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I Airport projects underway by Doris Brosnan In a b rie f, m orning meeting of the Morrow County C ourt on O ct. 2, the comm issioners heard a report from public works executive ssistant Karen Wolff. She updated them on the airport projects, including the repair of the center stripe on the runway and the near- finished “footprint” for the new hangars. She also reported that the two county parks had been well used on the p revious w eekend, and e lk -se aso n rese rv atio n s w ere stro n g at Bes3ie A'etzell U o f J L e u a p a n e r Li~.ar*y Eugane, Oft 9/4J3 C utsforth but slow at Anson Wright. WolfTended her report by n o tin g the first snow fall at Cutsforth Park, on Monday, Sept. 30. The com m issioners discussed the following topics before having to adjourn in order to reach a meeting in the north end o f the county: the Enterprise Zone with Assessor Greg Sweek; the Finley Buttes pay ments to the county with accounting clerk Taw ney M iles; $500,000 approved by the state to the county from the sale o f B1AC property; and the question of the lone to celebrate homecoming lone High School will celebrate homecoming the week of October 14-18. On Monday, October 14, the JV volleyball team will host the Heppner “C” team at 6 p.m. On Tuesday, O ctober 15, ev eryone is encouraged to dress up for “character day” and a pie-eating contest will take place during the lunch break. On Wednesday, October 16, the dress for the day will be “Trucker Day”, and a car stuffing contest will be held during lunch. Thursday, October 17, will feature “Cardinal Pride” day and the Powder Puff Football game will start promptly at 6 p.m ., w ith the M acho Man Volleyball game beginning at 7 p.m. The evening will conclude with the bonfire starting at 8 p.m. The varsity volleyball game will see lone taking on the Arlington Honkers on Friday, October 18, beginning at 5 p.m. The varsity boys’ football game will begin at 7 p.m. The evening w ill conclude w ith the homecoming dance, featuring music by Dan Bums, beginning at 10 p.m. and running until 12 a.m. at the lone Legion Hall. On the hom ecom ing co urt this year are senior princesses Caitlin Orem, Jaysi Bennetto and Jamie VandenBrink; senior princes Cody Bergstrom, Til Tullis and Karl Morgan; junior princess M egan E. M cCabe; ju n io r P rince Paul N eiffer; sophom ore princess A m anda Emery; sophomore prince Austin Arballo; freshman princess Ashly G ram s; and freshm an prince Kelly Thompson. Beautification Commission to discuss update the commission on the BMX park VOL. 121 NO. 41 8 Pages Wednesday, October 9, 2002 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon lone Youth Group held fall meeting Sign-ups available for Livestock Compensation Program Sheena Christman tells about her trip to India lone Youth Group Footstep Aw ards for Outstanding Service (2001-2002) recipients (1-r): Natalie McFlligott, Caitlin Orem, Johnny Collin, Jamie YandenBrink and Barbara Holland lone Youth Group members gathered for a fall meeting at the United Church of Christ on Sept. 19, The evening started with an Italian soda and pizza dinner. lone High School senior Sheena Christman spoke about her trip to India over the summer. Christman spent several months teaching English in an orphanage and sightseeing. She shared photos and souvenirs from the trip. Youth group leaders Cathy Halvorsen and Jeri McElligott passed out Footstep Awards. The awards are given every fall to members who fully participated in the group the previous year. The recipients helped with several projects, including the fall food drive, selling and delivering Christmas trees, and making a trip to Burnside to serve the poor. They were also involved in the group’s follow up projects to the Burnside trip. lone Youth Group members will be making a one-day service trip to Burnside St. in Portland on Friday, Oct. 11. Along with serving lunch at several agencies, they will be spending the afternoon working at Central City Concerns. The youth group will be selling Christmas trees again this year as a fund raiser. HHS cheerleaders to hold service auction The H eppner High School cheerleaders are holding a serv ice auction, Friday, Oct. 11, during halftime at the Weston- M cEwen football gam e. The game is set to start at 7 p.m. The g irls w ill be auctioned o ff to provide the w inner w ith an eig h t-h o u r workday. A mystery person will also be auctioned. The M orrow C ounty Farm Service Agency is taking sign-ups for the L iv esto ck Compensation Program for cattle, sheep, goats and buffalo who have been impacted by severe drought conditions and have very limited risk management tools available. Livestock producers in co u n ties th at have rec e iv e d primary disaster designation due to drought in 2001 and/or 2002 are eligible. A pproxim ately $752 million nationwide is being made available for this program that will assist livestock producers in those areas m ost a ffe c te d by the drought. In the immediate area. Morrow and Gilliam counties are eligible for this program because o f their drought designation for the past two years. U m atilla County will be eligible far this program soon. Producers will certify the number o f eligible animals owned as o f June 9, 2002. The animals must have been owned for 90 days or more before and/or after June 1, 2002. Payment will be determined by multiplying the number o f eligible animals by the resp e c tiv e paym ent rate. C urrently there has been no deadline for signup announced. Payments should be available shortly after a producer signs up. Call or stop by the Farm S ervice A gency O ffice in Heppner for more information or to sign up. Scholarship available for students interested in livestock S tu d en ts pursu in g c a re e rs in a g ric u ltu re are enco u rag ed to apply for sch o la rsh ip s sp o n so red by Agriliance, Land O ’ Lakes Feed and C roplan G enetics. High school seniors from throughout the country who will enroll in a two- or four-year agronomy or livestock curriculum in the fall of 2003 are eligible to apply. Fifty $1,000 sc h o la rsh ip s w ill be awarded. continued