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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 2, 2003 W illo w s G r a n g e d o n a t e s H ousehold hazardous w aste Household hazardous waste collection scheduled for April 13 collection scheduled for April 13 trees to lo n e P ark R e s id e n ts in and lungs and can permanently (L-R) Helen Crawf ord, of the Willows Grange; Betty Gray, lone mayor; Colleen Harper, Oregon Turf and Tree; and Dot Halvorsen, of the Willows Grange. The W illow s G range received a donation o f tw o flow ering pear trees, w hich they in turn donated to the lone Park. O regon T u rf and Tree Farm s donated the tw o trees. The flowering pear trees have a white bloom in spring and a waxy leaf during the sum m er and the leaves turn a vivid Cardinal red during the winter. T hose w ho helped w ith the trees w ere H arp er’s husband, Ben, who is also Sylvia A llen’s son. Ben works with B & C C onstruction and helped to transport the tree. O ther volunteers were Bob and Sylvia Allen with the Willows Grange; and Kyle, the H arpers’ son. lone m aintenance supervisor Dan Anderson also assisted. § it interest at any point in tim e. L ibrary patrons can search a c r o s s th e e n tir e e B b b k collection for authors, titles, Qr keywords and they can search w ithin books for keyw ords a n d p h ra s e s . e B o o k s a re available for checkout and are autom atically checked back into the library collection when the checkout period expires making the eBook available to other patrons. No m ore late fees. The O TLD eB ook c o lle c tio n c o n sists o f th e Ready Reference Collection. In addition to the collection o f copyrighted eBooks, patrons have access to mare than 4000 p u b lic d o m a in e B o o k s , featuring political texts and c la s s ic s in lite ra tu re and history. 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"The Five Languages of Love" W For the young and old Learn new ways to help others feel cherished Where: St. Patrick's Parish Hall, Heppner When: Monday, April 28, at 6 p.m. What: ^ Spring Salad Buffet and Guest Speaker p NO CHARGE This year's sponsor: Seventh-Day Adventist Church p I f and lungs and can permanently a f f e c t f e ta l a n d c h ild development” A c c e p t a b l e household hazardous w aste may be brought to the Morrow' C o u n ty P u b lic W o rk s Department, 375 W. Highway 74, Lexington, from 12 noon to 3 p.m . T he local contacts for the event are Karen W olff and Sandi Day, 989-9500. T he D E Q contact is B ruce L um per o f the Solid W aste P ro g ra m in T h e D a lle s at (541) 298-7255, ext. 40. A s ta te h a z a rd o u s waste contractor will handle all collected m aterials. U sable p r o d u c t s w ill b e m a d e available to local residents for reuse. Remaining materials will b e ta k e n to a p e r m itte d hazardous waste facility. After f in a l p r o c e s s in g , th e s e m a te ria ls w ill b e s e n t to recycling, energy recovery, r e u s e , i n c i n e r a t io n o r h a z a r d o u s w a s te la n d fill facilities. “ M o re th a n 60 percent o f the collected waste is burned for energy recovery o r r e c y c l e d ,” L u m p e r e x p la in e d . “ M o s t o f th e r e m a in in g m a t e r i a ls a re landfilled at the hazardous waste facility in Arlington.” For more information a b o u t D E Q ’s H o u s e h o ld H azardous W aste Program and a m ore com plete list o f c o lle c tib le h o u s e h o ld h azard o u s w aste pro d u cts, visit D E Q ’s w ebsite at http:// w w w .d e q .sta te .o r.u s/w m c / hw/hw.htm. Bunny Barn owners participate in shows during the month of March O T L D o ffers eB ook s via th e In tern et T h e O r e g o n T ra il Library District is introducing ■arne\v w a y o f a c c e s s in g ‘ififiSM iktion by o f f e r in g 'a c o lle c tio n o f o v e r 3 0 0 0 eB ooks from netLibrary, the leading provider o f eB ooks. eBooks are full-text electronic versions o f published books that library patrons can search, borrow, read and return over the Internet. The O T L D w as form ed in 1992 to provide lib r a r y s e r v i c e s to th e communities o f Boardman and Heppner. In July 2000, Irrigon jo in ed the District. Residents o f these com m unities have com e to rely on the O T L D libraries as great places to find books by their favorite fiction authors as well as information on topics ranging from auto repair to sign language. Last year, residents o f the D istrict c h e c k e d o u t m o re th a n 26,000 books, m agazines and o th e r re s o u rc e s fro m th e libraries. eB ooks are available to O T LD patrons at term inals in O TLD library branches and from their home computers via the Internet. R obust search technology allow s patrons to search quickly across all the eB ooks in the co llectio n to i d e n t if y th e r e p u t a b le published sources o f greatest R e s id e n ts in L exington and surrounding com m unities