Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - SEVEN
lone American Legion and Auxiliary to hold Taylor places in state
annual Texas Hold ‘Em poker tournament
corn yield contest
The 2010 lo n e
American Legion and Aux
iliary Texas Hold ‘Em pok
er tournament and bingo
and bake sale fund-raising
event will be held on Sat
urday, March 2, at the lone
American Legion Hall in
lone.
Doors will open at
5 p.m. Sign-ups will be held
at 6 p.m. with play begin
ning at 6:30 p.m.
Cash prizes will
be awarded to the four top
players. A sandwich and
salad bar will be available
and drinks will be served
by Taylor’s.
Two raffles will be
held throughout the eve
ning, a rifle raffle and a beef
raffle. The rifle is a Savage
Model II .243 Winchester
bolt action with a 3x9 Bush-
nell scope. The beef raffle
includes tw o halves of beef,
cut and wrapped. Raffle
tickets are $1 each or six
for $5.
This annual event
Legion and Auxiliary sup
ports and offers throughout
the year.
The Legion Post
sends a high school junior
to Boys’ State each year.
They also award a college
scholarship to one qualified
recipient each year. The
Auxiliary sends two high
school junior girls to Girls’
State each year. They award
an annual scholarship to a
qualified senior girl.
The American Le
gion and Auxiliary also
donates beef to the VA Kid
ney & Liver Transplant
Housing Facility in Van
couver, WA each year. They
also provide support to the
Veterans Nursing Home
facility in The Dalles. Both
organizations support many
small projects throughout
the
year including projects
Willard French displays the gun he donated for the lone
that
support our overseas
American Legion and Auxiliary annual fundraiser. -Contrib
troops, Veterans programs
uted Photo
and community needs.
helps raise money for up- the facility and the special
keep and maintenance of program s the American
Public meeting regarding Boardman
interchange bridge deck repair to be held
The Oregon De
partment of Transportation
(ODOT) will host a public
open house meeting Febru
ary 22 from 6:30 to 7:30
p.m. to present information
on a deck repair project
for the 1-84 Exit 164 inter
change bridge in Boardman.
The meeting will be held in
the Riverfront Room at the
Port of Morrow, located at 2
Marine Drive, Boardman.
The project will re
sult in a four-week closure
during June, July, or August
of the bridge that extends
Main Street over the free
way. Specific closure dates
have not been defined at
this time, but the bridge
will be open during the
July 4 holiday. Pedestrian
access over the structure
will be maintained and the
freeway ramps will remain
open during the construc
tion activities. Local resi
dents and business owners
are encouraged to attend
this meeting to hear details
about the project.
“The work is need
ed to repair cracks and
other damage to the bridge
deck before it gets to the
point where more exten
sive repairs are needed,”
said Project Leader Tim
Rynearson. “If we wait too
long, it could lead to more
extensive impacts and lon-
ger, more costly delays.”
The p ro jec t in
cludes grinding out dam
aged sections of the bridge
deck and resurfacing the
entire deck with new micro
silica concrete. The bridge
closure is needed to ensure
proper preparation and cur
ing of the concrete surface
and to expedite the comple
tion of the repair work.
“Closing the struc
ture to vehicles during the
repair work will allow us to
get the project done faster
and save Oregon taxpayers
about $140,000 in traffic
control costs,” Rynearson
said. “We realize it will be
a temporary inconvenience
to the Boardman commu
nity and will work to get
the project completed as
quickly as possible once it
has started.”
ODOT has been
working with the City of
Boardman to identify how
to minimize impacts to local
residents and businesses.
The four-week bridge clo
sure has been discussed and
supported by the Boardman
city administrative staff and
council.
Project inform a
tion is available by contact
ing Rynearson by phone at
(541) 963-1364, or by email
at Timothy.w.rynearson@
odot.state.or.us.
Community Bank awarded four stars in
Bankrate.com’s Safe & Sound Ratings Service
Community Bank
has been aw arded four stars
in Bankrate.com’s Safe &
Sound® Ratings Service
for the quarter ended Sep
tember 30, 2009.
A 4 -s ta r ra tin g
is defined as “Sound” in
terms of relative financial
strength and stability. For
over 13 years, Bankrate.
corn's Safe & Sound* ser
vice has given consumers
information on the relative
financial strength and sta
bility of U.S. commercial
banks, savings institutions
and credit unions.
“Now more than
ever, consumers need to
know that their money is
safe,” said Thomas R. Ev
ans, President and CEO of
Bankrate.com. “ H istori
cally, when financial institu
tions receive one of our four
or five star Safe & Sound*
ratings, it has been a strong
indicator of their financial
health,” Mr. Evans added.
