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n e p p n e ro aze n e - 1 imes, neppner, uregon Contributors, new committee needed for next year’s Morrow County Chronicles Now is the time to begin reminiscing or re searching and capturing on paper stories for next year’s Morrow County Chronicles, so the call goes out: Please, become a contributor to the ongoing collection of county-related history. The Chronicles is a unique publication, as each issue contains sto ries from or about Morrow County people, places, or events. As such, the grow ing Chronicles collection becomes a fine resource for family members and other individuals searching for county-specific informa tion. A p erso n does not have to have “writing skills” to contribute to the publication. An interview with another person who will write the story is one approach. Writing down one’s memories and then allowing a publication- committee member to edit and offer suggestions is another approach. No few people can think of, pursue, and write about enough topics for an issue, which is why readers are encouraged to contribute. Some ideas suggested, so far, for next year’s issue include more stories about rural-school experiences, more stories about county military vet erans, more family and com m unities’ histories, the Morrow County Fair boards, the small sawmills scattered throughout the county timberlands, the old party-line telephone use to report fire - now handled by rural fire districts, individu als who co-operate with the National Weather Service to document rainfall, impor tant changes for the rural family, REA power lines to wind power. And the list should and could include readers’ suggestions not yet thought of by others. Additionally and importantly, a new pub lication committee is re quired if the Chronicles is to continue. Changing circumstances dictate that previous workers relinquish the responsibility. “New blood” will ensure that the valuable collection, now twenty-seven issues strong, continue to inform and en tertain for years to come. Committee mem bers contact potential con tributors, accept ideas and stories, sometimes write stories, preview the issue, make publication decisions, and figure out the fair booth design. The committee head, traditionally, edits, becomes the liaison with the printing company and lines up volunteers for the fair booth. Today’s com puter technology expedites and simplifies the process from beginning (now) to end (sales kick off at the Morrow County Fair). Without volunteers for this committee, a 2011 Morrow County Chronicles will not develop. Even with many contributors of sto ries, the publication must have at least a small group of individuals willing to pull the ideas together into a printable issue. Anyone willing to ask questions and even consider volunteering for this committee can contact Doris Brosnan at 541-676- 5382. Doing so will not obligate anyone but could clarify the responsibilities and time commitment, of fer a clearer picture of what might be involved. Heppner Elks Clarence Buchanan Memorial Scholarship winners announced A little over a year ago a gentleman by the name of Clarence Buch anan passed away. Clarence was bom and raised in Lex ington. He was a decorated WW1I hero who always gave to his community, his friends, and his country. He gave his time and effort, he gave physically, and emotionally, and he gave financially. He had a very strong belief system and always stuck to his morals and beliefs. He was a proud member of the VFW, Odd Fellows, Elks Lodge and was the finance officer at the Lexington Grange for more than 10 years. He washed dishes at the senior center for over 15 years. He was a driver for senior citizens ensuring they made all their appointments. He always had a quiet pres ence and didn’t want to be recognized for his efforts. However, he was named Volunteer of the Year in 2003-2004 by RSVP for all of Morrow County. This award was true testament to his community involvement and generous personality. He grew up working in the local sawmill before moving to the John Day sawmill where he retired after over 30 years of hard work. Clarence loved the Elks and had a love for kids, though he didn’t have any of his own. That’s why his will revealed that his estate would be donated to the Heppner Elks Lodge #358. But he did more... He specifically stated that his investments were only to be used for scholarships for the local students. Clarence had everything set up to ensure these scholarships would be