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FOURTEEN - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 23, 2001 Court hears telecommunications presentation By Doris Brosnan On May 16, the Morrow County Court heard a presentation by representatives o f the Education Service District about modifying the county's telecomm unications system. Using a current projected cost for telephone services and the actual telephone expenses for the year 2000, the court studied features that would improve the court's telecommunications system. As outlined, the new services could relieve the central switchboard, eliminate the need for more than a trunk line from CenturyTel, make Boardman and Imgon local calls and eliminate the "extended area service” calls in the Heppner area. The court and some department heads stated some feature preferences and some needs and concerns. The cost projection, w hich would equal approximately one-third o f the current system expenses, would include T -l lines and high-speed connections. The CSEPP system, which is not part o f the county's system, was discussed, and the representatives ofESD hypothesized on how that could be integrated and at what added expense. The group discussed financing o f installation, the purchase of equipment and the annual operating cost for the proposed system. The court agreed to discuss the proposed contract with county counsel. Public W orks Director Burke O'Brien then gave the ESD representatives an overview o f the IRIS system, a road-cost accounting system, which he said is ready but waiting for approval o f the T-l line installation costs. The court approved installation o f that system. O'Brien discussed with the court the Port o f M orrow's need for a permit for cutting a county road's pavement. They also considered that the port m anager has voiced some interest in the port's taking responsibility for Rippee Road, part o f Industrial Way, and eventually Columbia Avenue, with continued public access. O'Brien reported having met with a contractor to discuss installation o f an elevator at the courthouse, providing an option for access to the second floor. He reported some options and asked about getting a preliminary engineering analysis o f such a project. The court requested that the county surveyor com plete an analysis. Judge Terry Tallman related to the court that Representative Greg Smith has recommended securing in writing all that the Governor’s representative agreed to at an "Ione- Boardman Road" meeting the previous day. Noted was that the previous day had resulted in a tentative easement and altemate- road proposal needing agreement among the County Planning Commission, the National Guard, and the Nature Conservancy. Mano Magana presented the court an overview o f extension programs, his background, the 4-H program, and Magana's accomplishments in the county through these programs: school programs, projects, classes, field trips, summer camps and other new 4-H activities for underserved populations. Magana reported that Morrow County is the first county to pay close attention to the Hispanic com m unity and has the highest percentage o f Hispanic participants in the state. He reported on the soccer program, the Mexican Folklonc Dance Club, the Computer Club and the Sewing Club. He noted partnerships with Behavioral Health, the Commission on Children and Families, American Youth Soccer Association, the Juvenile Department, and the public schools and parks. Director o f the OSU Extension Program Bill Brodenck observed the purposeful slant toward the Hispanic population, which the court agreed the traditional 4-H programs have not benefited. With County Counsel Bill Hanlon, the court discussed a union letter regarding the county's request for waver o f interest on a health insurance underpayment that was not billed for 18 months. Hanlon and the court also met with owners o f the Norman Ruhl Quarry to discuss and clarify some language in a new agreement. The court will plan to sign a new agreement at the next court session. Other actions o f the court included the following: - approval of a proposed contract with the museum board, now awaiting review by county counsel; - approval o f the purchase of a car for the sheriffs department to be used by communications officers and paid for with 911 funds; - approval o f the purchase for the road department o f a used Wheat League sponsors golf tourney A g b tf toum ey, sponsored by the Morrow County Wheat League, will be held W ednesday, June 6, at the W illow Creek C ountry Club in Heppner. Everyone is welcome to participate in the four-person scramble which gets underway at 9 a.m. Contact the Oregon Wheat League, 541-276-7330, to sign up. St. Patrick's Senior Center BULLETIN BOARD By Liz Straley We at the St. Pat's Center appreciate the floral arrangements from the Mildred Eubanks' service. Our sympathies to John and her family. A memorial service was held at the senior center on Sunday afternoon. This past week, travelers came back. Dorns Graves from Hermiston. and Bonnie Gates (Corol Mitchell's mother) and sister Sheila returned from a weekend trip to the coast. Surprise visitors for Irene Anhom and sister Mary Goheen were Irene's son and his wife from LaGrande and daughter from Pilot Rock. O rchids for all. Also visiting were Jane Rawlins' daughter from Corvallis and son from