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EIGHT • Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday. December 18, 1996 Sheriff» Report Continued from p. 3 ploded, getting acid in a man's eyes; Heppner Police Dept, receiv ed a report from a woman that a neighbor had been shining a spotlight into the bedroom at her residence; Morrow County deputy in vestigated a report of a theft of a gun from a residence in Irri- gon. Dec. 15: Morrow County Sheriff's office and the Morrow County Mental Health Services received a call from a woman who said she had been stabb ed by her mother. Maxine Smith, 46, Irrigon, was arrested for Assault 11, and lodged at the Umatilla County Jail; Heppner Police-Dept, receiv ed a report of cows out on Highway 207 at the Willow Creek junction south of Hepp ner; Morrow County Sheriff's of fice and the Oregon State Police received a report of a single vehicle rollover at 1-84 milepost 156 eastbound, partially block ing the right-hand lane. Two hunters were waiting by the side of the freeway for a ride. The Boardman ambulance was dispatched to the scene. Dec. 16: Morrow County deputy investigated a report of suspicious noises at the Irrigon Mobile Court; Bowling League Thursday Nite Mixers week of December 1 W L 29 15 Lancer Lanes 22 Wright’s Century 22 17 27 R & W 20 20 Skagg s Auto Clinic High games: Gerald Hoeft 205, Dianna Hoeft 174. High series: Gerald Hoeft 558, Dianna Hoeft 469 Splits converted: Brian Skaggs 5-10, Dianna Hoeft 5-8-10, 2-5-7. Dime A Dozen L W 36 12 Penland House 37 11 D-Don’s 29 19 Pin Dodgers 23 Ì5 BM’s Bunn Horseshoeing 17 31 43 5 Our Gang High games: Gene Wallace 204, Dianna Hoeft 180. High series: Dave Hanna 534, Dianna Hoeft 482. Splits converted: Maude Hughes 5-6-10, Harriet Batty 3-9-10, Randy Sample 3-10, Dianna Hoeft 5-7, An nie Lusher 4-5-6, Duck Lusher 4-9, Shannon Lancaster 4-5. Blue Mountain W L 16 28 Beecher’s 25Vz m 2 Who Knows 25V2 I 8 V 2 Willow Lanes I 6 V 2 27V2 Misfits 171/2 26V2 Team 2 Young Guns 19 17 . High games: Randy Sample 266, Gerald Hoeft 206. High series: Randy Sample 614, Gerald Hoeft 571 Splits converted: Randy Sample 4-7-9, Dianna Hoeft 6-9-10-7. Non-Smokers W Heppner Garbage 12 6 BE0 Pin-Ups 5 Head Pins 5 L 0 6 7 7 High games: John Breidenbach 189, Fran Barnett 144. High series: John Breidenbach 510, Fran Barnett 405 Koffee Kup Keglers W L 32 16 The B J’s 14 34 M.C.G.G. 20 No Pin Hitters 28 20 28 The Dregs 29 The Alley Cats 19 High game: Betty Brown 190. High series: Iris Campbell 506. Splits converted: Jan Beamer 6-7-10, LaJuana McKenzie 5-10. Lin- da Schultz 5-7-9. 4-5. week of Dec. 12 W L 17 The B J’s 35 17 M.C.G.G 35 No Pin Hitters 23 29 The Dregs 31 21 The Alley Cats 30 22 High game: Joan Smith 201. High series: LaJuana McKenzie 507 Splits converted: Susan Atkins 5-7, Pat Gutierrez 2-7, 2-7, Bunnie Lind say 3-7, Betty Brown 3-7. Morrow County Sheriff's of fice, Morrow County DA, Dr. Bill Bitsas of the Pioneer Memo rial Hospital, and the Irrigon ambulance received a report of a possible DOA in Irrigon. Dr. Bitsas advised the MCSO that the death was of natural causes. The name of the de ceased person was not releas ed at presstime; Morrow County deputy in vestigated a report from the Morrow County Road Dept, of a broken lock at the transfer sta tion. A fishing pole, compound bow and possible other items were missing; Morrow County Sheriff's of fice received a report of cows out near Boardman; Morrow County deputy re sponded to a report of a juve nile problem at Mt. Glen Apts.; Boardman Police Dept, re ceived a call from a residence in Boardman concerning a do mestic dispute; Boardman Police Dept, re ceived a call from a man at Desert Springs Estates repor- lone Site Council meets, elects officers The lone Site Council (ISC) met recently at the lone High School for a business meeting. Chairman Jim Raible's term has ended and he chose not to run for reelection. Dean Robin son and Linda Jones were reelected. New members elect ed from the staff were Betty Rietmann and Helen Marshall. Other site council members are Steve Schaber, Dick Allen, Kel ly Griffith, Maureen Krebs, Charity McElligott, Anita Orem and Jeri McElligott. The council elected the fol lowing officers for the 1996-97 year: Maureen Krebs, site chair; Steve Schaber, vice chair; Charity McElligott, secretary; and Jeri McElligott, reporter. The council discussed the Shakespearean program which was in Heppner on Dec. 2. Students in grades 7-12 attend ed an assembly in the morning; selected students participated in afternoon workshops, and the community was invited to an evening performance. Dick Allen explained the per formance of lone students on the 1996 SAT and Oregon Assessment tests. The council will study the information and make recommendations to the staff for a school improvement plan. The junior high Positive Ac tion Committee (PAC) spon sored a Halloween dance Oct. 31. It was extremely successful, said a spokesperson, and was attended by nearly all of the middle school students. Other activities were encouraged. The council discussed con cerns that the high school PAC has not been active. It was re commended the meetings be scheduled on regular dates and