available for many, many years. Clarence allowed the scholarship commit tee a chance to “diversify our scholarships” similar to how he diversified his portfolio. The Clarence Buchanan Memorial Schol arships are awarded in four different categories. To be eligible for these scholar ships the students must either be a member them selves, or have a parent, stepparent, grandparent or step-grandparent as an ac tive member of the Heppner Lodge #358. Clarence was very dedicated to the Hepp ner Lodge #358 and wanted to help give back to those that were involved. The scholarships were based on community involvement, leadership, extracurricular activities, work experience and essays. The first category of scholarships was award ed to high school seniors who planned on attend ing a four-year university. Emphasis was placed on community involvement, leadership, extra-curricular activities, and essay, GPA and SAT/ACT scores. This year the Elks were able to award $400 scholarships to eight deserving applicants. The winners were Bryan Holland, Jared Huddleston, Lane Wright, Keenan Jack, Ashley Wolff, Brent Eck- man, Kelle Jones, and Em ily Thompson. The second cat egory of scholarships was awarded to students en rolled in or planned to enroll into an accredited trade school or community college. This scholarship emphasized work experi ence, an essay, and GPA. This year we awarded $400 scholarships to three de serving applicants: Tyler Robinson, Luke Young, and Landon Koontz. The third category of scholarships was award ed to students currently en rolled in their 2nd-4Ul years of undergraduate college. In order to qualify for this scholarship applicants were required to maintain a 2.7 GPA or higher and must exhibit desirable qualities of an elk. Emphasis was placed on an essay and GPA. This year we were able to award $500 schol arships to five deserving applicants. The winners were Whitney Matthews, Angela Harsin, Josie Miller, Janesse Wood (Jones), and Maggie Armatto. The fourth category of scholarships was award ed to students enrolled in or planned on enrolling into a post-graduate program. Ap plicants had to maintain a 3.0 GPA and emphasis was placed on an extensive an swer to an essay question. Two $1,250 scholarships were awarded this year to Shanna Rietmann and Kylie Disque. For those of you who like to see final num bers, that is $9,400 awarded this year to 18 well-de serving applicants. Many outstanding young men and women competed for awards this year. Unfor tunately, the Elks cannot award scholarships to all of them. The committee ap preciates all the applicants for their impressive ap plications and encourages students to apply for the Buchanan Memorial Schol arships in the future. For inform ation about these scholarships or other Elks Scholarships contact Tim Dickenson at 541-676-8990 or dicken- sonchiro@centurytell .net. Hill to speak at Chamber Marriage Licenses Morrow County Boardman. lunch meeting -August Clerk Bobbi Childers has Art Hill from Blue Mountain Community Col lege will be the speaker at the Chamber lunch meeting on August 19 at noon at Heppner City Hall. Hill talk about the “Oregon Green Tech Certificate”. The Stable ofYouth will be catering the meal. The cost is $9. Anyone planning to attend Chamber lunch meetings is asked to RSVP no later than Wednesday mornings to accommodate enough meals and seating. released the following re port as of July 26: -August 5: Roland Garza, 45, Hermiston and Maria Lisa Veliz, 40, Herm iston. -August 6: Antonio M. Navarro, Jr., 53, Board- man and Ida Alfara, 45, 12: Tod Charles Frusetta, 63, Hepp ner and Ida Carmel Bowles, 56, Heppner. -Theodore Albert Garber, 19, Heppner and Kristina Ashlee-Nicole Robertson, 18, Post Falls, ID. -Juan Hernandez Martinez, 25, Boardman and Letisia Navarrete Gon zalez, 27, Boardman. H ost an Exchange Student Today! 