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VOL. 133
NO 36
8 Pages
Ballots due
Nov. 4 by
8 p.m.
Ballots went out last
week for the Nov. 4 gen
eral election. Anyone did
not receive a ballot and
believes they should have
is encouraged to contact
the Morrow County Clerk
at 541 -676-5604. Voters are
also reminded that ballot
envelopes must be signed
in order to be counted.
All ballots are due by 8
p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4, and
must be received, not sim
ply postmarked, on that day.
For voter convenience, 24-
hour drop boxes are located
throughout the county. Bal
lot drop locations are as
follows:
Heppner: Courthouse
parking lot (24 hours) or
the Morrow County Clerk’s
Office, Room 102 inside the
courthouse. Open 8 a.m. to
noon and 1-5 p.m., M-F and
Election Day (Nov. 4) from
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Four city council candidates and the three mayoral candidates for the open city of Heppner
positions spoke to the Heppner Chamber of Commerce at its luncheon last Thursday. The
candidates were asked a series of questions front the audience about their ideas for the city
and why they were running for office. The question and answer session was moderated by
Heppner Attorney Philip Spicerkuhn. Left to right are mayoral candidates Cody High, Joe
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon Perry (incumbent) and Skip Matthews, as well as city council candidates Adam Dohery, Glo-
rene Lesperance, JoAnne Burleson and Kathy Marick. A large crowd attended the meeting.
-Photo by David Sykes
1-84 crash near
Boardman claims life New vet settling in at
of Washington man Lexington clinic
The collision that made scrap metal of this 2012 Ford Mustang
also claimed the life of 80-year-old Melvin Mitchell of Richland,
WA. Photo courtesy o f Oregon State Police
Oregon State Police
(OSP) is continuing the
investigation into Monday
m orning’s m ulti-vehicle
collision on the westbound
lanes of 1-84 near Board-
man that resulted in the
death o f an 80-year old
male from Richland, WA.
According to Lieuten
ant Mike Turner, on Oct. 20,
at 7:47 a.m., an oversized
-See BALLOTS DUE NOV. 4/
heavy equipment load was
PAGE FIVE
G-T Trophy Corner
being transported in the
westbound lanes o f 1-84
west o f Boardman. The
oversized load was escorted
with support vehicles, and a
rolling slow-down of traf
fic was being deployed to
prevent traffic from moving
past the group of vehicles.
A Ford Explorer pull
ing a travel trailer was
among a long stretch of
slow-moving traffic east of
-See 1-84 CRASH/PAGE
THREE
By Andrea Di Salvo
South Morrow resi
dents who own animals
large or small will notice
a new face around Dick
and Karen Temple’s vet
erinary clinic in Lexington.
Dr. Kayleen McLain, 27,
started work as a veterinar
ian at the clinic at the end
of September.
McClain was bom and
raised in Lom poc, CA,
near Santa Barbara. Her
parents still live in Lompoc,
where her father is a speech
therapist. Her older brother
works at a nearby Air Force
base as a civil servant.
She was home-schooled
through high school, gradu
ating in 2005. She then
attended Allen Hancock
College, a community col
lege in nearby Santa Maria,
CA, before continuing on
to California Polytechnic
State University, San Luis
Obispo. While at Cal Poly,
she served as student man
Kay leen McLain, DVM has joined the crew at the Temples’ vet
clinic in Lexington. Pictured (L-R) are Dr. McClain, holding the
cat known as “Tic Tac,” with l)r. Dick Temple, Karen Temple
and Dr. Stephan Gibson. Photo by Andrea Di Salvo
ager in the school’s sheep
unit. She graduated from
there with a Bachelor of
Science in animal science
in 2009.
McClain then moved
from California to Kansas
State University in Manhat
tan, KS. While there, she
pursued her Doctor of Vet
erinary Medicine (DVM)
and spent two summers
working in a small animal
clinic in a rural community
north o f Manhattan. She
graduated with her DVM
in May of this year.
Oregon wasn’t origi
nally on McClain's list as
places to seek employment.
W hat she was looking for
was a place that would give
her experience with mixed
(large and small) animals.
“That’s difficult to find
unless you go somewhere
rural,” she says, “so 1 defi
nitely was open to a rural
-See NEW VET IN LEX/
PAGE TWO
Haunted Heppner is
back this Halloween
Heppner’s downtown should be filled with costumed
children this Halloween.
Most of the city’s businesses have committed to par
ticipate in a trick-or-treat social during the day on Friday,
Oct. 31. These businesses will offer treats to costumed
children who come by the stores, banks and offices. Some
of the businesses will have prizes for the best costumes.
The participating storefronts will display an orange
sign that says “Welcome to trick or treat.” At least 17
businesses will display the signs.
Sarah Smith shot the Smith family's first buck of the year
recently; she shot it just outside of lone using the .25-06 that
her husband bought her for her birthday last year. -Contrib
uted photo
Eleven-year-old Gaige Futter of Heppner shot his first buck
with his first shot on opening day of rifle season. Gaige was
hunting under the Mentored Youth Hunter Program. -Con
tributed photo
Twelve-year-old Kellen Grant bagged this young three-point
on Saturday, Oct. II, on the Heppner Unit. Kellen is the son
of Greg and Virginia Grant of Heppner. -Contributed photo
Diana Healy, 14, of Heppner bagged this buck on opening
day on the Healy Ranch in Heppner. This was Diana's fourth
successful hunt. -Contributedphoto
f
Think with all these
trophies, we do n 't have
room for yours?
Think again! We still
want to hear from you
Stop by to have your
picture taken, drop off
photos, or email them
to editor(a)rapidserve
net.
Tresslvn McCurry, 12, bagged this three-point buck Friday,
Oct. 10, on the Harrison family ranch. This is Tresslyn’s first
buck, shot with the .25-20 her uncle Dave Cavender loaned
her. -Contributedphoto
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