Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 12, 2019 -- THREE
A View from the Green
Over the Tee Cup
Nineteen of the Willow
Creek Country Club ladies
enjoyed sunny and warm
weather during the playday
on June 4.
Low gross on the field
went to Nancy Propheter,
low net to Bunnie Lindsay
and least putts of the field
went to Sarah Rucker.
Flight A low gross was
Virginia Grant, low net
was Corol Mitchell and
least putts winner was Eva
Kilkenny. Long drive went
to Virginia Grant
Flight B low gross went
to Judy Harris and low net
to Shirley Martin. Betty
Burns got the least putts and
Tiffany Clement managed
the longest drive.
Josie Kindsfather took
low gross on flight C and
low net was a tie between
Kris Lindner and Sue Ed-
son. Least putts went to
Lorrene Montgomery and
Bunnie Lindsay got the
long drive.
Judy Harris got KP and
Josie Kindsfather and Sarah
Rucker both had chip-ins.
A bake sale to help
support Suzy Cason’s trip
to Washington DC later
this month will be held in
downtown Heppner on Fri-
day, June 14 from 10 a.m.
until it sells out. She will
have some delicious treats
available and appreciates
any support the community
can offer.
Cason has been an ac-
tive FFA member for the
last four years and was re-
cently elected as the chapter
treasurer. She said she is re-
ally excited about traveling
across the country, meeting
new friends and preparing
a Living to Serve plan to
put into place here in her
community. She will be the
only Heppner FFA member
traveling to participate in
Washington Leadership
Conference, along with sev-
en members from Irrigon
this year.
Bake sale fundraiser
scheduled
Wasteland Kings to
perform June 17
The Wasteland Kings
will perform for the Music
in the Parks outdoor sum-
mer concert series at 7 p.m.
on June 17 at the Irrigon
Marina Park, located off
Highway 730 in Irrigon.
The premier Americana
sound of The Wasteland
Kings is second to none.
Packing venues since 2008,
WLK hail from La Grande,
with band members Kris
Mallory, Holly Sorensen,
Mike Mallory, Jerry Smith,
Al “too Loud” Macleod and
Mark Emerson. Influenced
by the sounds of Steve Ear-
le, The Stones, Townes Van
Zant, Muddy Waters and
The Pogues, WLK brings
this genre with their own
unique twist to give you the
sound you hear today.
The Music in the Parks
concert series is held each
summer alternating be-
tween Boardman and Ir-
rigon Marina Parks. The
concerts are free to the pub-
lic and begin at 7 p.m. on
Mondays through August
12. Visitors are encour-
aged to bring chairs and
blankets. Concessions will
be available for purchase
at the Boardman events,
courtesy of the Boardman
Little League. The Music
in the Parks series is fund-
ed by the Morrow County
Unified Recreation District
and Portland General Elec-
tric and sponsored by the
North Morrow Community
Foundation.
For more information
about the Music in the Parks
concert series, contact Jack-
ie at 541-720-1289.
Heppner and Ione
offices
CLOSED
June 27th
Offices Will Also Be CLOSED
July 4th & 5th in Observance of
Independence Day
Don't Forget Dad!
is June 16th
HALLMARK CARDS -
CANDY - WINE
CUSTOM GIFT BASKETS
Guest Editorial
Crop tour and social
A Healthier
planned
The Morrow County
Wheat League and OSU Ex-
tension has scheduled their
annual crop tour and social
on Thursday, June 20 at 3
p.m. The event will include
a two-stop crop variety
tour with featured speakers
Ryan Graebner (OSU Ex-
tension Cereal Specialist),
Bob Zemetra (OSU Wheat
Breeder) and Jay Kalous
(LCS [Limagrain] Wheat
Breeder).
The first stop will be
at Starvation Farms at 3
p.m. From the north Lex
elevator, travel for approx-
imately one-mile S/SW on
Hwy 207. Plots are on the
right side of the road. From
Lexington, travel approxi-
mately 10 miles N/NE on
Hwy 207 and plots will be
on the left side of the road.