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The court approved the vacation and requested that an order be prepared for signatures at the next court meeting. Contracts Reviewed and ap proved Amendment #25 related to the demolition work being conducted on the Umatilla Army Depot. Reviewed and signed a contract regarding wild life control. The county will pay $40,000, ODF&W will pay $2,000, ODA will pay $2,000 and the USDA will pay $10,911 for this service. The court conduct ed the following business: Agreed by consensus to the purchase of the new tele phone system and requested that a contract be presented at the next meeting for sig natures. Various correspon dences and upcoming meet ing notices were reviewed and discussed and Judge Tallman and Commissioner Rea provided reports on re cent meetings attended. If you would like to be placed on the list to receive County minutes, please contact Karen Wolff a t(541)676-5620. DA’s R eport The Morrow Coun ty District Attorney’s Office has released the following report: -Tina Karpinski, 43, was convicted of Crimi nal Trespass in the First De gree, a Class A misdemean or, and was sentenced to 180 days incarceration with 180 days suspended, 36 months probation, complete 20 hours of community ser vice, and other conditions. Karpinski was also con victed of Resisting Arrest, a Class A misdemeanor, and was sentenced to 180 days incarceration with 180 days suspended, 36 months bench probation, complete 20 hours of community ser vice, and other conditions. Total fines, fees, and assess ments were $1,665. -Lisa Ann Sterling, 51, was convicted of DUII, a Class A misdemeanor, and was sentenced to 180 days incarceration with 170 days suspended, 36 months bench probation, complete 160 hours of community service, other conditions, and pay $2,063 in fines, fees, and assessments. -W illiam Omer Huston, 67, was convicted White Chocolate Macedonia Nut Mocha Larga U25 Hot or cold Strawberry Banana Jot Too Medium $2.00 Danielle ^lcDowell !.ikrs skiing swimming dam in# and art Hanna hopes to join a drama chib while in the I'SA 'MTVIftAflOtMl IfuMNT Mf»»l The Morrow Coun ty Court met on August 11 in Irrigon with Judge Tail- man and Commissioner Rea in attendance. Following is a summary of the meeting provided by Leann Rea. The court reviewed and approved the minutes from the August 4 meet ing. The court reviewed and approved account pay ables in the net total amount of $164,130.97. Road Report W illow C reek Road: The crew is con tinuing with crack sealing on Willow Creek road, they have completed filling in the small cracks from Heppner junction to the Shaw Grade road junction and will continue up to Cutsforth Park. On Tues day the 16th the machine to fill the wide cracks will arrive with an instructor. The crew will then fill the wide cracks from Heppner Junction to Cutsforth Park. Blake Ranch Road: On Monday the 9th, the crew started working along the Blake Ranch road clearing brush and smaller trees. Other work planned is to slope banks back as needed, remove a few rock bluffs, fix an area where a spring has come up in the middle of the road, and clean out ditches. This should make the road safer for the travel ing public. Paint Striping: On Monday the 9lh started the paint striping around the county. The crew started in the Boardman-Irrigon area. Boardman area is almost completed, with a short area to finish on Kunze and Wil son Lanes. The rest of this week they will be working in the Irrigon area and then Wedding Tables Hanna from Norway, Ifi yrs. -F IV E Morrow County Court weekly meeting held ALS V 4 Make a lifelong friend from abroad. Wednesday, August 18, 2010 B rian B u m s iJ e S a tu r d a y , S e p te m b e r 1 8 th % Miuuiy'i Dwj 217 North Main • Happnar • Phona 676 91M • Floral l7 t 4 4 M Serving Heppner. Lexington â tone of Possession of Marijuana, a Class B felony, and was sentenced to three years supervised probation, 180 sanction units with 90 jail units, complete 160 hours o f community service, other conditions, and pay $1,173 fines, fees, and as sessments. -Sherri Smith, 39, was convicted of Reck lessly Endangering An other Person, a Class A misdemeanor, and was sen tenced to 90 days driver’s license suspension, 180 days incarceration with 180 days suspension, 24 months bench probation, complete 60 hours of com munity service, and other conditions. Smith was also convicted of Recklessly En dangering Another Person, a Class A misdemeanor, and was sentenced to 90 days driver’s license suspension, 24 months bench probation, complete 60 hours of com munity service, and other conditions. Total fines, fees, and assessments were $1,857. -Michael Anthony Mullikin, 26, was convicted of Burglary in the First De gree, a Class A felony, and was sentenced to 13 months incarceration, 36 months post-prison supervision, other conditions, and pay $1,258 in fines, fees, and assessments. -Lori Knudsen, 51, was convicted of Unlawful Possession of Methamphet- amine, a Class C felony and was sentenced to 18 months formal probation, 90/30 sanction units, complete 80 hours of community service, complete a drug package, other conditions, and pay $923 in fines, fees, and assessments.
