TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 8, 2021
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Chamber Chatter
Don Bennett
honored for service
Heppner
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Wednesday, September
8 at 6 p.m., Adult crafting
to make fall/Halloween
gnomes at the library. Reg-
ister at www.otld.org.
Saturday, September
11, Heppner, Lexington and
Ione Fire Departments’ 9/11
firefighter remembrance.
The event includes a silent
parade, raising of the flag,
patriotic songs and the stair
climb.
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.
HRFPD Board Chair Kelwayne Haguewood, Fire Chief Steve Hopeful Saints will be of-
Rhea, Donald Bennett and former Chief Rusty Estes present fering food for purchase by
donation to their Mission
Don with his plaque of appreciation. -Contributed photo.
“He can’t remember
The Heppner Rural Fire
how
many meetings he has
Protection Board recently
attended
over the years on
paid homage to Donald
behalf
of
the fire district,”
Bennett of Heppner, who
a
board
spokesperson
said,
retired from the fire board
“But
it
has
been
a
truck-
after 46 years of service,
many as board chair. Ben- load.” The spokesperson
be looking at doing public nett was first elected to continued, “Many thanks
meetings to have kind of a the board in 1975 and has to Don for his years of
town hall about broadband served continuously since. community service.”
and internet and engage the
public. Public input along
the way is going to be very
important to us, and I would
like to engage the public as
much as possible,” he says.
Moss says after in- By Hannah Finch
ly took a hit. However,
frastructure has been im-
Heppner Mustangs this didn’t discourage the
proved, he would then hosted a three-way vol- Mustangs, who kicked off
like to have meetings to leyball tournament last their season with a win 3-0
“enhance digital skills for Thursday, September 2 against Riverside on Thurs-
people who have not had at Heppner High School. day, August 26.
internet before. People can Participating schools in-
With only two seniors
come in and learn the basics cluded South Wasco and on the floor, the team is
of technology that they Irrigon, where the two looking young this year.
have not had access to. We schools played each other Don’t let the underclassmen
are going to be moving first at 4 p.m. Proceeding fool you, though. Freshmen
towards more education South Wasco’s win against Hallee Hisler and Katie
and bridge the educational Irrigon, the team scored Spivey are strong addi-
gap in using technology, a second victory against tions to Heppner’s Varsity,
but that is further down the Heppner 3-0.
along with sophomores
timeline. First infrastruc-
Unwilling to accept Zandra Masterson and Mor-
ture, then affordability, then defeat, the lady Mustangs gan Cutsforth. With ex-
educational,” he says.
bounced back in their game perienced upperclassmen
To accomplish these against Irrigon, turning the paired with young talent
goals Moss is working for tables and winning 3-0 to in the freshman and soph-
an organization called Lead end the night. The tourna- omore classes, this fall
For America, a national ment was the first home season is looking bright.
fellowship program that game this season for our
The Mustangs push
recruits, trains and places Mustangs. After losing 10 forward this weekend with
leaders in rural commu- previous seniors through another tournament this
nities to tackle “the com- graduation this past spring, Saturday at Helix High
munity’s toughest public the girls’ roster definite- School starting at 9 a.m.
challenges.” The program
is supported by donations
from Tillamook Cheese,
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a major food processing wants pictures of your trophy
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While not an employee photos at 188 W Willow in
of Morrow County, Moss Heppner,
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county office building and upload them at heppner.net
his supervisor is county ad- or text cell phone photos to
ministrator Darrell Green. 541-980-6674.
He comes to Heppner from
the Portland area and says
he is getting used to living
in rural Morrow County.
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“It’s been fantastic. I’m
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transitioning from where Sykes Publishing
people are so busy with
their lives; they don’t take
time to wave and say hi. It’s
S O U T H M O R R O W C O U N T Y F I R E F I G H T E R S
been great,” Moss says of
his experience so far here.
