SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 14 , 2022
Busy Day at the
A View from the Hill Hepper celebrates
Capitol for Rep. Smith
Christmas
By Doris Brosnan
Rep. Greg Smith
-Contributed Photo
SALEM, OR—On
Dec. 9, the Joint Emer-
gency Board voted both to
increase the federal funds
capital construction ex-
penditure limitation by
$404,000 for the Modified
Record Fire Range at the
Rees Training Center and
to increase the other funds
expenditure limitation for
the Department of Pub-
lic Safety Standards and
Training by $1,280,000 for
two additional basic police
courses.
“This funding was
passed to increase public
safety efforts in the State
of Oregon,” said Rep. Greg
Smith (R-Heppner). “As
co-chair of the General
Government Subcommit-
tee of the Joint Emergency
Board, it was my pleasure
to spearhead additional
public safety measures in
District 57 and the State of
Oregon.”
Smith is currently
serving his 11 th term as an
Oregon State Representa-
tive, making him the lon-
gest-serving member in the
House of Representatives.
He holds a gavel as the Co-
Chair of the Joint Ways and
Means Subcommittee on
General Government.
Rep. Smith also serves
as the Co-Vice Chair of the
full Joint Ways and Means
Committee. Additionally,
he is the ranking member
on the House Revenue and
Joint Legislative Audits
Committees.
To contact him, visit
Rep. Smith’s Facebook
page or send him an email
at rep.gregsmith@oregon-
legislature.gov.
December at Willow
Creek Terrace has started
off with a full house—not
the kind that might be a
winning hand in a poker
game, but the kind that
refers to every apartment
being rented. Residents
and staff view this as great
in many ways: new sto-
ries, views and ideas; more
birthdays to celebrate; more
participants for some of the
activities.
Bob Stevens, formerly
of Hardman, moved in a
month ago and was soon
joined by another “newbie”
when Virginia Peck moved
to the Terrace from near
Lexington.
New residents and em-
ployees should find Decem-
ber a most enjoyable month
to reside at the Terrace. This
week they will be putting
together two gingerbread
houses that will be on dis-
play in the common/dining
room–tempting passersby
to take a bite or a swipe of
frosting? They have hosted
one group of carolers so far
and hope for more. Yester-
day, they decked the halls
and common/dining room,
so every apartment has a
holiday decoration by its
door, and they now have
a tree in place for Santa’s
use when he brings gifts
for everyone while they
sleep after their Christ-
mas Eve gathering. That
is when they listen to “The
Night Before Christmas,”
read with dramatic flair,
and sing Christmas carols
while enjoying their cups
of hot chocolate. Their tra-
ditional Christmas feast on
Christmas Day will have
just enough time to become
a great memory before their
traditional New Year’s Day
feast on Jan. 1.
Another special day
falls amid the holiday-re-
lated events, when Sta-
cie O’Brien celebrates her
birthday on the 20 th . She
will choose her birthday
lunch menu and invite her
neighbors to enjoy the spe-
cial day with her.
More residents and
fewer staff members mean
little time for the care as-
sistants to relax, as they re-
main focused on providing
excellent assistance to all of
the Residents. Individuals
interested in joining life on
the Hill as a staff member
can drop by or call 541-676-
0004 for more information.
Heppner will be cele-
brating Christmas Thurs-
day, Dec. 15, starting at 6
p.m. at the Morrow County
Fairgrounds. Admission
is free, and community
members are invited to visit
Santa and Mrs. Claus, enjoy
a cup of cocoa and bring the
kids for some free games.
Shopping reward cards
are available from local
businesses and can be used
to enter drawings at the
event. The Neighborhood
Center will be doing a raf-
fle, and the Heppner El-
ementary Parent-Teacher
Club will be putting on a
bake sale to raise funds.
To volunteer or with
questions, contact Shelby
Matthews at the Heppner
Chamber of Commerce,
541-676-5536 or heppner-
chamber@gmail.com.
Boardman planning
commission seeks to
fill vacancy
The City of Boardman presented by staff, such
has a vacancy on its plan- as plan amendments, zone
ning commission. The city changes, conditional use
is seeking interested parties permits, variances and ten-
who live within the Board- tative subdivision projects.
man city limits to fill the Meetings are generally the
seat, with a term ending third Wednesday of each
Dec. 31, 2025. The position month at 7 p.m. at Board-
will be appointed at the Jan. man City Hall and are open
10 city council meeting, to the public.
with the first planning com-
More information
mission meeting scheduled about the planning commis-
for Jan. 18.
sion can be found at: http://
The planning commis- www.cityofboardman.com/
sion is comprised of sev- pc/page/planning-commis-
en members appointed by sion.
the city council and is a
Interested parties
permanent advisory body should send a letter of inter-
to the council on matters est to Boardman Planning
related to planning and Official Carla McLane at
development. The commis- mclanec@cityofboardman.
sion holds monthly public com or via mail to Board-
meetings to consider land man City Hall, P.O. Box
10 items per person. Each
use and zoning matters 229, Boardman, OR 97818.
gift needs to be labeled with
the name of the recipient
and who the gift is from,
Say Good-bye to Bobbi Winter
and wrapped gifts need to
be picked up the same day.
