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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 27, 2002 -FIVE 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: MARIE VAN ETTA, Deceased. No. 02-PR-002 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS Notice is given that the un dersigned has been appointed and has qualified as the personal rep resentative of the estate. All per sons 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 below, to the personal represen tative at the offices of Kuhn & Spicer 269AN. Main 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 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 March 6, 2002 (s) Nicole Van Etta Personal Representative Published: March 6,13,20 and 27, 2002 Affid______________________ PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE 0-4-02 On the 9th day of April, 2002 at the hour of 10:00 o’clock, A.M. Standard of Time in accordance with ORS 187.110, at the front door o f the morrow County Courthouse, in Heppner, Oregon, I will sell at Public Auction all the right, title, claim and interest of Morrow County to the highest bidder for cash, the parcel of real property located in Morrow County, Oregon, described in Exhibit “A” which is attached hereto and by this reference incorporated herein. Said sale is made under an Order issued out of the County Court of the State of Oregon for Morrow County to me directed: In the Matter of Real Property owned by Morrow County and Directing Sheriff to Conduct Sale dated February 20, 2002. The minimum price which may be accepted for the property is fixed by Order of the County Court and is set forth with particularity with the parcel described in said Exhibit “A”. DATED this 28th day o f February, 2002. VERLIN R. DENTON, Sheriff Morrow County, Oregon By (s) Judy Chastain Chief Civil Deputy NOTE: At the time of sale, the County will collect fees for recording the Deed in the Clerk’s deed records. Recording fees are $26.00 for the first page, plus $5.00 for each additional page. Publishing Newspaper: Heppner Gazette-Times Publishing Dates: March 6, 13,20,27,2002 EXHIBIT A Parcel No. 1 Legal Description: All of Lot 3 Block 2, Ayers Fifth Addition, in the City of Heppner, Sec. 35CB in T2S26, Morrow County, Oregon, SUBJECT TO any and all encumbrances of record. Minimum Price: $4,500.00 Market Value: $6,000.00 Terms: Cash in full at time of sale Published: March 6,13,20 and 27, 2002 Affid______________________ PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE of WAVER RIGHT TRANSFER 7639 Diamond Property Invest ment Co. LLC filed an applica tion with the Water Resources Department to add additional point of diversion of water as provided by ORS 540.510 to 540.530. Certificate 53377, in the name of David Cheney, includes a right limited to 0.53 cubic foot per sec ond for irrigation of 31.5 acres with a priority date of 1897 from Willow Creek. The point of diversion for this right is in the NEVi NE'/i, Sec. 20, T2N, R23E. WM; (Ewing Ditch); NE'/« NE%, Sec 7, T2N, R23E, WM, 930'S & 470'W from NE cor, Sec. 7. Certificate 48297, in the name of David Cheney, includes a right limited to 0.84 cubic foot per sec ond for irrigation of 50.27 acres with a priority date of 1892 and 0.65 cubic foot per second for ir rigation of 38.73 acres with a pri ority date of 1906 from Willow Creek. The point of diversion for this right is in the NE'/4 NE'A, SE'/i NE'/4, NE'/4 SE'/4, Sec 7, T2N, R23E, WM, #1-950'S & 550’W, #2-2335'S & 175'W, #3- 3605'S & 415'W all from NE cor. Sec. 7. Certificate 53378, in the name of David Cheney, includes a right limited to 1.41 cubic feet per sec ond for irrigation of 84.73 acres with a priority date of 1892 and 1.02 cubic foot per second for ir rigation of 61.7 acres with a pri ority date of 1906 from Willow Creek. The point of diversion for this right is in the NEW NEW, SEW NEW, NEW SEW, Sec 7, T2N, R23E, WM, #1-950'S & 550'W, #2-2335'S & 175'W, #3- 3605'S & 415'W all from NE cor, Sec. 7. Certificate 53379, in the name of David Cheney, includes a right limited to 1.27 cubic feet per sec ond for irrigation of 75.52 acres with a priority date of 1892 from Willow