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SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 11,2011 Morrow County Court news April 13: The Morrow Coun ty Court met on April 13 in Irrigon with Judge Tallman and Commissioners Grieb and Rea in attendance. The court reviewed and approved the minutes for the April 6 meeting. They also reviewed and approved the account pay ables in the net total amount of $87,182.68. Budget Informa tion: Fred Carlson, Finance Director, provided the court with information regarding the status of the county’s budget and the budget cal endar. A general discussion and work session regarding budget issues was held. No final decisions were made, with various options being discussed. Juvenile Dept.: Tom Meier, Juvenile Direc tor, provided the court with information regarding sug gested fees for monitoring systems that may be used as an alternative for deten tion, as well as other fees for services provided by his department. C ontracts: Re view ed and approved Amendment 1 to Dept, of Human Services Grant Agreement (Agreement No. 133258) to change the disbursement of grant moneys from $1,846.15 to $3,834.00; reviewed and approved the Inter-Gov ernmental Service Contract between the county and Umatilla-Morrow Educa tion Service District for the Morrow Co. Chemical Stockpile Emergency Pre paredness Program with the compensation amount not to exceed $6,000.00; ap proved and signed another amendment to agreement with Finley-Buttes Limited Partnership contract. The change to the contract is for the change of Finley-Buttes name. The court conduct ed the following business: Discussed the formation of the lone Library Dis trict and the associated costs. The court reviewed a request from NACo for volunteers to assist with the annual conference to be held in Multnomah County. The court decided that the county will not be pro viding compensation to individuals who want to volunteer their time for this project. Various correspon dences and upcoming meet ing notices were reviewed and discussed. April 20: The Morrow Coun ty Court met on April 20, 2011 in Boardman with Judge Tallman and Com missioners Grieb and Rea in attendance. The court reviewed and approved the minutes for the March 23 and April 13 meetings. They also reviewed and approved the account payables in the net total amount of $175,222.74. Enterprise Zone Boundary Expansion Comment Period: Carla McLane, Planning Direc tor, provided information regarding the expansion of the Enterprise Zone to include land the Port re cently rezoned and a parcel at Three Mile Farms. There was some discussion re garding potential financial benefits to this action. The comment period for this action will continue until May 3, 2011. Planning Update: Carla McLane, Planning Director, provided informa tion to the court regarding the proposal to build a new 20-inch natural gas pipeline from lone to serve Portland General Electric’s proposed Carty Generating Station near Boardman. There have been two alternative routes proposed, and the county is going to propose a third route that would then be able to facilitate other utili ties. The court then dis cussed a concern that had been expressed by a local property owner regarding the need to prepare a re-plat to achieve a lot-line adjust ment. The court upheld the planning director’s decision to require a re-plat. Commission on Children and Families: Kim Carnine, Director, requested an amendment to the professional ser vice agreement with Tara Proudfoot, extending the contract to May 15, 2011. The request was approved. There was a discussion and it was decided to prepay one year’s office rent for Ms. Carnine. Road Report: The crew continues grading county roads, currently working on the Hardman Ridge Road east of the Morphine Lane, Holtz Lane and Willow Creek areas. The last couple of weeks the crew has been work ing on the McNab bridge project, where they have finished with forming and pouring the wing walls on each end of the bridge. They have relocated an irrigation line* rebuilt the fences to the bridge and cleaned up the work area. They did some grout work in a couple of spots on the bridge side rails and move some of the equipment to other locations. When the hot mix plant is up and run ning, the crew will go back and patch the ends of the bridge, which will complete the project. The crew has been building a stockpile site for chip seal rock along Willow Creek Road. When Earn While You Learn Program At Community Bank we recof nlze the Importance of education and would Ilka to encourage our student- customers In their academic aucceea.