Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 7, 2009 - SEVEN
Wind, weeds and wildlife topics of MCLG and
Morrow SWCD annual Town & country program
On Thursday, Janu
ary 15, the Morrow County
Livestock Growers A sso
ciation and Morrow Soil &
Water Conserv ation District
will sponsor an afternoon of
wind, weeds and wildlife at
their 22nd annual joint pro
gram celebrating town and
country in Morrow County.
The program is open
to the public and will begin
at 1 p.m. at St. P atrick’s
Catholic Parish Hall in Hep
pner. Dennis Newman, Mor
row SWCD habitat techni
cian, will begin the program
with a review o f previous
activities and future plans
for the Upland Bird Habitat
Program.
T r a v is S c h u ltz ,
O D FW D istrict w ild life
technician, will present the
agency’s Mule Deer Initia
tive. Lisa De B ruyckere,
coordinator for the Oregon
Invasive Species Council,
will give a presentation on
invasives in Oregon - it’s
not just weeds.
Carel Dewinkel, Or
egon Department o f Energy,
w ill provide inform ation
on wind energy options for
landowners and communi-
Annual Holiday Playday held by
Four Corners Snowmobile Club
The Four C orners
Snowmobile club held their
annual H oliday Playday
at K elly Prairie Sunday,
December 28. Many snow
mobile enthusiasts and their
families were there to enjoy
the fresh powder snow on
the prairie, the groom ed
trails from groom ing ex
traordinaire Ron Carlson
and the annual poker run
that paid out 100% o f the
entry fees.
A two dollar entry
fee and a good running sled
around about a 10 mile pok
er course gave three lucky
snowmobilers a cash return.
Mary Jane Heideman took
first with a flush, Mike Gor
man came away with second
sporting a full house, and
Amanda Rea took a strong
third with three aces.
After the poker run,
chefs Gene Orwick and Pat
Dougherty served hot dogs
and chili for the riders to
enjoy while they warmed
up next to the bon fire. The
club will have other events
this winter, for information
about the club contact Mike
Gorman at 541-676-9623
or C liff Dougherty at 541 -
676-5491.
Town & Country tickets on sale
Town & C o u n try
tick ets are av ailab le for
sale and may be purchased
at Bank of Eastern Oregon,
Heppner Chamber, Heppner
TV, and Murray Drugs. The
cost is $20 and the event will
be held at the Morrow Coun
ty Fairgrounds on Thursday,
January 15, to accommodate
more seating.
The ev en in g w ill
begin with a “no host” social
hour at 6 p.m. with dinner,
entertainment, and presenta
tion o f awards starting at 7
p.m. Also, four centerpieces
will be available for pur
chase by silent auction with
the opening bid o f $50.
Senior Center Menu
ties. D ew inkel w ill also
brief the audience on wind
turbine effects on birds, bats
and wildlife. Tim O ’Rourke,
an attorney from Pendleton
will give an introduction
into wind farming and the
processes on how to get
started.
The Morrow SWCD
will hold their regular board
meeting beginning at 10 a.m.
with a brief annual meeting
to follow. MCLG will hold
their annual meeting at ap
proximately 3:30 following
the afternoon program.
Jean Collins' freshman writing class entered the state Garden
Club essay contest. The theme was Nurture the Earth - Foster
our Environment. The class was sponsored by Heppner Garden
Club. -Contributed Photo
Jones graduates
from Basic Training
Army National Guard Pfc. Beau M. Jones has
graduated from the Infantryman One Station Unit Training
at Fort Benning, Columbus, GA. The training consists of
Basic Infantry Training and Advanced Individual Train
ing.
He is the son o f Kenneth and Tiffany Harrell, and
grandson o f Don and Sandy Obrist, all o f Hermiston,
Ore.
Jones is a 2008 graduate o f Hermiston Senior High
School.
