Volunteers receive awards Volunteers for the Morrow County Health District’s Emergency Medical Services program were recently honored for their outstanding and dedicated service. Stephanie Rill was honored as EMT of the year and Herman Winter was awarded volunteer driver of the year. Pictured (L-R): Stephanie Rill, Rusty Estes and Herman Winter. -Contributed photo. Wrestlers prepare for tournament Wrestlers preparing for the JoHi tournament this weekend ran to the cross on New Year’s Day. Pictured back row: Charles Cason, Leo Waite, Jace Coe, and Conor Brosnan. Front row: Suzy Cason, Roen Waite, Alaina Lemmon, Christian Dubry and Carson Brosnan. The BEO Invitational, wrestling’s home tournament, will be held Feb. 2. -Contributed photo. Suspect arraigned on online sexual corruption charge Kai Christopher Lar- police officers at Portland kins, 20, has been formally International Airport on arraigned in the Sixth Dec. 19 after a po- Circuit Court on the lice investigation charge of first-degree revealed he was online sexual corrup- traveling to Ore- tion of a child. At the gon to meet a girl arraignment, his bail who was younger was also reduced from Kai than 14. The vic- $65,000 to $50,000 by Christopher tim’s parents re- the judge due to him Larkins ported the online being charged for a communications single crime, rather than to the police. an additional two counts of According to Morrow attempt to commit a crime. County District Attorney Larkins, from Indiana, Justin Nelson, the next was arrested by Boardman question is whether or not Larkins’ family will bail him out. Ten percent of the bail, $5,000, is needed for his release. The suspect has already signed a waiver that would allow him to be extradited back to Oregon if he fails to appear in court. “It does not allow him to fight the extradition pro- cess,” Nelson said of the waiver. “If he’s picked up in Indiana, he will get brought back.” As of Sunday night, Larkins was still incarcerat- ed at Umatilla County Jail. Skyler Lee Kendrick vestigation by the sheriff’s of Heppner, a suspect office, Kend- involved in vandalism rick has been at the Fit Park in Hep- charged with pner, was arrested Dec. Criminal Mis- 31 by Morrow County chief I-Felony Sheriff’s Office and has (vandalism), been lodged at the Uma- Skyler Lee Contempt of tilla County Jail. Court and Fail Kendrick Following the in- to Appear-Misdemeanor. Morrow County Un- dersheriff John Bowles attributes the arrest to a good criminal investigation by law enforcement and the willingness of the public to provide information to solve a case. Vandalism suspect arrested Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 2, 2019 - SIX A View From The Hill By Doris Brosnan “An unusually won- derful holiday season,” Administrator Nairns re- ports from Willow Creek Terrace. Staff and resi- dents, surrounded by fes- tive decorations, enjoyed family guests and groups of carolers and they and friends enjoyed the recital by Alaina Lemmon’s eigh- teen students. Music filled the Terrace as the talented young people played piano selections, sang some songs and played some favorites on bells. The thoughtful “Terrace Angels” and a kind “Santa” gave gifts to each of the residents, after they had all enjoyed Sue’s read- ing of The Night Before Christmas (now declared a new Terrace tradition) and then settled down for their Christmas Eve sleep. For Ron Peck and six of the lady residents, prepa- ration for the season’s ac- tivities included getting their hands and nails into good shape with manicures offered by staff. Ron knew the benefits of such groom- ing and was even game for everyone’s suggestion that he let them paint one of his pinkies, just to see how long before someone noticed. Such a refreshing view of the past month can brighten the view of the coming year and everyone agrees that beginning with birthday celebrations is a great start. Today, Jan. 3, will see neighbors, friends and family joining Mary Jean McCabe for her birth- day lunch. On the 10 th , Bev Norton will be the honored birthday girl at the lunch she has chosen for her cel- ebration. New Year’s Eve fea- tured some evening activ- ities and games before the dropping of the Terrace’s very own ball (on ED time). 