TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 27, 2022
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.