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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 16,2011 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow H eppner Christensen to speak at Chamber lunch meeting Arbuckle Nordic Club holds weekend outing This week’s Chamber lunch will be hosted by Willow Creek Valley Economic Development Group (WCVEDG) and will incorporate their annual meeting and guest speaker Kurt Christensen from Renewable Ag Energy. The meeting will be held at noon on Thursday, February 17, in the Senior Center dining room. Christensen will give a status update of the purchase and operation of the Power Plant at the South Morrow County Industrial Park (old mill site). This week’s meal will be free and will be catered by Sweet Productions. Anyone planning to attend Chamber lunch meet ings is asked to RSVP by Wednesday morning of each week so seating and meals can be accommodated. GAZETTE-TIMES U . S .P . 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D a v id S y k e s ....................................................................................Publisher A u t u m n M o r g a n ..................................................................................Editor All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. For Advertising: advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Cost tor a display ad is $5 per column inch Cost tor classified ad is 50$ per word Cost tor Card of Thanks is $10 up to Elks Annual to be held Feb. 19 100 words Cost for a classified display ad is $5.75 per column inch For Public/Legal Notices: public/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Dates for pub lication must be specified Affidavits must be required at the time of submission Affidavits require three weeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be specified if required). For Obituaries Obituaries are published m the Heppner G T at no charge and are edited to meet news guidelines Families wishing to include information not included in the guidelines or who wish to have the obituary written in a certain way must purchase advertising space for the obituary For Letters to the Editor: Letters to the Editor M U S T be signed by the author. The Heppner G T will not publish unsigned letters All letters M U S T include the author 's address and phone number for use by the G T office The G T reserves the right to edit letters The G T is not responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under ‘Card of T ha nks' at a cost of $10. Bank of Eastern Oregon offers scholarships Bank o f Eastern Oregon will again offer 20 $500 Agriculture/Business scholarships for graduating seniors in Heppner, lone, Arlington, Condon, Board- man, Irrigon, Spray, Fossil, Burns, Crane, John Day, Monument, Long Creek, D ayville, Moro, Prairie City, Enterprise, Wallowa, and Joseph,” announced Jeff Bailey, president and CEO of Bank of Eastern Oregon. This marks the 19th year the bank is sponsor ing the $500 scholarships to students. “Through the years we have aw arded approximately $76,000 in scholarships. We are proud of our graduates and pleased to continue offering the scholarships to the talented and deserving recipients in our market area,” continued Bailey. A pplicants must plan to enroll in college in either agriculture or busi ness. Selection will be based on scholarship, leadership, and citizenship. Applications can be picked up from school counselors or at a branch of Bank of Eastern Oregon or by going online and downloading the applica tion at www.beobank.com (Community Commitment link). The deadline to sub mit applications is May 2, 2011 . The Heppner BPOE #358 will hold their Elks The Arbuckle Nordic Club had seven skiers for this past week end. About five inches of snow came earlier in the week but Annual on February 19. The theme for the 114th Elks it has settled and some has melted. After skiing last weekend Annual will be Hollywood Bash. on ice and crust, the group stayed off the roads and trails and The day’s events will begin with ladies tea and set their own trail through forest openings and along ridge social at 3 p.m., lodge at 3 p.m., and dinner will be held tops. There is no scheduled ski trip for next weekend due to at 6:30 p.m. Dinner will be roasted pork loin. Music and the holiday. Regular skiers who have not paid the $5 family membership are asked to bring it on February 26. - Contrib dancing will follow at 9 p.m. featuring Travelin’ Jones. Dress for the evening