Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 4,2007 - SEVEN
Beware of Puncturevine
Puncturevine, Tribu-
lus terrestris L. or G oathead
is not a noxious w eed, ac
cording to M orrow County
W eed O rd in an ce, but it is
o b n o x io u s. S e e d lin g s are
up and spreading “ like bad
w e e d s” and som e m ay a l
ready have flow ers that w ill
becom e seed heads in one to
tw o w eeks. “ Now is the tim e
to get out your shovel or back
pack sprayer and elim inate
these invaders ju st w aiting
to unleash their w rath o f pain
and m isery on you or your
p e t,” said a n e w s re le a se
from the M orrow Soil and
W ater C onservation District.
“ If y o u 'v e ev er stepped on
a goathead that w as tracked
in on your carpet, you know
what I m ean."
D ilig e n c e and p er
s is te n c e are th e n a m e o f
th is g a m e . W hen d ig g in g
go ath ead plants, take care
not to shake any seeds loose
a n d d is p o s e o f th e p la n t
in the trash or bum barrel.
You should go back to the
area in a couple o f w eeks to
check for new' sprouts and
especially after a rain. Each
goathead burr separates into
five separate segm ents, each
s e g m e n t h a s tw o to fo u r
seeds inside and can ty p i
cally rem ain viable for three
to s e v e n y e a rs , p a tie n tly
w a itin g fo r ju s t th e rig h t
conditions to sprout.
A c c o r d i n g to a
spokesperson from the M or
row County Weed Advisory
B o a rd , p u n c tu r e v in e c a n
be found all over M orrow'
C o u n ty b e c au se the burrs
will hitch hike on tires and
random ly fall o ff and ger
m inate. "B e observ ant w hen
parking your car," said the
release. "You could be in a
puncturevine patch.”
Oregon’s child passenger
safety law changes
O re g o n d riv e rs
are ad v ised to look to the
law in d e c id in g h o w to
restrain and protect children
in m o to r v e h i c l e s . T h e
proper restraint o f children
will reduce the n um ber o f
c h ild r e n k ille d in m o to r
vehicle crashes and reduce
the se v erity o f in ju rie s to
children w ho survive m otor
v ehicle crashes, according
to a new s release.
O r e g o n law h a s
req u ired ch ild ren y o u n g er
th a n six y e a rs o f a g e or
w eighing less than 60 pounds
to r id e in b o o s te r s e a ts .
R ecent research has show n
that adult lap and shoulder
b e lts do n o t fit c h ild re n
until they are age eight or
4 ’9 ” tall. By req u irin g the
use o f c h ild s a fe ty s e a ts
for children up to age eight
o r 4 '9 ” , O re g o n wi l l be
ensuring that children w ho
do not fit in adult safety belts
are protected.
T he O r e g o n ’s
O c c u p a n t P ro te c tio n L aw
now reflects N ational Best
P ractice, a c co rd in g to the
release.
E f f e c ti v e J u l y 1,
changes to the law require:
-In fa n ts m u st rid e
rear-facing until they reach
both one year o f age and 20
pounds.
-C hildren who
w eight over 40 pounds m ust
be p ro p e rly s e c u re d in a
b o o ster seat until they are
age eight or 4 ’9 ” in height.
• C hildren w ho are
a g e e ig h t o r o ld e r o r are
ta lle r than 4 '9 ” m ust ride
p ro p erly secu red w ith the
safety belt system .
T h e law c o n tin u e s
to require:
-C hildren o v er one
year old and betw een 20 and
40 pounds m ust be properly
s e c u r e d wi t h a f o r w a r d
facing child safety seat up to
a m inim um o f 40 pounds or
the w eight lim it o f the seat.
Contact ACTS
O regon Child Safety
S eat R e so u rce C e n te r for
inform ation on O regon law,
answ ers to child passenger
safety questions or to locate
a chi l d sa fe ty seat checjc
up event at 503-643-5620,
8 0 0 -7 7 2 -1 3 1 5 , o r w w w .
childsafetyseat.org.
L ifespan R espite Program Tillamook
County
moves to CAPECO-RSVP
Management of the Um- ability of families and primary Creamery
atilla/Morrow Lifespan Respite caregivers to continue to provide
Program moves to RSVP o f care in the home. Occasional Association
Eastern Oregon from the ARC relief supports family stability
awards
of Umatilla County on July l . and well-being.
According to an RSVP
"We are excited about
scholarship to
news release. Lifespan Re this opportunity to offer respite
spite is a state-funded program services to the comm unity,” lone student
through the Unit on Aging with stated Scot Jacobson, RSVP
the Department of Human Ser
vices for the State o f Oregon.
The Lifespan Respite Program
matches up families who are
in need of respite services with
approved providers who are
available to meet their needs.
