FOUR - Heppner Gazette-1 imes, Heppner. Oregon Wednesday, April 30, 2ÜUÖ
Corps approves Willow Creek
Reservoir irrigation proposal
The decision to al
low for the long-term w ith
drawal o f irrigation water
from Willow Creek Reser
voir near Heppner was an
nounced today by the U.S.
Army Corps o f Engineers.
After thorough eval
uation, the Corps' final deci
sion rested on a determina
tion that the impacts o f the
proposed action do not rise
to the level o f “significant”
as defined by the National
Environmental Policy Act.
D ocum ents detail
ing the basis for the Corps'
decision and the Final Envi
ronmental Assessment that
evaluates the impacts o f the
action can be viewed online
at https://www.nwp.usace.
army, m i l/pm/e/en_plan_as-
sess.asp.
I r rig a to rs in th e
Heppner area presented the
proposal to the Corps, ask
ing the agency to provide up
to 2,500 acre-feet o f stored
water from Willow Creek
Reservoir each year, instead
o f having to make annual
requests based on drought
declarations. The irrigation
proposal was based on the
irrigators’ need for a reli
able, supplem ental w ater
source throughout the grow
ing season, which would
help provide farm -based
economic stability, and al
low for the conservation of
groundwater.
The irrigation with
drawals could begin each
year as early as April 15 and
continue through Sept. 30.
However, before any irriga
tion withdrawals can begin,
the downstream irrigators
must formally establish an
irrigation district and initi
ate a contract with the Bu
reau o f Reclamation for use
o f and payment for stored
water from Willow Creek
Reservoir. Additionally, a
secondary water rights per
mit must be secured through
the Oregon Water Resources
Department.
Releasing water for
irrigation means an earlier
and lower draw down o f the
reservoir, which will impact
some recreational opportu
nities and the composition
o f the warm water fishery.
No fish or wildlife listed un
der the Endangered Species
Act will be affected.
The Corps issued a
draft Environmental Assess
ment on Oct. 31, 2007 for a
30-day public and agency
review. The comment period
was extended, by public re
quest, to 45 days. Based on
requests during the initial
public comment period, a
public information meeting
was held in Heppner on Feb.
19,2008 and the public com
ment period was extended to
March 5, 2008. A total o f 87
letters were received during
the comment period.
The W illow Creek
Project’s primary purposes
are flood dam age reduc
tion and irrigation. Recre
ation, fish and wildlife, and
sedimentation (trapping o f
sedim ent from upstream
sources) are secondary uses
o f storage space and stored
water. In managing the res
ervoir, the Corps is required
to make every effort to fulfill
and balance all authorized
project purposes while tak
ing into account other legal
mandates, such as the En
dangered Species Act.
BMCC to hold grant workshop
Blue Mountain Community College will hold a one
day workshop entitled “Getting a Grant: An Introduction
!o the Basics” on Monday, May 21, at the Morrow County
Extension Office in Heppner. The class will run from 9
a.m. to 1 p.m. Participants should bring their own lunch.
The cost is $21 and pre-registration is required.
Susan Plass, Blue Mountain Community College’s
director o f grants will present the workshop. Plass has over
20 years experience in the field of grants and proposals.
Pre-registration is required and may be done by
contacting Anne Morter, BMCC coordinator for Morrow'
County, at 422-7040.
Heppner Daycare/Preschool to
hold registration
On May 14 the Heppner Daycare/Preschool will
be open from 5-6:30 p.m. for fall preschool registration
for three and four year olds. Kids will do a craft and have
fun playing while parents fill out paperwork.
Parents are asked to bring immunization records
to the registration.
Merry Chandler and the board members will be
available to answer questions and take suggestions.
Estate
By DAVID SYKES
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REALTOR
BEST AND WORSE SCENARIOS
All lenders must now meet
disclosure requirements for
adjustable rate mortgages
(ARMS). Among these are:
an historical example of how
the requested loan would have
worked during the last 15
years; how to convert that ex
ample to the borrower’s own
situation, and a worst-case
illustration of how the loan
could perform if rates go up
through the roof.
To show how the loan will
perform under the worst pos
sible circumstances, the ex
ample starts at the initial rate
and moves rapidly up to the
top interest rate and payment
possible. Lenders must also
explain how the index is ad
justed and how future interest
rates and payments will be
determined.
As you know, interest rates
can change either upward or
downward with an adjustable
loan. It’s nice to know how
these rate changes (in either
direction) will affect your
future monthly payments.
That’s what the disclosure will
tell you.
Pioneer Memorial Hospice
holding basket raffle
Bank of Eastern Oregon employee Cindy Kennedy shows a basket
to be raffled which is displayed at the Bank of Eastern Oregon. The
basket is to be raffled off to benefit “Sad is not Bad.” a program
designed by Pioneer Memorial Hospice staff and offered to all the
grade schools in Morrow and Gilliam counties. The program offers
instruction for teachers on how children grieve. Books are donated
to the schools that can be gifted to a child w ho has recently suffered
a loss. For more information on the program, call Pioneer Memorial
Hospice at 676-2946. To see the basket or purchase tickets, stop by
the Bank of Eastern Oregon. Tickets are $5 each or live for $20.00
The w inner w ill be draw n on May 0. Photo by David Sykes
BEO Bancorp earnings grow
ers o f these good results,”
Koffler added.
“We think 2008 will
be a challenging year to
maintain the excellent earn
ings we delivered recently.
The aggressive reduction of
rates by the Fed will make it
difficult for financial institu
tions to maintain net interest
margin levels o f the past
three years. The slowdown
in the housing market will
affect fee income generation
and credit quality is always a
concern when values decline
as we have seen in parts of
the state,” concluded Kof
fler.
