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
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Ornaments Decorations
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Centerpieces
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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
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