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STATE Wallowa.com 101 Legal Notices 101 Legal Notices NOTICE OF BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING A public meeting of the Budget Committee of the Wallowa School District #12, Wallowa County, State of Oregon, to discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022, will be held at Wallowa High School Library. The meeting will take place on May 17, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to receive the budget message and to receive comment from the public on the budget. This is a public meeting where deliberation of the Budget Committee will take place. Any person may appear at the meeting and discuss the proposed programs with the Budget Committee. A copy of the budget document may be inspected or ontained on or after May 18, 2021 at Superintendent’s Office between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Legal No. 239603 Published: April 21, 28, 2021 NOTICE OF BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING A public meeting of the Budget Committee of the Wallowa School District #12, Wallowa County, State of Oregon, to discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022, will be held at Wallowa High School Library. The meeting will take place on May 10, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to receive the budget message and to receive comment from the public on the budget. This is a public meeting where deliberation of the Budget Committee will take place. Any person may appear at the meeting and discuss the proposed programs with the Budget Committee. A copy of the budget document may be inspected or obtained on or after May 11, 2021 at Superintendent’s Office between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Legal No. 239600 Enterprise School District #21 2020 Bond Projects Roof Replacement Bid Date: 04/08/2021; Intent to Award: 04/19/2021. Issuing Agency: Enterprise School District #21 to award S&K Mountain Construction Inc. of Walla Walla, WA. Please direct any ques- tions regarding this notice to Cassie Hibbert, Wenaha Group Project Manager, chibbert@wenahagroup.com. Legal No. 241014 Published: April 28, 2021 NOTICE OF BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING A public meeting of the Budget Committee of Wallowa Lake County Service District, State of Oregon, to discuss the budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021 will be held at the Wallowa County Courthouse, 101 S. River Street, Enterprise, Oregon. The meeting will take place on the May 14th 2021 at 9:30am. The purpose of the meeting is to receive the budget message and to receive public comment. A copy of the document may be inspected or obtained on or after May 14th, 2021 at the office of the Wallowa County Administrative Ser- vices Director at the above address between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm Monday thru Thursday. Legal No. 241779 Published: April 28, May 5, 2021 PUBLIC NOTICE A public meeting of the Bud- get Committee of the Wallowa County Animal Damage Con- trol District, Wallowa County, State of Oregon, to discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022, will be held at 101 S. River St, Enterprise, OR. The meeting will take place on May 6, 2021 at 4:30 pm. The purpose of the meeting is to receive the budget message and to re- ceive comment from the public on the budget. This is a public meeting where deliberation of the Budget Committee will take place. Any person may appear at the meeting and discuss the proposed pro- grams with the Budget Com- mittee. A copy of the budget document may be inspected or obtained on or after May 5, 2021 at the commission- er’s office, 101 S. River ST, Enterprise, OR., between the hours of 9:00 am and 4:00 pm. Legal No. 240674 Published: April 21, 28, 2021 DEADLINE FOR CLASSIFIED ADS AM MONDAY Published: April 21, 28, 2021 NOTICE OF BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING A public meeting of the Budget Committee of Wallowa Coun- ty, State of Oregon, to discuss the budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021 will be held at the Wallowa Coun- ty Courthouse, 101 S. River Street, Enterprise, Oregon. The meeting will take place on May 11th 2021 at 8:30am. The purpose of the meeting is to receive the budget mes- sage and to receive public comment. A copy of the document may be inspected or obtained on or after May 11th, 2021 at the of- fice of the Wallowa County Ad- ministrative Services Director at the above address between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm Monday thru Thursday. This is a public meeting where deliberation of the Budget Committee will take place. Any person may appear at this meeting and discuss the pro- posed budget with the Budget Committee. Published: April 28, May 5, 2021 Legal No.241767 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF WALLOWA In the Matter of the Estate of FRANK MERCELL ARCHAMBEAU, Deceased. Case No.: 21PB03142 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Michelle L. Stephens has been appointed personal representative of the above entitled estate. All persons having claims against the estate are required to pres- ent them, with vouchers attached, to the personal representative at P.O. Box 237, Enterprise, OR 97828, or to the personal represen- tative’s attorney, Rebecca J. Knapp, at PO Box 236, Enterprise, OR 97828, within four months after the date of first publication of this notice, or the claims maybe barred. All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings may obtain additional information from the records of the Court, the personal representative, or the lawyer for the personal representative. Dated and first published on April 28, 2021. /s/Rebecca J. Knapp, OSB #01 Legal No. 241664 Published: April 28, May 5, 12, 2021 SOLICITATION FOR BIDS The Enterprise Cemetery Main. District is seeking bids for the pavement of certain arterial roads at the cemetery (305 NE Alder Lane, Enter- prise). For more information about this proposed project contact Joyce McKenzie at 541-426-3391 Legal No. 241669 Published: April 28, May 5, 12, 2021 Place your business in the Service Directory Small $10.66 per week Large $21.32 per week (13-week minimum) Call 541-426-4567 Wallowa County Chieftain Wednesday, April 28, 2021 A15 Oregon gets sixth congressional district By GARY A. WARNER Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — Oregon will have a sixth congres- sional seat up for grabs in 2022 under the once-a-de- cade shuffl ing of Congress, the U.S. Census announced Monday, April 26. Where in Oregon the new seat will be located won’t be known until autumn. The additional seat also gives Oregon an additional Electoral College