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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 17, 2018 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper SEARCH OLD COPIES OF THE HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES ON-LINE: http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/ Published weekly by Sykes Publishing, LLC and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March 3, 1879. Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon. Office at 188 W. Willow Street. Telephone (541) 676- 9228. Fax (541) 676-9211. E-mail: editor@rapidserve.net or david@rapidserve. net. Web site: www.heppner.net. Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, P.O. Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $31 in Morrow County; $25 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 65 years or older); $37 elsewhere; $31 student subscriptions. David Sykes ..............................................................................................Publisher Bobbi Gordon................................................................................................ Editor All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. For Advertising: advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Cost for a display ad is $5 per column inch. Cost for classified ad is 50¢ per word. Cost for Card of Thanks is $10 up to 100 words. Cost for a classified display ad is $5.75 per column inch. For Public/Legal Notices: public/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Dates for pub- lication must be specified. Affidavits must be required at the time of submission. Affidavits require three weeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be specified if required). For Obituaries: Obituaries are published in the Heppner GT at no charge and are edited to meet news guidelines. Families wishing to include information not included in the guidelines or who wish to have the obituary written in a certain way must purchase advertising space for the obituary. For Letters to the Editor: Letters to the Editor MUST be signed by the author. The Heppner GT will not publish unsigned letters. All letters MUST include the author’s address and phone number for use by the GT office. The GT reserves the right to edit letters. The GT is not responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters. Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under “Card of Thanks” at a cost of $10. Death Notices Clarence M. “Cub” Bare, 85, of Condon, died Monday, Jan. 8 at Mid-Columbia Medical Center in The Dalles. He was born on Dec. 20, 1932 at Fossil, OR. A memorial graveside service will be held at a later date. Sweeney Mortuary of Condon is in care of arrangements. Tractor, machinery operation class offered The Eastern Oregon Women for Agriculture is sponsoring a National Safe Tractor and Machinery Opera- tion certification class at Mor- row County Grain Growers in Lexington. The classes will be held from 4-7 p.m. on Friday, March 2 and 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 3. The National Safe Tractor and Machinery Operation Pro- gram (NSTMOP) is a project of Hazardous Occupations Safety Training in agriculture for youth ages 14 and 15. By successfully completing the certification program, 14 and 15 year-olds may legally oper- ate farm tractors and powered machinery for hire, which they otherwise would not be allowed to operate. Applications are avail- able by contacting Easter- nOregonOWA@gmail.com and must be returned by Feb. 12. The class, limited to 15 students, will cost $75 and pri- ority will be given to students who can prove summer em- ployment. Meals and training materials are included. The Eastern Oregon Women for Agriculture is a group of local women who are working together to com- municate the story of today’s agriculture. Their goal is to promote, advocate and edu- cate the public on agricultural related topics. Community lunch menu Willow Creek Baptist volunteers will serve lunch on Wednesday, Jan. 24, at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. Lunch will be pot roast, potatoes, carrots, onions and celery, green salad, green beans, French bread and cherry cupcakes for dessert. Milk is served at each meal. Suggested donation is $3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change. Upcoming Chamber Deputy Bose announcements and recovering events Dinner tickets for Hep- pner Chamber’s Annual Town and Country Commu- nity Awards Dinner event on Thursday, Feb. 8 went on sale Friday, Jan. 12. Tickets are available at the Bank of Eastern Oregon, Heppner Chamber, Heppner City Hall, Community Bank and Murray’s. Ticket prices this year are $25 each until the week of Feb. 5, at which time they will be $30. Re- served tables will be avail- able on a first come, first serve basis by purchasing round tables of eight or long tables of six. Contact the Heppner Chamber for more information or to reserve seating at 