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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 23, 2023 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner Mobile Maker Lab outreach continues to grow Has seven-month plan to visit Eastern Oregon counties GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 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: In Morrow County $35/year. Outside Morrow County $40/year. 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The Mobile Maker Lab (MML), dedicated at EOU on Jan. 25, is part of a small fleet that travels throughout Eastern Oregon serving children preschool through high school. -Contributed photo MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. -Continued from PAGE ONE be transported.” He said they were run- ning quite a few miles on those life assists. “I think by the end of the year, we’re going to see our lift assists with EMS be double from what it was last year,” he said. The Heppner Fire Department had started charging the health district for services at the helicopter landing zone, Rhea said, and they might have to do the same with lift assists. “Especially where we’re running to Blakes Ranch and Cutsforth Park,” he said. “It’s not really cost effective for us to be part of the ambulance crew.” Rhea also asked about the hydrant on the corner of Main and Willow streets, which was damaged by a construction truck. Hep- pner Public Works Director Chad Doherty said he had the part to fix the hydrant, but the Oregon Dept. of Transportation crews need- ed to raise it because the were raising the cement at that spot. “That makes me ner- vous,” said Rhea. “We’ve had too many calls for the senior center.” The Mobile Maker Lab is a classroom on wheels, with hands-on STEM learn- ing activities, a career-con- nected learning curriculum, and an open concept of tin- kering with STEM-related tools and materials. The MML was created with the mission of making STEM education accessible to all students across Eastern Or- egon, no matter how remote their location. This pre-kindergarten through 12 th grade, commu- nity-focused curriculum in- cludes concepts such as re- newable energy, ag science, aerospace, bio-medical, and computer science, as well as other career-focused proj- ects that can accommodate different grade levels’ learn- ing and diverse schools’ interests and needs. ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: The Heppner City Council funding rounds. Heppner Public Works Director Chad Doherty re- ported that the city is still waiting for the Dept. of Environmental Quality to respond to its sewer project feasibility study. Once the DEQ approves it, the city can start to pursue funding for the project and will have a better idea of the construc- tion timeline. The city is also working to remedy several spots where water doesn’t flow into storm drains properly. The spots were brought to light by the same rain- storm that caused flooding in Ione. In other business at the city council meeting, Fire Chief Steve Rhea said the fire department is getting more requests for lift assists because Morrow County Health District ambulances are currently running with skeleton crews, which usu- ally means one EMT and a driver. “And most of those drivers are female,” he added. “So it’s almost an automatic page out for us any time the ambulance has a patient that needs to selected areas of their re- gion during this upcoming school year. The program began as a College of Education faculty project at Eastern Oregon University in 2014. “It was born and raised at Eastern Oregon Univer- sity and has major support from the College of Ed- ucation,” David Melville said. “It was conceived to provide and support STEM education to remote areas across the seven rural coun- ties of our region.” Beginning with the 2023-24 school year, the MML will travel to deliver in-person STEM lessons and hands-on activities to schools across the GO STEM region, including Morrow, Umatilla, Harney, Grant, Baker, Union and Wallowa counties. BO % GO 40 OFF /31 Eastern Oregon University hosted a ribbon-cutting cere- mony Jan. 25 to celebrate the launch of the Greater Oregon STEM Hub’s (GO STEM) new Mobile Maker Lab (MML). -Contributed photo The Greater Oregon STEM Hub (GO STEM) and its Mobile Maker Lab is seeing its Eastern Oregon outreach and engagement grow following a launch earlier this year. “We are encouraging young people to get ex- cited about science, tech- nology, engineering, and math, as well as preparing students for future careers in STEM,” said David Mel- ville, Executive Director, Greater Oregon STEM Hub. “There is a lot of excitement seeing the lab come down the road as it visits our rural communi- ties.” The Mobile Maker Lab (MML), dedicated at East- ern Oregon University on Jan. 25, is part of a small fleet that travels throughout Eastern Oregon serving children preschool through high school. Melville said the lab was at the Morrow County Fair last week with OMSI, connecting with young people to spread enthusiasm for science, technology, engineering and math. Additionally, the MML will be at the Pendle- ton Roundup and Girls Tech Day this autumn. Melville said when they first launched the MML they knew they were tasked with serving over 100 schools across the sev- en rural Eastern Oregon counties, but it was hit and miss as they could not regularly visit all corners of their region. The program now plans to concentrate its efforts by spending a month in each county’s schools before moving on so they could truly concentrate on DS 1 0 OFFER EN 866-643-2965 $429,000 $350,000 PRICE REDUCED! Great school and excellent location! 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. 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