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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 8,2006 - FIVE NOAA issues monthly climate summary for Heppner A cco rd in g to preliminary data received by NOAA’s National Weather S ervice in P en d leto n tem peratures at H eppner averaged colder than normal during the m onth o f February. The average temperature was 36 degrees, w hich was 2.3 d eg rees below norm al. High temperatures averaged 45.5 d e g re es, w hich w as 1.6 degrees below normal. The highest was 61 degrees on Feb. 9. Low temperatures av erag ed 26.4 d eg rees, w hich was 3.0 d eg rees below normal. The lowest was 6 degrees, on Feb. 18. There were 19 days with the low tem perature below 32 degrees. There were two days when the high temperature stayed below 32 degrees. Precipitation totaled .28 inches during February, which was .95 inches below norm al. M easurable precipitation -at least .01 inch- was received on six days with the heaviest, 0.08 inches reported on Feb. 4. P re c ip ita tio n this year has reached 2.76 inches, which is .07 inches above norm al. In the past six m onths, the to tal precipitation at Heppner has been 7.16 inches, which is .43 inches below normal. Snowfall totaled 1 inch with at least 1 inch of snow reported on one day. The heaviest snowfall was 1 inch reported on Feb. 15. The greatest depth of snow on the ground was 1 inch on Feb. 15. The o u tlo o k for M arch from N O A A ’s Climate Prediction Center calls for below norm al te m p e ratu res and above norm al p re c ip ita tio n . Normal highs for Heppner d u ring M arch are 54.3 degrees and normal lows are 33.6 degrees. The 30-year normal precipitation is 1.6 inches. The N atio n al Weather Service is an office of the National Oceanic and A t m o s p h e r i c Administration, an agency of the U .S. C om m erce Department. To find out m ore information, visit the NOAA National Weather Service in P en d leto n site at www.weather.gov/ pendleton. Forest Service recruits youth for Participants will be selected YCC The Forest Service, Heppner Ranger District, is recruiting four young people between the ages of 15 and 18 for summer employment in the Youth Conservation C orps. The w ork may in clu d e noxious w eed rem oval, w ildlife habitat improvement, slash piling and trail and campground maintenance. The duration of the program will be eight weeks from June 12, 2006 to Aug. 4, 2006. The pay will be the Oregon minimum wage rate o f $7.50 per hour. A p p lic atio n s w ill be accepted March 6 through A pril 18, until 2 p.m . on a random basis on April 18 at 4 p.m. No p rev io u s ex p erien c e is re q u ire d . Applicants must be 15 years old and not reach age 19 d u ring the term of employment in the program and have a social security num ber or have m ade application to obtain one. Applicants must also obtain parental or legal guardian consent to en ro ll in the program. Applications may be obtained from the Forest Service in Heppner and local high sch o o ls. F o r m ore information, call the Forest Service at 676-9187. Ceili to feature various musical offerings The Saturday afternoon Ceili, from 2-4 p.m. at the Elks Club, will feature “The Irish Singers,” celebrating their 20"’ anniversary together. They go way back, though smaller in number, to Jim Farley’s garage party on St. Pat’s weekend in 1986. Also included in the afternoon Ceili will be the return of “The Chancers” and Captain Ireland, Mulligan Stew, vocalist Nick Berretta and Rebekah Jepsen on the Celtic Harp. Motocross to be held during St. Patrick’s Day celebration The Oregon Trail Pro R odeo’s St. P at’s Day Motocross will be held Saturday, March 18 at the Morrow County Fairgrounds in Heppner. The races will start at 10 a.m. and admission is $5 at the gate. (Please note some flyers were misprinted with a price of $2). Signup starts at 8 a.m. and a rider’s meeting will be held at 9:30 a.m. Additional signups will be taken during intermission (approximately 12-1 p.m.). Heat races will begin after intermission so that spectators can also enjoy the parade.______________________________________ PRIDE IN OWNERSHIP Immaculate 2001 MH 3 bdrm/2 ba on large 100" x 100" city lot in IONE. Front covered deck, good size storage shed and hot tub next to back deck. Nice yard with TUG sprinklers makes for easy maintenance. Peaceful setting. Asking: $110,000 - M019/17865 - Call Buzz Logan @ (541) 422-7103 MT. VALLEY LAND COMPANY - REALTORS (541) 481-6251 website: www.mtvalleylandco.com iü.