Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, Apnl 8,2009 - FIVE
Confirmation held St. William’s Morrow County Court
Catholic Church
weekly meeting held
Back row (L-R): Fr. Gerry Condon, Zac Orem, Steven Holland,
and Bishop Vasa. Front row (L-R): Rita McElligott, Emily Holland,
Mary McElligott, and Jaqueline Juarez. -Contributed Photo
Bishop Robert Vasa o f the Baker Diocese con
firmed six students at St William’s Catholic Church in lone
on Sunday, March 29.
The confirmation rite followed two years o f study
by the candidates, as well as participation in a retreat at St.
Patrick’s in Heppner. The students were Zac Orem, Ste
ven Holland, Mary McElligott. Emily Holland, Jaqueline
Juarez, and Rita McElligott.
The candidates each also completed over 10 hours
o f community service. A reception sponsored by St. Wil
liam’s Altar Society followed the confirmation mass. Fr.
Gerry Condon is the pastor at St. William's.
Boardman seeks grant for
park and sports complex
Friday morning the
Boardman City Council met
in special session to discuss
a grant application for fund
ing o f the city’s proposed
park and sports complex.
The approaching deadline
for the application through
the Oregon Parks and Rec
reation Department’s Local
Government Grant Program
made it necessary for the
special session.
C ouncilors unani
mously passed a resolution
authorizing the grant ap
plication.
The proposed park
and sports com plex w ill
be located on city property
north o f Mt. Adams Avenue
The Kinzua Lunch group held
their March lunch in Prineville.
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Pictured are: back row (L-R) Fr. Gerry C ondon, Austin Gutier
rez, Jessy Wolford and Bishop Vasa; front row (L-R) Macy Gibbs.
Carrie Hague wood, and Mariela Sanchez. Contributed Photo
Bishop Robert Vasa, bishop o f Baker, conferred
the Sacrament o f Confirmation on five students o f St.
Patrick Parish.
The students had studied for this sacrament since
last September, attended a retreat, and performed charitable
works. Following the ceremony, the St. Patrick Altar Soci
ety had a reception for the students and their families.
Gertrude L. McRae Trust
Scholarship application available
T he G e rtru d e L.
McRae Scholarship Com
mittee has announced that
the 2009-2010 academ ic
scholarship applications are
available to graduates o f
Grant County high schools.
Graduates o f high school
within Morrow' Wasco and
Wheeler counties may also
be considered for a scholar
ship award if too fee (¡rant
C ounty ap p licatio n s are
received.
Preference will be
given to Grant County high
school graduates who reside
in Oregon and have com
pleted one or more years of
an accredited college.
For an application
and student criteria list con
tact the McRae Scholarship
Committee c/o Grant County
Court, 201 S. Humboldt St.,
Suite 280, Canyon City, OR
97820 or call 541-575-0059.
Fully completed application
packets must be received by
the Grant County Court of
fice by July 15,2009.
Essay winners received
checks and certificates
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FROZEN ♦ YOGURT
has finished the sweeping in
the Irrigon area and is now
working in the Boardman
area. The crew repaired or
replaced numerous signs in
the Irrigon area.
The court approved
and signed the ren ew al
o f three five year rock pit
agreements.
The court approved
th e In te rg o v e rn m e n ta l
A greem ent for services,
between the Sheriff’s Office
and the City of Irrigon. The
sheriff reported that there
is a COPS Grant that may
be available to rural areas.
The grant would pay for the
wages for a new officer for
three years with the county
being required to pay the
office’s wages in year four.
The court gave the sheriff
approval to pursue the possi
bility of obtaining the grant
for one or two officers.
The court received
for their review a copy of
the new Code Enforcement
Ordinance. The court d i
rected the County Planning
Department to schedule the
needed public hearing so the
ordinance can be enacted.
Commissioner Rea
reported that the most re
cent Water Policy Commit
tee m eeting was held by
teleconference on March
23. Reported that there is
a proposal being submitted
(SB740) which would sub
ject all water right holders
to pay an annual or biannual
fee just because they have a
water right. Commissioner
Rea reported that she was
the only one that spoke in
opposition to the bill.
and west o f Faler Road and
will be comprised o f out
door baseball, softball, and
soccer fields, as well as a
nature playground and walk
ing trails. Other such sport
complexes are in a “clover”
shape with four ball fields
around a centrally located
restroom/concession area.
The city is applying
for $350,000 and plans for
the sports com plex to be
funded in phases.
The next regularly
scheduled m eeting o f the
Boardman City Council is
Tuesday, March 7, 2009 at
Those attending were Bob and Mary Lee Britt and
7 p.m. at Boardman City
John and Midge Geer from Fossil and grandsons Tren
Hall.
ton and Thad, Marilyn Garcia, from John Day; Bob and
Lavonne Slinkard, from Heppner; OLand Jean Ann Adams
and Bonnie Campbell, from Metlious; Montell McDon
ald, from Condon; Gael (Windy) Liptak, from Prineville;
Harold and Peggy Reed, Bob and Peggy Nelson, John and
Rosemary Nelson, and Nancy Benson Christensen.
