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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 7, 2009 Umatilla National Forest implements fall preseribed burning plan “Cooler tem pera tures and sc attere d rain show ers have im proved forest conditions enough to begin implementing the Umatilla National Forest’s fall prescribed burning pro g ram ,” announces Brian G off, Fire and A viation S taff Officer. Forest visi tors can expect to encounter prescribed burning activi ties this fall and need to be cautious when hunting or camping near a treatment area. P rescribed burn ing is highly dependant on weather conditions. “Con ditions have to be within a narrow window in order to use prescribed fire,” said G off. “ W ind speed and d irection, tem p eratu res, relative humidity, and fuel moistures are all taken into consideration.” Fall and spring weather provide the best conditions for p re scribed burning: moist soil, dry m aterial and cooler temperatures. Prescribed burns are used to achieve several goals. Most often the goal is to reduce the risk of intense wildfire by reducing dead fuel accum ulation. “Our experience has shown that, in areas where prescribed burning has taken place, w ildfires are more likely to stay in the surface fuels, close to the ground, and out o f the tree crow ns,” said Goff. Prescribed burning is also used to significantly lower the risks that wild land fires represent to local communities. The fall bum pro gram includes burning both activity fuels and natural fuels. Activity fuels, such as “ slash p ile s,” are the non-merchantable material that remains after harvest activities. Natural fuels are the normal accum ulation o f dead and dow n m ate rial. Natural fuel bums, or “ landscape burns,” are low in ten sity burns and can sometim es take weeks to complete. A ll p r e s c r ib e d burning will comply with federal, state, and local air quality and smoke dispersal guidelines to reduce the impacts o f smoke on forest visitors and local residents. Prescribed burning should be completed by the end of November. “Now that weather conditions have changed, the public can expect to see several public land manage ment agencies taking ad vantage of good bum days,” said Goff. In addition to the Umatilla National For est, the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest will also implement a fall prescribed bum program. For informa tion on burning on privately owned land, contact your local Oregon Department o f Forestry office. M aps o f the pro posed prescribed bums are available on the Umatilla N ational Forest w ebsite www.fs.fed.us/r6/uma or at any forest office. For more informa tion concerning the Umatilla National Forest Prescribed Burning program, contact Brian G o ff in Pendleton at (541) 278-3748 or Dale Boyd at the Heppner Rang er District at 676-9187. HHS celebrates homecoming week with activities Heppner High Sehool eelebrated Homecoming Week, a school spirit week, September 29lh- October 21”1. There were dress-up days such as Pajama Day, Would You Be My Friend If I Wore This? Day (some wore crazy outfits, some dressed in Pilot Kock uniforms!). Peanut Butter and Jelly Day (each student finds a partner and they dress up in compatible costumes), and Blue and Cold Day. There were activities throughout the week such as Mud Tug-O-War and a game of dodge ball on Wednesday, and the Noise Parade on Thursday. The volley ball team defeated Pilot Kock on Thursday, and the football team beat Stanfield on Friday; following the football game was the Homecoming Dance. -Photos by Cassidee Day and Matthew Caldwell Beth’s Buddies participate in JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes Annual HHS mud tug-o-war held Pictured are Beth's Buddies at the annual JDKF Walk to Cure. Back Row L-R: Alex Fetterhoff, Kevin LaRue. Marco Juarez, Zac Orem. Kyle Clouser. Mary Rietmann. Vanessa Liliani, Stefanie Medina, Becca .lepsen, Beth Morter, Steven Holland. Mikcy Kaihle. and Tom Holland. Middle Row L-K: Lacey Thompson, Tanner Rietmann, Jeremy Coleman.Tyree Svetich, Makenna Ramos, Alisha Taylor. Rachel Holland, Collette Ca- sen, and Jason Juarez. Front Row L-R: Mary Gates. Yesenia Yerduzco. Shadow Kendrick. Mariah Bradheld, Jacqueline Juarez and Kmils Holland. -ContributedPhoto Top Photo: Tyler Robinson, Chris Lien. Frank Meyer, Keenan Jack. Emily Thompson. Mark McCabe. Jordan Hatfield and Wacy Coil stand as King of the mud pit. Bottom Photo: Natalie Rauch and Joanna Patton laugh after loosing the battle in the Mustang "Tug-of-War." Photos by Sandy Matthew s M o r r o w / G r a n t C o u n t y O H V P ark S p e c i a l Y o u t h H u n t S econd S easo n , S pike O nly N ovember 7 - N ovember 15, 2 0 0 9 A P P L IC A T IO N S AR E N O W B E IN G TAKEN A T T H E M O R R O W C O U N T Y P U B LIC W O R K S O F F IC E , 3 6 5 W. H W Y 7 4 . P.O . BO X 4 2 8 , L E X IN G T O N . O R . 9 7 8 3 9 . A P P L IC A N T S M U S T BE A M O R R O W O R G R A N T C O U N T Y R E S ID E N T . A H U N TE R E D U C A T IO N Twenty-two walk ers left lone on a dark, rainy morning headed for Portland to participate in the 2009 Ju v e n ile D ia betes R esearch F ounda tion (JDRF) Walk to Cure Diabetes. The group was joined by the lone Speech and Debate Team as well as another group o f lone walkers already in Portland, bringing the total number o f walkers to 34. Walking as m em bers o f the team, Beth's Buddies, the group found the weather in Port land to be much improved and enjoyed a crisp, fall afternoon while they raised money for the cause. The caravan d e parted lone at 6:30 fully ex pecting to find the same wet conditions there that they left at home. Arriving at the walk site, historic Oaks Park in Southeast Portland, they were pleasantly surprised to find no p rec ip ita tio n falling from the sky. This non-competitive walk was one o f many held around the country for diabetes re search and featured a huge n u m h eu t^ U tiu lto school c * 0 v !