The program is able to fund a
limited number of hours each
month for respite services to
qualifying families. Providers
must pass a criminal history
check, have references, and be
current in training for C'PR and
First Aide. Lifespan Respite
Services cover all of Umatilla
and Morrow counties.
The Oregon Lifespan
Respite Care Program helps
counties develop and implement
com m unity-based Lifespan
respite care netw orks. The
Lifespan networks help families
and caregivers locate respite
care services in their communi
ties. Respite care is temporary,
short-term care for an individual
with special needs, such as de
velopmental and physical dis
abilities, emotional and behav
ioral disorders, chronic illnesses,
Alzheimer’s disease and related
health concerns, medical fragil
ity, and those at risk of abuse and
neglect. The primary purpose
of respite care is to give relief
to families and caregivers from
the extraordinary' and intensive
demands of providing ongoing
care. Respite strengthens the
director. "For those caring for
loved ones, respite provides a
time to take care of themselves
so that they can continue to care
for their loved one.”
Families who are in
terested in participating can
receive an application from the
Lifespan Respite Office by call
ing 541 -278-5696 or toll free at:
l -800-752-1139 extension 148.
Respite services are for anyone
who is caring for a family mem
ber or loved one. The person
receiving the care does not have
to be related to the caregiver by
blood. Many people within our
community are caring for others
who have no family members.
Respite services are for all ages,
for the very young to the elderly
and frail. Respite services are
provided so that the care pro
vider can do something to take
care of themselves.
RSVP is cur r e nt l y
seeking individuals who are in
terested in becoming providers.
Applications may be obtained
at the CAPECO Office at 721
S.E. Third in Pendleton or at 426
East Gladys in Hermiston. Ap
plications may also be mailed by
calling 541 -278-5696 or toll free
at l-800-752-1139 ext 148.
For more information,
contact RSVP director Scot
Jacobson at 541-278-5696 or
toll free at 1-800-752-1139 ex
tension 148.
Irrigon Watermelon Festival
upcom ing
The 24th A nnual Ir
rigon W aterm elon Festival
will be held Saturday, July
28, at the Irrigon Park and
M arina.
The day begins with
a b r e a k f a s t fro m 6 :3 0 -9
a.m ., w ith softball starting
at 7 a.m . The W aterm elon
Parade begins at 10 a.m.
T here will be enter
tainm ent and events all day,
including H ispanic dancers,
9 8 % A n g e ls , d u n k ta n k ,
kids gam es, a giant raffle,
S h o w -n -S h in e c a r sh o w ,
food booths, arts and crafts
booths, bingo, boat rides by
the M orrow C ounty S h er
iff’s Office, and a “buck and
duck contest.”
T he day co n clu d es
w ith a street dance and light
show w ith Dan B um s and
3D Productions from 9 p.m .-
m idnight.
Everyone is invited
to attend. For m ore inform a
tion. contact LaVelle Part-
low at (541) 922-3386.
Degree of Honor picnic
planned
Water aerobics classes to begin
D eg ree o f H o n o r
m e m b e rs and frie n d s are
invited to a potluck picnic
at the H eppner C ity Park on
Tuesday, July 10, beginning
f
at 5:30 p.m .
T h o se p la n n in g to
attend should bring a pot-
luck dish.
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A low -im pact w ater
a e ro b ic s c la s s will begin
Tuesday, July 3, and T hurs
day, July 5, from 5:15-6:15
p.m . at the W illow C reek
W ater Park.
The classes will be
h e ld in th e o u td o o r pool
every Tuesday and Thursday
throughout July and August.
A nyone w ho is not able to
a tte n d th e b e g in n in g se s
sions m ay feel free to com e
at a later date.
The cost is $2 a ses
sion or S 1 a session for those
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MORROW COUNTY
TRANSFER STATIONS HOURS
OF OPERATION. SATURDAYS
ANI) SUNDAYS 9:00 TO 4:00. ALWAYS
Tillamook C o u n
ty C re a m e ry A s s o c ia tio n
aw a rd ed K ayla T eague o f
lone w ith its $2,000 E xcel
lence in Leadership scholar
ship.
Kayla, an lone High
School graduate, will attend
O regon State U niversity to
study business m anagem ent
to pursue her goal o f becom
ing a business owner.
As part o f the schol
a rsh ip a p p lic a tio n , K ayla
w as a s k e d to d e s c r ib e a
leadership exp erien ce and
how , th rough th at e x p e ri
ence, she m ade a difference
in her comm unity. Kayla de
scribed how she organized a
benefit dinner for the fam ily
o f a fellow student w ho sud
denly died. She explained
that after visiting the family,
she w anted to do som ething,
and organized the event not
only for the family, but the
com m unity. With the over
w h e l m i n g re sp o n se , lo n e
raised $13,000 for the fam
ily ’s expenses.
K ayla w as also in
volved in school activities.