times, and that parents be notified. Council members Charity McElligott, Marshall, Schaber and Griffith attended a work shop "Strategies for Successful Site Councils," on Nov. 15. PUBLIC NOTICE The Heppner Planning Com mission will hold a public hear ing on Monday, January 6, 1997, beginning at 7:00 p.m. to consider a recommendation to the City Council on a propos ed ordinance amending the Ci ty Zoning Code, Title 11, to allow beauty and hair care salons as conditional uses in R-l and R-3 (residential) zones and declaring an emergency. Copies of the above ordi nance are available at City Hall for public examination. This is a public meeting where deliberations of the Plan ning Commission will take place. Any person may appear at the meeting and discuss the proposed ordinance with the Planning Commission. Gary B. Marks City Recorder Published: December 18, 19% Affid ,_______ ting a missing 14-year-old. It was later discovered that the boy had gone to Tri-Cities without telling his father; Boardman Police Dept, re ceived a report of either shots fired or vehicle backfiring near the Dodge City Restaurant in Boardman. It turned out to be a vehicle backfiring; Boardman Police Dept, re ceived a report of four shots fired near the Riverside High School, Boardman; Morrow County Sheriff's of fice dispatched the Boardman ambulance to the Outback Apts, in Boardman for a wo man with an illness. The pa tient was transported to Good Shepherd Community Hospital in Hermiston. 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 elsewhere in 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 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 under 43 CFR 1610.5-4. 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 appropriate environmental analyses, public and interagen cy reviews and would be re ported in the applicable District or Resource Area periodic plan ning update reports which are distributed to known interested parties. The Baker R.A. RMP proposed plan amendment and exchange proposal include public lands administered by the Baker R.A. located within the following areas. Willamette Meridian, Baker, Morrow, Union and Umatilla Counties: T.1N. through 6N „ R.23.E. through 41E., T .1S. through 6S.,R .23E. through 42E., T.7S. through 14S.,R.36E. through 48E. Containing approxim ately 45.000 acres of public land. Public lands considered for disposal in the Central Oregon R.A., Prineville, are located within the following areas: Willamette Meridian, Grant and Wheeler Counties: T.7S. through 18S.,R.26E. through 35E. T.7S. through 9S.,R.21E. through 25E. Containing approxim ately 50.000 acres of public land. Contingent upon approval of the amended RMP, or an ap proved conformance deter mination with the existing ap proved Baker RMP, the above described land within the Baker R.A. will be suitable for dis posal by exchange under sec tion 206 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA), 43 U.S.C. 1716. Disposal of the public lands considered for exchange within the Central Oregon R.A. are in conformance with current Land Use Plans. These parcels are generally considered to be iso- lated and inefficient to manage. The value of lands proposed for The total acreage considered for exchange have not yet been disposal in both the Baker and determined. Upon completion Central Oregon Resource Areas of final appraisal, acreage totals approximately 95,000 would be adjusted and/or acres. money would be used to The Baker and Central Oregon equalize the values. Lands will Resource Areas have received be exchanged on a value for exchange proposals from Clear value basis, based on current water Land Exchange for pro fair market value appraisals. perty from Pioneer Resources, Public lands would be tranfer- the JV Ranch and other private red subject to: (1) A reservation entities, potentially affecting to the United States of a right- the public lands noted above. of-way for ditches canals con Some lands offered by these structed by the authority of the private landholders for this ex United States. Act of August change are located along the 30,1890 (43 U.S.C. 945); and (2) North Fork of the John Day all valid existing easements, River which straddles the leases, permits, licenses, right- Grant, Morrow, and Umatilla of-way or other rights, and county lines. They adjoin a se other terms and conditions that cond piece of land that is may be identified in the EIS. located west of the North Fork The BLM is inviting comments and includes Ditch and Cabin to be considered in the prepara Creeks to the east, Wall Creek tion of the EIS for the propos on the west and are adjacent to ed exchange. Comments may Forest Service administered be addressed to Dick Cosgriffe, lands to the north. Other lands Central Oregon Resource Area considered for acquisition are Manager, at the Prineville Dis located on and in the vicinity of trict Office and Gloria Brown, Rudio Mountain in Grant Baker Resource Area Manager County and along the South in Baker City. Comments Fork of the John Day River. The should be postmarked by (45 Baker R.A. has designated the days after date of publication in following "target" acquisition Fed Reg). areas within which it would seek to