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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 27, 2022 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). 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. A View from the Green WCCC Sunday Men’s Play Sunday Men’s Play at Willow Creek Country Club on April 24 hosted 22 players. Special event win- ners were Dave Creswick and Dave Pranger with KP, Kelly Fox with the long putt and Jared Huddleston with the least putts. First place in net went to Tom Shear with 56 and Greg Greenup came in second with 58. Gene Or- wick, Dennis Peck and Tim Wright tied for third with a score of 59. Jared Huddleston took first place in gross with a score of 61. Charlie Fergu- son was second with 64 and Duane Disque came in third with 67. A shootout, which is a two-man event playing nine holes, will be held on May 1. Each of the nine holes will consist of a scramble, modified chapman and al- ternate shot. The event will be hosted by Dave Gunder- son, Dave Allstott and Gary Watkins. Last Tuesday, April 19, 10 Willow Creek Coun- try Club ladies braved the cold and windy day to play a post Easter scramble. Teams consisting of Virgin- ia Grant and Betty Carter and Karen Thompson and Kris Lindner tied for first place. Prize egg winners were Karen Thompson and Pat Dougherty. Pat Edmundson had a chip-in on hole 15. Over the tee cup Boardman to host low-cost rabies clinic The City of Boardman on Saturday, June 11, 2022, is reminding pet owners of the need to keep their dogs and cats current on their ra- bies vaccinations. This year the city will host a low-cost rabies vaccination clinic given by Dr. Burgess of Country Animal Hospital. Rabies is a fatal disease of the brain and spinal cord, caused by a virus carried by mammals. Vaccinating dogs and cats against rabies is essential in protecting loved ones and halting the spread of the disease. This low-cost rabies vaccination event kicks off from 8 a.m. to 12 noon at the Boardman City Park. The cost of the rabies vacci- nation is $25 per pet. Along with the vaccinations, the City of Boardman will offer free dog licensing. All dog owners who reside in the city limits of Boardman are required to have their dog licensed for identification purposes. For more information, please call Boardman An- imal Control Officer Jose Fernandez at 541-481- 9252. WENHOLZ LINDSAY operate and budgeting for a large organization. All of which will allow me to be able to effectively lead all of Morrow County in the future. Any other comments or notes you would like to pass on to the voters? I would like to ask for your vote so County voice issues to the larger state platform. As Morrow County commissioner, I will contin- ue to be at the table to repre- sent issues from behavioral health, public health, public safety, water and natural resources, military relation- ships and Veterans services, road funding and all things community development. I know that I am engaged working for all corners of our county. I want to bring my experience and passion for the work back for an- other four years to serve this great county, without an agenda of personal gain. What do you feel is the biggest challenge facing the office you are running for in Morrow County? I believe our biggest asset could be the same as our challenge. We have seen a lot of great growth, much attributed to the good work of the Port of Morrow teams. With growth comes needs; housing, diversity in rep- resentation, public health, workforce, water quantity and quality to name a few. With so much growth, even with the very best of in- tentions, it can be difficult for entities, along with the public that we serve to keep pace. We have a respon- sibility to be stewards of our amazing resources and more important than ever is the need for collaboration and open communication. Covid brought even more challenges to communica- tion, but we are now back on track. Recently I brought to- gether a Bi-County team that worked with our POM partners to apply for grants, brought grant writers to help with housing, county water quality and floodplain regulatory issues. I have worked with Boardman leaders in mental health collaborations and keeping Boardman industry oper- ational during Covid as well as addressed housing, I worked with Ione in the sewer project and Heppner on housing and water. In Irrigon, I pushed to keep the county services building in Irrigon. I voted to distrib- ute dollars to cities and for Irrigon Chamber outreach funds. In Lexington, I have supported their water proj- ect, grants to cities and grants for housing planning efforts. How would you address that challenge if you win? I will continue to make Morrow County a thriving place to live, work and play for families and individuals. My goals include continu- ing to make Morrow Coun- ty government open, trans- parent and accessible to all residents. I will continue to represent all areas of the county and respect cultural and diverse perspectives. I will continue to ask the hard questions and listen to the answers, to educate myself no matter how difficult the conversation. Why do you feel you are