Heppner kids build
Olaf the snowman
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VOL. 141
NO. 1
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Wednesday, January 5, 2022
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
High winds take down power poles
causing outage
High wind Sunday and
early Monday morning
brought down power poles
in South Morrow County,
causing an outage that last-
ed most of the night and
into mid Monday morning.
Wind gusts for the Heppner
area reported by NOAA
ranged from 45 to 56 mph
from 10 p.m. Sunday to
3:30 a.m. Monday.
“The high winds last
night took four transmis-
sion poles down between
Heppner and Ruggs as well
as ten distribution poles
down on the other side of
Franklin Hill,” Brian Koll-
man, Operations Manager
for Columbia Basin Elec-
tric Co-operative told the
Heppner Gazette-Times
Monday. “With the drifting
snow limiting our ability to
access these areas, we were
not able to restore power
as quickly as we would
have liked to, and we still
have some members out
of power in the Big Butter
Creek area. We hope to
A tree fell across the street in Heppner after high winds early
Sunday morning.
Deacon Turner and Evan Moore, Heppner, enjoy the snow by
building “Olaf” the snowman. Deacon’s parents are Cidney
Coster and Damion Turner, and Evan’s parents are Brittany
Boothe and William Moore. -Contributed photo.
have everyone back on by
tomorrow (Tuesday) eve-
ning,” he said.
Deep snow drifts were reported on Sand Hollow Rd (left and above) by the Morrow County
Road Department. The main arterial roads are cleared first, then the crews begin working on
the secondary roads. According to Public Works, the crew is smaller than previous years and
some of the equipment is down waiting for parts. Travelers are reminded to stay safe, check
conditions prior to traveling and allow extra time. -Contributed photos.
Heppner’s December warmer Chamber invites entrepreneurs
to display wares
than normal
totaled 9.60 inches, which
is 4.40 inches below nor-
mal. Since October, the
water year precipitation
at Heppner has been 4.10
inches, which is 0.04 inches
above normal.
Snowfall totaled 16
inches with at least one inch
of snow reported on four
days. The heaviest snowfall
was 6.0 inches reported on
the 31 st . The greatest depth
of snow on the ground was
six inches on the 31 st .
The outlook for Janu-
ary from NOAA’s Climate
Prediction Center calls for
below normal temperatures
and above normal precip-
itation. Normal highs for
Heppner during January
are 43.6 degrees and normal
lows are 26.7 degrees. The
30 year normal precipita-
tion is 1.47 inches.
The Heppner Chamber
of Commerce is seeking lo-
cal entrepreneurs to display
their wares in the chamber
office in 2022. Chamber
Director JoAnna Lamb is
asking, “Are you an artist,
crafter, author or creator of
something you would like
to explore more as a possi-
ble side business option for
2022? If so, the Heppner
Chamber of Commerce is
creating a space for you.”
“Inside our office, we
will be utilizing all this
space that we have to be-
come a micro storefront for
chamber members or poten-
tial chamber members to
sell their products,” Lamb
continued. The chamber is
excited to bring new items
to shoppers and build new
relationships with potential
entrepreneurs and their new
Contact the Chamber at chamber@gmail.com for
clients.
541-676-5536 or heppner- additional details.
Chamber Director JoAnna Lamb (above right) has added display cases (left) in the chamber
office to display the wares for local entrepreneurs.
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2022
FOR
According to prelim-
inary data received by
NOAA’s National Weath-
er Service in Pendleton,
temperatures at Heppner
averaged warmer than nor-
mal during the month of
December.
The average tempera-
ture was 36.6 degrees which
was 3.1 degrees above nor-
mal. High temperatures av-
eraged 45.1 degrees, which
was 3.7 degrees above nor-
mal. The highest was 64
degrees on the 2 nd . Low
temperatures averaged 28.1
degrees, which was 2.6
degrees above normal. The
lowest was six degrees, on
the 30 th .
There were 22 days
with the low temperature
below 32 degrees. There
were four days when the
high temperature stayed
below 32 degrees.
Precipitation totaled
1.74 inches during Decem-
ber, which was 0.42 inches
above normal. Measurable
precipitation, at least .01
inch, was received on 13
days with the heaviest, 0.62
inches reported on the 20 th .
Precipitation in 2021
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