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SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 13,2005 City o f Irrigon Engagements wastewater treat Carr-Bolton ment change could cost school district Final informational sessions set for CSP (Continued from page I) transfer from HHS school secretary to Heppner Ele mentary School secretary -approved employ ment for Melissa Coiner, temporary math/PE teacher at HHS for the 2005-06 school year; Debbie Royer, Windy River Elem entary fifth grade for the 2005-06 school year, Mike Burrows, ACH head custodian, Rosa Escobedo, Sam Boardman Elementary School half-time English as a second language ed assistant and half-time special ed assistant; Tommy C offelt, R iverside High School head custodian, re placing Jerry Bair; Bill Sal isbury, Irrigon facilities co ordinator; Mike Doherty, HHS assistant custodian; Jack Donovan, Boardman facilities coordinator; Chris tian Chavez, RHS extra duty drama contract. -reco g n ized Tom Shear for five years service to the district; John Flaher ty, five years; Dave Fowler, 15 years; and Martha Munk- ers, 20 years -heard the following announcements: first budget committee meeting, district office, April 18, 7 p.m ; Hep pner CEC meeting, HHS, April 18, 7 p.m , which will be cancelled because o f a conflict with the budget meeting; Boardm an CEC meeting, SBE, April 19, 7 p.m.; Irrigon CEC meeting, ADH, A pril 20, 7 p.m ; Board work session, Poly com between Irrigon Ele mentary and the district of fice, April 28, 7 p.m.; Ore gon School Boards spring regional meeting, May 2; next board meeting, Irrigon Elementary, May 9, 7 p m.; spring election, May 17. Creative Arts Club to meet The M orrow County Creative Arts Club will meet at GD’s for lunch and a business meeting at 1 p.m. on April 28. The public is invited to attend A scratc h b o a rd workshop taught by Sandra Haynes will be held April 30- May 1, from 9 a m to 5 p.m at the meeting at Columbia Basin Electric Co-Op. The cost is $80 prepaid for both days and all materials needed will be available for purchase at the class. C o n ta ct Judie Laughlin at 676-9781 to sign up or for more details. All levels from b eginner to advanced are welcome to come learn a very unique and old art form Studded tires should be off This year, Oregon’s deadline to removed studded tires from m otor vehicles w as M onday, A pril 11. Studded tires are no longer legal until Nov. 1. T he normal April 1 deadline was extended this year because o f winter weather Drivers with studded tires on their vehicles after the deadline can be charged w ith a class “ C ” tra ffic violation, which carries a base fine o f $141. An estim ated $11 million is spent each year re p a irin g stu d d ed tire dam age on city stre e ts, c o u n try ro ad s and state highways, according to Luci Moore, ODOT Maintenance engineer { mtmm Craig Bolton and Calliejo C arr Calliejo Virginia Carr and Craig Morris Bolton are engaged to be married A June 25 wedding date is planned in Spray. The bride-elect is the daughter o f Butch and Ginny Carr o f Dayville She attended Grant Union High School and graduated in 2002. She is currently attending Central Oregon Community College and working at iSky in Bend The groom-elect is the son of Don and Jan Bolton o f Spray. He attended Spray High School graduating in 2001. He attended Wyoming Tech and is employed with Peterson Machinery in Redmond Martin-Carr ‘ * 5, ; - i? a* —« Mathew C a rr and Korina Martin Korina Jo Martin and M athew Jared Carr are engaged to be married A June 18 wedding date is planned at the Dayville Golf Course The bride-elect is the daughter o f Hilmer and Marina Martin o f Dayville She attended Dayville High School and graduated in 2001. She is employed with Valley View Assisted Living in John Day. The groom-elect is the son o f Butch and Ginny Carr o f Dayville He attended Grant Union High School and graduated in 1998 He is employed by Dakom Logging in John Day. Currin named district director of FCE T he Fam ily and C om m unity E d u catio n Board (formerly Extension H om em akers) appointed Marlene Currin from Little Buttercreek in Heppner as District VII Director at their spring board meeting held in Redmond, April 4-6. As D istric t VII Director, Currin will serve the tw o Study G roups in Union County and several of the ones in U m atilla and M orrow counties, including groups in Milton-Freewater, Athena, Pendleton and Pine City o f Butter Creek The lessons that will be p resen ted for 2005 include: “Cooking for 1 or 2;” “Unleashing Creativity;” “ W omen in O reg o n History;” and “India ” Six lessons per year are written by th e Fam ily and C om m unity E d u catio n members and three lessons are p rep ared by O regon S tate U niversity. The ACWW will meet in Finland in 2006. Currin is developing and w riting a lesson on Finland The lesson will be p resen ted at the annual meeting o f FCE in October in Tualatin T he lesso n s are given to FCE members and nonmembers alike when they are presented at the monthly study group meetings. The District VII meeting will be held at Denny’s Restaurant banquet room, on April 27 in LaGrande If anyone is in te re ste d in o b tain in g additional information about FCE, they can co n tact Currin at (541) 676-9711. Lexington Grange to hold open house M arq u ard t, B arbara T he L ex in g to n Grange will be holding an Open House game day and aw ard s cerem o n y on Sunday, April 17, from 1 -4 p m at the L exington G range hall Everyone is invited to attend Seals and certificates will be aw ard ed to: 25 Years- Lyle and Virginia Peck, Earl