m ay dispose o f th eir h o usehold hazardous w aste for free at a collection event scheduled for Lexington on S unday, A pril 13. T he O r e g o n D e p a r tm e n t o f Environmental Quality (DEQ) funds collection opportunities sta te w id e th ro u g h landfill disposal fees. P a r tic ip a n ts m a y dispose o f a w ide variety o f items including aerosol cans, antifreeze, engine cleaners, fluorescent tubes, herbicides, household batteries, m ercury products, m otor oil, paints, p e s ti c id e s , s o lv e n ts , therm om eters, w eed killers and wood preservatives. These item s should be kept in their original containers if possible. People should not bring waste item s such as explosives or p r o d u c ts th a t c o n ta in ra d io a c tiv e w a ste (sm o k e detectors). D EQ is conducting a th e r m o m e te r e x c h a n g e p r o g ra m to h e lp r e d u c e a c c id e n ta l e x p o s u r e o f m ercury to people and the environm ent. Residents who tu rn in a m e r c u r y f e v e r therm om eter w ill receive a digital thermometer. “Mercury is a naturally occurring element, but is highly to x ic and r e s i s ts d e c o m p o s itio n in th e e n v iro n m e n t,” said B ru ce Lum per, D E Q Solid W aste P ro g ra m c o o rd in a to r. “ It accumulates in the food chain, can damage the brain, kidneys K athy Tellechea and Pam R enfro, co-ow ners o f i K T ’s Bunny Bam , have been Tmsy'shmVirtgthyh^TfTrRex' rabbits this’f>a$trtiorith.'' " M arch 14and 15they attended the Em erald Empire Rabbit Breeders A ssociation in Eugene. They w on eleven Best o f Variety awards. They also won first through fifth in F u r, F r id a y a n d s e c o n d through fifth on Saturday. M arch 22 the double show was in Kennewick, WA. A t the show they w on seven Best o f Variety awards. Their senior castor doe w on Best o f B reed out o f 125 M ini Rex rabbits in Show B. They also w on second, third and fourth Fur, out o f a class o f 23 in Show A an d in Show B w dn first an d fifth in Fur, out o f a c la s s o f2 3 . M a rc h 2 9 fo u n d T e lle c h e a a n d R e n f ro in C e n tra l P o in t at th e P e a r B lossom R abbit Show. They won 10 Best ofVariety awards and first through fifth in Fur in both Show A and B. T heir senior broken blue doe w on B est o f B reed in both shows. T hey w ere 140 M ini R exes shown. T heir next show will be in Yakima, WA on April 12. L exington and surrounding com m unities m ay dispose o f th eir ho u seh o ld h azard o u s w aste for free at a collection event scheduled for Lexington on S unday, A pril 13. T he O r e g o n D e p a r tm e n t o f Environmental Quality (DEQ) Hinds collection opportunities sta te w id e th ro u g h lan d fill disposal fees. P a r ti c ip a n ts m a y dispose o f a w ide variety o f item s including aerosol cans, antifreeze, engine cleaners, fluorescent tubes, herbicides, household batteries, m ercury products, m otor oil, paints, p e s ti c id e s , s o lv e n ts , therm om eters, w eed killers and wood preservatives. These item s should be kept in their original containers if possible. People should not bring waste item s such as explosives or p r o d u c ts th a t c o n ta in ra d io a c tiv e w a ste (sm o k e detectors). D EQ is conducting a t h e r m o m e te r e x c h a n g e p r o g r a m to h e lp r e d u c e a c c i d e n ta l e x p o s u r e o f m ercury to people and the environm ent. Residents who tu rn in a m e r c u r y f e v e r therm om eter w ill receive a digital thermometer. “Mercury is a naturally occurring element, but is highly to x ic and r e s i s ts d e c o m p o s i ti o n in th e e n v iro n m e n t,” said B ru ce Lum per, D E Q Solid W aste P ro g ra m c o o rd in a to r. “ It accumulates in the food chain, can damage the brain, kidneys Justice Court The Justice Court office at the courthouse in Heppner re- Gene D arryl Heliker, 54, P endleton, A iding in a G am e Violation/Taking C ow Elk-Closed Season, fine $ 157. Brian Henry Burnside, 22, H eppner, D riving w hile S u s p e n d e d -v io la tio n a n d F a ilu re to C a rry P r o o f o f In su ra n c e, fin e $407; and D riv in g w h ile S u sp en d ed - violation and N o Insurance, fin e $297. S te v e n E d w ard Strahm , 49, lone, V B R 72/ 55, ' fine $77. Jared D. Eckm an, 21, L exington, V B R 75/55, fine $ 111 . Heppner Garden Club to hold April meeting The H eppner Garden Club will be holding their April m eeting, M onday, A pril 7 at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at St. P atrick ’s Senior C enter and a w ill include a potluck dinner and several s p e a k e r s . H o s ts f o r th e evening will be Verna Brinda, D orothy Jackson and Bebe Munkers. Speakers will include R honda H elfrecht, ow ner o f G re e n Feed, w ho is e x p e rie n c e d in f lo r a l arrangements; Karen Wolff, o f M o rro w C o u n ty P u b lic Works, w ho will be informing the group about a grant for a Household H azardous