TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 31, 2023
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Chip seal planned
on Hwy. 207 from
Ruggs to Hwy. 19
Beginning June 5, the
Oregon Department of
Transportation (ODOT)
will be chip sealing 41
miles of the Heppner-Spray
Highway (OR 207C). The
project will run from mile-
post 41 at the junction of
Oregon Highway 19, 2.5
miles east of Spray, to mile-
post zero at the junction of
OR 206 (at Ruggs).
The work is expected to
be completed around June
22. All dates are dependent
on weather conditions that
may impact the project start
and end times.
A chip seal consists of
embedding rock chips into
a layer of emulsified oil to
help preserve and extend
the useful life of existing
pavement surfaces.
Travelers on the high-
ways should expect up to
20-minute delays, reduced
speeds, loose rock on the
roadway, flaggers and pilot
cars directing single lane
traffic through the work
zones. Minor delays can be
expected during nighttime/
early morning hours for
road sweeping.
Drivers are asked to
reduce speeds and watch
for construction activities
in the area. Plan extra travel
time and slow down to pre-
vent loose rock from flying
onto other vehicles. Crews
will sweep the roadway,
but some loose rock will
be present for several days
after chip seal.
Bicycle riders should
be prepared for traveling on
rock chip covered highway
sections behind a pilot car
with no usable shoulders.
Use alternate routes or de-
lay travel to avoid the chip
seal work zone. Pedestri-
ans, including those with
disabilities, will be provid-
ed access through or around
the work zone.
Ranchers, farmers and
property owners are asked
to keep farm equipment
off the impacted highway
sections during and up to
two days after the chip seal-
ing. Also, adjust irrigation
pivots and lawn sprinklers
to keep water off the road-
way. If you have plans for
moving livestock on these
highway sections, please
advise the ODOT contacts
listed below for this project.
For more information
on this project, contact
Bob Greisen at 541-972-
1770 or robert.greisen@
odotoregon.gov, or Justin
Reed at 541-612-2605 or
justin.d.reed@odot.oregon.
gov.
For updated road con-
ditions check TripCheck.
com or call 511, or 800-
977-6368.
Farmers market seeks
new coordinator
The future of Willow
Creek Farmers Market is in
question as it searches for
one or more new coordina-
tors. Previous coordinators
Andrea Nelson and Andrea
Di Salvo have announced
they are stepping down
from running the market
after having done so for the
last few years.
The farmers market in
Heppner has taken place
weekly every summer
since 2009 except during
COVID-related closures.
The coordinator is a volun-
teer position responsible for
planning, communication,
publicity and registration
for the market.
Anyone interested in
taking over the operation
of the market can contact
Nelson at 541-720-4399 or
Di Salvo at 757-285-5792
or email willowcreekfm@
gmail.com.
Morrow SWCD to meet
Morrow SWCD will
meet Tuesday, June 6, be-
ginning at 6 p.m. at the Ag
Service Center in Heppner.
To join via Zoom or con-
ference call, please contact
the SWCD beforehand at
541-676-5452. Meetings
of the Morrow SWCD are
open to the public.
Lexington council
meeting June 13
The Town of Lexington
will hold a town council
meeting on Tuesday, June
13. The meeting will start
at 6 p.m. and is open to the
public.
The meeting will hap-
pen in person at Lexington
Town Hall, 425 F Street,
Lexington, OR. It will also
be accessible online via
Zoom, Zoom Meeting ID:
687 755 5033, passcode:
Lexington.
Any questions or con-
cerns may be directed to
Lexington Town Recorder
Veronica Ferguson at 541-
989-8515 or lexington.
oregon@gmail.com.
Madison Rosenbalm Lexington lodge plans
summer market
hired as Heppner
Holly Rebekah Lodge cost of a 10-foot space is
in Lexington is planning a $15 per month. Call LaRae
chamber director
monthly farmers/flea mar- Kindle at 541-310-9499
The Heppner Cham-
ber of Commerce has
announced that Madison
Rosenbalm will be taking
over as its new member
services and events direc-
tor. She will start her new
position on July 1 and will
work in collaboration with
the Heppner Community
Foundation team at the
new Willow Street Arts &
Business Innovation Cen-
ter, slated to open in early
fall 2023.
A Heppner native,
Rosenbalm says she is
looking forward to bring-
ing the community closer
together and uniting orga-
nizations and businesses.
“I was raised in a fami-
ly of several small business
owners, and realize the
importance of these busi-
nesses in our community,”
says Rosenbalm. “I want
to help them continue to
thrive and grow for many
years to come. The Hep-
pner community is a very
special place to live and
work.”
Rosenbalm is a hep-
pner native, growing up
here, attending Heppner
schools and participating in
many community activities
through sports and 4-H.
