SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 15,2006
Pheasants Forever provides food St. Patrick’s Restoration continues at
lone Legion Hall
Senior
source for bird population
Center news
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(L-R) Jamie Helfrecht, Green Feed; Misty Bennett, Pheasants Forever Banquet Chair;
and Skip Matthews, Pheasants Forever President.
R o o ster
dogs,
Emma and Chesa Bay are
p re d ic tin g an ex cellen t
upland bird season for next
fa ll. The new ly form ed
Pheasants Forever Chapter,
Columbia Plateau, intend to
make their dream s come
true. The chapter is offering
bird blocks to C ounty
residents in an effort to bring
attention to their developing
chapter and provide food to
local bird p o p u latio n s.
Pheasants Forever has found
a good source for the blocks
in Jamie Helfrecht, of the
MCGG Green Feed store.
The chapter is providing the
first two blocks free and
more blocks can be obtained
through Helfrecht for $8.95
per block.
The pheasant blocks
are most valuable to bird
p o p u latio n s w hen snow
¿over makes it difficult for
the birds to find food and
increases their vulnerability
to p redatio n . As spring
approaches and the chances
of snow cover diminish, the
hen pheasan ts w ill still
benefit by having one more
source of n u tritio n to
increase their reproductive
success.
O th er
bird
populations are expected to
benefit from the food blocks.
When you pick up your bird
blocks, help yourself to an
information sheet describing
how and where to place the
blocks and a leaflet on how
to join the organization.
T here w ill be a
banquet to raise funds for
this chapter at the Heppner
Elks Lodge on Saturday,
April 8. With the Ducks
Unlimited banquet not being
held this year, it is hoped that
m any
o u td o o r-m in d ed
people and their families will
now attend the Pheasants
Forever social function. John
K ilkenny, m em bership
MCGG donates chaps to
Rodeo Court
chairperson, has already
found 25 sponsors that have
committed to supporting the
banquet activities. If you
have items or services to
donate to the auction contact
Kilkenny at 676-9910. Co
chairs for the banquet are
M isty B ennett and Judy
Barber. Call Bennett at 676-
5798 or Barber at 676-5037
if you want to help with the
banquet.
Skip
M athew s,
president o f the ch ap ter
hopes for a big banquet
turnout. Pheasants Forever
allow 100 percent of the net
gain from fund raising events
to stay at the local level. The
Columbia Plateau chapter
intends to use their profits to
improve the local habitat for
the birds and increase their
population. Bill Ewing, co
ch air o f the h a b itat
co m m ittee, ex p ects the
co m m ittee
to
m ake
inform ation available on
seed mixtures and planting
tech n iq u es. The ch ap ter
hopes to do at least one local
habitat project this year.
MCSB to hold
community
meetings
The Morrow County
School District Board of
D irectors in cooperation
with Oregon School Board
A ss o c ia tio n 's “ B ridges
Project” will be hosting a
series o f com m unity
meetings coming up soon.
This project will be a process
for gathering information
from c o n stitu en ts about
im port issues relative to
students and their learning
en v iro n m en t, sch o lastic
achievement and direction
for the future.
Since it is possible
that a majority of the board
could be present at any one
or all of these meetings, this
w ill serv e as o fficial
Morrow County Fair and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo Court notification of the following
Queen Heather Yocom and Princess Josie Miller wearing m eetin g s: H eppner at
the chaps donated by Morrow County Grain Growers, Heppner Elementary School
represented by John Ripple, MCGG general manager.
library on Thursday, Feb. 23
at 7 p.m.; Boardman at Port
o f M orrow R iv erfro n t
Center on Tuesday, Feb. 28
at 7 p.m .; and Irrigon at
Stokes Landing Community
Center. Wednesday, March 8
at 12:45 p.m. (during the
C
h am b er o f C om m erce
APY*
meeting).
4 . 00 %
11-month
Certificate o f Deposit
Heppner C hristian
C hurch
w ill
p rovide
volunteers for the senior
noon m eal on Feb. 22.
Serving begins at 11 a.m.,
following announcements
and opening ceremony. The
menu of the day is BBQ pork
chops, potatoes au gratin,
peas and carrots, cake and
ice cream and fruit juice.
