TEN - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, Apnl 12, 2000
Elks Americanism winners announced
The Elks Americanism contest
winners for year 2000 have been
named.
Tasha Hlavirka won first place,
Danielle Pnndle, second place
and Stefanie Hanson, third place.
The first, second and third place
posters are on display in the
lobby of Klamath First Federal
bank in Heppner and will remain
there until they are taken to the
annual Elks convention at Grants
Pass near the end of Apnl.
Everyone is welcome to view
the work of Mr. Grant's eighth
Melisa Drugge has recently
grade students during regular
joined
Greater Eastern Oregon
business hours.
Development
Corporation
Other panticpants include:
(GEODC)
as
senior
loan officer.
Blake Allstott, Justin Botefuhr,
According
to
GEODC
director
Kyle Lovgren, Luke Murray,
Martin
Davis,
"Melisa's
expertise
Courtney Nelson, Devon Rhode,
Brooke
Rust
and
Jessie in rural public sector lending will
be a tremendous asset for our
Woodward.
region. We are delighted to have
a loan officer of her caliber and
experience on board with us."
Drudge is relocating from
North Central Montana. For over
The University of Idaho seven years she worked with
D evelopm ent
chapter of Alpha Zeta, an B earpaw
Corporation,
one
of the largest
agriculture
and
forestry
honorary, has honored Toni and most established public
Kemp for academic achievement. sector lenders in Montana.
Drugge commented, "I enjoy
To be eligible, a student must
be a sophomore and have at least working with banks and
borrowers to "fill the gap" and
a 3.2 grade point average.
make deals happen. I was raised
on a farm, and enjoy rural living,
so working in a region like
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Eastern Oregon is nothing new.
In fact, this is probably even
more densely populated that what
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I'm used to."
For more information on
GEODC's loan programs, contact
Drugge at (541)276-6745.
Zeta honors
local student
Arts & Crafts
Club to meet
Morrow County Arts and
Crafts Club will meet Thursday,
April 28, at Cal's at 1 p.m. for
lunch and a short meeting.
Anyone who would like
to learn to paint or would just
like to join the group for lunch is
invited to attend.
a
Loan officer
Morrow County Court holds meeting
directly
from the federal
joins GEODC
Morrow County Counsel Bill
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By Doris Brosnan
Struthers presented information
on
establishing
network
Hanlon, at the Apnl 5 meeting of
the state, and the county will connections
for
county
the Morrow County Court,
have to spend more money on departments. He said he will
reviewed a letter from Port of
engineering to meet federal continue research of the
Morrow Manager Gary Neal
requirements.
possibilities and expenses for a
regarding cost sharing of an
The court and O'Brien briefly later report.
appeal against the state listing of
discussed concern over the
Hanlon presented to the court
the ground squirrel as an
Governor coming out against the the eighth addendum with the
endangered
species
and
bill on forest fees that would net contractor for developing an
suggested an intergovernmental
the county $200,000 in revenues overpressurization maintenance
agreement with the port.
for the road fund and a shortfall program, which the court agreed
Hanlon noted no relationship
in the federal relief funds.
to sign.
between the appeal and the piece
The court approved the
The court also approved an
of property that the port suggests memorandum of agreement with agreement to participate in the
buying. County Commissioner the
Sheriffs
Association, program between the state
John Wenholz stated that the Teamsters Local 223, to add Department of Transportation
property is basically worthless to language
governing
how
and the county road authority
the county and said that trading it employees will be placed on the
governing issuance of permits for
to the port for the county's share salary scale upon a promotion
oversize and overweight vehicles
of the legal fees on the appeal within the bargaining unit
over highways and roads.
would be the county's only
. They approved the separate
Sweek explained to the court a
contribution. Additional costs, credit card requested by District
correction in his interpretation of
said Wenholz, would be the Attorney David Allen for use
the enterprise zone exemptions.
entire responsibility of the port. with the domestic violence grant
The seven-year tax exemption is
In response to a question, to help keep track of that
permissive, not automatic. The
Morrow County Assessor Greg program's expenditures.
court noted that they will have to
Sweek explained that if a county
The court also agreed that a reevaluate their offer to the
road runs over the property, the memorandum to all departments
fertilizer plant and discussion
county would remain owner of state the necessity of receipts
followed.
Sweek
will
the road.
accompanying all visa bills and communicate the actuality to the
Hanlon recommended of the department's responsibility Port of Morrow, the city of *
surveying the property and to obtain copies of any missing Boardman and the fertilizer plant
transferring only that portion not receipts in a timely way.
owners.
lying under the road. He also
4
Representatives of the Friends
suggested that the agreement of the Irrigon Library reported to
with the port contain an the court that they have
arrangement
for
decision completed the criteria for adding
making.
the library to the Oregon Trail
The court reviewed a map and Library District, and they
the
deed
and * Hanlon registered over 140 new voters.
recommended that the court
The book collection, about
The OSU Extension Office in
determine the value of the 40,000 books, previously housed
property to the county. The court at city hall, may be located at Morrow County, the Heppner
Chamber of Commerce and the
approved the port's proposal that Columbia Middle School.
