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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 14, 2009 City hears from feral cat expert By David Sykes you go to the next step An expert in con and have them neutered?” trolling feral (w ild) cat pop She said the cost of a spay ulations told the Heppner for male cats is $45 and City Council Monday that a female neuter is $65, the only long term solution to Heppner’s wild cat problem is to spay and neuter the animals. “ O nce you get the bulk o f the cats spayed and neu tered, then you can Heppner has a wild eat problem. get the problem under control,” Cindy Spiess of Pet Utopia in Pendleton how ever Pendleton was told the council. able to get grants and other S piess says her assistance and do 230 cats group has been successful for $5,800. controlling the cat popula Spiess said the most tion in Pendleton, but it difficult part of control cat took the cooperation of the population is trapping the city to get the job done. “It animals. She said if they are is a never-ending problem able to get kittens between actually,” Spiess said, “but 8-13 weeks old they are still we have been very success tame and much easier to ful in Pendleton.” She said have adopted. The animals that their group received a are placed on the inter $20,000 grant from the city net websites of Pet Finder and then used that as match and Craig’s List. She said ing funds to raise another some landlords also have $ 100 , 000 . clauses that require animals S p iess said the of renters to be spayed and money was used to do a neutered, since some people large scale spay and neuter leave animals behind when o f 300 animals. She said they move. She also said Pendleton also passed an trapping, spaying or neu ordinance mandating that tering and then releasing people who have animals the animals back into the that live outside must have community might not be the them spayed or neutered. best solution either. “We don’t use the ordinance E u th an asia was very often, but if people also brought up, but Spiess are feeding and taking care said “euthanasia is slightly of them (cats) why don’t less expensive (than spay HHS announces September Students of the Month High School recently named their September Students of the Month. The character trait for September was respect. Pictured left to right are Cherisse Lemmon (I2'b), Brett Harrison (11 "*), Drew Brannon (l()'h), Maggie Collins (9lh), Lilly Sanford (8"1), and Jerimiah Petzoldt (7"'). -Contributed Photo and neuter), but doesn’t make people feel very good." Cat lovers will not turn over the kittens to have them put down,” she said. Spiess urged the city to take action since the problem w ill only get worse. “But if you keep w ith it you can see a reduction in the number of feral cats," she told the council. Following the pre sentation the council took no action, however. City Manager Dave DeMayo suggested that the city put in a line item amount in the budget each year for cat control, and then bring someone in every couple of years to control the prob lem. Sheriff Ken Mat- lack, who was also at the co u n cil m eetin g , said people should not aban don their animals. “If you abandon your animals and we find you we will fine you,” he said. “The sheriff’s department is a friend to animals, but I don’t know if taking feral cats and having them spayed and neutered then put back into the wild is the best thing to do,” he said. The sheriff’s de partm ent also has traps people can borrow to trap cats and other nuisance animals. In other business, the council discussed a pos sible purchase of property to be turned into a parking lot. The property is located near the Morrow County Courthouse across Willow Creek. There is currently a dilapidated apartm ent complex on the property which would be tom dow n and replaced with a gravel parking lot. City Manager Dave ing restrictions. In other action the council accepted a bid of $ 1,350 for a surplus propane generator. The city received three bids and accepted the highest from Stein Oil Co. The generator is located at the city sewer plant. The city did not receive a bid for a truck that was also This lot may be turned into a parking lot. DeMayo said several busi nesses had approached the city about working with the county to purchase the property for which the owner is reportedly asking $ 15,000. DeMayo said the county indicated they could use more parking during court dates. The property currently has a yearly tax bill of $400, but the council was in consensus that the purchase was a good idea. The property is in the flood plain and has severe build deemed surplus. The city manager was instructed to dispose of the truck in the “economical manner.” In other business the council passed a resolu tion asking for $25,000 in state funds to fix Gilmore Street below Pioneer Me morial Hospital. Apparent ly, because of irrigation run off from the hospital lawn, that portion o f Gilm ore has deteriorated badly. The money would cover replac ing the street and also put ting in better drainage so that the problem does not happen again. The council heard a report from Public Works D irector Brian Harmon who said the city had re ceived a check for $10,590 from Knife River C on struction for payment on the city running the city of Spray’s septic tank pump ing through the city treat ment plant. Spray is in the process of putting in a city sewer system and was decommissioning all their septic tanks. Harmon also said the city w as to begin taking trees out at the city park on Main Street “soon”. Sheriff Matlack re ported an increase in teen age drinking in Heppner. He said his departm ent was going to consider get ting search warrants in the future to be able to stop teen drinking parties at private residences. DeMayo reported that he thought the new Secure Residential Treat ment Facility would be completed and ready for occupancy by Jan 1, 2010. Fire C hief Rusty Estes said a new $1,145 