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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 26, 2001 - THREE Booster Club steak feed & auction planned Oct. 13 HES students write to President Bush President George W. Bush White House, W ashington D.C. To President Bush: Here are some letters that my class wrote last week. They are all very concerned about what has happened in our nation. We would like you to know that all o f us are thinking about this situation and are offering our help in any way we can. I am sure that millions o f other school age children share our thoughts and offers. (s) Molly Rill Second-Third Grade Teacher H eppner Elementary School Heppner Cliff Green of Heppner Hardware. A Remington 700 30-06 will be raffled off during the Heppner Booster Club steak feed and auction planned for Saturday, October 13, at the Heppner Elks Club. The Heppner High School Booster Club's annual steak teed and auction is planned for Saturday, O ctober 13, at the Heppner Elks Club. Dinner, which includes a New York steak, baked potato, a variety o f salads, homemade bread and hom em ade desserts, will be served from 6-8 p.m. Cost is $10 each. The auction, which will get underway at 8 p.m., also includes raffle items and a silent auction. A television set and a gun will be raffled o ff and a large variety o f donated item s will be auctioned. Tickets will be available at the Shoe Box and Heppner Hardware. Anyone interested in donating or contributing to the feed and auction m ay call Greg Grant, 676-5257, John and Sonja M cCabe, 676-5231, or Angie Hanson, 676-9041. 4-H News RV parking extension topic o f public hearing Mr. President Bush, I'm sorry this happened. I hope this never happens again. Sincerely, Justin Yocom Dear President Bush, I'm sorry this happened. It is really sad. I hope you càn stop it. What can I do to help? I hope no more people do destructive things. Sincerely, Devin Robinson Dear Mr. President, I'm really sorry this whole thing happened. Please tell these people to stop if you can. W hat can I do to help our country? Well, I better go. Sincerely, Shae-Lee Arbogast Dear President Bush, I will do anything I can do to help make them stop. Dear President Bush, Love, C ourtney George I'm sorry what happened in New York. Were those guys bad that Dear President Bush, crashed? Do you think those guys W hat can we do to help our are jealous? country? I'm sorry for what Bye. happened. I w ant this to stop Sincerely, Lindsay Cutsforth happening. Sincerely, Lacey Davison Dear Mr. President, I'm sorry for all the trouble that Dear President Bush, happened. I want to help. Please tell the people to stop Sincerely, Natalie Rauch crashing into New York. I hope you can stop it. Dear President Bush, Cam ron Day I saw what had happened on the news. Please make them stop. Dear President Bush, Sincerely, Conner Pappas I'm very sorry about what happened. W hat can I do? President Bush, Sincerely, Justin Pranger You should make them stop doing that. How are you doing? I am doing Dear President Bush, good. We are doing good in school. I am very sorry your United States W e are m aking letters to you, to is being attacked. If I can do anything make them stop doing that. That was I will. nice talking to you. I'd better go. Bye. Sincerely, Am ber Gray Sincerely, Zach Hintz Dear Mr. Bush, I'm sorry that happened. I wish it did not happen. Love, Justin Smith Dear President Bush, I am very, very sorry about what happened the other day and I'm happy that you are o.k. Sincerely, Eric Chick Dear President Bush, I am really sorry about New Y ak. I hope they stop. Who is it, do you know? I will try to help as much as I can. Sincerely, Ian M urray Dear President Bush, I feel really sorry what happened yesterday. Those people should stop fighting. Now the kids will not have their parents with them. I just wish we all would not get hurt. What is it like in Washington? I would really talk to yoy right now but I can't because Oregon and W ashington are so far away from each other. I can write my name in cursive. What can we do to help? Smcçrely, Carrie Anne Haguewood •M .f « »if M Dear President Bush, Aren't they bad? I feel terrible, don't you? From Kelsi Putman BMCC offers computer classes Left to right: 4-Hers, Megan Orr, Krystal Nairns, Emily Bergstrom, and Brianne Jones, made a "quillow" to donate to the Heppner High School Booster Club Steak Feed aftd Auction. The Booster Club is represented by Angie Hanson (right). Pins a n d Pots an d P a tte rn s an d Pans By Emily