SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Primary election
Efforts continue to
candidate filing now hang up on illegal
open
robocalls
Candidates filing for
offices to be voted on at the
primary election opened on
Sept. 12.
Offices to be voted on
include President, US Sen-
ator; US Representative, 2 nd
District; Secretary of State;
State Treasurer; Attorney
General; State Senator, 29 th
District; State Representa-
tive, 57 th District; State Su-
preme Court positions and
Court of Appeals positions
at the state level.
At the county level the
positions up for election
are Morrow County Clerk;
County Commissioner, po-
sition 1; Morrow County
Sheriff and Morrow County
Treasurer.
Those interested in be-
coming a candidate should
check the Candidate Manu-
al on the Oregon Secretary
of State website. The last
day to file for the May 19,
2020 primary election is
March 10, 2020. For addi-
tional information contact
Morrow County Clerk Bob-
bi Childers.
WILDLIFE
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license plate featuring a
mule deer and Cascade
Range mountain in the
background. OWF has a
long history of provid-
ing grants for projects that
benefit fish and wildlife in
Oregon, including helping
rid Diamond Lake of tui
chub to restore the trout
fishery and supporting the
Bonneville Fish Hatchery
sturgeon viewing pond.
Once 3,000 vouchers
are sold, the DMV will put
the plate into production.
OWF will award the an-
nual monies raised from
license plate sales to proj-
ects that help wildlife move
safely within their range
and between habitat patch-
es. Examples of projects
that could be funded with
Watch for Wildlife license
plate proceeds include not
only traditional wildlife
underpasses like those on
Hwy 97, but others like the
Harborton Frog Shuttle,
an all-volunteer effort that
transports threatened red-
legged frogs along their
migratory route across busy
Hwy 30 in northwest Port-
land.
Visit OWF’s website
for more information,
https://www.myowf.org/
Representative Greg
Walden (R-Hood River)
recently spoke with Gary
Wolcott and Bill Sikkens
on AM 860’s User Friendly
2.0 about his efforts to stop
illegal robocalls.
Walden started out the
interview by saying how
he gets so many robocalls
that he usually does not
answer the phone if it is an
unknown number.
He went on to share a
story about ignoring a call
that he should’ve answered,
“I got one the other day
that said +30-1 Greece
and I don’t know anybody
in Greece, so I let it go
to voicemail. Later in the
day I looked, and it was
a two-minute voicemail.
I was like wow; I wonder
what that is? So, I pulled it
up and I listened to it and
it was Vice President Mike
Pence aboard Air Force
Two trying to reach me on
an issue.”
Walden noted that he
shares this story to remind
people that there are im-
portant calls you don’t want
to miss but because there
are so many robocalls out
there, we are becoming
conditioned not to answer
them unless we recognize
Pianist to
perform
Auditions for Jack and the
Beanstalk scheduled
Auditions will be held
for the Missoula Children’s
Theatre (MCT) production
of Jack and the Beanstalk
on Monday, September
30 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the
Ione Legion Hall. Those
auditioning should arrive at
4 p.m. and plan to stay for
the full two hours. Some of
the cast members will be
asked to stay for a rehearsal
immediately following the
audition.
Among the roles to
be cast are Jack, Mother,
Milky White, the Magic
Harp, farmers, merchants,
the Giant, Jill, circus per-
formers and Wonder Beans.
Students grades kindergar-
ten through 12 th grade are
encouraged to audition.
Auditions are open to all
students in south Morrow
County. No advance prepa-
ration is necessary. Assis-
tant directors will also be
cast to aid in rehearsals
throughout the week and to
take on essential backstage
responsibilities.
The Missoula Chil-
dren’s Theatre (MCT)
touring productions are
complete with costumes,
scenery, props and makeup.
the number.
Last year, an estimated
47.8 billion robocalls were
placed nationwide and last
month alone, American’s
received an estimated 4.8
billion robocalls.
“You know in the 503
area code, you all have had
17.7 million robocalls last
month and 151.5 million
this year. On the east side,
the rural areas in Oregon’s
541 area code, we received
an estimated 13 million
robocalls last month alone
and 106.8 million so far
this year.”
Walden has long been
an advocate for stopping
illegal robocalls. As Repub-
lican Leader of the House
Committee on Energy and
Commerce, he helped usher
the Stopping Bad Robocalls
Act through the House. The
bill now awaits action in the
Senate.
