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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 14, 2018 TOWN AND COUNTRY ZIP CODE -Continued from PAGE ONE leadership positions. With all of this, she finds time to job shadow at Pioneer Me- morial Physical Therapy, works part time at Breaking Grounds Coffee and is a tri- sport athlete. The winner of this year’s Business of the Year, Dick Temple, DVM and Karen Temple, have been serving Morrow County for over 30 years, offering ser- vices to the extended fam- ily members, treating them as if they were their own. Within the community, they are considered hidden treasures, people who go to work each day never seek- ing recognition, working long hours and giving of their complete selves. Along with being con- sidered a great couple with big hearts, the Temples are described as being two of the hardest working and dedicated individuals in the area. They are very active in the community and “are not in it for the money or recognition.” The recipient of this year’s Lifetime Achieve- ment award, Bill Gentry, was born in Missouri in 1929 and moved to Oregon the first time when he was eight years old. His family made six more trips back and forth during the depres- sion before finally settling in Oregon. Gentry is known for telling lots of stories, never with any bitterness. He always said “grudges don’t do anyone any good. What’s the point?” He is considered funny, witty and an all-around great guy. Columbia Basin bene- fited from his hard work for 44 years, with him retiring at the age of 62, and he was very proud of his 30-year record of no accidents. He is known for volunteering for local rodeos, leveling and straightening headstones at the Heppner cemetery, judging boxing matches and helping with setup or volunteering the use of his flatbed trailer during the St. Patrick’s Day event. He supports local sports and attends baseball, basketball and softball games, at home and away. He is known for his words of wisdom, just to get a smile out of some- one. His family says, “He always has a smile on his face and is said to be a joy to be around.” Death Notice Maynard “Jack” Struthers, died Friday, Feb. 2 in LaGrande. Additional information will be available at a later date.. Valby Lutheran Church Valby Road Ione Oregon. 97843 Church Services 1st & 3rd Sundays Available for: Weddings ♦ Funerals Family Events Old Country Church All are Welcome - FIVE -Continued from PAGE ONE The commission consists of Don Russell and Jim Doherty, both of Boardman, and Melissa Lindsay, who lives on Sand Hollow Rd, is listed in the phone book as a Heppner address, and usually considered “south county.” Commissioner Jim Doherty started off the de- bate by making a motion to appoint John Qualls of Hep- pner. He later voted along with Don Russell against his own motion but before that called himself an “out- lier” on the commission because he does not have a problem where people live in making appointments. “I ran on a united Morrow County,” Doherty told the commission and the public. “I heard there was a North – South county split but if we continue to buy into that, we continue to have a house divided. Doherty said he had 12 people at a recent Boardman awards event approach him saying there needed to be regional representation (on the bud- get committee). “I would look for more of a regional approach,” he added. Commissioner Don Russell agreed that there should be regional repre- sentation. He said it was im- portant to also have some- one from Irrigon on the budget committee. Russell also said he received input from constituents. “Lots of people have lobbied me for regional representation. All people (applicants) are qualified, I am glad we saw lots of interest,” he said. He also said this is one reason they don’t have lifetime appointments as it is im- portant to replace people on various county committees. Commissioner Lindsay disagreed with the regional approach. “My constitu- ents have said it should be about qualifications,” she said. Lindsay also brought up that other commission- ers had voted to appoint a Hermiston resident to head up the county compensation board, which overseas rec- ommendations to the com- mission on pay scale and raises for county employ- ees. Earlier commissioner Russell had nominated, and it was approved, to ap- point the finance director of Lamb Weston in Boardman, Kevin Ince, to that head po- sition, even though he does not live in Morrow County. “I was told we should put a Hermiston resident as the compensation committee chairman. Now I am told regional is more important. People say we need to get away from north-south, then we go regional,” Lind- say