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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 12, 2020 -- THREE County offices Men’s playday held remain open A View from the Green Nineteen men partici- pated in the men’s playday held at the Willow Creek Country Club on Sunday, August 9. First place in gross was Greg Grant with 64. Dave Pranger was second with 67 and Ron Bowman came in third with 71. John Edmundson took first in net with 57 and Duane Disque came in sec- ond with 58. Steve Marlatt and Dave Creswick tied for third place with a score of 61. Rick Johnston got a 16’1” KP on hole 4/13. Bar- ry Munkers had KP second shot on 6/15 at 3’. The next men’s play event will be held August 16 with Greg Grant, Matt Scrivener and Charlie Fer- guson hosting the par 3 challenge. Over the Tee Cup At the playday held July 28, Nancy Propheter had low gross of the field and Virginia Grant had low net. Shirley Martin and Karen Haguewood tied for the least putts of the field. There were 14 ladies play- ing in the cloudy and nice weather that day. Karen Thompson took low gross for flight A and Nancy Propheter had the longest drive. For flight B, Pat Ed- mundson took low gross, Pat Dougherty low net and Sarah Rucker had the least putts. Pat Edmundson also took the long drive award. Kris Lindner got low gross for flight C. Kathy Martin had low net and there was a tie between Lorene Montgomery and Jeanne Creswick for least putts. Karen Griffith had the longest drive. Karen Thompson had a chip-in on number six and Shirley Martin got hers on number seven. Harry Willis “Sam” Scott Restricts onsite access to employees and appointments Morrow County is committed to making ev- ery effort to prevent, slow and stop the spread of COVID-19 to our citizens. County officials encourage everyone to limit their con- tacts in the community and conduct business with the county online, by phone or appointment. As of 8 a.m. August 3, 2020, all county build- ings will be restricted to employees only, unless by appointment. Citizens will need to interface with county departments through the phone system, website and email resources. Citizens who do not have access to a computer or don’t feel comfortable doing busi- ness virtually, can contact the county via phone and they will address the needs individually. Phone numbers and email addresses for the staff are listed on the website at www.co.morrow.or.us. To schedule appointments, department phone numbers are listed below. Response time may vary depending on staffing. The August 4 playday had 14 players and they reported it was a perfect, sunny golf day. Nancy Propheter had the low gross of the field on that day also. Eva Kilkenny had low net. Karen Thomp- son, Lorene Montgomery, Kathy Martin and Mary Riggs tied for the least putts of the field. Flight A had Virginia Grant taking low gross and Nancy Propheter had K.P. Karen Haguewood was the low gross winner, Shir- ley Martin had low net and Tiffany Clement had the least putts for flight B. Kar- en Haguewood also got K.P. For flight C, Pat Dough- erty had low gross and Jeanne Creswick took low net. Karen Smith Griffith had the least putts and Pat Dougherty got K.P. Lorene Montgomery The Morrow County got a chip-in on hole 14 School District Board of and Nancy Propheter had Directors met on Tuesday, birdies on 10, 14 and 18. August 4 to discuss the Morrow County School District Comprehensive Distance Learning (CDL) plan, an adjusted school calendar and a professional development plan to sup- Students may also pay their port staff in implementation $10 ASB fee and pick up of CDL. When students start the their HES t-shirts. Parents of kindergarten students 20-21 school year, it will are asked to provide their not be in the classroom, but student’s birth certificate from their homes. Restric- and immunization records tions by the state, along with local cases of COVID-19, at that time. Additional information are dictating that Morrow on hours and procedures County School District will will be provided at a later date. There will be other confirmed. There will be communication from ad- ongoing communication ministration as updates are from the MCSD office on provided from the state and meal service and the effort daily instruction schedules to provide support to the and school activities are HES families. Administration 541- 676-2529; Juvenile 541- 676-5642 Heppner or 541- 481-2112 Bdmn; Assess- ment and Taxation 541- 676-5607; Board of Com- missioners 541-676-5613; Planning Dept. 541-922- 4624; Clerk 541-676-5604; Public Health 541-676- 5421 Heppner or 541-481- 4200 Bdmn; Circuit Court 541-676-5264; District Attorney 541-676-5626; Public Works/Roads/Parks 541-989-9500; Fair 541- 676-9474; Finance 541- 676-5617; Sheriff’s Office 541-676-5317; Human Resources 541-676-5620; Surveyor 541-443-2920; Justice Court 541-676-5644 Heppner or 541-922-4082 Irrigon; The Loop 541- 676-5667; Treasurer 541- 676-5630; Veterans Serv. 541-922-6420. Morrow County will continue to fulfill the ob- ligations of the county. These efforts to reduce the impact of COVID-19 will remain in effect until further notice. The county appreciates your patience during this time. Harry Willis “Sam” sons. Sometimes he was Scott, 87, of Heppner died, only home for one night Friday, May 8, 2020 at his after hauling for two weeks. home. A memorial Jessie once told Rob- service with mili- ert (who was about tary honors will be 10), “Dad will be held at the Heppner home tonight.” Rob- City Park at 11 ert said, “Oh good a.m. on Saturday, we can have a full August 15, 2020. meal.” For two years Masks should be in Sam’s early years Willis worn, and social Harry he did road construc- “Sam” Scott distancing should tion in Granite and be