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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... PA GE
SIX
State Fair results PA GE
SIX
Sheriff 's Report PAGE
EIGHT
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