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Small Grant Team, consist
ing o f m em ber from the
Morrow SWCD (541-676-
5452), Umatilla Co. SWCD
(541-276-8131), Umatilla
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cil (541-276-2190), Walla
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(541-966-2325), announces
the availability o f Oregon
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HHS writing class members
enter essay contest
United Methodist Church members will be serving
lunch on Wednesday, January 14. The menu will include
chicken enchiladas, rice and refried beans, green salad
The Morrow County
with tomatoes, mermaid salad, and flan.
Sheriff’s Office reports han
dling the following busi
Red Hat luncheon to be held
ness:
A Red Hat no host luncheon will be held at noon
Dec. 4 cont.:
on Thursday, January 15, at Sweet Productions. You do -M C SO , Irrig o n A m b u
not have to be a member to attend. All interested ladies lance received report o f a
are encouraged to join in for the first activity in the New 70-year-old man staggering
Year.
and dizzy, who possibly lost
consciousness.
-MCSO received report
Civics Club steer raffle to be held
Heppner High School’s Civics Club will hold the from an Irrigon woman of
steer raffle on Saturday, January 10, during the basketball a threatening e-mail with
games. Also, a silent auction will be held for gift baskets very personal information
included.
prepared by the Civics Club.
Dec. 5: -MCSO re
ceived report from an Irrig
FFA Alumni to hold taco feed
on woman that she received
The FFA Alumni will hold a taco feed on Saturday, a call from a man who spoke
January 10, from 3-6 p.m. The feed will be held during the very low and asked her some
home basketball games against Weston-McEwen.
sexual questions. Her phone
number is unlisted.
-M C S O re c e iv e d
report of a trespass in prog
ress in Irrigon with people
four-w heeling on private
property.
-MCSO arrested Se
rafín DeLaCruz Zuniga, 40,
Flyers
on an Irrigon Justice Court
report for Failure to Pay
Fine.
-MCSO cited Russ
John H ickerson, 51, for
Business Car
Violation o f the Basic Rule,
Envelopes
driving 71 mph in a 55 mph
Posters
zone.
-B oardm an Police
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Limit, driving 49 mph in a
25 mph zone.
-Irrigon Ambulance
responded to a report o f a
53-year-old cancer victim
having difficulty breathing
and a stabbing pain. He was
transported to Good Shep
herd Hospital.
-Boardman Am bu
lance responded to a report
o f a 5 8 -y ear-o ld fem ale
going in and out o f con
sciousness. There was no
transport
D ec. 6: -M orrow
C ounty S h e riff’s O ffice
cited Ruben M. Ceballos,
39, for driv ing 82 mph in a
65 mph zone.
-MCSO contacted a
Boardman subject who said
he left the prev ious day to
walk to the Heppner/Ione
1-84 junction and was walk
ing back home.
-MCSO cited Robert
Riley Neal, 46, for driving
83 mph in a 65 mph zone.
-M CSO cited R e
becca Lynn Wadekamper,
41, for Violation o f the Basic
Rule, driv ing 74 mph in a 55
mph zone.
-MCSO cited Lyle
Aylett, 49, for Failure to
Use Seatbelt, and Wilynda
Wardinski, 46, for Failure
to Use Seatbelt.
-MCSO, Boardman
Ambulance received report
o f a black vehicle going
5 mph on the highway. A
66-year-old man had a pos
sible heart attack or a stroke.
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Board (OWEB) funding for
small grants.
P riv ate la n d o w n
ers and others eligible for
regular grants are eligible
for OWEB Small Grants.
The grant applications must
enhance watershed condi
tions, improv e water quality
and quantity while meeting
the needs o f all beneficial
uses; flood plain and upland
improvement and enhance
ment; and reduce erosion,
sedimentation and nutrients.
Projects will also be consid-
ered dealing with invasive
plants and noxious weeds.
OWEB Small Grant
inform ation is av ailab le
on their website at www.
Oregon.gov/OW EB/index.
shtml. Interested landown
ers can also contact a team
member in their area. A two
week signup for small grants
will be held January 12-
23 with funding decisions
being made in February.
Contact Morrow SWCD for
application m aterials and
requirements.
