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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 23, 2019 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner’s Greg Grant joins 300-win club Reprinted from October 19, 2019 OSAAtoday By Jerry Ulmer More than three de- U.S.P.S. 240-420 cades ago, when Greg Grant Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper first broke into coaching, he SEARCH OLD COPIES OF THE HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES ON-LINE: thought basketball would http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/ be his sport. Published weekly by Sykes Publishing, LLC and entered as periodical matter at the He soon learned, how- Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March 3, 1879. Periodical postage ever, that he “didn’t really paid at Heppner, Oregon. Office at 188 W. Willow Street. Telephone (541) 676- have the personality to be a 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 basketball coach,” he said. Gazette-Times, P.O. Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $31 in Morrow It turns out that Grant’s County; $25 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 65 years or older); $37 elsewhere; intense approach was the $31 student subscriptions. David Sykes ..............................................................................................Publisher perfect fit for football. And Bobbi Gordon................................................................................................ Editor Friday night, he became All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. the sixth coach in state his- For Advertising: advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Cost for a display ad is $5.25 per tory to reach the 300-win column inch. Cost for classified ad is 50¢ per word. Cost for Card of Thanks is $10 up to plateau when he guided 2A 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- Heppner to a 52-0 win at lication must be specified. Affidavits must be required at the time of submission. Affidavits Weston-McEwen. require three weeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be In five seasons at Alsea specified if required). For Obituaries: Obituaries are published in the Heppner GT at no charge and are edited to (1985-89) and 30 seasons meet news guidelines. Families wishing to include information not included in the guidelines at Heppner, Grant has a or who wish to have the obituary written in a certain way must purchase advertising space record of 300-73. The only for the obituary. For Letters to the Editor: Letters to the Editor MUST be signed by the author. The Heppner coaches with more wins GT will not publish unsigned letters. All letters MUST include the author’s address and phone are Dewey Sullivan (352), number for use by the GT office. The GT reserves the right to edit letters. The GT is not Thurman Bell (331), Ken responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters. Any letters expressing thanks will Potter (318), Craig Ruecker be placed in the classifieds under “Card of Thanks” at a cost of $10. (308) and Kent Wigle (306). Of the others, only Jesuit’s Potter remains active. “To have stuck with it, I never would’ve guessed when I started, when I was 24 years old, that I would be here,” Grant said. “But it’s been fun, and I’m still having fun.” The 58-year-old Grant is 263-61 at Heppner, where he won state championships in 1992 and 2015. The Mus- The Mustang JV football lost to Grant Union at the game tangs are 7-0 this season played October 14. Pictured: Kael Osmin (58), Mikel Jace (54), and ranked second in the Blake Carter (78) and Ty Boor (28) far right, playing defense. OSAAtoday 2A coaches’ -Contributed photo. Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES JV football plays Grant Union Days for Girls workshop, potluck to be held Local women and 4-H sewing project members are invited to a noon pot- luck and sewing workshop in Heppner on Sunday, November 3 from noon to 2 p.m. at the home of Pam Norton, 980 Fairview Way. The project is a joint effort of Willow Creek Baptist Church and Lewis and Clark Bible Church in Astoria. In September, a group from Astoria came to Hep- pner and taught 14 local participants about the Days for Girls Project, which provides colorful reusable feminine hygiene kits to girls and women in over 100 countries as well as homeless camps in the United States. The Heppner group is partnering with the Astoria poll. Some of the players on this year’s team are the sons of his former players. “I have five or six on this team that are second generation,” he said. “And I have five or six people who coach for me that played for me. So it kind of becomes who you are.” Grant started off coach- ing football and basketball at Alsea before landing at Heppner. In addition to football, he also has coached boys and girls golf and assisted in the basket- ball program at Heppner. He is the school’s athletic director, too. “I consciously made a decision not to go to bigger schools multiple times be- cause I didn’t want to coach year-round,” he said. “I’m a three-sport guy. I fully believe in it. I’m as proud of my golf program as I am my football program.” Grant said the Heppner community has supported him in much the same way Sullivan was embraced at Dayton. “Dayton wrapped its arms around Dewey, and he stayed there and made it right,” Grant said. “This hasn’t been anything that I’ve done, it’s just been something that I’ve been a part of.” Grant – whose son, Kellen, is a senior on this year’s team – said his deci- sion to return as coach “has always been a year-to-year deal.” He will reevaluate after this season, but it’s a good bet that he’s got plenty of coaching days ahead. “I used to think I want to go hunting and do this and that, and I’m not sure those things are as attractive every day,” he said. “I look at it and think, ‘What else would I do that matters that leaves a little bit behind?’” Chamber lunch meeting The next lunch meeting of the Heppner Chamber of Commerce will be held Thursday, November 7 from noon to 1 p.m. in the Heppner City Hall confer- ence room. The meeting will be all entities reports. Lunch will be provided by Two Old Hags Pizza for $10 per person and RSVPs are required no later than November 5. Lunch will consist of assorted pizza, green salad and dessert. The meeting location is accessible to persons with disabilities. A request for an interpreter for the hearing impaired or for other ac- commodations for persons with disabilities should be made at least 48 hours be- fore the meeting to Sheryll Bates at 541-676-5536. Jerry Conklin of Heppner (upper left) helped distribute Days for Girls bags to school girls in Uganda earlier this year. group to sew up some 400 kits for school girls in rural Uganda. Jerry Conklin was the pastor at the Astoria church before retiring and moving to Heppner with his wife Laura a couple years ago. He introduced the project to local sewers. Haunted Heppner event scheduled The Haunted Heppner trick or treat event will be held Thursday, Oct. 31 from 2 to 5 p.m. in downtown Heppner. Costumed children will be offered treats by Hep- pner businesses when they stop by the stores, banks and offices who will be par- Heppner’s Greg Grant, with quarterback Jayden Wilson, is the sixth Oregon coach to win 300 games. -Photo Courtesy of Heppner HS. ticipating. An orange sign saying “Welcome to Trick or Treat” will be displayed at participating businesses. Businesses who are interested in participating in the trick or treat event should visit city hall or call 541-676-9618 to request a sign. Community lunch menu Christian Life/Firelight volunteers will serve lunch on Wednesday, October 30 at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. Lunch will be spaghetti with meat sauce, garlic bread sticks, steamed green beans, tossed salad and peaches. Milk, coffee and tea is served at each meal. Suggested donation is $3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change. Homemade soups and beverages will be provid- ed. Participants can bring a food item to share if de- sired. For additional in- formation, contact Nancy Jepsen at 541-667-7498 or learn more at https://www. daysforgirls.org/. Ione Library to meet The monthly meeting of the Ione Library Dis- trict’s board of directors will be held on Monday, October 28 at 6 p.m. at the Ione Public Library, 385 W. Second Street. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend. DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5PM Dr. Jim Hejmanowski Pioneer Memorial Clinic & Hospital Since 2019 “It’s not just what I do, it’s who I choose to be.” Excited to join the MCHD Family of Caregivers! A Healthier Morrow County is Within Me. My career has taken me to many places. From Illinois to Colorado to Wyoming, each place I’ve had the privilege of practicing medicine has been a rewarding experience. My diverse background in family and emergency medicine, as a hospitalist and director of palliative care, have prepared me well for this next chapter. My family’s roots are in rural and we’re so happy to now call Heppner our home, and MCHD the place where I can make a difference. Read About How We are Working Together to be a Healthier Community Today and HealthyMC.org Where healthier is happening... Boardman | Heppner | Ione | Irrigon | Lexington 541-676-9133