* Pays $1 for every "A" (or top grade) that our 1st through 12th grade students receive on their end- of-the-year report cards No minimum balance required to obtain bonus Reports cards are presented at the local Commu nity Bank branch during the months of lune or luly of the same year of the dated report card Bonus will be deposited on the same business day that the report card is reviewed Account must be opened before bonus can be paid There is a $29 minimum opening balance required for the Youth Savings Account it is finished, they will start hauling chip rock to the site for this summer’s chip seal project. They have also built a stockpile site along the Blake Ranch Road for stockpiling chip rock. The crusher crew is continuing crushing chip rock at the Skinner Creek pit along Willow Creek Road. Permits: On the rec ommendation of the Road Dept, the court reviewed and approved the following permits: Permit # OHP for an underground crossing for electrical cables on Four- mile Canyon Road, Fermits # OHR and # OHQ for an underground crossing for electrical cables on Palme- teer Road and and Permit # OlV for an underground crossing for electrical cables on Fairview Lane and of these permits were between the County and Rosendin Electric in Arlington, OR. Permit # OIU between the county and Eric Meakins for a four-inch water line to be located along 8th Street West in the Irrigon area was also approved. West Extension Irrigation District: Bev Bridgewater, District Man ager, provided the court with information regarding district concerns regarding the need to protect return flows, as these flows have a tremendous impact on the district’s ability to provide water to their users. Video Conference with Whidbey Island Na- 'val Air Station: The court held a video conference with representatives from the navy to discuss several items of concern regard ing the bombing range. Some of the concerns were wildfire suppression, blow ing sand issues, easements for utilities, ownership of Bombing Range Road and status of the E1S that is be ing prepared for the change of use for part of the bomb ing range to allow the use by the Oregon National Guard. The Navy informed the court that they will be providing a band for the Cinco De Mayo celebra tion and there is a possibil ity that they will do a fly over for both Boardman and lone’s Fourth of July celebrations. The court co n ducted the following busi ness: Authorized a Pur chase Preauthorization for a server, UPS, monitors and a scanner for the county assessor in the amount of $13,412.24. The court ap pointed Shirlee Sweigart to the fair board with her term to end April 22,2012. The court reviewed and approved a reimbursable agreement in the amount of $300,000, which will be used for a paving project on Willow Creek Road. Re viewed information regard ing Teamsters retiree insur ance coverage and decided that no change is needed at this time. Reviewed in formation provided by the compensation committee regarding compensation for the elected officials. The compensation committee members are Lisanne Cur- rin, Robert Brown and Jerry Healy. V a r i o u s correspondences and upcoming meeting notices were reviewed and discussed. April 27: The Morrow Coun ty Court met on April 27 in Heppner with Judge Tallman and Commission ers Grieb and Rea in at tendance. The court reviewed and approved the minutes for the April 20lh meeting and the minutes from the County, Port and City of Boardman meeting held on April 21st. They also reviewed and approved the account payables, vacation pay and payroll payables in the net total amount of $87,160.08. The court conduct ed the following business: Reviewed and approved a “Grant Application Reso lution” to apply for a grant with the Dept, of Revenue for the Assessment and Taxation grant, with the amount to be determined after the budget meetings are completed. Reviewed and approved Amendment Number 01 for Contract and Agreement No. 27247 regarding right of way ser vices for the Spring Hollow Bridge replacement project. Reviewed and signed a per sonal services contract with Mary-Ellen Wainwright to serve as park host for the Anson Wright Park at a daily rate of $25.00. The c o u r t a d journed the regular meeting and immediately went into the annual budget meet ings. If you would like to be placed on the list to re ceive these county minutes, please contact Karen Wolff at (541)676-5620. Found Property Notice The Morrow County Sheriff’s Office has in its physical possession the un claimed personal property described below. If you have any ownership interest in any of that unclaimed property, you must file a claim with the Morrow County Sheriff’s Office within 30 days from the date of publication of this notice, or you will lose your interest in that property. Cash, Bikes Cell Phones Watch Tools MP3 Players Air Gun Chainsaw Camera Jacket Wedding Ring Gun Ammunition Flower Pot Shotgun Purse Published: May 11, 18, 25 & June 1,2011 Hunters Education Course to be held June 14th, 16th, 21st and 23rd 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. at Heppner High School Field day -June 18th at Lexington Gun Club Any person under 18 who wishes to hunt must pass