Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 23, 2000 - SEVEN
Court grants tippage fee project awards
By Doris Brosnan
At the August 16 meeting of
the Morrow County Court,
Finance Director Lisanne Currin
offered a report on the tippage
fee account.
After discussion, the court chose
to use discretionary funds for a
payment to the Eastern Oregon
Telecommunications Consortium
and for a payment to the Oregon
E conom ic
C om m unity
Development Department for the
Willow
Creek
Valley
relationship-based
business
recruitment match.
Currin reported the tippage-fee
awards previously granted but
not yet spent. The court
discussed and selected the
following projects to receive
tippage-fee funds this year:
Willow Creek Valley Assisted
Living Center, the Heritage Trail,
Lexington Fire Department for
training and equipment, Heppner
for
a
RARE
Economic
Development
Coordinator,
Lexington
for
technical
assistance and for town hall
rewiring, Boardman RARE
Community
Development
Coordinator,
Heppner
Fire
Department pagers, Morrow
County Ambulance pagers,
Heppner Police portable radios,
Hardman Community Center.
After discussion, the Court
agreed to seek clarification of
some details related to the
Sheriffs Reserves program and
soon revisit the question of
providing some funding for it.
Currin and County Assessor
Greg Sweek discussed with the
court the proposed road levy. The
projection for "uncollectibles"
has been increased, thereby
changing calculations. The
results of the Road Committee
meeting included a suggestion of
asking for more than the
$1,350,000 that the Court had
targeted. Cumin reminded the
Court that the general fund
would still be short and
cautioned that all calculations are
based on certain assumptions
regarding revenues, growth in
property taxes from construction,
etc., which may orfiTa^ not turn
bu^tbbi'ifciitinitd.
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The ’^payftient m'lieti'of taxes"
legislation and the effect of its
passage on the road fund
revenues were again discussed.
The court questioned transferring
funds from the general fund to
the road fund, also apportioning
out the rate between the general
fund and the road fund.
Commissioner John Wenholz
reported that the consensus of the
Road Committee was that a
$1.50 rate would be necessary to
keep the county "whole" for the
entire four-year period of the
levy. Currin answered to
questions that the levy would not
replace lost staff positions, only
materials and services.
After
discussing the options of levying
for an amount or a rate, the court
approved placing on the
November ballot a road fund
levy at the tax rate of $ 1.50.
Currin w ill write the ballot and
a fact sheet for distribution. This
decision was followed with some
discussion of the effects on the
road department, as well as other
departments, of a "no" vote.
County Counsel Bill Hanlon
reported to the court the final
agreement and order from the
Bureau of Labor and Industries,
and the court approved payment
of the penalty. In a related
matter, Hanlon noted that the
appointment of Commissioner
Brosnan
as
the
contract
performance manager on the
painting and roofing contracts
does
not
meet
BOLI's
requirement that the CPM be a
full-time employee.
The court agreed to speak to a
particular employee and provide
his training for the position.
Emergency Management
Director Casey Beard explained
bids for a mechanical system and
an electrical system for the
overpressurization of the Irrigon
Fire Hall. The court approved the
improvements to comply with
CSEPP requirements.
Beard also reported questions
from departments and agencies
about discarding use of cell
phones for use of the Nextel
phones, thereby eliminating the
need to carry two phones, but
creating the question of personal
use.
The rulings by the Government
Standards
and
Practices
Commission that govern use of
such equipment were discussed,
as were the taxable benefit
portions, the possible access
coding of the phones and the
possible improvement to service
in the south county through the
Nextel phones. Hanlon agreed to
investigate the legal issues.
Public Works Director Burke
O'Brien reported having received
an offer from the Umatilla
County
Public
Works
Department
regarding
the
repaving and maintenance of the
County Line Road, and said that
he will study the proposal before
making a recommendation.
O'Brien reported that gravel was
put down on Hale Ridge Road.
The court opened bids for fuel,
oil,and lubricants and gave them
to O'Brien for review and a
recommendation.
