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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon City makes progress in reducing flood map A fter five y ears o f wide margin. We feel that the work, efforts by Heppner city citizens o f H eppner deserve m anager Jerry B reazeale to some reliefffom the economic reduce the to w n ’s flood m ap burden placed on them by having a m ap that reflects a m ay be paying off. A lthough in a s ta ff m uch greater area o f flooding report released at a city counci l than th at w hich w o u ld be m e e tin g M o n d a y n ig h t anticipated,” Breazeale wrote. He also said that US Breazeale said, “ It is too early to cancel your flood insurance S e n a to rs R on W yden and and take out that long awaited G reg Sm ith helped w ith the b u ild in g p e rm it, b u t 1 do effort through their contacts b e lie v e r e l i e f is o n th e with FEMA. In other business at horizon.” T h e f lo o d m a p s th e M o n d a y m e e tin g th e determ ine who in the city has council: -approved a request to pay flood insurance and a ls o g o v e rn s w h a t e x tra from S ham rock Lanes, the building requirements there are local bowling alley that allows on property w ithin the c ity ’s the business to play “amplified m usic” at the establishm ent. flood plain or flood way. Breazeale said FEMA S h a m ro c k o w n e r T e rry (F e d e ra l E m e rg e n c y L upinacci said he plans on M anagem ent Agency), which o ffering “ cosm ic bow ling, will handle the remapping, has parties, karaoke and dancing.” indicated that the jo b will be He said he has already had som e o f these activities and done som etim e in 2004. . < The city m anager had th e y h a v e p r o v e n v e ry lo c a l investigated the cost o f the city s u c c e s s f u l w ith doing the remapping itself and youngsters. “ It gives the kids found it to be very expensive. som ething to do,” Lupinacci “We have investigated the cost told the council. He said the to rem ap H eppner and found activities co u ld be offered that the cost w ould be in the during regular business hours, neighborhood o f $50,000. To w hich are M onday through remap the towns o f Lexington Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to and lone located in the same 10 p.m ., Friday from 11:30 drainage would raise the cost a.m. to 11 p.m., Saturday from to n e a rly $ 1 0 0 ,0 0 0 . T h e 12 noon until 11 p.m . and affected com m unities do not Sunday from 12 noon until 9 have the financial capabilities p.m. He said it is possible that to perform the necessary work the parties could run to as late to have the m aps redraw n. as 2 a.m . by request. Som e Further, we think it unfair to council m em bers said they expect the com m unities o f w ere aw are the m usic could Heppner, Lexington, and lone be heard outside the business, to foot the bill for an error b u t p a s s e d th e p e r m it which was not the doing o f any u n a n im o u s ly “ s u b je c t to o f th e c o m m u n it i e s ,” com plaints by n eighbors” o f B reazeale w rote in em ail to the bowling center. - h e a r d fro m c ity A nthony Low e, D irector o f the Flood Hazard Program for sh e riff deputy Justin Slinger FEM A . Breazeale added that w ho said th ere have been he did not know if FEM A r e p o r ts o f in c r e a s e d c a r p l a n n e d o n r e d r a w in g break-ins in Heppner. Slinger Lexington and lone also, but said som e have been at night, did say that FEM A planned to but there w as also an auto foot the bill for the map redraw break-in at the H igh School during daylight hours. He said itself. B re a z e a le sa id his there w ere several stereos success in convincing FEM A stolen around town. He asked to take another look at the everyone present to report flo o d m aps re s u lte d from s u sp ic io u s a c tiv ity to the show ing the agency that its Sheri IT Department. - a g r e e d to h a v e figures might need revising. “ T he review o f the p ro p e rty at 6 6 0 N . E ld e r original flood study indicates S treet c le a n e d up a n d the that the 1 percent probability ow ners o f the property billed o f a flood o f the m agnitude for the clean up. The council used for the original study to agreed to spend up to $ 1,000 be g rea tly overstated. The on th e e f f o r t. It p u t o f f actual flood hazard is m uch enforcem ent o f clean up at less than the scenario used in property at 675 N orth M ain the original study by a very until a later date. -heard that the Sheri ft’ D epartm ent is interview ing c a n d id a te s fo r H e p p n e r’s patrol jo b on Jan. I6 a n d 17. There are 7-8 applicants to be interviewed. The county sheriff d e p a rtm e n t p ro v id e s c ity patrol officers under a tw o- year agreem ent with the city o f Heppner. The council also w a s in fo r m e d th a t C ity M anager B reazeale will be interview ing a public w orks director Friday. The city has been w ithout a public w orks director for several m onths now. -received a letter from the W illow C reek C