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HeppnerGazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January8,2014 -FIVE Mustang girls split Hoop tournament, lone basketball takes on Joseph in see narrow losses in league play home games A t th e H e p p n e r Holiday Hoop tournament the Mustang g irls’ team finished with split of their games for the weekend. They lost the first game to the highly-ranked 1A Echo Cougars by a score of 50-44. They then beat the 4A McLoughlin (Mac-Hi) Pioneers 48-46 in overtime. It was a close game all the way with Echo. The score was tied 10- 10 at the end o f the first quarter. Echo held a one- point lead at halftime 22- 21. The Mustangs led at the end of three quarters by the score of 34-32, but were outscored 18-10 in the fourth quarter to make the final score 50-44. M addie Lindsay led the team with 15 points and seven rebounds. Jessica K em pkin scored eight and also hauled in eight rebounds. Kelly Wilson had eight points and two assists for the game. Blake Greenup and Kayla Kindle both had four points and eight rebounds. Paige Grieb scored three points and had two assists, and Micha Hintz scored two. Next up for the team was the Mac-Hi Pioneers. The Heppner girls found th e m s e lv e s b eh in d at halftime 25-15. They then outscored the Pioneers 10-2 in the third quarter and 15- 13 in the fourth to force overtime. The Mustangs then outscored the Pioneers 8-6 in the extra period to secure the win 48-46. K in d le s c o re d 13 points and Lindsay had 12. Greenup had eight and Hintz scored five. Wilson and Grieb both finished the game with four points each. Kempkin had two points and led the team w ith seven rebounds. Lindsay was next with six rebounds. Hintz had four rebounds and seven assists. Greenup followed in assists with four, w hile W ilson had three and Grieb two. The start of the new year brought league play back to the Heppner team. They hosted the Weston- McEwen TigerScots last Friday night. The Mustangs started slowly in this one but finished strong to lose lone basketball teams matched up against Joseph this past Saturday. T he v a r s ity te a m walked away with the win 87-36 in the non-league home game. The girls’ varsity team also handed Joseph a loss, 42-31. The b o y s’ JV team didn't fare quite so well, losing to the Joseph JV team 24-29. Scores for the girls’ JV game were unavailable. Stats for the JV boys’ game are as follows: Joseph JV 29, lone JV 24 Score by Quarters Joseph JV: 4, 15, 19, 29 lone JV: 8, 17,22, 24 Player: Reb, Ast, Pts Top: Mustang Blake Greenup struggles for the ball in the game versus the Union Bobcats last Saturday. The Mustangs gained their footing late in the game and eventually fell to the Bobcats 36-57. - Photo bv Sandra Putman the game by the close score o f 52-50. H eppner was outscored in the first half 24-14. They then exploded for 36 points in the second half to nearly win the game. It was another double double for Lindsay as she scored 15 points and had 10 rebounds. Wilson nearly had a triple-double with 10 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists. Kindle had 12 points and four rebounds for the night and Hintz scored four, had six rebounds, three assists and three steals. Kempkin also had four points for the game, Grieb three and Greenup had two points and three assists. T he g ir ls th e n travelled to Union to take Maddie Lindsay tangles with a TigerScot as they keep their eyes on the ball during Friday’s game. - Photo by Sandra Putman on the Bobcats. Heppner once again started the game slowly and got down big early on. They trailed 17-7 after one quarter and 38-14 at halftime. They did outscore Union in the second half, but ended up losing the game by a score of 57-36. Greenup led the team in scoring with 12 and Hintz followed with six. Wilson, Kempkin and Kindle all had four points for the game. Grieb and Lindsay each scored three. The team takes to the road again this week as they travel to Irrigon to take on the Knights. They then go to John Day to play the Grant Union Prospectors on Friday. They have an overall record for the year of 5-6 and are 1-3 in BMC. Local women go on well-digging mission The “Hopeful Saints M ission Trippers” have returned from their well drilling trip to Guatemala in December, and will be sharing pictures, stories, and handcrafts next Sunday. Jan. 12, at All S aints Episcopal Church during a potluck beginning about 11:30 a.m. (after the 10 a.m. worship service concludes). Community members are invited to attend the potluck and are always welcome to attend worship. Those w ho atten d the potluck are encouraged but not required to bring a dish to share, and perhaps even experim ent with a Guatemalan recipe. This is the second well funded by the Shared Ministry of Hope Lutheran C hurch and All Saints Episcopal Church through Living Water International, but the first that included a mission trip for four Shared Ministry members, local women Robanai Disque, Cyde Estes, George Naims and Diana Sharp. Team members traveled to a small village in the G uatem alan h ig h lan d s (elevation 8200 feet), near “Hopeful Saints” team members (L-R from left) Cyde Estes, Kohanai Disque, Diana Sharp and George Nairas (front) with the rest of the Living Water team that helped drill the well funded by the Shared Ministry in Guatemala. Contributed photo the large city o f Xela. In addition to manual labor related to the well itself, team members provided h y g ie n e e d u c a tio n through an interpreter and d istributed 500 crosses O f f ic e s p a c e FOR RENT IN HEPPNER. $ 4 5 0 MONTH INCLUDES ELECTRICAL AND HEAT. A v a il a b l e J a n . 