Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 9,2013
Morrow County youth
celebrate National 4-H Week
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ROBINSON RETIRES
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o f scary' to leave. 1 have a
lot o f great customers 1 hate
to leave,” says Robinson,
adding that som e o f her
customers have been with
her for all 32 years. “I’m
gonna miss them.”
Bank o f Eastern Oregon
CEO Jeff Bailey says the
bank will miss her as much
as she will miss the bank.
“ We commend Florene
on her years o f service
to bank custom ers. Her
cheery smile and desire to
provide the best customer
service possible has served
her, along with the bank,
well for many years,” says
Bailey. “ 1 will personally
m iss Florene com ing to
work every day and wish
her and Dean a long and
happy retirement.”
R o b i n s o n d o e s n ’t
have d e ta ile d plan s for
retirement, though some of
the extra time will almost
certainly be spent with their
two daughters, Jacklyn and
N atalie, tw o grandsons,
and one great-grandson.
Robinson does have one big
idea for retirement, though.
“ 1 w a n t t o go t o
Au s t r a l i a one o f th e se
d a y s,” she says, though
she adds that it’s not an
immediate objective.
S h e s a y s D e a n ’s
great-grandfather moved
his fam ily Down Under,
and only her h u sb a n d ’s
grandfather returned to the
U.S., so the Robinsons have
a large extended fam ily
in Aust ral i a. Whi l e the
A ustralian relatives have
come to visit, she says, they
have never had the chance
to go see them.
“ T h a t’s my b ig g e s t
goal,” she says.
HES announces students of month
Morrow County 4-H ambassadors (L-R) Miranda Taylor, Kane Sweeney, Brittany Lesperance,
Sydney Qualls, Macy Gibbs and Stacee Halvorsen. Not pictured are ambassadors Tim Gould,
Emily Taylor and Morgan Orem. -Contributedphoto
More than six million
young people across the
c o u n try to d a y w ill be
celebrating National 4-H
Week, which takes place
annually during the first full
week of October.
M orrow County 4-H
lev erag es N atio n al 4-H
Week to celebrate the great
things that the 4-H youth
d e v e lo p m e n t p ro g ra m
offers young people, says
Morrow county 4-H agent
A shley Jones, and uses
the tim e to highlight the
in c r e d ib le 4 -H y o u n g
people who each day work
to a make a positive impact
on their community.
M o rro w C o u n ty
4-H A m b a s sa d o rs w ill
be t r a v e li n g to lo c a l
elementary schools within
the co u n ty to sp eak to
classrooms about the 4-H
program, the opportunities
available and the fun to be
had. Ambassadors are youth
enrolled in 4-H in grades
e ig h t th ro u g h 12 w ho
represent the organization
at d iffe re n t e v e n ts and
functions throughout the
year.
“They are the face of
the county 4-H program and
do a fantastic job serving
our county program,” says
Jones.
The 2014 Ambassador
te a m c o n s is t s o f th e
follow ing 4-H ers: M acy
Gibbs, Tim Gould, Miranda
T a y lo r, E m ily T a y lo r,
M organ O rem , S ydney
Qualls, Kane Sweeney and
B rittany L esperance. Be
on the lookout for these
youth during National 4-H
week promoting our local
program.
A ccording to Jones,
research has proven that
participation in 4-H has
a s ig n if ic a n t p o s itiv e
impact on young people.
R e c e n t f in d in g s fro m
the Tufts U niversity 4-H
Study o f P ositive Youth
Development indicate that,
when com pared to their
peers, young people in 4-H
are:
-N e a rly fo u r tim e s
more likely to contribute
to their communities,
-Two times more likely
to pursue healthy behaviors,
and
-T w o t i m e s m o r e
likely to engage in science,
technology, engineering
and math (STEM) programs
in out-of-school time.
In M orrow C ounty,
m o r e t h a n 180 4 - H
members and 55 volunteers
are involved in 4-H.
4-H, the largest youth
development organization
in the world, is a community
o f seven mil li on young
people across the globe
learning leadership,
citizenship, and life skills.
In th e U . S . , 4 - H
programs are implemented
by th e 109 l a n d - g r a n t
u n i v er s it ie s and the
C o o p e ra tiv e E x te n sio n
System through their 3,100
local E x ten sio n o ffic es
across the country.
Overseas,
4-H
program s
operate
throughout more than 50
countries.
Learn more at http://
extension.oregonstate.edu/
m orrow/, “ like” them on
Facebook under “Morrow
C ounty 4-H O regon” or
c o n ta c t A s h le y J o n e s,
Morrow County 4-H Agent,
at Oregon State University
Extension Service's
M orrow C ounty o ffice,
541-676-9642 or ashley.
jones@ oregonstate.edu.
Heppner Elementary School students of the month are: (front L-R) Hallee Hisler, Paul
Lindsay, Jackson Coiner, Caleb George, Lily Nichols, Hilary Payne, Landon Mitchell, (back
L-R) Auhriana Rodriguez, Sam Grigg, Cheyenne Shaw, Jett Stewart and Jayden Wilson. Not
pictured are Madison Palmer and Marlee Mitchell. The character trait for September was
Self-Concept, which included valuable, happiness and success. -Contributedphoto
CREZ TALKS HOUSING
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was set up similar to the lone
Educational Foundation,
which collects money for
use in the lone schools.
The lone foundation
recently purchased iPads
for all its students, and the
MC fund is considering
som ething sim ilar, only
providing each student in
the school district with a
Kindle Fire.
