New clothing store opens
in Heppner
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VOL. 138
NO. 18 8 Pages
Wednesday, May 1, 2019
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
Community Enhancement
grants disbursed
$96,567 given out in Heppner, Lexington and Ione
By David Sykes
The Willow Creek Val-
ley Economic Development
Group (WCVEDG) has
awarded Community En-
hancement grants totaling
$96,567 to eight different
groups in Heppner, Lexing-
ton and Ione. WCVEDG re-
ceived the money from the
Columbia River Enterprise
Zone (CREZ) for disburse-
ment into the south Morrow
County area.
In addition to the
Community Enhancement
grants, WCVEDG has also
been working on increasing
rental housing of which
there is a shortage in the
community. A duplex is ex-
pected to break ground and
begin construction soon.
The group also has funds
available for rehabilitating
housing and business en-
hancement. Funds for all
these projects comes from
new and expanding busi-
nesses located in the enter-
prise zone near Boardman.
The businesses receive a
tax break when locating in
Morrow County. Amazon
server farms and Con-Agra
are just two of the business-
es which have expanded or
located there and pay into
CREZ. The money is in turn
disbursed throughout the
county under four catego-
ries: schools, public safety,
housing and community
enhancement.
Ballots for May 21 election
mailed
Ballots for the May
21 regular district election
will be mailed on May 1.
Completed ballots for the
election must be received
by 8 p.m. on election day.
Postmarks do not count.
Ballots may be dropped
in Heppner 24 hours a day
at the drop box in the Bar-
tholomew building park-
ing lot. Ballots may also
be dropped in the county
clerk’s office, room 102,
Monday through Friday
from 8 a.m. to noon and 1
p.m. to 5.
The Lexington ballot
drop box is located in the
public works parking lot at
365 W Hwy 74.
In Ione, the drop box is
located on Spring Street, in
front of the turn onto Third
Street.
Outside drop boxes are
currently open 24 hours, but
all drop boxes will close
at 8 p.m. on election day.
Ballot drop boxes are also
available in Boardman and
Irrigon.
By Bobbi Gordon
Darcie Chick, Hep-
pner, opened Sage Clothing
Company on St. Patrick’s
weekend on Main Street
in Heppner. She said she
didn’t know what to expect,
but the first weekend boost-
ed her confidence due to the
community support.
Chick told the Gazette
that she had only signed
the contract on the build-
ing a few weeks before
and with the help of her
dad, a contractor, her hus-
band and other family and
friends they were able to
get the building ready for
the opening quickly. Her
mom took care of the kids
and the family worked late
into the nights for the quick
turnaround.
The goal of the store is
to appeal to a broad range of
people in town and be an af-
fordable choice for Heppner
and surrounding communi-
ties. According to Chick,
she wanted to do some-
thing for working women
and high school girls that
is affordable. She said it
has become a first stop for
people before heading into
town. “They stop here first
to see if I have something,”
she said. “I want Heppner to
know we’re here and we’re
consistent.” They are open
Monday through Friday
from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and
Saturday 10-3.
At this time she car-
ries women’s clothing in
sizes small to 3X and girls
from size four or five to 14.
She has found vendors and
wholesalers online and tries
to have a small variety of
Darcie Chick is the owner and operator of Sage Clothing Com-
pany in downtown Heppner. -Photo by Bobbi Gordon.
each item to keep the shop-
ping experience unique.
She is able to stay up to
date on the latest styles as
her vendors have access to
those styles, but she tries to
pick and choose items she
thinks people in Heppner
will like.
The store will have a
grand opening and ribbon
cutting for the new phase
of construction on May 3 at
10 a.m. with refreshments
being served. The expan-
sion she has planned will
include dressing rooms,
more women’s clothes and
eventually some items for
men and boys. She said, “It
is important to shop local
and I want to help bring
business back to Heppner.”
Darcie, 25, grew up in
Hermiston and met her hus-
band, Eric Chick, 26, at a
church function when they
were in high school. After
high school they got mar-
ried and went to college at
Brigham Young University
in Rexburg, Idaho before
returning to Heppner. They
have three children; Kolt is
four, Sawyer is three and
Dixie is one. Darcie is the
daughter of Don and Jackie
Alleman, Heppner. Eric is
the son of Kevin and Candy
Chick, the owners of Blue
Mountain Manufacturing
where Eric works. He is
learning the ropes to one
day take over the company.
Mills recognized for 25 years
on county budget committee
County Commissioners Don Russell and Jim Doherty (left to right) along with Commissioner
Melissa Lindsay honored Heppner resident Larry Mills for his 25 years serving on the budget
committee.
Heppner resident Lar-
ry Mills has spent his last
budget session pouring over
the county finances and
coming up with a budget,
when he recently decided
to step down after 25 years
of service to the county. The
budget committee meets for
several days each year to go
over the finances and put
together the coming year’s
budget.
“On behalf of the Board
of Commissioners, staff
and the good people of
Morrow County, we would
like to personally thank you
for serving on the Budget
Committee for ‘some 25’
years. Your hard work,
dedication and stewardship
of Morrow County’s budget
process has paid dividends
to all,” the three county
commissioners wrote in an
appreciation letter to Mills.
“We appreciate the
many hours you have de-
voted to reviewing our bud-
get documents, the histor-
ical knowledge you bring
to the hearings and your
ability to keep the meetings
on task. We are grateful for
your leadership and sense
of humor,” commissioners
Jim Doherty, Melissa Lind-
say and Don Russell, said.
The committee, made up of
both volunteer citizens and
the three county commis-
sioners, recently finished
its last meeting for the year.
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