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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 11, 1995
Internet interest group to meet
A physician in a ru ral
hospital consults on a tricky
case with a specialist in a ma
jor city thousands of miles
away. A farm wife sends a let
ter to her daughter in another
state and receives a reply the
same afternoon. A student
searches a database in another
country for a school project. A
business executive chooses to
raise his family in the pristine
environment of a rural area and
"telecommute” to his office via
his home computer and the
telephone lines. All these
things are now using the
Sheriff s Report
The Sheriff's office in Hepp
ner reports dispatching the
following business during the
past week:
January 4: Morrow County
deputy responded to Bristow's
Market in lone for an alarm;
Morrow County Sheriff's of
fice dispatched the Spray am
bulance for an accident with an
injury North Fork of John Day.
F u rth er inform atio n was
unknown;
Morrow County Sheriff's of
fice dispatched the Heppner
ambulance to a residence on
Chase St. for a female with an
illness. Patient was transported
to Pioneer Memorial Hospital.
January 5: Morrow County
deputy responded to Hwy. 730
for a report of a motor vehicle
accident. There were no in
juries. Deputy was unable to
locate accident;
Morrow County Sheriff's of
fice dispatched the Condon
ambulance to a residence on
East St. in Condon for a male
with an injury. Patient was
transported to Mid Columbia
Medical Center in The Dalles;
M orrow C ounty d ep u ty
responded to the Boardman
area for a juvenile problem;
Morrow County Sheriff's of
fice dispatched the Condon
ambulance to Country Village
in Condon for a male with in
juries.
January 6: Morrow County
deputy responded to the Ir-
rigon area for a report of a
neighborhood disturbance.
Deputy was unable to locate
report;
Morrrow County deputy ar
rested C hristopher Wayne
Weatherby, 24, Kennewick,
WA. for Driving Under the In
fluence of Intoxicants;
M orrow C ounty d ep u ty
responded to the West Glen
Addition in Boardman for a
report of a suspicious vehicle.
January 7: Morrow County
deputy responded to a business
in Boardman for an audible
alarm. There was no forced
entry;
M orrow C ounty d ep u ty
responded to a complaint in
lone of crank phone calls;
M orrow C ounty d ep u ty
responded to a non-injury
motor vehicle accident on 1-84,
mile post 166;
M orrow C ounty d ep u ty
responded to the Boardman
area for a welfare check on a
male;
M orrow C ounty d ep u ty
resp o n d ed to the Irrigon
Mobile Trailer Court for a
report of shots fired. Deputy
was unable to locate anything;
M orrow C ounty d ep u ty
responded to Wilson Road for
a report of a despondent
female. Deputy was unable to
locate anything.
January 8: Morrow County
deputy responded to take a
report of a hit and run in the Ir
rigon area that involved pro
perty damage;
M orrow C ounty d ep u ty
responded to the area of the
dam in Heppner for a report of
shots fired. Deputy was unable
to locate anything.
January 9: Morrow County
deputy responded to the lone
area for an animal problem;
M orrow C ounty d ep u ty
responded to Hwy. 74, bet
ween Lexington and Heppner
for a motor vehicle accident.
Deputy was unable to locate
accident;
Morrow County deputy took
a report of theft from Amy
Cyther, Rt. 2, Irrigon. A gun
was reportedly taken;
M orrow C ounty d ep u ty
resp o n d ed to the Nomad
Restaurant in Boardman to
assist with a disturbance in the
lounge.
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Internet.
Suddenly what was merely a
science fiction dream only a few
years ago is reality for many
people. Politicians and the
media are tossing around buzz
words like information super
highway and national informa
tion infrastructure. A lucky few
in Heppner are actually able to
use the Internet now in their
work and private communica
tion at a reasonable cost.
However most people in Hepp
ner as in the rest of rural
Oregon have to make expen
sive toll calls to their nearest In
ternet node.
A movement has begun to
find less expensive ways to ac
cess this modern marvel of
communication. "The Internet
has the potential of revolu
tionizing life in small towns like
H eppner," says Wendell Buck,
director of Oregon Trail Library
District. "Rural areas stand to
gain even more than urban
places from the new telecom
munications technologies, if we
can only figure out the ways to
make these links less expen
sive."
That's why Buck has called a
meeting for Tuesday, Jan. 17 at
7 p.m. at the library. "I keep
hearing about another person
who wants to get onto the In
ternet or who has managed to
try it. Several of us think it is
time we all got together to
share what we know and ex
plore the possibilities for
developing an inexpensive
local Internet connection," he
says. The meeting is not in
tended only for the few who
feel that they know something
about computers, modems,
band widths and fiber optics.
Anyone who is interested or
thinks she or he might be in
terested is welcome to join in
the informal meeting.
"The library needs to know
what kinds of interests there
are in our communities in the
newer communications tech
nologies. We cannot plan the
future of our information ser
vices without knowing what
our public would like to see,"
says Buck.
