TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 25, 2021
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of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Heppner
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Port of Morrow
Re:View
The Columbia Devel-
opment Authority (CDA)
recently met with U.S.
Army Lieutenant General
Jason T. Evans and BRAC
to discuss the upcoming
transfer of Depot property.
In a meeting at the Umatilla
Army Depot on July 27,
2021, CDA Director Greg
Smith presented on behalf
of the CDA board and em-
phasized the importance
of staying on schedule to
keep the process moving
forward. Remaining steps
include 30-day comment
periods for both the pro-
grammatic agreement and
Environmental, Finding of
No Significant Impact and
Deed documents process.
The transfer is scheduled
for first quarter of January
2022.
The Port of Morrow
will be constructing an ap-
proximately 12,500 square
foot expansion at the SAGE
Center. Named the “Cul-
tural Alliance and Training
Center at SAGE,” the facil-
ity will provide a communi-
ty-based center well suited
for hosting events focused
on community inclusive-
ness, training seminars, job
fairs, small business devel-
opment and other programs
and activities to support
the needs of our education
and industry partners in the
region.
Chamber Chatter
Willow Creek Farmer’s
Market runs each Thursday
through September 2 from
4-7 p.m. at the Heppner
City Park. Cost for the
entire season for vendors
is $50 or by the week at
$10 per week. Check out
the Facebook page, email
willowcreekfm@gmail.
com or call 541-720-4399
or 757-285-5792 for addi-
tional information.
August 27-29, com-
munity-wide yard sale for
the south end of Morrow
County. Each property is re-
sponsible for their own sale,
signage and adding their lo-
cation to the Heppner Area
Classifieds Facebook page.
Sunday, September 12
from 5:30-7:30 p.m., Mu-
sic in the Park at Heppner
City Park featuring Chas-
ing Ebenezer, a Portland
musical group. Chasing
Ebenezer is a world folk-
rock band with influenc-
es from Celtic, African
and Middle Eastern music.
Hopeful Saints will be of-
fering food for purchase by
donation to their Mission
and Outreach fund.
September 2-5, Gilliam
County Fair. The fair in
Condon features fun for
the entire family including
children’s activities, en-
tertainment, music, rides,
commercial vendors and a
wide variety of food and
attractions.
September 18 and 19,
Blue Mountain Century
Scenic Bikeway ride. Reg-
istration and waivers are
available at the chamber
office or on the chamber
website. Contact the cham-
ber at 541-676-5536 to
guarantee a spot as the ride
will be limited to 100 riders.
The Blue Mountain Centu-
ry Bikeway is a scenic loop
of approximately 108 miles
beginning and ending in
Heppner.
October 28, vaccine
clinic and communi-
ty health fair at the Ione
American Legion Hall.
Additional information will
be available at a later date
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What’s in store for the
2021 school year, and
beyond
To the editor;
Education is all about
taking the long view.
The school-age years
go by quickly, but the les-
sons, skills and confidence
students learn will last for
a lifetime. The Morrow
County School District has
not only the responsibility,
but the honor to play a role
in those important develop-
mental years.
As we head back to the
classroom this fall, we’re
keeping those long-term
investments in mind.
Our mission is to make
the most of this time for
students in the classroom,
on the field of competition,
at concerts and performanc-
es, out in our communities
and everywhere else they’re
learning and growing.
We carefully plan to put
our financial resources to
their best use year by year
and over the long-term,
considering the impact of
every dollar we spend and
looking to invest in Morrow
County’s young people –
our future.
One way we help stu-
dents prepare for that future
is by giving them the educa-
tional tools to focus on sci-
ence, technology, engineer-
ing, mathematics, arts and
music through STEM and
STEAM programs. We’re
finding these opportunities
often spark the interest of
students who otherwise
might not be engaged with
their education, helping
them explore possible ca-
reers and lifelong passions.
Through a $868,000
Wheatridge Renewable
Energy Facility grant, each
community and school will
receive dedicated funding
for specifically tailored
staff and programs. In 2021
this will fund science, tech-
nology and music teachers
throughout the district as
well as facility renovations
to create the best use of the
space we have.
We are also doing a
careful review of all our
current facilities to ensure
we are anticipating repairs
as we care for these com-
munity resources. Mainte-
nance costs have the poten-
tial of eating into a school
district’s budget if problems
aren’t addressed, and ongo-
ing costs caused by a leaky
roof, aged HVAC system
or other inefficiency aren’t
a good use of those dollars.
Our school buildings
play a vital role in each of
our communities, and we
want to make sure they
continue to function at their
best for years to come.
Health and safety have
become a growing concern
in schools, and we’re able
to address a wide range of
needs through our wellness
hub partners. These ser-
vices include CARE coor-
dinators, nurses, mental and
oral health professionals,
resource officers and work-
force coordinators.
For every $1 the school
district invests in our stu-
dents’ health and safety,
our partner agencies pitch
in $1.13. Like all our in-
vestments, the health and
safety of our students is a
fundamental building block
of a successful life after
graduation.
It can be easy to get
caught up in the immediate
challenges, and there are
more than a few to start
this school year. But as we
work through them, we’re
keeping our eyes on the end
goal and what’s best for our
students and communities.