-Also at the meeting of the
court:
-Commissioner Wenholz
reported on the first meeting of
the newly formed CSEPP Board;
-the court discussed payment of
the CSEPP paving project at the
Boardman school parking lot;
-the Court approved an
enterprise
zone
extended
abatement
for
Stanford
Chemical;
-Emergency Management
Director Beard presented the
Court an updated draft of the
letter to the governor regarding
the County's safety concerns;
- the Court approved a corrected
agreement with the Morrow
County School District for the
STARS program;
- the court discussed and decided
that it could not legally
accommodate a complaint from a
taxpayer who was requesting that
he not be charged interest on a
delinquent tax payment because
he had not received a timely
notice;
- the court reviewed a request
for lease of a county land parcel;
- the court commended members
Shannon Boor, Karen Masshoff,
Martha Doherty, Patti Peck,
Marilyn Allison, Tina Edwards
and Karen Morgan of the
employees' union, AFSCME
Local 2479-2, for participation in
the roadside cleanup project in
preparation for the fair.
Student leaders attend workshops
Over 550 student leaders from
around the state attended the
Oregon Association of Student
Council's Summer Leadership
Workshops in late July.
The two high school sessions
were held at Western Oregon
University in Monmouth and the
middle school session was held
at Chemawa Indian School in
Salem.
The workshops provided
leadership
training
in
organization
and
time
management
skills,
communication, project planning
and meeting skills, goal setting
and ethical decision-making.
For the past eight years, the
workshops have been sponsored
by the Independent Community
Banks of Oregon (ICBO). ICBO
president Rex Brittle, president
and CEO of Merchants Bank in
Gresham, was a guest speaker at
the final banquet. ICBO has 47
member banks around the state
serving their local communities.
Bank of Eastern Oregon,
Heppner, helped co-sponsor the
event.
Sheriff's Report
The Morrow County Sheriffs
Office (MCSO) reports handling
the following business:
husband locked himself in the
cellar and she wants him to
leave. Woman said she found
out that he has been using drugs.
Morrow County Sheriff s
-MCSO received report
Office (MCSO) reports handling
of
a
suspicious
vehicle at Logan
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there.
received report of dbg barking in
July 19:
Received
Boardman. Officer was unable
report
of
a
possible
prowler
at an
to locate any dog.
Irrigon residence. A female at
July 18:
MCSO
received report of a small grass the residence said she heard
someone walking outside and
fire at Bombing Range Rd./Hwy.
when
she went outside there was
730 junction.
It was under
someone
standing there. Deputy
control.
was unable to locate anyone.
-B oardm an
Fire
-MCSO received report
Department (BFD), Heppner FD,
lone FD, Oregon State Police of subject playing basketball and
(OSP), Irrigon FD, Hermiston music up loud. Problem was
FD, Oregon Department of Fish resolved.
-MCSO received report
and Wildlife FD received report
from
a
Heppner woman that
of a large fire at Oregon Hay at
1:08 a.m. with approximately someone stole her ex-husband's
two-plus miles burning on the motorcycle and poured oil all
over the cat.
tish and game refuge and a large
-H eppner
Police
amount of hay is burning at
Department
(HPD)
received
Oregon Hay.
report from a woman of a subject
-Irrigon FD received
exposing himself to her.
report of a brush fire at Wilson
-MCSO received report
Rd. and Bombing Range Rd. It
of
a
Morrow
County Sheriffs
was under control.
Office
(MCSO)
vehicle
-MCSO received report
vandalized during the night on
of barking dog in Boardman.
Hwy. 207/4.5 miles out of
Morrow County Health
Lexington toward Hermiston.
Dept, received report of a four-
The vehicle had broken down
year-old girl with a dog bite on
and MCSO was arranging for a
the face that will require stitches.
tow.
It was her grandmother's dog.