Grains commission
may contract help
The Oregon Grains Commis
sion will hold a regular com
mission meeting Tuesday, Jan.
17 beginning at 7 p.m. via
conference call.
The Oregon Grains Commis
sion is restructuring itself into
an organization with a reduc
ed staffing level. To that end,
OG C has discu ssed w ith
O regon W heat G row ers
League the possibility of con
tracting administrative services
through OWGL and going
without full-time staff. The ar
rangement would involve ter
mination of the OGC's ad
ministrator position and the in-
d iv id u al in th a t position
would be hired by the OWGL
in a different job but carry out
the duties outlined in an ad
ministration contract between
OWGO and OGC.
The proposed contract will be
discussed at the conference call,
and copies of fhe contract may
be obtained by writing to the
commission office.
Commission meetings are
open to the public and anyone
wishing to attend is encourag
ed to do so. Anyone wishing to
attend the meetings but needs
special accommodations should
contact OGC 48 hours in ad
vance at (503) 229-6574, TDD
(503) 986-4762.
Hazard warning message boards
placed on main roadways
In the unlikely event of an ac
cidental release of chemical
agents from the Umatilla Army
Depot Activity, travelers on the
roadways need to be warned,
said a press release from the
Chemical Stockpile emergency
Preparedness Program. Eight
highw ay m essage boards,
similar to the ones that warn
motorists to chain up on moun
tain passes are being installed
at key points on roadways in
the vicinity of the depot. These
electronic reader boards will
also be used to warn motorists
of day-to-day hazards such as
icy roadways or blowing dust.
The message boards are be
ing installed at the following
locations; Rt. 207 at Madison
Comer, northbound, south of
Hermiston; Jet of US 395 and
730, southbound north of Her
miston at the McNary Dam en
trance already installed; and
1-82 at the Westland Road In
terchange northbound near the
junction of 1-82 and 1-84,1-84 at
the Boardman interchange,
eastbound, milepost 164; 1-84
near the Stanfield Junction
westbound, mile post 191; 1-84
on Rieth Ridge, westbound
west of Pendleton mile post
203; US 730 east of Hat Rock
State Park; Junction of Bomb
ing Range Road and Route 207
mile post 10 south of Board-
man. All of these will be install
ed within the next two weeks.
During an emergency these
message boards will display in
structions to motorists traveling
through the area. In the unlike
ly event of a chemical accident
at the depot, the signs would
warn motorists not to enter the
area. In case of bad weather or
H E S /H M S site council meets
an accident, th e O regon
Department of Transportation
or county officials can display
warning messages.
The highway message boards
are part of a sophisticated war
ning system that will include 42
sirens around the depot. The
message boards and sirens
should be operational by this
fall. This warning system will
eventually include tone-alert
radios for every building within
a few miles of the depot. This
com bination of w arning
devices for people outdoors, in
doors and on the road will be
a great improvement over the
present warning system, says
Geoff Tyree, Morrow County
Emergency Public Information
officer. Right now, the Emer
gency Broadcast System is the
sole means of issuing a disaster
warning to the community.
Hermiston contractor J.L.
Brandt is installing the warning
system. The project is ad
ministered by the Oregon State
Police Division of the Emergen
cy Management. The project
contractor is TRW, Inc. based
in Cleveland Ohio.
The warning system is part
of the CSEPP. The CSEP Pro
gram is funded by the U.S. Ar
my and administered by the
Federal Emergency Mange-
ment Agency or FEMA. The
goal of the CSEP Program is to
prepare com m unities near
chemical weapon storage sites
for major emergencies through
d isaste r p lan n in g , public
education and early warning
systems, said Tyree.
For more information call the
local Emergency Management
public information office at
922-4437.
Flu vaccines still available
Flu vaccinations are still
available through the Morrow
County Health Department
and are available at all regular
clinics as long as the supply
lasts. Blood pressure and im
munization clinics are held
every Thursday at the Health
Department in Heppner from
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; the first
and third Tuesdays at Board-
man city hall from 1:30-4 p.m.;
the second an d fourth
Tuesdays at the county Annex
building in Irrigon from 1-4
p.m. and the third Tuesdays at
lone City Hall from 11 a.m to
noon.
Oregon's first case of influen
za for the 1994-95 season was
identified recently according to
Dr. David Flem ing, state
epidemiologist. The state's
public health laboratory con
firmed a case of type A influen
za in a student at Western
O regon State College in
Monmouth.
"Even though we found our
first flu case yesterday, there
still is time to get immunized,"
said Dr. Fleming. "W e recom
mend immunizations for all
persons over 65 years of age,
persons with chronic heart and
lung diseases and person s tak
ing medications that suppress
the immune system."
