TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 23,2008
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The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Heppner
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Mills is also known
throughout the Heppner area
as the “Voice of the Mus
tangs,” announcing football
games each year. He is also
the emcee for many parade
and rodeo events.
Whitney Matthews,
a senior at Heppner High
School, was selected student
of the year. She has main
tained a 4.0 GPA through
out high school while taking
challenging advanced college
prep and honors courses. She
has been active in student
government, acting as the
vice president of Heppner
High School’s National Hon
or Society and as the business
manager for the associated
student body.
She is not only a
scholar, but also an athlete,
playing Mustang varsity
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Obituary
wife; a son, Alan, of Hepp ketball team and filled in as
a daughter, Jean Landon, a stat keeper for the varsity
Keith B. Gregory of ner; Alfalfa;
three brothers,
Keith B. Gregory, B r y a n ,
72, of Alfalfa died Monday, o f Span-
December 31,2007, of natu away, WA,
continued from page one
ral causes.
Loren, of
A graveside service Fall City,
was held Friday, January 4, WA, and
Alvin (Alvy) and Prudy (Hol
at Powell Butte Cemetery. D on, o f
comb)
Casebeer of Heppner.
Mr. Gregory was C a lif o r
Rea
graduated
as class vale
born February 23, 1935, nia; a sis
dictorian at the lone High
in Hensler, ND, the son of ter, L ois KeithBGreRory School
in 1959. Directly out
Burton and Iva
Walters, of Canada; and six of high school she married her
(Peterson) Gregory. grandchildren.
high school sweetheart Jerald
He married Barbara Shilley
He was preceded in Rea. They have been married
on April 27, 1957, in Ta death by a son, three broth for 48 1/2 years. They moved
coma, WA.
ers and three sisters. > to Heppner and lived for five
Mr. Gregory served
Memorial contribu years. They then moved to
in the U.S. Army artillery tions may be made to Central Condon,
Jerald was
during the Korean War. He Oregon Home Health and a partner where
in
a
John
owned a farm and worked Hospice, 2698 N.E. Court dealership. They lived Deere
there
for Jeld-Wen, retiring in ney Drive, Suite 101, Bend, five years and then moved
to
1998. He enjoyed telling OR 97701 or the American Lexington and started farm
jokes, dancing and spend Lung Association.
ing. The Reas lived just out
ing time with friends and
Niswonger-Reyn- of Lexington for a couple of
family. He moved to Alfalfa olds Funeral Home was in years and then moved to the
in 1985.
charge of arrangements.
farm located on Bombing
He is survived by: his
Range Road. They were on the
farm for about 13 years before
moving to the Boardman area
when Jerald went to work for
the Port of Morrow. Leann
spent six years working for the
The City Council Friday from 9 a.m. to 12 Irrigation District in Irrigon.
of Heppner is currently ac p.m. and 1-5 p.m. at City Rea has four grown chil
cepting applications to fill Hall. Applicants must reside dren, sons Rick and Terrell
a vacancy in the Planning within the city limits of Rea and daughter Darla (Rea)
Wishart, all of Boardman, and
Commission. This position Heppner.
is a four year term com
The City of Heppner son Robert Rea of Island City.
mencing February 1, 2008 Planning Commission meets She has eight grandchildren
through December 31,2011. on the first Monday of each and two step-grandchildren
This position will be filled month at 7 p.m. at City Hall. and currently resides on a
by Council appointment. For more information call small farm about three miles
A pplications are Les Paustian at 676-9618 East of Boardman.
Currently Rea is the district
available Monday through during business hours.
coordinator for District 14
(Morrow, Umatilla, Grant,
Wheeler, and Gilliam Co.) for
the
AARPTax-Aide Program,
H E P P N E R L I T T L E L E A G U E ^0
a
volunteer
position.
R EG IS TR A T IO N
Rea’s past employment
experience consists of: Ir
February 6 - 7 - 8
rigation District Bookkeeper/
from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Manager for West Extension
at the Heppner Neighborhood Center
Irrigation District, Stanfield Ir
rigation District and Westland
Boys - ages 5-12
Irrigation District; engineer’s
Girls - ages 5-14
assistant for an engineering
firm; paralegal for a water
are eligible to enroll to play
rights
attorney; licensed tax
T-Ball, Minors & Majors Baseball,
preparer; farmer's wife/farm
and Softball
bookkeeper and equipment
Cost: $30 per participant or $60 for family operator; parts person for a
farm equipment dealership;
Questions or concerns,
grocery store shelf Stocker and
call Sandi Putman
clerk in a small grocery store;
(541)676-8469 home
assistant postal clerk in the
Lexington Post Office; and she
(541) 240-1761 cell phone
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boys’ basketball team.
She is active in the
4-H livestock program and
volunteers at the fairgrounds
during clean up to help pre
pare for fair. She has been
a Tupper counselor “to the
delight of the Heppner El
ementary Outdoor School,”
said presenter Kim Cutsforth.
She has volunteered at The
Willow Creek Assisted Living
Center, Pheasants Forever,
the Neighborhood Center, the
Pendleton Cowboy Christmas
ball gift wrapping, STARS
and many other community
fund raisers.
Merilee McDowell of the Morrow Soil & Water Conserva
tion
presents Duane Neifer with cooperator of the
“She is a dedicat year District,
award
at
the annual program last Thursday.
ed student and community
member,” said Cutsforth.
