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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 20,2009 lone American Legion hosts Navaho Code Talkers and Freedom Team Salute The lone Ameri can Legion Post #95 will host the Memorial Day Services at the Memo rial Marker and flag pole at the ball held in lone at 10:30 a.m. After the placing of the wreath, re freshments will be served at the Legion Hall along with a program. A special speaker this year w ill be: Samuel N. Tso who was one of the Navajo Code Talkers dur ing W W 11. He was with the 5,h Marine Division who was stationed on Iwo Jima. Following his pre sentation, the Freedom Team Recipients will be recognized. Even though Me morial Day is a day of re membrance of the veter ans who gave the ultimate sacrifice, it is also a day of Pictured is Samuel P. Tso, a Navaho Code Talker during WWII who served with the 5,h Marine Division. Tso will be the speaker at the lone American Legion Post #95 Memorial Day Services. -Contributed Photo honoring those who have represented our country by serving in the military. Veterans o f the Korean War, Viet Nam, Leba- non/G renada, Persian Gulf and Panama will be presented with Freedom Team Salutes. This will be an opportunity for all of us to say thank you to the men and women who have served our county. T he F re e d o m Team Salute program is an official Army program that depends upon a team of volunteer am bassa dors. These ambassadors act as a local point o f contact. A m bassadors try to find opportuni ties to honor and thank all Army veterans for their gift of service to our country. This includes ac tive, reserve and Guard veterans. Since there are many Army veterans in the lone area, it is not be possible to recognize all of them at one time, so the Freedom Team Salute will be recognizing some veterans at other func tions throughout the year. In addition to veterans who can be recognized, spouses, parents or em ployers who have been outstanding in the support o f the veterans can be selected. School children are sometimes selected for outstanding support to veterans located overseas and in Army hospitals. Morrow County Court weekly meeting held T h e M o rro w County Court met on May 6 in Heppner with Judge Tallman, Commissioner Grieb and Commissioner Rea in attendance. Fol lowing is a summary of those meeting provided by Leann Rea. May 6 The co u rt a p proved the follow ing minutes: February 11th, April 22nd, April 24th, April 27th and April 30, 2009. The c o u rt r e viewed the pooled cash report and then approved accounts payable and payroll in the amount of $183,321.39. The Road D e partment provided the fol lowing report: Cutsforth Park -the dam at the park eroded away and the pond washed out. Due to the need to acquire several permits, the dam will not be repaired nor replaced until next year at the ear liest. Upper Rhea Creek Road - the crew will finish hauling and plac ing gravel as needed to day. All banks have been sloped, culverts have been extended and the ditches have been cleaned. This will complete the work on this road. McNab Lane - on Saturday, May 2 there was a severe thun derstorm near lone which sent a lot of mud, rocks and debris across McNab Lane in two places. Two flaggers blocked the road until the grader could get to the area to clean the roadway. The road was blocked for approximate ly three hours from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The crew will be hauling base rock to fill the shoulders with base rock, so there are no edges of the pave ment exposed. Big Butter Creek Road - a report of a large bolder in the road near Pine City was received around 12:30 a.m. on May 3. The large bolder along with many smaller rocks were re moved from the roadway at approximately 2 a.m. Road Sw eeping - the crew completed sweep ing Fuller Canyon Road, Spruce Lane, and the sheriff department’s park ing lot and is currently working on Willow Creek Farm Foundation receive Certificate of Recognition St. P atrick’s A partm ents to hold grand opening The newly renovated St. Patrick’s Apartments will hold a grand opening on Tuesday, May 26. Apartment viewing will be held from 3-6 p.m. with a complimentary meal will be served at 6 p.m. Bingo will follow the meal at 7 p.m. The grand prize for Bingo will be a two night stay in Las Vegas. NV. St. Patrick's Apartments are located at 190 North Main Street in Heppner. V. . •< * Discount Spay/Neuter Clinics! * Hermiston • M ay 2 6 - Sign up at w ww .naw tarscaatar.com or call 2 8 9 - 8 8 2 9 tt • » * . # $ 50 a v e r a g e c o t t * D i t c o u n t t P r o v id e d f o r F e r a l C a t t N e e d h e lp T ra p p in g ? C o n t a c t 2 7 8 2 2 8 7 Community A c tio n P ro g ra m o f East C entral O regon, CAPECO, has federal fu n d s a v a ila b le fo r income eligible households to receive cost-free weatherization to their homes. These funds allow CAPECO's energy services to install m easures in the home that will reduce energy c o n s u m p tio n . T he weatherization measures may include attic, wall and/or floor insulation, insulation of water pipes and heating ducts, as well as other measures designed to reduce energy consumption. C A P E C O provides this cost free weatherization service to income qualified residents of the four county service area, Umatilla, Morrow, G illiam and W heeler. Once the household has qualified, it is placed on our waiting list and upon rising to the top of the list they well be contacted. CAPECO’s professional e n e rg y a u d ito r w ill make a home visit to evaluate what measures may be installed. The program’s goal is to help income eligible families lower their utility bills, stay warm , safe, and comfortable. Qualification is based on the following income guidelines. F a m i l y size (Monthly Income): 1 ($1,805); 2 ($2,428); 3 ($3,052); 4 ($3,675); 5 ($4,298); 6 ($4,922); 7 ($5,545); and 8 ($6,168). Each additional member added $623 