In flu en za is an illness
characterized by an abrupt
onset of fever, muscle aches,
sore throat and cough. Unlike
other common respiratory il
lnesses, influenza can cause
severe malaise lasting several
days.Typically, the influenza
virus persists in an area for six
to eight weeks after it is first
detected.
Persons contracting the in
fluenza virus should drink
plenty of fluids and get ade
quate rest, Dr. Fleming said.
Children should not be given
aspirin because of the risk of
developing Reye's Syndrome,
a potentially fatal disease.
Although influenza already
has been isolated in Oregon,
vaccinations still may be
beneficial in reducing the
chance of becoming infected.
The vaccine's protection usual
ly begins within two weeks
after it is administered. Persons
requiring vaccinations should
consult their physicians.
Joy Krein reported on the
new discipline plan at the site
council meeting of the Heppner
Elementary and Middle schools
Dec. 6. Krein said it is running
smoothly and accomplishing its
goals. This is in part due to
noon detention, immediate
parent contact and alternative
recess options like study halls
and inside recess rooms.
A new committee was form
ed to synthesize a school pro
file. Co-chairpersons for this
committee wifi be Barb Orwick
and Vicky Broden. Having a
school profile will allow the
group to apply for grants, set
goals and assess school com
munity needs.
H eppner Elementary and
Middle schools are developing
an educational program which
prepares students in areas
leading to the Certificate of In
itial Mastery (CIM). To earn a
CIM students must demon
strate proficiency in the CIM
outcomes that Morrow Coun
ty School District selected as
most appropriate to county
schools. These outcomes or
goals, effective the 1996-97
school year, require a student
ro communicate, quantify, be a
self-directed learner, deliberate
on public issues, apply math
and science, use technology
and collaborate.
Part of the educational pro
gram involves assessing staff
development needs for meeting
CIM goals. Teachers met with
Dean Thompson from the ESD
to learn about scoring guides
and performance assessment.
Teachers have also received a
notebook containing informa
tion about CIM outcomes, per
formance assessment, scoring
g u id es and benchm arks
students across the state are to
reach at third, fifth, eighth and
10th grades. Staff training will
be an ongoing project for the
next three or four years.
The 1994-95 site council is
committed to disseminate CIM
information to students and the
community and to suggest time
blocks geared towards CIM
teaching and learing.
Those attending the meeting
were Linda Shaw, Bill Kar-
wacki, Mark Miller, Steve Hill,
Dave Gunderson, Pam Dowdy,
Barb Orwick, Joy Krein, Cara
Osmin and Vicky Broden. The
next meeting was held Jan. 10.
Gun club opens trapshoot season
The Morrow County Gun
Club opened its 1995 trap
shooting season Sunday, Jan.
8 after a short business meeting
and election of officers.
Roger Mortimore was elected
president; Kelwayne Hague-
wood, secretary treasurer and
Harvey Childers, Mike Adams
and Mark Schlichting advisory
board members.
Once again MCGC will team
up with the Walla Walla gun
club to participate in the
Spokesman Review Telephonic
Shoot. The two clubs will com
bine their highest scores from
the 16 yard line (singles) and
the handicap yardage position
for eight weeks. The highest
scores will be called in to the
Spokesman Review in Spo-
kane, WA. Gun clubs from all
over the Pacific Northwest
compete in this annual event.
High scores for the singles
were Tim H edm an, Mike
Adams and Sherron Woodside
with 24 out of 25 targets
broken. Pat Lovgren, Jeff
Cutsforth, Loren Woodside,
Bill G reen u p , K elw ayne
H aguew ood an d C urtis
Cutsforth all shot 23 out of 25
to take second.
Pat Lovgren w as high
shooter for the handicap event
with a score of 23 for 25. Cur
tis Cutsforth placed second
with 22.
Cutsforth and Lovgren won
both Annie Oakley events.
The next shoot will be held
Sunday, Jan. 15 at noon at the
gun club.
Lexington Grange to meet
By D elpha Jones
p.m. with the program to
The Lexington Grange will follow.
meet Jan. 16 for their regular
meeting. The annual pancake
supper will be prepared and
served by the men. The pro
gram will include a talk and
S e n a or R e c e iv e
pictures of the Clarkston-
Lewiston area by Ken Smouse.
Gazette-Times
The supper will begin at 6
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EOSC announces orientation sessions
Eastern Oregon State Col
lege's division of extended pro
grams will hold several special
winter meetings to explain con
tinuing education opportunities
for nontraditional time and
placebound stu d en ts. The
meetings will provide informa
tion regarding the division of
extended programs' external
degree in liberal studies.
The winter term orientation
session schedule for the Mor
row, Gilliam and Wheeler
County area is: Jan. 24, Board-
man, Feb. 8, Spray and Feb. 22,
Heppner.
Sessions will be held from
noon to 2 p.m. in locations to
be announced and are offered
at no charge. Interested per
sons should call the Umatil-
la/Morrow center for details
regarding the sessions, (503)
276-1260 ext. 245.
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