Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
NEACT to meet in LaGrande
The North East Area
C om m ission
on
Transportation (NEACT)
will hold its next meeting on
Aug. 3 from 9 a.m. to noon
at the Oregon Department of
T ran sp o rta tio n (O D O T )
R egion 5 H ead q u arters,
located at 3012 Island
A venue, L aG rande. The
NEACT, co m p rised o f
transportation stakeholders
from M orrow , U m atilla,
Union, Wallowa and Baker
c o u n ties,
and
the
Confederated Tribes of the
Umatilla Indian Reservation,
helps identify and prioritize
tra n s p o rta tio n -re la te d
projects in the five-county
area. The meeting location is
accessible to persons with
d isa b ilitie s,
per
the
Americans with Disabilities
Act. The general public is
invited to attend.
On the agenda, are
the following key topics:
-an
u pdate
on
approved Connect Oregon
projects;
-a review of projects
proposed for funding
through the 2008-2011
Statew ide Transportation
Im provem ent Program
(STIP);
-highlights from the
m ost
recen t
O regon
Transportation Commission
meeting
-an update on the
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n
Enhancement Program;
-a
review
of
construction cost trends;
-a discussion on the
ACT bi-law s and budget
report,
Time has been set
aside for public comments
regarding project proposals
and other tran sp o rtatio n
related topics. To schedule
time on the agenda at future
NEACT m eetings, please
contact G lenis H arrison
(541) 963-3179.
An
A rea
C om m ission
on
Transportation is an advisory
body ch artered by the
O regon T ran sp o rtatio n
Commission to help address
all aspects of transportation.
M ore info rm atio n about
ACTs is available at the
ODOT
w eb site
at
w w w .oregon.gov/O D O T/
COMM/act_main.shtml.
For
m ore
information about any of the
agenda item topics, contact
Tom Strandberg at (541)
963-1330, or via email at
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P U B L IC N O T IC E
OREGON MILITARY DEPARTMENT
INVITATION TO COMMENT ON
PROPOSED WEAPONS TRAINING RANGES
ON NAVAL WEAPONS SYSTEM TRAINING FACILITY,
BOARDMAN
The National Guard Bureau and the Oregon Military Department
are proposing to construct and operate four live-fire weapons training
ranges on the Naval Weapons System Training Facility, Boardman,
located approximately five miles south of Boardman, Oregon. The
ranges would include a Multi-Purpose Machinegun Range for
machineguns and light weapons, a Multi-Purpose Training Range
for larger vehicle-mounted weapons such as battle tanks and fighting
vehicles, and two Convoy Live-Fire Ranges for training responses
to hostile threats during vehicle convoy operations.
The Oregon Military Department has prepared an analysis of the
potential environmental impacts of this proposal in a draft
Environmental Assessment (EA), which is available for public review
and comment. Copies of the draft EA may be reviewed at:
Boardman Library
200 South Main Street
Boardman, OR 97818
Hours:
Mon & Wed: 12pm - 8pm
Thur& Fri: 10am - 5pm
Sat: 10am - 2pm
Sun & Tue: Closed
Heppner Library
444 North Main Street
Heppner, OR 97836
Hours:
Tue & Wed: 11am-8pm
Thur: 12pm - 5pm
Fri: 10am - 5pm
Sat: 11am - 3pm
Sun & Mon: Closed
Hermiston Public Library
235 E. Gladys Avenue
Hermiston, OR 97838
Hours:
M on-T hur: 11am -7pm
Fri & Sat: 10am - 5pm
An electronic copy of the draft EA may be viewed or downloaded
at http://www.mil.state.or.us/Agi-E/index.html. Copies of the draft
EA also may be obtained by contacting Mr. Jeff Mach, at the Oregon
Military Department, by telephone at (503) 584-3493, during normal
business hours, by email at Jeff. Mach @ us.army.mil, or at the address
provided below. Questions concerning the draft EA also may be
directed to Mr. Mach.
The draft EA will have a 30-day public comment period, ending
on September 1, 2006. Written public comments for consideration
by the Oregon Military Department in the final EA are invited and
must be provided in writing to: Mr. Jeff Mach, Natural Resources
Manager, Environmental Branch (AGI-ENV), Oregon Military
Department, P.O. Box 14350, Salem, OR 97309-5047 Written
substantive comments received within the review period will be
addressed in the final EA.
Safety advisory issued on kite tubing S7lm//., Report
The Morrow County
Sheriff’s Office reports han
dling the following business:
The O regon State
M arine
B oard,
in
c o o p eratio n w ith the
Consumer Products Safety
C om m ission, is advising
w ater en th u siasts to use
extreme care when using a
new towable device called a
“kite tube.”
