HeppnerGazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October21,2009 -FIV E
EOU offers student
success scholarship
E astern O regon
University is offering a new
scholarship program avail
able to returning students
w ho have not been aw arded
any prior merit based schol
arships from EOU.
Full-tim e under
graduates who have com
pleted 45 credit hours at
EOU in the 2008-09 aca
demic year while maintain
ing a minimum o f a 3.0
cumulative GPA are eligible
for awards ranging from
$750 to $1,500.
Smalley honored at Governors’
Gold Awards Banquet
Scholarships are
available on an annual basis
and students who meet the
criteria are invited to reap
ply in the spring for a total
of three years.
A pplications are
due by November 1 for the
2009-10 academic year.
Forms are available online
at www.eou.edu/fao/schol2.
html or at the Financial
Aid Office in Inlow Hall,
Room 201 at EOU. For
more information call (541) Pictured is Jillian Smalley with former overnor of Oregon,
Vic Ativah. -Contributed Photo
962-3550.
American Legion Auxiliary
monthly meeting held
The monthly
meeting of the Ameri
can Legion Auxiliary
was recently held w ith
a potluck, followed by
a talk form the Girls
State attendee. Each
year the A uxiliary
sponsors a girl who
has completed her ju
nior year. This year the
attendee was Ashley
Wolff.
Wolff talked
o f her week at Girls
State, including meet
ing girls from all over Ashlev Wolff
the state; learning how
government works; mak across the state where a
ing, passing, or vetoing veteran can get gifts for
bills; how to get measures their families for Christmas
on the ballot for elections; free of charge supported by
and many other interesting Auxiliary units all over the
points about how the gov state.
ernment works.
The next meeting
In other business will be November 10 at
plans were made to have a 6:30 p.m. in the basement of
bake sale at the Artifactory the Methodist church. It w ill
and getting gifts ready and be the annual Thanksgiving
taken to The Dalles Veter dinner potluck. All Legion
ans Home for their Christ and Auxiliary members are
mas gift shop. The gift shop welcome.
is at all Veteran hospitals
Jillia n Sm alley,
granddaughter of John and
Pat Edmundson, joined her
coaches and her 12 Oregon
team members, who rep
resented Team USA at the
Special Olympics World
Winter Games last Febru
ary in Idaho, to be honored
at the 2009 G overnors’
Gold Awards Banquet at
the Convention Center in
Portland.
The evening event
included a dinner and auc
tion to raise funds for Spe
cial Olympics Oregon. Jil
lian, as a cross-country skier
on the Oregon Delegation
o f Team USA, proudly
paraded across the stage to
receive the “Shriver Great
ness Award” named for
Special Olympics founder,
Eunice Kennedy Shriver.
Among the eight
other Governors’ Gold Re
cipients was the 1977 Port
land Trail Blazers NBA
Championship Team. Jillian
was able to speak briefly to
Bill Walton while her sister
Jordan asked for his auto
graph. Another high point
of the evening was a visit by
the mascots of Oregon State
University and University
of Oregon. Bennie Beaver
and the Oregon Duck set
aside rivalries to support
this special event.
Special Olympics
provides sports competition
to athletes with intellectual
and physical disabilities
throughout the year. Local
athletes from Umatilla and
Morrow County are cur
rently involved in training
for the Regional Bowling
Competition that will occur
at the Desert Lanes Bowl
ing Alley in Hermiston on
November 14.
Funding local pro
grams is the responsibility
of the local council. To help
support the expenses of the
bowling session the local
Special Olympics program
is currently selling tickets
to a spaghetti dinner that
will be on November 7
from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at
the Catholic Parish Hall in
Hermiston. Ticket cost is
$5 ($3 for children 10 and
under). Anyone interested
in purchasing tickets or do
nating to the local program
can contact Kristi Smalley
at: 541-567-1546.
Morrow County Court
weekly meeting held
The Morrow Coun
ty Court met on October 14
in Irrigon with Judge Tail-
man, Commission Grieb
and Commissioner Rea in
attendance. Following is
a summary of the meeting
provided by Leann Rea.
