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CBEC to conduct internet feasibility phone survey HEPPNER G T 50¢ Columbia Basin Elec- tric Cooperative will be conducting a phone survey during the first few weeks of April to aid in the de- velopment of an internet fiber feasibility study. The electric co-op has partnered with a professional phone survey company, the Glen- gariff Group, to conduct the survey. Members of CBEC are asked to accept phone calls from the group and an- swer questions to determine Fiber-To-The-Rural-Home internet connectivity (FT- TRH) interest. The callers will ask about your current internet service, your satisfaction with your current speed of internet connectivity, affordable pricing levels and other internet service related questions. Accord- ing to a spokesperson, high- speed, fiber-based internet connections have become the national standard for to- day’s farming and ranching business decisions, as well as business, education and household communication needs. CBEC is very interest- ed in facilitating the ability for all their consumers to have access to high-speed, affordable internet con- nectivity. Any questions or concerns about the callers, or the survey itself, can be answered by calling either the Heppner or Condon CBEC offices. azette imes Austin Morter and Emily VOL. 137 NO. 14 8 Pages Wednesday, April 4, 2018 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon Three candidates file for county positions Raymond Akers Don Russell Mike Gorman Three candidates have announced they will run for county positions in the May 15 primary election. Raymond Akers has an- nounced he has filed for the Morrow County Commis- sioner Position 2; he will run against incumbent Don Russell. Also filing before the deadline was current Morrow County Assessor Mike Gorman, who will again run for the assessor position. Gorman is running unopposed. Raymond Akers was born in 1972, son of Ralph and Alberta Akers of Board- man. His father was born on the Creek Ranch, two miles down the creek from Ione and his mother was origi- nally from Wichita, KS. Akers has been mar- ried to his wife, Tanya, for 20 years and are parents to three children, Ethan, Tiffany and Haley, who all attend Heppner Junior Se- nior High school. Raymond attended school in Morrow County, where he has been a resident since 1978. In 1995, Akers joined the Operating Engineers Local 701, which covers all of Oregon and five coun- ties in southwest Wash- ington. In 2007, he was appointed to the executive board representing District 4, serving members in 14 eastern Oregon counties and two counties in south- west Washington, serving for nine years. From 2008 to 2016, Akers was employed with West Extension Irrigation District as the operations manager. His duties includ- ed operating and maintain- ing the canal systems, plan- ning, budgeting, scheduling projects and overseeing district operations. “Be it Boardman, where I was raised, Hep- pner where I have family, -See COUNTY CANDI- DATES/PAGE THREE Taylor rewarded at State FFA Convention Two members of the Ione FFA Chapter earned their State FFA degree dur- ing the 90 th State FFA Con- vention held last week in Redmond. Austin Morter and Emily Taylor rose to the top ranks amongst FFA members and were reward- ed with the highest level of membership. The Oregon FFA State degree requires FFA mem- bers to have: received the chapter FFA degree; been an active member of FFA for at least two years; com- pleted the equivalent of at least two years of system- atic school instruction in agricultural education; have earned and productively invested at least $1,500 or unpaid placement hours; demonstrated leadership ability; have a satisfactory scholarship record; have participated in the plan- ning and completion of the Austin Morter and Emily Taylor rose to the top ranks amongst FFA members. -Contributed photo. chapter’s program of activi- ties; have participated in a total of 30 activities with at least five FFA activities above the chapter level; have participated in a mini- mum of 10 school and/or community activities and completed at least 25 hours of community service in a minimum of two different activities. “I’m very proud of these two. The application and presentation isn’t easy and they persevered,” said advisor, Erin Heideman. “I look forward to them ap- plying for their American Degree in a year or so.” Community Counseling Solutions opens new Heppner offices Ribbon Cutting held Monday Easter Bunny makes appearance Ribbon Cutting at the new Community Counseling Solutions facility in Heppner. L to R: Dave Roberson - project engineer with Kirby Nagelhout , Dan Brinton - project superintendent with Kirby Nagelhout, Pete Baer - architect and principal owner of Pinnacle Architecture, Jason Terry- senior project manager with Kirby Nagelhout, Mark Lemmon -Community Counseling Solutions (CCS) board chair, MaryAnn Elguezabal - CCS board member, Tiah Devin -CCS board member, Kimberly Lindsay – CCS Director and Sheridan Tarnasky- CCS board member. -Photo by David Sykes she wanted to keep the new headquarters for the multi- service, four-county mental health organization right here in Heppner. CCS had been renting office space from Morrow County on the second floor of the Gil- liam Bisbee Building. When introducing ev- eryone for the ribbon cut- ting ceremony Lindsay praised the work of staff, board members and con- tractors for their hard work and dedication on the proj- ect, and said this “beauti- The big bunny was quite the popular rabbit Saturday during the annual Elks Easter Egg ful new building” was the Hunt held at the city park in Heppner Saturday morning. Above is Jace, 2, and Jaden, 1, of result of all their efforts. By David Sykes On a crisp spring day Community Counseling So- lutions Monday dedicated its new offices in Heppner with a ribbon cutting cer- emony, special flag raising, tours of the building and snacks and refreshments for the public. Located on Sperry Street, the building is the culmination of efforts by many people, but most of all CCS head Kimberly Lindsay, who always said Lexington with their chance to visit. Below: A large crowd of parents and kids turned out to gather the eggs spread around the park. Many had the chance to sit on the bunny’s lap too. -Photo by David Sykes Also, during the dedi- cation was a special flag raising ceremony. Navy veteran, Louis Bisson, do- nated the flag he had re- ceived upon retirement from the service. Bisson said the flag had flown over the USS Arizona Memo- rial at Pearl Harbor and was given to him when he retired as a Chief Petty Offi- cer. He wanted Community Counseling Solutions to have the flag, so it would have a place to be flown. CCS has grown in re- sponsibility and coverage area over the years, and Flag raising at the new facil- ity. Project Superintendent Dan Brinton (left) and Navy veteran Louis Bisson raise the flag at the new Community Counseling Solutions facility in Heppner. -Photo by David Sykes now offers a wide variety of behavioral health services to Morrow, Wheeler, Gil- liam and Grant counties, including individual, fam- ily, and group therapy, gam- bling counseling, alcohol and drug treatment, 24/7 crisis intervention services, psychiatric consultation and medication manage- ment. It also cooperates with other organizations including residential and acute psychiatric services and school programs and offers case management for developmental disabilities in five counties. MORROW COUNTY GRAIN GROWER 350 MAIN STREET LEXINGTON, OR *Offers vary by model. Rebate and finance offers valid on select 2014–2018 new and unregistered models purchased between 3/1/18–4/30/18. See your authorized dealer for complete details. **Rates as low as 2.99% APR for 36 months. 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