Some board members
d i s c u s s e d u s i n g the
$ 3 0 0 ,0 0 0 to f und t he
housing program and then
buying Kindles through the
education foundation at a
later date; however, many
board members felt the first
insurance.
$300,000 received by the
“If you are approached
CREZ was earmarked for
by p e r s o n s s e l l i n g
the education foundation,
m erchandise or services
wi t h $ 2 4 0 , 0 0 0 g o i n g
from a temporary location
to to w ard s p u rch ase o f
or a vehicle, please ask them
to show you their permit
from the city,” Cutsforth
says. “ If they are not able
to provide one, contact city
hall and report the business;
Pendleton, OR— The
this practice will help to
Oregon Wheat Foundation
keep everyone safe.”
will p ro v id e up to 12
scholarships for high school
seniors whose families are
74 onto Tom Street and m em bers o f the O regon
left into the public works Wheat Growers League.
parking lot. Open 24 hours.
T he s c h o l a r s h i p is
lone: S pring St. (in also open to students who
fro n t o f the tu rn to 3rd work part-time for grower
Street). Open 24 hours.
members or whose family
B o a r d m a n : N W members are employed by
Boardman Ave. (24 hours). OWGL members.
Irrigon: 205 NE 3rd St.
The s c h o la r s h i p
(Irrigon Annex). 24 hours. requirem ents include an
Door-to-door salesmen must
have permits in Heppner
Heppner City Manager
Kim Cutsforth would like
to rem ind residents and
visito rs that the City o f
H e p p n e r r e q u i r e s t hat
anyone selling items door-
to-door or in a temporary
b u sin e ss lo ca tio n m ust
acquire a permit from the
city.
“ T h is is not j u s t a
formality," says Cutsforth.
“This is a safety measure
for Heppner residents.”
W hen co n sid e rin g a
permit, Cutsforth says, the
city evaluates the business
and the em ployees, and
any vehicle used has its
license plate run through
police records. The person
approaching citizens must
provide identification and
pass a background check.
The com pany also m ust
provide proof o f liability
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parking lot (24 hours) or
the Morrow County Clerk’s
Office, Room 102 inside the
courthouse. Open 8 a.m. to
noon and 1-5 p.m., M-F and
Election Day (Nov. 5) from
7 a.m. until 8 p.m.
Lexington: 365 West
Hwy 74 ( Publ i c W orks
Parking lot). Turn off Hwy.
M edicare P a r t D
O pen E nrollm ent begins
O ctober 15 th !
Morrow County Health District
will again offer free Medicare
Part D assistance during open
enrollment.
541-676-9133 or
1-800-737-4113 to make an
appointment.
Please call
“ We a r e c o u n t y
wide and lone is part of
the county,” pointed out
CREZ board chairman Don
Russell.
Neal agreed, saying the
Morrow County foundation
is set up for all schools in
the county, both lone and
M orrow C ounty school
districts.
In o th e r d isc u s s io n
M c L a n e s a i d sh e had
heard from C yde E stes
o f the M orrow Count y
Unified Recreation District
asking for agreements and
c o lle c te d f unds from a
previous enterprise zone
prior to the current CREZ.
Board m em bers felt
those documents were part
of the public record and not
the duty o f current CREZ
adm inistrator M cLane to
dig up and provide.
Wheat foundation scholarship
offered
ELECTION BALLOTS
are due by 8 p.m. that day.
Ballots must be received, not
simply postmarked, on that
day. For voter convenience,
2 4 -h o u r drop boxes are
lo c a te d t hr o u g h o u t the
county. Locations are as
follows:
Heppner: Courthouse
the Kindles and the rest,
$60,000, for next y e a r’s
students com ing into the
high school.
U nd er the C R E Z
adopted policy, funds must
be distrib u ted every six
months.
“ As we look at the
education com ponent we
have to w ork wi t h the
school district,” Neal told
the board.
“We can’t just say, ‘Go
get everybody a K indle,’
and everyone woul d be
happy. We have to get
together with the district
on this,” he urged.
It was also pointed out
that the education spending
w as mea nt to be spent
across the whole county on
a per pupil basis, including
the lone School D istrict
students.
essay on any topic related
to the wheat industry and
a summary o f the student's
sch o o l and c o mmu n i t y
involvement.
One $1,000 award will
be made to a qualifying
student from each o f the
participating counties,
whi ch i nclude M orrow ,
Umatilla, Baker, Gilliam,
Klamath, M alheur,
Sherman. Union, Wallowa
and Wasco.
In addition, up to two
The Landing Honrs
U n r r o w / l i r a n t O IIV
Fall Hours
p ark
Full service dining T h u rsd ay -
M onday 8 a.m . to 8 p.m .
7 1OOO I S Kd.
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Dinner specials every weekend
Home made soups made daily
awards will be made in the
Willamette Valley counties
and one in the C e n tra l
Oregon counties.
Application forms are
available from the Oregon
W heat G row ers L eague
w e b site at w w w .o w g l.
org or Ma r i l yn B lagg.
sch o larsh ip c o o rd in ato r
for the O re g o n Whe a t
Foundation, mblagg@
owgl.org. Applications are
due Monday, Feb. 3, 2014.
Justice
Court
Report
Morrow County Justice
o f the Peace Ann Spicer
has released the following
Justice Court report:
-Sheila M. McKinley,
39, o f Lexington pled no
contest to V iolating the
Basic Rule 87/55 and was
fined $435.
541 656-8760
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