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SIX- Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 27, 1996 Sheriff» Report The Morrow County Sheriff's office reports dispatching the following business during the past week: Nov. 18: Morrow County deputy assisted in the arrest of Victor Reyes, of West Glen, Boardman, on probation viola tion. Reyes was lodged at the Umatilla County Jail; Morrow County Sheriff's of fice received a report of a transformer on fire in the Clar- no area near Pine Creek. Col umbia Basin Electric Co-op had crews in the area; Morrow County deputy responded to a report of two vehicles that were driven into a ditch. No injuries were reported; Morrow County deputy in vestigated a report of a missing vehicle from the 3P station in Boardman. Nov. 19: Morrow County Sheriff's office dispatched the Heppner ambulance and Lex ington Emergency Medical Techicians to a residence in Lexington. One patient was transported to the Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Heppner; Morrow County Sheriff's off- fice received a report of a watch placed on upper Hinton Creek and Hinton Creek due to war ming trend; Morrow County Sheriff's of fice dispatched the Boardman ambulance and Fire Dept, to a car on its top on Highway 730/1-84 exit ramp. Morrow County Sheriff's of fice received a report of a Level 3 stage on Shobe Canyon. After monitoring, Shobe Canyon and Hinton Creek were considered all right; Morrow County deputy responded to a report of a man bitten by a dog at A & E Homes in Irrigon; Morrow County deputy in vestigated a report of a theft at the Irrigon Market; Morrow County Sheriff's of fice received a report from a flood computer of a Level 3 stage at Heppner at lower Hin ton and Shobe creeks. No ac tion was needed; Morrow County deputy in vestigated a report of possible child abuse at the West Glen Trailer Park, Boardman; Morrow County Sheriff's of fice received a report that two German Shepherds at Wood- lawns Trailer Court in Irrigon were killing other people's pets. There is no animal control office in Irrigon to handle the problem. Nov. 20: Morrow County deputy responded to a report from a private citizen that someone had used their car and wrecked it; Morrow County deputy in vestigated a report of a wrong way driver on 1-84 at Boardman heading eastbound on the westbound lanes; Morrow County deputy responded to a report of a stereo stolen from a vehicle in the Boardman area; Morrow County Sheriff's of fice dispatched the Boardman Fire Dept, to a house fire on Columbia Street in Boardman. Nov. 21: Morrow County Sheriff's office dispatched the Heppner Police Dept, to in vestigate a prowler reported at a Heppner residence; Morrow County Sheriff's of fice dispatched the Heppner ambulance and Fire Dept, to a one vehicle accident on Morgan Street going to the high school. No injuries were reported; Morrow County deputy and the Heppner Police Dept, responded to a semi-truck jack knifed at the hill going up to the high school off Slaughter house Road. No injuries were reported; Morrow County deputy re sponded to a report that some one was taking things from a trailer in Lexington; Morrow County deputy in Kuhn, Spicer & Mills vestigated a report of a suspi cious person in the Boardman area; Morrow County deputy in vestigated a report of a shop lifter in custody at Kegler Sen try Market; Morrow County deputy responded to a report of a pick up which slid sideways on Gooseberry Grade. No injuries were reported; Morrow County Sheriff's of fice dispatched the Heppner Police Dept, to a report of a prowler on Main Street. Nov. 22: Morrow County Sheriff's office dispatched the Heppner Police Dept, to a call for assistance in getting a per son to leave Bucknum 's Tavern; Morrow County Sheriff's of fice dispatched the Heppner Police Dept, to a domestic situation on a residence at Mt. Glen Apts.; Morrow County Sheriff's of fice received a report of long distance phone service lost in Gilliam, Wheeler, Morrow and Umatilla counties at 10 a.m. It was restored at 4:45 p.m. Morrow County deputy in vestigated a report of a man assaulted at 11 p.m. in Irrigon. Nov. 24: Morrow County Sheriff's office dispatched the Boardman Police Dept, to the Boardman BP station on a report of theft of services; Morrow County deputy in vestigated a report from an Ir rigon resident that dogs were were chasing their horses and killed two kittens; Morrow County deputy in vestigated a report of two peo ple fighting for two days in the apts. at 6th and Main in Board- man. The deputy was unable to locate; Morrow County deputy responded to a report of a burglary at a trailer house in Boardman; Morrow County Sheriff's of fice received a request to in vestigate a possible abuse vic tim at Columbia Junior High School; Morrow County deputy in vestigated a report from the Chevron station in Boardman of a possibly intoxicated driver. Prepare holiday turkey properly Cooking a turkey during the holiday season? Handle it safe ly. Take the raw turkey home directly from the grocery store. At home, place the turkey im mediately in the refrigerator or freezer. A fresh turkey should be cooked within two days; frozen turkeys should be de frosted in the refrigerator, allowing 24 hours for each five pounds, according to Carol Michael, Morrow County OSU Extension agent. For faster thawing, place the frozen turkey in cold water, allowing about 30 minutes per pound. The water should be changed every half-hour. A