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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 2,2009 - FIVE Jfrom tíjc 1056 arcljibes of the Portable “Fast Pyrolysis” equipment demonstration held at Kinzua Mill Site heppner City of Boardman noxious weed program a success #a$ette-C unes Portable wheel chair result of Legion Fun Drive A portable wheel chair which will be available for use by anyone in the area, was recently added to the equipment at Pioneer Memorial Hospital by the Hep- pner American Legion post, it revealed this week. Irrigon Chamber holds One-Plug Derby The Irrigon Chamber of Commerce held the 2009 One-Plug Derby, August 22. Twenty-one teams partici pated. Members of the Irrigon Jr/Sr High School Volleyball Team were the fish runners for the tournament and Irrigon Multicultural Arts Center provided the food. The Big Fish was 9.92 lbs. and the Big Fish w inner took home $500 plus a nice belt buckle. First place took home $2,248, second place took home $ 1,280, third place took home $468, fourth place took home $374.40, and fifth place took home $249.60. Next years tournament will be August 21,2010. Heppner Garden Club to hold fall potluck The Heppner Garden Club will begin their fall season with a potluck on Tuesday, September 8, in the dining room at St. Pat's Senior Center at 6 p.m., followed by a program at 7 p.m. District President Cece Delfs will be attending the meeting. Delfs is one of only two certified judges for flower shows in Eastern Oregon. She will give a presentation on flower arranging. The public is invited to attend. Desert Rats Classic Car Club donates to area school Desert Rats Classic Car Club President George Price pres ents Sam Boardman Elementary School Principal Jacque Johnson with a check for S200 to purchase school supplies for students. -Contributed Photo The D esert Rats Classic Car Club recently donated to underprivileged students at Sam Boardman Elementary School. Club P resident G eorge Price presented the schools Prin cipal, Jacque Johnson, with a check for $200, which will be used to buy school supplies for the students. The Car Club hopes their donation ensures these chil dren have the items and resources they need to have a more successful school year. Each year the Des ert Rats Classic Car Club hosts the Boardman Show ‘N ’ Shine at the Boardman City Park. Proceeds of the event go directly back into the Boardman community. In addition to the donation to Sam Boardman Elemen tary students, the Car Club offers scholarships to Riv erside High School gradu ates, gives money to the local gleaners organization, and donates at Christmas time to the area Giving Tree programs. The Desert Rats Classic Car Club is a Board- man non-profit organization whose purpose is to pro mote interest in the sport of Classic Cars, Street Rod- ding, and M uscle Cars, with an emphasis on family and community service. The Club membership is made up o f Classic Car enthusiasts who own pre- 1975, American made cars or trucks. They meet the second Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. For more information, contact George Price at 481-3217. Koffler recognized by BEO for 30 years of service The Umatilla National Forest, in cooperation vs ith Morrow County, Rocky Mountain Research Station, University of Idaho and the University of Montana, sponsored a public- demonstration of fast pyrolysis equipment on Monday, August 31. The demonstration investigated whether portable fast pyrolysis is economically feasible to decrease wildfire risk by reducing hazardous fuels. Fast Pyrolysis is a thermal process that rapidly heats woody biomass to a controlled temperature (500 degrees C), and then quickly cools the volatile products to yield bio-oil (-60% ) bio-char (-20%) and syngas (-20%). The syngas can be collected or recycled into the combustion chamber to run the fast pyrolysis operation. The bio-oil and bio-char are collected and trucked off-site for later use. Bio-oil can be refined into #2 diesel fuel or used for industrial heating while the bio-char can be used as a valued soil amendment. - Photo by Andrew Svkes Morrow County Court weekly meeting held The Morrow Coun ty Court met on August 19 in Boardman with Judge Tallman, Com m issioner Grieb and Commissioner Rea in attendance. Follow ing is a summary of the meeting provided by Leann Rea. The court approved the minutes of August 12, 2009. The court reviewed and approved accounts pay able and payroll for a total of$237,546.53. The A u g u st 19 road report follows: Road Canyon Road - The crew has finished all of the cattle guard and culvert repairs and replacem ents. They are currently working on hauling and placing gravel on the road from the new six foot culvert, south, (ap proxim ately two miles). The crew should be done with the rock work today. The crew has about ex hausted the crushed rock from the pit on Road Can yon. U pper Rhea Creek Road - The crew has fin ished with the shoulder work from Road Canyon junction to the Basey Can yon junction. Road strip ing - The road striping has continued around the county. This week the crew has been paint striping for Gilliam County. They fin ished August 19 for a total o f three days in Gilliam County. Shobe C anyon Road - Removed, cleaned out the ditch and reset a cattle guard near the junc tion with Highway 207. B a s e lin e L a n e - C urrently w orking on shoulders near the junction with Sand Hallow Road. Crusher: The crusher has now switched screens and is now crushing one inch minus road rock. In about three weeks the crew will begin running old asphalt and will be working on the Fuller Canyon Lane to Bunker Hill Road. Sheriff’s Report: Reported that in the process of the remodeling of the dis patch center, it was discov ered that some heavier w ir- ing needed to be installed to facilitate the use of larger data cables. The court was informed that this new w ir ing plus labor and travel would cost $1,291.20. The court authorized this ex penditure to be paid out of the building maintenance fund. The sheriff discussed the rotation of vehicles and the possibility of selling some of the cars in a semi equipped condition to other police entities. The court also heard that there were parts of a meth lab located in South Morrow County. Two individuals were ar rested and charged with possession and manufactur ing