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I FOUR • Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday. August 11, 2004 Public invited to comment on national restricted or prohibited on proposed OHV rule roads and trails and in areas Fair activities are underway —' 111 ■ M orrow County Fair activities are underway. (L-R): Sean Barron, C urtis Harper, Mary Rietmann and Rebecca Jepsen compete in the M easuring Contest on Aug. 5. Cham pion was aw arded to Rebecca Jepsen and Reserve Champion was aw arded to M ary Rietmann. Experience the history in Heppner All are invited to participate and “Experience the H isto ry ” d u ring the parade and the M orrow County Fair and the 82ml Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo. Parade entries are still being accepted and a form may be obtained by callin g the H eppner C ham ber at 676-5536 or parade chair Cliff Green at Heppner Hardware at 676- 9961. "W e’ll see you in Heppner next week,” said Green. M orrow C o u n ty ’s Fair and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo kicks off Aug. 18-22 w ith the w estern parade scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 21 at 10 a.m. Horses, history and humor will file down the street in Heppner, led by the C olor G uard, the C ourt: Queen Lexi Kennedy and Princess Jessica Wainwright and Emily Bergstrom and G rand M arshall Rod Murray. Morrow SWCD now accepting grant applications The Umatilla-Walla W alla-W illow C reek OWEB Small Grant Team, consisting of members from the M orrow SW CD . U m atilla County SWCD, Ufrtitlflb Basin Watershed C o u n cil, W alla W alla W atershed C ouncil and C TU IR (C o n fed erated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation), announces the availability of up to $ 10.000 sm all g rants to p rivate lan d o w n ers and o thers eligible for regular OWEB (O regon W atershed Enhancement Board) grants. The grants are for the purposes of enhancing w atershed co n d itio n s to improve water quality and quantity while meeting the needs of all beneficial uses; flood plain and upland im provem ent and enhancement; and reducing erosion, sedimentation and nutrients. Projects will also be considered dealing with invasive plants and noxious A weeds. Funding is provided through OWEB. I n t e r e s t e d landowners should contact a team member in their area for an application or further Information. The contact for Morrow County is Morrow SWCD at 676-5452, ext. 109. A two-week signup for small grants will be held Aug. 16-27 with funding decisions being made in September. Magnetic Door Signs Order Yours Here Heppner Gazette-Times 676-922 CBEC announces open directors’ positions C o lu m b ia B asin E lectric C o o p erativ e is accepting nominations for four d irecto rs’ positions. These positions are for three year terms and are in the following zones: Z one #2- T hat territory served, or to be served, by the Cooperative lying west of the Morrow- G illiam C ounty line and south of the Township line dividing Townships 3 South and 4 South. Z one #5- T hat territory served, or to be served, by the Cooperative lying south of the Township line dividing Townships 2 South and 3 South and east o f the M o rro w -G illiam County line and in Wheeler County that area east of the range line between Range 24 East and 25 East. Z one #6- T hat territory served, or to be served, by the Cooperative within the incorporated city limits of Condon. Z one #8- T hat territory served, or to be served, by the Cooperative within the incorporated city limits of Heppner. The members of the nominating committee are: Z one #2: Paul O ’D ell, Lonerock, (541) 384-3008; Zone #5: Lyndale Qualls, Heppner, (541 ) 676- 9705; Zone #6: Cassandra Flatt, Condon, (541) 384- 2621; and Zone #8: Cliff Green, Heppner, (541 ) 676- 9961. The no m in atin g co m m ittee w ill accept n o m in atio n s up to and including the last day of August 2004. Nominees must be members of Columbia Basin Electric Cooperative, Inc. and they must reside in and receive electrical service in, the Zone in which they will be running. y W E PR IN T B U S IN E S S CARDS Loti ^ U yhi - Loti o^ Colobi Heppner Gazette-Tim es 676-9228 On July 7, 2004, the U .S. D ep artm en t of Agriculture Forest Service released its proposal for managing m otorized off- highway vehicle (OHV) use in n atio n al fo rests and g ra ssla n d s, w hich w ill en h an ce re c rea tio n a l opportunities for the public and b e tte r p ro te c t the environment by requiring units to e sta b lish a designated system of roads, trails and areas. The proposed rule re p re se n ts a n atio n ally consistent approach to travel management by requiring each forest and grassland to designate a system of roads, trails and areas slated for motor vehicle use. L o cally, the U m atilla National Forest anticipates little change to th e ir A ccess and Travel Management (ATM) Plans implemented on the Forest in the early 1990s. “The proposed rule is very similar to o ur c u rre n