L as t C o n g res s , h e
worked hard to pass the
RAY BAUM’s Act, which
reauthorized the Federal
Communications Commis-
sion (FCC) for the first time
in over two decades and
provided the FCC with tools
to better enable consumers
and law enforcement to stay
ahead of scammers.
MCT Tour actor/directors
will conduct rehearsals
throughout the week from 4
to 8:30 p.m. each day with
a break for dinner.
Jack and the Beanstalk
will be presented on Sat-
urday. The Missoula Chil-
dren’s Theatre residency
in Ione is brought to you
by the Ione Community
Agri-Business Organiza-
tion with support from the
Morrow County Unified
Recreation District.
For more information,
call Peggy Doherty at 541-
256-0429.
Pianist John Nilsen will
perform at the Heppner
Methodist Church on Satur-
day, Sept. 28 at 1 p.m.
There will be no charge
for the concert, although a
free will offering will be
taken. Nilsen will also have
CDs available for purchase
at the church.
DEADLINE:
MONDAYS
AT 5PM
Hunters asked to
return wings
The Oregon Depart-
ment of Fish and Wildlife
is asking successful forest
grouse and mountain quail
hunters to return a wing and
a tail from each bird they
harvest.
Look for collection
barrels (often bright blue
with yellow signs) at major
road junctions or highways
in popular hunting areas.
You’ll also find barrels at
some ODFW offices and
popular rural markets.
A barrel in the Heppner
area is located at the inter-
section of FR21 and FR53.
Contact Heppner at 541-
676-5230 for additional
information.
How to submit your
wings and tails
-Clip the right
wing close to the bird’s
body. Submit the left wing
if the right wing is dam-
aged (i.e. worn or missing
feathers).
-Remove all tail and
rump feathers by skinning
out the lower 2 to 3 inches
of the back of the bird and
clipping off the tail.
-Place wing and tail
together in provided paper
bag and write the date of
kill and general location
where indicated. Please do
not use plastic bags, they
speed decomposition and
make the wings and tails
hard to use.
-Put the wing bags in-
side the collection barrel or
drop them off at the nearest
ODFW office. ODFW can
also send you additional
bags and postage-paid re-
turn envelopes, if you need
them. Call 503-947-6301
for additional bags and
envelopes.
Why ODFW collects
wings and tails: biologists
use the wings and tails
to collect information on
species, age, hatch date,
recruitment and sex ratios
of the birds. They’ll use
this information to get a
clearer picture of grouse
and quail populations that
will help determine hunting
seasons. Since wing collec-
tions started in 1980, hunt-
ers have submitted more
than 30,000 grouse wings.
Wing analysis is only
one of several surveys
ODFW uses to monitor
forest grouse and mountain
quail populations in Ore-
gon. The wing data com-
plements other information
gathered in production and
harvest surveys.
The season for forest
grouse is Sept. 1 through
Jan. 31 statewide. There is
no open season for spruce
grouse.
Mountain quail seasons
vary across the state: West-
ern Oregon, Hood River
and Wasco counties, Sept.
1, 2019 to Jan. 31, 2020;
Crook, Grant, Wheeler,
Gilliam, Klamath, Umatil-
la, Morrow and Wallowa
counties, Oct. 5, 2019 to
Jan. 31, 2020; Remaining
eastern Oregon counties
have no open season.
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Please Join Us!
Ione Educaion Foundation's 17th Annual Dinner & Auction
Saturday, September 28th
Ione American Legion Hall
5:30pm Annual Meeting
6:00pm Social Hour
7:00pm Dinner
Ticket Sales limited to 250 adults and may be purchased at
Bank of Eastern Oregon in Ione
Reserve tickets by calling the bank at 541-422-7466
Tickets at the door if available
Want to donate an item? Call Joe McElligott @ 541-667-7151
Sneak Peak! The Ione School has a surplus of shop tools being auctioned off:
Plasma Cutter, Welders, and Wood Work Tools, etc...
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C RACK D OWN O N N UISANCE D OGS
The City of Heppner would like to remind
dog owners of city ordinances.
Is your dog a nuisance?
Unlicensed dogs running at large will be
taken to Pet Rescue. All dogs over six
months old are required to be licensed.
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Allowing animals to disturb neighbors with
excessive barking or noise is unlawful.
$100 fine!
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Allowing your dog to
deposit solid waste on
property other than
your own without
promptly removing it is
unlawful.
$50 fine!