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SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 26,2011 T E A PA R T Y M E E T IN G M atlack also said there is a growing number o f medical marijuana grow ers in the county, who are legally allow ed to grow the drug. “They (licensed grow ers) are allow ed to have six mature plants not more than three feet high,” he said. “1 am opposed to it (the medical marijuana law), Matlack said. “It is not regulated properly. 1 want to know who in the county is growing it, where it is being grown and I want to inspect it,” he said. -Continuedfrom Page ONE vigilante, just be our eyes and ears,” he reiterated. On the concealed carry permit, Matlack said if a gun is laying on the seat o f a car it is not concealed, if it is under your jacket it is and a person would need a concealed carry permit or be in violation of the law. He said people have the right to carry a concealed gun without a permit if they are going or coming from a hunting or fishing trip or from a licensed gun range. Grain Growers meeting held G R E G S M IT H -Continuedfrom Page ONE $60,000 to provide a 60- hour per month service. -PARK Resources o f Bend offered to provide consulting services for $99 per hour for a total o f about $51,000 per year, Warner said. W arner said that Smith will have other staff m em bers w orking in the Baker City office, but the contract requires Smith to be the first point o f contact for all economic develop ment leads and services. T here w as som e concern about Sm ith’s ob ligation in the state Legis lature, which will be in ses sion for about four months beginning February 1. “He’ll be back and forth,” W arner said. “ He convinced the EDC that the Legislature is a part-time job and he’ll take care o f his clients. T h e c o u n ty has about $ 140,000 that can be used for economic devel opment, Warner said. That includes the county’s share o f Transient Lodging Tax funds (25 percent o f the total $400,000 to $450,000 c o lle cte d a n n u ally ) and $40,000 in Oregon Lottery money from the county’s general fund. A s a “ o n e -s to p sh o p ” for econom ic d e velopment, Smith said in his proposal that he would provide these services: -W eb site design and maintenance -Support services for existing businesses -Prospective com pany recruitment -Commercial loan packaging -C o n su lta tio n o f business plan development -Government con tract procurement -Federal and state regulatory assistance Sm ith also plans to m ove m anagem ent o f the Northeast Oregon Eco nom ic D evelopm ent De partm ent Revolving Loan Fund and the Intermediary R elen d in g program and loan processing services to Baker Count,'. A nd he s a id he plans to help Eastern Or egon U niversity and the Blue Mountain Community C ollege Sm all B usiness Development Center coor dinate their services to help entrepreneurs. Sm ith w ill w ork with the Organization for E conom ic In itia tiv e s to provide governm ent con tracting technical assistance services and he will pro vide Business and Industry Loan Guarantee packaging services to Baker County lenders, according to his proposal. Sm ith said pack aging fees ty p ically run from $3,000 to $ 10,000 per loan. That money would be returned to Baker County, Warner said. Sm ith g rad u a ted from Eastern Oregon Uni versity in La Grande with a bachelor’s degree in lib eral studies and a m aster’s degree in business admin istration. He was nam ed EOU’s 2001 distinguished alumnus o f Eastern Oregon University and has served on the University’s Alumni Board of Directors. WALDEN The Morrow County Growers recently held a meeting in lone at the Legion Hall. Attendees heard from Craig Reeder (top p^oto), OWGL President on the topic of a possible new execu tive position that would jointly oversee the operation of the Oregon Wheat Growers League and the Oregon Wheat Com mission. He also gave a pulse of the industry overview across the state. Larry Lutcher, Morrow County’s OSU extension agent updated the audience on the wheat samples he received back from Purdue University. He had pictures of affected fields in the county and advice on what to look for when crops start grow ing again. Don Wysocki, plant scientist at Pendleton’s CBARC shared what was going on with wheat in Umatilla County. It doesn't appear to be related to what is going on in Morrow County. Kyle Carnine, Morrow County FSA director shared more on SURE and the group discussed on whether a disaster determination should be pursued because of the current bug infestations in the county. Kacee Lathrop, NRCS specialist, gave an update on CRP and what Morrow County can expect in the next couple of years regarding acres coming out of the program. Lastly, Steve Petrie, CBARC superintendent gave an update on the looming budget crisis with OSU’s College of Ag and how local AG research centers are to come up with 25 percent of their funding locally. -Contributed Photos -Continuedfrom Page ONE em ployees. “I have four companies and I can’Liind engineers,” Ziari said. O thers wanted to know if it would be possible to use public rights o f way such as those used by Or egon Department of Trans portation to put in cable and expand broadband internet in rural areas. An overall senti ment of the meeting how ever, was not so much what governm ent could do to help the telecom m unica tions industry, but how