Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 11,2006 - SEVEN
ESD working to improve
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Farm and ranch groups endorse New gazebo installed at
Walden
Cutsforth Park
Three of the most
influential agriculture groups
in Oregon today voiced their
support for Congressm an
Greg Walden to be elected
to his fifth term in the U.S.
House of Representatives.
The Oregon Farm Bureau,
O regon
C a ttle m e n ’s
Association and Oregonians
for Food and Shelter all
pointed to Walden’s proven
track record in supporting
the interests of farmers and
ran ch ers
in
th e ir
endorsement. A third group,
the Oregon Wheat Growers
League (OWGL), does not
officially endorse candidates,
but earlier this year, OWGL
honored Walden with their
Wheat Advocate of the Year
Award, one o f only five
awards given to Members of
Congress annually.
W alden, a native
O regonian who spent his
early years on the family's
cherry orchard outside of
The Dalles, has consistently
earned top ratings from farm
and ranch groups for his
work in the Congress and
during his eight years in the
state Legislature.
“G reg
W alden
understands the needs of
O regon farm ers and is a
tireless advocate on our
b eh alf. F arm ers around
Oregon, not just in the 2nd
Congressional District, owe
Walden a debt of gratitude
for his efforts.
We’re fortunate to
have such a dedicated public
servant on our side,” said
Barry Bushue, President of
the Oregon Farm Bureau.
Congressman
Walden is a leader in the
b ip a rtisa n
effo rt
to
modernize and update the
3 0 -y ear-o ld E ndangered
S p ecies A ct. A fter the
government cut off water to
Klamath Basin farmers in
2001, Walden went to work
to make sure future such
decisions were based on
independent, peer-reviewed
science. He has worked in
the C o n g ress to find
co m m o n -sen se w ays to
make the ESA an effective
tool for species recovery
without wrongly burdening
com m unities and private
landowners.
“ O regon ranchers
struggle to sustain their
business and lifestyle despite
the c h allen g e s o f the
marketplace, environmental
regulation, and public lands
policy. Dealing with all of
these issues requires strong
allies in powerful positions.
Greg Walden is such an ally.
He is a forceful advocate for
common sense policies that
seek to balance the need for
c o n se rv a tio n w ith the
importance of protecting the
rural economy and our way
o f life,” said Bob Beck,
Chair of Oregon Cattle PAC.
W alden supported
critical congressional efforts
to help farmers deal with
increasing energy costs,
w hich have d o u b led or
tripled in the last four years.
Whether it was through his
support for comprehensive
energy le g isla tio n that
in c lu d e d p ro v isio n s to
increase production of oil
and natural gas, disaster
re lie f,
or
p ro v id in g
incentives for production of
alternative fuels including
eth an o l and b io d ie se l,
Walden has worked to ease
the cru sh o f ra p id ly -
increasing production costs
and seek long-term solutions
to stabilize energy prices.
“Tim e and again,
G reg W alden is the one
person we know will take the
lead on issues important to
all of rural Oregon. There’s
no q u e stio n th at the
economy of rural Oregon is
b e tte r than it w ould be
without Walden’s leadership.
The survival of resource-
dependent businesses and
the economic activity they
produce has been markedly
im proved becau se o f
Walden's work,” said Jake
G ibbs, B oard C h air o f
O regonians for Food and
Shelter.
Walden, who chairs
the F o rests and F orest
H ealth
S u b co m m ittee,
helped write and pass the
Healthy Forest Restoration
Act, which has cleared the
way for thinning forests of
excess fuel loads. He also
wrote and got the House to
ap prove
the
F orest
Emergency Recovery and
Research Act that would
expedite the process to allow
the harvest of burned, dead
and dying trees after a fire
and the replanting of a forest
sooner. Both measures are
designed to improve forest
stewardship and create new
jobs in forest communities.
Congressman
Walden is currently serving
his fourth term representing
the people of the Second
Congressional District of
Oregon, which includes 20
counties in central, southern,
and e astern O regon. He
serv es on the H ouse
Committee on Energy and
Commerce as well as the
C om m ittee on R esource,
w here he c h a irs the
Subcom m ittee on Forests
and Forest Health. He was
re-elected in 2004 with 72
percent of the vote in a four-
person race. He and his wife,
M ylene, have owned and
operated radio stations in the
Columbia Gorge for more
than 20 years. Their son,
Anthony, is a junior at Hood
River Valley High School.
lone prepares for homecoming
on Oct. 13
lone Community School is celebrating homecoming
this week, with the homecoming sports games being held
on Friday, Oct. 13. The varsity volleyball game will begin
at 5 p.m., with the varsity football game starting at 7 p.m.