Grace Drake, Tom
W ilson and Ed B aker
atte n d ed the q u a rte rly
m eeting o f the advisory
co m m ittee for the A rea
A gency on A ging. The
H erm iston Senior C enter
h o sted the m eetin g on
Thursday, Feb. 9 at 1 p.m.,
following lunch. After the
usual reports, Eva Mabbott,
‘e x ec u tiv e
d ire c to r,
overseeing the operation of
senior meal sites in Umatilla
and M orrow c o u n tie s,
discussed a recent survey of
customer satisfaction, which
was c irc u la te d during
Jan u ary at each center.
A m ong the com m ents
written on the survey sheets,
were questions about the
$5.50 charge for those who
are younger. A federal'grant,
under the Older Americans
Act, which provides funds
with which meal sites are
able to be organized, defines
seniors as “those persons 60
years and older and persons
with disabilities, any age.”
Because the grant
for services is for those 60
and over, and those disabled,
the amount of the grant is
determined by the number of
persons in the over 60 or
disabled bracket. The meal
site provides a meal for less
than cost only to those
defined as 60 or over or
disabled. Under the terms of
the grant, a meal site cannot
offer meals at less than cost
to those not d efin e d as
“seniors.” Meals for others
are provided for full cost.
The federal grant
contact provides 40 percent
o f the cost for the meal
operation. The remaining 60
percent is provided by local
sources. Factored in the total
cost are food, staff salaries,
supplies and other items. The
amount of $5.50 has been
calculated from these figures
as a full cost charge for
persons under 60.
It was stated that
those persons under 60 do
assist the centers financially
by their attendance. Their tab
of $5.50 contributes to the
60 percent of the cost, which
the local Umatilla-Morrow
AAA group must raise to
m eet
the
m atching
requirem ent. All centers
e x ten d
w ords
of
appreciation to our younger
participants, especially for
your company at our tables.
Justice Court
report
C h ristia n D anyel
K ennedy, 29, H eppner.
Failure to Register Vehicle,
fine $84.
Dwayne B. Losacco,
39, Heppner, Driving while
Suspended-violation, fine
$513.
M ark
D onald
McDonough, 36, San Diego,
CA, Speeding, 80 mph in a
65 mph zone, fine $185.
Loyal Burns installs new light fixtures after the paint dries.
Joe McEUigott (left) and Joe Kietmann (right) work on painting
the lone Legion ballroom ceiling.
W ith the help o f
num erous
com m unity
volunteers, restoration on
the American Legion Hall in
lone has continued. The
new est p ro ject was the
p ain tin g o f the m ain
ballroom ceiling and the
installation of new lighting
fixtures. Also repaired was a
hole left by the removal of a
chimney.
The p ro ject was
chaired by Jeri McEUigott
and Bill Rietm ann. They
w ere p leased w ith the
am ount o f com m unity
support
and
g reatly
appreciated not only the time
spent w orking on the
project, but the materials
offered as well. John Jepsen
was instrumental in the prep
work for the project, he
placed the plastic on the
walls and floors to protect
them . P endleton G rain
G ro w ers
and
Frank
H alvorsen
d o n ated
sca ffo ld in g s and o th er
com m unity
m em bers
donated battery operated
paint
ro llers.
M any
community members also
came to help in the actually
painting, which required two
coats. During the painting.
Collier's Market furnished
lunch on Monday and the
Legion A uxiliary Ladies
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made lunch Tuesday. To
finish off the project. Loyal
Burns installed new lighting
fixtures in the ballroom.
The restoration on
the hall is “almost done,”
said Jean Jepsen, original
re sto ra tio n c h airp erso n .
There may be other projects
in the future.
Marriage
Licenses
Feb. 7: Gerald Lee
Sandlin. 77, Hermiston and
Leilani Jeanne Davis, 63,
Hermiston.
F eb . 13: R ichard
Jam es Seew er, Jr., 20,
Irrigon and Sabrine Lynn
Cooley, 19. Irrigon; Clifton
Brent Shaw. 45. Boardman
and Kathleen Marie Martin,
47, Boardman.
Births
T e a g an M ich a e l
R am sey - a son. Teagan
Michael, was bom Sept. 14,
2005, in Klamath Falls to
Sarah B aker and Randy
Ramsey of Klamath Falls. He
jo in s sibling, A m elia, 2.
Grandparents are Steve and
G lo ren e L esp eran ce o f
Heppner. William and Vickie
Baker of Tillamook and Bill
and D onna M cB ean o f
Pendleton.
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