BROADBAND
-Continued from PAGE ONE
when they come up,” he
says.
Public asked to help
As part of his job Moss
will be meeting with groups
around the county to talk
about internet and broad-
band. He is also asking
for the public’s help in
mapping out broadband
speeds and costs around the
county. “Starting this week,
we will be putting up a link
to a speed test online.” He
says the public will be able
to log on, test their internet
speed, and have that infor-
mation compiled and used
during the infrastructure
build out program. The
link will be on the Morrow
County Facebook page and
the web site. It is a link to
Speed up America and what
we are trying to do is get as
many people throughout the
county to take this test as
possible. What this will do
is show us what advertised
speeds are in specific areas
for your internet and what
the actual speeds are. It will
also show us the price that
people pay for the service
they get. This will allow
us, in our task force, to go
to providers and when we
meet have accurate data on
what speeds and minimum
speeds should be available
to people hopefully by the
end of the project here,”
he says. “No personally
identifying information is
collected during the test,
and the data will help our
team identify gaps in ser-
vice and establish standards
for internet speeds moving
forward,” he emphasized.
To take the test (estimat-
ed time 3 minutes) go to:
speedupamerica.com and
follow the directions.
Although getting the
infrastructure into Morrow
County is the number one
goal of his program, Moss
says he would later like
to work with people to
better understand how to
use the internet. “We will
Regular fall
volleyball returns
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Booster Club
postpones auction
The Heppner Booster
Club auction committee
has made the decision to
postpone the annual booster
club dinner and auction that
is typically held in October
each year. Due to current
restrictions in place for the
health and safety of the
community they will be
unable to hold the event.
SILENT PARADE &
PANCAKE BREAKFAST
FIREFIGHTER STAIR
CLIMB &
WALK-A-THON
FREE ACTIVITIES
FOR FAMILIES
LUNCH &
SILENT AUCTION
The auction and dinner,
with donations of mon-
ey, items, talent and time,
provides support for many
opportunities for Heppner
Junior Senior high school
students. Those who would
still like to make contribu-
tions to the organization
this year are welcome to
do so.
Cemetery District
to meet
Ione-Lexington Cemetery District will meet Sep-
tember 20, the third Monday instead of the scheduled
September 13, the second Monday. State mandates will
be followed, and masks are required.
School district
releases sports
spectator
requirements
With fall athletics
beginning, the Morrow
County School District has
announced requirements
that must be followed for
spectators at school sport-
ing events. The district will
be following the updated
OHA guidelines regarding
masks.
For indoor or outdoor
sports, students are not
required to wear a mask
indoors or outdoors when
practicing or playing a com-
petitive sport at any level,
including cheerleading and
dance/drill. Students not
actively participating (i.e.,
on the sideline during an
indoor or outdoor compe-
tition, etc.) are required to
wear a mask.
Coaches and support
staff, regardless of vaccina-
tion status, are required to
wear a mask during indoor
practices and competitions.
Spectators (5 years or older)
are required to wear a mask,
regardless of vaccination
status, at indoor practices
and competitions.
Coaches and support
staff, regardless of vaccina-
tion status, are required to
wear a mask during outdoor
practices and competitions
when six feet of physical
distance cannot be main-
tained. Spectators (5 years
or older) are required to
wear a mask, regardless
of vaccination status, at
outdoor practices and com-
petitions when six feet of
physical distance cannot be
maintained.
The district has also
announced that beginning
with the fall athletics ad-
mission will be charged
for football and volleyball
contests. Price of admission
is $5 for adults and $3 for
visiting students.
Autumn is a time
for Change…
9/11 STAIRCLIMB
MEMORIAL EVENT
where available
and Outreach fund.
Wednesday, Septem-
ber 15 at 2 p.m., Heppner
High School homecoming
parade.
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
Ione Community Church
Time Change— On Sept. 12, 2021
Worship—11:00am
Church School 10:00am—Children and Adults
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