TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 1, 2020
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of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
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David Sykes ..............................................................................................Publisher
Bobbi Gordon................................................................................................ Editor
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WIND FARM
-Continued from PAGE ONE
16 miles northeast of Hep-
pner and will span Mor-
row County and Umatilla
County. There will be a
power corridor connecting
the two.
The wind turbines, with
a peak generating capacity
of up to 500 megawatts
(MW); solar facility com-
ponents include up to 150
MW of photovoltaic solar
energy system and up to 41
distributed energy storage
system sites, will be located
on approximately 14,624
acres.
There is expected to
be up to 300 jobs during
construction of the wind
site and up to 175 jobs
during construction of the
solar and storage sites. Ap-
proximately 10 full-time
employees will operate the
combined facilities once
they are in service.
Morrow County is also
preparing for the big con-
struction project. Public
works set up a negotiating
team to work with the con-
struction company for a
road use agreement while
the wind towers are being
installed. A preliminary
design has shown that all
the county roads will be af-
fected during construction
and road boss Matt Scrivner
has said he does not want
county roads to suffer main-
tenance problems because
of the project.
Also the county has
completed a tax agreement
with NextEra called a Stra-
tegic Investment Program
or SIP.
Mustangs compete in tournament
The Heppner Mustang
boys’ basketball team won
one game and lost one at
the 2A East-West Preview
Tournament held at the
Pendleton Convention Cen-
ter. The Mustangs beat the
Illinois Valley Cougars by
the score of 64-42 but then
lost to the Gervais Cougars
37-32.
Against Illinois Valley,
the Mustangs jumped out to
a 12-10 lead after the first
quarter and led 28-22 at
the half. The third quarter
saw the Mustangs outscore
the Cougars 16-9 and in the
final quarter Heppner out-
scored Illinois Valley 20-11.
That gave the Mustangs the
win by the score of 64-42.
Jayden Wilson led the
team in scoring with 18.
He also had four rebounds
and an assist. Roy Collins
poured in 17 points, had
six rebounds and a steal
for the Mustangs. Mason
Lehman had 11 points, six
rebounds, four assists and
two steals in a good all-
around game. Kellen Grant
and Jackson Lehman both
scored five points in the
game. Kellen also had three
rebounds while Jackson
added two assist and three
steals. Brock Hisler con-
tributed four points, five re-
bounds, two assists and two
steals for the team. Gavin
Hanna-Robinson and Casey
Fletcher had two points
each. Gavin also ripped
down nine rebounds, had
two assists and two steals
while Casey also had four
rebounds. Jorden Sweeney
had an assist, a rebound and
a steal and Kannon Wilkins
had two assists and two
rebounds in the game.
The scoring didn’t
come near as easily the
next day against the tall and
athletic Gervais Cougars.
After scoring 12 points in
Brock Hisler maintains control of the ball in the game vs. the Illinois Valley Cougars. -Con-
tributed photo.
the first quarter the day
before, the Mustangs only
had 13 at the half and trailed
Gervais 15-13. The teams
stayed close to each other
throughout the second half
and the Mustangs had their
chances to win, but their
shots just wouldn’t fall and
they ended up losing to
Gervais 37-32.
Jackson Lehman led
the team in scoring with
seven. Mason Lehman and
Hisler were next with six
points each.
The Mustangs open
up Blue Mountain Con-
ference play on January
3, at the Weston-McEwen
Tigerscots. They then have
a home game on January 4,
against the Irrigon Knights.
Blood
drive to
be held
The Heppner commu-
nity blood drive will be held
from noon to 4:30 p.m. on
January 2 at the St. Patrick’s
Senior Center, 190 Main St.
Every donor will receive an
ARC T-shirt.
For appointments con-
tact James Martinez at
james.martinez@redcross.
org, call or text 509-713-
4430 or call the Red Cross
at 800-733-2767.
Sheryl Angell, RN, BSN
Trauma Coordinator
Since 1993
“It’s not just what I do,
it’s who I choose to be.”
Mason Lehman leaps high off the floor in the game played
against Gervais. -Contributed photo.
Determined, Kind, Positive
A Healthier Morrow County is Within Me.
People who pursue a healthcare career are motivated
by something or someone. For me, it was an upsetting
encounter with a nurse as child. I became a nurse to
be a better, more compassionate nurse than what I
experienced. Patient advocacy, safety, and compassion
inspire me to always do the very best I can.
Retirement Celebration
for
Rusty Estes
Read About How We are Working
Together to be a Healthier Community
Today and
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Where healthier is happening...
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Friday, January 3rd, 2020
5:00 Social Hour
6:00 Prime Rib Dinner
Heppner Elks Lodge
Join us in celebrating Rusty Estes for
providing 45 years of service to the
citizens of South Morrow County.
Elks members & guests only.