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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 22, 2023 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 Heppner Rural Fire Fire department, sheriff’s office receive Protection District to meet gifts of life A public meeting of the Heppner Rural Fire Protec- tion District will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 7 p.m. at the Heppner Fire Hall, 911 Riverside Avenue. The meeting will in- clude the annual joint meet- ing between the Heppner Volunteer Fire Department and the Heppner Rural Fire 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. Chris Sykes ...............................................................................................Publisher Andrea Di Salvo ............................................................................................ Editor Cindi Doherty.........................................................................................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. Applications being accepted for Billy Gentry Scholarship Columbia Basin Elec- tric Cooperative (CBEC) offices in Heppner and Con- don will be accepting appli- cations for the Billy Gentry Memorial Scholarship now through 5 p.m. on May 1. Gentry started work for the cooperative at age 18 and retired in 1991 after 43 years. He worked as a truck driver, a pole setter, on the framing crew, jackhammer operator, and powder man before becoming the fore- man and then line superin- tendent. Gentry loved his work family and the trade—any- one who was willing to work no matter the weather or how many hours it took to get the lights back on was part of the family. He was there with Columbia Basin Electric when the lights first came on at the Potter Ranch in 1949. Priority will be given to students interested in pur- suing a trade/degree in the electrical industry, with an emphasis to individuals that would like to move back to Eastern Oregon. The scholarship is only available to high school seniors who live in a home served by CBEC and attend school within our service territory. One $500 schol- arship will be awarded to a student in each high school within the CBEC service territory—Heppner, Ione, Condon and Fossil. “At CBEC, we take great pride in highlighting the value of cooperative membership to young peo- ple,” the cooperative said in a statement. “After all, they are our members-in-train- ing. We provide a variety of programs that benefit young people, from safety demonstrations to sponsor- ing youth activities across our five-county service territory.” Applications are avail- able at www.cbec.cc, from each school or at one of Columbia Basin Electric’s offices. Anyone with ques- tions may contact the office in Heppner at 541-676- 9146 or Condon at 541- 384-2023. Heppner chamber announces new website The Heppner Chamber of Commerce has a new web- site. Among the updates are multiple features to better serve Willow Creek Valley Economic Development Group’s (WCVEDG) des- ignated area. Grant information for WC- VEDG programs and other local, state and regional partners is available now at https://heppnerchamber. com/grants/. The commu- nity enhancement grant application will open on March 16. Death Notice Jarry M. Jessen–Jarry M. Jessen of Hermiston died on Feb. 19, 2023, at the age of 80 near Cutsforth Park, doing what he loved, spending time outdoors. He was born on Jan. 20, 1943, in Paradise, CA. A private family gathering will be held. Please share memories of Jarry with his family at burnsmortuary- hermiston.com. Burns Mortuary of Hermis- ton is in charge of arrange- ments. Heppner Fire Department and Morrow County Sheriff’s Of- fice recently received new AEDs courtesy of Morrow County Health District. Pictured with the AEDs in Heppner Fire Hall (L-R) are Morrow County Sheriff John Bowles, MCHD CEO Emily Roberts, and Heppner volunteer firefighters Eric Chick and Erik Patton. -Photo by Andrea Di Salvo The Heppner Volun- teer Fire Department and Morrow County Sheriff’s Office received new AED units last week courtesy of Morrow County Health District. AEDs, or automated external defibrillators, are used to help those expe- riencing sudden cardiac arrest, or heart attack. The Red Cross call the AED a “sophisticated, yet easy- to-use, medical device.” It can analyze the heart’s rhythm and, if necessary, deliver an electrical shock, or defibrillation, to help the heart re-establish an effec- tive rhythm. The fire department and sheriff’s office each request- ed five AED units from the district in November. The cost for all 10 Zoll AED Plus machines and carrying cases was $16,980. In laying out their reason for requesting the machines, Heppner Fire Chief Steve Rhea pointed out that the Heppner Fire Department is an all-volun- teer department with a fire district that covers over 600 square miles of Morrow County. That includes land in the Heppner Rural Fire Protection District, which contracts with the Heppner Fire Department. Rhea also said that the department’s rescue unit, which carries the Jaws of Life, covers an additional 1,000 square miles of county. “Due to the vastness of our response area we can be over an hour away from any medical facilities,” Rhea said in a letter to the health district. “There are times that we may arrive prior to the ambulance.” Not only that, but the American heart Association reported in 2018 that more than 356,000 out-of-hos- pital cardiac arrests occur every year in the U.S. An estimated 40 to 50 percent of duty related fatalities in fire services are from heart attacks. Studies have also shown that if a sudden car- diac arrest patient received defibrillation through an AED within the first min- ute, their survival rate is 90 percent. Of the five AEDs gifted to the fire department, one will be placed in the de- partment’s rescue vehicle, one in the primary structure engine, one in each of the command vehicles and one in the fire hall. Protection District. The purpose of this meeting is to receive information, dis- cuss topics pertinent to both entities, and share issues and concerns relating to the contractual relationship between the two parties. The public is invited to attend. Rep. Smith Receives Measure 114 update from Raschio Rep. Greg Smith and Judge Robert Raschio. -Contributed photo Last week, Rep. Greg Smith (R-Heppner) had a meeting with Judge Robert S. Raschio, who is the Pre- siding Judge of Oregon’s 24 th Judicial District (Grant and Harney Circuit Court). Back in November, voters narrowly passed Bal- lot Measure 114. It was set to go into effect in Decem- ber, however, gun rights ac- tivists challenged it in court and argued that it violates the Oregon Constitution. Judge Raschio believed their arguments had merit and put a temporary stay on the implementation of Measure 114. Since then, the Oregon Supreme Court has denied the Oregon Attorney Gen- eral’s petition to overturn Judge Raschio’s injunction and allow Measure 114 to go into effect. The gun control measure remains blocked until a lower court holds a hearing. “I often receive ques- tions from constituents re- garding Measure114,” said Smith. “Having meetings like today are vastly import- ant; where different branch- es of government can come together and learn from each other. A huge thank you goes out to Judge Ra- schio for his work to uphold Oregon’s Constitution.” Boardman city manager candidate turns down position The Boardman City Council extended a condi- tional offer of employment for the Boardman City Manager position to Elke Doom of Huron Township, MI recently, but Doom has withdrawn her name from consideration, leaving the city without a long-term city manager for the mo- ment. The City of Boardman had been working with Strategic Government Re- sources of Keller, TX since September in an attempt to recruit candidates for the city manager position. The city recently hosted a public meet and greet and panel interviews for three finalists. Since Doom has with- drawn her interest, the Boardman City Council has announced it will be working to decide how to proceed in order to fill the position in a timely manner. “The city council is committed to a commu- nity-informed search and will provide updates to the community as soon as more information becomes available,” the city stated in a release. “The council would like to thank every- one involved in the hiring process and commend the community for participat- ing in the process.” Heppner Les Schwab would like to congratulate The Mustangs for making it to the State playoff game ! 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