Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 4, 2020 -- NINE
Ione score clock a family
tradition
Heppner’s 38th Annual Wee Bit o’ Ireland
Celebration is quickly approaching.
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FULL COLOR St. Patrick’s Day pages!
Deadline to be included is March 9th!
family affair, following
sons, daughters, nieces and
nephews as they don the
Cardinal uniform.
Virgil was recently
honored at a pep rally by
both the girls’ and boys’
high school teams, even
making sure he had match-
ing team gear.
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STIP Public Meeting
March 10, 2020
LEARN ABOUT FUTURE TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS PLANNED FOR EASTERN OREGON
COMMENT AT THE MARCH 10 MEETING IN JOHN DAY OR VIA ONLINE OPEN HOUSE
Pictured with Virgil are Cardinal great-nieces and nephews,
Mackenzie Heideman, Jake Heideman and Hailey Heideman.
Virgil Morgan has been
operating the score clock
for Ione School’s football
and basketball games for 52
years. He took over the job
from his dad who did it for
years before he did.
“He lives for this,” said
Virgil’s wife Debbie. “In
fact, you’ll almost always
find him traveling to watch
the teams because he loves
it that much,” she added.
In the past, Helen
Heideman, Debbie’s moth-
er, could be found sitting
alongside Virgil doing the
score books. It is a real
Irish potato soup
dinner scheduled
Now is the time to comment on the list of upcoming highway projects that help make up the
Statewide Transportation Improvement Program, also known as the STIP . The STIP is ODOT’s to-do list
for capital improvements for state and federally funded highway projects. The 2021-2024 draft list is developed through
the combined efforts of our staff working closely with local city, county, tribal, and other agency partners to prioritize the
needs of the transportation system for all users.
The Oregon Transportation Commission is accepting public comments on the proposed transportation projects at various
public meetings and, for the first time, through an online open house.
YOU HAVE THREE WAYS TO PARTICIPATE
1.
View the information and provide your comments via the online open house at:
http://openhouse.oregondot.org/openhouse/oregon-draft-stip. The online open house lists key projects around
the state, but you can use the map tool to zero in on the ones that interest you the most. There’s also a project
list that you can sort by county.
The public commenting period runs from now through Friday, April 10, so log in anytime between
now and then.
2.
Attend the STIP public outreach meeting in John Day in person.
When: March 10, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Pacific Time,
Where: Oregon Department of Forestry, 415 Patterson Bridge Rd., John Day, Oregon
This STIP public meeting is part of our North East and South East Area Commission on Transportation meeting. The
STIP overview begins at 11:30 a.m., however, you are welcome to attend the full Area Commission Meeting that starts
at 10 a.m.
3.
Pictured (L-R): JD Payne, Ellie Mullins, Pearl Miller, Charlie
Mullins, Johnny Ashbeck, Keller Sweeney, Emma Mullins,
Lillian Kenny and Mack Sweeney.
The St. Patrick’s Altar Society will be serving the
Irish potato dinner on Friday, March 13 from 4 to 7 p.m.
at the Parish Hall.
The meal consists of homemade potato soup, roll,
beverage and a dessert choice of chocolate Guinness beer
cake or homemade pie. The cost for the dinner is $8 for
adults and $5 for children 10 and under.
Gardeners meeting
planned
Connect to the March 10 meeting remotely via internet based online meeting system.
By connecting to the March 10 meeting remotely you’ll see and hear the presentation, and be able to
ask questions and provide comments from the comfort of your home or office.
Details about how to connect to the March 10 meeting via the internet will be posted by March 5 at
https://tinyurl.com/STIP-mtg.
Why should you provide your comments regarding the Draft 2021-2024 STIP? Simple, your feedback helps us answer
important questions such as:
•
Will a project impact something that you think we should know about?
•
What projects do you support?
•
Are there projects that concern you? What are those concerns?
The meeting location is accessible to persons with disabilities and is open to the public. Meeting information can be
made available in alternate formats, such as braille upon request. If you need a special accommodation, or you would
like more information about this meeting, or the online open house, contact Public Information Officer Tom Strandberg
at 541-963-1330 or via statewide relay 711, email: thomas.m.strandberg@odot.state.or.us. Please make alternate format
or special accommodation request 48 hours prior to meeting.
We hope to see you March 10
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Andrea Nelson (left) and Julie Baker will be leading the gar-
dener meeting.
There will be an informational meeting at the OSU
extension office on Sunday, March 8 at 3 p.m. for anyone
interested in forming a garden club or learning more about
the Master Gardener program.
Julie Baker and Andrea Nelson, who recently ob-
tained their Master Gardener certification will be leading
the meeting. There will also be free seeds available and
snacks.
Let’s plan for your next
75 years of growth!
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