D etailed financial
exhibits are available on
the bank’s website at www.
beobank.com.
BEO Bancorp, par
ent com pany o f Bank o f
Eastern Oregon, announced
earn in g o f $623,000 for
the first quarter o f 2008,
com pared to earnings o f
$455,000 in the first quarter
o f 2007, a 36.9% increase.
Earnings per share improved
from $0.52 to $0.71.
T o ta l a s s e ts in
creased 11.4% year over year
to $209,793,000. Total loans
grew' 29.1% to $ 152,355,000
and total deposits increased
to $174,012,000, a 5.3%
increase.
“ We re g is te re d a
solid start to 2008 in the
first quarter,” said President
and CEO,
E. George Koffler.
“The continued growth o f
good quality loans and the
reduction o f our cost o f
funds were the primary driv-
Irrigon Elementary School sixth
grade teacher publishes book
On Thursday, April decided to finish it. She
17th, A nne O ste rlu n d ’s completed the first draft
first book, “Au
in 2004, taking a
relia,” went on
year off teaching
sale. “Aurelia,”
to revise and be
p u b lis h e d by
gin the submission
Penguin Books,
process.
is a young adult
The excit
fa n ta sy ab o u t
ing news o f offi
a princess who
cial acceptance by
should not be
Penguin Publish
a princess, re Ann Osterlund
ing came in March
volving around
2005. Anne’s sec
an assassination
ond book, “Acad
plot. The target audience emy 7,” is already in the
is adolescent girls, but the works. She expects it to be
story reaches far beyond published in April 2009.
to include adult readers
Anne has worked
as well. “Aurelia” is the for Morrow County School
first book in what may be District since 2006 teach
a three book series.
ing sixth grade at Irrigon
Anne has always Elementary School. One
been interested in writing o f her students comment
and according to her, “has ed, “It’s really cool to have
a plethora o f stories in my an author for a teacher.”
head’. She wrote the be Interested readers should
ginning draft o f “Aurelia” visit A nne’s author web
several years ago setting it site: http://w w w .anneo-
aside until 2002, when she sterlund.com.
BEO Brainiacs take trivia win
Once again, congratulations to the BEO Brainiacs.
The Brainiacs took first place in the Mr. Bill’s Trivia con
test held by the Heppner Daycare/Preschool on Saturday,
April 26.
Do you think calling yourself “brainy” has any
thing to do with success or are they just smart? Let’s all
work on our trivia skills and see if we can challenge them
in the fall.
The Heppner Daycare/Preschool looks forward to
seeing contenders again this fall for an evening o f fun.
MC Fair Board meeting to be held
The next Morrow County Fair Board meeting will
be held on Monday, May 5, at 6 p.m. at the fairgrounds
in the fair office.
Bristow and partner win Oregon State
doubles handball tournament
McCabes
Jerry Bristow,
a graduate o f lone High
celebrate 60th School and Eastern Oregon
U niversity, started p lay
anniversary ing handball when he was
The children o f Er
nie and Mary Jean McCabe
treated their parents to a
prime rib dinner in honor of
their 60,h wedding anniver
sary. Dinner was served in
the McCabe’s home with all
four o f their children pres
ent. Several grandchildren,
who live in Oregon, also
attended.
The McCabes were
married in lone on April 18,
1948. One fun memory of
their wedding day is that as
Mary Jean’s young brothers,
Donald and Jerry Bristow,
about 12 and 13 years old,
were walking to the church,
a carload of older boys drove
by and yelled at them “are
you going to Ernie’s wed
ding?” to which they yelled
back “no, his funeral.”
Hosts were Pam and
Jim Doherty of Wilsonville,
John and Sonja M cCabe
o f Heppner, Joe and Lisa
Gifford o f Hermiston and
Laurie and Dan Wilson of
New berg.
26 years o f age. A fellow
teacher introduced him to
the game that he has enjoyed
ever since.
B ristow is in the
Eastern O regon A thletic
Hall o f Fame and the NAIA
District 2 Hall o f Fame for
football and baseball. He
has added another feat to his
love o f athletics by winning
the Oregon State Doubles
Handball Championship in
his age group. This is actu
ally his sixth Oregon State
Handball Championship.
In the recent state
tournam ent in C orvallis,
B ristow and his partner,
Butch Roper o f Roseburg,
never lost a game on their
way to the title.
Handball is the total
w orkout, as it com bines
strength and conditioning
along with hand-eye coor
dination. Bristow and fellow
Tillamook handball players
meet from three to four days
a week and play two to three
hours.
Handball is played
Jerry Bristow (right) and his partner Butch Roper won the 70+
division of the Oregon State Doubles Handball Tournament.
-Contributed Photo
on the same size court as
racquetball, with a similar
premise. Instead o f rackets,
players, wearing gloves, use
both their hands to hit the
ball o f the wall surround
ing the court. The ball can
bounce once before having
to be returned. A m atch
consists o f three sets, with
the first two games going to
21 points and the third an 11
point tie breaker.
B ristow loves the
game and the competition.
He stated that the tourna
ment that he is most proud
o f is a second place win in
the YMCA National Tourna
ment in Chicago, IL in 1996.
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Bristow stated that the only
reason he got beat in the
finals was because the other
player was better than him.
He played against handball
players that entered from
all over the United States.
On two occasions he en
tered tournaments in Hawaii
and also won second place.
Bristow plans to continue
the competition in handball
by entering the Northwest
Championships in Vancou
ver, WA in May 2008.
Another competitive
handball player from lone is
Billy Gates, playing out o f
Pacific University.
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