The second stop will be
above Morgan at Proudfoot
Ranch at 4 p.m. From Ione
travel north about three
miles on Ella Road, turn left
(west) on Rietmann Lane
and travel 3.8 miles. Look
for the OSU signs with the
plots on the left side of the
road. From Morgan travel
on Morgan “E” Road for
about a mile, stay right at
the Y and travel another
mile on Rietmann Lane
where the plots will be on
the top of the hill on the
west side of the road.
A social, dinner and
music entertainment by
Wambeke and Crew will
begin at 6 p.m. at Heide-
man’s. A tri-tip dinner will
be hosted by Loren and
Della Deacon and Erin
Heideman. Everyone is
asked to bring a side, salad
or dessert. To get to the
social location from the
second site in Morgan, go
to Hwy 74 and head north
to Cecil (mile post 14). Turn
left, cross Willow Creek
and turn right. Go three
miles to the top of the hill.
For additional informa-
tion, contact Larry Lutcher
at 541-571-4454 or Erin
Heideman at 541-561-0081.
AIRPORT CAR
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Russell also said because of
adverse weather conditions
pilots find it necessary to
make unplanned landings,
and with a courtesy car they
could access overnight ac-
commodations and meals.
Sandi Pointer of the
county public works de-
partment, which operates
and looks after the airport,
suggested maybe when one
of the county departments
needs a new vehicle the
older car could be used as
a courtesy car instead of
putting it into surplus sales.
She said she also has gotten
inquiries asking if Lexing-
ton Airport has a car. The
commission did not take
any action but agreed to
study it some more.
In other business at the
June 5 meeting, the com-
missioners heard from lo-
cal rancher Bob Mahoney.
Mahoney said he was at
the meeting to ask if there
could be better commu-
nication between public
works and the ranchers
and farmers. “I know you
guys had a tough February
and March (because of the
large amount of snow this
year) but I think we need
to work together more.”
One area he mentioned was
asking if the county could
take better care of its road
right of ways, saying that
there could be a better job
of weed control.
Mahoney asked why
Morrow County was not
included last year in the
list of counties impacted
by drought. He said he runs
cows in Wheeler County
and received compensation
there for drought condi-
tions. If Morrow County
had been on the list, he
could have received com-
pensation for his cows here
he pointed out. Commis-
sioner Lindsay explained
that the county had been
talking to state and federal
officials, but that it rained
two weeks too early in
Morrow County for us to
be designated a drought
effected area. “We did ev-
erything possible,” she told
Mahoney. “We just got rain
too soon.” Commissioner
Jim Doherty said the county
was also late going after the
designation and that may be
the lesson learned, he said.
In other concerns, Ma-
honey wanted to know
why the county spends
time maintaining the 21
road when there is so little
use. “No one lives there.
There are no cows there
so why are you grading in
the middle of winter?” he
wondered. He said when
the county plows the 21,
they pile snow on top of his
fences making more work
for him. That road needs
to be closed in the winter
he said. He thought a lot
of these problems could be
handled with better com-
munication.
Mahoney also was not
a big supporter of the four-
day work week for the
public works department,
saying if, for instance, it
rains hard on Thursday then
there is no one there for the
next three days to take care
of problems. He suggested
maybe the county contract
some of their work out
and thus get it done in the
proper time. He said roads
need to be bladed “when
we have the weatherman on
our side.”
“We can get some real
answers to these questions,”
Commissioner Jim Doherty
said. “The county has a sys-
tem to get things done. We
will get you some answers,”
he said. “I think communi-
cation is the key,” Mahoney
replied.
In other business the
commission delayed a de-
cision on whether to grant
County Treasurer Gayle
Gutierrez authority to invest
county funds. In past years
this authorization has been
automatic, however, Com-
missioner Melissa Lindsay
said she wanted to table
the request for one week.
