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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 4, 2009 BEO employees celebrate Halloween 2009 Morrow County Tippage Fee Awards announced At th e ir re g u la r se ssio n on W ednesday, O ctober 28, the Morrow County C ourt m ade the 2009 Tippage Fee Awards to sponsors throughout the county. The court had set aside $250,000 to be used for these com m unity en hancement projects. The projects receiv ing funding w ere those rec ommended by the Morrow County Economic Develop ment Committee following their meeting on October Deluxe servings of great customer service, platters of delicious hanking products overflowing 13. At that public meeting, with convenience and for dessert? Sweet Car Hop tellers! Bank of Eastern Oregon employees all applicants had the op celebrated Halloween once again with employees dressing up for the occasion. Contributed portunity to briefly address Photo the committee about their projects. Follow ing all pre sentations, the committee developed the list that was forw arded to the county M o rro w C ou n ty tunity for students observe all expenses paid. court with a recommenda A pplications can students ages 16-17, are the U nited N ations and tion for funding. elig ib le to apply for the listen to behind-the-scenes be picked up from the local Odd Fellows and Rebekahs briefing conducted by spe Odd Fellow and Rebekah United Nations Educational cialized U.N. agencies and Lodges. For more informa Pilgrimage for Youth. departments. Selected stu tion contact a local Odd Fel dents will also tour New The United Nations Educational Pilgrimage for York City, as well as an low or Rebekah Lodge. Youth Program is an oppor education tour. The trip is The City o f Board- man will sponsor a com munity-wide clean-up the month o f November. axle v e h ic le rated over ODOT has amend the weather conditions.” The city has gar In very bad winter 10.000 pounds gross ve bage vouchers available, ed the state's chain regula tions to add a new snow road conditions, all vehicles hicle weight (GVW), such with a $50 limit, to resi zone condition. When the may be req u ired to use as a delivery truck; OR dents o f the City of Board- * any vehicle that m an. The v o u c h e rs are above sign is posted, you chains regardless o f the must use chains on any sin type o f vehicle or type o f is tow ing, regardless o f valid during the month of gle drive axle vehicle rated tires on it. This is known as weight, such as a pickup November at Finley Butte over 10,000 pounds gross a conditional road closure towing a boat, AND Landfill and the North Mor * chains must also row Transfer Station. v e h ic le w eig h t (G V W ), and may occur on any of be used on the trailer or such as a delivery truck; Oregon’s highways. T he g a rb a g e “ R e g a r d le s s o f vehicle being towed. and you must use chains voucher program encourag “Chains Required es citizens to clean up their if your vehicle is towing, w hether the chains required on Vehicles Tow ing or Over residences by disposing of regardless o f GVW (such signs are posted, it is every 10.000 GVW ” as a pickup tow ing a boat). d riv er’s responsibility to yard debris. City residents When this message may pick up their vouch m aintain control o f their Chains must also be used on the trailer or vehicle being vehicle at all times,” said is displayed, vehicles tow ers at Boardman City Hall ing or rated for more than at 200 City Center Circle Ruby. towed. 10.000 pounds gross vehi beginning November 2. Drivers who d is “There are tim es w hen large multi axle trucks obey signs requiring chains cle weight must use chains. For more informa might not need to put on or traction tires are subject Chains must also be used tion on this program, call chains, but single drive to a class C traffic violation, on a trailer or vehicle being B oardm an C ity H all at axle trucks over 10,000 carrying a fine o f at least towed if it has a brake that 481-9252. pounds gross vehicle w eight $190 and $544 for failure operates while in tow. M.C. Fair Board “Chains Required (GVW) or vehicles towing o f a commercial vehicle to - Traction Tires A llowed to meet trailers will need to chain use chains. New condition be on Vehicles Under 10,000 up,” said ODOT District The N o v em b er 12 Manager George Ruby. ginning w inter 2009 ap GVW” Vehicles towing or Morrow County Fair Board “The new chain condition plies when chains are not rated over 10,000 pounds meeting