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7HQ+HSSQHU*D]HWWH7LPHV+HSSQHU2UHJRQWednesday, January 24, 2024 Rep Greg Smith to speak at Senior Meal Representative Greg Smith will be the guest speaker at the January 30 th , 11:30 am Senior Meal. The senior meal is at the St. Patrick’s Apartments in the meeting room. All are welcome. The lunch at the Senior Meal is free for those 60 and over, and $5 for oth- ers (donations are always accepted). Greg Smith is currently serving his twelfth consecutive term as a State Representative, making him the longest-serving member in the Oregon Leg- islature. He serves House District 57, which includes Morrow County as well as eight others. Greg and his wife, Sherri, reside in Heppner. 7KH\KDYH¿YHFKLOGUHQDQG two grandchildren. Winter Weather -Continued from PAGE ONE Talk about turning a power QRWWZLFHEXWWKUHHWLPHV With a three-hour delay and two cancellations, the students and teachers must have been jumping for joy, or maybe just jumping right back into bed. Meanwhile, the Ione School district struggled a bit more, with one three-hour delay and a whopping three cancel- lations. Looks like the stu- dents had more time for VQRZEDOO ¿JKWV WKDQ PDWK HTXDWLRQV Now, let’s talk about the mail. The poor mail car- riers had to face treacherous road conditions and had no choice but to postpone their deliveries. According WRWKH+HSSQHUSRVWR൶FH the mail route came to a screeching halt on Wednes- day the 17th and Saturday the 20th, causing a backlog and making the following days a frantic race to catch up. I hope they had their VQRZERRWVUHDG\ Even the world of sports wasn’t spared from the wrath of Mother Nature. A Mustang boys varsity basketball game against the Irrigon Knights was abrupt- ly cut short due to a power outage. It seems not even the basketball court was immune to the snow-in- duced chaos. Fortunately, the Mustangs managed to come back and take the win. RXWDJHLQWRDSRZHUSOD\ Local businesses also felt the icy sting of winter. The Broken Spoke, a bar in Lexington, had an un- expected “fountain” show when a pipe decided to burst. Now they’re knee- deep in remodeling work, but they’re determined to make a comeback at the end of the month (YHQ WKH ORFDO FR൵HH shop couldn’t escape the chill. Employees report- ed that business had been slower than a sloth on ice skates. In fact, they were so slow that they only had one opener. Now, if you’ve HYHUEHHQWRDFR൵HHVKRS you know that’s as rare DV¿QGLQJD<HWLVLSSLQJD ODWWH/HW¶VKRSHWKHFD൵HLQH aficionados come out of hibernation soon and give WKHFR൵HHVKRSWKHZDUPWK LWGHVHUYHV To wrap it all up, ac- cording to msn.com, the coldest day this month was a teeth-chattering 2 degrees Fahrenheit on the 13th. But fear not, my frozen friends, for there is hope on the horizon. The 28th promises to bring some much-needed warmth, with temperatures soaring up to a toasty 60 de- grees Fahrenheit. So, hang in there, Morrow county residents, spring is just DURXQGWKHVQRZGULIW George appointed as Global &KLHI%UDQG2൶FHU Kimberly George Kimberly Geroge was appointed as the Global Chief Brand Officer for the company Sedgwick. Kimberly went to Heppner schools until she left after her junior year of high school to attend college a year early. Although her degree is nursing, she tran- sitioned from a hospital nurse to entrepreneur and ultimately landed within the insurance industry. Sedgwick is a glob- al claims management organization supporting employers and insurers at times their employees and insureds need it most. They process workers’ compensation, leave of ab- sence, short term disability, property, auto, and liability claims. When she joined Sedgwick, they had 3 prod- ucts and operated only in the United States; they now have 130 products across 80 countries and 33,000 colleagues. She has held leadership positions in op- erations and client relations, led mergers and acquisi- tions, was most recently global head of product de- velopment and innovation