TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 29, 2019
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Murray wins Port, Health District passes
Heppner and Lexington go Murray; Boardman, Irrigon, Ione vote Radie
By David Sykes
A strong showing from
Heppner and Lexington
pushed John Murray to
victory over Debbie Radie
in last week’s Port of Mor-
row commissioner election.
County wide Murray beat
Radie by 321 votes, and he
did it with a strong showing
in Heppner and Lexington.
The large margin in those
two precincts carried him to
victory, as he trailed Radie
by a combined 300 votes
in Boardman, Irrigon and
Ione. Murray lives in Hep-
pner and Radie in Irrigon.
“I am thankful for the
opportunity to serve Mor-
row County residents as
one of your Port of Morrow
commissioners, to continue
the commission’s work that
has brought so much good
to the county. Sixty years
of independent family busi-
ness history in the county
has given me a passion for
improving it in every way
that I can. Please contact
me with your questions,
concerns and thoughts, my
phone number is 541-980-
8880. We can accomplish
great things together,” Mur-
ray said.
Both candidates cam-
paigned heavily, which may
have been responsible for a
higher than normal turnout
in the county for a midterm
election. Morrow County
had the fourth highest vot-
er turnout in the state with
34.73 percent, while Hood
River was highest with
47.65, and Linn county
lowest at 12 percent. State-
wide turnout was 20.86.
Ione, as it usually does,
topped Morrow County’s
voter turnout, with 57 per-
cent of the eligible voters
returning their mail-in bal-
lots.
John Murray wins Port race.
Also on the ballot was
a request from the Morrow
County Health District to
approve a five-year tax levy
to help with funding for the
district. The levy is a con-
tinuation of the one current-
ly in place and approved
in 2014 and was necessary
to maintain and expand
services throughout the
county. Voters agreed and
responded with a nearly 80
percent approval, passing
in all county precincts by
a total 1633 yes to 415 no.
“The renewal of the
Morrow County Health
District Local Option Tax
once again makes it clear
that a healthier Morrow
County is a mission worth
the investment. On behalf of
all of us at Pioneer Memo-
rial Hospital, our doctors,
nurses, physician assistants,
nurse practitioners and sup-
port teams working in our
family of health clinics, our
home health and hospice
division, EMS, the board of
directors and administrative
team, we thank you for your
continued trust and for the
privilege of serving your
healthcare needs,” Mor-
row County Health District
CEO Bob Houser told the
Gazette-Times.
4-H club holds meeting
The Grow ‘Em and
Show ‘Em 4-H club held
its monthly meeting at the
Houck residence near Lex-
ington on May 19. Mem-
bers presented demonstra-
tions to the other members.
Andrea Fletcher and her
horse, Sunny, demonstrated
horse showmanship. Hunter
Houck demonstrated dairy
Chamber Chatter
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
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
showmanship with his heif-
er, Hallie. The demonstra-
tions were in preparation
for the Morrow County
Fair round robin, which is a
showmanship contest were
class champion showmen
compete by showing all
livestock species.
After the demonstra-
tions, the group had a brief
business meeting followed
by a picnic. The next meet-
ing will be held June 2 at 6
p.m. at the Heppner USDA
Service Center.
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.
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