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
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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.
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memorative Pendleton Round Up I00'h anniversary blanket
by the FSA County Committee and office staff. Vial w ill leave
the Morrow County Office on June 30 to take a position in
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