Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 30, 2005 - FIVE
C om m unity collaborative
w orkshop to be held
Round three o f the
Blue Mountains Community
C ollaborative W orkshops
begins in April One o f the
workshops will be held in
Heppner on April 21, from
6-9 p m , at the St. Patrick's
Senior Center
T his
set
of
w o rk sh o p s will include
review and discussion o f the
“ fin a l”
v ision
th a t
participants helped create in
p rev io u s w o rk sh o p s; an
overview of areas of concern
th a t may need to be
addressed in the Revised
Forest Plans; and review and
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the county and $180 turned
over in restitution
C ases
receiv ed
recently at the H eppner
court were:
L orren
Joseph
Montgomery, 33, Pendleton,
Truck Speeding, 65 mph in
a 55 mph zone, fine $140.
Brandi Lynn Orem,
30, lone, Violation o f the
Basic Rule, 75 mph in a 55
mph zone, fine $108.
Richard Kaloke, 31,
B end,
D riving w hile
Suspended-m isdem eanor,
fine $483, plus 180
suspended days in jail and
one year probation
Kara Majella Allen,
21, McMinnville, Violation
o f the Speed Limit, 82 mph
in a 55 mph zone, fine $239.
D ew ey
C alvin
H arvey, 52, H eppner,
Breathalyzer Refusal, fine
$598.
DA’s report
D aniel
M
Stinchfield was convicted of
W ild life V iolation, an
Unclassified Misdemeanor
He was sentenced to 60
suspended days in jail, 24
months bench probation and
payment o f $376 in fines and
fees
H e ath e r M ichelle
Juarez admitted to violation
o f probation allegations for
Possession o f a Controlled
S u b stan ce
She
was
sentenced to 180 days in jail
and 12 months probation.
M ichael S to o k ey
pled no contest to Aiding in
a G am e V iolation, an
Unclassified Misdemeanor.
He was sentenced to 60
suspended days in jail, 24
months bench probation and
$250 in fines and fees.
Danny Joe Fischer
was convicted of two counts
o f False A pplication for
Commercial Fish and Game
License, an U nclassified
M isdem eanor. F is c h e r’s
hun tin g
license
was
suspended for two years and
he was sentenced to 180
suspended days in jail, 24
months bench probation and
payment o f $1002 in fines
and fees
Stars and fossils program offered
Join a John Day
Fossil B eds N atio n al
Monument ranger for a tour
o f p re h isto ric life and
prehistoric lights of the night
sky. The program begins at
7 p m., Friday, April 1 and
ends at 9 a m It takes place
at the monument’s Thomas
Condon Visitor Center, two
m iles
n o rth
o f the
in te rsec tio n
o f S tate
Highway 19 and 26, along
Highway 19.
Participants should
bring binoculars and a warm
b lan k et
is
also
recommended Dress for a
chilly evening outdoors. A
telescope will be used during
the program Expect to see
a few satellites, star clusters
and a galaxy or two
Central Point caterer brings a downtown
perspective to role as City Council member
discussion o f management
cate g o rie s, inventory o f
areas w ith w ild ern ess
potential and wild and scenic
river inventories
F or
m ore
information contact Tami
P aulsen, Public A ffairs A
Specialist, at (541) 523-
1332 or Dave Schmitt, Team
Leader, at (541) 523-1248
For up-to-date information
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about any changes to this
schedule visit the forest plan
revision
w eb site
at
w w w .f s .f e d u s /r 6 /u m a / Sandi Richardson, owner of
blue mtn_planrevision
Sandi's Soups and Catering and
Justice Court report
The Justice C ourt
for H eppner and Irrigon
handled 181 cases in the
month o f February 2005. O f
those cases handled, there
were 159 traffic citations,
tw o gam e c ita tio n s, 11
m isdem eanors, four civil
claims and FEDS, one small
claim and four DUII
The court also: held
14 pre-trials; had 17 show
cause o rd e rs; issued 26
w arran ts; o rd ered tw o
suspensions, received two
DUII Diversions; and had 20
warrants returned from the
sheriff’s office
In hearings, the court
sch ed u led eight m inor
hearings (traffic) and three
jury trials, while actually
h o ld in g
seven
m inor
hearings.
The
a c tiv itie s
brought in $30,855.88, with
$713188 turned over to the
state, $23,544 turned over to
Her seat at the table
No reservations are
needed and the program is
free In case of severe cloud
cover, then program will be
postp o n ed For fu rth er
information call John Fiedor
at (541) 987-2333.
Lexington to hold
city-wide cleanup
Lexington will be
holding a city-wide cleanup
on April 2-11.
