Ribbon cutting held
for new picnic shelter
HEPPNER
The Morrow County Ford Leadership Team held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday,
Aug. 17, to celebrate the completion of their project, a covered picnic shelter at the Morrow
County Fairgrounds. The team says the project couldn't have happened without the donors
who contributed, the businesses who were involved and also contributed “in kind,” and the
volunteers who worked countless hours to complete the project. The team raised about $23,000
for this project and had money left over, so they say they will be buying new chairs to be used
in the dance hall during special events, and possibly some tables for under the shelter. “We
appreciated the opportunity to be involved in a project that benefits the whole county,” says
a team representative. Pictured are Ford Leadership Team members (L-R) Hannah Lovgren,
Mayra Collin, Kate Close, Rhonda Hamby, Zech Hint/, Bryce Fowler, Tayllor Gould, Karen
Pettigrew, Les Paustian, Carla McLane, Diane Wolfe, Alvin Liu and Sheryll Bates. -Photo by
David Sykes
VOL. 131
NO . 33
8 Pages
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
West Nile virus
confirmed in county
Grand Marshal
2012 Morrow County Fair and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo Grand Marshal Richard Kinzer (R)
and wife Klara led the way during the 2012 Fair and Rodeo Parade. -Photo by April Sykes
First day of school Monday
It’s time to go back to
school.
Heppner Elementary
School, H eppner H igh
School and lone Commu-
nity School will all begin
classes next Monday, Aug.
27.
The first Mustang foot-
ball game will be Friday,
Aug. 31, at 7 p.m. in Wait-
sburg, WA. The first home
G-T Trophy Corner
game will be Fri., Sept. 14,
against Willamina.
Heppner junior high
football begins with the
Irrigon Jamboree on Sat.,
Sept. 8, at 11 a.m.
The first Mustang vol
leyball game will be Friday,
Aug. 31, at the Umatilla
Jamboree in Umatilla. The
first home game will be held
Sat., Sept. 8, in the Heppner
Tourney.
Junior high volleyball
kicks off at the jamboree in
Stanfield at 8 a.m. on Sat.,
Sept. 8.
Cardinal football starts
with a home game against
Liberty Christian Friday,
Aug. 31, at 7 p.m.
Cardinal volleyball has
its first game Sat., Sept. 1,
time TBD, at the Hermiston
Labor Day Tournament in
Hermiston. The team will
then play against Heppner
in an lone home game on
Sept. 4 at 5 p.m.
Cardinal middle school
volleyball and football
begin with home games
against Condon on Sept 21
beginning at 2 p.m.
The Heppner
Gazette-Times wants
to see pictures o f your
trophy animals from this
fishing/hunting season.
Stop by to have your
picture taken, drop o ff
photos, or email them to
Zavier Glover, 11, of Heppner caught this 15" cut
throat trout at the convergence of Hinton and Willow
creeks. Zavier is the son of Jesse and Tonya Fisher.
-Photo by Andrea Di Salvo
editor@rapidserve. net.
West Nile virus, a mild
flu-like disease spread by
mosquitoes, has been re
ported to have been found
in two testing sites in Mor
row County, according to
Oregon Public Health of
ficials. The two sites were
found near the cities o f
Boardman and Irrigon.
Health officials are ad
vising people in Morrow
County to take precautions
against mosquitoes in order
to avoid the risk of infec
tion. People in that area are
encouraged to be especially
careful to avoid getting
mosquito bites.
“The risk of contracting
West Nile virus may be low,
but we do encourage people
to take appropriate precau
tions to protect themselves
against mosquito bites,”
said Greg Barron, Manager
o f North Morrow Vector
Control District. “We will
continue to increase our
mosquito control operations
utilizing our Ultra Low Vol
ume (ULV) truck-mounted
sprayers to reduce adult
mosquito populations.”
Dr. Em ilio D eBess,
public health veterinarian.
says simple precautions can
prevent the spread of West
Nile virus:
-Eliminate sources of
standing water that are a
breeding ground for mos
quitoes, including watering
troughs, bird baths, clogged
gutters and old tires.
-When engaged in out
door activities at dusk and
dawn, when mosquitoes are
most active, protect your
self by using mosquito re-
pellants containing DEET,
oil of lemon eucalyptus or
Picardin, and follow the di
rections on the container.
-W ear long-sleeved
shirts and long pants in
mosquito-infested areas.
-M ake sure screen
doors and windows are in
good repair and fit tightly.
• Because the number
of mosquito pools testing
positive in any area could
lead to infection, Shelley
Wight, Morrow County
Health Department Health
Educator/Communicable
Disease Coordinator, rec
ommends people and ani
mals be protected against
mosquito bites.
Eighty percent of peo-
ple infected with West Nile
virus exhibit no symptoms.
Of the remaining 20 percent,
most have mild symptoms
like fever, headaches and
nausea lasting from three
to six days. In a few cases,
more severe sym ptom s
occur, including convul
sions or disorientation. The
central nervous system also
may be affected, resulting
in a headache associated
with fever, aseptic meningi
tis or encephalitis. Consult
your health care provider if
you have these symptoms.
Health care providers may
contact the Morrow County
Health Department for in
formation on West Nile
virus testing services of
fered by the Oregon Public
Health Lab.
A dditional inform a
tion about West Nile virus
is available at the Oregon
Health Authority website,
http://public.health.oregon.
gov/DiseasesConditions/
DiseasesAZ/WestNileVi-
rus/Pages/survey.aspx, or
the MCHD, http://www.
oregon.gov/DHS/ph/lhd/
county_directories/M or-
row.pdf.
Lexington celebrates
new fire hall
The town of Lexington celebrated the opening of its new fire hall with a ribbon-cutting cer
emony to dedicate the fire hall and town hall complex last Monday night. A project four years
in the making, residents celebrated its completion with sandwiches, drinks, watermelon and
cookies. Representing the city in the ribbon cutting are (L-R) Scott Hollis, Reid Miller, Fire
Chief Charlie Sumner, Mayor Jean Brazell and Tim Follett. -Photo by David Sykes
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