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HEPPNER 50¢ G T azette imes VOL. 137 NO. 27 8 Pages Tuesday, July 3, 2018 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon Lindy Gravelle to perform Lindy Gravelle, a gift- ed musician who grew up in Heppner, will be the featured performer at Hep- pner’s Music in the Park on Sunday, July 8. Music in the Park is held from 5 to 7 p.m. at the city park on Main St. Gravelle was a member of the Leonnig family band at the former Wagon Wheel restaurant and now lives in Central Oregon, performing all around the northwest. She will be joined by two of her siblings, Roger and Lorraine, near the end of the show on Sunday. Gravelle, former Heppner resident, will perform Pulled pork sandwiches Lindy July 8. will be available by do- nation to raise funds for In the event of rain, is funded by the Morrow Hopeful Saints well-drilling the concert will be moved County Unified Recreation ministry and mission trip to the elementary school. District and facilitated by to El Salvador in the fall The summer music series Hopeful Saints Ministry. of 2019. Final park behavior ordinance readied for council approval Violators could be banned for 4 months By David Sykes A new ordinance gov- erning behavior at city parks has been drafted and ready for final city council ap- proval at its July 9 meeting. A public hearing on the new ordinance will be held prior to the council meeting at 7 p.m. The public may give input at that time on the new ordinance which covers everything from gatherings, permitting, signs and rowdy behavior. The ordinance is in response to a series of instances where people were acting up and the council felt it was necessary to have authority to “86” or ban people from use of the parks. The ordinance allows for any city employee or po- lice officer to ban someone for up to 120 days from use of the parks. Some of the highlights of the new ordinance are as follows: -Dogs. No person shall permit any dog to run at large within any public park and all dogs shall be kept in control on a leash at all times. -Hours. No person shall use or frequent public parks between the hours of 9 p.m. and 6 a.m., except during special occasions. -Waste Materials. No person shall discard or dis- pose of any garbage, litter or waste materials within public parks. -Signs. No person shall erect signs, markers or inscriptions of any type within the limits of a pub- lic park without a specific permission from the city administration. Temporary signs posted no more than 24 hours are permitted. -Soliciting. No person, while in a public park, may operate a concession, or sell any merchandise, or use a public-address system without written permit per- mission from the city. -Public Nuisance. No person shall use abusive, threatening, boisterous, vile, obscene or indecent language or gestures in a public park. Drunken or disorderly conduct shall be cause for expulsion. -Permits shall be re- quired to an event attended by 25 or more persons. The city council may require the person, persons, club group, organization or corporation to furnish police, fire, med- ical, sanitary and clean-up services. Permits shall also be required for music, art, religious and other shows. -Exclusion. Any police officer or city employee may exclude any person who violates for a period not to exceed 120 days. These are just some of the highlights of the proposed ordinance. A com- plete ordinance is available for the public to read at city hall. -See ORDINANCE/PAGE FOUR Lions hold annual barbecue and installation Students and adults helped with sight and hearing programs Left to right: Dan Sharp, vice president, Molly Rhea, Sight and Hearing Chair, Dick Paris, president, District Governor, Debi Castor, Steve Rhea, secretary/treasurer and Jimmy Fich- ter, tail twister. The Heppner Lions Club held their annual bar- becue and officer instal- lation on June 20 at Hag- er Park in Heppner. Club members had ribeye steak dinner and elected the fol- lowing officers: Dan Sharp vice president, Molly Rhea, Sight and Hearing Chair, Dick Paris, president, Steve Rhea, secretary/treasurer and Jimmy Fichter, tail twister. The officers were installed by special guest District Governor Debi Castor. Also at the meeting, Lion member Molly Rhea was presented the 2018 Dis- trict G Volunteer of the Year Award for her work with Sight and Hearing in the community. “You would be surprised how much need there is in our community,” Rhea said when accepting the award. She also cred- ited the Morrow County Public Health CARE Team that works in the schools in Morrow County for alerting the club to those students who need assistance. “In the past 12 months Heppner Lions has helped adults obtain 12 eyeglass- es and two hearing aids. Working with the Mor- row County Public Health CARE Team, Heppner