“Given the current
condition of the banking
industry, we are pleased
to receive this distinction
from Bankrate.com,” said
Tom M oran, P resid en t
and CEO of Community
Bank. “ C o m m u n i t y
Bank’s commitment to our
customers and communities,
coupled with the hard work
of our employees continue
to contribute to the on
going safety and soundness
of our institution”.
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sons to both industry peer
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erside High School special
ed assistant.
-approved the fol
lowing extra duty contracts
for Stefanie Sweeney, Hep
pner Junior High School
head track coach; and
Janelle Healy, Heppner
High School half-time head
softball coach.
-accepted and ap
propriated unanticipated
revenues in the amount of
$50,000 in grants/donations
from the Ford Foundation,
the Heppner Booster Club,
Morrow County and other
sources to make improve
ments to the Heppner High
School football facilities at
the Morrow County Fair
grounds in Heppner.
-approved a field
trip request from the Hepp
ner High School technology
department for the technol
ogy advisor, Dave Fowler,
and two students to attend
the National TSA confer
ence in Baltim ore. The
students’ airfare and meals
will be paid by the students,
who are raising funds for
the trip. Estimated cost for
the advisor’s airfare, regis
tration, transportation and
parking, lodging and meals
is $2,948.
-heard the follow
ing announcement: next
board meeting, March 8,
A.C. Houghton Elementary
School, 7 p.m.
-viewed a demon
stration of the Promethean
Board by Betsy Shane. The
board can be described as a
sort of an interactive chalk
board that is being used in
some district classrooms.
-held an executive
session pertaining to per
sonnel, legal issues and
student records.
SCHOOL DISTRICT
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to absorb the losses,” he
said. Burrows said he re
gretted that the particular
carrier would preclude rural
pharmacies from providing
prescriptions for district
employees. “ 1 feel your
apology isn’t necessary,” he
told Michael. A possibility
w ould be to change carriers,
he said.
-recognized Hep
pner High School teacher
John Flaherty who was
named H eppner C ham
ber o f Commerce/Centu-
ryLink citizen educator of
the year.
-learned from Bur
rows that he had been con
cerned about school en
rollment dipping, but was
pleased to announce that
the enrollment was up by 25
students. As of February 4,
A.C. Houghton Elementary
School (kindergarten-three)
has 267 students; Heppner
Elementary School (K-six)-
197; Heppner High School
(seven-12)-228; Irrigon
Elementary (four-six)-201 ;
Irrigon High School (sev-
en-12); R iverside High
School (seven-12)-404;
Sam Boardman Elementary
( K-three )-311 ; Windy River
Elementary (four-six)-216;
Morrow Education Center
(Morrow County School
District students)-68; Mor
row E d u catio n C en ter
(Umatilla School District
students)-24; total-2236.
-approved resigna
tions and retirements for
Brian Cook, Irrigon Junior
High School, and Cynthia
Skillings, Heppner High
School two-hour assistant
cook.
-approved employ
ment for Pat Klaviter, Riv-
Eastern Oregon University to host writers’ workshop
Writers in grades
3-12 are invited to register
for the Oregon W riting
Project’s annual Student
Writers’ Workshop (SWW)
set for Saturday, March 13,
at Eastern Oregon Univer
sity.
At the end of the
day, participant writing is
celebrated in an open mic
I
session and w riters can
revise and subm it their
work for inclusion in an
anthology.
A $30 student reg
istration fee includes the
opening session, w ork
shops, lunch in the EOU
cafeteria and the anthology.
Teachers and chaperones
attend for free and teach
ers can participate in a
w orkshop presented by
“basalt" editors Jodi Varon
and David Axelrod. CPDUs
and graduate credit are
available.
The Oregon Writ
ing Project is affiliated with
the National Writing Proj-
t
ect. Additional support for
this event comes from EOU
and the Soroptimist Interna
tional of La Grande.
For more in fo r
mation or to register visit
www.eou.edu/owp or con
tact Nancy Knowles, OWP
director, at 541-962-3795 or
at nknowles@eou.edu.
Rod Taylor of Bed
rock Farms LLC, lone,
recently won third place in
the Irrigated division of the
2009 National Com Grow
ers’ Association’s (NCGA)
Com Yield Contest in Or
egon. Taylor won with Pio
neer* brand hybrid 34R65,
which yielded 264 bushels
per acre.
Taylor earned one
of the 346 state titles won
by growers planting Pio
neer hybrids. The NCGA
awarded 525 state titles in
this year’s contest. Growers
planting Pioneer hybrids
dominated the contest and
won 66% percent o f all
state awards presented. In
addition, growers planting
Pioneer products took 17
o f the 24 national yield
categories.
