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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 1, 2021 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES 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). 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Chamber Chatter The Heppner Cham- ber’s Christmas schedule: -Thursday, December 9 at 7 p.m., painting party at the Heppner Christian Church. -Saturday, December 11, Artifactory Bazaar at the Gilliam and Bisbee build- ing, sponsored by Heppner Daycare. -Sunday, December 12, 5 to 7 p.m., “Searching for Christ in Christmas” wise man scavenger hunt spon- sored by Hospice. -Monday, December 13, Christmas trivia night at Flood Town Bookstore. -Tuesday, December 14, Merry Grinchmas party at Flood Town Bookstore. -Wednesday, December 15, Wine and Design event at Murray’s Drug. -Thursday, December 16, 6 to 9 p.m., Chamber of Commerce hosts Cel- ebrate Christmas event at the fairgrounds. Included at the event will be the Re- wards Card raffle, all ages coloring contest, Santa and Mrs. Claus and the Parent Teacher Club bake sale. Pick up coloring pages at the chamber office or city hall lobby. Return to the chamber office by Decem- ber 13. -Friday, December 17, Polar Express at the Sage Center. -Saturday, December 18, dedication ceremony for Thomson Square. Mex- ican hot chocolate will be served courtesy of Tacos Hometown. -Saturday, December 18, the Heppner Outreach Council hosts the Night- light Parade and snowball drop. -Heppner Chamber of Commerce is holding a Christmas home decorating contest. Participants must live inside the Heppner city limits and names and addresses must be sub- mitted to the chamber by December 13 with judging to take place December 14. Categories will include Vic- torian: old fashioned, tradi- tional and nostalgic holiday display; Clark Griswold: excessive use of lights and decorations; and crazy in- flatables: must have three or more inflatables to qualify. For additional informa- tion or for anyone interested in participating contact the chamber at 541-676-5536 or email heppnerchamber@ gmail.com. Additional de- tails will follow next week. INTERNET -Continued from PAGE ONE Heppner, but the Broadband Benefit Program is open to anyone no matter where they live. Which brings up the main purpose of the Mor- row County Broadband Team and having Moss here. In partnership with Lead for America and Til- lamook Creamery Associ- ation, the county is hosting Moss to help bridge the digital divide in the area. He is working to assist the county’s efforts in im- proving internet speeds, broadband availability, plan affordability, and growing digital skills among citi- zens. From Portland, Moss is living here for at least a year to head up the effort. Moss said the main effort of the team is to bring broadband to areas of the county now either underserved or without service. And with the new infrastructure program just passed by Congress, the government will soon be giving out millions in grant money which the county should be ready to receive. “We first need to define the needs and where those areas of need are,” he explained. He said the team is gather- ing information from peo- ple now about “the story of what (the internet) means to their life, and what it means for those people that don’t have it.” Moss said while the internet is not perfect, con- necting to it is becoming more important in people’s existence. “I know there is a lot of good things the inter- net can do, and there is also a lot of bad things it can do. I’m not a proponent that the internet can fix all problems and that we should put our lives completely online. But I also acknowledge the necessity of the internet including health benefits and education,” he said. He said the main emphasis of the team, and the reason he is here, is to improve the infrastructure and speed of the internet providers who will ultimately be the ones getting better service out to the underserved areas of the county. To get ready for the new grant money Moss says the county needs a plan. “We better have our ducks in a row,” he said in prepa- ration for the $65 billion in federal money, plus $126 million already earmarked by the state of Oregon. “Once that money does start to come down and grants become available, we need to be ready.” He said the money should start being available by the middle of next year and will be used to help build out internet service in the unincorpo- rated areas of the county. Inside the city limits inter- net has already been taken care of by providers, “But getting to areas the market hasn’t addressed because of low population, grant money is going to be very important,” he emphasized. Take the internet speed test ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. High School, singing and dancing with the expertise of experienced actors. And my eyes were especially on granddaughter Amy, a sophomore who totally enjoyed the eight perfor- mances as a member of the ensemble. This was her first stage appearance, but I am positive that it won’t be her last. I am sure that she will find time for drama in her schedule of standard class- es, choir and the school newspaper. (Unbiased as- sessment: She was great.) Everyone is encour- aged to contribute to this column dedicated to every- day positives, some huge, some small, all sources of pleasure for our readers. Please, send your good- news tidbits before Monday afternoon to dbrosnan123@ gmail.com, or call 541-223- 1490. Here’s hoping that some good news comes to everyone reading this. -Continued from PAGE ONE Moss said if citizens want to help out in the effort they can take the internet speed test at home. It’s free and will allow him to build a data base of inter- net speeds and where the service is located. To take the test go to: speedupamerica.com. Once there click on the icon “Take the Test”. Select “Use My Browser’s Location,” then “Get My Location,” and “Let’s Begin.” Choose “Work,” or “Residential.” Enter as much additional information as you would like, including, “How are you connected,” “Price per month,” and “Advertised download speed.” Click “Take Test” and wait for test to complete. If you have any ques- tions about this test or the county’s work on broad- band, feel free to reach out to Moss through email at amoss@co.morrow.or.us or by phone at 541-676-5664. Submit News, Advertising & Announcements Letters To The Editor Send Us Photos Start A New Subscription Have you started a new, interesting hobby or business? Have you or someone you know hit a significant milestone? Is there something you feel needs to be shared with the community? Share your story! I would love to share it with the Heppner Gazette-Times' readers! Contact Giselle Call or text cell# 541-914-2157 (PLEASE leave a message if I don't answer!) office# 676-9228 email graphics@rapidserve.net By Doris Brosnan New holiday decora- tions are up on the street lights, contributing to a cheerful atmosphere on Main Street. Thanks go out to the city maintenance crew. Adding to the cheerful atmosphere at the Gary and Barb Watkins home is the return of their son, Jeff, who graduated from HHS in ‘97. Since then, Jeff has lived in Beaverton, working for the same company for 21 years. Though he periodi- cally toyed with the idea of moving back to Heppner, he actually made the move a month ago, when he was hired by the Morrow Coun- ty Grain Growers to work at Green Feed. A big welcome to another returnee. Some good news this week seems to belong to me. I have thoroughly en- joyed two performances of “Mamma Mia” performed by students at West Salem COUNTY COVID TESTS WWW.HEPPNER.NET I WANT YOUR STORY! Do you have a community project? Good News Only tion for our employees and everything to do with what the state and feds rule us to do,” she said. New bus design ap- proved In other business at the meeting the commis- sioners approved a design for the three new buses it will use on the new Port of Morrow-Boardman to Hermiston bus route, and potentially the Heppner to Boardman route. The logos will be a vehicle “wrap” around the busses. “The concept of the large picture graphic is to showcase all industries in Morrow Coun- ty and provide a visual aid associated to the Loop,” County Transportation Di- rector Katie Imes said in presenting the design to the commissioners. In other business the commissioners voted to reappoint Barbara VanArs- dale to the Airport Advisory Committee, a seven-person committee. Send out your Christmas wishes to your customers and the community! The Heppner Gazette-Times will publish our special Holiday edition on December 22nd. The Christmas section will be full color and is a great way to thank your customers for their support throughout the year. Contact Giselle at the Heppner Gazette-Times for more information on how to have your advertisement included. Deadline for the December 22nd issue is Monday, December 20th at 5pm graphics@rapidserve.net ● heppner.net 541-676-9228 ● 188 W Willow St., Heppner
