TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 5, 2022
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of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
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Bank of Eastern Oregon
collects winter items for kids
Heppner Booster Club dinner
and auction back Oct. 22
The Bank of Eastern
Oregon (BEO) branches in
Heppner and Ione are col-
lecting winter items for lo-
cal children. The Heppner
branch is collecting coats,
hats, mittens and gloves,
new and gently used, for
local school children.
The BEO branch in Ione
is collecting coats. Winter
wear for children of any
age is appreciated. Hep-
pner BEO will give their
It is beginning to
feel like Fall as students
start filling the halls at
Heppner Jr./Sr. High School
and football, volleyball
and cross country events
are in full swing. This
means that the Heppner
Booster Club is working
hard gathering donations
and making preparations
for the Annual Booster
Club Dinner and Auction.
“Join us on Oc-
tober 22 at the Gilliam &
Bisbee Building for a night
of delicious food and won-
derful prizes to win and bid
on,” said a Booster Club
spokesperson. “There is
something for everyone,
including the Card Game,
Heads or Tails Game, Gen-
eral Raffle, Silent Auction
and Live Auction. Enjoy a
delicious dinner of steak,
potatoes, salad, bread and
homemade desserts for $20
per meal.”
The Booster Club
items to the Neighborhood
Center of South Morrow
County and Ione will do-
nate to local schools.
In conjunction with Or-
egon Community Bank
Week, these donations
will be taken in through
October 21.
People are invited join the
staff at BEO in Heppner
and Ione for refreshments
on Friday, October 21.
Carlsons earn 2022
Garden Highlight Award
Five FFA
members earn banner
is “very excited to host
this event after a two year
absence and appreciate the
amazing turn out and gen-
erosity of the Heppner and
surrounding communities
at our past auctions,” said a
release. “With this support,
the Booster Club was able
to continue to provide funds
to athletic and extra-curric-
ular school programs at the
Heppner Jr Sr High School
including trips, camps, and
items that the students need
throughout the year.”
“The Heppner
Booster Club is looking
forward to the 2022 Dinner
and Auction on October 22
with doors opening at 5
p.m., dinner at 6 p.m. and
the live auction at 7 p.m. It
promises to be a fun-filled
evening for a great cause,
our students.”
For more infor-
mation or to make a do-
nation, contact Auction
Chair, Brandi Sweeney at
541-256-0358.
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Kim and Ron Carlson standing by one of two Japanese
Maple trees in the front of their well-landscaped yard.
Photos by Kay Proctor
Five beginning FFA
members earned a sec-
ond place banner out of
11 teams at the district
contest, Sept. 27. The
event was held at Bracher
Farms in Hermiston
where students evaluated
soil from three different
pits on the farm.
Fourth
overall
individual members were
Khira Kreitzer, sixth
overall, Carter Eynetich,
and ninth overall, Martin
Mendoza. Other team-
mates included Delaney
Stefani and Brionna Ser-
rano.
COVID relief grant
continued from page 1
munities.
A total of $113.1 million
in federal assistance will
go to all 36 Oregon coun-
ties and is called the Local
Assistance and Tribal Con-
sistency Fund. The fund
also provides $500 million
over the next two years for
Tribes in Oregon and na-
tionwide, and Tribes have
until the end of October
2022 to submit applica-
tions for their allocations.
New food trailer opens in
Lexington
By Kay Proctor
Carving out a new homesite from one of Hep-
pner’s rocky hills and creating an ornate landscape in
alkaline soil earned Ron and Kim Carlson the 2022
Garden Highlight Award. The Carlsons moved into their
home and 15 acres at 73478 Horizon Lane in 1997 from
their place at Blake Ranch.
A long stretch of well-aligned terracing blocks
and of white fencing lead up the graveled road to the home
and a green, well-cared-for yard. Kim states that they both
like to garden and that “Ron does the heavy stuff and she
does the fun stuff.” She also says she purchases all of the
many varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials, and annuals at
MCGG Green Feed & Seed’s plant nursery in Heppner.
Locating on a hill means wind, so a gas-fed
outdoor firepit sits on their back deck to take the chill
off. The view from the deck overlooks Willow Creek
Valley to the west and part of Hinton Creek Valley to the
east and is Kim’s favorite outdoor area. Ron’s favorite
is the hot tub.
Because of the many deer passing through, the
vegetable garden is fenced in, but their chocolate Labra-
dor, Jersey, finds a way in to pick cucumbers for herself.
Kim is retired from office work at Heppner Ele-
mentary. Ron worked many years as a truck mechanic,
both self-employed and for others. He works seasonally
now, driving wheat truck for MCGG. Many people know
the Carlsons from their 10 years of starting, owning, and
operating their mobile concession stand. Their family
also includes daughter, Kristi, and grandchildren, Kailey
and Brody.
The Garden Highlight Award is sponsored by
MCGG Green Feed & Seed and the Heppner Volunteers.
It is given to those with exceptional seasonal features, spe-
cial outdoor projects, or yards that are outside city limits.
To suggest a recipient, contact kayproctor@gmail.com
Ione homecoming week
planned October 10-14
Sheila Miller with her grandson Joe Miles show off the new food trailer
Tumbleweeds Mobile Bakery & Café now open in Lexington
A new food trailer has
opened in Lexington of-
fering breakfast and lunch
menus including French
toast, giant cookies, donuts,
coffee and specials. Owned
and operated by Sheila
Miller the business is open
from 4 am to 2 pm Mon-
days through Thursday. The
trailer is located in front of
the former school building
at the junction of highway
207 and 74 across from the
mini mart.
“I wanted to have a business
I could operate myself and
meet and serve the public,”
says Miller who emphasiz-
es that her husband Reid
helps her a lot running the
business. She invites every-
one to stop by, have some-
thing to eat and drink and
say hello. “I look forward
to meeting everyone,” she
says and adds if you want
to make sure donuts will
be ready when you arrive
make sure to call ahead at
541-977-0064.
Ione Jr./Sr. High School
homecoming activities get
underway with dress up
day-Country Vs. Coun-
try Club-on Monday, Oc-
tober 10. A Tug of War/
Mud Wars for kindergarten
through 12th grade stu-
dents is planned for 6:30
p.m.
The Tuesday, October 11,
theme is Dress Up Beach
Day vs Rainy Day with
an assembly and “Balloon
Stomp.”
Wednesday, October 12,
dress up is Athletes vs.
Mathletes with a 6:30 p.m.
“Macho Men/Powder Puff
tug of war.
Thursday, October 13, it’s
Cardinal Day with a noise
parade through town, a
5 p.m. home volleyball
game, senior night and a
bonfire directly after the
game.
A home football game will
be held Friday, October 14
with the announcement of
the homecoming court.
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8:00-12:00/1:00-5:00
*Extended evening hours
Heppner Bartholomew building till 6:00pm
Oct 19 & Oct 26
*Heppner Senior Center: October 20,2022
12:00pm-6:00pm
*Ione Community Clinic: Every Wednesday 9:30-3:00
Ione Community Church:
Oct 27,2022 4:00-7:00