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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.
A map of the temporary
road closures is available at
www.fs.usda.gov/umatilla
or at any forest office. For
info, call 541-676-9187.
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