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Call in program will help small
businesses with funds during
these tough times
This Thursday listen in and learn about forgivable
loans for payroll, and disaster loans for operation
There is help out there
for Morrow County small
businesses suffering during
the COVID-19 pandemic.
Call in this Thursday eve-
ning at 6 p.m. and learn
how you can access both
the payroll protection pro-
gram, which does not have
to be paid back, and the
Economic Injury loan for
those impacted by the virus.
The call-in program
will begin at 6 p.m. this
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
Thursday, March 9 and is
being sponsored by Greg
Smith and the Morrow
Development Corporation,
Eastern Oregon University,
US Small Business Admin-
tracting COVID-19. “There are unavailable use hand istration, SBDC Oregon,
is strong evidence that “so- sanitizer.
Business Oregon, Umatilla
cial distance” currently
-Stay home and don’t Electric Co-op and The
in place can lessen trans- travel if your reason for Heppner Gazette-Times.
mission,” The most recent travel can be delayed.
data suggest that current
-Cough or sneeze into
social distancing measures a tissue, or your elbow
could cut transmission rates sleeve, and avoid touching
between 50 and 70 percent your face.
if residents maintain these
-Stay home if you are
limitations on virus-spread- sick or have a temp at or
ing interactions.
above 100.F
The following are pro-
Those considered
cedures recommended to highest risk for getting
lessen the chance of trans- COVID-19 include; adults
mitting the virus:
60 and older, or anyone
-Keep six feet distance with a serious health condi-
from others when out in tion, including lung or heart
public getting basic needs problems, kidney disease,
and restrict outings.
or diabetes, or anyone who
-Hand washing before has a suppressed immune
and after eating, coughing, system. They should stay
According to prelim-
sneezing and touching sur- home as much as possible inary data received by
faces out in public.
and avoid gatherings.
NOAA’s National Weather
-When soap and water
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VOL. 139
NO. 15 10 Pages
Morrow County confirms
second case of COVID19
In press release from
the Morrow County Emer-
gency Management, two
cases of COVID19 have
been reported in north and
south Morrow County.
Morrow County Public
Health’s highest priority is
the safety of the public and
protecting the life and the
identity of the COVID-19
victims. The press release
stated, “We are required to
follow the Center for Dis-
ease Control, and Oregon
Health Authority (OHA)
guidelines. We are bound
by confidentiality laws.
Most information obtained
by OHA or a local public
health in the course of an
investigation of a disease
outbreak is confidential.”
There is action that
every resident can take to
decrease the chance of con-
ber.org. If submitting ques-
tions via email, please input
“Candidates Forum” in the
subject line.
Candidates included in
the forum will be Joseph B
Armato, Jim Doherty, Joel
R Peterson and Michael
Sweek for Morrow County
Commissioner, position
one; Theresa Crawford,
Glen Diehl and Kelly L
Doherty for Justice of the
Peace; and Sabrina L Bailey
Cave, Cody High, Jaylene
Papineau and Eric Patton
for Treasurer.
Immediately follow-
ing the candidate forum
there will be a presentation
for the city of Boardman
GO Bond, Ballot Measure
#25-81.
Members of the pub-
lic who are interested in
participating electronical-
ly should sign into Zoom
prior to 6 p.m. at https://
zoom.us/j/287416202. The
meeting ID is 287416202.
For those who do not have
a microphone, call one of
the phone numbers listed:
346-248-7799 US, 669-
900-6833 US, 312-626-
6799 US, 929-436-2866
US, 253-215-8782 US,
301-715-8592 US.
Anyone unable to use
Zoom should dial the meet-
ing center phone conference
number, 541-676-5692, ac-
cess code 13038# for audio
only. Please use this number
only if Zoom video or audio
is not available.
Lexington meeting attendees
restricted
The town of Lexington
will hold their first budget
meeting on April 13 and
the regular town council
meeting on April 14. Both
meetings are limited to 10
people due to restrictions
related to the coronavirus.
Those members of the pub-
lic who wished to attend
were instructed in the town
newsletter to phone the
town hall to get on the list.
The maximum number
of attendees for both meet-
ings has been reached. The
town council is researching
the possibility of virtual
or conference call options
for others who will not be
allowed inside. Check the
Town of Lexington Face-
book page for updates.
According to the
League of Oregon Cities,
there is a statute which
states passing a budget
for a municipality must be
completed by the end of the
fiscal year. The governor’s
executive order does not
have the authority to extend
the date; it must be done by
the state legislature.
Morrow County teacher
receives recognition
In March, Eastern Ore-
gon University (EOU) an-
nounced recipients of their
2020 Inspirational Teacher
Awards.
According to the EOU
press release, freshmen
at EOU who maintained
dean’s list standing during
fall term 2019 recommend-
ed a high school teacher
who influenced them on
the road to higher education
and academic excellence.
EOU, which has a lega-
900-6833. The meeting
ID is 956-208-292 and the
password is 000746 (see
advertisement this issue).
Economic Injury Di-
saster Loans
Also discussed on the
call will be the Disaster
Loan Program through the
Small Business Adminis-
tration. The loan provides
vital economic support to
small businesses to help
overcome the temporary
loss of revenue they are
experiencing as a result of
the COVID-19 pandemic.
This program is for any
small business with less
than 500 employees includ-
ing sole proprietorships,
independent contractors
and self-employed persons.