“ DEQ and Morrow SWCD Arts and Crafts club prepares working to improve water quality for St. Pat’s sale in Willow Creek Basin M orrow C ounty 18. these goals can be met, will ad d re ss p o llu tio n from various sources, including run-off from agricultural lands, forest lands, and urban areas, and elevated stream te m p e ra tu re s c au sed by rem ov al o f stre am -sid e v e g eta tio n and ch an n el erosion. The Willow Creek B asin TM D L and m an ag em en t plan are targeted for completion in 2006. P u b lic in p u t and participation is encouraged th ro u g h o u t the TM D L process. On March 7, 2006, and at subsequent meetings (1 st T uesdays at M orrow SW C D O ffice , 430 Heppner/Lexington Hwy.), DEQ s ta ff w ill present findings and will be available to answ er q uestions and discuss what this may mean to you. After the discussions and draft documentation are completed, a formal public co m m ent period and hearings will be held, as early as June of 2006. Comments can also be made to the Pendleton DEQ office at any time during the development of the TMDL and associated w ater q u a lity p lan n in g process. For m ore in fo rm atio n co n tac t the M orrow SW CD at 676- 5452, or call Don Butcher, D E Q 's W illow C reek TM D L C o o rd in a to r, at (541) 278-4603. T he O regon D ep artm en t of E n v iro n m e n tal Q uality, working with the Morrow Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD), has begun working on a water quality report and management plan for the Willow Creek Basin. The report, known as a Total M axim um D aily Load (TMDL), and management plan will define steps needed to m eet clean w ater stan d a rd s and p ro tect w atersh ed h ealth in the Willow Creek Basin. The Willow Creek Basin consists of 880 square miles of public and private land in Morrow and Gilliam C o u n tie s, in clu d in g the com m unities o f Heppner, Lexington, and lone. Major w ater bodies in the basin include Willow Creek, the Willow Creek Reservoir, and Eight-mile, Hinton and Rhea Creeks. Much of the land use in the basin is agricultural. Water quality suffers in W illow C reek B asin streams. Unnaturally high temperature and pH levels in W illow C reek e n d an g e r tro u t p o p u la tio n s. In ad d itio n , b acteria levels locally exceed standards for swimming and other contact recreation. The Willow Creek Basin TMDL will set goals fo r the re d u c tio n o f tem perature, bacteria and pH. The management plan, which will describe how Local soldier participates in community service projects in Australia Navy C h ief Petty Officer David S. Dooney, son of Juanita L. Bohnhoff o f Irrigon and D avid R. Dooney of Umatilla, and his fellow shipm ates made a fiv e-d ay port visit to Brisbane, A ustralia while assig n ed to the g u id ed - m issile d e stro y e r USS Decatur, homeported in San Diego. In early January, USS D ecatu r began it western Pacific deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism and Maritime Security Operations (MSO). The purpose of the port visit was for sailors to participate in com m unity serv ice projects while visiting tourist attractions and experiencing the Australian culture. D uring the v isit, Sailors volunteered at the local children's and women's hospitals, helped restore an A ustralian W orld War II frigate at the Queensland Maritime Museum, cleaned the koala exhibit at the local zoo and cleaned a training fa c ility for em ergency medical technicians. MSO sets the conditions for security and stability in the m aritim e en v iro n m en t, as well as complements the counter terrorism and security efforts of regional nations. MSO denies international terrorist use o f the m aritim e environment as a venue for attack or to tra n sp o rt personnel, weapons or other materials. The primary mission o f D o o n e y ’s ship is to p ro v id e m u lti-m issio n o ffen siv e and d efen siv e capabilities. USS Decatur is cap ab le o f o p eratin g independently or as part of a strike group. Its flexibility provides presence with a purpose and strike power to support jo in t and allied forces afloat and ashore. D ooney is a 1993 graduate