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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 10, 2020 -- THREE A View from the Green Men’s golf holds first playday Willow Creek Country Club Men’s Play hosted 25 golfers at their first playday of the season on June 7, a great turnout for a cold and blustery day. Gene Orwick was the big winner, getting his name drawn for the good of the order. Matt Bergstrom and Scott Burright tied for first/ second in gross with a score of 69. Charlie Ferguson and Logan Burright tied for third/fourth with 70. In net, Roger Ehrman- traut took first with 56, Del- bert Binshus was second with 59, David Allstott third with 60 and Mike Berg- strom was fourth with 61. Ron Bowman had the least putts with 27. The next men’s play will be held June 14 with Dale Holland, Dave Prang- er and Dennis Peck as hosts. Over the Tee Cup The Willow Creek Country Club ladies host- ed their first playday of the season with 20 participants on June 2, a sunny and beautiful day. Low gross of the field went to Nancy Propheter and the low net winner was Virginia Grant. Least putts of the field went to Judy Betts and Pat Dougherty. Flight A low gross was split between Eva Kilken- ny and Karen Thompson. Corol Mitchell had low net and Kandi Boyd had the least putts. Flight B low gross win- ner was Sarah Rucker. Tif- fany Clement and Karen Haguewood tied for low net. Pat Edmundson had the least putts. Sue Edson took low gross on flight C. Low net went to Sharon Harrison and Kris Lindner. Least putts winner was Jeanne Creswick. Sue Edson got a birdy on hole 13, Nancy Proph- eter on 10 and Eva Kilken- ny on 15. Rural hospitals receive grants According to a press release from Senator Bill Hansell (R-Athena), the Joint Emergency Board re- cently allocated $50 million in grants for rural hospitals, which included Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Hep- pner. “I am grateful rural hospitals in my district will get immediate funds because they have been in dire straits during the pan- demic,” said Hansell, Joint Emergency Board commit- tee member. “The grants will help provide relief to five hospitals in my dis- trict. I have worked closely with all five of the hospital CEO’s to secure funding that can be used. Earlier proposals had strings at- tached that made the funds unusable for my district’s hospitals.” The hospitals slated to receive grant money in Senator Hansell’s district are Good Shepherd Medical Center, Hermiston; Grande Ronde Hospital, La Grande; St. Anthony Hospital, Pend- leton; Wallowa Memorial Hospital, Enterprise; and Pioneer Memorial Hospital, Heppner. Morrow County Victim Impact Panel cancelled The Morrow County Victim Impact Panel pre- viously scheduled for June 16 has been cancelled due to a lack of facility space that will allow adequate social distancing. The Vic- tim Impact Panel will be rescheduled to a later date this fall. Anyone who was sched- uled to participate with the Morrow County Victim Impact Panel is encouraged to contact Julia Finch with the Morrow County Dis- trict Attorney’s Office and request notification of the new date and time of the panel. Julia Finch can be reached at 541-676-5665, or at jfinch@co.morrow. or.us. New Baby in Your Family? Engagement? Wedding? We want to share your life events! Stop in the Heppner Gazette office or email us with details and photos. All birth, engagement and wedding announcements are always free! 188 W Willow Street Heppner, OR editor@rapidserve.net Birthright of Morrow County coming soon A new 501(c)(3) chap- ter for Birthright has been started in Heppner to reach the town and surround- ing communities. They are looking for volunteers as well as financial and prayer support. The goal is to have training in August or September and be ready to open in the fall of 2020. The center will be located at 128 W Willow St, formerly Dr. Rolen’s Eye Health. Volunteers are needed to counsel, but there are other ways to help as well, such as serving as recep- tionist, helping in the office, washing baby blankets and clothing, organizing sup- plies and writing thank you notes to donors. The group plans to visit the lo- cal churches to share more about it over the summer months. Birthright is in- ter-denominational. Birthright is an in- ternational organization that focuses on providing non-judgmental love and support to people involved in a crisis pregnancy. Founded by Louise Sum- merhill in 1968, Birthright’s motto is “Every child has a right to be born and every mother has a right to give birth.” There is a 24/7 help- line available as well. Anyone interested in volunteering or donating diapers and new or gently used baby blankets and clothing should contact Ju- lia Finch at 252-382-4450 or email at birthrightofmor- row@gmail.com. Checks should be made payable to Birthright of Morrow Coun- ty and mailed to: Birthright of Morrow County, PO Box 923, Heppner, OR 97836. Census information available A United States 2020 Census event for Morrow County will be held on Facebook Live on Thurs- day, June 11 at 6 p.m. The Boardman Chamber of Commerce will host the live event on their Face- book page to discuss the importance of completing the census. No login is necessary. Questions may be emailed prior to the event to info@boardmancham- ber.org or questions may be asked during the event. This event is being hosted by Boardman and Heppner Chamber of Commerce and Morrow County. Morrow County enters phase two reopening Morrow County Com- missioner Melissa Lindsay received notification from the Governor’s Office and Oregon Health Authority that Governor Kate Brown approved Morrow County’s entry into phase two of the state’s reopening plan on Thursday, June 4. It went into effect on June 5. Under phase two, gatherings will be increased to 50 people indoors and 100 people outdoors. The letter received from the governor thanked the county for their ef- forts put into containing the spread of COVID-19 in the county. She also stated that her goals in phase two were to