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Court discusses land exchange and
usage benefits
At the Dec. 11 m eeting, the com m issioners discussed the
benefits o f the land exchange and usage plans on Riverside Avenue to
the museum and the pool. They approv ed proceeding with a lot-line
adjustm ent and easem ent and cross-over agreem ent betw een the
county and the Willow Creek Park District.
The last culvert on the Juniper C anyon project w as to be
installed on that day, with expectations o f the road’s being open for
traffic by the end o f the w eek. The graders had w orked on Little
Butter Creek, French, Piper Canyon, Pointer, Turner, Lovgren, and
Valby Roads.
In other business:
-The Court approved two permits, one for access to Baker
Lane and the other to Umatilla Electric for an overhead pow er line on
Washington and Eighth Street. The commissioners also approved a
rock-pit agreement with C liff Dougherty on Sandhollow.
-The County has received a hangar-reconstruction grant for
the airport.
-The Court discussed the State’s inspection o f the dairy
buildings at Three-Mile Farms and authorization o f occupancy.
-The Court approved a contract between Behavioral Health
and Cascade Behavioral Health for chemical dependency treatment
referrals for ODS health plans. It approved a contract betw een
Behavioral Health and Nancy Huddleston for respite care services.
It also approved replacing the Behavioral Health fee scale in order to
comply with state regulations.
-The com m issioners heard an update on the status o f the
appeals against the speedw ay project near Boardm an. A nd they
learned o f a reim bursem ent o f the education expenses paid for an
em ployee at an unaccredited university, and they made certain that
policy now requires proof o f accreditation before approval o f future
continuing-education agreements.
-The Court continued a discussion with a landow ner who
had subm itted a pipeline permit application. After clarifications o f
several details, the Court agreed that the landowner has the right to
locate in the right-of-way, subject to county specifications.
-The Court read Carol M ichael’s letter o f resignation from
co-chair o f the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial C ommittee. The Court
read a letter from the M orrow Soil and Water Conservation District
and appointed Ray G race as the county’s representative on the
referenced working group, which addresses funding for equipment,
CRP, stream rehabilitation, and other related projects.
-The Court viewed the October S h e riff s Reserves Activity
Report and heard a review o f the levels o f training they receive. They
approved the use o f one departm ent car for the reserves.
Actions for previous meetings included:
Nov. 13: The com m issioners heard an update o f the Juniper
Canyon project. Anson Wright Park had closed for the season on the
previous Sunday. The com m issioners approved three road permits
for Umatilla Electric Cooperative. The commissioners approved the
bid - fully financed by the State o f O regon Parks - on the property
designated for theA TV Park.
Nov. 27: The commissioners approved the purchase o f some
office equipm ent for the Behavior Health, Health and A ccounting
departments. They signed certificates o f appreciation for Fair Board
m em bers Sheri Gregory and Alan Holmes. Cutsforth Park was also
closed, during the previous week. They learned that the bid on the
property had been accepted, and the process was moving into “phase
tw o.” A rrangem ents had been m ade to rem ove the fir tree on the
north side o f the courthouse because it died during the summer. The
com m issioners received a w eekly report on the Juniper Canyon
project. T hey approved eight perm its for various entities, for
approaches and placing o f lines. The C ourt also read ten bids on the
provision to the county o f fuels, oils, and lubricants. And it approved
tw elve tax refunds. They learned o f the first paym ent by Colum bia
River Processing for the school bond pursuant to the enterprise-zone
agreem ent. The com m issioners accepted the em ployees' union
proposal for the union to pay A ir Life insurance for part-tim e
employees. They also approved an order authorizing exemption from
com petitive bidding in procurem ent o f hardw are for the incident
response information system because o f “sole source and emergency
conditions." They approved Title II road and cabin im provem ent
project for the N ortheast O regon Forest R esources A dvisory
Com m ittee. They approved the Associate Planner's attendance at a
planning seminar in Portland. They approved a replacement furnace
at the m useum out o f building m aintenance funds. They approved
changing the title o f “M ental Health Secretary” to “Office Support
Specialist." They granted the tax collector authority to make refunds
o f less than $500 without Court authorization, until further notice.
