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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 13, 2019 Get rewards cards for Celebrate Christmas event The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper SEARCH OLD COPIES OF THE HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES ON-LINE: http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/ Published weekly by Sykes Publishing, LLC and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March 3, 1879. Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon. Office at 188 W. Willow Street. Telephone (541) 676- 9228. Fax (541) 676-9211. E-mail: editor@rapidserve.net or david@rapidserve. net. Web site: www.heppner.net. Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, P.O. Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $31 in Morrow County; $25 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 65 years or older); $37 elsewhere; $31 student subscriptions. David Sykes ..............................................................................................Publisher Bobbi Gordon................................................................................................ Editor All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. For Advertising: advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Cost for a display ad is $5.25 per column inch. Cost for classified ad is 50¢ per word. Cost for Card of Thanks is $10 up to 100 words. Cost for a classified display ad is $6.05 per column inch. For Public/Legal Notices: public/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Dates for pub- lication must be specified. Affidavits must be required at the time of submission. Affidavits require three weeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be specified if required). For Obituaries: Obituaries are published in the Heppner GT at no charge and are edited to meet news guidelines. Families wishing to include information not included in the guidelines or who wish to have the obituary written in a certain way must purchase advertising space for the obituary. For Letters to the Editor: Letters to the Editor MUST be signed by the author. The Heppner GT will not publish unsigned letters. All letters MUST include the author’s address and phone number for use by the GT office. The GT reserves the right to edit letters. The GT is not responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters. Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under “Card of Thanks” at a cost of $10. Rewards cards for Hep- pner Chamber’s Celebrate Heppner Christmas event will be available at partici- pating merchants beginning November 18. Shopping at local merchants will earn rewards cards for pur- chase amounts in $10, $20 and $50 denominations. The rewards cards can be earned through December 12 where “Rewards Cards Participant” signs are dis- played. Rewards cards provide opportunities to win prizes at the Celebrate Christmas event at the Gilliam and Bisbee Community Event center Thursday, Decem- ber 12 beginning at 5:30 p.m. The event will include complimentary cookies and beverages, a penny board and raffles. Pictures with Santa and Mrs. Claus will be available from 6 to 7 p.m. for $5 each and Scrooge will be handing out rewards cards to those grumpy enough. For additional informa- tion, contact the Heppner Chamber at 541-676-5536 or heppnerchamber@cen- turytel.net. Stephanie Case has been appointed as interim planning di- rector. Mustang cross country athletes place at state Madelyn Nichols Trevor Nichols The Heppner men’s cross country team placed fourth in the state 1A 2A race at the state meet held November 9 in Eugene. Madelyn Nichols, the first woman from David Cribbs, Trevor Nichols, Joe Sherman, Roen Waite, Colt Heppner to compete in the state cross country meet, took Parker, Angel Matthews and Edward Ellsworth with their 17 th and her brother, Trevor Nichols, placed 10 th . fourth-place plaque at the state meet in Eugene. Community lunch menu United Methodist vol- unteers will serve lunch on Wednesday, November 20 at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. Lunch will be oven roasted turkey, mashed po- tatoes with gravy, stuffing, roasted brussels sprouts, glazed carrots and pump- kin pie. Milk, coffee and tea is served at each meal. Sug- gested donation is $3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change. HealthyMC.org Ione Legion to host turkey bingo The Ione American Legion will host turkey bingo at the Legion Hall on November 17. Doors will open at 4:30 with play to begin at 5 p.m. Dinner that will include baked potatoes, hot dogs, chili and all the fixings will be available as well as bingo and a 50/50 raffle. Admission for bingo is $15 and includes two books, one dauber and three blackout bingo cards. Ad- ditional single bingo cards are available for $1 each. Additional books will be $5 and additional blackout Greet Meet & Morrow County Health District is pleased to welcome David Collins, PA-C, his wife Stephanie and their four children to our growing family of caregivers. We invite you to join us for a special Meet & Greet, where you can learn more about David and his plans for helping patients achieve their health and wellness goals, and