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50¢ VOL. 139 NO. 44 10 Pages Wednesday, October 28, 2020 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon Prizes for best Halloween decorations Lexington and Heppner are both holding Halloween decorating contests this year, with cash prizes being donated by Morrow County Unified Recreation District. For houses to be eligible, they must be within the city limits of each town. The official Facebook page for the contest in Lex- ington is Lexington Haunt- ed Town and all entries should be posted there. Pic- tures of your house and the location must be posted to the page by Friday, October 30. Once all of the pictures are posted, people are asked to Like their favorite. The post with the most likes by November 7 will win. Any- one can vote, so be sure to share the page with friends. People who decorate their houses in Heppner must email their photos with their street address and phone number to hep- saints@centurytel.net by Thursday, October 29. Judging will take place between 7 and 8 p.m. that evening. For additional information contact the Hopeful Saints office at 541-676-9970. Spiders, Ghosts and a Dead Body can be found at this house in Lexington. And on Halloween, be careful of the guy walking around with a chainsaw. But the full candy bars from the Dead Witch and the Creek Lady will be worth it if you come and knock on the door. Happy Halloween. Houses have been decorated all over town in Lexington and Heppner. Ballot count up from previous elections Of the 6,760 registered voters in Morrow County, 2,983 had already returned their ballot by Oct. 26, reported Morrow County Clerk Bobbi Childers. The number of returned ballots is ahead of the same date in the four previous elec- tions. In 2008, 1,425 were returned; 2012 had 997 and 2016 had 996 on October 26 of each year. According to reports from the clerk’s office, voter registration is also up for 2020. 2008 showed 4,888, 2012 was 4,934 and 2016 was 5,540. Regis- tered voters by party in the county for 2020 are 1,210 registered as Democrat, 2,456 as Republican, 2,657 are non-affiliated and 437 are registered as all other parties. Final percentages of counted votes were 84.21 percent in 2008, 79.91 in 2012 and 76.7 percent in 2016. Of those votes, 2008 showed 1,359 Democrat and 1,776 Republican. 2012 had 1,121 Democrat and 1,798 Republican and 2016 showed 1,045 Democrat and 1,897 Republican. So far this year, Republican voters have returned 1,229 ballots and Democrats have returned about half as many with 611. The percentage of ballots returned so far this year is 44.18 percent. October 29 is the last day to safely return ballots by mail. After that date, voters must use an official drop site. For voter convenience, 24-hour drop boxes are lo- cated throughout the coun- ty. All drop boxes close at 8 p.m. on election day. Drop sites are available at: Heppner: Behind the Bartholomew Building, in the parking lot. Open 24 hours. Ballots may also be dropped at the Morrow County Clerk’s office inside the courthouse. The clerk’s office will be open from 8 a.m. to noon and 1-5 p.m., M-F and election day (Nov. 3) from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. Lexington: 365 West Hwy 74 (Morrow County Public Works parking lot). Ione: Spring St. (in front of the turn to 3 rd Street). CDA rescinds previous depot land vote By Andrew Sykes The Morrow County Board of Commissioners sent a letter October 20 urging the board of the Columbia Development Authority (CDA) to rescind its October 8 motion to “Memorialize the collective intent to deed the industri- al property to the Port of Morrow and the Port of Umatilla after the transfer of the depot is completed.” Commissioner Don Russell, who is also chair of the CDA, confirmed his intent to vote yes to rescind the motion, for which he had originally voted in favor. In asking for the re- vote, the letter cites legal codes for Inter-Governmen- tal Agreements, specifically that all board members be provided with “written notice of the meeting and proposed action.” The letter goes on to state that notice be “reasonably calculated to provide actual notice to the persons and news media that have stated in writing than they wish to be notified of every meet- ing.” The letter, in closing said, “The outcry from the public and some members of Columbia Development Authorities make clear that this topic could not have been brought-up during a ‘any additional business’ section of an agenda.” Melissa Lindsay, Chair of the Morrow County Commissioners, expressed her intent of sending the letter. “I would like to see the letter go forward, just to be clear the stance of this body, and to assure our partners in Umatilla Coun- ty that that is the stance of this body.” Commissioner Jim Doherty added, “It (the letter) kind of mirrors -See DEPOT VOTE/PAGE FOUR Boardman: NW Board- man Ave. Irrigon: 205 NE 3 rd St. (Irrigon Annex). CBEC cancels annual meeting Columbia Basin Elec- tric Cooperative (CBEC) Board of Directors decided to cancel the annual meet- ing of the members this year because of the threat that the COVID-19 pandemic poses to the health of its members and the proba- bility that the State of Or- egon current public health directives which severely restrict gatherings such as the annual meeting of the cooperative’s members would still be in effect. “The annual meeting of the members is an event that is important to the Cooper- ative and our members,” stated Gerald Arnson, Pres- ident of the CBEC Board of Directors. “But the risk to the health of our members and the expense of get- ting the event planned was too great given the unique circumstances we are all facing this year.” The annual meeting of the members is the time when the Cooperative holds its elections for those who serve on the Board of Direc- tors. 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