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Bessie Wetzell Newspaper Libran University of Oregon Eugene. OR 97403 Heppner’s wrestling coach sees program reach new heights HEPPNER pizette imes VOL. 133 NO. 10 10 Pages Wednesday, March 5, 2014 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon By David Sykes Mustang Head W re stlin g C oach M ark Lem mon's philosophy on coaching is pretty straight forward. “I tell my wrestlers that 1 will work just as hard for success as they do,” says Lemmon, who took over the Heppner wrestling duties five years ago when the program was in its infancy. A nd th a t a ttitu d e -See WRESTLING COACH/ Father and son team Mark and Brian Lemmon coaching PAGE FOUR together. -Photo by Jeremy Lanthorn Photography Heppner to host 16th EO Walk MS Grieb files for Heppner. All tow ns in Eastern Oregon are invited to walk, roll, volunteer and even by registering as virtual walkers. T h a t’s rig h t, v irtu a l w alkers. A nyone unable to attend the day o f the scheduled walk can still help the cause by registering as a v irtu al w alk er and walking on a lunch break, walking to and from work, or walking with a group o f walkers on another day to raise funds. R e g is tra tio n /c h eck - in begins at 9 a m. at All 2013 EO Heppner Walk MS participants Vicki Rayburn (left) Saint's Episcopal Church, and Beth Dickenson share a laugh during last year’s event. 460 N Gale Street, Heppner. -Contributed photo The walk will start at H e p p n e r is g e ttin g Oregon Walk MS. 10 a.m. with brunch and ready for the 16th year o f T he w alk w ill tak e door prizes to follow after sp o n so rin g the E astern place April 26 at 10 a.m. in the walk. The well-marked 5k ro u te is w h e e lc h a ir accessible. A 5k run and a marked 1 Ok walk are also available. There is no registration fee for the MS Walk but donations o f any amount are welcome. P a rtic ip a n ts ra is in g $ 100 per person or more can earn prizes for outstanding fundraising, starting with a T-shirt prize at the $100 level, while supplies last. P r e - r e g is t r a ti o n is appreciated but walk-ons w e lc o m e . P r e - r e g is te r on th e w e b at w w w . walkMSoregon.com or by phone at 1-503-445-8342. Q u e s tio n s , c o n ta c t H e p p n e r MS W alk c o chairs Merilee McDowell, 5 4 1 -5 7 1 -5 8 5 3 , or B arb Orwick, 541-256-0455. Septic and gravel company undergoes ownership change By A ndrea Di Salvo An area business has a new owner and a new name. L o c a l m an R o g e r Britt has sold his business, R oger B ritt S eptic and Gravel, to Mike Duncan of Heppner. Duncan bought out the business, w hich now o p e ra tes as S ilv er Creek Contracting, LLC, in January. While the name and the owner are different. Duncan says he plans on offering the same services in the same locations, with a dedication to the same level o f service. Britt, a 1968 Heppner g r a d u a t e , s ta r te d th e business in 1994. Since then, he and his wife, Rita, have built it into a staple o f the local economy. Now, Britt says, he just wants to focus on other things. “I’m 64 and I thought it was time to let somebody else have it,” he says. “I just decided to stay out on the ranch on Upper Rhea Creek and take care of the ranch.” W hen lo oking for a buyer, he says he picked Duncan because he knew the y o u n g e r m an could handle the business. “He has had experience in this area and has the knowledge to run it,” Britt says. “ I feel it's in good hands.” Britt also stressed that he's grateful for the support he's received over the years. “ I w ant to thank my customers through the years that have supported us as a business,” says Britt. Duncan, 32, was bom and raised in Joplin, MT, an area in north central M ontana only five m iles from the Canadian border. commissioner K en G rie b , c u rre n t com m issioner and would Morrow C o u n t y look forward to continuing C o m m i s s i o n e r , h a s to serve the great people of announced that he has filed Morrow County,” he added. Grieb is in his second for re-election. “ I a p p r e c i a t e s o term as c o m m is s io n e r, m uch th e s u p p o rt and serving seven years with encouragement from people the Morrow County Court. He has lived in Morrow throughout the entire county County since he was who have asked me eight years old. He to run again,” said is a member o f the G rieb. “The other Elks club and has commissioners and served as president m y self have done o f the Oregon Wheat a lot o f long-range G row ers L eague, p la n n in g fo r the a m em b er o f th e county recently. 