Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 15,2009 - FIVE
Tri County 4-H Camp counselors chosen
The 2009 Tri-County 4-H Camp counselors were recently announced. Tri-County 4-H Camp is
held atCutsforth Park June 2 8 - July 1 and brings campers and counselors from Gilliam, Morrow,
and Wheeler Counties. Pictured are: back row (L-R) Kellie Nelson, Heppner; Morgan McPherson,
Irrigon; Loran McPherson, Irrigon; Devin Robinson, Heppner; Michael Brennan, Mitchell; Jace
Hendren, Irrigon; Tim Nelson, Heppner; Torri Lovgren, Heppner; and Joe Armato, Heppner.
Middle row (L-R) Garrett Robinson, Heppner; Kyle Harrison, Lexington; Maggie Collins, Heppner;
Shain Osborn, Mitchell; and Hannah Fatland, Condon. Front row (L-R) Emma Osmin, Heppner;
Hannah Lovgren, Heppner; Jordan Hoehne, Arlington; Cassie Lyda, Arlington; Mary Rietmann,
lone; and Stacee Halvorsen, lone. -Contributed Photo
USD A extending sign-up date
for DCP and ACRE programs
Darcy Vial, execu
tive d irecto r o f U SD A ’s
Farm Service A gency in
Morrow County announced
that USDA has extended
the sign-up deadline from
June 1, to Aug. 14,2009, for
both the Direct and Counter
cyclical Program (D C P)
and the forthcoming Aver
age Crop R evenue E lec
tion (ACRE) Program. This
action extends the sign-up
deadline by 10 w eeks to
give producers ample time
to decide whether to par
ticipate in ACRE or remain
in DCP.
“ E x t e n d in g th e
sign-up deadline for both
these programs ensures that
A m e ric a ’s farm ers have
enough inform ation and
time needed to determine if
ACRE is the right program
for their operational needs,”
said Vial. “The DCP and
ACRE programs play a criti
cal role in the farm safety net
and it is vital that we act to
Morrow County Court weekly meeting held
The Morrow County
Court met on April 1 at the
county c o u rth o u se w ith
Judge Tallman, 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 February 4,
2009.
The court approved
monthly accounts payable
and payroll in the amount
of$55,972.83.
The court conducted
the following business: Re
viewed and signed a letter
o f support for Senate Bill'
629. SB 629 pertains to the
control and eradication of
noxious weeds. Discussed
possible terms for an Inter
Governm ental Agreement
(IG A ) b etw een M orrow
County and Umatilla Coun
ty for the provision o f com
munity corrections services.
Reviewed a sample letter
from Finley Buttes Landfill
Company to users regard
ing the potential changes
to rates for the disposal of
large dead animals. Since
the change proposed is o f a
significant amount, the court
requested additional infor
m ation before approving
the requested rate change.
Reviewed a request from
the Irrigon Marina Park and
Recreation District for a do
nation towards the construc
tion o f a 30 ’ X 4 0 ’ metal
building. The court decided
not to provide any additional
funds at this time. Approved
and signed the following
resolution: “A Resolution by
Governing Board o f Port of
Morrow to Jointly Sponsor
with the City o f Boardman
and Morrow County an Ap
plication for Designation of
an Enterprise Zone.” The
court approved a preautho
rization request to purchase
a computer for the Public
Health Department.
The court heard a re-
port from a representative of
GET r e a d y e o r
PROM NIGET'
lone
Heppner
Saturday, April 18
9 :0 0 p.m.
Friday, April 2 4
1 0 :0 0 p.m.
%
the Museum Board regard
ing repairs to the roof. The
court will look into possible
solutions to the problem.
The Road D epart
ment provided the following
report: Road Canyon Bridge
- The crew has formed and
poured the wing walls for
both sides o f the bridge.
They have taken the con
crete forms o ff and have
them ready to be taken back
to the mill site. They have
begun hauling and placing
rip rap next to the bridge
embankments and hauling
3” minus gravel to build
the bridge approaches so
thb decking can be set. The
court viewed pictures o f
the Road Canyon Bridge
work. Upper Rhea Creek -
Continuing to bench out the
narrow areas and sloping the
banks the improve visibility
and safety.
