Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 28, 2019 -- THREE
A View from the Green
Golfers play in
weekly event
Only 13 golfers par-
ticipated in the Men’s Play
event held August 25 at
the Willow Creek Country
Club.
Gross winners were
Charlie Ferguson in first
with a score of 66 and a tie
between Rick Johnston and
Scott Burright for second
with 70.
Tom Shear took first
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place in net with 59. There
was a tie for second place
between Jordan Wright and
Roger Ehrmantraut with 60.
In special events, Rick
Johnston and Steve Johnson
both got KP.
The next event will be
held September 1 and will
to remove the American
To the editor:
be hosted by Dave Cres-
The top five problems peoples’ legal right to own a
wick, Gene Orwick and in American schools be- gun and change our Consti-
Dave Mitchell.
fore 1962 were talking tution. They want to make
out of turn, chewing gum, re-make the American Re-
making noise, running in public into the Godless im-
the halls and crowding in age of a “gun free” Socialist
ner was Betty Burns. Judy line. Since 1962 the top state like Red China or Ven-
five problems in Ameri- ezuela. These politicians
Harris got KP.
Bunnie Lindsay took can schools are murder, are the blind leading the
low gross on flight C. Low rape, robbery, assault and blind. The vast majority of
net was a tie with Betty rebellion against authority. American mass shootings,
Carter and Jeane Creswick. What changed? Prayer was some studies document
Least putts went to Mary removed in 1962. The Bi- over 90 percent, occur in
ble was removed in 1963. “gun free zones.” These
Riggs.
Pat Dougherty had a The Ten Commandments mass killers may have no
chip-in on hole number six. were removed in 1980. conscience; however they
In other events, Kathy Mar- Our youth, the future of our certainly know where to
tin won for best hat. Karen Republic, are growing up in find those that cannot de-
Thompson, Judy Harris and an America with no moral fend themselves.
These Godless Social-
conscience. America and
Mary Riggs won LP.
The Edie Skow Ladies’ the world are reaping the ist politicians seize upon
Championship will be held consequence of removing the mass killings before the
the God of the Bible from bereaved can mourn their
September 3 and 4.
loss to blame the gun, the
our way of life.
The absence of a moral Second Amendment and the
rudder has removed the NRA. The truth is countries
sanctity of human life from that banned or have strict
our culture. America has gun control, like Russia,
sanctioned the death of over Norway, Finland, France
60 million aborted babies and even Switzerland have
since 1973. Government at least 25 percent higher
will be assigned to a team sanctioned assisted suicide per capita murder rates
or may sign up as a team is the new norm. Is it any from mass public shootings.
of four.
wonder a few of our youth The USA doesn’t even rate
Community Women grow up to become mass in the top ten in a world
is a small, non-profit ser- murderers? The first text- gone crazy without God.
vice organization that has book in America schools
God sacrificed his Son,
awarded more than $20,000 was the Bible. Today the Jesus Christ, to give us
in scholarships to graduat- Bible and the moral teach- hope and truth in an age of
ing seniors, provides relief ings it contains is banned in great deception. We must
for heating bills through American schools.
return to the God of our
Umatilla Electric, adopts
The politicians who forefathers and stand with-
families at Christmas, funds want to rule America grew out compromise for the
school supplies and gives up without a moral rudder Republic and Constitution
emergency assistance to fire as well. Their answer to they bestowed upon us.
victims and those in need. mass murder shooting is
Stuart Dick, Irrigon
For additional informa-
tion contact Judy Brown,
chairperson, at Community
Women’s Club, PO Box
534, Irrigon, OR 97844.
The Heppner Gazette-Times will be closed for the
Labor Day holiday on Monday, Sept. 2. The deadline
for all news and advertising for the Sept. 4 issue will be
Friday, Aug. 30, at 5 p.m. Normal business hours will
resume Tuesday, Sept. 3.
Lunch will be provided
The G-T wishes everyone a happy and safe Labor
by Gateway Café for $10 Day weekend.
per person and RSVPs are
required no later than Au-
gust 30.
