TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, May 30, 2018
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Heppner
GAZETTE-TIMES
U.S.P.S. 240-420
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$31 student subscriptions.
David Sykes ..............................................................................................Publisher
Bobbi Gordon................................................................................................ Editor
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column inch. Cost for classified ad is 50¢ per word. Cost for Card of Thanks is $10 up to
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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.
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GT will not publish unsigned letters. All letters MUST include the author’s address and phone
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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.
Community lunch
menu
United Methodist volunteers will serve lunch on
Wednesday, June 6 at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. Lunch
will be a pulled pork sandwich, potato salad, sliced to-
matoes and broccoli salad.
Milk is served at each meal. Suggested donation is
$3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change.
Obituaries
Fred Colmenero
Over the tee cup
Fred Colmenero was born on Feb. 8, 1937 in Colo-
rado. He died on May 20 at his home in Hermiston at the
age of 81 years.
A wake will be held on Saturday, June 16 from 5 to
10 p.m.. at Maxwell Siding and Event Center, 145 N. First
Place, Hermiston, OR.
Please sign the online condolence book at burns-
mortuaryhermiston.com. Burns Mortuary of Hermiston,
Oregon is in care of arrangements.
Twenty ladies enjoyed
the warm weather at the
Willow Creek Country
Club playday held on May
22.
Low gross of the field
went to Nancy Propheter,
low net to Judy Harris and
least putts of the field was
a three-way tie between
Corol Mitchell, Betty Burns
and Jackie Allstott.
Low gross for flight A
went to Virginia Grant and
low net to Sarah Rucker.
The winner of the long
drive was Nancy Propheter
and long putt went to Sarah
Rucker.
Flight B low gross was
Heppner to hold
sidewalk sale
Heppner’s sidewalk
sale and local craft fair
will be held Friday, June
15 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in
downtown Heppner.
Those interested in par-
ticipating may contact the
chamber office at 541-676-
5536 or email heppner-
chamber@centurytel.net
to get on the list. Vendors
are required to contact the
merchant where they would
like to set up to obtain
permission or may ask the
chamber to make the ar-
rangements.
Local merchants, ven-
dors and shoppers may
contact the chamber for
additional information.
Neighborhood
Center to be open
on Saturday
The Neighborhood Center in Heppner has expanded
their hours to include Saturdays from 1 to 4 p.m. start-
ing June 2. The Saturday hours are expected to run until
Aug. 25.
Items will be on sale and donations will be accepted
on Saturdays, but no food boxes will be distributed.
Recreation mobile app launched
The Pacific Northwest
Region of the USDA Forest
Service has announced the
launch of a new region-
wide recreation mobile
app: the Pacific Northwest
Forests app. The special-
ized software program will
help the public find hiking
trails, camping, picnicking,
boating areas and more by
using their cell phones’
GPS capabilities.
National Forests in the
Pacific Northwest receive
over 15 million visits each
year and recreation users
contribute hundreds of mil-
lions of dollars to the local
economies of both Oregon
and Washington annually.
According to Regional For-
ester, Jim Peña, the Forest
Service is focused on pro-
viding great visitor experi-
ences in partnership with
these local communities.
“This mobile app is
one of many ways we are
trying to do
our part to be
good neigh-
bors and sup-
port both the
communities
we serve and
the recreation
users who vis-
it,” said Peña.
“ We h e a r d
people want
more mobile-
friendly ways
of getting their
hiking, camp-
ing and other recreation
information and this app
delivers just that.”
This mobile app allows
visitors to easily discover
recreational opportunities
near them and serves as a
complement to the Forest
Service’s traditional web-
June 12, 14, 19 and 21 at Heppner High School 6-9 pm
Field Day June 23 at Lexington Gun Club
Instructors: Jim & Darlene Marquart
For more info: 541-969-4845
A View from the Green
site by providing a new way
of connecting people to the
outdoors.
