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7:2+HSSQHU*D]HWWH7LPHV+HSSQHU2UHJRQWednesday, April 3, 2024 7KH2൶FLDO1HZVSDSHU of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner 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 2൶FHDW+HSSQHU2UHJRQXQGHUWKH$FWRI0DUFK3HULRGLFDOSRVWDJHSDLG DW+HSSQHU2UHJRQ2൶FHDW10DLQ6W7HOHSKRQH )D[ 676-9211. E-mail: editor@rapidserve.net or sykeschris@hotmail.com Web site: ZZZKHSSQHUQHW3RVWPDVWHUVHQGDGGUHVVFKDQJHVWRWKH+HSSQHU*D]HWWH7LPHV 32%R[+HSSQHU2UHJRQ6XEVFULSWLRQV,Q0RUURZ&RXQW\\HDU 2XWVLGH0RUURZ&RXQW\\HDU,Q&RXQW\6HQLRU5DWH \HDUVRUROGHU \HDUPRQWK6WXGHQWVWXGHQWVXEVFULSWLRQV\HDU Chris Sykes ...............................................................................................Publisher Annalynn Black ............................................................................................ 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Families wishing to include information not included in the guidelines or who wish to have the obituary written in a certain way must purchase advertising space for the obituary. )RU/HWWHUVWRWKH(GLWRU/HWWHUVWRWKH(GLWRU0867EHVLJQHGE\WKHDXWKRU7KH+HSSQHU *7ZLOOQRWSXEOLVKXQVLJQHGOHWWHUV$OOOHWWHUV0867LQFOXGHWKHDXWKRU¶VDGGUHVVDQGSKRQH QXPEHUIRUXVHE\WKH*7RI¿FH7KH*7UHVHUYHVWKHULJKWWRHGLWOHWWHUV7KH*7LVQRW UHVSRQVLEOHIRUDFFXUDF\RIVWDWHPHQWVPDGHLQOHWWHUV$Q\OHWWHUVH[SUHVVLQJWKDQNVZLOOEH SODFHGLQWKHFODVVL¿HGVXQGHU³&DUGRI7KDQNV´DWDFRVWRI AgWest Farm Credit ¿QDQFLDOUHVXOWV AgWest Farm Credit, an agricultural lending co- operative serving produc- ers in the West, recently DQQRXQFHG LWV ¿QDQ- cial results. This marks a significant milestone for the company following the merger of Farm Credit West and Northwest Farm Credit Services on January 1, 2023. 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They have dis- regarded the established procedures for amending the Ambulance Service Area Plan, which has re- sulted in severe harm to the county ambulance service, a service that has been sav- ing lives for almost three decades. 2) The BOC has shown a lack of cooperation and transparency with the resi- dents of Heppner regarding the location of the new Cir- cuit Courthouse. Important information about the site has been withheld, prevent- ing the community from being fully involved in the decision-making process. 3) In a questionable move, the current BOC has reduced their workload to just two meetings a month and is in the process of hiring a second Adminis- WUDWRU DW D VLJQL¿FDQW FRVW to the county. This decision, which comes with a total H[SHQVH RI LQ- FOXGLQJEHQH¿WVLVGHHPHG XQDFFHSWDEOHE\WKHFLWL]HQV of Morrow County. 4) Morrow County is facing a critical issue of nitrate pollution in drinking water, particularly in the northern region. Despite having the authority and responsibility to address WKLVKHDOWKKD]DUGWKH%2& has failed to take action or SURYLGHOHDGHUVKLSLQ¿QG- ing a solution. 5) The BOC has made an unnecessary and disad- YDQWDJHRXV WD[ DEDWHPHQW DJUHHPHQW ZLWK$PD]RQ much to the dismay of 0RUURZ &RXQW\ WD[SD\- HUV ,Q WKH IXWXUH DQ\ WD[ abatement deals with Am- D]RQPXVWSULRULWL]HFLWL]HQ transparency and involve skilled negotiators to ensure IDLUDQGEHQH¿FLDOWHUPVIRU the county. According to the Secre- tary of State’s recall manu- Heppner Housing Authority to meet April 9 th 7KHQH[WPHHWLQJRIWKH Heppner Housing Author- ity for the Heppner senior center will be Tuesday, April 9 th , at 4:00 p.m. in the St. Patrick’s Senior Center dining room. For more information, contact KayRene Qualls at 541- 980-2836. valid signatures is 15% of the votes cast for governor LQ WKH SXEOLF R൶FHU¶V GLV- trict during the last guber- natorial election at which a candidate for Governor was elected to a full term. Votes cast includes miscellaneous write-in votes, but not over- votes or undervotes. A total of 4,083 votes were cast for Governor in Morrow County in the last election. Therefore, ap- SUR[LPDWHO\YDOLGVLJ- natures would be required. If all valid signatures are collected, the recall will proceed to a county-wide vote. If the people of Morrow County vote to recall all county commissioners, the responsibility of selecting QHZFRPPLVVLRQHUVWR¿OODW least two vacant seats falls upon Governor Koteck. Morrow SWCD to meet April 9th Morrow SWCD will meet Tuesday, April 9th beginning at 6pm at the Ag Service Center in Heppner. To join via Zoom or con- ference call, please contact the SWCD beforehand at 541-676-5452. Meetings of the Morrow SWCD are open to the public. Order your prom ÁRZHUVHDUO\ 3URPLV ЄЂЇЂЀЂЄ May 12th Order Early! 217 North Main St., Heppner, OR Phone 676-9158 Floral 676-9426 murraysdrug.com Hours: Mon-Fri 7am-6pm • Sat 8am-6pm • Pharmacy- Mon-Fri 9am-6pm - Sunday 9-2 (seasonally) Celebration of Life A Memorial Mass will be held Saturday, April 27th, 2024 at 11:00 am at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Heppner Oregon for our son and daughter. Roy Proctor, age 36, passed away at his home on January 18th, 2024 in Heppner. His sister, Josie Proctor Keyes, age 43, passed away January 31st, 2024 at her home in Sisters Oregon. Please join us at the Mass and/or at the Morrow County Fair and Rodeo Grounds for BBQ and a slideshow, about 1:00 pm. Sweeney Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
