young carolers
who brought cards for the
residents and the pianists
on Dec. 13. Piano-recital
music will again grace the
atmosphere of the Terrace
on Dec. 20, and more car
olers will be welcomed on
that same day. Three days
later, the residents will greet
more sounds of the season
by another thoughtful group
of carolers.
Seventeen residents
joined their larger Heppner-
community to usher in the
sights of the season on Nov.
29, appreciating the time
and effort individuals spent
on creating holiday-magic
light-parade entries. A drive
around the towns for a look
at house decorations will
also add to the season’s
appeal.
Only the weather seems
to be unseasonably warm,
possibly precluding a white
Christmas, as many resi
dents continue to enjoy the
good weather for walks and
for chats on the front porch
and patio. Since Dec. 21 is
National Hamburger Day,
chances are very good that
the residents could be eat
ing barbecued burgers on
the patio!
Since Santa doesn’t
require snow for his Christ
mas Eve visits, he is expect
ed to bring all of the “nice”
residents gifts while they
are tucked snuggly in bed.
Another gift will come their
way three days after Christ
mas, when they get to enjoy
homemade fruitcake...a
must on National Fruitcake
Day, right?
Bud-Batty-Day must
have been on Dec. 9, for
that is when Bud celebrated
the last birthday of the year
at the Terrace, his 96th!
Alvina Padberg will have
the honor of being the first
celebrant in 2013, when she
will turn 92 on January 15.
Anew neighbor, Royce
Fulleton, timed his move
into a Terrace apartment
perfectly for getting in on
the tree trimming-carol-
ing-soup supper event on
the 6th. Royce moved to
Heppner from Hermiston,
but he was previously a
Heppner resident for many
years, as well as the owner
of the Chevrolet dealership.
Fellow residents welcomed
Royce with pleasure to their
community. They were sad
dened, however, to learn on
the next day of the passing
of former neighbor Bob
Hickerson. Although Bob
resided at the Terrace for
only two weeks in Novem
ber, his upbeat presence and
witty repartee were a re
freshing addition to life on
the Hill, and he is missed.
The Terrace commu
nity, both residents and
staff, do not want to miss
this opportunity to thank the
many people whose kind
nesses have contributed to
another positive year for
them. Recently, donations
have come from the Odd
Fellows, Carl and Pat Lau-
retsin, Patty Walker, Ker
in in Kennedy, Barry and
Mary Anne Munkers, and
Dave Sykes. These thought
ful people are included in a
long, long list of individuals
who have played important,
helpful roles in the success
of Willow Creek Terrace.
All of them are viewed as
friends and neighbors.
Junior Mustangs keep the wins
coming
The Heppner Junior
High School boys’ bas
ketball A team played five
games last week and won
four of them.
The Mustangs traveled
to lone for league games
and won all three. In the
first game of the day, they
beat lone by a score of 30-
22. Logan Grieb was two
rebounds short of a “triple
double” with 13 points, 11
steals and eight rebounds.
Caden Hedman followed
next with eight points and
10 rebounds. Kevin Mur
ray scored four and ripped
down a game-high 13 re
bounds. Jake Lindsay and
Kolby Currin scored two
points each in the win.
Kevin Smith scored the
other point for the team.
The next game had the
Mustangs beating the Ir-
rigon Knights 30-25. Grieb
led a balanced scoring at
tack with nine points. Mur
ray was next with seven,
Hedman had six, Currin
scored five and Lindsay had
three. Hedman recorded
eight rebounds and Murray
followed with seven. Grieb
also had five steals and six
assists for the game.
The final game of the
day was against the Echo
Cougars. The M ustangs
won by a score of 31-23.
Many members of the team
scored, led by Hedman with
eight, while Currin had six
and Smith scored four. Jake
Lindsay tallied three and
Kaden Corbin, Tim Jaca
and Kane Sweeney had
two points each. Jaca also
pulled down a game-high
eight rebounds, and Corbin
had six and Bryan Fowler
followed with five.
L ast S atu rd ay , the
Mustangs lost to the Sher
man County Huskies by
a score o f 41-29. Logan
Grieb scored 11 points and
had seven steals for the
game. Jake Lindsay and
Kolby Currin both had five,
Kevin Smith scored four
and Caden Hedman and
Kevin Murray tallied two
each. Murray led the team
with eight rebounds.
