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SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 31,2010 Heppner FFA brings home state awards Umatilla National Forest releases updated Motorized Vehicle Use Maps During State FFA Convention, three Hep pner FFA members won their proficiency area at the state and their applications will advance to the national level. Devin Robinson of Heppner was named the State Beef Production Place ment award winner, Brynna Rust of Echo was named the State FFA Grain Pro duction Placement award winner, and Garrett Gibbs of Heppner was named the State FFA Environmental Science and Natural Re sources Placement award winner. All state winners receive a check of $50 from the State FFA Association and $250 from the National FFA. Their applications will be judged and rated gold, silver or bronze. If chosen as one of the Top 4 National finalists each will receive a plaque and a $500 check. The national winner, selected from this group, will receive an additional $500 check and a plaque. Updated motorized vehicle use maps (MVUM) are now available, free of charge, at all Umatilla National Offices and can be printed off the Forest’s website, announced Kevin Martin, Forest Supervisor. “ We’re excited to have these maps available to the public for the upcoming recreation season,” said Martin. MVUMs are single purpose maps developed to display National For est System routes (roads, trails and areas) open to motorized travel. They also display designations by vehicle class, seasons of use and general travel rules and regulations. “Basically, they display what routes are open, when routes are open, and what type of vehicle can travel on those routes,” explained Larry Randall, Forest R ecreation S taff Officer. Roads and trails not shown on the MVUM are not open to motorized travel. R e le a s in g th e MVUM completes the For est’s implementation of the 2005 Travel Management Rule that provided a frame work for each N ational Forest to identify and des ignation routes suitable for motorized travel. Policies prohibiting cross country travel and restricting mo torized travel to designated roads and trails have been in place on the Umatilla National Forest since the .»» tj s /* « Pictured are members of the Heppner FFA that attended state convention, along with their advisor Beth Dickenson. -Contributed Photo The ESNR Profi ciency area is sponsored by Triscuit, the Beef Produc tion area is sponsored by Midwest PMS and National FFA Foundation and the Grain Production area is sponsored by Pioneer Hi- Bred. State Degree Re cipients from Heppner in clude: Brett Harrison, Kel- lee Jones, Jarreid Miller, Haley Struckmeier, Bryn na Rust, Devin Robinson, Willy Gentry and Brandi Hong. The Heppner FFA Chapter also received third place at state in both Secre tary’s Book (Kelsi Putman) and Scrapbook. Frontier justice, stress management and artist programs coming to Boardman, Heppner Libraries Free public pro grams about frontier ju s tice in early Oregon, how to manage stress, and an a rtis t’s views on paint ing landscapes in eastern Oregon are brought to the Boardm an and Heppner branch libraries this month by the Oregon Trail Library District (OTLD) and Li braries of Eastern Oregon (LEO). Just over 100 years ago, many Oregon cities held public executions with men, women and children congregating to watch con victed criminals hang from gallows erected in local fields. A public program titled “Justice in Frontier Oregon, 1851-1905” will be hosted by the Oregon Trail Library District (OTLD) at the Boardman Branch Library, 200 S. Main Street in Boardman on Monday, April 5, at 6:30 p.m. and again on Tuesday, April 6, at 6:30 p.m. at the Heppner Branch Library, 444 N. Main Street in Heppner. Oregon historian and author Diane Goeres- Gardner will present a lively hour program on the state’s early public executions. The program is free and open to anyone interested in the state’s colorful past. “Even after it was common for stockades to hide an execution, thou sands watched and waited outside their walls,” Go- eres-Gardner said. “ In a state known for its peaceful agrarian communities, such events were accepted and even celebrated.” The names of many persons involved in Or egon’s early executions now dot the state’s roads, buildings, parks