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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 24, 2004 - SEVEN Umatilla-Morrow ESD participates in Child Find “ B ” team P on ies sin k to V ik in gs By Larry Palmer The “B” team Ponies invaded the Vikings in Umatilla, but it was the Vikings who turned the tide on the Ponies and nailed down a 35-22 victory. The Ponies tried to mount a charge against their horned foe, but were denied and looked at a 12-3 deficit But a defense was surmounted and the points ripped the twine as the Ponies trimmed the score to be down by four, 14-10. The second half didn’t allow the Ponies much time to munch as the oarsmen found their rhythm and began to distance themselves from the herd, outscoring the Ponies 8-3. The win whipped their sails in the fourth and the final score saw the Vikings winning 35-22. The Ponies were led by Jared Huddleston with six points Following close behind were Brent Eckman, Jordan Hatfield and Chris Wellington with five points each and Zach McCall dropped in one point. Also helping were Justin Key, Tomas Elguezabal, Grant Smith, Luke Young, Drew Johnson and Lane Wright Heppner 3 7 3 9-22 Umatilla 12 2 8 13-35 “A ” team P on ies fall to V ikings By Larry Palmer The “A” team Ponies needed “Mr. T” against the Umatilla Vikings as the home team hammered the Ponies in a 43-17 victory. The Ponies needed a quicker kick start as they fell behind early 5-0 and by the half were looking at a 20-5 dubbing But like Rip VanWinkle, the Ponies did awaken and held their own in the second half scoring six and nine respectively in the third and fourth quarter They finally got their offense going and didn’t run away with their tails dragging The Ponies defense showed in the fourth where the Vikings could only claim two points. The contributors in this showdown were Braden Britt with four points and nine rebounds, Dalton Wellman sank in four, Spencer Palmer topped in four points and seven boards, Josh Shank had seven rebounds, Sam King connected for three points, Jared Huddleston made good for two and Brent Eckman, Joe Pranger and Matt Holland helped as well Heppner 0 2 6 9-17 Umatilla 5 20 15 2-43 FARM Foundation TV raffle to be held during Town and Country Cliff Green donated a 32-inch Toshiba TV set to the FARM Foundation, with proceeds to go tow ard completion o f the mural on the agricultural museum. Tickets for that drawing will be available at H eppner Hardware until the Town and C ountry B anquet in January. Last week’s article incorrectly stated that the drawing would be held after the Light Parade on Dec 2. The raffle drawing for the quilted Christmas wall hanging made by Judie Laughlin and donated by the Willow Creek Valley Service Club to the mural effort will be held after th e Light Parade on Dec. 2. Raffle tic k e ts for both items are alsd on sale at the Heppner TV Office and will be available from mural committee members. Ticket prices are $ 1 each or six for $5 E lectrical safety p oster con test w in n ers an n ou n ced C olum bia B asin Electric Co-Op announces the winners o f its annual E lectrical Safety P o ste r contest. The competition is open to all fourth graders in their service territory. The year 2004 w inners were announced at the CBEC annual m eeting held in Heppner on Thursday night First place winners are awarded $20 and second place winners are awarded $10. W inners w ere as follow s: C ondon G rade School 1st- Justin Irzyk and 2nd- Hannah Fatland; Fossil G rade School: 1st- MacKenzie Nelson and 2nd- Tallon Conner; H eppner Grade School l 51- Bryce F ow ler and 2nd- G arrett Robinson; and lone Grade School: 1st- Stacee H alvorson and 2nd- Evan Rietmann The co n test g en erated 46 entries Electricity is like most tools: it can make our lives much easier and more pleasant, but if used carelessly, can be dangerous G ard en C lu b now ta k in g h olid ay d éco r ord ers The H eppner Garden Club is taking orders for wreaths, candy canes and swags To place an order, call Ida Farra at 676-9446 from Nov 20 through Dec 4. Orders may be picked up at the Fairgrounds from Nov 30 to Dec 4 Items are $20 each The G reens Workshop, to make your own wreath, is scheduled for Saturday, Dec 4 from 9 a m to 1 p m G reens and supplies are available i A raffle is also being held for a fleece lap robe Ticket prices at one for $1 and six for $5. ? WE PRINT ”! ! B U SIN E SS ! \ CARDS | I | | | Loti *1 i V- Col&H Heppner Gazette-Times 676-9228 I | | | Schools in Umatilla and M orrow counties are attem p tin g to locate all persons between the ages of 0 (birth) through 21 not enrolled in public school who may have special needs due to concerns with the following: vision, hearing, speech, language, health, general developm ent, behavior, body movement and learning If you have any of the above