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SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 24, 2023 Mustang baseball takes Lexington residents Dakota Rice named to President’s list hear update on town SNHU second in districts Dakota Rice of Hep- uate students who have TGM project Carson Eynetich pitches in an extra inning during the district championship game in Heppner last week. -Photo by Andrea Di Salvo pner has been named to Southern New Hampshire University’s Winter 2023 President’s List. The winter term runs from January to May. Full-time undergrad- earned a minimum grade- point average of 3.7 and above for the reporting term are named to the President’s List. Full-time status is achieved by earning 12 credits over each term. Jo Pettyjohn golf tournement planned for next month The 30 th annual Jo Pettyjohn Women’s Golf Tourney will take place at Willow Creek Country Club in Heppner June 9-11. Lexington Town Councilor Katie Imes, Lexington Mayor The tourney is open to all Juli Kennedy and DLCD representative Dawn Hert discuss women out of high school priority areas as they look at the Lexington map. -Photo by and all skill levels. Andrea Di Salvo The event begins Fri- day, June 9, with free golf all day and an optional scramble at 5 p.m. Sat- urday will begin with a shotgun start at 9:30 a.m. and conclude with a dinner Saturday evening. Another shotgun start will begin the day Sunday at 9 a.m., followed by Calcutta and awards. Contact Us to Submit News or Place An Ad Mason Orem sprints for second base. -Photo by Andrea Di Salvo Our newly updated website makes it easy to: Community members gather around the Lexington map and talk about areas of concern and possible solutions. Pictured: Tumbleweeds owner Sheila Miller, center, discusses her con- cerns about the intersection where she parks her food trailer. -Photo by Andrea Di Salvo •Submit news •Submit birth, engagement and wedding announcements •Send us photos •Submit letters to the editor •Place ads •Start a new subscription www.heppner.net Weekly deadline for all news and advertising is Monday at 5pm. The Heppner Mustangs and Weston-McEwen/Griswold shake hands after tough battle. -Photo by Andrea Di Salvo The Heppner/Ione Mustang baseball team took second in district playoffs after a close 3-2 loss to Weston-McEwen/Griswold in an extra-inning game last Tuesday in Heppner. De- spite the loss, the Mustangs now head into state playoffs in a strong position. The Mustangs received a bye on round one of the 2A/1A state playoffs, which happened Monday. They enter state playoffs ranked eighth in 2A/1A baseball with a 13-2 league record and 19-5 overall record. They face the North Douglas/Elkton Warriors in a home game Wednesday, May 24, at 3 p.m. The Warriors are ranked ninth in 2A/1A and have a league record of 12-2 with an overall record of 18-7. Distinguished Service Awards Presented at Ione FFA Banquet L-R: Yvonne Morter, Debbie Morgan and Peggy Doherty are recognized with the Ione FFA Chapter Distinguished Service Award from the Ione FFA Chapter during its annual banquet. -Photo by Erin Heideman The Ione FFA Chapter recognized Debbie Morgan, Yvonne Morter and Peggy Doherty with the 2023 Dis- tinguished Service Award from the chapter. Their part- nership and contributions have guided the chapter significantly in the Ione School Backpack Program. Each year at the annual FFA banquet, typically held in May, chapter members vote and recognize indi- viduals and businesses who support the chapter. The Distinguished Ser- vice award is presented to those who render out- standing service on behalf of the Ione FFA Chapter. For several years, the Ione Community Clinic, Peggy Doherty and Yvonne Mort- er have partnered with the FFA chapter to distribute and connect with students and families of Ione school who experience food inse- curity. Each week, Ione FFA members pack bags for 22 students in the school and deliver the bags to the clinic for distribution. This is a year-round project. Debbie Morgan com- municates every other week with the chapter to find out what specific needs the FFA pantry has and always makes sure they have fresh fruit, pudding, mac-n-cheese and granola for distribution. “The chapter is ex- tremely appreciative of the efforts of our community in our goal to support students in our school,” said Ione FFA Advisor Erin Heide- man. WWW.HEPPNER.NET Submit News, Advertising & Announcements Letters To The Editor Send Us Photos Start A New Subscription 177 N Main, Heppner • 541-676-9228 Aimé e Okotie-Oyekan of the DLCD gives a presentation on preliminary findings during the TGM Education and Out- reach meeting in Lexington Monday. -Photo by Andrea Di Salvo By Andrea Di Salvo A small crowd showed up Monday evening at Lex- ington Town Hall to hear an update and give their input on Lexington’s Transporta- tion and Growth Manage- ment (TGM) Plan. The meeting was part of the town’s education and outreach efforts, a precursor to planning improvements to Lexington’s downtown area. The town has already been working with repre- sentatives from Oregon Dept. of Transportation (ODOT) and Dept. of Land Conservation and Develop- ment (DLCD) to conduct stakeholder interviews with town businesses and identi- fy areas of concern. DLCD Land Use and Transportation Manager Aimé e Okotie-Oyekan was at the meeting to give an update on what the team has done so far. She said citizens and business own- ers had brought up concerns about gaps in safe infra- structure for walking and biking, vehicles driving at unsafe speeds and the need to prepare for public trans- portation. After the presentation, she gave audience members a chance to give input and discuss problems and possi- ble solutions. Each attendee was given sticky notes they could put on a town map to identify areas they found most concerning. Residents brought up the need for better and more complete sidewalks, better bike lanes and more crosswalks. At the same time, those at the meeting also recognized the need to keep Main Street usable for trucks and agricultural equipment. Also of concern was getting vehicles to slow down through town and making sure drivers, es- pecially truckers, slowed down enough to stop at the DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5PM $449,000 Lexington residents used sticky notes to highlight prob- lem areas on Main Street. -Photo by Andrea Di Salvo intersection of highways 74 and 207. One consensus at the meeting was the need to lower the Hwy. 207 speed limit through town to 25 mph. Because Hwy. 207 is a state highway, the town will need to go to the state to request the change. Another concern was getting vehi- cles to slow to the existing speed limits. Several people suggest- ed rumble strips, as well as better signage and, possi- bly, flashing signs. Towns- people mentioned a number of intersections that need new or more crosswalks. Dawn Hert, DLCD Eastern Oregon Regional Represen- tative, also told the group it is surprising how side- walks, trees and lighting can help remind people to slow down through towns. She also urged the town to make the best use of ODOT’s current sidewalk ramp re-do in its plans. There was also exten- sive dialogue about the need to keep Main Street wide enough for commer- cial traffic, as well as things to avoid at intersections to keep them usable for big rigs. “This need for bal- ance is really bubbling up as a priority,” said Oko- tie-Oyekan. Okotie-Oyekan said the next step will be for the TGM team to develop a recommendation report and then hold another pre- sentation. Lexington Town Council plans to hold that presentation June 13 at 6 p.m. at Lexington Town Hall. Meanwhile, more information can be found on the project website, lex- ingtonoregon.com/projects. This 2,471 sqft home and two lots totaling 13.12 acres could be the perfect property to keep your horses and livestock. Pasture and dry land. Tax ID 5378 and 8939. Selling as-is. MLS#: 23292049 62886 HIGHWAY 74 - Ione 177 N. Main P.O. 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