Making the right in-
vestments today will pay
big dividends in the future.
Dirk Dirksen, Morrow
County School District Su-
perintendent
DA’s Report
Morrow County Dis-
trict Attorney Justin Nelson
has released the following
report:
- S a m a n t h a J o Va n
Nostern was convicted of
criminal trespass in the
first-degree x 2 and failure
to appear in the second
degree and was sentenced
to 24 months bench proba-
tion, 20 days jail imposed,
remaining jail used for any
probation violations that
may occur, 120 hours of
community service, drug
abuse evaluation and com-
ply with all treatment, men-
tal health evaluation and
comply with all treatment
and no contact with victims.
-Dylan Clay Blasius
was convicted of assault in
the fourth degree and sen-
tenced to 24 months bench
probation, 30 days jail im-
posed, remaining jail used
for any probation violations
that may occur, no pos-
session or use of firearms,
drug abuse evaluation and
comply with all treatment,
anger management evalu-
ation and comply with all
treatment and mental health
evaluation and comply with
all treatment.
Treacherous dealers
deal treacherously
To the editor:
The Prophet Isaiah
spoke to the citizens living
at the end of the age, “The
treacherous dealers have
dealt treacherously: yea, the
treacherous dealers have
dealt very treacherously.”
(Isaiah 24:16b). Treacher-
ous dealing is a readiness to
betray trust or confidence.
Today, August 22, 21, the
FDA granted full approval
of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vac-
cine opening the door for
more vaccine mandates.
Why the rush to grant full
FDA approval? Should the
American public have trust
in this FDA approval of the
mRNA COVID-19 flu shot?
“The CDC in May
stopped tracking break-
through (those that were
vaccinated yet contracted
C-19) infections…” (USA
Today 8/20/21). The CDC
published a study that found
the effectiveness of mRNA
vaccines in nursing homes
were 74.7 percent effective
in America between March
and May “but protection
dropped to 53.1 percent
from June to July” (USA
Today 8/20/21). The Sur-
geon General and the CDC
has acknowledged the wan-
ing protection of mRNA
flu shots and admitted “the
U.S. doesn’t track post-vac-
cination infections in any
organized way. American
are flying blind.” (USA
Today 8/20/21). President
Biden recently announced
a third COVID booster
shot would be available in
September due to waning
efficacy of mRNA flu shot.
The treacherous dealers
have dealt treacherously.
Truly Americans and
the world are flying blind
in the midst of treacherous
dealing by the FDA, CDC,
Biden Administration and
their lead counsel Dr. Fau-
ci. A recent Harvard Study
revealed that only one per-
cent of Vaccination Ad-
verse Event Reports System
(VAERS) have been docu-
mented. That means there
could well have been more
deaths to the mRNA flu shot
than Covid deaths. Even at
one percent there have been
double the number of re-
ported deaths due to mRNA
flu shots than all the VAERS
reports of flu shot deaths in
30 years. ICAN (Informed
Consent Action Network)
documented on July 30,
21 that CDC is under re-
porting the adverse events
from the mRNA flu shot by
“50 to 120 times.” (ICAN
4/5/21) Bloomberg report-
ed over “100,000 break-
through vaccine deaths”
(Bloomberg 7/30/21) In
Singapore 75 percent of
new Covid 19 cases have
been vaccinated. In Isra-
el, the majority of new
Covid-19 cases have been
vaccinated. In Brazil, “Over
32,000 People DEAD fol-
lowing COVID-19 Vac-
cines.” (healthimpactnews.
com). Indeed, the treacher-
ous dealers have dealt very
treacherously.
These flu mandates and
lockdowns are separating
children from their par-
ents, wives from husbands,
friends from friends, and
dividing Americans against
Americans. This is exactly
what Nazi Germany did.
The Jews were forced to
wear a star and ostracized
from their community just
like these treacherous deal-
ers are attempting to divide
the vaccinated from the un-
vaccinated. One day, soon,
very soon, the vaccinated
will be mandated to take
the next, or next booster
because their protection is
waning. It is waning be-
cause their immune system
has been compromised and
the mRNA flu shots don’t
work as advertised. Wake
up. The shot is not the an-
swer and the unvaccinated
are not the enemy.
It is past time for our
local leaders to stop push-
ing these dangerous mRNA
shots. It is past time to take
back local control of our
businesses, our school, our
hospitals, our government
and our families against
these traitorous unconsti-
tutional mandates. It is past
time to stop listening to
these treacherous dealers
and take responsibility for
our personal health and
our personal wellbeing.
Vitamin A, B, C, D, E, Zinc,
oregano, quinine, exercise,
healthy diet, sunshine, a
good night’s sleep, trust in
God is a whole lot better
than a mandated shot de-
veloped by the treacherous
dealers.
Stuart Dick, Irrigon
Correction
An error was made in the caption and the story about
the Morrow County Chronicles in last week’s issue of the
Heppner Gazette-Times. Nancy Miller was erroneously
identified as the treasurer of the Morrow County Historical
Society where she is actually the secretary. The treasurer
is Neva DeMayo. The G-T apologizes for this error.
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