The court reviewed
and approved accounts
payable, payroll payable
and voids for a total of
$65,514.38.
R e v ie w e d an d
signed the Collective Bar
gaining A greem ent be
tween Morrow County and
Morrow County Employees
Local 2479, and Sub-Local
002 (general employees).
Reviewed and signed the
C o lle c tiv e B arg ain in g
Agreement between Mor
row County and Morrow
County Road Department,
Local 2479, American Fed
eration o f State, County
and Municipal Employees,
AFL-CIO. Both agreements
became effective on July 1,
2009 and will go through
June 30,2012. The primary
changes to the agreements
was a 3% COLA and a
change in the health insur
ance increasing the deduct-
ible from $300 to $1,000.
There will also be the estab
lishment of Health Savings
Accounts for all covered
individuals. The insurance
change will not occur until
January 1,2010. The COLA
will be calculated retroac
tive to July 1, 2009. There
was also a change which
will tie mileage reimburse
ment to the IRS rate.
The court reviewed
and approved a “Certificate
of Appropriation of F unds”
for the extension services
which stated that the county
will transfer to the OSU
Extension Serv ice $26,241
each quarter for a total dis
tribution of $104,964.
Reviewed and ap
proved a couple of agree
ments and contracts for the
Emergency Management
Department.
R e v ie w e d and
signed the IGA for the dis
tribution of the community
service fees from the Caith
ness Shepherds Flat wind
farm.
Reviewed various
correspondences and meet
ing notices.
M.C. Creative Arts and Crafts
to sponsor watercolor class
M orrow C ounty determined. The cost will
Creative Arts and Crafts depend on the number of
will be sponsoring a water- people signed up. The class
color class on November must be paid for by October
13 and 14. Class hours will 31 and will be somewhere
be six hours on Friday and between $32 and $50. To
four hours on Saturday. sign up contact Sharon at
Teaching the class will be 989-8496 or Betty at 676-
Mary Corp who teaches at 5546.
The October meet
Blue Mountain Community
ing will be held on October
College.
A list of colors and 22 at 1 p.m. at The Stable.
items needed can be ob On the agenda will be the
tained by calling Sharon watercolor class and fall
sale. There will be two
Harrison at 989-8496.
Thos planning to choices for dates for the
attend are asked to sign up sale. Those planning to sell
econom ic developm ent, strategic plan and to visit as soon as possible so that items are asked to attend the
new housing, a community schools to get ideas from the final class cost can be meeting.
recreation center, additional the students. Once in place,
restaurants, and the expan the city intends to review
sion of Oregon Trail Bou the Plan periodically and
The Morrow County Sheriff’s Office reports
levard to the west. Another measure its progress.
Mayor Phillips said handling the following business:
goal in the strategic plan
is the adoption of an Inter he was “very pleased where
August 1: -MCSO report of a dog barking all
change Area Management w e’ve gotten as a governing received report of a single day in Irrigon. The caller
Plan, which the city council body to make productive vehicle parked sideways in asked a deputy to check on
approved last month and is decisions for our city”. He the slow lane, blocking in it because of the heat.
feels the workshop was a
awaiting state approval.
-MCSO received
Boardman.
The strategic plan huge step to put the city on
-MCSO received report of a possible restrain
in its entirety will be made the right track. The mayor report of a large w ater leak ing order violation in Hep
available for public viewing intends to bring the strate at the boat launch area pner. A deputy responded
at city hall. In the coming gic plan before the council at Willow Creek Lake in and made contact with the
months the city plans to for approval by the end of
male who advised he was
Heppner.
host town hall meetings to the year.
-MCSO received camping.
get community input on the
-MCSO arrested
report that two subjects had
Heriberto
Pinto Ramirez,
an accidental meeting in Ir
30,
on
an
Irrigon Justice
rigon without incident and
For further infor- at 922-2361 or e-mail me at went their separate ways.
Court warrant for Failure
mation contact Amy Sandy aesandy@hotmail.com
-MCSO deputy re to Pay Fine/Driving While
ported someone flagged Suspended. He was cited
him down to speak with him and released with $648
bail.
on theft issues.
