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NWS to hold free weather spotter training in Heppner HEPPNER G T 50¢ azette imes VOL. 134 NO. 10 8 Pages Wednesday, March 18, 2015 Wants residents to keep eyes on skies; weather spotter network will help track storms Volunteers are being sought to participate in the latest weather spotter train- ing on April 20 in Heppner. Weather spotters trained by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- tion’s (NOAA) National Weather Service (NWS) are key volunteers who as- sist the meteorologists by providing up-to-date infor- mation about storm activity. “Spotters relay their re- ports to the Weather Service as they see it. This informa- tion is used by forecasters to track storms and alert the public to dangerous weather situations. Time and time again, reports from trained weather spot- ters have saved countless lives, especially during heavy rain, thunderstorms and wind storms,” states the NWS website. The Skywarn weather spotter training is free and will be held at Heppner City Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon Heppner goes green for St. Pat’s Hall, located at 140 NW Gale Street, beginning at 6 p.m. The training is being co-sponsored by Morrow County Emergency Man- agement. This two-hour course will include information about the National Weather Service, tornadoes, thun- derstorms, flash floods, dust storms, high winds and winter storms. Students who complete the course will receive a training cer- tificate. More information about the training is avail- able by contacting Dennis Hull at 541-969-7136 or dennis.hull@noaa.gov. Ad- ditional information is also available at the National Weather Service website at weather.gov/Pendleton. On the Inside... Obituaries... PAGE TWO Wee Bit O’ Ireland Pho- tos... PAGE THREE Sports... PAGE FOUR A View from the Hill... PAGE FIVE DA’s Report... PAGE FIVE St. Pat’s Weekend Win- ners... PAGE FIVE Sports Schedules... PAGE EIGHT Sheriff’s Report... PAGE EIGHT Dog trial coordinator dies This past weekend marked the 33 rd Wee Bit O’ Ireland Celebration in Heppner. The Monagle clan, pictured top, was this year’s Great Green Parade grand marshal. Other weekend events included the Friends Helping Friends Remembrance Walk (above) and the Irish boxing smoker (right). For more photo highlights of the weekend, turn to PAGE THREE. -Photos by David Sykes, Sandy Matthews and Mallorie Jones New gurneys make transport safer for patients, medics SAGE Center invites area residents to new PGE exhibit Tragedy added a dark note to the Wee Bit O’ Ireland festivities over the weekend. Saturday, March 14, shortly before 7:30 p.m., Heppner Ambulance re- sponded to a call regarding a possible stroke victim at Route 74 restaurant in Ione. The victim was lat- er identified as Karen Mohney, 53, of Waitsburg, WA. Mohney was the co- ordinator of the Heppner sheep dog trials. After being transported by ambulance and stabilized at Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Hep- pner, she was transported by air to Harborview Medi- cal Center, Seattle. Mohney died Sunday evening, March 15, at Har- borview. Cause of death was reportedly an aneurism. Portland General Electric exhibit showcases Northwest electricity generation, distribution BOARDMAN—Area residents are invited to the SAGE Center to celebrate the center’s newest interac- tive exhibit, sponsored by Portland General. An open house will be held Thursday, April 2, from 6-7:30 p.m. at the SAGE Center, 101 Olson Road, Boardman. The utility and visitor center have been working for more than a year to make the exhibit a reality, showing the variety of ways PGE generates electricity and how that energy is dis- tributed to customers. The exhibit was fully funded by PGE and in- stalled Jan. 7. Visitors can learn how electricity demand is bal- anced through multiple modes of generation, the energy required to run just one household outlet, and how electricity is distrib- uted to customers. Those planning on at- tending are asked to RSVP to Rachel DeRosia at Ra- chel.Derosia@pgn.com by Friday, March 27. Area pastors invited to submit Easter messages Easter is April 5. The lished in the paper’s April Morrow County Health District has purchased new Stryker gurneys for every ambulance in Heppner Gazette-Times in- 1 edition. The deadline is Morrow County, reports Emergency Medical Services Coordinator Rusty Estes. The new gur- neys are hydraulic with a 700-pound lift capacity. Estes says the purchase will make ambulance vites area pastors to submit Friday, March 27, at 5 p.m. transports safer both for patients and the EMTs loading them onto the ambulance; medics Easter messages to be pub- Messages can be and drivers say they are excited to have the new gurneys. The purchase was made possible by funding from CREZ (Columbia River Enterprise Zone), Wildhorse Foundation, and the MCHD Board. Pictured (L-R): Boardman paramedic Devon Pulvino, EMS Coordinator Rusty Estes, Boardman paramedic Del Turner and Irrigon paramedic Kelly Shelton. –Contributed photo dropped off at the Gazette office, emailed to editor@ rapidserve.net, or faxed to 541-676-9211. 4-H & FFA 10% OFF ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: ALL MARKET ANIMAL FEED & SUPPLIES MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. NOW THRU FAIR Morrow County Grain Growers Green Feed & Seed 242 W. Linden Way, Heppner • 676-9422 • 989-8221 (MCGG main office)