Livestock
the county's share of the costs of
The organization has attained Morrow County
the ground squirrel appeal be the one grant and has applied for Growers are working together to
value of an identified parcel of other grants. Sweek noted that provide an educational program
land that the county will sell to Hanlon explained that if the on water quality issues facing
the port, excepting that which is group has a majority of electors' livestock producers.
The program will be at the
encumbered by the road and right and landowners' signatures on
of way as determined by the road their petitions of support, the Heppner Chamber's regular
standards and a survey to be court can order annexation Tuesday meeting, April 18, at
performed by the port's surveyor. without a vote. Certifying that noon at the Heppner Elks.
In other business the court
the petitions constitute a majority An overview of water quality
- heard the following report of the electors within the territory issues will be presented during
from assistant public works proposed for annexation, the the regular Chamber luncheon.
director Burke O'Brien: The road group asked the court to initiate
The meeting will continue at 1
crew has completed most of the the public hearing process for p.m. with a more in-depth
Washington Street work; they annexation. The court approved discussion of water quality
have built up shoulders and are proceeding with setting public issues, including current EPA
preparing to lay rock on Pole hearings.
inspection of CAFO (Confined
Line Road; they will work on
Sheriff Verlin Denton spoke to Animal Feeding Operations).
Hardman Ridge Road for about the court about a three-year grant
Pat Larson will be the guest
two weeks; blading continues on possibility that would enable the speaker. Larson is currently
upper Butter Creek Road, department to hire a full-time science and natural resource
McLaughlin and Hughes, south school/community
resource advisor for Oregon Cattlemen
of Lexington and the north end officer. Denton insisted that the and Oregon Ag Legal Foundation
of Homestead; they will do some grant support all expenses of the Clean Water Committee; the
patching on Sandhollow Road.
program and shared his vision of chair for Oregon Cattlemen
Having finished hauling from this officer's responsibilities and Water Committee; coordinator
the Rauch pit, they have sent activities. He said that witnessing for Oregon Cattlemen WEST
samples of grindings to the state community resource officers Water monitoring program;
to determine the best oil mix work in other communities serves on the Ag Alliance 1010
which they might be able to lay convinced him of the benefits of Planning Committee that drafted
out with the paver. Dave Pranger such a program and the survey he the template; and is coordinator
has sprayed all the paved roads conducted last year expressed for the Union County Yellow
and is now working on graveled strong support of this idea. The Starthistle Control Project.
roads. The mapping project is court approved pursuit of the
"This should be a great
ready for printing now.
opportunity
to
get
good
grant.
The court approved a request
Public Health Director Laura information on water quality
from
the
Public
Works McElligott and the court from a true expert in the field of
Department, which contracts discussed the Public Health natural resources including water
with the Fish and Wildlife Department finances. As fee quality," said an extension
Service
for
"fish-friendly" income has exceeded the amount spokesperson. Both Pat Larson
chemicals for use on the Umatilla anticipated in the department and her husband Larry Larson, a
National Wildlife Refuge near budget, McElligott proposed a professor at Eastern Oregon
Irrigon.
separate fund for the excess fees, University, have spent many
The court also approved permits to be used on supplies and years conducting scientific
O'Brien
presented
from activities associated with the studies of streams and water
CenturyTel to lay line to the new related programs.
quality.
cheese plant off Rippee Road, on
Those planning to attend the
Further discussion included the
Rhea Creek Road near Highway suggestion that excess fees be Chamber luncheon and the
74 and to bury cable at the Dee returned to the citizens and following discussion on water
Cox Canyon and Blackhorse considered cooperative efforts quality should RSVP by Friday,
Canyon intersection.
with the county health district April 14, to the Morrow County
O'Brien reported on special and the court approved a fee Extension office at 676-9642 or
transportation funds, saying that account for the above purpose.
leave a message.
Oregon
Department
of
McElligott also reported on
Transportation is claiming a 16- completion of training for three
DID
KNOW?
million dollar shortfall. Morrow employees from the Community
A
stay-at-hom
e sp ou se
County, having completed bridge Child Safety Seat Project and on
projects, is better off than some receipt
m ay he a b le to open
of
a
parenting
counties over the loss of the enhancement grant.
a $ 2 ,0 0 0 IR A .
bridge funds, he said. Funds,
Computer manager Ed
O'Brien explained, will come
An da Kay Zastrow
Financial Advisor
Water quality
program to be
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