concerns regarding a child in your care who is aged 5-21, please contact your local school district special education department contact person listed below: Jack Johns, M orrow C ounty School District R -1, 500 Tatone St., Boardman, OR 97818,(541) 481-4202; or Niki Brown, lone School District R-2, 2100 SW Nye, Pendleton, OR 9780L, (541) 966-3131 If you have any o f the above concerns regarding a child in your care who is aged birth to 5, please co n tact the Early Intervention/Early C hildhood Special Education Program, at the Umatilla-Morrow ESD, at (800) 927-5847 or, for Pendleton District residents, 966-3133. O r you may contact Niki Brown, E l/ ECSE Program Coordinator at (541) 966-3131 DA’s Report Nicholas Tony Ray Robbins was convicted of A ttem pt A /Felony Manufacture/Delivery o f a Controlled substance-SC 1, a Class B felony. Robbins d riv e r’s license was suspended for 180 days and he was sentenced to 18 m onths supervised probation, 30 days in jail, 80 hours community service and payment of $ 166 in fines and fees. Robbins also adm itted to violation o f probation allegations for Robbery III H e was sentenced to six months in jail and 24 months probation The two sentences will run concurrent William Dean Rill pled guilty to C rim inal M isch ief II, a C lass-A m isdem eanor Rill was sentenced to 30 suspended days in jail, 24 months bench probation, no livestock on other property owner’s lands and payment of $214 in fines and fees. Oregon Wheat Commission to meet The Oregon Wheat C om m ission will hold a regular meeting on Sunday, Dec 5, just prior to the O regon W heat G row ers Convention in the Embassy Suites Washington Square located at 9000 Washington Square Road, Tigard, at 10 am The meeting location is accessible to persons with d isa b ilitie s The ADA p ro h ib its discrim ination against persons with disabilities To request for an interpreter for the hearing im paired or for other accommodations for persons w ith disabilities, please contact the Oregon Wheat Commission office 48 hours in advance at (503) 229- 6665 or TTY (503) 986- 4762. The C om m ission meeting is open to the public and anyone wishing to attend is encouraged and welcomed to do so Public comment period for draft wolf plan extended The public comment period for the draft Oregon W olf C o n serv atio n and Management Plan has been extended by a month and a third public hearing scheduled to ensure that all Oregonians with an interest in wolves have sufficient time to provide input, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced With the new timeline, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission is scheduled to make a final rulemaking decision on the draft plan and associated administrative rules Friday, Feb 1 1, 2005, during a regularly scheduled meeting to be held in Troutdale Final ad o p tio n was originally scheduled for early January The seven-m em ber C om m ission is the mlemaking body for fish and wildlife issues in Oregon The decision to extend the public comment period was made after the Union County Cattlemen made a formal demand as allowed under the Oregon Administrative Procedures Act The official public com m ent period for rulemaking began Nov. 1 and lasts through close of business, Thursday, Feb 10, 2005. People wishing to comment on the draft plan and draft rules may submit written comments by mail, e- mail or fax, and may testify at any o f th re e public hearings to be held in front of the Commission- Dec 10, 2 004,Jan 6, 2005 and Feb 10, 2005. A lthough all com m ents will be considered, the Commission has encouraged those with w ritten com m ents are encouraged to submit them before Feb 4,2005, to allow Commission members the maximum amount o f time to analyze the comments before voting on the plan The draft plan, m inority re p o rts, draft adm inistrative rules and other information can be found on ODFW’s Web site at www d fw .state.o r.u s/ Wolves/main html Copies also may be obtained by req u est at any ODFW regional or district office W ritten public comments on the draft plan will be accepted at the following locations: by e- m a i l , Odfw Coniments@state or us; by fax, (503) 947-6009; and by mail, ODFW Information and Education Division, 3406 C herry Ave NE, Salem, OR 97303-4924 Public hearings will be held on the following dates and locations: -Friday, Dec 10, 2004 ODFW, Commission Room, 3406 Cherry Ave NE, Salem, OR 97303- 4924 The draft wolf plan is cu rren tly last on the C o m m issio n ’s day-long agenda and public testimony is expected to begin in the afternoon -Thursday, Jan 6, 2005: ODFW. Commission Room, 3406 Cherry Ave NE, Salem, OR 97303- 4924 Testim ony will be taken from 1-5 p m -Thursday, Feb 10, 2005: Testim ony will be taken from 1-5 p m at a location to be announced in Troutdale The draft