1 Ken Grieb M o rro w C o u n ty would like to help Gr a i n G ro w e rs them finish w ork on projects already started board, a M orrow County and follow through on the P la n n in g C o m m is s io n goals that have been set for m em ber and a basketball coach. the future.” He and his wife, Carri, “ I take great pride in the work that 1 have done have three children, Paige, in the past as a county Logan and Claire. n Marquardt named Connell educator o f the year A man with roots in Washington University in S outh M orrow C o u n ty Cheney in 1994. He is in his was recently honored by 40th year of teaching. the Connell. WA Chamber He was chosen for the o f C o m m e r c e . R i c k honor in Connell because, M arquardt, son o f Rena said award presenter Jim and the late Bill Marquardt Jaco b s, he is an expert o f L e x in g to n , rec e iv e d in the content he teaches, -See DUNCAN BUYS OUT the title o f 2013 Educator patient, kind and caring BRITT/PAGE TWO o f the Year at the with students, and a city’s annual awards team player. banquet. “Rarely do you find one teacher who Marquardt. who is the m ath/C A D embodies all o f these teacher at Robert c h a r a c te r is t ic s ,” said Jacobs. L. Ol d s J u n i o r Hi g h S c h o o l in At t he Rick presentation, Jacobs Connell, was a 1970 SCOTT McEWEN . RICHARD MINITER M a rq u a rd t graduate o f Heppner shared student c o m m e n t s on Hi gh Sc hool . He w ent on to graduate Marquardt, which included ON from W ashington S tate “He is not just funny; he is University in Pullman in helpful, too,” He interacts 1974, and later obtained well with every student,” h is m a s te r ’s d e g re e in and “I love him fora teacher administration from Eastern and think he is amazing.” McEwen keeps his eyes on the target with new book lauding Navy SEALs By A ndrea Di Salvo Sniper” about Navy SEAL The hits keep rolling Chris Kyle, but it was listed for Heppner native Scott on USA Today's Top 100 McEwen. list, not to mention getting McEwen, w h o as high as number seven on a c h ie v e d re la tiv e fam e Am azon’s ranking. in his role as coauthor o f M cEw en d id n ’t rest “American Sniper: on his fig u ra tiv e The Autobiography la u r e ls , th o u g h , o f the Most Lethal instead, he got to S n ip e r in U .S . w ork on a n o th e r n o n fic tio n piece, M ilitary H istory,” has b een busy th is o n e “ E y e s since the rele ase on Target: Inside o f his first novel, Scott McEwen S to rie s from the “Sniper Elite,” last Brotherhood o f the year. “Sniper Elite’ didn't U.S. Navy SEALs” an ” ... a c h ie v e th e N ew York in sid e acco u n t o f som e Times bestseller status o f o f the m ost h a rro w in g the nonfiction “American m is s io n s in A m e ric a n history.” F or this seco n d n o n f ic t io n b o o k th a t highlights the heroism o f A m erica’s N avy SEALs, McEwen teamed up with R ichard M initer, author o f N e w Y o rk T im e s b e stse lle rs “ L osing Bin Laden,” “Shadow War” and "Leading From Behind.” “ Rich and I teamed up at the suggestion o f our mutual agent, and it really w orked out w e ll,” says McEwen. “ I like working Eyes on Target with Rich. He's a very good T h e b o o k , w h ic h writer, a very good research guy. He has some amazing -See SEAL BOOK. MOVIES/ PAGE TEN contacts.” EYES ä TARGET lone continues to state quarterfinals • »ONE * < - - cardinals ^ W- Council to hold public hearing on revisions to abandoned vehicle ordinance Citizens will need permit to keep unlicensed vehicles By David Sykes N e x t M o n d a y th e Heppner City Council will hold a public hearing on a proposed city ordinance change that would require owners o f automobiles or other vehicles with expired license tags to obtain a permit from the city in order to store the vehicle on their private property. The city is considering th e c h a n g e a f te r c ity m anager Kim C utsforth recently toured H eppner with two Morrow County S h e r if f ’s d e p u tie s and I f o u n d 27 “ n u i s a n c e ” instances, most o f which were abandoned vehicles. Letters were sent out to the property owners about the vehicles. The letters c a u s e d so m e n e g a tiv e response in the community and prompted Cutsforth to last month ask the council to look at ch anging the c ity ’s abandoned vehicle ordinance. A t a Jan. 30 P olice Commission meeting it was reported that “there was a lot o f negative response” to the letters. Cutsforth said at that meeting that the present sight, and has expired tags ordinance is too strict and it can be confiscated by the she would like to see a less police department after five Cardinal Jason Juarez steals the hall during the state first- strict version. days, the ordinance says. round game against Joseph, lone continues on to quarterfi -See ABANDONED VEHI- nals in Baker City Thursday. -Photo by Paula Emmel “ The goal is not to CLES/PAGE FIVE -See fu ll story PAGE THREE harass people but get some o f the trouble spots in town cleaned up,” she told the police commission. C ( t e t / u / u ^ C ( ^ The present ordinance allows the city to declare a vehicle discarded, and therefore a nuisance and subject to impoundm ent, sim ply if the car has an expired license. If the car is Morrow County Grain Growers Green Feed & Seed parked on private property, 242 W. Linden Way, Heppner • 676-9422 ♦ 989-8221 (MCGG main ofHc«) not inside a building out o f sSJidtßJi £ )Q 7 ^ -X/uofated CevvtoMi -CeoU f -W irtin Pack Boot*
