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Heppner Gazette-Times. Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 4, 2009 - FIVE Chamber Lunch Meeting to be held at John’s Place NOAA issues monthly climate summary for Heppner A ccording to p re liminary data received by NOAA’s National Weather Service in Pendleton, tem peratures at Heppner aver aged near normal during the month o f January. The average tem perature was 34.1 degrees which was 0.2 degrees be low normal. High tempera tures averaged 41.1 degrees, which was 1.2 degrees be Special guests hosted at lone Amer low normal. The highest was 62 ican Legion Auxiliary degrees on the 14th. Low temperatures averaged 27.1 d e g re es, w hich w as 0.8 degrees above normal. The lowest was three degrees, on the 26th. There were 21 days with the low tem perature below 32 degrees. There were 11 days when the high tem perature stayed below 32 degrees. Precipitation totaled 1.14 inches during Janu ary, which was 0.32 inches below normal. Measurable precipitation -at least .01 Pictured left to right are: Irene Holtz, lone American Legion inch- was received on eight Auxiliary president, C’yndi Dahl, District #6 American Legion days with the heaviest, 0.38 This w eek’s cham ber lunch meeting will be an All Entities Report. The m eeting w ill be held at John’s Place and the cost will be $9. Upcoming Events: -February 12: Bill Hansell, Umatilla County C om m issioner w ho also serves on the Oregon 150 Committee will be talking about Oregon’s birthday and about the statewide youth initiative. -February 19: Wil low Creek Valley Economic Development Group w ill be hosting the lunch meeting at the Senior Center. The lunch meeting will be from 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. to accommo date their annual meeting. Auxiliary president, and Evelyn Sweek-Heppner American Legion member. -Contributed Photo In December the lone American Legion Auxil iary hosted a meeting with special guests Cyndie Dahl, Oregon District #6 president o f the American Legion Auxiliary and Evelyn Sweek. Cyndi Dahl is from Sherwood and Evelyn repre sented the Heppner American Legion Auxiliary. Foster and Adoptive Parent Foundations classes offered Foster and Adoptive Parent Foundations classes are being offered at the Boardman DHS Office on Febru ary 20 and 21, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. This is a free class. Anyone interested in attending can register by calling 541-481-9482, ext. 224. Port of Morrow holding legislative update sessions The Port o f Morrow' holds legislative updates with Representative Greg Smith and Senator David Nelson every other Tuesday morning at 7:30 a.m. via videoconfer encing. The public is invited to attend. The next scheduled video conference is February 17. M orrow N o r th and S o u th end County Public T r a n s f e r S t a t io n s Work» a c c e p t in g inches reported on the 2nd. Since October, the w ater year p recip itatio n at Heppner has been 4.76 inches, which is 0.91 inches below normal. Snowfall totaled 6.5 inches w ith at least one inch of snow reported on 4 days. The heaviest snowfall was 3.0 inches reported on the 25th. The greatest depth of snow on the ground w as five inches on the 25th. The outlook for Feb ruary from NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center calls for below normal temperatures and above normal precipita tion. N orm al highs for Heppner during February are 47.1 degrees and normal lows are 29.4 degrees. The 30 year normal precipitation is 1.23 inches. The National Weath er Service is an office of the National Oceanic and A tmospheric A dm inistra tion, an agency o f the U.S. Commerce Department. Spray Rodeo to be held May 23 and 24 Spray R odeo has been chosen as Independent Rodeo o f the Year with a purse o f $900 in each event and no fair by the m em bers and contestants o f the Northwest Professional Ro deo Association. Also chosen were B-D Rodeo's as Stock Con tractor o f the year, JJ Har rison as Barrelinan o f the Year, and Scott Allen as An nouncer of the Year. These winners were all part o f the 2008 Spray Rodeo and will be returning for the 2009 rodeo. At a recent rodeo meeting election o f officers were held: Earl Mortimore, p re s id e n t; B rad S m ith , vice-president; and Joann Morrow County Parks to meet The Morrow County Parks meeting will he held on Tuesday, February 17, at 6 p.m. at Columbia Basin Electric conference room at 171 Linden Way in Heppner. The public is invited to attend. Agenda items include updates on the three county parks, Anson Wright, Cutsforth, and Morrow-Grant OH V Park; election o f officers for 2009; scheduled events for this year, and grants update. Eastern Oregon HES students participate in Plant the Promise week This past October, University to students at Heppner Ele host FBLA Skills mentary School planted 200 red tulips that w ill bloom in April during National Alco Conference Eastern Oregon Uni versity will host the annual O regon Future B usiness L eaders o f A m erica R e gional Skills Conference on Thursday, February 5. Approximately 500 high school students, ad visers and teachers will be attending