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SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 1, 2021 Winter sports begin week. The boys’ basketball team will have their first contest with the Condon Blue Devils, on Wednesday, December 1 at the high school. Due to a shortage of Condon players, the girls’ basketball team will not be playing. The boys’ games will begin at 6 p.m. Both the boys’ and girls’ teams will be in ac- tion Friday, December 3 A View from the Hill and Saturday, December 4. Heppner will be hosting the Umatilla Vikings Friday, and the Nixyaawii Golden Eagles will make the trip over Saturday. Games will begin at 3 p.m. on Friday, and 12 noon on Saturday. The wrestling team will also have their first meet Friday, December 3 in En- terprise. Matches are sched- uled to begin at 10 a.m. By Doris Brosnan Floss Watkins’ birthday celebration yesterday was viewed as a great way to mark the end of November, and now everyone must wait patiently for the next birthday bash, which will be a dual one: On December 20, Myrtle McMillan and Ginger O’Brien will share their birthdays. These birthday lunches requested by the celebrants will now be prepared by The caption for the photo published in last week’s issue of the G-T named Landon Molly Turrell, the Terrace’s Mitchell as the Heppner football player when it was actually Derrick Smith. The editor new food service coordina- tor. The great Thanksgiving apologizes for this error. meal enjoyed by all is a good measure of what good work Molly can do in the kitchen. December tends to be a pretty busy month at the Terrace and will be again this year, even though re- strictions will dictate a few changes. One of the first endeavors for residents in- terested in decorating their doors will be the Christmas craft started on the 3 rd and finished on the 17 th . The textures and festive colors will make the hallways more receptive, for sure. Those halls will get a decking out on the 8 th when residents complete the dec- orating of the Terrace for Derrick Smith enroute to scoring in the fourth quarter. -Photo by Damon Brosnan. By Blake Carter The fall season for the 2021-2022 school year has officially closed as the state championships in football were played this past Sat- urday. However, with one season ending, another is soon to follow. The Heppner High school’s basketball teams and wrestling teams will begin their seasons this Correction the holiday. This activity is always followed by car- oling and homemade soup for all participants. On the 12 th , which is National Gingerbread House Day, residents will be able to join the staff for decorating houses that will then be on display. Of course, some good-natured competitive spirit some- times surfaces at this time. Christmas Eve will find everyone listening to “The Christmas Story” while they enjoy hot cocoa before heading for bed, so Santa can come. Christmas Day will be a celebration of treats, stockings and gifts from the Christmas Angels before a delicious Christmas ham dinner. Everyone will be invit- ed on New Year’s Day to share predictions for 2022 and to look back over 2021. Of course, everyone en- joys calendar days that pay homage to various foods and to various individuals, partly because they can be learning experiences, partly because some guar- antee great-tasting treats. Next month is no different, beginning on Saturday, January 4, which will see chocolate chip cookies at the tables because it is des- ignated National Cookie Day. Pizza will have to be included during Pizza Week, which begins on the 10 th . National Biscuit and Gravy Day will mean that combination served for breakfast on the 14 th . And everyone will be able to contribute to morning dis- cussions in January, as Elvis Presley, birds, Wheel of Fortune, volunteer firemen, Popeye the Sailor and fris- bees will be featured topics. Possibly National Hug- ging Day on the 21 st will bring memories of special hugs on days gone by, and more compliments than usual might be heard in the Terrace on National Compliment Day, the 24 th . But laughter will probably reign on January 27 th , when residents and staff will be invited to celebrate Nation- al Clothes-Clashing Day. Yes, this holiday month and January will be busy, with weekly and special activities and topics of in- terest. Certainly, one rea- son that life on the Hill is viewed with enthusiasm and appreciation. grocery store in Heppner with others reported to be to afraid to get out of their vehicles. MCSO arrested Skyler Lee Kendrick for Criminal Trespass II. He was lodged at Umatilla County Jail with $1,000 bail. -MCSO received an- other report of a “young- er male with darker hair and black jacket, wearing sunglasses,” drinking and dancing on Main St. in Heppner. -MCSO received a re- port of a newer black Cadil- lac sedan with Washington plates hitting the guard rail and not stopping, going be- tween 70-90 miles per hour. -MCSO receive report from a subject at the Irrigon Shell Station on Hwy. 730 who said he hit a dark Nis- san Altima but didn’t notice any damages. Sheriff’s Report ...continued from page five November 12: Morrow County Sheriff ’s Office responded to a request for extra patrol on McCall Lane in Irrigon concerning suspi- cious activity with regard to thefts. -MCSO received a re- port of an unauthorized use of a motor vehicle on Wash- ington Lane in Irrigon. The caller reported that the sub- jects ran. MCSO responded and recovered the vehicle. -MCSO received a re- port of four loose dogs in the area of the Oregon Trail Library in Heppner. MCSO was unable to locate. -MCSO received a re- port of a male with a grey hoodie and black sweat- pants walking around the block several times looking at people’s property and acting suspiciously, hiding his face from the caller. -MCSO received a re- port of a black Kenworth hauling a flatbed with some kind of piping on the trail- er going in excess of 90 mph on 1-84 in Boardman. MCSO was out of position and OSP was advised. -MCSO received a re- port of people who had caught some dogs near the freeway entrance. The dogs were returned to the owner. -MCSO received a re- port of a domestic distur- bance on Paterson Ferry Rd. in Irrigon with a male who had shoved a female. Andrew Norman Ames was arrested by MCSO for Harassment-Domestic Violence and lodged at the Umatilla County Jail with $10,000 bail. -MCSO received a re- port from a subject on S.W. Nevada St. in Irrigon that they had been remodeling and may have a racoon in the bathroom. The caller ad- vised of being “too scared to open the door.” -MCSO received a report from a subject on Fourth St. in Irrigon that there were two stray cats under her porch that won’t leave. She requested a dep- uty, but MCSO advised her of her options. -MCSO received a report from a subject in Irrigon that her friend was having a fight with her hus- band. Another subject said that the woman’s husband was holding his wife in the house. It was unknown if there were weapons; one child was in the home. -MCSO received a re- port of a possibly intoxi- cated subject in front of the November 13: Morrow County Sheriff ’s Office received a request for extra patrol on McCall Lane in Irrigon with suspicious ac- tivity with regard to thefts. MCSO has conducted two checks per day, but separate incidents have occurred. Continued on page seven... 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