will be Hollywood Bling Attire. uted Photo He showed us the money AARP Defensive Driving Course to be held The Hope Lutheran, All Saints Episcopal, United Methodist, Baptist churches ecumenical youth group recently took part in a “Souper Bowl of Caring” outreach project and gathered cans of soup for the Heppner Neighborhood Center. The group ap preciates the employees of the Bank of Eastern Oregon for their generous contributions. Pictured (L-R) are Tessa Gould, Ali Lovgren, Joslynn Troxel, Larissa Gray, Brett Harrison, Drew Brannon, Axel Lofgren, and Taylor Gould. Sitting in front are Tom Gould and Robanai Disque. - Photo by April Sykes The boots are back for St. Patrick’s Celebration weekend cc Household Hazardous Waste Event Morrow County will be hosting another Household Hazardous Waste event FREE of charge to County residents Saturday April 23, 2011 11:00 am - 3:00 pm Lexington Road Dept. 365 W. Hwy 74, Lexington, OR Accepted during the event; Used oil (containers less than 25 gallons) O il filters, Spent Antifreeze, Automotive batteries, Alkaline & rechargeable batteries, Propane Tanks (smaller than 25 gal.) O il based point, Paint thinners and solvents, Roof and asphalt patch, Adhesives, glues and contad cement, Caulks sealers a passport. The employer ended up loaning the ob ligor money so he could pay his arrears and release the passport. LaSt Friday the obligor walked into the DCS Capital City Business Center office with a pay ment of more than $9,000 in cash. Arrears paid, passport released and off to work. Debbie Peck has worked as the support en forcement employee at the Morrow County District Attorney Office for almost three years and is a valu able asset to this office and the community. Debbie’s work is showing the state that small counties can effectively handle a child support program. This pay ment is the direct result of an effective enforcement policy at the federal and local level. CITY COUNCIL paid for the fuel. All other- MCSO assisted an outside law enforcement agency with an investiga tion. MCSO received a call regarding a domestic dispute. It was determined to be a verbal altercation. A deputy inves tigated harassing phone calls. MCSO received a report of a M1P party. It was unfounded. MCSO received a report of child toys being shot with a BB gun. MCSO received a report of a disoriented fe male. The female was not located. An intoxicated per son entered a residence when the resident opened the door. The person w as' removed the residence. People w ere re ported be living in a van at the Mountain Glen Apart ments. The occupant was arrested on an outstanding warrant. A person was con tacted regarding urinating in a parking lot. A citizen called and reported a company had called stating they were going to put siding on the caller’s residence. Resi dent refused the service, and they showed up at the residence to put up the sid ing. A deputy responded and contacted the company, who was advised they were not going to do anything without permission. A person reported that a threatening message was left on their answering machine. A person reported one or two juveniles ran through his yard. Some juveniles were contacted and denied going through the caller's yard. A juvenile was ar rested by a MCSO Deputy for probation violation and the juvenile was lodged at NORCOR. Two juveniles were issued citations for curfew violation There will be an AARP Defensive Driving Course on March 4 and 5 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Heppner Senior Center. To sign up visit the Heppner Senior Center. For more information contact Ron Dowse at 541-575-4268 or 541 -792-0587. The cost is $ 12 for AARP member with cards and $14 for non members. The instructor will be 4. The em ployer of Ron Dowse. a father-obligor was with Ecumenical youth group take part holding child support from his paychecks but not mak in “Souper Bowl of Caring” ing the payments on a regu lar basis, and arrears were owed on the case since 2006. Enforcement Of ficer Debbie Peck from the Morrow County DA’s Child Support office had taken enforcem ent action as a result of the delinquency, including passport denial. Things recently came to a head when the obligor had to travel out the coun try for work and needed MCGG makes donation to lone Schools Craig Holland of Morrow County Grain Growers (left) pre sented lone Community School Principal Jerry Archer (right) with a check for the months of September through December 2010 in the amount of $502. The