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.______________________________________
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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.
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