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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 30, 2010 Morrow County Court weekly meeting held The Morrow Coun ty Court met on June 23 in Heppner with Judge Tail- man and Commissioner Rea in attendance. Following is a summary o f the meeting provided by Leann Rea. The court reviewed and approved the minutes from the June 17,h m eet ing. The court reviewed and approved account pay ables and payroll payables in the net total amount o f $97,748.68. Road Report Most o f the storm damaged roads have been repaired. The m ajor road damage was in the lone and Lexington areas. The grad ers have been working from the Hardman Ridge Road to the McNab Road and east toward Little Butter Creek. Currently some o f the crew is w o rk in g on c le a n in g culverts in the Valby Road area. The crew will be put ting new rock on the west end o f M orter Lane from the Gooseberry Road to the Van den Brink Dairy. Public Hearing The court held a public hearing for the pur pose o f reviewing the Britt A g gregate S ite a p p lic a tion. There was no one that spoke in opposition to this application. The court di rected staff to prepare the necessary documents and R e v ie w e d an d approved the purchasing p re -a u th o riz a tio n for a 9000 watt generator in the amount of $2,049.99. In the event o f a power outage, this generator will operate the refrigerator to keep the vaccines at a controlled temperature. Boardman Senior Center; $1,000 to the Heppner Se nior C enter; $500 to the Heppner Day Care; $500 to lone’s Creative Care Pre school; $500 to the Irrigon Kids Park; $700 to the town o f Lexington to be used for the septic upgrade for their new City Hall or fire sta tion. The court reviewed the recommendations from Fred Carlson, finance direc tor, regarding the payment o f SAIF insurance fees and decided to pay $$30,595 on a quarterly basis rather than a one time payment of $120,555. OLCC Permit Leases Reviewed and took no action for the OLCC license renewal for the Wil low Run G olf Course. By taking no action, the OLCC will renew the license after August 18, 2010. Reviewed and ap proved a grazing lease be tween Morrow County and Horseshoe Hereford Ranch, Inc. & Triangle Ranches for the sum o f $4,900 for 5,800 acres in the O H V Park. Reviewed and approved a grazing lease between Mor row County and Horseshoe Hereford Ranch, Inc. & Tri angle Ranches for the sum of $3,793.02 for 1,920 acres in the O H V Park. Both leases will commence on July 1, 2010 and terminate on November 30, 2010. set the necessary dates for the public reading of said documents. This site will be added to the county’s list o f significant aggregate pits. The court conduct ed the following business: Public Health Depart ment C ourt’s Discretionary Fund (Tippage fees not tax dollars) allocated the following funds: $520 to Morrow SWCD for hem lock control in Heppner, Lexington and lone. This is a safety issue for the children that fish is those areas; $375 to the H ep pner Pheasant Club for the construction o f safe harbors for the rearing o f pheas ants; $1,000 to the Stokes Landing Senior/Com m u- nity Center; $1,000 to the Health Program. Beginning July 1,2010 Morrow Coun ty will be paying Umatilla County a monthly fee o f $1,320 for their services this reflects a 20% increase. However, this is the first increase since the program was initiated in 2005. W illow C reek Wind Fund The court instruct ed Gail Gutierrez, county treasurer, to issue a check to the lone C om m unity A gri-B usiness O rganiza tion (1CABO) a check in the amount of $40,000 from the Willow Creek Wind Fund. Miscellaneous IGA Reviewed and ap proved an Amendment to an Intergovernmental Agree ment (IGA) between Uma tilla and M orrow C oun ties for the Environmental Reviewed and ap proved a couple o f Resolu tions regarding the transfer ring o f county funds from one account to another. R eview ed and approved amendment #1 to contract # 128311-1 with the State o f Oregon and the Health Department. Reviewed and approved contract # 132026 with the State o f Oregon, for the Department o f Hu man Services for all servic es for the 2010-2011 year. Various correspondences and upcoming meeting no tices w ere review ed and discussed. If you would like to be placed on the list to receive county m inutes, c o n ta c t K aren W o lff at (541)676-5620. Northwest Farm Credit Services announces Thompson as a 2010 scholarship winner N o rth w e st Farm ships were given to sons C redit S ervices recently and daughters of Northwest announced the winners o f FCS custom ers in Idaho, the 2010 Scholar M ontana, Oregon, ship Program. Em and Washington. Six ily T h o m p so n o f high school students H eppner was one and three college o f the scholarship students from each recipients. state were awarded Thomp $ 1 ,0 0 0 s c h o la r son is the daughter ships. o f B rian and Sue K.mily N orthw est Thompson o f Hep Thompson Farm C redit Ser pner. She was senior vices provides ag class vice president, a 4-H ricultural credit to farmers, am bassador, FFA p re s i ranchers, commercial fish dent, and cheerleading and ermen, tim ber producers, basketball captain and was agribusinesses, rural hom N ational H onor S ociety eowners, and crop insur president. She will attend ance customers in Montana, O regon State U niversity Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and plans on pursing a ca and Alaska. For more infor reer as a medical doctor. mation, visit the website at Thirty-six scholar- www.farm-credit.com. Vial presented with Pendleton Round Up blanket WCCC Ladies 9-Hole Tee Bird Invitational held The WCCC Ladies held their 9-Hole Tee