2019 began on the first with the issuance of survival kits for the residents. Each kit contains several reminders: a toothpick (pick out the good qualities in others); a rubber band (be flexible – things may not always be the way you want, but they will work out); a pencil (list your blessings every day); eraser (everyone makes mistakes and it’s okay); chewing gum (stick with it and you can accomplish anything); mint (you are worth a mint); peppermint patty (keep your cool); snickers (keep your sense of humor); candy kiss (ev- eryone needs a kiss or hug every day); tea bag (relax and go over that list of blessings). Residents and staff would like newcomers to begin the new year with them as a great way to start 2019. Studio apartments are available and a tour of the Terrace is always available, as are brochures that explain many details of this facility that stresses service with attention to each resident’s privacy and promotes independence to every individual’s high- est potential. The monthly rental rate and any fees for assistance services are com- parable to similar facilities in other communities, but the Terrace has a contract with Medicaid, which can help make this a more fi- nancially feasible living option than one might first believe. Calling 541-676- 0004 will provide answers to questions and schedule a tour. The willowcreekter- race.com web site contains helpful information. The welcome mat is out, and the entire community on the hill is eager to share news and views with visitors. Quilters, quilters, listen up. You are invited to share your works of art with Ter- race citizens and visitors in a display at the Terrace. Since Jan. 26 is designated “Quilt Shop Day,” quilters are encouraged to bring quilts to the Terrace this coming Sunday, the 6 th , to be displayed until the 27 th . A variety of display tech- niques will be incorporated and quilt racks would be useful for some quilts. If this Sunday does not work for delivering a quilt or quilts, call 541-676-0004 to set up an alternate date with administrator Nairns or get answers to questions anyone might have about the event. Some other January highlights will include the hosting of lunch of the Mor- row County Health Dis- trict’s maintenance crew on Maintenance Day, the 16 th as a thank-you for all they do. Hats will be de rigueur on the 18 th , when everyone will have a hat to wear on Hat Day. Nurses Day is on the 25 th , another day of thanks by any residents who require such assistance. And the 31 st will end the month with Backwards Day, which could become a bit confusing, with clothes worn backwards, meals beginning with dessert and other activities beginning with their endings. Three coming movies will hold some special meaning for some residents: an Elvis movie on the 5 th ; a Winnie the Pooh-related movie on the 19 th , in honor of AA Milne’s creation; and the movie Groundhog Day on the calendar’s on Ground- hog’s Day, Feb. 2. If the groundhog sees his shadow, we will be in for another six weeks of winter, according to groundhog’s day aficiona- dos. But residents and staff will be able to get out their survival kits and remind themselves that shadow or not, they will be flexible, like the rubber bands, for they view themselves for- tunate to be at the Terrace with interesting events in- doors and outside, come what may. Heppner warmer than usual in December According to prelim- inary data received by NOAA’s National Weath- er Service in Pendleton, temperatures at Heppner averaged warmer than nor- mal during the month of December. The average tempera- ture was 37.0 degrees which was 3.5 degrees above nor- mal. High temperatures av- eraged 44.1 degrees, which was 2.7 degrees above nor- mal. The highest was 58 degrees on the 21 st . Low temperatures averaged 29.8 degrees, which was 4.3 degrees above normal. The lowest was 17 degrees, on the 5 th . There were 19 days with the low temperature below 32 degrees. There were four days when the high temperature stayed Cavan wins contest Emillia Cavan is the winner of Oregon Trail Library Dis- trict’s Heppner branch Guess the Book contest. Cavan iden- tified the mystery book as Captain Underpants to win the prize. below 32 degrees. Precipitation totaled 1.22 inches during Decem- ber, which was 0.10 inches below normal. Measurable precipitation, at least .01 inch, was received on 11 days with the heaviest, 0.26 inches reported on the 24 th . Precipitation in 2018 totaled 10.87 inches, which is 3.13 inches below nor- mal. Since October, the water year precipitation at Heppner has been 4.01 inches, which is 0.05 inches below normal. Snowfall totaled 0.5 inches. The heaviest snow- fall was 0.5 inches reported on the 2 nd . The outlook for Janu- ary from NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center calls for above normal temperatures and below normal precip- itation. Normal highs for Heppner during January are 43.6 degrees and normal lows are 26.7 degrees. The 30 year normal precipita- tion is 1.47 inches. GILLIAM-BISBEE -Continued from PAGE ONE With no potential rent- ers, the county decided rath- er than tear the 100-year-old building down, or continue to pay for maintenance, it would donate the building to a newly formed Heppner Community Foundation. The foundation was set up to take ownership of the building and also handle the renovation. In addition, the county has set aside $235,000 to help with the upgrade. The Howard and Beth Bryant Community Trust plans on providing a large amount of money to complete renovation. ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M.