to get it out o f the way so the businesses could build up their industry. “Maybe the government could just re move obstacles and let the market do its job,” one CEO in attendance said. Others said the government should not be in the business of “picking winners and los ers. Innovation is slowed down when the government gets involved,” he said. O th e rs in a tte n dance said, although their companies are small, their goal w as to push m ore broadband deeper into rural areas and provide better ser vices to their customers. lone students preparing for science fair Creative Care Preschool in lone will hold an en chilada feed on Tuesday, February 1, at 5 p.m. in the lone School cafeteria. All proceeds will go to fiind the Creative Care Preschool for three and four year olds. Phone Discounts Available to CenturyLink customers CenturyLink provides single party residential and business services for rates from SI 2.48 to $16.55 per month for residential custom ers and $20.31 to $27.25 per month for business customers. This includes access to long distance carriers. Emergency Services, Operator Services, Directory Assistance and Toll Blocking. Use of these services may result in added charges. Specific rates for your areas will be provided upon request. Claudia Guerra makes bunuelos, a dessert from Mexico. The crowd listens to Alvin Liu as he displays how to make sweet won ton. -Contributed Photos Alvin Liu, Tom McElligott and Claudia Guerra demonstrated how to make some international desserts to a nice crowd on Sunday, January 23. The activity was sponsored by Title Teacher Mary Haguewood and ELL (English Language Learner) Teacher Mary Ann Elgueza- bal. Each teacher talked about their job at school and how important reading is to students and how the Title programs are funded. Leading off the program was Alvin Liu, reveal ing not only some o f his cooking secrets, but also some fun life experiences. Next, Claudia Guerra presented the process o f making bunuelos. Finally, Tom McElligott explained to the crowd how to make baklava. He stated, “Most people think it is very complicated, but if I can make it, so can you!” After the demonstration, the group was treated to a “dessert feast” of baklava made by Dean Antonucci; bunuelos made by Dora Collins and sweet won ton made by Alvin Liu and his assistant. lone School hosts Red Cross blood drive High School students, Collette Cason and Evan Rietmann man the registration table at the Red Cross Blood Drive at lone High School on Monday. Student body officers hosted the event. -Contributed Photo Morrow SWCD board meeting to be held A Morrow SWCD Board meeting will be held Tuesday, February 1, at 6 p.m. at the Ag Service Center in Heppner. Agenda items include: January 2011 Reg/ Ann meeting minutes, treasurer’s report, ODEQ LUB well testing update, written staff report. Grant update, Partnership reports. Meetings o f the Morrow SWCD are open to the public. The meeting location is accessible to persons with disabilities. A request for an interpreter for the hearing impaired or for other accommodations for persons with disabilities should be made at least 48 hours before the meeting to Janet Greenup, 541-676-5452, exten sion 109. Creative Care Preschool to hold enchilada feed The Oregon Public Utility Commission designated CenturyLink as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier or ETC within its service area for universal service purposes. The goal of universal service is to provide all Oregon citizens access to essential telecommunica tions services. Title & ELL Family Night held Students in Erin Heideman’s science classes work on their own science experiements and research projects. Pictured are 6th graders Dan Doherty and Henry Padberg checking out the potential electrical charge of potatoes. The 6-10 grade science classes at lone Schools will be hosting a science fair on March 10, 2011 in the elementary gym to show off their projects and work that will coincide with the elementary carnival. -Con tributed Photo Service club sign gets face lift BEO Invitational wrestling tournam ent to be held this weekend CenturyLink offers qualified customers Lifeline and Link-Up Service if they meet certain low-income eligibility requirements. Lifeline Service includes a monthly discount up to $8.25 for basic phone charges, as well as toll blocking at no charge and a waiver of the deposit if toll blocking is selected by qualifying customers. Link-Up Service provides a discount on installation charges and charges to move service. If you live in a CenturyLink service area, please call CenturyLink at I -800-201-4099 or visit www.centurylmk.com/lifeline with questions or to request an application for the Lifeline/Link-Up programs. ¿Mg CenturyLink^ www centurylink com iifefcne non - sau \ .larreid Miller cradles an opponent during a recent wrestling match. The BEO Invitational will be held this weekend in Heppner. See Page ONE for more details. -Photo by Jeremy Lanthorn Robert Whalen (left) and Dan Doyle (right) with the City of Heppner recently put up xervice club sign near Pettyjohn's. The sign was refurbished as a community service project through the Justice of the Peace. John Edmundson, along with someone fulfilling a community service sentence, worked on the project. Mike Hahn painted the sign. The City of Heppner paid for the materials. - Photo by April Sykes
