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MCSO apprehends car thief Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 14, 2018 -- FOUR Wheat growers elect president Jeffrey Scott Connors was apprehended by the Morrow County Sheriff’s Office after crashing a stolen black 1993 Honda Accord on I-84 at approx- imately 7:44 p.m. on Nov. 11. Deputy Oscar Madrigal observed the black Honda exiting the parking lot of Harvest Town Foods in Boardman. It was reported to be traveling at a high rate of speed, without its head and tail lights on and failed to stop at the stop sign at Kinkade Rd and Main Street. Deputy Madrigal at- tempted a traffic stop using his lights and siren when the vehicle began traveling toward I-84. The driver of the Honda failed to stop, turning west on I-84. According to the press release, the Honda was reaching speeds up to 112 mph, passed a commer- cial motor vehicle on the left, cut in front of it to the right, losing control of the vehicle and rolling multiple times. The driver Erin Heideman was a personnel and legislative elected new county pres- update from the organiza- ident during the Morrow tion’s CEO, Blake Rowe. Oregon Wheat Growers County Wheat Growers annual meeting held Nov. 6 Association is hosting the at Route 74 in Ione. Heide- Tri-State Grain Growers man will succeed long time Convention next week at county leader Brent Martin, the Sheraton-Portland Air- On the agenda were up- port Hotel and will include dates on new programs and growers from Washington loan opportunities through and Idaho. More informa- Farm Service Agency, the tion is available at http:// results of seed trials and www.wawg.org/conven- A stolen 1993 Honda rolled several times, ejecting the driver. experiments completed by tion/. -Contributed photo. OSU wheat breeders and of the vehicle was ejected cident, I-84 westbound at during the crash, suffering mile post 161 was closed head wounds. Connors was from 7:47 to 9:40 p.m. transported to Good Shep- while the crash was inves- herd Hospital in Hermiston tigated by the Oregon State by the Boardman ambu- Police. lance. The reported stolen While Deputy Madri- vehicle will be investigated gal was attempting to stop by the Boardman Police the black Honda, the owner Department due to the theft called 911 and reported occurring in the city of her vehicle stolen from Boardman. The Oregon the parking lot of Harvest State Police will be inves- Town Foods. The owner tigating the crash on I-84 also reported she could see and the Morrow County Right: Leo and Roen Waite are pictured getting in some prac- tice time between cross country practice and drama rehearsal. her vehicle with a deputy Sheriff ’s Office will be Above: Rylee, Hannah and Madison Palmer are all smiles behind it with its emergen- investigating the felony about their performance. Below: Hadley Wright, Moira DiS- cy lights on. elude, reckless driving and alvo and Holly Vanden Brink display their certificates. As a result of the in- other traffic violations. Heppner business- es and the chamber have scheduled several events and festivities for the holi- day season. Back again this year are the rewards cards, customer appreciation day and the parade of lights. Customers who make purchases locally will be able to collect rewards cards in denominations of $10, $20 and $50 from Nov. 19 through Dec. 13. The cards can be used at the Celebrate Christmas com- munity event at the Morrow County Fairgrounds at 6 p.m. on Dec. 13. The event will include dinner, raffles and prizes donated by local merchants. Local merchants will host their annual customer A dinner and auction, both silent and live, is planned for Saturday, Nov. 17 at 5 p.m. at the River- front Center in Boardman. Volunteers from across Morrow County have pooled their time, talents and resources to support one common denominator, its youth in agriculture ed- ucation. All proceeds from this event will go to support the four agriculture education and FFA programs in the county: Irrigon, Ione, Hep- pner and Riverside. Tickets are available for $25 per person. “This is a unique way to combine our means and propel FFA programs and the youth they serve for- ward,” said auction chair- man and facilitator, Greg Barron. “Our youth is our greatest resource and those in agriculture even more so.” Contributions may be made to the Morrow Coun- ty FFA Alumni through Erin Heideman at 541-561-0081 or erin.heideman@oregon- state.edu or Greg Barron at 541-701-7311 or gbarron@ centurytel.net . Students play at music festival Lexington, Heppner and Ione students performed at the annual Oregon Music Teacher Ensemble Festival for the Umatilla/Morrow District in Hermiston Sat- urday, Nov. 10. This annual event allows local piano students to play duets and compete to go to the state recital held at Western Or- egon University on Dec. 1. Participating were Hadlie and Mikalie Dun- can, Brooklyn Hendricks, Sohpie Rodriguez, KC An- derson, Heny, Becca and Lincoln Ellsworth, Hadley Wright, Moira DiSalvo, Holly and Elaina Vanden Brink, Rylee, Madison and Hannah Palmer, Leo and Roen Waite, Abby Sumner and Catherine Lindsay. Hadley Wright, Holly Vanden Brink and Moira DiSalvo will be playing Bluesy Tuesday at the state recital. Rylee and Madison Palmer will be playing Hang Gliders and Madison and Hannah Palmer will play Hometown Hoedown. Leo and Roen Waite were Honorable Mention and first alternates and will be playing A Suspenseful Situation. Monday, Nov. 19 at 6 p.m., Thanksgiving Cen- terpiece Wine and Design at Murray’s Drug. Pre-reg- istration and pre-payment of $30 required. For ad- ditional information or to check availability, contact Murray’s at 541-676-9158. M o n d a y, N o v. 1 9 through Thursday, Dec. 13 rewards cards will be distributed for local pur- chases from participating merchants. Reward card denominations of $10, $20 and $50 will be given out in the amount of purchase (ex- cept for items not eligible, depending on merchant). The Heppner Celebrate Christmas event will be held