TEN - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday. April 19,2006
BIFZ to offer Annual Refresher Training for Emergency
Engagement
courses
are
mandatory
for
8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon,
Equipment Operators
Baker-Ramsey
while the Oregon OSHA all people who might go to
The Burns Interagency
Fire Zone (BIFZ) has sched
uled theannual Oregon O c
cupational Safety and Health
Administration/Act (OSHA)
Fire Training, Annual Fire
Refresher, and Fire Shelter
D eplo y m en t R efre sh e r
c o u rses for em ergency
equipment operators.
The training will be of
fered one day only, on Sat-
urday. May 13 at the Bu
reau of Land Management
(BLM) office at 2 8 9 10 Hwy
20 West in Hines.
Those interested in at
tending should call the Bums
Interagency Com m unica
tion Center (BICC) at (541)
573-4545 as soon as possible
to sign up. Participation is
limited to the first 60 people.
The Fire Refresher and Fire
Shelter training will be from
training, which is required
for any individual who plans
on working in the woods,
will follow afterward from
12:30 to 2:30 p.m. If you
have proof that you have
taken the Oregon OSHA
Fire Training, it is not nec
essary to repeat it at this
time. All classes are pro
vided at no cost.
Annual Fire Shelter De
ployment and Fire Refresher
Umatilla River open for spring chinook
Oregon Department of
Fish and Wildlife reminds
anglers that the U m atilla
River opened April 16 for
spring chinook angling.
Harvest management
guidelines for the Umatilla
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River are based on actual
returns of adults to Three
Mile Dam. The estimated
return of spring chinook to
the river this year is much
lower than in recent years,
according to ODFW District
Fish Biologist Tim Bailey.
ODFW fishery managers
anticipate an early closure of
the season in order to stay
within harvest management
g u id e lin e s.
H ow ever,
m anagers w ill c lo sely
m onitor fish returns and
harvest to maximize angling
opportunities and ensure that
season changes are made at
the appropriate time.
Anglers also should be
aware of fishing regulation
changes for 2006. O nly
adipose fin-clipped chinook
may be kept. The bag limit
is now two adult and five
jack spring chinook per day
and 10 adults per year.
“This regulation change
w ill
allow
n a tu ra lly
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Easter Bunny comes to town
produced fish to return to the
upper U m atilla R iver to
spawn,” Bailey said. “Over
90 percent o f the spring
chinook return is expected to
be adipose fin-clipped fish.”
Anglers are encouraged
to check the agency website
and local m edia to keep
updated on the status of the
fishery.
R ules
and
regulations for this Fishery
and for statewide angling are
listed in ODFW 's Oregon
Sport
F ish in g
2006
Regulations.
For more information
visit ODFW ’s Web site at,
w w w .d fw .state.o r.u s or
contact Bailey at ODFW 's
Pendleton office at 541 -276-
2344.
Fisheries in the Umatilla
River are co-managed by the
Oregon Department of Fish
and W ild life and the
Confederated Tribes of the
U m atilla
Indian
Reservation.
DA ’s Report
The Morrow County
DA's office reports handling
the following business:
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C lin to n
E ugene
S p rin g er ad m itted to
v io la tio n o f p ro b atio n
allegations for Possession of
a Controlled Substance. His
probation was revoked and
reinstated.
Justice Court
Report
The Morrow County
Justice Court reports han
dling the following business:
Nancy I. Ward, 63,
Heppner, Driving Uninsured
and No Operator's License,
fine $185.
Roy M. Proctor, 18,
H eppner, Failure to Use
Seatbelt, fine $99.
Timothy Lee Adams,
49, Heppner, Failure to Use
Seatbelt, fine $76.
Joleen Diane Pruett-
M itchell, 37, H erm iston,
Violation of the Basic Rule,
69 mph in a 45 mph zone,
fine $185.
Easter Runny with Bridget Doherty
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Mahaley, Kyle and Jared Huddleston hang out with the bunny at the Elk's Easter egg
hunt Saturday in Heppner.
the fire line, regardless if they
have previously completed
the course. Any individual
who plans on providing ser
vices under an emergency
equipment rental agreement,
such as dozers or water ten
ders, or who may be hired
on an emergency basis, such
as fallers or truck drivers,
must attend the May 13 ses
sion to meet the require
ments for the 2006 fire sea
son. C om pletion o f the
course provides certification
for a 1 -year period.
If you are planning to be
an emergency hire, you will
need to bring State issued
picture identification and
your social security card to
the training in order to fill
out an Employment Eligibil
ity Verification, or Form I-
9. If a company providing
equipment such as dozers
employs you, you will not
need to fill out an 1-9.
The annual refresher
training is not intended for
c o n tra cto r em ployees or
those em ployed by b u si
nesses engaged in the Region
6 Engine and Tender Con
tract, Oregon Department of
Forestry Crew Contract or
National Engine and Crew
Contracts.
Individuals interested in
signing up equipm ent for
emergency use are encour
aged to do so preseason. For
inform ation on the 2006
E m erg en cy E q u ip m en t
Rental agreements, contact
the Malheur National Forest
Supervisor’s Office at (541)
575-3107.
For more on the BIFZ
annual training, or to sign
up, co n tact the BICC at
(541) 573-4545.
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Sarah Baker and Randy Ramsey, both of Klamath
Falls, wish to announce their engagement.
The bride-elect is the daughter of William and Vickie
Baker of Cloverdale and Steven and Glorene Lesperance
of Heppner. She graduated from Heppner High School in
1998. She is currently employed by Klamath County 911.
The groom-elect is currently employed by Brandon
Kauffman Construction.
The couple plans a May 6, 2006 wedding in Lake
Tahoe.