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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 12, 2020 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner Town and Country awards presented Locals recognized for achievement, contributions to the community 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. David Sykes ..............................................................................................Publisher Bobbi Gordon................................................................................................ Editor Giselle Moses.........................................................................................Advertising 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. Casey Fletcher Greg Grant Jay Coil Mike Duncan The Heppner Town and Country Awards took place Thursday, Feb. 6 at the Gil- liam and Bisbee Building in Heppner. According to a source, a large number of community members attended, enjoying the din- ner served and the song Farmtastic 4-H holds meeting Farmtastic 4-H club held its second meeting of the year last Friday, Feb. 7, in Lexington. After dis- cussing future field trips and community service projects, the eight-member club heard presentations from several members. The club meeting wrapped up with members getting a hands-on demonstration on how to correctly handle a rabbit, given by co-leader Bronwyn Wright. The newly formed club is led by co-leaders Wright, Rachel Archer and Andrea Di Salvo. Its projects range from small animals to cook- Kim Cutsforth Lynn Calvert Farmtastic club members (L-R) Aubrey Smith, Hannah Smith, Moira Di Salvo, Hadley Wright and Mary Ashbeck look on as Jules Archer practices the correct way to hold a rabbit. -Photo by Andrea Di Salvo. ing to art. Both leaders and members say they are excited to see what the club year has in store. Are you driven to help others? We’re Recruiting Ambulance Drivers Rusty Estes, Emergency Medical Services Director 541-676-2922 On-Call Pay • Weekday and Weekend Day & Night Shifts • Education and Training Provided • Assistance earning your EMT License Must have a valid Oregon Driver’s License, clean driving record, undergo a background check, and drug screen. We’re also accepting applications for EMTs! Creative arts group to meet Morrow County Cre- ative Arts and Crafts will hold a meeting on Feb. 19 at 1 p.m. at Two Old Hags Pizza in Heppner. On the agenda will be St. Pat’s. All those who have items for sale are asked to attend and bring a list of sale items. Morrow County Health District is hiring on-call ambulance drivers in Boardman and Heppner. • written and performed by Joe Lindsay. During the event, sev- eral locals were recognized for long-standing contribu- tions to Heppner and the surrounding area. Winners of the prestigious yearly awards were Jay Coil, Man of the Year; Silver Creek Contracting, LLC, Business of the Year; Kim Cutsforth, Woman of the Year; Lynn Calvert, Citizen-Educator of the Year; Casey Fletch- er, Youth Recognition and Greg Grant, Lifetime Achievement Award. Jay Coil, Man of the Year, was described as hardworking, kind, caring, creative and stubborn. It was said, “When there is a project that needs done, no matter the challenge or the timeline, he will jump in head first and get it done. The business he built from the ground up is an inspira- tion to many and you can’t go many places without seeing a bumper or flatbed he has built.” Business of the Year, Silver Creek Contracting, was purchased by Mike Duncan from Roger Britt six-plus years ago and has grown to where it employs “I found my passion for helping people here as a full- time EMT and I’m just getting started.” 50-60 employees. “He has been a great asset to Hep- pner, Morrow County and the surrounding area,” Britt said when presenting the award to Duncan. Duncan told the Gazette, “I want to thank my wife Katie. She is more than anyone else the reason for the success of our company and without her we could not have accom- plished all that we have.” Kim Cutsforth, Wom- an of the Year, was said to have a ‘Let’s get it done and let’s do it well’ attitude. She has been instrumental in seeing many projects through since she returned to Heppner to raise her family. One letter stated, “Kim works hard to make the community a great place to live and have events.” Her greatest strength was described as being able to bring people together with a common goal. Lynn Calvert, Citi- zen-Educator of the Year, was described as having a bubbly attitude, a laugh and a smile and contagious energy. She takes the time to get to know what is going on in her student’s lives so she can help them in any way she can. She is considered warm, safe and loving, is easy to approach, trust and love and always has a smile and a hug for everyone. Youth winner, Casey Fletcher, is a senior at Hep- pner High School and a three-sport athlete. His pre- senter said, “He has always displayed a high degree of integrity, responsibility and ambition and is a hard worker both in and out of school.” Fletcher has put in many community service hours while interacting and building relationships with community members. They describe him as a leader and someone who has set goals for himself and worked hard to attain each one. This year’s Lifetime Achievement Award win- ner, Greg Grant, has been said to make the commu- nity a better place to live due to his passion, ener- gy, dedication and hard work in his career that has spanned more than thirty years in Heppner. He is the head football coach for the Heppner Mustangs as well as being the athletic director, sophomore class advisor, golf coach and a conditioning and weight lifting teacher. He teaches four key principles to his students and teams: respect, discipline, accountability and sacrifice. “Our com- munity is a better place to live because of Greg,” his presenter noted. Sponsors of the event were NextEra Energy Re- sources, Portland General Electric, Representative Greg Smith, Communi- ty Counseling Solutions, Heppner Community Foun- dation, Mid Columbia Pro- ducers, Inc., Northwest Farm Credit Services and Willow Creek Energy. The election of officers will also be held. Anyone who has an interest in a three-hour class in watercolor or acrylic painting is asked to attend and pick the dates for the class. The instructor has supplies for these classes and will be at the meeting to answer questions. People are asked to attend the meeting or call Betty Mills at 541-676- 5546 if they have items for sale or would like to take a class. Don’t Forget Valentine’s Day! Friday, February 14th - Stephanie Rill Learn more about being a part of a team committed to a Healthier Morrow County! Visit HealthyMC.org flowers - candy - gift baskets - wine We deliver to Heppner - Lexington - Ione School deliveries on Thursday ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. 217 North Main St., Heppner, OR Phone 676-9158 Floral 676-9426 murraysdrug.com www.murraysdrug.com
