TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 15,2009
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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.
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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. The Caterer for this week will be The Stable of Youth
sausage casserole, cucumber salad with tomatoes, hot who will be serving hamburgers with all of the fixings,
chips and either fruit or some type of dessert.
rolls, chocolate pie, and fruit juice.
Upcoming Chamber meetings:
Thursday, July 23: Linda Valentine, independent
The Kinzua Lunch Group will meet on Friday, living specialist, steps trainer and Work incentives co
July 17, in Spray at the RB Bar & Grill at 11:30 a.m.
ordinator from Eastern Oregon Center for Independent
Living will be speaking on w hat a “Center for Independent
W e don’t fly airplanes
Living,” is, what they do and what programs they have
available.
W e can't train elephants
Thursday, July 30: Ellen Whitehouse, regional
W e're not good cooks
recruitment coordinator will be giving a foster care pre
W e do n ’t build com puters
sentation and the needs in the community.
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.
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W e d o n 't sell antiques
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W e d o n ’t k n o w jew elry
W e c an 't fill prescriptions
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W e don’t sell o r bag groceries
W e shouldn't run w ith scissors
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