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EIGHT - Heppner Gazette-Times. Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 4,2009 Com m unity Bank celebrates halloween L -i Employees at Community Bank in Heppner celebrated hal loween last week. -Contributed Photo Electric Co-Op annual meeting to be held The annual dinner meeting of Columbia Basin Electric Cooperative, Inc. is planned for Thursday, November 5, at the Isobel Edwards Hall in Fossil. Registration starts at 4:30 p.m. with dinner served at 5:15 p.m. The an nual meeting and election o f directors will follow the dinner. Multiple door priz es will be awarded and re sults o f the annual 4,h grade E lectrical S afety Poster contest and the annual pho tography contest will be announced, with winning entries on display. Again this year will be a special section o f door prizes de voted just for youth when accompanied to the meeting by their parents. MP3 Play ers, iTune Cards, and other prizes for students will be given out. All m em bers are welcome to come and learn about their electric co-op. Re-marking a special place - Columbia River Heritage Trail Trail Maps and Eti quette Guides installed to mark the Morrow County Columbia River Heritage T rail in 2003 had s u c cumbed w eather and w inds. Morrow County G overn ment had anticipated the need to maintain trail sig nage, and set aside funds for maintenance. L a s t A p r il, th e Morrow County Historical Society was authorized to order and install replace ment signage o f various types. The first step was to replace trail access maps, along the trail in the Board- man Marina Park, the west boundary o f the Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge; Irrigon Marina Park; and at the M orrow /U m atilla County Line. Future signage activities will be updating/ replacing Confidence and Jurisdiction markers, and Interpretive Signage C o lu m b ia R iv er Heritage Trail is a 12- mile non-motorized, recreation al, and educational trail on the banks o f the C olum bia River. The Colum bia River has an extraordinary influence on the Morrow County way o f life. Its wa ters guided Lewis & Clark during their expedition, power dams, feed crops, support salmon and serve Artifactory Craft Fair to be held St. Patrick’s Senior Center is sponsoring the 2009 Artifactory Craft Fair on Saturday, N ovem ber 14, at the senior center in Heppner The hours are 9 .m. to 4 p.m. and there is no admission charge. Vendors from Joseph, Pendleton, Hermiston, Lexington, and H ep p n er have rese rv ed tables for this event. The seniors will be serving seafood chowder, chicken noodle soup, Pol ish sausages and hot dogs, cinnamon rolls, coffee and tea. The community is invited to attend. St Patrick’s annual Mini Carnival to be held St Patrick’s Parrish will be holding their annual mini carnival on Sunday, November 8, from 12-1:30 p.m. The carnival will feature a ducky pond, fishing hole, cake walk, bingo, darts, hoops, prizes and more. John and Ann Heppner Elementa communities. Murray have donated a holiday basket as a prize for a raffle “The HES student ry School students collected drawing and The Holy Names Society is supplying a hotdog 944 pounds of canned food council challenged the stu lunch. The high school Catechism students will man booths. in October. All items were dents to collect food for Tickets and lunch prices are kept at a family friendly rate so those less fortunate,” said donated to the South Mor everyone can enjoy. Sue Gibbs, student council row Neighborhood Center This is a family event and everyone is welcome. and will be distributed to advisor. “And they really HES helps families in need the families in need in our came through.’ Sheriff's Report The Morrow County Sheriff’s Office reports han dling the following busi ness: -MCSO deputy re ported he was out with a tan Chihuahua. The deputy located the owner who said she will license the dog and keep it on the property. -M C SO received report that som eone was dumping tires at a location on Bom bing Range Rd., Wilson Lane in Boardman. -M C SO received a report o f a subject with m ental d istress in H ep pner. -MCSO cited Rob ert Carsten Von Borstel, 54, for Violation o f the Basic Rule, 79 mph in a 55 mph zone. -M C SO received a call from a trooper with W ashington State Patrol who advised he got a call from a victim o f a domes tic dispute in Irrigon. The victim left her m o th e r’s house in K ennew ick and the suspect follow ed her and attempted to run her off the road and was throwing things at her vehicle. -M C SO received rep o rt o f four sp rin k ler heads broken at the lone Park. -M C SO received report from a school district employee that she may have left a window open at the district office in Lexington. She requested that a deputy check it out. -M C SO a rre ste d Robert John McEwen, 44, on a detention w arrant for Parole Violation/Failure to Obey Conditions o f Pro bation. He was lodged at Umatilla County Jail with no bail. -M CSO received report from a Heppner sub ject that the neighbor's dog was always out and getting into his yard on Union St. in Heppner. -M C S O , B o ard - m an P o lice D epartm ent received report that subjects who were trespassed from property in Boardman were back at the place removing items. -M C SO received re p o rt o f kid s h a n g in g around the Irrigon skate p ark and c a lle r did not know what they were doing. A deputy responded and ad vised the kids weren't doing anything wrong and could rem ain at the park until midnight. -Boardman Police D epartm ent received re port o f a vehicle parked at a location for at least two weeks. -BPD cited Michael Earl Boodt, 44, for Viola tion o f the Speed Limit, 55 mph in a 35 mph zone. -BPD received re port that a male and a fe male were spotted together at a specified location. -Continued on P age TEN Locations: Boardman to host town hall meeting for strategic plan The Boardman City Council will host a Strate gic Plan Town Hall meeting on Thursday, November 19, at 6:30 pm at Boardman City Hall. The purpose of the meeting is to get input from the public regarding the C ity’s Draft Strategic Plan, a