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EIGHT - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 31, 2023 Ione High School Class of 2023 Adam Carson Bryce Rollins Carson Eynetich Fernando Ramirez Kalvin Rietmann Kylee Bethel Lewkus Burright Madison Orem Marcus Radcliffe Sunem Calvin GRADUATION: Friday, June 2, at 7 p.m. Ione School Gymnasium BACCALAURATE Wednesday May 31st, 6pm Ione Community Church CLASS OF 2023 ! Heppner receives wildfire risk reduction grant Heppner Fire Depart- ment will receive $27,000 to use toward wildfire risk reduction, the Oregon State Fire Marshal (OSFM) an- nounced earlier this month. Heppner Fire is one of 106 recipients of the competitive $18-million Community Wildfire Risk Reduction (CWRR) Grant. The goal for these funds is to help communities across Oregon reach their goals of improving wildfire resil- iency, using local programs and solutions. Projects re- ceiving funding include community-wide wildfire defensible space programs, vegetation removal around buildings, community chip- ping programs, community education related to wildfire preparedness, equipment for vegetation removal and staff to support these local efforts. “This grant will al- low communities to create proactive, local solutions to lessen the impacts of wildfire,” Oregon State Fire Marshal Mariana Ruiz-Temple said. “We know that wildfire can hap- pen anywhere in Oregon. Investing in communities in all areas of our state will bring much-needed community risk reduction and resiliency projects and programs to life.” The CWRR grant is funding local governments, special districts, structural fire service agencies, and non-governmental organi- zations to support wildfire risk reduction projects, equipment, and staff. In total, 161 entities applied to fund 269 projects totaling a requested $44.5 million. Bredfield graduates from McPherson College Zachary Bredfield of Heppner graduated from McPherson College in Kan- sas May 20, the college announced. Bredfield grad- uated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Automo- tive Restoration: History. McPherson’s Automo- tive Restoration program is the first four-year degree program of its kind and was awarded the prestigious in- dustry supporter of the year by International Historic Motoring. Bredfield is the son of Robin Canaday of Heppner and Adam Bredfield. Commissioners approve grant for Lexington Airport -Continued from PAGE ONE lect bids and get the project they give us.” (A UAS is an Un- manned Aerial System, which refers to both the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), or drone, and the rest of the system required to fly it, including the per- son operating it.) Phase three will extend fiber cable from Hwy. 207 to the UAS building at an estimated cost of $116,000. “I put it in three phases because, as we were apply- ing for the grant, I didn’t know how much money they were going to have available,” Pointer ex- plained. “That way it was easier for their committee to work it out.” As it turns out, all three phases got funded. No matching funds are required from the county. The funding is in addi- tion to $223,000 in Airport Infrastructure Grants from the U. S. Dept. of Transpor- tation, which will go to fund reconstruction of Taxiway D and reconstruction of the southeast apron pavement. The Lexington airport is also slated to receive an additional $850,126 for improvements from the Federal Aviation Adminis- tration (FAA). The fiber project com- pletion deadline is Sept. 30 of this year. Right now, engineering firm Century West Engineering is work- ing with the county to col- underway. “It looks like a heck of a good project. A lot of forward thinking going on here,” said Board of Com- missioners Chair David Sykes. Pointer responded that the county knew it couldn’t afford new hangars or other upgrades. “The airport barely hangs in there on its own,” she said. So, the county had done a feasibility study. “We thought, let’s do this feasibility to see what we can (do) in steps and phases. And projects like this, if this comes up, I can do a phase at a time,” said Pointer. “Maybe next time it’s building pads for these little buildings that the UAS want or maybe we can lease some ground—a 40- or 60-year lease—to somebody who wants to build hangars.” She also said she would like to be able to have a me- chanic or someone skilled in avionics at the airport to bring in business that way. “So this is just the start of getting something grow- ing,” she added. “I think your efforts, your planning so far, has paid off,” said Sykes. “When they give out the grants, I like to see that planning.” “It’s my little diamond in the rough,” responded Pointer. U.S. 730 chip seal starts Monday Starting June 5, the Or- egon Department of Trans- portation will be chip-seal- ing sections of U.S. 730 in Morrow County. The process includes spreading rock chips onto emulsified oil, then pressing the rocks in with rollers. Chip seals help protect and extend the life of the existing roadway. The contractor plans to begin on U.S. 730 at the I-84 junction on Monday, A dd Y our B usiness to June 5, and move north to the Oregon/Washington state line. Monday’s work is expected to extend from the I-84 junction the west side of Irrigon. Tuesday, June 6, the work will con- tinue from the east side of Irrigon to the Umatilla River Bridge. The schedule is subject to change and may adjust from day to day. o ur B usiness d irectorY $9 per week - 7 week minimum c ontAct t he h eppner G Azette -t imes 541-676-9228 GrAphics @ rApidserve . net ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. Do You Have Something to Share? Our newly updated website makes it easy to: •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. 177 N. Main St, Heppner • 541-676-9228