vote, which is based on House seats plus U.S. Senate seats. Oregon will have eight votes for choosing the president in the 2024 election. Oregon will also receive several billion dollars more in federal aid for medical ser- vices, schools and aff ordable housing that is based on a formula using the number of House districts to determine each state’s share. Gov. Kate Brown said the strong turnout in Ore- gon to answer the census ensured that Oregon’s voice will be amplifi ed in federal decisions. Brown released a state- ment praising the “great news” of the additional seat. “Thanks to everyone who participated in the 2020 Cen- sus to make sure you were counted,” Brown said. Oregon’s new seat was in apportionment, the reassign- ment of the 435 congressio- nal seats after each census. The census reports Ore- gon’s 2020 population is just under 4.24 million, up from 3.83 million in 2010. Oregon’s 10.6% increase was well above the national population growth of 7.4%, the slowest rate since the 1940 Census that came after the Great Depression. Bend had the largest pop- ulation growth in Oregon — about 25% — over the past decade. The other largest concen- tration of growth was the ring of suburbs around Port- land, with Gresham, Trout- dale, Sandy, Estacada, Bea- verton, Tigard, Newberg and St. Helens all posting strong growth. The U.S. population in 2020 was just under 331.5 million. Census offi cials said a falling birthrate, slowing immigration and deaths of an increasing number of the large post-World War II baby boom generation were the reasons for the tepid growth. The 6th Congressional District is the fi rst new seat for Oregon since the 1980 Census. Five other states received additional seats. Texas gets two more seats. Colorado, Florida, Montana, North Car- olina each received one. California lost a seat for the fi rst time in state history. It will still have the largest delegation, with 52 seats. Also losing a seat were New York, Illinois, Michi- gan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. In an announcement that has political leaders promis- ing to take action against the count, New York fell just 89 people short of keeping all its seats. Democrats currently hold a 218-212 majority in the House. Five seats are vacant. Oregon currently has four Democrats and one Repub- lican in its House delegation. Each U.S. House member EO Media Group, File Oregon will add a sixth congressional district ahead of the 2022 election, the U.S. Census announced Monday, April 26, 2021, though the location of it is still to be determined. will now represent 761,169 people, up about 50,000 peo- ple from 2010. Numbers in each district can vary slightly. Still to come is divid- ing up the districts within each state. Oregon currently has four Democrats and one Republican in the House. Oregon is among 33 states where the legislature controls all or most of the process. Eight states — including California and Washington — use independent commis- sions to draw the maps. Two do a mix. The disruption of the cen- sus count amid the COVID- 19 pandemic has disrupted redistricting in most states. The count also was whip- sawed by demands from then-President Donald Trump, who wanted to add a question of citizenship to the survey, but was eventu- ally blocked by court rulings. Trump also sought to end the census early. Earlier forecasts had Texas receiving three new seats and Florida getting two. Each received one less. Both states have large His- panic populations and the smaller-than-expected addi- tional seats for the two states has activists questioning if Trump’s actions had sup- pressed the count of Span- ish-speaking populations. “I assured the president that the census is complete and accurate,” said Gina Rai- mondo, the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, at a news confer- ence on Monday afternoon. In Oregon, the timelines for the Legislature to receive census data needed to draw congressional and legislative lines that meet civil rights and voting rights requirements has shifted from April 1 to late August or September. The delay means the state will blow past most of the established deadlines for cre- ating and approving legisla- tive and congressional maps. The Oregon Supreme Court ruled April 9 that the Legislature will have until Sept. 27 to submit maps for the state House and Senate seats, as well as congressio- nal districts. If lawmakers cannot agree on new districts, legislative districts would be drawn by Secretary of State Shemia Fagan, while congressional seats would be determined by a special judicial panel. The deadline under that scenario is Oct. 18 to com- plete maps. With legal chal- lenges, the Oregon Supreme Court has set Feb. 7 as the lat- est date for maps to be fi nal- ized. That leaves one month until the March 8 deadline for candidates to fi le for the May 17, 2022, primary. If Fagan’s or the judges’ maps are found wanting under legal review, the Ore- gon Supreme Court would draw the lines. The state House and Sen- ate each have a redistricting committee that will work on the maps. But their makeup is currently politically asymmetrical. Under a deal this month to end a Republican slow- down of legislation, House Speaker Tina Kotek, D-Port- land, named Minority Leader Christine Drazan, R-Canby, as a sixth member of the House panel. The move gives the Republicans parity on the committee with Democrats. Drazan said having an equal vote on the committee was crucial given the Demo- crats’ political dominance of all facets of the reapportion- ment process. “The legislature’s major- ity, governor and secretary of state are all Democrats,” Drazan said. “More than 50% of the Oregon Supreme Court has been appointed by this governor. We are at high risk of gerrymandering. They have the power, but we’ll be able to question how it is done.” Still up in the air is how the House committee will work with the Senate’s, which has retained a 3-2 Democratic majority and has Sen. Kathleen Taylor, D-Mil- waukie, as chairwoman. A constitutional quirk allows congressional candi- dates to skirt the residency requirements of most politi- cal offi ces. The Constitution requires that members of the House be at least 25 years old, have been a U.S. citizen for at least seven years and live in the state they represent, but not the district they are run- ning in. The result has led to fre- quent “district shopping” for congressional districts across the country, especially by candidates who are squeezed out of their seats under reapportionment. One name to take out of the mix for Oregon’s new congressional seat is Brown’s, according to her longtime political consul- tant Thomas Wheatley. 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