The next lunch will be April 24 at Service Creek
Lodge at 11:30.
April nth is Easter!
YOCREAM
The Morrow County
Court met on March 25 at
the county courthouse with
Judge Tallm an, C om m is
sioner Grieb and Commis
sioner Rea in attendance.
Following is a summary of
those meeting provided by
Leann Rea.
The court approved
the minutes o f January 28,
2009.
The court approved
monthly accounts payable
and payroll in the amount
o f $62,218.60.
The court signed an
agreem ent for education
between Oregon Health and
Science University School
o f N ursing and M orrow
H ealth D epartm ent. This
will allow the university to
send student nurses to our
area for hands on training.
The road department
provided the following re
port: Road Canyon Bridge
- The crew has formed and
poured the concrete on both
headwalls and three o f the
four footings for the wing
walls. They are now in the
process o f tying rebar and
forming up the last footing
for the wing walls. Upper
Rhea C reek Road - The
crew has been working on
extending some culverts and
adding w idth to parts o f the
road as needed. Have also
been sloping some banks
back and cleaning out ditch
es for better sight distance
on som e o f the corners.
Road grading - Continuing
with road grading as weather
permits. Graders are work
ing in the Dry Fork, Clarks
Canyon and Alpine areas.
Road sweeping - The crew
Confirmation held at St.
Patrick Parish
Alumni sought for
summer concert series
The Inland Northwest Musicians Orchestra and
Chorale is inviting anyone who has sung or played with
them in the past to rejoin the group for the pops concerts
scheduled for June 13 in Ukiah and June 14 at the Port of
Morrow in Boardman.
The group is celebrating its 10,h anniversary season
in 2009. Rehearsals for the summer series will begin in
late April.
Interested musicians and singers can call Teresa
Best at 289-4696 for more information.
T ' m Estate
By DAVID SYKES
REALTOR
THE “OPEN HOUSE”
The “Open House” method
o f selling a home
is one o f
the recent trends in real estate
An “Open House” does just
what the name suggests; it
opens the house to the general
public and. hopefully, gener
ates an interested buyer.
An “Open House” gives a
real estate agency the oppor
tunity to spotlight a particular
property and it gives both the
agency and the seller a chance
to hear viewers' opinions to
gether and to make adjust
ments in the market strategy if
necessary.
“Open Houses”
are usually held on either or
both Saturday and Sunday
afternoons. When a prop
erty is first listed, it is also
common to hold a "Brokers
Open House" to give the
area an opportunity to view
the house.
This minimiz
es disturbances to the seller
and the seller’s family. An
“Open House” is a popu
lar and effective means for
marketing most residential
properties.
Our agency
would certainly discuss the
merits o f this type o f mar
keting when selling your
home.
Property listings are available
at h ' w ' h '. sykesrealestate. net
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Heppner High School students who placed first, second and
third in the state for their essays recently received their checks
and certificates. Pictured are (L-R) Conner Pappas, 3rd place,
and Shane Smith, 1“ place. Not pictured was Zachariah Hintz,
2"d place. They were sponsored by the Heppner Garden Club.
-Contributed Photo
Justice Court Report
Judge Charlotte Gray, Heppner Justice Court, has
released the following report:
-Raym ond D. Sinclair. 35, H erm iston, DUII
diversion.
-C lifford Joel Dougherty, 45, H eppner DUII
diversion.
-Steven E. Strahm , 55, lone, driving w hile
suspended (misd.), $945 fine.
-Justin W. Laurendeau, 29. Heppner, violation of
the basic rule by going 75 mph in a 55 mph zone, $113
fine.
-Jan Antonin Vyhnal, 73, failure to use seatbelt,
$76 fine.
-Tara R. Ozment, 26, Milton-Freewater, violation
o f the basic rule by going 75 mph in a 55 mph zone,
$185.
Land slide next to U.S.
395, drive with caution
The Oregon Department o f Transportation is moni
toring an 80-foot wide land slide adjacent to U.S. Highway
395 approximately 20 miles south of Pilot Rock.
The slide is located at mile point 37.1 in the Battle
Mountain area and has caused the down sloping hillside on
the west side o f the highway to drop a dozen feet in some
areas. It has not impacted the highway at this time.
As a safety precaution ODOT has closed the
southbound shoulder. Crews are monitoring the roadway
and working on plans to stabilize the hillside before the
highway is impacted. Motorists are adv ised to slow down
and pay extra attention in this area until repairs to the
hillside can be made.