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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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-
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.