TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 12, 2020
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of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Heppner
Town and Country awards presented
Locals recognized for achievement, contributions to the community
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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.
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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.
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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
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