how he intends to join us in our mission to make Morrow County a healthier community. Interim county planner appointed David Collins, PA-C Irrigon Medical Clinic Since 2019 Join us Join us for refreshments and to meet David Collins, PA-C and everyone caring for you at Irrigon Medical Clinic. Tuesday November 19, 2019 3:30p.m. - 6:00p.m. Irrigon Medical Clinic 220 N. Main Street Irrigon, OR 97844 541-922-5880 Where healthier is happening... Boardman | Heppner | Ione | Irrigon | Lexington 541-676-9133 By David Sykes Stephanie Case has been appointed interim Planning Director for the Morrow County Planning Department by the county commission at its meeting last week. Case has been employed as a staff planner and was elevated to tempo- rary head planner with the recent resignation of Carla McLane. The county has not in- dicated a timeline for hiring a new director, but com- missioners indicated it is necessary to have someone with the title in order to sign certain paperwork and do other duties within the planning office. In other business at their Nov. 6 meeting the commission heard a report from Public Works Director Matt Scrivner about a canal widening project by the irri- gation district in Boardman. Columbia Improvement District (CID) is in the process of improving their irrigation system which in- cludes increasing the capac- ity of the existing canal that crosses Homestead Lane one mile east of its intersec- tion with Bombing Range Road. The improvements will require improvements to the bridge across the canal which requires coop- eration from the county. CID is proposing to construct a new, wider bridge through the instal- bingo cards will be sold for $2 each or a pack of three for $5. Play will include nine regular bingo games and three blackouts. DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5PM lation of two box culverts and other improvements. The change would increase the crossing from its current 24-foot width to 34 foot. The commission agreed to work with CID to make the improvements. In an earlier meeting on October 30 the commission voted on how it would di- vide up $479,505 to be paid by a new wind farm coming into the county. A new 16-tower wind farm called Orchard Wind is to be located between Butter Creek and Bombing Range Road north of Hwy 207 and will start construc- tion next year. In a special tax deal called a SIP (stra- tegic investment program) agreement, the project will receive reduced property taxes in exchange for pay- ing a community service fee to six special tax districts in the county. Over the 11-year life of the agreement these districts will receive total funding of: Umatilla- Mor- row Radio District $28,775; County Health District $168,422; Port of Morrow $14,235; Boardman Ru- ral Fire $126,342; Willow Creek Park Dist. $64,542 and Unified Recreation Dist. $77,186. The com- missioners agreed to forego an undisclosed amount the county was allotted but will not take and divide that money up among the six other districts. Con- struction on Orchard Winds is expected to begin next year and the payments will begin in 2021. The special district payments are only part of the SIP agreement as the county will directly receive other funds in lieu of property taxes over the years. Cyde Estes to retire after 17 years of service After 17 years of ded- icated service to Pioneer Memorial Home Health & Hospice, Cyde Estes, Hos- pice Volunteer Coordinator, is retiring this month. Estes began her service as a hos- pice volunteer in 2002, and quickly became coordinator in 2003. She was moved by the work of nurses and vol- unteers during her grand- mother’s time in hospice in the spring of 2002 and decided she would like to serve her community in the same capacity. Morrow County Health District be- gan its hospice volunteer program the same year and Estes eagerly joined as a volunteer. “I love the personal relationships I have been able to build and cultivate in this role with my volunteers and the privilege of serving our hospice patients has brought me great fulfill- ment,” Cyde Estes said. Es- tes was awarded Volunteer Coordinator of the Year by the State of Oregon in 2007 and is the only volunteer Hospice coordinator in the entire state. Cyde plans to stay on as a volunteer in retirement. “Our entire community has benefited from Cyde’s leadership, her passion for hospice care and her un- sparing generosity over the last 17 years. We wish her the very best in retirement,” said Bob Houser, CEO. “Thank you for your many years of hard work and dedication to hospice. You have been an amazing example of volunteering. In the many years MCHD was privileged enough to have you as our volunteer coordinator, you accom- plished so much and were a cornerstone of our hospice program. You have made our staff, Health District and community better, and Cyde Estes for that the entire hospice team thanks you. You are an inspiration to us all,” reported Caroline Jackson, Hospice Director. Pioneer Memorial Home Health and Hospice will be hosting an open house and retirement party for Cyde Estes on Novem- ber 14, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the downtown Heppner location. Community mem- bers are welcome to attend to wish her well in her retirement.