page two ALL NEW S AND A D V ER TISEM EN T DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. The re g u la r m onthly meeting o f the City o f Heppner Beautification Commission will be held at 8 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 10 . Staff reports on ongoing city activities will be given by: public w orks d ire c to r C raig C anham , city m anager Jerry B reazeale and M ayor Bob Jepsen. A lso , G arden C lub P resident C huck B ailey will club’s various projects. The m ain item o f discussion will be proposals for a vegetative screen o f trees and shrubs between the BMX facility and the street at Hager Park. Bill Ewing, a local forestry education specialist, will be at the meeting to share his ideas about how to accom plish an e ffectiv e and attractive separation between Hager St. and the BMX park. HHS cheerleaders have spirit HHS varsity cheerleaders (left to right): Liz Orwick, Tylynn Smith and Sara Barrow Power Athletics in late June at The H eppner H igh Lewis and Clark University, S chool c h e erle a d in g squad, This award is voted on by represented by Tylynn Smith and the campers and given to a team Sara Barrow , won the spirit who shows “true team spirit and aw ard and sp irit stick at a comradeship”. cheerleading camp, hosted by Greg Smith named “Outstanding Freshman Legislator ss S tate R e p re se n tativ e Greg Smith was recently named “ O u tsta n d in g F reshm an Legislator” by the Oregon Rural H ealth A sso c ia tio n w hich represents clinics, hospitals and h ealth care p ro fe ssio n a ls throughout rural Oregon. “As a freshman member of the legislature. Representative Greg Smith has taken a sincere interest in the well being o f small rural clinics,” said Ed Patterson o f the Oregon Rural Health Care A ssociation. “ Rep. Smith has been active and outspoken in support of the smallest and most fragile health care prov iders.” “I'm honored to receive this aw ard.” said Rep. Smith. “ Rural Oregon is dear to my heart. It's my home, and I have worked hard to make sure that the people o f rural Oregon are not forgotten.” Faced with a budget cut o f $1.2 m illion for safety net clinics in the fifth special session last month. Rep. Smith succeeded in d e d ic a tin g funds to the Certified Rural Health Clinics, according to a news release. The funding was originally part of the legislature’s 2001-03 budget, but had not been released by the Department o f Human Serv ices (DHS). Because of Rep. Smith’s work, DHS must release those funds by January 1. 2003. the release said. “It’s sad that I had to use the force of legislation to release funds that were already supposed to have gone to our rural clinics,” said Sm ith. "H ow ever, I was proud to do so. Oregon’s rural clinics are already struggling to provide critical care to tens o f thousands o f Oregonians. easem ent along the previous railroad line with District Attorney Dave Allen. Actions of the Court: -after a public hearing, the approval of the annexation for the Heppner Rural Fire District, with another hearing date to be set; -approval of one deed for railroad property to an owner of adjacent property and the sale of the rem aining 11.12 acres o f railroad property to another owner of contiguous property; -approval o f a contract w ith David A llen for county counsel work. Heppner walking tour to be held Mitchell Nelson Group, a c o n su ltin g firm se le c te d to develop a D ow ntow n Development Plan for Heppner, will host a community walking tour through downtown Heppner on Tuesday, Oct. 15. The tour is being coordinated to collect input and know ledge from the com m unity on plans for H e p p n e r’s dow ntow n area. Persons interested in participating are requested to m eet at the F orest S ervice C onference Room, 117 N. Main Street, at 3:30 p.m. From there, the group will be leaving for an informational walk through o f the downtown area. The walking tour marks the first meeting in an eight-month study. The purpose o f the Downtown Development Plan Project is to update and integrate the H eppner T ra n sp o rtatio n System Plan (TSP) with recent planning efforts. The objective of the City of Heppner, along with the O regon D epartm ent o f Transportation, is to update the TSP and complete revisions to the existing city code to implement the Downtown Development Plan. The pro ject w ill explore a lte rn a tiv e s for dev elo p in g downtown side streets and plans for enhancing co n n ectio n s between downtown areas and adjacent parks and neighborhoods. Incorporating these ideas into the TSP will also be reviewed, as well as plans for a possible greenway along the cre e k and recommendations for downtown parking. The city will amend its TSP to apply highway segment designations, as appropriate; and to foster compact development patterns along the highway within the urban growth boundary. rhe project w ill complete the efforts that have been started within the community. City staff and v o lu n te e rs have been exploring these issues and have been working to locate businesses into the downtown area. One component of the project is to dev elop a downtown commercial zone that will protect the historic character of the downtown, while at the sam e tim e encourage economic dev elopment. Another is to enhance the pedestrian linkages between the downtown and the rest o f the community. C om m unity m em bers are encouraged to share their ideas about the downtown area, parking and the connection from the dow ntow n to the neighborhood areas. Those unable to attend but would like to share ideas are asked to contact the project manager, Joyce Jackson, by mail, phone or email at Mitchell Nelson Group, 71 SW Oak Street Suite 100, Portland, Oregon 97204; phone (503) 944-2158 and email jljfumngi.com. Voting ballots to be mailed out Ballots for the Nov. 5 elections w ill be mailed out Friday. Oct. 18. The last day to register for voting is Tuesday, Oct. 15. GET READY FOR COLD WEATHER! NOW IS THE TIME TO FILL TOUR HEATING OIL TANK Call Morrow County Grain Growers borrow County Grain Growers Lexington 9 8 9 -8 2 2 1 • 1 -8 0 0 -4 5 2 -7 3 9 6 i* hm mu «» » imp w