541-676-5536. Heppner Chamber’s annual luncheon to be held on Thursday, Jan. 18 from noon-1 p.m. in the Senior Center dining room. Cost for the lunch is $10 and an RSVP no later than Jan. 16 is required. Heppner Market Fresh Foods will be catering the lunch and will be serving French dip, green salad and cheesecake for dessert. RSVP to the Chamber at 541-676-5536 or by email at heppner- chamber@centurytel.net. Thursday, Jan. 25 will be the Business Education and Training seminars, co- ordinated by Boardman Chamber of Commerce. The Boardman Chamber is coordinating a seminar presented by Paul Hutter, which will include morn- ing and afternoon sessions. Morning will be “Health Care Update; Marijuana in the Workplace; and Or- egon Overtime Rules for Manufacturers. The after- noon session will include discussion on Motivating and Retaining your em- ployee. Cost for ½ day for chamber members will be $200, $250 for a non- chamber member (Heppner Chamber members will pay the chamber rate). Cost for a full day is $350 as a chamber member or $400 for a non-chamber member. Small businesses with 10 employees or less is of- fered a $50 discount. Bring multiple company employ- ees for one price. Contact the Boardman Chamber at 541-481-3014 for more GLOBAL WARMING -Continued from PAGE ONE A study commissioned by the Association of Or- egon Industries, AOI, esti- mates that increased energy costs of cap and trade to an Oregon family of four people by the year 2020 will range between $500 and $1,500 per year. “This analysis covers only ‘direct’ costs to customers’ energy bills such as utility bills for electricity and gas and higher prices for petroleum products,” the study said. It said income losses from higher prices passed on for increased operating costs is also not included. The study concluded that any change in the labor market caused by cap and trade, could drive the increased yearly costs to a family of four to between “1.5 to 2.0 times higher.” Oregon Democrats are pushing the cap and trade program heavily and hope to force it through in the coming short legislative session which starts Feb. 5, 2018. With the makeup of the Oregon legislature they would be able to pass the global warming bill without a single Republican vote. Despite all the money it would raise for the state coffers, supporters say the goal of the bill is not to raise revenue, but to penal- 2017 Prescription profiles available now RX DELIVERY NOW AVAILABLE! Mon. - Wed. - Fri. In Heppner, Lex and Ione city limits! 217 North Main St., Heppner, OR Phone 676-9158 • Floral 676-9426 ize polluters and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Legislators have no plans to put the cap and trade issue before voters for approval, and appar- ently the legislative legal office says a three-fifths super-majority vote from the legislature required under the state Constitution to raise taxes, is not needed. Democrat Governor Kate Brown is also behind the legislation, reportedly mak- ing the announcement after having seen a screening of Al Gore’s “An Incon- venient Sequel,” a movie about the environment and global warming. 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Dinner, catered by Alvin Liu of Gateway Café, will consist of prime rib, green salad, green beans, roll and dessert. So purchase your tickets early and plan on coming out and enjoying a great community event and celebrate with just a few of the great community mem- bers who make Heppner a great place to live. Saturday, Feb. 11 at 6 p.m., Valentine’s Dinner at Heppner Christian Church. Bring a date or come alone for a Valentine’s Dinner of prime rib, baked potato, tossed green salad, roll and cheesecake for dessert. There is no charge for the meal but donations will go to Hope2Liberia. Thursday, Feb. 15, the Willow Creek Valley Economic Development Group is hosting their an- nual luncheon from 12-1 p.m. in the Senior Center dining room with Gary Neal as the speaker. RSVP no later than Tuesday, Feb. 13 to guarantee a lunch. Lunch will be served by Alvin Liu of Gateway Café and the menu will consist of BBQ ribs, BBQ chicken, BBQ beans, potato salad and dessert. Contact the Chamber at 541-676-5536 to RSVP. Saturday, Feb. 18 at 8 a.m., Sweetheart’s Break- fast at the Heppner Chris- tian Church. Breakfast will consist of pancakes, eggs and bacon. The breakfast is free. According to a report from the Morrow County Sheriff’s Office, Deputy Lance Bose, who was in- jured in a single vehicle ac- cident on I-84 on the morn- ing of Dec. 30 is recovering. Bose is working through the recovery process and con- tinues with follow-up doc- tor’s visits. Deputy Bose said the support from the Morrow County Sheriff’s Office, other agencies and the community has been great. He reports he even received a recovery blanket from a law enforcement agency in Yamhill County. U n d e r s h e r i ff J o h n Bowles stated, “It has been nice to see our law enforce- ment family and communi- ty show the