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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 26, 2008 - THREE Construction of Pacific Northwest Motorsports Park moving forward Construction o f Pa cific Northwest Motorsports Park (PNMP), Motorsports Country Club, the first phase in B o a rd m a n ’s p la n n ed Speedway Activity District d ev elo p m en t w ill m ove forward at a brisk pace now that the preliminary require ments for construction at the site have been met. Behind the scenes, Michael Runyon, A1A Di rector o f Development and David Allen, General Coun sel have been working with M orrow C ounty officials to in co rp o rate the 2002 Decisions o f State Law and Oregon State Senate Bills 1094 and 665 into the Mor row County Code o f law. A dopted w ithout appeal, the legislation that approved the development o f a mo torsports activity district in Boardman and the necessary zoning changes on the acre age for the development pro vides the legal foundation needed to begin construction on the motorsports complex. County officials also moved forward on the approval o f a 50-year master plan for the expansion o f the Boardman Airport. Part o f the overall vision plan for the motor sports destination resort, the plan received approval from the Morrow County Planning Commission and moved through the County Court hearing process with out opposition. Now in the midst o f a mandatory 21 -day appeal period, the final de cision on the airport plan is expected in the second week o f April. In January and Feb ruary, a number o f essential pre-construction activities were completed at the site including: the rough layout o f the club’s 6.0-plus mile road course, geotechnical soil analyses, and placement o f the access service roads. Surveyors complet ed staking the preliminary layout for all three con necting road courses using different colored flags every 100 feet to mark the course centerline and elevations. State mandated seismic test ing and a geotechnical soil investigation and analysis were completed. Thirty-one test pits and eight borings were dug across the site to provide a full analysis o f the ground below the surface o f the course area, and an evaluation o f the seismic activity in areas designated for the six-story club house and grandstand areas. Eight- plus miles o f access service roads, boarding the 1-84 freeway and Tower Road In terchange Site were rough- cut into the 1,482-acre site. The next steps in clude: a site visit by course designers to walk the course, evaluate track layout and make adjustm ents to the course as necessary, detailed site development planning. County Site Development Review and developm ent o f rough grading o f the site access road system and road course bid packages. For more inform a tio n ab o u t d ev elo p m en t activities at Pacific North w est M o to rsp o rts P ark, contact B illie Jean M or ris, Director o f Marketing at 541/481-7000, bjm or- ris@ pnwm otorsportspark. c o m , w w w .p n w m o to r- sportspark.com. The Wiz of the West - a fairy tale with a twang Bunny scramble Children rushed to find Easter eggs last Saturday at the annual Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by the Heppner Elks Lodge. -Photo by David Sykes BEO Bancorp declares quarterly cash dividend BEO Bancorp, parent company of Bank o f Eastern Oregon, today announced that its Board o f Directors de clared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per share payable on April 11,2008, to shareholders o f record on March 31, 2008. Annualized, this dividend is an increase o f 9.1 % from the 2007 cash dividend payment of $0.55 per share. This is the 23rd year in a row the Company has paid cash dividends. This is the first time the organization has paid a quarterly dividend. The board will continue to review its dividend policy. Cash dividends, when and if declared, will typically be paid in April, July, October, and January. The Board will continue to review a wide range o f indicators including operating results, retained earnings, capital, and general market conditions in making decisions on future dividends. For further information on the Company or to ac cess Internet banking, please visit our website