“My first job was on
Main Street working in my
grandparents’ stores, taking
inventory,” she recalls.
She continued to work
for her dad’s businesses and
for a local farmer through-
out her school years. After
high school, she earned a
bachelor’s degree in agri-
business management and a
Master of Arts in Teaching
degree, both at Eastern Or-
egon University.
After college, she mar-
ried Jeremy Rosenbalm and
returned back to her home-
town to raise their three
children, Tenley, Tymber
and Tiller. She served as
the office manager at the
OSU Extension Office,
and as substitute teacher,
before teaching at Heppner
Elementary for the past
eight years. Rosenbalm is
also active in the commu-
nity through coaching both
volleyball and softball, as
well as helping to lead a
livestock 4-H group.
“The Heppner Cham-
ber of Commerce continues
to be excited about the
opportunities that working
with the Heppner Com-
munity Foundation (HCF)
provides. The addition of
Madison is another exam-
ple of the excitement that
they bring to our commu-
nity,” says Heppner Cham-
ber board president Andy
Fletcher. “Madison is a
homegrown hire that will
continue to bring energy,
innovation and community
building that is exactly what
a chamber of commerce
should provide. The Hep-
pner Chamber is looking
forward to expanding our
member support, offerings
and community building—
Madison is the perfect per-
son to accomplish these
goals.”
The Chamber is also
bidding a fond farewell to
Shelby Matthews, who or-
ganized several successful
events for the community
during her time as director.
Matthews still serves as
the Lott’s Fitness Center
manager for the Heppner
Community Foundation.
She also plans to volunteer
for chamber events in the
future.
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Holly Rebekah Lodge
will also continue to hold
dinner and bingo the last
Sunday of each month at 3
p.m. Cost is $5 for dinner
and $5 for 10 bingo cards,
or 50 cents per card. All are
welcome.
Church gives gift of
warmth to Willow
Creek Terrace residents
Willow Creek Terrace assisted living residents are enjoying
new lap quilts thanks to the ladies’ quilting club from Willow
Creek Baptist church in Heppner. Pioneer Memorial Hospice
Chaplain Jerry Conklin took the gifts to the facility and hand-
ed them out. Pictured are Conklin with WCT resident Sandi
Hanna with her new lap quilt. -Contributed photo
Palmer, Lindsay receive
scholarships
The Bob and Bette Mc- work and dedication and
Laughlin Education Foun- wish them success in fur-
dation has announced it thering their education,”
is awarding two $1,000 the foundation said in a
scholarships to graduating statement.
seniors Madison Palmer
Each year, The Bob and
and Paul Lindsay of Hep- Bette McLaughlin Educa-
pner High School.
tion Foundation awards col-
Madison Palmer plans lege scholarships to Hep-
to attend Eastern Oregon pner High School students
University to major in Sec- who wish to attend a public
ondary Mathematics Edu- Oregon college. Anyone in-
cation, while Paul Lindsay terested in donating to help
plans to attend Eastern support future graduates
relevant to proposed actions Oregon University to major may email the foundation at
and reasonable alterna- in nursing.
mclaughlinedfoundation@
tives to address in the EIS.
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The initial Notice of Intent
(NOI) to prepare an EIS
was published on March 6
and opened a 60-day public
scoping process that ended
May 5. To accommodate
additional public input,
the comment period will
reopen May 25, 2023, for an
additional 32 days, closing
June 26.
FEMA will host virtual
and in-person public meet-
ings during the comment
period. The two scheduled
virtual public meetings
are June 1 and 7, 4-6 p.m.
Additional information on
these and future in-person
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FEMA seeks public
input on proposed changes to
national flood insurance
program in Oregon
FEMA reopened the
comment period for an ad-
ditional 32 days of public
input on proposed changes
to the implementation of the
National Flood Insurance
Program (NFIP) in Ore-
gon. These changes may
have significant impacts
on Oregon communities,
individuals and businesses
that intend on developing
in the floodplain. FEMA
encourages participation
during the comment period.
Following findings that
the NFIP in Oregon may
harm salmon, steelhead,
Southern Resident Killer
Whale and other endan-
gered and threatened fish
species, FEMA was re-
quired to make changes
to how the NFIP is imple-
mented in the state. In ac-
cordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act
of 1969, FEMA is currently
developing an Environmen-
tal Impact Statement (EIS)
to identify potential social
and economic impacts of
the proposed changes.
As part of the process,
FEMA seeks public input
ket this summer.
Markets will take place
in the Friendship Park next
to the lodge hall on Main
Street in Lexington and will
be held the second Sunday
of the month in June, July
and August. Hours will be
from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The lodge is still seek-
ing market vendors. The