TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 25, 2020
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of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Heppner
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David Sykes ..............................................................................................Publisher
Bobbi Gordon................................................................................................ Editor
Giselle Moses.........................................................................................Advertising
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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
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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.
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JOSEPH
ARMATO
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