Dec. 4: The Court aw arded the following bids: diesel, gas,
antifreeze to M orrow County Grain G rowers; lubricants to Devin
Oil; rodent control at the parks to Dobyns Pest Control. They noted
that Dobyns is donating services for the 4-H building. A professional
service has been asked to revJew the problem o f m oisture in the
basement o f the courthouse. The Court appointed Stacy Miller to the
Fair Board and re-appointed Mark Jones for another term. Consensus
o f the com m issioners was to agree to proceed with a land exchange
with the C ity o f Heppner on Riverside Avenue.
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DA's Report
Births
Hannah Noel Palmer-
a daughter, H annah Noel, was
bom Nov. 20, 2002 at G ood
Shepherd M edical C enter in
Hermiston, to Jennifer and Jason
Palmer o f Heppner. She weighed
8 pounds and 8 ounces. Her
g ra n d p a re n ts are L oren and
JoAnn Christenson o f Imbler and
R oger and Shirley Palm er o f
Heppner.
Jordan Rose Rollis- a
daughter, Jordan Rose, w as bom
N ov. 25, 2002 at G ood
Shepherd M edical C enter in
Herm iston, to Crystal Lorraine
a n d C h a rle s L ee R o llis o f
Heppner.
D eziree
M onet
Garza- a daughter, D eziree
M onet, w as bom Dec. 2 ,2 0 0 2
at G o o d S h e p h e rd M e d ic a l
Center in Hermiston, to Yavonne
Elaine .1 imerson and Rafael Rene
Garza, Jr., o f Irrigon.
Shawn
Howard
B anks, Jr.- a so n , S h a w n
Howard, was bom Dec. 3,2002
at G o o d S h e p h e rd M ed ical
C enter in H erm iston, to Vicki
Lynn and Shawn Howard Banks,
Sr., o f Irrigon.
Eric Patrick Prouty- a
son, Eric Patrick, was bom Dec.
5, 2 0 0 2 at G o o d S h e p h e rd
Medical Center in Hermiston, to
Kalinn Ann VanGorder and Bart
Emery Prouty, Jr., o f Boardman.
Tax training and
service to be
offered
AA RP and the IRS will
be offering free tax preparation
to local residents beginning Feb.
4 ,2 0 0 3 . This service is open to
everyone.
H eading the local area
effort is Leann Rea o f Boardman.
C urrently she is looking for
volunteers to help w ith the tax
prep aratio n . C lasses w ill be
offered Jan. 20-24, 2003 from
8 :3 0 a.m . to 4 p .m . a t th e
H e rm isto n L ibrary. P erso n s
interested in taking the class
should RSVP by Jan. 10,2003.
Residents from lone will
be able to go to the lone City
Hall, the first Tuesdays o f the
m onths o f February, M arch and
A p ril to h a v e th e ir ta x e s
p r e p a r e d . R e s id e n ts fro m
H eppner may go to the OSU
Extension office, on Hwy 207,
the second, third and fourth o f
Tuesdays ofFebruary and March
and the second Tuesday o f April.
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Michael A. Mullikin was
found in violation o f probation
allegations for Burglary in the
F irs t D e g r e e . M u ll i k in ’s
p r o b a tio n w a s c o n tin u e d /
reinstated and he was sentenced
to 90 days in jail. His probation
was extended for a period o f six
m o n th s fro m th e o r ig in a l
expiration date.
Edward Zonora Pallanes
pled gui lty to C ontempt o f C ourt,
a C la s s - U m is d e m e a n o r.
Pallanes was sentenced to 90
suspended days in jail, 24 months
bench probation, completion o f
a misdemeanor alcohol package
to be p ro v id e d by M o rro w
C ounty Behavioral Health and
pay $224 in fines.
S tephen K. Pavletich
pled guilty to Invasion o f Personal
Privacy, a Class-A misdemeanor.
