FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 14, 2009
City hears from feral cat expert
By David Sykes
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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),
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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
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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
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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.