Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 21, 2018 -- TWO
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of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
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David Sykes ..............................................................................................Publisher
Bobbi Gordon................................................................................................ Editor
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Chamber lunch
meeting
The next lunch meeting
of the Heppner Chamber
of Commerce will be held
Thursday, Dec. 6 at noon in
the Heppner City Hall con-
ference room. Judy Moore
from the Greater Eastern
Oregon Development Cor-
poration will be in atten-
dance to get input from the
Heppner community on the
Comprehensive Econom-
ic Development Strategy
(CEDS) that is being pre-
pared for the region.
Lunch will be provided
by Willow Creek Diner for
$10 per person. The menu
will be homemade chicken
broccoli casserole with rice,
breadsticks and a maple bar.
RSVP’s are required no
later than Tuesday, Dec. 4.
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.
Catholic men to
meet
The men of St. Pat-
rick’s Catholic Church of
Heppner and St. William’s
Catholic Church of Ione
will hold their fall dinner
meeting and memorial mass
on Wednesday, Nov. 28.
The memorial mass for
the deceased men of the
parishes will be held at 6
p.m. at St. Patrick’s Cath-
olic Church in Heppner
followed by dinner and a
meeting in the parish hall.
Community lunch menu
Nazarene/Christian volunteers will serve lunch on
Wednesday, November 28 at St. Patrick’s Senior Center.
Lunch will be sloppy joe sandwiches, jo-jos, cole slaw,
autumn apple salad and brownies for dessert.
Milk is served at each meal. Suggested donation is
$3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change.
Thanksgiving
Ione Library board dinner to be served
schedules meeting
A free community Thanksgiving dinner will be held
Thursday, Nov. 22 beginning at 1 p.m. at the All Saints
The Ione Library District board of directors will hold Parish Hall in Heppner. This annual meal is made possible
their monthly meeting on Monday, Nov. 26 at 6 p.m. at through the generosity of many, including several area
churches and businesses.
the Ione Public Library, 385 W Second Street.
For additional information call 541-676-9970. Ev-
The public is welcome to attend.
eryone is welcome to attend.
Chamber announcements and ODFW to launch Electronic
upcoming events
Licensing System
Now 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.
Nominations are open
for Heppner Chamber’s
Annual Town and Country
Community Awards Event.
Nominations are being ac-
cepted for the Business of
the Year, Woman of the
Year, Man of the Year, Cit-
izen-Educator of the Year,
Youth Award and Life-
time Achievement Award.
Forms can be picked up at
the Bank of Eastern Ore-
gon, City Hall, Community
Bank, Heppner Chamber
and Kuhn Law Office or by
calling the Chamber at 541-
676-5536 or emailing hep-
pnerchamber@centurytel.
net. Completed nomination
forms can be dropped off
at the Heppner Chamber or
Kuhn Law offices by Jan.
11. The event will be held
Thursday, Feb. 7, starting at
6 p.m. at the Morrow Coun-
ty Fairgrounds. Tickets will
be available for sale begin-
ning Friday, Jan. 4, 2019.
The new electronic li-
censing system for ODFW
is scheduled to launch on
Dec. 1. Existing licensees
are encouraged to save their
current license to simplify
verification when the sys-
tem is available.
Once the system
launches on Dec. 1, hunters
and anglers should use their
Hunter/Angler ID# to veri-
fy their account in the new
system, which can be done
either online at MyODFW.
com or at a license sale
agent. The Hunter/Angler
ID# number is printed on
all ODFW licenses and
tags and stays the same
from year to year. It will be
known as the “ODFW ID#”
in the new licensing system.
Hunters and anglers
can also enter a phone num-
ber or email associated with
their ODFW account to
verify it in the new system.
Those who don’t have any
of this information can visit
a license sale agent or call
ODFW Licensing at 503-
947-6101 for help.
