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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 26, 2018 -- TWO The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper SEARCH OLD COPIES OF THE HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES ON-LINE: http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/ Published weekly by Sykes Publishing, LLC and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March 3, 1879. Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon. Office at 188 W. Willow Street. Telephone (541) 676- 9228. Fax (541) 676-9211. E-mail: editor@rapidserve.net or david@rapidserve. net. Web site: www.heppner.net. Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, P.O. Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $31 in Morrow County; $25 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 65 years or older); $37 elsewhere; $31 student subscriptions. David Sykes ..............................................................................................Publisher Bobbi Gordon................................................................................................ Editor All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. For Advertising: advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Cost for a display ad is $5.25 per column inch. Cost for classified ad is 50¢ per word. Cost for Card of Thanks is $10 up to 100 words. Cost for a classified display ad is $6.05 per column inch. For Public/Legal Notices: public/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Dates for pub- lication must be specified. Affidavits must be required at the time of submission. Affidavits require three weeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be specified if required). For Obituaries: Obituaries are published in the Heppner GT at no charge and are edited to meet news guidelines. Families wishing to include information not included in the guidelines or who wish to have the obituary written in a certain way must purchase advertising space for the obituary. For Letters to the Editor: Letters to the Editor MUST be signed by the author. The Heppner GT will not publish unsigned letters. All letters MUST include the author’s address and phone number for use by the GT office. The GT reserves the right to edit letters. The GT is not responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters. Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under “Card of Thanks” at a cost of $10. Chamber Chatter 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. Tickets will be available for sale beginning Friday, Jan. 4, 2019. Thursday, Jan. 17 from noon to 1 p.m., Heppner Chamber’s Annual lun- cheon at the Senior Center dining room. Thursday, Feb. 7, Hep- pner Chamber’s Annual Town and Country Com- munity Awards event to be held at the Morrow County Fairgrounds beginning at 6 p.m. The theme for the event will be “An Evening With the Stars.” Electric Co-Op declares patronage payment The Board of Directors of Columbia Basin Electric Cooperative, Inc., head- quartered in Heppner, has announced the retirement of $604,342 in Capital Patron- age Credits. This amount represents the remainder of 1990, all of 1991 and several small credits from more recent years. Capital Patronage Credits represent member’s equity in the member-owned coopera- tive. With the addition of the $604,342, the Co-Op has returned $6,913,039 to its member/owners over the last 41 years. Most credit holders will receive payment by check. Active credit holders of very small value or in arrears will have payments applied to their account. Multiple account holders will receive a single check for all accounts. Funds were expected to be disbursed by Dec. 17. InterMountain ESD has announced that nom- inations are open through Jan. 31, 2019 for the eastern Oregon regional teacher of the year. Anyone can nom- inate a teacher from any Oregon school district on the Oregon Teacher of the Year website at www.ore- gonteacheroftheyear.org. The InterMountain ESD encourages school staff, students, parents and community members to nominate teachers from its school districts in Bak- er, Morrow, Umatilla and United Methodist volunteers will serve lunch on Union counties. “It’s great Wednesday, January 2 at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. to have people nominate Lunch will be Hoppin’ John (black-eyed peas, ham and teachers they know and rice), seven layer salad, spiced peaches, corn dodgers and strawberry shortcake for dessert. Milk is served at each meal. Suggested donation is $3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change. Community lunch menu Historical Society schedules annual meeting The Morrow Coun- ty Historical Society will hold their annual meeting at Two Hags Pizza on Jan. 13 beginning at 2 p.m. Due to previous lack of participation, the MCHS has been unable to appoint new officers or conduct any business. Friends and members of the MCHS are asked to attend the meeting to determine whether or not they will be able to conduct business or if they will dis- solve the organization by taking appropriate action in accordance with the law. For additional infor- mation, contact David De- Mayo. A reminder from the Morrow County Sheriff’s Office Buzzed Driving Is Drunk Driving The holidays are a time for family gatherings and festivities with friends. All of these celebrations mean good food, shared mem- ories, camaraderie, and for some, a few too many drinks. Sadly, 29 percent (10,874) of all motor vehi- cle traffic fatalities in 2017 involved drunk drivers, and 885 of those deaths oc- curred in December alone. These crashes are 100-percent preventable. It’s simple: Never drink and drive. Technology has brought us so far in how we are able to access public transportation, and it is easy to designate a sober friend to get us home safe and sound after a night out. This holiday season, the Morrow County Sher- iff’s Office is teaming up with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Ad- ministration to remind all drivers about the dangers of drinking and driving. With the holiday festivities and office parties taking place, it’s essential to plan a sober ride home before ever leav- ing for the good time. This holiday, as you