the best candidate for the job? I believe I am unique in my focus; I give 100 per- cent effort in whatever I do. I was born with an inherent commitment to community. I bring to the county passion and energy for outcomes. I have always gone above and beyond in the things that I do including serving Morrow County over the last six years. I never avoid a phone call, a tough con- versation, an issue or a task. I serve with a focus toward transparency without the clouded decision making of other loyalties or gains. Any other comments or notes you would like to pass on to the voters: Your vote is important, please vote for me by May 17 th to re- elect transparency, energy and commitment to all of Morrow County. Morrow County Justice of the Peace, Glen Diehl, has released the following Justice Court report: -Kori J. Jordan, 21, Heppner, was convicted of no operator’s license, fine $265 and driving uninsured, fine $265. -Jacklyn I Robinson, 53, Heppner, was convicted of violation of basic rule, fine $165. -Chet A. Dubry, 48, Heppner, was convicted of passing in a no passing zone, fine $265. -Marion Robinson, 71, Heppner, was convicted of violation of basic rule, fine $100. -Continued from PAGE ONE I can work for responsible economic growth and de- velopment, promote fiscal responsibility, foster a pos- itive working relationship with all county stakeholders and fairly represent the interests of all of Morrow County. PETERSON -Continued from PAGE ONE and focusing on what we agree upon. This can be done but requires foresight, patience and a willingness to compromise so that all parts of our county really do have a say. Why do you feel you are the best candidate for the job? I am honored to be running against two gentlemen whom I genu- inely like, and think would do a good job. Too often political opponents bash one another because it is the right “political” thing to do. I will not do that because I am not interested in the right political action, but what is in fact, right. If that intrigues you, if you want a leader who makes decisions not based on how it will affect them, but rather based upon right action, I hope to have your vote. If you give me the opportunity, I will prove you right. BMCC GIFT -Continued from PAGE ONE the payment stoppage. “Over the last week I heard some news BMCC has tran- sitioned somewhat away from work force develop- ment (in Morrow County). I understand they have budget issues,” she told the other commissioners. “But I grew ever more uncom- fortable and want to again talk about those dollars. I would like to see us hold on to the BMCC dollars,” she said in requesting the freeze. Lindsay said she had talked to BMCC offi- cials who apparently told her the money would be spent in Morrow County, but she wasn’t convinced. “I reached out to Kalie Davis (director of work- force development at the Port of Morrow) about the issue, and she has emailed me about putting together a meeting potentially with other people at the Port as well as some industry people to see where this is headed,” Lindsay said in making the case to withhold the money. “I would like to see us hold on to those Blue Mountain dollars until we know where Blue Mountain in headed in Morrow Coun- ty.” Lindsay said she also wanted to talk about how the money would be spent. Commissioner Don Russell argued against withholding the funds, say- ing it was “overreach” by the county. “I think its over- reach on our part. Had not the state of Oregon errored BMCC would have gotten more than we allocated to them because they are a taxing district in the tax code area,” he said of the Amazon payment. Rus- sell said the college “has a board of directors elected by the public to oversee their budget. They decide where to spend those dol- lars and where they think it benefits the most people. Now it is the three county commissioners to weigh in and say we don’t like how your elected officials are running your budget, so we are going to withhold tax dollars that probably were rightfully yours. I think it’s wrong and overreach on our part,” Russell said. “There are a lot of people concerned about where BMCC is headed in Mor- row County,” Lindsay re- sponded. “And I don’t want to send money to Pendleton without knowing exactly how it is going to be spent.” Lindsay had originally also been against sending the approved allocation of $437,566 to the Inter- mountain Education Ser- vice District, also located in Pendleton, saying she did not know exactly what services they did in Morrow County. At the April meet- ing she backed off freezing their payment, saying she recently heard of “multiple places they represent here in the county.” The commissioners ended up with a split vote 2-1 to withhold the BMCC funds, with Lindsay and Commissioner Jim Doherty voting yes, and Russell voting no. -Continued from PAGE ONE Justice Court Report Heideman named to honor roll Mackenzie Heideman or Roll consists of students was recently named to the President’s Honor Roll at Mt. Hood Community Col- lege for the 2022 winter term. The President’s Hon- who have achieved a 3.85 or higher GPA for 12 or more credits during the quarter.
