FOUR • Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 16,2007
ODA offers Pesticide Use Reporting System classes
The
O regon
Department of Agriculture
will he offering free one-on-
one help and instruction to
pesticide users required to
report their 2(X)7 usage to
the statewide Pesticide Use
Reporting System (PURS).
C la sses w ill be held at
several community colleges
and
o th e r
lo c atio n s
throughout the state during
April and May. PURS help
classes will also be offered
this fall. Locations are as
follows:
• Hermiston - May
14. 6:00 p.m. to 0:00 p.m..
Blue Mountain Community
College Hermiston Campus,
Computer Lab Room 210.
Call (541)567-1800.
• Pendleton - May
15. 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.,
Blue Mountain Community
College, Umatilla County
Extension Office. Call (541)
27 8 -5 4 0 3
for
m ore
information.
• Boardman - May
16, 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m..
Blue Mountain Community
C ollege, Morrow Countv
Center. Call (541)481-2099
for more information.
PURS
becam e
operational in January. The
electronic reporting system
allow s pesticide users to
re g iste r
and
subm it
information to a secure Web
site that will confidentially
c o lle ct, sum m arize, and
retain data. PURS w ill
provide information on what
pesticides are being used in
Oregon, in what quantities,
and generally w here they are
being applied.
At the PURS help
classes, ODA staff will be
available, in a computer lab,
to provide individualized
help to pesticide users on
registering and filing actual
rep o rts into the PURS
system. Users will need to
bring
th e ir p esticid e
application records to take
advantage o f the classes.
Unless otherwise noted, pre
registration is not needed
and individuals are welcome
to show up at any tim e
during the class.
Justice Court
New employee joins Hair I Am salon Report
Jessica Rov joins Leah Hyatt and the stafT of Hair I Am salon.
Hair 1 Am salon will have a new addition beginning
Wednesday. May 16. Jessica Maben Roy finished school at
the Pendleton College of Hair Design at the end of April.
She is licensed in hair services, facials, and brow
waxing and tweezing. She will be available on Monday
and Wednesday afternoons.
Roy went to HHS and is married to Josh Roy. She
also works with seniors and people with disabilities.
Hair I Am salon is owned by Leah Hyatt and is a
full service salon offering manicures, pedicures, and tanning.
Hair I Am salon is located at 274 North Main Street
in Heppner and can be reached at 676-9644.
Judge C h arlo tte
Gray, H eppner Ju stice
C ourt, has released the
following report:
-D aniel
Lew is
Pruitte, 20. Sweet Home,
Violation of the Basic Rule,
85 mph in a 55 mph zone,
$185 fine.
-B en jam in
Lee
M cC arl, 17, H eppner,
Failure to use appropriate
signal, failure to use seatbelt,
$261.
-Ryan L. Miller, 35,
Heppner, Violation of the
Basic Rule, 76 mph in a 55
mph zone, $244 fine.
-A ndra K endrick,
49, lone. Violation of the
Basic Rule, 76 mph in a 55
mph zone, $214 fine.
-S h an e
D.
Stottlem ire, 19, Heppner,
M inor in P o ssessio n o f
alcohol, $266 fine.
-H arley
Bruce
Young, 48, Heppner, Truck
speeding, 65 mph in a 55 a
mph zone, $141 fine.
American Legion & Auxiliary continue red poppy
tradition.
Those required to
report to PURS include any
person who ap p lies a
pesticide in the course of
b u sin ess,
or
lo r
a
government entity, or in a
public place. Pesticide users
need to keep records of their
usage for 2007 and
electronically report it no
later than January 31, 2008.
PURS is available at
w w w .o re g o n .g o v /O D A /
PEST/purs_index.shtml
Additional
information about the system Lindsay Kincaid presents Troy McGee with TV and DVD
and its requirements are also prizes.
available on the Website. For
more information on PURS,
contact Sunny Jones at (503)
986-6466.
Rep. Greg Smith
votes to protect
small businesses
from excessive
fee increase
Rep. Greg Smith (R-
H eppner) today voted to
protect small businesses
from an e x cessiv e fee
increase intended to benefit
the state E m ploym ent
Relations Board (ERB). He
opposed HB 2070, which
requires employers to pay a
$250 fee when responding to
com plaints in ERB labor
practice proceedings. The
previous fee was $100.
“ T his bill hits
Oregon's small businesses
w ith a 150 percent fee
increase," Rep. Smith said.
It is another example of how
the Legislature enhances
state agencies at the expense
of
b u sin esses
and
taxpayers.”
HB
2070
also
establishes a new fee of $250
to file charges or to file an
answer with ERB in other
types o f lab o r p ractice
proceedings. The revenue
from the bill will be used to
fund the a g en cy 's travel
expenses, and to hire an
additional administrative law
judge.
“With $2.5 billion in
additional G eneral Fund
revenue in 2007-09, we
sh o u ld n 't target sm all
businesses with new fees and
higher fees,” Rep. Smith
said. “As these fees begin to
pile up, it becomes more
difficult for small businesses
to retain jobs and compete
in the marketplace.”
HB 2070 passed the
House 3 1 to 27, with Rep.
Sm ith
jo in in g
26
Republicans and 1 Democrat
in opposing the measure.
The bill now moves to the
Senate.
It's Poppy time again, which means you will see members of the lone American
Auxiliary Unit # 95 out and around various businesses in the community. They will be
holding their bundles of red poppies and donation cans. The lone Legion Auxiliary Unit
#95 will be selling poppies on May 23-25.
Long before the Great War (World War 1), the red poppy had become a symbol
of death, renewal and life. The seeds of the flower can remain formant in the earth for
years, but will blossom spectacularly when the soil is churned.
