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P heasant brood house:
A local man
s dream come
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VOL. 133
NO. 32
8 Pages Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
Two m ore enter H eppner
council race
As of the filing deadline
for the November
election, two ad
ditional candidates
have filed to run
for positions on the
Heppner City Coun-
cil. Kathy Marick
w ill run ag ain st
incumbent JoAnn Kathv
Burleson for Posi
tion 5, while Diann N a
gel will run against Adam
Doherty and Glorene Les-
perance for Position 6;
Position 6 is currently held
by Judy Buschke, who has
decided not to run for an
additional term. No addi
tional mayoral candidates
had filed as of the deadline,
leaving Joe Perry, Cody
Aside from the hotly-
High and Ronald “Skip’
contested Heppner
Matthews to
races, South Mor
vie for that
row voters will also
position.
have several mea
Irrig o n
sures from the state
and Board-
and county level to
m an a ls o
ponder when ballots
have m u l Diann Nagel
go out next month,
tiple candi
Marick dates for their city
most notably mea
council positions; sure 25-69, which seeks
all candidates in lone and to change the selection of
Lexington are running un Morrow County commis
sioners from partisan (i.e.,
opposed.
Don Russell will also Democrat or Republican)
run unopposed for the to nonpartisan.
More information on
County Commissioner 2
spot, having won both the the election and the can
Republican and Democratic didates will be published
nominations in the primary in the Gazette closer to the
election date.
this spring.
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Trophy Corner
In 2010, Heppner man
Sam Hornbeck had a dream
of the possibility of increas
ing pheasant and game bird
hunting opportunities in
South Morrow County by
utilizing the Dept, of Agri
culture's CRP crop lands to
increase the population of
pheasants.
Hornbeck started put
ting together agencies, busi
nesses and individuals who
had the same vision and
w ould com m it to work
with him on this project.
Through the assistance of
the local Oregon Depart
ment of Fish and Wildlife
(ODFW) office and Rolling
Hills Hunting Preserve, a
plan was developed and the
pilot project began.
In 2013, after much
success with the project and
wanting to find a group who
would take on the respon
sibility, Sam spoke with
Heppner Ag Science/FFA
Advisor Beth Dickenson
about the opportunity for
local FFA students to take
over the project. This would
give the students the op
portunity to help build and
maintain a 32’ x 32’ brood
house and pens at Heppner
High School, and take the
lead by involving any other
students who would be in
terested.
In addition, the stu
dents would learn to man
age the rearing of pheasant
chicks to six weeks of age
and get them ready for
release. The planned brood
ing house would help to
“raise and release” pheasant
chicks under a new, proven
process that gives chicks a
healthy and protected start.
Students also would work
with ODFW to monitor the
birds and their progress
Several local business
es and agencies also are
committed to help make
this happen and support
it in the future. A llstott
Construction has agreed to
help the students build the
brooding house; ODFW has
agreed to provide equip
ment and supplies; Morrow
County Grain Growers has
offered to fund the purchase
of chicks, as well as feed
and propane on a yearly
basis; and Heppner High
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lo n e’s new coffee shop offers fresh fare
with a lighthearted atmosphere
It’s your tu r n ...
The Heppner Gazette-
Times will publish a candi
dates’ forum for Heppner
City Council and Heppner
Mayor in an upcoming is
sue before the November
general election.
As part of this process,
we’re inviting our readers
r
Attending the groundbreaking last Tuesday for the new pheasant brooding house were: Travis
Schultz of the Oregon Fish and Wildlife (behind) with (L-R) FFA students Tim Could, Erica
Nelson, Becca Waddell and Beau Walters, brooding house project originator Sam Hornbeck,
FFA instructor Beth Dickenson, students Jerimiah Petzoldt and Makenzie Hughes, Willow
Creek Valley Economic Development Group Director Sheryll Bates, Morrow County Com
missioner Leann Rea, and School Principal Matt Combe. Not pictured are Dave Fowler and
Tim Adams. -Photo by David Sykes
lo n e resid en ts now
have a new place to gather
for coffee and conversation,
the Turquoise Yeti coffee
shop.
Owned and operated
by Nathan and Keri Heide
man of lone, the Turquoise
Yeti began operations two
weeks ago. The coffee shop
at 425 W. Main in lone is
open 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mon
day through Friday, and will
also be open late whenever
lone has a home game, Keri
Heideman said.
The lineup offered at
the shop includes not only
coffee from Oregon compa
ny Rogue Roasters, but also
a variety of loose-leaf tea,
ice cream and milkshakes,
baked goods, and breakfast
sandwiches.
“We wanted everything
as fresh as possible,” said
Keri Heideman.
Keri said the idea for
the coffee shop came about
because she was looking
for something to do close
to home. When she and Na
than heard the equipment
from lone’s previous cof
fee shop was for sale, they
decided to buy it and see if
they could find a location.
They did, and the Turquoise
Yeti was bom.
The whimsical name
on the shop is something
of a standing family joke,
Keri said. She said she and
her family noticed business
names—especially “artsy”
names—often consisted of
a color and an object. As
she and Nathan sat talk
ing with their children one
day, long before they had
considered opening the
shop, they pondered what
they might name their own
business—the funnier, the
better. The Turquoise Yeti
was the result of that con
versation and, when they
started the coffee shop, it
seemed the perfect name for
their new venture. Nathan’s
mother, Tonya Heideman,
even painted a picture of a
yeti holding a coffee cup to
add to the shop’s eclectic
The
Heppner
Gazette-
Times
wants
to see
pictures
o f your trophy animals
from this hunting season.
Stop by to have your
picture taken, drop o ff
photos, or email them to
editor(a)rapidserve. net.
décor.
Keri. “We take our coffee
“ We don't take our seriously; that’s about it.”
selves too seriously,” said
County invites local communities
to rededication, groundbreaking
Morrow County invites
local communities to at
tend the Morrow County
Courthouse clock tower
rededication, tower clock
Left: Chris Sykes, 36, of Pend and bell installation, and
leton, used a bow to bring new administration build
down this three-point buck ing groundbreaking.
near Pilot Rock, OR over
Labor Day weekend. Sykes
is the son of David and April
Sykes of Heppner. -Contrib
uted photo
Keri Heideman stands by a painting of a yeti, created by Na
than's mother Tonya Heideman for the coffee shop. Nathan,
who also works the family farm, was unavailable for the photo.
-Photo by Andrea Di Salvo
The festivities will take
place next Monday, Sept.
29, at the Morrow County
Courthouse, 100 S. Court
St., in Heppner.
First up will be the
courthouse rededication at
11 a.m., followed by a lunch
o f ham burgers and hot-
dogs, hosted by the Morrow
County Commissioners, on
the courthouse lawn. The
groundbreaking for the new
administration building will
follow lunch at 1 p.m.
It’s time for trophies
Did you bring down
a bull elk? Bag a buck?
Stop a gator in its tracks
or wrestle in a marlin? The
G azette-Tim es wants to
know about it.
Send in or drop by a
picture of yourself and your
prize along with your name,
age, size o f the animal,
date of capture, where you
brought it down and any
other information you think
we should know. If we’re
im pressed, you’ll see it
right here on the front page
of the Gazette.
Contact us by email
at editor@ rapidserve.net
or mail subm issions to
Heppner Gazette-Times.
PO Box 337, Heppner.
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