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Ione’s Fourth of July Grand Marshals Joe and Anita Orem HEPPNER G T 50¢ azette imes VOL. 138 NO. 26 10 Pages Wednesday, June 26, 2019 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon County’s first trap shooting team has successful year This year’s Ione Fourth of July Celebra- tion Grand Marshals are Joe and Anita Orem. The Orems have lived in Ione for the past 30 years and have been in- volved with the commu- nity during that time. Joe is a mem- ber of the volunteer fire department which is in charge of setting of the fireworks display. Both have been supporters of the local education foun- dation, and schools, as well as the Booster Club. “Being part of the community we do what we can to support our community and activities,” says Anita. She invites everyone to come down and enjoy the two-day celebration July 3 and 4 which will include many activities and music for adults and kids alike, and, Joe and Anita Orem preside over festivites of course, concludes with wife Brandi; Heidi Paul- the big fireworks display lus and her husband Jason the evening of the fourth. of Pendleton; Marc and (see schedule in this week’s his wife Lindsay of Wolf Creek, Montana; Kaitlin paper). The Orems have of Anchorage, and Zac of five children, Eric and his Kennewick. They have 11 grandchildren. Ione’s 4 th of July Schedule Wednesday, July 3 Golf Tournament Willow Creek Country Club Heppner July 3rd, 9 am Volleyball Tournament Ione City Park July 3rd, 4 pm Thursday, July 4 Morrow County’s first 4-H trapshooting team. Pictured L-R: Gage Heideman (Ione), Radley Griggs (Boardman), Aden Lathrop (Heppner), Owen Guerra (Heppner), Connor Wilson (Heppner), Carter Eynetich (Ione) and Kalvin Rietmann (Ione). Morrow County 4-H had a very successful first year of shooting sports with 28 trapshooting participants from across the county. Of the 28 young people who partic- ipated, 16 qualified for the state contest and seven were able to attend the state trapshooting event in Albany June 18-19. This is the very first group of competitors from Morrow County. The 2020 season will begin in January and the pro- gram is going to work to offer rifle skills in addition to trapshooting. Kalvin Rietmann City gives 30 days for burned out house cleanup Owner says she hasn’t been allowed on property By David Sykes The Heppner city coun- cil Monday gave property owner Megan Futter 30 days to clean up her burned- out house on Linden Way, or the city would move in and do it for her. The house was completely destroyed in an early morning blaze April 2. She was not at the property and no one was injured in the blaze. Futter attended the spe- cial council meeting and public hearing Monday night, and asked that the city hold off issuing a nui- sance citation until she has a chance to complete the cleanup. “I have not been allowed on the property and have not had reasonable opportunity to fix the prob- lem,” she said. Futter said that because of the on-going investigation into the cause of the fire police have not allowed her or anyone else on the property. Police con- firmed no one is supposed to be on the property, but they are close to wrapping up an investigation into its cause which includes possible arson. “I’m investigating it as an arson until I find evi- dence otherwise,” the inves- tigator told the council. He said his investigation should be wrapped up by June 26. At a previous council meeting it was announced that Futter and her insur- ance company were not cooperating with the city on the cleanup. At Monday’s meeting Futter explained that in addition to not being allowed on the property the insurance company sent a settlement check to the wrong person. A check had apparently been issued and mailed out, but instead of going to Megan, went to her ex-husband Andrew Futter in Pendleton. Megan said she got the house in their divorce and that he has no interest in the property. He should not have received the money she said. “We have now retained an attor- ney and he is working with the insurance company to find a solution,” she told the council. City Attorney Bill Kuhn asked how much the settlement check was for. Futter declined to answer but said it was for enough to cover the estimated clean up cost of around $18,000. Kuhn then asked Fire Chief Rusty Estes if the building was a hazard and subject to collapse. Estes said he thought so and so did the State Fire Marshall who examined it right after the fire. After some dis- cussion the council voted unanimously to declare the house to be a dangerous structure and gave Futter 30 days from June 27 to have the clean up completed. Under the ordinance the city now has the right to move in and clean up the property itself or contract out the work. If the bill for cleanup is not paid by the property owner, the city can put a lien on the property and eventually foreclose to pay it off. In other business at the special council meeting the council voted to close down Willow Street on both sides on Main street for the up- coming “First Friday event planned for July 5 in Hep- pner. City Manager Kraig Cutsforth said he thinks the idea of the celebration for Heppner “is great” but he was not able to secure the Main Street closure as first requested. He said the organization for the event came to him with the re- quest to close main street, but after talking to Oregon Department of Transporta- tion, ODOT, was informed they needed at least 28 days to process the request. Cuts- forth said there just wasn’t enough time which necessi- tated moving the events to Willow Street on both sides of Main. Undersheriff John Bowles, who is also a coun- cilmember said he looks like the event will be find and they don’t really need main street closed. He said there were a reported 20 vendors ready to participate in the celebration. Councilmember Dave Gun- derson said he liked the idea of the event but was concerned about kids safety crossing main street. “There is a lot of traffic across Main. I think it’s a great idea. I’m just worried,” he said. Gunderson suggested flaggers be posted to help stop traffic when people cross Main. Bowles said he would take care of this and there would be two flaggers available. The council voted to close Willow not only for the July First Friday event, but also for the August 2 and Sept. 6 events also. Fireman’s Breakfast Ione Fire Hall 7:00 -10:00 am Creative Care Preschool 5k Walk/Run ($10 Registration) Ione City Park 7 am Reg./Walk starts at 7:30 am Ken Turner Memorial Horseshoe Tournament Horseshoe Pits 9:00 am Cruz-In Car Show Ione City Park 10:00 am 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament 2nd Street, In Front of Legion Hall 10:00 am Vendors & Booths Ione City Park 11:00 am Fish Pond, Frog Jump, Bike Raffle Fire Hall/Park 11:00 am Altar Society Pie Sale Ione Fire Hall (or Church Basement) 11:00 am Parade (Grand Marshal: Joe & Anita Orem) Main Street 1:00 pm Free Swimming Ione Swimming Pool 1:30-3:30 pm Bingo Ione Legion Hall 2:00-4:00 pm Talent Show Amphitheatre Stage 3:30 pm Reg./Show at 4 pmge 4:30-6:00 pm Game On! Video Game Trailer & Laser Tag Ione City Park 5:00-8:00 pm Boat Trip Auction/Raffle Drawings Amphitheatre Stage 8:00 pm Fireworks Display Dusk USDA Offers Options to Re-enroll or Extend Expiring CRP Contracts Farmers and ranchers with expiring Conservation Re- serve Program (CRP) con- tracts may now re-enroll in certain CRP continuous sig- nup practices or, if eligible, select a one-year contract extension. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) also is accepting offers from those who want to enroll for the first time in one of the country’s largest con- servation programs. 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