Josie I. Morton
Obituaries
Benjamin R. Pourier
Benjamin R. Pourier, 84, of
Boardman, died Tuesday, Febru
ary 2, 1999, at Good Samaritan
Center in Hermiston.
Graveside memorial service
was held Saturday, February 6,
1999 at Desert Lawn Memorial
Cemetery in Imgon. Disposition
was by cremation.
Benjamin Pourier was bom
May 11, 1914, at Merriman, Ne
braska, to John and Josephine
Ecofey Pourier.
Mr. Pourier had worked at sev
eral jobs. He had been a branding
inspector, worked on ranches,
worked for the government at Ig
loo, South Dakota, and in 1963,
moved to Oregon where he
worked at Umatilla Army Depot
as a munitions handler until his
retirement in 1975.
He enjoyed rodeos, horse rac
ing, dog racing and spending time
with his children, grandchildren
and great-grandchildren.
Survivors include daughters,
Betty June Patton of Rapid City,
South Dakota, Eleanor Pourier of
Portland, Roberta Chivington of
Boardman, Brenda Cumutt of
Umatilla, Marilyn Acock of Irrigon
and Nora Taylor of Newport; a
son, Maynard Pourier of Salem;
a brother, Fred Pourier of Martin,
South Dakota; 24 grandchildren
and 29 great-grandchildren.
His wife. Hazel Pourier, died
in 1989. He was also preceded in
death by a son, Roger Dean
Pourier, a step-son, John Trundle,
Jr., his parents, John and
Josephine Pourier, eight brothers
andTive sisters.
Bums Mortuary of Hermiston
was in charge of arrangements.
Avery C. Campbell
Avery C. Campbell, 83, of
Bend, formerly of Fossil, died
Thursday, February 4,1999, at St.
Charles Medical Center in Bend.
Graveside services were held
Monday, February 8,1999 at the
IOOF Cemetery in Fossil.
He was bom May 17,1915, at
Fossil, to Melvin and Emma
Goodman Campbell. He grew up
and attended schools in the Fossil
area, then began workipg on th$
family ranch.
On August 4,1935, he married
Nora V. Preston, at Fossil. The
couple lived in Wheeler County
where Mr. Campbell worked on
various ranches before going to
work for the Oregon State For
estry Department.
In 1963, the couple moved to
Bend where Mr. Campbell later
retired.
He was an avid outdoorsman
and enjoyed fishing and hunting,
including elk hunting this past year.
Survivors include his wife of 63
years, Nora Campbell of Bend;
son, Arlet Campbell of Heppner;
daughters, Ardean Reed of Pnne-
ville, Arlene Hibbitts of Boardman,
Arleeta Root of Redmond, Erlene
Rolen of Winchester Bay, and
Roetta Williams of Redmond; 14
grandchildren and 11 great-grand
children. A daughter, Donna, twin
sisters, Pemie and Perdie, and a
brother, William, preceded him in
death.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the Asher Clinic Trust
Fund, P.O. Box 307, Fossil, Ore
gon 97830.
Sweeney Mortuary of Condon
was in charge of arrangements.
UI dean's list
University of Idaho (UI) has
announced the names of students
honored for academic achieve
ment during the UI fall 1998 se
mester. Local students include
Toni Kemp of Lexington, agricul
ture.
Mill coordinating team meets
The funeral for Josie Irene
Morton will be Thursday,
February 11, 1999, at 11 a m. at
The Mill Coordinating Team
the First Christian Church in met on Tuesday, February 9, to
Pendleton. Interment will be at discuss ongoing plans for
the Skyview Memorial Park,
employment opportunities of
Highway
395
South
of displaced workers; recruitment
Pendleton.
of new business and services
available to displaced workers,
Mrs. Morton, 60, Pendleton,
according to a news release.
died Sunday, Feb. 7, 1999, at St.
Those attending represented the
Mary Medical Center in Walla
Walla.
Morrow County Court, Chamber
She was bom January 17, 1939,
of
Commerce,
Heppner
Economic
Development
at LaPort, Colorado, one of 14
Corporation, Port of Morrow,
children of Reed and Ella Ross
Black.
Frontier Resources, CAPECO
(Community Action East Central
The family moved to Athena in
Oregon),
Blue
Mountain
1947. She was baptized in the
Community College (BMCC),
Athena Christian Church on
Oregon Economic Development
Easter Sunday 1957.