Bergstrom, reporter On Sunday, Sept. 16, Pins and Pots and Patterns and Pans 4-H group had a meeting. Members filled out record books and got everything from fair caught up in the books. Members also donated a quillow that they made to the Booster Club for their auction. Assisted Living construction halted Construction o f the Willow Creek terrace has been temporarily halted. On Sept. 20, the Willow Creek Valley Assisted Living Coip. board o f directors met with representatives o f the O'Brien C onstruction Co., the United States D epartm ent o f Agriculture Rural Development, the Bank o f Eastern Oregon, the city o f Heppner and the Oregon State Building Inspectors Office. The meeting was called to address the state requirem ents for water pressure at the building site. Solutions are being studied and as soon as this situation is resolved, O'Brien will proceed with construction. The board expects this to be soon, said a board spokesperson. Blue Mountain Community College is sponsoring two business training opportunities through BMCC Small Business Development Center. E-C om m erce (Electronic C om m erce) YOUR BUSINESS - YOUR INTERNET October 1,3, 8,10 from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at the Heppner High School Cost: $29 fee, including text Every small business owner should be asking the question... What can E- commerce do for my business? Zhis hands-on Internet class will help entrepreneurs, home-based businesses, main street merchants, farmers and others discover how electronic commerce will impact their businesses and how they can take advantage of the opportunities it provides. OSH A WORKSHOPS SAFETY AND THE SMALL BUSINESS OWNER FREE October 11 and 25 from 12 noon-1 p.m at the Hermiston BMCC Center Cost: FREE Oregon OSHA will present two free seminars for the small business owner designed to help owners develop their safety and health programs. Top ics covered by attending the two one-hour lunch meetings will include: • The program overview 10 abbreviated training modules • instructors manuals employee training manual • a guide to written requirements • 16 master forms suitable for copy. • • For registration information for either class, call toll free: 1-888-441-7232. Â Visit our now wob slto at: www.blzcontor.org/pondloton Blue M ountain C om m unity College will offer a Basic Word and Introduction to Excel class in the very near future in Heppner. Students wishing m ore inform ation or to preregister should contact Anne Morter, BMCC coordinator for South M orrow County, at 411-7040. Basic Word is a four-week class set for Tuesday evenings beginning Oct. 9. The class will be held at Heppner High School from 7-9 p.m. This is a good class for a beginning user o f the program Microsoft Word or someone wishing to get more out o f the program. Learning the basic concepts in the W ord program is helpful to other computer operations too, said a news release. Those taking the class will leam cutting, pasting, copying, page set-up, font changes and more. Tuition is $30 and students should pre-register as class size is limited. Introduction to Excel is scheduled for consecutive Saturday mornings, October 6 and 13, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. each day. Class will cover the basics o f creating, saving and formatting basic formulas. Copying, m oving, deleting, inserting and sorting will also be included. Students should be fam iliar with the use o f the keyboard and mouse. Tuition is $40 plus a $5 lab fee and pre-registration is required. Prayer, Bible study planned A prayer group will be held Thursdays at 1 p.m. in the basement o f the United M ethodist Church, Heppner, starting Oct. 4. It will be followed by a Bible study at 2 p.m. on the "Prayer o f Jabez". According to sponsors o f the group, it is not necessary to attend both. "We want to encourage everyone who is interested m either to feel free to com e and not feel obligated to stay for both," said a spokesperson. A salad potluck will be held in the basement of the Methodist church at noon on Thursday, Sept. 27. The following week's prayer and study will be discussed and the meeting will be closed with a time o f prayer. For further information call the Methodist church at 676-9224 or 676-8337, Peggy Connor, 676-9408, or Grace Drake, 676-9439. AGLOW fall retreat slated The Eastern Oregon AGLOW area leadership team will hold an AGLOW fall retreat at Cove Ascension campground from 6 p.m. Oct. 12 through 4 p.m., Oct. 13. "Picked On or Picked Out?" will be the theme. Time