DQG QRZ 6HGJZLFN¶V ¿UVW JOREDO FKLHI EUDQG R൶FHU She is a member of Sedg- wick’s executive leadership team. She co-founded a non-profit, The Alliance of Women in Workers’ Compensation (which has over 7500 members) and is the current board presi- dent. www.allianceofwom- en.org Their purpose is to lift up women in the insurance industry through personal and professional development, industry ed- ucation, thought leadership and networking. It’s a way to give back to the industry that has given so much to her. She is a co-host of the popular Out Front Ideas with Kimberly and Mark insurance educational plat- form focusing on important industry topics which do not get enough media attention, thought leadership, and in- dustry collaboration. www. outfrontideas.com Although she is based out of Chicago and has been for over 27 years, Heppner is still her home. She is a frequent public speaker and during a recent keynote in Perth, Australia VKHUHÀHFWHGRQKHUKXPEOH upbringing in the amazing community of Heppner. She shared how her high school job working at Heppner’s hospital shaped her career and still inspires her. “Peo- ple took a chance on me and helped me believe in myself before I even knew what that would mean.” Her daughters, Maya 25 and Melina 22, grew up spending summers and school holidays in Heppner. Their friendships made and closeness with their Eastern Oregon family and time spent at their family’s mountain cabin are some of their favorite memories. Her husband Mark Walls and her plan to retire in Heppner in the coming years. 6KHULৼ¶V5HSRUW -Continued from PAGE NINE options. ing a stolen motorcycle in a burglary that took place in Lane County on 5/23/2021. RP would like to get it signed stolen but cannot make it to Lane County any time soon. RP has the case number from Lane County and is requesting an agency assist in getting it signed so that it can be entered into LEDS. - Suspicious Activity, Occurred on E Main St, in Lexington. RP advised there is a male in a white Dodge Ram inspecting the sidewalks, and he used her extension cord to charge something in his vehicle. He wouldn’t tell her his name. *Deputy responded and contacted subject and updated RP. - EMS, Occurred on Columbia Ln, in Irrigon. A 44-year-old male had a seizure and is acting inco- herent, cannot walk, and is vomiting. *IRRA and MCSO responded, patient transported to GSH. - Theft Complaint, Oc- curred at Dollar General on Columbia Ln, in Irrigon. Wants to report some things that were taken from the store. - Fight, Occurred at &ROXPELD9LHZRQ&ROXP- bia Ave Nw, in Boardman. 7ZR SHRSOH RXWVLGH ¿JKW- ing, no weapons visible. Subject was arrested by BPD for Assault III on this call. Subject was released on his own recognizance DQGZLOOEHQRWL¿HGE\WKH DA to appear at MCCC on 12/14/2023 at 08:15 hrs. Subject was lodged at UCJ with no bail. Subject was arrested by BPD for Assault III on case 23-0441. Subject lodged at UCJ with no bail. - Driving Complaint, Occurred on Se Utah Ave, in Irrigon. RP advised a silver Chrysler four-door and a silver Toyota Tundra FDPHR൵%UDQGRQDQGÀHZ by RP’s residence. The car went towards Division and the pickup went down Sev- enth. Neither stopped at the stop sign. - Driving Complaint, Occurred on Se Utah Ave, in Irrigon. Male driver in a *0&689EOXHORRNVOLNH DEOD]HUÀ\LQJWRZDUGWK *Sgt. was advised. - Driving Complaint, Occurred on Se Utah Ave, in Irrigon. Grey Honda Civ- ic that lives on Tenth speed- ing in front of his house heading to 13th. *Sgt. was advised. - Driving Complaint, Occurred on Se Utah Ave, in Irrigon. RP advised a EODFN3RQWLDF*ÀHZGRZQ DQGDOPRVWZHQWR൵WKHURDG by RP’s driveway because the neighbor was walking on the other side. The ve- hicle went towards Tenth and may have gone across the dirt road to California. *Sgt. was advised. - Juvenile Complaint, Occurred at Heppner Heri- tage Park on Linden Way in Heppner. Contact was made with a Juvenile crossing the bridge over the creek by the outside of