Heppner players named to
football All-State teams
The 2013 All-State
Football teams for 2A was
recently announced. Five
Heppner players were
named to six All-State
positions as follows:
2nd I’eam O ffense:
Brian Rill, running back.
Honorable Mention
Offense: Kaden Clark,
quarterback, and Jordan
Bailey, wide receiver.
I51 Team D efense:
JC Putman, defensive
lineman, and Jordan Bailey,
defensive back.
2nd Team Defense: CJ
Kindle, linebacker.
Full awards are as
follows:
Offensive Player of The
Year
Dalton Reimers, Grant
Union
Defensive Player of the
Year
Tucker Wright, Grant Union
Lineman of the Year
Colby Moll, Regis
Coach of the Year
Jason Miller, Grant Union
1st Team Offense
QB, Dalton Reimers, Grant
Union
RB, Justin Dragoo, Knappa
RB, Jeremiah Grieser,
Regis
RB, Josue Avilez, Central
Linn
WR. Kody Nelson, Grant
Union
WR, Nathan Mumford,
Portland Christian
TE, Austin Palek, Knappa
OL, Tucker Wright, Grant
Union
OL, D allas Langley,
Monroe
OL, Cole Walker, Gold
Beach
OL, Colby Moll, Regis
OL, Trevor Dolby, Regis
Kicker, Jess Cayatano,
Portland Christian
2nd Team OfTense
QB, Steven Mumford,
Portland Christian
RB, Brian Rill. Heppner
RB, Austin Baker, Monroe
RB. Peyton Mesa. Oakland
WR. Rayce Houser, Grant
Union
WR, Garrett Litterell, Gold
Beach
TE, Austin Nix, Oakland
OL, Caleb Batease, Grant
Union
OL, Jordan Delay, Gaston
OL, Angus Swan, Oakland
OL, Brandon Adams, Gold
Beach
OL, Noah Fessler, Regis
Kicker, Jovani Garcia,
Monroe
HM Offense
QB, Kaden Clark, Heppner
RB. Bryce Linker, Stanfield
RB. Jesse Delucia, Portland
Christian
RB, Ty Sawyer, Kennedy
WR, Jordan B ailey,
Heppner
WR, David Guild. Portland
Christian
WR, Zach Hollenbeck.
Monroe
TE, Derek Carl, Gold Beach
TE, Blake Traeger, Kennedy
1st Team Defense
DL, Kyle Erickson, Grant
Union
DL, JC Putman, Heppner
DL, Angus Swan, Oakland
DL, Shane B ran ch ,
Regis
LB, Tucker Wright, Grant
Union
LB. Chris Debusman,
Portland Christian
LB, Austin Nix, Oakland
LB, Colby Moll, Regis
DB, Rayce Houser, Grant
Union
DB, Jordan Bailey, Heppner
DB, Nathan Mumford,
Portland Christian
DB, Zach Gescher, Regis
Punter, Justin Dragoo,
Knappa
2nd Team Defense
DL, Jordan Delay, Gaston
DL, E m ile W olpert,
Portland Christian
DL, D allas Langley,
Monroe
DL, Brandon Adams, Gold
Beach
LB, Dalton Reimers, Grant
Union
LB, CJ Kindle, Heppner
LB, Paul Pepelaskov,
Portland Christian
LB, Trevor Dolby, Regis
DB, David Guild. Portland
Christian
DB, Justin Dragoo, Knappa
DB, Garrett Litterell. Gold
Beach
DB, Josue Avilez, Central
Linn
Punter, Hayden Snow,
Oakland
HM Defense
DL, Damon Greenshields,
Enterprise
DL, Nate Parks, Nestucca
DL, Sam Moreno, Kennedy
DL, Tanten Rhoads, Central
Linn
LB, Craig Grassath, Neah-
Kah-Nie
LB, Adam Borycki, Monroe
LB, Brandon Hensley, Gold
Beach
LB, Tate Barnes, Central
Linn
DB, Levi McClellan, Grant
Union
DB, Austin Morey, Gaston
DB, Jeb Harper, Oakland
DB, Kendall Seitzinger,
Monroe
Punter, Jackson Cross,
Toledo
Elks holds annual hoop shoot
On Dec. 8, the Heppner Elks Lodge hosted its annual Hoop Shoot Free Throw contest at
Heppner Elementary School. Kids from Heppner, lone and Lexington ages eight to 13 were
invited to compete in this free event. The participants shot 25 free throws with the first-place
winner advancing to the Northeast District competition in Hermiston. Pictured are local Hoop
Shoot winners not shown in last week's issue of the G-T. Back (L-R): Maggie Flynn, Sophie
Grant, Amelia Baker, Kevin Smith, Trent Smith and Dakota Howard. Front (L-R): Sydney
Wilson, Blake Carter, Drew Coe, Derrick Smith, Zander Fisher, Brock Hisler and Brian
Lindsay. -Contributedphoto
HeppnerGazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December25,2013
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HHS announces math students
of month for November
Heppner High School math teacher Troy Morgan has announced the Math Students of the
Month for November. Pictured (L-R) are Skyler Palmer, Geometry; Joe Schmidt, Math 070;
Jesse Corbin, Algebra Connections; Brian Rill, Algebra 2; Kelly Wilson, Algebra 2; and Taylor
Hamby, Algebra. Contributed photo
HOUSING SHORTAGE
TOPIC AT CREZ
-Continuedfrom PAGE ONE seeking. While quality of another job,” he pointed
property tax breaks to
businesses locating at
the Port of Morrow will
eventually cause workers
to live near where they
work, purchase homes and
contribute to the county tax
base in this manner. So far
that has not happened, with
many of the workers at the
new Port businesses living
either in Hermiston or the
Tri-Cities, Washington.
