TEN--Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 14, 2023
Good News Only by Doris Brosnan
Last Sunday, Heppner City Park was busier than
usual as the Hopeful Saints’ first “Funday” began at 2
p.m. with a blow-up attraction/challenge for the daring,
face-painting and vendors across the street. These activ-
ities preceded the two-hour Brass Fire Band concert that
began at 5 p.m. and the available pulled-pork meal. Cer-
tainly an upbeat way to spend up to five hours. The next
Music-in-the-Park will be on July 9, so we can mark our
calendars and look forward to another enjoyable evening!
Attending the concert last Sunday were not only lo-
cals but some band fans from Hermiston, including one
band member’s mother, who is 98 years old. Two other
women admit to being “groupies” who are devoted to
Brass Fire, following them and rarely missing a monthly
performance at the Cozy Corner Tavern in Hermiston. Not
long into the concert, Rita McDougall and Heather Vil-
lanueva were on their feet, keeping time with their bodies
to the music they know so well. Heather explained that
they hadn’t realized that the band would be performing in
Heppner that evening but, by coincidence, were here for
the Jo Pettyjohn golf tournament that Heather has played
in for about 28 of its 30-year history. Of course, when
they heard, they borrowed a couple of chairs from the
club house and headed for city park. Definitely, groupies!
We remember that Bob and Sherree Mahoney’s
granddaughter Savannah Wirth has been in medical school
this year. Now, we learn from her mom, Trisha, “just how
amazing she is,” as she was recently having her first-year
finals, attending review sessions and working at a free
clinic but still found time to compete in the “Xtreme
Barrel Race Events” in Reno! And she not only competed,
she took home money in two of the three days of racing!
Impressive young lady, proud mom, proud grandparents.
Last week, the library kicked off its Summer Reading
Event. This year’s program is open to adults as well as
youngsters and young adults. This Friday, participants can
start completing activities and logging reading minutes.
Prizes and guaranteed fun! Stop by the library and get
started.
Last Saturday, a tall, handsome cowboy and a beauti-
ful bride who arrived for their wedding ceremony in a jeep
set the tone for the hundreds of friends and family who
came to the bride’s family’s ranch near Asotin to witness
their forever pledges. Stephen Thompson and Charlie
Dimke are now Mr. and Mrs. Thompson of Heppner.
Charlie was stunning in her form-fitting long lace gown,
accompanied by six attendants in lovely, gently draping,
beige gowns. Stephen and his six attendants looked very
serious in black boots, denim pants, black jackets and
black hats. After some conversation under the cooling
shade of gigantic canopies, a delicious meal and toasts to
the couple, the dancing began, and the evening continued
well into the night. Thus ended their first day of marriage,
this couple who stressed several times their love of and
appreciation for their families and friends.
Last Saturday saw a 6 o’clock wedding in Heppner.
Brian Holtz and Sheila Dunaway, who have been a couple
for five years, exchanged marriage vows before about 300
guests at the Morrow County Fairgrounds. They were
pleased to have their mothers, Sandy and Linda, present
for this important big step in their lives. Reflective of
Brian and Sheila’s style, dress for the very warm evening
event was casual, with Brian and his four groomsmen in
denim and shirts without jackets. Sheila wore a lovely off-
white gown, and her four attendants were complementary
in their striking brown gowns. After the celebratory toasts
and meal, the dance floor became the focus for the rest
of the evening and wee hours of the morning. Since both
the groom and the bride are homeowners, they will be
choosing to live in Heppner or Lexington.
Seeing GT coverage last week of the high-school
sports was a pleasure. So many honors reported for
outstanding spring-sports participants. To plagiarize a
phrase, “it takes a team,” so all participants are to be
congratulated. Graduation ceremonies in our county were
also featured in the GT and appreciated.
Betty Gray had the personal pleasure of attending her
youngest grandson’s graduation in Kent, WA, and then
spending a wonderful week of visiting with him and his
family. Jeremy received a scholarship to the University
of Colorado, where he plans to focus on science.
Congratulations to Zach Bredfield on completing the
plan he had as a freshman enrolled in McPherson College
in Kansas; he just graduated with a bachelor’s degree in
automotive restoration. Zach apparently knew what he
wanted those four years ago and kept his eye on his goal!
School is out! So, let summer begin!
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email or calling 541-223-1490, or pasting that FB post
into an email to dbrosnan123@gmail.com.
Here’s hoping that some good news comes to every-
one reading this!
Morrow County
players shine in All
Star teams
The Oregon Little
League District 3 All Star
Tournament will take place
in Hermiston at the end of
this month, and the Co-
lumbia Little League All
Star teams will feature an
impressive number of local
names in its lineup.
The Columbia Lit-
tle League is made up of
teams from the communi-
ties of Heppner/Ione, Irri-
gon, Boardman, Umatilla,
Stanfield/Echo, Arlington
and Condon/Fossil. The
All Star teams that will be
competing in the District
3 tournament are made
up of the best of the best
from among those players,
who will go up against top
players from other District
3 leagues including Herm-
iston, La Grande, Pendleton
and others.