A Canadian was physician. Lt. Colonel John McCrae, saw battlefields where the
soil had been badly torn up by bombs that later was covered with wild red poppies.
He brought that scene to life with his poem, “In Flanders Field" written in 1915,
which described the poppies that marked the graves of soldiers killed fighting for their
country.
A young American woman. Miss Moina Michael, was touched by his words and
answered with a poem of her own. However, she did not stop with words. She was the
first to wear a red poppy and soon she was selling the flowers to friends and giving the
money she received to servicemen in need.
In 1919, she brought the idea back to the States of making paper red poppies and
selling them to make money for disabled veterans. It became so popular that she needed
help and she turned to the Veterans of Foreign War and the American Legion Auxiliary
for help. They became the first to sell poppies nationally.
In 1922, they introduced the “Buddy" Poppy program, having disabled veterans
make the artificial poppies. Today, thousands of disabled w ar veterans in hospitals continue
to make the red poppies that are distributed by the American Legion Auxiliary and all of
the money raised from them goes strictly for the needs of veterans.
Area graduation
Buy and wear your red poppy this next week to support your veterans. Take time
on Memorial Day to observe the nations veterans who paid the ultimate sacrifice. It is the information
responsibility of all free people to honor these heroes in our daily lives and to live in a
Gr a d u a t i o n
manner worthy of their sacrifice.
cerem o n y
for
lone
Community School will be
held Friday, June 1, at 7 p.m.
Baccalaureate services will
be held Wednesday, May 30,
at 7 p.m . at the Valby
Lutheran Church.
G r a d u a t i o n
ceremony for Heppner High
School will be held Saturday,
June
2, at 2 p.m .
Baccalaureate services will
be held Thursday. May 31,
at 7 p.m. at St. Patrick's
Catholic Church.
DA’s Report
M orrow C ounty
Dislrict Attorney Elizabeth
B allard has released the
following report:
-M ichael Jam es
Miller. 36. was convicted of
theft in the first degree, a
Class C felony - 13months
incarceration, one year post
prison supervision, $355 in
fines, fees and assessments.
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7th annual TV Shoot held in lone
Brent Martin presents Troy McGee with a $100 prize.
The 7th annual TV
Shoot held at Frank and Joe
Halvorsen's ranch was very
successful. The cost $20 per
person for 1,000 yards. The
money raised will be used to
pay for children's activities
at the lone Fourth of July
celebration. That includes
fish pond, frog ju m p in g
contest, straw money pile,
free swimming, fireworks
donation, talent contest,
k arao k e c o n te st, p o ster
contest, and prizes for other
children's activities.
The w inner of the
1,000 yard shoot was Troy
McGee from Pendleton. Eric
Orem of lone won the 500
yard .shoot. The 200 yard
b allo o n freeh an d shoot
w inners were: first place
Dean Rust; second place
Rick Barnett; and third place
Bill Gates. McGee and Orem
donated their $100 prizes
back to the committee.
Sponsors this year
were JVB Dairy, Rainbow
C afé,
Bob
H ubbard,
M agnum O pus, Jordan
Elevator, Lindsay Kincaid,
M orrow C ounty G rain
G row ers, Jeff Thom pson
and Pat Schmitt, Valmont
Northwest, Pub 212, Kerry
Peterson, and E&B Orem
Farms.
Helpers were Eric
Orem. Brent Martin. Joe and
Fram H alvorsen, W ayne
Hams, Tanna Padberg, Betty
Gray, Betty Burns, Darcee
Mitchell, Bill Breshears and
crew , G ary S tai, Shane
Shiplet. Mark Anderson, Jim
and Hallie Harvey, Larry
L u tch er. and M arvin
Padberg.
The TV Shoot
netted $3.283.
Oregon 4-H Members selected as
finalists for National Congress in
Atlanta
Twenty-six finalists from 13 Oregon counties,
representing the Oregon State U niversity Extension
Service's 4-H Youth Development program, have been
selected to participate in formal interviews to determine
who will attend the 2007 4-H National Congress in Atlanta,
Ga.
Selection of the finalists was based on overall
achievement in 4-H projects, leadership, communication,
citizenship, community service and readiness to benefit from
the congress experience.
The selection interviews will be held this June, and
the selected m em bers will travel to A tlanta during
Thanksgiving weekend to attend this year's congress,
them ed, “ A ccept the C hallenge." The O regon 4-H
Foundation, in partnership with Oregon donors, sponsors
the trip, which is considered the National 4-H program’s
premier annual event.
"This is an important opportunity for Oregon 4-H
members," said Roger Rennekamp. the OSU Extension 4-
H program leader. “For many members. Congress is the
culmination of a long-term commitment to 4-H and we are
proud to have so many successful members attending from
across Oregon.”
From M orrow County, Kelsey W olff will be
attending.
Hunter Ed sign-ups being held
Sign-ups are now being taken for a South Morrow
County Hunter Education course being taught on June 12,
14. 16 (field day), 19 and 21. The class on June 12 will
begin at 6:30 p.m. and last until 9:30 p.m. The remaining
classes will be from 6 to 9:00 p.m. with field day being
from 8 a.m. until noon at the Lexington Gun Club shooting
range. Classes will be held at Heppner High School.
Hunter Education is required for hunters under the
age of 18. The Hunter Ed card is often required to acquire
for any aged hunter to acquire out-of-state hunting licenses.
The course covers hunter ethics and respect for private
landowners, wildlife management and identification,
firearm s handling and safety, hunt preparation and
techniques, survival and an introduction to bow hunting.
Parents are encouraged to attend the course with
their children. Any parent who participates and chooses to
take the test will also receive their certificate. For more
information or to sign-up. contact instructors Jim and
Darlene Marquardt at 54*1 -969-4845.