-MCSO received
-MCSO received
report
o
f a possible fire
report
that
a
subject
driv
. Community Counseling Solutions Developmen
around
Ruggs
or H ard
ing
to
Irrigon
caused
four
tal Disabilities Services will be hosting a free workshop
man.
vehicles
to
get
off
the
road
on “Behavior and the IEP: Supporting Students, Under
-MCSO deputy re
standing Systems" on Thursday, November 12, from and then he pulled into an
ported
he
made contact with
address.
6-8 p.m. at Heppner High School. Oregon Training and
a
male
subject
for a field
-MCSO
received
Information Center will be conducting the workshop.
interview.
report
of
a
gas
line
cut
on
The workshop is open to the public. Attendees
-MCSO received
will learn about the discipline process as it relates to a motor home that was in
report
of
several vehicles at
storage
in
Heppner
and
the
students on IEPs, Functional Behavioral Assessments
the
Irrigon
Marina.
caller
wanted
the
deputy
to
and writing positive behavioral intervention plans as
-MCSO
received
contact
his
mother
who
was
part of the IEP.
report
that
Oregon
State Po
in
town
attempting
to
move
To ensure enough materials will be available,
lice
arrested
Mark
A.
Mills.
the
motor
home.
those planning to attend are asked to register by calling
35,
on
an
Irrigon
Justice
-MCSO
received
Barb Orwick at 676-9161 or email to barbara orwick@
report that the Irrigon annex Court warrant for DUII. He
class.oregonvos.net.
fuel pumps were no longer was lodged at Grant County
Jail with $6,000 bail.
working.
-Boardman Police
-MCSO received
report from a caller that Department officer adv ised
people were going to get a he came up on a group of
boat, however the ow ner of juveniles and they all took
the boat had been arrested, off running. He was un-
-MCSO received able to locate any of the
report o f a com m ercial juveniles.
-BPD received re
burglar alarm at a Heppner
port
from
a subject that his
business.
son
was
not
home at 1:53
-MCSO deputy ad
vised he assisted lost citi a.m. and he was out looking
zens before the Boardman/ for him.
Saturday, O c to b e r 3 1 s t
-BPD cited Rogelio
Portland junction.
.M
Ramirez
Gutierrez, 43, for
-MCSO
received
From 9 p.m . - 2 : 3 0 a.m
report of a verbal dispute D riving U ninsured and
in a vehicle. A deputy made Careless Driving.
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contact; the subjects were
-BPD cited Higinio
okay
and
returned
to
the
Garcia
Mercado, 32, for
TAYLOR’S RESTAURANT
vehicle.
Driv ing While Suspended.
-Continued on Page EIGHT
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-MCSO received
Boardman plans for future development
Boardman is open
for business; that’s the mes
sage the city would like to
convey. Boardman Mayor
Chet Phillips organized a
day-long w orkshop last
month to bring the council
and staff together to create
a current working strategic
plan.
The idea was bom
from state and federal stim
ulus funds being distributed
to public entities in East
ern Oregon last August.
Mayor Phillips wants the
city to be ready when fund
ing opportunities presents
themselves. He said he has
“made it his personal agen
da to bring more housing
and amenities to Boardman
to help our city grow”.
The last time the
city reviewed its strategic
plan was in 2005. Mayor
Phillips felt it was time to
prioritize the city’s goals
and to provide a great foun
dation for accomplishing
those goals. With the help
of the workshop’s facilita
tor, Paul Koch, city officials
were able to agree that the
completion of South Main
Street was their number
one goal. In all, 15 goals
were identified including
Sheriff’s Report
Support group for parents of disabled children started in Irrigon
Irrigon is starting
a support group for parents
of disabled children. The
first monthly meeting of the
support group will be held
October 26 at Irrigon Jr/Sr
High School from 6 p.m.
to 7 p.m.
The m eetin g is
open to all Morrow and
Umatilla County residents.
An abundance of informa
tion will be available, the
group will be scheduling
trainings, and a representa
tive from Morrow County
Behavioral Health is ex-
pected to attend as well.
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to be held at HHS
Taylor’s
Restaurant
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