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Coffee roasting business opens in Heppner 50¢ VOL. 140 NO. 2 8 Pages Wednesday, January 13, 2021 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon Juvenile arrested in town-wide graffiti spree Locals clean up after vandal targets churches and more Browne House Coffee’s roasting room is open on Wednesdays for samples. Bill McDowell (left) and Merlin Hughes paint over graffiti on the stairs at the Episcopal Church. -Photo by Janelle Ellis. Food court concession trailer tagged. Graffiti at the Episcopal Church. Obscene words on Catholic Church parsonage garage door Catholic Church spray painted A 16-year-old male juvenile was arrested by police Monday following a town-wide graffiti painting spree Sunday night that left several churches and other buildings with obscene messages spray painted on them. Local people quick- ly got out Monday and removed or painted over Larry Lutcher, Janet Greenup, Father Thankachan Joseph the swear words and other and Jerry Healy (not pictured) repaint the Catholic Church messages. and garage door of the parsonage to cover up the vandalism Those reportedly hit that was done sometime Sunday night. -Photo by Janelle Ellis. By Bobbi Gordon Travis and Laura Win- ters opened Browne House Coffee, a fully licensed FDA coffee roasting busi- ness, in June of 2020. How- ever, they bought the fa- cility and started building the business a year prior. “Coffee roasting has been a dream of ours for a long time, and we are excited to share our product with the community,” Laura noted. The roasting facility is located in the brown build- ing next to the Neighbor- hood Center on Main Street in Heppner. The Winters told the Gazette, “Many businesses have located here over the years, and we are proud to put a busi- ness back in the building.” They said they are excited to build a business that not only thrives but can give back to the community as well. They are pleased that many community members have tried, shared, gifted and enjoyed their coffee. Browne House Cof- fee provides high quality roasted coffee beans to eastern Oregon and the pacific northwest. At this time, coffee can be ordered online, with shipping avail- able, through Facebook and Instagram. Their website were the Catholic, Episco- pal and Methodist Church- es, the Methodist and Cath- olic parsonages, the Bank of Eastern Oregon and a trailer belonging to Upper Place Concessions, a food concessionaire at the Hep- pner food court. The Sheriff’s office did not release the name of the suspect arrested since he David Lee Bowles, 43, was a juvenile. Heppner, was found de- ceased in his cell at the Umatilla County Jail on Saturday, January 9. Ac- cording to the press re- lease from the Umatilla County Sheriff ’s Office (UCSO), there is no appar- rates. The council agreed ent evidence of foul play. and with consensus said Early Saturday morning, there would be no event while conducting morning in 2021. “Maybe next year rounds, jail staff discovered we can come back and have Bowles deceased in his bed. one twice as big,” Mayor Oregon State Police Jim Kindle said optimis- had previously reported tically. that Bowles had turned In other business at the himself in to the Morrow meeting newly elected and County Sheriff’s Office on re-elected councilmembers Thursday, January 7 after he and the mayor were sworn had been named as a person in. First Council President of interest in the shooting Corey Sweeney swore in death of his wife, Marlen -See ST. PAT’S CANCELED/ Bowles, on December 15. PAGE TWO He was jailed on charges of No evidence of foul play in Bowles’ death Heppner Saint Patrick’s Day Celebration canceled ‘We don’t want it becoming a super spreader’ vendors and merchants stocked up on supplies only to have the event cancelled which left them taking the loss on unsold merchandise. “If you are going to have St. Patrick’s, now is when you start to plan for it,” City Manager Kraig Cutsforth said in urging the council to Because of COVID there make an early decision. “I won’t be any leprechauns don’t want a repeat of last roaming the streets of Hep- pner this March. By David Sykes Fearing the event could turn into a COVID su- per-spreader event, the Hep- pner City Council Monday shut down the 2021 Hep- pner Saint Patrick’s Day Wee Bit o’ Ireland event, saying there would not be a celebration this year. The council was in unanimous consensus the celebration, which can at- tract thousands of out-of- town people to Heppner, was not a good idea with the current COVID-19 pan- demic still out there. The council decided to make the decision now instead of waiting until closer to the event to avoid a repeat of last year where year with all the planning costs and then no event,” he said. “There is real con- cern. We don’t know if we want two thousand people coming in and it becoming a super spreader.” A super spreader is the name given to events and gatherings that draw large crowds and close contact causes a big surge in COVID infection will be coming soon. They sell wholesale coffee to businesses as well. The roasting room is open to the public from 4 to 7 p.m. on Wednesdays for pickup and samples. Their future plans include providing additional coffee services and merchandise as the business grows. Travis Winters was born and raised in Heppner and came back ten years ago to start a family. He is currently the main roaster and contact for the business and is enjoying starting a business in his hometown. Laura Winters moved to Heppner with Travis and is currently a teacher in Boardman. Together they have two girls and live in a family home in Heppner. She first experi- enced picking and roasting coffee while living with a family in Nicaragua as a teenager. Coffee has been a part of her life in many ways through the years - as a roaster, a barista and a consumer. Laura said she is passionate about sourcing green coffee from farms that treat workers well, pay fair wages and practice sustainable farming, and working with importers that share the same ideals. first-degree manslaughter and felon in possession of a weapon. UCSO staff and de- tectives are conducting an investigation into the death. Morrow County District Attorney, Justin Nelson, told the Gazette an autopsy was scheduled for Bowles Monday, January 11 to de- termine the cause of death. “David Bowles was our primary suspect in the shooting of Marlen Bowles. When he was arrested, we had already filed a secret In- formation of Felony against him involving the shooting and had a nationwide arrest warrant outstanding. With his death the case will now need to be dismissed be- cause the defendant is de- ceased,” Nelson continued. Keeping their proper social distancing, Heppner City Council President Corey Sweeney (left) swears in re-elected Mayor Jim Kindle, after which Kindle swears in Councilmembers Sweeney (right) and JoAnna Lamb. All councilmembers, staff and the public do wear masks throughout the council meetings. 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