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Heppner cuts down Loggers to win spot in finals - Haippy HEPPNER Bessie W e tze ll N ew spaper Library U niversity o f O regon Eugene, OR 9 7 4 0 3 VOL. 133 NO. 40 8 Pages Wednesday. November 26, 2014 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon Caitlynn Bailey talks to the Heppner Chamber about Washington, D.C. trip Local student speaks to Chamber about FFA Washington trip By David Sykes Heppner student Cait lynn Bailey gave a presen tation last week about her Future Farmers of America trip to Washington, D.C. last summer. Eight students along with teacher Beth Dicken son attended a leadership conference July 21 through 29. Bailey said there was a total of 300 students at the conference. In addition to FFA ac tivities Bailey said they also had the chance to do some sight-seeing, including the Arlington National Cem etery, Georgetown Univer sity, the zoo, Smithsonian Natural History Museum, a tour of the Capitol, and meetings with Oregon Sen ator Jeff Merkley and Rep resentative Greg Walden. Bailey said she enjoyed the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial. “I was four years old when 9/11 happened,” she Heppner FFA member Caitlynn Bailey appeared before the HeppnerChamberofCommerceand gavea presentation about the group's trip to Washington, D.C. last summer. -Photo by David Sykes said. “The display was re ally moving. 1 cried with my roommate after visiting there,” she said. “It made me very thankful for what we have.” One of the highlights of the trip for Bailey was the chance for her group to help prepare 70,000 lunches for local students in the D.C. area. She said it took more than two hours to prepare the meals but was a very gratifying experience, she said. The group also had a chance to travel to New York City. After a four-hour bus trip the group went to Times Square and got to see Cinderella on Broad way. They also went to the Today Show and were on national TV. They also went to Central Park and visited Ground Zero. The trip was paid for by student fundraisers as well as several corporate spon- -See BAILEY PRESENTS ON D C TRIP/PAGE FOUR Police seek info in elk poaching case Oregon State Police is looking for information regarding the illegal take of a bull elk the weekend of Nov. 15. Investigating officer Senior Trooper Brian Jew ett says he believes the 8x6 bull elk was shot between the evening o f Saturday, Nov. 15 and the morning of Sunday, Nov. 16. The bull was shot ap proxim ately tw o m iles down the 070 Spur of the 2105 Road on the Heppner Unit. Jewett said the whole carcass had been aban doned; even the bull’s im pressive antlers (pictured) was left behind. The per petrator faces charges of Taking Branch Bull Elk Senior Trooper Brian Jewett poses with the antlers from the 8x6 bull elk that was taken illegally on the Heppner unit re cently. State police are looking for information regarding the poaching. -Photo by David Sykes Closed Season and Waste of Big Game. Anyone with informa- tion should contact Jewett at 541-980-6081 or the Oregon TIP line at 1-800- 452-7888 and reference case # SP14-361162. PMH receives quality improvement award Pioneer Memorial Hos pital in Heppner was one of several Oregon hospitals to receive a quality improve ment award as part of the national Centers for Medi care and Medicaid Services Partnership for Patients initiative. Pioneer Memorial was one of 33 hospitals in Or egon that participated in the program, and one of 19 to receive a $2,500 cash award along with a crystal plaque, announced Diane Waldo, Oregon Association o f Hospitals and Health Systems (OAHHS) associ ate vice president of quality and clinical operations. W o rk in g w ith th e Health Research and Edu cational Trust, the quality arm of the American Hos pital Association, hospitals in 31 states have been par ticipating in this work since 2012. According to a press release from the OAHHS, Oregon was one of the top performers nationwide in these measures, tying for second in the group of par ticipating states. The goal of the Partner ship for Patients initiative was to reduce preventable hospital-acquired condi tions, including falls and adverse drug events, by 40 percent, and preventable réadmissions (patients re admitted to a hospital after being discharged) by 20 percent. ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. I I I Mustang Jesse Corbin leaps over a Knappa Logger for a reception during last Saturday's semifinals game in Hillsboro. Corbin’s one catch gained 25 yards in Heppner’s 25-16 victory over the second-seed Loggers. -Photo by Sandra Putman The Heppner Mustang football team won the right to play for a state champi- onship when they defeated the Knappa Loggers 25- 16 in a semifinal game of the OSAA State Football Championships. The game was held at Liberty High School in Hillsboro last Saturday. A large and loud crowd of Heppner fans filled up more than half of the grand- stands to watch their team play. The heavy rain that was forecast for the game lasted for only a short time, The sun then came out and shined almost as bright as the Heppner football team did. The third-seeded Mus- tangs (12-0) took control of the