The meeting location is
accessible to persons with
disabilities. A request for an
Morrow SWCD will meet Tuesday, Sept. 3 at the Ag
interpreter for the hearing Service Center, in Heppner beginning at 6 p.m. Agenda
impaired or for other ac- items include comments from the public, minutes of the
commodations for persons June meeting, financial report, partner reports and staff
with disabilities should be reports.
made at least 48 hours be-
Meetings of Morrow SWCD are open to the public.
fore the meeting to Sheryll For questions or more information, contact Kevin Payne
Bates at 541-676-5536.
at 541-676-5452 ext. 111.
View of problems in
American schools
Over the Tee Cup
Twelve Willow Creek
Country Club ladies en-
joyed great weather for
their weekly playday on
August 20.
Low gross of the field
went to Karen Thompson
and Judy Harris. Low net
winner was Karen Hague-
wood. Least putts of the
field went to Pat Dougherty.
Low gross for flight A
winner was Virginia Grant
and low net was Corol
Mitchell. Virginia Grant
won KP.
Flight B low gross win-
Women’s club
schedules golf
tournament
The Community Wom-
en’s Club of Irrigon and
Boardman is sponsoring
their third annual Funshine
Open Golf Scramble on
Saturday, September 21 at
Willow Run Golf Course in
Boardman. Check in begins
at 9 a.m. with a shot gun
start at 10. The barbecue,
award ceremony and raffle
prize announcements will
be held following the tour-
nament.
The entry fee is $65
per person, which includes
greens fee for 18 holes. This
tournament is open to all
men and women of all skill
levels. Individual entrants
Chamber lunch
meeting
The next lunch meeting
of the Heppner Chamber
of Commerce will be held
Thursday, September 5
from noon to 1 p.m. in the
Heppner City Hall con-
ference room. It will be
all entities reports. There
will also be a short pre-
sentation by Kalie Davis
and Rita VanSchoiak about
the opportunities for local
businesses to obtain an in-
tern through the Columbia
Works program.
G-T closed for
Labor Day
Morrow SWCD to
meet
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Obituaries
Ivy Nadine Ball
Ivy Nadine Ball, 56,
of Ione died Wednesday,
August 21 at Pioneer Me-
morial Hospital in Heppner.
She was born on May 8,
1963 at John Day, OR, the
daughter of George and
Theo Vandetta Johns.
She was raised and
attended school at Long
Creek, OR and later attend-
ed beauty school. Nadine
and Steve Ball have been
together since 1984 and
were married in Las Vegas,
NV.
Nadine enjoyed at-
tending her children and
grand-children’s sporting
events. She also enjoyed
reading, crocheting and
taking care of her family.
Survivors include her
husband, Steven Ball; chil-
dren, Brandi Heideman,
Jeanette Willman, Amanda
Ball and Gene Ball and six
grandchildren. She was
preceded in death by Jack
and Margret Ball; brother,
Charles Wood; uncles, Ray
Vandetta, Delvin Vandetta
and Andy Vandetta.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the Nadine
Ball Memorial Fund, c/o
The Bank of Eastern Ore-
gon Ione Branch, PO Box
106, Ione, OR 97843.
Nadine’s family is hav-
ing a gathering to celebrate
her life and no public ser-
vice is planned at this time.
You may sign the online
condolence book at www.
sweeneymortuary.com
LES PAYNE
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I don’t have to do that any-
more.’ We just meshed.”
Grant recalled when he
first learned of Payne.
“My first question was,
‘Why doesn’t he want the
job?’” Grant said. “He had
been the head coach for one
year and it didn’t fit his per-
sonality. He said that he just
wanted to coach football
and work with the kids.”
Payne assumed the role
of organizer, taking the
initiative to send out letters
to players after Grant was
hired late in the summer,
alerting them to get ready
for practices.
“Since then, it’s just
been my thing,” Payne said.
Payne’s organization-
al skills are unparalleled.
Mark Elmblade of Armor-
zone Athletic, which sup-
plies Heppner with gear,
carries photos of the Mus-
tangs’ equipment room to
show other schools as an
example.
