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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 19, 2021 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper SEARCH OLD COPIES OF THE HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES ON-LINE: http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/ Published weekly by Sykes Publishing and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March 3, 1879. Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon. Office at 188 W. Willow Street. Telephone (541) 676-9228. Fax (541) 676-9211. E-mail: editor@rapidserve.net or david@rapidserve.net. Web site: www.heppner.net. Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, P.O. Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $31 in Morrow County; $25 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 65 years or older); $37 elsewhere; $31 student subscriptions. 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For Obituaries: Obituaries are published in the Heppner GT at no charge and are edited to meet news guidelines. Families wishing to include information not included in the guidelines or who wish to have the obituary written in a certain way must purchase advertising space for the obituary. For Letters to the Editor: Letters to the Editor MUST be signed by the author. The Heppner GT will not publish unsigned letters. All letters MUST include the author’s address and phone number for use by the GT office. The GT reserves the right to edit letters. The GT is not responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters. Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under “Card of Thanks” at a cost of $10. Cardinal cleanup day scheduled The city of Ione, in conjunction with the Ione School District (K-12), will be sponsoring the First An- nual Cardinal Cleanup Day on May 27, 2021. The focus will be on the city common areas such as alleys, streets, parks and sidewalks in preparation for summer activities which includes the 4 th of July weekend. The city of Ione will be providing dumpsters for the cleanup day. If citizens or businesses identify any areas that need attention, please contact city hall at 541-422-7414. The city will also be sponsoring an additional cleanup week from June 18 through June 28, 2021. During this week, the city will provide dumpsters to the citizens of Ione for the cleanup of their properties. Properties must be inside the city limits. The city will not accept batteries, appliances or other hazard- ous waste. For questions regarding the type of waste being accepted or locations of the dumpsters, please contact city hall at 541- 422-7414. ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. Ione woman installed as state Rebekah president New Heppner chamber director hired The Heppner Chamber Board of Directors recently announced that JoAnna Lamb has been selected as the new executive director and will be take over the position mid-June. JoAnna and her family moved to Heppner in August of 2019 and prior to accepting this position, JoAnna has been working as an educational assistant for the Ione Com- munity Charter School. She also co-taught art apprecia- JoAnna Lamb has been tion, independent study and hired as the new chamber daily living classes. She director. -Contributed photo. currently serves as a city office on Main Street. She council member for the city will be out and about to be- come more acquainted with of Heppner. “We look forward to businesses and community the community getting to members,” reported Sheryll meet her soon, either at an Bates, interim executive gives out tax breaks as in- upcoming function or in the director. centives. The previous CREZ II Firefighter One certified. was continually active the give-away. In other business the Miles also reported they past ten years granting tax breaks to new businesses council adopted the coming are awaiting “anytime” the locating in the Boardman years budget. Total budget arrival of the replacement area, mainly at the Port of amount is $1,557,108 with Spartan pumper, which Morrow, and then collect- $459,032 in the general she expects sometime this ing money in lieu of taxes fund, $210,928 in the street month. She also reported the from those businesses. It fund, $501,273 in the water became an economic force fund and $311,296 in the department is waiting for owing to the large amount fire department fund. Unap- their new apparel T-shirts of money it has collected propriated reserve funds for and hats with the new up- dated town fire depart- and will continue to collect the year are $74,579. The council also dis- ment jackrabbit logo. The over the next 15 years, which it has distributed cussed the annual grant fire department, with its available from the Oregon equipment, participated in around the county. CREZ II expired last Department of Transporta- the first annual town May year and has been replaced tion (ODOT) for $100,000. Day parade. Miles also re- by the new CREZ III. A Maintenance man Scott ported that the department major change between the Lamb said the grants can’t and Lamb went around old and new zones, is un- be used to work on streets and flushed all the town der number three all towns that grant funds have been fire hydrants. It was also and cities in the county used on the past seven reported the department are able to participate in years. Lamb and the coun- went on three fire calls over negotiations with any large cil talked about what streets the past month, two brush businesses seeking to lo- would be eligible for work. fires for mutual aid and one The council heard a house fire in Lexington. The cate in their area. Each city in the county has its own report from fire fighter Josie Wilhelm mobile home was influence zone allowing it Miles who said in the past damaged in a fire. The three into negotiations, not only month the department com- new entry level firefighters about tax breaks, but how pleted their rope and ladder also participated in the Hep- the CREZ money collect- certification courses. She pner “learn to burn” house ed from the businesses said the Firefighter One fire in Heppner on April 17 would be spent. Heppner course will conclude on where a house was burned has already approved the June 15 and all personnel for practice. IGA, or intergovernmen- will then be entry level tal agreement, allowing it into negotiations if a new business wants to locate in its influence zone, which would most likely will be Send birth announcements to editor@rapidserve.net or upload to Heppner.net. the industrial land at the former Kinzua Mill Site. In other business at last week’s meeting, the town Oliver Ace Luna council heard a report from – Leon and Natalie Mayor Juli Kennedy who Luna, The Dalles, OR, said the first ever Lexington announce the birth of a May Day parade and cele- son, Oliver Ace Luna. bration went “very well.” Oliver was born April “It was a big success. We 17, 2021 at Hood Riv- had a large turnout, and er, OR. He weighed 7 everybody seemed to have pounds, 10 ounces and a really good time,” the was 20.5 inches long. mayor said. She said they Oliver’s grandpar- served 185 pieces of pie and ents are Leo and Mi- had over 40 kids entered chelle Luna, Irrigon, in the drawing for the bike and Chris and Kathy Rauch, Lexington. Marlene Gray was in- stalled as president of the Rebekah Assembly of Or- egon at her home outside of Ione on Sunday May 16 with her family, members of Holly Rebekah Lodge and friends in attendance. Due to COVID restric- tions, the Grand Lodge and the Rebekah Assembly was held via zoom this year. From now through May 2022, Marlene will be traveling around the state Marlene Gray of Oregon visiting the 25 Rebekah Lodges of Oregon. Lexington votes to join CREZ III By David Sykes The town of Lexington last week voted to join the newly formed Columbia River Enterprise Zone III (CREZ III) and be part of any negotiations that may occur if a large new busi- ness considers locating near the town and seeking tax breaks. Town council mem- bers voted unanimously to approve an Inter-Govern- mental Agreement (IGA) between the town and the permanent CREZ mem- bers, the Port of Morrow and Morrow County. Un- der the agreement town representatives will be “at the table” and part of any negotiations if a large busi- ness looks to locate near the town and take advantage of tax breaks offered by the CREZ. 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