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EIGHT - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 9,2011 Morrow County Court weekly meeting held The Morrow Coun ty Court met on February 23 in Heppner with Judge Tallman and Commission ers Grieb and Rea in at tendance. Following is a summary o f the meetings provided by Leann Rea. The court reviewed and approved the minutes of February 16. The court reviewed and approved the account payables in the net total amount of $ 130,103.12, re tirement taxes in the amount of $5,084.61 and a payment of $758.34 to Uni-Tech for work done for the sheriff’s department. Presentation The court heard a presentation from Kelsi Putman relating her expe riences while attending the Girl’s State Conference in June of 2010. Putman stated that she had an excellent time and learned a lot about how government worked, adding that she has decided that she does not want to go into politics. Bid Opening Two bids to pro vide portable toilets for the county were opened. One from CB’s Portable Rest rooms from La Grande in the amount of $1,810 per month plus an additional $ 15 for extra servicing for three months. The other bid was from Doug’s Sep tic Services from Milton- Freewater in the amount of $1,620. Both bids will be reviewed for complete ness and the awarding of the bid will be done at a later date. Public Hearing The county court held a public hearing re garding the matter of enter ing into a Strategic Invest ment Program (SIP) Agree ment between the county and Portland General Elec tric Company (PGE). The proposed project is for the construction of a combined cycle gas generating facility near the existing Coal Fired Plant. The court reviewed and approved a fifteen year SIP agreement with PGE. The co u rt c o n ducted the following busi ness: A ppointed Sheree Smith, Shelly Salisbury, and Nancy Anderson to four year terms on the Mor row County Commission on Children and Families. The court authorized a re fund of property taxes in the amount of $548.36 to James and Joan Key, due to a double payment of the taxes. Reviewed and signed an IGA between the County and Polk County acting on behalf of the ORCATS Part ners. The ORCATS Partners consists of Deschutes, Jack- son, Tillamook, Columbia, Coos, Jefferson, Harney, Hood River, Linn, Umatilla and Polk Counties. This is a partnership of Counties for an assessment and taxation computer program. Con version and maintenance costs and scheduling were discussed. The court re viewed and approved a five year agreement between the county and Wilkinson Ranches, LLC for a rock quarry site located on their property. The agreement will terminate on January 5, 2016, with a one-year renewal for stockpile pur» poses only. Various correspon dences and upcoming meet ing notices were reviewed and discussed. Anyone who would like to be placed on the list to receive county minutes can contact Karen Wolff at (541)676-5620. UMCDF surpasses 8 million Justice Court Report Justice Court Judge Ann Spicer has released the safe hours following Justice Court Report: OSHA describes a record able injury as one that re quires medical attention, ranging from injuries that require stitches or prescrip tion drugs to more serious injuries. UMCDF has a RIR of .82, or less than one recordable injury for every 200,000 work hours. The 8-million mark is remarkable, Warren said, especially considering the heavy industrial work that’s done regularly at UMCDF. For example, workers fre quently are involved in mechanical and electrical work, welding and crane operations. The management at UMCDF points to the proj ect’s employee-led teams, which focus on safety and environmental compliance, as one key to keeping work ers safe. The project was designated a Volunteer Pro tection Program (VPP) Star site by the Occupational Safety and Health Admin istration (OSHA) four years ago. VPP Star status rep resents the highest safety recognition issued by the federal government. It is OSHA’s official recognition of the outstanding efforts of employers and employees who have achieved exem plary occupational safety and health. T he U m a tilla Chemical Agent Disposal Facility (UMCDF) has sur passed 8 million hours w ith out a lost workday accident. As of February 23, it has been 1,692 days, or more than four and a half years, since a UMCDF employee missed work because of an accident. This is the first time UMCDF has reached 8 million safe hours, which is the equivalent o f 100 employees working