ice machine installed at the fire station was working well. The money will be reimbursed to the city by Oregon Health. lone Booster Club to induct 52 people into Hall of Fame On Saturday, Oc tober 24, 2009, the lone Cardinal Booster Club will induct 52 people into the Hall of Fame. The 1922 to I960 year groups will be recog nized for this first annual event. These outstanding individuals through their exceptional achievements have brought honor to them selves, lone High School, and the lone community. The following peo ple will be inducted into the Hall of Fame: Keithly Blake ( 1922), Ray Barnett ( 1924), Elvin Ely (1924), Norman Swanson (1925), Edmond Bristow (1925), Robert G rabill (1927), Garland Swanson (1929), Harold Kincaid (1930), John Eu banks (1931), Joe Engleman (1932), Norman Everson (1932), Francis Ely (1932), Elwayne Lieuallen (1933), Earl Pettyjohn (1934), Howard Eubanks (1935), Harlan McCurdy (1936), Harry Ring (1938), Norman Bergstrom (1940), M el vin Brady (1941), Claude Pettyjohn (1941), Clyde Pettyjohn (1941), Bill Eu banks (1942), Robert Hosk ins (1943), Pete Cannon (1944), Pat Doherty (1944), Bob Rietmann (1945), Ar thur Stefani (1945), Matt Doherty (1946), Tom Do- herty (1946), Robert Drake (1947), Donald Ball (1947), Ross Doherty (1948), Wal ter Bergstrom (1949), Rob ert Peterson (1950), James Pettyjohn (1950), Gene Do herty (1951), Donald Eu banks (1952), Herbert Pe terson (1954), Duane Baker (1954), Richard Rea (1954), Jerry Bristow (1954), Lee Palmer (1954), Malcolm McKinney (1955), Denny Sw anson (1955), Ernie Drake (1956), Keith Rea (1956), Dick Sherer( 1957), Bill Salter (1957), Paul Pettyjohn, Jr. (1959), John Howton (1959), Robert Akers (1960), and Melvin Martin (1960). The Induction Din ner will be at the lone Le gion Hall starting with a no host social hour at 4 p.m. by Taylor’s Restaurant. Dinner will be served at 5 p.m. by Anne Morter, Topic Club, and Bill Breshears. The cost is $ 10 per person and includes barbecue mix grill, cheesy potatoes, several salads, homemade rolls and dessert. Everyone is invited to attend. For dinner reser vations call Betty Grav at 541-422-7335. Ify o u 'are planning to attend the Hall o f Fame dinner, please make reservations by Oc tober 20. UMESD announces workshops for parents of students with disabilities Halloween decorations, cards candy and party supplies! fin fill lillm a krmqmnts m ililli is fliril itfirlm t If you are ¡11 or have flu -symptoms and need home delivery of medications or supplies call us! We can help! 676-9158 (ask for pharmacy) ^ M m j ' j D/ uuj Wedding Tables L acey M a tte so n & S a m M a c k e n z ie S a tu r d a y , O c to b e r 2 4 th A d a m N e iffe r & L au ren S t entier S a tu rd a y, N ovem ber 2 1 st Travis C o rn in e & Kyle M ills S a tu rd a y, O ctober 17th 217 North Main • Heppner • Phone 676-9158 • Floral 676-9428 Serving Heppner, Lexington A lone The Umat ill a- Morrow Education Service District will sponsor and host two w orkshops on November 2 aimed at help ing parents of children with disabilities. One of these work shops, “Behavior and the IEP: Supporting Students, Understanding Systems,” focuses on how a child’s behavior affects their learn ing and the learning of other children in the classroom. The workshop will teach parents the discipline pro cess as it relates to students on IEPs (Individual Educa tional Plan), Functional Be havioral Assessments and writing positive behavioral intervention plans as part of the IEP. This workshop will be held from 1-3 p.m. in the Juniper Room at the UMESD. The other w ork shop, “Are We There Yet? Moving To and Through A dulthood With a D is ability,” will focus on how transition is addressed in the IEP. It then covers the choice of college, or em ployment and career op tions. These could include Social Security work incen tive programs, vocational rehabilitation programs and the Ticket to Work program. This workshop will be held from 6-8 p.m. in the Juniper Room at the UMESD. Both o f these workshops are put on by the Oregon Parent Train ing and Information Center (Oregon PTI), which seeks to educate and support par ents, families and profes sionals in building partner ships that meet the needs of children and youth with the full range of disabilities. ages birth to 26. An RSVP is re quired to attend either one o f these free workshops so that the proper amount o f materials is available to participants. To reserve your spot, contact Robin Wortman, 541-886-9235 (toll-free: 1-888-505-2673) or e-mail rwortman@orpti. org. Request for translated m aterials must be made at least two weeks in ad vance. Reception held for Hayes M orrow /G rant C o u n t y O H V P a r k S p e c ia l Y o u t h H u n t S e c o n d S e a s o n , S p ik e O n ly N o v e m b e r 7 - N o v e m b e r 15 , 2009 APPLICATIO NS ARE NOW BEING TAKEN AT THE MORROW COUNTY PUBLIC W ORKS OFFICE, 3 6 5 W. HWY 7 4 . P.O. BOX 4 2 8 , LEXINGTON. OR. 9 7 8 3 9 . APPLICANTS M U S T BE A MORROW OR GRANT COUNTY RESIDENT. A HUNTER EDUCATION CERTIFICATE IS R E Q U IR E D . APPLICANTS SHOULD BE 12 TO 17 YEARS O LD . A LL APPLICATIO NS MUST BE RETURNED TO THE MORROW COUNTY PUBLIC W ORKS OFFICE BY O CTOBER 21, 2 0 0 9 BY 4 : 0 0 P.M. APPLICATIO NS W ILL BE DRAWN AT MORROW COUNTY COURT ON OCTOBER 2 8 T H DURING THE COUNTY COURT SESSION. FOR MORE INFORM ATION PLEASE CO N TACT THE PUBLIC W ORKS O FFICE AT 5 4 1 - 9 8 9 - 9 5 0 0 . i It is no longer a secret and Barb Hayes (right), talking with Judy Buschke, was quite surprised by the open house that was held in her honor at Heppner City Hall on Monday, October 12. Hayes is moving to South Carolina to he closer to family after being a part of the Heppner community for over 30 years. Photo by David Svkes Senior Center Menu Willow Creek Baptist Church members will be serving lunch on Wednesday, October 21. The menu will include Swedish meatballs, mashed potatoes with gravy, green beans, mermaid salad, hot rolls, and peach swirl cake.
