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lone Youth Group Burnside Service Trip happenings 3essie ¿'ataell U of 0 Ne»spa;;ar L i b r a r y Eugene, OR 974 J3 VOL. 121 NO. 43 10 Pages Wednesday, October 23,2002 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon Court grants five-year tax exemption to Oregon Ethanol f « A t the Oct. 16 m eeting o f the M orrow C ounty Court, Enterprise Zone M anager Greg Sw eek and the com m issioners c o n tin u e d d isc u ssio n o f the request from Oregon Ethanol for a sev en -y ear tax exem ption. A f te r e x a m in in g th e m an y com plexities o f the issue, the Court agreed to allow a five-year exemption, if the operation meets the necessary employee numbers and wages. They also agreed to request payment by the company during those years to support the training o f personnel who must learn m ethods o f com bating alcohol-based fires. R epresentatives o f the B o a r d m a n K iw a n is C lu b requested tippage fees to help pay cost o f a H allow een party, explaining that the first such party, last year, was a success involving 500 children. They explained the planned activities and the budget. T hey noted zero events o f a criminal or traffic nature last year and said that the high school board w orks on the party w ith them . The C ourt approved a contribution to the effort, which also received support o f the chief o f police last year. Ju d g e Terry T allm an reported that an employee o f the Behavioral Health D epartm ent took a course from a college that claim ed to be accredited but w hich, in fact, w as not. O ne resulting problem results from the policy that requires accreditation in order for the em ployee to receive an educational expense reimbursement. County Counsel Bill Hanlon, not in attendance, will report on the m atter next week. E m e r g e n c y M anagem ent D irector C asey Beard showed the Court the bid specifications designed for the n e w sp a p e r a d v e rtise m e n t in Red Apple honored by Morrow Co. DAT (l-r) Morrow County Red C ross DAT volunteers Marily n Perkins and Midge Michael present Bert Houweling, owner of Red Apple Market, with plaque. A t th e R e d C ro s s fundraiser held, O ct. 17, Red A pple w as presented w ith a p la q u e fo r s u p p o rtin g th e M o rro w C o u n ty S e r v ic e Delivery Area over the past two- and-a-half years o f its existence. M o rro w C o u n ty Disaster Action Team volunteer M idge M ichael accepted the aw ard on beh alf o f Red Apple, as ow ner Bert H ouw eling was unable to attend. M ichael later d e liv e re d the aw ard to Red Apple and Houweling. J.R. Sim plot C om pany o f H erm iston also received a plaque. The R ed C ro ss fundraiser w as successful in raising funds for the local DAT, according to volunteers. The money will help provide relief not only for local em ergencies, but also for education and training, equipm ent and supplies, and other items needed. O ver 70 businesses and individuals helped support the f u n d ra is e r w ith fu n d s an d m e rc h a n d is e fo r th e s ile n t auction. search o f computer software that synchronizes their various radios. B e a rd s a id he w o u ld be discussing next fiscal year’s DEQ budget for the incinerator with that departm ent representative. He ended his report by saying that distribution o f pagers should be alm ost com plete by the end o f October. E x e c u tiv e S e c re ta ry Andrea Denton reported on the research o f the pier diem issue for federal expenses. Although a final policy suggestion is not ready, she noted that em ulating the state’s m ethod w ould suffice. If federal reim bursem ent to the employee is less than actual costs, the state pays the difference to th e e m p lo y e e . If th e reimbursement is greater than the actual costs, the em ployee pays the state the difference. U n a b le to atten d the meeting. Public Works Director B u rk e O ’B rien su b m itte d a written report in which he noted the status o f the Juniper Canyon project. Most o f the culverts have been installed, and the O D O T representative visited the site and was positive in his evaluation o f the work. C o m m is s io n e r D an B rosnan reported to the Court, asking that O ’Brien be informed, th a t th e S o il a n d W a te r C o n s e r v a tio n D is tr ic t h a s pressed for attention to the matter o f noncom pliance w ith w eed plans. Actions o f the Court: - approval o f a permit to C ascade Natural G as for a line along Montana Lane in Irrigon; - reappointment o f John W enholz, M ike A rm ato, and Butch Sm ith to the Board o f Property Tax Appeals; - a p p ro v a l o f an agreement between the Children and Families Commission and the H e a lth D e p a rtm e n t fo r th e Healthy Start grant; a p p ro v a l of discretionary tippage fees for o n e - f o u r th th e c o s t o f c o u rth o u s e -c e n te n n ia l commemorative lapel pins; - a p p ro v a l o f an a g re e m e n t fo r r e s p ite c a re betw een the Behavioral Health Department and Jennie Moyer. ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 RM. lo n e Y o u th G ro u p m e m b e rs a n d c h a p e r o n e s traveled to Portland on O ct. 11 for a day o f s e rv ic e in the Burnside area. The youth divided into three groups, with everyone visiting an agency they h a d n ’t worked at before. A group went to the Salvation A rm y H arbor Light w here they helped in the kitchen, cleaned the storage area, and went on a tour o f the facilities. A nother group helped deliver meals to senior citizen shut-ins through the Loaves and Fishes organization. They also served a meal on site and helped with the Bingo gam es afterw ards. The third group helped set up and serve lunch at the Blanchet House soup kitchen. The ham served for lunch at Blanchet House cam e from pigs raised at the Blanchet Farm. The farm, which is on 60 acres near Carlton, has 600 chickens, pigs, beehives and a vegetable plot that last y ear produced 250,000 pounds o f produce for the soup kitchen. Dormitories on the farm site house 15 women and 37 m en w ho are hom eless or re c o v e rin g fro m s u b s ta n c e abuse. John DeZell, frequent Heppner St. Patrick’s Day visitor and m em ber o f the board o f Blanchet House, was visiting the soup kitchen w hen the lone g ro u p a rriv e d . A ls o , M ik e Collins, 1971 lone High School graduate and now a teacher at C entral Catholic High School, was there supervising a group o f his students doing vo lu n teer work. Youth group m em bers spent the afternoon at C entral City Concern’s Second Chance Store on N ortheast Broadway. They w atched an introductory video explaining the focus o f the agency. The agency’s mission is to provide pathw ays to self- s u ff ic ie n c y th ro u g h a c tiv e in te rv en tio n in p o v e rty and hom elessness. They believe in order for a person to successfully achieve self-sufficiency they must not only have access to housing, su p p o rt s e r v ic e s and em ploym ent opportunities, but also m ust be building positive relationships with those who have had com m on experiences and can offer support. Their programs include the H ooper Inebriate Em ergency Response Service and D etox Sobering Program , the four to seven day Subacute P ro g ra m , th e L e tty O w e n s C enter for treatm ent and care services for pregnant or parenting w om en, the O ld Town Clinic providing primary health care to the people o f Burnside, a Parole T ransition P rogram , and the Portland Alternative Health Care O utpatient C linic. They also p rovide m entoring, business lo n e Y outh a t Second C h a n c e second h a n d sto re Je n n y G riffith , Ashly G ra m s and A bbv Key at B lanchet House soup kitchen M eg h an M c C a b e a t L oaves a n d Fishes pair o f socks. Those socks were e n te rp rise o p p o rtu n itie s and taken to O utreach M inistry o f housing. The lone group spent a Burnside. couple o f hours sorting in the M aking the trip from clothing room and shopping at the lone w ere Tracy G riffith. Karl second hand store. M organ, Jaysi Bennetto, Cayle A s in past years, the K rebs, C aitlin O rem , Jam ie group d id n 't travel to Burnside VandenBrink. Diana McElligott. empty-handed. Donations were A n d rew R ie tm a n n , N a ta lie m ad e to v a rio u s a g e n c ie s . M cElligott, Emily Key, M egan C lothing donations from Janet M cCabe, Johnny Collin, Paul H o lla n d w e re ta k e n to the Neiffer, M eghan M cCabe, Sara Salvation Army. L oaves and Peck, Barbara H olland, Jenny Fishes received four cases o f G riffith, Abby Key and Ashly shav ing cream. Shelly Key, lone G ram s. Adults superv ising the pool m anager, sponsored two youth w ere D ale and K aren pool parties over the summ er, H o lla n d , C a th y H a lv o rs e n , w ith admission costing one new Debbie Morgan. Shelly Key and Jeri McElligott. HHS to hold Veteran’s Day ceremony Heppner High School is celebrating V eteran’s Day by honoring all local veterans. The c e re m o n y w ill be h e ld on Thursday, Nov. 7, at 11:15 a.m. in the high school gym. Invitations have been sent to all local veterans. If you ^ Halloween Drive a lete n m , „ d djd ni)I an inv itation. call Heppner High School at 676-9138, betw een 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Be sure to leave your name, rank ofduty, and vour mailing address so an inv itation can be sent. Light Parade to be held Dec. 5 H eppner’s sixth annual Parade o f Lights is planned for Dec. 5 at 6p.m. in downtown Heppner. Businesses and indiv ¡duals are inv ited to enter the light parade and w in cash prizes for first, second and th ird p laces. A special Kris Kringle award will be presented for fourth place. Line-up for entrants will be at G reen Feed and Seed at 5p.m. Dec. 5. Entry form s are available at th e H e p p n e r C h a m b e r o f C om m erce. Bank o f Eastern Oregon and Central Market. Spring forward, fall back Oct. 27 m arks the end o f Daylight Sav ings Time. D on’t forget to change your clocks back an hour. Food lo n e Y o u th G ro u p m em b e rs w ill be sw e e p in g through lone and the surrounding a re a on T h u rsd a y , O c t. 31 collecting nonperishable food items. The collected food will be d o n a te d to th e H e p p n e r N eighborhood C enter to help prov ide holiday baskets to those in need. T he y o u th w ill be k n o c k in g on d o o r s fro m ap p ro x im ately 6-7 p.m . that ev ening. Any one w ho w ill not he hom e, or those living in the country and w anting to m ake donations, arc asked to take their food to Laurel C annon's hom e in lone, w here the food will be collected to take to Heppner. For m ore inform ation, call Jeri M cElligott at 422-7257. HIQUAL PORTABLE FABRIC BUILDINGS 36’x22’ — 45’x30’ — 65’x30’ (set up on display) N O W A V A IL A B L E ! Morrow Connty Grain Growers Lexington 989-8221 • 1-800-452-7396 i t»n» umpmn«. «w >»»> mi« imp m
