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Be « i e W e « ' ' N e v - P a ' * ' l 'b,arV Eugene, OR y ' MU VOL. 133 On to semifinals NO. 39 8 Pages Wednesday, November 19, 2014 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon Local teen becom es ‘heavy hitter' on hunting show Heppner teen Cassi O'Brien Hahn, pictured here in ASAT camo she donned for the hunt, was recently featured on an episode of Heavy Hitters Outdoors. The episode will air early in 2015. - Photo by Jacob Richmond Bv A ndrea Di Salvo Cassi is the the daugh Most people wouldn’t ter o f K risti O ’Brien o f think o f a 14-year-old girl Heppner and Ty Hahn o f as a heavy hitter, but Cassi Redmond, OR, and grand O ’Brien Hahn o f Heppner daughter o f G inger O ’ Brien recently got the chance to o f H e p p n e r and B u rk e prove those people wrong. O ’Brien. She received her 15 m inutes o f fam e— or maybe a little more— when she was picked to appear on Heavy H itters O utdoors. The NBC back-to-basics hunting show dropped in on the area last month to film a doe-hunting episode on the Harris ranch near Hep pner. Barbara Harris, who is friends with Cassie’s moth er, immediately thought of the Heppner High School freshman as a perfect fit for the opportunity. “Cassi reminds me so much of my granddaughter. Cassi had the personality and the go get ‘em that a lot o f young ladies don’t have, to go out there and do that,” said Harris. The Harrises donated their own ODFW Land- owner Preference tags to Ross Cutsforth (#56) throws himself into the fray while Caden Hedman (#18) blocks another Cobra during the quarterfinals game last weekend. Cutsforth logged sit tackles on the night, while Hedman contributed three tackles to the win. Photo by Sandra Putman -See "Cold, snow don t slow Mustangs "/PAGE FIVE Cassi and to a young wom an from Portland who was also filmed for the show. “There’s not too often are there young w om en who are so fascinated by that. This year when we tied it in with Heavy Hitters and they wanted to go with first-time hunters. 1 thought, what a great opportunity to go out with a trained pro fessional (hunter) and get rewarded for her efforts as a female.” C assi w as laid-back w h e n a sk e d a b o u t th e ch an ce to do the show , but those who know her say hunting is one o f her passions; hunting runs in her family, and she goes -See TEEN HEA VY HITTER/ PAGE THREE City water & sewer set to increase Jan. 1 Automatic yearly increases proposed By David Sykes The city o f H eppner is looking to increase both water and sewer rates be g inning Jan. 1, the city council was told last Mon day night. Under the pro posed rate increase, water would go up between $2 and $2.50 per month, and sew er rate s w ould also increase by $2 to $2.50 a month, City Manager Kim Cutsforth told the council. Cutsforth said the pro posal will first go to the city u tility co m m issio n this Thursday for approval before com ing back for council vote next month. Also under the proposed plan the base usage o f 2,000 gallons per month would be increased to 2,500 gallons. “Residents that use up to 2,500 gallons will see a decrease in their bill,” Cutsforth said. A lso u n d e r c o n s id e ra tio n is a re q u e s t by Cutsforth that the city be allow ed to raise both its water and sewer rates au to m a tic a lly ev ery year, without council approval. The amount o f the increase would be tied to the Port land Consumer Price Index (CPI). The CPI is an infla tion m easurem ent often used by g o v e rn m e n t to increase wages and fees. In 2013 there was an increase in the CPI by 2.5 percent. As an example, un der the city’s proposed new rule it would have meant an automatic increase o f $ 1.22 per month. The city said the au to m atic in crease w ould not apply to the additional $ 17.50 the city charges each business in town for water usage each month. At an Oct. 16 city util ity com m ission m eeting Cutsforth said city auditors had recommended the city raise water and sewer rates by a total o f $ 10 per month. Pratt regarding the property I am very pleased with She said the city engineers. loss and damage caused to the court's ruling today,” Anderson and Perry, had the home. said N elson. “ The court also recommended a rate considered the evi When given an -See WATER, SEWER TO dence and testimo opportunity to make GO UP/PAGE THREE a statement, defen ny from the state, and came to a fair dant Joseph Kindle told the court that he amount for restitu did not agree with tion. The defendant th e fig u re s from Joseph Kindle c la im e d th a t the Safeco Insurance, am ount requested and did not b elieve the was too high, but the state home or property was worth had pages upon pages o f as much as Pratt testified docum entation from the it was. victim and insurance com Kindle failed to provide pany to su b stan tiate the any evidence to substantiate -See ARSONIST TO PAY his belief. RESTITUTION/PA GE Arsonist ordered to pay nearly $123,000 in restitution On Thursday, Nov. 11, Judge Daniel Hill ordered Joseph Edward Kindle, 34, to pay $122,259.59 in res titution to Safeco Insurance and the Stillman family for dam age he caused after setting fire to a home in Heppner. The ruling came after a contested hearing between M orrow C ounty D istrict Attorney Justin Nelson and Defense Attorney Robert Klahn. During the hearing, the state presented evidence from Safeco Insurance Rep re se n ta tiv e C h risto p h e r Town & Country nominations still being accepted H ave you filled out y o u r c o m m u n ity aw ard nom ination for H eppner C ham ber o f C om m erce’s annual Town & Country Community Awards? Nominations are open until Monday, Dec. 1, for Heppner’s Town & Coun try C om m unity Awards. Anyone who hasn’t done so still has time to nominate a community member for Woman o f the Year. Man o f the Year, Business o f the Year, C itizen-E duca tor o f the Year, Lifetim e A chievem ent and Youth Award. Nomination forms are available at the cham ber office, Bank o f Eastern Oregon, Kuhn Law Office, Community Bank and the post office. The forms need to be completed and turned into the Kuhn law or chamber offices no later than Mon day, Dec. 1. To get a form sent electronically, contact the chamber office at 676- 5536 and leave an email address, or email the cham ber at heppnerchamber@ centurytel.net The theme for this year will be “Hooray for Hep pner and All That Jazz.” The event will be held at the Morrow County Fair grounds. Catering will be provided by Cornerstone Gallery. Town & Country meal tickets, $20, can be purchased starting Friday, Jan. 2, at Heppner chamber. Bank o f Eastern Oregon, M urray’s Drug and Com munity Bank. I t’s all about Christmas Getting ready for Heppner s Christmas festivities Thanksgiving may still be a week away, but it’s not too early to begin thinking about C hristm as in H ep pner, says Sheryll Bates o f the Heppner C ham ber o f Commerce. Next Monday, Nov. 24. will be the day to start col lecting Rewards Cards for local purchases. A nyone who shops local merchants from Nov. 24 to Thursday, Dec. 18, will receive re wards cards in the amount o f purchase (payment on account is not eligible). Shoppers can collect the cards and bring them to this year’s Celebrate Hep pner C hristm as com m u nity event, which will be held at the Morrow County Fairgrounds on Thursday evening, Dec. 18, starting at 6 p.m. Attendees will be able to enter rewards cards for an opportunity to win -See CHRISTMAS IN HEP- PNER/PAGE FIVE Vets honored at high school assembly THREE G-T Trophy Corner Haven't sent in your Trophy Corner photo yet? We still want to hear from you. Email them to editor@ rapidserve.net, stop by to have your picture taken, text 541-980- 6674 or dropoff photos at our office. Hayden Hyatt, II, of Heppner got this spike elk on the first day of the season, Saturday, Nov. 8. Hayden is the son of Troy and Leah Hyatt. -Contributedphoto ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. I Local veterans like these were honored at a recent assembly at Heppner High School. 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