SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 26,2011
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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.
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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
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$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
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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.
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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
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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
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.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