-BPD received report of
-MCSO received report
a cow out.
of an erratic driver. It appeared
-HPD received report
that the driver, either tired or
from a woman that her son's
intoxicated, was hitting himself
pickup had been pushed into
on the head.
Hinton Creek. She felt it was
-Heppner FD, lone FD
intentional.
received report of a grass fire on
-MCSO received report
Willow Creek headed up towards
of a dog in Irrigon with not
Balm Fork.
enough water.
-MCSO received report
-MCSO received report
of a 911 call with nothing but
of cows out in Hwy 730.
static on the phone then a
-HPD received report of
woman's
voice
in
the
a
possible
hit and run.
background.
-MCSO arrested Frank
-MCSO received report
David Battaglia, 21, on a
from Irrigon Marina Park that an
Hermiston
PD
warrant,
ice-cream man was asked not to
Pendleton
warrant.
He
was
sell ice-cream in the park
lodged
at
Umatilla
Co.
Jail.
because it is a non-profit
-MCSO received request
organization. The man asked for
for
deputy
concerning abandoned
it in writing. When it was shown
to him, he threw it at the dog.
-MCSO received report
caretaker's wife.
of
an
alarm at Bethlehem
-MCSO received report
Construction in Boardman.
of possible DUII from Buff 'n
-MCSO, Imgon FD,
Brew, possibly a blue Corvette
Imgon Ambulance received
convertible. Deputy was unable
report of a one-vehicle accident.
to locate anyone.
-Boardman
Police Two were transported to Good
Department (BPD) received Shepherd Hospital.
-BPD received report of
report from Services to Children
two
juveniles,
possible MIP at
and Families of someone who
the
Boardman
76
store. A 17-
may be suicidal.
year-old
was
cited
for MIP
-Heppner FD received
tobacco and alcohol and Juan
report from a woman that her
Luis Ayala, 18, for MIP alcohol.
Sheriff's Report
The Morrow County Sheriffs
Office (MCSO) reports handling
the following business:
-Heppner FD received
report of a field fire on Basey
Canyon Rd. The fire was out.
-MCSO, BPD received
report of vandalism at Driftwood
RV park.
-BPD, MCSO received
request for an officer because
someone broke a window out of
a vacant apartment, possibly with
alcohol involved.
July 20:
MCSO
received report of the faucet at
Klamath First Federal on. Caller
turned it off.
-Heppner PD cited a
subject for public indecency.
-Boardman Ambulance
received
request for
an
ambulance for a woman crying
on the phone and incoherent.
One was transported to Good
Shepherd Hospital.
-MCSO received report
on an on-going cattle problem in
Irrigon.
-MCSO received report
of an older red pickup all over
the road east of Irrigon on Hwy.
730. Deputy was unable to
locate anything.
-MCSO received report
of a code violation in Irrigon.
-Heppner Ambulance
received report of a 60-year-old
male that fell at Bucknum's and
is semi-conscious. One was
transported to Pioneer Memorial
Hospital.
-BPD received report of
a 911 hang up call. Sheriffs
Office was unable to determine
an emergency.
-Hermiston PD received
report of a possible fire in Irrigon
headed toward the depot. There
was no fire.
-OSP, MCSO received
report of kids in a white Chevy
pickup trashing property and
speeding up and down the street
in Irrigon.
-HPD received report of
a male subject at Cal's refusing to
leave and they are closing.
-MCSO received report
of someone who keeps dumping
cats and kittens at a location on
Hwy. 207. Caller would like to
cite subjects.
Morrow County Sheriffs
Office (MCSO) reports handling
the following business:
July 20:
MCSO
received report of an elderly
male at the fish hatchery. His
wife found him and took him
home.
-MCSO,
Boardman
Police
Department
(BPD)
received report of two males
fighting at Hab Doc Apartments.
-MCSO, BPD received
report of hit and run with vehicle
traced to an Irrigon address.
-MCSO received report
from BPD that officer was
attempting to catch a speeding
motorcycle. Subject was hiding
in the bushes.
