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I Mustangs kick Braves out of playoffs Bessie Wetzell Newspaper Library University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403 5(K The Mustang defensive line: #23 Jordan Bailey, #13 Jaden Orr, #20 Weston Putman, #51 Treston Maben and #78 John Propheter. Mustang defense was one half of a winning combination in lleppner last Saturday, keeping the Reedsport Braves to eight points during the first-round playoff game. The Mustangs put down the Braves 48-8, securing themselves a slot in the quarterfinals. Heppner will face off against the Monroe Dragons this Saturday at 1 p.m. in Heppner. -Contributedphoto The Heppner Mustang fo o tb all team beat the R e e d s p o rt B ra v e s on Saturday by a score of 48-8. The win puts the Mustangs into the quarterfinal round of the OSAA state playoffs. H eppner kicked o ff VOL. 132 N O . 44 8 Pages Wednesday, November 13, 2013 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon -See fu ll story, Old Gazette issues to go online Ever wish you could have historical issues of your local paper at your fingertips? Now, if you have access to the internet, you soon can. The Heppner Gazette-Times has been c h o se n as one o f 10 newspapers across Oregon to be the next to have its historical content digitized and made available online. The selection o f the G-T is part of the Oregon Digital Newspaper Program (O D N P ) in itia tiv e to digitize historic Oregon new spaper content and make it freely available to the public through a keyword-searchable online soon to be made available online through the Oregon Digital Newspaper Program. -Photo by Andrea Di Salvo proved more supportive. Morrow County had only a 39 percent turnout for the one-issue election, but approved the bond by 51.11 percent county-wide, with four out of five precincts— Heppner, Lexington, lone and Boardman—approving the measure by margins ranging from 53 percent to 59 percent. Irrigon was the only hold-out, voting down the proposed bond by 64.4 percent. Irrigon also had the h ighest tu rn o u t o f the election in M orrow County, with 560 submitted ballots compared to 522 in Heppner, 446 in Boardman, 202 in lone and 163 in Lexington. In the end, though, the 965 voters who approved the bond in Morrow County c o u ld n ’t outw eigh the disapproval in the more- populated Umatilla County. The bond—had it been approved by voters—would have brought renovations to the Pendleton campus and created three workforce developm ent program s: Applied Animal Science in Pendleton, Precision Irrigated A griculture in Hermiston, and Industrial P ro c e s s and STEM (S c ie n c e , T echnology, E ngineering and M ath) programs in Boardman. A fter analyzing the e le c tio n ’s re s u lts , the BMCC Board of Directors says it will determine the next steps to seek voter a p p ro v a l fo r c a p ita l improvement funds in the near future. It’s all about Christmas Getting ready for Heppner s Christmas festivities Heppner is preparing for Christmas in all kinds of ways. Monday, Nov. 25, will be the day to start collecting Rewards Cards for local purchases. When you shop at local merchants from Monday, Nov. 25, to T hursday, Dec. 19, you will receive rewards cards in the amount o f purchase (payment on the account is not eligible). Local shoppers will w an t to c o lle c t them and bring them to this Heppner tramples first-round opponent 4 8 -8 ,” PAGE THREE database. “ We are pleased to The City of Heppner learn that older copies of Public Works Department the Heppner Gazette-Times r e m i n d s all H e p p n e r will now be digitized and residents that it is their have a permanent home for responsibility to insulate all to see on the internet,” water m eters to protect said Gazette-Times owner them from freezing and and p u b lis h e r D av id breaking. Insulation Sykes. “Our way of life is material can be purchased important to the history of at the local hardware store. our country, and a picture If residents fail to insulate of that life should not be lost because the newspapers which documented it could not be preserved.” After reviewing over 40 title n o m in a tio n s Heppner Gazette-Times owner and publisher David Sykes from public libraries and peruses a 1911 issue of the paper, one of the historical issues -See GAZETTE GOES DIGI- TAL/PAGE FIVE year’s Celebrate Heppner C h ristm as co m m u n ity event, which will be held at the M orrow County