County wide grad
ing - Following is the list
o f roads that have been
graded over the last week:
S to ck D riv e, S la u g h te r
House Road., Nolan Road,
Cemetery Hill Road, Benge
Road, Ridge Road, Gabert
Eight Mile Road, McElli-
gott Road, Dry Fork Road,
Dalzell Road, Valby Road,
Ransom Road and the Al
pine area Roads.
W ind storm - On
March 31 the wind was up to
60 miles an hour. The crew
put up the advisory warn
ings on the reader boards
on Bombing Range Road
because of the limited vis
ibility between Homestead
Road and Finley B uttes
Landfill Road. The sand
that was blowing started to
pile up along the road and
we had to have a grader and
sweeper remove the sand.
The court opened all
of the bids for the vehicles
that are parked at the county
road department. The bids
will be reviewed for com
pleteness and the awards
will be made next week.
B B S
Page Design
C om p lete Sites
H osting
WE HAVE ALL PROM ACCESSORIES!
H eppner
Gazette-
Tim es
*
G o u t o » n n ie 're s
676-9228
e w e ir ’Lj
*M *ke-up
Wedding Tables
R ile y B r e t t W igflit &
A m a n d a D a w n M ile s
S a tu rd a y , M a y 2 n d
J a r e d D e a n E c le m a n
& T r is h a K a y A d a m s
S a tu rd a y , M a y Qth
M e g a n K a e B a ile y
& K y le R i c h a r d S n o w
S a tu rd a y , M a y 3 0 th
S h e lle y K a th r y n R ie tm a n n
& A d a m A sh le y M c C a h e
S a tu rday, June 2 7 th
^ Mray'j Dwj
217 North Main • Heppner • Phona 676-9158 • Floral 676-9426
%
________
Serving Heppner. Lexington A lone
Estate
By DAVID SYKES
mm
REALTOR
ON C H E C K IN G ATTICS
If you are inspecting a
house with an attic, you
should inspect it.
You can
leam a lot with just a few sim
ple checks For instance, you
can check to see if the beams
are really solid? If the point
o f a penknife sinks in easily,
the wood may be either rotten
or termite-infested. Timbers
with ends embedded in ma
sonry without proper air spac
es are especially vulnerable to
rot. Sight along the beams to
see whether any have sagged
or warped. Also, check the
rafters or roofing boards for
water stains.
Is there sufficient ventila
tion in the attic? At a mini
mum, it should have louvers
in both gable ends, vents un
der the eaves or ridge vents
in the roof.
If the ventila
tion is inadequate, you can
bet on wood rot — and there
will be heat loss in the win
ter, heat retention in the sum
mer and bigger utility bills in
both seasons.
How about insulation?
An attic floor should have at
least six inches o f insulation
plus a vapor barrier under the
insulation.
Properly 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
support the hard w ork o f the
farmers we depend on.”
Sign-up for ACRE
is expected to start in late
April, with an official sign
up a n n o u n cem en t to be
made in the coming weeks.
Producers can elect ACRE
at their FSA county office
after the sign-up period
commences. The original
June 1 deadline may have
forced producers to rush
their decision, which is why
this extension gives produc
ers more time to make an
inform ed decision about
staying with DCP for 2009
or participating in ACRE for
crop year 2009 and beyond
through 2012.
The ACRE program,
authorized by the 2008 Farm
Bill, provides eligible pro
ducers with a safety net if
both farm and state revenue
drops. The program targets
planted and co n sid ered -
planted covered commod
ity crops and peanuts. For
ACRE, the revenue calcula
tion utilizes national price
figures as well as state and
farm yields.
By participating in
ACRE, producers elect to
forgo counter-cyclical pay
ments, receive a 20-percent
reduction in direct payments
and a 30-percent reduction
in loan rates. The decision
to elect ACRE binds the
farm to the program through
the 2012 crop year, the last
crop year covered by the
2008 Act.
For more informa
tion about A C R E, DCP,
calcu latio n m ethods and
o th er price support p ro
gram s, please visit your
local USDA Service Center
or your local FSA county
office. You can also obtain
an ACRE Fact Sheet and
further DCP inform ation
on-line at www.fsa.usda.gov
under the Browse by Subject
header.
