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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday October 4, 2000 - THREE Ione youth group holds first meeting County court hears CSEPP update By Doris Brosnan County Assessor Greg Sweek advised the Morrow County Court of the latest development in a 1997 tax appeal by Power Resources, at the court meeting on September 27. According to Sweek, the company is negotiating a settlement for a $5 million adjustment in their value for the past four years for a total of $20 million value. This would translate into a $230,000 to $349,000 refund to the company, coming from all the districts. The county's portion would be $97,000. Sweek shared better news with the court, also, noting that the county is up $40 million in value from his estimate during budget committee meetings. This translates into an additional $167,000 in taxes. Finance Director Lisanne Currin explained that this would cancel the $150,000 short in the carry Footstep Awards for the 1999-2000 year went to (left to right): Korey Morgan, Diana McElligott, Caitlin over. Orem, Amellia Peck, Salli McElligott, Karl Morgan, Shelby Krebs, Jeremy Rietmann, Adrienne Swanson, In answer to a question from Allison Halvorsen, Adam McCabe, and Aaron Tworek. Not pictured are Ashley Carmack and Andrew Brosnan, Sweek said that the Rietmann. change would not affect the T, , , , , . , . . , Church of Christ Sunday, October _ , . , .. . _ Thirty-four high school students 22 El ht youth volunteered to Participate«^ lone Youth Group state's centrally assessed utility gathered for the first lone Youth help with readings at the 3 p.m. | ■ thNe, ‘ T SchA° ° ] *5?: values. Brosnan noted hope of Group meeting of the year on service. K Mark McElligott and Nikki receiving the SB 1608 forest-fee Wednesday, Sept. 27. The annual food drive to benefit McElligott had earlier received the money in October or November. The youth were treated to sub South Morrow County will be Outstanding Service Award for Sweek added that he will better sandwiches and Italian sodas. Tuesday, Oct. 31, at 6:30 p.m. four years of participation. know the effects of both the United Church of Christ minister Youth Group members will go door The evening ended with youth refund to Power Resources and The Rev. Paul Clay led the group to door in lone that evening asking leader Jen McElligott telling about the additional value in two in prayer. Leader Cathy Halvorsen for canned food donations. The saints and their importance in the weeks. read a letter from Outreach co],ecled food wi], be ‘ h Catholic faith. The group learned of Also at Sept. 27 the meeting, nlzinn tho ° N . t I 7/-\i i r r mm urKo diad Ministry of Burnside, thanking the iipnnn„ St. Therese, a \ young nun who died Emergency Management Neighborhood Center, group for their $700 donation. cppncr of tuberculosis in 1897 after Director Casey Beard provided a which will distribute it to needy lone Youth Group members sold bravely sticking to her spiritual thorough update on CSEPP and families. snow cones and Italian sodas on the "little way" of simple trust in and the Emergency Operations Fourth of July to earn money for The group will make a service tnp love for God. According to several Center. the service agency in memory of ^ Burnside in Portland this fall. biographers, the child Therese was A pickup has been ordered The trip will be scheduled in given a string of beads with which Jason Halvorsen. through the state for the Imgon Rev. Clay described the November or December. to count her acts of love F i r e Department's Footstep Awards were given to accomplished for God. The lone celebration and dedication decontamination unit. Which ceremony at the IorTe ^ United the y°uth who had ful,y youth each made a set of good deed agency will purchase the decon beads to carry with them. unit is under discussion. The Imgon fire hall is undergoing installation of the enhanced protection package. We offer great opportunities with the Beard reported that emergency BEST EMPLOYERS in the management has funds for an H e p p n e r, B o a rd m a n A re a : "Incident Command System" The U.S. Army Corps of support vehicle to be housed at Truck Driver: Transport onions and products around the Boardman/ Engineers on Tuesday, Oct. 10, the Boardman Fire Department Heppner area, home every evening. CDL Class A license required will begin the annual lowering of They are awaiting a contract Must work weekends. Starts immediately, $10/hour to start. Willow Creek Lake in Heppner. from the ESD for Food Processing Labor: Immediate positions available in onion The lake will be at its wintertime computer/technical support, have investigated the cost of ESD's dehydration processing plant in the mill and process areas. All shifts level by Dec. 1. available immediately. $7.50/hour plus shift differentials. Additional