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
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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.
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For registration information for either class,
call toll free: 1-888-441-7232.
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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.