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.
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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!
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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.
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Thursday, Dec. 25 ~ M erry Christm as!
CLOSED
Friday, Dee. 28
1/2 Price C hristm as Sale!
Open a t 10 a m .
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Thursday, Jan . 1 ~ Happy New Tear!
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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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