Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 17, 2016
COUNTY OFFICES
-Continued from PAGE ONE county facilities,” county writing more stories about
need to spend it on rolling
stock and capital improve-
ments,” she said.
Huwe said Irrigon is
growing and showing more
community pride and, al-
though she praised Board-
man for providing all the
economic growth in the
county, now is not the time
to take services away from
Irrigon.
“I am very concerned
about Irrigon losing these
facilities,” she told the
court.
She said Irrigon is
already a bedroom com-
munity, but the new high
school helped restore a lot
of the city’s sense of pride
and unity. She pointed out
that with Irrigon’s new
parks, new library and high
school people are starting
to take ownership in the
community.
“Please don’t take that
away from us,” she urged.
“We are not anywhere
close to making a decision.
We know it is important
for communities to have
judge Terry Tallman said.
He said more study was
needed and the costs better
examined, saying, “we are
going to have a very good
discussion on this.”
There was also discus-
sion on whether the new
county court, which takes
over in January and will
have two new members,
should make the decision
on new facilities and where
they should be located.
However, no decision was
made on that.
In other business at the
Aug. 3 meeting the court
approved a new fee sched-
ule for the county, covering
everything from what a
copy of the budget costs to
code enforcement fees.
The court also heard
from county planner Carla
McLane, who said she had
received two resignations
from the planning com-
mission, David Sykes, who
is also chairman, and Me-
lissa Lindsay. Sykes said
he was resigning because
the newspaper planned on
the planning commission
and county court, and he
did not want there to be a
conflict of interest. Lindsay
was elected to the county
court in the last election,
so she also cannot serve on
the planning commission.
All planning commission
decisions go to the court
for final approval. The res-
ignations both take affect
following the October plan-
ning commission meeting.
McLane also said that
the planning commission
will be holding a work
session Aug. 30 at the Bar-
tholomew Building in Hep-
pner to discuss the Farm
and Forest Model Code
Update.
In other business the
court approved a request
by the Morrow County
Sheriff ’s Department to
purchase 20 sets of updated
body armor protection.
The cost for the level-four
tactical protection is $8,500
total; however, the body
armor can withstand an AR
rifle bullet.
Veterans’ resource fair planned
for next month
A veterans’ resource
fair is planned for Thursday,
Sept. 29, from 2 p.m. till 8
p.m. at the Port of Morrow
Conference Center, 2 Ma-
rine Drive, Boardman.
The event will feature
federal benefits and local
community resources for
rural veterans and their
families. It is sponsored
by the Oregon Department
of Veterans Affairs, U.S.
Department of Veterans
Affairs and Veterans Health
Administration, and hosted
by Morrow, Umatilla and
Gilliam County Veterans
Services.
Veterans are asked to
come with their questions
about VA benefits. Repre-
sentatives will be on site
to support them with infor-
mation and application for
services through local, state
and federal agencies.
Also at the event will
be the Vietnam veterans 50 th
anniversary commemora-
tion, with presentations
by Oregon Department of
Veterans Affairs and VA
Health Care.
A veterans’ town hall
is planned for 6:30 p.m.
Spouses, families and loved
ones of veterans are encour-
aged to attend.
To p i c s c o v e r e d a t
the event will include VA
healthcare, claims assis-
tance, women veterans,
LGBTQ veterans, elder
care, resources and ben-
efits for veterans’ family
members, education assis-
tance, homeless, specialty
programs, employment, in-
formation and assistance on
locally available resources,
housing loan information,
and more.
Those planning on at-
tending are asked to RSVP
at 541-922-6420.
IT'S FAIR & RODEO
TIME IN LES
SCHWAB COUNTRY
- THREE
Bank of EO will once again
man the Snack Shack
This is the eighth year in which Bank of Eastern Oregon’s employees are ready to take charge
of the Morrow County Fair’s 4-H Snack Shack for a day. Fair-goers are invited to come grab
a bite from BEO’s friendly staff on Thursday, Aug. 18. A few of the volunteers are (from left):
Caitlynn Bailey, Kathy Cutsforth, Jeremy Arbogast, Shelli Britt, Jessica Peterson, Amber
Schlaich and Shane Lazinka. -Contributed photo
Chamber Chatter
Bank of Eastern Or-
egon is collecting school
supplies for local elemen-
tary schools during July
and August: Stop by and
drop off some school sup-
plies in the collection bar-
rel at your local branch. If
you are a parent of a local
grade school student make
sure to stop in and fill out
a drawing ticket and enter
for a chance to win a school
backpack for your student.
Entrants do not need to be
customers and no purchase
is necessary.
American Pickers com-
ing to Oregon in Septem-
ber: The American Pickers,
Mike and Frank, are head-
ing to Oregon this Septem-
ber and we’re looking for
leads throughout the region,
specifically interesting peo-
ple with interesting items
and lots of them. We’d love
to spread the word in your
area as soon as possible,
so the sooner people with
collections reach out to
us, the better. Please make
sure people who are inter-
ested reach out to us on our
phone 1-855-OLD-RUST
(653-7878), or our email,
which is AmericanPick-
ers@cineflix.
