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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 31, 2021 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Mustangs win another game, now 4-0 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 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 Giselle Moses.........................................................................................Advertising 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 publi- cation must be specified. Affidavits must be requested 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. BENTZ -Continued from PAGE ONE legal workforce to operate and raise the more than 200 crops produced in our state. In doing so, the bill will also help guard against future illegal immigration through a mandatory, nationwide E-Verify system for all agriculture employment,” said Bentz. The bipartisan Farm Workforce Modernization Act provides reforms that have long been sought after by the agriculture sector to help streamline and re- duce costs in the H-2A visa program. In the past, this program has been criticized for being cumbersome, in- efficient, and slow. Despite these shortcomings, many in the agriculture sector rely on H-2A visas to help fill gaps in their workforce, grow our economy, and feed America. This legisla- tion would also institute a mandatory E-Verify system for all agricultural employ- ment – serving as a last necessary part of ensuring a legal workforce for the agriculture sector. Births Send birth announcements to editor@rapidserve.net or upload to Heppner.net. Cora Marie Ellis The Heppner Mustangs defeated the Weston-McEwen Tigerscots 41 to 0 at home last week. -Photo by Damon Brosnan. The Heppner Mus- tang football team won another game in dominating fashion by defeating the Weston-McEwen Tiger- scots with a score of 41-0. The Mustangs, who are 4-0 on the season, racked up a total of 449 yards of total offense and had 17 first downs in the game. The powerful Heppner defense held the Tigerscots to –25 total yards in the game and didn’t allow a first down to Weston-McEwen (W-M) for the entire game. On the first Mustang possession of the game, Heppner only needed four plays to score their first touchdown. Quarterback Jayden Wilson made a nice fake and then took off with the ball and scored on a 43-yard run to give the Mustangs a 6-0 lead. The teams traded pos- sessions before the Mus- tangs would score again. After a W-M punt, Heppner scored on the very next play as Jace Coe took a handoff and sprinted 62 yards for a touchdown. Coe then scored the 2-pt. conversion on a run to give the Mus- tangs a 14-0 lead as the first quarter ended. The stingy Heppner de- fense forced another W-M punt and five plays later the Mustangs scored again as Brock Hisler ran the ball in from 28 yards out for the touchdown. That made the score of the game 20-0 only two minutes into the second quarter. After the kickoff to the Tigerscots, their quar- terback fumbled the ball deep in their own territory. Tucker Ashbeck recovered the ball to give the Mus- tangs great field position. Heppner scored again as Hisler took another handoff and scampered 15 yards for the touchdown making the score 26-0. On the next W-M drive, Jackson Lehman stepped in front of a pass and inter- cepted the ball to give the Mustangs good field posi- tion. It only took five plays to score again as Wilson passed the ball to Kason Cimmiyotti for a 26-yard touchdown. Conor Brosnan kicked the extra point to make the score 33-0. Jon and Janelle Ellis, Heppner, welcomed a baby girl, Cora Marie Ellis on Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at 9:41 a.m. She was born at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Pendleton and weighed 6 lbs. 8oz and was 19 ¼ Joseph R Yocom was worked hard, but we played inches long. born to John and Mae Belle harder.” Cora joins one Joe was a lifelong Yocom in The Dalles, OR sibling, big brother December 27, 1932 and volunteer for the Morrow Cole, who is two years died March 21, 2021, at County Fair and Rodeo. and three months old. Providence St. Mary Med- He was honored as grand Maternal grand- marshal in 2008. ical Center in Walla parents are Jerry He was a teamster Walla, WA. and Carmen Healy for the Sesquicenten- Joe grew up in of Heppner. Paternal nial Wagon Train. He Wasco and grad- grandparents are Paul was also the wagon uated from Was- and Kae Ellis of Pilot master and teamster co High School in Joseph R. Yocom Cora Marie Ellis Rock. for the Roundup Wag- 1952. He was draft- on Train for many ed and served in the US Army 82 nd Airborne. years. His draft team, Sugar On November 21, 1953, he and Spice, and his fully married the love of his life, restored yellow covered Hilda Stanley. They settled wagon were well known in Lexington and raised and carried many digni- The Boardman Rural four children. She passed in taries in the Westward Ho Fire Protection District 1992. Joe worked for Mor- parade and Happy Canyon. Joe was a devoted hus- has changed its name to row County Grain Growers Boardman Fire and Rescue for 35 years as a pump man. band, father and Papa. He Joe was quite a sto- enjoyed teaching the kids District. The district contin- ues its operations at 300 SW ryteller. He loved to talk about his love of horses. Wilson Lane, Boardman. about