SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Neighborhood Centers giving trees,
adopt a family and kid’s shopping day
The Giving Tree will
be decorated at Heppner
Market Fresh the Monday
afterThanksgiving,
D e c e m b e r 2 nd . T h e
ornaments on the tree will
be gift suggestions for
those on the Neighborhood
Center’s list of families
who qualify for food
baskets. Children from
these families have chosen
a need and a wanted gift.
Often these are clothes,
sneakers, furniture or a toy.
If you would like to gift a
child, up to the age of 18
still living at home, please
take an ornament from the
tree and fulfill the requests.
Bring the unwrapped
gifts to the Neighborhood
Center by December
18 th . Be sure to have the
ornament firmly attached.
The Neighborhood Center
staff will wrap the gifts
and give them to the
families. Please include
the ornaments with your
gifts. If your family, work
group, church or civic
organization would like to
Adopt a family please let
the Neighborhood Center
know as soon as possible
so we can match you to a
family. These are families
who get food boxes as well.
Your group can choose a
family by the number of
children. Your group shops
for the family choosing
gifts on their lists. Please
bring these wrapped gifts
by December 18th. This
is a great excuse to shop
with friends and bring joy
to a family. Another event
for our client families is
The Kid’s Shopping Day.
Kids get to ‘shop’ for their
siblings. Kids (ages 3 to
13) whose families can’t
afford to buy presents can
pick something special
for their siblings. They
can experience the joy of
giving Christmas gifts to
their siblings and parents.
The shopping will be at the
St. Patrick’s Senior Center.
High school students
will help arrange the gift
choices and clean the
dining hall after the event.
This year’s Shopping
Day will be December
15 th between 10:00 a.m.
and 3:00 p.m.
Times
for families will be by
prearranged appointment.
The Neighborhood Center
welcomes any donations of
new presents or monetary
gifts. Specifically, we
need gifts for teens and
parents. If your family is
on our client list, return
your applications to the
Neighborhood Center by
November 14, 2023. If
you want to contribute
to these events, please
bring donations to the
Neighborhood Center by
December 12 th . New gifts
and monetary donations
are always welcome.
Please help a family have a
joyous Christmas Season!
October MC A View from the Hill by Doris Brosnan
The residents and staff spa day of manicures and
marriage
at Willow Creek Terrace pedicures.
viewed the handful of
Thanksgiving Day will
licenses
Trick-or-treaters who vis- feature a traditional lunch
October 3 rd - Daniel Al-
dape Lopez, 33, and Elis-
abeth Estrada Ibarra, 30.
October 7 th - Cheyanne Ma-
rie Clark, 19, and Russell
David Walden, 18. October
8 th - Carson Patrick Bros-
nan, 23, and Alyse Corene
Wentz, 22. October 10 th -
Armenta Josue Gonzales,
25, and Rodriguez Zuleyma
Medel, 24. October 24 th -
Michael Scot Sheirbon,
64, and Artemiza Beltran
Quintero, 48.
HHA to meet
Nov. 12 th
The next meeting of the
Heppner Housing Authori-
ty for the Heppner Senior
Center will be Tuesday,
Nov. 12 th , at 4:00 p.m. in
the St. Patrick’s Senior
Center dining room. For
more information, please
contact KayRene Qualls at
541-980-2836.
MCRP to hold
Mustangs beat Outlaws The
biennial organizational
meeting Nov. 14 th
The Heppner football team. -Photo contributed.
-Continued from PAGE ONE that secured the win by the
Outlaw punt on their first
possession. The Mustang
offense went on another
long drive as the offensive
line continued to control
the line of scrimmage. A
nine-play drive of all runs
ended when Rodriguez
scored again from 4 yards
out. Orem passed the ball
to Tripp Stewart for the
2-pt. conversion to make
the score 14-0 at the end of
the first quarter.
After another Outlaw
punt, the Mustangs only
needed three plays to score
again. A 27-yard pass
completion from Orem to
Stewart, then a 6-yard run
by Zach Brown led to a 29-
yard scamper by Rodriguez
for a touchdown. Hayden
McMahon scored the 2 pt.
to now make the score of
the game 22-0 early in the
second quarter.
Enterprise put
together a small drive
that ended when Landon
McMahon sacked the
Outlaw quarterback on a
fourth down and 11 play.
Heppner took over and
scored again when Orem
completed a pass to Caleb
George, and he outran the
entire Enterprise defense
for a 54-yard touchdown.
Stewart took the handoff
and scored the 2-pt.
conversion to make the
score 28-0 midway through
the second quarter.
The teams then traded
possessions a couple of
times. Late in the second
quarter, Enterprise fumbled
the ball, and Stewart
recovered it to give the
Mustangs great field
position at the Outlaw 17-
yard line. Orem ran the
ball for 5 yards and then
he threw a touchdown pass
to Hayden McMahon for
a score from 12 yards out.
That made the score 36-0
in favor of the Mustangs as
the first half ended.