At 7 a.m., Oct. 10, water providing a system for video incentives and bonuses releases will, be increased from conferencing, and have provided three cubic feet per second to 15 some older computers to the B a rre tt Business cfs. The lake level will drop eight Sheriffs office. Judge Terry vertical feet between now and Tallman suggested that Beard Services, Inc. coordinate with other Dec. 1. telecommunications issues that Residents living along the 159 W. Hermiston Avt., St( 160 215 SW Tenth 5t. Hermiston. OR 97838 creek below the dam should see a the county faces. Pendleton. OR 97801 (541) 567-9670 • F u (541) 567-4427 (541) 278-1195 • Fa* (541) 278-1196 Beard told the court that the water level increase of about seven inches - measured at the Emergency Operations Center gage house - as a result of the Phase II renovation passed final Suzanne Rea Accounting Services inspection. Work should be increased water releases. Quicken Quickbooks Pro • Payroll Billing Water releases from the lake complete by the end of October. QUICKBOOKS SET-UP "I make house calls" B.S. in Accounting could fluctuate depending on the In November, the center plans an amount of water coming into the open house. (541)422-7310 P.O. Box 52 • lone, OR 97843 After having submitted the lake. Fax (541) 422-7310 E-mail: SuzanneRea0CenturyTel.net The lake is operated during the center's budget. Beard reported, winter months for flood damage he received a new format for reduction and during the summer submission. Beard has informed FEMA to redo the budget work, months for recreation. Make a new lifelong friend The Corps lowers the lake level if they consider it necessary. from abroad. Enrich your to elevation 2,063 feet each year Commissioner Dan Brosnan family with another cul to create additional storage space added his concern over the ture. Now you can host an for winter rain and snow melt budget process and over the exchange student (girl or boy' from Sweden, Germany, runoff which minimizes the possibility of FEMA's including France, Spain, England, standards or effects of flooding downstream performance Japan, Brazil, Italy or other of the dam. The dam sits just measures that the county cannot countries. Becoming a host to Commissioner John upstream of the town of Heppner. meet. a young international visitor is an experience of a lifetime! The dam controls a drainage Wenholz said that these issues Hanrui, 16 yrs Jan, 1? yn. basin of 96 square miles. will be discussed at the next Call for information or to choose your own exchange student. Large Willow Creek Dam was CSEPP Board meeting. variety of nationalities, interests, hobbies, etc. now available (single authorized by the Flood Control parents, couples w ith or without children may host). Call us now. Act of 1965 and was constructed C athy at (541) 422-7107 by the Corps in the early 1980s. Petra at 1-800-733-2773 www.asse.com ,ven A p p ly T o d a y , S ta rt T o d a y • Corps to begin lowering lake • HOST FAMILIES NEEDED fully A ccredlted International Organization Founded 19?6 A WORLD (>r I.NI)CKSTANI)lN<iTHHUI.OH CROSS* I JUT UAL AND EDUCATIONAL PHOORAMS FALL PUNTINO SAU 20% Off A ll H O W STOCK f a l l Is a a r e a l lim e io p ia n ! ! PANSIES only 75c FAIL BULBS In Stock JTCtim.s — JCaie — ( >af>f)a.cje Green Feed & Seed Heppner • 676-9422 Toni Kemp selected for scholarship AgWIN (Ag Women In Network) has chosen Toni Kemp to be the recipient of their $ 1000 scholarship this year. Kemp graduated from Heppner High School in 1997 and will be a senior at the University of Idaho this fall. She is enrolled in the agnculture/business program. She is the daughter of Gary and Marcia Kemp of Lexington. Kemp was chosen based on her current studies, her summer •internship projects with the University of Idaho, her goals and her past involvement in 4-H and FFA. AgWIN, a regional network of agricultural professionals, raises money for it scholarship program through an annual scholarship golf tournament. Beard provided a copy of the CSEPP W ork Plan Training and exercises are being scheduled with Imgon and Boardman. BI.M has installed weather stations in the north end of the county. Work with Nextel is hoped to provide service to Heppner and better signal strength in Imgon and Boardman. Beard announced a completed map and resource book for the fire districts and public w'orks department. He also told the court that he awaits the results of the consultant's study of tactical communication system requirements. He said that Wheeler Communications is fixing and upgrading the TARS infrastructure, will install a radio at Pioneer Memorial Hospital, and will fix the repeater site for the Boardman Fire Department. The EOC has ordered carbon foam gloves for law enforcement personnel and is upgrading the dispatch terminals to a new state- of-the-art system. Beard believes