Another successful Morrow
County Fair and Rodeo ends
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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.
I appreciatively accepted
the opportunity with will-
ingness to travel, knowing
that with Greg’s expansive
-See RUSSELL/PAGE
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