THREE - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 30, 2019 Local dairy, 4-H members work together Mustangs suffer first BMC loss, 47-46 Front row (L-R): Dr. Brittany Casperson, Riley Archer, Jules Archer, Katie Spivey, Liam Heideman and Gage Heideman. Back row (L-R): Hunter Houck, Nathanial Wedam, Dr. Eh- rin Dawson, Jake Heideman, Dr. Ryan Wedam and Dr. Jeff Wendler. VSI, an animal pharmaceutical company in Albany, donated buckets, feed scales and brushes to each member. Pictured (L-R): Hunter Houck, Dr. Jeff Wendler, Gage Heideman, Jake Heideman, Liam Heideman, Katie Spivey, Nathanial Wedam, Threemile Canyon able to take home a heifer Riley Archer and Jules Archer. Farms Dairy and Morrow County 4-H have developed a first of its kind program to increase the dairy presence at the county fair. Youth in both 4-H and FFA got the opportunity to get involved in raising and showing dairy heifers with little fi- nancial outlay. By complet- ing a written application, a formal family interview at the dairy with the vet and nutrition team and a number of other checks, they are to raise and show at the Morrow County fair. After the fair, the animal will be returned to the dairy. Jeff Wendler, head vet- erinarian for Threemile Canyon Farms said, “This is an opportunity for our organization to help grow the dairy industry in Mor- row County with limited financial strain on fami- lies. We want to build the excitement in youth about the dairy industry and con- tribute to our community.” Eight 4-H members and their families picked up their heifers on Jan. 21 after a full class with the dairy nutritionist Dr. Ehrin Daw- son and a lead veterinarian Dr. Ryan Wedam. “This is a program we have given a lot of thought to and this first group is our practice run. Our hope is it will continue to grow and that all mem- bers will experience suc- cess,” said Morrow County 4-H Extension Educator, Erin Heideman. The heifer project group will return to the dairy on Mar. 22 for vac- cinations, vet and weight checks on all the heifers. It will be the first of three times the heifers will return to the dairy for vet checks. Nearer to fair time, visits will include showmanship practice and clipping tech- niques as well. By Doris Brosnan “Though one journey ends, another begins…” is a belief that might reflect one held by Bev Norton, and it offers solace to the commu- nity on the hill, who were saddened by Bev’s passing away on her birthday earlier this month. She is missed, but many view her faith as a continuing inspiration. A view of the walls at the Terrace for the past three weeks offered a vast array of colors and cuddly inspiration, which quilts always seem to elicit in viewers. Eight quilts, each one different, graced the walls and even brought out some memories. A big thanks goes out to the quil- ters who shared the beauty of their art with the Terrace. A big welcome went out to Anna Schwarzin on Jan. 11. Anna has lived in Heppner for many years, so she was not a new face to most residents but a new neighbor with new ideas and opinions to contribute. On Feb. 11, Anna will cel- ebrate her birthday for the first time at the Terrace, so everyone will be interested to see what her special lunch order will provide. On Feb. 3, Ernie Mc- Cabe will celebrate his birthday, and on the 11 th Gladys Van Winkle will be the special person at her birthday lunch shared with neighbors and family. Another two long- time area residents were welcomed into the Ter- race yesterday. Raymond and Norma French lived on Little Butter Creek for many years. More recently, the Frenches have lived in Pendleton but are now coming back to their roots. A couple of new staff members have also joined the family on the hill. Ad- ministrator Nairns reports that Shea Swindlehurst and Sasha Bloom are both great additions to the staff. These new faces have arrived in time for the Super Bowl celebration. This Sunday will be a time for chances on the betting board, for some hoots and hollers, some tasty noshes and for after-game Super Bowl soup. Even the less-spectac- ular-event days in Feb- ruary will offer activities that never fail to stimulate and entertain. Morning discussions will focus on a couple of serious topics; the cardiovascular system (on National Wear Red Day, the 1 st ), cancer (on World Cancer Day, the 4 th ), but also on some more light-hearted topics, send- a-card-to-a-friend (on the 7 th ), men (on Man Day, the 3 rd ), Boy Scouts of Amer- ica (on the 8 th , celebrating their beginnings in 1910), make-a-friend-with-a-shut- in (on the 11 th , when staff is encouraging guests to visit residents), USA presidents (a week of presidential triv- ia beginning on Presidents Day, the 18 th ) and the power of flowers (on Floral Design Day, the 28 th , when they might also try their hands at creating arrangements for the dining tables). From the 15 th through the 18 th , residents and staff will be participating in their Backyard Bird Count, coinciding with that of the Audubon Society. Every- one looks forward to their party on the 8 th with Julie Baker’s 4-H group, enter- taining with a Valentine’s Day theme. On the 14 th , they will gather for the romantic atmosphere of their Candlelight Dinner, a yearly tradition. Add to these activities the weekly events that