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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 10, 2019 Mustang track and field, a force to be reckoned with The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper SEARCH OLD COPIES OF THE HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES ON-LINE: http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/ Published weekly by Sykes Publishing, LLC and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March 3, 1879. Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon. Office at 188 W. Willow Street. Telephone (541) 676- 9228. Fax (541) 676-9211. E-mail: editor@rapidserve.net or david@rapidserve. net. Web site: www.heppner.net. Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, P.O. Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $31 in Morrow County; $25 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 65 years or older); $37 elsewhere; $31 student subscriptions. David Sykes ..............................................................................................Publisher Bobbi Gordon................................................................................................ Editor All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. For Advertising: advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Cost for a display ad is $5.25 per column inch. Cost for classified ad is 50¢ per word. Cost for Card of Thanks is $10 up to 100 words. Cost for a classified display ad is $6.05 per column inch. For Public/Legal Notices: public/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Dates for pub- lication must be specified. Affidavits must be required at the time of submission. Affidavits require three weeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be specified if required). For Obituaries: Obituaries are published in the Heppner GT at no charge and are edited to meet news guidelines. Families wishing to include information not included in the guidelines or who wish to have the obituary written in a certain way must purchase advertising space for the obituary. For Letters to the Editor: Letters to the Editor MUST be signed by the author. The Heppner GT will not publish unsigned letters. All letters MUST include the author’s address and phone number for use by the GT office. The GT reserves the right to edit letters. The GT is not responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters. Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under “Card of Thanks” at a cost of $10. A View from the Green Over the Tee Cup The Willow Creek Country Club ladies start- ed their golf season with a breakfast meeting and fun day on April 2. There was a threat of rain, but they made it through without getting wet. Scramble winners were Betty Burns, Jeanne Cres- wick and Sarah Rucker in first place and Kim Carl- son, Sue Edson and Loa Heideman in second. Bev Steagall had a chip-in on number four and Karen Haguewood had one on number nine. Regular play begins on April 9 at 10 a.m., with ladies being asked to arrive by 9:30. Prayer team schedules meetings The Heppner Prayer team will meet on Wednes- days, April 17 and 24 at 5:30 p.m. at the SDA church on Minor Street. The com- munity prayer focus on April 17 will be Pioneer Memorial staff and patients and Willow Creek Assisted Living staff and patients on April 24. For additional infor- mation or to send prayer requests, contact the prayer team at heppnerprayer- team@gmail.com. The Heppner Mustang track and field team has quickly become a force to be reckoned with. The team boasts over 30 athletes and continues to build. This past week the Mustangs showcased their talents at the Carnival of Speed in Milton-Freewater. With several key ath- letes out of competition due to other school com- mitments, the team still was able to place well. Several large school teams were present which made for some fierce competi- tion. On the boy’s side, the team finished fifth out of 22 teams and the girls finished 16 th . Several Mustangs had high finishes and many even cracked the top 10 in state rankings. On the girl’s side Marlee Mitchell fin- ished 10 th in the 400-meter dash with a time of 69.02 seconds. Hannah Finch had a ninth-place finish in the triple jump with a distance of 29 feet 4.25 inches. Madelyn Nichols finished third in both the 800 and 1500 with times of 2:31.98 and 5:17.05 respectively, both of which are ranked in the top five in state. The 4x400-meter relay team consisting of Hailey Holmgren, Marlee Mitchell, Hannah Finch and Madelyn Nichols fin- ished fourth with a time of 4:47.81. On the boy’s side Derek Howard won the shot put with 47 feet 5 inches and was also fourth in discus with a throw of 121 feet 7 inches, both of which are in the top four in state rank- ings. Jacob Wallace raced to fifth-place in 110-meter hurdles with a time of 18.27 seconds. Trevor Antonucci finished fifth in the 3000 with a time of 9:47.85 and sixth in the 1500 with a time 4:31.23. These times place him in the top five for 2A state rankings. Trent Smith finished fourth in the 1500 with a time of 4:26.86 and fifth in the 800 with a time of 2:13.80. Both times place Trent in the top four in state rankings. Mason Lehman was seventh in the 400 with a time of 55.34 seconds. The 4x100-meter relay consisting of Conor Brosnan, Brock Hisler, Jackson Lehman and Brian Collins finished 10 th with 48.90 seconds. Finally the 4x400-meter relay team of Trent Smith, Brock Hisler, Jorden Sweeney and Jack- son Lehman finished fourth in 3:58.19. In additional action, Hunter Nichols competed Jordan Sweeney in the 800-meter race. -Photo by Damon in the Sandy Invitation- Brosnan. al on Saturday in Sandy, OR. Hunter won the 1500 with a state leading time of 4:15.99 and finished second in the 3000 with a 2A state best time of 9:27.30. Up next for the Mus- tangs is the Rivers Edge meet in Umatilla on Friday, April 12. Mason Lehman in the Long jump. -Photo by Damon Brosnan. Marlee Mitchell in the 800-meter race. -Photo by Damon Brosnan. Hailey Holmgren in the Long jump. -Photo by Damon Brosnan. Trevor Antonucci in the 1500-meter run. -Photo by Damon Brosnan HealthyMC.org Hannah Finch in the 100-meter race. -Photo by Damon Brosnan. Community lunch menu FISHERMAN'S Public Class with Tom Sanders, Respiratory Therapist Thursday, April 18th 1:00pm - 4:00pm Pioneer Memorial Clinic Conference Room 564 E Pioneer Dr. Heppner, OR 97836 More Information Call 541-676-2930 CPR can be the difference between life and death, yet too many adults are apprehensive about stepping in during a medical emergency, either because they fear handling a victim or lack the knowledge of giving CPR. St. Patrick’s Parish vol- unteers will serve lunch on Wednesday, April 17 at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. Lunch will be Easter dinner of glazed ham, scalloped potatoes, green beans, apple salad, hot rolls and rainbow chip cupcakes for dessert. Milk, coffee and tea is served at each meal. Sug- gested donation is $3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change. Easter egg hunt to be held in Ione Ione’s annual Easter egg hunt will be held Satur- day, April 20 at 10 a.m. in the Ione City Park. Children up to the fourth grade are invited to attend. This event is made pos- sible by sponsorships and donations. Anyone wishing to donate may do so at Bank of Eastern Oregon in Ione. NIGHT Thursday, April 11th Oyster & Catfish dinner starting at 6:pm Lodge at 8:pm Drawing for a Mossberg 12 Gauge turkey gun, plus many more prizes. A BIG thank you to John Wight & staff at Pettyjohn's Farm & Builder's supply for their continued service with the Fisherman & Hunter night's events. 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