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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 28,2009 - SEVEN Heppner Chamber announces upcoming events The H ep p n er Chamber of Commerce announces the following upcoming events: -Friday, November 6, 10 a.m.: City of Hep pner will host a ribbon cut ting event to celebrate the completion of the Heppner Court Street/OR Highway 74 Project. The event will take place at the entrance to the Morrow County Fair grounds in Heppner. RSVP to City of Heppner - 676- 9618 or send an email to heppner@centurytel.net. -Friday, November 6, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.: United Methodist Church Bazaar with lunch/homemade pies. Contact 676-9224 for more information. -Saturday, Novem ber 7, 2 p.m.: Oregon Vet erans Motorcycle Associa- tion, Oregon Trail Chapter will be holding a dedica tion of the Oregon Trail Veterans Memorial which honors the servicemen and women (paid for by a grant from Oregon Parks and Recreation Committee). The dedication will be held at the Irrigon City Hall. Re freshments will be served so attendees are asked to R.S.V.P. by calling Sandy Henry at 541-922-2635. -Thursday, Novem ber 12,10:30 a.m.: Veterans Day Program will be held in the Heppner High School gymnasium. Program is open to the public. If you are a veteran, the students are putting together the information and would like to honor you for your ser vice to our country. Lunch will be provided, following the program, for veterans and their spouse or guest. For more information, call Heppner High School at 676-9138. -Saturday, Novem ber 14, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.: Ar- tifactory will be held in the Senior Center dining room. Tables are still available for rent. Contact the Senior Center at 676-9030 for more information. -November 16-De- cember 17: Kickoff for our Celebrate Heppner Christ mas event (Thursday, De cember 17). When you shop at local merchants from No vember 16-December 17, customers will receive “re wards cards” for $ 10, $20, $50, based on the amount spent on merchandise (not applicable for payments on account). Customers will want to keep their rewards cards and bring them to the evening event on Thursday, December 17 where they can enter rewards cards for an opportunity to win some great prizes that will be do nated by merchants. -December 6-7, 7 p.m.: “Christmas Is” Mu sical (community choir) held at United Methodist Church. Tickets required for attendance. Please con tact 676-9224. -T hursday, D e cember 17: Annual Light Parade (6 p.m.) and Cel ebrate Heppner Christmas Event (6:30-9:30 p.m.). This year’s event will be held at the Elks Lodge with dinner, pictures with Santa, introduction of our exchange students with Morrow County Marine Patrol recognized with top award The Oregon State M arine Board honored marine law enforcement officers from around the state for their outstanding performance and contribu tions during the 2009 boat ing season at their annual post-season conference on October 13 in Bend. Morrow County Marine Patrol received the Most Improved Seasonal Program award during the evening awards ceremony. This award signifies a pro gram that improved their performance the most over the course of a year from the previous year’s ranking. “Morrow County ranked 12th last year and this year ranked 7th,” said Bill Ry- dblom, law enforcement manager for the Marine Board. “Congratulations for a job well done.” Other awards pre sented during the confer ence included: Most Im proved Yearly Program to Josephine County; Program of the Year, Multnomah County Sheriff's River Pa trol; Program of the Year -Seasonal to Polk County; Education Award to, Kla math County Sheriff’s Of fice; Education Award -Sea sonal Program to Washing ton County; Officer of the Boardman Planning Commission announces vacancies The B oardm an Planning Commission is looking for two volunteers to fill vacancies. Each com missioner is appointed to a three-year term, and may be reappointed at the end of their term. Currently the planning commission has only five commissioners, making it difficult to meet a quorum at their monthly meetings. The planning com mission is comprised of seven members appointed by the city council and is a permanent advisory body to the council on matters related to planning and development. The commis- sion holds monthly public meetings to consider land use and zoning matters presented by staff, such as plan amendments, zone changes and amendments, conditional use permits, variances and tentative sub division maps. Meetings are the third Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. at Board- man City Hall. Interested parties must be adult residents of the City of Boardman and be willing to commit to the monthly meetings. For more informa tion, contact Boardman City Hall at 481-9252. Ballroom dance lessons to be held Get ready for New Years Eve or practice for an upcoming cruise. Jodi Chapa will be instructing dance lesson on Tuesday nights beginning Decem ber 8. Anyone with a fun pass for any upcoming cruise will receive a $5 discount on each lesson. Dances taught will include the waltz, cha cha, and jit terbug. For more informa tion call 676-8022 or stop by Sweet Productions Ice Cream Parlour. Senior Center Menu United Methodist Church members will be serv ing lunch on Wednesday, November 4. The menu will include baked ham with sauce, au gratin potatoes, mixed vegetables, applesauce, hot rolls, and bread pudding. After Halloween sale! 50% OFF Halloween Items N ovem ber 2nd & ¡¡jhanksgiving Fall Items Arriving Daily Hfljlrnflrk Ornaments Comfafl In Wedding Tables A d a m N e iffe r & L a u re n S te n d e r Saturday, November 21st ^ M umuj ' j D m c 217 North Main • Happnar • Phon* »7«-*1S* • Fiorii «7»-*42« ___________ Serving Heppner, Lexington & lone____________ i Year to Deputy Daren Krag, Klamath County; Seasonal Officer of the Year to Depu ty Jerry Roley, Washington County Sheriff’s Office; Boating Under the Influence of Intoxicants Enforcement to Deputy Jason Denton, Jackson County Sheriff’s Office; Oregon State Po lice Trooper of the Year to Senior Trooper Marshall Maher, OSP NW Region; Program Manager of the Year to Sergeant Cliff Har old, Lane County Sheriff’s Office; Program Manager of the Year -Seasonal to Deputy Adam Robb, Baker County Sheriff’s Office; Special Instructor Award to Deputy Steve Fandry, Lane County Sheriff’s Of fice, Sergeant Tom Turk, Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, Sergeant Dean Per- ske, Southwest Region OSP and Senior Trooper Brad Bennett, Southwest Region OSP; Rookie of the Year, Deputy Ken Berry, Douglas County Sheriff’s Office; Program Administration Award of Excellence to Clatsop County and Coos County Sheriff’s Offices; and Volunteer of the Year to John Zeman of Multno mah County Sheriff’s River Patrol. PGE proposing new transmission project PGE is proposing a new transmission proj ect, Cascade Crossing, to help meet Oregon’s grow ing energy needs, enable development of more re newable power projects, and enhance reliability of the region’s electrical grid. The project would connect new and existing electricity power sources east of the Cascades to the Willamette Valley. It would include a 200-mile, 500-kilovolt transmission line, new sub stations, and upgrades to existing substations. An open house with PGE staff will be held on November 10 from 4-8 p.m. at the Port of Morrow in Boardman. To learn m ore about Cascade Crossing, please visit PortlandGen- eral.com/CascadeCrossing or leave a message at 1 -877- 268-2287. hosting families and just good old “visiting with each other" will be held down stairs in the dining room. The prizes and reward card winner drawings will be held upstairs, starting at 8 p.m. The prizes will be dis played upstairs for you to “enter” your rewards card for an opportunity to win. Christmas cookies, coffee and punch will be available upstairs during the reward card winner drawings. For more information call the Chamber office at 676- 5536. -The United Way o f U m atilla and M or row Counties is officially launching its fall 2009 fund raising campaign. Last year they raised and distributed $239,700 to local health and human service agencies. Be looking for an opportunity to contribute. -January 7, 11:30 a .m .-l p.m .: H eppner Chamber’s annual luncheon will be held at the All Saints Episcopal Church parish hall. Catering will be pro vided by “Dino’s Delec table Catering Services”. Lunch cost will be $10. -Jan u ary 14, 6 p.m.: Town and Country Community Awards event will be held in the Pavil ion at the Morrow County Fairgrounds. Catering will be provided by “Pudding on the Ritz”. Tickets will $20; be watching for more details. Nomination forms for community recipients will be available the first week of November. Creative Care Preschool tours JVB Dairy rm W £' É) X ' 5 The Creative Care Preschool in lone visited the JVB Dairy on October 21. John and Janna Vandenbrink hosted the group of three and four year olds. Not only did they get a tour of the dairy operation, they even got to watch a calf being born. Pic tured are teachers, Mrs. Rietmann, Mrs. Holland, John and Janna Vandenbrink and the preschool class. -Contributed Photo Morrow SWCD/MC Weed Advisory Board to meet A Morrow SWCD Board and quarterly Weed Advisory Board meeting will be held Tuesday, No vember 3, at noon at the Ag Service Center in Hep pner. Agenda items in clude: October 6 meeting minutes, treasurer’s report, written staff report, lease, ODA/LMA first quarter re port, OWEB Grants, weed supervisor report, Weed Management Plan review. and partnership reports. Meetings of the Morrow SWCD are open to the public. The meeting