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Friday night lights return Bessie Wetzell Newspaper Libran University of Oregon Eugene. OR 97403 Mustangs trample Gervais 42-6 in season opener HEPPNER Jordan Bailey (#23) goes up for a pass during the Mustangs' first home game in Heppner. The Mustangs trampled Gervais 42-6 in their pre-season game. -Photo by Sandy Matthews VOL. 132 N O . 37 8 Pages Wednesday, September 11, 2013 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon H eppner native nam ed to national board H e p p n e r n a tiv e K im b e rly G e o rg e w as nam ed to th e b o a rd o f K ids' Chance o f America (KCOA), the organization announced last week. George, the daughter of Kit and Shirley George of Heppner, is senior vice president and senior health care advisor at Sedgwick in Chicago, IL. As senior healthcare advisor, George assists Sedgw ick and its clien ts to “ n avigate the complexities o f the nexus between health care reform, p r o v id e r s a n d p a y e rs , healthcare delivery models, technology, quality, and claims m anagem ent. She e x p lo re s and w o rk s to improve key stakeholder understanding o f how health T he H e p p n e r H igh School M ustangs opened the 2013 season at home with a 42-6 over the Gervais Cougars at Les Payne field. The Mustangs dominated the game in every way and jumped out to a quick lead against the 3A team. On the first series for the Mustangs a good mix o f runs and passes led to a touchdown. A nice pass from quarterback Kaden Clark to CJ Kindle made the score 6-0. Jesse Corbin kicked the PAT to make it 7-0 at the end o f the first quarter. The next time the Mustangs had the ball the offensive line dom inated the line o f scrimmage. A tim e-eatin g drive ended when Clark found Jordan Bailey in the end zone for care reform affects business Chance organizations and m odels and product and o th e r sim ila r p ro g ra m s service offerings.” George nationw ide that provide is a graduate o f the educational Mt. Hood School o f o p p o rtu n ities and Nursing. scholarships for the She and children o f workers K en M artin o Jr., seriously injured or p re s id e n t and killed on the job. C E O o f In ju re d According Workers Pharmacy K i m b e r l y to K id s ’ C h a n c e in A ndover, MA, George o f A m erica board were named to the President Suzanne 23-m em ber KCOA board Em met, “ We are thrilled at the organization's annual to have Kimberly and Ken m eeting in the spring o f round out our board with 2013. George and Martino their extensive insurance will each serve a two-year and workers’ compensation First responders had a term. knowledge and experience. K CO A is a national A s o u r o r g a n i z a t i o n busy day in south Morrow o r g a n i z a t i o n w h o s e continues to grow, their County Monday. M o rro w C o u n t y mission is to create, assist leadership will be vital to Sheriff’s Office, Heppner and s u p p o rt a ll K id s ’ our success.” fire and He p p n e r ambulance all responded to a motorcycle wreck about 1:40 p.m. on Monday on Willow Creek Road, about three miles past Cutsforth Park toward Ukiah. The name o f the man it may have been another obtained a handgun and riding the motorcycle was p e rs o n w h o f ir e d th e w a s a p p a r e n tly g o in g not released, but he was weapon. outside to investigate. He reported to be conscious After law enforcement rep o rted ly attem pted to and breathing, and able to a r r i v e d o n s c e n e , cham ber a round in the speak with those on the investigation and interviews handgun and it discharged scene; he was transported w ith in v o lv e d p a r tie s into his leg. Venancio was indicated that there had tra n sp o rte d by M orrow been a verbal altercation County Ambulance to Good in front o f the First Street Shepherd Hospital. address; the disagreement MCSO, Umatilla PD, was apparently between a O regon State Police and member o f that household Boardman PD all responded A fter further review, and another man in a vehicle to the scene. ODFW has rescinded the on the street in front o f that The M orrow County d e c isio n to q u a lify the residence. Sheriff’s Office is actively Aug. 23, 2013 confirmed V e n a n c io C a r r illo , investigating this case. depredation by the Umatilla 67, o f that same address, River pack as a Qualifying Incident under new w olf management rules. Under the new rules, ODFW needs to develop and p o st a C o n flic t A n I r r ig o n m a n ’s gunshot injury was most likely accidental, according to the M o rro w C ou n ty Sheriff’s Office. A t 9 :3 4 p .m . on Monday night. Sept. 9, the M orrow C ounty S h e riff Office received a report o f a man that had been shot at 290 S First St. in