Pittsburgh, Penn., who got a tour o f the center. Things were back to normal on Tuesday with exercise class in the morning and one card table o f players with coffee and cookies served. The puzzle comer was very busy. Daisy Collins brought in a big bucketful o f lilacs (up for grabs) and they smelled great. There were 83 diners and "take outs" on Wednesday, served by Lillian Shaddock, Delta Huber and Joyce and Lester Grasser from the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Thursday exercise class was held in the morning and a "thank you" lunch from the men o f Hermiston Glass Co. who installed all the new windows on the first floor at the center was held. The lunch was barbecued chicken, potato salad, spinach salad, baked bread sticks, peaches, cookies and beverages The luncheon was given to the residents too, for any inconvenience experienced over the late winter months. It was very gracious o f them. A vote was taken to serve Thursday lunch at 11 a m. instead o f noon. The Thursday afternoon movie was an old classic, "The African Q ueen” with Katherine Hepburn and Hum phrey Bogart. Sorry to say that the bus trip to Capeco's open house in Pendleton was cancelled due to not having enough passengers on Friday. There were two card tables o f players on Friday, with the coffee pot going and cookies served. Dorns Graves and Sylvia McDaniels had visitors and enjoyed the time spent with them. Over the years, pictures have been taken o f past and present residents o f the center by Jane Rawlins and Velma Wight. Velma has been busy putting them in order and put them in an album for all who want to look at it. We appreciate this "labor o f love". The menu for the Wednesday, May 23 lunch was baked chicken, baked pork and beans, potato salad, carrot sticks, fruit salad, cheese biscuits, dixie cups and beverages. 4 PUBLIC NOTICE Special Transportation Fund program bus; - approval, o f a lease with Western States Equipment Company for two graders; - approval o f permits for the Port o f Morrow to lay wastewater and fiber optic lines along Rippee Road, to lay a water line from Laurel Lane to Rippee Road and to connect an existing steam line along Rippee and Columbia Roads; - approval o f a permit for four approaches onto Montana Avenue; - approval o f a permit for the Willow Creek Assisted Living Facility onto Willow Creek Road for em ergency-only access; - approval o f the new fee schedule; • - approval o f the resolution to receive national forest-related safety-net payments under PL 106- 393. The Council for the City o f Heppner, Oregon will conduct a public heanng at 7:00 P.M. on June 11, 2001 at Heppner City Hall, 188 North West Willow Street regarding a violation o f City Ordinance No. 474, an ordinance Abating Nuisance for Accumulation o f Solid Waste and Fire Hazards. The following property is in violation o f the ordinance because o f deposits o f solid wastes scattered about the premises that create a fire hazard and harborage for rodents and insects and is injunous to the health, safety and general welfare o f the people. 1. 535 E M atlock St., M ap 2 S 26 35BC, Lot #3300 2. 560 Riverside Ave., Map 2S 26 27DB. Lot #2001 Published: May 23, 2001 Affid PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PROPOSED REVENUE SHARING The City Council o f the City o f Heppner, M orrow County, State of Oregon, will hold a public hearing regarding state revenue sharing, for the fiscal year July 1, 2001 to June 30,2002 at Heppner City Hall, 188 W. Willow Street. The meeting will take place on the 11 th o f June, 2001 at 7:00 PM. The purpose o f the heanng is to receive testimony regarding the use o f state revenue sharing. This is a public m eeting where deliberations o f the City Council will take place. Any person m ay appear at the m eeting and discuss the proposed programs with the City Council. Published: M ay 23, 2001 Affid PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF M ORROW IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES W. GALE Deceased CASE NO. 01 PR 0162 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed personal representative o f the above estate. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them to the undersigned personal representative at the office o f Thomas J. Ditton, Attorney at Law, 210 East Main Street, Hermiston, OR 97838, within four months after the date o f the first publication o f this notice or they may be barred. All persons whose rights m ay be affected by the proceedings are noticed that additional information may be obtained regarding the estate from the records of the court, the personal representative, or the above attorney. DATED and PUBLISHED this 23 day o f May, 2001. Jam es Todd Gale Published: M ay 23, 30 and June 6 , 2001 Affid________________________ PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE C IR CU IT C OURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF M ORROW Probate D epartm ent In the M atter o f the Estate of: PAULINE JA Y W INTER, Deceased. No. 01 PR 012 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS Notice is given that Herman Winter has been appointed and has qualified as the personal representative o f the estate. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present it, with proper vouchers, within four months after the date o f first pub' oation o f this notice, as stated below , to the personal representative at the offices o f Kuhn & Spicer, 269A N. Mam Street, P.O. Box 428, Heppner, Oregon 97836, or they may be barred. All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings in this estate m ay obtain additional information from the records o f the court, the personal representative or the attorney for the personal representative. DATED this 7th day o f May, 2001 . /s/ W illiam J. Kuhn, OSB No 76207 Attorney for the Estate P. O Box 428 Heppner, Oregon 97836 Published: May 9, 16, 23 and 30, 2001 Affid_________________________ Rhea C re e k social clu b meets The Rhea Creek Social Club met at GD's Restaurant for their meeting. May 9. Their lesson was a "Stampai Up" demonstration by Judie Laughlin, which is decorating cards and albums with stamps. An election of officers was held, with Dorothy Jackson elected chairman, Beverly Wright, vice- chairman, Bebe Munkers, secretary, and M arlene Peterson, program chairman. The group honored Mary Wright with a surprise farewell party PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCU IT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF M ORROW ESTATE OF: PAUL R. LIENIG Deceased. No. 01 P R 0 1 0 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed and has qualified as the personal representative o f the estate. All persons having claims against the estate are hereby required to present the same, with proper vouchers, within four months after the date o f first publication erf this notice, as stated below, to the personal representative at: P. O. Box 218, Pendleton, Oregon 97801 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 o f the court, the personal representative or the attorney for the personal representative. Dated and first published: May 23,2001 M arilyn J. Lienig Personal Representative 81650 West Seventh Rd Im gon, OR 97844 Lawrence B. Rew OSB #61072 O f Attorneys for Personal Representative Corey, Byler, Rew, Lorenzen & Hojem, L.L.P. 222 S.E. D onon Avenue P.O. Box 218 Pendleton, Oregon 97801 541-276-3331 Published: May 23, 30 and June NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND REGULAR M EETING OF THE BOARD OF COM M ISSIONERS OF THE PORT OF M ORROW , OREGON (Threem ile Canyon Farms, LLC Project) P U B L IC N O T IC E IS HEREBY GIVEN that on June 13, 2001, the Board o f C om m is sioners (the “Board” ) o f the Port o f Morrow. Oregon (the "Port” ) will hold a public heanng and regu lar m eeting com m encing at 1:30 p.m. The public heanng and regu lar meeting will be held in the Port o f M orrow C om m ission Board- room , located at T w o M arine Drive, Boardman, Oregon 97818. O ne o f the pu rp o ses o f the hearing and regular m eeting is to hear public com m ent on a pro posed plan o f financing whereby Threem ile Canyon Farms, LLC, a Delaware limited liability com pany (the “C om pany”) has re quested the Port to issue solid waste disposal revenue bonds (the "Bonds”) in one or more series. The Board will consider an ordi nance or resolution authorizing the proposed issuance o f Bonds. The proceeds o f the Bonds will be used to finance or refinance, in whole or in part, the cost o f ac quiring, constructing and installing certain solid waste disposal facili ties which are an integral part o f the C om pany’s three proposed dairies located on approxim ately 360 acres on the north and south sides o f Taggares Lane, between Threem ile Road on the west side, and Tower Road on the east side, in Boardman, Oregon 97818, and to pay certain related costs o f is suance (the “Project”). The ini tial owner o f the Project is the Company. The Bonds will not be general obligations o f the Port, nor shall the Bonds be payable from a tax levied upon any property within the Port, but will be pay able solely from paym ents made by the Company or a direct pay letter o f credit or a credit facility to be obtained by the Company and pledged to the payment o f the Bonds. The m aximum aggregate face amount o f the senes o f Bonds pro posed to be issued pursuant to such plan o f financing will not ex ceed T w en ty M illio n D ollars 6 , 2001 Affid (2)_____________________ CLASSIFIED ADS .4 0 per w ord Card of Thanks: up to 100 words - $5 Deadline: Tuesday at noon CARD OF THANKS We again thank you for the cards, food and caring we have received from you all with the passing o f our M other and Grand mother, Irene Schroeder. Thank you for the caring staff at Pioneer M emorial Nursing Hom e, in the months Mom was in their care. Her day-to-day care was greater than any o f the family could pro vide. Thank you all very much. Bonna Rae and Joe M iller Reid and Sheila Miller Ray and Debbie M iller Ryan Miller and Sharon Robinson and the great-grandchildren ______________________ 5-23-lc ($20,000,000). The public heanng will provide a reasonable opportunity for inter ested persons to express their views, both orally and in writing, on the proposed issuance o f the Bonds and the location and nature o f the facilities where the build ings and equipment to be financed will be located. Interested per sons are invited to attend and tes tify at this heanng or submit writ ten com m ents to the Port. W rit ten comments should be delivered at the public heanng or mailed to the Port o f Morrow, P.O. Box 200, Two M arine Drive, Boardm an, Oregon 97818 in care o f the Gen eral Manager, to be received no later than the date and time o f the