Thursday, August 18,
6-9 p.m. - Wine and Mi-
cro-Brew Tasting event
– Chamber-sponsored din-
ner from 6-9 p.m.- Mor-
row County Fairgrounds:
Heppner chamber will be
serving up a great dinner
(prepared by Chef Alvin
Liu) from 6-9 p.m. The
dinner menu will include
chicken fettuccine, green
salad, roll, cookie, lemon-
ade/water; The cost is $10
for 12 through adults and $5
for children 11 years of age
or younger. There will be
the annual FFA basket auc-
tion and live entertainment
during the event. Bring a
folding chair and come out
and enjoy the evening.
Saturday, August 20, 10
a.m. - Morrow County Fair
and Rodeo Parade: Plan on
coming early and finding
a spot on Main Street to
watch the parade. For those
participating in the parade,
registration and line-up be-
gins at 8:30 a.m. at Green
Feed and Seed. Contact the
chamber at 541-676-5536
for more information.
Friday, September 2,
Free Household Hazardous
Waste Event, 8 a.m. – 11
a.m.: If you have household
hazardous waste that you
would like to dispose of,
plan on taking to 69900
Frontage Lane in Board-
man. For more informa-
tion, please call Morrow
County Public Works a
541-989-9500.
Sunday, September 11,
5-7 p.m. - Heppner’s Mu-
sic in the Park concert in
Heppner City Park: The
entertainment for this event
will be in recognition of the
15 th Anniversary of 9/11 –
The Tailgators with Sharon
Porter, Matt Cooper and
friends. Bring your lawn
chairs for an evening of
great entertainment spon-
sored by the Morrow Coun-
ty Unified Recreation Dis-
trict and facilitated by the
Shared Ministry of Hope
Lutheran Church and All
Saints Episcopal Church.
Food will be available for
purchase, to raise money
for the Shared Ministry’s
continuing efforts to pro-
vide clean water to needy
communities around the
world. Rain location for
concert will be the Heppner
Elementary School gym.
Saturday, September
17 - Sunday, September 18,
fifth annual Blue Mountain
Century Scenic Bikeway:
The Heppner chamber will
be coordinating the fifth
annual ride of our local
bikeway; the ride is limited
to 50 riders.
Murray’s 20th Annual
Beer & Wine Tasting
Thursday, August 18, 2016
HEPPNER LES SCHWAB
IS A PROUD SPONSOR
OF THE MORROW
COUNTY FAIR & OREGON
TRAIL PRO RODEO
SEE YOU THERE!
CONCEAL CARRY
CLASS - UTAH/OR/AZ
AUGUST 17-21, 2016
JUNE 13, 2015 $80 per student
9:00 am — 3:00 pm (Open at 8:30)
Nazarene Church, 335 Gilmore St, Heppner,OR,97836
REGISTER NOW at: www.mktactical.com then
click on CLASS to register OR
124 FOR N. LOCAL
MAIN
STREET
INFO PLEASE CALL WANDA at
541-676-5529 OR 541-215-2803
HEPPNER
OR 97836
MUST
PRE-REGISTER
541-
676-9481
email: wanda.j.lee@hotmail.com
(She can do the registration for you)
If you want Arizona permit, bring extra $30 for required fingerprinting .
We also will mail your application for you.
For further info call Michael: 503-577-6824 or email
Michael@MKTactical.com or call Sal at: 503-349-1155.
6:00–10:30 PM
Morrow County Fairgrounds
*Fairadmissionrequired
Price$10.00StarterPack2drinktickets&
takehomeglassAdditionaltickets$5.00each
LiveEntertainment:
Be sure to bring
lawn chairs!
Joe Lindsay Family/Friends:
6:00 PM
Nate Botsford:
8:00 PMSeenatebotsford.com
Dinner offered by Heppner Chamber,
prepared by Alvin Liu of Gateway Cafe.
ChickenFettuccine,GreenSalad,Roll,
Cookie,LemonadeorWater
$10adults$5kids11andunder
Enter to win wine basket
from Country Rose
QUESTIONS 541-676-9158
* Award Winning Wines
From all over the World!
* Great Selection of Beers
from Local Breweries!
Featuring Airfield Estates
Winery, Prosser, WA
-Jet Teas for
the Kids!!
-Fun Photo
Booth!
Fair Menu includes
ESPRESSO FAIR
th
breakfast
items, gourmet
Murray’s
20
Annual
BOOTH SCHEDULE
espresso drinks, salads,
Beer & Wine Tasting
Tuesday 9-500
pulled pork sandwiches!
Wednesday 7:30-5:00
Thursday,
August 18, 2016
Thursday
7:30-4:00
Friday
7:30-5:00
6:00–10:30
PM Morrow County Fairgrounds
Saturday
1-5:30
*Fairadmissionrequired
217 North Main St., Heppner • Phone 676-9158 • Floral 676-9426
Price$10.00StarterPack2drinktickets&
takehomeglassAdditionaltickets$5.00each
Serving Morrow, Wheeler & Gilliam counties Since 1959
LiveEntertainment: