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Planning commissions approve Heppner subdivision plans lliliiliiililiillliimllilnill Bessie Wetzell New spaper Library University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403 By David Sykes Both Morrow Coun ty and City o f H eppner’s Planning Commissions ap proved plans last Wednes day for a new subdivision to be located in Heppner above Rock Street. The tw o planning commissions met for a sec ond time to discuss the pro posed subdivision, and, as in the previous meeting, heard public comment. Kyle Robinson, who owns the property, testified in favor o f g ran tin g the subdivision saying the wa ter runoff issues and other concerns voiced at the first hearing would be addressed in construction o f the road and other developments in the area. Robinson presented a letter from Ferguson En gineering which said “ ... there has been some concern reg ard in g the e ffe cts o f drainage resulting from the construction o f a roadway for the service of a proposed mental health facility and the site development o f that facility. At this point no de sign work has been accom plished in regard to either the proposed roadway or the site development; however, drainage laws are in place which provide for a design lone, Boardman City Council positions filled O p e n p o s itio n s the Boardman City Coun- for the lone City cil position with C o u n c il and 35 write-in votes. B oardm an C ity Pambrun has ac Council were cepted the posi filled in the No tion. v em b er 4 e le c The C ity tion. oflrrigonalso had M a r k open positions on Br u n o w on the the ballot. W in lone City Council Mark Bruno ners of those po position with sitions have not write-in votes. Bruno has yet been announced by the accepted the position. Morrow County C lerk’s Jill Pambrun won Office. Open house held for UPS driver Jim Barton VOL. 127 NO. 47 10 Pages Wednesday, November 19,2008 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon Heppner Christmas activities event schedule announced Remember to mark December 18 on your calen dar and plan on taking part in the Celebrate Heppner Christmas event. The schedule will be as follows: -Light Parade down Main Street (6 p.m.) - D in n e r fo r th e whole family prepared by the Elks Lodge (6:30-8 p.m.; the cost to be announced at a later date) -Have pictures taken with Santa (5-6 p.m. and 6:30-7:30 p.m.) -W in n ers w ill be drawn for Chamber Christ mas R affle B askets and redem ption o f Christm as Rewards Card prizes at the Elks Club (7:30-9 p.m .). You must be present to win. Bring a new toy for the Elks Toy Drive and be entered into a special drawing. T he H eppner R e wards Card program began on Friday, N ovem ber 14, have you started collecting yours? Each time you make a purchase at a participating local merchant, you will re ceive a “Heppner Rewards C ard” (based on am ount o f purchase), to collect and save for our Celebrate Hep pner Christmas community event on December 18. This program is replacing the Santa Cash Auction. The Rewards Card will be given out in incre ments of $10, $20, and $50, depending on the amount o f purchase. It does not count if you make payment against your local account, it must be a purchase. D on’t forget to get your rewards card at time o f purchase. You will need to keep these cards and bring them with you to the Celebrate Christmas com munity event and place them in the box o f the prize o f your choice for a chance to win at the Elks club imme diately following the Parade o f Lights. This y ear’s Parade o f Lights will kick off our Celebrate Heppner Christ mas event on at 6 p.m. Com pleted entry form needs to be turned into the Chamber Office no later than Decem ber 15. Entry forms can be picked up at the Chamber Office. Celebrate Heppner C hristm as and C ustom er Appreciation Day will be held on December 18. Stroll H eppner during the day, visit businesses and take in the custom er apprecia tion day celebrations, view gingerbread houses made and displayed by local mer chants. Shop local and in crease your chances to win great prizes, which have been donated by local mer chants. Come out and enjoy the Parade o f Lights and plan to stay and participate in our Celebrate Heppner Christmas event at the Elk’s Lodge immediately follow ing the light parade for an evening o f community fun. Call the C ham ber Office at 676-5536 if you have any questions. HES students perform at Veteran’s Day Program Top Photo: Gerry Lloyd (Barton’s