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INVITATION TO BID
Morrow County, Oregon seeks
bids for a pumper package for the
Irrigon Fire Department. The
pumper unit will consist of a 500
gallon fiberglass tank, two hose
reels capable of holding 200 feet
of one-inch booster line and a 24
hp Darley 2-1/2 AGE 240N (or
like) pump. Unit will be
delivered to the Imgon, Oregon
Fire Station assembled and ready
to use.
Sealed bids will be received by
Morrow County Emergency
Management until 5:00 pm
Pacific Standard Time November
21, 2000. Bids may be mailed to:
Morrow County Emergency
Management, P.O. Box 622,
Heppner, Oregon 97836 or
delivered in person to Morrow
County Emergency Management
at 325 Willow View Drive,
Heppner, OR 97836. Bids will be
opened and read aloud at 10:00
am PST on November 22, 2000
by the Morrow County Court,
meeting
in
its
regularly
scheduled session. Each sealed
bid must be plainly marked on
the outside of the envelope "Bid
for Imgon Pumper Package."
Morrow County does not
discriminate on the basis of race,
color, national origin, sex,
religion, age or handicapped
status in employment or the
provision of services. Morrow
County reserves the right to
reject any or all proposals.
For further information contact
Casey Beard at (541)676-5161 or
Burrel Cooley at (541)922-3137.
Published: November 1, 2000
Affid
PUBLIC NOTICE
MORROW COUNTY
SCHOOL DISTRICT
SURPLUS ROOFING
METAL FOR SALE
The following is offered for sale
and sold as is:
130 sheets of used galvanized
roofing metal. 28' long and 2'
wide.
iSealedbitfe will be-T^&Vved and
accepted at Morrow County
School District Office, P.O. Box
368, Lexington, OR 97839 until
2:00
p.m.
on
Thursday,
November 9, 2000. Mark the
outside of your envelope with.
"Metal Roofing Bid". Morrow
Cburity School District reserves
the right to reject any and all bids
arid" to waive irregularities or
informalities. Faxed bids will not
be accepted. Awarded bid must
be paid for by cash, Money
Order or Cashiers Check. If
interested in inspecting roofing
material, it can be viewed at the
Heppner Bus Bam, Highway 74,
Heppner, OR. For information
contact John Moyer at 541-989-
8202, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Published: November 1, 2000
PUBLIC NOTICE
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE STATE OF OREGON
FOR THE COUNTY OF
MORROW
Probate Department
In the Matter of the Estate of:
THOMAS ANTON
ASHBECK,
Deceased.
No. 00 PR 020
NOTICE TO INTERESTED
PERSONS
Notice is given that the under
signed has been appointed and has
qualified as the personal represen
tative of the estate. Al! persons
having claims against the estate
are required to present it, with
proper vouchers, within four
months after the date of first pub
lication of this notice, as stated be
low, to the personal representa
tive at the offices of Kuhn, Spicer
& Mills, 410 E. Hurlburt Ave.,
P.O. Box 309, Hermiston, Oregon
97838, or they may be barred.
All persons whose rights may
be affected by the proceedings in
this estate may obtain additional
information from the records of
the court, the personal represen
tative or the attorney for the per
sonal representative.
DATED and first published
October 11,2000
(s) Jessie Lea Ashbeck,
Personal Representative
1399 S. Ott Road
Hermiston, OR 97838
Published: October 11, 18, 25,
November 1,2000
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Denton
M yren
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to make sure as much south
county patrol was being done as
our manpower would allow.
However the north county area
has much more crime problems
and frequently draws the deputies
up north. The only real solution
is additional deputies.
Do you have any plans for
employing Spanish-speaking
deputies
to
improve
communication
with
the
growing
Spanish-speaking
population?: We enccvage bi
lingual applications and havt
taken every opportunity to recruit
from the Hispanic community
with only very limited success. I
have requested information from
the Oregon State Police on ideas
to increase applications from
Híspanles. Part of the problem is
that the majority of Híspanles
living in Morrow County are not
U.S. citizens. Oregon state law
prohibits non-citizens from
becoming peace officers in this
state.
How do you think the
Sheriffs office could improve
visibility, accessibility and
public relations? Do you have
any plans for educational or
prevention programs in the
community or schools?: The
Sheriffs Office, along with the
Drug and Alcohol Prevention
Team, has applied for a grant to
fund
a
school/community
resource officer (deputy). This
position will be totally dedicated
to working with schools,
communities and organizations
in drug and alcohol abuse
prevention. One of the area's I
want it to focus on is working
with parents with children who
are or may be abusing drugs. We
frequently hear from parents who
are frustrated about what to do or
who to go to when they discover
their child is using drugs. This
deputy will also be in a position
to
improve
visibility,
accessibility and public relations
with the Sheriffs Office.