Fairgrounds on Thursday evening, Dec. 19, starting 6 p.m. Those who have been collecting cards will have the chance to enter their rewards cards for an opportunity to win some great prizes that have been donated by local merchants. Thursday, Dec. 5, will start Christmas festivities in Heppner. As in the past, the H eppner C hristm as A ctiv ity C om m ittee is planning already, trying to make this year even better than last year. The day will be filled with a time for the local merchants to show their cu sto m er a p p re c ia tio n with activities going on all day long. There will be community nativities set up for viewing in the Quilter’s Round-Up window. Stop by the tree by the post office at 5:30 p.m. to watch local children decorating the tree with their homemade The Heppner Gazette-Times wants to see pic tures o f your trophy animals from this hunting season. Stop by to have your picture taken, drop offphotos, mail them to PO Box 337 in Heppner, email them to editor@rapidserve. net or text cell phone photos to 541-980-6674. ornaments, and enjoy the carolers walking around downtown. Santa will also visit, so bring cameras and take some pictures. This might also be the time to take advantage of extended hours offered by local merchants and complete some Christmas shopping. The Celebrate Heppner C h ristm as C om m unity Event w ill be held on Thursday, Dec. 19, at 6 p.m. at the Morrow County -See CHRISTMAS IN HEP- PNERJPAGE FIVE Several M o d e ls to C hoose F ro m grab by CJ Kindle. Brian Rill ran the ball four times in the drive and scored on a 12-yard run up the middle. The two-point conversion was scored on a run by Bailey to make the score 8-0. City reminds residents to insulate water meters BMCC bond passes in Morrow County but fails overall The $28.1 m illio n p r o p o s e d b o n d th a t would have created three w orkforce developm ent programs at Blue Mountain Community College failed in the end through lack o f support in U m atilla County, garnering only 43.38 percent in the BMCC district that covers both U m a tilla and M orrow counties. T h o u g h th e b o n d failed in Umatilla County, where BMCC is located, voters in Morrow County to start the game and the defense forced a Reedsport punt after three plays. The first drive of the game for the M ustangs featured a Kaden Clark pass to Jordan Bailey, a diving catch by Jesse Corbin and a leaping a meter and it breaks, the customer is responsible for replacement of the meter, which is expensive. “ This can be easily avoided,” says a City of Heppner representative. “Don’t put it off.” For more information, call City Hall at 541-676- 9618. Heppner city council meeting rescheduled for holiday The City of Heppner will be having its November council meeting Nov. 18 at 7 p.m. rather than Nov. 11 due to the Veterans Day holiday. Parade of Lights cancelled this year With all the planning for Christmas festivities in Heppner, one item will be missing from this year’s schedule. For the past few years, says H eppner C ham ber o f Commerce Executive D irector Sheryll Bates, business and community participation in the Parade of Lights has been decreasing. “Although it has been a tradition and is enjoyed by the community, it was decided to postpone it for this year,” says Bates. “We will reconsider it again next year, but the opportunity to continue will depend on participation.” Heppner to hold first Crèche Festival The Heppner Christmas event, which includes the M erchant’s Open House and Appreciation Day on Dec. 5, will be a night of traditions both old and new. In a ddi t i on to the lighting of the Christmas tree decorated with ornaments made by preschool and elementary school children, caroling of the high school choir, pictures with Santa, and downtown businesses open for shopping until 7 p.m., people can enjoy the first annual Heppner Crèche Festival. “ C rè c h e ” is an old Fr e nch wor d mea ni ng “manger,” and is another word for “nativity.” M e m b e r s o f l ocal churches will donate their Nativities for approximately a week to be displayed in the storefront windows of the former Quilter’s Round up business on Main Street in Heppner. The crèches will be displayed starting on Wednesday, Dec. 4, and running through Tuesday, Dec. 10. A ny c o m m u n i t y membe r is w elcom e to participate; simply send an email to heppnercreche@ gmail.com or call Andrea Grigg at 541-299-9000. 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