P apineau, V irginia G rieb , B etty ( Bloodsworth, Chuck Nelson and Phil M arq u ard t; 40 Years- Kenny Jones and Carl Smouse, 55 Years- Betty Brown, Faye Munkers and C ecil Jo n es; 60 Y ears- Frances Smouse; 65 Years- Jean Nelson; and 75 Years- Dorris Graves T he final informational sessions for the USDA C onservation Security Program are set for the W illow C reek and Umatilla River watersheds W illow C reek Watershed sessions: April 7, Heppner, St Patrick’s Parish H all, 1 p .m .; A pril 21 Heppner, St Patrick’s Parish Hall, 7 p.m. S ponsors include Bank o f Eastern Oregon, M o rro w C ounty G rain G ro w ers, S ygenta, IRZ Consulting, M orrow Soil and W ater C onservation D istrict, M orrow County W heat G ro w ers and Morrow County Livestock Growers Association U m atilla R iver Watershed sessions: April 6, H erm isto n , H erm iston Community Center, 7 p.m.; A pril 20, P en d leto n , P en d leto n C o n v en tio n Center, 1 p.m. S ponsors include: Sygenta, Pendleton Grain G row ers, M cG regor Co, IRZ Consulting, Umatilla County Wheat Growers and U m atilla C o u n ty Cattlemen’s Association The in tro d u cto ry sessions are the first step in the sign up p ro cess Follow ing these sessions th o se in te re sted in participating will need to fill out a self-assessment which will be av ailab le at th e informational meetings and can be found at www.or.nrcs.usda.gov (click on Conservation Security Program ) Land in the Willow and Umatilla Watershed may not be eligible again for up to eight years, so attending an informational meeting is im p o rtan t fo r th o se in te re ste d in C SP The C o n se rv a tio n S ecu rity Program , o r CSP, is a v o lu n tary pro g ram that financially rewards private land m an ag ers w ho are actively conserving natural reso u rces at the highest levels. Sign up ends May 27. DA’s Report M atth ew B radley T ow nsend adm itted to v io la tio n o f p ro b atio n allegations for Unlawful Use o f a M o to r V ehicle. Townsend’s probation was revoked and reinstated and he was sentenced to 11 days in jail, one year probation from d ate o f original expiration and completion of 60 days in the program c e n te r Tow nsend also adm itted to violation o f probation allegations for Attempting to Elude a Police Office For this count his probation was revoked and reinstated with an extension o f 24 months from the date o f the order. Steven Harry Cram w as co n v icted of Manufacture/Delivery o f a Controlled Substance- SC 2, a Class B felony. Cram was sentenced to 24 m onths supervised probation, 60 days in jail, 80 hours o f com m unity serv ice and payment o f $916 in fines and fees. C ram w as also convicted o f Unauthorized Use o f a Motor Vehicle, a Class C felony. Cram was sentenced to 18 m onths supervised probation, 30 days in jail, 80 hours o f com m unity serv ice and payment o f $916 in fines and fees and $ 2 0 ,0 0 0 in restitution. C ory A aron Breeding was convicted o f Contempt ofCourt/Punitive plus, an u n classified misdemeanor. Breeding was sentenced to 30 suspended days in jail, six months bench p ro b atio n , 10 hours com m unity serv ice and payment o f $376 in fines and fees. Salvador Alvarado was convicted o f Contempt o f C o u rt/P u n itiv e , an unclassified misdemeanor. Alvarado was sentenced to 30 suspended days in jail, six months bench probation, 10 hours community service and payment o f $376 in fines and fees. E ric T hom as Johnson pled no contest to Possession o f a Controlled Substance, a Class C felony. Johnson was sentenced to 18 months formal probation, 80 hours community service, co m p letio n o f a drug package and paym ent o f $921 in fines and fees. Jackie Roberts pled guilty to Possession o f a C o n tro lled S ubstance, a C lass C felo n y and Endangering the Welfare o f a M inor, a C lass A misdemeanor. Roberts was sentenced to 18 m onths formal probation, 80 hours co m m u n ity serv ice, co m p letio n o f a drug package, 180 suspended days in jail and payment o f $1411 in fines and fees. Justice Court report Joseph D. Anderson, 18, Pilot Rock, Violation o f the Speed Limit, 28 mph in a 20 mph zone, fine $123. Scott Alan Thurman, 23, Umatilla, Passing in a No Passing Zone, fine $ 180. Daniel Coiner, 24, H eppner, D iso rd erly C o n d u ct, fine $251, 90 suspended days in jail and one year probation K irk L ooslie, 30, Lexington, M aintaining a Dog as a Public Nuisance, fine $77. Steven Keith Ball, 47, lone, Expired Vehicle License, fine $73. Brook A. Webster, 38, H erm isto n , D U II Diversion, fine $405. Dinner and concert to be held Friday The Willow Creek Symphony and Singers will celebrate “Join Hands Day” on Friday, April 15 with a spaghetti dinner and free concert The spaghetti dinner, sponsored by the Thrivent and Valby Lutheran Church, will be held at the Heppner High School cafeteria from 5:30-6:30 p m The dinner in clu d es sp a g h e tti and meatballs, salad and bread Cost is $3 50 per person The Willow Creek Sym phony and S in g ers concert will be held at the H ep p n er H igh School gymnasium starting at 7 p.m. A dm ission is free and everyone is invited to attend The symphony and singers are sponsored by the Bank o f Eastern Oregon and M o rro w C ounty G rain Growers fyed Invoices? See Vs! Heppner Qazette-Times 676-9228 188 HWow Street ABOUT THE HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES NEWSPAPER News articles The Heppner Gazette welcomes new s articles that are of interest to the com munities of lone, Lexington, Heppner and the surround ing area. 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