Irrigon. Initial reports were that a man had accidentally shot him self; how ever, there were also indications that -See MUSTANGS VS GER VAIS/PAGE FOUR by ambulance to Pioneer Memorial Hospital. A second crash was reported on Highway 207 in the Lexington area later that afternoon. The driver o f the tan Subaru, 65-year-old Leslee M e a d o r o f P e n d le to n , was apparently travelling northbound on 207 when she drove onto the east shoulder, overcorrected, and then crossed to the west shoulder, where she rolled the vehicle at least once before coming to rest in a dirt field, according the Oregon State Police Pendleton office. She was reportedly trapped in the vehicle. M C S O , H e rm is to n a m b u la n c e , L e x in g to n quick response team. Station 7 fire, Heppner fire, OSP, and O regon D epartm ent o f T r a n s p o r ta tio n a ll resp o n d ed . The w om an was transported by air to another hospital. M CSO reported that OSP took the lead in this case; OSP has no further information on the crash or the w om an’s current condition. ODFW announces change to Umatilla wolf pack incident Heppner to begin cracking down on ignored animal codes After many complaints from citizens, the City of Heppner says it has decided to concentrate on animal control and code violations. It is unlawful to allow a dog to run at large anywhere out-of-doors in the city. This regulation applies to all public places. Dogs are required to be on a leash score. The PAT failed, to give the Mustangs a 42-0 lead. The Cougars scored a touchdown late in the forth quarter to make the final score 42-6. The Mustangs had 344 total yards o f offense for the game and held the Cougars to just 62. Clark was 25-34 in passing for 276 yards, with six touchdowns and two interceptions. Bailey led all receivers will 83 yards, followed by Jaden Orr with 52, Putman 46 and Brian Rill with 40. Many others players had catches for the team. The Mustangs had 22 first downs in the g a m e to o n ly tw o fo r Gervais. Leading the way in ru sh in g was Putm an P olice report tw o crashes in south M orrow Man injured by unintentional gunshot during dispute Prepared by Undersheriff Steven L. Myren , MCSO a 15 yard touchdown. The PAT failed and that made the score 13-0. The next score came on a pass from Clark to Corbin. Clark passed to Bailey for the tw o-point co n v ersio n to m ake the score 21-0 at the half. The Mustangs opened the second h a lf scoring w ith a C lark to W eston Putman catch and run for a touchdown. The Corbin kick made the score 28-0 in favor o f the home team. The next touchdow n for the Mustangs was a middle screen pass from Clark to Putm an. T he tw o -p o in t PAT made the score 36-0. Then, in the fourth quarter, a good running game led the Mustangs to their final touchdown. Clark passed to Patrick Collins for the when in public. It is also unlawful to leave animal waste on any p ro p erty o th er than the animal ow ner’s property. It is a class D civil infraction to violate this law, with a $50 fine. C ity M a n a g e r Kim C u ts fo rth re m in d s pet ow ners that the city has placed several dog waste s ta tio n s w ith bags and receptacles around town. “ It is a c o m m o n courtesy for animal owners to clean up after their dogs,” she says. Anyone observed not cleaning up after their pet will be cited. Deterrence Plan within 14 days of the first depredation by a pack. In this case, the Um atilla River Pack C onflict Deterrence Plan did not meet the 14-day deadline. The decision does not change the orig in al confirm ation that a w olf or wolves were the cause o f death o f the goat in this It’s time for trophies Did you bring down a bull elk? Bag a buck? Stop a gator in its tracks or wrestle in a marlin? The G azette-T im es .w ants to know about it. Send in or drop by a picture o f yourself and your prize along with your name, age, size o f the anim al. date o f capture, where you brought it down and any other information you think we should know. If w e’re im pressed, y o u ’ll see it A T HH C G G G R E E N F E E D The Heppner Gazette-Times wants to see pictures o f your trophy animals from this hunting season. Stop by to have your picture taken, drop off photos, or email them to editor@rapidserve.net. instance. This change reduces the number o f qualifying incidents for the Umatilla River Pack from two to one. ODFW only considers lethal control for d ep re d a tin g wolves when there are four qualifying incidents within a six-month time period. * ^ V „ > 4 * 4 / & right here on the front page o f the Gazette. C ontact us by email at editor@ rapidserve.nel or m ail su b m issio n s tc H eppner G azette-Tim es PO Box 337, Heppner. . 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