A 39-yard dumpster,
located on Arcade Street,
will be available for yard
debris, appliances and other
debris. H azardous waste,
wet paint and household
trash may not be dumped
Residents may also
bring up to four tires per
family to Les Schwab Tires
in Heppner for disposal
the newest m em ber of the
Central Point City Council,
chats with a customer at her
downtown restau ran t. M ail
Tribune/Jim Craven
[E d ito r’s N ote: Sandi
Richardson is the daughter
o f Louis and Betty Carlson
ofH eppner]
R eprinted from the Mail
Tribune, March 23, 2005
By Buffy Pollock
For the Mail Tribune
Downtown business
ow ner Sandi R ichardson
expects her new role as a
City Council member will
require a special recipe for
knowing when to talk, when
to listen and when to simply
bring a steam ing pot o f
coffee to the table.
O w ner o f S an d i’s
Soups and
C atering,
Richardson considers herself
a people person who has
always been involved in her
community, whether she’s
serving lunch, brainstorming
with downtown merchants
over parking problems or
sittin g in on a council
meeting.
In January, the
outspoken 50-som ething
c a te re r helped o rg an ize
downtown business owners
when concerns arose over a
$1.6 million reconstruction
o f the in te rsec tio n o f
Highway 99 and Pine Street.
The resignation o f
long-term council member
Donna Higginbotham weeks
later left a vacancy on the
council that Richardson was
asked to fill.
R ich ard so n said
serving on the council would
help
her
en co u rag e
downtown merchants, city
officials and residents to
come together in planning
for th eir g ro w in g c ity ’s
existing and future needs
“I told everybody up
front that I was a member o f
the downtown and I would
always be a member o f the
downtown, but that I would
really work at keeping an
open mind,” she said
M ost
recently,
several dozen dow ntow n
m erch an ts
provided
suggestions for improving
the intersection at Highway
99 and Pine Street but are
awaiting feedback from the
council.
Finding herself on
both sides o f the fence is a
balancing act, Richardson
said, but the lone downtown
merchant on the six-member
co u n cil has y ears o f
experience from which to
draw.
O rig in ally from
Eastern Oregon, Richardson
grew up on a wheat farm in
Heppner Her family, she
said, was always involved in
politics and in community
program s such as Future
Farmers o f America
Richardson earned
her b a c h e lo r’s in health
education and m aster’s in
fam ily in te rv e n tio n and
nutrition She spent 32 years
as a 4-H leader alongside a
three-decade career in health
education.
She served on
governor’s committees, as a
lobbyist for farm ers and
small business owners and
on
state
econom ic
developm ent committees.
From 1981 to 1991, while
running a business in Bend,
she go t
o n b o ard
a
dow ntow n rev italizatio n
committee and saw the city
go from “what Central Point
is n o w ” to a thriving
destination
R ich ard so n , who
brought her family to Central
Point in 1991, said she found
her way into the catering
b u sin ess to use skills
acquired after “years o f
cooking for harvest crews”
on her childhood farm.
R ichardson found
that getting involved on a
small scale- as a merchant
frustrated with parking and
tra ffic- had a way o f
snowballing.
“ I c a n ’t keep my
mouth shut,” she said with a
laugh
“ I t’s one o f those
deals where you just kind of
get into it and it takes on a
life o f its own.”
Richardson said her
primary goals for the city
w ere
to
en courage
affordable housing, help
bring light industry to create
jobs and to help facilitate
discussions on revitalizing
the downtown core.
Richardson hopes to
contribute some insight on
the importance o f balancing
plans for future growth with
ad d ressin g the needs o f
cu rren t re sid en ts and
business owners.
She said the city is
grappling with decisions that
were made in the early 1990s
that may no longer meet its
needs today.
“As a City Council,
isn’t it our responsibility to
look back at w hat was
decided y ears ago and
decide, 'a re th o se plans
ap p licab le to to d a y ? ’ “
Richardson said.
City Administrator
Phil Messina said Richardson
brings a unique perspective
to the city.
“ I a p p re cia te her
business background and her
experience with the city of
Bend,” Messina said
“I think it’s one o f
the frustrations in the past
w as th e re w a sn ’t a
dow ntow n association or
group o f people to talk to
Sandi can relate on both
sides
som etim es that
m akes it tough, because
you’ve got a lot o f things
you’ve got to consider, but
it also gives her a unique
perspective ”
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Walden aide receives national award
for work on rural health care issues
The National Rural
Health Association (NRHA)
today awarded their 2005
Legislative Staff Award to
Valerie Henry, a legislative
assistan t
to
US
Congressman Greg Walden
(R-OR), co-chairman of the
b ip a rtisa n H ouse Rural
H ealth C are C oalition.
H enry, who has been
Walden’s primary assistant
for health care related issues
for the last two years, was
given the award at NRHA’s
annual
R ural
H ealth
C ham pions b reak fast in
recognition of her hard work
on behalf o f rural health
issues and her w ork to
advance im portant rural-
specific reforms within the
U .S.
