Bessie Wetzell Newspaper Library
University of Oregon
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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.
The
Easter
Bunny will also be on hand
for pictures.
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