Heppner Gazette-Tim es, Heppner, Oregon
Algae
advisory
lifted for
Willow
Creek
Reservoir
The algae advisory
for Willow Creek Reservoir
has been lifted, the U.S.
Army Corps o f Engineers
announced.
R e c e n t w a te r
sampling confirms reduced
levels of a species of blue-
green algae that can produce
toxins harmful to humans
and animals. The advisory
was issued in June due to
high levels o f a toxic species
o f algae in the reservoir.
State guidelines recommend
w aiting tw o weeks after
algal cell counts fall below
state-specified levels before
lifting advisories related to
algae blooms.
The
O re g o n
D e p a rtm e n t o f H um an
S ervices advises people
w ho recreate in O regon
reservoirs to always be alert
for signs o f algal blooms.
People and their pets should
avoid water contact if there
are visible clumps of algae
in the water.
F or
local
inform ation, contact The
Dalles, John Day, Willow'
C reek P ro je c t at (5 4 1 )
5 0 6 -7 8 0 2 . For h e a lth
information, contact DHS
e n v ir o n m e n ta l h e a lth
specialists, Ken Kauffman at
(971) 673-0435, or Deanna
Conners at (971) 673-0444.
Additional information on
blue-green algae can be
found on the DHS Web site
at http://oregon.gov/DHS/
ph/en v to x /m aad v iso ries.
shtml.
Wednesday, August 8 ,2 0 0 7 - THREE
EQIP funds available for fire-damaged grazing lands; federal dollars to
help private landowners affected by Oregon wildfires
In r e s p o n s e to
this su m m e r’s w ild fires
th at have b u rn ed m ore
th an 3 5 0 ,0 0 0 a c re s in
O regon, USDA N atu ral
R esources C o n serv atio n
Service (NRCS) State
Conserv ationist Bob Graham
has announced a special
g ra z in g la n d s w ild fire
initiative to assist private
landowners impacted by the
blazes. The initiative allows
affected landowners to sign
up for financial assistance
through the Environmental
Quality Incentives Program
(EQ IP) W ildfire Special
Initiative between August 7
and August 17, 2007.
"N R C S is tak in g
immediate action to assist
ranchers whose grazing lands
were damaged by w ildfires,”
said Graham. “The EQIP
Wildfire Special Initiative
w ill help them m aintain
their operations while they
take steps to speed range
recovery, reduce erosion,
and protect the health o f the
overall watershed.”
The
p ro g ra m
provides a one-tim e $16
per-acre incentive payment
for landowners who agree
to reseed the site w here
needed and defer grazing
activities until the spring
o f 2010. Deferred grazing
will minimize erosion and
accelerate establishm ent
o f h ealth y and re silien t
plant com m unities. The
payments are intended to
offset costs associated with
range reseeding and deferred
grazing.
Privately owned and
tribal grazing lands that
have grasses and shrubs as
the dom inant vegetation
and that were damaged by
wildfires in 2007 may be
eligible. Individuals may
enroll up to 2,500 acres
of grazing land under this
special initiative.
NRCS has directed
$150,000 for Oregon’s EQIP
Wildfire Special Initiative
for the remainder of the 2007
fiscal year. A pplications
will be selected based on
the follow ing considerations
until all fiscal year 2007
funds have been exhausted:
-p e rc e n ta g e o f
grazing land damaged by
fire,
-vulnerability to soil
erosion,
-presence o f critical
habitat for threatened and
e n d a n g e re d o r a q u a tic
species, and
-p e rc e n ta g e o f
d am ag ed acres that the
landowner agrees to defer
from grazing.
Those who do not
meet the August 17 deadline
or w ho are a ffe c te d by
additional w ildfires later
in the season may have the
opportunity to apply for
assistance under the 2008
fiscal year funding cycle that
begins on October 1.
Applications
m a te ria ls for the EQ IP
Wildfire Special Initiative
and other NRCS conserv ation
p ro g ram s can be found
online at www.or.nrcs.usda.
gov or at the local USDA
Service Center. Heppner
Serv ice Center telephone:
(541)676-5021.