illegal drugs as a result of this discovery. Planning Depart ment Report: The court reviewed and signed the Order for Land Partition LP-N-404 for the City of Boardman; Discussed the upcom ing m eeting with Idaho Power; Reviewed the agenda for the Plan ning Commission; Heard a report regarding the LRA meeting Carla attended on Monday; Heard a report on the meeting with the Navy officials that Carla and Judge Tallman had attended on Friday, August 14. The court conduct ed the following business: Reviewed and approved a job description for an Appraiser III position; Re viewed and modified a pro posed plan for the dispersal of the Community Service Fee generated by the Caith ness Shepherds Flat energy project; Reviewed a letter regarding an offer to pur chasing three foreclosed properties. The court de cided they did not want to accept the current offer; Reviewed and approved a Service Contract with Ja cobson, Betts & Company to conduct a C lassifica tion and Compensation Re view of job classifications encompassing all county employees and elected of ficials for an amount not to exceed $12,500; Reviewed and discussed a citation notice o f two non pen alty violations from Oregon OSHA that were issued as a result of on inspection on July 6, 20009; Reviewed other miscellaneous corre spondences and upcoming meeting notices. Awana Club to start Sept. 16 Awana Club is starting up for 2009-2010. It w ill be the same program as in the past, but the weekly club time will be held on Wednesday’s instead. AWANA will begin on Wednesday, September 16, 2009. It will be held at Willow Creek Baptist church from 6:30-8 p.m. Transportation is available by contacting Sheryll Bates at 676-5773. Jeff Bailey. President and CEO of Bank of Eastern Oregon, congratulate« George Koffler after he wai presented with a 30-year service award, knfltcr retired as President and CEO this past March, hut remains on staff as senior vice president and special assets manager. KofHer also remains on the Board of Directors for the bank. Contributed Photo Red Hat Rowdies to meet Sept. 16 The Red Hat Rowdies w ill hold their September Red Hat no-host luncheon at Sweet Productions at noon on September 16. I Children from Boardman show off a Puncturevine plant they removed during the city's Puncturevine Control Program -Contributed Photo The City of Board- m an’s new Puncturevine Control Program has been dubbed a huge success with an estimated 2,600 pounds o f Puncturevine collected. Each year the city receives complaints of the plant growing along the bike path, sidewalks and curbs. The spiny bur or seed pod from the Puncturevine ( Tribulus terrestris), also known as a “Goathead”, contains 20 seeds equipped with long sharp spines ca pable of puncturing a bike tire or a shoe. For the first time, the city enlisted the aid of its citizens to control the spread of Puncturevine by offering to pay for collec tion of the weed. Through out the month of August the City paid $1 for each of the 258 bags of Puncturevine returned to City Hall, which will be burned as soon as the burn ban is lifted. Many o f the participants were school-age children. The c ity ’s Code Compliance Official John Russell said he could see a big improvement along the city’s bike path, streets, and other public areas such as the Marina Park’s baseball fields. Teagan and Keziah Birt, along w ith the help of their father, were respon sible for much of the bike path areas being cleared of the noxious weed. The Boardm an M arina Park joined in the effort by offer ing discounts to its custom ers who participated in the city’s Puncturevine Control Program. Many others par ticipated in collecting the weed in the spirit of helping out their community. Next year the city hopes to sponsor the Punc turevine Control Program in the spring before the plant has had a chance to go to seed. For more informa tion on the city’s Punc turevine Control Program, call Boardman City Hall at 541-481-9252. Annual Boardman Fall Quilt Show to be held Oct. 2-3 Barb Hemncss will be the Featured Local Quilter at this year's Boardman Fall Quilt Show. -Contributed Photo The fifth annual Boardman Fall Quilt Show will be held October 203 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Ad mission is $2. F e a tu re d L ocal Quilter will be Barb Hem- nes, of Boardman. Barb, and her husband Marvin moved from Las Vegas, NV to the Boardman area in 1979 when Marv took a position at the Boardman Coal Fire Plant. Barb did not sew in her younger years, and is a fairly recent convert to quilting. While working at Boardm an Pharmacy & Hardware, Barb became ac quainted w ith Jo Sicard and Barb Henkle, who are local quilting addicts. Jo brought her completed quilt proj ects into the pharmacy to share w ith pharmacy staff. Barb, Barb Henkle and Jane Strege thought they would like to try quilting projects. They met weekly at Arlene Walters home. The small group grew larger, adding quilters liv ing around East- regaard Estates subdivision. Barb Hemnes love of quilt ing is visible to her entire neighborhood. She and Arlene painted quilt blocks on their pump houses. Barb's natural skills o f accuracy and precision have served her well. She has created many beautiful quilts, table runners and wall hangings for her fam- ily use. Fabrics and patterns w ith Southwestern themes are among her favorites. She also donates her work to local fundraising events. Barb is active in the Board- man Quilt Group, and also is an occasional instructor for the group. Barb will be avail able to describe her quilts at the Boardman Fall Quilt Show, Friday, October 2, and Saturday October-3; 2009. There will be demon strations, door prizes, and vendors, and you can vote for your favorites in the Q uilter’s Challenge Con test, and "Peoples Choice” Award. B o ard m an F all Quilt Show is held at Green field Grange #579. 209 N W 1 st Street. The grange is the "Pink Building" under the historic Boardman Water Tower. Take the Board- man Main Street Exit. 1-84 interchange # 164. Turn north toward the Columbia River. Go north two blocks to Greenfield Grange. Look for signs and the pink build ing under the Water Tow er. For show informa tion please contact Marge Shankle at 541-481-3633. Entry forms are available at Aunty Ida’s Quilt Shop. 435 W. Hermiston Avc.. Herm- iston OR. 10 a.m .-5:30 p.m.. 541-567-2726.
