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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 23,2011 Pheasants Forever encourages school participation Students from Erin Heideman's and Beth Dickenson's classes partnered with Pheasants Forever and grew 800 Columbia Basin Ryegrass plugs for pheasant habitat. Top photo pictured (L-R) are Stewert Syverson, Micah Stillman. Sam Irons, Tim Emmel, Jordan Braun and Pheasants Forever director. Bill Ewing. Middle photo pictured (L-R) are Justin Pranger, Josh Bennett, Garrett Gibbs, McKenzie Correa, Justin Bailey, Gar rett Robinson, Bill Ewing, Stephanie Schuler. Bottom photo pictured (L-R) are Dave Fowler, Zech Hintz, Ashley Hanson, Simon Rostad, Tate Gentry, Bryce Fowler, Axel Lofgren, and Bill Ewing with guzzler being built for Pheasants Forever. -Contributed Photos A g ric u ltu re s tu dents in lone and Heppner have been helping the Co lumbia Plateau Pheasants F o rev er c h ap ter, CPPF, improve w ildlife habitat. Basin wild rye seeds were supplied to students in Erin Heideman and Beth Dick e n so n ’s classes to grow from seed to seedling size. L a s t w e e k , th e classes turned over 1300 of their healthy 6” seedlings to CPPF for spring plant ing projects. This wild rye is a native perennial grass not to be confused with the annual rye grass that causes problems for local farmers. The wild rye is an j| k important bunchgrass that provides food and cover for many species o f wildlife. It is especially valuable to pheasants for cover protec tion and nesting habitat. T his team effo rt between local groups and CPPF benefits both groups. CPPF is able to pay the student groups with funds raised from CPPF’s annual banquet and partly through programs and grant mon ies from federal and state agencies. This year, the CPPF banquet will be held at the Elks Club in Heppner on the evening o f April 16. H E P P N E R F A M IL Y F O O D S ^ C O N G R A T U L A T E S B E V L Y T LE ^ FO R B E IN G O U R M A R C H ^ ** Reduce J * E M P L O Y E E OF T H E M O N T H !!! ^ m i * - + Morrow County Court weekly meetings held The Morrow Coun ty Court met on March 2 in Irrigon with Judge Tallman and Commissioners Grieb and Rea in attendance. Fol low ing is a sum m ary o f the meetings provided by Leann Rea. The court reviewed and approved the minutes o f February 23. The court reviewed and approved the account payables in the net total amount o f $142,915.27. Koad Report Ice and Snow: The crew continues with plow ing snow on the h ig h er elevation roads, mainly in the Heppner area and south into the mountains, plow ing either fresh snow or wind caused drifts. Ditch Clean ing: The crew continues to clean the borrow pits and ditches in the Board- man area, where they are currently w orking along Kunze Lane. Culverts: The crew is in the process o f installing several culverts along portions o f Shobe Canyon Road, Balm Fork Road, and Sanford Canyon Lane. These areas just don’t have enough culverts to keep the runoff water from getting into the roads and causing problem s. Road Grading: When the graders aren’t out plowing snow, they have been g rading county gravel roads. Cur rently th ere are graders working in the Blackhorse Canyon area, Morter Lane area, Lexington area, and the F u lle r C anyon area near Heppner. Crusher: The crusher crew is in the pro cess of doing final repairs to the conveyors and getting the cru sh in g equipm ent moved around so it can be moved to the Skinner Creek The Morrow Coun- ty Court met on March 9 jp Irrjgon with Judge Tallfnan and Commissioners Grieb and Rea in attendance. Fol- low ing is a sum m ary o f the meetings provided by Leann Rea. The court reviewed and approved the minutes o f March 2. ’ The court reviewed and approved the account payables in the net total amount o f $ 100,359.52. Road Report D itch C le a n in g : The crew continues to clean the borrow pits and ditch- es in the Boardman area. where they are currently working along Peters Road, Culverts: The crew finished the installation o f sever- al culverts on Balm Fork Road, Lunceford Canyon Road and Sanford Canyon Lane on the 8th. They are now cleaning up around the project area, as well as moving the equipment. Road Grading: The grader Your Hooting ootf Cooling Costs ALL Winter Rebates & Tax Incentive,. Available