the bus issue of evacuating Boardman schools has been resolved. Beard also informed the court that Congressman Walden has requested an update of the court's decision to join the coalition for impact aid or independently hire attorneys. Also at the meeting, District Attorney David C. Allen advised the court of his concerns about signing the proposed agreement with Boardman for 911 and Justice Court services. The agreement obligates the district attorney's office to file all traffic and misdemeanor cases in justice court, but Allen's office policy is to file all domestic- violence cases in circuit court. The agreement would also preclude the DA's filing in circuit court should he choose to do so in a case in which a defendant has other cases filed in that court. The agreement language does not specify that cases involving city of Boardman ordinances be prosecuted by the Boardman city attorney. Allen will discuss the situation with the Boardman attorney. Allen reported to the court that the video equipment is now installed, providing a link to the Umatilla County units and the Imgon Justice Court. He noted that the county might want to consider some improvements and suggested further potential of the system, about which a hired technical consultant could advise the court. Discussion continued about the role of the ESD. the involvement of the Sheriffs Department. T-l lines and possible cooperation with schools. After the county court session, the commissioners participated in a demonstration of the video arraignment equipment. Assistant Public Works Director Bob Naims reported to the court as follows: . Fog sealing is complete on Wilson Road, Columbia Avenue, and Washington, with paint striping proceeding on Wilson, Columbia, Bombing Range, and Baseline, and in Gilliam County. Shoulder work continues on Wilson. The crew is patching for the winter and blading, and they have moved the pub mill from Gravel Pit Lane. Anson Wright Park roadwork into the improved 2001 area is about half-complete. The crew will move equipment to Jordan Bridge and the crusher to Brenner Canyon Brosnan requested that the court be notified before any future crushing and he repeated a previous request to have some old culverts on Little Butter Creek removed. In response to Wenholz's question, Naims reported that the servicing of the motor pool was working, taking only a couple of days a week Also at the meeting, the court took the following action: - approved Union 76 fuel cards for Imgon; - approved a property tax refund for a roll correction; - approved purchasing two Windows 95 upgrades for two computers donated by CSEPP to the sheriffs office. lone Topic Club holds meeting lone Topic Club began the fall season with the September meeting at the home of Katherine Lindstrom. with Anne Morter as co-hostess. Officers were elected: Kathy Morter, president; Becky Hunt, vice president; and Anne Morter. secretary-treasurer. In August, the Topic Club served a "very successful" Queen's Luncheon following the Morrow County Fair and Rodeo in Heppner with all the proceeds going to the lone Library. Members will again conduct a story hour for the pre-school classes at the library each month. The lone Library has about 6,000 volumes and many new adult books, as well as many new juvenile books. They also have videos. books on tape, magazines, and a computer for use. The library hours are 3-5 p.m. on Monday and Wednesday. Anne Morter reported on the summer reading program, which lasted six weeks. Leah Starr, program director of the Libraries of Eastern Oregon (LEO) of La Grande, was the guest speaker. As The US Library of Congress celebrated its 200th anniversary this year. LEO is working to improve the library service in Eastern Oregon. This district includes the 11 most eastern counties of Oregon, encompassing over 50 percent of the land in the state with a population of more than 186,900 residents. There are 36 libraries in this area with two of them, lone and Cove Public libraries, operated by private institutions. The other 34 libraries are funded w ith an average of $ 15.16 per capita as compared to $31.78 in the western part of the state. Many of the LEO libraries are poorly served with inadequate books, educational materials, dated technology and operate annually on less than $10,000 per capita. Starr hopes to make citizens aw are of the serv ices of the library and help seek grants and other funds to improve these services. COPY PAPER Ream or Carton Gazette-Times 676-9228 Bridges, N ot W alls Senator Ted Ferrioli and 1 have been w orking hard to con nect urban and rural Oregon, so that once again, our young •people w on’t have to leave rural O regon to Find decent jobs.” St1«. Verne Duncan former Superintendent of Publie Instruction R e - elect S enator T ed F e rri ol i . T h e r e ’ s so m u c h more to be d o n e .