ountry C lub requesting that the city pay for dam age done around a bridge after an irrigation line leaked in the area. Estim ates to repair the dam age w as set at $5,200. The city feels that it is its responsibility to only fix the irrigation pipe and not any o ther dam age. T reated city effluent is used to irrigate the golf course. -heard from city fire chief Rusty Estes who said that structure fires had increased quite a bit in 2003 over the previous year. He said the fire d e p a rtm e n t fo u g h t se v e n structure fires this y ear as c o m p a r e d w ith tw o th e previous year. On a positive note, he said car accidents in the area requiring ambulance were dow n from 12 in 2002 to tw o in 2003. -v o te d to p ut sto p signs on Gilmore Street where W illow jo in s G ilm ore. The council understood that the new signs w ould take awhile for people to get used to and several suggestions included s to p “ b a r s ” p a in te d on G ilm o re , to p u ttin g up a tem porary flashing light to warn motorists o f the new stop signs. BMCC announces winter t and C h ild art term classes tw c la o s s P e aren s , a s e le c tio n o f In the m iddle o f the holiday hub-bub, don’t forget that registration for winter term is ongoing for Blue M ountain Community College classes at all the BM CC centers. Winter term begins M onday, Jan. 5, 2004. F o r th e d e g r e e seeking student, the selection o f distance and online classes continues to expand. Sixty- three classes are offered in many areas o f study including art, business, m ath, w riting, s o c ia l sc ie n c e an d m ore. Registration for these classes began Nov. 19 and continues until classes begin on a space available basis. An option for students wanting to obtain skills but not necessarily needing to earn credits is the Ed2G o class selection. Run through the Small Business Development C enter, Ed2G o offers over 100 online courses covering a w ide variety o f topics. The benefits o f Ed2G o are you never have to w orry about a class being cancelled, you take the class from the com fort o f your ow n hom e or office and the class fits your schedule because it is available 24 hours a day, seven days a w eek. A com plete listing o f classes offered and registration fees is a v a ila b le at th e w e b s ite www.ed2go.com/bmcc or call A nne M o rte r, B M C C C oordinator at 422-7040 for a print copy. C la sse s a lso bein g locally just after the New Year. Included in the schedule are com puter offerings, a Food H a n d le rs c o u r s e a n d a workshop for those interested in returning to college full time. Complete details are available in the BM C C W inter Term flyer (call for a copy if yours is m is p la c e d ) o r o n lin e at www.bluecc.edu. For more information on a n y o f th e B M C C program s or classes, contact A nne M orter at 422-7040. Christian satellites free for the asking C h r i s t i a n program m ing is available 24 hours a day through the Three Angels Broadcasting Network (3 A B N ) via sa te llite . T he Seventh-day Adventist Church has purchased a num ber o f th e se s a te llite d ish e s and w o u ld like to m ake them available to anyone who would enjoy using them . The only station they will pick up is 3ABN and there is no charge to you. Programming is varied throughout the day. Included a re p r o g ra m s w ith th e follow ing topics: C hristian music, health discussions and exercise programs, vegetarian c o o k in g d e m o n s tra tio n s , creation science, Bible-based talks, prophecy classes and programs for children. If th is so u n d s like som ething you w ould enjoy c a ll 6 7 6 -9 4 4 9 and arrangements will be made for your free 3ABN dish and free installation. J K u rra y s J fo fic fa y J fo u rs: V e w ill be open Sunday, Dee. 14 & 21 from 12-4 pan. (Free Gift W rapping!) W ednesday, Dee. 24 - C hristm as Eve! t CLOSING AT5PJL Wednesday, December 10, 2003 - THREE Lars Larson to speak at annual Cattlemen's Association meeting Radio talk show host Lars Larson will speak at the annual meeting o f the Umatilla C o u n ty C a t tl e m e n ’s Association (U CC A ) and the Umatilla County Cattle Women (U C C W ) on Dec. 13 at the Pendleton Convention Center. L a rso n w ill s p e a k at the organizations annual luncheon at 12 noon. T he public is invited to attend the luncheon to hear Larson speak. Pre registration for the $ 10 per person luncheon is required. Those interested in attending can pre-register by calling the C attlem en ’s A ssociation at 278-5404. Larson, the popular conservative radio talk show host does a daily show on the R adio N o rth w est flagship station N ew sradio 750 KXL and is heard on radio stations throughout O regon. In the Pendleton broadcast area, he c a n b e h e a rd o n 1290 KUMA. Although friends tell him he “has a face m ade for radio,” Larson has worked for television stations in Eugene and Portland. The annual business meeting for the Cattlemen and Cattle W omen begins at 10 a.m. o f the sam e day at the Pendleton