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50¢ VOL. 144 NO. 21 8 Pages Wednesday, May 29, 2024 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon Maben wins MC fair drawing contest Ione city council discusses wastewater project and property upkeep By Annalynn Black At the May 14th Ione council meeting, a citizen expressed gratitude for the gravel that was brought in but raised concerns that it had been washed away due to the rain. In response, a council member assured her that they would investi- gate obtaining more gravel and mentioned that the previous supply had been donated by the county. The council discussed an RV project proposed by a resident of Ione. This project involved the closure of multiple streets and the potential addition of a new laundromat. However, the discussion was postponed until they could determine the appropriate zoning for the area. Council member Spivey highlighted the po- WHQWLDOEHQH¿WVRI59SDUNV VD\LQJ³WKH59SDUNVFDQ be a huge boost for our few businesses that we have here.” The USDA conducted an ADA site visit and de- WHUPLQHGWKDWWKHVLGHZDON in front of city hall needed to be redone along with updates to the bathroom. Council member and city administrator Liz Peterson mentioned that a tree was also causing issues and needed to be addressed. Additionally, they planned to relocate the handicap SDUNLQJ VSRW DQG UHSODFH the hand railing in the bath- room, as well as move the bathroom mirror. Peterson explained that the most expensive repairs would be WKH VLGHZDON DQG WKH WUHH It was decided that they would solicit bids from contractors for the neces- VDU\ZRUN Moving on, Peterson informed the council that WKHDXGLWRUVZHUHVWLOOZRUN- ing on the audit due to the need to correct previous year’s audits Dane Maben, an en- gineer participating via Zoom, provided an over- view of the wastewater project. He reported that contractors had visited the VLWH DQG DVNHG TXHVWLRQV with around 12 individuals showing up. Bids for the project were scheduled to be submitted on May 23rd, allowing contractors to participate virtually through Zoom. Maben stated that he would review the bids and announce the lowest bidder. He also mentioned that Anderson Perry, a con- VWUXFWLRQ¿UPZRXOGHQVXUH compliance with the state construction board and re- view the bid documents. Maben would then write a letter summarizing the bid results and recommend how the council should proceed. Following the selection of a contractor, the city would need to issue a notice of intent to award the contract, initiating a 7-day protest period. Afterward, the city could give the notice of DZDUGDQGSURFHHGWRZRUN with the awarded contrac- tor. The council agreed to schedule a special meeting on the 29 th to discuss the process in more detail. They also decided that the responsibility of approv- ing change orders during construction would be de- termined in the special ses- sions meeting to be held on the 29 th . Maben mentioned WKH UHTXLUHPHQW IRU WKH operator of the wastewater V\VWHP WR EH FHUWL¿HG WR ZKLFK 3HWHUVRQ FRQ¿UPHG that it had been accounted for in the budget. Liz Peterson brought up a complaint from some- one outside of town re- garding the condition of a local restaurant’s property. Another council member mentioned an issue with excessive weeds on a prop- erty adjacent to his own. Although the possibility of sending letters to the restaurant owner and the neighboring property own- er was discussed, it was not confirmed if they would proceed with this action. Makenzie Mabens drawing. -Photo by Sue Gibbs 0DNHQ]LH 0DEHQ WKH drawing contest winner, goes to school at Heppner High School and entered the contest through Mrs. Nelson’s art class. The con- test ran from January to 6SULQJ%UHDN7KHFRQWHVW was run by Morrow County Fair to help promote the fair and encourage youth participation. The draw- -Continued to PAGE SEVEN Bill Walton dies at 71 November 5, 1952 – May 27, 2024 Morrow