copy o f which can be view ed at B oardm an City Hall. In September, the City Council held a day long workshop to update the C ity ’s Strategic Plan. The last time the City re view ed its Strategic Plan was in 2005. With the help o f the workshop’s facilita tor, Paul Koch, city officials were able to agree that the completion o f South Main Street was their #1 goal. In all, 15 goals were identi fied including econom ic development, new housing, a com m unity recreation center, additional restau rants, and the expansion of Oregon Trail Boulevard to the west. Mayor Phillips in vites the Citizens o f Board- man to this very important part of the City’s planning process, which he believes will take Boardman into the future. He plans to bring the com pleted Strategic Plan before the council by the end o f the year. M ill i/ i I V Ù \ Ji- m m ■ - Students at Heppner Elementary School built model rockets last week to launch on Wednesday, October 28. Top photo: Dave Fowler, technology teacher at Heppner High School, works with an HES student as she readies to launch her rocket. Top right photo: onlookers watch as students launch their rockets. Bottom right photo: students wait their turn to launch. -Photos by Megan Futter UMESD announces workshops for parents of students with disabilities T h e U m a tilla - Morrow Education Serv ice D istrict will sponsor and host tw o free w orkshops N o v e m b e r 16 aim ed at helping parents o f children with disabilities. One o f these w ork- shops - Are We There Yet? M oving To and Through Adulthood With a Disability - will focus on how transi tion is addressed in the IEP It then covers the choice of college, or employment and T ra n sfe r S ta tio n H ours: 69900 F ro n tag e Ln, B oardm an. 57185 Hwy 74, Lexington. 9-00 - 4:00 S at. and Sun. Transfer stations will take your Computer monitors, desktop, laptops and televisions for FREE. By thinking a little about the products you choose, you can promote recycling and make a big difference for the environment and your future. Transfer stations will take your large furniture, water heaters, large appliances, mattresses. FREE. Phone: 541-989-9500 Fax: 541-989-8352 E -m aiL m cpublicw ork^co.m orrow .or.us proxim ity to two Oregon Trail routes; displacement/ d isru p tio n o f C olum bia River communities due to construction o f John Day Dam ; and industrial/ag- ricultural activities made possible by development of irrigated agriculture. This trail connects communities; expands transportation op tions; enhances local and natural history education opportunities; and prov ides a variety o f recreational and wellness activities. Visit the trail web site: http://www.columbi- arivertrail.org. for a print able trail m ap and more information. HES students launch model rockets Morrow County Public Works 4 as a transportation corridor. Colum bia River Heritage Trail honors geological. Na tive American, and pioneer heritage, while increasing understanding of the rivers significance to agriculture and food production. This trail allow s people to know and ex perience the natural and cultural heritage o f the Mid Columbia River in Morrow County. Hikers will travel past reminders o f Ice Age Bresse Floods from Lake M isso u la; 10,000 years o f native Am erican habi tation; O ctober 19, 1805 camp site for the Lew is & Clark Corps of Discovery; career options. These could include Social S ecurity work incentive programs, Vocational Rehabilitation programs and the Ticket to Work program. This work shop will be held Nov. 16 from 1 -3 p.m. in the Juniper Room at the UMESD. The o ther w o rk shop - Behavior and the IEP: Supporting Students, Understanding Systems - focuses on how a child’s behavior affects their learn ing and the learning of other children in the classroom. The workshop will teach parents the discipline pro cess as it relates to students on IEPs (Individual Educa tional Plan), Functional Be havioral Assessments and writing positive behavioral intervention plans as part of the IEP. This workshop will be held Nov. 16 from 6-8 p.m. in the Juniper Room at the UMESD. Both o f the work shops are put on by the O regon P arent T raining and In fo rm atio n C enter (Oregon PTI), which seeks to educate and support par ents, families and profes sionals in building partner ships that meet the needs o f children and youth w ith the full range of disabilities, ages birth to 26. An R SV P is r e quired to attend either one o f these free w orkshops so that the proper amount o f m aterials is available to participants. To reserve your spot, contact Robin W ortm an, 541-886-9235 (toll-free: 1-888-505-2673) or e-mail rwortman@orpti. org. Request for translated m aterials m ust be m ade at least two weeks in ad vance. Oregon East Symphony presents a world orchestral premiere concert On Sunday, N o vember 15, the Oregon East Symphony will present the world orchestral premiere o f “ C y c lin g M usic" by Spokane com poser W il liam Berry. The afternoon concert will be at 3:15 p.m. in the Vert Auditorium, on SW 4th and Dorian Street in Pendleton. Cycling Music will feature trumpet solo ist James Smock, principal trum pet player w ith the Oregon East Symphony. The first of five fi nalists in our search for a new conductor and m u f sic director. Maestro John LoPiccolo o f Idaho Falls will lead the orchestra in this prem ier concert. The OES Symphony will also p re se n t D v o ra k 's S ym phony #8 and a celebration o f Symphonic Dances by Edvard Grieg. T ic k e ts for th is perform ance are $16/$20 for adults and $ 13/$ 17 for seniors. Children, student and family rates are also available. Tickets can be purchased at the OES Of fice. 345 SW 4,h Street. Armchair Books. 39 S.W. D orian Ave, by c a llin g 541-276-0320, via email at w w w.oregoneastsymphony. org, or at the door. The O regon East Symphony invites all our patrons to participate in the Music Director’s selection process by attending the concert and completing a survey about their experi ence. The OES is look ing forward to the first of five audition concerts to be held over 2009-2011 in the search for a new music director and conductor.