at http:// www.beobank.com. Boardman proclaims Arbor Week D uring T u e sd ay ’s meeting, the Boardman City Council authorized a May- oral Proclamation observing April 6 through April 12 Arbor Week in the City o f Boardman. Arbor Day is Amer ica’s National Tree Holiday, the day we set aside to plant cerem onial trees, educate children and adults about the importance o f trees, and honor the im portant role trees play in our daily lives. All 50 states celebrate Arbor Day although the dates may vary in keeping with the local climate. At the fed eral level, in 1970, President Richard Nixon proclaimed the last Friday in April as National Arbor Day. Oregon set aside an entire week to honor trees. The Oregon Neighborhood Center cedar chest win State Legislature has de ner announced creed that the first full week Regi Seitz purchased the winning ticket for the o f April shall be designated cedar chest that was raffled off by the Heppner Neighbor as Arbor Week. B oard m an ’s Proc hood Center during St. Patrick’s Celebration. lamation urges citizens to ob serv e A rb o r W eek by planting one or more trees lone Ambulance receives new and by participating in one or more programs that the blood pressure machine sponsors o f A rbor Week may provide. In other City busi ness, Councilors approved a Supplemental Budget Reso lution for the 2007-2008 budget year. The next meeting of the Boardman City Council will be Tuesday, April 1, 2008 at 7 p.m. at Boardman City Hall. Baby shower to be held at Catholic Parish Hall A baby shower will be held for Kathleen (Greenup) Albitre on Sunday, March 30 at the Catholic Parish Hall at 2 p.m. Albitre is registered at Babies-R-Us and Target. The shower is being given by Amy Kollman, Kelsey Greenup, Sara Campbell, Susan Hisler, Annie Weygandt, and Jaci Hughes. Albitre gave birth to a son, Joseph Andrew, on Tuesday, February 2. Drama Club to tour NYC The Heppner Drama Club will be touring New York City March 27 through April 2. The group o f 20, which includes five from the Boardman Drama Club, will be attending three Broadway shows. They will see Phantom of the Opera, Wicked, and Spamalot. The group will also attend a medieval dinner show in New Jersey, a dinner cruise, and will also attend a workshop with the cast of Hairspray. On Monday, March 31, the group will be in the audience o f the Today Show. The Drama Club will make a community presenta tion o f their trip after their return. Willow Creek Country Club Ladies Play begins Tuesday, April 1 at 9 a.m. with breakfast and business meeting. Best ball scramble will be held at 10 a.m. Inter ested guests are welcome to attend. The W illow C reek C ountry M en’s K ick-O ff Breakfast will be held Sunday, April 6 at 8 a.m. with play beginning at 9 a.m. For more information about this event call Lorrene at 989-8209 or Bob at 676-5019. The Willow Creek Country Club Work Day to begin spring play w ill be Saturday, March 29 at 8:30 a.m. Those working are asked to bring rakes, shovels, saws, etc. Lunch will be provided. 4IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIHIHHIIIIimHIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIL 676-9181 1 SPR AY GRANGE # 9 4 « j 1 IN V IT E S Y O U T O O U R 1 ] ( " W here f riends M eel" 142 N orth Main Ladien JXight M. Italian Dinner ' (Ï3 by Chef Kim Cutsforth starting at 6 p.m. - Willow Creek Country Club opens for 2008 season H EPPNER ELKS 358 Thursday, April 3rd- - Rusty Estes (left) and Harvey Childers received an auto matic blood pressure machine for the lone Ambulance. The machine was purchased with donations from the McElligott family of lone. -Photo by April Sykes A N N U A L A U C T IO N !!! I Sunday. April 6th starting at I p.m. ( | Spray Grange Hall • Spray. Oregon ( ' Saturday, April 5th - Installation o f (Officers Frank Bettencourt, Auctioneer | Roast Beef Dinner starts at I I a.m. ; $6.00 per person New York Steak and Oyster Dinner No Host Cocktails from 5-6 p.m. If you have items to donate, please contact: Bill Wyatt (541) 468-2017 Installation at 4 p.m. Betty Parkhurst (541) 468-2621 Zee Tankersley (541) 468-2182 ItltHMIMIMIIIIHIHIHMIMIlMIHMMIMMMMMIMIMMIIHMIlMIHIIHMMHMIMIHIMIIMNHINIUHNMIMIMIIMHMMItff I DA’s Report M o rro w C o