hearing. Additional information may be obtained from Gary Neal, General Manager, Port o f M orrow, P.O. Box 200, Tw o M arine D rive, Boardman. Oregon 97818, tele phone (541) 481-7678. This no tice is published pursuant to ORS 192.640, ORS 777.565, and Sec tion 147(0 o f the Internal Revenue Code, as amended. PORT OF MORROW, OREGON Published: May 16 and 23,2001 Affid___________________ - We wish to thank everyone for their prayers and kindness, cards, flowers and contributions in the recent loss o f our loved one. Eubanks Family ______________________ 5-23-lp Thank you to Dale Arrington for donating a barber chair and Jan Stroeber for contacting Dale, locating this chair and purchasing a new sprayer for the PMH N urs ing Home. These items were very m uch needed and m akes it so much easier for doing the patients’ hair. Diana Ball __ ____________________ 5-23-lc I want to thank my mother and Mrs. Roberta Lutcher for helping me with the bake sale that took place on Friday, May 1 8 .1 would also like to thank the community o f Heppner for their support. We raised enough money so I could go to church camp and help send other kids to go to cam p too. Kelly Straley ____________________ 5-23-lc 1 Thank you doesn’t express the appreciation I have for you all. For Pastor Craig Strobel for staying with my family at the hospital those two days. For all the won derful food you brought to the house. For the many cards and phone calls. For the mowing o f our yard by our healthy young neighbors. But mostly, I thank you for the prayers. W ithout them, I would not be here to say thank you. When I woke up on Wednes day, the 25th, to the news o f what had happened to me, I felt like I should be glowing from the power o f prayers and love that had been sent my way. If you have a heart attack in your future, I recom m end being in St. Charles Hospital in Bend. The cardiac care team there is awesom e. Bonna Rae and Joe Miller 5-23-lc HELP WANTED C o m m u n ity R e p r e s e n t a tive: part-tim e work with Inter national Exchange students and host families. Strong com m unity spirit and warm heart for teens. Also seeking volunteer host fami lies. 1-888-552-9872. ______________________ 5-9-4p M edical Office: busy two-pro vider office is seeking a part-tim e RN. Must be able to work well under any condition, be flexible and smile. Bilingual a plus. Please send resume to: Debbie, P.O. Box 397, Boardman, OR. 97818. ______________________ 5-16-2c Health Links AmeriCorps* VISTA C o m m u n ity Service W o rk e r Positions Wanted: 2 Community Services W orkers to help promote m ater nal and child health services (Ore gon Health Plan, WIC, baby shots and prenatal care). Needed: highly developed communication skills and commitment to community service. Bilingual/bicultural appli cants preferred. One year assign ments as VISTA Worker. Includes $4,725 college scholarship, $714 month living stipend, health insur ance and childcare assistance. Opportunities in Boardman and U m a tilla . G re a t fo r re su m e whether 18 or 64 years old. Call Laura M cElligott at (541) 676- 54G1 or Sue Wheeler at (541)278- 0770. You can apply on-line at w w w .h e a lth o re g o n .o rg /p c a h / vista.htm. All positions are open until filled. ______________________ 5-23-1 c 1 k Food Processing Colum bia R iver P ro c e s s in g 8 Boardm an, I O regon Columbia River Processing 0 invites you to becom e a part of a Team carrying on the tradition of making World Famous Products. Employment Opportunities Food_Proctttina Mainte nance: Desired skills include fabrica- tion/welding, electrical. P LC's, refrig eration and knowledge of dairy sys tems. package equipment and gen eral maintenance. Must be able to work all shifts, including weekends. Full time. Pay $15-$20/hr DOE. M achine Operator» - Dairy P ro cessing: Need experienced machine operators to run multiple complex pro cesses to include: milk receiving op erations. milk processing equipment, cheese making and support systems, block forming and sealing systems, boxmaster and computerized labeling systems. Forklift experience helpful. Must be able to work all shifts, includ ing weekends Full time Pay $12.60- SI 6.00/hr DOE. Laboratory Technician: Cheese and whey chemistry analysis, micro bial analysis, milk component testing, sensory evaluation, antibiotic residue, phage and sediment testing, lab clean up. AA/BS Physical S cien ces pre ferred Days, full time. Pay $12-$15/ hr DOE Administrative Assistant: Pro vides receptionist support to the plant and administrative support to plant management Requires excellent cus tomer service and computer skills: MS Outlook. Word, Excel. PowerPoint; ad ministrative experience and two years college preferred MR background a plus. Days, full time Pay $11.75- $15.58/hrDOE For all positions, HS degree/GED strongly preferred unless otherwise indicated Successful applicants must pass skills/aptitude tests, drug test and functional capacities test. Excellent benefit package Health, dental, vision, prescription, life, dis ability. plus paid vacation and holidays for full time regular employees If interested, apply at: Oregon Employment Department 950 SE Columbia Dr . Ste B or mail resume to: Oregon Employment Department P.O Box 150 Hermiston, OR 97838 Fax resumes (541) 567-2308 Columbia Rivar Processing i t an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug Free Workplace I