Heppner cuts down Loggers
to win spot in finals
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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.
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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
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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. If the G-T doesn’t intake the
mail Thursday next week there
will be no one to fcAaime but the
publishers.
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