remain the same as they were when the initial plan was laid out for the phased opening. The goals are to min- imize hospitalizations and deaths; allow people to safely return to work so they can support them- selves and their families; minimize risk to frontline workers; avoid overwhelm- ing the health care system; protect those at highest risk of severe illness, especially communities of color, the elderly, and people with un- derlying health conditions; and to support small local gatherings that preserve community cohesion and cultural practices. In her letter, Governor Brown stated, “Phase two is the last full phase until there is a widely available treatment or a vaccine for COVID-19. My office and the Oregon Health Author- ity (OHA) will be evalu- ating current guidance on an ongoing basis, and we are open to your continued feedback. Your county will need to continue close mon- itoring of OHA’s six public health indicators to manage any increase in new cases. Maintaining a culturally re- sponsive and robust contact tracing system, as well as an effective testing and isola- tion strategy, will be key to containing any potential spread of the virus.” Correction The phone number for enrolling in the hunter ed- ucation class to be held beginning June 16 was published incorrectly in the June 3 edition of the Heppner Gazette-Times. The correct number is 541- 969-4845. The editor apologizes for this error. DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5PM ~ Letters to the Editor ~ The Heppner Gazette Times will print all letters to the Editor with the following criteria met: letters submitted to the newspaper will need to have the name of the sender along with a legible signature. We are also requesting that you provide your address and a phone number where you can be reached. The address and phone number will only be used for verification and will not be printed in the newspaper. Letters may not be libelous. The GT reserves the right to edit. 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. Black Robed Regiment defeated the British To the editor: It was the Black Robed Preachers that led the “Min- utemen” to meet the British at Lexington and Concord. The “Redcoats” demanded, “In the name King George throw down your arms.” The patriot preachers re- plied, “We recognize no sovereign but God and no King but King Jesus.” Pas- tor Jonas Clark exhorted his men to stand their ground, but not fire unless fired upon. “If they mean to have a war let it begin here.” And begin it did. The Black Robed Reg- iment fanned the flames of liberty based on God’s word. They were willing to defend America with their lives, their families, their fortunes and their heritage. They were willing to stand in the gap and establish moral clarity and convic- tion for the cause of liberty that moved the colonists to fight for God and Country. At the end of the war, King George confided that it was the Black Robed Regiment that caused the colonists to defeat the British. It is time for America’s pastors and Christian lead- ers to put on their spiritual armor and robes and stand up for our Republic, our Constitution and the Godly heritage our forefathers bequeathed America with. The unconstitutional man- dates to close our busi- nesses and churches and only open them under a governor that rules as a dic- tator would not have been tolerated by our forefathers. Governor Brown has a double standard of justice. Protestors and rioters can meet and cause mayhem without restraint, while the rest of Oregon must abide by police state restrictions. Gov. Brown and her Dem- ocratic cohorts claim racial injustice and police brutali- ty require protests that have devastated America and destroyed tens of thousands of businesses in America are now more important than Covid-19. Tens of thousands can meet, rub shoulders, go to funerals, enjoy the mayhem while the rest of America and Oregon must submit to police state restrictions on their liberty and freedom In America today, the problem is not racial injus- tice. In Oregon there is no justice for those suffering under the oppression and tyranny of the police state dictates of our governor. Nor is the problem police brutality. Our police have suffered enough undue criticism and persecution because of one bad apple. Thank God for our police officers, willing to serve and risk their lives for our safety and well-being. Reject this media driv- en attack against America. Rise up men of God and Patriots of our Republic. We must not yield to the tyr- anny of a dictator governor. “We recognize no sovereign but God and no King but King Jesus.” Stuart Dick, Irrigon According to the June 8 press release from Mor- row County Emergency Management, one more in- dividual has tested positive for COVID-19 in Morrow County, bringing the total to 14. The individual was notified by another county that they had been in con- tact with a positive case. This is one more pos- itive case in Boardman, bringing the Boardman total to 12 and still one each in Heppner and Irrigon. All 12 of the previous positive cases have recovered and the other two are in home isolation. There are still no deaths attributed to the virus in Morrow County. New COVID19 case brings total to 14 Effective June 15, 2020, the Fire Chief of the City of Heppner is imposing a BURN BAN. This also includes Burn Barrels. Residents can request Natural Vegetation and Debris Piles be burned by the Fire Department at this time. Sign up list for Fire Department burning assistance is at Heppner City Hall or call Fire Chief Steve Rhea @ 541-980-4232 or Assistant Fire Chief Eric Chick @ 541-701-4910 The closed season will remain in effect until further notice this fall as per ORS 478.960. Lexington Burn Ban The Fire Chief of the Town of Lexington is imposing a closed season for open burning effective Monday, June 15, 2020 until further notice. The burning ban is for the Town of Lexington and includes all burn barrels and open burning. ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M.
