TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 31, 2021
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Mustangs win another game, now 4-0
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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.
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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
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seven great-grandchildren
with another on the way. He
was preceded in death by
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Gunderson, his wife Hilda;
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Saturday, April 3rd at 10:00 am held Monday, March 29,
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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
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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.
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