Bird Invitational on Tuesday, June 22. Ladies from Oregon and Washington clubs joined our local golfers for a day o f competition, a salad luncheon, and prizes. Results are as follows: Low g ro ss o f the fie ld : Pat E d m u n d so n , WCCC. Low net o f the field: Kris Ann Me Donald, La Grande CC and Ann Elgin, WCCC. Other Winners: Canyon Lakes Golf Club Low Gross - 1" place, Inez Mowery Low Net - 1” place, Jean Brooks Low Gross - 1st place, Karen Filipy Low Net - l sl place, Judy Stewart Tri-Cities CC Low Gross - 1st place, Brenda Pelifian Low Net - Is' place, Marie Eubanks Willow Creek Low Gross - 1st place, Virginia Grant; 2nd place was a tie between Corol Mitchell and Nancy Propheter; and 3rd place, Loa Heideman Low Net - 1” place, Pat Dougherty; 2nd place, Betty Carlson; and 3rd place was a tie between Peggy Outgoing Morrow County Farm Service Agency County Fishbum and Lorrene Montgomery Executive Director, Darcy V ial, was presented with a com Special Events Columbia Park Long Drive: Guest. Stephie Messersmith; Home,. Low Gross - l 5' place, Crystal Freeman Nancy Propheter ; Low Net - l 5' place, Mary Brose K.P.: Home, Nancy Propheter K.P. 2nd Shot: Guest, Kris Ann Me Donald; Home, La Grande CC Low Gross -1" place, Bev Ledridge and 2nd place, Pat Dougherty Long Putt: Guest, Betty Hyde; Home, Pat Ed Betty Hyde Low Net - 1“ place was a tie between Gin Drew mundson Chip-ins: Kris Ann Me Donald, #6; Judy Stewart, and Iva Wamess #9 Meadow Springs CC HHS classes of ‘63-‘66 to hold reunion A reunion for the Heppner High School class es o f 1963, 1964, 1965, and 1966 will be held July 16-18. The weekend will begin on Friday evening with karaoke music from the 50s and 60s era at the Elks lodge. People are wel come to come and visit their friends. G olf will be played beginning at 9 a.m. on Sat urday, July 17. A pizza feed catered by H ow e’s About Pizza will be held there at 9:30 a.m. noon. The Museum and Ag During the reunion, Museum will be open from the classes will also be hon 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. oring early area business A social hour will including Megan and Rod be held beginning at 5:30 Murray, Ida Farra, Jerry and p.m. at the Heppner Elks Joyce Holloman, and Clyde Lodge. Dinner will follow and Jackie Allstott. at 6:30 p.m. The band Pen Anyone that needs rose Lane from Walla Wal housing or driveway space on the progress o f the city’s la, WA will be playing from for an RV can contact Stu art Dick at 541-278-6820 water supply development 8 p.m. until midnight. A Sunday worship or email jf_dick@hotmail. project. service will be held at Hep com. A nyone who did not receive a copy o f the pner City Park beginning at report in the mail may pick one up at City Hall, 111 N. Main Street, or call 541 - 676-9618. The shared ministry o f Hope Lutheran Church City of Heppner mails water report The City o f Hep- pner’s 2009 Water Quality Report has been mailed to residents. The report de scribes the quality o f the city ’s drinking water and explains health inform a tion, monitoring data, and the sources o f water. The report also provides updates Hope Lutheran and All Saints Epis copal Churches to worship together J Have a Safe f W e w i l l n BE OPEN M o n d ay 1 J uly 5 th v & ' 4 &m> D r in k S p e c ia l s ! Islan d T im e L e m o n a d e $ 2 .2 5 CL-J i ‘ and All Saints Episcopal Church will worship together this week at Hope, with a service of Holy Communion beginning at 10 a.m. This Sunday marks the beginning o f Rev. Katy Anderson’s full-time ministry in the com munity. “All are invited to begin their Independence Day celebration at Hope, praising the God who preserves and protects us.” B lu e b e r r y P a rfa it M o c h a $ 3 .2 5 During the months of June & July P6G Propane will install your new residential above ground propane tank at NO COST! Plus your first years tank rental fee will be W edding Tables Oregon East Symphony announces summer music camp S u m m er is here and it’s tim e for tooting horns, strum m ing strings and all things musical at the Oregon East Symphony Summer Music Camp. The cam p w ill take place at Blue Mountain Community College in Pendleton on July 12-16 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 2010 is the 10th an niversary o f the SMC and it will offer more choices than ever before. Start out your day by warming up in a m usic fundam entals class tailored to your in strum ent and led by our fabulous and very talented in stru cto rs. H one your m usical skills at one o f our large ensemble classes in orchestra (3 levels) led by K evin H ekm atpanah (Gonzaga University), Tra vis Sipher (former A Sharp Orchestra Conductor) and Megan Moran (Fossil, OR). Let it sw ing w ith a jaz z band (Matt Cooper, EOU, L a G ra n d e ),o r sing your heart out in beginner choir (Shauna Altman) and cham ber choir (Allison Bassett, EOU, La Grande). S tudents (ages 7 and up) and adults o f all ex perience levels, are invited to come and learn from the best professional musicians and music teachers in the region. The fee for Sum mer Music Camp is $150 per student and includes snacks and a hot lunch each day. Entry fee scholarships are available upon request. H om estays for stu d en ts from outlying areas may be available. To register please contact the Oregon East Symphony Office at 541-276-0320, info@ or- e g o n e a s ts y m p h o n y .o rg , pick up a form at the new Pendleton Music Company on Main Street in Pendleton or go online at oregoneast- symphony.org to download the forms. Bank of Eastern Oregon W hen experience Sc know ledge in m o n g ag e lending m atter to you, talk to us! 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