July 21: MCSO received
report of a suspicious vehicle at
the Irrigon Marina playing loud
music.
Boardman
Ambulance, BPD received report
of a woman who was overheated
and experiencing signs of
convulsions at Lamb Weston.
She was transported to Good
Shepherd Hospital.
-MCSO cited John Leslie
Hickman, 40, for Driving While
Suspended and DUII with a .18.
-BPD received report of
juveniles
hanging
out an
Riverview Motel in Boardman
all evening acting suspicious.
-BPD received report of
a broken car window in
Boardman.
-MCSO received request
for deputy concerning weapons
confiscated from caller’s ex-
husband.
-BPD, MCSO arrested
Ricardo Alvarado-Alonso. 33
Boardman, on a Morrow County
Circuit Court warrant for Assault
IV, with $25,000 bail and an
Irrigon Justice Court warrant for
Failure to Pay Fme/DUII with
$1,427 bail. He was lodged at
Umatilla County Jail.
-MCSO received report
from a subject that a saddle
reported stolen was found.
-MCSO received report
of an abandoned 911 call.
Everything was ok.
-H eppner
Police
Department (HPD) received
report from a man that the
window of his mother-in-law's
vehicle was broken.
-MCSO received report
from Umatilla Police Dept, of a
beach sports pack with money
and belongings left at Homer's
Fruit Stand in Imgon. Deputy
was unable to locate anything.
-H PD ,
H ep p n er
Ambulance,
Heppner
Fire
Department (HFD) received
request for ambulance for a 49-
year-old woman having difficulty
breathing. She had a history of
heart trouble and was diabetic.
-MCSO received report
from an Imgon woman that her
sons have been fighting. One left
the residence, but the other
followed.
-MCSO received report
of an injured dog in a yard in
Imgon.
-MCSO received report
of a stubble field fire near
Hawkins' Ranch. It was out of
Heppner district. All of Morrow
County fire departments were in
contact regarding the fire.
-BPD received report
that the manager at His Place in
Boardman fell, hit his head and is
bleeding profusely out of his
nose. He was transported to
Good Shepherd Hospital.
-MCSO received report
of suspicious individuals parked
near trees.
-Oregon State Police
(OSP), BPD received report of a
white Chevy that left Boardman
Chevron without paying.
-MCSO, HFD received
report of a lot of smoke at Balm
Fork.
-MCSO received report
of black cow in road. The owner
was located.
-OSP received report of
a man possibly on a wanted
poster leaving Boardman East
Bound on 1-84.
-MCSO received report
of juveniles possibly breaking
into a car in Heppner. Deputy
was unable to locate anything.
July 22: MCSO, OSP
received request for authorization
to search a vehicle. Suspect was
combative.
-MCSO, OSP received
report of a stolen vehicle from
Irrigon.
-MCSO received report
of theft of fence posts stolen
from back of parking lot at
Imgon Post Office.
-Oregon Department of
Fish and Wildlife (ODFW)
received report of a fawn found
on Hwy 74 and mother was not
located.
ODFW advised
returning fawn to location it was
found.
-lone FD, HFD, BFD,
Imgon FD, Navy FD, Army FD,
Fish and Wildlife FD, Hermiston
FD, Stanfield FD, Sherman Co.
FD, Gilliam Co. Sheriffs Office,
MCSO, Arlington FD, McNary
FD, OSP, ODOT, OEM, Red
Cross, Blue Mtn. and State
Forestry received report of a
grass fire at the Junction of
Eightmile Rd and Fourmile
Canyon at 11:07 a.m.
-MCSO, HFD, received
report of a strange smell coming
from a residence.
-MCSO received report
of a motor vehicle accident
injury near the Boardman Fire
Hall. There were minor injuries
only. BPD responded.
-MCSO, BPD received
report of two females in the
middle of the street fighting in
Boardman.
