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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 3, 2021 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES Cross country boys qualify for state 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. David Sykes ..............................................................................................Publisher Bobbi Gordon................................................................................................ Editor Giselle Moses.........................................................................................Advertising All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. For Advertising: advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Cost for a display ad is $5.25 per column inch. Cost for classified ad is 50¢ per word. Cost for Card of Thanks is $10 up to 100 words. Cost for a classified display ad is $6.05 per column inch. For Public/Legal Notices: public/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Dates for publi- cation must be specified. Affidavits must be requested at the time of submission. Affidavits require three weeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be specified if required). 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. Drama shorts to be presented Performers pictured in the front row: Lincoln Ellsworth, Roen Waite. Row 2: Serena Humphreys, Hannah Finch, Becca Ellsworth, Kelsi Workman, Madison Palmer and Rylee Palmer. Row 3: Christopher Humphreys, Harley Anderson, Jaiycee Cimmiyotti, Nate Ellsworth, Lita Nelson, Piper Kelton, Jacob Finch and Daemon Worden. Not pictured: Patrick Wolford, Emily Rauch, Ed Ellsworth and Allison Rauch. -Contributed photo. The Heppner Drama Club will present drama shorts that include skits, jokes and musical numbers on No- vember 8 and 9 at the Heppner High School Cafetorium. The performances will begin at 7 p.m. and admission is $2 per person. High School cross country team. Pictured front row (L-R): Roen Waite, Hannah Finch, Irelynn Kollman, Jacob Finch, Trevor Nichols. Middle row (L-R): Ed Ellsworth, Hailey Heideman, Kamron Drury, Kylie Boor, Joe Sherman. Back row (L-R): Alan Scott, Toni Nichols, Russ Nichols. Not pictured: Harley Anderson, Sierra Greenup. -Photo by Damon Brosnan. By Hannah Finch The high school cross country runners competed at districts this past Friday in John Day. Some of the toughest competition in the state lies in this district, so it was truly a day to come out and compete. Leading the girls was Hailey Heideman, who crossed the finish line in eighth place with a time of 21:26.7. After her was Hannah Finch (22:12.4) followed closely by Irelynn Kollman (22:22.0) and Ky- lie Boor (22:24.7). Sierra Greenup finished the course shortly afterwards, with a time of 25:01.2. This was the last race of the season for the girls, who placed third as a team. Trevor Nichols showed up on Friday with a time of 16:01.3. This put him in second place and qualified him for state individually. Following him was Edward Ellsworth, who finished in 18:13.1. Jacob Finch (18:37.6), Joseph Sherman (18:40.9) and Kamron Dru- ry (19:02.7) crossed the line one after the other. Trailing behind them was Roen Waite, who capped off the boys’ runs with a 21:53.8. The boys placed second overall, qualifying all six of them to run at state. Nearly every Mustang set a new personal or sea- son record at the district meet. Though the season is now over for the girls, the future is looking bright with strong runners like Kollman and Greenup. The OSAA Cross Country 1A/2A/3A State Championships will be held this Saturday, November 6 at Lane Community Col- lege. 1A/2A Boys will race at approximately 10:35 a.m. Heppner fans are en- couraged to attend the meet or watch the live results through athletic.net. On Halloween, the middle school girls com- peted in the Stumptown Running Middle School Championships at Western Oregon University. Over- all, the girls placed fifth out of the 12 other teams. Lily Nichols led Heppner’s pack in 33 rd place, finishing the 3,000 meter course in 11:48.9. Brooklyn Hen- dricks and Riley Archer finished after her, followed by Lizzie Ginn, who set a new personal record, and Jules Archer. It has been a successful season for both Heppner’s girls and boys, leading us to wonder what could be in store for next year. Good luck to the boys at state. Good News Only By Doris Brosnan Inquiring minds want to know: The space between the sidewalks and the street pavement (known various- ly as boulevard, median, hell strip, parkway, verge, tree belt) will eventually be covered with stamped cement to resemble rock. (Picture the cement wall along Court Street?) Such strips become the respon- sibility of property owners, apparently, so the cement will certainly be easier maintenance than would be grass, trees, plants. It probably won’t happen un- til after the winter weather, according to city hall. Last Thursday, in front of the Home Health of- fice, a litter of dachshunds seemed to be gathered but turned out to be the Home Health staff in costumes. Also included in the cluster was “Cruella Deville.” This great effort was just one of the health district’s de- partments’ competitors for the best Halloween theme and costumes. (Winner and more info not available at submission time.) That group was passed by streams of preschool- ers from Sage Garden and from Heppner Day Care in a delightful variety of costumes, as they paraded down the street, stopping to trick-or-treat at businesses along their way. Some of those cute, scary and cre- ative costumes were out and about again, joined by many older students, for the “Trunk or Treat” event at the fairgrounds and finally for Halloween. Who is ready for the “fall back” switch of our clocks on Sunday? How much difference will it make, after we have had that added hour to rest be- fore starting our Monday? It will make the BEO clock read correctly. Please, share your rea- sons to smile by sending your good-news tidbits before Monday afternoon to dbrosnan123@gmail. com, or call 541-676-5382 or 541-223-1490, or stop me on the street. Here’s hoping that some good news comes to everyone reading this. Chamber Chatter -Morrow County’s Broadband Action Team will be holding the second of three community town halls on November 10 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Gil- liam and Bisbee building in Heppner. Light refresh- ments will be provided. -Amazon AWS Girls Tech Day, Mission Impossi- ble, will be held November 13. Register at https://bit. ly/2XqefGc. -Pink Friday Main Street shopping event will be held November 19 from 3 to 7 p.m. Marriage Licenses The Morrow County Clerk’s office has released the following report of marriage licenses: October 14, 2021: - Veronica Coria Mendoza, 36, Stanfield, and Luis Angel Ruiz Lara, 26, Stanfield The Swanson Insurance Group Announces New Team Member The Swanson Insurance Group, LLC is excited to announce Emily Cecil as the newest member of their growing team. Emily, a Heppner native, received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a focus in Marketing Management and a Minor in Communication Studies from Eastern Oregon University in 2020. Shortly after graduating, Emily took on the role as Lead Business Advisor for the Umatilla Electric Cooperative Business Resource Center. When asked about her new role with The Swanson Insurance Group, Emily said, “I am excited to continue serving this great community while being a member of such amazing team. I am very thankful for this opportunity, and I am ready to get to work!” Luke Swanson said, “Emily’s skillset, educational background, and experience in the community will be a great addition to The Swanson Insurance Group.” The Swanson Insurance Group specializes in personal, commercial, and agricultural policies. For more information, visit swansoninsgroup.com. PO Box 24 Hermiston, OR 97838 Office: 541-667-7218 Fax: 800-520-6501 Thank You! As we celebrate National Cooperative Month we wanted to first say thank you to our membership and to our community partners. We are shaped by the people we serve. As a member- owned utility, we are driven to be more than a business, we are your energy partner. Learn more about how UEC is helping to power communities at: Hermiston Office Boardman Office 750 W. Elm Ave. Hermiston, OR 97838 (541) 567-6414 400 N.E. Eldrige Drive Boardman, OR 97818 (541) 481-2220