more than 38 years without miss ing a day o f work due to an accident. UMCDF has about 830 workers. The Safety Department verified the milestone this week and determined it was reached on February 19. “What’s most im portant about that number is it means our people are not getting injured at work,” said Steven Warren, project general manager for URS, the com pany that built and operates the chemical demilitarization plant on the depot. “And when our employees work safely, it means we are keeping the community and environ ment safe as well.” One measurement o f the effectiveness o f a company’s safety culture is its rolling (or 12-month) re cordable injury rate (RIR). -Andrew E. Burt, 32, Heppner, DUII, $1,170 fine. -Eric A. King, 22, Heppner, Driving While Suspended-Violation and Driving Uninsured, $763 fine. HHS Baseball Schedule March 15 - at Tri Cities Prep, 1 p.m. March 18 - at Grant Union, 10 a.m. March 29 - Pendleton at home, 4 p.m. April 2 - Sherman County at home, 11 a.m. April 5 - at Irrigon, 4:30 p.m. April 9 - Union at home, 10:30 a.m. April 11 - at Pendleton, 5:30 p.m. April 16 - at Pilot Rock, 11 a.m. April 20 - Stanfield at home, 4:30 p.m. April 26 - Irrigon at home, 4:30 p.m. April 30 - Weston McEwen at home, 11 a.m. May 7 - Dufur at home, 11 a.m. May 10 - at Stanfield, 4:30 p.m. May 14- a t Horizon Christian, 11 a.m. May 21 - District Tournament in The Dalles, 10 a.m. HHS JV Baseball Schedule March 17 - at Pendleton High School, 4 p.m. March 28 - Pendleton High School at home, 4 p.m. April 4 - at Stanfield, 4:30 p.m. April 8 - Grant Union at home, 1 p.m. April 22 - at Stanfield, 10 a;m. April 25 - at Pilot Rock, 4:30 p.m. April 29 - Stanfield at home, 10 a.m. May 6 - Pilot Rock at home, 10 a.m. May 13 - Stanfield at home, 10 a.m. Preschool students share V alentine’s celebration Hope/Valby/All Saints members will be serving lunch on Wednesday, March 16, at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. The meal will include corned beef and cabbage, potatoes, carrots and onions, fruit cocktail, black bread, and chocolate/peanut butter parfait. Menu is subject to change. Our Friendly Staff In Heppner Heppner Preschool students celebrated this past Valentine’s Day with the residents at Willow Creek Terrace Assisted Liv ing. -Photos by David Sykes Boardman names Loren Dieter interim police chief Amy «oilm an lohn Hays Branch M an ag er C o m m ercial/A g ricu ltu ral Loan O fficer I ^ ^ C o m munity BANK Local Money Working For Local People Heppner 127 N M a in St 54 ! -676 -5 7 4 5 w w w c o m m u n ity b a n k n e t com Member I CMC t LKNOCft A new w om en’s choir is forming in Pendle ton for a late spring concert. All ladies (age 14 and up) who love to sing are wel come to join. Rehearsals will be Mondays in the Pendleton High School choir room from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Pendle ton musicians Lezlee Flagg and Cheryl Carlson will co direct and Denise Owens will be piano accompanist. There is no audition re quired. Music selections will cover a variety of styles and difficulty levels. The primary goal of the group will be to have fun through singing in an enriching and supportive environm ent. The name of the choir has yet to be determ ined and will be selected by the members themselves. Any questions can be addressed to the direc tors via their email address at womensingpendleton@ gmail.com. Community Chamber Chatter Boardman March Membership Lunch - The March Mem bership Lunch will feature Cindy Finlayson, Uma tilla Electric, discussing the “how-to” o f testifying at the Legislature. Attendees will also hear from Dave Hughes of the Agape Housf on the proposed homeless shelter, M artha’s House. Lunch will be catered by Pudding on the Ritz and serving begins at 11:45 on Wednesday, March 16, at the Port of Morrow. RSVP is required and the cost of lunch is $10. F r o s tb ite G o lf Tournament - The Frostbite Golf Tournament is set for Saturday, March 26, at the Willow Run Golf Course. The team registration forms are available at the Cham ber office. All funds from the Frostbite are used to fund Riverside High School scholarships. C olum bia River Community Health Ser vices - Extended hours on Monday’s from 5-7 p.m. Walk-in’s are welcome. For more information on the new hours or any clinic ser vices call 541-481-7212. Boardman Senior Breakfast - The Senior Cen ter at Boardman will have the community breakfast on Saturday, March 5, from 7:30-10:30 a.m. Breakfast is $5 per