turkev may be defrosted in the microwave if it is large enough, but follow the manufacturer's instructions. Cook immediate ly after defrosting. Prepare stuffing safely. Mix the stuffing just before it goes into the turkey. If more conve nient, the wet and dry ingre dients can be prepared ahead of time and chilled. Mix the in gredients just before placing the stuffing inside the turkey or in a casserole. The turkey should be stuffed loosely-about % cup of stuffing per pound of turkey. This will help allow the stuffing to reach the proper 165 degree F. inter nal temperature whether the stuffing is in the bird or in a casserole. Use a meat thermo meter to be sure. The stuffing should be moist, not dry, since heat destroys bacteria more rapidly in a moist environment. The stuffed turkey should be placed immediately in a pre heated oven set no lower than 325 degrees F. Cooking over night in a "slow " oven is not recommended since food-borne bacteria can form under those conditions. Leftovers should be stored within two hours of cooking. Cut the turkey off the bones. Refrigerate the stuffing and the turkey separately in shallow containers. Use leftover turkey within four days; stuffing and gravy, in one or two days. For more information on pre paring the "holiday bird" and other food safety and handling questions concerning meat, poultry and eggs, call the toll- free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 1-800-535-4555, from 7 a .m .-l p.m. Recorded messages are available 24 hours a day, using a telephone "m enu." St, Patrick's Senior Center Bulletin Board There were 92 people present for the senior Thanksgiving din ner Nov. 20. Three meals were home delivered and four meals were taken out. Sue Vinson won the free meal ticket. Members of the Seventh-day Adventist and Nazarene churches served. The menu for Wednesday, Dec. 4 is sloppy joes on a bun, French fries, corn, tossed salad, fruit and cookies. Members of the Methodist Church will serve. There was one table of cards in play Friday afternoon; six seniors watched the movie, "Three Wishes," Sunday afternoon. The senior bus will go to Hermiston Saturday, Dec. 14, depar ting Heppner at 1:30 p.m. This is the annual trip to see and hear the "Singing Christmas Tree" at the Assembly of God Church. "If you have never attended, you have missed a wonderful treat," said a senior center spokesperson. The Nutrition Site Committee will meet Wednesday, Dec. 4 at 1 p.m. Other dates to remember: Tuesday and Thursday exercise, 10 a m.; Wednesday hearing aid assistance, 10 a.m., blood pressure clinic, 11 a.m., senior meal, noon; Friday cards, 2 p.m.; Sunday movie, 7 p.m. It be spring... Savings bonds make great gifts "A U.S. Series EE Savings bond makes a great gift that won't break, doesn't need bat teries and will increase in value as the years go by," says Carol Michael, Oregon State Univer sity (OSU) Extension home economist in Morrow County. When purchasing bonds for gifts, the correct Social Securi ty number and the correct spell ing of the recipient's name is necessary. If the child doesn't have a Social Security number, or if you don't know what it is, you can put your own Social Security number on the bond. The Social Security number is used only for record keeping purposes, so you don't have to worry that you will be liable for any taxes due on the interest earned by the bond, according to Alice Mills Morrow, OSU Ex tension family economics specialist. "When the child who receives the gift eventual ly redeems the bond, his or her Social Security number will be used to report the interest ear- ings to the Internal Revenue Service," says Mills To ensure that the saving bond arrives in time for the holidays, allow at least 15 days for delivery, advises Michael. You can have the savings bond mailed to you if you want to present it yourself. Simply put your name and address in the "care o f" or "mail to" secton on the bond purchase order. Or you may ask for a gift certificate to present, says Michael. held according to ORS192.660 (1) (i) for the purpose of perfor mance evaluation and review of staff. The meeting is open to the public. Published: November 27, 1996 PUBLIC NOTICE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management [OR-lOO-6321-Ol; G-3-119) (Case File #OR-51858) ACTION: NOTICE OF IN TENT, PLAN AMENDMENT, NOTICE OF REALTY AC TION, NOTICE OF EX CHANGE PROPOSAL SUMMARY: In accordance with 43 CFR 1610.2 and 1610.3 and 43 CFR 2200, notice is given that the Bureau of Land Management in the State of Oregon, Vale District, Baker Resource Area, intends to analyze a potential amendment to the Baker R.A. Resource Management Plan (RMP). The potential amendment will in volve adjustment of land tenure designations. Currently the Baker RMP designates on ly two land tenure adjustment categories. The potential amendment would reclassify those areas with special de signations into a "retention on ly" zone, thus adding an addi tional category. If necessary, the purpose of the plan amend ment would be to make avail able for exchange certain lands located in Baker, Umatilla, Union, and Morrow Counties in Northeastern Oregon and would facilitate exchange pro posals that involve the Prine- ville District BLM, Baker R.A.,. numerous private property holders, and a third party facilitator. Subject to valid existing rights, most of the public lands refer red to herein have been segre gated from appropriation un der the public