Li- ons arranged for 10 children to receive eyeglasses and two hearing aids through the KEX Kids fund,” Rhea reported. In other business the club went over the various money-making projects for the year used to raise funds for Sight and Hearing and for scholarships given to Heppner seniors each year. The club will be selling fireworks this year, selling tickets for a rifle raffle and also selling programs at the rodeo again. Each year for the past 20 years Sykes Publishing has printed the rodeo programs and then donated them to the Lions Club to sell at the rodeo. The club keeps all the pro- ceeds from the program sales. Anyone who may think Heppner Lion Molly Rhea is presented with the 2018 District G Volunteer of the Year Award by District Governor Debi Castor. they or their children need eyeglasses, checkups or hearing aid assistance can contact Molly Rhea at 541- 399-3420, any Heppner Lions Club member or the county health department for assistance. Following is more information about the KEX programs and who is eligible for assistance. The KEX Kids Fund is a non-profit organiza- tion established to pro- vide students with free comprehensive eye exams, eyeglasses and/or hearing aids. We work closely with a network of committed providers, school staff and volunteers. Donors to the KEX Kids Fund have the com- mon desire to see that our students receive the as- sistance that they need; therefore, all participants must exercise care in order to ensure proper use of the funds. For many years now, the Oregon Lions Sight and Hearing Foundation has collaborated with the KEX Kids Fund in providing hu- man resources and support for all operational aspects of the vision program. In order to be eligible for funding through the KEX Kids Fund, a student must meet the following criteria: -Student must be en- rolled in the School Lunch Program (free or reduced) --If not enrolled, family will need to report their household income and the number of people supported by that income on the vision application. --Financial guidelines set at 175 percent of federal poverty level. -Student must be be- tween the ages zero and 21. --Vision applications are reviewed on a case- by-case basis for students between the ages of 19-21. -Student is required to be in school (alternative or continuation) at the time of applying. -Student must not have used the KEX Kids Fund program during the past 12 months. Lions Club sells fireworks in Heppner New alert system to warn citizens of emergencies Sign up to receive notifications on weather, crime, missing persons and more By David Sykes Morrow County res- idents can now receive emergency alerts about weather, crime and more from a new system installed by the Morrow County Sheriff’s Department. Citi- zens get these alerts on their cell phones, by email or on their home landline phones. The new service, recent- ly purchased by Morrow County, is from a company called AlertSense. To receive the alerts you will need to sign up on the county web site, cus- tomize the type of informa- tion you want to receive and how you want to receive it. It’s a free service that alerts you to events such as dust storms, earthquakes, fire warnings, floods, fog, frost, high winds, severe thunder- storms, tornados, volcanos and winter storms in the areas. You can specify what kind of warnings you want to get when signing up. These emergency alerts can also be related to hazards such as fire, evacuation, shelter in place, boil water, etc. You can also receive in- formation on crime and im- minent danger, evacuation alerts, hazardous materials alerts and missing persons, such as amber alerts. In addition to receiv- ing information on your cell phone or wireless de- vice, you may also sign up to receive notification on a traditional landline phone. Adding your address will provide you with geo- graphically targeted alerts when an emergency im- pacts your location. These alerts are provided free of charge, however, standard text messaging rates and other charges may apply. Apart from this sign up, you can also receive alerts by downloading the Alert- Emergency phone app Sense app for Android and Apple devices. To sign up go to the ANNUALS county web site at www. co.morrow.or.us, click on the sheriff’s office section and click on the emergency notification link to begin the sign up. Sign up is not difficult, but if you need help you can email help@ alertsense.com. Morrow County 50% OFF Molly and Steve Rhea and Jimmy Fichter sell fireworks at the Lions Club stand at the grocery store parking lot in Heppner. The stand will be open from 1-7 Tuesday and also open on the Fourth of July with a wide variety of fireworks for purchase. PERENNIALS - TREES - SHRUBS 20% OFF Grain Growers Green Feed & Seed 242 W. Linden Way, Heppner • 676-9422 • 989-8221 (MCGG main office)
