TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 3, 2021
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Heppner
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Cross country boys
qualify for state
U.S.P.S. 240-420
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Drama shorts to be
presented
Performers pictured in the front row: Lincoln Ellsworth,
Roen Waite. Row 2: Serena Humphreys, Hannah Finch, Becca
Ellsworth, Kelsi Workman, Madison Palmer and Rylee Palmer.
Row 3: Christopher Humphreys, Harley Anderson, Jaiycee
Cimmiyotti, Nate Ellsworth, Lita Nelson, Piper Kelton, Jacob
Finch and Daemon Worden. Not pictured: Patrick Wolford,
Emily Rauch, Ed Ellsworth and Allison Rauch. -Contributed
photo.
The Heppner Drama Club will present drama shorts
that include skits, jokes and musical numbers on No-
vember 8 and 9 at the Heppner High School Cafetorium.
The performances will begin at 7 p.m. and admission is
$2 per person.
High School cross country team. Pictured front row (L-R):
Roen Waite, Hannah Finch, Irelynn Kollman, Jacob Finch,
Trevor Nichols. Middle row (L-R): Ed Ellsworth, Hailey
Heideman, Kamron Drury, Kylie Boor, Joe Sherman. Back row
(L-R): Alan Scott, Toni Nichols, Russ Nichols. Not pictured:
Harley Anderson, Sierra Greenup. -Photo by Damon Brosnan.
By Hannah Finch
The high school cross
country runners competed
at districts this past Friday
in John Day. Some of the
toughest competition in the
state lies in this district, so
it was truly a day to come
out and compete.
Leading the girls was
Hailey Heideman, who
crossed the finish line in
eighth place with a time
of 21:26.7. After her was
Hannah Finch (22:12.4)
followed closely by Irelynn
Kollman (22:22.0) and Ky-
lie Boor (22:24.7). Sierra
Greenup finished the course
shortly afterwards, with a
time of 25:01.2. This was
the last race of the season
for the girls, who placed
third as a team.
Trevor Nichols showed
up on Friday with a time
of 16:01.3. This put him in
second place and qualified
him for state individually.
Following him was Edward
Ellsworth, who finished
in 18:13.1. Jacob Finch
(18:37.6), Joseph Sherman
(18:40.9) and Kamron Dru-
ry (19:02.7) crossed the line
one after the other. Trailing
behind them was Roen
Waite, who capped off the
boys’ runs with a 21:53.8.
The boys placed second
overall, qualifying all six of
them to run at state.
Nearly every Mustang
set a new personal or sea-
son record at the district
meet. Though the season is
now over for the girls, the
future is looking bright with
strong runners like Kollman
and Greenup.
The OSAA Cross
Country 1A/2A/3A State
Championships will be held
this Saturday, November 6
at Lane Community Col-
lege. 1A/2A Boys will race
at approximately 10:35
a.m. Heppner fans are en-
couraged to attend the meet
or watch the live results
through athletic.net.
On Halloween, the
middle school girls com-
peted in the Stumptown
Running Middle School
Championships at Western
Oregon University. Over-
all, the girls placed fifth
out of the 12 other teams.
Lily Nichols led Heppner’s
pack in 33 rd place, finishing
the 3,000 meter course in
11:48.9. Brooklyn Hen-
dricks and Riley Archer
finished after her, followed
by Lizzie Ginn, who set a
new personal record, and
Jules Archer. It has been a
successful season for both
Heppner’s girls and boys,
leading us to wonder what
could be in store for next
year. Good luck to the boys
at state.
Good News Only
By Doris Brosnan
Inquiring minds want
to know: The space between
the sidewalks and the street
pavement (known various-
ly as boulevard, median,
hell strip, parkway, verge,
tree belt) will eventually
be covered with stamped
cement to resemble rock.
(Picture the cement wall
along Court Street?) Such
strips become the respon-
sibility of property owners,
apparently, so the cement
will certainly be easier
maintenance than would
be grass, trees, plants. It
probably won’t happen un-
til after the winter weather,
according to city hall.
Last Thursday, in front
of the Home Health of-
fice, a litter of dachshunds
seemed to be gathered but
turned out to be the Home
Health staff in costumes.
Also included in the cluster
was “Cruella Deville.” This
great effort was just one
of the health district’s de-
partments’ competitors for
the best Halloween theme
and costumes. (Winner and
more info not available at
submission time.)
That group was passed
by streams of preschool-
ers from Sage Garden and
from Heppner Day Care
in a delightful variety of
costumes, as they paraded
down the street, stopping to
trick-or-treat at businesses
along their way. Some of
those cute, scary and cre-
ative costumes were out
and about again, joined by
many older students, for the
“Trunk or Treat” event at
the fairgrounds and finally
for Halloween.
Who is ready for the
“fall back” switch of our
clocks on Sunday? How
much difference will it
make, after we have had
that added hour to rest be-
fore starting our Monday?
It will make the BEO clock
read correctly.
Please, share your rea-
sons to smile by sending
your good-news tidbits
before Monday afternoon
to dbrosnan123@gmail.
com, or call 541-676-5382
or 541-223-1490, or stop
me on the street.
Here’s hoping that
some good news comes to
everyone reading this.
Chamber Chatter
-Morrow County’s
Broadband Action Team
will be holding the second
of three community town
halls on November 10 from
5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Gil-
liam and Bisbee building
in Heppner. Light refresh-
ments will be provided.
-Amazon AWS Girls
Tech Day, Mission Impossi-
ble, will be held November
13. Register at https://bit.
ly/2XqefGc.
-Pink Friday Main
Street shopping event will
be held November 19 from
3 to 7 p.m.
Marriage Licenses
The Morrow County Clerk’s office has released the
following report of marriage licenses:
October 14, 2021: - Veronica Coria Mendoza, 36,
Stanfield, and Luis Angel Ruiz Lara, 26, Stanfield
The Swanson Insurance Group Announces New Team Member
The Swanson Insurance Group, LLC is excited to announce Emily Cecil as the
newest member of their growing team.
Emily, a Heppner native, received a Bachelor of Science
degree in Business Administration with a focus in
Marketing Management and a Minor in Communication
Studies from Eastern Oregon University in 2020. Shortly
after graduating, Emily took on the role as Lead Business
Advisor for the Umatilla Electric Cooperative Business
Resource Center.
When asked about her new role with The Swanson
Insurance Group, Emily said, “I am excited to continue
serving this great community while being a member of
such amazing team. I am very thankful for this
opportunity, and I am ready to get to work!”
Luke Swanson said, “Emily’s skillset, educational background, and experience in
the community will be a great addition to The Swanson Insurance Group.”
The Swanson Insurance Group specializes in personal, commercial, and
agricultural policies. For more information, visit swansoninsgroup.com.
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Office: 541-667-7218
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Thank You!
As we celebrate National Cooperative
Month we wanted to first say thank
you to our membership and to our
community partners. We are shaped
by the people we serve. As a member-
owned utility, we are driven to be more
than a business, we are your energy
partner.
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