FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
lone kids bring joy with toys
By Aaron Smytlu*
The sixth-grade class
at lone Community School,
with assistance from volun
teers Barb Collin, Marilyn
Childers and Bonnie Ball,
made a big box o f sock
monkeys for distribution in
Cape Town, South Africa
through Clowns Without
Borders. The children re
ceiving the monkeys are
from families affected by
HIV/AIDS. MCGG do
nated socks.
Since 2005, Operation
Sock Monkey has raised
money in support of the hu
manitarian work of Clowns
Without Borders. Operation
Sock Monkey (OSM) is
a volunteer organization
that supports humanitarian
organizations that provide
laughter, hope and healing
to communities around the
world affected by disaster,
social/political turmoil, and
disease. Sock monkeys can
be purchased or sponsored
to be sent to children in
need of a smile.
The children had a lot
o f fun making the mon
keys and writing stories to
go with each monkey. It
lone Community School's sixth-grade class displays the sock monkeys they will he sending to
Cape Tow n, South Africa. Top Row (L-R): Madeline Pringle, Logan Burright, Sydney Stefani,
Alexis G arrett and TVIer Carter. Bottom Row (L-R): Aaron Smythe, Renee Peterson, Susanna
Teeman, Gracie Crum and Payton Miller. -Contributedphoto
brought smiles to their faces
and they hope it will bring
many smiles to the recipi
ents' faces as well.
To help with the proj
ect, go to .www.operation-
sockm onkey.com. There
are many ways to get in
volved and help OSM. Do
nate a monkey—send them
a monkey and they’ll find
them good homes; adopt
a m onkey— buy a sock
monkey and they'll donate
HHS girls split, boys lose two in
basketball league play
League varsity basket
ball play began in Heppner
on Friday, Dec. 14, when
the Mustangs hosted the
visiting Stanfield Tigers.
The Lady M ustangs
shared an undefeated pre
season with the Tigers.
With a 22-14 Tiger
lead at halftime, Heppner
decided to turn the game
around. In the third quarter,
they outscored Stanfield
15-9 to cut the lead to two
points to start the fourth and
final frame. The Mustangs'
Miles couple
celebrates 50 years
defense eliminated Stan
field’s scoring threat, and
the offense started clicking
to score a win in their first
league game, 47-37.
Baily Bennett scored
15 points and Blake Gree
nup and Alana Wilson had
11 and 10 points for Hep
pner.
In the boys’ game, the
Mustangs were beaten by
the Tigers. Stanfield built
a 37-11 halftime lead on
the Mustangs. In the third
quarter, Heppner played
even with the Tigers but
could not overcom e the
hot-shooting Tigers, losing
the contest 65-33.
The Mustangs played
the Pilot Rock Rockets on
Saturday, Dec. 15, in their
second league game of the
year. It was a good game all
the way for the girls, until
the final seconds when the
Rockets took a three-point
lead to win the game 54-51.
Heppner (1-1 Blue Moun
tain Conference) shot 12-18
the proceeds to Clowns
Without Borders; sponsor
a m onkey— buy a sock
monkey sponsorship and Dexter and Corinne Miles on their wedding day in 1962.
they’ll send a sock monkey
D exter and Corinne stationed at a nearby U.S.
to someone in need o f a Miles of Heppner will cel Air Force base.
smile.
ebrate their goldetj anni
After their marriage,
versary at the end o f this they say they moved 14
month. The couple celebrat times in the first 10 years,
ed the 50-year mark with a mostly throughout eastern
seven-day Alaskan cruise in Montana and northeastern
May of this year.
Oregon, and "painted every
Dexter Martin Miles, house.’’ They spent most of
from the line. Alana Wilson 23, married Corinne Mavis their married life farming,
Siggelkow, 22, on Decem first working for others and
scored 16 points for Hep
ber
30. 1962 at 2 p.m. at the then leasing ground. They
pner and Blake Greenup
Lutheran
church in Scobey, have farmed in the 1 leppner
added 14.
MT.
They
were attended area since 1971. and bought
In the boys’ game, the
by sister of the bride Karen their own farm outside of
Mustangs struggled to find
Siggelkow, now Bernier, 1 leppner in 1977; they have
their offense, taking the loss
and
friend o f the groom been in their current home
to the Rockets 66-34.
Max
Barclay.
35 years.
The teams then had a
Corinne
was
born
in
Dexter and Corinne
week to prepare for a home
Portland.
