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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 8, 2019 Chamber Chatter May 8, 13 and 14 at 7 p.m., Heppner High School drama group performs “Aladdin” at the Heppner High School cafetorium. Admission is $5 per person and refreshments will be available at intermission. Saturday, May 11 at 9 a.m., The Woolery Open 4 & 2 Person Scramble at China Creek Golf Course in Arlington. $35 per per- son; $5 mulligans or five mulligans for $20; Dix- on Golf challenges get a Hole in One. win a shot at $1,000,000; closest to the pin amateur endorsement; putt pot - $5 for three balls (winner gets 80 percent of pot with no ties; sudden death putt-off elimination). Great prizes and includes a BBQ Lunch. This event benefits the Woolery Proj- ect: Contact China Creek at 541-484-2000 or Rod McGuire at 541-454- 2929/541-993-7073 to sign up or for more information. Saturday May 11 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., SAGE Center Saturday Takeover by the Boardman girl scouts with free admission. The girl scouts will host an indoor campout with par- ticipants decorating a wood chip necklace, listening to stories and singing songs around a fake campfire. Plan on spending the day and take a tour of the SAGE Center while you are there. Contact 541-481-7243 for questions. Thursday, May 16, An- nual Heppner High School Mustang Mop Up. If you have a project that you would like to have sched- uled during Mustang Mop Up, please contact the Hep- pner High School at 541- 676-9138. Their goal is to “do as much good as they can community wide.” Thursday, May 16 from noon to 1 p.m., Willow Creek Valley Economic Development Group host- ed annual luncheon at the Heppner Senior Center dining room. Updates on the programs WCVEDG is working on and guest speakers from Portland General Electric will be on the agenda. Alvin Liu with Gateway Café will cater a BBQ lunch. RSVPs are required no later than May 13 at 541-676-5336 or heppnerchamber@cen- turytel.net. Thursday, May 16 through Monday, May 27, City of Heppner Commu- nity Clean Up with a free dumpster for garbage col- lection at the city yard on Riverside Avenue. There will also be a spot to leave yard debris and burnable material. The city will not accept tires, hazardous waste or household chemi- cals and the dumpster is for city of Heppner residents only. Contact city of Hep- pner at 541-676-9618. Friday, May 17 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Free Spray Days 2019 organized by the Morrow Soil and Water Conservation Dis- trict at the Heppner City Park. Come down and grab your free gallon contain- er of pre-mixed container of SpeedZone which is a non-restricted herbicide for turn/ornamentals. All participants will be required to sign a cooperative agree- ment. This free spray is be- ing sponsored also by Mor- row County Grain Growers, Oregon Dept of Agriculture and NRCS. Please contact Morrow SWCD at 541- 676-5452 for questions or more information. Friday, May 17 at 7:15 p.m. and Saturday, May 18 at 2:15 p.m., SAGE Center Movie Event. The movie will be “Toy Story” with admission of $3 per person and includes free popcorn. There will be bottled water and concession available for cash purchase. For more information, contact SAGE Center at 541-481-7243. Thursday, May 30 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Annual Community Bank barbe- cue. The community is invited to a free barbecue lunch served by the Com- munity Bank employees to be held in front of the bank. Thursday, June 6 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Oregon WORKS Community In- ternship Workshop at the Port of Morrow Riverfront Center in Boardman. The Port of Morrow was one of four locations in Oregon selected to host an Ore- gon WORKS Community Internship Workshop. A community-wide summer internship program makes connecting talented young professionals to local busi- nesses easier for both the businesses and those seek- ing employment. During this workshop, employers will learn how to attract and retain interns by work- ing together to develop a county wide marketing and outreach plan. The plan will be developed over the next year and ready for implementation during Summer 2020. This Com- munity Internship Work- shop is presented by the McMinnville Economic Development Partnership by grants from The Ford Family Foundation and the Oregon Community Foun- dation. All employers in Morrow County are invited to participate in this free Come in for Ione school sells plants By Aidan Bareese