TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, June 13, 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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David Sykes ..............................................................................................Publisher
Bobbi Gordon................................................................................................ Editor
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A View from the Green
Over the tee cup
The Willow Creek
Country Club ladies play-
day on June 5 hosted 21
ladies, playing in the cool
and breezy weather.
Low gross of the field
went to Nancy Propheter,
low net to Pat Dougherty
and least putts of the field
went to Sue Edson.
Low gross for flight A
went to Virginia Grant and
low net to Eva Kilkenny.
The winner of the long
drive was Karen Thompson
and longest putt was Pat
Dougherty.
Flight B low gross was
Betty Burns. Low net went
to Shirley Martin and least
putts was a tie between Kar-
en Haguewood and Bunnie
Lindsay. Bunnie Lindsay
also had the longest drive.
Sharon Harrison took
low gross on flight C and
low net was Bev Steagall.
Mary Riggs had least putts.
Karen Haguewood got
a chip-in on hole number
two and Shirley Martin
on six.
Brady Goss to
perform at Irrigon
Marina Park
Amateur radio could help
in emergencies
To the editor:
I really like getting the
paper here in Silverton,
keeps me informed as to
what is happening in one
of the best spots in our
state. I read with interest
your article concerning the
Wildfire exercise plans for
emergencies.
I’ve been involved with
amateur radio for over 30
years (also known as HAM
radio operation) and know
about the emergency com-
munications provided by
this resource. It may not be
applicable to all areas of the
state, but I would suggest
contacting a local HAM
radio club and see what
opportunities may exist for
their assistance.
Bill Botieff
Silverton, Oregon
MC School Board
adopts $40-plus
million budget
The Morrow County
School Board adopted a $40
million-plus budget for the
2018-19 school year at their
regular meeting Monday
night at Heppner Elemen-
tary School.
Funds included: Gen-
eral Fund-$16,667,240 for
instruction, $10,683,256
for support services,
$177,900 for debt ser-
vice and $1,190,000 for
transfers for $28,718,396;
Special Revenue Fund-
$3,207,236 for instruc-
tion, $1,263,889 for support
services, $1,213,487 for
enterprise and community
and $1,448,889 for contin-
gency for $7,133,501; Debt
Service Fund-$2,715,591;
Capital Projects Fund-
$750,000 for support ser-
vices and $750,000 for
facilities acquisition; to-
tal appropriations equal
$40,067,488 plus $215,555
in total unappropriated and
reserve amounts for the
total adopted budget of
$40,283,043.
The board also imposed
a tax rate of $4.0342 per
thousand assessed valua-
tion for the permanent tax
rate and $1,950,000 for
debt service on the general
obligation bonds. A home-
owner with a $100,000
home, for example, would
pay $403.42 in taxes yearly
for the school district.
Brady Goss
Brady Goss will per-
form for the Music in the
Parks outdoor summer con-
cert series at 7 p.m. on June
18 at the Irrigon Marina
Park, located off Highway
730 in Irrigon. Brady Goss
was described from an early
age as a piano phenom.
Today he is recognized as
an electrifying entertainer.
Those who have witnessed
his live shows are awed by
his formidable keyboard
speed and soulful vocals,
loaded with passion that
keep fans of all ages want-
ing more.
The Music in the Parks
concert series is held each
summer alternating be-
tween Boardman and Ir-
rigon Marina Parks. The
concerts are free to the
public and begin at 7 p.m.
on Mondays through Aug.
13. Visitors are encour-
aged to bring chairs and
blankets. Concessions will
be available at the Board-
man events, courtesy of the
Boardman Little League.
The Music in the Parks
series is funded by the Mor-
row County Unified Recre-
Dolly Parton’s
Imagination
Library comes to
OTLD
ation District and Portland
General Electric and spon-
sored by the North Morrow
Community Foundation.
Additional dates and
performers during the sea-
son include acoustic duo
Bobby and Faith in Board-
man on June 25; singing
duo 98 percent Angels on
July 2 in Irrigon; Los Ptyril-
los de Nayarit will perform
in Boardman on July 9; the
band Cruise Control in Irri-
gon on July 16; the MissyG
Band in Boardman on July
23; on July 30 in Irrigon
are the Buttercreek Boys;
guitar duo Blue Mt. Span-
ish Sound in Boardman on
Aug. 6 and in Irrigon on
Aug. 13 is the band Brass
Fire.