will be on Tuesday, is another tool for ODOT needed for tandem -drive GVW must use chains. Ve November 10, at 6 p.m. in to use during inclem ent axle trucks but are needed hicles rated 10,000 pounds Heppner at the fairgrounds weather condition and we for other trucks When you GVW or less and that are fair office. expect it w ill help keep see a “Snow Zone” sign as not tow ing must use chains traffic moving with fewer you drive along O regon’s or traction tires. Chain and traction highways, you'll want to truck tie-ups.” W in te r w e a th e r pay special attention: these tire inform ation in clu d conditions can occur al signs provide valuable in ing m inim um chain re The Morrow Coun- most any time o f year in formation during the w inter quirem ents and diagrams ty Historical Society is cur are posted on O re g o n 's Oregon's varied climate. months. rently accepting member travel in fo rm atio n Web “ I t’s a good idea New Condition: ship dues for 2010. Mem to carry chains whenever “Chains Required site, www.TripCheck.com. bership dues are $5. you travel, especially in fall on V ehicles T ow ing or Road condition information M em ber benefits and winter m onths," said Single D rive Axle O ver is also available by phone. include: early notification O D OT M aintenance and 10.000 GVW " When this Inside Oregon, call 511 or o f Historical Society tours Operations Engineer Luci new message is displayed, I-8ÜO-977-ODOT (6368). such as the recent Ice Age M oore, “and Oregon law you must use chains if your Outside Oregon, call 503- Floods Geological Tour; no 588-2941. requires you to carry chains vehicle is: tification o f the early Octo in snow zones, regardless of * a sin g le d rive ber annual meeting program A p p lications for United N ations Education P ilgrim age for Youth available Boardman to sponsor fall clean up A total o f 38 spon sors submitted 59 applica tions requesting a total of $1,132,885. Twenty-eight projects were selected to rec e iv e an aw ard, w ith grants ranging from $550 to $30,000. A complete list o f awards is available at w w w .geodc.net/M orrow - needsandissues.htm. In an e f f o r t to make the funds stretch as far as possible, many o f the projects were funded at a red u ced level than that requested. W henever possible, the com m ittee gained the concurrence of the sponsoring entity before recom m ending a reduced funding level. With the exception o f larger projects receiv ing multi-year funding, all monies are to be expended by December 31,2010. M em bers o f the 2009 E conom ic D ev el opm ent Com m ittee were Betty G ray representing lone. Barb Huwe represent ing lrrigon, George Kof- fler representing Heppner, Karen Pettigrew represent ing Boardman, John Renfro representing Lexington and Tom W'olff serving at-large. Morrow County Commis sion Leann Rea attended the meeting as a non-voting observer. G re a te r E a ste rn Oregon Development Cor poration (GEODC) facili tated this process for Mor row County. A dditional inform ation is available by calling Sondra Lino, GEODC, at 541-575-2786 or via e-m ail at slino@ centurytel.net. Horticulture class on clean-up duty ODOT expands chain regulations Erin Heideman's horticulture class at lone School is working to clean up the community garden in lone. So far they have harvested and cleaned up the garden. Next spring they will be planting and seeding. Pictured are: Back Row (L-R) - Micah Stillman, Mason Haguewood, Zac Orem, Jeremy Coleman, and Adam Collin; Middle Row (L-R) - Shannon Metcalf, Makenna Ramos. Robbi Johnston, and Mary Rietmann; and Front Row (L-R) - Steven Holland and Jordan Peterson. -Contributed Photo All Entities Report to be held at chamber lunch meeting This week’s chamber lunch meeting will be an “All Entities Report.” D ino’s Delectable Catering Services will be serving Greek meatballs over rice, Greek salad with feta cheese, hot bread with garlic butter and baklava for dessert. The lunch expense is $9 and will be held in the Senior Center dining room. Morrow County Historical Society accepting 2010 memberships HES celebrates Red Ribbon Week It was a very busy week at HES learning about staying healthy and making good choices during Red R ibbon W eek. S tudents made stickers, received an activ ity book, daily prize draw ings, participated in a 30 minute reading party, and cheered on their classmates Holidays start at M u rra y's D r u g Thanksgiving & •Hallmark Christmas Ornaments Decorations Thanksgiving & Christmas Centerpieces