Creek. The point of diversion for this right is in the NEW NEW, Sec 20, (Ewing Ditch) NEW SEW, Sec 29 (Highline Ditch) NEW NEW, Sec 7, T2N, R23E, WM, #1160 feet South and 1000 feet West from NE Cor, Sec 20; 3800’S & 40’W from NE Cor, Sec 29; 930'S & 470'W from NE Cor, Sec 7, T2N, R23E, WM. The applicant proposes to add an additional point of diversion; NEW NEW, Sec. 7, T2N, R23E, WM; 1050'S & 460'W from NE cor, Sec. 7. Protests may be filed by per sons who think their water right may be injured by this change. The fee to file a protest is $25.00. Additional information or forms and rules for filing protests are available from the Water Re sources Department by calling 1 - 503-378-8455, ext. 262. If a pro test is filed a hearing may be held. The last date of publication is March 27, 2002. IF NO PRO TEST IS FILED BY APRIL 26, 2002, THE CHANGE MAY BE APPROVED WITHOUT A HEARING. Published: March 13,20,-27,2002 Affid PUBLIC NOTICE SEW SEW, Sec. 17, T2N, R23E, WM, 1950'S & 4820'E from WW Cor, Sec. 17 The applicant proposes to add additional points of appropria tions; Cheney #2 - SEW NEW, Sec 17, T2N, R23E, WM, 170'N & 2370'E from center cor, Sec. 17; New Well - SEW NEW, Sec. 20, T2N, R23E, WM, 1000'N & 1600’E from Center cor, Sec. 20. Certificate 38828, in the name of Hynd Brothers Company, in cludes a right limited to 1.62 cu bic feet per second for irrigation of 20.9 acres and supplemental irrigation of 128.1 acres with a priority date of March 8, 1968 from Hynd well#2. The point of appropriation for this right is in the Hynd well#2 - SEW NEW, Sec 20, T2N, R23E, WM, 3950'S & 4920'E from WW Cor, Sec 17. The applicant proposes to add additional points of appropria tions; Cheney #2 - SEW NEW, Sec 17, T2N, R23E, WM, 170’N & 2370'E from center cor. Sec. 17; New Well - SEW NEW, Sec. 20, T2N, R23E, WM, 1000'N & 1600'E from Center cor, Sec. 20; Hvnd well#l - SEW SEW, Sec. 17, T2N, R23E, WM, 1950'S & 4820'E from WW Cor, Sec. 17. Protests may be filed by per sons who think their water right may be injured by this change. The fee to file a protest is $25.00. Additional information or forms and rules for filing protests are available from the Water Re sources Department by calling 1- 503-378-8455, ext. 262. If a pro test is filed a hearing may be held. The last date of publication is March 27, 2002. IF NO PRO TEST IS FILED BY APRIL 26, 2002, THE CHANGE MAY BE APPROVED WITHOUT A HEARING. Published: March 13,20,27,2002 Affid______________________ PUBLIC NOTICE Request for Bids Morrow County Public Works is requesting bids to fur nish Class C Asphalt Hot Mix for projects in the Ione/Lexington area. Estimated quantities are 6,500 to 9,000 tons more or less. For additional specifications, contact Morrow County Public Works at P.O. Box 428,365 Hwy 74, Lexington, OR 97839 or phone 541-989-9500. Bids must be received at the Morrow County Public Works office, P.O. Box 428, Lexington, OR 97839 by 4:00 pm Tuesday April 2, 2002. Bids must be in a sealed envelope marked “Asphalt Bid”. Bid will be opened April 3, 2002 at 10:00 am at Morrow County Courthouse, 100 Court St., Heppner, OR 97836. For addi tional information contact Morrow County Public Works 541-989- 9500. Morrow County reserves the right to reject any and all bids and/ or to postpone the award of bids for thirty (30) days from the date of opening. Morrow County does not dis criminate on the basis of age, re ligion, race, national origin, sex or handicapped status in employment or the provision of services. Published: March 20 and 27,2002 NOTICE OF WATER RIGHT TRANSFER 8476 Diamond Property Invest ment Co. LLC filed an applica tion with the Water Resources Department to add additional point of appropriations of water as pro vided by ORS 537.705 and ORS 540.510 to 540.530. Certificate 74191, in the name of US National Bank of Oregon and Diamond Properties Invest ment, LLC, includes a right limit ed to 1050 quallon per minute for irrigation of 190.2 acres and sup plemental irrigation o f324.9 acres with a priority date of April 4, 1983 from well #1 and well #2. The points of appropriations for this right are in the Cheney #1 - SWW NWW, Sec. 8, T2N, R23E.WM, 2440'S & 240'E from NW cor, Sec. 8; Cheney #2 - SEW NEW, Sec 17, T2N, R23E, WM, 170*N & 2370'E from CEN PUBLIC NOTICE TER W, Sec. 17. Morrow County Commission The applicant proposes to add on Children & Families additional points of appropria Seeks Proposals. tions; Hynd#l - SEW SEW, Sec. The Morrow County Com 17, T2N, R23E, WM, 1950'S & mission on Children & Families is 4820'E from WW Cor, Sec. 17; requesting annual program pro New Well - SEW NEW, Sec. 20, posals for projects and services T2N, R23E, WM, 1000'N & that will enhance the welfare of 1600'E from Center cor. Sec. 20. Morrow County children and fam Certificate 44992, in the name ilies. Proposals are expected to of David Cheney, includes a right leverage other funds and resourc limited to 2.79 cubic foot per sec es into services, advocacy and ond for irrigation of 223.3 acres unique projects for the children, with a priority date of March 27, youth and families of Morrow 1968 from a well (Cheney#2). County. All proposals must fall The point of appropriation for within CCF guidelines/goals of this right is in the SEW NEW, Sec supporting Strong Nurturing Fam 17, T2N, R23E, WM, 170'N & ilies, Healthy Thriving Children. 130'W from EW cor. Sec. 17. Healthy Thriving Youth, or Car The applicant proposes to add ing Communities, as they are iden additional points of appropria tified in the countywide compre tions; Hynd#l - SEW SEW, Sec. hensive plan. Proposals also must 17, T2N, R23E, WM. 1950'S & include plans to address the needs 4820’E from WW Cor, Sec. 17; of both gender and culture. The New Well - SEW NEW, Sec. 20, amount to be awarded is T2N. R23E, WM, 1000'N & $ 123.000. depending on availabil 1600'E from Center cor. Sec. 20. ity of funding. Request for Pro Certificate 38827, in the name posal packets are available at the of Hynd Brothers Company, in Commission on Children and cludes a right limited to 0.96 cu Families office at 120 South Main bic feet per second for irrigation in Heppner, by sending a written of 11.29 acres and supplemental request to the office at P. O. Box irrigation of 174.71 acres with a 544, or by calling the office at priority date of June 8, 1964 from 676-9675. The deadline for these Hynd well. proposals is Thursday, April 25, The point of appropriation for 2002 Proposals must be in the this nght is in the Hynd wcll#l - Commission office by 5 p.m. Thursday, April 25, The propos als will be awarded during the regular CCF meeting on May 14, 2002. For further information, contact Barbara Hayes or Arle- tha Brannon at 676-9675. Published: March 27,2002 PUBLIC NOTICE FLATIRON FIRE TREE PLANTING USDA FOREST SERVICE Umatilla National Forest Heppner Ranger District On March 19,2002, Heppner District Ranger, Andrei Rykoff, decided to implement the Flatiron Fire Tree Planting project on the Heppner Ranger District, locat ed in Wheeler County Oregon at T.7S., R.25E, Sections 5 and 6; W.M. surveyed. The purpose of this project is to mitigate the adverse effects of the August 2001 Flatiron fire by planting a mix of Ponderosa Pine and Douglas-fir. Reforesting the site now, right after the area burned, will ensure that trees are established much quicker than if they were allowed to seed in by themselves. The Decision Memo and as sociated project file are available upon request from the Heppner Ranger District, P. O. Box 7, Heppner, OR. 97836. This decision is not subject to appeal pursuant to Forest Service regulations at 36 CFR 215.8(a) (4). Published: March 27,2002 PUBLIC NOTICE Access to Private Land - Joe Hardin USDA - Forest Service Umatilla National Forest Heppner Ranger District Wheeler, Oregon On March 20,2002, Heppner District Ranger, Andrei Rykoff, decided to implement the Access to Private Land - Joe Hardin Project on the Heppner Ranger District. This project will allow Mr. Hardin access to his private land. It will entail crossing Forest Service land for approximately 1/8 of a mile. The proposed road would start from open Forest Ser vice Road 2500130 and will stay open until crossing into private land. The road will be located on the middle to top of the slope and is not in or near any streams or riparian areas. The road