Knowles finishes
eighth in the world
Takes first twice in his fifth trip to
National Finals Rodeo
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VOL. 139
NO. 51
8 Pages
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
New Lube Shop opens in Heppner
Blake Knowles, steer wrestler. -Contributed photo.
Jason Patterson (left) and Cody Smith stand at the entrance to the new shop. -Photo by Bobbi Gordon.
By Bobbi Gordon
A new Lube Shop
opened in November at 148
E Center Street in Heppner.
The business, owned by
Jason Patterson of Heppner
Auto Parts and Kevin Tate,
offers full-service lubes, oil
changes and all other fluid
services and maintenance
for vehicles. Their hours
are Monday through Friday
from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Patterson told the Ga-
zette, “We always did some
service work before, but
decided to pick just one
thing. We opened the Lube
Shop to service a need for
the town.” Tate added, “We
check all fluid levels when a
car comes in to make own-
ers aware of possible prob-
lems.” He reported they try
to educate their customers
on what maintenance needs
to be done, inspecting fluid
levels, wipers and head-
lights as well as doing visu-
al and safety checks. They
top off all fluids at no extra
charge to the customer.
Currently the shop op-
erates with Tate and one
employee, Cody Smith, but
they hope to expand and
add more employees in the
future. “We are looking for-
ward to servicing Heppner,”
Tate said. He said they even
offer auto detailing, includ-
ing a full interior cleaning.
Vehicle owners can just
drop in with their vehicles
for service or call 541-676-
0438 for an appointment.
Tate says they will give cus-
tomers a ride back home,
to work or wherever they
H e p p n e r ’s B l a k e
Knowles finished out the
year in eighth place in the
world standings for steer
wrestling following his
wins at the 2020 National
Finals Rodeo (NFR) in
Arlington, TX. He came in
ninth in the average at NFR,
placing in five of the 10
rounds. His total winnings
for the event were $79,821
and winnings for the year
added up to $132,303.81.
Knowles started out his
run at the NFR by taking
first place in the first round
with 3.9 seconds. He also
took first place in round
eight, placed third in rounds
three and 10 and sixth in
round seven. His fastest
time in the five rounds was
3.6 seconds in round eight,
which earned his highest
payout of $26, 231. His
other times were 3.8, 3.9
and 4.0 twice.
The only other Oregon
cowboy qualifying and
competing in the NFR this
year, Jesse Brown of Baker
City, earned $88,558.70
for 2020. The 2020 Na-
tional Finals Rodeo took
place December 3-12 in
Arlington, TX instead of
Las Vegas due to COVID
restrictions.
need to go and pick them up
when their vehicle service
is complete.
For the month of De-
cember, the Lube Shop is
offering 15 percent off all
services. Veterans and first
responders are always of-
fered 10 percent off.
Tate said they use Phil-
lips 66 oil as he feels it is the
best. All of the car’s service
records are entered into
their software system that
communicates and reports
the service to Carfax.
Entrance to the shop
for drop in or appointment
service is at the back side
of the building towards the
grocery store parking lot.
“Just drive across the bell
strip and we will open the
The shiny new pit in the Lube Shop, cleaned and shined by Cody Smith, makes it easy for the
door,” Tate noted.
Heppner holds Christmas
light parade
team to get the job done. -Photo by Bobbi Gordon.
See page eight for additional photos.
The Heppner Outreach Council’s Christmas light parade,
held December 12, boasted a good turnout of participants and
spectators. The parade traveled down Main Street at 6 p.m.
on Saturday. -Contributed photos.
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