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+HSSQHU*D]HWWH7LPHV+HSSQHU2UHJRQ Wednesday, January 10, 2024 7+5(( ~ Letters to the Editor ~ Good News Only by Doris Brosnan 7KH+HSSQHU*D]HWWH7LPHVZLOOSULQWDOOOHWWHUVWRWKH(GLWRUZLWKWKH following criteria met: letters submitted to the newspaper will need to KDYHWKHQDPHRIWKHVHQGHUDORQJZLWKDOHJLEOHVLJQDWXUH:HDUHDOVR requesting that you provide your address and a phone number where you can be reached. The address and phone number will only be used for YHUL¿FDWLRQDQGZLOOQRWEHSULQWHGLQWKHQHZVSDSHU/HWWHUVPD\QRW be libelous. The GT reserves the right to edit. The GT is not responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters. Any letters expressing thanks ZLOOEHSODFHGLQWKHFODVVL¿HGVXQGHU³&DUGRI7KDQNV´DWDFRVWRI Email to editor@rapidserve.net or upload to Heppner.net. Good to know: The Neighborhood Center is open four days a week, Monday through Thursday, “at least for now.” The hours are also shorter than they had been now, 10:00 to 3:00. This is because of a shortage of volunteers at the Center. That situation and the shortage of space means that donations – except for food for the pantry – are not presently accepted. (The increased need for food donations results from the diminished deliveries from CAPECO.) Volunteers from the Center will be guest speakers on Tuesday, January 16, at the senior luncheon. $OVRJRRGWRNQRZ7KHFRVWRID¿UVWFODVVSRVWDJH stamp will increase by two cents – to 68 cents – on Janu- ary 21. Time remains to buy “forever” stamps at today’s SULFHRIFHQWVHDFKEHIRUHWKHLQFUHDVHJRHVLQWRH൵HFW 7KHORFDOOLEUDU\LVR൵HULQJD³9LUWXDO5HDGLQJ&KDO- OHQJH´WKLVPRQWK7KRXJKLWVWDUWHGRQWKH¿UVWSOHQW\ of time remains to log in reading time and complete some activities that can earn badges and chances to win SUL]HV7RSDUWLFLSDWH³VLPSO\ORJLQWR\RXU%HDQVWDFN account to register or visit otld.org to create a Beanstack account.” Then you can track your reading progress and have fun with activities. “Don’t miss this opportunity to FKDOOHQJH\RXUVHOIKDYHIXQDQGZLQH[FLWLQJSUL]HV´ is the message at otld.org. :KRLVWKHSHUVRQDWWKH+HSSQHU&LW\0DQDJHUGHVN LQ&LW\+DOO"$FWXDOO\QRWDERG\VQDWFKHUQRWDQHZ PDQDJHU KLUHG ZLWKRXW FLWL]HQ NQRZOHGJH 'XULQJ WKH recent holidays, John Doherty, Heppner City Manager, shaved his distinctive – handlebar? – mustache, so his new clean-shave-look might take some getting used to. Love was in the Ione air as 2023 stepped aside for 2024: Three couples celebrated their wedding anniver- VDULHV 2Q 'HFHPEHU :D\QH DQG 'LDQH +DPV KDG been married 61 years. Their celebration of their Ione wedding had to be especially low-key because Diane was GRZQZLWKDFROGOHDYLQJ:D\QHWRFRRNWKHDQQLYHUVDU\ dinner. Allen and Nancy Anderson celebrated their 18 th anniversary with dinner out on December 31, reminisc- LQJDERXWWKHLU,RQHZHGGLQJ%X]]DQG$QQHWWH/RJDQ were married 50 years ago in Reno on December 31. His two sisters and a brother-in-law were with them that day, but this anniversary found the two of them enjoying their togetherness alone and content with an exchange of ³+DSS\DQQLYHUVDU\´ Sharon Rietmann reports that she maintains brief daily diaries, accumulating them for a year or two before disposing of them. Recently the Ione Community Church attendance record brought her attention to her past two \HDUV¶HQWULHVZKLFKFRQ¿UPHGWKDWVKHDQG+DUROGKDYH QRWPLVVHGD6XQGD\VHUYLFHLQWZR\HDUV 6KHPRGL¿HV that report to “a weekend service” because in 2022, the congregation held a Christmas Eve service, which fell on a Saturday, instead of a Sunday service.) On January 7, 2024, the Rietmanns began what could well be their third year in a row of uninterrupted attendance at the church they have attended since 1979. Not a New Year’s Resolution, but the fact of an up- coming trip east in the spring caused this writer to dust R൵D³3ULPH7LPH)LWQHVV´YLGHRWDSHDQGVWDUWZRUNLQJ on this body inactive since tennis season…. Is not fair that exercise leader on the video, Bev Harris, hasn’t aged LQWKHVH\HDUVVLQFHRXUWLPHWRJHWKHU$QGQR, do NOT agree when she says, “you have springs in your VKRHV´$UJK More chuckles from Dennis O’Donnell: “May you OLYHWREHVRROGWKDW\RXUGULYLQJWHUUL¿HVSHRSOH´³1HYHU leave home without a kiss, a hug, and an ‘I love you.’ Then remove the dog hair from your mouth as you walk to the car.” dbrosnan123@gmail.com or 541-223-1490 will get your tidbit into the Good News Only, and it will cause many readers to smile. Here’s hoping that good news FRPHVWRHYHU\RQHUHDGLQJWKLV EMS It looks like there’s a chance my days in EMS may be over soon. Makes me sad. It’s hard enough to make that choice when it’s yours to make, even hard- er when It’s being made for you. I don’t pretend to know all the complex- ities of what’s transpired between the “Powers That Be” in Morrow County concerning the ambulance service, but I can sure feel WKH H൵HFWV DQG LW GRHVQ¶W feel very good. I’ve been in EMS going on 14 years…. starting out as a driver and quickly learning I wanted to be in the back more than behind the wheel. That decision led to some in- teresting rides, and some rather rough ones. Have those midnight page outs and sleepless nights been ZRUWK LW" 0RVW GH¿QLWHO\ As an EMTI in Gilliam County, then Boardman and Heppner for Morrow County, I’ve come away with some pretty awesome memories. Listening to my First Responder son sing a Bing Crosby song to an elderly patient who said it made the trip worthwhile. Singing Christmas Carols in July to a terminal patient at her sister’s request. Vis- iting a 35-year-old patient that you and your daughter successfully resuscitated a few days earlier and see- ing the gratefulness in his wife’s eyes. Those were the moments I’ll never forget. There are also some memories that will stick with me that sometimes I wish wouldn’t. The look on a man’s face when he UHDOL]HVKLVZLIHLVJRQHDQG all you’re doing for her now is in vain. The knowledge that the young boy you’ve just handed over to Life Flight will be told very soon that his mom didn’t make it. The motorcycle rider that didn’t make the corner but the music he was listening to moments before still plays on. And there is nothing that hits you harder than watching the faces of your fellow EMS crew dealing with the loss of one of your own. Those things change you. They’ve changed me….and I hope the changes remain. I never want to lose my apprecia- tion for “normal life”. Or for those times when things work, it all comes together, people get better, and you come back to the station knowing you’ve made a dif- ference. It seems like there are so many things in this life that have questionable value. How many times we wonder if what we’re doing LVZRUWKWKHWLPHDQGH൵RUW But, for me, when I’m in the back of the ambulance…..I know that I know…..it’s a good thing to do. I will miss that. It’s hard to move on from something that’s been such a huge part of your life, and I pray I don’t have to. I really hope that those decision-makers who have the power to make or break our local ambulance service listen to those on the JURXQGÀRRULQFOXGLQJWKH people we serve. Heppner KDVDJUHDW(06FUHZ:KDW a shame to ruin something so good for no good reason. By Susie Crosby Prineville, OR Joint meeting held -DQ th A joint meeting of the city of Boardman council, Morrow County Board of Commissioners, and the Port of Morrow Commis- VLRQ DJHQGD :HGQHVGD\ January 10, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. Port of Morrow Riv- erfront Center 2 Marine Drive, Boardman. This meeting is being conducted with public access in-per- son and virtually in accor- dance with Oregon Public Meeting Law. If remote access to this meeting ex- periences technical diffi- culties or is disconnected and there continues to be a quorum of the council present, the meeting will continue. The meeting location is accessible to persons with disabilities. Individuals needing spe- cial accommodations such as sign language, foreign language interpreters, or equipment for the hearing impaired must request such services at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. To make your request, please FRQWDFW%UDQG\:DUEXUWRQ at 541-481-7678 or bran- dyw@portofmorrow.com Zoom Meeting Information KWWSVXVZHE]RRP us/j/81973120463?p- wd=ekw4TUduRj- d0ZDZhNHRZNFBSbn- 92G] Meeting ID: 819 7312 0463 Pass- code: 174029 Oregon State Univer- sity will conduct a Private Applicator Test Prepara- WLRQ &ODVV RQ :HGQHVGD\ January 24 th . The class, which will take place in the conference room of the Morrow County (OSU) Ex- WHQVLRQ2൶FHZLOOEHJLQDW 8:45 AM. Class will end at 2:00 PM. Please bring your own lunch or something to VQDFNRQ:DWHUDQGFR൵HH will be provided. Class con- tent will include: (1) label comprehension, (2) drift, (3) application and calibra- tion math, (4) insects and pollinators, (5) federal and state laws, and (6) safety. An abbreviated “practice test” and review will take place during the last hour of the class. Participants who already have a license can take the class if they are interested in a “review.” Licensed participants will receive three (3) ODA-ap- proved core credits towards WKHLUUHFHUWL¿FDWLRQ$VHF- ond class is an opportunity to acquire three (3) “other” (non-core), ODA-approved UHFHUWL¿FDWLRQFUHGLWV7KH VHFRQGFODVVZLOOEHR൵HUHG on Tuesday, January 30 th . The class will get started at 8:45 AM. It will conclude at 12:45 PM. Topics of discussion include details from: (1) pyroxasulfone, PHWULEX]LQ DQG VXOIHQWUD- ]RQH ODEHOV GULIW DQG (3) the potential for crop injury from application of soil residual chemis- try. Please contact Lar- ry (541.969.0580) if you would like to attend. 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