of Riverside High School and joined the Navy in June 1993. For m ore in fo rm atio n on the d ep lo y m en t and high- resolution photographs, visit USS D ecatur web site at www.navy.mil. lone City Council to meet The lone C ity Council will hold its regular m onthly m eeting on Tuesday, March 14 at 6 p.m. at Wheatland Insurance due to on-going construction. If you would like to be on the agenda for the upcoming meeting, please contact City Hall at 422-7414. loin Us in Celebrating the 6 0 th Wedding Anniversary of Don & Margaret Evans Sunday, March 12th 2 - 5 p.m. Heppner Elks Lodge Drop in! No gifts please. Creative Arts and Crafts is m aking plans for the St. P a tric k ’s C eleb ra tio n in H ep p n er and fo r A pril workshops. The F eb ru ary meeting was centered on the St. Pat's sale and show and how many different things would be available and space n eed ed to d isp lay was discussed. It was also stated how nice an area the display room at Les Schwab’s is and how well it accommodates the need. Things to see will include rugs, wooden items, country crafts, carved items and laser metal work. The show will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, March 17 and from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. March Som e ch an g es on workshops were also talked over. Betty Crosswhite will be here April 7-8 doing a seascape, landscape and flowers workshop. You will be able to choose from the three. C anvas sizes vary from 18x24 to 16x20. Workshops must be paid for by March 17. The Robert W alton w o rk sh o p is scheduled for April 28-30. This is a mountain and river scene with sheep on a 16x20 canvas. This class must be paid for by April 1. Payments should be m ade to club treasurer Sharon Harrison until March 27, after that time contact Betty Mills at 676-5546. Engagement Koenig-Hurl Kelly Koenig and Jeremy Hurl K elly K oenig o f M cM innville and Jerem y Hurl of Coos Bay wish to announce their engagement. The bride-elect is the daughter of Sue and Gene Kinion of McMinnville and the late Marty Koenig. Her g ra n d p a re n ts are Sally Wilmot of McMinnville and Bud and Betty Koenig of Mt. Vernon, WA. She graduated from M cM innville High School in 2000 and is a nursing student at Oregon H eath and S cience University in Portland. The groom-elect is the son of Jim and Luanne Hurl of Heppner and his grandparents are Bill and Jackie Hurl of McMinnville and Bob and Starla Kelly of Mesquite. NV. He graduated from M cM innville High School in 1994 and from Oregon State University in 1999. He is project manager fo r K nutson T ow boat Company of Coos Bay. The couple met in McMinnville through mutual friends and have dated for more than a year and a half. Marriage was proposed on top of Beacon Rock in the Columbia River Gorge. The couple plans an Aug. 5, 2006 wedding at F irst B ap tist C hurch in McMinnville. Marriage Licenses Feb. 21: Harold Wilmot Lucas, 62. Boardman and Myrtle Elice Cook. 60, Boardman. Feb. 23: Chet Allen DuBry, 32, Boardman and Starla Fayann Kerns, 24, Boardman. Feb. 24: Jesse Joshua Calhoun, 24. Richland. WA and Molly Ann Barrow, 22, Richland. WA. M arch 3: Jackie Warren Hegel II, 23, Heppner and Demetria Trina Hayes, 35, Heppner. Sheriff’s Report speed, going 65 mph in a 55 The Morrow County mph zone. S h eriff's Office reported -M CSO received a handling the following busi report that Hermiston PD ness: arrested Saturnino Flores, 40, for failing to pay fine for F e b . 28: M CSO issued a citation to Luanne driving while suspended. Mar. 2: BPD Carolynn Flanagan. 36. for a rre sted John C h arles driving while suspended. -MCSO received a Garrett, 43. for Unlawful report that Lane C ounty Entry of a Motor Vehicle. -B PD issu ed a arrested John J. Clark, 25, for failing to attend alcohol citation to Roberto Carlos education and the victim Bernal Ruiz, 22, for driving while suspended. impact panel. -B PD issu ed a Mar. 1: M CSO issued a citation to Francisco citation to Federico Estrada Ramon Torres, 30, for going Birelas, 24, for not having any insurance and illegal 75 mph in a 55 mph zone. -M C SO issu ed a window tinting, and a DUII. citation to Timothy Arnold, Subject refused to take urine 44, for violating the truck sample. Need lodging for £+. Paddy’s Day? Call Ho+el Condon 1-800201-6706 Win+er ra+es starting at *55