and his tory, Goeres-Gardner said. Her orogram will explore changing attitudes and per ceptions - from the 1850 hanging of Native Ameri cans for the Whitman mas sacre to 1905, when the last execution in Oregon outside of a state peniten tiary took place. A former presenter for the Oregon Humanities council, Goeres-Gardner resides in Oakland. Her most recent book explores early women criminals of Oregon and newly-released information from her re search will augment her program in La Grande. On Saturday, April 17, “Stress Management: A Healthy Mental Place” will be presented at the Board- man Branch Library at 11 a.m. and at the Heppner Branch Library at 2 p.m. The program will be presented by Brianne Bostian, an Oregon Health Sciences University health educator who will soon be teaching public health as a Peace Corps volunteer in Kenya, Africa. The effects of stress on the body, how to recognize stress triggers and how to manage stress will be covered. The one- hour program is open to all ages. On Thursday, April 29, nationally acclaimed artist Daniel Robinson will present a lively program on oil painting at the Heppner Branch Library. He will also present at the Boardman Branch Library on Tuesday, May 4. Each program will begin at 6:30 p.m. Robinson, a Fossil resident, has been featured on National Public Radio as a rising American artist of the 21 “ Century, and also has been featured as a spe cial show on Oregon Public B roadcasting’s “Oregon Art Beat”. He has had solo shows at prominent art gal leries in Portland, Boston and elsewhere that have drawn rave reviews. Robinson will de- tail his techniques in oil painting and will discuss his process from concept to completed work. Several of his paintings will be shown, including a few recently completed works that have not yet been shown to the public. The program s at the libraries are hosted by OTLD and sponsored by Libraries of Eastern Oregon (LEO) as part of LEO’s ‘A Sense o f Place’ series of programs in the arts, sci ences and humanities. F u n d in g fo r A Sense o f Place has been provided to LEO through the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), our nation’s leading federal agency in support of muse ums and libraries. For more informa tion, contact OTLD direc tor Marsha Richmond at 541-481-3365. Richmond serves on the LEO board of directors and is one of the nonprofit’s founding members. Additional infor mation about LEO is avail able at librariesofeastemor- egon.org or leolibraries@ gmail.com. To learn more about IMLS, see imls.gov on line. early 1990s. “Because our existing policies were in line with the 2005 Travel Management Rule, the user will see little change on the ground,” said Randall add ing, “with a few exceptions, of course.” One exception is the West-End OHV Area, located on the Heppner Ranger District, which al lowed cross-country travel on 91,000 acres. “To meet the new regulations, the Forest completed an En vironm ental Assessment in 2009, evaluating ATV travel within the West-End OHV area,” said Randall. The decision to prohibit cross-county travel and designate routes for motor ized vehicle use brings the West-End area into compli ance with the 2005 Travel Management Rule and cre ates consistency across the forest and with adjacent public lands. O th e r c h a n g e s have been made, over time, to the 1990’s Access and Travel Management Plan to address safety issues on mixed-use routes. Those changes are reflected on the 2010 MVUM. MVUMs can be viewed and printed on the Forest’s website at www. fs.fed.us/r6/uma/recreation/ mvum/. For more informa tion, please contact your local U m atilla National Forest Office or call the Pendleton Supervisor’s Of fice at (541) 278-3716. Local students make honor roll at Oregon State University Names of students who have made the Scho lastic Honor Roll Winter term have been announced by Oregon State Univer sity. A total of 624 students earned straight-A (4.0). An other 3,028 earned a B-plus (3.5) or better to make the listing. To be on the Honor Roll, students must carry at least 12 graded hours of course work. M orrow C ounty students on the Honor Roll included: 3.5 or Better: Jace A. Jones o f Boardm an, senior, environmental engi neering; Leticia Rodriguez of Boardman, sophomore, human development