Ways and Means public hearings
planned across Oregon
S en ato r M argaret
Carter and Representative
Peter Buckley, co-chairs of
the legislature’s Joint Ways
and Means Committee, an
nounced today they will hold
eight public budget hearings
around the state over the last
two weeks of April.
The hearings will
begin in Lincoln City on
April 20 and will include
stops in Pendleton, Ontario,
Portland, Bend, Eugene and
Ashland, as well as a hear
ing at the state capitol where
participants from Hood Riv
er will be able to participate
via video conferencing.
“We wanted to try
something a bit different.
So in Klamath Falls, rather
that a formal public hearing,
we’ll walk around town, vis
iting restaurants, City Hall
and local businesses and
ask people their opinion on
the challenges facing us as
we work our way out of this
economic recession,” said
Buckley (D-Ashland). “We
want to hear what serv ices
are critical to folks in rural
O regon, as well as what
matters most to the people
in our larger population
centers. So please take this
chance to come tell us how
you feel.”
At each one o f the
public hearing, attendees
will also receive a survey
instrument, allowing them
to make choices about pro
posed service cuts, potential
revenue increases and other
critical budget issues.
Public hearings will
be held 5:30 to 8 p.m. in
Lincoln City on April 20,
Portland from 6 p.m. to 9
p.m. on April 21 and 5:30
p.m. Salem on April 23. The
Salem hearing will include
testimony from individuals
in Hood River and McMin
nville, who will go before
the com m ittee via video
link.
On Saturday, April
25, members o f the Joint
Ways and Means Commit
tee will be in Pendleton and
Ontario to hear from local
residents. The following
week, the committee will
hold official public hear
ings from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
in Bend on April 29 and
Ashland on April 30 and a 1
to 4 p.m. hearing in Eugene
May 1.
A lso th is w e ek ,
Buckley and Carter unveiled
oregonbudget.gov, a new
simplified internet address
where Oregonians can find
inform ation on the state
budget. The budget informa
tion, including proposals for
potential service cuts pro
vided by each state agency,
was first released last week
on the internet website of the
Legislative Fiscal Office.
The schedule is as
follows:
Monday, April 20 -
Lincoln City Cultural Cen
ter, 540 NE Hwy 101, Lin
coln City (5:30 to 8 p.m.)
Tuesday, A pril 21
- P o rtla n d C o m m u n ity
C o lleg e -C ascad e C am
pus, Auditorium, Moriority
Building, 705 N. Killings-
worth Street, (6 p.m. to 8:30
p.m.)
Thursday, April 23
- O regon S tate C ap ito l,
Hearing Room F, 900 Court
Street NE, Salem, (5:30 to 8
p.m.) Including Hood River
via video link
Saturday, April 25
- Pendleton O regon N a
tional Guard Armory, 2100
N.W. 56th Drive, (10 a.m.
to noon)
Saturday, April 25
- Ontario Treasure Valley
Community College, 650
College Boulevard, (3 to 5
p.m.) (M ountain View or
Ontario time)
W ednesday, A pril
29 - Central Oregon Com
munity College, Bend, Cas
cades Hall Room 117, (5:30
to 8 p.m.)
Thursday, April 30
- Southern Oregon Univer
sity, Ashland, Rogue River
Room, Stevenson Union,
1250 Siskiyou Boulevard,
(5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.)
Friday, May 1 - Uni
versity of Oregon, Eugene,
Prince Lucien C am pbell
Hall (PLC 180), 1415 Kin
caid Street, (1 to 4 p.m.)
Heppner, lone schools
to hold proms
Heppner High School and lone Community School
will be holding their proms in the next two weekends.
lone’s prom will be held on Saturday, April 18,
beginning at 9 p.m. at the Willows Grange Hall.
Heppner’s prom will be held on Friday, April 24,
beginning at 10 p.m. at the Morrow County Fair Annex.