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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 15,2009 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S 240-420 Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper Published w eekly and entered as periodical matter al the Post O ffice at Heppner. Oregon under the Act o f March 3 ,1 8 7 9 Periodical postage paid at Heppner. Oregon O ffice at 188 W W illo w Street. Telephone (5 4 1 ) 676-9228. Fax (5 4 1 ) 676-9211. E -m ail editor u rapidserve net or davidiu rapidserve net Web site w w w heppner net Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Tim es, P.O. Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836 Subscriptions: $27 in M orrow County; $21 senior rate (in M o rro w County only; 62 years or older); $33 elsewhere; $27 student subscriptions. D avid Sykes................................................................................................................... Publisher A utum n M o rg an .................................................................................................................Editor All News and Advertising Deadline a Monday at 5 p.m. For Advertising advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p.m Cost for a display ad is $5 per column inch Cost for classified ad is 504 per word Cost for Card of Thanks is $10 up to 100 words Cost for a classified display ad is $5 75 per column inch For Public/Legal Notices public.'legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p m Dates for pub lication must be specified Affidavits must be required at the time of submission Affidavits require three weeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be specified if required) For Obituaries Obituaries are published in the Heppner GT at no charge and are edited to meet news guidelines Families wishing to include information not included in the guidelines or who wish to have the obituary written in a certain way must purchase advertising space for the obituary For Letters to the Editor Letters to the Editor MUST be signed by the author The Heppner GT will not publish unsigned letters All letters MUST include the author s address and phone number for use by the GT office. The GT reserves the right to edit letters The GT is not responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under 'Card of Thanks' at a cost of $10 On the HEPPSER WEBSITE: www.heppner.net • Start or C hange a Subscription • Place a Classified A d • Subm it a N ew s Story • View Real E state for Sale • City Council & Planning Minutes • Local Businesses • County Park • Willow Creek Park Reservations • Free Digital Postcards • Senior Housing • and more! Birth Announcement Gage Tyler Heide- man was bom to Deacon and Erin Heideman on June 24,2009 at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Walla Walla, WA. At birth Gage was nine pounds, 11 ounces and 22 inches long. He joins older brothers Jake, age 7 and Liam, age 2. Grandparents are Fran cie Hansell of Hermiston and Loren and Della Heideman of lone. Great Grandparents are Helen Heideman of Herm iston and Don and Dolores Heinen of Yakima, WA. Morrow County Museum receives conservation bookshelf The Institu te o f Museum and Library Ser- vices (IMLS) recently pre- sented the Morrow County Museum with a conserva- tion bookshelf. The “book- shelf ’ is a set of books relat- ing to the maintenance of a museum’s collection. IM LS lau n ch ed Connecting to Collections: A Call to Action in 2006 as a conservation initiative. To date IMLS has awarded ap- proximately 3,000 free sets of the IMLS Bookshelf. Rietmann named to Pacific University dean’s list This spring, Shanna Rietmann of Heppner was named to Pacific University’s spring 2009 dean’s list. The dean’s list in the College of Arts and Sciences is comprised of students who achieve a term GPA of 3.70 or higher with 12 or more graded hours. Rietmann was one of only 243 students to achieve this level at the university this semester. ~ Letters to the Editor ~ The Heppner Gazette Times w ill prim all letters to the Editor w ith the follow ing criteria met: letters submitted to the newspaper will need to have the name of the sender along w ith a legible signature We are also requesting that you provide your address and a phone number where you can be reached. The address and phone number will only be used for verification and will not be printed in the newspaper. Letters may not be libelous. The GT reserves the right to edit. The GT is not responsible for accuracy o f statements made in letters. Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under “Card o f Thanks" at a cost o f $10. We need a Goal 5 Resource for the Blue Mountain SCENIC Highway To the Editor: The Morrow County Com prehensive Plan (MCCP) is the applicable local land use plan for the county and contains county policies related to natural resources, including General Policy “F” which states: “It shall be the policy of the county to conserve open space and protect natural and scenic resources.” In March 1 was told by the Morrow County Plan ning Department, “As to listing the Blue Mountain Scenic Byway - there is nothing that compels the county to list the Byway as a Goal 5 resource. Recent discussions con cerning the Byway by the Planning Commission indicated that they do not have in interest in listing the Byway as a Goal 5 resource.” The Blue Mountain Scenic Highway (BMSB) was recognized as a Scenic highway by both the State of Oregon and Morrow County because it had an abundance of varied scenery along with historical sites and numerous recreational opportunities. At the Junction of 1-84 and Hwy 74 there is a sign stating this is a Scenic highway and all along Hwy 74 there are signs indicating this. So I ask, just what part of Scenic does the Morrow County Planning Commission not understand? The BMSB is soon to be a cluttered mess of Industrial Wind Facilities with additional infrastructure installed to handle the transmission of power. With the construction of the Shepherds Flat Industrial Wind Fa cility an additional 300+ wind turbines will be added to the BMSB and wind turbines will span 20 miles of this Scenic byway. With the current rush to cash in on govern ment subsidies, which are the only way wind power can be constructed due to their exhorbanent cost, expect this trend to continue until they reach the base of the Blue Mountains. Heppner now has a meteorological tower above the old Kinzua mill testing this site for future wind development. Industrial Wind Facilities need to be sited in corridors that keep them out of the BMSB. The county needs to protect the scenic nature of our byway and its historical sites, yet still allow the construction of Industrial Wind Facilities. Please write, email or call the Morrow County Planning department and let them know you want the Blue Mountain Scenic Byway and your future view shed protected when considering any new Industrial Wind Development in Morrow County. The landowners may own the land but the view belongs to all of us. Contact the MCPD @ 541-922-4624 or email Carla McLane at cmclane@co.morrow.or.us. Arman Kluehe lone University of Idaho awards scholarships More than 6,000 students have been awarded a combined $22 million in scholarship support from the University of Idaho for the 2009-2010 academic year. “Affordability and accessibility for all stu dents are important to the University of Idaho, even more so in these tough economic times,” said Dan W. C. Water Park holding swim and deep water aerobics classes The Willow Creek Water Park will be holding second session swim les sons July 20-30, Monday through Thursday. The cost is $35 without a pass and $30 with a pass. The w ater park has begun deep water aerobics classes that will run through July 23. O ther aerobics session will be held July 27 through August 6 and August 10-20. The limit is 15 people per class and the cost is $35. For more informa tion or to sign up for these classes call 676-5752. Marriages Morrow County Clerk Bobbi Childers has re leased the following report of marriage licenses issued: -July 7: Regee Joe Rauch, 27, Boise, ID and Krista Lee Adams, 26, Boise, ID. Justice Court Report Judge C harlotte G ray, H eppner Justice Court, has released the fol lowing report: -Nicole M . Apperson, 37, Heppner, DWS misdemeanor, $2,145 fine. -Carmelo Disalvo, 42, Heppner, Violation of the Basic Rule by going 77 mph in a 55 mph, $185 fine. - N ic o le M a rie A pperson, 37, H eppner Criminal Trespass II, $542 fine. -Jon