FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 5, 2003
Heritage Trail adv isory committee discusses signage
A preview o f artw ork
for Educational Interpretive
Panels along the C olum bia
River Heritage Trail topped the
agenda at the Feb. 19 Advisory
Committee meeting in Irrigon.
Ihe first Interprets e Panels will
be installed along the trail in the
City o f Boardman; Boardman
Park & R ecreation District;
Port o f M orrow; and Umatilla
W ildlife Refuge. These trail
c o o p e ra to r s h av e g ra n te d
p e r m is s io n fo r tr a ils id e
in te r p re tiv e s ig n a g e , an d
several have volunteered to
install the panels themselves.
C om m ittee m em bers
welcomed an announcement by
These signs are needed to alert
Council regarding confirmation visitors and residents about
o f a grant to cover purchase a c c e s s to r e c r e a tio n a l
and installation o f nine Lewis o p p o r tu n i ti e s a lo n g th e
and C lark H istoric Trail and Columbia River Heritage Trail.
T o u r R o u te M a rk e r s in
C a r la
M cL ane,
M orrow County. Lewis and
M
orrow
C
ounty
Planner,
is
Clark Historic Trail markers will
researching
options
to
fund
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be placed on 1-84 and Hwy
survey
o
f
approxim
ately
three
730 in the next 12 months.
The M orrow C ounty m iles o f the trail centerline. A
Planning IX-partment is leading legal survey is required by US
the request for installation o f A rm y C orps o f E ngineers to
Point o f Interest Signs with receive permission to install trail
m ile a g e , an d h ik in g tra il c o n fid e n ce and directio n al
recreational symbols to existing m arkers on their land. The
signs on Oregon Department o f unm arked portion o f the trail
Transportation right-of ways. next to the C olum bia River
from Paterson Ferry Road east
to the boundary o f the Irrigon
Marina Park is on Arm y Corps
St. I*n trick'sts.X ot t'o r ./ic a y ...
land.
A n o p p o rtu n ity for
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Advisory Committee members
a n d in te r e s te d p u b lic to
experience Irrigon portions o f
the C olum bia River Heritage
Trail will be available Saturday,
M arch 8. Com m ittee m em ber
i
S haron T im m s w ill lead a
Reconnaissance Walk leaving
the Irrigon M arina Park Boat
Launch Parking lot at 9 a.m .,
h
y
® e a d in g w e st on in fo rm a l
fh
We have lots of fun things to wear... fc® footpaths along the river’s edge
to the Irrigon Fish Hatcheries.
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Party supplies... Irish gifts...
and Espresso specials:
x T he w alk route consists o f
approxim ately three m iles o f
9
Try Irish Creme L a tte or Mocha
sandy
f o o tp a th s
and
or K iw i Lim e A m alfie
o p p o r tu n itie s to o b s e rv e
^ Plus we lim e a new shipment o f sporting; g o o d s !^ w ildlife and native plants. A
volunteer will ferry w alkers
Open until 7p.m. on Friday, March 14
w back to the Irrigon M arina
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Support the Auction at the Elks at 7 p.m.! ^ Park, but w alkers can m ake
independent arrangem ents to
Open at 8 a.m. on Saturday, March 15
p ark a v e h ic le at th e Fish
Hatchery.
“ I am very p lea se d
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with the continuing community
C ountry m
and organizational support for
217 North Main • Heppner
Rosa £ the C olum bia River H eritage
233 N. Main • Heppner ^¡jt Trail,” shared Carol M ichael,
676-9158
Serving Heppner. Lexington & lone
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V is ib ility a n d M a rk e tin g
C o o r d in a to r fo r th e tra il
project. “A recent survey o f the
recreational activities o f 4400
O re g o n ia n s an d 8 0 0 n o n
residents revealed that running
and w alking are at the top o f
the recreational popularity list.
Participation in these activities
was tw o and a h a lf tim es that
o f bird-w atching and all other
wildlife observation combined.
Thursday, March 13th
Knowing the four most popular
lone Grange Hall at 7 p.m.
Oregon recreational activities
c a n b e e n jo y e d o n th e
Columbia River Heritage Trail
k e e p s u s fo c u s e d on th e
P ie a n d C o ffe e w ill b e s e rv e d
outcom e o f this project.”
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BEO walkers include (Back row L-R): Janet Dezellem, Darrell Raver, Lynne Uitto,
Deona Hodges and Christy Correa; (Front row L-R): Becky Kindle, Bev Crum, Tricia
Gundersom and Anita Orem. Not pictured include: Christy Wizner, Terri Palmateer,
Mindy Qualls and Kim Arbogast.
The Bank o f Eastern b u s in e s s e s in H e p p n e r, found on the form. For m ore
O r e g o n is r e a d y fo r th e Lexington and lone. To enter, information on how to register '
M ultiple Sclerosis walk and is pick up a form , fill it out and or volunteer to help, contact
c h a lle n g in g b u s in e s s e s , m ail it in so you can start M cDowell at 676-5238 or the »
individuals and clubs to form a c o ll e c t i n g y o u r p le d g e s . O regon c h a p te r o f the M S
team and w alk to raise funds D irections for team s can be Society at 1-800-FIG H T MS.
for research, equipm ent and
program s for those with MS.