wolf plan does not call for actively reintroducing wolves from other states or provinces, but to m anage w olves that n atu rally d isp erse into O regon No w olves are confirmed in Oregon at this time, but biologists expect w olves to estab lish a perm anent O regon population as the Idaho wolf p opulation grow s and disperses. W olves are currently protected under both the state and federal endangered species acts A 14-member Wolf Advisory Committee met monthly November 2003 through A ugust 2004 to develop a plan that addresses concerns raised in a series of tow n hall m eetings held throughout the state in late 2002 and early 2003 Committee members were appointed by the Commission to represent a broad range o f Oregonians, including tribal members, eastern O regon county commissioners, range and forestland conservationists, trappers, rural Oregonians, educators, wildlife biologists and researchers, hunters, livestock producers, econom ists, w o lf conservationists, public land managers and citizens at large from eastern and western Oregon Twelve of the 14 m em bers o f the committee support the final draft plan and two members filed minority reports The draft plan ap p ro ach es w o lf conservation by allowing w olves to m igrate into Oregon, promoting social tolerance and dividing the state into eastern and western wolf management regions with population objectives for each region The boundary between the tw o management regions follows Highway 97 from the Columbia River south to La Pine, Highway 31 south to Lakeview, and Highway 395 south to the California border The draft plan proposes using an adaptive management approach with th ree phases o f w o lf protection Phase 1 focuses on achieving the “conservation population” objective o f four breeding pairs for three consecutive years and protects wolves from lethal removal unless livestock losses are severe Phase 2 focuses on achieving “management population” objectives of seven breeding pairs for three consecutive years. Phase 3 ensures the w olf population does not decline below Phase 1 levels or reach unm anageable levels that cause conflicts with other land uses The draft plan also calls for initiating the process to consider removing the gray w olf from the state Endangered Species Act list once a “ con serv atio n population” is established in eastern O regon It also p ro p o ses changing the species’ legal status to a “ special status mammal” w ithin the s ta te 's game mammal category and allow the use o f a range o f management tools including controlled take o f wolves through hunting or trapping Any proposed change in legal status would require legislative action A key portion of the draft plan is the proposed establishment o f a state-run compensation program for confirm ed and probable losses of livestock and some working or hunting dogs due to w olf predation The program could include funding all or part o f the costs incurred by private I individuals implementing non-lethal w o lf co n tro l m ethods and p o ten tial reimbursement for financial losses o f lost or missing livestock Any compensation package w ould require legislative action Questions regarding the rulemaking process or the draft plan may be directed to ODFW by calling Craig Ely at (541) 963-2138 or Anne Pressentin Young at (503) 657-2000, ext 285. Neiffer earns All-MWC honor Adam N eiffer, o f lone, a junior linebacker at Beloit College in Beloit, WI, received an honorable mention in the All-Midwest Conference The linebacking trio o f Neiffer, David Bilek and Dan M arsh combined to make 316 tackles Neiffer’s 122 tackles and 45 solo tackles led the Bucs He also recorded two quarterback sacks, one interception and one fumble recovery. lone Legion and Auxiliary to host Christmas potluckand Bingo Bring yourself, your family, a friend and your favorite food to share in the lone American Legion and Auxiliary Christmas potluck on Tuesday, Dec 7 at 6:30 p m at the lone Legion Hall Bingo to follow dinner December projects! include. “Christmas Shop” for the Vets- unwrapped gifts need to be delivered to Helen C ra w fo rd ’s or June Crowell’s home by Dec. 1; “ Support Our T roops”- M agnetic Ribbons, Jean Jepsen; and Com m unity Christmas- gifts and cookies for individuals in the community Armed Services support group to start in Heppner A “ Support O ur Troops” support group is beginning in Heppner. The first meeting will be held on Dec 4, at 3 p m at Evelyn Sweek’s home, 405 Water St., Heppner The group is meeting to offer support to families and friends w ho have som eone in the Armed Services in any branch and to offer support to troops w ith supplies and care packages For more information, contact Evelyn Sweek at 676-9483 or Kay Qualls at 676-9705. Magnetic Door Signs O rder Yours Here Heppner Gazette-Times 676-9228 \