“Last year I wanted a policy
(on how the county invests
funds),” she said, pointing
out that they still did not
have one. She said there
should be more time to de-
cide and that she also want-
ed an investment committee
appointed. Commissioner
Russell made a motion to
approve the authorization
to invest. “That’s why we
elected her,” he said. That
failed and a motion to delay
the decision for one week
then passed.
In other action the com-
mission voted to declare
June 12 Larry Lindsay Day
in Morrow County. Lindsay
is retiring after 52 years on
the Port of Morrow Com-
mission. An open house in
honor of Lindsay will be
held that day from 4 to 6
p.m. at the Riverfront Cen-
ter in Boardman.
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Morrow County
is within us
There are many things about our com- Bob Houser,
munity that make it such a great place to MCHD CEO
live, work, raise our families and retire.
If you ask folks why this is so, it’s likely you’ll hear a
variety of reasons; however, the one thing I can say with
confidence is that everyone you talk to will tell you how
fortunate they feel to have essential health services in
every corner of our county.
The renewal of the Morrow County Health District
Local Option Tax once again makes it clear that a Health-
ier Morrow County is a mission worth the investment.
On behalf of all of us at Pioneer Memorial Hospital, our
doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants
and support teams working in our family of health clinics,
our home health 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.
Hopefully, you have had an opportunity to read
about the overall Healthier Morrow County initiative.
If you have not, I invite you to become familiar with all
the ways we’re working with our community to improve
health and wellness.
More than anything, we encourage you to explore all
the services and programs we operate and support for the
benefit of every community in the district. We launched
Healthier Morrow County with the intent of increasing
our visibility, providing new channels to share import-
ant health and wellness information and a hope that we
could achieve a higher level of community engagement.
I can report that the responses we’ve heard to date are
very encouraging, and you can rest assured, we’re just
getting started.
Please stay connected with us through social media,
continue to share your ideas, give us feedback on our
new publication “Living Healthier,” that will be in your
mailboxes this July, attend one of our many free programs,
and finally, we hope you will allow us to be your first
choice for care.
Wishing you a safe and healthy summer.
Bob Houser, CEO
Morrow County Health District
Heppner students
receive scholarships
Northwest Farm Credit
Services awarded 85 stu-
dents from its five-state
territory a total of $212,500
in scholarships. Nineteen
2019 scholarship winners
were from Oregon, with
three from Heppner. Jacee
Currin, Kolby Currin and
Jaiden Mahoney were each
awarded a $2,500 schol-
arship.
Jacee Currin, daughter
of Stephen and Lisanne
Currin of Heppner will be
attending Montana State
University and was award-
ed the undergraduate schol-
arship.
Kolby Currin, the son
of Stephen and Lisanne
Currin, was awarded the
Northwest FCS Land Grant
University Scholarship and
is attending Montana State
University.
Jaiden Mahoney, also
receiving the undergraduate
scholarship, is the daughter
of Michael and Nicole Ma-
honey of Heppner and will
be attending Washington
State University.
The Northwest FCS
Land Grant University
Scholarship supports un-
dergraduate students pursu-
ing a degree in agricultural
business, or related field of
study, by providing two,
$2,500 scholarships at each
of the land grant universi-
ties in Washington, Oregon,
Idaho and Montana.
Undergraduate Schol-
arships are scholarships
awarded to sons and daugh-
ters of Northwest FCS em-
ployees and customers and
their employees who are
graduating high school stu-
dents or current college stu-
dents attending classes in
the fall of 2019. Any career
field or major is eligible.
Scholarship winners are se-
lected based on school and
community involvement,
scholastic performance and
educational goals.
THURSDAY
JUNE 13TH
YOUTH NIGHT/
FLAG DAY CEREMONY
A spaghetti meal will be offered at 6pm
Flag ceremony at 8pm
SUNDAY
JUNE 16TH
FATHERS DAY PICNIC
- Cutsforth Park 12:00pm
HEPPER ELKS 358
"WHERE FRIENDS MEET"
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