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VOL. 123
NO. 2
8 Pages
Wednesday, January 14, 2004
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
FEMA agrees to look at area floodplain
The Federal E m ergency
M anagem ent
A gency
(F E M A ) has agreed to re
examine Heppner’s floodplain
maps sometime within the next
y e a r, th e H e p p n e r C ity
C o u n c il le a rn e d M o n d a y
night
Heppner city m anager Jerry
Breazeale has been pushing for
the revised study for the past
four years and he recently
received notice that FEMA will
study not only H eppner but
lo n e a n d L e x i n g to n 's
floodplains also.
Meeting set on
Heppner urban
growth boundary
A meeting will be held
to d is c u s s th e p o s s ib le
ex p an sio n o f the H eppner
U rban G row th B oundary on
Tuesday, Jan. 20 at 7 p.m . at
the Bank o f Eastern O regon
c o n f e r e n c e ro o m . T h e
G o v e r n o r ’s
E c o n o m ic
Revitalization Team has used
H e p p n e r a s a p ilo t fo r
d e s c r ib in g h o w a s m a ll
com m unity m ight expand its
urban growth boundary. Carla
M cL ane, M o rro w C o u n ty
planner, and C ierald Breazeale,
Heppner City manager, will be
present at the m eeting to give
an overview o f the proposal
and to answ er questions.
A t the m eeting the
U G B c o n c e p t w ill be
explained relative to O regon
Planning Laws. A lso to be
d is c u s s e d
a re
z o n in g
designations, including EFU,
a n d w h a t th e y m e a n . In
a d d itio n , th e G o v e r n o r 's
Economic Revitalization team
decision to choose Heppner to
review the process to expand
an Urban G row th B oundary
will be explained.
Interested community
members are inv ited to attend
to get first hand inform ation
regarding the various issues
involved w ith changing an
urban grow th boundary and
w hat it m ight m ean for the
c o m m u n ity a n d a ffe c te d
property owners.
I f the study show s the
th re a t o f flo o d had b een
overestim ated in som e areas
in these cities, residents will not
h a v e to p u r c h a s e flo o d
insurance on m ortgage and
property loans in the future.
C ertain building restrictions
could also be eased in the
floodplain.
“Jerry ’s hard work is finally
beginning to pay o ff and will
be a big help to the city,” said
H eppner M ayor Bob Jepsen.
In a related matter, Breazeale
announced that he has been
accepted to attend a w eek-
long FEM A floodplain course
in M a ry la n d in F ebruary.
B reazeale will attend the all
e x p e n s e p a id c o u r s e in
p r e p a r a tio n o f th e n e w
floodplain study.
Chamber banquet, growers
meetings scheduled January 15
The Heppner Chamber annual Town and Country
B anquet “2004 H eppner for All Seasons” will be held
this Thursday, January 15, beginning at 7 p.m . with a
baron o f b e e f dinner at the H eppner Elks C lub. A no
host social hour will get the evening underw ay at 6 p.m.
prior to the banquet.
The Slob Sisters will provide the e v e n in g ’s
entertainment, along with the coronation o f the M orrow
C ounty Fair and O regon Trail Pro R odeo C ourt, the
M orrow County Extension aw ard, annual C ham ber o f
C om m erce aw ards, including m an, w om an, business,
educator, youth and lifetime achievement awards.
The door prize is com plim ents o f Peterson's
Jewelers.
Tickets are available at the Bank o f Eastern
Oregon. M urray’s Drug and the C ham ber office for $20
each.
For m ore inform ation and reservations contact
the H eppner C ham ber o f C om m erce, 541 -676-5536.
Everyone is invited to attend a variety o f meetings
hosted by the M orrow C ounty Livestock G row ers and
the Soil and Water Conservation District upstairs at the
Elks the afternoon o f January 15. For m ore information
contact Janet G reenup, SW C D , 676-9011, or Bill
Broderick, Extension Service, 676-9642.
Bert Houweling, owner of Central Market, tries to pry ice from his parking lot, along
with most downtown merchants.
We w eren’t exactly snowed
in, but m any area residents
claim to be suffering a case o f
cabin fever as snow and ice,
freezing rain, fog and frigid
tem peratures persist in the
area, limiting travel. The area
has show n a slight w arm ing
trend, in the upper 20s, with
warmer temperatures forecast
as the week progresses. Some
at higher elevations already
r e p o r t s u n s h in e w a r m e r
w eather-into the 30s. Snow
and ice caused school closures
in M orrow C ounty the w eek
o f J a n u a ry 5 -9 , w ith the
exception ofTuesday, January
6, cancellation o f most school
gam es, cancellation o f the
M o rro w C o u n ty H e a lth
D istrict m eeting in Irrigon
December 29 and the Morrow
County School Board meeting
in Boardman January 12. The
health district will postpone
meeting until the next regularly
scheduled meeting January 26.
T h e s c h o o l b o a rd h a s
tentatively scheduled a meeting
for M onday, January 19, at
Sam Boardm an Elem entary
School.
Snow piles up at the corner of Main and Willow streets in
Heppner.
Heppner C ity Public W orks D irector Bruce Nelson
moves snow on Main Street.
Slob Sisters to entertain at Town
& Country
The Slob Sisters, Pam Young and Peggy Jones,
will be back in 1 leppner Thursday, January 15, for the annual
Town and Country banquet beginning with a baron o f beef
dinner at 7 p.m.
The real-life sisters will share the essence o f their
new book, “ W hoa Nelly: Harness Your Inner Brat and Get
Rich (not yet released).” With humor they will show how to
change behaviors that stand in the w ay o f w ealth and
prosperity. “ You will discover the reason behind over
spending and credit card abuse and you will be given simple
and fun tools to reap the wealth you were created to have,”
according to a new s release.
Pam Young and Peggy Jones live in W ashington
w ith their husbands, Terry and Danny. They have six
children and 13 grandchildren between them. “They have a
soft spot in their hearts for H eppner and are excited to
return to celebrate Town and County w ith everyone,” said
the release.
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