location is accessible to persons with disabilities. A request for an interpreter for the hearing impaired or for other accommodations for persons with disabilities should be made at least 48 hours before the meeting to Janet Greenup at 676-5452, extension 109. Park and Recreation District announces summer update The Willow Creek Park and Recreation Dis trict board announces an update for this summer’s past activities. -The Heppner RV Park located at the dam had a successful season. The RV park’s numbers were up considerably from last year due to the algae free lake, the great weather, and the new website at http:// www.heppner.net/wcpd. The RV park’s season runs from March 1 through mid- November to accommodate hunters. There are seven full hookups, 16 partial hookups (meaning water and power), and a large tent area. There is a dump site located at the park and a fee for those not using the campsite and those who are in the partial hookups dump without charge. -The dam also pro vides the community and those traveling through a spot to relax, fish, swim, or boat at no cost. The assets at the dam include a newly constructed bathroom, a loading dock, a boat dock ing station and a hiking/ fishing trail around the banks of the dam. -During the local rodeo and St. Patrick’s Day weekend, parks are full so reservations can be made in advance by contacting Vem and Ginger at 676-5576. The dam is an area for fami lies and friends, but there are no lifeguards on duty and no phones nearby. -The Morrow County Court provided funds to add eight portable umbrellas to the local pool. The pool was built in 1997 and patron have been ask ing for shade ever since. The Park and Recreation District was also able to purchase two awnings this summer. One was put up at the beginning of the Heppner Methodist Women to hold annual Fall Bazaar and luncheon The H e p p n e r Methodist Women will be holding their annual Fall Harvest Bazaar and lun cheon on Friday, November 6, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the basement social hall of the Methodist Church. Th e r e will be a variety of homemade items for sale such as gifts, homemade baked foods, preserves, jams and jellies along with Ida’s “Twice as Nice” table of gently used items. At 11 a.m., the fa mous chicken casserole dinner that includes a serv ing of casserole, salad, a homemade roll, a dessert and beverage will be served for $6. A piece of pie and beverage only may be pur chased for $4. Raffle tickets are on sale for two handmade quilts made by Phyllis Piper i and Jo Meligan. The tickets are priced at one for $1 or six for $5. Tickets may be purchased on Wednesday, October 28, at the post of fice, the senior center lunch, and at the bazaar. The draw ing for the quilts will be held at noon at the bazaar on Friday, November 6. The money raised by the quilt raffle will be given to the high school drama club this year to help fund a second play that was cut from the budget. The bazaar money will be used to pay for repairs and other costs of the church that are not in the budget. Some of the bazaar money will be spent on having the author of “Altogether in One Place,” Jean Kirkpat rick, come to Heppner in April 2010 to speak at the Women’s Ecumenical gath ering at Heppner United Methodist Church. It is not too soon to start Christmas shopping while having lunch and visiting with friends. DA’s Report Morrow County District Attorney Elizabeth Bal lard has released the following report: -Joseph Lee Newby, 27, was convicted of Bur glary in the First Degree, a Class A felony, and was sen tenced to 36 months supervised probation, 180 sanction units with 90 jail units, complete 160 hours of community service, other conditions, and pay $1,723 in fines, fees and assessments. swim lesson season and the other will be put up over the snack shack area before next summer. During one of the pool inspections the inspector stated “You are one of the cleanest facilities that I have inspected.” Also, the spa opened recently and will be available for use during the winter months. For more informa tion contact Merry at 676- 5429. To find out more about projects the Willow Creek Park and Recreation District board is working on come to the next meeting on November 17 at 5 p.m. at City Hall. Heppner Garden Club to meet The Heppner Gar den Club will meet Novem ber 2 at 7 p.m. at the Senior Center. Chuck Bailey will give a presentation on how to assemble table arrange ments. The club will be planning for the green’s workshop and making wreathes, swags, crosses and arrangements. Orders will be taken by Ida Farra at 676-9446. They will be working on wreathes November 30-December 6. The green’s workshop in which the public is wel come to make their own wreathes will be Saturday, December 7. Melissa Jo Monaco will be hosting. The public is in vited to monthly meetings.
