Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 14, 2021 -- THREE
A View from the Green
WCCC men golf
Fourteen participated
in men’s play on Sunday,
July 11, at Willow Creek
Country Club. Low net
went to Jerry Gentry with
57. John Edmundson and
Gene Orwick tied for sec-
ond.
The low gross winner
was Duane Disque with
63. Charlie Ferguson was
second with 64 and Den-
nis Peck placed third with
67. Rick Johnston got KP
on #4-13 with 11’ 1” and
Duane Disque got long putt
on #5-14 with 10’ 10”.
The next Sunday men’s
play will be held July 18
with Delbert Binschus,
Rick Johnston and Greg
Greenup hosting. The
men’s club championship
will take place Saturday
and Sunday, July 24 and 25.
For additional information
contact a club member.
Over the Tee Cup
The Willow Creek la-
dies held their playday,
hosting 12 participants, on
July 6. Low gross of the
field winner was Virginia
Grant, low net was Pat
Dougherty and least putts
winner was Corol Mitchell.
Flight A low gross win-
ner was Karen Thompson.
Flight B low gross was Pat
Edmundson and Shirley
Martin took first in low
net. Shirley Rucker was
the flight B winner for least
putts.
Bunnie Lindsay had
low gross for flight C and
Sharon Harrison took low
net. Lorene Montgomery
had the least putts for flight
C.
Lorene Montgomery
and Jeannie Creswick had
chip-ins. Virginia Grant
got a birdie on #18 and
Sarah Rucker did the same
on #16.
Umatilla National Forest moves to Phase
C Public Use Restrictions
Campfires and chainsaw use prohibited
Due to continued hot
temperatures, lack of mois-
ture and extreme fire dan-
ger, Umatilla National For-
est officials have announced
that on Saturday, July 10,
2021, the Umatilla National
Forest moved to Phase C
of public use restrictions
(PURs).
With concern for public
safety and the increased
potential for human caused
wildfires, officials remind
forest visitors to use ex-
treme caution when visiting
the forest; under current
conditions, even a spark
can rapidly become a large
wildfire.
Phase C PURs is the
third level of restrictions
and includes:
-Campfires are pro-
hibited on the Forest. Use
liquid and bottle (propane)
gas stoves only.
-No internal combus-
tion engine operation (in-
cluding chainsaws), except
for motorized vehicles.
-Electrical generators
operated under the follow-
ing conditions are allowed:
-in the center of
an area at least 10 feet in
diameter that is barren or
cleared of all flammable
material, or;
-when fully con-
tained within a pickup truck
bed that is empty of all
flammable material, or;
-when factory in-
stalled in a recreational
vehicle and the generator
exhaust discharge is locat-
ed in the center of an area
at least 10 feet in diameter
that is barren or cleared of
all flammable material.
-No off-road/off-trail
vehicle travel or travel on
roads not cleared of stand-
ing grass or other flamma-
ble material. Vehicle travel
is never permitted on cur-
SAGE Center selected as Think Big Space
The Port of Morrow’s
Sustainable Agriculture and
Energy (SAGE) Center in
Boardman, OR, has been
selected as the site of a new
AWS Think Big Space. The
new K-6 classroom and
school visitation program
is funded by Amazon Web
Services (AWS) and will
be overseen by the Morrow
County School District.
An AWS Think Big Space
is an enhanced classroom
for students to explore and
cultivate science, technol-
ogy, engineering and math
(STEAM)-related interests
with labs that encourage a
hands-on approach where
students think big to solve
real-world problems. This
collaboration brings to-
gether regional partners
that include early childhood
education, post-secondary
schools and community
sponsors.
The AWS Think Big
Space serves as an “educa-
tional incubator” utilizing
cloud computing, AWS
technology, and Amazon’s
Leadership Principles. Stu-
dents and teachers are en-
couraged to “Think Big”
as they explore cloud com-
puting to solve problems
using creativity and imag-
ination. The AWS Think
Big Space is an integrated
environment where every-
thing from the furniture,
technology and curriculum
work together to support
interactive hands-on learn-
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ing. The space prioritizes
personalized learning to
engage students of all ages,
interests and abilities.
Morrow County School
District is hiring an in-
structional lead that will
oversee the new space.
The instructional lead will
implement a practice of
self-directed learning. “We
know students thrive when
they have an environment
that supports creative learn-
ing and innovation. We are
grateful to have partners
like AWS and The Port
of Morrow who share the
same vision. This is a great
opportunity for Morrow
County students,” shared
Dirk Dirksen, Morrow
County School District
Superintendent.
AW S s e l e c t e d t h e
SAGE Center as the first
AWS Think Big Space on
the West Coast. Ryan Neal,
Executive Director at the
Port of Morrow, is look-
ing forward to expanding
opportunities for students.
“This partnership is an
investment in our youth
and their future. We see the
AWS Think Big Space as
a catalyst for supporting
students as they develop
new solutions and ideas
that will make our world a
better place.”
Construction is under-
way at the SAGE Center
where the new AWS Think
Big Space will be located.
It is expected to open in
Q4 2021.
The AWS Think Big
Space was named after
one of Amazon’s 14 Lead-
ership Principles which
states, “Thinking small is
a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Leaders create and commu-
nicate a bold direction that
inspires results. They think
differently and look around
corners for ways to serve
customers.”
rently closed forest service
roads where access has
been impeded or blocked by
earthen berms, logs, boul-
ders, barriers, barricades
or gates, or as otherwise
identified in a closure order.
-Smoking is allowed
only in enclosed vehicles
and buildings, developed
recreation sites, or in
cleared areas.
Please remember that
it is your responsibility
to know what restrictions
are in place when visiting
public lands.
Regulated closures
may be in effect on state
and private lands protected
by Oregon Department of
Forestry (ODF) in northeast
and central Oregon. Please
check with your local Ore-
gon Department of Forestry
office for PURs on lands
protected by ODF. For more
complete information, con-
tact a local Oregon Depart-
ment of Forestry office or
visit one of the interagency
dispatch center’s webpages:
Blue Mountain Interagency
Dispatch webpage: www.
bmidc.org or John Day
Interagency Dispatch web-
page: http://bicc-jdidc.org/
index.shtml
Similar restrictions
may also be in effect on
state and private lands pro-
tected by the Washington
Department of Natural Re-
sources (WA-DNR). More
information can be found
on the WA-DNR website
at: http://www.dnr.wa.gov/.
For more information
about the Umatilla Na-
tional Forest’s Public Use
Restrictions, please con-
tact the Umatilla National
Forest Information Hotline
at 1-877-958-9663 or visit
our website at www.fs.usda.
gov/umatilla.More infor-
mation about the Umatilla
National Forest is available
at https://www.fs.usda.gov/
umatilla.
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