Wrapping paper, ribbon
and tags will be available.
Donations go to support
this year’s 4-H ambassador
team.
Anyone with ques-
tions can contact the Mor-
row County 4-H office at
541-676-9642.
Boardman announces
vacancies on budget
committee
The Boardman Budget the budget for the city and 4-H ambassadors
Committee currently has the urban renewal districts
offer gift wrapping
three vacancies with two for recommendation to the
terms ending Dec. 31, 2023,
and one term ending Dec.
31, 2025. The city is seek-
ing interested parties who
live within the Boardman
city limits to fill the seats.
The budget commit-
tee is comprised of seven
residents at large and the
city council. They meet
annually in May to prepare
city council on adopting
those budgets.
Interested parties
should send a letter of in-
terest to Boardman Finance
Director Marta Barajas at
barajasm@cityofboard-
man.com or via mail to
Boardman City Hall, P.O.
Box 229, Boardman, OR,
97818.
Heppner City Council
has open position
The City of Heppner has announced it has a councilor
position open for placement.
Applicants must be at least 18 years old, have lived
within the Heppner city limits for at least 12 months as
of January 9, 2023, and be registered voters in the State
of Oregon.
The forms are found at cityofheppner.org or Heppner
City Hall. Interested parties can contact city hall Monday
through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The deadline for
applying is 5 p.m. on Jan. 6, 2023.
For more information, contact Kraig Cutsforth at 541-
676-9618 or heppner@cityofheppner.org. Completed,
signed forms can be mailed to Heppner, PO Box 756,
Heppner, OR 97836 or brought to Heppner City Hall at
111 N Main St.
The 2022-2023 Mor-
row County 4-H Ambassa-
dors are inviting the public
to participate in their first
annual Christmas gift wrap-
ping event.
Gift wrapping will take
place in Heppner on Mon-
day, Dec. 19, from 8 a.m. to
2 p.m. at 127 Main Street.
The Boardman event will
be at the SAGE Center from
8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday,
Dec. 20.
Wrapping services are
by donation, with a limit of
Elks sponsor free-
throw contest compete separately in three
A free-throw shooting
contest for girls and boys
ages eight through 13 will
be held at the Heppner
Elementary School gym
on Sunday, Dec. 18, at 1
p.m. Girls and boys must
be within that age group as
of Apr. 1, 2023, and live in
the Heppner, Lexington and
Ione area. The contest is
sponsored by the Heppner
Elks and is free for partic-
ipants.
Girls and boys will
age groups: eight to nine
years old, 10 to 11 years
old and 12 to 13 years old.
Each competitor will
shoot 10 free throws, then
rest and shoot 15 more, for
a total of 25. Winners from
each age group will ad-
vance to the district Hoop
Shoot in Heppner on Jan. 8.
For additional infor-
mation, contact Corey
Sweeney at 541-256-0355.
Grant funds are avail-
able to livestock producers
who implemented non-le-
thal wolf deterrent meth-
ods in 2022. The deadline
to submit applications is
Thursday, Dec. 22. The
committee will meet Tues-
day, Jan. 10, to review the
applications.
Applications can be
found on the Morrow Coun-
ty website, www.co.mor-
row.or.us/bc-wdac, or by
contacting Roberta Lutcher
at rlutcher@co.morrow.
or.us or 541-676-5613.
Completed applications
should be submitted to
Lutcher’s email address
or dropped off at the Bar-
tholomew Building, Rm.
201, 110 N. Court St., Hep-
pner.
Contact committee
chair Dean Robinson at
541-980-2350 with ques-
tions.
Bobbi and Bill Kuhn at the office - Halloween 2018
Wish Bobbi well in her
retirement. Kuhn Law
Office - 269 A Main Street,
Heppner - 2 to 5 p.m.
Friday, December 16th.
Have a bite to eat and
congratulate Bobbi
Area pastors invited
to submit Christmas
Wolf deterrent
messages
Businesses, individuals also
grants available
invited to send in Christmas
greetings
The Heppner Ga-
zette-Times will publish its
annual Christmas edition on
Dec. 21.
Area pastors are invited
to submit Christmas mes-
sages to be published in the
Dec. 21 edition. The dead-
line is Monday, Dec. 19,
at 5 p.m. Messages can be
dropped off at the Gazette
office, emailed to editor@
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