will be constructed with pit run material to help with siltation. Cross drains will be constructed to deal with any drainage needs. The Decision Memo and as sociated project file are available upon request from the Heppner Ranger District, P.O. Box 7, Hep pner, OR 97836. This decision is not subject to appeal pursuant to Forest Service regulations at 36CFR 215.8 (a) (4). July 7 1997. Published: March 27,2002 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING A public meeting of the Bud get Committee of the Morrow County Unified Recreation Dis trict, State of Oregon, to discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2002 to June 30, 2003 will be held at lone High School lone, Oregon. The meeting will take place on the 25th day of April, 2002 at 7:30 P.M. The purpose of the meeting is to receive the bud get message and to receive com ment from the public on the bud get. A copy of the budget docu ment may be inspected or ob tained on or after April 25th, 2002 at Morrow County Courthouse, between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. This is a public meeting where deliberation of the Budget Committee will take place. Any person may appear at the meet ing and discuss the proposed pro grams with the Budget Commit tee. Published: March 27 and April 3, 2002 Affid______________________ PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Pursuant to ORS 477.250, notice is hereby given that a pub lic hearing will be held to provide landowners an opportunity to com ment on budgeting for fire protec tion and suppression within the boundaries of the Central Oregon Forest Protection District (COD) and for privately owned lands in Crook, Deschutes. Gilliam. Grant Harney, Hood River, Jefferson, Morrow, Umatilla. Wasco and W heeler counties within the boundaries o f the Deschutes, Malheur, Mt. Hood, Ochoco, Umatilla and Wallowa-Whitman national forests. Hearings will be held on Tuesday, April 23, 2002, 1:30 P.M., at the following unit headquarters: Prineville Unit, 3501 NE 3rd, Prineville, The Dall es Unit, 3701 W. 13th St., The Dalles, John Day Unit, 400 NW 9th, John Day. Copies of the tentative bud get may be inspected during nor mal working hours. To ensure the broadest range of services to in dividuals with disabilities, we may need lead time to make the nec essary arrangements. Persons with disabilities requiring special arrangements should contact 541-447-5658 at least two work ing days in advance. OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY JAMES E. BROWN, STATE FORESTER Published: March 27 and April 3, 2002 Affid______________________ PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING A public meeting o f the Budget Committee of the Morrow County School District, Morrow County, State o f Oregon, to discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 1,2002 to June 30,2003 will be held at the school district office at 270 W Main, Lexington, Oregon. The meeting will take place on the 15th day of April 2002 at 7:30 pm. The purpose of the meeting is to receive the budget message from the budget officer, answer general questions from the budget committee, and set future budget committee meeting dates and locations. A copy of the budget document may be inspected or obtained on or after April 16th at the school district office between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:00 pm. This is a public meeting where deliberation of the Budget Committee will take place. Any person may appear at the meeting. Public input and discussion of the proposed budget will take place at future meetings, with dates and locations to be determined. Notice o f those meeting dates and locations will be published when they are established. Published: March 27 and April 3, 2002 Affid______________________ PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF WATER RIGHT TRANSFER 8529 Eugene (Buzz) S. Logan, Jr. filed an application with the Wa ter Resources Department to change the point of diversion of w ater as provided by ORS 540.510 to 540.530. Certificate 182, in the name of C.J. and M.C. Petre, and Mrs. G.B. Huff, includes a right limit ed to 0.34 cubic