horses, his family and He was an avid high school The phone number to reach especially his adventures sports fan; watching all of Boardman Fire and Rescue them is 541-481-3473. over the years. One of his his grandkids play. District sports a new logo. He is survived by his favorite quotes was, “We sister, Shirley Otto; his chil- dren, Debbie Jones, Millie West, Jack (Renee) Yocom YOUR AD and Marie (Darin) Simo- *Design *Print *Mail nis; grandchildren, Brenda COULD Jones, Olivia West, Nicole Sykes Publishing 541-676-9228 Crosby, Heather Tritt, Tra- BE vis Jones, Justin Yocom HERE! and Zachary Yocom; and seven great-grandchildren with another on the way. He was preceded in death by Call his parents; sister, Beverly Gunderson, his wife Hilda; 541-676-9228 grandchildren, Joseph West Or Email and Jane Jones; and son-in- law, Leland Jones. graphics@rapidserve.net A graveside service with military honors was Saturday, April 3rd at 10:00 am held Monday, March 29, Heppner Football Field 2021 at the Lexington Cem- We also offer etery. design and Governor Brown’s Social Distancing Contributions may be made to the charity of your Guidelines will apply printing services choice. Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in care if ar- rangements. You may sign the online condolence book Heppner Gazette-Times “Where Friends Meet” at www.sweeneymortuary. Sykes Printing com. 541-676-9181 142 N MAIN ST The teams traded pos- sessions for the rest of the quarter and the first half ended with the score 33-0 in favor of the Mustangs. Heppner got the ball to start the second half and went right down the field on an eight-play drive that resulted in a touchdown. Lehman caught a 30-yard touchdown pass from Wil- son for the score. Wilson then ran the ball in for the 2-pt. conversion to make the score 41-0. The rest of the game was played with a running clock and the teams traded possessions several more times. The final score of the game was 41-0. Wilson was 5-11 pass- ing the ball for 156 yards and three touchdowns. Landon Mitchell came into the game and was 1-4 throwing the ball for 25 yards. Coe caught two passes for 72 yards and a touch- down while Lehman had two catches for 58 yards and a score. Cimmiyotti had one catch for 26 yards and a touchdown and Saul Lopez caught one ball for 25 yards. Leading the team in rushing was Wilson with 121 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries. Hisler ran for 90 yards on 14 carries and scored two touchdowns. Caden George was next with 21 yards on two carries and Hayden Hyatt rushed for 10 yards on three car- ries. Coe and Mikel Jaca each gained nine yards run- ning the ball and Brosnan gained eight rushing yards in the game. Cimmiyotti carried the ball one time and gained four yards. The outstanding de- fensive effort was led by Hyatt with nine tackles and a quarterback sack in the game. With four tackles each in the game were Jaca and Hisler. Hisler also had a sack for the team. Roy Collins recorded three tack- les and with two each were Lehman, Ashbeck, Kegan Steagall and Cody Fletch- er. Fletcher also had a big game with two quarterback sacks for the Mustangs. With one tackle each were Coe, Lopez and Brosnan. Obituaries Joseph R. Yocom Fire district has new name Print & Mailing Services Easter Egg Hunt HEPPNER ELKS 358 Wayne E. Rietmann Wayne E. Rietmann gardening and growing of Ione was born May 13, pumpkins to take to school 1937 in Hood River, OR. for the kids. Wayne cher- He died March 22, 2021 ished spending time with in Hermiston at the age of his grandchildren. 83 years. Wayne was He is survived raised and attended by his sons, Ed Ri- schools in Ione, grad- etmann (Becky), uating from Ione High Ione, OR and Len School in the class of Rietmann (Karin), 1956. He then attended Pendleton, OR; OTI in Klamath Falls, brother, Harold Ri- OR where he earned Wayne E. etmann; sister, Ju- his certificate in auto Rietmann liana Frink; grand- mechanics. Wayne children, Kalvin, then served in the United Keltie, Kinasyn, Konleigh, States Army from 1960 to Jonathan, Liberty and Mi- 1962 when he was hon- cah; and numerous nieces orably discharged, and he and nephews. returned to Ione to continue Wayne was preceded farming the family farm. in death by his wife, Vera He was united in mar- and his parents, David and riage to Vera Lou Smith on Lucile. October 28, 1972 in The For those who choose, Dalles, OR. Wayne was donations may be made to an active member of the the Ione American Legion American Legion, was a post 95 or Ione 4 th of July volunteer fireman, served Fireworks. on the Fire District Board A private family cele- and spearheaded the 4 th of bration will be held. Please July Fireworks show for share memories of Wayne many years. He enjoyed with his family at burns- reading, going to the coast, mortuaryhermiston.com. Death Notices Sharon L. Kennedy – Sharon L. Kennedy, 72, of Ione, died Saturday, March 20, 2021 at Richland, WA. She was born July 4, 1948 at Medford, OR. No service is planned at this time. Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in care of arrangements. NEW SIGN ON BONUS $4000 - $6500 $15.50/hour restrictions and taxes do apply Safely drive Morrow County students to success with MidCo Bus. APPLY NOW (541) 481-7551 MidCoBus.com 230 Boardman Ave. NE Boardman, OR 97818