Thursday, Dec. 13 at 6 p.m. at the Morrow County Fairgrounds. A spaghetti dinner will be available for purchase as well as pictures with Santa, Mrs. Claus and their elves for $5 per picture. There will be a penny board and raffle items and opportunities to win prizes and support the chamber. Additional infor- mation coming soon. Thursday, Nov. 22 at 1 p.m., Free Community Thanksgiving meal at All Saints Episcopal Church Parish Hall. The commu- nity is invited to attend this Thanksgiving meal provid- ed by the local ministerial association. Tuesday, Nov. 27 at 6 p.m., Community and Agencies services meeting (Community Pride) at the Heppner City Hall confer- ence room. This meeting will focus on Community Pride, one of the sub-com- mittees identified during the community meeting held in August. Community Pride specifically addresses employment, community, state and federal agencies’ services, education and the organization of job fairs in the community to promote local businesses and job opportunities. How to get state and federal agencies who offer services to com- munities to visit more often and have a presence in South Morrow County, how to support the schools with mentoring or volunteers and how to re-energize commu- nity pride by working with the faith based community will be discussed. Everyone is invited to attend. Please RSVP to the Heppner Chamber at 541-676-5536 or email heppnerchamber@ centurytel.net. Thursday, Nov. 29. Lo- cal Merchants Open House from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Parade of Lights at 5:30 p.m. The local merchants will be planning special activities and refreshments throughout the day and the City of Heppner will be coordinating the Parade of Lights. Please contact the City of Heppner at 541- 676-9618 for an entry form for the parade. Lineup will be at the city park at 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Artifactory Holiday Bazaar sponsored by Heppner Day Care at St. Patrick’s Cath- olic Church Parish Hall. Those interested in being a vendor at this annual ba- zaar should contact Andrea Nelson at 541-720-4399 or check the Heppner Day Care Facebook page. The cost for vendors is $20 for a table and two chairs. Heppner Daycare is searching for crafters, ar- tisans and entrepreneurs to participate in their annual Artifactory Holiday Bazaar to be held on Saturday, Dec. 8 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the St. Patrick’s Parish Hall. Approximately 25 spaces are available for $20 and will include one table and two chairs. Elec- trical outlets are limited. Applications and payment are due by Tuesday, Nov. 27 and will be assigned on a first paid basis. Those interested in be- coming a vendor for the bazaar may complete an ap- plication on the website at www.heppnerdaycare.com or through the Facebook page. Applications are also available at the daycare, 330 N Gale St, Heppner. For additional informa- tion contact Andrea Nelson at 541-720-4399 or Petra Payne at 503-507-9670. Christmas festivities scheduled Dinner and auction to support FFA Chamber lunch meeting scheduled The next lunch meet- ing of the Heppner Cham- ber of Commerce will be held Thursday, Nov. 15 at noon in the Heppner City Hall conference room. Kim Cutsforth will be giving an update on the Howard and Beth Bryant Foun- dation projects that have been completed and what is planned for the future. Lunch will be provided by Breaking Grounds for $10 per person. The menu Erin Heideman (left) takes over president duties from Brent Martin. -Contributed photo. will be a choice of mush- room and swiss or bacon and spinach quiche, house salad and a cookie. RSVP’s are required. 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. Closed Thursday for the holiday Have a Safe & Happy Thanksgiving! Order Your Thanksgiving Centerpieces appreciation day on Thurs- day, Nov. 29. There will be specials and extend- ed evening hours to help customers purchase early Christmas gifts. The Heppner Parade of Lights will begin at 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 29, with par- ticipants asked to line up at the city park by 5 p.m. For additional informa- tion on any of these events or a parade entry form, con- tact the Heppner Chamber at 541-676-9618. Chamber announcements, events Nov. 16 from 7-10 p.m., Mr. Bill’s Trivia Event – hosted by Heppner Day Care at the Heppner Elks Lodge. A team of six is $150; you can register on- line at the Heppner Day Care Facebook page. There will be prizes for the top three teams as well as gift drawings and raffle baskets. Saturday, Nov. 17 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., 7 th Annu- al Ione American Legion Auxiliary Craft Bazaar at the Ione Legion Hall. Breakfast will be available for purchase from 8 to 10 a.m. with coffee and hot chocolate available for do- nation. Soup, roll and des- sert available for purchase from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Table rent is $10 (space is limited). Contact Becky Rietmann at 541-422-7230 or 541-720-2040 or via email Becky at becky677. br@gmail.com. Saturday, Nov. 17 at 5 p.m. at the Riverfront Center, Port of Morrow, Boardman, First Annual Morrow County FFA Din- ner/Auction to benefit the Heppner/Irrigon/Ione, Riv- erside Chapters. There will be a live and silent auction along with a meal. A limited number of tickets are avail- able at $25 each. Donations are being accepted for the auction. Contact Beth at HHS at Elizabeth.Dicken- son@morrow.k12.or.us or on her cell phone at 541- 980-8677 to reserve tickets or to make a donation. 308 E Gladys Ave Hermiston, OR 97838 Office: 541-564-5900 hermistonhomeloansrus.com Kim Arbogast Sales Manager NMLS # 230847 arbogast@fairwaymc.com 217 North Main St., Heppner Phone 676-9158 • Floral 676-9426 www.murraysdrug.com Daycare to hold holiday bazaar Meghan Kae Golden Loan Officer NMLS # 573302 meghan.golden@fairwaymc.com Copyright©2018 Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation. 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