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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 9, 2017 The View from the Green Over the Tee Cup It was a sweltering day for the 11 ladies who teed off at Willow Creek Coun- try Club Aug. 1. Nancy Propheter took low gross of the field, while Eva Kilken- ny and Judy Harris had low net. Sharon Harrison had the least putts of the field. For flight A, Virginia Grant had low gross. For flight B, Karen Haguewood had low gross, Betty Burns had low net and Pat Dougherty had least putts. For flight C, Bunnie Lindsay had low gross, Jeannie Creswick low net and Mary Riggs the least putts. Sharon Harrison had a chip-in on #3 and Nancy Propheter a chip-in on #8. Nancy Propheter also had a birdie on #8. Catholic men to host golf fun day The men of St. Wil- liam’s and St. Patrick’s Catholic churches will host a golf fun day this Saturday, Aug. 12. Men and women are welcome, and need not be accomplished golfers to participate. Golfers will be arranged in four-person teams, and participants are invited to form teams or come and be teamed up. Registration will be at 7:45 a.m. with tee-off at 8:15 a.m. Lunch will be provided by the altar societies around 10:30. Prizes will be awarded for the top team and best shots. Entry is $30 per person; proceeds go to the Holy Name Men’s Student Scholarship Fund. OTLD meeting date changed for August Oregon Trail Library District will hold its regular monthly board meeting Tuesday, Aug. 15, at 7 p.m. at the Heppner branch. The regular meeting schedule is the third Wednesday of each month. This meeting date was changed to accommodate schedules. Board meetings are public meetings and allow for public comment. The agenda is posted at least 24 hours in advance at all library branches and on the OTLD website, http://oregontrail. ploud.net/. Water control district to meet The Heppner Water Control District will meet Tues- day, Aug. 15, at the Ag Service Center, 430 W Linden Way, Heppner, beginning at 7 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss and make a decision on a request for additional SAFE acres in the watershed for flood control. Meetings of the HWCD are open to the public. - THREE Murray, Grieb compete in Shrine game Heppner Mustang foot- ball players Kevin Murray and Logan Grieb capped off their careers by helping the East team win the 65 th Portland Shriners Hospital game with a score of 29-23. More than 50 fans, fam- ily members, teammates and coaches made the trip to Baker City, OR to sup- port and watch Murray and Grieb play in the All-Star game. After a long hot week of practice, the players were ready for the game, and it did not disappoint in quality of play or for lack for excitement. It was a back-and-forth contest that looked at times like either team could get the win. The West team scored late in the fourth quarter to take the lead in the game 23-21. The East team then battled back to score the winning touchdown with just over two minutes left in the game. They then went for and scored a two-point conversion to make the score 29-23. The quick score offense of the West team tried to move the ball down the field, but the East defense held them and got the ball back. The East team offense then ran the final minute Boys with proud Heppner coaches after the game—Coach Les Payne, Kevin Murray, Coach Greg Grant and Logan Grieb. -Contributed photo of the clock out to get the victory 29-23. Murray was a team cap- tain on kickoff, and started and played the whole game at an outside linebacker po- sition. He had many tackles on the night with several of them being for losses. He also recovered a fumble in the game. Grieb started and played wide receiver the entire game and made sev- eral big blocks to help the running backs gain positive yardage. He also played School registration next week The staff at Heppner El- ementary School and Hep- pner Jr./Sr. High school is ready to welcome new and returning students. Regis- tration for the 2017-2018 school year will be held on Aug. 15-16, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Online registration will be available. Darcy Robin- son, who has transferred to HES after 25 years at To the North Gilliam, Heppner, South Gilliam, Boardman, BLM crew and Umatilla fire departments for re- sponding and helping to put out the fire that spread to our ranch on July 28, 2017. A special thank you to Rod Taylor, Rob Crum, Matt Looney, Mike Covey and Jared Ogden and all our neigh- bors for the time and help getting the fire put out. If I left anyone out, just know you are appreciated, Words are never enough. THANK YOU! Skye & Penny Krebs and Family defensive back for part of they had a great week