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City to crack down on junked and abandoned vehicles 97403 Bessie Wetzell Newspaper Library University o f Oregon Eugene, OR 97403 HEPPNER imes VOL. 129 NO. 28 8 Pages Wednesday, July 14, 2010 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon Volunteers spruce up fair pavilion Morrow County Fair Secretary Ren’ee Yocom shows off the new paint job in the Morrow County Fair Pavilion. Volunteers who helped, headed up by Jan Stroeber, included Ren’ee Yocom, Joanne Burleson, Peggy Fishburn, Vi Wilgers, Carolyn Cutsforth, Shirlee Sweigart, Christy Correa, Morgan Correa, Makenzie Correa, Kay Fowler, Zach Yocom, Justin Yocom, Bryan Fowler, Thomas Gould and Timothy Gould. Kenny Howard is pro viding carpentry work and David Allstott and Jim and Cliff Lankford have volunteered their time to repair the doors. “People have been really good about volunteering,” said Stroeber. “It’s going to be fantastic.” Kids with guns knock out internet K ids shooting at local businesses. Apparently the birds on a fiber optic line shots damaged a fiber optic down by the Industrial Park line which had to be re near Heppner was the cause placed at a cost of $45,000. o f a three-day high speed Several businesses, includ internet outage for several ing the Bank o f Eastern O regon and the M orrow C ounty G rain G row ers, were without internet ser vice for several days. Heppner resident competes for $100,000 at Calgary Stampede Blake Knowles from Heppner is one of the elite rodeo athletes invited to com pete at the 2010 edition of the Calgary Stampede. Knowles is among the first group of steer wrestlers who competed July 9-12. A second group will compete July 13-16. Each day is treated like a separate rodeo with $17,500 up for grabs in each event. Money is added up through the four performances with the top four earners advancing to the final round on Sunday, July 18. The six remaining contestants will compete in a wildcard round on July 17 with the two fastest times on Saturday also advancing to Showdown Sunday’s final round. Knowles, along with other contestants, is vy ing for a spot in the final round and hoping to get a second opportunity on Showdown Sunday. The four highest scores and fastest times com pete in the Showdown Round. If Knowles makes it that far, and has the fastest time in that round, he will come home $100,000 richer, just in a mat ter of seconds. This year’s Cal gary Stampede boasts a payoff of over $2 million making it one of the most lucrative ro deos in North America. Along with steer wrestling, the rodeo has bareback riding, tie-down roping, saddle bronc riding. women’s barrel racing and bull riding. “ The tournam ent style format, top livestock from the Calgary Stampede Ranch and other Canadian stock contractors, and the lucrative prize money, all make rodeo contestants want to compete there. The unprec edented hospitality and pres tige of being invited keep them coming back win or lose. The opportunity to win $100,000 for just one ride only happens once a year, and for most rodeo contestants, just once in a lifetime, at the Calgary Stampede,” said a Calgary Stampede spokesperson. For complete results and more information go to www.calgarystampedc.com. By David Sykes The city o f Hep pner will be cracking down on people who leave aban doned or junked vehicles on their property in view o f the public, the city council said Monday night. In an effort to get rid o f junked vehicle eyesores around town, the city will begin to enforce a 2002 city ordinance that allow s police to rem ove and dispose o f abandoned or discarded vehicles from private property. The police will need the consent o f the property owner or a court w arrant to enter private A bandoned and junked cars will no longer he toler ated on private property in the city of Heppner. The property. “This ordinance council agreed to begin enforcing a strict 2002 vehicle has been on the books for ordinance beginning Sept. 1. m any y ears but not en on the roof were installing forced,” Mayor Les Paus- reported. The owner ad satellite T.V. tia n sa id . “ It has been vised the dog will be relo -T w o b ic y c le s abused and it is now time cated. were found abandoned in to enforce the law.” -A barking dog town. Both bicycles were “ We are a fter was reported. The owner p laced into evidence as the vehicles that have been was contacted, w ho w as go found property. parked along the street with ing to rectify the problem. -A minor was is expired licenses,” council -A person reported sued a citation for MIP- m em b er C indi D o h erty a dog in a vehicle with 22 alcohol. said. City M anager Dave calib er am m unition and -An adult reported De Mayo said that the city was afraid the dog would he received a pornographic is giving vehicle owners eat the ammunition. image on his cell phone. until the end o f August to -There were three -A