H ouse
of
Representatives
“Health care is an
issue o f great importance to
me and to the residents of
central, southern and eastern
O regon.
V a lerie ’s
commitment to this issue is
evident in the passion with
w hich she ta c k le s her
everyday activities as well as
the bigger projects that come
b efo re our o ffic e ,” said
Walden “She understands
the importance o f access to
quality care for people in
rural parts o f our district,
especially for the elderly, the
disabled and children.”
“ V a lerie ’s energy
and diligence in supporting
rural
h ealth care
for
O regonians and all rural
Americans is a testament to
the great leadership and
support o f Representative
Walden,” said Bill Sexton,
NFIRA President-Elect and
C h ief E xecutive for the
North Coast Service Area o f
Providence Health System
from Seaside, Oregon. “We
appreciate Representative
Walden’s partnership and are
pleased to recognize Valerie
for her outstanding efforts ’
Next week, Henry
will be acco m p an y in g
W alden on an extensive
th re e -d a y trip through
Gilliam, Morrow, Umatilla,
U nion
and
W allow a
Counties to discuss health
care related issues in that
region
W alden
has
in tro d u ced
HR.
11,
legislation that would help
offset the high co sts o f
providing home health care
in rural areas as opposed to
urban regions due to greater
distances between patients
and increased travel time
The bill would require an
a d d itio n al five p ercen t
Medicare reimbursement for
rural home health providers
to alleviate costs that can be
as much as 12-15 percent
higher. This add-on would
benefit 19 o f 23 home care
agencies in Walden’s district
and will allow home care
p ro v id ers to co n tin u e
offering services to patients
in recovery, services that on
av erag e cost m ore than
$4000 per episode less than
care provided in a facility.
A dditionally, home care,
particularly in rural areas,
allows patients, often elderly,
to remain in the comfort of
th e ir ow n home and
fam iliarity
of
th e ir
communities.
Congressman
W alden re p re se n ts the
Second District o f Oregon,
which includes 20 counties
in the southern, central and
eastern regions o f the state.
He is a Deputy Whip in the
House leadership structure
and a member o f the House
Committee on Energy and
Commerce as well as the
Committee on Resources.
Bowhunter education class offered
in Hines
Oregon Department
o f Fish and Wildlife and the
N atio n al
B o w h u n ter
Education Foundation today
announced an April 22-23
bowhunter education class in
Hines.
The class benefits
ex p erien ced and novice
b o w h u n ters,
o fferin g
instruction on equipment
selectio n ,
b o w h u n tin g
regulations, shot placement,
tracking and trailing, types of
bowhunting, first aid, safety
and hunter responsibilities
The course also includes a
field session. All instructors
are certified by the Oregon
D epartm ent o f Fish and
Wildlife and the National
B o w h u n ter
E ducation
Foundation
B ow hunters who
complete both sessions earn
a N ational B ow hunter
E d u catio n
F o u n d atio n
co m p letio n c e rtific a te ,
recognized throughout the
United States, Canada and
several foreign countries that
require bowhunter training.
Classes are limited to
25 people, and the $10
registration fee covers all
instruction. The class is
scheduled April 22, 6:30-
9:30 p.m., and April 23, 8
a m - 4 p.m at ODFW ’s
Hines field office, 237 S.
Hines Blvd
P re-registration is
required and is accepted by
mail. R egistrants should
send their name, address,
telep h o n e num ber and
re g istra tio n check to
Bowhunter Education, C/O
ODFW , 237 S. H ines
B o u lev ard , H ines, OR
97738 Registration checks
are made payable to Oregon
Bowhunter Education Fund
For
m ore
in fo rm atio n call D ave
D oran, O regon C hair,
N ational
B ow hunter
Education Foundation, at
(541) 388-8400.
ODFW grant helps Baker County
rancher battle spotted knapweed
F o ster
Ranch
In c o rp o ra te d
recently
receiv ed a th ree-y ear,
$ 1 5 ,0 0 0 grant from the
Oregon Department of Fish
and W ildlife’s Access and
Habitat Program to battle
spotted knapweed on ranch
property in Baker County
Spotted knapweed is
an invasive weed capable o f
quickly taking over an area,
fo rcin g out the native
vegetation and rendering it
u seless fo r w ildlife and
livestock
Infested areas o f the
ranch will be periodically
sprayed with an approved
herbicide over a three-year
period beginning this spring
The total project cost is
$24.000 Other contributors
include th e landow ner,
Taylor Grazing District and
Baker County Weed District
In exchange for
grant funds, the landowner
has agreed to allow by
p erm issio n public elk
hunting access on the 8000-
acre ranch for five years
For information on
the A ccess and H abitat
Program call program
co o rd in ato r Nick M yatt,
(503) 947-6087 or visit the
Web
site
at
www dfw state or.us/A H /
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