and the game. made many life-long friend- Both boys stated that ships with the other players. The motto of the game is, “We play so the kids can walk.” This is the major fundraiser for the Portland Shriners Hos- pital and that is why the boys in played the game. Right, Logan Grieb of Heppner is kneeling to sign a ball and game jersey for 11-year-old Payton Gregory, East Team co-captain. He is from Red- mond and has been receiving treatments from the Shriners Hospital since he was two years old. -Contributed photo COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR the high school, and other staff will be assisting in this process. Students may pay their student body fee at this time. HES supply lists are available on the HES website. “We are excited to of- fer online registration for the first time at HES,” said HES Principal Dieter Waite. “We think it will improve the process and help in our communications with par- ents throughout the school year.” All technology neces- sary for this process will be available at HES during the above-mentioned registra- tion window. -Continued from PAGE ONE ty staff also was instructed appointed to review a job description and screen the applicants. The committee consists of commissioner Jim Doherty, Wolff, coun- ty planner Carla McLane and community member Sheryll Bates. Bates is the executive director of both the Heppner Chamber of Commerce and the Willow Creek Valley Economic Development Group. No timeline was give on when the job would be filled, but an originally- mentioned three months was deemed unrealistic to find a qualified person and have them on board. Coun- Morrow County Road Dept. would like to remind all motorists that with any road maintenance project to be aware of the workers, they are very important to us. Watch for signs, flags and work-zone employees and equipment. Morrow County’s goal is to provide a safe roadway. However, it is always up to the motorist to drive according to conditions. Be patient and plan ahead. Leave early if you know you will be driving through work zones. Please use extreme caution and common sense. They will do their best and would appreciate your patience Areas to be aware of this summer Paver patching Ione-Gooseberry Ella Road, Ione Baseline Road and some overlay projects West Maint (Ione) and Ella Road. North end of the County Division Rd., Fourth St/.Nevada St., Third St., Wyoming St., W.8th Road and Patterson Ferry Rd. Including...YOU WILL NEED TO BE AWARE OF WET PAINT AND STAY WITHIN YOUR LANE OF TRAVEL... Travelers should use caution when encountering a road striping operation and should not drive across the stripes when the paint is still wet. The paint used to stripe roads is a water-borne, nontoxic paint containing reflective glass beads. Motorists who accidentally get road paint on their vehicles should remove it immediately, before the paint sets up, with a pressure washer. to begin the search for an interim. It was discussed that a qualified local person may be found to fill in, with local including Morrow and Umatilla counties. Commissioners and staff also discussed what could be done to have the next administrator stay for a longer period of time. Sorte was hired in November of 2015 and his last day will be Aug. 25. County assessor Mike Gorman said he did not think it was not good for county government to hire a new person every one-and-a-half to five years, especially if it takes a year to find a new person. Com- missioner Doherty said he was going to have a “frank discussion” with Sorte be- fore he leaves about what might have encouraged a longer employment period. Russell said it was not un- common for professional people to stay on the job for only two to five years. Chamber lunch meeting The next lunch meeting of the Heppner Chamber of Commerce will be an all en- tities report Thursday, Sept. 7, in Heppner City Hall conference room. There will be no chamber meet- ing Aug. 17 due to fair and rodeo week. Cost of lunch is $10. The location is acces- sible to persons with dis- abilities. A request for ac- commodations for persons with disabilities should be made at least 48 hours be- fore the meeting to Sheryll Bates at 541-676-5536. SICARD -Continued from PAGE ONE Morrow County, according to court records. His most recent conviction was in 2015 for fourth-degree as- Again be prepared and be safe. sault. Questions or concerns may be Sicard is scheduled for addressed to 541-989-9500 a preliminary hearing Aug. Morrow County Road Department. 14 in Heppner. Morrow ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: County District Attorney’s office is prosecuting the case. MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M.