OR
and
raised
in
have
five children and 19
game against the Weston-
Scobey; Dexter was bom in grandchildren. They expect
McEwen TigerScots on
Friday, Dec. 21. Results Monee, 1L but spent much their first great-grandchild
were not available at press of his life in the Lexing in February o f 2013 and
ton area. The couple met their 20th grandchild in
time.
while she was teaching in March.
Glasgow, MT and he was
2012 Riley Freeman Award honors
Morrow County ranchers
Pam and Mark Wun
derlich o f Heppner were
honored as recipients of the
2012 Riley Freeman Award
at the Oregon Cattlemen’s
Association Annual Con
vention recently.
This award, a joint hon
or on behalf of the OCA and
the Oregon Department of
Fish and Wildlife, honors
an OCA member who best
exemplifies the concepts
of good ranch stewardship
and collaboration with state
and federal agencies on
fish and wildlife habitat.
The award is named after
Riley Freeman, a past chair
o f the OCA Wildlife Com
mittee. Riley vigorously
advocated for partnership
between wildlife manag
ers, landowners and wild
life consumers, and was
instrumental in creation of
ODFW’s Access and Habi
tat Program.
The Wunderlichs op
erate Wilkinson Ranches
LLC, located in Morrow
County. The ranch was first
opened to public hunting
in 1967 by Pam’s parents,
Dick and Virginia Wilkin
son, and has been open to
the public for hunting ac
cess since that time.
Pam and Mark continue
to work closely with ODPW
to provide this public ac
cess, and Wilkinson Ranch
provides the core o f the
Heppner Regulated Hunt
Area in Morrow County
through an Access and Hab
itat grant. They have also
worked with their local Soil
and Water Conservation
District in conjunction with
ODFW and the Natural
Resources Conservation
Service (NCRS) to imple
ment projects to improve
upland bird and mule deer
habitat.
“ W ilkinson R anch’s
generosity provides Or-
egon big game and bird
hunters year-around access
to almost 31,000 acres of
private property supporting
6,000 user days o f hunt
ing annually,” said Bruce
Eddy, N ortheast Region
Manager for ODFW. "The
Wunderlichs also have a
strong commitment to the
stewardship of the land and
continue to work to improve
wildlife habitat.”
Kay Tiesl, Executive
D irector o f the Oregon
Beavers prevail at
dodgeball tourney
Cattlemen’s Association,
stated. “The OC A is pleased
to honor Pam' and Mark
and their efforts to not only
conserve and sustain their
family’s ranchland but also
work to provide greater
access for Oregon hunt
ers. Their example demon
strates the positive relation
ship that can occur between
the ranching industry, state
agencies and a mutual re
spect and concern for our
natural resources.”
Competition was fierce during the Operation Graduation
dodgeball tournament Dec. 19 in Heppner. Above: the FFA
team battles against the Balls to the Wall team for the spot as
tournament champions; both ultimately lost, with the Bea
vers team taking home the title. -Photo by Megan Flitter
After quickly eliminat
ing the Ducks, the Beavers
moved easily through the
16-team bracket into the
championship round of the
Project Graduation double
elimination dodgeball tour
nament held Dec. 19 in
Heppner.
Seth Moses Roofing
sponsored a second team—
The Little Rascals—to help
fill out the 16-team bracket.
The Average Joes defeated
Killer Manufacturing, while
the Beavers defeated the
Stable of Youth in the final
four full-court matches.
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Pam and Mark Wunderlich of Wilkinson Ranches were recipi
ents of the 2012 Riley Freeman Award. -Contributedphoto
If you or someone you know has a gambling problem,
help is available and that help Is FREE of charge.
If Y O U h ave a fam ily m em b er w ho suffers from
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To claim the title, the
undefeated Beavers only
needed to beat the Average
Joes once since the Joes
had lost earlier to Killer
Manufacturing in the sec
ond round. The Beavers
weren't able to pull it off
early, though, and had to
face the Average Joes a
second time to finally get
the win. Stable o f Youth
placed third.
The tournam ent was
a fundraiser for the Class
of 2013 Drug and Alcohol
Free Graduation Party be
ing planned for June 1.
Holly Rebekah to
host New Year’s Eve
card party
Holly Rebekah Lodge will once again host a card
party on New Year's Eve. Play will start at 7 p.m. on
Dec. 31 at the lodge hall in Lexington. The cost is $5
per person.
All playing are asked to bring a finger food to share.
This event is open to the public. Coffee and hot cider
will be provided.
The Gazette-Times will be closed Tuesday, Jan. I.
All deadlines for the Jan. 2 issue are:
D e c . 2 8 a t 5 p .m .