from 15 different schools in the region. The top 10 competi tors in the regional event will qualify for a spot at the state level where they can then vie for a trip to the national conference. hol Awareness Month. The planting in Oc tober was done during the National Plant the Promise week which coincided with the National Red Ribbon Week. Red Ribbon Week was led by President Mad- die Lindsey, Vice P resi dent Paige G rieb, Secre tary Macy Gibbs, Treasurer K elly W ilson, Publicity Director Mackenzi Hughes, and 4lh grade representatives Rian W izner and Logan Grieb. Students at HES plant tulip hulbs during Plant the Promise week last October. -Contributed Photo The tulips were pur chased with money from Health. The Heppner Gar student body funds and from den Club supplied tools and the Morrow County Mental potting soil. 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All participants will need a CURRENT copy of three documents showing your physical address. Any questions or comments contact Sandi Putman 541-989-8469 Home 541-240-1761 Cell. Estate By DAVID SYKES REALTOR H O M E IN S P E C T IO N including Tri-Care 130 Thompson Ave., Heppner, OR 97836 Call 541-676-5504 for Appointments 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Pioneer Memorial Clinic is part of Morrow County Health District Whether you are buying a condo, an existing home or a newly constructed home, you should con sider having a professional home inspection. These do cost money, but they are worth every cent. Do not feel embarrassed, assum ing that you will hurt the seller’s feelings by having the home professionally in- spected. This procedure is very commonplace ipla today. A qualified home inspec- tor (look for membership in the American Society of "Where Friends M ed” 142 North Main Ladies Night- February 12th Cindy Doherty Menu- Parmesan chicken, potato casserole, salad, desert (heft- Lome fox l Elks Annual- February 21st Ladies Tea @ 2:30, lodye @ 3:00, Dinner @ 6:30 Dinner- Baron of beef l Pork tenderloin New ATV Safety Laws FREE online certification <7tea/ We accept most major insurance plans 676-9181 February 10th, 11 th and 12th from 5 :0 0 to 7 :0 0 p.m. At Pioneer Memorial Clinic Our Staff of Caring Professionals are here for all your Family Medical Needs. Our providers are Ed Berretta, MD, Sheridan Tarnasky, PA-C, Betsy Anderson, MD and Russel Nichols, MD. Our nursing staff has over 50 years of combined experience. Some of our services include: W ell B ab y/C h ild E x am s ♦ W o m en ’s & M e n ’s H e a lth E x a m s ♦ C a rd ia c S tre s s T e s tin g ♦ A c u te and C h ro n ic D is e a s e M a n a g e m e n t ♦ S m o k in g /T o b a c c o C e s s a tio n C o lo n o sco p y & En dosco py T e s tin g D ia b e te s M a n a g e m e n t ♦ V a s e c to m y ♦ CDL P h y s ic a ls A lle rg y S h ots ♦ S p o rts P h ysicals Griffith, secretary-treasurer elected. Directors are Jim and Zorieta Tankersley, Ju lie Smith, John and Don Griffith and alternate Rick Petersen. R o d eo d a te s are May 23 and 24 with the timed slack events being held May 22. The E astern O re gon Half-Marathon will he held May 23. Queen tryouts are March 21. The Rockey Goodell family will be the grand marshals. Also, the C ow girl Way drill team from central O regon will he making their first ap pearance. For more informa tion call 541-468-2442. Home Inspectors) will crawl all over the place. They know about major systems and can spot problems (if there are any) that you can’t see. A home inspector can find problems that could he expensive repairs later. You should accompany the inspector when he makes his inspection, hut he will provide you with a written report when he is finished. In many cases, he can esti mate the costs to make any repairs he has suggested. Property listings are available at www. sykesrealestate. net 188 W. Willow • P.O. Box 337 • Heppner, OR 97836 (541) 676-9228 • Cell (541) 980-6674 Fax (541)676-9211 E-mail: david@sykesrealestate net New safety laws are now in effect for operating quads and three-wheel ATVs (Class I ATVs) and off-road mo torcycles (Class III ATVs) on lands open to public use. (See chart below for age-related timelines ) In order to make training as convenient as possible, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department now offers this free safety and education program and certification online on the website www.rideATVoregon.org. SAFETY TRAINING EXEMPTION: Safety training isn’t mandatory for riders using an ATV or off-road motorcy cle for farming, agriculture, forestry, nursery, Christmas tree growing operations or when riding on private land. M a n d a t o r y t r a in in g a g e s Year Mandatory Safety Training Age Jan 1,2009 Youth 15 and under and adults supervising youth Jan. 1, 2010 30 and under Jan 1.2011 40 and under Jan 1, 2012 50 and under Jan 1.2013 60 and under Jan 1, 2014 All riders must have an ATV safety education card Morrow County OHV Park is active in these changes and do offer the hands on training ATV Safety Insti tute and the MSF Motorcycle safety foundation do have instructors on site Any questions or concerns please contact Morrow County 541-989-9500