-M CSO
arrested
Armando Robles-Rosas, 24, for
Driving While
Suspended-
misdemeanor. He was lodged at
Umatilla County Jail. He was
cited earlier that evening by OSP
in the Pendleton area and was not
to drive.
-MCSO received request
for a check at a residence in
Boardman.
-MCSO cited Jacob Leon
Kinsey, 21, for disorderly
conduct and harassment.
July 23: BPD cited
Armando Robles-Rosas, 24, for
Driving
While Suspended,
Driving Uninsured.
-BPD received report of
a car stolen in Boardman. Caller
also requested information on a
restraining order against his wife
to protect his kids.
-MC Road Department
received report of road sign
down at Patterson Ferry and
Columbia.
-MCSO received report
from BFD that they were going
to do a 50-acre back slash bum at
the fire scene.
-MCSO received report
of neighbor's peacocks coming in
caller's yard and causing
problems.
-MCSO received request
from Grandview
PD for
assistance in delivering a death
notification in Irrigon.
-OSP received request
from a Wheeler Co. deputy to
assist in a call near Bull Prairie.
An off-duty Umatilla Co. deputy
requested assistance detaining a
subject shooting in the federal
campgrounds the previous night.
Subjects were cooperative.
-MCSO received request
for a deputy at an Irrigon
residence. Caller's boyfriend
wouldn't leave the residence. He
left while she was on the phone.
-MCSO received report
from an Imgon man that his wife
was at the residence trying to
take the kids and the kids don't
want to go. She had custody of
the kids and a restraining order
against him. She left without the
kids.
-BPD, OSP received
report of a possible domestic
dispute at a Boardman residence
with the male half very angry.
-BPD received report of
a full-sized mobile home towed
by a regular-sized pickup going
approximately 20-25 mph on
Wilson Lane. Officer was unable
to locate anything.
-MCSO, BPD, BFD,
received report of a vehicle fire
past the elevators near the
railroad tracks on Cargill Lane.
It was a non-injury.
-Arlington FD, lone FD,
Heppner FD received report of a
fire up on approximately two
acres on Hwy 74. They were
going to let it bum and put out
hot spots.
-MCSO received request
for a deputy from a Boardman
man concerning a custody issue.
He also wanted to file a
complaint that his ex-wife is
using drugs and drinking heavily.
-MCSO received report
from an Irrigon resident that
goats have taken up residence in
her back yard.
-MCSO
received
abandoned 911 calls from
Imgon. It was a child and mom
got on the phone, but didn't speak
English.
-MCSO received request
for deputy contact from an lone
woman who said that rumors are
going around that her kids
possibly started the fire on July
22 .
-MCSO received report
of a civil problem involving the
trade of a pickup.
-MCSO received report
of a smoky plume near Hwy 74.
The fire rekindled.
-Boardman Ambulance
received report of a 62-year-old
woman who fell and hurt her hip.
She was transported to Good
Shepherd Hospital.
-MCSO received report
of a cow out. Owner was going
to get cow.
-MCSO received report
from ODFW that he was citing
several juveniles for trespassing
and found a cooler of beer and
wanted deputy to respond.
Subjects had been on an island
on F&W property but were
currently at the Boardman
Marina.
-MCSO, BPD received
report from a woman that her
estranged husband was at the
residence threatening to break in.
-MCSO received report
of a purse stolen from a vehicle
at the Imgon 76 station.
-MCSO received report
of several juveniles at the park
possibly drinking.
Potato give
Pins and Pots and Patterns
and Pans
By Emily Bergstrom
On Friday Aug. 11 members
went to the fairgrounds and
cleaned up the 4-H kitchen. Then
they we went up to Mary Jean's
house and got everything pressed
and ur commentaries written and
tags sewed on our outfits for fair
and style review.
Members modeled for the
public on Wednesday, Aug. 15.
away scheduled
A potato give-away, with
frozen hash browns and frozen
french fries, will be held on
Thursday, August 31, at the
Heppner Neighborhood Center.
Everyone is welcome to
participate.
Donations
are
accepted.
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