SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, July 31,2013
National Night Out in
Boardman August 6
ODOT UPDATE
-Continuedfrom PAGE ONE
involvement.
Earlier this year, ODOT
TîiFiii; ill:
crews also worked in the
north end of the county to
upgrade sidewalks along
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1st Street in Irrigon, as well
The public is invited to
as making improvements
an evening of free barbecue,
to C o lu m b ia A ve. in
refreshments and a chance
Boardman to allow for the
to meet police, firemen and
expansion of the ConAgra
EMTS up close Aug. 6 from
plant in the Columbia River
5 to 8 p.m at the Boardman
Enterprize Zone.
City Park.
O D O T p la n s its Barratt Blvd. in Heppner is one of several ODOT projects
Bring the kids down
work in four-year blocks, that have taken place in Morrow County over the past year.
-Photo by Andrea Di Salvo
and see the ambulances,
ODOT Region 5 Public
police cars and fire trucks
Information Officer Tom Terry T allm an, P ublic anyone is welcome to sit in,
up close while the parents
Strandberg explained. The W orks D irecto r Burke or even address the group,
visit with the city’s first
departm ent is currently O ’Brian, Boardman City at any meeting. However,
responders. The evening
operating in the 2012-2015 Manager Karen Pettigrew, they again stressed that it
is part o f National Night
Statewide Transportation and Ron McKinnis and Lisa was best to begin at the
Out event to m eet the
Im p ro v em ent Program Mittelsdorf, both with the local level to coordinate
people who respond in Boardman Rural Fire Protection District Chief Marc Rogelstad (STIP). While city and Port of Morrow.
priorities.
(left) and Chief of Police Richard Stokoe are getting ready
emergencies.
county work don’t always
The men said local
“ We rely on local
“This is a chance for for the National Night Out, an opportunity for local people to fall under ODOT plans, involvem ent is crucial representatives to chime in
people to get to know who “meet and greet” their first responders, Aug. 6 at Boardman Strandberg says Morrow because cities and counties and help make decisions,”
we are,” says Boardman Citv Park.
County w on’t see much usually put together “wish said Strandberg.
In addition to free food to promote safety.
P o lic e C h ie f R ich ard
more ODOT activity in this lists.” Funded projects
The next meeting of
Grigg says the health
Stokoe. He says all his and refreshment, there will
period;
ODOT
is
acquiring
normally
come
from
those
the
NEACT
will be a joint
officers will be there, along also be a bouncy house for district is seeking new a right-of-way for rock- lists, they said, because m eeting the South East
with some patrol cars for the kids, a bike raffle and v o lu n te e r a m b u la n c e fall work to be done near they have already been ACT, held this Thursday,
the public to get to know lots of equipment to check drivers and EMTs (or those milepost 35 on Hwy. 207, determined as high priority. A ug. 1, at 9 a.m . at
better. “The public is who out. Walmart, Pendleton who would like to become as well as surveying and They said that though the
Community Connections,
we work for and we think it Cash & Carry, and Jump EMTs) in the Boardman acquiring land for snow meetings usually are held in
2810 Cedar Street, in Baker
is very important they get to Start Java in Boardman area.
fen
ces
th
ro
u
g
h
o
u
t
the
La
Grande,
a
bit
of
a
drive
for
City.
“ T here w ill be an
helped with donations.
know who we are.”
Morrow County residents,
opportunity
for those who county.
The Morrow County
B o a rd m a n R u ra l
Other
than
that,
plans
Health District is also are interested to talk with
F ire P r o te c tio n
for the 2015-2018 STIP are
participating,
says our paramedics about what
District Chief Marc
already
in the preliminary
CEO/Administrator that entails, and a sign-up
R ogelstad agrees
stages.
Strandberg and
Dan G rigg, w ith sheet for those who are
and says there will
Region
5
Manager Monte
ambulances to look interested,” says Grigg.
be fire trucks and
Grove
explained
that there
at and paramedics
“Overall, it will be a
a m b u la n c e s to
are two draft lists currently
there for people to great opportunity for the
exam ine, as well
in the works for the 2015-
as firefighters and H e a l t h talk with and to get community to come out
2018
STIP, one for “fix-
and become more familiar
E M TS to v is it District CEO/ to know.
it”
projects
(those that fix
The district will with us and the services we
w ith. T here w ill Administrator
or
preserve
an area) and
Dan
Grigg.
also have hom e provide in the Boardman
in s tr u c tio n s on
one
for
“enhance”
projects
h e a l t h / h o s p i c e area,” he says.
what to do if there
(p
ro
jects
that
enhance,
“We are thrilled to have
is a house fire, and a smoke nurses on hand for the public
expand or improve an area).
alarm program for the to visit with. There will be the opportunity to meet
South Morrow has no
public to get smoke alarms a raffle for a children’s bike people and to participate
locations
on either map;
and learn how to set them to promote exercise and a in this great community
two
Boardman
locations are
raffle for an infant car seat event.”
up, he adds.
on the “enhance” project
list. The men pointed out,
however, that the proposed
lists represent 150 percent
Heppner High School
Sports physicals are completed in the past year. of current ODOT funding,
has sc h e d u le d sp o rts required for any student
T he form fo r th e so not all the projects will
physicals for Tuesday, Aug. who has not had a physical physicals can be found make the final cut. The
6, and Thursday, Aug. 8, at in the past year, including at http://osaa.org/form s/ final list will be determined
Pioneer Memorial Clinic.
firs t y ear ju n io r high PhysicalExam ination-2010. based not only on cost but
Boys' physicals will be p a rtic ip a n ts and sixth pdf. Students must bring on other factors such as
on Aug. 6 from 1:30-5 p.m. graders playing at the junior this form with them to the heavy traffic use and safety
bn a walk-in basis. Girls’ high level, and transfer physical. Players under the concerns.
physicals will be on Aug. students who do not have a age of 18 must have their
Speaking of locations
8 from 1:30-5 p.m. on a copy of an OSAA physical forms signed by a parent.
that didn’t make the cut,
walk-in basis.