the guardrails and hanging from it. - Driving Complaint, Occurred on I 84 E, in Arlington. RP advised of a white Dodge Dakota that is all over the road, almost wrecked a couple of times. RP is in a blue semi with D ÀDWEHG KDXOLQJ VKLQJOHV behind the other vehicle. *MCSO checked the area, unable to locate. - Civil Complaint, Oc- curred on Se Kristen Dr, in Irrigon. RP advised that his wife left the house on Wednesday and has not come back. RP has six kids and is missing work. He does not know what to do if she does or doesn’t come back. MCSO made contact and advised him of his - Disturbance, Oc- FXUUHG DW &ROXPELD 9LHZ on Columbia Ave Nw, in Boardman. RP advised his friend’s girlfriend is throw- ing water at him and telling him to leave. MCSO Nov 21 0RWRU 9HKLFOH$FFL- dent - Fire: A single vehicle rollover occurred on I-84 West in Boardman. The driver was trapped in the vehicle. Morrow County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO), Boardman Police Depart- ment (BPD), Boardman Ambulance (BAMB), and Boardman Fire Depart- ment (BFD) responded to the scene. Oregon De- partment of Transportation (ODOT) and Oregon State 3ROLFH 263 ZHUHQRWL¿HG Outcome: The driver was transported for medical treatment. - EMS: A 42-year-old female at the Boardman Rest Area Westbound on Highway I-84 reported feeling disoriented and re- quested medical assistance. MCSO, BFD, and BAMB responded to the call. The patient later declined med- ical treatment. - EMS: A 62-year-old female in Heppner request- ed a lift assist after falling over. She did not believe she was injured. Heppner Ambulance and Heppner Fire Department responded. The patient refused medical assistance. - EMS: A 74-year-old male in Heppner was un- responsive but breathing. Heppner Ambulance and Heppner Fire Department responded, and the patient was transported to the hos- pital. - Disturbance: A report came in from Irrigon about a son kicking in his father’s door and leaving on foot towards Hwy 730. MCSO responded, but no further action was requested. - Driving Complaint: A white Cadillac was reported to be speeding, performing a brake check, and running a stop sign on Se Utah Ave in Irrigon. Deputy was un- able to locate the vehicle. - Disturbance: A verbal fight between two males was reported on a porch, ZLWKD¿IWKZKHHOWUDLOHULQ the driveway on Se Utah Ave in Irrigon. No contact was made with a deputy. - EMS: A 42-year-old female at the Boardman Rest Area Westbound on Highway I-84 reported feeling disoriented and re- quested medical assistance. MCSO, BFD, and BAMB responded to the call. The patient later declined med- ical treatment. - Citizen Assist: A call- er in Irrigon reported that someone had control over their phone. The caller was upset and claimed to have proof. A deputy attempted to contact the caller but received no answer. - Driving Complaint: A resident in Irrigon reported that their neighbor with previously warned about driving with headlights out was observed doing so again. Deputy advised the resident. - Welfare Check: A res- ident in Irrigon requested a welfare check on their grandparents, as they had been unable to reach them since October 22nd. Deputy made contact and reported everything was fine. The caller resided in Boise, Idaho. - Noise Complaint: A resident in Irrigon reported a black Cadillac Escalade playing loud music at a stop sign, which was turned off upon reaching home. 0&62ZDVQRWL¿HG - Driving Complaint: A resident in Irrigon re- ported a blue Ford pickup driving with headlights out, allegedly to harass their neighbor. Deputy was unable to respond imme- diately. - Noise Complaint: A resident in Irrigon reported a blue Chevy pickup driv- ing by their house with loud music, which then stopped at Utah and Division. The caller will provide the li- cense plate in a later call. Deputy was unable to re- spond immediately. - Driving Complaint: Two black 4-door cars, a Toyota Camry and a Pontiac G6, were reported speeding on Se Utah