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Another successful Morrow County Fair and Rodeo ends HEPPNER G T 50¢ azette imes VOL. 137 NO. 34 6 Pages Wednesday, August 22, 2018 The Lindsay family performs at the Murray’s Beer and Wine Tasting event.. -Photo by Bobbi Gordon Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon Parade winners announced The winners of the Morrow County Fair and Rodeo parade have been announced by the Heppner Chamber of Commerce. The court and royalty winner was Marissa Jacob- son, the Spray rodeo queen. Owyhee Nite Dazzlers won the riders category. The Morrow County Health District assisted living float was the winner of the com- munity float class and Bank of Eastern Oregon won the commercial float class. Pat Edmundson, Cathy Clark, Ned Clark and John Edmund- son enjoy the activities at the fair. -Photo by Bobbi Gordon Above, Charlee Schiller checks out the haul she made in candy at the parade. Left, Charlee and Vey Schiller wave back at the parade partici- pants as they go by. Also pic- tured, grandma, Stacey Wain- wright and mom, Jess Schiller. -Photo by Bobbi Gordon Left, Marissa Jacobson, queen of the Spray rodeo won the court and royalty class. Above, Owyhee Nite Dazzlers were the winners of the riders cat- egory and Morrow County Health District assisted living won the community float class. Below, Bank of Eastern Oregon’s float won the com- mercial class. -Photos by Bobbi Gordon Nate Botsford and his band provides entertainment at the Murray’s Beer and Wine Tasting event.. -Photo by Bobbi Gordon Russell meets with FDA Commissioner Siex receives excellence award During the 2018 Ore- gon District Attorney Asso- ciation summer conference on Aug. 16 in Bend, OR, Morrow County District Attorney Victim Assistance Director Deona Siex (pro- nounced SIX) received the 2018 Oregon District Attor- ney Association Excellence in Victim Advocacy award. The award is given annually to one victim advocate/ director within an Ore- gon district attorney office who has demonstrated and provided exceptional sup- port and service on behalf of crime victims, which demonstrates the individ- ual’s sustained service and exceptional advocacy on behalf of crime victims. While presenting Siex with the award, Morrow County District Attorney Justin Nelson praised her advocacy for victims of crime in Morrow County. District Attorney Nelson recalled Ms. Siex’s will- ingness to meet face to face with victims through- out Morrow and Umatilla counties, answering calls at all hours of the day or night and meeting victims at hospitals when requested by law enforcement. When nominating Deo- na Siex for the award, Nel- son shared a recent com- pliment that Siex received from a victim in a felony Deona Siex pictured with her award. domestic violence case: “Without Deona, my daughter and I would not have been able to face the tragedy we faced. We were not alone. She was kind, caring, understanding, very knowledgeable and always gave me updated info promptly. She explained ev- ery step and made sure my daughter and I understood and were comfortable with any and all decisions made on the case.” Justin Nelson said, “Morrow County is lucky to have Deona Siex as our Victim Assistance Director. Deona takes the time to work with our victims on a one-on-one basis to inform the victims of what is oc- curring in court and help the victims in any way she can. Many of our cases could not have been resolved without the tireless work of Deona.” ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. By Don Russell It all started with an offer to take a tour of the Tillamook Cheese plant in Boardman with Congress- man Greg Walden. I had been on a tour of the cheese plant about 10 years ago, but as an elected county official always appreciate face time with my con- gressman. My daughter Sara, who lives in Reno, NV, was vacationing at our house and agreed to come along. Our touring group was small and afterwards we reconvened in a small conference room to sample Tillamook’s products and have a round table discus- sion. Sara, like many of my family members, suffers from Celiac disease, an autoimmune disease caused by a reaction to the gluten protein found in wheat, rye and barley, affecting ap- proximately one percent of the population. As I looked at the allergen information on the packaged products, I asked Sara if she could consume anything because of her allergies. This started a conversation about food Pictured (L-R): Commissioner Don Russell, Dr. Scott Gottleib and Congressman Greg Walden. labeling and the difficulty people with allergies, Celi- ac specifically, have when figuring out if they can consume a product. Sara pointed out that processed food was difficult, but you could always opt out, but the larger concern was with prescription medications. At this point we had Greg Walden’s attention. Sara explained that typically, the doctor would prescribe the medication, and when asked if it was gluten free, would refer you to your pharmacist. The pharmacist can sometimes confirm the ingredients, but more of- ten than not refer patients to an internet search or, in rare instances, directly to the drug manufactur- er. Congressman Walden commented that Dr. Scott Gottleib might be visiting his district soon and of- fered a potential follow up conversation with him. I’ll admit that I didn’t know who Dr. Gottleib was, and later learned he is the Com- missioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 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