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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 25, 2020 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. 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. Pastors hope to schedule Easter service Singspiration, sched- uled for March 29 has been cancelled due to the Coro- navirus and being unable to gather in large numbers. At this time, the pastors of the South Morrow Coun- ty Ministerial Association (SMCMA) are still hoping to hold the Easter Sunrise Service on April 12. The pastors of SMC- MA are concerned about the spiritual needs, as well as physical needs, of the com- munity and will be avail- able to assist. The pastors contact information fol- lows: Pastor Norman Lee, Nazarene Church, 541-215- 0715; Pastor Tripp Finch, Baptist Church, 541-219- 2316; Pastor Tom Green, Christian Life Center, 425- 218-3711; Elder Eric Win- berg, Seventh Day Adven- tist Church, 541-561-9132; Pastor Ray DeLoe, Heppner Christian Church, 831-578- 6451; Pastor Katy Ander- son, All Saints Episcopal Church, 541-916-4125; Father Joseph, Catholic Church, 541-810-4788 and Pastor Ira Owen, Lexington Community Church, 541- 256-0180. Ione Legion to hold County hires new absentee fundraiser transportation coordinator The fundraiser sched- uled for April 4 by the Ione Legion and Auxiliary will not be held at the hall but will instead be held as an absentee fundraiser. Raffles already in progress will be conducted through the mail and social media, with tickets still available to purchase for $1 each or six for $5. Those who planned to attend the event are also asked to send in one-half of the amount they intended to spend at the event as a donation. Although the interac- tion and fellowship of get- ting together is impossible, the Legion still needs help. The money earned at the fundraiser is used to pay for insurance, supplies and Scholarship application deadline extended The deadline to submit applications for the South Morrow County scholar- ship and the Coach Del LaRue scholarship has been extended until from April 2 to April 9. The applications may be submitted via email to trollins@beobank.com or mailed to PO Box 154, Ione, OR 97843. Applica- tions must be received or postmarked by April 9 to Chamber lunches cancelled Heppner Chamber lunches for April 2 and 16 have been cancelled due to the current COVID-19 require- ments. They are currently working on an online candi- date’s forum. Additional information will be available at a later date. We care where you are. HEPPNER Pioneer Memorial Hospital (541) 676-9133 • 564 E Pioneer Dr. IRRIGON Irrigon Medical Clinic Pioneer Memorial Clinic (541) 922-5880 (541) 676-5504 • 220 N Main St. • 130 Thompson Ave • Monday-Friday • Monday-Friday 8:30 am – 6:00 pm 8:30 am – 5:00 pm Pioneer Memorial Home Health & Hospice (541) 676-2946 • 162 Main St. • Monday-Friday 8:30 am – 5:00 pm be considered. The criteria for each scholarship was listed on page six of the Heppner Gazette-Times March 18 issue. Morrow County has hired Katie Imes as the new transportation coordinator for The Loop. Imes has over 10 year of service ex- perience as the supervisor/ team leader of the non-prof- it organization “Because People Matter.” She took over the position on March 9 from Anita Pranger, who recently retired. Katie is looking for- ward to meeting current riders and reaching out to those who may not be familiar with The Loop. She said, “I am excited to be a part of a program that provides a vital service to the public. Looking ahead, I will be focusing on main- taining the current program and assisting in the future growth of The Loop, al- lowing all Morrow County residents to have access to transportation.” Imes was born and raised in Hermiston and then moved to the Willa- mette Valley where she lived for 15 plus years. Katie and husband, Eric, moved to Lexington in 2018 with their three chil- dren Leighton, Lillian and Luke. Leighton is attend- Katie Imes ing Chemeketa Commu- nity college pursing a fire science degree, Lillian is a sophomore at Heppner High School and Luke is a third grader at Heppner Elementary. The Loop is dedicat- ed to providing essential rides during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Loop’s