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I I Bessie Wetzell Newspaper Library University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403 Mustangs take conference title in Halloween victory HEPPNER Enter playoffs ranked third in 2A ette imes VOL. 133 NO. 37. 8 Pages Wednesday, Novembers, 2014 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon Victorian Rose owner to bow out of retail business Victorian Rose owner Marti Luther will retire and close up shop at the end of this year. The space that now displays an array of sale items w ill be converted for use by Sw eet Produc tions. -Photo by Andrea Di Salvo By Andrea Di Salvo Fans and faithful cli ents of the Victorian Rose.in Heppner have only a couple more months to shop at the local store. Owner Marti Luther, 74, plans to retire at the end of this year. Luther will close up shop for good on Dec. 31 o f this year, though she says she may end up being in the store a little longer to wrap up loose ends. She has operated the Victorian Rose in its current location since 2006. She has shared the space with daughter Jodi Segraves, owner of Sweet Productions, for the last seven and a half years. Though she’s spent the last decade in Heppner, Luther is a native of Albany, OR. She graduated from Albany Union High School in 1958. She would return to school and study psychol ogy and nursing at Linn- Benton Community Col lege in Albany later in life. First, though, she got mar ried and started a family. She and her husband and children moved to Califor nia when she was 24, and The H eppner M us tang football team beat the W eston-M cEwen Tiger- Scots by a score of 20-12 to win the Columbia Basin Conference Championship. With the win the Mustangs finished the season with a 9-0 overall record and 5-0 in conference play. They ended the season as the third-ranked team in the final OSAA 2A State Foot ball rankings. Heppner got the ball first in the game but could not move it against a fired- up TigerScot defense. After a Mustang punt, Weston- McEwen scored on their first drive to make the score 6-0. Neither team could she spent the next 15 years there before moving back to Albany with her children. Ironically, she did not have a background in re tail. Luther says she started waitressing at the age o f 17 and made a career of that for the next 42 years while living in the Albany and Corvallis areas; she spent 21 years at her last position before retiring. She became familiar with Heppner through two friends with whom she had gone to high school, Joy- ceKay Holloman and Bon- naRae Miller. She says she came to visit them several times, and always loved the experience. “I loved the little town. To me it was like a Norman Mustang Quarterback Kaden Clark (#10) readies to throw a pass during Friday's game. Clark was 4-10 passing for 72 yards and two touchdowns in a game that saw most yardage gain on the ground. -Photo by Sandy Matthews move the ball on their next -See MUSTANGS TAKE CBC two possessions. Heppner T1TLE/PAGE FOUR Election results to be available on county website Due to printing schedules, the Heppner G-T was un able to publish election results in this edition. However, election results have been posted on the Morrow County Clerk's website and can be viewed at http://morrowcoun- tyoregon.com/county-clerk/. Heppner to hold hearing on new ordinance The City of Heppner has announced it will hold a public hearing on Monday, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m. at the -See VICTORIAN ROSE TO regularly scheduled city CLOSE/PAGE SIX council meeting at Heppner City Hall. The purpose o f the hearing will be to accept testim ony regarding an ordinance rescinding Ordi nance 573-1, and amend- October second warmest on record in Heppner Warm trend expected to continue through November This October was the second warmest on record for Heppner according to the National Weather Ser vice in Pendleton. The av erage temperature was 57.2 degrees, w h ic h w a s 5.9 degrees above normal. The warmest October on record for the area averaged 58.9 degrees in 1988. High temperatures for the month averaged 69.2 degrees, which was five degrees above normal. The highest was 85 degrees on the 7th. Low temperatures averaged 45.3 degrees, w hich was 6.9 degrees above normal. The lowest was 38 degrees, on the 28th. Precipitation totaled 0.76 inches during Octo ber, which was 0.38 inches G-T Trophy Corner ing the abandoned vehicle ordinance. Title 6, Chapter 4 of the Heppner City Code, to allow permanent vehicle storage with a permit. Cop ies o f the proposed ordi nance changes are available for viewing at Heppner City Hall between 9 a m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. HHS plans program to honor veterans below normal. Measurable precipitation of at least .01 inch was received on eight days with the heaviest, 0.27 Heppner High School invites the public to a program inches, reported on the 21 “. honoring veterans for their service to our country. The Precipitation this year program will be held Monday, Nov. 10, at 10:30 a.m. in -See WARM FALL the Heppner High School gymnasium. WEATHER/PAGE TWO A complimentary lunch for all veterans and their spouses will follow. Veterans are asked to RSVP for lunch to Heppner High School, 541-676-9138. Willow Creek Symphony to perform in Heppner Amanda Rea, 15, of lone shot a forked horn with her first shot on the opening morning of rifle season. It was Amanda's first buck. -Contributedphoto Shari Ober of Lexington shot this buck on the Columbia Basin Unit this season. This is her sixth buck to date. -Contributed photo Jason Rea, 12, of lone shot a four-point on opening morning of rifle season...nine shots later. It was Jason's first buck. - Contributed photo Reno Ferguson's first tag was filled with this four-point buck he got in the Lexington area. Reno is the son of Charlie and Jodi Ferguson of Lexington. The Fergusons continue their legacy of hunting with Sage hunting her first year on the ODFW's mentored youth hunting program. -Contributedphoto A LL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. Think with all these trophies, we don't have room fo r yours? Think again! We still want to hear from you. Stop by to have your picture taken, drop o ff photos, or email them to editorfrrapidserve net. The W illow C reek Symphony will present its first concert of the 2014-15 season on Sunday, Nov. 16, at 4 p.m. at Heppner Elementary School. The concert is free and open to the public; everyone is wel come to attend. Donations are gladly accepted. The W illow C reek Symphony is a member o f the Inland Northwest Musicians and consists of student and adult m usi cians. They will be un der the directorship of R. Lee Friese, conductor, and Ralph Werner, associate conductor. The orchestra will be sharing: Air and March by Henry Purcell; Finale from 1812 Overture by Tchaikovsky; Brian’s Song by Michel LeGrand; The Blue Bells of Scotland by Leroy Anderson; A Folk Fantasia by Walter Watson; The Great Gate o f Kiev by M. Mussorgsky; and Cho- rale and Invitation by Ralph Matesky. Anyone interested in becoming a donor or con cert sponsor should contact the INWM at 541-289-4696 ore-mail inwm@machme- dia.net. You can also find them on Facebook and Twitter and at http://www. inlandnorthwestmusicians. com. For more information regarding the WCS concert, contact INWM. 541-289- 4696, or Kathy Vernam, 541-569-2469. ' On the Inside... Obituaries PAGE TWO lone News. PAGE FIVE Halloween Photos... 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