1. C a l l D a v id S y k es a t H eppn er G a z e t t e . 5 4 1 -6 7 6 -9 2 2 8 made by Bob Despain and Dan Sharp. Residents of the village are of Mayan descent, and M ayan custom s, dress, crafts and dialect are still prevalent. Villagers have been waiting four years for this well to be drilled, and have had to rely on a muddy stream down a steep embankment while they waited. It could take another six months before the pump and w ater d istrib u tio n system are completed, but team members said there was great excitement in the village when drilling was completed and water gushed out from the newly- dug well. A s a th ir d w a te r project, the Shared Ministry has recently funded the rehabilitation of an existing w ell in L ib eria, to be completed in 2014, and is raising funds for a fourth well in a location yet to be determined. Community members are welcome to join in this effort to provide clean water in Jesus’ name to thirsty people around the world. Q uestions about the potluck or the well-drilling mission and other activities of the Shared Ministry may be directed to the church office at 541-676-9970. Danny Doherty: 0, 0, 0 Henry Padberg: 0, 0, 0 Donald McElligott: 5, 2, 0 Austin Carter: 0, 0, 4 Joe Doherty: 1, 0, 2 Zane King: 2, 1, 2 Jason Juarez: 4, 2, 3 Hector Aguilar: 2, 0, 2 Tre’ Neil: 6, 0, 8 Joel Stillman: 3, 2, 3 Daniel Holtz: 0, 1, 0 “ We couldn’t get the ball in the net in the second half,” said lone Assistant Coach Brian Spivey of the JV performance. “We led to the start o f the fourth quarter and then Joseph hit some threes and they got the lead and held it to the end. We were pretty rusty coming off Christmas break.” A View from the Hill By Doris Brosnan ‘T w as th e m o n th following Christmas and all through the nest, the staff agreed with residents, “It’s time for a rest!” As an ticip a ted and looked forward to as it w as, D ecem ber was an especially busy time for the little community on the Hill. Their schedules in c lu d e d e x c e p tio n a l opportunities for interaction with family and friends and for holiday-related events and entertainment. These were added to their daily regim ens o f exercising, discussions of the nationally recognized days (Pearl Harbor, the National Guard. Radio City Music Hall, Quilting, the Beach Boys, Bird Counting), and tasty celebrations of foods such as cookies, gingerbread, lemon cupcakes, nut breads, eggnog, shrimp, fruitcake and chocolate. On Dec. 1, residents, s ta ff and v is ito rs decorated the Terrace, sang favorite Christm as carols, and enjoyed a feast o f homemade soups and breads and cookies. And that pace continued through Dec. 31, when a small contingent managed to see in 2014. The front door always welcomes visitors, and in December it was almost a re v o lv in g d o o r, as residents greeted young pianists tw ice, caroling groups multiple times, and numerous other visitors bearing assorted gifts. Santa was one of those visitors. So, after a quiet reflective Christmas Eve, residents endured a night of who-knows-what images dancing in th eir heads and awoke to wonderful surprises. In each stocking carefully hung were fruits and candies. After everyone could gather around the tree, gifts were handed out, and not just a single gift to each person that Santa's elves at the Terrace helped him figure out. A second gift to each resident also aw aited everyone, apparently because Santa tho u g h t they w ere all especially nice. When asked for information on Santa's visit, staff members seem to have no knowledge of when or how he slipped in and out of the Terrace unseen. Som e frie n d s and family members showed up for more visiting and sharing of the Christmas- day feast, adding another emotionally warm touch to the holiday. A ttention turned to the quickly approaching Year’s End celebration that included the traditional New Year’s Eve prime rib meal, enjoyed by 26 diners. At least two residents were determined to see in the actual new year in Heppner, not satisfied to watch the nine o’clock celebration on TV, one of them actually convincing a couple of family members to come and see it in, too. The revelers might have been well-rested, however, by the time they joined their neighbors for the delicious New-Year’s-Day crabcake lunch, another tradition that has been enabled by an anonymous donor who provides the crabmeat each year. R esidents can look back on December with a contented sigh and some new memories, but they are looking forw ard to opportunities 2014 might bring. One such opportunity, beginning this month, is to celebrate birthdays. Rose Bergstom will be honored on the 12th with a birthday lunch, followed the next day by Buelah Brownfield, who will also be able to select a favorite birthday menu to share with her neighbors and family. Alvina Padberg w ill be th e b irth d a y celebrant on the 15th, so residents can look forward to another special day and special menu. Everyone views these celebrations as some of the most important on the Hill. And joining the celebrations for a while is Marjorie Gorham, who is welcoming a short stay close to her daughter Karen Wolff. Yes, a view o f 2013 b rin g s m any p o s itiv e moments at the Terrace into view. And everyone on the Hill hopes for a positive 2014. THE GAZETTE- MAGNETIC DOOR SIGNS! *Lots of Size* * Lots of Colors* * Free Quotes* .. .ages zero to 100, there’s something for everyone. The H e p p n e r G a z e tte Times (541) *7«- 9228 | or stop b y the office at 188 W W illow , H e p p n e r to d a y ! « VC A P I V I tn n L ( DA TEC Morrow County - C Senior Rate - $23 On couni Out of county $3! Student subscriptions G et your subscription started today!
