TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 19, 2021
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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.
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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. The CREZ does
not control what businesses
may locate in the area, only
Births
Oliver Ace Luna
Oliver Ace Luna
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