game early and domi- nated the line of scrimmage all afternoon to defeat the second-seeded Loggers (10-2). H eppner kicked o ff to start the game and the Mustang defense forced the Loggers to punt after three plays. A high snap led to the Knappa punter trying to run for the first down, Logan Grieb tackled him at the 30-yard line to give the Mustangs great field position. The Mustang of- fensive line blew open a hole that allowed CJ Kindle to run for 13 yards on their first play of the game. Quar- terback Kaden Clark then passed to Patrick Collins fora 19-yard gain to put the ball at the one-yard line. On the very next play, Kindle scored to give the Mustangs a 6-0 lead. On the next possession for Knappa they were able to drive the ball to the Mus- tang 12-yard line. There the Heppner defense stiffened and held the Loggers out of the end zone. Heppner took over and mounted a drive that went 13 plays. It ended at the Knappa 17-yard line as Heppner turned it over on downs. The first quarter ended with Heppner in the lead by a score of 6-0. The Loggers knew that they would be in for a long day against the Heppner defense. Their next drive ended after only five plays as the M ustangs forced them to punt again. Hep- pner took over near mid- field and began a scoring drive. A long run by Kindle, a pass completion to Jesse Corbin for good yardage, and another 12-yard run by Kindle gave the Mustangs the ball at the three-yard line. Kindle ran it in from there for the touchdown to make the score 12-0. The Mustang offensive line had a size advantage over Knappa in the game, The Heppner line had ex- cellent blocking techniques and knew where they want- ed to take their man, and then they took him there, The Mustang backs had large holes to run through all day long. K nappa was on the move and had the ball near m idfield. Corbin inter- cepted a pass to give the M ustangs the ball back at their own 35-yard line, That Heppner drive stalled and Knappa got the ball back with 1:43 left in the half. An incomplete pass and two sacks, one by Col- lins at the two-yard line, forced Knappa to punt the ball again. Heppner took over at the Logger 33-yard line and looked to score, A pass bounced off o f a Heppner receiver and was intercepted to end the half with Heppner leading 12-0. H eppner took the kickoff to open the sec- ond half. An eight-play drive that featured runs by Kindle of 20 yards and by Weston Putman of 12 ended with a score when Putman ran the ball in from seven yards out. He followed a great trap block by Collins to spring him free for the score. That stretched the lead to 18-0. The Mustang defensed forced another punt. Corbin took the ball, and with some great blocking returned the kick 32 yards to the Knappa 28-yard line. A six play Gazette closed for Thanksgiving The Heppner Gazette-Times will be closed in obser vance of the Thanksgiving Day holiday Thursday, Nov. 27, and Friday, Nov. 28. Normal business hours will resume Monday, Dec. 1. We wish everyone a safe and happy Thanksgiving weekend. drive stalled at the Logger 13-yard line. On the second play of the Knappa posses sion, Kindle intercepted a pass and ran it in for a score from 20 yards out. Corbin made the PAT kick to make the score 25-0 at the end of the third quarter. The next Knappa drive lasted six plays and got deep into Heppner territory. It ended when Clark inter cepted a pass at the 1 leppner 15-yard line. The Mustangs could not move the ball from there and were forced to punt. The change of pos session gave Knappa good field position. They threw a long pass that was com pleted to the seven-yard line. Three plays later they scored a touchdown. They made the two-point conver sion to make the score 25-8 with eight minutes left in the game. The Loggers recov ered an onside kick to give them good position at mid- field. The Mustang defense then proceeded to sack the Knappa quarterback two times. It was third and long when they completed a pass for a score. They then made the PAT to make the score 25-16. Knappa successfully executed another onside kick and once again had the ball at midfield. The Heppner defense stepped up with another sack and -See STANGS HEAD TO FINALS/PAGE FOUR jfrom the 1944 ardntjfS of the W HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES felov. 23 Named Thanksgiving Day By Governor Snell Palling in line with the presi dential declaration, Governor Earl Snell has proclaimed Nov. 23 as Thanksgiving day in Oregon. Con. sequently, all arrangements for ol> ■•rvance are being made this week, with special church service planned for Thankgiving morning at 10:00 a. m. in th e Church of Christ with Rev. Bennie Howe delivering the sermon. Invitations are going out for the usual dinner sfvead on Thursday n ex t It goes without saying that the business houses will remain closed for the day. Even the Gazette Times contemplates such a move and will dairy out the plan if cor respondents and advertisers co-op erate. Hie rule nexf week will be to close the forme Tuesday eve ning. That means that correspon dence must reach us in Tuesday mornings mail and advertising copy must he in by Tueaday after noon. 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