In the event of inclem-
ent weather, Boardman
performances will be held
at the SAGE Center and Ir-
rigon performances will be
held at the Irrigon Senior
Center.
For more information
Northeast Oregon Area
about the Music in the Parks Health Education Center
concert series, contact Jack- (NEOAHEC) of La Grande
ie at 541-720-1289.
has announced its camper
selections for the 26 th Annu-
al MedQuest Health Career
Exploration camp, which
will take place June 18-
22 on the Eastern Oregon
University campus and sur-
rounding community.
Students accepted from
for $15.
The trail run goes Morrow County include
through cow pastures and Alondra Caldera, Zulema
sagebrush fields. Partici- Gaytan and Faith Rosen
pants are warned to watch from Boardman and Zoey
out for cow pies. The event Gilbert from Ione.
NEOAHEC selected
is a fundraiser for Heppner
these distinguished young
wrestling teams.
applicants from a pool of
60 candidates from across
Oregon, based on their ex-
tracurricular involvement,
essays, GPA, passion for the
child daily from birth.
Children who receive
DPIL books can have simi-
lar reading experiences to
their peers when they enter
kindergarten. These chil-
dren are more likely to have
several key pre-reading
skills in place when they
enter school; skills such
as familiarity with books,
recognizing print and being
exposed to more language
than children without these
books. Children who re-
ceive DPIL books are read
to by their families more
often, show more interest
in reading and begin kinder-
garten at a more congruent
learning stage to other en-
tering kindergarteners.
For those interested in
donating to this program,
Oregon Trail Library Dis-
trict requests that contri-
butions made through the
Friends of the Irrigon Li-
brary, PO Box 63, Irrigon,
OR 97844.
Local students
selected for health
careers camp
5k trail run fund-
raiser to be held
The Step High Cow Pie
5K trail run will be held
Saturday, June 16 at 8 a.m.
starting at the LDS church
in Lexington. Registration
begins at 7:15 and cost to
participate in the event is
$10. Tee shirts are available
Pierce Graham
Crenshaw – Macy
Rhea Crenshaw and
Dale Crenshaw of
Los Angeles, CA an-
nounce the birth of a
son, Pierce Graham
Crenshaw. Pierce was
born June 7 at 11:09
a.m. at Cedars-Sinai
in Los Angeles, CA.
He weighed 6 pounds,
3 ounces and was 20.5
Crenshaw of Arlington, TX
inches long.
Grandparents are Ida and Molly and Steve Rhea
Crenshaw and the late Cecil of Heppner.
The Oregon Trail Library
District recently became the
local affiliate for Dolly Par-
ton’s Imagination Library
(DPIL). OTLD and Mor-
row County School District
have partnered to establish
this program because they
understand the impact early
literacy preparation can
have on a child ‘s future.
Each month, the Or-
egon Trail Library District
provides a free, high qual-
ity, age appropriate book to
enrolled children who are
between the ages of zero
and five and live in the Irri-
gon, Boardman, Lexington,
and Heppner zip codes.
DPIL assists parents
in following the recom-
mendations of the Ameri-
can Academy of Pediatri-
cians by providing books
by acclaimed authors at no
cost to families, removing
access and cost barriers.
The American Academy of
Pediatricians recommends
that parents read to their
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Births
THURSDAY
JUNE 14TH
YOUTH NIGHT/
FLAG DAY CEREMONY
Raffle prize ticket purchase 5pm - 7pm, a
spaghetti meal will be offered at 6pm
SUNDAY
JUNE 17TH
FATHERS DAY PICNIC
- Cutsforth Park 12:30pm
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healthcare field and many
other factors.
MedQuest is Oregon’s
only week-long health ca-
reer exploration camp for
high school students. It
exposes participants to a
variety of unique medi-
cal experiences, including
various types of healthcare
training, individually-tai-
lored job shadows, tours
of medical facilities and
much more. Students also
participate in panel discus-
sions with local healthcare
providers and recreational
activities.
To learn more about
MedQuest and NEOA-
HEC’s other programs,
visit www.neoahec.org or
contact Brittany Hargrove
at 541-962-3422.
Heppner
and Ione
offices
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June 21st
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