land laws and mineral laws for a period of five years, beginning May 24, 1996. A complete list of specific lands segregated will be available in the same locations as the other elements of the supporting record, as noted elsew^g^ejn this notice. DATES: A two purpose public comment period is provided at this time. Publication of this Notice in the Federal Register starts the 45 day comment period necessary to meet public notification requirements for both the Notice of Intent to prepare to prepare plan amendments, an EIS and the Notice of Realty Action. ADDRESS: Bureau of Land Management Vale District, Baker R.A. P.O. Box 987 Baker City, OR, 97 Prineville District, Central Oregon Resource Area P.O. Box 550 Prineville, OR 97754 FOR FURTHER INFORMA TION CONTACT: Ron Lane, Central Oregon R.A. Realty Specialist, (541) 416-6752 and We Print Business Cards Gazette-Times 676-9228 A snow-white rose still manages a single perfect blossom amid frigid temperatures this week. The rose is growing at the Morrow County Courthouse in Heppner. NEWS DEADLINE MON. AT 5 p.m. Advertising Deadline TUES. AT NOON Come Share With Us. PUBLIC NOTICE at ow Creek Baptist Church A regular Board meeting of the Morrow SWCD/Weed Ad visory Board will be held Tues day, December 3, 9am at Beecher's, lone, OR. Agenda items include; EQIP application discussion, 97-98 budget, Manager report, weed report, agency reports. An executive session will be will be closed Thursday, Nov. 28 & Friday, Nov. 29 for Bible Study for aN ages 2 p.m. Worship Service 3 p.m. Meetiag in the 7th Day Adventist Church the Thanksgiving Holiday. SCO Nord. Minor Dorothy Mason, Baker R.A., Staff Supervisor, (541) 523-1256. SUPPLEMENTARY INFOR MATION: The Prineville District's Two Rivers (1986) and John Day (1985, 1995) Resource Manage ment Plans and the Vale District's Baker (1989, 1992) Resource Management Plan (RMPs) currently provide general management guide lines for land tenure adjust ments as well as overall land resource use allocations and resource protection or enhance ment. Although it is anticipated that the final decisions for land exchanges considered through this analysis will be in full con formance with the applicable RMPs, it is possible that por tions of some actions under some alternatives may not be in full conformance with the ap proved plans, as required by 43 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Subpart 1610.5-3, "Con formity and Implementation". The environmental analysis and public and interagency review process anticipated for this analysis are expected to ful ly comply with the Bureau's regulations for land use plan ning, including land use plan amendments, public involve ment and coordination with other Federal agencies, State and local governments and In dian tribes, (43 CFR 1610.2, 1610.3 and 1610.5-5). This will allow the analysis to consider land tenure strategies which are inconsistent with the cur rent direction or substantially affect other resource uses and allocations in one or more of the subject approved RMPs. Any approved decisions which amend the applicable plans will be incorporated into the plans and become part of the perma nent planning record. Any re finements or clarifications of management direction, priori ty of disposal or use of acquired lands will be incorporated into the applicable plans and documented through publish ed plan maintenance reports, as provided undyr 43 CFR l6l0.5-4. Copies of the three ex isting approved plans ( as amended) will be available in the same locations as the other elements of the supporting record, as noted elsewhere in this notice. The decisions made through this analysis are expected to be implemented through a rela tively complex series of land tenure adjustment actions over a period of several years. Al though the intent is to consum mate the majority of the ex changes within approximately two years of the approval of the decision(s), some residual ac tions or independent land ex changes which are in confor mance with the analysis and decisions and associated ap proved RMPs may occur over a period of ten or more years. In effect, this analysis will serve both to facilitate the ongoing project as well as future actions that fall under the program matic nature of this analysis. Future exchanges or other land transfers would be subject to —Continued next page ADVERTISEMENT FOR A DAILY JOURNAL OF COMMERCE A re q u e st for P rop osal h as been issu ed by th e Oregon D epartm ent of Fish and Wildlife for a F o re s te r to develop a tim b e r h a rv e s t plan on th e W en ah a W ildlife A rea. The D ep artm en t W ish es to u se tim b e r sale re c e ip ts to p u rch a se a 7 0 a c re p a rce l of land w ithin th e W en ah a W ildlife A rea. The R eq u est for Proposals m ust be received and re tu rn e d to: Craig Ely, Assistant Regional Supervisor Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife, NE Region 1 0 7 2 0 th S tre e t La Grande, OR 9 7 8 5 0 Phone: (541) 9 6 3 - 2 1 3 8 FAX: (5 4 1 ) 9 6 3 - 6 6 7 0 P le a se ca ll for a p roposal p ack age. P ro p osals will be opened on J a n u a r y 6 , 1 9 9 7 a t 9 :0 0 a.m . The S ta te re s e rv e s th e rig h t to r e je c t, for good ca u se , any proposal if it is in th e b e st in te r e s t of th e S ta te to do so. B idder m u st in d icate if th e y a re a re sid e n t bidder a s defined in ORS 2 7 9 .0 2 9 . mCC2 P ub lished Novem ber 2 0 , 2 7 , D ece m b e r 4 , 1 1 , 1 9 9 6 ■ M il *