u n ty District Attorney Elizabeth Ballard has released the fol lowing report: -M indy M. David son, 28, was convicted o f burglary in the first degree, a class A felony and was sentenced to l8 0 days in jail, two years post-prison supervision, other numer ous co n d itio n s, and pay $474.08 in fines, fees and assessments. Davidson was also convicted of possession o f a controlled substance (cocaine) and was sentenced to 30 days in jail, 30 days probation, and other numer ous conditions. -Martin Cobain-Ale- jandres, 40, was convicted of attempting commit a class C/unclassified felony-sexual abuse 1, a class A misde meanor and was sentenced to 17 months in the Oregon Department o f Corrections, five years post-prison su pervision, other numerous conditions, and pay $488 in fines, fees and assessments. C obain-A lenjandres was also convicted o f another count o f attempting to com mit a class C/unclassified felo n y -sex u al abuse 1, a class A m isdemeanor and was sentenced to 13 months in the Oregon Department o f Corrections, Five years p o st-p riso n su p erv isio n , other numerous conditions and pay $488 in fines, fees and assessments. -M ic h a e l S tev en Moore, 25, was convicted of assault in the fourth degree, a class A misdemeanor and w as sentenced to 180 days in jail with 165 days suspended and 15 days credit for time served, two year bench pro bation, complete 40 hours o f community service, other num erous conditions and pay$ 1,413 in fines, fees and assessments. GT News Deadline Mondays at 5 p.m. This Saturday, March 29, at Sam Boardman Elementary School, 301 W. W ilson Lane, Boardm an, follow your friends from the Land o f Oz through the wild, Wild West o f yester year - but with a tw ist... or should we say a twister? Join M issoula C hildren’s Theatre and Boardman and Irrigon students as they per form in the original musical production o f The Wiz of the West. A local cast will per form the roles of: Dotty, Mooch, Scared Crow, Tin horn, Lionel and Hawknose Halley, mean and nasty the worst o f the lot. Other fea tured roles are: Dr. Ozzy, the wonderful wizard o f pioneer potions and tail-tale tonics; Top D og’s bunch o f bad barkin’, back b itin ’ bow wows including Mad Dog and Bad Dog. To complete the ensemble, students will appear as: Coyotes, Munch Kin, Buzzards and Taran tulas. The Wiz of the West will be offered at a 3 p.m. matinee, and a 7 p.m. eve ning perform ance at Sam Boardman Elementary. T ickets $2.00 for adults and $ 1.00 for students are available at the door. Doors close 5 minutes be fore performance begins. North Morrow Co mmu n i t y F o u n d atio n presents the Missoula Chil d ren ’s Theatre in Board- man as a Spring Break Art ist in Residency Support from : B oardm an H ealth Mart P harm acy; B oard- man Foods, Inc; Wheatland Insurance Center, Inc; Co lumbia River Processing, Inc; Gladys Hobbs; Kathy and Randy Yates; Kathy and Gary Neal; Susan and Don Russell; Main Street Shell; John and Rose Sebastian; Daltoso Family; Daltoso/ Wilcox Family; Doug and Jane Pope; Boardman Tree Farm. LLC; J and D Elec tric, Inc; Triple A Truck ing LLC; Alex’s Transport, LLC; M & M Accounting Service; Umatilla Chem i cal Agent Disposal Facility; Community Women’s Club Boardman Senior Citizens; Umatilla Electric Coopera tive; Banner Bank; Irrigon Watermelon Festival, Inc.; and Greenfield Grange #579 p ro v id es this w eek long workshop free to Boardman and Irrigon youth. For more inform a tion, call Mary Lou D al toso 541 -481 -4761. A down- hom e, country telling o f every c o w p o k e ’s fa v o r ite yam ...A w , Auntie Em, there’s no place like home on the range. Wrangler’s Rid ing Club to start jp The Wrangler's Rid ing Club will start on Sun day, April 6 beginning at noon with a potluck lunch. The club will meet for four Sundays at the fairgrounds. The Wrangler's Rid ing Club will be starting early this year because o f scheduling conflicts at the fairgrounds. For more informa tion contact Kyle Robin son at 676-9014 or Angie Hughes at 676-9909. Correction Last week Doris Brosnan's story about the Lep rechaun Run inadvertently omitted Catherine McElligott, HHS track team, and Cody Orr, the HJH track team as helpers with the event.