will also be spent for praying for the nation. Registration begins at 5 p.m. Friday evening, with dinner at 6 p.m. and the m eeting at 7 p.m. Cost is $55 which includes three meals and overnight lodging. Call Jan Wheelhouse, (541) 567-3949, or Arlene Kinsey, (541) 523-4791 for further information. Flyers may also be obtained from Living Word Book Store in Hermiston. Tags deadline Friday The deadline to purchase tags for buck deer, cougar and bear hunting seasons is Friday, Sept. 28. The following hunts are affected by the deadline: general cougar season for the remainder o f 2001, general fall black bear, general western Oregon deer centerfire seasons, and controlled Eastern Oregon buck deer centerfire seasons. Hunters m ay purchase tags at many Oregon Department o f Fish and Wildlife offices and more than 560 point o f sale license agents. Information on big game hunting rules and seasons can be found in the 2001 Oregon Big Game Regulations. Hunters may also call their local ODFW office for inform ation or the general information line at (503) 872-5268. By Doris Brosnan On Sept. 12, a public hearing took testimony on a proposed zoning ordinance amendment that would allow RVs to park in RV parks 365 days per year. Planning director Tam ra M abbott sum m arized the application requesting the change and reviewed the present ordinance that allows 30-days parking in any 60-day period. She also explained conditions included in the proposed am endm ent and reported that planning staffhave discussed concern about enforcement of the ordinance. The court agreed to continue the public hearing until Sept. 19 at the Boardman Annex. The county court session then continued with a discussion o f the proposed speedway in Boardman Mabbott reviewed the scope o f work that the engineering analysis is to provide the county, related to impact o f the speedway on roadways and other county facilities. Mabbott also reported that the planning department has not yet received a land-use permit application. Economic development coordinator Martin Davis reported that the Port o f Morrow awaits information from Oregon's Department ofTransportation before releasing information about the project. County surveyor Ron McKinnis said that the new time line for the application to the county is the first o f November. The discussion continued about the phases proposed for the total project and the coordination requirements among the many agencies and departments. In a continued discussion of the transfer o f Tower Road to the county, M cKinnis clarified that the dedication o f the nght of way is from the interstate highway to Taggares Lane. The group reviewed the \yordmg o f the agreement and noted the need to address some specific questions with Threemile Canyon Farms and the assessor and surveyor. C ounty counsel Bill Hanlon reported on his work on an agreement with the Extension Agency for use o f the 4-H building at Cutsforth Park. In his research, he found no clear documentation o f ownership. The court agreed to invite Extension Agenf Bill Broderick to a future meeting to determine a resolution. Hanlon continued the discussion o f the north-end dairies, as the question rem ains regarding the number o f employees for which the buildings were designed and permitted. Mabbott agreed to check on the status o f the county inspector’s contact with the State Building Codes Division. She also reported having received a farm-exempt application for a south-end dairy. The court continued a discussion o f the 450 MHZ radio system, which Um atilla County has agreed to administer. O f present concern is a delay in the Oregon State Police Department's commitment to that agency's share in the project. W ayne Thomas, o f the Departm ent o f Environmental Quality, appeared to report on the status o f the chemical incinerator and to address specific questions. He reported that the public hearing on the surrogate trial bum plan is scheduled for Oct 2; the deactivation furnace system is scheduled for Oct. 15; the liquid injection incinerators testing is scheduled for June 10, 2002; the tnal bums for GB rockets are scheduled for February 2003. The commissioners offered several "what if ' questions for Thomas to consider, and he continued answering 25 detailed questions with detailed answers. Further discussion o f CSEPP preparation, the OSP's role in the complex project, estimates o f total costs, and the deadlines ensued. On Sept. 19, a public hearing received testimony o f the transfer o f Columbia Avenue to the city