foot per second for irrigation of 20.6 acres with a priority date of 1903 from Willow Creek. The point of diversion for this right is in the SE1/« SW1/«, Sec. 26, T3N, R22E.WM; 120^ & 2500'E from SW cor. Sec. 26. The applicant proposes to change the point of diversion; SW% NW'/4, Sec. 23, T3N, R22E.WM; 1890'S & 580’E from NW cor. Sec. 23. Protests may be filed by per sons who think their water right may be injured by this change. The fee to file a protest is $25.00. Additional information or forms and rules for filing protests are available from the Water Re sources Department by calling 1- 503-378-8455, ext. 262. If a pro test is filed a hearing may be held. The last date of publication is April 10.2002. IF NO PROTEST IS FILED BY May 10, 2002, THE CHANGE MAY BE AP PROVED WITHOUT A HEARING. Published: March 27, April 3 and 10.2002 Affid______________________ Heppner Garden Club plans meeting Heppner Garden Club will hold a meeting on Monday. April 1, at the St. Patrick's Senior Cen ter starting at 6:30 p.m. A potluck dinner will be held. Hosts will be Eleanor Gonty, Gladys Alderman and Merlyn Robinson. The program is the District 10 director visit and the annual and yearly report. Everyone is invited to attend M ustangs edge Riverside Pirates By Rick Paullus The Heppner M ustangs’ baseball team moved to 2-0 on the young season by edging the visit ing Riverside Pirates, 2-0, in a pitcher’s duel on Tuesday, March 19. Michael McCabe picked up the win on the mound, striking out eight, walking four and scattering three hits in five innings. Conor Kilkenny pitched two perfect in nings to earn the save with three strikeouts. The Mustangs picked up a run in the first as Stefan Matheny was hit by a pitch, stole second, went to third on a Kelly Paullus ground-out and scored on a McCabe single. In the third, Paullus walked and came around to score on another McCabe sin gle. McCabe went two for three and had the only hits for the Mus tangs. The M ustangs travel to Colfax, WA, for a doubleheader on Saturday, March 30, and host Mac-Hi on Tuesday, April 2, at 4 p.m. Statistics Riverside: 000 000 0 - 0 3 2 Heppner: 101 000 x - 2 2 1 Sid Hughes, Brandon Beatty (6) and Derek Hancock; Michael McCabe, Conor Kilkenny (6) and Kelly Paullus. W- McCabe (1-0). L-Hughes. S-Kilkenny 2B- none. 3B-none. HR-none. Scholarships offered Schools Plus Community Credit Union is offering three $500 scholarships to graduating seniors and/or post secondary students who attend an accredited state or private institute of higher education and who are members or have family members of the credit union. These scholarships are being offered in memory of Elsa Hagen, a long-time educator in Pendleton schools and a charter member of the Umatilla Morrow Schools Federal Credit Union, now called Schools Plus Community Credit Union. Applications are available at all three branches of the credit union, and in the counselor’s office in high schools. Applications must be returned on or before 5 p.m., Wednesday, April 10. Recipients will be notified by May 10. Litter pick-up comprehensive The Department of Transpor tation highway litter pickup for the St. Patrick's Celebration was the most comprehensive and thorough of all to date, according to John Edmundson, coordinator. With the efforts of the volun teers, businesses and residents, over 60 bags of roadside litter were collected and disposed of. Participating organizations included the Heppner Chamber of Commerce, the Heppner Elemen tary School staff, the Heppner High School Honor Society, the Morrow County Employees Union, Central Red Apple Mar ket, Shamrock Lanes, the Lexing ton Baptist Church, Stop Oregon Litter and Vandalism (SOLV), Heppner T.V., the Heppner Ga zette-Times and the Oregon Dept. ofTransportation. In total, around 200 area citi zens helped to get the highways spiffed up and litter free for the celebration. We Print Computer Forms Heppner Gazette-Times 676-9228 TU TKatten TUémt'lpm “DnùM . .. CUSTOM HEAD SERVICE Compiate Auto Repair Computer Diagnostics /■N Parts & Engines plus Installation Pclco TOe cam ta/te cane ail tfoux automotive ueeeU 1140 N Main. Hwy 395 Stanfield • 449-1276