donation came from their “Fueling the Future Program.” MCGG donates $1 for every propane fill. MCGG also matched the concession earnings for the games played on February 12. Serving in concessions was the Paris Club members Joe Doherty, TJ Patton, Daniel Holtz, and Oskar Peterson. Photo by Paula Emmel Editor s Note: The follow- ing article was sent to the G azette-Tim es fro m the Morrow County District At torney s office. The article was published in the Or egon Department o f Justice Weekly Memo on February The Welly Toss, also known as Throw the Boot will again be played this year during the annual St. Patrick’s Celebration in Heppner. The location is the same, at Willow and Main. Play for teams will be from 10-12:30, with the champi onships at 3:30 p.m. Indi vidual play is from 1:30-3 p.m. with the championship round to begin at 3. Team competition has been added to this year’s event and all families, mer chants, clubs, churches, friends, etc. are welcome to play. Each team will be asked to pay a registration fee of $5 to offset cost of materials and prizes for the games. A team con sists o f four players and the competition will take about 15 minutes. As in the individual competition, each team member will have three tries to throw as far as they can. The three teams with the top over-all scores will compete for the championship. Individual kids will compete based on age - adults will be divided by m ale and fem ale. Each player gets three throws. The Championship round will include the top three throwers in each bracket. P riz e s w ill be awarded to the cham pi onship teams and to the in d ividual com petition winners. All those in the championships will win a Leprechaun. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, help is available and that help Is FREE of charge. If Y O U h a v e a fam ily m e m b e r 'w h o su ffe rs from g a m b lin g ad d ictio n , Y O U c a n a ls o re c e iv e F R E E treat m e n t e v e n if the g a m b le r is not re c e iv in g treatm ent. If y o u a re a re sid e n t o f M o r r o w C o u n t y a n d y o u w is h to ta k e a d v a n t a g e o f the s e r v ic e s a b o v e o r d e s ire m o re inform ation. P le a s e call a n y o f the fo llo w in g n u m b e r s to s e t u p .a L O C A L a p p o in tm e n t o r ju st to talk: B o b b y H a r ris @ 5 4 1 -6 7 6 -9 9 2 5 or 5 4 1 -2 5 6 -0 1 7 5 Com m unity C oun seling Solutions ( C C S ) @ 541-676-9161 O R 1 -8 7 7 -6 9 5 -4 6 4 8 ( 1 - 8 8 8 - M Y L IM IT ) -Continuedfrom Page ONE Traffic- There were four traffic stops, one resulted in a citation. A ju v e n ile was warned about not wearing a bicycle helmet. Code Enforcement- Eight animal complaints were reported, resulting in one citation; one dog was transported to Pet Rescue; four found dogs were re ported; two residences had unlicensed vehicles, and were warned; two noise complaints were received from apartments. Theft Complaints- A juvenile was ar rested for burglary. An attempted bur glary was reported. A deputy inves tigated possible theft o f Social Security checks. It was determined no crime was committed. A person reported a theft of a credit card, which occurred in Montana. The person was referred to the authorities in Montana. A cell phone was stolen from the high school. A person reported a theft of Gatorade. It was determined the caller’s son gave perm ission for the people to take it. A credit card was taken from inside of a resi dence, and used. A person reported a theft of camping equipment over the past three or four months. MCSO received a report o f a fuel drive-off from the Chevron station. The driver returned and and joint compounds, Lawn and garden chemicals and fertilizers, Pool chemicals, Household cleaners (including bleach, ammonia, furniture polish, toilet bowl cleaners, carpet shampoos) Sludge (soil contami nated with oil smaller than 25 gal. containers) Mercury thermometers, Florescent lamps, All types of aerosol cans, Used cooking oil, Road flares, PCB ballasts, Organic peroxides (hardening agents) Items not accepted: Empty containers, ammunition, explosives, biological waste, radioadive waste Morrow County Public Works mcpublicwork@co.morrow.or.us PO. Box 4 2 8 Lexington, OR. 9 7 8 3 9 5 4 1 -9 8 9 -9 5 0 0 LITTLE I LEAGUE I REGISTRATION © F ebruary 1 5 th s - 7 pm F ebruary 16 th & 17 th s - e pm Neighborhood Center Boys ages 5-12 6c Girls ages 5-16 are eligible to play Please bring 3 proofs of residency & birth certificate orTSZO Tper, fa m ily f