Department and the cities of
On Sept. 7, 1957, she married
Heppner,
lone and Lexington.
Lyle Morton at the Athena
Several
employers from the
Christian Church. They moved to
Morrow-West Umatilla County
Pendleton in 1959.
Mrs. Morton was a volunteer area have given presentations for
for numerous organizations,
including the Red Cross blood
drawings, Umatilla County
Beginning Genealogy, a free
Historical Society Museum,
BMCC class, will begin at 2
Round-Up Hall of Fame and St.
p.m. on Friday, February 12, at
Anthony Hospital Auxiliary. She
the Morrow County Museum.
was a member of the First
The class will meet twice with
Christian Church where she
the second session to be
served as a deaconess, was a
scheduled during the first class.
member of the Naomi Group and
Novice researchers will learn
held many other positions in the
about the tools and resources
church. She also belonged to
readily available for their
TOPS Club.
She enjoyed her grandchildren
Weather Report
and the many activities they were
involved in, such as 4-H sheep
By the City of Heppner
activities at the fair, her family
For the month of January
and friends, company and family
Low
gatherings, needlepoint and other
High
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deck. She enjoyed talking and 1/2
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never met a stranger. She also 1/3
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enjoyed rodeos, especially the 1/4
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Round-Up, and loved coming to 1/5
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Heppner to shop. She also 1/6
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collected angels. Though facing a
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tremendous battle, she always
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had encouraging words for
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Survivors include her husband, 1/10
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Lyle, of Pendleton; daughters, 1/11
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Kathy Carlson of Heppner and 1/12
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Karen Ford of Pendleton; son,
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Douglas Morton of Umatilla; six 1/14
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Carlson of Heppner, Linzie Ford 1/16
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of Monmouth, Lisa Ford of 1/17
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Pendleton and Chelsay and Brad 1/18
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Morton of Umatilla; sisters, 1/19
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Geneveive McCracken, Mary
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Staklie, Wavalee Faircloth and
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Wanda Jones of Emmett, Idaho.
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Memorial contributions may be
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Church
Scholarship
Fund,
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directly or through Bums
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Mortuary, P.O. Box • 489,
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Pendleton, OR 97801.
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BMCC geneology class at museum
PUBLIC NOTICE
Robert Schultz
Air Force Airman Robert C.
Schultz has graduated from basic
military training at Lackland Air
Force Base, San Antonio, TX.
During the six weeks of train
ing, the airman studied the Air
Force mission, organization and
customs and received special
training in human relations.
In addition, airmen who com
pleted basic training earn credits
tow ard an associate degree
through the Community College of
the Air Force.
Schultz is the son of Robert and
Linda Schultz, Heppner. He is a
1997 graduate of Heppner High
School.
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chicken Rice Soup, Spinach Salad, Baked Potato, Dessert
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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wedneedey, February 10,1999 - FIVE
tions 6.020 and 6.030 and Oregon the three parcels consisting of
Administrative Rules.
24.65 acres into twenty parcels
Land Partition Application, LP- each meeting the one acre mini
job opportunities to mill workers N-232: Grade Hovinghoff, appli
mum lot size. Cntena for approval
in recent weeks, said the release.
cant and owner. Property is de includes Subdivision Ordinance
Applications for training
scribed as tax lot 700 o f ARTICLE 3, Sections 3.020 and
conducted by BMCC and others
Assessor’s
Map 5N 26 25D, lo 3.100.
were given to Jan Jones at the
cated
north
of WEID canal and
Opportunity to voice support or
mill
office,
the
release
continued. Frontier Resources south of Wyoming Street between opposition to the above proposals
also has 38 jobs soon to be West Second Road and Division, or to ask questions will be pro
available in Pilot Rock. Funding approximately one-eighth mile vided. Failure to raise an issue in
for transportation for workers south of the City of Imgon. Pro person or by letter or failure to
traveling from the Heppner area posal is to partition a 5.20 acre provide sufficient specificity to
to Pilot Rock was discussed.
parcel into three parcels larger afford the decision maker an op
CAPECO and BMCC also than the one acre minimum lot size portunity to respond to the issue
plan to open an office in of the Rural Residential One Acre precludes appeal to the Land Use
Heppner within the next two to
three weeks to help workers with (RR-1) Zone. Criteria for ap Board of Appeals based on those
training, information gathering proval include Subdivision Ordi issues.