How do you plan to deal with
county budget constraints,
especially if the county's option
levy
fails?:
As
already
mentioned, we will increase the
number of sheriffs reserves. We
will find ways to cut down on
expenses of the department. We
will be looking at how to
prioritize some calls and will
have to cut some services. Some
calls will have to be handled by
phone instead of personal
contacts. We are presently
exploring "Cops-fast" grants to
see if we can get funds to replace
laid-off deputies.
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Condon came about because of
"its uncluttered landscape" where
rural scenes, in harmony with
nature, are apart of everyday life.
Another plus, she says, is the
more relaxed lifestyle.
Cemyar's Condon School of
Studio Arts is at 1334 S. Main
Street. She can be reached by
telephone or fax at 541-384-
3800. Her mailing address is P.O.
Box 422, Condon, 97823.
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Why would a voter select you
over your opponent?: I think
the key here is motivation. I have
the knowledge, ability and
compassion needed to lead the
Morrow
County
Sheriffs
Department.
I
take
my
responsibilities very seriously
and work 110 percent to
accomplish more than is
expected of me. I also it is
important that the sheriffs
department become more of a
community "partner" than it is
now.
I admit that my opponent has
more experience than I do in the
area of .law enforcement
administration. I spent a lot of
time talking to our previous
Sheriff, Roy Drago, about this
very issue. He reminded me that
he had very limited experience
when he was appointed sheriff
years and years ago. He added
that 20 years of experience is
really one year repeated 19
times. I have letters from both
retired Sheriff Drago and the
Oregon Board on Public- Safety
Standards and Training stating
that I have adequate training,
knowledge and experience for
the job.
I repeat a quote I heard the
other day; "Experience without
motivation is nothing." And the
main difference between my
opponent and myself is that I can
gain experience.
If elected what is the biggest
challenge facing you?: Initially
it will be the budget. Depending
on whom in the
county
government you. speak to, the
failure of the current road levy
(25-36), could cost the sheriffs
department anywhere from one
to more positions. This is an
issue that should have been
planned for previously.
The federal government has
some grants available, one of
which is "Cops Fast". These
grants are for augmenting
agencies’ funding for manpower.
I spoke to agencies in the area
that have gotten these grants and
asked what was involved. In the
case of the Boardman Police
Department, they put in for the
grant to add two positions to the
department. When the grant was
about expire a few years later,
they re-applied and got the grant
yet a second time. Concerned
about how much work this
involved, I asked about the
paperwork requirements. The
person who did all of the
paperwork told me that it took
less than 40 hours of employee
time to do all of the associated
documentation. That means that
for less than 40 hours of
employee time, the net gain was
over 4,000 hours in extra
manpower per year.
Over the next couple of years,
Morrow County will see an
increase of over 500 million
dollars in business and industry
coming in. A number of these
businesses are in the "Enterprise
Zone." They will get a tax break
that will average between three-
five years. After that, most of
those entities come onto the tax
rolls in various amounts. I
recently asked the accounting
office what 500 million would do
to the tax revenue of Morrow
County.
I was told that if it all came on
board at once, it would generate
2.2 million dollars of tax
revenue.
Historically,
the
sheriffs department represents
about 1/5 of the budget. This
would net a gam of about 500
thousand dollars to the sheriffs
department budget. Admittedly,
a lot of things have to go "right"
for this to work out. The
businesses and industries have to
come onto the tax roles as
planned, and the county court as
well as the budget committee has
to
agree
with
funding
distribution. The point is,
planning ahead is the key.
I have a final thought on the
budget issue. Government is
always (it seems) coming to you
and saying, "Mr./Mrs. Taxpayer,
if you would give us one more
dime... this is what we will do."
Unfortunately, there isn't a
mechanism in place for you to
take your dime back if you are
not satisfied. If I am elected, I
plan on using grants to show
"Mr./Mrs. Taxpayer" what we
can do with extra manpower and
funding. If, at the end of the
grant process you feel that you
got your money's worth, I will
ask you for the "Dime" then. To
me, this is a more responsible
way to run government.
What major project would
you like to see accomplished?
What is your first priority?:
Major project-increase staff and
community involvement. First
priority-as I said previously, the
budget.
BENT and the focus of
Morrow
County
drug
investigations have been an
issue of late. Please comment:
This is getting to be a "dead
horse." I have made it clear that
my position is that we need to do
more in Morrow County. We
have a duty to take action when
people report a suspected
neighborhood drug house. I think
there is room for working both
ends of the problem. As I have
said before... if the current is
working, why doesn't there seem
to be any change in activity at
your local suspected drug house?
How do you plan to provide
services
for
a
growing
population and subsequent
increase in criminal activity in
North
morrow and yet
maintain adequate patrol in
South Morrow County?:This
will be an ongoing problem. My
solution falls back to my
comments about grant funds and
future tax dollars.
