TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 5, 2023
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Heppner
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Marriage Licenses
The Morrow County
Clerk reports issuing the
following marriage licenses
for the month of June:
June 1, 2023—Arie
Louis Smith, 31, of Herm-
iston and Cassandra Jane
Palmquist, 28, of Irrigon.
June 2, 2023—Micah
Joseph Stillman, 29, of Lex-
ington and Jesse Marie Ro-
driguez, 38, of Lexington.
June 8, 2023—Daniel
Almonte Jr., 33, of Forth
Worth, TX and Jessica
Orozco, 31, of Fort Worth,
TX.
Kurt Louis Boyd, 26, of
Irrigon and Emily Michele
Adams, 26, of Irrigon.
June 12, 2023—Wil-
liam Skyler Brasel, 19, of
Boardman and Sophia De
Los Santos, 21, of Board-
man.
June 15, 2023—Na-
thatniel Wayne Griffin, 41,
Irrigon and Justine Kay
Hale, 31, of Irrigon.
Mario Ramirez Estra-
da, 41, of Ione and Yolanda
Garay Salas, 33, of Ione.
June 20, 2023—Ser-
gio Moran Carmona, 58,
of Boardman and Silvia
Angelica Martinez Lamas,
51, of Boardman.
Ericka Ruby Victorio,
18, of Boardman and Cris-
tian Cardenas Garcia, 24, of
Boardman.
June 29, 2023—Boyd
Allan Macomber, 27, of
Boardman and Hannah
Nichole Lawson, 24, of
Boardman.
Death notice
Frances “Fran” Privett—
Frances “Fran” Privett, 78,
formerly of Umatilla, died
June 27, 2023, in Meridian,
ID.
Services for Frances will
be held Friday, July 21,
11 a.m., at Relyea Funeral
Chapel, 318 N. Latah St.,
Boise, with inurnment di-
rectly following the service
at Morris Hill Cemetery in
Boise. The service will also
be livestreamed at relyeafu-
neralchapel.com.
Arrangements are in care
of Relyea Funeral Chapel.
Wasteland Kings
to play at Heppner
Music in the Park
Heppner Music in the
Park will present Wasteland
Kings this Sunday, July 9,
from 5-7 p.m. at Heppner
City Park.
Hailing from La
Grande, the Wasteland
Kings have been pack-
ing venues since 2008.
Influenced by the sounds
of Steve Earle, The Stones,
Townes Van Zant, Muddy
Waters and The Pogues,
the Wasteland Kings add
their own unique twist to a
repertoire of popular music.
A Sunday Funday event
and vendors market will
also be held at the park
from 2-6 p.m. that day.
Events include face paint-
ing, a bungee run, mini
photo booth, free root beer
floats from 2:30-3:30, free
popsicles, and hot dogs and
frozen treats for sale from
Yocountry Frozen Yogurt.
Music in the Park is
free thanks to funding from
Morrow County Unified
Recreation District.
ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE:
MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M.
Johnny Collin
Umatilla National For-
est Supervisor Eric Watrud
announced Thursday that
Johnny Collin has been
selected as the new Walla
Walla District Ranger, with
an anticipated start date to-
ward the end of July. Collin,
an Ione graduate, currently
serves as a district ranger on
the Sanpete Ranger District
of the Manti-La Sal Nation-
al Forest.
As an eastern Oregon
native from Ione, Collin
has extensive knowledge
of the northeast Oregon
and southeast Washington
landscapes. Collin has a
bachelor’s degree in Forest
Engineering from Oregon
State University.
“I am excited to return
to the Umatilla National
Forest and work with the
local communities,” Collin
said. “I look forward to
meeting the District and
Forest staff and working
collaboratively with the
public and our partners
throughout the area.”
Collin replaces Aaron
Gagnon, who was selected
as the Deputy Forest Su-
pervisor on the Umatilla
National Forest in June.
Collin brings a variety of
experience to the Umatilla
National Forest, including
leadership experience, a
strong timber management
background, recreation
management, and firefight-
ing experience. Collin also
has worked with a variety of
Tribal governments, county
commissioners, partners,
public stakeholders and
other federal agencies.
Collin has served as
the Sanpete District Ranger
on the Manti-La Sal Forest
since 2020. In this role,
Collin is responsible for
leading a geographical-
ly dispersed organization
across boundaries, manag-
ing a complex landscape,
leading fire management
efforts to protect commu-
nities and working closely
with a variety of external
stakeholders.
Prior to being selected
for the Sanpete District
Ranger position permanent-
ly, Collin served as the Act-
ing Sanpete District Ranger
in 2019. Collin also brings
leadership experience from
a temporary district ranger
assignment on the Spanish
Fork Ranger District of
the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache
National Forest, which he
completed in 2022.