The second half would
be played with a running
clock as the Mustangs were
ahead by 35 points or more.
That makes the rest of the
game go very fast, but it
is a good time for many
of the younger Heppner
players to get valuable
varsity playing time. It
also contributes to the team
by giving the starters some
rest and helps them avoid
possible injuries. The teams
traded possessions several
times in the second half
and the Mustangs ended
the game with the ball and
score of 36-0.
Heppner dominated
the statistics for the game
as they had 17 first downs
and Enterprise only 7. The
Mustangs had 338 yards of
total offense compared to
Enterprise with 95. Heppner
ran the ball for 245 yards
and passed it for 93.
Orem was 3-4 passing
the ball for 93 yards and 2
touchdowns. George caught
1 pass for 54 yards and a
touchdown while Stewart
had a reception for 27.
Hayden McMahon had 1
reception for 12 yards and
a score.
Rodriguez led the
team in rushing with 46
yards on 5 carries and
he scored 3 touchdowns.
Brown followed closely
with 45 yards on 7 carries
and Hayden McMahon
finished with 40 on 6 runs.
Orem carried the ball for 39
yards, Stewart had 37 and
Darby Spivey carried the
ball 2 times for 18 yards.
John Lindsay had a carry
for 8 yards, Joseph Albitre
finished with 6 and with 3
yards each in the game were
George and Mason Haugen.
The dominating
defense was led by Landon
McMahon with 7 tackles.
Rodriguez and Stewart
were next with 6 tackles
each and Brown recorded
5. With 3 tackles each
in the game were Jaime
Caven, Keaton Coiner,
Kaden King and George.
With 2 tackles each were
Albitre and Owen Guerra.
Recording 1 tackle in the
game for the Mustangs
were Hayden McMahon
and Lane Critchlow.
The Mustangs will
take on the Waldport Irish
on Saturday, November 9
at 1 pm. The game will be
played on Les Payne Field
at Greg Grant Stadium.
The Morrow County
Republicans will meet at
6:30 p.m., Thursday, No-
vember 14th at the Bar-
tholomew Building, Hep-
pner, Oregon. The purpose
of the meeting is to elect the
officers for the 2024-2026
biennium. The group will
also discuss the general
election results and the
election night watch party.
Precinct Committee
Person, PCP, positions are
open for Lexington, Hep-
pner, Boardman, and Irri-
gon. Individuals interested
in one of these positions
are encouraged to attend
this meeting to learn about
the positions. PCP appoint-
ments can be made during
MCRP meetings.
The Republican Par-
ty is open to individuals
interested in conservative
ideals and values. The Re-
publican Party platform
can be found at https://
oregon.gop/. For more in-
formation on the Morrow
County Republican Party,
contact mocoreps@gmail.
com.
Heppner drama shorts
Nov. 12 th -13 th
ited on rainy Halloween as
pretty determined and har-
dy young people. The com-
munity was ready for them,
having previously had their
popcorn-ball-making par-
ty, as well as their pump-
kin-carving get-together.
Soon to follow was the
changing of their facility
and apartment clocks from
daylight savings time to
standard time, causing a
sometimes-confusing day
or two.
Tomorrow, residents
and staff will be encouraged
to wear pink, showing sup-
port for Cancer Awareness
Day.
Next Monday, Alex Ca-
marillo and Ed Baker will
attend the Heppner High
School assembly that will
honor these two men and
other local veterans who
served in the US military.
A special dessert will be
served at the Terrace in
honor of these residents.
For some extra fun and
relaxation, the residents
might decide to lounge
around in their pajamas all
day on the 14th, PJ Day, and
then, on the 22nd, enjoy a
of turkey and all the trim-
mings. An opening remains
for a part-time cook, which
would be very helpful in
preparing that complex
meal. (Interested persons
should call 541-676-0004
or come to the Terrace.)
Annagrace did recently
leave the Terrace to explore
other employment oppor-
tunities, but she has been
there again quite often late-
ly, as she has agreed to fill
in for employees who are
not able to come to work.
She is certainly a reason to
be thankful!
A new face joining the
staff in time for the coming
holiday activities belongs
to Julie Teeman, who is
now adding her skills as a
resident-care associate.
As November passes
quickly and the Christmas
season comes, thoughts
sometimes also turn to end-
of-the-year donations that
are tax deductible. Do-
nations to Willow Creek
Terrace are deductible, and
the Community views any
such contributions with
great appreciation.
Ione celebrates veterans
Nov. 11 th
On November 11 th ,
2024 (Veteran’s Day) at
10:00 am at the Ione Legion
Hall flagpole, the American
Legion Post 95 will be hold-
ing a short Remembrance
Ceremony for Ione and
Heppner veterans who gave
their lives for their country.
Refreshments following the
program.
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Heppner Drama Club
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and 13 th at Heppner High
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November 7th at 6pm
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December 6th - Tom & Jerry Party,
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December 31st - New Years Eve Dinner
February 15th - Elk’s Annual hosted by ER Shane
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