David Hanna, 32, Heppner, Failure to Use Seat Belt, $76 fine. -Joelene L. Skinner, 33 , L a G ra n d e , O pen Container, $185 fine. -David J. Rice, 18, Heppner, Speed Racing on a Highway, $324 fine. - D o n i t a E . Counsell, 34, lone. Driving While Suspended Violation, $550 fine. -Stephen W. Ussery, 49, Hillsboro, Passing in a N o-Passing Zone, $185 fine. -Donita Counsell, 49, lone, Failure to Appear, $1,045. Willow Creek Country Club News W illo w C re e k Country Club members enjoyed an evening of mod ified scotch ball during their July 10 Jack and Jill Tournament. Special Event Win ners were: Gary and Nancy Propheter, winning the KP on hole #1, and Mike and Cindi Doherty w inning two KPs, on holes #6 and #9. Low Gross Winners: 1st John and Pat Edmundson; 2nd Mike and Cindi Doherty; 3rd Gary and Nancy Propheter; 4'h John Edmundson and Andrea Mortimer Low Net Winners: Is' Earl and Peggy Fishbum; 2nd Tie, Chad Do herty and Kandy Boyd and Terry and Karen Thomp son; 4,h Clyde and Jackie Allstott. The WCCC Cou ples’ Tournament will be held August 1-2. Ladies Play Day results Ladies Play Day was held on Tuesday, July 7, at the Willow Creek Country Club. Results are as follows: July 7 Low gross of the field was Pat Edmundson and Karen Thompson. Low net of the field was Lorene Montgomery. Least putts of the field was Corol Mitchell and Carole Hamilton. Flight A winners were: low gross, Nancy Propheter; low net, Jan Paustian; long drive, Nancy Propheter; and K.P., Lynnea Sargent (3rd shot). Flight B winners w ere: low gross, Betty C hristm an and Lynnea Sargent; low net, Joann Barbee; least putts, Pat Dougherty; and long drive, Lorene Montgomery. Flight C winners were: low gross, Luvilla Sonstegard; low net, Jackie Allstott; least putts, Sherron Woodside and long drive, Jackie Allstott. Longest putt: Pat Edmundson on #5; Laura Rogers (special). Davenport, director of Ad missions and Financial Aid at the university. S ch o la rsh ip re cip ie n ts from M orrow County are: Megan Mar tin of Boardman; Joseph Pranger, Dillon Lutcher, and Matthew Holland of Heppner; Justin Archer of Chamber lunch meeting to be held lone; Breena Tolar o f Ir- Bill Langley, plant manager for McKinstry rigon; and Kylee Disque of Reklaim, LLC, will be the guest speaker at this week’s Lexington. Chamber lunch meeting on Thursday, July 16. Langley will give an update of his company and their progress. The lunch meeting will be held from 12-1 p.m. St. Patrick’s Parish members will be serving at the Senior Center dining room. The cost for lunch is lunch on Wednesday, July 22. The menu will include $9. 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W e can’t raise w heat Thursday, August 6: Chamber lunch meeting W e d o n ’t practice law for this week has been cancelled due to Fair and Rodeo Week. All entities reports will be moved to Thursday, W e c an 't set a broken leg August 13. W e d on’t put out forest fires Other news: W e can’t m easure S cut lum ber Tom Mafera will be participating in his fourth W e do n ’t sell fat quarters consecutive Cycle Oregon ride in support of Candelight- W e don’t rent movies ers’ Ride-For-A-Child program, which helps to raise W e w o n ’t charm snakes money for children with cancer. Mafera’s child this year is four-year Josiah from Hillsboro who was diagnosed at W e d o n 't ro ta te tires birth with retinoblastoma. Anyone wishing to help support W e 're not painters Tom is this endeavor, please send a check by August 31, BUT W e can’t resole shoes 2009 to: Candlelighters, C/O Tom Mafera, P.O. Box 481, WE W e d on’t fill cavities Heppner, OR 97836. Senior Center Menu Kinzua Lunch Group to meet K-6 grade Mission Project Seventh Day Adventist Church, Minor St. upe i n a o o d of al l r I 8 W e d o n 't sell antiques SU R E CAN W e d o n ’t k n o w jew elry W e c an 't fill prescriptions W e d on’t savvy hard w are ■ W e can’t fill propane tanks j W e don’t sell o r bag groceries W e shouldn't run w ith scissors PRINT (and s a t up W EBSITES!) H E P P N E R G A Z ET T E-TIM E S 188 w est w illow • 676-9228 Heritage Land Co. 1 / ^ 278 N. Main, Heppner We sell Residences, Ranches and Recreation (541) 676-5049, (541) 980-3465 www.heritageland.net,www.farmseller.com www.eastoregonrealestate.com
