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New County accounting position not created HEPPNER G T 50¢ Only under consideration By David Sykes An article in last week’s Heppner Gazette-Times incorrectly stated that the Morrow County Commis- sion had decided to create a new position in the account- ing department. This news story was incorrect. The commission has “pushed it (the decision) back for more study and the needs it creates in detail,” Commission Chair Melissa Lindsay told the Gazette. “No decision at all either way has been made at this Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon point.” azette imes VOL. 136 NO. 32 8 Pages Wednesday, September 6, 2017 Morrow County farm achieves century status Sievers Farm near Hep- pner was one of 19 Oregon farms and ranches to be inducted into the Oregon Century Farm and Ranch program this year. The farms were recognized at a ceremony at the Oregon State Fair in Salem last Saturday. Will and Gertrude Siev- ers purchased their first tract of land in 1907 and established their Morrow County property as a wheat farm that year. They pur- chased an additional tract in 1908 and continued to raise wheat until it was converted to grass in the 1980s when the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Conservation Reserve Program came to Heppner. it (creating the new posi- tion) up for consideration in two weeks. Those re- sponses would be: county counsel to review the state statutes relating to the du- ties of County Accountant/ Auditor; determine what duties are currently being performed and by whom, to avoid duplication of ef- forts, and conversely what duties aren’t being per- formed; justification of the recommended wage for the proposed position of staff -See COUNTY/PAGE TWO County rodeo boasts winners The farm continues in the CRP program today with granddaughter Diana Arvieux’s husband Daniel overseeing its manage- ment. The Sievers’ grand- daughters Diana Arvieux, Rosemary Wood and Trudy Stenger applied for the cen- tury farm designation. A partnership between the Oregon Farm Bureau, the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office and Oregon State University, the century farm program was established in 1958 and bestows honorees with signed certificates from the governor and director of the Oregon Department of Agriculture in addition to a road sign with historical information on the farm. Jett Stewart shows how it’s done at the Morrow County Rodeo -Photo by Brett Milligan Gus King rode away with the coveted Morrow County Amateur Calf Rop- ing saddle from the 2017 Morrow County Rodeo Aug. 20. Taking second in calf roping was Kevin Murray. MOCO all-around cowboy for 2017 was Em- mett Evans. It was the team of Ron McDowell and Emmett Evans who took first place in team roping. They were followed by Brian Knowles and Emmett Evans. Third place went to Jay Papineau and Jack McGuire. Ribbon roping team of Gus King and Coy Patter- son took first place, Jacee and Kolby Currin took sec- ond and Devin and Garrett Robinson came in third. Devin Robinson, Tony Currin and Emmett Evans Heppner girls volleyball team sport new uniforms. Back Row: Jenna McCullough, Madison placed first, second and Combe, Shayna Osmin, Jacee Currin, Tresslyn McCurry, Claire Grieb, Nicole Propheter. third, respectively in open All Heppner sports teams receive new Nike uniforms Front Row: Morgan Correa, Aimee Doherty, Sydney Wilson, Sophie Grant, Reiah Waite -Contributed photo The Heppner High School Football isn’t the only group benefitting from Nike’s involvement in hon- oring the football team, and former booster Bob Kilkenny. All sports programs, from volleyball to softball and in between, will receive new uniforms and apparel with the new look designed to “respect the past, rep- resent the future.” Each team’s apparel will feature the same marks as the re- cently unveiled football uniforms, which received national media attention. “Our father wasn’t just a supporter of football, he loved all the athletes at A review of the unoffi- cial minutes of the meeting shows that outgoing County Administrator Jerry Sorte said additional duties as- signed to Finance Director Kate Knop (recent appoint- ment as County Auditor) “warrant an additional staff accountant and modest pay increase for the County Ac- countant/Finance Director.” After discussion, how- ever, the commissioners had several questions and decided to take additional time for staff to gather responses before taking Heppner because of what sports teaches our young people,” said Kelly Kilken- ny Hale. “He was always preaching the basics; finish what you’ve started, respect your teammates and coach- es, give maximum effort. Those things still resonate today with the students at Heppner.” The uniforms for all the sports include coaches’ apparel and footwear for the student-athletes and were designed by lead designers at Nike in conjunction with the Kilkenny family, who privately funded the entire Heppner uniform redesign and production. “To see the excitement The Heppner Gazette-Times wants to see pictures of your trophy animals from this hunting season. 