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Bessie Wetzell Newspaper Library University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403 VOL. 133 NO. 16- 10 Pages County school district to receive $500k in SIP funds Wednesday, April 16, 2014 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon By April Sykes The R iverside Pirate C h e e r le a d e r s , w in n e rs o f the state cheerleading title, were in attendance at the M orrow C ou n ty S c h o o l B oard m e e tin g Monday night at RHS in Boardman. Morrow County Commissioner Ken Grieb congratulated the girls on their win on behalf of the M orrow C ounty C ourt. Their coaches, Lisa Pratt a n d C h e r y l C o s te llo , i n t r o d u c e d th e g i r l s and m ade a Pow erPoint p re s e n ta tio n ab o u t the team . The school board also congratulated the team. Left to right: Lisa I’ratt, Morrow County Commissioner Ken (•rieb and ('beryl Costello; Grieb was on hand at the recent school district meeting to extend congratulations the the Riverside cheerleading coaches on the girls’ state title. Photo by April Sykes A lso at the m eeting E a ste rn P ro m ise K -12 d ire c to r K ris M ulv ih ill presented a program on -See SCHOOL DISTRICT/ PAGESEVEN Getting to Heppner council votes moratorium Getting to know your on medical marijuana facilities know your candidates candidates By David Sykes realizing there were flaws centered mainly on whether “cities and counties have Ken Grieb The Heppner city in the law, the legislature a community has the the right to regulate or ban Candidate f o r council voted Monday passed an addendum right to enact an outright marijuana dispensaries” C ou nty C o m m issio n er to ban the establishment allowing communities ban medical marijuana however, at the hearing (Incumbent) of medical marijuana and counties to place a facilities. The Association others felt it could be Age ? 53 f a c i 1 i t i e s costly to do Place o f birth? Condon, within the so. OR city limits “ O A C Where have you lived? for one year. says cities As a child I lived in Condon, The action and counties S t a n f i e l d came after have an and W alla a combined inherent p u b l i c right to ban hearing last them, but do week with the you want to city councils be the city o f lone and or county L e x i n g to n , to get sued the over this?” m o v e d to and M o r r o w Mo r r o w L e x in g to n when I was C o u n t y C o u n t y to District eight years Court, take public A ttorney Ken Grieb old. I also l i v e d in t e s t i m o n y ^ combined meeting and public hearing of the Heppner, Lexington and lone city councils, Jlish n Nelson Boardman for several years and consider as well as the Morrow County Court, was held last week to discuss an option to ban medical said, such action, marijuana facilities for one year in their respective jurisdictions. -Photo by David Sykes There during the 1980s. T h e are some E d u c a t i o n a l legislature one-year moratorium o f Oregon Counties, restrictions in the law background? I graduated Oregon from Heppner High School passed a law allowing on establishment o f the Oregon Association Chiefs passed by the legislature, o f Police and the Oregon including the fact that in 1978. 1 attended Linn the facilities, which sell facilities. -See HEPPNER VOTES ON At last week’s public State Sheriffs Association Benton Community College marijuana to people with for three years and studied a doctor’s approval. Then, hearing the discussion have issued a letter saying MARUUANA/PAGE THREE Agri-Business. Family? 1 was married to Carri in 1996. We have three children: Paige, 16; Logan, 15; and Claire, 13. ■ What, i f any, p rio r government experience do you have? 1 have served seven y ears as M orrow County C om m issioner; 1 was also O regon W heat G ro w e r’s L eag u e S tate President in 2003. Why do you feel you are better qualified than your opponent to represent the people o f Morrow County as commissioner? I have been in v o lv ed in every community in the county in one way or another. I have built relationships in each com m unity that give me an excellent opportunity to continue to help this county grow and prosper. Through my work as president o f the O regon W heat G row er’s League and as a county c o m m is s io n e r fo r th e Don Russell Candidate for County Commissioner . ige? 56 Place o f birth? Hermiston, OR Where have you lived? I lived in Boardman through high school, and then spent four y ears in Corvallis g o i n g to s c h o o l at Oregon S t a t e University. I spent a little