BEO Bancorp declares two for one stock split
BEO Bancorp has
announced that its board o f
directors declared a two-
for-one stock split in the
form of a 100 percent stock
dividend. The shares will
be distributed on August
20, 2007, to shareholders
o f record as o f August 19,
2007. S h areh o ld ers will
receive one additional share
o f common stock for every
share currently owned.
BEO Bancorp has
440,329 shares outstand
ing and will have 880,658
shares outstanding after the
stock split.
“ We are intent on
building shareholder value.
This move will seek to im
prove the liquidity o f the
stock and increase our fran
chise value,” said E. George
Koffler, president and CEO
o f BEO Bancorp and its
subsidiary. Bank o f Eastern
Oregon. "We continue to
post good results and are
pleased to share our good
fortune with the loyal group
o f shareholders we have,”
said Koffler.
Late in July, BEO
Bancorp reported a net in
come increase o f 73 percent
year over year for the first
half of 2007 to $1,039,000
and the earning per share
improved for the same pe
riod from $.81 per share to
$1.32 per share. The loan
portfolio grew 9.9 percent
year over year and total
assets grew 7.3 percent to
$196,252,000.
For further infor
mation on the company or
to access Internet banking,
please visit our website at
http://www.beobank.com.
BEO Bancorp is the
holding company for Bank
o f Eastern Oregon, which
operates 11 branches and
three loan production of
fices in nine eastern Oregon
counties. Branches are lo
cated in A rlington, lone,
Heppner, Condon, Irrigon,
B oardm an, B um s, John
Day, Prairie City, Fossil and
Moro; loan production of
fices are located in Hermis-
ton, Ontario, and Enterprise.
Bank o f Eastern Oregon
also operates a mortgage
division and offers broker
age services through BEO
Financial Serv ices. Bank of
Eastern Oregon’s website is
www.beobank.com.
A cco rd in g to the
news release, “The state
ments contained in this re
lease that are not historical
facts are forward-looking
statements based upon man
agement's current expecta
tions and beliefs concerning
future developm ents and
their potential effect on BEO
Bancorp. There can be no
assurances that future de
velopments affecting BEO
Bancorp will be the same
as those anticipated by man
agement.
“Actual results may
differ from those projected
DA’s Report
«
in the forward-looking state
ments. These forward-look
ing statements involve risks
and uncertainties. These
risks and uncertainties in
clude, but are not limited
to: competitive pressures in
the banking and financial in
dustries; changes in interest
rate environment; general
economic conditions, na
tionally, regionally, and in
operating markets; changes
in regulatory environment;
changes in business condi
tions and inflation; changes
in securities markets; and
future credit loss experi
ence.”
Grant funds
available
The Umatilla-Walla
Walla-Willow Creek OWEB
Sm all G rant Team, co n
sisting o f m em bers from
the Morrow SWCD (541-
676-5452), U m atilla Co.
SW CD (5 4 1 -6 7 6 -8 1 3 1 ),
Umatilla Basin Watershed
C ouncil (541-276-2190),
W alla W alla W atersh ed
C ouncil (541-938-2170),
Tiicham SWCD and CTUIR
(Confederate Tribes o f the
Umatilla Indian Reserva
tion) (541-966-2325), an
nounces the availability o f
up to $10,000 small grants
to private landowners, and
others eligible for regular
OWEB (Oregon Watershed
Enhancement Board)grants,
for the purposes o f enhanc
ing watershed conditions
to improve water quality
and quantity while meeting
the needs o f all beneficial
uses; flood plain and upland
improvement and enhance
ment; and reducing erosion,
sedimentation and nutrients.
Projects will also be consid
ered dealing with invasive
plants and noxious weeds.
Funding is prov ided through
OWEB.
OWEB Small Grant
inform ation is av ailab le
on their website at www'.
oregon.gov/O W EB/index.
shtml. Interested landown
ers can also contact a team
member in their area. A two
week signup for small grants
will be held August 15-31
with funding decisions be
ing made in September.