Leading up to Moth- er’s Day, the Ione High School greenhouse is start- ing to swell with growing plants. From geraniums to bacopas, and from zin- nias to petunias, the Ione high school’s greenhouse is ready to sell plants. Accord- ing to a spokesperson, they have beautiful plants and hanging baskets that would make perfect Mother’s Day gifts. The greenhouse will have plants available May 9 after school from 3:30 to 6 p.m., Friday and Saturday, May 10 and 11 from 7 a.m. to noon and Sunday, May 12 from 1 to 5 p.m. All proceeds from the sale will be going towards next year’s crop and soil science classroom activi- ties. For additional infor- mation contact Ms. Collins at the Ione High School by calling 541-422-7131. workshop. Lunch will be provided. RSVP online at https://bit.ly/2I0BL2x by May 30, 2019. For more information contact Kalie Davis, Workforce Training Program Manager 541-571- 1624. Saturday, June 8 from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Cuts- forth Park, Annual youth fishing derby sponsored by Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and Morrow County Parks. The fish- ing derby is open to chil- dren ages 14 and younger, with lunch provided for the youth. Sunday, June 9 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Chasing Ebenezer will be the enter- tainment for the Music in the Park concert at the Hep- pner Park on Main St. There will be a meal available to purchase (by donation) pre- pared by the Hopeful Saints Ministry volunteers. Bring a lawn chair. Sunday, July 14 from 5:30 to7:30 p.m., Dakota Brown will perform for Music in the Park at the Heppner Main St. Park. There will be a meal avail- able to purchase (by do- nation) prepared by the Hopeful Saints Ministry volunteers. Bring a lawn chair. Saturday, July 27 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Fifth Annual Veteran Benefit EXPO19 at the Pendleton Convention Center. Learn about available federal, state and local veteran ben- efits including health care, disability compensation pension, business, burial, transportation, education, recreation, long-term care, records, ID’s, home loans and more. This event is de- signed to provide a one-stop shop for Oregon veterans of all eras and walks of life to learn about and access the full range of their earned benefits. For more informa- tion about the Expo, visit www.expo.oregondva.com. For questions, please con- tact Tyler Francke at 503- 373-2389 or tyler.francke@ state.or.us. Thursday, August 1 is the deadline to apply for Morrow County Cultural Coalition grants. Applica- tions for cultural-based ac- tivities are being accepted, with grants to be awarded for up to 50 percent of the total project cost. For com- plete guidelines and appli- cation form, contact Gayle Gutierrez at 541-676-5630 or via email at ggutierrez@ co.morrow.or.us. Sunday, August 11 from 5:30 to7:30 p.m., Wasteland Kings will be the entertainment for Music in the Park at the Heppner Main St. park. There will be a meal available to purchase (by donation) prepared by the Hopeful Saints Ministry volunteers. Bring a lawn chair. Planning commission approves permit At the hearing held April 30 in Boardman, the Morrow County Planning Commission approved a request for a conditional use permit which would allow mining of aggregate resources and processing into Portland cement. During the month of April staff issued six de- velopmental approvals that will allow four new homes, an agricultural shed and a cooler warehouse. The Morrow County board of commissioners adopted an update to the Morrow County code enforcement ordinance adding sections addressing chronic nui- sances and environmental health. This new ordinance was effective May 1, 2019 and will continue to support code enforcement activ- ity throughout Morrow County. The Environmental Health section addresses MCHD -Continued from PAGE ONE -received the following information for March: Pioneer Memorial Hos- pital had three in-patient admissions, three swing bed admissions, six admissions for observation, 564 total out-patients, 78 emergency room encounters, 1,621 lab tests, 99 x-ray/ultra- sound tests, 18 CT scans, five MRI scans, 22 EKG tests, four lower endosco- py procedures, three upper endoscopy procedures, 37 respiratory therapy proce- dures. -received the follow- ing clinic information for March: Pioneer Memorial Clinic in Heppner had 285 patient visits, with four new patients, 25 seen by a nurse and 15 no-shows; Irrigon Medical Clinic had 318 pa- tient visits, 26 new patients, 140 seen by a nurse and 32 