vol- unteers offer and the new variety of activities that the Heppner High School Hon- or Society will be featuring every fourth Friday of the month, and the residents can see that boredom need not be a problem in Feb- ruary. They view this fact as a good reason to live at Willow Creek Terrace. A View from the Hill National Hat Day celebrated Mary Jean, Donna, Anna, Mary and Carolyn play Friday brain games sporting their funky hats. Residents at Willow Creek Terrace Assisted Liv- ing facility celebrated Na- tional Hat Day on Jan. 18. All residents dawned their favorite caps during meals and activities throughout the day. A number of different daily activities are hosted at the assisted living facility for its residents, including Friday brain games, book club, bingo, matinee movie showings, gardening, ex- ercise and participation in National health and well- ness awareness days. For more information about Willow Creek Ter- race, contact George Nairns at 541-676-0004 or visit willowcreekterrace.com. The Heppner Mustang boys’ basketball team split their Blue Mountain Con- ference games this past weekend. The Mustangs defeated the Stanfield Ti- gers by a score of 63-55 and then suffered their first BMC loss to the Grant Union Prospectors by the score of 47-46. The Mus- tangs still remain atop the BMC standings with an 8-1 record and are 14-7 for the season so far. The game against the Tigers was a close one throughout the first half. The Mustangs led at the end of the first quarter 13- 10 and were up 26-24 at halftime. The third quarter belonged to Heppner as they outscored the Tigers 22-13 to lead 48-37. The Mustangs would up their lead to 17 points with just over six minutes left in the game when Stanfield came charging back. They cut the Mustang lead to only five points at 52-47 before Heppner took back control and didn’t let the Tigers get any closer. The Mustangs stretched the lead out to 11 points late in the game and won the contest by the score of 63-55. Trent Smith led the Mustangs in scoring with 17. He also had four re- bounds and a steal. With eight points each were Hunter Nichols, Cason Mitchell and Logan Bur- right. Nichols also had two rebounds, three assists and a steal while Mitchell grabbed six rebounds and had one assist. Burright also contributed five re- bounds in the game. Tyler Carter chipped in seven points and hauled down 11 big rebounds. Scoring five points each were Gibson McCurry, Justin McAninch and Mason Lehman. Mc- Curry also recorded six rebounds and blocked five shots. McAninch had two rebounds and blocked one shot while Lehman had three rebounds, one assist and two steals. Derek How- ard ripped down a rebound for the Mustangs. Grant Union High School is always a difficult and interesting place to play and this year was no differ- ent. Difficult, because they have some very passionate fans who make lots of noise at times. It can sometimes be interesting because the officials are from a different association than our team has worked with most its games and it can be difficult to adjust to some of the calls that they make. The game started slow- ly for both teams and the Mustangs fell behind early 8-0. They battled back to trail at the end of the first quarter 8-6. Neither team Logan Burright leaps high in the air. could get much going in the second quarter and Grant Union led at halftime 14- 12. The Mustangs found their game and outscored the Prospectors 19-13 to lead at the end of the third quarter 31-27. Heppner continued to play pres- sure defense and attack the basket in the fourth. They stretched their lead to 11 points at 40-29 with 3:30 to go in the game. Grant Union then hit two quick three pt. shots to get right back into the game. They ended up cutting the Mustang lead to two points at 40-38 and the teams traded baskets for several more possessions. With just under a minute left in the game the Mustangs led 46-42 before Grant Union made two free-throws and hit another three pt. shot to take the lead 47-46. The Mustangs did get the ball back with six seconds left in the game but their final shot came up short and the Prospectors got the win by the score of 47-46. Once again Smith led the team with 17 points. He also had a rebound and two steals. Carter scored nine points, had 10 rebounds and a steal. Lehman chipped in seven points, three re- bounds and one steal for the team. Nichols and Burright had four points each for the Mustangs. Nichols also recorded two rebounds, three assists and a steal while Burright hauled down six rebounds and had two assists. McCurry had two points, five rebounds, two steals and blocked two shots while McAninch had two points, four rebounds and blocked a shot. Mitch- ell scored one point, ripped down seven rebounds, had one block and dished out an assist for the team. Dakota Howard recorded three re- bounds and an assist. The Mustangs will play two away games this week- end as they travel to Enter- prise to take on the Out- laws. The team will spend the night in Enterprise and then travel to take on the Union Bobcats on Saturday. Tim e s Ch a n g e Pe o p l e Ch a n g e La w s Ch a n g e If your friend, family member or loved one served in the military please encourage them to explore their benefits. 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