person. R H S O u td o o r Club - The Riverside High School Outdoor Club will hold a chili feed and silent auction on Saturday, April 16, at 4:30 p.m. at RHS. Tickets purchased early are $5 for adults and $3 for children. Heppner Wee Bit O’Ireland- The 29th annual St. Patrick’s Celebration will be held Thursday-Sunday, March 17-20. The schedule o f events is available here at the Chamber office or at www.heppnerchamber. com. Rolling Hills Run - The Morrow County Health District is sponsoring the Rolling Hills Run on Sat urday, April 23, at 10 a.m. at the Morrow County Fair grounds. For more informa tion go to www.active.com/ event_detail.cfm ?event_ id=1936646. Irrigon Jokers Ball - A wonderful time (in spirit only) will be had by all at the annual April 1“ Jokers Ball. Proceeds from the ball will help fund the Art ist in Residence Program at Windy River and Irrigon Elementary. Raffle tickets are $ 10 each and available at Boardman and Irrigon branches of Bank of Eastern Oregon and at the Banner Bdrik and O regon First Credit Union in Board- man. Call 541-481-4761 or 541-481-5717 with any questions. Sheriff’s Report The Morrow County Sheriff’s Office reports handling the following business: Community Lunch Menu Would Like To Thank Our Customers And Invite Prospective Customers To Come See Us Today! Ladies invited to join the Pendleton Women’s Chorus B o ard m an C ity Manager Karen Pettigrew an n o u n ced d u rin g the M arch l ” City Council meeting, she had promoted Lieutenant Loren Dieter to Interim Police Chief. Interim Chief Di eter has worked for the Boardman Police Depart ment for six years, serving three years as sergeant and the past three years as the departments’ Lieutenant. He will maintain the duties of the chief until a perma nent replacement is hired. In other city busi ness, the council approved a candy cane decoration proj ect sponsored by the Board- man C ham ber o f C om merce. Councilors heard the city’s grant application made the first round o f cuts for the transportation grant for South Main Street; thirty other projects around the state will be competing for the grant. After much discussion regarding the future o f the Boardman Police D epartm ent, the council scheduled a Town Hall Meeting on the subject for March 16 at 6 p.m. at the Port of Morrow’s Riv erfront Center. The next m e e t ing of the Boardman City Council will be Tuesday, March 15, at Boardman City Hall Council and will begin at 7 p.m. D e c e mb e r 12: -MCSO issued a citation to Caleb Joseph ONeal, 21, for Providing Liquor to a Minor. A male juvenile was cited for Minor in Posses sion-Alcohol and Minor in Possession - Tobacco. -MCSO received a report of a roll-over ac cident. B oardm an PD, Boardman Fire, Boardman Ambulance, and Oregon State Police assisted. The patient refused transport by ambulance. -BPD issued a cita tion to a male driver for Vi olation of the Speed Limit by driving 53 mph in a 35 mph zone. De c e mb e r 14: -M CSO arrested Vince Monroe Strong, 25, on two Morrow County Circuit Court warrants for: Failure to Appear/Criminal Mis treatm ent I, Assault III, Tamper with Witness, and Assault IV; and Failure to Appear/Kidnap II, Reck lessly Endangering Another and Harassment. -MCSO was noti fied that Salem PD had ar rested Howard Joel Larson, 54, on a Morrow Circuit Court warrant for UUMV. -MCSO took into custody and transported Tia Nielson, 33, to Umatilla County Jail on a probation violation. -M CSO arrested Amber Michele Pimentel, 18, for Assault IV and Ha rassment. -M CSO issued a citation to Amber Danielle Gomez, 26, for No O p erator’s License, Display Switched Plate, and Failure to Register Vehicle. Gomez was also cited for Driving Uninsured and Failure to Use Child Restraint Device. MCSO also arrested Wayne Bradley Schwabrow, 35, for Possession and Attempt to Deliver Marijuana. -Boardman Ambu lance received a 911 call regarding a female with a swollen face and neck and was having difficulty breathing. The patient was transported to Good Shep herd Hospital. De c e mbe r 15: -M CSO served W ayne Bradley Schwabrow, 35, with an Irrigon Justice Court arrest warrant for Failure to Pay Fine/DUII. -M CSO arrested Joel Garcia Jimenez, 41, for Identity Theft and Forgery. -MCSO arrested Cheri Ann Sink, 39, on a Hermiston PD warrant for Contempt of Court. -Boardman Ambu lance transported a 50 year old man who was having seizures to Good Shepherd Hospital. A d v e rtis e with th e Heppner Gazette-Times Call 541-676-922© 1
