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.
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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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LITTLE LEAGUE REGISTRATION
at the Heppner Neighborhood Center.
Boys ages 5-12 and Ciris ages 5 - 16
are eligible to enroll to play.
T-Ball, Minors and Majors Baseball and Softball.
Fee is $30.00 per participant $60.00 per family.
After the February 28th deadline
the fee is $40.00. No exceptions.
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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
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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