County primary election results Greg Smith - 232 Write-in - 3 Over Votes - 0 Under Votes - 10 Total - 310 Irrigon - Contributed Image Total county wide Results Morrow County Com- missioner, Position 1 Gus Peterson 641 – 28.5% Roy Drago Jr 632 – 28.1% Kelly Doherty 493– 21.1% 5LFN'UDNH± Write-in 3 - 0.01% Total 2249 House Dist. 57 Greg Smith 4,574 – 75.3% 5D\PRQG$NHUV± 24.5% Write-in 12 – 0.2% Total 6072 Senate Dist. 29 Todd Nash 8,732 – 54.2% Jim E. Doherty 4,089 – 24.9% Dave Drotzmann 3,300 – 20.1% Andy B. Huwe 285 – 1.7% Write-in 19 – 0.1% Total 16,428 Results by city Heppner Morrow County Com- missioner, Position 1 Gus Peterson - 213 Kelly L Doherty - 140 Roy Drago Jr -105 5LFN'UDNH Write-in - 2 Over Votes - 2 Under Votes - 17 Total - 640 REP State Senator, 29th District Senate Jim E. Doherty - 112 Dave Drotzmann - 106 Todd Nash - 183 Andy B. Huwe - 4 Write-in - 0 Over Votes - 0 Under Votes - 15 Total - 420 REP State Representa- tive, 57th District House 5D\PRQG$NHUV Greg Smith - 304 Write-in - 1 Over Votes - 0 Under Votes - 16 Total - 420 Boardman Morrow County Com- missioner, Position 1 Gus Peterson - 68 Kelly L Doherty - 123 Roy Drago Jr - 334 5LFN'UDNH Write-in - 1 Over Votes - 0 Under Votes - 13 Total - 578 REP State Senator, 29th District Senate Jim E. Doherty - 59 Dave Drotzmann - 149 Todd Nash - 91 Andy B. Huwe - 5 Write-in - 0 Over Votes - 0 Under Votes - 6 Total - 310 REP State Representa- tive, 57th District House 5D\PRQG$NHUV Morrow County Com- missioner, Position 1 Gus Peterson - 147 Kelly L Doherty - 172 Roy Drago Jr - 132 5LFN'UDNH Write-in - 0 Over Votes - 0 Under Votes - 42 Total - 591 REP State Senator, 29th District Senate Jim E. Doherty - 93 Dave Drotzmann - 135 Todd Nash - 118 Andy B. Huwe - 18 Write-in - 0 Over Votes - 1 Under Votes - 9 Total - 374 REP State Representa- tive, 57th District House 5D\PRQG$NHUV Greg Smith - 248 Write-in - 0 Over Votes - 0 Under Votes - 14 Total - 374 Lexington Morrow County Com- missioner, Position 1 Gus Peterson - 78 Kelly L Doherty - 37 Roy Drago Jr - 24 5LFN'UDNH Write-in - 0 Over Votes - 0 Under Votes - 5 Total - 203 REP State Senator, 29th District Senate Jim E. Doherty - 38 Dave Drotzmann - 19 Todd Nash - 80 Andy B. Huwe - 2 Write-in - 0 Over Votes - 0 Under Votes - 4 Total - 143 REP State Representa- tive, 57th District House 5D\PRQG$NHUV Greg Smith - 99 Write-in - 0 Over Votes - 0 Under Votes - 6 Total - 143 Ione Morrow County Com- missioner, Position 1 Gus Peterson - 135 Kelly L Doherty - 21 Roy Drago Jr - 37 5LFN'UDNH Write-in - 0 Over Votes - 1 Under Votes - 12 Total - 237 REP State Senator, 29th District Senate Jim E. Doherty - 15 Dave Drotzmann - 63 Todd Nash - 82 Andy B. Huwe - 1 Write-in - 0 Over Votes - 0 Under Votes - 6 Total - 167 REP State Representa- tive, 57th District House 5D\PRQG$NHUV Greg Smith - 112 Write-in - 0 Over Votes - 0 Under Votes - 10 Total - 167 Bill Walton in front of the Morrow County Courthouse, Hep- pner 2018. -Photo by John Killkenny An American profes- sional EDVNHWEDOO player and television sportscaster. He played FROOHJHEDVNHWEDOO at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and in the NBA for the Portland Trail Blazers, San Diego / Los Angeles Clippers, and Boston Celtics. He is a member of the Naismith 0HPRULDO %DVNHWEDOO +DOO of Fame and the Nation- DO &ROOHJLDWH %DVNHWEDOO Hall of Fame. Bill Walton was part of the 1977 NBA champion Portland Trail Blazers team. They won four straight games after ORVLQJ WKH ¿UVW WZR LQ WKH NBA Finals against the Philadelphia 76ers. Walton died from colon cancer at his home in San Diego on May 27, 2024, at the age of 71 Heppner Elementary tours the County Courthouse Heppner Elementary students had the opportunity to tour the county courthouse on Thursday the 23 rd . District Attorney Justin Nelson and Commissioner David Sykes are pictured showing them the court room. - Contibuted Photo CALL 541-989-8221 ext 204 for more information