“There have been a
num ber of accidents this
summer in a hand-full of
states,” says Marty Law,
Education and Information
M anager for the M arine
Board. “ R iders can get
injured after falling or being
thrown off the kite tube and
can plunge 15 feet or more
at extremely high speed.”
Kite tubes are large,
wide and sometimes saucer
shaped inflatable tubes that
are towed behind boats at
speeds between 25 to 35
mph. The speed of the boat
causes the tube to lift into the
air w ith the rid er(s)
sometimes falling 30 feet or
more. This device behaves
just like a regular kite by
sp o n tan eo u sly plunging
without warning.
Precautions for
drivers and
their cars in hot
weather
Summer is here and
even with higher gas prices,
many drivers will be hitting
the road for vacations and
weekend get-a-ways. “Hot
w eath er b rings unique
c h a lle n g e s,” said Ray
Palermo, director of public
relations for auto insurer,
Response Insurance. "It can
p resen t
d an g ero u s
co n d itio n s for both the
vehicle and its occupants.”
Each summer sees more than
7 million car breakdowns on
the road and he suggests that
most summer breakdowns
can be easily avoided.
-When driving in hot
w eather it’s particularly
important to keep an eye on
the lights and gauges. If your
temperature gauge moves
up, turn o ff your air
conditioner and turn on your
vehicle’s heater to its highest
and hottest setting. It will be
uncomfortable, but it will
help draw some of the heat
away from the engine. If you
are stopped in traffic put the
car in “park" and lightly step
on the gas to help circulate
coolant. If the temperature
light goes on or if the gauge
en ters the red zone,
immediately pull off the road
to a safe spot, well away
from traffic. Do not drive
any further - not even to the
next exit. Driving with an
overheated engine can cause
serio u s dam age to the
engine.
-Do not attempt to
rem ove the rad iato r cap
itse lf. The p ressu rized
coolant is extremely hot and
will spray out with great
force. Do not pour water
over the radiator or engine,
since a dramatic change in
tem perature could cause
damage. After the engine
cools a bit. add a 50-50 mix
of coolant and water to the
reservoir to bring it up to its
proper level.
Two free brochures
and other information are
available by calling (800)
6 10-5928 or at their website
www.response.com.
At least three kite
tube fatalities have occurred
this summer in the US, as
well as several dozen
personal injury accidents.
In ju ries
noted
include heart and lung
trauma, broken neck, back
injuries, jaw and other facial
fractu res, c o n cu ssio n s,
cracked ribs, perfo rated
eardrums and broken limbs.
The Army Corp of
Engineers banned kite tubing
on its lakes in Oklahoma and
in neighboring states as well.
In a C onsum er
Product Safety Commission
(CPSC) w arning on kite
tubes released on June 30,
they noted that possible
reasons for incidents and
injuries include a rid e r’s
difficulty controlling the
tube,
boat
o p erato r
inexperience and how the
tube reacts in certain
w eath er
co n d itio n s.
C o n d itio n s o f h ighest
concern to the CPSC are
wind gusts that can cause the
tube to spin out of control,
or suddenly stopping or
slowing by the boat operator.
A ccording to the CPSC,
slowing can cause the tube
to nose dive and hit the water
or allow the tube rider to
continue past the top of the
boat and hit the towing boat,
another watercraft or other
objects such as a bridge.
"We want boaters in
O regon to know how
potentially dangerous this
apparatus is, and to seriously
consider the amount of risk
involved.” Law adds.
For
more
in fo rm atio n ,
visit
www.cpsc.gov/talk.html.
MCSO received a
report from Hermiston PD
that Steven M. Zacharias,
41, was a rre sted on an
Irrigon Ju stic e C ourt
w arrant for F a ilu re to
A p p ear/D riv in g
w hile
Suspended.
M CSO received a
report from caller in Irrigon
that her Oxycodone has been
possibly stolen, as it was not
with her other medications.
The caller was on her way
about but would call back in
the evening and requested a
deputy contact her the next
day.
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Wednesday. July 26, 2006 - FIVE
M CSO received a
rep o rt from a c a lle r in
Heppner that someone was
driving a vehicle in Hager
Park and attempting to run
someone over. Another call
reported that a couple was
fighting and the female party
was attempting to run over
the male party. The female
party was a rre ste d fo r
Reckless Driving.
MCSO cited a male
juvenile for No O perator’s
License.
M CSO received a
report from the Water Park
in Heppner that a 13-year-
old male fell backwards onto
his head. He was conscious
and breathing but unable to
walk. He also had a bump on
the back of his head, but was
not b leed in g . He w as
tra n sp o rte d to P io n e e r
Memorial Hospital.
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