Now ADD A LAYER OF INSULATION IN YOUR ATTIC pit, w here they will start crushing chip rock for the Willow Creek Road project. Misc: The crew continues taking care o f sign repairs and replacem ents around the county. Bid Award: On the recommendation o f the road department the bid was aw arded to D oug’s S ep tic Services from Milton- Freewater in the amount of $ 1,620. The contract covers 23 standard restrooms, two ADA portable restroom s and on trailer mounted re stroom. The contract will begin on M arch 4, 2011 and will end on March 15, 2012 and will be signed at a future meeting. Health Dept. Report Sheree Smith, di rector, provided the court with an activity report for th e h e a lth d e p a rtm e n t. Sm ith also provided the court with information re garding the lack o f prenatal care in the county. M or row County ranks 35th in the State o f Oregon and there was one county that was exempted due to small p o p u latio n . T hat m eans that Morrow County is last in the state for pregnant w om en who obtain care early in their pregnancy. Smith will be participat ing in CAWEM (Citizen- Alien/W aived Emergency M edical) in an effort to expand the program that will include prenatal care for county residents only. Smith stated that most o f this program will be funded through grant dollars with the county being respon sible for 1.7 percent o f the cost. Sheriff Dept. Report C o n tr a c ts : T h e court approved the Inter governm ental Agreem ent crew is continuing w ith grading the gravel roads through out the county as weather permits. Crusher: The crusher crew is moving the crusher units and con- veyors to the Skinner Creek pit, where they will start crushing chip rock for. the Willow Creek Road project, Misc: The road, parks, and general m aintenance per- sonnel are going through forklift. There are also four members o f the paving crew that are going to an all day paving course offered by Caterpillar. Permits: On the recom m endation o f Road M aster B urke O ’B rien, the court approved the fol- lowing permits: Permit # O IB w ith C entury Link for a buried fiber optic line across S. Main and along Kunze Road in the Board- man area. Permit #OIC with C ascade N atural Gas to bury a natural gas line along the west side o f8 ,h Street in Irrigon area. Permit #OID with W indwave Commu- N on-D iscrim ination Statem ent CenturyLink is the recipient of Federal financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The U S D A prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) 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(541) 567-2348 • (541) 276-0097 • 1-800-265-2348 , , Stop by our showroom! 30599 Lauback • Hermiston www. mrinsulation info ^ mrinsulation@eotnet • CCB# 97049 • Member N E 0 H B A “ ?B Public Hearing T h e c o u rt h e ld a hearing for the Appeal o f the Planning Com m is sions decision regarding C o n d itio n al Use P erm it CUP-N-287 for the addi tion o f a pistol and rifle range at the current loca tion of the Hermiston Gun Club located just north of 1-84 and west o f the Army Depot Exit. Doug Hojem representing Wade Aylett and Rock Solid Sand and Gravel, LLC provided tes tim ony in opposition o f the proposed change to the site. Bill Milbrodt, Umatilla Chem ical Depot Counsel stated that the U.S. Army nications to bury a fiber optic line along Toms Camp Road from Canal Road to K unze Lane SW. Perm it #OIP with Umatilla Electric Cooperative (UEC) for an overhead line across Wilson Lane 0.11 m iles w est o f Rippee Road. Permit #OIQ with UEC for an overhead crossing on W ilson Lane near Eastregaard Road. Per mit #OIR with Colum bia Basin Electric Cooperative for an overhead crossing on Clarks Canyon Road 1.16 m iles from N olan Road. They will also be removing the old existing crossing. P erm it #O IS w ith UEC for an underground line along Wagon Wheel Loop between two existing vaults near the Depot Lane inter section. The court conduct ed the following business: Heard a request from Amy K ollm an, board m em ber for Heppner Day Care, Inc. and after a lengthy discus sion the court approved the payment of $ 1,000 from the u c k y ' s B a seba ll A court’s Discretionary Fund. The court review ed and signed a contract between the county and Doug’s Sep tic Service for portable rest rooms for an