observed. There Sumpter. While in will not be a meal following that area, there were sever- the service. al children that called him Scott was born Decem- grandpa. They were Bon- ber 22, 1932 at Vale, OR, nie, Maliki, Mazie, Christy the son of Orville and Irene and Ariana. He loved them Postma Scott. Sam had four all. sisters and one brother. In Sam was a member of June of 1953 he was draft- the Heppner Elks Lodge ed into the United States #358, and the Veterans of Army. Sam was honorably Foreign Wars. discharged in 1955. Survivors include his On February 12, 1956 wife, Jessie of Heppner; he married his best friend, sisters, Eleanor of Rose- Jessie Matteson. The couple burg and Barb of Phoenix; had two children, Robert many nieces and nephews and Robin. According to his including nieces, Bonnie family, Sam was a husband, and Connie of Washing- good father and a hard ton, Cheryl of Vale, Lela worker. of Prineville and Tony of He hauled logs all over Arizona. Oregon and some in Wash- He was preceded in ington, where he drove 50 death by his parents; a son, years without an accident. Robin; sisters, Betty and Sam retired for health rea- Dorothy and a brother, Walter; a niece, Sherry and nephew, Joey. Memorial contributions Teachers will return to may be made to the donor’s their buildings on August charity of choice. Sweeney 24 with the expectation of Mortuary of Heppner is in working from their schools care of arrangements. The as long as county metrics online condolence book is and state guidance allow available at www.sweeney- for it. Students’ first day of mortuary.com. virtual instruction will be September 8. No additional for face-to-face instruction adjustments will need to be just as soon as state metrics made to the district calen- as defined by ODE and our dar, as the district has ample local government officials instructional time, even support doing so,” said with the adjusted calendar. Dirksen. Morrow County Schools, in partnership with families and commu- nities, provide each student the opportunity to develop values, knowledge, skills and self-confidence to be- come life-long learners and responsible citizens. Dirk Dirksen, Superin- tendent of MCSD, said the district is committed to pro- viding robust professional Morrow County Health development for teachers and staff to ensure they can Department reported that successfully implement an individual reported to Comprehensive Distance have COVID-19 has died. Morrow County’s third Learning. “We didn’t have ade- COVID-19 death is an quate time in the spring to 85-year-old female from prepare our teachers for on- north Morrow county. She line instruction and we have died on July 21 st at an out- learned a lot about what of-state hospital. This in- works and what doesn’t, dividual had underlying which we know will help health conditions. This is an incredibly as we start the year,” Dirk- sen said. “Along with the sad announcement and accountability measures set Morrow County Emergen- out by the state, we are con- cy Management encourages fident that our professional everyone to be respectful as development efforts will a family in our community support all of our students, grieves. Those who are in including our most vulner- need of support during this able students. As a district, difficult time should contact we look forward to wel- Community Counseling coming our students back Solutions at 541-676-9161. School District develops plan HES to hold online registration Heppner Elementary School student registration will be online through the HES website (hes.morrow. k12.or.us). New families and families unable to ac- cess the parent portal are asked to call the HES office for more information or to schedule an appointment to meet in person at the front of the school building. Students will be able to check-out their chrome book and any other required materials in front of HES from August 26 - Sept 3. Obituaries Due to Governor Brown requiring Morrow County to return to Phase 1, Wheatland Insurance offices in Ione and Heppner are open for business but will be closed to the public until further notice. Thank you and stay safe! begin school with Compre- hensive Distance Learning for all students. This model will be different than the Distance Learning for All approach implemented by districts in the spring where districts had to pivot almost overnight from traditional, in-person instruction in schools to online learning. Teachers who had never taught online and students who had never learned online had to struggle with technology issues, internet connection challenges and more. Additionally, in the spring, the Oregon Depart- ment of Education (ODE) did not institute stringent guidelines about hours of instruction, grading, atten- dance and student progress. Those are just a handful of ways the 20-21 school year will be different, in addition to extra professional devel- opment plans that are set to unfold as early as next week, to ensure that staff will be ready to take on this endeavor. In addition to the dis- cussion around the MCSD CDL plan, the Board of Di- rectors adopted an updated 2020-2021 school calendar, moving the first student day to Tuesday, September 8, after the Labor Day holiday. This adjustment to the cal- endar will allow for ample time for staff to receive professional development that will ensure successful implementation of the dis- trict plan, with the ability to customize for individual school and family needs. Third COVID death in Morrow County We’re Here To Help! In these trying times, if you feel at risk, remember that we offer delivery and mail service. Our goal is to help you stay healthy. Call us! 217 North Main St., Heppner, OR Phone 676-9158 Floral 676-9426 murraysdrug.com www.murraysdrug.com