resident report parking complaints report voluntarily comply before ed a neighbor putting cat enforcement begins. ed. Loose peacocks were feces on their porch. reported. The ordinance is -A house had eggs aimed at expired licensed - D e p u tie s a re throw n at it. A ju v en ile working on 1 different resi and unm ovable vehicles adm itted to throwing the dences regarding code vio outside and does not apply eggs at the house. The home lations, mostly the concern to vehicles inside of shops owner and juvenile worked over tall weeds. or garages. An owner may out a civil compromise. -A vehicle was apply for a permit to store -A citizen reported reported to be leaking diesel an abandoned or discarded a dam aged door knob. It fuel on the roadway. vehicle on his private prop appeared as though some Theft Com erty for up to one year. The one tried to enter the resi plaints: permit will cost $25 and can dence. -A wallet was re be obtained at city hall. -a deputy contact ported stolen from the water Other parts of the ed two people regarding a park. The wallet was found. ordinance state that any ve vet bill. The issue was a A five gallon bucket o f 22 hicle parked or left standing civil matter. caliber brass was reported upon any private property -A person reported stolen. more than five days without they locked their keys in In other action the consent of the owner or a v eh icle. A deputy re the city council learned of person in lawful possession sponded. a ballot initiative to strike or control of the property -A person reported down legislative action. may, at the request of either, to the Sheriff’s Office they $3 million in city be removed by the police. tried to call a relative and projects now a go Any “discard reached a prison instead. Three million dol ed” vehicle left standing The caller was concerned lars in funding from the upon any private property an inmate had her telephone State o f Oregon for seven more than five days and not number. street and sidewalk projects stored in a building may be -Deputies assisted in the city o f Heppner will removed by the police. the am bulance on three move forward following the Public property is medical calls. failure of a petition drive to even stricter under the ordi -Deputies inves repeal action by the legisla nance. No vehicle which the tig a te d tw o h arassm en t ture in the last session that police have reason to be complaints that occurred on provided funding for the lieve is discarded or aban school property. Both were projects. Opponents of doned shall be parked or left resolved by contact. the State o f Oregon Trans standing on public property -A person reported portation Bill SB 2001 that within the city for a period her son was being sexu au th o rized the H eppner in excess o f 24 hours. ally harassed on-line. The expenditure as part of many The 10-page ordi complaint was already be other state-w ide funding nance also covers how the ing investigated by another projects, tried to collect vehicles will be impounded agency, where the adult son enough signatures to put and disposed o f once con lives. a repeal o f the bill on the fiscated by the city. A com -An intoxicated, ballot for voter approval plete copy of the ordinance unwanted male was report in the Novem ber general is available at Heppner city ed to be at a residence. The election. hall. intoxicated person was giv The o p po n e n t s Police R eport en a ride by a third party. were against the tax and In other business -Deputies respond fees increases that are part at M onday’s council meet ed to a family dispute. The o f the bill. The bill will now ing, the police gave the fol involved people were in a increase car registration lowing report for Heppner verbal argument. No crime fees by $ 16 a year, increase police activity in the month was committed. title fees by $22, increase o f June: Traffic: There were the cost of replacement and -Two transports 20 traffic stops resulting in vanity plates and increase were conducted from the nine traffic citations. There O reg o n ’s gas tax by six ja il to the C ircuit Court were 15 traffic warnings cents per gallon, from 24 and back. issued. cents per gallon to 30 cents -A deputy m ade -Four m otor ve in January, 2011, or after contact with a person in the hicle crashes w ere reported. tw o straight quarters o f city park who was drinking One was unfounded and economic growth. alcohol. The subject left th ree resu lte d in m inor The city received town with friends. property damage. the unexpected $3 million -A person reported C ode E n fo rc e seeing people on the roof m ent: Six calls regarding for the projects in May, 2009 when state Represen o f the senior center and lost or found dogs were tative Greg Smith, R-Hepp- wanted to know what they reported. w ere doing. The people -A loose dog was -continued on page 2 MAIL-IN REBATE! 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