The teams will be playing against Sherman County.
The homecoming court will be announced during
halftime of the football game. A dance will follow the game,
beginning at 9:30 p.m., at the Legion Hall.
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The Cutsforth (iazeho, in honor of Orville Cutsforth.
The
C u tsfo rth
G azebo honoring O rville
Cutsforth is in place and
ready for users. It is located
at Cutsforth Park. 22 miles
from Heppner on the Blue
Mountain Scenic By-Way,
also known as Willow Creek
R oad. The G azebo with
BBQ grills and picnic tables
was donated in memory of
O rville C utsforth by the
C u tsfo rth and K ilkenny
family. It is located near the
Darcy Coil 4-H building and
the fish in g pond. It is
covered and ideal for family
reunions, picnics and any
kind of get-togethers.
The P ublic W ork
D epartm ent prepared the
site, made w alking paths
leading to the Gazebo and
w orked m any hours to
ensure this was a recreation
delight for all users for years
to com e. Pat K ilkenny,
Orville’s grandson, donated
the money for this project.
A dedication ceremony is
planned for the spring.
M orrow C ounty
Parks is a departm ent of
M orrow C ounty Public
W orks. T h ere are three
county parks- C utsforth,
Anson Wright and Morrow
County Off Highway Vehicle
(OHV) Park. Reservations
can be made at the Public
Works office in Lexington
through phone- 989-9500,
fax- 989-8352 or em ail-
mcparks@co.morrow.or.us.
You can also visit the parks’
w eb site
at
www.morrowcountyparics.org.
Anson Wright Park
will be closing on Oct. 29 for
the season. Cutsforth will be
open until Nov. 15 and the
OHV Park is open y ear
round. Cam ping, fishing,
picnicking, hiking, wildlife
and horse trails are some of
the things you can do at
Morrow County parks. At
thè OHV Park there is about
200 miles of trails for off
road motorcycles, quads and
four-well drive vehicles. All
three classes of vehicles are
welcome. There are five A-
fram e c ab in s that are
available to rent.
Sign-up period for EQIP now
open
The USDA Natural
R esources C o n serv atio n
Service (NRCS) announced
today that the first sign up
perio d for the 2007
E n v iro n m en tal Q uality
Incentives Program (EQIP)
in Morrow County is open
now and will close Nov. 30.
The Environmental
Quality Incentives Program
is a voluntary conservation
cost
share
program .
Through EQIP, farmers and
ran ch ers may receive
financial and technical help
to in stall stru ctu ral and
management conservation
p ra c tice s on elig ib le
a g ric u ltu ra l
land.
A g ric u ltu ra l land may
include cropland, grazed
land and forest land.
EQIP activities are
carried out according to an
EQ IP plan o f operations
d ev elo p ed
w ith
the
producer. C o n serv atio n
p ractices such as spring
d evelopm ents, irrigation
system u p g rad es, forest
thinning and range seeding
are among others that may
be eligible for cost sharing.
Incentive payments may also
be made to encourage a
p ro d u c e r to adopt land
management practices such
as residue m anagem ent,
direct seeding, conservation
crop rotations and irrigation
water management. People
with a Conservation Security
Program contract must be
m aking a sig n ific a n t
improvement to their system
to be elig ib le for EQ IP
incentives.
EQIP applications
are accepted throughout the
year but cut off dates apply
for each funding period.
People who applied and
were not funded in 2006
should contact NRCS if they
are still in terested in
p a rtic ip a tin g .
NRCS
evaluates each application
using a state and locally
developed ranking process
to select priority proposals
for funding.
For
m ore
information, visit NRCS at
the USDA Ag S ervice
C en ter at 430 H eppner/
Lexington Highway or call
them at 676-5021.
Local man finds water line leak
A local man helped
the city find a major water
leak last week.
City Manger David
DeMayo said Cecil Barlow
of Green Street in Heppner
was out walking and noticed
a wet spot on the ground
around Canon Street near
the bridge. Barlow notified
the city crew, who found
“quite a leak,” said DeMayo.