Pavletich was sentenced to 180
suspended days in jail, 80 hours
o f com m unity serv ice, w hich
m ay be com pleted in G ra y ’s
H arbor County, WA, and pay
$874 in fines.
Justice Court
Report
Jaso n S cott C o lco rd ,
39, Pilot Rock, Truck Speed, 67/
55, $127 fine.
Matthew Byron Phillips,
32, H eppner, D riving W hile
Suspended-infraction, Driving
Uninsured, and Improper Use o f
a Temporary Permit, $553 fine.
Jared D. E ckm an 21,
Lexington, VBR 74/55, $77 fine.
Beryl Lynn Stillman, 48,
Lexington, Taking a C ow Elk:
Closed Season, $431 fine and
one year probation.
Julie M ichelle W enzel,
3 0 , H e p p n e r, N o D r i v e r ’s
License, $77.
M ark A ndrew W hite,
53, Heppner, Maintaining a Dog
as a Public Nuisance, $69 fine.
Edw ard M ason Shank,
Jr., 46, Portland, V BR 70/55,
$59 fine.
Felicity Rosa Lovell, 19,
Springfield, Open Container and
M IP-alcohol, $ 132 fine.
Gazette deadline
change
The new s deadline for
th e D ec. 25 e d itio n o f th e
Heppner Gazette-Tim es will be
Friday, Dec. 20, at 5 p.m. The
new s deadline for the Jan. 1,
2003 edition o f the paper will be
Friday, Dec. 27, at 5 p.m.
The office will be closed
W e d n e s d a y , D e c . 25 a n d
Thursday, Dec. 26, with regular
hours resuming Friday, Dec. 27.
And will be closed again, Jan. 1,
2 0 0 3 , w ith r e g u la r h o u rs
resum ing Jan. 2,2003.
Marriage Licenses
Dec. 12: H e c to r
Bustamante, 30, Hermiston and
Letisia Jaime, 18, Hermiston.
Umatilla Army
Depot provides
project updates
Obituaries
Melvin Dean Connor
M elvin D ean Connor,
A s o f D e c . 12, th e
63, o f H eppner, died Saturday,
following updates have occurred
D ec. 14, 2 0 0 2 , at St. M ary
at the Umatilla Army Depot:
M edical Center in Walla Walla,
L iq u id I n c in e ra to r I
WA.
(LTC 1) Update:
Funeral services will be
-Oregon Departm ent o f
held Friday, Dec. 2 0 ,2 0 0 2 at 1
Environm ental Q uality (D EQ )
p.m. at the U nited M ethodist
and the Arm y U m atilla Project
C h u rc h in H e p p n e r, w ith
M anager authorized resum ing
concluding service and burial to
feeding liquid “surrogate” testing
follow at H ep p n e r M asonic
material (i.e., a degreaser and dry
Cemetery.
cleaning solution) to LIC 1 on
H e was bom Nov. 14,
Dec. 6.
1939, at Heppner, to A lbert and
-Surrogate feed activities
M ary M organ Connor. He was
resum ed Sunday and continued
raised at H eppner and attended
this week.
local schools, graduating from
- P r e p a r a t io n s
a re
Heppner High School in 1957.
underw ay for the first o f tw o
H e e n te re d th e U .S .
c o n s e c u tiv e e ig h t- h o u r 90
Army on the Buddy System with
percent or greater feed rate tests.
his brother, Nelson Connor. The
-Two high-tem perature
two were stationed at Karlsruhe,
m in i-b u rn s are sch ed u led to
G erm any for tw o years, and at
follow. The mini-bums, which run
Fort Lawton, near Seattle for six
for approximately four hours, will
m onths. He w as discharged in
test m etal em ission levels. The
April 1961.
first mini-bum will be at a half teed
In 1962, he m a rrie d
rate to dem onstrate the furnace
Shirley M. Nash at Heppner.
is working properly. The second
He w orked at Kinzua
m ini-bum will gear up to the 90
Lumber until a back injury forced
percent or greater feed rate.
him into semi-disability. In 1979,
Other Testing Continues:
he went to work at Farley Motor
-Testing activities are
C om pany as a parts m anager.
c o n tin u in g on th e L IC 2,
He worked there until J im Farley
D eactivation Furnace System
retired in 1990. He w as also
(D F S ), M etal Parts F urnace
declared totally disabled at that
(M PF), Brine R eduction A rea
time.