Fresh or Silk ORDER EARLY Orini Specials German Chocolate Mocha Pumpkin Egg Nog Frappe Wedding Tables A d a m N eilfer & L aureti S t u nd er S a t unitili, N ovem ber 2 1 st % M umuj ' ì D m * 217 North Main • Heppner • Phon* 676-9158 • Fiorai 676-9426 S e rv in g H e p p n e r L e x in g to n A Io n e and location; help Histori- cal Society make funding decisions for worthwhile Morrow County historical preservation projects; and o p p o rtu n itie s to subm it articles for publication in M orrow County C hroni cles. Residence in Morrow County is not a requirement for membership. C h e c k s c a n be made payable to Morrow Co. Historical Society. Send payment with your name, mailing address, city, state, and ZIP; phone and e-mail contact to: Morrow County Historical Society, c/o Don Eppenbach, P.O. Box 343, lrrigon, OR, 97844, or c/o Louis Carlson, PO Box 594, Heppner, OR 97836. Wheat Growers League annual i all meeting held Area farmers and guests met last week for the annual Wheat Growers League fall meeting held at the Morrow County fair grounds. It was a full eve ning o f information shared by speakers, Paulette Pyle with Oregonians for Food & Shelter, Raleigh Curtiss with Mid Columbia Grain. Jeff Newtson Oregon Wheat Grow ers League president, Tammy Dennee OWGL ex ecutive director and Darcy Vial, FSA Morrow County executive director. Paulette Pyle gave an overview o f the 2009 O regon le g isla tiv e se s sion. She shared what bills were headed off and what bills made it through leg islature and how they will affect the natural resource sector. Attendees were en tertained by Raleigh Cur tiss whose talk was titled “Farming for a Profit”. Jeff Newtson and Tammy Dennee had a lot to share w ith regards to league activity. They asked for input/feedback concerning several issues facing the industry. A smoke manage ment plan was discussed, an issue that the league would like each county to a d dress. If anyone has in put on this matter, contact Morrow County President Shannon Rust. A tte n d e e s w e re encouraged to attend the B i-S tate W heat C o n fer ence in Coeur d'Alene, ID, December 1-3. Vial w rapped up the evening talking about CRP. SURE and concerns about direct payment de posits. Rust shared how well the state-w ide m ar keting meetings are going held monthly at the Exten sion Office. She also told her audience what a nice crow d th ere was at the extension office last month for the honoring of the Mor row County Conservation Award w inners celebration put together by Betty and Louis Carlson and Larry Lutcher. The dinner menu included pork loin, baked p o ta to e s, C aesar salad , hom em ade French bread and pie for dessert was ca tered by Shannon Rust. The Heppner FFA Chapter led o ff the evening with the Pledge of Allegiance and then served the meal. he w anted to return the fem ale’s belongings and requested a deputy to escort The Morrow County him b ecau se the n e ig h Sheriff's Office reports han bor may attempt to have a physical confrontation with dling the following busi him. The deputy gave the ness: reporter a courtesy ride. -M C SO received A ugust I I : M or row County Sheri fTs Office report of nylon rope web received report o f a verbal bing tied between two trees dispute betw een a m ale w ith a ratchet in the parking and female. The caller said lot area above the Mustang statue. The caller requested a deputy to secure the prop erty. The property was lo cated and it was waiting to be picked up at the sheriff's office. -MCSO deputy re ported he was m aking a home visit for two subjects in Heppner. -MCSO cited Doris Irene H ofstetter, 79, for Violation of the Basic Rule, 79 mph in a 55 mph zone. -M CSO received report of a verbal dispute in lrrigon that is an ongoing problem. -M CSO received re p o rt from an lrrig o n woman that her children's bikes were stolen out of their front yard. during the sack races. Tiah Sanderson of C om m unity C o u n selin g Services spoke at an as sembly where the student council m em bers played a true or false game about tobacco. The week ended at a carnival with a Red Ribbon booth headed up by Mrs. Gibbs and the student council members. Students also look forward to seeing the red tulips; that were planted last year, bloom again this spring as a rem inder o f our commitment to being healthy. Red Ribbon Week was sponsored by C om m unity C ounseling S er vices, HES Parent Teacher Club, and the HES Student Council. Sheriffs Report -Continued on Page EIGHT t