acquire private lands Public meetings have been held from willing land owners: the in John Day, Heppner, Pendle west side of the Snake River ton, LaGrande and Baker City regarding this proposal. Public from Homestead to Hunting- open houses will be held in ton (including the Lookout Heppner, Pendleton, La Mountain area), the Pedro Mountain area, the Dooley Grande and Baker City. The need for additional meetings Mountain/Bumt River Canyon will be evaluated based on the area and along the Powder level of public input as a result River downstream from Thief of public notification proce Valley Reservoir. Additionally, any opportunity to acquire dures. Any public meetings lands within or adjacent to land will be announced at least 15 tenure retention zone 1 as iden days in advance. tified in the land use plans, will Detailed information concern also be considered for acquisi ing the proposed exchange and plan amendment, including the tion in both districts. The parcels identified for ac EIS, will be available at a later quisition through the exchange date at BLM offices in Prine process are considered to con ville, Baker City, John Day and tain high public values includ Portland. In Heppner this in ing significant forest resources, formation will be available in anadromous fish and wildlife the public library. When the habitat, substantial recreational EIS is completed in the early opportunités and miles of spring of 1997, another com riparian habitat. They, yyqpl^.. ment period will be^proVided to’ block up and consolidate public allow for additional public in exohfctftflaUUnd lands managed by the BLM ," put itdt* associated plan amendment. adjacent to the National Forest. This comment period will be Other lands offered for acquisi announced in a Federal Regis tion will be considered on the ter notice and local media. Any basis of the following values: final decision will also be key anadromous or other published to these same stan fisheries habitat, important wildlife habitats, wetland and dards and applicable appeal or riparian values, significant protest period(s) provided. cultural/historic sites eligible for Pursuant to 7 CFR, Part 1, Sub part B, Section 1.27, all written National Register of Historic submissions in response to this places, T&E/sensitive species notice shall be made available habitat, Unique/outstanding for public inspection including recreational values, provide the submitter's name, unless legal public access, within or the submitter specifically re adjacent to special designated quests confidentiality. Anony areas (ACEC, W&S Rivers), mous comments will not be ac manageability and cost of ad ministration, substantially im cepted. All written submissions proves manageability of ex from business entities and organizations, submitted on of isting BLM or other public land, ficial letterhead, in response to opportunities for partnerships in management and acquisi this notice shall be made tion, unique lands with écolo available for public inspection in their entirety. gie, geologic, scientific or scenic values and significance in Jim Hancock stabilizing business, social and Prineville District Manager economic conditions and/or 11/14/96 lifestyles. Issues raised at initial Ed Singleton scoping that will be addressed Vale District Manager in the analysis include, but are 11/14/96 not limited to; multiple adja Published: November 27, cent landowners desiring ac December 4, 11 and 18, 1996 quisition of BLM disposal Affid tract(s), adjacent landowner(s) does not wish to acquire BLM PUBLIC NOTICE disposal tract(s), appraisal LEGAL NOTICE issues, tribal values/historic use The Morrow County Plann areas, county land base, water ing Department invites bids for rights and agricultural lands, consultant services to prepare outright sale of public lands, a Comprehensive Master Park resource management of ac Plan. The scope of the Master quired tracts, resource manage ment on tracts considered for Park Plan includes an assess disposal, late successional ment of existing County Parks forest stands/habitat, access as well as a 20-year plan for future park needs. A detailed and wildlife habitat. project description and bid in Parcels will be screened by an formation may be obtained by interdisciplinary (ID) team calling the Morrow County through the environmental im Planning Department at pact statement (EIS) process. 922-4624, or, by sending a writ Public parcels will be inven ten request to P.O. Box 706, Ir toried for sensitive values in rigon, Oregon, 97884. Pro cluding special status wildlife posals must be mailed to the and plants, and cultural re Morrow County Planning De sources. Disciplines to be re partment, P.O. Box 706, Ir presented on the ID team pre rigon, OR 97844. Proposals paring the plan amendment must be received by 5:00 p.m. and EIS include, but are limited on January 7, 1997. For further to: archaeology, anthropology, economics, lands and minerals, information, contact Tamra recreation, forestry, fisheries, Mabbott at 922-4624. Morrow hydrology, botanical, soils, County reserves the right to ac wildlife, geology and hazar cept or reject any/all proposals. Published: December 18, 19% dous materials.