In their last game, the
Mustangs beat the Grant
U nion P rospectors 39-
20. Grieb led the team in
scoring with 16 points and
had seven steals. Hedman
dropped in eight points and
Jake Lindsay and Murray
had six each. Currin tossed
in two points for the game.
The team now has a
season record of 9-4.
Mustang wrestling
The M ustangs wres
tling team saw plenty of
action last week, beginning
with a rare home appear
ance on Thursday, Dec. 13.
Heppner hosted a tri-dual
meet against Irrigon and
Pomeroy, WA.
The team came away
with two decisive wins by
scores of 51 -12 over Irrigon
and 39-22 over Pomeroy. It
was the first time Heppner
has defeated Pomeroy in a
dual meet.
Will Lutcher started the
Mustangs momentum with
a pin in an exhibition match
to begin night’s competi
tion. He would also go on
to score 12 teams points
by pinning his Pomeroy
opponent and a forfeit win
against Irrigon.
Heppner won 10 out of
14 matches against Pome
roy and nine of 11 against
Irrigon.
On Saturday, the Mus
tangs competed in the Mac-
Hi Christmas tournament in
Milton-Freewater. Heppner
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and Mac-Hi were the only
Oregon teams, and Heppner
was the only small school
among 4A to 6A schools
from Oregon, Washington
and Idaho.
Heppner had two final
ists and one champion in the
tournament. Treston Maben
led the Mustangs with the
team’s only gold medal de
spite being the non-scorer at
160 pounds. His three wins
were decisive pins over op
ponents from Southridge,
Mac-Hi and Clarkston.
Tim Nelson claimed
second place, Jared Lem
mon third, Alex Smith and
Earl Propheter fourth. Ryan
Smith made his first ap
pearance on a high-school
award podium with a sixth-
place finish. John Propheter
also finished sixth.
Jacob Moses picked
up his first win and scored
varsity team points at 145
pounds.
132 Lemmon (H) pinned
Florek (P)
138 Smith (H) pinned Heyt-
velt (P)
145 Boyd (H) defeated
Herres (P) 7-5
152 Lewis (P) pinned Mo
ses (H)
160 Propheter (H) pinned
Hyer (P)
170 Jenkins (P) defeated
Maben (H) 10-1
182 King (P) pinned Heard
(H)
195 double ff
220 Nelson (H) won by ff
285 Propheter (H) won
by ff
Heppner 51, Irrigon 12
106 Smith (H) won by ff
113 double ff
120 Lutcher (H) won by ff
132 Lemmon (H) won by
ff
138 Boyd (H) won by ff
145 Savage (I) pinned
Smith (H)
152 Moses (H) won by ff
160 Propheter (H) defeated
Dual summaries:
Snyder (1)14-2
Heppner 39, Pomeroy 22
170 Maben (H) tech fall
106 double ff
over Ruiz (I)
113 King (P) pinned Smith 182 Mendoza (I) pinned
Heard (H)
(H)
120 Lutcher (H) pinned 195 double ff
Neice (P)
220 Nelson won by ff
126 double ff
285 Propheter won by ff
Intro to Ag gets up
to something fishy
I2ST
The Intro to Ag classes have
been raising rainbow trout
eggs again this year and were
able to release 176 fry into
Willow Creek Reservoir. Top:
Members of the two Intro to
Ag classes gather at the lake.
(Back L-R): Ryan Cecil, Rian
Wizner, Shelton Sharp, Lexi
Bray, Jose Andrade Guerra,
Sydney Qualls, Austin Ryan,
Colton Evans, Emily Cecil
and Onna DeLoach. (Middle
L-R): Taylor Nelson, Meran-
da Lemmon, Caden Hedman,
Kolby Currin, Logan Grieb
and CJ Kindle. (Front L-R):
Tim Gould, Tim Jaca, Kevin Murray and Jake Lindsay.
Right: Jake Lindsay carefully releases the fry into the lake.
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Heppner High news
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By Jordan Jones
On Friday, D ec. 21,
the boys’ and girls’ varsity
will have a basketball game
starting at 6 p.m.; this game
will be held here in Hep
pner against the Weston-
McEwen TigerScots. The
boys and girls varsity will
also have a basketball game
on Saturday, Dec. 22, which
will be held in Union start
ing at 4 p.m.
A lso a reminder to ev
eryone that the Heppner
H igh S ch o o l is h o ld in g
a dodge ball tournament
on W ednesday, D ec. 19,
to raise money for the se
niors.
I w ish the H eppner
community a Merry Christ
m as and a H appy N ew
Year.