and family science; and Kip H. Krebs of lone, sophomore, general agriculture. HHS Varsity Track Schedule April April April April April April April 2 - at Mac-Hi, 11 a.m. 10 - at Riverside 12 p.m. 16 - at Stanfield 11 a.m. 17 - at Cascade, 11:30 a.m. 23 - at Umatilla 1 p.m. 24 - at Hermiston (JV), 10 a.m. 27 - Heppner/Ione Invitational at home, 4 p.m. HHS Varsity Baseball Schedule April 2 - Grant Union at home, noon. April 3 - at Bums (double header), 1 p.m. April 6 - Weston McEwen at home, 4:30 p.m. April 9 - at Dufur, 11 a.m. April 10 - at Stanfield (double header), 11 a.m. o f $434 and a new desk April 16 - Irrigon at home (double header), 11 a.m. top computer with large April 20 - at Pilot Rock, 4:30 p.m. monitor in the amount of $ 1,704. A request to add an additional Trail Head Map April 3 - Grant Union at home (double header), 11 a.m. and Etiquette Panel for the April 6 - Weston McEwen at home, 4:30 p.m. Columbia River Trail at April 10 - at Stanfield, 11 a.m. the eastern boundary of the April 13 - at Umatilla (double header), 4 p.m. Irrigon Park was approved. April 16 - Irrigon at home, 11 a.m. A Permit o f Entry from April 20 - at Pilot Rock, 4:30 p.m. Portland General Electric April 24 - at Weston McEwen (double header), 11 a.m. was reviewed and signed. The Quick Claim Deed for HHS Junior High Track Schedule the property in Heppner April 2 - at Umatilla (UMMSAA All League Opening), that was recently sold at noon. the sheriff’s auction was April 8 - at Riverside, 3:30 p.m. reviewed and signed. Mis April 9 - at McLoughlin, 2 p.m. cellaneous correspondences April 16 - Heppner/Ione Invitational at home, 1 p.m. and notices for meetings April 23 - at Sunridge MS, 2 p.m. were reviewed. April 30 - at Sunridge MS, 2 p.m. If you would like to be placed on the list to receive county minutes, April 2 - Grant Union at April 12 - Pilot Rock at contact K aren W olff at home, 10 a.m. & 2:30 p.m. home, 4:30 p.m. (541)676-5620. April 8 - at Umatilla, 4 April 15 - at Stanfield, 4:30 p.m. p.m. April 19 - Umatilla at home, 4:30 p.m. April 23 - Stanfield at home, 10 a.m. April 26 - Pendleton at home 4:30 p.m. April 29 - Umatilla at home, 4:30 p.m. May 6 - at Stanfield, 4 p.m. Morrow County Court weekly meeting held The Morrow Coun ty Court met on March 24 in Boardman with Judge Tail- man, Commissioner Grieb, and Commissioner Rea in attendance. Following is a summary of the meeting provided by Leann Rea. The court reviewed and approved accounts pay able in the net total amount of $96,516.04. Pubic Hearing A public hearing regarding a zone change for property located near the 1-84 and Tower Road Interchange was held. Carla McLane, planning director provided the staff report. The attorney for Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores, (applicant) Bill Ka- beiseman, made a presen tation as to why the court should approve this request. Then the attorney for Devin Oil Co. Inc., (opponent) E. Michael Connors, made a presentation as to why the court should not approve the zone change request. One local citizen testified in opposition to the zone change. Stating that he did not think there was a “need” to site another Truck Stop along 1-84. At the request of the applicant the hear ing was continued to April 7. The hearing will be held at 2:30 p.m. at the Port of Motion Morrow with room to be determined. The court conduct ed the following business: The following purchasing pre-authorizations were reviewed and approved: Treasurer a new computer system in the amount of $1,350 to replace an eight year old system; Planning Department new map cabi net and base and new stor age cabinet in the amount of $42,598.90; Public Health Department new wireless access for the Boardman and Heppner office in the amount o f $890, a 3250 HP Generator with a heavy duty cord in the amount HHS JV Baseball Schedule Orthoped P.C. 1122 West Elm Avenue Hefmiston, OR 979398 (541)567-1750 R ichard C arpenter HHS Varsity Softball Schedule M.D. ***Ortkoptdic SurqtorS*** J ames K army , M.D. Are proud to bring you the latest innovative technology Computer Navigated Total Knees and Hips For the young, young at heart, and gender specific implants Why choose Computer Navigation over Conventional Methods??? It's Simple... 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