Waste Classic Black Notch Tuxedo $5995 m Gardner's Men's W ear (5 4 1 ) 676-9218 193 N. Main Street • Heppner C ollection event that w ill be held later in A pril; also at the meeting will be Jane Dean, the n e w m o u n ta in d i s t r ic t president, w ho will be giving th e g ro u p u p d a te s on th e district. T he public is alw ays w elcom e to these m eetings and is encouraged to attend. ABC baseball camp to be held in Hermiston A m e ric a ’s B aseball Cam ps will be holding a camp on A pril 5-6 at the Field o f Dreams in Hermiston. Players fro m a g e s 6 -9 w ill ru n Saturday from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m . Players from ages 10 and up will start at 1 p.m. until 4:30 p.m . on Saturday, and from 2:30-5:30 p.m . on Sunday. Cam p instructors will include form er professional baseball players and college coaches. R e g i s tr a ti o n s a re a v a il a b l e o n l in e at w w w .abccam ps.com o r by calling 1-800-222-8152, or local registrations are available by calling 676-5275. The cost o f the cam p is $60 per player or $55 per player if signing up tw o or m ore from the sam e family. a f f e c t f e ta l a n d c h ild development” A c c e p t a b l e household hazardous w aste may be brought to the Morrow C o u n ty P u b lic W o rk s Department, 375 W. Highway 74, Lexington, from 12 noon to 3 p.m . T he local contacts for the event are Karen W olff and Sandi Day, 989-9500. The D E Q contact is B ruce L um per o f the Solid W aste P ro g ra m in T he D a lle s at (541) 298-7255, ext. 40. A s ta te h a z a rd o u s waste contractor will handle all collected m aterials. U sable p r o d u c ts w ill b e m a d e available to local residents for reuse. Remaining materials will b e ta k e n to a p e r m itte d hazardous waste facility. After f in a l p r o c e s s in g , th e s e m a te ria ls w ill be se n t to recycling, energy recovery, r e u s e , i n c i n e r a t io n o r h a z a r d o u s w a s te la n d fill facilities. “ M o re th a n 60 percent o f the collected waste is burned for energy recovery o r r e c y c l e d ,” L u m p e r e x p la in e d . “ M o s t o f th e r e m a in in g m a te r ia ls a re landfilled at the hazardous waste facility in Arlington.” For more information a b o u t D E Q ’s H o u s e h o ld H azardous W aste P rogram and a m ore com plete list o f c o lle c tib le h o u s e h o ld h azard o u s w aste p ro d u cts, visit D E Q ’s w ebsite at http:// w w w .d e q .sta te .o r.u s/w m c / hw/hw.htm. Jason J. T rickel, 23, H e p p n e r , D r iv in g w h ile S u sp e n d e d -in fra c tio n , fine $407. M ark A. Brisbee, 36, Milwaukie, Failure to Perform the Duties o f a Driver-violation, fine $596. L e if Jam es A dam s, 22, lone, V B R 73/55, fine $77. B arbara A. G ilbert, 82, H eppner, B orrow ing an Elk Tag, fine $157. A dam R ussell Todd, 19, A th e n a , M in o r in Possession- by consum ption, fine $157; O pen C ontainer and F ailure to O bey Traffic C ontrol D evice, fine $264; D U II D iv e rs io n P e titio n granted w ith a $332 fine. Ja so n D. P e te rso n , 2 0 , W e s to n , M in o r in Possession- by consum ption, fine $157. Tyler M. B eers, 19, P e n d le to n , M in o r in Hope Lutheran Church to host guest speaker Julie Suttermeier from K e n n e w ic k , W A, w ill be speaking at H ope L utheran Church, Sunday, April 13 at 1 p.m. Suttermeier, bom and raised in the Islamic faith, will be sharing her testim ony o f c o n v e rs io n from Islam to C h r is tia n ity . S u tte r m e ie r currently lives in Kennewick, but w as b o m in the M iddle East. Everyone is invited to a tte n d th is e v e n t, a n d donations for S u tterm eirer’s trav elin g ex p en ses w ill be accepted. There will be coffee and f e l l o w s h ip a f te r Sutterm eirer’s presentation. M C C C F a n n o u n c e s p r o p o s a l postponement T he M orrow C ounty Com m ission on Children and Fam ilies has, for m any years, ftjnded program s to enhance th e liv e s o f fa m ilie s an d children. Funding is obtained th r o u g h R e q u e s ts fo r Proposals and availability is a d v e r t is e d in lo c a l newspapers. The usual annual R e q u e s t f o r P r o p o s a ls announcem ent is not being m ade at this tim e because o f th e s ta te b u d g e t c r i s is . Com m ission mem bers expect to be able to request proposals or letters o f intent for 2003- 04 funding within the next few months. An anriouncement will be m ade in April or May. For a d d it io n a l D A 's Report information or to identify your desire to be notified w hen the M ic h a e l P a u l announcem ent is m ade, call M onger, Jr., was convicted o f the office at 676-9675. A s s a u lt - 4 , a C la s s - A m isdem eanor. M onger w as sentenced to 365 suspended We Print days in jail; 24 m onths bench Business Cards probation; and paym ent o f $874 in fines. H eppner We Print Envelopes Heppner Gazette-Time G a zette-T im es 676-9228 j