t ATM program, that is to say that cross country m otorized travel will continue to be restricted or prohibited and that vehicles must stay on designated roads and trails,” said Rich Weaver, Forest R oad M anager. “ It w ill provide a clear identification of riding opportunities for the variety of Off-Highway vehicles available today.” ODOT schedules Lexington public information meeting A p ublic information meeting will be held on Aug. 17 qt 7 p.m. at the Lexington Town Hall, located at 150 W. Mairi in Lexington. The meeting is being held to discuss proposed 2005 roadw ay im p ro v em en ts to State Highway 52 in Lexington. The im p ro v em en ts are scheduled from A Street to F S treet and include p av em en t o v erlay and limited bicycle-pedestrian facilities. Improvements to the intersection of Highway 52 and H ighw ay 207 in Lexington are also being considered. Anderson Perry and A sso c ia tes, In c., a consulting engineering firm, will be present to outline proposed im provem ents, answer questions and obtain public suggestions and input on the proposed roadway im provem ents. A nderson Perry and Associates, Inc., has been c o n tra c te d by O D O T to d esig n the roadway improvements in Lexington. R esid en ts and b u sin ess ow n ers in L ex in g to n and o th ers interested in the proposed project are encouraged to atten d . For m ore in fo rm atio n ab o u t this m eetin g , p lease co n tac t Howard Perry at (541) 963- 8309. The biggest change for the Umatilla National Forest, under the proposed rule, would be a shift from the current management of roads and trails as “open unless closed” to managing as “closed unless open.” For the forest user, this would mean new signing at road and trail entry points. “This could be a good thing, said Weaver, adding, “People are less likely to vandalize a “Road O pen” sign than a “Road Closed” sign and the public as well as our own employees deserve clear and consistent information.” Currently, there are several OHV opportunities on the Um atilla N ational F o rest. T he W est-E nd R iding A rea, located 35 m iles south o f H eppner, provides over 91,000 acres open to C lass I and III ATV’s. This cross-country area is open year round to off-highway vehicle travel and offers numerous unused or low standard roads. The W in o m /F razier O ff- Highway Vehicle Complex, located 12 m iles east o f Ukiah, gives riders access to m ore than 140 m iles o f challenging trails and scenic views. There are additional designated roads and trails, such as the W alla W alla R iver T rail, N orth Fork A sotin C reek T rail and Meadow Creek Trail that are open to a variety of OHV travel. The proposed rule would allow national forests to denote use of routes and areas by vehicle type and, if appropriate, by time of year. O nce the d e sig n a tio n process is complete, OHV use would, bq confinejd to designated routes and areas,,, and OHV use pf/.Jhqsq, routes (cross-country travel) w ould be p ro h ib ited . S n ow m obile use w ould continue to be managed as it is cu rren tly — allow ed, on National Forest System lands. T he rule text submitted to the Office of the F ed eral R eg iste r is a v a ila b le on h ttp :// www.fs.fed.us/. The 60-day public comment period on the proposed rule will end Sept. 13, 2004. Comments on the proposed rule will be analyzed and addressed in developing the final rule and may be sent by the following m ethods: V isit: w w w .regulations.gov; E- m ail: trv m an @ fs.fed .u s; Mail: Proposed Rule for D esig n ated R outes and Areas for M otor Vehicle Use, c/o Content Analysis Team, P.O. Box 221150, Salt Lake C ity, U tah 84122- 1150; or Fax: (801) 517- 1014 The proposed rule responds directly to one of Forest Service Chief Dale Bosworth’s four threats to N ational Forests. “OHVs are a great way to experience the national fo rests, but because their popularity has increased in recent years, we need an approach that will su stain natural reso u rce valu es through m ore effective m anagem ent of m otor v eh icle use. The benefits of improving OHV use in clu d e en h an ced protection of habitat and aquatic, soil, air and cultural re s o u rc e s ,” said F o rest S erv ice C h ie f D ale B osw orth. “ The F o rest Service wants to improve its management by balancing the public’s enjoyment of using OHVs with ensuring the best possible care of the land.” For m ore information on current OHV policies on the U m atilla N atio n al F o rest, p lease contact the S u p e rv iso r’s Office at (541) 278-3716 or visit the Forest website at w w w .fs .fe d .u s /r6 /u m a / recreation. ABOUT THE HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES NEWSPAPER News articles The Heppner Gazette welcomes news articles that are of inter est to the communities of lone, Lexington, Heppner and the sur rounding area. You can submit your article through mail, fax, email or bring it to our office (see below under how to contact us). 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