TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 29, 2020
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Heppner
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Morrow County
reports sixth case of
COVID-19
On April 27 Morrow
County Public Health De-
partment confirmed a sixth
individual had tested posi-
tive for COVID-19. Of the
five previous positive cases,
four are recovered and back
at work and one is still
recovering at home. OHA
investigative guidelines
are being followed and any
individual deemed to be at
risk will be contacted. The
investigation is on-going.
The most common
symptoms of COVID-19
are fever, cough and short-
Obituaries
Wilda Crawford
Wilda Crawford passed
away in her home in Eu-
gene, OR on April 20. She
was born in Condon in 1934
and grew up on her par-
ent’s ranch near Dry Fork
in south Morrow County.
Wilda’s parents, Art and
Irene, and her sister Wilma
preceded her in death.
Wilda graduated from
Ione High School where she
was a cheerleader, played
volleyball and tennis and
was active in most school
activities. Clyde Crawford
asked her to a dance at the
Lexington Grange Hall for
their first date in the sum-
mer of 1952. They quickly
fell in love; he proposed
a year later and they were
married in August of 1953.
Clyde and Wilda spent
67 loving years together
and were blessed with four
children. According to her
family, their sons Neil,
Tom and Perry Crawford
and their daughter Lori
Sato considered themselves
blessed to be raised in such
a loving home and all hope
to pass down that sense of
kindness, optimism and
family for generations.
They also said that al-
though Clyde was the center
of her universe, Wilda loved
her children, grandchildren
and two great-grandchil-
dren. She cared deeply
for her family, friends and
neighbors bringing joy as
she touched their lives.
Wilda’s children re-
member her getting up
early to pack lunches for
Clyde and the kids and she
would have homemade
cookies baking when they
Wilda Crawford
got home. She took care
of her family, the home,
worked, made it to the kids’
ball games and still found
time for her bowling, vol-
leyball or exercise classes.
Most of the family va-
cations were to visit fam-
ily, family reunions and
camping. Wilda and Clyde
retired early so they could
travel. They saw most of
the US and Wilda loved
their winters in Arizona.
She loved Clyde’s family as
much as her own relatives.
“If you don’t have any-
thing nice to say, don’t say
anything at all,” she’d tell
her family and she lived
by those words. Always
seeing the bright side and
the good in people, Wilda’s
laugh, sparkling blue eyes
and sheer joy would light
up a room. She will truly be
missed by her family.
ness of breath. Anyone ex-
periencing these symptoms,
should stay home, except to
get medical care. If medical
care is needed, call first. Be
extra cautious to limit your
contact with people who
are at higher risk for severe
illness. Do not go to work,
or to any public areas.
Morrow County Pub-
lic Health wants to assure
the public that all precau-
tions are being taken, and
Former Heppner resi- in 1992.
screening and testing are
dent
Marvin Lane passed
In 1994 Marvin went
continuing.
away on April 21 at his to work for Umatilla Elec-
home in Ocean Park, WA. tric in Hermiston where
Marvin died as a result of
he served as
ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: prostate cancer. He was
line superinten-
68 years old.
dent. Marvin
Marvin was born to
took a position
George and Ruth Lane
as a distribution
in Hood River, OR on
controller with
Jan. 3, 1952. He spent
We Energies in
his childhood in Hood Marvin Lane Milwaukee, WI
River and Condon. Mar-
in 2003. After
vin graduated from Condon retiring in 2017, he and his
High School in the class wife moved to Washington.
of 1970. He attended Cen-
He enjoyed hunting,
tral Oregon Community fishing and golf. He was a
College in Bend and Lane music and sports fan and he
Community College in Eu- loved spending time with
gene.
family and friends.
Marvin went to work
Marvin is survived by
for Columbia Basin Electric his wife, Marie; his chil-
in Heppner in 1974 where dren, Jacqueline McClo-
he became a journeyman skey and Kenneth Lane;
lineman. While living in his son-in-law, John Mc-
Heppner, he served a term Closkey; grandchildren,
as city councilman. Marvin Jack McCloskey and Sam-
married Marie Van Marter uel McCloskey; his sister,
of Heppner in 1975. They Patty Lane and numerous
had two children, Jacque- nieces and nephews. He
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line, born in 1979 and Ken- was preceded in death by
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neth, born in 1982.
his parents and his older
In 1987 Marvin became sisters, Lettie Cannon and
the owner/operator of the Betty Cunning.
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ance Store in John Day, OR. will be scheduled and an-
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He went to work for Oregon nounced at a later date.
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Death Notices
Thomas Ray Wilson – Thomas Ray Wilson, 84, of
Heppner, died Sunday, April 26 in Hermiston. He was
born March 4, 1936 in Monument, OR. A private family
graveside service will be held at the Heppner Masonic
Cemetery. A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in care of arrangements.
