Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - FIVE
National Forests release Forest Plan Proposed Action
Open houses scheduled in April
The Forest Service
released the Proposed Ac
tion for the revised Land
and Resource M anage
ment Plans for the Malheur,
Umatilla, and Wallowa-
Whitman National Forests,
collectively referred to as
the Blue Mountains forests
on March 29, beginning
the 60-day public comment
period. The Proposed Ac
tion is the result of the col
laborative efforts made over
the last several years and
serves as a starting point
for the formal N ational
Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) process which will
include the development of
an environmental impact
statement.
The open house
in Heppner will be held
on Wednesday, April 14,
from 5-8 p.m. at St. Patrick
Senior Center.
C o m m e n ts are
most helpful if received
by May 28, 2010. Written
comments should be ad
dressed to the Blue Moun
tains Forest Plan Revision
Team, P.O. Box 907, Baker
City, OR, 97814. Com
ments can be dropped off at
the Wallowa-Whitman Na
tional Forest Headquarters
at 1550 Dewey Ave, Baker
City OR, 97814. Comments
can also be sent via email
to: blue mtn planrevi-
sion@fs.fed.us. Comments
generated by the Proposed
Action will lead to alter
natives to be analyzed in
an environmental impact
statement.
The Blue Moun
tains forests began revising
their Land and Resource
Management Plans in 2003.
Forest Plans provide broad
direction to the Forest Ser
vice about how to manage
the natural resources on na
tional forest lands. Though
the Forest Plan Revision
Team will produce one
analysis document for the
Blue M ountains forests,
there will be three separate
decisions leading to each
forest having its own re
vised forest plan.
The th ree B lue
M ountains forests com
prise 5.3 million acres in
northeast Oregon, southeast
Washington, and west-cen
tral Idaho, with public lands
in 18 counties, three states,
and major portions of 21
river basins.
For more informa
tion, contact the Forest
Public Affairs Officer at
each National Forest or
Katie Countryman, Team
Leader, at 541-523-1264.
The proposed action, open
house inform ation, and
other materials are posted
on forest plan revision web
site at http://www.fs.fed.us/
r6/uma/blue_mtn_planrevi-
sion/.
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following Child Care Re
source and Referral classes
in April:
-Family Child Care
Overview (English) April
5 from 6-9 p.m. in Pend
leton. This is a free class
and one-on-one sessions
can be set up upon request.
This class is required by
the Child Care Division
for anyone wishing to be
come a Registered Family
Child Care Provider, and
for individuals that want to
learn more about Oregon’s
laws governing child care.
Oregon Parent Training
and Information Center
to host Saturday sessions
O re g o n P a re n t
Training and Information
Center will be hosting Sat
urday Sessions: A Day of
Learning on Saturday, April
10, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
at Sam Boardman Elemen
tary School in Boardman.
Morning sessions
will include Understanding
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topics. The afternoon ses
sion will include What Ev
ery Parent Needs to Know
about the IEP and Nothing
is Delayed about Puberty.
Lunch will be pro
vided by Community Coun
seling Solutions Develop
ment Disabilities Services.
Child Care will be avail
able. Space is limited for
this free event. Registration
is required.
To re g iste r call
888-891-6784 or email
rwortman@orpti .org.
For more informa
tion contact Barb at Bar-
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(541)676-9161.
CCD Certifiers will be on
hand to talk about the rules
and regulations and to ex
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Safety Review process.
-DHS Family,
Friends and Neighbors Ori
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19 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in
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The H.E.R.O.E.S. Volunteer Appreciation Dinner and Fund
raiser will be held on Tuesday, April 6 from 5:30-7 p.m. in
the Heppner Elementary School gym. A special presentation
for volunteers at 6 p.m. Pictured are Zabreena Masterson
and Doashea Qualls. H.E.R.O.E.S. gives some children one
hour per week to read books and take Accelerated Reader
tests. These short quizzes show how well the children read
and understood the book. At the end of each term, students
who have made their goals attend a party. This term's AR
party will be held Thursday afternoon, April 1. In the past,
the H.E.R.O.E.S. room only had one computer, meaning
only one child could test at a time. But thanks to the Parent
Teacher Committee, who provided the library with the NEOs,
a piece of technology that allows tests to be taken anywhere in
the room, five children can test at a time. The Book Fair will
be also going on in conjunction with the H.E.R.O.E.S. dinner
and fundraiser. Contributed Photo
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letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under "Card
of Thanks” at a cost of $10.