(BRA) and processing lines.
A lthough disabled, he
-T h e D F S k iln a n d
q u ic k ly le a rn e d to be c h ie f
afterburner are up to operating
laundrym an and house cleaner,
temperature.
according to the family. He never
Related Information:
found him self wanting to be the
-T h e a c tu a l s ta te -
dinner cook but was m ore than
required surrogate trial bum s for
willing to do dishes immediately
each furnace take place after
following a meal. He was always
“ s h a k e d o w n ” te s ts h a v e
willing to lend a helping hand.
confirm ed furnace param eters
He enjoyed his wife and
established in the perm it have
fa m ily a n d e n jo y e d c a rs ,
been met.
w oodw orking, jigsaw puzzles
-S urrogate trial bum ,
and his dog, Buddy.
testing on the fa c ility ’s four
H e w as an a sso c ia te
furnaces will continue into 2003.
member o f the United Methodist
-T h e s a m e te s tin g
Church in Heppner.
process will be repeated with
Survivors include his
chemical warfare agent for each
wife, Shirley C onnor o f Heppner;
furnace and related systems.
daughters, D eann Stookey o f
GASP HI Litigation:
Beaverton and Penny Tandy o f J
-T h e tr ia l h a s b e e n
La Grande; sons, G reg C onnor ,
suspended until March 2003 due
o f Pendleton and Eric Connor o f
to the ju d g e ’s schedule.
Redmond, WA; six grandchildren
Employment:
a n d o n e s te p - g r a n d c h ild ; .
-WDC employment is at
b ro th e rs, N e lso n C o n n o r o f
625. E xpected w ork force for
H eppner, M organ C o n n o r o f
agent operations is approximately
G resham and G ary C onnor o f
750 employees.
Springfield; and sisters, Colleen
- U m a tilla C h e m ic a l
W illiams o f Aloha and Darien^
Depot (U M CD ) em ploym ent is
Drake o f Fairfield, CA. He was
at 247. Expected work force for
preceded in death by his parents
agent operations is approximately
and a brother, Keith.
325.
M emorial contributions
For
a d d itio n a l
may be made to St. Mary Cancer
information, contact:
Center, P.O. Box 1477, W alla
-M ary A B inder or Jim
Walla, WA 99362.
Hackett, UM CD Public Affairs
Sw eeney M ortuary o f
Office, (541 ) 564-5312 or (541 )
H e p p n e r is in c h a r g e o f
564-5418.
arrangements.
-O utreach O ffice, 190
E. M ain, Hermiston, (541) 564-
Sharlet Fraters
9339.
Sharlet Fraters, 81, o f
-P re-recorded updates
P o c a te llo
p assed
aw ay,
on public toll-free inform ation
Thursday, Dec. 12, 2002, at a
line, 1-888-866-5928.
local rehab following an illness.
Fraters was b om , Dec.
2 7 ,1 9 2 0 , in Bend, to A nna and
Fred G allagher. She m arried
C harley Fraters Dec. 21,1937.
F r a te r s m o v e d to
Pocatello in 1957. She served as
an Avon representative for 13
years and also loved hunting,
fishing and traveling.
Fraters is survived by
her sons; Tony, Bob and John o f
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Pocatello; eight grandchildren
and four great-grandchildren. Her
husband, parents, two sons, two
b rothers, o n e sister and one
grandson preceded her in death.
Graveside services were
held M onday, Dec. 16,2002 at
the family plot in Heppner.
Arrangements are in the
c a re o f D o w n a rd H a n s e n
Funeral Home.
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