of Boardman. As no one appeared, the hearing was then closed, and the court approved the proposed transfer Also in that session o f the county court, the commissioners agreed to approve and offered the first reading of a change in the RV ordinance that would allow stays of up to six months during a 365 day period (rather than the 365 days out o f 365 days), m eeting certain conditions. The county court announced a resolution condemning "cowardly and deadly" acts o f terrorism, supporting "the President o f the United States, as he works with his national security team to defend against additional attacks and find the perpetrators to bring them to justice", and supporting relief through blood donations. Public works director Burke O'Brien made the following report: The crew completed crack sealing on Basey Canyon, U pper Rhea Creek, Upper Willow Creek, Ella, and Ione-Boardm an roads. They patched north-end roads and will do the same in the south-end. They will be paint striping in Umatilla County for two weeks. They have taken seven vehicles to auction. Five em ployees have attended an equipm ent operator training and skills com petition. O'Brien also reported the revenue received by the parks from the fire cam p at Cutsforth Park for garbage and rental Other actions of the court follow: - approval o f an application for a DEQ solid-waste recycling grant; - approval o f perm its for CenturyTel to install a line along Alpine and for West Extension to install pressure lines along Idaho and along Third and Oregon; - approval o f the Area Com m ission on Transportation agreem ent between Baker and M orrow counties and ODOT; - granting of an extension of time to three owners o f properties contiguous to Act o f Congress properties, as requested, and agreement to send registered letters to the rem aining three owners explaining that the ACT properties will go up for sale in 60 days unless purchased by them; - approval o f a lease/purchase o f a vehicle for the CSEPP Department; - approval o f the purchase o f a computer program for the district attorney's office. OLCC funds disbursed Nine eastern Oregon counties and the 55 cities in these counties received $135,264 as their share of the Oregon Liquor Control Commission's July 2001 revenue disbursement. The OLCC's total statewide allocation - based on population - was $9.27 million for July; $4.84 million to the state general fund, $865,169 to Oregon's 36 counties, and $1.73 million distributed among its 239 cities. The state Dept, o f Administrative Services' city revenue sharing account received $1.21 million. Fifty percent of the taxes collected on wine and malt beverages, $606,348, went to alcohol and drug- use prevention and treatment activities funded by the state Office o f Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs. The Oregon Wine Advisory Board received $ 16,341 from a special base o f two cents o f the 67 cents a gallon tax on all wines made or im ported into the state. The OLCC generates revenue through the sale o f distilled spirits, privilege taxes on beer and wine, license fees, and fines for liquor law violations. The county allocations are: Baker, pop. 16,750, $4.217; Grant, 7,950, $2,001; Harney, 7,600, $1,913; Lake. 7,450, $1,875; M alheur, 31,750, $7,793; Morrow, 11,100, $2,794; Umatilla, 70,850, $17,836; Union, 24,550, $6,180; and Wallowa, 7,250, $1,825. In Morrow County, Boardman received $2,191.68; Heppner, $1,050.65; lone, $244.77; Im gon, $1310.49; Lexington, $199.58. 55 Alive driving class planned 55 Alive mature driving classes, for those 55 and over, will be held in the month of October. Participants will leam updated laws, new safety techniques and save money on insurance. Classes will be held: -Oct. 1-2, from 9 am to 1 p.m. each day at Columbia Basm Building in Heppner; -October 4-5, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day at Blue Mt. Community College in Henniston in room 208; -October 23-24,9 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day at Good Shepherd Hospital in Hermiston. Both days are required for com pletion certificate. A $10-per-person charge goes to AARP to help cover costs o f the workbook and materials given out during this eight-hour course. By state law, a completion certificate will entitle a participant to a reduction on auto insurance. To register, or for additional inform ation, call John or Judi Swanson at 922-9568, or Betty Cramptcn at 567-6535. Those calling are asked to leave their name and number (clearly) on either answering machine.
