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.
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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.
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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
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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.