no-shows; Ione Community Clinic had 33 patient visits, four new patients, 14 seen by a nurse and one no-show. -approved consulting Morrow County Justice of the Peace, Ann Spicer, has privileges for Dr. Kessa released the following Justice Court report: Mauras, podiatrist; Dr. Mu- -Brent Gilbert Voight, 34, Heppner, was convicted of hammand Umar Farooq for violation of basic rule, 71/55 mph, fine $165. tele-radiology privileges; -Rafael Adrian Lopez, 21, Everett, WA, was con- Danielle Mateleska, phy- victed of violation of basic rule, 72/55 mph, fine $165. sician’s assistant; and Dr. Justice Court Report the ongoing and expanding relationship with Umatilla County Public Health as they manage the food, pool, and lodging program and will be soon implementing the Onsite Waste Water Treatment Program. The next public hearing will be held at the Bar- tholomew Building in Hep- pner on May 28. Items to be considered at the hearing will be a land partition and replat to partition one parcel into two parcels and another land partition to create two parcels which would eliminate a dual zone configuration. The Morrow Coun- ty Planning Department website has information on the Planning Commis- sion, Code Enforcement, Transportation and much more and is available at https://www.co.morrow. or.us/planning. Arnold Cha, contingent on all material being received. -approved amending medical staff bylaws to in- clude the following: “Med- ical screening exams at Pioneer Memorial Hospital may be performed by phy- sicians, physician assistants and emergency room regis- tered professional nurses.” -received the following ambulance report: Heppner Ambulance had 24 page- outs with 18 transports for $25,891 in revenue; Boardman ambulance had 38 page-outs with 19 trans- ports for $35,056 in reve- nue; Irrigon Ambulance had 23 page-outs with 13 trans- ports for $20,983 in reve- nue; Ione had five page-outs with no transports; there were five flights. -Home Health had 92 patient visits; Hospice had four admissions; Pharmacy had 4,408 drug doses for $117,242 in drug revenue. The next MCHD Board meeting will be held at Pioneer Memorial Clinic in Heppner, beginning at 6 p.m. with the provider din- ner and the board meeting at 6:30 p.m. Community lunch menu Christian Life/Firelight volunteers will serve lunch on Wednesday, May 15 at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. Lunch will be orange chicken nuggets, rice pilaf, lemon broccoli, carrot salad, spring rolls and banana cream pie for dessert. Milk, coffee and tea is served at each meal. Suggested donation is $3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change. Come see us! Grant Morrow OHV Park "Ride the Blues" May 10 - 12 Friday 12 noon - Late Saturday & Sunday Breakfast 7-10 OPEN Late for Hungry Riders! ATTENTION! Mother's Day and Teacher Appreciation Gifts! Mother's Day Gift Certificates Available! Sunday, May 12th SAGE Clothing Company 233 Main St. Heppner 541-945-9495 Make Mom Feel Special Hallmark Gifts Chocolate Balloons Custom Gift Baskets Fine Wine Selection NOTICE! Morrow County road department will be conducting a chip seal project which will impact Kunze, Wilson and Tower Road in Boardman and Columbia and Patterson Ferry in Irrigon area on and around June 3 to July 4th Morrow County Road Dept. would like to remind all motorists that with any road maintenance project to be aware of the workers, they are very important to us. Watch for signs, flags and work-zone employees and equipment. Morrow County's goal is to provide a safe roadway. However, it is always up to the motorist to drive according to conditions. Be patient and plan ahead. Leave early if you know you will be driving through a work zones. Please use extreme caution and common sense. They will do their best and would appreciate your patience. Morrow County would like to notify residents that, due to bridge deck and guardrail replacement that will be taking place on the Keene and Snyder bridges, both on Rhea Creek Road, between Brenner Cyn Rd and Social Ridge Rd will be CLOSED from May 13th- June 7th 2019. Please use alternate routes. Any questions of concerns, Morrow County Public Works Dept., 365 W. Hwy 74, Lexington 541-989-9500 ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. - HYDROFLASKS NEW JEWELRY AND MORE... The ose R y r t Coun beautiful Roses carnations - lilies - tulips and much more! delivery available floral Department hours Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm 217 North Main St., Heppner Phone 676-9158 • Floral 676-9426 www.murraysdrug.com