Oregon Wheat Growers League
marketing meeting via Polycom
scheduled for Thursday
The Marketing Com
mittee o f the Oregon Wheat
Growers League will host
the first 2009 M arketing
Update via Polycom video
conference this Thursday,
January 8, at 8 a.m.
The marketing meet
ings have been a popular
monthly event each w in
ter. The interactive one-hour
sessions provide growers
with pertinent data and per
sonal help in determining
the best avenues to maxi
mize their bottom line.
This month’s speak
er w ill be J e ff K aser o f
Mid Columbia Producers,
who will provide a quick
rev iew o f 2008 markets and
a glim pse into 2009 pos
sibilities.
T he s e s sio n s are
available through the collab
oration o f the County OSU
Extension, Blue Mountain
Community College and the
OWGL. Growers are asked
to RSVP their attendance to
their local participating site.
A complete list o f participat
ing sites is attached to this
notice. H andouts will be
prov ided.
S h o u ld you have
any questions, please do
not hesitate to contact the
OWGL office.
Oregon East Symphony receives
$10,000 from The Collins Foundation
The Oregon East Symphony has received a $ 10,000
grant from The Collins Foundation of Portland. Funds from
the Foundation will be used to support general operations
o f the symphony and chorale.
For more information about the Oregon East Sym
phony’s regular concert season, special activ ities and music
educational opportunities for area young people, contact
the symphony office at (541) 276-0320 or email info@
oregoneastsymphony.org.
He was transported to Good
Shepherd Hospital.
-MCSO cited C ar
rie Joyce Litteral, 36, on
a circuit court warrant for
Failure to Appear.
-MCSO cited Dai-
lene Nicole Sampson, 23,
for No Operator's License
and Open Container.
-MCSO received re
port o f four shots fired in
the Meadow Loop area o f
Boardman.
-M C S O a rre s te d
M aria C ochran, 30, on a
M orrow C ounty C ircu it
Court warrant for Failure
to Appear/Providing False
Information to Police on a
citation. She was lodged at
the Multnomah County Jail
with $10,000 bail.
-M C S O a rre s te d
Abel M uniz N av arrette,
22, for Failure to Carry and
Present. He was lodged at
Umatilla County Jail with
$1,500.
-M C SO re c e iv e d
report o f several subjects
running around yards in
Lexington. The same thing
occurred the prev ious night
with two people wearing
green shirts.
-MCSO received re
port at 10:54 p.m. from a
subject in Heppner who said
his mother went out to do the
laundry at 7 p.m. and hadn’t
returned. She returned at 6
a.m. the next day.
-B oardm an Police
D ep artm en t c ite d Petra
Ledesma Almonte, 39. for
Failure to Obey Traffic Con
trol Device.
-BPD cited Robin
Lee Graff, 45, for Violation
o f the Speed Limit, 56 mph
in a 35 mph zone.
-BPD arrested Sam
uel Benjamin Huchin UC,
22, for DUII, Driv ing While
Suspended-m isdem eanor,
Eluding a Police O fficer
and Hit and Run-property
damage. He was lodged at
Umatilla County Jail. The
officer requested medical
assistance.
-BPD cited Isidro
Perez Reyes, 56, for Viola
tion o f the Speed Limit 40
mph in a 25 mph zone, and
No Operator's License.
-BPD received re
port of two males dressed
in red at a Boardman gas
station.
-BPD received re
quest for police officers
from a B oardm an m otel
co n cern in g loud d isru p
tive guests. BPD arrested
Edward Joseph Waugh, 23,
for Furnishing Alcohol to a
Minor and Interfering with
a Police Officer. He was
lodged at Umatilla C oun
ty Jail with $12,000 bail.
Nikole Morgan Kauffman,
20, was cited for MlP-alco-
hol; Miguel Sepulveda, Jr.,
28, was cited for Furnishing
Alcohol to a Minor; Edson
Rafael Torres, 20 was cited
for MIP-alcohol; Sean Dan
iel Shoemake, 22, was cited
for Furnishing Alcohol to a
Minor. A juvenile female
was also cited for M IP-
alcohol.
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