March colder than normal
Candidates forum to be held
via Zoom
The candidate’s forum
for open Morrow County
positions will be held via
a Zoom video conference
and the Boardman Chamber
Facebook Live on Monday,
April 20 at 6 p.m. The
forum, organized by the
Heppner and Boardman
Chambers, will give resi-
dents an opportunity to hear
from each candidate.
Questions for the can-
didates should be submitted
by Sunday, April 19 by con-
tacting the Heppner Cham-
ber at 541-676-5536, text
503-970-7226 or email to
heppnerchamber@century-
tel.com and the Boardman
Chamber at 541-481-3014,
text 541-571-2394 or email
to torrie@boardmancham-
Small Business Pay-
check Program
Thursday evening you
will learn how your busi-
ness can receive money
to pay up to eight weeks
of payroll costs including
benefits. The money can
also be used to pay interest
on mortgages, rent and util-
ities. These fully forgiven
funds are provided in the
form of loans that do not
have to be paid back when
used for payroll costs, in-
terest on mortgages, rent
and utilities. More details
will be disclosed during the
call Thursday. You will also
be able to ask questions at
that time.
To access the call-in
program at 6 p.m. Thurs-
day evening call 1-669-
cy of teacher education,
presents the Inspirational
Teacher Awards annually in
recognition of outstanding
high school teachers who
encourage and represent
the importance of higher
education to their students.
For the Morrow Coun-
ty School District, EOU
student Joseph O’Brien
recommended Madison
Hynes, who teaches agri-
culture and math at River-
side Jr/Sr High School in
Boardman.
Dirk Dirksen, Morrow
County SD superintendent,
said the district will present
a certificate to Hynes at a
future date. “We encourage
our teachers to make strong
connections with students
and help them identify their
future paths, so are pleased
to celebrate such a positive
outcome for a student,”
Dirksen said.
peratures at Heppner av-
eraged colder than normal
during the month of March.
The average tempera-
ture was 41.4 degrees which
was 2.8 degrees below nor-
mal. High temperatures
averaged 52.0 degrees,
which was 2.9 degrees be-
low normal. The highest
was 63 degrees on the 23 rd .
Low temperatures averaged
30.9 degrees, which was 2.6
degrees below normal. The
lowest was 21 degrees, on
the 15 th .
There were 18 days
with the low temperature
below 32 degrees. There
were two days when the
high temperature stayed
below 32 degrees.
Precipitation totaled
0.90 inches during March,
which was 0.62 inches be-
low normal. Measurable
precipitation, at least .01
inch, was received on eight
days with the heaviest, 0.25
inches reported on the 7 th .
Precipitation this year
has reached 2.90 inches,
which is 1.21 inches below
normal. Since October, the
water year precipitation
at Heppner has been 4.28
inches, which is 3.89 inches
below normal.
Snowfall totaled 4.5
inches with at least one inch
of snow reported on two
days. The heaviest snowfall
was 2.5 inches reported on
the 15 th . The greatest depth
of snow on the ground was
five inches on the 15 th .
The outlook for April
from NOAA’s Climate Pre-
diction Center calls for
below normal temperatures
and above normal precipita-
tion. Normal highs for Hep-
pner rise from 59.0 degrees
at the start of April to 64.0
degrees at the end of April.
Normal lows rise from 36.0
degrees to 40.0 degrees.
The 30-year normal precip-
itation is 1.51 inches.
Morrow County students make
winter term honor roll
Several Morrow Coun-
ty full-time students have
been named to the Blue
Mountain Community Col-
lege winter term 2019-2020
honor roll. The President’s
list includes students with
a 3.75 to 4.0 GPA and the
Vice President’s list in-
cludes students with a 3.5
to 3.74 GPA.
President’s list students
are Nickolaus Armstrong,
Bianca Avalos, Angela
Barragan, Sherry Bishop,
Jessica Calvillo, Vanessa
Calvillo, Olivia Castel-
lanos, Makenna Collins,
Myka Davis, Elizabeth
Goforth, Riley Gorham,
Belinda Lomas, Sandra Ma-
comber, Jason Rea, Johana
Sepulveda, Samuel Strong,
Cooper Szasz, Brett Trout-
man and Haley White.
Vice President’s list
students are Marisol Al-
varez, Castaneda Monica
Castellanos, Hannah Chap-
pell, Morgan Correa, Taylor
Davis, Katia Garay Rojo,
Ethan Holiday, Kimberly
Homer, Gibson McCur-
ry, Nancy Mejia, Lainey
Rogers, Sean Shimer and
Hayden White.
Howl to show gratitude
By Bobbi Gordon
Cities and towns across
the country are cheering
and howling in the evening
to remind people they are
not alone or to show ap-
preciation to health care
workers and those on the
front lines of the coronavi-
rus pandemic. Heppner has
joined the new craze, with
residents stepping outside
and howling every night at
8 p.m.
Videos are showing up
on social media showing
people howling like wolves
or coyotes out their front
doors. In some cities peo-
ple have chosen to cheer
as loud as they can, clap
or whistle. The point is to
simply make some noise to
show appreciation, while
also letting out some isola-
tion frustration.
You don’t have to be
a member of a Facebook
group or any social media to
participate. Just step outside
at 8 p.m. and howl.
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