T h e
news release
states that
improving
access to
recreation
opportuni-
ties and pro-
viding great
customer
service are
top priorities
for the For-
est Service.
According to
Chris Bentley, Digital Me-
dia Specialist for the Pacific
Northwest Region, nearly
half of the people using the
Forest Service website are
visiting on mobile devices.
Having all the recreation
information in one conve-
nient place helps meet both
priorities.
The first of its kind on
this scale in the agency, the
mobile app is centered on
a mapping interface that
helps adventurers become
more familiar with recre-
ation opportunities near
them by providing informa-
tion about the 17 national
forests and scenic area in
the Pacific Northwest.
Having all the recre-
ation information within a
single app means just one
download instead of an
individual app for every
national forest people are
interested in visiting.
“That’s one of the major
reasons why providing our
region-wide recreational in-
formation in a mobile app is
so important,” said Bentley.
“Many of our forests are
adjacent to one another and
our visitors shouldn’t have
SURPLUS AUCTION
The following list of City of Heppner Public Works
surplus items is available by sealed bid auction
1989 John Deer 210 Backhoe - does not run, has hydraulic issue, you
Items can be viewed
haul. Minimum bid $100.
1994 Ford F-250 with Fisher Snow Plow - Starts and runs, plow by appointment or
on Fridays in the
works when connected. Minimum bid $500.
back
of old Public
1998 Chevy 5500 Jet Truck - Truck runs but jetter engine does not.
Works
Shop.
Minimum bid $100.
Homelite 330 chain saw- Not sure if it runs. Minimum bid $5.
Pictures of items are
BR tools laser level set - Minimum bid $1.
also
available at City
David White sight level- Minimum bid $1.
Hall for viewing.
Red-line Electric Generator - Not sure if it works Minimum bid $1.
MTD 8hp Chipper - Ran last time it was used. Minimum bid $5.
Vehicles can be
Craftsman Radial Saw - Runs. Minimum bid $1
viewed
in city yard
Better Built side mount box - never used. Minimum bid $25.
on Riverside.
Westinghouse AC motor - not sure if it works. Minimum bid $1
Husqvarna Mower xt721f - runs. Minimum bid $5.
Husqvarna 232L Weed trimmer - Ran last time we used it. Minimum bid $1.
Stihl FS 80r weed trimmer - Ran last time we used it. Minimum bid $1.
White canopy fits long bed pick-ups- Minimum bid $20.
BIDS MUST BE RECEIVED AT HEPPNER CITY HALL IN SEALED
ENVELOPE NO LATER THAN 5PM ON JUNE 8, 2018.
to download multiple apps
to connect more easily with
their public lands.”
In addition to hiking,
camping, and other tradi-
tional recreation informa-
tion, the app also provides
information about current
fires, current conditions of
road and trail access and
photo galleries to showcase
beautiful areas in the region
to give ideas for new places
to visit.
The launch on May 21
was for Apple iOS users
(iPhones and iPads) with
an Android version coming
very soon.
a tie between Della Heide-
man and Pat Edmundson.
Low net was Shirley Martin
and least putts was a tie
between Karen Haguewood
and Pat Dougherty. Karen
Haguewood had the long
drive and Della Heideman
had the longest putt.
Bev Steagall took low
gross on flight C and low
net went to Sue Edson.
Least putts was a tie with
Lorrene Montgomery and
Kathy Martin. Kris Lindner
got the longest drive and
Sue Edson the longest putt.
Kathy Martin got a
chip-in on hole number
nine.
Chamber lunch
meeting
The next lunch meeting
of the Heppner Chamber
of Commerce will be held
Thursday, June 7 at noon, in
the Heppner City Hall con-
ference room. This meet-
ing will be for all entities
reports.
Cost of lunch is $10
and Heppner Market Fresh
Foods will be catering the
meal, serving assorted
sandwiches, green salad,
chips and cookies and des-
sert. RSVPs are required by
Tuesday, June 5.