The NCGA Corn
Yield Contest is an an
nual competition among
corn producers with the
goal of producing the high
est yields. In the contest,
growers compete within a
broad range of corn pro
duction classes, including
non-irrigated, no-till/strip-
till non-irrigated, no-till/
strip-till irrigated, ridge-till
non-irrigated, ridge-till irri
gated and irrigated classes.
“Each year, we con
tinue to see growers plant
ing Pioneer corn hybrids
succeed in the NCGA Com
Yield contest, and we’re
thrilled that these growers
choose Pioneer products for
these winning yields,” says
Pioneer President Paul E.
Schickler. “We’re especial
ly impressed with the high
yields our customers have
with Pioneer com products
this year in a very challeng
ing growing season.
“We excited about
the diversity o f hybrids
represented in this year’s
contest by growers planting
Pioneer products,” he says.
“It shows that Pioneer is
advancing hybrids locally
to deliver the right product
on the right acre to help
grow ers’ succeed across
diverse environments.”
Pioneer Hi-Bred,
a DuPont business, is the
world’s leading source of
customized solutions for
farmers, livestock produc
ers and grain and oilseed
processors. With headquar
ters in Des Moines, Iowa,
Pioneer provides access to
advanced plant genetics in
nearly 70 countries.
DuPont is a sci
ence-based products and
services company. Founded
in 1802, DuPont puts sci
ence to work by creating
sustainable solutions es
sential to a better, safer,
healthier life for people
everywhere. Operating in
more than 70 countries,
DuPont offers a wide range
of innovative products and
services for markets includ
ing agriculture and food;
building and construction;
communications; and trans
portation.
Co-Op directors attend
energy symposium
“ Strengt hening
Rural Economies in the
Northwest Through Clean
Energy Development" was
the theme for a three day
conference attended by sev
eral directors of Columbia
Basin Electric Cooperative
recently.
The conference,
coordinated by Washington
State University, was held
in K ennew ick, and had
three main attributes: 1)
New technologies and de
signs in renewable energy
projects including winds,
small hydro, and photo
voltaic, 2) governmental
and venture capital financ
ing, loans, and tax credit
techniques, and 3) BPA
and RUS program s for
energy and water conserva
tion practices and improve
ments, concentrating on
irrigated agriculture.
Board President
Lori Anderson attended
several sessions on current
and proposed federal and
state energy legislation
and policies. “We need to
keep up to speed on what
is coming down the pike to
protect our consumers from
unnecessary mandates and
regulations,” she said.
“Lectures on car
bon cap-and-trade issues,
carbon exchange auction
schemes, and carbon se
questration opportunities,
if and when the government
mandates carbon issues,
indicate real concerns,” said
Loyal Bums, a director from
the lone area. “If and when
the government mandates
carbon issues, our consum
ers need to know just how
these potential mandates
will affect power costs and
rates” he continued.
“Small hydro and
photo-voltaic (PV) genera
tion seems to be an emerg
ing thrust,” commented
Gary Wilde. “We saw a lot
of prototype PV projects
and innovative designs for
distribution-grade small
hydro ex h ib its” . These
types of installations may
benefit our consumers with
needs beyond the current
distribution grid”.
“The conference
also had several sessions on
energy opportunities for ru
ral landowners and on how
to finance them ,” stated
Mark Wunderlich. “Large
wind projects can bring
financial opportunities to
our rural consumers, but
can also bring challenges to
our co-op’s operations” he
continued. “Working side-
by-side, within, and across
wind farm leases present
additional issues for the
co-op”. “It’s important to
learn just what restrictions
go into v arious w ind project
leases.”
CBEC D irectors
attending the symposium
included Lori Anderson,
Loyal Bums, Gary Wilde,
and Mark Wunderlich.
Justice Court Report
Judge Charlotte Gray, Heppner Justice Court, has
released the following report:
-Victoria M. Rice, 29, lone. Maintaining a Dog
as a Public Nuisance, $189 fine.
-Cynthia Shular, 56, Irrigon, Negotiating a
Bad Check, $983 fine, 180 days in jail, and one year
probation.
DA’s Report
Morrow County District Attorney Elizabeth Bal
lard has released the following report:
-Guadlupe Castillo Gonzales, 56, was convicted
of DUII, a Class A misdemeanor, and was sentenced to
180 days incarceration with 178 days suspended, one year
driver’s license suspension, two year bench probation,
complete 40 hours of community service, other condi
tions, and pay $943 in fines, fees, and assessments.