"We appreciate his
alertness and calling this to
o ur
a tte n tio n ,”
said
DeMayo, who pointed out
that the city wants to stop all
the leaks it can find on city
water lines.
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A fter three tragic
recen t school sh o o tin g s
acro ss the co u n try , the
Umatilla-Morrow Education
S erv ice D istric t (E SD )
wants to remind parents and
community members that it
has several program s in
place to make sure local
school districts are prepared
in the event of an emergency.
“In the wake of three
recen t
sch o o l-re late d
sh o o tin g s in C o lo rad o ,
Pennsylvania and Wisconsin,
local school officials are
an x io u s to help assu re
p aren ts and com m unity
members that school districts
in U m atilla and M orrow
counties are working hard to
help improve all aspects of
student safety,” said George
M urdock,
ESD
superintendent.
The
ESD
administers the Emergency
R esponse
C risis
M anagem ent
(E R C M )
G ran t, w hich h elp s to
provide aid to Umatilla and
M orrow county school
d istric ts in the form o f
train in g and fin an cial
assistan c e to im prove
security and safety within the
schools. The grant is under
the g u id an ce o f form er
school superintendent A1
M eunier and ESD staff
member Tammy Campbell.
The ERCM grant
has helped to foster strong
p artn e rsh ip s
w ith
com m unity
p artn ers.
Examples of this partnership
include emergency planning/
review m eetings, safety
au d its o f cam p u ses and
practicing scenarios through
live drills or paper exercises.
The grant also funds
the Umatilla-Morrow Safe
and H ealthy Schools
Coalition, which is made up
of the 12 school districts in
U m atilla and M orrow
c o u n tie s, H ead Start
Centers, private schools, the
C hem ical S to ck p ile and
Em ergency Preparedness
Program (C S E P P ) and
community agencies in the
bi-county area to prepare
sch o o ls for any type of
emergency. The coalition is
in the process of planning
mock emergency drills at
schools this spring.
“The schools in our
area have helped to form the
Safe and Healthy Schools
Coalition and we are proud
of the efforts that have been
made to help with extensive
train in g
p ro g ra m s,”
M urdock said. “C reating
awareness of these issues
and constantly being vigilant
helps make a difference.”
T h ro u g h
the
coordination of the ESD, a
variety o f program s and
services have been put into
place in local school districts
including:
-Crisis Flight Teams
-A p p lied S u icid e
Intervention Skills Training
-P ro m o tin g
a
Regional Response Plan
-Providing National
In cid en t
M anagem ent
Training to schools (MORE)
-B u ild in g
plan
reviews and walk-throughs
-Safe
S chools
Summit (sent educators and
stu d en ts to Salem for
summit)
- P r o v i d i n g
A utom atic
E xternal
D efibrillators (A EDs) to
schools
-S afe
S chools
Hotline
-Fosters partnership
with community partners
-Student and Parent
Education
“Keeping kids safe is
a priority with our schools
and they w ork hard to
educate students and staff on
how to respond to all types
o f em ergencies that can
im pact
the
learn in g
en v iro n m en t,” C am pbell
said.
“The Safe and
Healthy Schools Coalition
has and continues to provide
preparedness training to all
education staff,” Campbell
added. "The Coalition will
also
be
p ro v id in g
opportunities for students
and their parents to learn
how
to
respond
to
emergencies with first aid
training, practice drills and
other activities.”
Dessert auction to be held for
and his wife, Wendy,
Appletons
The staff of Heppner
Elem entary and Heppner
High School will be hosting
a dessert auction for Amie
Appleton, Oct. 20 during
h alftim e o f the varsity
football game.
Appleton is a veteran
is a
former Heppner teacher who
now teaches in Boardman.
Amie has been fighting a
battle with cancer.
Ken Grieb will be
auctioning off the famous
desserts and com m unity
support w ill be g reatly
appreciated.
Lexington Neighborhood Watch
meeting to be held
Lexington Neighborhood Watch will hold a meeting
on Thursday, Oct. 12 at 6:30 p.m., at Lexington Town Hall.
Everyone is welcome to attend.
Heppner to host
Soils Contest
H eppner w ill be
hosting the Soils Contest/
CDE (Career Development
Event) on Oct. 12. It will
begin at the Extension office
and the contest will take
place at the Brian Thompson
Ranch. FFA chapters from
C ondon, Pilot R ock,
H erm iston, P en d leto n .
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