“Les is one of the best
as far as organization and
knowledge of the product,”
Elmblade said. “Les is fan-
tastic. I don’t have any oth-
er coaches that have the lux-
ury of having a Les Payne
help them with equipment.
I wish we could duplicate
him everywhere.”
Heppner has thrived
with Grant coordinating the
offense and Payne running
the defense, even if Grant’s
gambling nature sometimes
puts undue pressure on
Payne.
“I don’t think there’s
a more patient guy in the
world,” Grant said. “I don’t
know how many times
I’ve onside kicked it and
gone for it on fourth down,
and he’s never said a darn
thing to me, even though he
might grit his teeth to me.”
Payne has learned how
to cope with Grant’s style.
“Early on, I’m thinking,
‘What’s with this guy?’”
Payne said. “But you just
get used to it. You know
what’s coming.”
Grant tricked Payne in
2008, however, by secretly
organizing a ceremony to
name the field after him at
the team’s season opener.
With Payne’s family mem-
bers and former coaching
colleagues in attendance,
the school revealed the
honor during pre-game
announcements.
Payne was getting
ready for the game -- wear-
ing headphones and not
listening to the announcer
– when his son, Kevin, an
assistant coach at the time,
alerted him.
“He said, ‘You bet-
ter listen to this,’” Payne
said. “That’s the first time
I knew. I had no clue. I’m
still not sure why they did it.
It was kind of an emotional
thing. I had brothers and
sisters from the Seattle area
there, and I had no idea they
were even in town.”
Grant and Payne have
been so successful togeth-
er in part because they
have a similar philosophy
on running a football pro-
gram, according to Grant.
They don’t get burned out
because they don’t let it
become a year-round ob-
session.
“It’s a seasonal thing,”
Grant said. “We kind of
walk away from it for a
while, and then come back
to it. We love this size and
type of community. It’s a
great place to coach foot-
ball. I’ve never had a coach-
es meeting. I don’t know
why we would. We’ll visit
about some things and we’ll
talk about some things, but
we never made it a job.”
So how much longer
will Payne, 74, continue
coaching?
“It’s year to year,” said
Payne, who is retired from
teaching and commutes
one hour from his home
in Umatilla to Heppner.
“We’ll see how I feel come
next spring. One of these
years I’m going to have to
quit.”
Grant isn’t ready for
that day to arrive.
“I tell him we have a
lifetime contract,” Grant
said. “So far, it’s worked.”
Cindy Greenup - Benefit Dinner and Auction
Saturday, September 7, 2019 - 6:00 pm
Morrow County Fairgrounds
To Donate Auction Items:
Call (541) 676-5601 M-F; (541) 422-7412 evenings & weekends
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR ALL THE DONATIONS
Some of the Current Items up for Auction:
Remington Rifle in 6.5 Creedmoor; NFR Package; Round-Up Tickets (6)
North Grandstand for 9/13 Fri.; Round-up wooden basket, whiskey,
glasses and (4) South grandstand tickets for 9/16 Fri.; 200 lbs. Ground
Beef; Message; Cake a Month; Half a Hog; 1-hour scenic flight; 7 night
stay at Worldmark Indio Resort; Cut and Wrapped lamb; Whole Beef,
Split into 2 halves; 8 hours of labor, Bailey Heavy Equipment; 1 Ton
grass/alfalfa hay (25) bales/ton, 1 ton alfalfa hay; Septic pump or 2 dump
truck loads of crushed rock up to $500 value; Quilt; 8 hours of labor,
Clyde Britt; Mexican Meal for 10, rice, meat and beans; Framed Water
Color painting; Bucknum's Bar Service; Photo Sessions; Custom Walleye
Rod; Wool and Leather purse; Cupcakes; Metal prints; Cornhole game;
Coffee basket; Cast Iron Grill; Potatoes; Heating and Cooling vouchers;
Pillows; Game baskets; Jewelry; Keg of Beer; Robert Walton paintings;
3 day weekend rental on skid steer or mini excavator for Heppner,
Lexington, Ione addresses.
Look for more next week!
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