B ank
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R e s e rv e
employee, Christy Correa and
T h e M o rro w a n d C o n s e r v a tio n
Enhancement
Program.
Buffers
h er hu sb an d M ark w ill be G illia m S o il a n d W a te r
joining the team this year. “This C o n s e rv a tio n D is tric ts in can establish or improve wildlife
past year M ark’s father was co o p eratio n w ith the Farm h a b ita t w h ile in te rc e p tin g
diagnosed w ith MS and we S e r v ic e A g e n c y a n d th e sediment, nutrients, pesticides
w ant to help in any w ay we N a tu r a l
R e s o u r c e s and other m aterials in surface
c a n ,” stated C hristy. A lso, C o n serv atio n S ervice have runoff to m aintain or improve
A nita O re m ’s m other-in-law s c h e d u le d an in fo rm a tio n water quality.
L a n d o w n e r s w ith
suffered from the effects o f MS w orkshop, Thursday, M arch
b e fo r e s h e p a s s e d a w a y , 20. The meeting will be held at a c re a g e e n ro lle d in th e s e
prompting Orem participation 2 p.m. at St. Patrick’s Catholic programs will be compensated
to raise m oney to end this Parish Hall in H eppner, with w ith annual rental paym ents
and will be eligible for further
disabling disease.
refreshm ents to be provided.
The 2003 R e b if (an
The objective o f the payment incentives. Financial
interferon injection company) m e e tin g is to d is c u s s the assistance is also available for
M ultiple S clerosis W alk is im plem entation o f riparian the establishment o f the buffer
r e la te d
p r a c tic e s .
scheduled for Saturday, April stream buffers and cropland a n d
12,'at 9 a.m. The registration filterstrip buffers using the L andow ners w ith p ro p erty
begrhs at 8:30 a.m. at the All C o n tin u o u s C o n s e rv a tio n along stream s, lakes, ponds,
S a in ts E p is c o p a l C h u rc h , R e s e rv e P ro g ra m an d the and intermittent watercourses
are invited to attend.
located at 460 N. G ale St. in
H eppner. T he 5K and 10K
walks, coordinated by Merilee
M c D o w e ll, p r e s e n t an
opportunity for anyone to help
M a tth e w V anL iew , Institute of
the 5,300 people in O regon
so n o f D a n a n d S a n d ra Technology.
and southwest Washington with
V anL iew o f H eppner, w as H e
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recently elected Student Body pursuing a
a g a in by B o b a n d A lo h a
President at Stevens Institute o f B achelor’s
D e S p a in a t A ll S a in ts
Technology in Hoboken, NJ. o
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His cam paign slogan, Engineering
walk.
“We don’t promise, we do” and a n d
M S u su a lly strik e s
his qualifications lead to his M aster’s o f
adults in the prim e o f life,
election. Along with maintaining C i v i l
between the ages o f 20 and 50.
a high GPA (4.0 last semester), Engineering Matthew VanLiew
It is a chronic disease o f the
VanLiew is also involved in and is planning to graduate in
c e n tr a l n e r v o u s s y s te m
A lpha Phi O m ega (service 2005. VanLiew is currently
affecting the brain and spinal
fraternity), Sigm a N u (social w o rk in g at H a rd e s ty an d
cord. Sym ptom s may be mild,
fraternity), G olf Club, Christian H anover, a highw ay bridge
such as numbness in the limbs,
Fellowship, Pep Band, ASCE, d e s ig n c o m p a n y w h o s e
or severe, such as paralysis or
a n d C h i E p s ilo n ( C iv il specialties include m ovable
loss o f vision. O ne new case
Engineering Honor Society).
bridges, through the S teven’s
o f MS is diagnosed every hour.
Since graduating from C o o p e r a tiv e
E d u c a tio n
T h e N a tio n a l M S
Heppner High School in 2000, program.
Society is dedicated to ending
VanLiew has attended Stevens
the devastating effects o f MS.
SWCD to hold workshop in Heppner
VanLiew elected student body
president at college
Funds received through the
2003 w alk support research,
education, advocacy, and local
program s that enhance the
quality o f life for people with
MS and their families.
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M arch 12, al 6 p.m ., m ihe
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The M orrow c °u n ty
School B o a ri m eeting will be
Site C ouncil will hold their !>e ' d - M ondf • M arch l 0 ’ at
7:30 p.m. in lone.
T he M id -C o lu m b ia
H onor Band will be at The
D alles M arch 8 and 9; and
there will be a C hoir Festival
at HHS on M arch 12.
Spring Break will be
h e ld M a rc h 2 4 - 2 8 , w ith
classes resuming M arch 31.
W atch for the m any
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Annual Blow
Control meeting
to be held
The annual Lexington
Blow Control district meeting
will be held Thursday, M arch
6, at 6 p.m ., in lone at the fire
hall.
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