Don Russell over a year after graduating college in Portland w orking for Georgia Pacific. I then spent two years in Salem working for a CPA firm. I moved back to Boardman in July o f 1982 and have lived here since. E d u c a t i o n a l background? I’m a 1975 graduate of Riverside High S c h o o l, B o a rd m a n . In 1979 1 earned my Bachelor o f S cience degree from O regon State U niversity in business administration accounting with a m inor in general science. I was in the Accounting Honors Program and in 1981 I passed the CPA exam. F a m ily? I m a rrie d Susan (D oherty) Russell in 1979 and we are still happily married. O ur c h ild re n are S cott R u s s e ll, 32, and S ara Browning, 29. What, i f any, p rio r government experience do you have? I spent 10 years on the M orrow C ounty Planning Commission, was elected to the Boardman Rural Fire District Board Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum (right) presenting fo r 21 y e a rs , and w as Mickie Ebert with the “ Excellence in Victim Services" award. elected to three terms as a -Contributed photo “She is delightful, has a a dedicated and resourceful commissioner for The Port -See COMMISSIONER- great sense o f humor and is advocate for victims.” Local Domestic Violence Services advocate receives state recognition Mickie Ebert, advocate w ith D om estic Violence Services, was recognized on April 8 for outstanding contributions in her work with victims o f crime. T he “ E x c e lle n c e in Victim Services A w ard” w as given to E bert in a cerem ony in Portland by the O regon D epartm ent o f Justice Crime Victims’ S e rv ic e s D iv isio n and A tto rn e y G eneral E llen Rosenblum. In h e r n o m in a tio n letter, Deona Siex, Victims A ssistance D irector with the Morrow County District A tto rn ey ’s office, stated that Mickie goes above and beyond to help victims. “ She is a life saver,” stated Siex. D o m e stic V io len c e Services Director Kathryn C haney said, “ D om estic Violence Services provides 24-hour services for victims o f dom estic and sexual violence and stalking. “ We are proud o f the excellent work Ms. Ebert provides as advocate with our agency. M ickie has se rv e d as a d v o c ate for Domestic Violence Services for nine years. -RUSSELUPAGE SEVEN ‘Talking rocks’ to tell Heppner’s story lone , Heppner Easter -See COMMISSIONER- -GRIEB/PAGE SEVEN Joanne Burleson, with the H e p p n e r G a rd e n C lub, organized the placement of a large boulder on the comer o f Main and Church streets with a plaque honoring the c ity ’s nam esake, Henry Heppner. Inspired by positive c o m m e n ts from lo c a ls and v isito rs about th at, plans are m ade to place boulders in key locations around town with bronzed plaques attached w ith a brief inscription o f a nearby h isto ric a l e v e n t, place, person, group, etc. A list of the “Talking Rocks” will be available for a walking or driving tour. “ We look forw ard to a unique way to promote th e h is to r ic a l to w n o f H e p p n e r ,” s ta te s K ay P r o c to r , c o m m is s io n member, “especially since Joanne Burleson and Lily Sandford stand near the boulder the project will use private commemorating Henry Heppner. -Contributedphoto funds and have low to zero H e p p n e r h a s a n Commission is working on maintenance.” eventful history and the a way to tell it. A1 and Donna Osmin city’s Beautification/Parks S e v e ra l y e a rs a g o , are generously donating rock from th e ir O sm in Ranch (est. 1881) quarry for this project. The unique blue basalt from their quarry was used for the construction o f the M orrow C ou n ty Courthouse in 1902/1903. In the 1930s, the Civilian Conservation Corps unit in Heppner harvested the rock for use in local projects. The O sm in s have a lso offered to provide blue basalt, w herever needed, for use in the new county building project. The Farm Foundation, egg hunts planned lo n e a n d H e p p n e r are both continuing their traditions o f annual Easter egg hunts for the children on Saturday, April 19. lo n e 's annual Easter egg h u n t w ill be held Saturday, April 19, at 10 a.m. in the lone City Park. Children up to the fourth grade are invited. A n y o n e w ish in g to m ake a donation to the hunt may do so at Bank of Eastern Oregon in lone. H e p p n e r ’s h u n t , -See TALKING ROCKS/ sponsored by the Heppner Elks, will also be April 19 at 10 a.m. Updated inform ation given to the Gazette-Times say s th a t al groups will be at Heppner C i t y Park this year. 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