supervisor) presents Jim Barton with a plaque recognizing Barton for his years of service. -Contributed Photo Jim Barton shakes hands with Jeff and Chris Bailey. -Photo by David Sykes An open house for Jim Barton, the local UPS man, was held on Friday, November 14 at City Hall. Barton retired from his job with UPS after 30 years of service. Community members stopped by City Hall throughout the afternoon to say their farewells to him. Barton’s replacement will be Robbie Espinosa. The Heppner High School Civics Club is raf fling off two halves o f a steer to raise money for their trip to attend the Presidential Inauguration in Washington D.C. in January. Each h a l f w eighs approximately 300 pounds. H eppner High Sc h o o l c o m m e m o r a t e d C ancer A w areness Week November 3-6. An.assembly was held on Wednesday to recognize the event. Jordan Shepherd and Maggie Ar mato made a PowerPoint slide show, while Cherisse Lemmon and Sarah Ballard presented the information to the HHS student body. The Heppner Gazette-Times will be closed on Thursday and Friday, November 27 & 28. ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. Help light up Heppner for the Christmas holidays It’s that time again to help get Heppner ready for Christmas and what bet ter way than to volunteer a few hours helping the Hep pner High School students put the lights up in the trees on Tuesday, November 25, beginning at 3:30 p.m. The Heppner Cham ber o f Commerce is asking for community involvement to get this done. Due to weather conditions last year, most o f the strands of clear lights were ruined and no longer working. The Cham ber asks anyone who would like to buy a strand or two of lights for $3 a strand to help reimburse the Chamber for the cost o f the lights. Dona tions o f strands o f 100 clear lights will also be gratefully accepted. Check your calendar and let the Chamber office know if they can count on your help on Tuesday, November 25, to get Hep pner ready to light up for the holidays. The more, the merrier. Call the Chamber office today at 676-5536 to volunteer or buy a strand of lights. HHS Civics Club raising money for Presidential Inauguration trip The tickets are $ 10 each or three for $20. The w inners will be drawn on January 10 at the home basketball game. Contact one o f the follow ing Civics Club mem bers if you w ish to support their trip: Maggie Armato, HHS commemorates cancer awareness week Students from Michelle Stone’s 5A and 6* grade classes sang a patriotic medley during the Veteran’s Day Program held annually at Heppner High School. More photos of Heppner High School's Vet eran’s Day Program and lone's Veteran’s Day Celebration can be found on Page THREE Photo by Sandy Matthews. which will not cause harm to the downstream owner," Ferguson wrote. The portion o f the property to be initially de veloped lies within the city limits, so the city planning commission put conditions on the approval. Those con ditions were: 1. D edicate the internal street as a city street at a width o f 52 feet and build certain components (curbs, sidewalks and utility strips) in phases as agreed upon with the city. 2. Streets, water lines, sewer lines and storm water catch ment basins will be built to City o f Heppner standards. City staff was also instructed to meet later with Robinson to work out details of the road construction and maintenance responsibilities on the subdivision. A gravel road will initially be allowed in to service development in the area, with road upgrades to come later. Each day, students dressed in colors that rep resented different kinds of cancer. Monday, students wore pink for breast cancer aw areness; Tuesday was light blue for prostate can cer awareness; Wednesday was black for melanoma awareness; and Thursday was lavender for cancer survivors. Sarah Ballard, Curtis Harp er, Jordan Hatfield. Drew Johnson, Dillon Lutcher, Catherine McElligott, Frank Meyer, Katie Moore, Spen cer Palmer, Sherilyn Peck, Emily Thompson, Ashley W olff, Matt Holland, or Luisa Horsten. Farewell open house to be held for Bogart A f a r e we l l open house will be held for Steve Bogart, H eppner interim city manager, on Tuesday, November 25, from 3-5 p.m. at Heppner City Hall. The community is invited to attend. AT MCGG GREEN FEED & SEED IN HEPPNER: Care Of yoi*r lawn WINTERCARE LAWN FERTILIZER 50 lb. bag - $19.00 S E E S M orrow County Grain G rowers Green F eed & S eed 242 W. Linden Way, Heppner • 676-9422 • 989-8221 (MCGG main office)