Additionally, there are three
things that occur regularly that
are cause for concern. First,
anyone who listens to a scanner
or radio will frequently hear a
deputy come on duty only to be
told by the communications
officer that there are "x number
of calls pending." Usually those
calls are on the north end.
Second, due to call volume,
deputies frequently have to catch
up their paperwork off duty, on
their own time. Third is the fact
that Morrow County does not
have 24-hour patrol. There are
periods of time when there are no
deputies on duty, a fact is not
overlooked by the "bad guys".
All of these issues need to be
addressed. I will tell you that my
version of an ideal solution is to
have a staffing level that will
allow us to keep at least one
patrol officer on duty at all times.
This will not be possible without
adding
personnel
to
the
department. At this time, this is
not feasible due to funding
without looking at other sources
for those funds. If all else fails,
then I would leave it up to the
voters with a law enforcement
levy. In the past, the sheriffs
department has always been tied
to other programs when a levy is
sought. I feel that if it is a law
enforcement levy and the people
vote it in, they have shown their
support for the current level and
quality of service. If they vote it
down, well... that speaks for
itself.
Do you have any plans for
employing Spanish-speaking
Deputies
to
improve
communications
with
the
growing
Spanish-speaking
population?: The answer is yes.
The sheriffs department should
actively
recruit
bi-lingual
officers when filling positions.
Now comes the rub. I firmly
believe that "Murphy was an
optimist." If you hire a couple of
bilingual officers, they will
almost always be on another shift
or in another location when they
are needed for translation duties.
To solve this problem, it would
be necessary to hire enough
bilingual officers to put several
on the department. This is
difficult due to the fact that there
are not that many bilingual
officers available. The only other
options include hinng translators
under contract and teaching
existing officers Spanish. Both
have their drawbacks.
How do you think the
Sheriff's Department could
improve visibility, accessibility
and public relations? Do you
have any plans for educational
or prevention programs in the
community or schools?:The
sheriffs department needs to
increase
visibility
without
sacrificing quality or quantity or
work. There are ways to
accomplish this by becoming
more involved in community
activities, encouraging deputies
to pursue activities that they have
and interest in. As an example,
one deputy may teach concealed
weapon classes, another may
present rape prevention, or
"Stranger Danger," or home
security classes. The sheriffs
department should not be sitting
back waiting for others to come
and ask for these services. It
should be thought of in terms of
"community
service."
The
sheriffs department also needs to
be involved with the schools.
There are a number of different
programs that can achieve this
goal. Some are very involved,
some are more simplistic.
I taught the DART program to
over 1800 sixth grade students in
Morrow County over about six
years. DARE is a very involved
program taking a lot of time.
There are people that say that the
DARE program had questionable
results. I have a number of
teachers that will disagree. I
heard over and over again how
my involvement in the schools
had positive effects on students.
It is always easy to see a child
that makes the wrong choice to
get involved with drugs and/or
alcohol, but how do you measure
how many choose not to? It is
like measuring the effectiveness
of patrol. How many times has a
burglar been discouraged from
his plans just because a patrol car
cruised by?
How do you plan to deal
with county budget constraints
especially if the county's option
levy fails?: I believe that the
budget has been trimmed about
as far as it can be. I am sad to say
that if more cuts are required, it
is likely that personnel will be
the next area looked at. If
personnel are lost, I agree with
others that say some services will
have to be cut. Calls for service
will have to be screened and
some of the non-emergency, non
criminal calls may have to be
deferred. This is a particularly
distasteful thought to me. I
always
looked
at
law
enforcement as a "public
service," to an even greater
extent than some of my co
workers because I felt it was my
job to try and help everyone that
called, even if it not a law
enforcement issue.
Demilitarization
meeting
scheduled
The Chemical Demilitarization
Citizens Advisory Commission
will meet Thursday, Nov. 16, at 7
p.m.,
at Good
Shepherd
Community Hospital (conference
room one) in Hermiston.
The public is also invited to
arrive early for an informal social
gathering from 6:30-7 p.m.
(refreshments will be provided).
The Citizens Advisory
Commission (CAC) receives
information and briefings; and
provides input to the U.S. Army
regarding the disposal of lethal
agents and munitions at the
Umatilla Chemical Depot.
The commission will receive
briefings on the project status of
the
Umatilla
Chemical
Demilitarization site, Tone Alert
Radio delivery status by the
counties
responsible,
the
Governing
Board
of the
Chemical
Demilitarization
Program and the results of the
first public opinion poll. The
CAC will be discussing the
possible relocation of future
CAC meetings. In addition, the
CAC will also discuss the agenda
for the next regularly schedule
meeting to be held on Dec. 21.
Time has been allotted for
audience
questions
and
comments and the public is
encouraged to attend.
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