“1 have had the opportunity
to work with Whitney on
several community projects
and know her personally as
a friend of my family. 1 am
happy to give her a reference
and I am confident that she
w ill be successful in anything
she decides to pursue.”
Whitney’s plans will
take her to Boise State this
fall where she will study in
the medical field.
Commissioner position were only 200 cougars left elk calf population.
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Torn Lovgren and Bubba Wainwright give program on
their trip to FFA National Convention
also worked in the 1990 and
the 2000 U S Census process.
Her current and prior gov
ernmental experience consists
of: Morrow County Planning
Commission for 12-1/2 years,
the last three as commission
chair (appointed); Morrow
County Budget Committee
for nine years (appointed);
Morrow County Health Dis
trict for three years (elect
ed); Morrow County Fair
Board (appointed); chair on
the Solid Waste Management
Plan Advisory Committee;
numerous sub-committees
ranging from transportation
plans, mobile home siting stan
dards and subdivision plans.
Rea’s other community
involvements consist of the
following: OSU Extension
Advisory Board for around 15
years, currently as board chair;
Umatilla/Morrow County
Farm Bureau Board of Direc
tors for nine years; Oregon
Water Resources Congress
for four years; Umatilla Basin
Water Shed Council for six
years, serving as secretary for
two years; Lower Umatilla
Basin Ground Water Manage
ment Area task force, and
as co-chair with Art Keg-
ler for the rural/residential
component of the plan; Wil
low Creek Local Advisor
Committee; and was a 4-H
leader in sewing and cooking.
“When elected I will work
to make Morrow County more
livable, to attract more family
wage businesses, to encourage
the growth and development
of our current industries and
businesses, to work in a coop
erative manner with the Port of
Morrow and the communities
in our County. I will also strive
to work cooperatively with
Judge Tallman and Commis
sioner Grieb. As I believe if
we work together we can make
great thing happen for Mor
row County. I will make every
effort to be available to every
resident in Morrow County,
regardless of their place of
residence,” Rea said.
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in Oregon. By 1993 the
population had grown to
3,000 and in 1994 the law
banning dog hunting was
passed. The state went to a
seven-month season at that
time, and then in 2001 that
was expanded to 10 months.
He said in 2006 there were
5,100 cougars in Oregon,
and a corresponding in
crease in cougar problems.
He said ODFW
has come up with a plan to
have a minimum population
of 3,000 cougars throughout
the state, an amount that
seems to balance the popula
tion and also keep livestock,
human and big game prob
lems at a minimum.
He said the num
ber of cougars will go up and
down, based on problems.
Cherry identified reduced
numbers of deer and elk in
the Heppner unit for the de
cision to reduce the cougar
population by 30 cats per
year for three years.
In the Heppner
Unit and Blue Mountain
Zones, the cougars must stay
around 900 cats. Cherry said
that 75 percent of elk calves
killed before the manage
ment plan started were killed
by big cats. He said the past
year was the worst year ever
for elk calf survival. The elk
population was the lowest
level ever and ODFW real
ized the cougar population
had to be reduced.
After the removal
program started, 40 percent
of the cats taken were adult
females, and although there
was a target of 30 cats in
the first year, only 20 were
killed. Two hunters have
been hired to take the cats
in the Heppner unit and
$15,000 has been paid the
past year. In the first year, 11
females and nine males were
taken out in 83 days.
So far this year
(winter 2007-08) seven fe
males and seven males have
been harvested. Cherry said.
He, as well as several ranch
ers in the area, say there is
already improvement in the
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Cherry said trap
ping has also been used, but
is not as effective as paid
hunters. Regular hunters
have also taken out 12 cats
in the Heppner unit the past
year.
Cherry gave a
description of how the cou
gars kill their prey, mainly
by grabbing the calf on the
back on the neck, breaking
the bones there. “Cougars
are very strong,’ he pointed
out, and they can easily kill
a 100-pound calf. “A cougar
kill is very easy to recog
nize,” Cherry said. “They
leave big hole in the neck.”
He said they will kill about
once per week, but females
with cubs will kill more.
Cougars are very territorial
and, “The biggest problems
come from immature males
coming into an area where
they haven’t been before,”
he said.
Applications
available for
Heppner City
Council
position
The City of Heppner
4
announces an opening for
City Council position No. 4.
This position is to be served
for the remainder of 2008
and will be filled by Council
appointment.
A pplications are
available Monday through
Friday from 9 a.m. to 12
p.m. and l-5 p.m. at City
Hall. Applicants must be
qualified electors within
the meaning of the State
Constitution and must have
resided within the city lim
its of Heppner for one year
prior to appointments. Ap
plications must be turned in
to the City Council by 5 p.m.
on Monday, February 4. Ap
plications can be delivered
to City Hall or mailed to
City of Heppner, P.O. Box
756, Heppner, OR 97836.
For more informa
tion contact Mayor Les
Paustian at 676-9618 during
business hours.
Senior Center
Menu St. Patrick's Parish
members will be serving
lunch on Wednesday, Janu
ary 30. The menu will in
clude scrambled eggs with
assorted meats, hashbrowns,
stewed apples, tomato juice,
biscuits and gravy, and cin
namon rolls.