TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 14, 2020
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David Sykes ..............................................................................................Publisher
Bobbi Gordon................................................................................................ Editor
Giselle Moses.........................................................................................Advertising
City candidates will appear on ballots
City council and mayor
candidates for Ione, Lex-
ington and Heppner will
be on the ballots that coun-
ty residents should start
receiving this week. All
city candidates are running
unopposed but still need
your votes.
Ione candidates include
Rod Taylor, the candidate
for mayor; SaBrina Bai-
ley Cave, council position
two; Chris Cave, council
JoAnna Lamb, Candidate for Heppner city council
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Irrigon to hold
Trunk or Treat
Irrigon will hold a com-
munity Trunk or Treat on
Saturday, October 31 from
4 to 7:30 p.m. Cars will
park on the south side of NE
Main Ave. between the post
office and AC Houghton to
hand out the treats. Kids
and parents will walk past
the parked cars for treats.
Irrigon city manager
Aaron Palmquist said, “We
hope this brings our com-
munity together while also
remaining safe. Door to
door is still allowed but this
is a safer available option.”
All candies are to be
wrapped. For additional
information or to sign up,
contact the Irrigon City
Hall.
Births
Logan Joseph
Kenny – Matt and
Carmel Kenny, Hep-
pner, welcomed a son,
Logan Joseph Kenny,
on August 24, 2020.
Logan was born at
Good Shepherd in
Hermiston weighing
7 lbs. 10 oz and mea-
suring 21 inches long.
Logan joins big
sisters, Lilian and
Cora. Grandparents
are Joseph “Joe” and
Linda Kenny of Hep-
pner and Sheri Reab of
Kennewick.
Logan Joseph Kenny
position three and Mark
Patton, council position
six. Council position one is
currently vacant.
Lexington residents
will vote for the mayor and
three town council mem-
bers. Juli Kennedy is the
candidate for mayor. Coun-
cil members Bill Beard,
Will Lemmon and Curtis
Thompson are candidates
for positions one through
three.
Hello. I am JoAnna
Lamb and I am running for
council member for the City
of Heppner.
My family and I moved
here from Irrigon in July
of last year. I work for
Ione Community Charter
School as an Educational
Assistant serving grades 6
to 12. My husband works
for the Town of Lexington,
our daughter is a 5 th grader
at Ione and our son and his
wife (and soon to be little
one) live in Idaho.
I enjoy being part of the
community and it’s exciting
for me to be part of helping
a community become more
united and progressive.
My past experience
with volunteering has been
a great experience in learn-
ing how to organize large
events. Sometimes I have
to stop and think, “This
sounded a whole lot better
in my head”’ while in the
middle of them though. It
has also fostered an ability
to mediate between many
different groups of people
effectively when different
wants and needs may not
align exactly but a common
goal must be achieved.
My specific interests
in serving this community
are geared toward agricul-
ture and the availability of
fresh, healthy foods to our
community, opportunities
for entrepreneurs to start up
new businesses and encour-
aging our community to
improve the availability of
housing by renovating these
lovely old houses whenev-
er possible, and replacing
them when it is no longer a
viable option.
I look forward to serv-
ing this community with
fresh new ideas and pre-
serving the unique history
and unity this community
holds on to.
In Heppner, voters are
asked to vote for Jim Kindle
for mayor; JoAnna Lamb
for council position one;
John A. Bowles for coun-
cil position two and Corey
Sweeney for council posi-
tion three.
For questions or addi-
tional information about
the candidates, contact the
city hall in the city where
you reside.
Chris Cave, Candidate for Ione city council
Age: 52
What education &/or
experience do you have
that qualify you for this
position?
The majority of my
working career was spent
in the forest industry where
project development and
application plans require
strict adherence to State
and Federal laws, much like
city municipalities. Public
relations with rural land
owners, and their many
colorful, often different
minded neighbors, has giv-
en me the tools I believe are
needed to hold this position.
Do you have family
here?
Female arrested for arson
Diane Rochelle Berecz,
47, of Irrigon was arrested
and charged with arson I,
assault of a police officer
(X2) and resisting arrest on
Saturday, October 10 after
deputies were dispatched
to a house fire on Crooked
Road in Irrigon.
A resident who had
been away from the home
We proudly endorse Joel Peterson for
Morrow County Commissioner
Representative Greg Smith-
Heppner
Mike Sweek-
Heppner
Planning Commison Jeff Wenholz- Irrigon
City Manager Karen Pettigrew- Boardman
City Manager Aaron Palmquist-
Irrigon
Jeff Bailey-
Heppner
Debbie Radie-
Irrigon
ICABO Chairman Ed Rollins-
Ione
Linda LaRue-
Ione
And Former Morrow County Commissioners:
LeAnn Rea
John Wenholz
Raymond Grace
All candidates for city
council positions were
asked to provide informa-
tion about themselves to
allow voters to get to know
them. Only two submitted
information to the G-T,
Chris Cave, candidate for
Ione city council and Jo-
Anna Lamb, candidate for
Heppner city council. Be-
low are their responses and
photos.
and returned, reported the
house was not on fire 15
minutes earlier. The house
interior was fully engulfed
in minutes and a female was
seen walking away from the
burning house.
Berecz was lodged at
Umatilla County Jail with
bail of $275,000. The inves-
tigation is on-going.
My son, Alex, and my
wife and I enjoy the serenity
and security that life in Ione
provides. It’s a great place
for our son to spend his
childhood, just being a kid
doing all the innocent and
fun things we all remember
from our childhoods. I have
extended family in the area
through my wife, and they
have been a valuable re-
source for me that I greatly
appreciate.
Why are you running
for city office?
I’m running for City
Council to help affect
change and direction that
benefits the townspeople
and our municipality,
What do you feel is the
biggest challenge facing the
office you are running for in
your city?
Water and sewer ser-
vices equals our city’s abil-
ity for growth. Our lack of
a municipal sewer system
severely limits our ability to
add more homes, or even to
keep some of the homes we
currently have, due to state
regulations.
How would you address
that challenge if you win?
By working with our
Mayor and Council to come
up with solutions for fund-
ing this municipal project
we desperately need.
Why do you feel you are
the best candidate for this
position?
I don’t know if I’m the
best candidate for the posi-
tion, but I AM a candidate
who’s looking to positively
secure the future of the City
of Ione.
Diane Rochelle Berecz
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