this course in order to acquire a hunting license in the State of Oregon. Any person wishing to hunt out of state must also hold a valid Hunter Education Card. The course is being taught by Jim and Darlene Marquardt. £ llr ik o m munlty BANK To register forée class all Jim at54l-%9-4845 Local Money Working For Local People The fee for the course is $10 and is set by 0DFW www communltybanknet com •Piet up t brochure m your local branch lor more information Member FWC Information about the course can be viewed at Vffl7/wwwdfw.state.or.us/(xitdoof_skills/hunter/courses/in(jex.asp#Ncyttieast/ Justice Court Report Morrow County Justice of the Peace Ann Spicer has released the following Justice Court Report. -James Donald Hams, 60, Operating Without Required Lighting, Failure to Appear, guilty by default, $192 fine. -Katrinka Lynna Danielson, 34, Criminal Tres pass II/C misdemeanor, $704 fine. -Travis Paul Danielson, 31, Criminal Trespass II/C misdemeanor, $704 fine. -Nathan Lynn Chapek, 33, Criminal Trespass II, $704 fine. -Catherine Mary Conklin, 40, Theft III violation/C misdemeanor, $278.75; James R. Parrish, 33, Reckless Driving, $ 1,240 fine, two-year bench probation. -James D. Monahan, 72, Violating the Basic Rule by driving 79 m.p.h. in a 55 m.p.h. speed zone, $289 fine. -Alex B. Pickles, 18, Minor in Possession and alcohol level .117, $289 fine. Ladies Auxiliary to hand out memorial poppies Heppner residents will soon see the local unit of the American Legion Auxiliary distributing poppies along Main Street. The Auxiliary hands out poppies every year to remind Americans of the men and women who served and died for their country. The paper poppies are handmade by hospitalized veterans with material supplied by the Auxiliary. The poppies serve as both a source of income, since the veterans are paid, and as a form of therapy. Based on the poppies seen by soldiers in World War I, the poppy has been the American Legion’s memo rial flower since 1920. The Auxiliary was given responsi bility for the poppy program in 1924. Since then, 100% of the profits from the poppies has gone to the welfare and relief of soldiers and their families. The Auxiliary plans to hand out poppies in front of the Heppner Post Office sometime before Memorial Day. FSA deadlines approaching The Farm Service Agency would like to remind growers that the following deadlines are approaching: June 1 - 2011 DCP & ACRE contract sign up deadline June 1- Deadline to request farm records changes or update entity membership changes June 30 - All acreage needs to be reported to FSA July 15 - Deadline for 2010 production for ACRE farms, NAP insured crops July 29 - Deadline to sign up for 2009 SURE crop disaster Wheat Grower events planned in Morrow County The Oregon Wheat Growers League (OWGL) is planning two Morrow County events in June. Interested parties may look for more information at www.owgl.org or contact the OWGL office for details, registration or questions. A research and technology committee meeting and luncheon will be held at the Port of Morrow Facil ity in Boardman on June 2 from noon to 3 p.m. Guest presenter Sunny Ramaswamy, Oregon State University Dean of Ag Sciences, will provide an update on research and extension funding. On June 8, the Morrow/Gilliam County Golf Scramble will be held at the Willow Creek Country Club in Heppner. The event will begin with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. Food and beverages provided throughout the day are included in the registration. Open house scheduled to discuss pipeline lateral near Boardman Gas Transmission Northwest LLC (GTN) is conducting an open house on Wednesday, May 11 in Boardman to inform the public about a feasibility study it is undertaking on a proposed natural gas pipeline in the area. GTN is a partly-owned subsidiary of TransCanada Corporation. The proposed Carty Lateral pipeline would ex tend 20 to 25 miles from GTN’s existing mainline near lone, north to connect to the proposed Carty Generating Station, an electric generating plant under consideration by Portland General Electric. The “come-and-go” format of the open house will allow landowners, citizens and other stakeholders the opportunity to meet with representatives of GTN to ask questions, gather information and share ideas about the proposed project. The Open House is from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Port of Morrow offices at 2 Marine Drive in Boardman. Fundraiser dance to be held A dance will be held May 14 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Morrow County Fairgrounds to raise funds for the local tumbling program. This community dance is an alcohol-free event with music by Joe and LeAnn Lindsay and Friends. The event is free but donations are welcome. Everyone is invited. Contact Cindy Sumner at 989-8514 for more information. 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