___ Inspira the Next Generation B ecom e a 4 -H V o lu n te e r! and corporate teams. Over 4,000 people participated in the Portland Walk. Upon com pleting the 3.1 mile route through Sellwood Park, the rest of the day included a barbecue and unlimited rides at Oaks Park Amusement Park. At 3 p.m., the adults finally said no to the “ju st one more ride” plea and herded the reluctant riders to the car for the trip home. A stop at Spooky’s in The Dalles for pizza revived the group w ho arriv ed hom e w ith plenty of time to finish their weekend homework. Beth’s Buddies is a team formed to support Beth Morter, a Type 1 (in sulin dependent) diabetic since 2004. Not only did team members collect do nations and pledges for the event, but many helped w ith a spaghetti feed earlier in Septem ber w here the proceeds benefited JDRF. JDRF is a leading research organization in the effort to find a cure for Type 1 diabe tes. Great strides have been made in diabetes treatments in the past decade or two but a cure remains elusive. Beth’s Buddies are still collecting donations for JDRF until November I. For more information, please contact Anne Morter at 422-7429. Electric co-op announces photo contest C o lu m b ia B asin Electric Co-Op announces that they will be holding their annual photography contest his fall. The Coop erative is looking for entries from which to select quality prints to be enlarged and put on permanent display. Entries will be re ceived at both the Condon and Heppner offices now through Wednesday, O c tober 26, closing at 5 p.m. E n tries m ust be p h o to graphs, either standard or digital, color or black-and- white, and taken with-in the C.B.E.C. service territory, w ith som e indication or reference to electricity or electrical infrastructure. This required element may be very minor, however. A panel appointed by C.B.E.C. will perform independent judging o f entries. Judge’s decisions will be final. There will be two entry classes: entries o f people/animals and entries of landscapes/general inter est. The same photo may Morrow County Economic Development Committee to meet A meeting has been scheduled for the Morrow County Economic Devel opment Committee to de velop its recommendation for T ippage Fee Awards based on the 2009 Needs and Issues Inventory. The m eeting will be held on Tuesday, O ctober 13, at 10 a.m. at the Boardman City Hall, 200 City Center Circle in Boardman. The public is welcome to attend and observe this interesting process. This year, 58 ap plications have been sub mitted requesting a total of $1,100,875. This is more than four times the $250,000 that is available for these com m unity enhancem ent projects. At their regular meeting on October 28, the county court will make the final award decisions based on the comm ittee recom- C E R T IF IC A T E IS R E Q U IR E D . A P P L IC A N T S S H O U L D BE 1 2 T O 1 7 YEAR S O L D . A L L A P P L IC A T IO N S M U S T BE R E T U R N E D T O TH E M O R R O W C O U N T Y P U B LIC W O R K S O F F IC E BY O C T O B E R 2 1 . 2 0 0 9 BY 4 : 0 0 P.M. A P P L IC A T IO N S W IL L BE D R A W N AT M ORRO W COUNTY COURT ON O C TO BER 2 8 T H D U R IN G T H E C O U N T Y C O U R T S E S S IO N . F O R M O R E IN F O R M A T IO N P L E A S E C O N T A C T T H E P U B LIC W O R K S O F F IC E AT 5 4 1 - 9 8 9 - 9 5 0 0 . 4-H is a great volunteer opportunity that fits your interests, skills and time available with the needs of youth in your commu nity. Interested in learn ing more? Contact your county 4-H office today: Morrow County 4-H 1.800.342.3664 or 541.676 9642 Claire Sponseller, Agent ^ Heritage Land Co. 278 N. Main, Heppner /' be entered in both classes if desired, but a copy for each class will be required. 8 x 1 0 photos are preferred, but smaller entries are al lowed. T h e r e w ill be awarded a 1", 2nd, and 3rd place finish for each class, with prizes granted being $50 for each first place, $35 for each second place, and $ 15 for each third place award. Entrants will agree to allow Colum bia Basin Electric Co-Op to enlarge, fram e, and perm anently d isplay w inning en tries at C .B .E .C .’s discretion, with no com pensation or value paid. A ppropriate recognition will be noted of entrant. All entrants must be members/consumers of Colum bia Basin Electric Cooperative, Inc. No single entrant may submit more than four entries in any one class. F or m ore in fo r mation call Tom Wolff of C.B.E.C.’s Heppner office at 676-9146. . We sell Residences. Ranches, and Recreation (541) 676-5049, (541) 980-3465 www.heritageland.net.www.farmseller.com www.eastoregonrealestate.com South Morrow County’s Numhor One Roal Estate Company mendations. Each project spon sor will have the opportu nity to briefly address the committee prior to delibera tions. Due to the number of applications, each sponsor will be limited to no more than one minute per project. Members of the committee have been supplied with copies of the applications, so this time is best used to provide supplementary information. M em bers o f the 2009 Economic Develop ment Committee are Betty G ray rep resen tin g lone. Barb Huwe representing Irrigon, G eorge K offler representing Heppner. Kar en Pettigrew representing B oardm an, John R enfro representing Lexington and Tom Wolff serving at-large. The Morrow County Court are non-voting members of the committee. G re a te r E a ste rn Oregon Development Cor poration (GEODC) is fa cilitating this process for Morrow County. Additional inform ation is available by calling Sondra Lino, GEODC, at 541-575-2786 or via e-m ail at slino@ centurvtel.net.