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Without agreement
Boardman prepares
to start own
enterprise zone
More negotiations fail to produce
port - county deal
By David Sykes
After two hours of talks
at a special meeting last
week, port and county of-
ficials were still unable to
reach agreement on form-
ing a new enterprise zone,
which promoted the city of
Boardman and the port to
announce they were pre-
pared to make a deal togeth-
er and form an enterprise
zone excluding the county.
The county and port
have been holding negoti-
ations for several weeks on
how to re-certify the current
Columbia River Enterprise
Zone (CREZII) for the
next 10 years. The zone is
expiring June 30 but the
two can’t reach agreement
on the structure of a new
one. The three members
of the current zone are the
Port of Morrow, county
government and the city of
Boardman. The major hang
up in negotiations is wheth-
er Boardman should be part
of the new enterprise zone.
The port wants it the same
with Boardman as a mem-
ber, and the county wants
just the port and county
involved.
Realizing the clock is
running down and a new
application must be sub-
mitted soon, the port held a
special meeting last Friday
in an effort to break the log
jam. Morrow County Com-
missioners Melissa Lindsay
and Don Russell attended
the meeting remotely by
Zoom.
The current enterprise
zone covers about 12 square
miles, mostly encompass-
ing the Port of Morrow
where all the new develop-
ment is. New and expand-
ing businesses receive tax
breaks for locating in the
zone. Some of the busi-
nesses who have located
there and taken advantage
of the tax breaks include
Amazon, Lamb Weston and
Tillamook Cheese.
Last month CREZ di-
rector Greg Sweek was
in the process of drafting
an application to the state
to re-certify an identical
zone with Boardman in-
cluded. However, later at
a joint meeting of the port
and county Commissioner
Lindsay presented a plan
she says would include all
of the cities in the county
and not just Boardman.
Lindsay said only the port
and county should be mem-
bers of the new zone and
cities would become in-
volved when a business
development is proposed
near their city. She says
since the enterprise zone
board can make decisions
on business development
and money disbursement
throughout the county, it
is not equitable for just
the city of Boardman to be
involved making decisions
in all areas of the county.
Lindsay and Commissioner
Jim Doherty are in favor of
a county-port-only agree-
ment, while Commissioner
Don Russell wants Board-
man included.
Both the Port of Mor-
row and City of Boardman
expressed opposition to ex-
cluding Boardman, saying
the current enterprise zone
has worked fine and should
not be tampered with. Ad-
ditionally, Port Chairman
Rick Stokoe and Director
Ryan Neal have both em-
phasized the importance of
having an enterprise zone
when negotiating with new
businesses looking to lo-
cate here. Both say much
of the new development
happening at the port would
not have happened with-
out the zone in the port’s
“tool box.” Most port board
members also agree that
Boardman should be part of
a new enterprise zone, and
Stokoe has said he could
not support any county
proposal for an enterprise
zone without the city of
Boardman as a board mem-
ber, and that cities in the
county currently have a say
in how enterprise money
is spent once it comes into
their communities.
Both the port and coun-
ty failed to modify their po-
sitions at last Friday’s meet-
ing and seemed to be at log-
gerheads. Board member
John Murray suggested the
port begin working through
the issues in an attempt to
find common ground. The
port approved several parts,
including having influence
zones, but the board would
not budge from its previous
position, Boardman must be
included as full member of
any new zone. The county
also stuck with its position
for a port and county zone
only with cities included
when appropriate. Without
movement on the key issue,
the port went on to pass a
motion that it will sponsor
an enterprise zone with the
city of Boardman but only if
the county and the port can-
not agree on the structure
of a new zone. The motion
passed unanimously.
Under state enterprise
zone law the city of Board-
man can apply for and have
its own zone but must have
the sponsorship of the port
and have the zone only lo-
cated within its city limits.
The port can only have an
enterprise zone outside
the city limits such as cur-
rently with approval from
the county. If the county
and port cannot agree a
large part of the current
12 square mile enterprise
zone comprising the port
property, the county will be
left without enterprise zone
designation.
Over the past ten years
the current zone has gen-
erated over $20 million
in revenue in lieu of taxes
and in the coming 10 years
is expected, with current
contracts in place, to take in
over $100 million. Regard-
less of the current negotia-
tions and zone applications,
the current enterprise board
will decide how this money
will be spent. In the past
it has made an effort to
disburse the money across
the county, giving grants
to cities and economic de-
velopment groups such as
the Willow Creek Valley
Economic Development in
south county.
The county commission
subsequently scheduled a
special meeting Wednes-
day, April 29 to further
discuss the enterprise zone
negotiations, however, any
decision from that meeting
will be done following the
Gazette-Times deadline for
this week’s newspaper.
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