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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.
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Range Road. Crusher:
The crusher at the OHV pit
started running on Thursday
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Sheriff Report
Sheriff Ken Mat-
lack introduced Dan Rob
bins, the new corrections
supervisor to the court.
Public Hearing
A road vacation
hearing was held to vacate
a portion of County Road
#971 (Columbia Lane).
There was no one that spoke
in opposition to this action.
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
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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
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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.