Prior to his district
ranger positions with the
Forest Service, Collin spent
his entire career on the
Umatilla National Forest.
He served as a supervisory
forester on the Pomeroy
Ranger District, where he
was responsible for over-
seeing the planning and
implementation of the tim-
ber management program
for the northern half of the
Forest. He also worked in
various timber positions on
the Heppner and North Fork
John Day Ranger Districts
and spent time during the
early parts of his career as
a firefighter.
“The Umatilla is fortu-
nate to have such a highly
qualified individual join
our forest leadership team,”
Watrud said. “Johnny’s ex-
perience actively managing
National Forest lands will
complement the priority
work the Forest has under-
way and the interests of the
communities and partners
that we serve.”
Collin will move to the
Walla Walla area. In his free
time, Collin enjoys spend-
ing time outdoors hunting,
fishing and skiing.
It was a cold and windy
Tuesday on June 20, but
that didn’t keep the women
of Willow Creek Country
Club from showing up for
the weekly play day, along
with three guests from the
Veterans Memorial Golf
Club in Walla Walla, WA.
Karen Thompson had
the low gross of the field,
while Pat Dougherty had
low net.
Karen Thompson also
had the KP for flight A.
For flight B, Pat Ed-
mundson had low gross
and the long drive, and Pat
Dougherty had KP.
Kris Lindner had low
gross for flight C, and Jack-
ie Allstott had low net and
the long drive.
Among the guests,
Judy Harris had low gross,
Shelley Connelly low net
and long drive, and Sue
Edson least putts.
The following week,
June 27, the weather was
warmer but cloudy and
sultry. The ladies had one
guest from Meadow Brook.
Low gross of the field
went to Debbie Cassidy.
Sharon Harrison had low
net of the field, and Shirley
Martin had least putts of
the field.
For flight A, Carol
Sohn had low gross, Pat
Dougherty low net, and
Sohn and Dougherty tied
for least putts.
Debbie Cassidy had the
low gross for flight B, while
Sharon Harrison took low
net and Lura Powell had
least putts.
On flight C, Salem
Thompson had low gross,
Kim Carlson had low net
and Lorrene Montgomery
had least putts.
Schultz graduates
cum laude
Nicholas Schultz
was graduated summa
cum laude from Eastern
Washington University in
Cheney, WA last month
with a bachelor’s degree
in health and physical ed-
ucation. Schultz and other
graduates received their
diplomas at a ceremony in
Spokane on June 17.
Schultz is the grandson
of Deanna and the late Ger-
old Koerner of Heppner.
Griggs, Eynetich
take top spots in trap
In last week’s article
on the 4-H shooting sports
state tournament, it was
overlooked that Radley
Griggs of Boardman was
on the state team that went
to the 4-H National Shoot-
ing Sports Tournament for
trap shooting, a spot he
earned at last year’s state
shoot. Griggs is a member
of Morrow County Shoot-
ing Sports.
Carter Eynetich of Ione
was the top shooter in inter-
mediate trap shooting this
year for the Oregon mail-in
tournament, which qualifies
youth for the state shoot.
Eynetich is a member of
Rural Rowdy Community
Club.
Quarterly chamber
luncheon July 13
The Heppner Chamber
of Commerce’s quarterly
luncheon is planned for
Thursday, July 13, from
12-1:20 p.m. at the Gilliam
and Bisbee Event Center.
Lunch will be catered
by Alvin Liu of Happy
Pappy Catering and will be
teriyaki bowls and dessert
for a cost of $15.
The luncheon will in-
clude presentations by Yuri
Madrigal and Tony Wendel
of the Oregon Employment
Department (OED)/Work-
source Oregon.
Madrigal is currently
part of the OED Eastern
Oregon Business Service
Team covering Morrow
and Umatilla counties.
She serves as a resource
for businesses to promote
employment and resolve
employment-related needs.
She works to connect target
populations with job oppor-
tunities.
Wendel is an OED
Workforce Analyst. He
works to provide labor
market information to em-
ployers on a one-on-one,
customer-driven basis,
often through gathering
and delivering information
on recruitment, skills and
wage issues. He also assists
and educates employers on
electronically accessing la-
bor market information and
labor exchange systems.
Chamber members are
invited to present regarding
their services or projects at
future chamber luncheons.
Contact the chamber for
sponsorship information.
Pre-registration is re-
quired for the event. At-
tendees are asked to RSVP
for the quarterly luncheon
by Tuesday, July 11, at
heppnerchamber@gmail.
com or 541-676-5536.
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Hopeful Saints Ministry
Presents Music in the Park
5-7 PM July 9th, 2023
2-7pm Sunday
Funday Market
Downtown Heppner City Park