Verifying accounts will
be an important step for
hunters and anglers who
have big game preference
points or other certifica-
tions/special status in ef-
fect (such as a Pioneer Li-
cense, Oregon Hunting and
Fishing Disability Permit,
Northwest Goose certifica-
tion, etc.). Customers who
have purchased a hunting,
fishing, shellfish, combina-
tion or Sports Pac license in
the last three years (2016-
2018) should also verify
their account in the new
system.
All others can choose “I
am a new customer or have
not purchased an annual
license in the last 3 years”
to open an account either at
MyODFW.com or a license
sale agent.
All customers age 12
and over who purchase
licenses/tags online or
choose electronic tags
will be required to have a
unique email address (not
shared by anyone else with
a MyODFW account, in-
cluding a parent or relative)
for their account. Custom-
ers who purchase paper tags
at license sale agents or
ODFW offices will be en-
couraged (but not required)
to include an email address
in their profiles.
The old licensing sys-
tem will stop operating
at 6 p.m. on Friday, Nov.
30 so the new system can
launch sometime on Dec.
1. Not all license sales
agents may have their new
systems up and running
immediately on Dec. 1, so
customers who need to pur-
chase 2018 licenses/tags to
hunt, fish, crab or clam the
first weekend of December
are encouraged to purchase
needed documents before
Nov. 30.
Black Friday sale at Parks
meeting
Neighborhood
scheduled Lutcher receives award
Center
The Neighborhood
Center in Heppner will be
holding a Black Friday
bag sale on Friday, Nov.
23 from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30
p.m. The first bag is $15,
with additional bags at
$10. The bag sale includes
clothing, shoes and books
with all other items at 50
percent off.
The Neighborhood
Center is located at 441
N Main Street and can be
reached at 541-676-5024.
The store will be closed
on Thursday, Nov. 22 for
Thanksgiving Day.
Valby Lutheran Church
Valby Road
Ione Oregon. 97843
Church Services 1st
& 3rd Sundays
Available for:
Weddings ♦ Funerals
Family Events
Old
Country
Church
All are
Welcome
The regular scheduled
meeting of the Morrow
County Parks committee
will be held Nov. 29 at 1:30
p.m. at the Morrow County
Public Works conference
room, 365 W Hwy 74 in
Lexington.
The public is invited to
attend and no RSVPs are
required. For additional
information contact Kirsti
Cason at the Public Works
office, 541-989-9500.
Larry Lutcher, agron-
omist with Oregon State
University and Morrow
County, received the Dis-
tinguished Service Award
from the Oregon Wheat
Growers League at the an-
nual Tri-State Conference
this past week in Portland.
Larry was chosen for
the award based on his ded-
icated work and expertise
in crop development in the
county.
Blue and Gold night
to be held
The Heppner Mustang
boys’ and girls’ basketball
teams will be holding their
annual Blue and Gold night
on Nov. 26 at the Heppner
High School gym. Doors
will open at 5 p.m. with
activities beginning at 6.
Basketball players will
be introduced and will com-
pete in various activities.
The evening will also in-
clude a raffle of Heppner
gear and more, with tickets
available at $1 each, six for
$5 or arm length for $10.
A dessert auction is also
planned. Admission to the
event is $2 per person.
Larry Lutcher (left) receives award from Oregon State Wheat
Grower President, Brent Cheyne.
Saturday November 24th 9pm
Bucknum's Tavern & Ruckus in the Boonies
presents the 4th annual Ruckus Raiser
With live music by Cory Peterson, Travis Bellamy ,
Jake Roy, Dog Bite Harris
Ugly sweater contest . Prizes for the ugliest sweater
Catagories: Male, Female and couple.
Donations of cash or a new unwrapped toy required at the
door. No cash minimum required.
All proceeds go to The Neighborhood Center in Heppner.
The Heppner Gazette-Times wants to see pictures of your trophy animals from this hunting
season. Stop by to have your picture taken, drop off photos, mail them to PO Box 337 in Hep-
pner, email them to editor@rapidserve.net or text cell phone photos to 541-980-6674.