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
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T H E M O R R O W C O U N T Y P U B LIC W O R K S
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.