Ave in Irrigon. Deputy was unable to locate the vehicles. - Theft Complaint: A report was made that a bi- cycle was stolen from the tennis courts on Highway 74 Lena/Ne Barratt Blvd in Heppner between 7pm and 10pm. The case is com- pleted. - Driving Complaint: A resident in Irrigon reported a silver pickup truck with a stepside speeding by their house. They have had on- going problems with the residents of that house and their vehicles. MCSO was QRWL¿HG - Suspicious Activity: A vehicle was observed pass- ing by a resident’s house four times at a slow speed, causing concern for the resident. MCSO searched the area but found nothing. 0RWRU 9HKLFOH $F- cident: A report came in from a driver who hit a deer about 1/4 mile from the mill zone on Highway 74 in Heppner. No injuries were reported, and the deer ZDVIRXQGGHFHDVHGR൵WKH roadway. MCSO responded DQG¿OHGDUHSRUW MCSO Nov 22 -EMS, an incident oc- curred at Trail Apartments on Boardman Ave NE in Boardman. A 2-year-old son was having a seizure. The BFD and BAMB re- sponded. -Fire Call, an incident occurred in Boardman where the reporting person informed that a subject had set a house on fire. The MCSO, BPD, BFD, and BAMB all responded. The subject was arrested on multiple charges and lodged at UCJ with no bail. -EMS, a medical emer- gency occurred on Colum- bia Ln in Irrigon where a 45-year-old male was having a seizure and was unresponsive. The Irrigon Ambulance responded and transported the patient to GSH. The Irrigon Fire also responded for life assist. -EMS, on Columbia Ln in Irrigon, a 45-year-old male requested a lift assist as he was just released from the hospital and couldn’t walk on his own. The lift assist was successfully completed with no injuries. -EMS, on W Columbia Ln in Irrigon, a 76-year- old male with COPD and possible cardiac problems reported having breathing GL൶FXOWLHV GXH WR & 'L൵ The patient was transported to GSH by IRRA. -Animal Complaint, at a location on NW Water St in Heppner, the reporting SHUVRQ VWDWHG WKDW ¿YH DOO black ducks were missing. The ducks were eventually found. -Animal Complaint, at the intersection of NE Gilmore St and NE Pioneer Dr in Heppner, a cat was following the reporting person and they requested it to be picked up. -Fire Call, a report came in from Boardman on Shoemake Rd, indicat- ing that a subject had set a KRXVHRQ¿UH7KH0&62 BPD, BFD, and BAMB all responded. The subject was arrested on multiple charges and lodged at UCJ with no bail. ,QIRUPDWLRQDQR൶FHU initiated activity at Strick- land, Marvin, Shoemake Rd, Boardman. Deputies were checking all vehicles at the residence and com- pleted necessary forms and tags for tow. -Hit & Run, occurred at Love’s Travel Stop and Country Store on Tower Rd in Boardman. A vehicle damaged the SXPSV DQG ÀHG WKH VFHQH The vehicle description provided was a beige 5th wheel with license plate WA-17141 AH, and it was being pulled by a beige 4-door Dodge Pickup with unknown plates. The vehi- cles were last seen heading eastbound on Highway 184. -Suspicious Activity, reported on SE Hurd Pl in Irrigon. The reporting person’s wife left with the kids during the night, and despite an agreement to bring them back in the morning, there has been no contact or return. The wife was last seen leaving her parents’ place in Pasco. DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5PM Put the Brothers to work for you • Office and Business Printing • Signs, Banners, and much more Chris Sykes Andrew Sykes !"#$%#&'()*+,-#./012#30,450-6,2#78#9#":;<!=><!;"! Vinyl Banners High-Quality Custom Vinyl Banners Signs made: All sizes and Colors Graphic Design Services Available Customer Service at Sykes Brothers Printing Custom Canvas Print - Make Great Gifts! 24x24 in 16x16 in Order your family canvas prints today! 20x16 in 24x36 in 18x24 in 541-676-9228 541-276-2152 chris@rapidserve.net Text and cell: 541-215-2274 Two locations to serve you: 177 N. 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