Grove brought up the issue
of Horseshoe Bend on Hwy.
74. The well-known curve Heppner softball star Baily Bennett played in the ASA 18 Gold
turns nearly 360 degrees, National Tournament in Clearwater, FL recently. -Contributed
photo
Heppner High School through 12.
n in e th ro u g h 12 w ill and has been a local “hot
Heppner softball player gam e-w inning w alk-off
will host its 21s1 annual
Registration for grades take place from 4-5 p.m. item” for some time, said
Baily
B ennett recently RBI in the bottom of the 7th
Mustang Football Camp the five through eight will be Monday, Aug. 5, with camp Grove. However, the price
traveled
to Clearwater, FL inning. Thursday saw a long
week of Monday, Aug. 5, from 8-9 a.m. Monday, daily from 5-8 p.m. The $25 tag on straightening the
to
play
in
the ASA 18 Gold rain delay and a loss to Fury
through Thursday, Aug. 8, Aug. 5, with camp daily fee includes a t-shirt.
curve—two to three million
National
Tournament.
95 out of Tennessee, which
at the Heppner High School from 9-11 a.m. Cost of $25
C ontact Greg Grant dollars—knocks it off the
put them into the loser’s
H
e
r
t
e
a
m
,
T
h
e
practice field. The camp is includes a hat.
at 5 4 1 -6 7 6 -5 2 5 7 w ith STIP for now.
W ashington Explosion, bracket. Friday started with
for students in grades five
Registration for grades questions.
“ It has no accident
qualified for the tournament another rain delay and then
history, and it’s competing
e
with areas with a lot o f arlier this sum m er in a final loss to the Miami
Stingrays and an exit from
accident h isto ry ,” said Selah, WA.
“Only
64
teams
qualify
the
tournament.
Grove. “If we could find
for the national tournament,
The team finished 17th,
an in n o v a tiv e w ay o f
so
it
was
a
great
honor
to
which
Bennett noted was an
bringing cost down, we
W IL L S P O N S O R
be
at
the
tournament,”
said
awesome
accomplishment
could entertain that.”
Bennett’s
mother,
Misty
and
a
great
experience for
F r e e S p o r t s P h y s ic a l s
One innovation the
Bennett.
herself.
men mentioned would be
a t
The t o u r n a m e n t
“I had such an awesome
to convince the Oregon
consisted
o
f
three
pool
time
and really want to
N ational G uard to use
play
games
then
a
double
thank
everyone
who helped
the project as a training
elimination
bracket
format.
sponsor
and
support
me.
exercise, sim ilar to the
For Any Morrow County Students
Bennet
t
pit
ched
three
I
couldn’t
have
made
it
way the Guard completed
scoreless
innings
against
without
the
great
support
I
the Hager Park project in
the
Texas
Impact,
and
get
from
my
community,”
H eppner recently. With
■
Boys - Tuesday, Aug. 6th, 1:30 to 5 p.m.
scored a run in the 3-1 first said Bennett.
G u ard sm en d o in g the
pool
game win. The team
Bennett will be taking
• Girls - Thursday, Aug. 8th, 1:30 to 5 p.m.
excavation work as part
lost
the
other
two
pool
play
a
break
before she starts
o f their training, Grove
games
against
The
Tulsa
college
this
fall in Ontario,
said, the price tag on the
Shootout
and
the
Tampa
where
she
will
continue her
p ro ject w ould drop to
Students may come either day if necessary.
Mustangs.
softball
career
as a Chukar.
around one million dollars.
Bracket
play
began
“
I
look
forw
ard to
If exam is not done during these two days there will be
He stressed, though, that
on
Wednesday
with
a
win
getting
to
play
softball
at the
w ith an e n h a n c e m e n t
a $32 charge.
against
the
Florida
Select
next
level
and
representing
p ro ject like H orseshoe
Bend, local people would and the OC Elite (California) my community.”
have the greatest say, and in which Bennett had the
Pioneer Memorial Clinic is located at
responsibility, in raising
130 Thompson Avenue, Heppner, OR
the funding. Meanwhile,
Strandberg added, ODOT
541-676-5504
will continue to take short
term measures to ensure the
safety of the curve.
For those who want
H eppner bulldogger to get a few good steers
some say in the matter, Blake Knowles won an and also credited the mare
G rove and S trandberg impressive $6,000 in the that he has had for the last
s a id th e N o rth E a st recent Salinas. CA. rodeo, several years, and which he
A rea C o m m issio n on turning in a time of 21.4 rode at the National Finals.
Transportation (NEACT), seconds over three rounds.
He added that he was
is the body to which to voice
H is e a r n i n g s put t ravel i ng wi t h D akota
concerns and suggestions. him in 12th in last week’s Eldridge, a Blue Mountain
C ounty rep resentatives P r o f e s s i o n a l R o d e o Community College veteran
and alternates currently Cowboys world standings. and last year’s Rookie of
E x c e l l e n c e in H e a l t h c a r e
on the NEACT include
Knowles commented the Year.
M orrow C ounty Judge that he was “lucky enough”
s
Free barbecue and a chance to meet your
police, EMTs andfirefighters
Heppner grad plays
in national softball
tournament
Clinic to offer sports physicals
'
Football camp planned
Morrow County Health District
Pioneer Memorial Clinic
Knowles wins big in
Salinas Rodeo
M O RRO W
CO UN TY
HEALTH
DISTRICT
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