head out for a night of merry-making, remember: Buzzed Driving Is Drunk Driving. If you plan to be someone else’s designated driver, stick to that commitment. Your friends are relying on you, and you could save a life. NHTSA’s campaign will run from November 23-De- cember 12, 2018. According to NHTSA, 37,133 people were killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes in 2017. The hol- idays prove to be extra dangerous to drivers. From 2013 to 2017, of all people who lost their lives in traffic crashes during the month of December, 4,110 died in crashes that involved a driv- er with a blood alcohol con- centration of .08 or higher. “The holidays should be a time for celebrations, not a time for tragedy,” said Undersheriff John Bowles. An n u a l Cr a b Fe e d Su n d a y , De ce m b e r 3 1 st a t 6 :0 0 p m CRACK YOUR OW N CRAB Ha m , Au g ra t in , Pot a t o’s, Colesla w, Ga rlic Brea d $ 3 3 / p er p erson Nominations open for regional teacher of the year “Unfortunately, alcohol at many holiday events contributes to the number of impaired drivers on our roadways. Help us spread the message: Even one drink is one drink too many. If you feel buzzed, you are already drunk.” Too many people take to the roadways after con- suming alcohol because they think they are “okay to drive.” They may think they’ve had enough to eat, enough water to drink, or that their weight may fac- tor into the equation. But these are inaccurate ways of measuring whether you are safe to drive. Drunk driving isn’t the only risk on the road: Drug-impaired driving is also an increasing problem on our nation’s roads. If drivers are impaired by any substance—alcohol or drugs—they should not get behind the wheel of a vehicle. Driving while im- paired is illegal, period. The bottom line is this: If You Feel Different, You Drive Different. It’s that simple. “We want to keep our roads safe this holiday sea- son and help people under- stand that the only time they should be behind the wheel is when they are sober,” said Undersheriff Bowles. “Alcohol affects people differently, and you do not have to be feeling or acting drunk to be too impaired to drive.” This holiday season, the Morrow County Sher- iff’s Office and NHTSA urge you to designate a sober driver before you start drinking. If you plan on drinking at all, plan on not driving. Party with a Plan -First and foremost: Plan ahead. Be honest with yourself: You know wheth- er you’ll attend a party. If you plan to drink, plan for a sober driver to take you home. Is it your turn to be the designated driver? Take that role seriously—your friends are relying on you. -Remember that it is never okay to drink and drive. Even if you’ve had only one alcoholic bev- erage, designate a sober driver or plan to use public transportation or a ride service to get home safely. -If you see a drunk driver on the road, contact admire, so we have a big- ger pool of applicants from which to choose our recip- ient,” said Michele Madril, Director of Communication for the IMESD. Each Education Ser- vice District in Oregon will choose a regional teacher, who will receive a cash prize of $500. One of the Regional Teachers of the Year will be named the 2020 Oregon Teacher of the Year in September 2019. For questions about the Oregon Teacher of the Year program, contact Jenni Knaus, program coordina- tor, at jenni.knaus@state. or.us. Dolly Parton Imagination Library benefits children Oregon Trail Library District has collaborated with Friends of the Irrigon Library and Morrow Coun- ty School District to offer Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program to kids in Morrow County. Children ages birth to five who live in Boardman, Heppner, Irrigon and Lexington are eligible to register. The Morrow County Dolly Parton Imagination Library began requesting donations in June of 2018. Kathy Street, OTLD Li- brary Director, said the community response has been wonderful. “Dona- tions have come in all sizes. Individuals, small busi- nesses and large businesses have all contributed to the program,” said Street. Two sizeable dona- tions, one from Lamb Weston and one from Wild Horse Foundation helped meet the donation level needed to fund the program fully this year. The cost per child is $25 per year, which covers postage for mailing books directly to children. The James and Shirley Rippey Family Foundation offered to help fund rural Oregon communities start- ing their own Imagination Library. For the first three years, the Rippey Family Foundation will fund 50 percent of the cost. This funding made the Morrow County Imagination Li- brary possible. Kathy Street, Barb Huwe of Friends of Irrigon Library and Marie Shimer of Morrow County School District completed the nec- essary paperwork. Child registration started at the libraries in July and was soon converted to open online registration. At this time 127 chil- dren are enrolled. Three children have graduated from the program on their fifth birthday. Census data predicts that there will be approximately 400 eligible children in the zip codes included in the program. Enrollment is a little over 25 percent of the estimate. Children may be reg- istered by their parents or household adult. Registra- tion forms are available at all branches of the OTLD. Online registration is at or- egontrail.ploud.net Please call Kathy Street with any questions regarding regis- tration or donations. The Imagination Li- brary was started by Dolly Parton more than 20 years ago and distributes 1 mil- lion books every month to children from birth to age five. Communities in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia and Canada participate. Over 100 million books have been distributed through the program. the Morrow County Sher- iff’s Office. -Have a friend who is about to drink and drive? Take the keys away and make arrangements to get your friend home safely. Remember to play it safe this holiday season and always plan your sober ride before the festivities begin. If you are buzzed, do not drive. Buzzed Driving Is Drunk Driving. For more information, visit www.trafficsafetymar- keting.gov. NON-ALCOHOLIC NEW YEARS EVE PARTY CLOSED TUESDAY JANUARY 1ST PLEASE JOIN US! ALL WELCOME!! 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