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. on the faces of all of these students who rarely even find time to go to a mall is amazing,” said head foot- ball coach and athletic di- rector Greg Grant. “All of our sports are getting the first class treatment, and are feeling like the special, hard-working kids they are to get this kind of attention here in Heppner.” The football uniforms were unveiled before class- es started at Heppner for the 2017-18 school year, giving many students their first look. The other uniforms will be rolled out for each sport as the school year progresses. G-T Trophy Corner Fredricks. Second, third and fourth went to Adian Seeweer, Miguel Pena and Adisyn Cooley. Lane Bailey and Wacy Coil took home the win- nings in the hide race. Always a favorite at the rodeo are the stick horse races. Taking the first-place trophy for the three-and- under group was Preston Milligan, followed by El- liegene Fennern in second and Kathryn Knowles in third. Kamryn Dickenson was the winner in the four- to-five age group, followed by Bobbie Watkins and Emmitt Mooney. Placing first in the six-and-seven- year-old group was Jayde Escamilla, followed by Peyton Weygandt and Cath- erine Lindsay. -See PAGE EIGHT FOR MORE RODEO RESULTS City to hold public hearing on marijuana sales ordinance Medical, recreational, or none? By David Sykes A public hearing will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 11 at City Hall where the council will decide if Heppner places a total ban on both medical and recre- ational marijuana sales in the city limits. The hear- ing and subsequent action would repeal conflicting ordinances in Heppner, which currently allow for medical marijuana sales, but ban recreational sales. On explaining the pur- pose of the hearing and new ordinance, Heppner Mayor Cody High explained that 10% Above: Faith Futter of Heppner bagged her first buck Sunday on Buttercreek out of Heppner. Faith took the three-point buck while hunting with her uncle Jim Healy under the mentored youth hunter program. Below: Diana Healy, 16, of Heppner also took her deer on Buttercreek Sunday. This is her fifth consecutive successful hunt and her largest take to date. -Contributed photos tie down calf roping. Breakaway roping went to Shayla Currin. Jett Stewart took second and Blaine Mahoney was third. It was Lane Bailey who stuck on the cow the longest during cow riding. Steer riding had no qualified rides. Senior barrel racing had Jessica Lewis tying up first place with Jaiden Mahoney second and Jacee Currin third. Intermediate barrels was Tripp Stewart in first, Healy Hisler in second and Savanna Greenup in third. Hallee Hisler came in first in the junior barrel racing event, with Denver Eng in second and Jessica McGuire in third. Savanna Joy Hall took first place in pee wee bar- rels. Coming in first in mut- ton bustin’ was Jordan F F O when the recreational mari- juana law was passed, vot- ers in Heppner voted over 55 percent against the new Oregon law. The over 55 percentage allowed the city to ban the sale within the city limits, which it did. However, this cre- ated a conflict High said. An earlier Oregon law al- lowing medical marijuana sales in Oregon did not allow cities to opt out of sales, only zone where they could be located. So, Hep- pner currently has separate ordinances to allow medi- cal, and ban recreational marijuana. High said the three questions before the coun- cil are: should we have the medical sales option? Should we have the recre- ational sales option? Should we ban all sales of marijua- na in the city? “I encourage anyone who has strong feel- ings on the issue to attend the hearing and take part in the process,” High said. The hearing will start Monday at 7 p.m. at City Hall prior to the monthly Council meeting. RED FLANNEL PET FOOD Morrow County Grain Growers Green Feed & Seed 242 W. Linden Way, Heppner • 676-9422 • 989-8221 (MCGG main office)