for month. Individuals and Fam ilies that are interested in applying for weatherization services should contact CAPECO in Pendleton at 541-276- 1926 extension 150 or toll free 1-800-752-1139 extension 150. system in the Boardman office for Commission on Children and Fami lies; approved a request from the City of Fleppner to extend the $10,000 H ager Park Restroom Needs and Issues grant until December 31, 2010 with no additional exten sions allowed; approved and signed a Resolution declaring Saturday May 2, 2009 as Ken Turner Day; The sheriff’s de partm ent provided the court a brief report on recent activities in the county. Stating that Un der-sheriff M yren and Detective Harper have left for Wisconsin to pick up the new emergency vehicle. The health de partm ent provided the court with a report on the Swine Flu and the anticipated additional flu shots that will possibility be needed this fall. While there are currently 21 Students in Erin Heideman's science classes at lone Com known cases in Oregon, munity School recently dissected pigs as part of their class. as o f 4:30 p.m. May 5 Top photo: Marco Juarez and Kevin LaRueprep their pigs there are no known cases to investigate the respiratory system. Bottom photo: Yesenia Vcrduzco and Mariah Bradticld dig into their specimens. in Morrow County. - Contributed Photos lone students learn through hands-on experience Hands-on learning at Willow Creek Watershed Field Day Larry Mills (left) and Cliff Green accept a Certificate of Recognition on hehalf of the Farm Foundation from Chuck Bailey (right), chairman of the City of lleppner's Beauti fication and Parks Commission. The Foundation and its all volunteer hoard of directors and officers manage and operate the Agriculture Museum and the Morrow County Heritage Museum. The recognition was for the "...achieve ment of creating an attractive environment in our commu nity.” As one Beautification Commission memher stated, "it's hard to imagine Heppner without the two museums.” Mills is the Foundations' treasurer and Green, who serves as president, states their accomplishments "are owed to their volunteers and members.” -Contributed Photo • à Road. Road Grading the crew had to do some touch up work on sev eral roads in the lone area after the recent storm. All road grading projects have been com pleted, except for touch up grad ing from water damage and the Mountain Roads which are still covered w ith snow. Miscellaneous - the department is in the process of moving all of the paving equipment to Depot Lane in the Irrigon area, with paving to be gin around May 11. Dis cussed the need to replace the county’s lowboy some time in the near future. The court con ducted the fo llo w in g business: Conducted an initial review o f the new proposed fees from the Public Works Department which includes per day, per week and per month fees for the new cabin at Anson Wright Park; ap proved two utility permits for CenturyTel, one on Reitmann Lane and one along Lindsay Road; ap proved the installation of a CenturyTel FAX line and the county’s telephone Free weatherization services available for income eligible households ft • ft O ver 175 fifth graders attended the 12,h annual W illow C reek WFD on W ednesday, May 6, at Duane Ne- iffer’s property west of Lexington. Students from Heppner, lone, Boardman and Irrigon stepped off of their buses, gathered in groups with an lone student leader and headed for the various stations. With the help of Heidi Hartmann, Umatilla County SWCD and Terra Lang Schultz, ODF&W the students planted wil low cuttings on the banks of Willow Creek. At this station they learned how planting the trees helps to protect the stream bank. At the weather station, National W eather Ser vice Hydrologist Dennis Hull helped students take temperature and humidity readings. As a weather balloon was released, one student tracked its direction with a com pass, another watched its height with a range finder and a third wrote down the direction and eleva tion at certain points as the balloon floated away. This taught the kids how the wind patterns may change as the balloon moved from ground-level to higher elevations. At th e W ater Q uality Station Dieter W aite’s Heppner high school science class, Frank Meyers, Julia Mey- Top photo: Heppner High School science teacher Dieter Waite talks to students about water quality. Bottom pho to: students test water samples. -Contributedphotos ers, Kylie VanArsdale and Catherine McElligott helped students measure basic water quality pa rameters including pH, tu rb id ity , c o n d u c tiv ity, temperature, and dis solved oxygen. A l o n g wi t h these stations students learn to identify vari ous macros from Willow Creek presented by Gary Hunt. Irrigon JR SR High School, Larry Lutcher, OSU Extension Agent, helps students identify the elements of the soil pro file i.e. top soil, subsoil, Clint Carlson, WMA Co ordinator, helps students identify various weeds in the area and Duane Neiffer, local land owner teaches students how to use a compass. Hi g h S c h o o l students from lone and Heppner were leaders and helpers for the day lone-leaders: Eric Jepsen, Tom Holland, Matt Cole man, Clay Morter, Jake Trahan and Tori Heagy; lone-presenter assistants: Stephanie Medina, Bec- ca Jepsen, Beth Morter, Brenna Rietmann, Alex Carlson, Tiana Camarillo, Marco Juarez, Sarah Still man, Tanner Rietmann, and Mikey Raible. Hep- pner-presenter assistants: Anna Walter, Lenka Do- bosova. The continued success of this field day is due to the cooperation of the Corp of Engineers, the support from many agen cies, teachers, students, parents and schools. Tami Sasser-U m atilla Basin Watershed Council, Meri- lee McDowell-Morrow Soil & Water Conserva tion District coordinated the field day with the help of funds from U m atilla/M o r- row ESD & M orrow SWCD. The following businesses donated items for the day: M CGG, Devin Oil Co., Inc., Bank of EO.
