TEN - Heppner Gazette-Times. Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 7,2007
Spanish classes celebrates Dia Heppner Scarecrow competition winners announced
de los Muertos at HHS
Students in Petra Pas lie’s Spanish class at Heppner High School
recently worked on projects in celebration of the Mexican holiday
l)ia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead).
N O A A issues m onthly clim ate
sum m ary for H eppner
According to preliminary data received by N( )AA’s
National Weather Service in Pendleton, temperatures at
Heppner averaged slightly colder than normal during the
month o f October.
The average temperature was 50.1 degrees which
was 1.3 degrees below normal. High temperatures aver
aged 61.6 degrees, w hich was 2.7 degrees below normal.
The highest was 72 degrees on the October 23. Low tem
peratures averaged 38.6 degrees, which was 0.1 degrees
abo\ e normal. The lowest was 25 degrees, on the October
26.
There were 4 days w ith the low temperature below
32 degrees.
Precipitation totaled 2.26 inches during October,
which was 1.19 inches above normal. Measurable precipi
tation -at least .01 inch- was received on 13 days w ith the
heaviest, 0.55 inches reported on the 19th.
The outlook for November from NOAA’s Climate
Prediction Center calls for above normal temperatures and
below normal precipitation. Normal highs for Heppner dur
ing November are 50.1 degrees and normal lows are 32.5
degrees. The 30 year normal precipitation is 1.80 inches.
The National Weather Service is an office o f the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, an
agency o f the U.S. Commerce Department.
N ativities display to be held in
Boardm an in Decem ber
N o r th M o r r o w
C om m u n ity F ou n d atio n
is sponsoring “ No Room
at the Inn,” an art show of
Nativities.
C o m m u n ity re s i
dents are invited to share
their nativities for a free
public view ing Saturday,
December 8, and Sunday,
December 9.
“ No Room at the
Inn” will take place De
cember 7-9 at the Boardman
Senior Center, 100 Tatone
St., Boardman.
Those interested in
sharing a nativity are asked
to complete a registration
form by Nov ember 29. Reg
istered exhibitors will set up
their own nativ ity display on
Thursday, December 6. No
exhibits w ill be accepted the
day of the event.
Public viewing will
be from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. on
Saturday, December 8; and
1-3:30 p.m, Sunday, D e
cember 9. Admission is free,
and a donation o f a non-
perishable food item for the
Community Food Baskets
would be appreciated.
Plan to share one or
more o f your family nativ
ity scenes. “ We hope to
have nativities from many
countries and cultures,” said
Mary Lou Daltoso, event
chairperson.
There will also be a
gala reception and preview'
o f exhibits on Friday eve
ning, December 7. Rebecca
Jepsen, harpist will perform
music o f the season, and
Sharon's Sweet Treats o f
H erm iston will cater the
reception.
“ Please include a
visit to ‘No Room at the
Inn,' in your holiday activi
ties. Your family will thank
you,” said a spokesperson.
Take Interstate 84
to Boardman interchange
# 164, Main Street exit south
to City Center Blvd, West
on City Center to the Senior
Center on Tatone Street.
For a reg istratio n
form, or reception tickets,
contact Mary Lou Daltoso,
Boardman, 541-481-4761;
or Rose Sebastian, Irrigon,
541-922-2344.
Losacco graduates from basic combat
training
A rm y N a tio n a l
Ciuard Pvt. Mindy A. Lo-
sacco has graduated from
basic combat training at Fort
Jackson, Columbia, S.C.
D u rin g th e n in e
weeks o f training, the sol
dier studied the Army mis
sion, history, tradition and
core v alues, physical fitness,
and received instruction
and practice in basic com
bat skills, m ilitary w eap
ons, chemical warfare and
bayonet training, drill and
ceremony, marching, rifle
marksmanship, armed and
unarmed combat, map read
ing, field tactics, military
courtesy, m ilitary justice
system, basic first aid, foot
marches, and field training
exercises.
She is the daughter
of Dwayne Losacco of Pilot
Rock, and niece o f Larry
Woodall of Boardman.
Losacco is a student
at Pilot Rock High School.
G-T A LL NEW S AND
A D V E R T IS IN G D EA D LIN E
MONDAYS AT 5 P.M.
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Residential: Willow ( reek Assisted Living
Honorable mention goes to Michael Reed Breidenbach (125 S.
Chase St.)
Hunters reminded to use ATVs responsibly
So far this hunting
season, nine hunters have
been cited for driving an
ATV with a loaded weapon,
a practice which besides be
ing unlawful is extremely
dangerous. Ten have been
cited for driving AT Vs in
closed or prohibited roads.
Another hunter was cited for
driv ing an ATV in violation
o f posted restrictions meant
to protect wildlife habitat.
A total of 44 hunters
have been cited for unlaw
ful ATV use this year. In
2006, Oregon State Police
cited 125 people for ATV
violations and warned over
1,500.