St. Patrick’s
Sheep Rock auto Senior Center
tour offered
menu
A John Day Fossil
Beds National Monument
park ranger w ill lead a fossil
beds auto tour on Saturday,
August 11. This two-hour
tour will travel along some
of the back roads of the na
tional monument and feature
the geologic landscape and
fossil history o f the area.
The tour will begin
at 10 a.m. at the Sheep Rock
Unit's Thomas Condon visi
tor center, located near Day-
vi 1 le, Oregon. Participants
will need to bring their own
vehicle, and good tires are
recommended. Reservations
are not needed and there is
no fee.
For further informa
tion, contact the monument
at 541-9872333.
T he St. P a tric k 's
Senior C en ter menu for
Wednesday, August 15, will
be shepherd's pie, fresh veg
etables, whole wheat rolls,
green salad and watermelon.
Members o f the Christian
Life Center will serve.
T h e me n u for
Wednesday, August 22, w ill
be barbecued chicken, ov en-
baked potatoes, green beans,
fruit, hot rolls and pudding.
Members o f the Seventh-
day Adventist Church will
serve.
T he me n u for
Wednesday, August 29, will
be baked ham. new potatoes
w ith peas, green salad, hot
rolls and mixed m elons.
M em bers o f the Willow
Creek Baptist Church will
serve.
M o rro w C o u n ty
District Attorney Elizabeth
Ballard has released the fol
lowing report:
- J a im e C a s tillo
Guerrero, 25, was convicted
o f Failure to Register as a
Misdemeanor Sex Offender,
a Class A misdemeanor, and
was sentenced to 180 days
in jail with 170 suspended,
with two years’ bench pro
bation, 40 hours o f com
munity serv ice. He was also
ordered to pay $631 in fines,
fees and assessments.
-Johnny Rafael Va
lencia, 24, was convicted
o f C rim inal M isch ief in
the Second Degree, a Class
A misdemeanor, and was
sentenced to 180 days in jail
Kathy Turner, manager o f the St. Patrick's Senior
with 150 days suspended,
24 m onths’ bench proba Center Apartments, asks that people observe the reserv ed
tion. He was also ordered parking signs behind the center. She says that there has
to write a letter of apology been a problem with people parking in reserved spots.
to the victim, pay $688 in
fines, fees, assessments and
restitution and submit to
electronic surveillance pro
gram monitoring.
Observe reserved
signs at senior center
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Sheriff's Report
The Morrow County
Sheriff's Office reports han
dling the following busi
ness:
J u l y 19: M CSO
deputy, BPD officer reported
they saw a horse at a place
on Tom 's Camp Rd. that
could not get up. The ow ner
said he would take care of
it.
-M C SO re c e iv e d
report from a subject who
said that a red pickup ran
him off the road and into the
median. A deputy spoke to
both parties.
-MCSO, Boardman
Fire Department received
report o f a big fire in the
field on the C anal Lane
side o f Paul Smith Board
in B o ard m an . The pile
was just smoking when a
deputy arrived. The property
owner was told to put out
the fires.
-M C SO re c eiv e d
report o f chickens missing
from a Heppner residence.
-MCSO cited Steve
Paul Humphrey for Violation
of the Basic Rule, 78 mph in
a 55 mph zone.
-M C SO re c eiv e d
report of dogs chained up
and crying at a Heppner
residence. The owner came
l
home and unchained them.
-M C S O a r r e s te d
Dobie Doran Wilbur. 45, on
a Umatilla County Sheriff's
Office warrant for Failure to
Appear.
-B oardm an Police
Department officer reported
that w hen ch eck in g the
G re e n fie ld G ra n g e, the
lights were on and one o f
the deadbolts not secure.
-BPD o fficer
reported an open door on
the south end o f the old
Boardman City Hall.
-BPD received report
from a male subject that
another male was upset w ith
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