Columbia Little League
will be fielding eight teams
in the district tournament,
seven of which have some
serious Heppner/Ione repre-
sentation—33 players, one
alternate and nine coaches.
The Juniors softball
team for girls ages 13-15 is
coached by Kevin Payne,
Taylor McDaniel and La-
rissa Gray. Local players
are Maya Payne, Isa Payne,
CiCi Stefani, Avree Lath-
rop, Havin Gray, Hailey
McDaniel and McKenzie
Maben.
Jeremy Rosenbalm
of Heppner is one of the
coaches of the 12U (12 and
under) softball team, which
includes local girls Tenley
Rosenbalm and Klhoe Ro-
driguez.
Representing South
Morrow County on the 11U
softball team is Kamryn
Dickenson.
The 10U softball team
is coached by Andy Stelk
and Jason Hanna. Local
girls on the team are Had-
lie Duncan, Laiken Stelk,
Berkley Hanna, Harper
Coiner and Ella Mullins.
For 12U baseball, Tim
Dickenson is one of the
coaches of the team, which
includes Matt Wilson, Bro-
die Ogden, Kord Dicken-
son, Ketch Fennern and
Bentley Smith.
Brad Adams is one of
the coaches of the 11U
baseball team. Boys on the
11 and under team include
Cooper Stefani, Carter
Adams, Peyton Matheny,
Joel Wilson, JJ McDaniel,
Charlie Mullins and Gage
Rosenbalm, along with
alternate Maddox McMas-
ters.
Local players on the
10U baseball team are Son-
ny Matheny, Casyn Adams,
Lucas Matheny, Cooper
Patterson, Keller Sweeney,
Kason Botefur and Uriyah
Wedding. Stefan Matheny
is one of the coaches for
that team.
Along with South Mor-
row Players, Boardman and
Irrigon have added several
names to the roster.
In Juniors softball are
Boardman players Jazz-
lyn Reyna, Valerie Lopez,
Paola Flores and alternate
Audrey Sak.
For 10U softball are
Irrigon players Audry Mc-
Daniel, Savannah Hall and
Liliah Brown and Board-
man players Tiemey Bron-
son and Sophia Villegas.
Juniors baseball has
an impressive number of
Irrigon players, including
Bennette Atkins, Colton
The Ione Cardinal Booster Club has announced the recipients Akers, Erik Covarrubia,
for its 2023 scholarships. Pictured L-R are senior scholarship Aiden Wells, Cody Johnson
recipients Lewkus Burright, Kalvin Rietmann, Bryce Rollins, and Hunter Bowman.
Madison Orem and Carson Eynetich. -Contributed photo
Playing for 10U base-
Cardinal Booster Club
announces scholarships
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ball is Jeffrey Wilcox of
Irrigon.
The District 3 tourna-
ment will take place June
24-30 at the Hermiston
Little League Field Of
Dreams.
The 10U baseball and
softball teams will both
play at 10:30 a.m. June
24, baseball on field two
against Pendleton and soft-
ball on field three against
Union County.
Also playing at 10:30
a.m. on the 24 th is 12U
softball (Columbia Blue),
facing off against Hermis-
ton on field four.
At 1 p.m. on June 24,
the 11U softball team (Co-
lumbia Yellow) will face
Wallowa on field four. Be-
cause of a lack of teams in
11 and under softball, the
girls will be competing in
the 12U playoffs, with a
possible matchup between
the Columbia Blue and Yel-
low teams if both win their
first-round games.
Later on the evening
of June 24, Juniors softball
and 12U baseball will both
play at 6 p.m., Juniors soft-
ball on field four against the
winner of the Harney v Pilot
Rock game, and 12U base-
ball against Union County
on field one.
Bypassing the first
round of playoffs is 11U
baseball, which plays at
10:30 a.m. on June 25
against the winner of the
Pendleton v La Grande
matchup. That game will
be on field one.
Times and opponents
for round two and conso-
lation games will be de-
termined by the outcome
of round one games. Full
brackets can be found on
the Hermiston Little League
Facebook page.
Dad Connection at Murray’s from 5:30
to 6:30 pm on Thursday, June 15th.
Come to discuss the importance of
fatherhood. Sponsored by Birthright
of Morrow County. Call 541-676-0530
for more information. See you there!
Lunch
& Dinner
Menu
Specials 6/15 to 6/21
Thursday-Chef Salad for $9
Thursday-4-9pm free Dot’s pretzels with purchase.
Friday- Chicken bacon ranch wrap on a tomato basil
tortilla for $9
Saturday salad is a turkey cucumber salad for $10
Monday- Chili Burger with a bag of chips for $9
Tuesday- Chicken dumpling soup and a grilled ham
and cheese sandwich for $9
Tuesday night 6-9pm $2 hard shell tacos
Wednesday is a Turkey wrap with lettuce, cream
cheese, and tomato. Potato salad on the side for $9.
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trailer with 3 new Towstar STR
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Could easily be converted
to food truck or other use.
Clear title. Located in
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