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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 11, 2019 Wrestlers compete in first tournament of the season 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 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. 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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. NEW FIRE CHIEF -Continued from PAGE ONE The council also re- viewed the minutes of the Nov. 21 city utility com- mission. At that meeting the commission discussed the recent visit to town of the engineers looking over the upcoming big Gale and Chase Street rehabilitation projects. The engineers had recommended that bump- outs, or projections of a pedestrian area out into the street like main street in Heppner, be added all along Gale. The commission was not in favor of that except for the Center Street inter- section. Engineers claim if added, the bump outs reduce speeding on a street. Landscaping strips along Gale will also be removed as they are not maintained by homeowners and would become an eyesore. The commission was told the entire tear up and replacement of Gale will be in the public right of way and not infringe on private property. Power poles were discussed and it was noted that some of the poles are old Heppner Cable TV poles and can be removed entirely. There is also a $300,000 set aside for replacing old sewer lines when the streets are torn up during construc- tion. In addition, Cutsforth said he was contacted by businesses interested in running fiber optic cable through town. He suggests that conduit be installed during the street rehab proj- ect for possible future use by the fiber companies. Cutsforth said cutting up a brand-new street was not an option. Jace Coe wrestles against Baker in the finals. -Photo by Damon Brosnan. Conor Brosnan placed third in the 170-pound weight class. Also wrestling for Heppner were Suzanneah Cason, Saul Lopez and Ed- ward Ellsworth. This first outing for the Mustangs is impressive considering four of the six wrestlers were playing in the football state championship only six days prior to the tournament and only had three days of practice. The Mustangs next tournament will be the Muilenberg Tournament in La Grande starting at 3 p.m. on Friday. The Heppner High School wrestling team traveled to Enterprise last Friday for the Enterprise Kick Off tournament, the first action of the year. The tournament hosted 14 teams from throughout eastern Oregon. Heppner ended up the day placing 8 th as a team and three wrestlers made it to the podium. Jace Coe placed first in the 160-pound weight class, Bryan Col- lins placed third in the 120-pound weight class and Community lunch menu Willow Creek Baptist volunteers will serve lunch on Wednesday, December 18 at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. Lunch will be BBQ chicken, baked potato, ba- nana muffin, sautéed zuc- chini, herbed cauliflower and pears. Milk, coffee and tea is served at each meal. Sug- gested donation is $3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change. Stepping into care. Conor Brosnan wrestles in the 3/4 finals vs Hanford. -Photo by Damon Brosnan. Road commit- tee to meet The Morrow County Road Committee will hold a meeting December 19, from 3-5 p.m. in the Lexington Public Works conference room. Brian Collins wrestles in the 3/4 finals vs Irrigon. -Photo by Damon Brosnan. Hats and gloves donated Foot care is essential for people at every stage of their lives. For this reason, Pioneer Memorial Home Health & Hospice is pleased to offer a FREE foot clinic* at the following convenient locations. DOWNT O W N H E P P N ER Pioneer Memorial Home Health & Hospice 126 N Main Street Heppner, OR 97836 Free B OA RDM AN Pioneer Memorial Home Health & Hospice 101 SW Kinkade Road Boardman, OR 97818 Call to schedule your appointment FOOT CLINIC 541-676-2946 Pictured are NHS members Hannah Palmer, Kellen Grant, Casey Fletcher and Madelyn Nichols. With the weather turn- ing increasingly colder, National Honor Society and ASB officers kicked off the holiday season by holding a hat and glove drive for the local Neighborhood Center. The club collected $2 from students in exchange for the ability to wear hats or hoods in school for a day. With the money earned, NHS and ASB purchased over 25 pairs of gloves and 17 hats that will be donated to children and adults in need. Referrals to a Podiatrist as needed • Nail Care • Foot Checks *All services are performed under direction of a Podiatrist. Does your business or organization have a holiday event planned? Do you just want to wish the community good tidings? Contact Giselle at the Heppner Gazette-Times to be included. Deadline for the December 18th issue is Monday, December 16th, 5pm Deadline for the December 24th issue is Friday, December 20th, 5pm 541-676-9228 ● graphics@rapidserve.net 155 W Willow St., Heppner, OR 97836 Where healthier is happening... Boardman | Heppner | Ione | Irrigon | Lexington 541-676-2946