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Bessie Wetzel I Newspaper I ibrary University of Oregon Eugene. OR 97403 Neighborhood Center changes geared toward better service H EPPNER VOL. 133 NO. 29 8 Pages Wednesday, August 20, 2014 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon Neighborhood Center Executive Director Lisa Patton (center) discusses a display with volun teers Terrisa McDowell (left) and Florence Nolan. - Photo by Andrea Di Salvo Big changes are under way at the Neighborhood Center o f South Morrow County, but Neighborhood Center Executive Director Lisa Patton says they are all changes geared to bet ter serve the South Morrow community. “ I’ve gotten a lot of feedback from the public about concerns they had for the center,” says Pat ton. “We’re turning nega tives into positives. A lot of people didn’t know all we had to offer or that they might even qualify for some of these things.” One big change is the hours of operation for the center. As of last Monday, the Neighborhood Cen ter will be open Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; the center will no longer be closed for lunch. Patton says the change, which the Neighborhood Center board voted into ef fect last week, is meant to be more accommodating for the community. “Our hours should ac commodate the community, not the center,” says Patton, who says she received a lot of feedback on the center’s hours of operation. Patton says the board members are fully behind the change, not only voting on it but also arranging their own sched ules to come in and work the lunch hour to give Pat ton and center volunteers a break without closing up shop. She also says the board has added members, which has allowed the cen ter to get more done. Patton says she hopes the extended hours will make it easier for people to come in and shop, sign up for food boxes, drop o ff donations, and even volunteer. She says people in the past often didn’t drop off donations—which cannot be left outside of business hours—because the center's hours didn’t accommodate their sched ules. She hopes the center will receive more donations now that the hours better fit working schedules. Parade T hrills and spills at the 2014 M orrow winners C ounty Fair and rodeo announced The 2014 M orrow County Fair and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo parade w inners have been an nounced. In the category of court and royalty, first place went to the Umatilla Sage Riders Court and Riding Club with second place to Arlington Saddle Club Queen Shania Drinkwine. For non-royalty riders, first place was the SunSa- tion Rodeo Flag Team and second place was the North west Aside Group The top com m unity float or entry was the FARM Foundation entry for the Ag Museum. Bank o f Eastern Or egon took first place in the commercial float category, followed by Community Bank in second place. I t’s back to school for local students It’s time for area stu lone author lauded for young adult novel The American Legion color guard advances down Main Street in Heppner during the fair and rodeo parade last weekend, unintimidated by the presence of the 2014 grand marshal. Morrow County Grain Growers, behind them. -Photo by Andrea Di Salvo See more photos PAGE 5 dents to polish up those back-to-school apples. School will begin for lone students next Monday, Aug. 25, at 8 a.m. Meanwhile, Heppner students will have an extra week to prepare for their first day of school on Sept. 2. Both Heppner schools will begin at 7:50 a.m. the Tuesday after Labor Day. lone resident Anne Os- terlund recently received two International Latino Book Awards for her most recently published young adult novel, Salvation. The awards included Most In spirational Young Adult Book and Best Young Adult Latino Focused Book - English. Osterlund traveled to Las Vegas to participate in the International Latino Book Awards held this sum mer in conjunction with the American Library Associa tion Conference. In its 16th year, the pro gram recognized winners from across the U.S. and from 18 countries outside the U.S. Latino Literacy Now, producer of the ILBAs, has produced more than 54 La- tino book and fam ily festivals around the USA. Their pur pose is to “support and promote quality books by and about Latinos.” S a lv a tio n is about Salvador Re- sendez, a young man who hovers just below the pinnacle of leadership at his Local au th o r Anne O s te r lund received awards for her la test novel, Salvation. high school, and the year when he can no longer hover, due in part to Beth C'ou- rant, the “walking disaster area.” The novel is published by Pen guin Books. A full list of award win ners can be found on the web, www. LBFF.us. G-T closed to begin utility pole testing for Labor CBEC Columbia Basin Elec that includes Hinton Creek, The pole checking will Oregon Public Utility Com tric Co-op will begin its Little Butter Creek, Big be conducted with a pick-up mission and National Elec Day annual utility pole check Butter Creek, Upper Wil- and ATV, and all NWT ve- tric Safety Code regula The Heppner Gazette- Times will be closed for the Labor Day holiday on Mon day, Sept. 1. The deadline for all news and advertising for the Sept. 3 issue will be Friday, Aug. 29, at 5 p.m. The G-T wishes every one a happy and safe Labor Day weekend. On the inside: Willow Creek Coun try Club news...PAGE TWO Letters...PAGE TWO From the North End... PAGE THREE Crime reports...PAGE THREE Fair and rodeo pho tos... PAGE FIVE I ing work for 2014 starting Monday, Aug. 25, and end ing sometime in November, weather permitting. CBEC will be check ing poles on the 3-2 circuit low Creek, Blake’s Ranch and Balm Fork. National Wood Treat- ing Company (NWT) has been contracted to perform this work for CBEC. hides will be marked with CBEC signage. The annual pole check ing process is necessary to stay in compliance with tions. Any questions or con cerns, contact Brian Koll- man or Josh Coiner at 541 - 676-9146. -See NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER/PAGE FOUR Sections of forest roads 23, 24 temporarily closed for upkeep, rehabilitation Pendleton, OR—-“Two short-term road closures will go into effect over the next several weeks to allow for culvert replacement on Forest Road 24 at Indian Creek and Forest Road 23 at Willow Spring Creek. A third closure, implemented for public safety, will in clude a segment of Forest Road 23 and Forest Road 2200040 road within the Sunflower Fire footprint,” said Ann Niesen, Heppner D istrict R anger on the Umatilla National Forest. Timing for the two cul vert replacement projects will be staggered, though there may be a few days where the closures overlap and impact access to the area. “The closures will not cut off access to your fa vorite camping or hunting area, but it will require you to drive farther to reach the site,” said Niesen. Harney County Gyp sum o f H ines, OR will replace the Indian Creek culvert on Forest Road 24, beginning Aug. 13 and run ning through the first week in Septem ber. H anging Rock Construction o f La Grande, OR will work on the Forest Road 23 Willow Spring culvert replacement Sept. 1-15. Forest visitors to the area can expect to encounter construction traf fic when traveling on open sections of these roads. Forest Road 23. from its junction with Forest Road 22 and Forest Road 2128, and Forest Road 2200040 (Turner Mt Road) will remain closed until hazard trees and other safety concerns resulting from the Sunflower Fire are mitigated. 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