Oregon Department
of Fish and Wildlife, Oregon
State Police, and Oregon
Department o f Parks and
Recreation are reminding
hunters to use ATVs respon
sibly. The most common
violations are those men
tioned above: driving with
a loaded weapon; driving
on prohibited areas such as
closed roads, public roads/
highways or railroad tracks;
and driving in violation of
posted restrictions meant to
protect wildlife habitat.
“ATVs can be a great
tool in the outdoors, but it’s
important to use them in a
way that doesn't harm fish
and wildlife,” says ODFW
Hunter Education Coordina
tor Chris Willard. “Hunters
also need to operate their
ATVs in a way that is re
spectful o f others' outdoor
experience.”
“The responsible use
o f ATVs by hunters and non
hunters alike is critical to
keeping existing trails open
for future recreation," noted
Oregon Parks and Recre
ation D epartm ent G rants
Division M anager Wayne
Rawlins.
“Oregon State Po
lice are concerned about un
lawful ATV use and will cite
individuals that violate the
law,” added OSP Lieutenant
Dave Cleary. Penalties can
vary from $90 to $1,250.
H e re a re s o m e
guidelines ATV users should
follow:
-S tay on ex istin g
trails and roads. Don’t go off
trails to scout for or retrieve
game, as doing so can harm
w ildlife habitat or create
trails where they shouldn't
be. Carry harvested game
by hand to a road or trail and
then use your ATV the rest
of the way.
-R e s p e c t c lo s e d
roads and trails. ATV op
erators are advised to ob
tain maps and check with
land managers about road
closures to get the most ac
curate information.
-Be mindful that op
erating an ATV in wet condi
tions can damage sensitive
fish and w ildlife habitat.
Avoid operating an ATV
in wetlands, streams, and
shorelines.
-Limit ATV use in
and around campgrounds.
Be respectful o f other camp-
e rs ’ desire for quiet and
minimal disruption.
-M ak e su re k id s
d riv in g ATVs are being
superv ised by an adult and
drive carefully, especially
on uphill or uneven ground
where many rollover acci
dents occur.
H u n te rs th a t use
ATVs are reminded o f new
laws com ing into effect
Jan. I. 2008. Anyone under
the age o f 16 operating an
ATV will be required to be
supervised by an adult over
the age o f 18. Also, anyone
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under the age o f 18 will need
to wear a helmet and have
the chin strap fastened.
Beginning in 2009,
all youth under the age o f
16 will also be required to
have an operator’s permit to
use an ATV. The education
for the o p e ra to r’s permit
will be administered through
the Oregon Department of
Parks and Recreation and is
expected to be online begin
ning in 2009.
For more informa
tion on how to use ATVs
responsibly, visit h ttp ://
w w w .oregon.gov/O PR D /
ATV/index.shtml or http://
www.treadlightly.org/
ODFW ’s Access
and H a b i t a t
Program awards
Blue Mountains
E lk I n i t i a t i v e
$100,000 grant
for elk h ab itat
projects
The Oregon Depart
ment o f Fish and Wildlife
A ccess and H abitat Pro
gram has awarded the Blue
Mountains Elk Initiative a
$ 100,000 grant to fund proj
ects that improve elk man
agement on private lands in
the Blue Mountains region
o f northeast Oregon.
T h e A & H g ra n t
funds are d e d ica te d for
projects on private lands
because private lands make
up about half o f the area
covered by BMEI and con
tain a substantial amount of
elk habitat.
Continued next column
Typical elk habitat
projects include grazing
management programs, con
trolled bums, fencing proj
ects, juniper management
and invasive n o n -n ativ e
plant control.
Created in 1990, the
Blue Mountains Elk Initia
tive is a cooperative effort
composed o f federal, state,
local, trib al and p riv ate
agencies and organizations,
including ODFW. BMEI
addresses elk management
issues in Umatilla, Union,
W allow a, B aker, G ran t,
Morrow, Crook, Harney and
Malheur counties.
T he B lue M o u n
tains’ population o f about
55,000 elk is am ong the
largest populations o f Rocky
Mountain elk in the world.
O v er the past 15
years, BMEI has coordinat
ed more than 300 projects
and invested over $6 million
to improve habitat on two
million acres o f land.
The A&H Program
is funded by a $2 surcharge
on hunting licenses. Funds
raised by the program are
distributed through grants
to individual and corporate
landow ners, conservation
organizations and others for
cooperative wildlife habitat
im provem ent and hunter
access projects throughout
the state.
For additional infor
mation on ODFW ’s role in
the Blue Mountains Elk Ini
tiative contact Mark Henjum
at 541-663-6768.
For information
on the A&H Program call
program coordinator Matt
Keenan at 503-947-6087 or
visit the Web site at www.
dfw.state.or.us/AH/.