She w as a m em ber o f the
Na t i o n a l H o n o r S o c ie ty ,
s e r v i n g as p r e s id e n t h er
se n io r year. S he w as also
on the volleyball and bas
ketball team s, am ong other
a c tiv itie s , and w as a 4-H
cam p counselor. She is the
daughter o f Robin and M e
lissa LaRue.
A scholarship
com m ittee of TCCA
e m p lo y e e s from the
B o ard m an and T illa m o o k
lo c a t io n s a w a r d e d the
$ 2 ,0 0 0 s c h o la rsh ip based
on excellence in leadership,
c o m m u n it y and school
involvem ent, and scholastic
achievem ent.
The Tillam ook
County
Creamery
A ss o c ia tio n , fo rm e d as a
farm er-owned cooperative in
1909, has earned a reputation
as one o f the nation's prem ier
brands o f cheese, according
to a new s release. Tillam ook
is a n a tio n a l m a rk e te r o f
naturally aged cheddar and
a variety o f other cheeses,
butter, and an extensive line
o f prem ium ice cream , sour
cream and yogurt. TC CA is
know n for its internationally
a w a rd -w in n in g T illam ook
C heddar C heese, continued
the release.
NO MATTER WHERE YOU
DA’s Report
HHS class of 1957 to celebrate
50th reunion
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ARE. KEEP MORROW
COUNTY GREEN.
C o m m u n ity gro u p s
t h r o u g h o u t O re g o n and
southwest Washington
are receiving a b o o st o f
m o n e ta ry a n d v o l u n t e e r
p o w e r to h e lp s tre n g th e n
t h e i r p r o g r a m s , a n d i t ’s
the em p lo y ees at P ortland
G eneral Electric (PG E ) w ho
are behind the donations.
T h r o u g h o u t the
y e a r, th e e m p lo y e e s a n d
retirees o f PGE w ork hard
to c o n t r i b u t e t h o u s a n d s
o f h o u rs as v o lu n te e rs to
charities, schools and sports
team s in the c o m m u n itie s
w here they live and w ork.
To h onor th eir d e d ic a tio n ,
PG E m akes financial
c o n t r i b u t i o n s to m a n y
o f th e s e lo ca l n o n p ro fits
through its E m ployee G rant
Volunteer program .
PGE retiree R obert
Conner received a $500
grant for the Ki wani s Cl ub
o f B oardm an. The m oney
wi l l be u s e d t o w a r d t he
c lu b ’s annual s c h o la rsh ip
program . The Kiwanis Club,
w hose m em bers are m en and
w o m en from all w a lk s o f
life, is a com m unity service
org an izatio n c o m m itted to
s e rv in g c h i l d r e n a n d t he
com m unity.
For the first quarter
o f 2 0 0 7 , PG E a w a rd e d a
total o f 76 EV G s throughout
O regon and so uthw est
W ashington, a m o u n tin g to
$32,800. The EVGs represent
12,005 hours o f com m unity
service contributed by PGE
employees and retirees
d u r i n g t he f ir s t q u a r t e r ,
w hich is valued at $225,334,
a c c o r d i n g to fig u re s
pro v id ed by the P o in ts o f
Light Foundation.
E V G s a re g ra n te d
up to $500 and are aw arded
to nonprofit o rganizations,
schools and youth program s
on a q u a r t e r l y basis.
PGE annually awards
approxim ately $125,000 to
these groups on b e h a lf o f
em ployees and retirees.
Morrow County
D istrict A ttorney E lizabeth
B allard has released the fol
low ing report:
w ho have pool passes.
-Lloyd Alan Terpen-
E veryone is invited
ing,
45,
w as c o n v ic ted o f
to " c o m e a n d e n jo y th e
being a Felon in Possession
fun," said organizer M erilee
o f a F i r e a r m, a C l a s s C
M cD ow ell
felony, and w as sentenced
F or m ore in fo rm a
to three y e a rs ' su p erv ised
tion call th e pool at 676-
probation. He was ordered
5752.
to participate in substance
abuse evaluation, not pos
sess w eapons, firearm s or
dangerous anim als and com
p ly wi t h n u m e r o u s o th e r
requirem ents, com plete 80
E veryone is invited hours o f com m unity serv ice
T he H eppner H igh
School class o f 1957 will to stop by to visit and renew and pay $ 1,028 in fines, fees
c e le b ra te th e ir 50th c la ss old acquaintances and renew and assessm ents.
reunion in the H eppner City m em ories.
T erpening w as also
Park on Saturday, July 21.
conv icted o f A ssault in the
Fourth D egree, a C la ss A
m isdem eanor, and w as se n
tenced to 180 days in jail,
w ith 150 d ay s su sp e n d e d
and
18 m onths' bench pro
M.C.S.S.
bation.
He w as ordered to
Morrow County [Grain Growors«
subm it a w ritten apology to
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