Copies of the staff report and
and filling out job application nance ARTICLE 5, Sections
all relevant documents will be
5.020 and 5.030.
forms.
Land Partition Application, LP- available after February 12,1999.
The group said they agreed to
meet in the next two weeks for S-233: Patricia Wright, owner; For more information, please con
further discussion and reporting James and Sandra Putman, appli tact Tamra Mabbott at the Mor
of information to the governor cant. Property is described as tax row County Planning Department
and other state agencies.
lot 1703 of Assessor’s Map 2S 25, at 922-4624 or 676-5650.
DATED this 10th day of Feb
located on the south side of Bert
Peck Road, approximately 2 miles ruary 1999.
MORROW COUNTY
south of the City of Lexington.
investigations.
More
PLANNING
DEPARTMENT
Proposal
is
to
partition
a
575.82
experienced genealogists can
acre parcel into two parcels larger Published: February 10,1999
find out about resources
than the 160 acre minimum lot size Affid______________________
available at the museum and on
of Exclusive Farm Use (EFU)
the Internet.
Zone. Criteria for approval include
Everyone is welcome to take
PUBLIC NOTICE
Subdivision Ordinance ARTICLE
part.
HEPPNER RANGER
5, Sections 5.020 and 5.150 and
DISTRICT PROPOSES TO
Oregon Administrative Rules.
PUBLIC NOTICE
HAND BAIT GOPHERS
Conditional Use Permit Appli
MORROW COUNTY
WHEELER, MORROW, AND
cation, CUP-N-130: Irwin and
LAND USE HEARING
GRANT COUNTIES, OR
THE MORROW COUNTY Mildred Rauch, owners; Chris and
The Heppner Ranger District
PLANNING COMMISSION will Kathy Rauch, applicants. Prop is conducting an environmental
hold the following hearings of pub erty is described as tax lot 3200 analysis on the proposed Hepp
lic interest on Monday, February of Assessor’s Map IN 26, located ner Gopher Baiting Project. This
22,1999, at 7:30 p.m. at the Mor on the northwest comer of Bomb project would be located in planted
row County Public Works Build ing Range Road and Strawberry units throughout the district.
ing on State Highway 74 in Lex Lane, approximately 10 miles
Heavy pocket gopher infesta
northeast of the City of Lexing
ington, Oregon:
tions in regeneration areas have
Second of three public hearings ton. Proposal is to site a second commonly resulted in seedling
on Conditional Use Permit Appli dwelling for farm help (relative- losses of 20 to 30 percent and,
cation, CUP-S-125, and an Farmer Jones) in an Exclusive occasionally, up to 70 percent in 1
Amendment to the Comprehen Farm Use (EHJ) Zone. Criteria year. The purpose of this project
sive Plan: Oregon Department of for approval include Zoning Ordi is to reduce gopher-caused mor
Transportation, applicant and nance Section 3.010(D)(3) and tality in young seedlings, in order
owner; Richard Fredrickson, Oregon Administrative Rules 660- to attain acceptable tree stocking
agent. Property is described as tax 33-130(9).
levels and reduce the need to
First of three public hearings on
lot 1700 (7.50 acres) of Assessor’s
costly replants.
Map 2S 28, located at milepost Conditional Use Permit Applica
Gopher populations would be
57.5 on the Pendleton/Pilot Rock tion, CUP-N-129 and an Amend controlled by hand baiting, using
Highway #74 in an Exclusive ment to the Comprehensive Plan 0.5 percent strychnine-treated oat
Farm Use (EFU) Zone. Proposal Goal 5: Max Hellberg, applicant bait, over approximately 2,500
is to allow the operation of a rock and owner. Property is described acres. Probes would be used to
crusher and to process aggregate as tax lot 203 of Assessor’s Map locate a burrow, create a hole and
in an asphaltic concrete batch 5N 26 26, located east of West deposit the toxic bait in the tun
plant. Request is also to add the Eighth Road and south of Idaho nel. Then the hole would be sealed
site to the Goal 5 aggregate in Lane, approximately three miles with a piece of paper, to reduce
ventory in the Comprehensive west of the City of Irrigon in an the exposure of non-target wild
Plan. Criteria for approval include Exclusive Farm Use (EFU) Zone, j life to the bait. Bait would be ap
Zoning Ordinance ARTICLE 6, Proposal is to include a 2.6 acre 1 plied at approximately 1/2 pound
Section 6.050(9) and ARTICLE and a 9.2 acre area as an exten treated oats per acre, with actual
8, and ORS 215.298(2).