Convention Center. For cattlem en and friends o f the cattle industry the annual program will continue into the afternoon after the luncheon program with Larson, with a variety o f speakers addressing issues o f interest to the cattle in d u s try . B ry a n W e ec h , C attle-F ax w estern region market analyst w ill present a review o f the current m arket situation and m ake m arket p ro je c tio n s in c lu d in g the potential impact ofCounty-of- O rig in L a b e lin g (C O O L ) legislation and the possible effects o f the reopening o f the C anadian boarder to cattle markets. Rodger Huffman and A ndrew Clark o f the Oregon Department o f Agriculture will discuss the merit o f a national liv e s to c k id e n t if i c a t io n program. Eric M oeggenberg, a liv e sto c k w a te r q u a lity specialist w ith the O regon Department o f Agriculture will e x p la in n ew r e g u la tio n s affecting C onfined A nim al F e e d in g O p e r a tio n (CA FO ’s). Please pre-register by calling 278-5404. The C attlem en will also be holding their annual C attlem en’s Ball tw o w eeks following the annual business meeting, the evening o f Dec. 27 at 6 p.m. at the Pendleton Red Lion. H e ad lin in g the e n te r ta in m e n t fo r th e C a ttle m e n ’s B all w ill be M ontana’s own “Ringling 5.” The “ Ringling 5” is a group o f M o n tan a ra n c h e rs tu rn e d entertainers. M ost years the entertainment business is more p ro fita b le th an the c a ttle business. With smirks, smiles, and laughter, the “ Ringling 5” will be tellin’ us all w hat it really means to be a cowboy. There’s a n o s ta lg ic m o v em e n t to rom anticize the West and the ranching life - rugged men and stro n g w o m en . W ell, the “ Ringling 5” has just one thing to say, “ B u ll.” T hey sing original songs o f today’s West and the cow boy way o f life. These boys are ranchers when they are not m aking money. You w o n ’t w ant to m iss this group. Pre-registration o f the Roast Sirloin o f B eef buffet d in n e r a n d th e e v e n in g entertainm ent is $20 person. Please call 278-5404 to pre- register for this event. T he C a ttle m e n are also raffling off a custom made S e v e re B ro th e rs S a d d le . R a f fle tic k e ts c a n be purchased at Les Schwab Tire in Pendleton, R ed’s Clothing in P e n d le to n , N W F a rm Supply in Hermiston, from any C a ttle m e n ’s A s s o c ia tio n officer, or by calling 278- 5404. Raffle tickets are $5 e a ch o r 10 fo r $45. T h e w inning ticket will be drawn at the C attlem en's Ball on Dec. 27. Cardinal Booster Club news The Cardinal Booster Club m et on M onday, Dec. 1 at the lone School library. T h ir te e n m e m b e rs w e re present. Club members ironed out final details for the lone B asketball B onanza. Dean Robinson will order trophies for the cham pionship varsity and junior varsity teams. There will be a sign m ade to honor th o se who donated to the track project. N o w th a t th e s c h o o l c o n s tr u c tio n is n e a rin g completion, members need to decide where to place the sign. C om m unity supporters who have not yet donated to that project m ay still do so. It w as a g re e d businesses should once again be honored for their support o f lone Schools. Robinson will n o tif y b u s in e s s e s to be recognized at home basketball g a m e s . B e s id e s b e in g in tr o d u c e d a n d g iv e n a certificate, their ads will be placed on gam e program s if possible. K a re n P a d b e rg is w orking to revive the lone C om m unity Band. Anyone interested in participating may call her at 422-7326. The club is looking for someone to write up the boys and girls high school basketball gam es. D ebbie Radie will c o n tin u e ta k in g p ic tu re s . A nyone w ho is interested s h o u ld c o n ta c t D ean Robinson. The next m eeting o f the Cardinal Booster Club will be M onday, Jan. 5 at 7 p.m ., at the school library. S' Thursday, Dec. 25 ~ M erry Christm as! CLOSED Friday, Dee. 28 1/2 Price C hristm as Sale! Open a t 10 a m . v. Thursday, Jan . 1 ~ Happy New Tear! CLOSED Holiday Gift Suggestions Open Sunday, Dec. 14 from noon to 4 p.m. Enjoy fresh coffee, punch k cookies! ls)e c a r r y o f f iH ese ite m s!c fe p is.: Pharmacy • OTC Products • DME Supplies Hallmark Cards & Ornaments • Unique Gifts • Beer & Wine Toys (Brio, Ty, Breyer, etc.) • Cosmetics & Perfumes Frames • Baby Gifts • School/Office Supplies Russell Stover & Novelty Candy • Jelly Bellies Yankee Candles • Full Service Espresso Bar Full Service Floral Dept, (fresh flowers, balloons, plants, custom-made gift baskets a delivery service) Popular Coffee Cards • Gift Certificates Housewares & Kitchen Gifts • Cookbooks Murray's Drug and M u rra y 's C o u n try R ose Main Street Heppner • 676-9158 No matter how rushed the Christmas season becomes, there’s always time to thank our good customers for their patronage throughout the year and to wish each of you a Joyous Christmas and a Happy New Year! 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