CREZ and the GEODC
hope to change this.
Nachbar also asked
that CREZ, and the scope
of the GEODC study, not
only look at short-term
housing but also include
the question, “Why are
people not choosing to live
in Boardman where they
work?”
“In general, the demand
for housing is driven by
new job growth. In the case
of Morrow County, new
jobs being generated at the
Port of Morrow are driving
an increase in the demand
for housing. Unfortunately,
however, that demand is
not being captured by
the County or the City of
Boardman,” Nachbar said
in a written plan presented
to the CREZ.
“Any plan to develop
new housing in Boardman
or the County should
address the underlying
reason for why residents
are not choosing to locate
there. While a short-term
or mid-term solution might
provide some needed
units, ultimately people
will make their choice of
residence based on the
overall desirability of a
community,” he stated.
“People tend to locate
in areas that provide the
quality of life they are
life is subjective, individuals
seek communities that are
attractive, provide a range
of services and amenities,
have good schools, and
convey a strong sense of
community. The design
of communities including
their streets, parks, schools,
shopping, town centers,
civic buildings convey
an immediate impression
which determines their
desirability.
“Investing in these
c ritic a l elem ents o f
a community has long
term payoffs in terms of
attracting new residents and
developing a strong sense
of place,” Nachbar said in
urging the CREZ to also
take a long-range planning
approach.
CREZ board chairman
Don Russell said he has
talked to some workers at
the Port who do not live in
Boardman and some have
told him they did not buy a
home in Boardman because
they feel it would be easier
to sell a home in Hermiston.
They have also said that
wives of workers at the
Port have a better social and
shopping life living in Tri-
Cities or Hermiston.
“What am I supposed to
do while my husband is at
work?” Russell says is the
comment he has heard about
the spouses of Boardman
workers. He said Hermiston
even sometimes gets low
marks from spouses who
would rather live in the
Tri-Cities.
Russell also said it was
a benefit to businesses to
have their employees living
close to where they work.
“If your people live
here, they are more apt to
not be always looking for
out.
CREZ board member
and B oardm an C ity
Manager Karen Pettigrew
said the sch o o ls in
Boardman hired 10 new
teachers this year but there
was not place for them to
live in Boardman, so they
had to live elsewhere.
“The teachers said there
was nothing available,”
Pettigrew said. Pettigrew
a lso sh o w ed som e
frustration with the pace
of fixing the housing issue.
“We need some marketing.
1 am sick of thinking about
it, and talking about it. I
want to get the programs
going and get some
advertising out about them
(the incentive programs).
We are missing the boat
for people who are coming
to work here,” she said in
stressing the need to get
moving on the project.
The C REZ a lso
discussed South Morrow
County and its shortage of
rental housing.
“Rental issues are
different in South Morrow
County,” said CREZ board
member and Heppner
resident Greg Sweek.
“Our problem is there are
really old houses not all
in good shape. A duplex
will not pencil out,” he
said, pointing out that rents
charged in South County
are not high enough to pay
for construction of a new
duplex unit.
CREZ board member
Marc Rogelstad said a low-
end rental unit in Boardman
will go for between $800
and $1,000, with duplex
renting for $800, which is
lower than average rents in
Heppner.