sion of an existing gravel pit. Cri strychnine amounts equalling .04
(Continued from January Com teria for approval include Zoning ounce per acre per treatment. The
mission Meeting) Conditional Use Ordinance Section 6.050(9), AR units would be baited once with a
Permit Application, CUP-N-127: TICLE 8 and ORS 215.298(2).
possible second baiting ten days
Cascade Natural Gas, applicant;
Subdivision Application, SD-N- later. Surveys of the units would
Morrow County, owner. Property 204: Curt Richards/Art Kegler, be done after the first year, third
is described as the Pleasant View agents and applicants; Frank and year, and the fifth year, to deter
Road Right-of-way on Assessor’s Patti Burres, owners. Property is mine need for additional treat
Map 5N 27 21, located from State described as tax lots 2407 and ments.
Highway 730 south to the West 2408 of Assessor’s Map 5N 2720
Baiting will occur only in those
Extension Irrigation Canal and and tax lot 1000 of Assessor’s areas with the highest gopher ac
then crossing canal onto Exclusive Map 5N 27 21C, located between tivity.
Highway 730 and East Oregon
Farm Use land, approximately
Comments regarding this
three miles east of the City of Lane and on the east and west project must be received by
Irrigon. Proposal is to locate a 4” side of Nineteenth Road (a dedi March 10,1999. Comments should
cated but not developed County be addressed to Delanne Fergu
natural gas main line along the
road), approximately 1.5 miles son, District Ranger, P.O. Box 7,
County right-of-way and on land
in the Exclusive Farm Use Zone.
east of the City of Irrigon in a Heppner, OR 97836, or call (541)
Criteria for approval include Zon
Rural Residential One Acre (RR- 676-9187.
1) Zone. Proposal is to subdivide Published: February 10,1999
ing Ordinance ARTICLE 6, Sec-
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC
HEARING ON PROPOSED
ANNEXATION TO THE
HEPPNER RURAL FIRE
PROTECTION DISTRICT
The Morrow County Court will
hold a PUBLIC HEARING on
February 17, 1999 at 10:00 a.m.,
at the Morrow County Health
Department at 101 Boardman
Avenue
NW,
Boardman,
Morrow County, Oregon to hear
public comment on the issue of
annexation of territory to the
Heppner Rural Fire Protection
District. The territory proposed
to be annexed is described on the
attached Exhibit "A". Any
interested person may appear at
the time of the hearing and be
heard, or submit written
comments to the Morrow
County Court prior to the time
set for the hearing.
MORROW COUNTY COURT
Exhibit "A”
Township 1 South Range 27
EWM
Section 34: all
Township 2 South Range 27
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Section 3:all
Section 4: S'/i
Section 9: all
Section 10: all
Section 11: W'/i, W'/j E'/i
Section 13: SW'/i SW'/« lying
South of diagonal line from NW
comer to SE comer of said SW%
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Section 14: W'/i, W'/i E'A, SE'/«
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Section 15: all
Section 16: all
Section 21: N'/j
Section 22: N'/i
Section 23: N'/j
Section 24: N'/i
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE OF
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET HEARING
• Us« lor supplemental budget proposing an increase in a fund o< 10 percent or more
Morrow
County
Morrow
State of Oregon, lor the fiscal year July
1, to 98
to June
: h ri« y n i
The hearing will take place on the.
30. 19
County
ta
February
99
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19 = 90 .
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SU M M A R Y O F SU P P L E M E N T A L BU D G ET
SUOUSM ONLY TWO St PUMPS MIMO MOOrPli 0
FUND:
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non
budget
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required
In
order
to
expend
excess
carryove
fun d s.
Published: February 10,1999
Affid
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The purpose of the hearing is to d iscuss the supplemental budget «nth interested persons.
Comments
Township 2 South Range 28
EWM
Section 19: NW'/«, NW'/« NE%
all lying North of County Road
Published: February 3 and 10,
Morrow
A public hearing on a proposed supplemental budget lo r.
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