The meeting location is
accessible to persons with
disabilities. A request for an
interpreter for the hearing
impaired or for other ac-
commodations for persons
with disabilities should be
made at least 48 hours be-
fore the meeting to Sheryll
Bates at 541-676-5536.
Dryland crop tour
scheduled
The Morrow County
dryland crop tour will begin
at 3 p.m. on June 7, with a
social and dinner to follow
at 6 p.m. in the Ione park.
The purpose of this
three-stop, field research
tour is to help wheat produc-
ers with variety selection
for next fall (and beyond)
and to provide information
about the potential use of a
seed treatment for control
of Fusarium crown rot.
The first presentation (3
p.m.) takes place at Brent
Martin’s farm. To get to
the Martin farm, at the in-
tersection of Highway 207
and Baseline Lane, travel
3.7 miles west on Baseline
Lane, turn right (north)
and travel 0.7 miles on the
gravel field road. Plots are
on the left.
The second presenta-
tion takes place at Starva-
tion Farms and the third,
and final, presentation will
be at the Proudfoot Ranch.
For additional informa-
tion about the crop tour, call
Larry Lucher at 541-571-
4454. For information re-
garding the Morrow County
Wheat League social and
dinner, contact Brent Mar-
tin at 541-256-0158.
Boat safety inspections offered
The Morrow County
Sheriff ’s Office Marine
Patrol will offer free boat
safety inspections at the
Heppner-Kinzua Mill site
parking lot on Saturday,
June 2 from 9 to 11 a.m.
and again at the Morrow
County Road Department
in Lexington on Sunday,
June 3 from 9 to 11 a.m.
Boat owners intend-
ing to use their boats this
year are encouraged to
bring boats in for safety in-
spections prior to the 2018
boating season. Hull Iden-
tification Number (HIN)
inspections will also be
available. Boats passing
the inspection will receive
an Oregon State Marine
Board decal valid for the
2018 boating season.
Boats that do not pass
the inspection during the
dry land inspection can
make necessary fixes to
pass. Marine Patrol will
be on hand to make sug-
gestions for improvements
and provide boat education
course information to as-
sist persons obtaining their
Lifetime Boat Card.
To pass inspections,
boaters must have the fol-
lowing:
- Mandatory Oregon
Boater Education Card if
operating a motor boat over
10 HP.
- Properly-fitting per-
sonal flotation devices.
- One type IV Flotation
device that can be thrown to
a person in the water.
- Navigation and an-
chor lights for night boat-
ing, if equipped.
- Whistle, horn or air
canister horn.
- Fire extinguisher in
working condition (type
BC).
- Flame arrestor for
inboard boats.
- Working ventilation
system for inboard boats.
- Identifying numbers
or boat registration num-
bers properly displayed.
- Hull Identification
Number will be located and
inspected.
- Current validation
sticker, registration and
Oregon boat registration
numbers and letters affixed
to boat appropriately.
Funeral Notice
Dave Zachry – A celebration of life gathering for
Dave Zachry will be held on Sunday, June 3 at the Hep-
pner City Park from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. Military honors
will be included at 1 p.m.
STEP HIGH
COW PIE
5k Trail Run
Saturday June
16, 2018
Race starts at 8:00am
(registration starts at 7:15am)
LDS Church in Lexington
(Tom St. and Highway 74)
5k
Cost: $10 Tee Shirts: $15
This is a trail run through cow pastures and
sagebrush fields. Watch out for cow pies.
Fund raiser for the Heppner Wrestling Teams.
The Heppner Gazette-
Times wants to see
pictures of your trophy
animals from this hunt-
ing season. Stop by
to have your picture
taken, drop off pho-
tos, mail them to PO
Box 337 in Heppner,
email them to editor@
rapidserve.net or text
cell phone photos to
541-980- 6674.