support for one of our own and his family. We wish the best for the Bose family and hope for a speedy recovery.” Measure 101 will not harm hospitals According to informa- tion provided by the Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems, Mea- sure 101, currently on the ballot, will not harm the lo- cal hospital. The taxes paid by hospitals are recouped in Medicaid payments to the facilities. According to sources, a ‘yes’ vote on Measure 101 will help protect Medicaid coverage for one in four people who receive Medic- aid services. If the measure fails, some people will lose their insurance; they will still go to the emergency room to receive care, how- ever, the charges for this care will have to be written off to charity care, which means the hospital will not be paid for providing the care. Hospice training class offered Pioneer Memorial Hos- pice will be offering a Hos- pice training class begin- ning Feb. 3 in the basement conference room at Pioneer Memorial Clinic, Heppner. The class is a structured eight-week course being offered over two weekends: Saturday, Feb. 3 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. with a half-hour lunch break, Sunday, Feb. 4 from 1 to 5 p.m., Satur- day, Feb. 10 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. with a half-hour lunch break and finishing on Sunday, Feb. 11 from 1 to 5 p.m. Instructors for the class will be retired Hospice Director Robanai Disque and Hospice Volunteer Co- ordinator Cyde Estes. Cost for the course will be $20 and includes a training manual and other resource material. Course topics will include the focus of hos- pice, caring for the physical needs of a dying person, compassionate communica- tion skills, understanding spiritual needs and caring for yourself as a caregiver. “Hospice is a philoso- phy of care that recognizes dying as a normal process of living and places empha- sis on alleviating pain and other symptoms to maintain quality of life at the end of life,” explains Estes. “Hospice offers support and assistance to empower family and friends to man- age the care of loved ones at the end of life. This training is a valuable resource that can be used to enrich an individual life or to serve as a Hospice volunteer in your community,” she adds. For more information or to register for the class, contact Pioneer Memorial Hospice at 541-676-2946 or Cyde Estes at 541-676- 5808. Registrations will be accepted through the end of the first class on Feb. 3. Pioneer Memorial Hospice is a department of Morrow County Health District. Morrow County set to become first ‘minority – majority’ county By David Sykes Morrow County is likely to be the first “mi- nority – majority” county in Oregon, meaning it will have more minority residents than whites, it was announced at last week’s Morrow County Commis- sion meeting. No timeline for when this will happen was given. Anna Browne, the new Latino Outreach Coordina- tor for OSU extension in attendance at the meeting, introduced herself and gave a brief report to the com- missioners. Part of her re- port cited a summary from the 2016 Oregon Latino Agenda for Action summit meeting, which forecasts, based on population, Mor- row County will be the first in Oregon where the population will have more minorities than whites. The report did not give a date when that is expected to happen, however, cur- rently the population in the county is 34.7 percent Hispanic and 61.2 percent white. Total county popula- tion is 11,173. The major population shift is expected in the north end of the county. Currently Boardman has 66.3 of its population His- panic, Irrigon 42.7, Ione/ Lexington 9.1 and Heppner 5.6 percent. OSU Extension created a new position aimed at promoting 4-H and college readiness for the Hispanic populations of Morrow and Umatilla counties. Browne is a former fifth and sixth grade teacher at RUCKUS IN THE BOONIES PRESENTS Songwriter for Willie Nelson, Jonny Paycheck and Cody Jynx SUNDAY JANUARY 21ST AT 7PM Bucknum's Tavern Windy River Elementary in Boardman, and took on the job in July. About half the students in the Herm- iston School District are Hispanic, and 55 percent in the Morrow County School District. Browne works with those students and their families through a six-week college and career readiness program called “Juntos” (meaning “to- gether” in Spanish), which teaches them how to make attending college a goal and how to apply for financial aid. Browne, who is bilin- gual, teaches the classes in Spanish. Browne also helps younger Hispanic students to become involved in 4-H, which she said can help them to develop leadership skills and give them another positive experience they can add to their future col- lege applications. Library to meet The board of directors for the Ione Library District will hold its monthly meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 24 at 6 p.m. at the Ione Public Library, 385 W 2 nd St, Ione. The public is welcome to attend.