amount not to exceed $1,620 per month. The court reviewed the pro posed budget for the court for the 2011-2012 fiscal year which had been pre pared by Karen Wolff, ex ecutive secretary /personnel director. The court declared the 2003 Chevrolet Impala as surplus and authorized Wolff to sign the title once sold. D iscussed the pos sible disposal o f the 1954 Cadillac Ambulance, more research will be conducted before any final decisions will be made. Various correspon dences and upcoming meet ing notices were reviewed and discussed. If you would like to be placed on the list to receive county m inutes, c o n ta c t K aren W o lff at (541)676-5620. Heppner Elementary School will hold Parent Teacher Conferences on Thursday, March 31, from 4-8 p.m. and on Friday, April 1, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Teachers will contact parents to schedule a conference time. Tears of Joy Theatre Puppet Show entertains young lone students BASEBALL CLINIC B opposes the siting o f this fa cility. Milbrodt introduced K eith D av id so n , R ange Weapons Safety expert for the C hem ical M aterials Agency who also provided ev id en ce as to w hy the purpose o f the Gun Club range should not be sited at this location. Then Harvey C h ild ers, a p p lic an t and Patty Carson, H erm iston Gun Club Secretary provide a few comments and then requested a continuance to prepare rebuttal comments to the testim ony that had been provided. The con tinuance was granted, with the next hearing to be held at the Port o f M orrow in Boardman on March 16. The court conduct ed the following business: Approved the payment of $500 from the court’s Dis cretionary Fund to National A ssociation o f C ounties (NACo) to be used to sup port the NACo Annual Con ference and Exposition that will be held in Portland, OR July 15-19, 2011; The court approved Amendment Number 1 for Contract No. 26811. The contract is be tween the State o f Oregon, Department of Transporta tion and M orrow County to cover the realignment or rebuilding o f intersections at Shobe C anyon Road, Clarks Canyon Road, Rhea C reek Road, G ooseberry Road, and Porcupine Road. The state will reim burse the county within 45 days o f the completion and sub mission o f receipts at 100 percent o f cost with a limit o f $500,000. Various correspon dences and upcoming meet ing notices were reviewed and discussed. HES to hold Parent Teacher Conferences T he s tu d e n ts at lone Elementary and Cre ative Care Preschool were entertained in early March by the Tears o f Joy Theatre CenturyLink - ALL NEW VINYL FRAMED THERMAL PANE WINDOWS (IGA) between the City o f Heppner and the Morrow County Sheriff for services provided by two officers, equipm ent, co m m u n ica tions facilities and supplies necessary to perform the jo b in an am ount not to exceed $181,272.63. The co u rt a p p ro v ed an IGA between the City o f Irrigon and the county sheriff for services provided by one officer plus equipment etc. in an amount not to exceed $82,812.48. Both IGAswill expire on June 30, 2012. Surplus: On the rec o m mendation of Under Sheriff S teve M yren, the court declared the 1987 Blazer as surplus and requested that the vehicle be trans ported to the state surplus for disposal. New Hire: The court authorized start ing Kyle Pearcy, a newly hired officer, at the basic step three pay range based on his training and experi ence in M orrow County. Pearcy has been employed by the Boardman City Po lice for the last three and half years. c a d e m y March 26th Heppner High School Baseball Field Registration @ 9:00 a.m. S 5 0 per player Minor - High School Players! . Scholarship available For more information, contact Corey Sweeney at 541-256-0355. j ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. Puppet Show. Kate Belden and M ark D unw orth en thralled students, teachers, and parents alike with their puppets. D u n w o rt h and Be l de n p e rfo rm e d tw o folktales from A rgentina and Mexico. Students were entertained and very ex cited. Later that day the pair taught 25 elementary stu dents the art of puppet mak ing. Just before leaving, the student group performed a short tale for the rest o f the elementary students. Tears o f Joy was brought to the lone Com munity School with funds from lo n e ’s E lem entary Carnival.