pro- gram is driven, literally, by volunteers. During the pandemic, they are seek- ing volunteers who are healthy and able-bodied to meet the county resident’s transportation needs. Those interested should call 541- 676-5667 or email kimes@ co.morrow.or.us or nhigh@ co.morrow.or.us. The Loop has transport vehicles in Boardman, Irrigon and Heppner. Meal site shut down The community meal site at St. Patrick’s Senior Center has been shut down until May 4 due to the Coronavirus. CAPECO is following the directive provided by Governor Kate Brown, the Oregon Healthy Authority and local health departments. In addition to meal clo- sure, the entire St. Patrick’s building has been locked down to protect the tenants who may have compro- mised immune systems. For additional informa- tion, contact CAPECO at 541-278-5695. BUSINESS SHUTDOWNS -Continued from PAGE ONE reached by calling 541- 676-9964. Route 74 in Ione is cur- rently serving lunch only, Tuesday – Saturday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Check their Facebook page for a menu and call 541-422-7160 to place an order. Tacos Hometown is open in Heppner Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Text orders to 541- 561-7397. Pettyjohn’s has decided to remain open to provide essential needs for the local community until further no- tice. They ask that anyone who is sick does not come in. People are asked to not crowd the aisles, stand too close to other customers or employees and refrain from touching items you do not intend to purchase. Call 541-676-9157 for addition- al information. The Morrow County Sheriff’s Office shared the order released March 23 by Oregon Governor Kate Brown indicating what is allowed and what is not. They said if you are not sure about an activity, skip it. Staying home as much as possible during this time will save lives. Allowed (must keep 6 feet from others): Hospitals and health care, grocery stores, banks and credit unions, pharma- cies, take-out/delivery from restaurants and bars, pet stores, gas stations, certain retail stores, outdoor activ- ities like walking your dog, jogging, or biking in your neighborhood, child care facilities and babysitters (only if abiding by new rules). Not Allowed: Social gatherings (par- ties, celebrations) with people from outside of your household, dine-in restaurants and bars, night- clubs and concerts, shop- ping at outdoor or indoor malls and retail complex- es, fitness: gyms, sports and fitness centers, health clubs, and exercise studios, dance and yoga studios, grooming: hair salons, bar- bershops, nail salons, day spas and massage services, non-medical wellness spas, cosmetic stores, tattoo par- lors, entertainment: the- aters, amusement parks, arcades, bowling alleys, music concerts, sporting events, museums, skating rinks, outdoors: state parks, playgrounds, campgrounds, pools, skate parks, festivals. RV burns in Lexington IONE Ione Community Clinic (541) 422-7128 • 365 W 3rd St. • Monday-Thursday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm BOARDMAN Pioneer Memorial Home Health & Hospice (541) 676-2946 • 101 Kinkade Rd. utilities for the hall and the high school scholarship. Without this revenue, things will be tight. Five tickets will be drawn for the raffles of beef, pork and a shotgun on April 4 at 7 p.m. Two will be drawn for half of a beef, two for half of a pig and one for the Mossburg 500 12-gauge shotgun. Those interested in purchasing tickets should contact a Legion or Auxiliary mem- ber or send a check for the number and kind of tick- ets, along with name and phone number, to American Legion Post 95, PO Box 384 or American Legion Auxiliary, PO Box 5, both in Ione, OR 97843. Read About How We are Working Together to be a Healthier Community Today and HealthyMC.org A motor home was totally destroyed by fire at approximately 8:30 p.m. Monday night in Lex- ington. Lexington and Heppner Fire responded to the fully engulfed RV that was stalled on the Arcade Street bridge near C Street. Debris resulting from the fire closed the street until Tuesday morning. -Photos by Bobbi Gordon. VOTE JOSEPH ARMATO Where healthier is happening... Boardman | Heppner | Ione | Irrigon | Lexington MORROW COUNTY COMMISSIONER 541-676-9133
