MCGG buys PGG propane business HEPPNER G T 50¢ azette imes VOL. 135 NO. 49 8 Pages Wednesday, December 7, 2016 PENDLETON, OR— Pendleton Grain Growers (PGG) has sold its propane division to Morrow County Grain Growers (MCGG). The deal, effective Nov. 30, comes in the wake of a decision the PGG board made in May to restructure multiple business units to return the organizations focus to the needs of the members. In a statement released by PGG, the board said the move “follows through on the board of directors’ commitment to Morrow County Grain Growers bought out PGG’s propane -See MCGG PROPANE/ division in a move that both co-ops say will be good for their PAGE THREE members and their bottom lines. -Contributed photo Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon November second warmest on record for Heppner December expected to be cold, wet The Na- gust was 48 tional Weath- mph, which er Service in occurred on Pendleton Thanksgiving reports that Day. this Novem- The out- ber was the look for De- second- cember from warmest on N O A A’s record, fall- Climate Pre- ing just short diction Cen- of the record ter calls for set more than below-normal 100 years temperatures ago. and near- to The aver- above-normal age tempera- precipitation. ture for No- Normal highs vember was Heppner’s Hager Park and Willow Creek Dam were transformed into a winter wonderland for Heppner 47.8 degrees, by the snow storm that crossed the area Monday night. According to the National Weather fall from 44 cold and moisture like this will be the order of the day for the rest of the month. which was 6.5 Service, degrees at the -Contributed photo degrees above start of De- lowest was 28 degrees, on received on 10 days with normal. The cember to 41 the heaviest, 0.15 inches, degrees at the end of De- warmest November on re- the 18 th . There were four days reported on the sixth. cord averaged 48.2 degrees cember. Normal lows fall with the low temperature Precipitation this year from 28 degrees to 25 de- in 1899. has reached 10.51 inches, grees. The 30-year normal High temperatures this below 32 degrees. Despite a rainy start to which is 2.17 inches below precipitation is 1.32 inches. year averaged 57.2 degrees, which was 6.4 degrees the fall, precipitation to- normal. Since October, the The National Weather above normal. The highest taled only 0.52 inches dur- water-year precipitation Service is an office of the was 72 degrees on the sixth. ing November, which was at Heppner has been 2.8 National Oceanic and At- Low temperatures averaged 1.08 inches below normal. inches, which is 0.06 inches mospheric Administration, 38.4 degrees, which was 6.7 Measurable precipitation above normal. an agency of the U.S. Com- T h e h i g h e s t w i n d merce Department. degrees above normal. The of at least .01 inch was Celebrate Heppner Christmas next week Rewards cards and shopping local bring Christ- mas to Heppner with the Celebrate Heppner Christ- mas event on Thursday, Dec. 15, starting at 6 p.m. at the Morrow County Fair- grounds. Community mem- bers are invited to bring all of the rewards cards they have been collecting and participate in this commu- nity get-together. The event will start with a dinner served by the Heppner Elementary Parent/Teacher Club; they will be serving spaghetti with meat sauce, roll, des- sert and beverage to the first 200 guests, and guests will receive a $10 rewards card for each meal purchased. The cost is $6 per guest, or $20 for an immediate family of four. A no-host beer and wine bar will be provided by Bucknum’s. Pictures with Santa will be available from 6-7 p.m. for $5. Scrooge will be there, also, so remember to ask him for some rewards cards—he’s been known to part with a card or two. Attendees will want to bring some extra cash to put into the penny board and raffle. The penny board items this year will be a 43” Class LED Element TV, Nintendo NES Classic Edition (games included), Keurig 2.0 K200 single serve coffee maker, and Fitbit Charge HR. Raffle items this year will be a 32” Polaroid HD LED TV and an Amazon fifth generation Kindle Fire Tablet with 7” Screen. And, of course, ev- eryone will want to make sure they go through the rewards cards room and put their rewards cards in the bag for the items they want New assistant manager at Les Schwab Jeff McCrumb, 26, is the new assistant manager at Les Schwab Tire Center in Heppner. McCrumb, who started work in Hep- pner Nov. 28, comes here from Moxee, WA. He brings with him his fiancée, Christine, and children Scott, 3, and Callie, 2. -Photo by David Sykes Reception planned for Tallman, Rea A farewell reception is planned for retiring Morrow County Judge Terry Tallman and Morrow County Com- missioner Leann Rea next Friday, Dec. 16, from 2-4 p.m. at the Bartholomew Building in Heppner. The reception will be held in the building’s upper conference room, and refreshments will be provided. The public is invited to attend and visit with the outgo- ing commissioners, who will both leave office at the end of the month. Pastors invited to write Christmas messages The Heppner Gazette-Times will publish its annual Christmas edition on Dec. 21. Area pastors are invited to submit Christmas messages to be published in the Dec. 21 edition. The deadline is Monday, Dec. 19, at 5 p.m. Messages can be dropped off at the Gazette office, emailed to editor@rapidserve.net, or faxed to 541-676-9211. -See CELEBRATE Any businesses or individuals who would like to HEPPNER CHRISTMAS/ purchase space on our special Christmas greeting page PAGE FOUR in the Dec. 21 Gazette should call 541-676-9228 or email megan@rapidserve.net by Monday, Dec. 19, at 5 p.m. G-T Trophy Corner Above: Tammy Russell of Pilot Rock (above left) took this buck in her own back yard, while daughter Ember, 13 (center), shot her bull elk on Person Creek. Shawn Reynolds (above right) shot this 7x8 elk at Bridge Creek Flats on Oct. 22. -Contributed photos Your Trophy Photos Wanted! The Heppner Gazette-Times wants to see pictures of your trophy ani- mals from this hunting season. Here’s how: Stop by to have your picture taken, drop off photos, mail them to PO Box 337 in Heppner, email them to editor@ rapidserve.net or text cell phone photos to 541-980-6674. 20 % OFF ALL MONTANA SILVER SELECT MONTANA SILVER 50% OFF Morrow County Grain Growers Green Feed & Seed 242 W. Linden Way, Heppner • 676-9422 • 989-8221 (MCGG main office)