Lexington Community Working
Group task cut short
At the March 9, Lexington Town Council meet
ing, the fire chief asked for more time to explore other
options of locating a city hall/fire department. The fire
chief was part of the Lexington community working group
to find fiscal responsible options to relocate city hall/fire
department. The current proposal lacked a location and
funding for a fire hall. The mayor stated that no decision
will be made on the purchase of the Kingdom Hall to
relocate the city hall, and gave our community working
group until May 1.
We left the meeting with the assurance that our
Lexington community working group had almost two
months to present other options. In good faith, our com
munity working group continuing seeking possible loca
tions, getting bids, proposal and were applying for grants
for additional funding.
Unfortunately, on March 19, the Lexington Town
Council secretly purchased the Kingdom Hall without
holding a public meeting or even a courtesy call to inform
the Lexington community working group. We found out
through the local grapevine and newspaper.
Our working group was committed to utilizing the
entire FEMA Grant to relocate the city hall/fire department
with additional grants and other funding sources without
raising taxes. Regrettably our task was cut short.
The Lexington community working group ac
complished a lot of hard work with the support and help
that we received from over 30 members from our com
munity and the Heppner community as well.
Marcia Kemp
A member of Lexington Community Working Group
Thomas Cutsforth for district
attorney of Morrow County
To the Editor:
I’ve known Tom for nearly 25 years. We met
when he was at the University of Oregon School of Law
and I was a broker for Merrill Lynch. Over the years,
I’ve found him to be an honest, hard working individual,
knowledgeable in the law with a strong ability to com
municate and deal with people. As a leader in Rotary
International I have often communicated with Tom on
issues in South American countries where my volunteer
travels took me to work on Rotary projects.
Though opportunities have arisen for him on this
side of the state, he eschews those offers because of his
love for Eastern Oregon - it is “home.” Tom’s affinity for
“his” native home of Morrow County is a frequent point
of conversation. I’ve heard many times about the beauty
of the land and the goodness of the people.
My husband. Bob, and I strongly support Tom
Cutsforth as an elected official. He is a person of experi
ence and integrity which are so greatly needed in this time
of social and economic turbulence.
Judith L. Beard Strubing
Eugene
Lucky to live in a community
where a cross overlooks town
To the editor:
We are so lucky to live in a community where
we have a cross overlooking our town. We can look up
at it day and night and be reminded of the Hope we have
because of the cross.
Thank you to all the people who were instrumen
tal in giving us this gift to enjoy not just during the Easter
season, but year round!
Rhonda Winters
Heppner
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The Morrow Coun
ty District Attorney’s Office
has released the following
report:
-Daniel Marvi n
Mize, 24, was convicted of
Possession of Marijuana,
a Class B felony, and was
sentenced to 18 months
supervised probation, 90
sanction units with 30 jail
units, complete 80 hours
of community service, six
months driver’s license sus
pension, other conditions,
and pay $ 1,778 in fines, fees
and assessments.
-Nolen Brice
Brock, 50, was convicted
of Felon in Possession of a
Firearm, a Class C felony,
and was sentenced to six
months incarceration and
two years post-prison su
pervision. Brock was also
convicted of Possession of
Methamphetamine, a Class
C felony, and was sentenced
to six months incarceration
and one year post-prison
supervision. Total fines,
fees, and assessments are
$771.
-John Chet Foster,
68, was convicted of Felon
in Possession of a Firearm,
a Class C felony and was
sentenced to three years
supervised probation, 180
sanction units with 90 jail
units, other conditions, and
pay $1,563 in fines, fees,
and assessments.
- A n g e l a Mar i e
Currin, 37, was convicted
of Criminal Driving While
Suspended, a Class A misde
meanor, and was sentenced
to 90 days incarceration
with 90 days suspended,
18 months bench probation,
complete 24 hours of com
munity service, other condi
tions, and pay $418 in fines,
fees, and assessments.
-Kyle Donald Hill,
33, was convicted of Driv
ing Under the Influence
o f Intoxicants, a Class A
misdemeanor, and was sen
tenced to one year driver’s
license suspension, 180
days incarceration with 178
days suspended, 12 months
bench probation, complete
40 hours of community
service, other conditions,
and pay $828 in fines, fees,
and assessments.