said. “I hope we don’t get to the point where we appoint our buddies. I don’t think this is about qualifica- tions.” Doherty later said he agreed with Lindsay about the compensation board appointment, but later said he would probably accept what comes out of their decisions. At a January 17 meeting the commission had voted unanimously to appoint Ince, however Lindsay did express reser- vations appointing some- one who did not live in the county. Russell had said at the time their goal remains to appoint members to the Compensation Board “who have the necessary knowl- edge, and as the finance director for the largest em- ployer in Morrow county has the wage knowledge and would be a good fit for the board.” The six who applied for the vacant budget com- mittee position were: Kim Cutsforth, John Kilkenny, Greg Sweek, and John Qualls, all of Heppner, Jeanine Dilley of Boardman and Jeff Wenholz of Irrigon. Members of the pub- lic in attendance at the court meeting also joined in the discussion. “I am confused,” said Heppner Mayor Cody High. “Why you are throwing out two names that are qualified just because of their zip code?” he asked the commission- ers. Russell responded that “We need wide input from citizens that give us input from different regions (of the county). Greg Sweek (former county assessor) is probably the most quali- fied, but there is more than just financial knowledge needed,” he said of the posi- tion. “People from different geographic areas have dif- ferent opinions on what is important in our county.” High asked Doherty: “Why did you nominate someone (Qualls) to serve and then say you would not support him?” “I have no intention of answering that,” Doherty responded. The commission later went on to vote 2-1 to not appoint Qualls, with Doherty and Russell voting no and Lind- say yes. The commission eventually voted to appoint Wenholz on a 3-1 vote with Doherty and Russell voting in favor. Former commissioner LeAnne Rea said quali- fications are much more important than geographic. Current budget member Mills seemed to think Dil- ley from Boardman would be good because of her wide range of knowledge about the whole county. “I think she would be able to look at the whole county. She has had lots of connections around the county.” After the vote Russell said he wanted to thank all those who had applied for the position. “I think all are qualified and I encour- age people to come to our meetings. We want input.” The strong debate and discussion over the bud- get committee position may have been promoted because the county is set to have a larger influx of money coming in this bud- get year, which will leave, unlike previous years, quite a bit of decision making where these funds will be spent. At an early morn- ing business meeting be- tween the commission and the county administrator, Doherty said for various reasons the county will have an “historic” amount of money coming in during the coming fiscal year, and he suggested the commis- sion “prioritize their needs” prior to commencement of budget committee meet- ings. He also expressed concern that the budget committee may try and “set policy” through its budget decisions. And whether the commission can change the decisions made by the bud- get committee. He was told that the county commission makes the final decisions on the budget. The Lady Mustang JV team concluded its strong season on a great note beat- ing Pilot Rock 44-17 in the team’s final game of the sea- son. The Mustang defense proved to be more than the Rockets could handle as they only managed four points in the entire first half. Leading 16-4 at the half, the Mustangs stayed strong and posted a 44-17 win against the overmatched Rockets. This brings the team record to 19-4 on the season and a perfect 8-0 in district play. Top performers for the girls were Sage Fer- guson with 10 points, Ni- cole Propheter with eight points, Susie Teeman and Alison Cecil each with six points. In total, 10 differ- ent Mustangs scored in the game. Dakota Durfey, Caitlyn Scrivner and Kayla McAninch added much needed rebounding. Ken- nisyn Wilkins and Aimee Turrell provided superior defense and ball handling skills to keep the team un- der control. The future is looking bright for Lady Mustang basketball. JV girls’ basketball finishes strong G ood L uck L ady c ardinaLs ! B ig S ky D iStrict B aSketBall t ournament i one c arDinalS vS . S outH W aSco r eDSiDeS F ri . & S at . F eB . 16 & 17 m aDraS H.S. at 6 pm BACK ROW -H ead C oaCH N atHaN H eidemaN , a NNabelle m C d aNiel , m orgaN o rem , K atHryN b urNs , b arbara g arCia , s araH K Nop , a sst . 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