FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, July 27,2011
County Court news
Heppner students
named Ford Scholars
The fo llo w in g is striping can be completed. pervisor for the Parole and
provided by Commissioner The sweeping will be fin Probation Program from a
ished today and the painting part-time to a full time posi
Leann Rea.
The Morrow Coun
ty Court met on July 6,2011
in Heppner with Commis
sioners Grieb and Rea in
attendance.
The court reviewed
and approved the account
payables, payroll payables
and one final payroll pay
able in the net amount of
$156,776.46.
R oad R e p o r t:
The crew finished helping
ODOT on a pave-patching
project on the Heppner/
Spray highw ay on June
22. The county provided a
paver and two men, as well
as a truck and pup trailer
to haul hot mix. The bot
tom 700 feet of the Blake
Ranch Road between the
last two cattle guards was
paved to prevent rocks from
being pushed out onto the
Willow Creek Road. This
project took 218.61 tons of
asphalt to complete. An ap
proach where Shaw Grade
Road meets Willow Creek
road was also paved. It
took 98.15 tons of asphalt
to complete. Base rock was
hauled along sections of
Sand Hallow Road to build
up the shoulders and fill in
deep ditches that had been
eroded from flood waters.
Rock from a pit at the top
of Sand Hallow was used
for this project. This project
will continue as time al
lows. On Balm Fork Road
the ditch line was excavated
and the material was used to
widen the road and build a
couple of water bars to help
with future water issues.
The road graders have
been working on grading
the last o f the mountain
roads. They have finished
the east of Morphine Lane
(21 Road) from HWY 207
to Tupper Lane, and the sec
tion of the Sunflower Flat
Road (22 Road) from the
junction south to the county
line, Ditch Creek Road (21
Road) from Coalmine Hill
to the Ritter Road (2104
Road) and the Ritter Road
from the Ditch Creek Road
out to the end of the gravel.
They are currently working
on Tupper Lane and the
Penland Lake Road. The
sweeper is currently doing
the final sweeping of Wil
low Creek Road so the paint
should be done next week.
Dave Pranger has been
working on the paint truck
to get it ready for the paint
striping projects. The paint
was delivered on July 5.
The crew continues hauling
gravel to some of the roads
that were damaged by the
flood w aters. Yesterday
the Dee Cox Road was
returned to two lanes. Cur
rently the crew is working
on Blackhorse Canyon and
Fuller Canyon Roads. Once
these roads are completed,
most of the roads will be
in decent shape, except
Road Canyon Road, which
is still officially closed. At
the Lexington Airport the
crew has been working on
extending the western end
o f the parallel taxi-way
another 700 feet so the lo
cal operator can continue
operating from there while
the main runway is under
construction. Jack Robin
son and Sons from Bend
was awarded the contract
for the reconstruction proj
ect and is scheduled to start
the project on July 11. The
crusher is set up at the
Halverson Pit and will start
crushing some time next
week.
Sheriff’s Report:
Boardman Area: A roll
over on 1-84 with five in
dividuals in the vehicle;
assisted the Boardman Fire
Dept, with a semi truck
fire; vehicle accident on
Tower Road; assisted with
a disturbance involving
four Hispanic males fight
ing with knives. Irrigon
Area: Responded to an
animal complaint regard
ing an injured bird at the
Wildlife Refuge. Lexing
ton Area: Responded to
a request from the Seattle
Flight Service regarding
a lost airplane. Heppner
Area: Responded to vari
ous reports o f flooding
along the Willow Creek
Valley. Mountains: Partici
pated in a search and rescue
for an overdue Forest Ser
vice employee; responded
to various animal reports
including one involving a
cougar near Blake’s Ranch.
The court heard a request to
increase the work crew su
SWCD STAFF
tion. The proposal indicated
that no additional county
funds would be needed, as
the program charges would
cover the increases. The
court also heard a request
to hire an additional indi
vidual to provide additional
traffic enforcement, primar
ily on State Highways. The
court decided to take the
both matters under consid
eration and make a decision
at a future date.
C ontracts: R e
viewed and signed an IGA
between the county and the
Oregon Dept, of Revenue
for map maintenance and
related activities. Reviewed
and signed an IGA for the
strategic investment pro
gram (SIP) regarding the
distribution of community
service fees for Portland
General Electric’s proposed
Carty Plant.
The co u rt c o n
ducted the following busi
ness: Reviewed and took
no action for the renewal
of the liquor licenses for the
Willow Run Golf Course,
thus allowing the licenses
to autom atically renew.
Reviewed and approved
a liquor licenses applica
tion for the Oregon Trail
Pro Rodeo A ssociation.
Reviewed and approved a
request from the lone Little
League to change the use
of a needs and issue award.
The change will allow the
funds to be used for the pur
chase of two new bleachers
at the rate of $ 1,162 per set
and to update the dugout
and some new fencing.
Reviewed and approved
an order designating the
Heppner Gazette-Times as
the “publication of record”
for the publication o f fore
closure notices. Reviewed
and signed various other
agreements.
R eview ed m isc.
correspondences, employ
ment statistics, upcoming
retirem ent reception for
finance director Fred Carl
son and discussed other
upcoming meetings.
If you would like
to be placed on the list to
receive county minutes,
please contact Karen Wolff
at 541-676-5620.
Heppner graduates
Joe Armato and Devin Rob
inson were
am ong the
103 Oregon
students se
le c te d by
T he F o rd
Family
Joe Armato
Foundation
as new Ford
Scholars this
year.
A r
mato plans
to attend the
U niversity
o f O regon
in the fall
Devio
Robinson
of 2011 and
pursue a de
gree in busi
ness economics.
Robinson is plan
ning a degree in agricultural
engineering, and will begin
studies at Oregon State Uni
versity this fall.
Both young men
are 2011 graduates of Hep
pner High School.
This year’s Oregon
Ford Scholars were chosen
from 4,615 applicants. The
renewable scholarship cov
ers 90 percent ($ 1,000 min
i m u m 's , 000 maximum)
o f each student’s unmet
financial needs for college
each academic year, with
first-year student awards
averaging $6,910.
Eligibility criteria
include financial need and
merit qualifications. In ad
dition, scholars must attend
an accredited nonprofit
Joe Armato and Devin Robinson pose with their Ford Scholar
ship awards this past weekend at the Ford Foundation awards
ceremony. -Contributedphoto
college in Oregon and be
pursuing a bachelor’s de
gree full time.
Kenneth W. Ford
built his business, Rose-
burg Forest Products Co.,
from a one-man operation
in the 1930s into one of the
West Coast’s largest wood
products m anufacturers.
He established The Ford
Family Foundation in 1957,
after the business had ex
perienced several decades
of growth.
Kenneth W. Ford
established the scholarship
program to help students
who would find it difficult
to obtain a college degree
w ithout financial assis
tance. Other scholarship
programs supported by the
foundation include the Ford
Opportunity Scholarship
Program, the Ford ReStart
Scholarship Program, and
The Ford Family Founda
tion Scholarship Program
for Sons and Daughters of
Employees o f Roseburg
Forest Products Co.
Free sports physicals at
Morrow County clinics
M orrow C ounty
Health District again will
be sponsoring free sports
physicals for all Morrow
County students during the
month of August. The free
physicals will be offered at
Pioneer Memorial Clinic in
Heppner and Irrigon Medi
cal Clinic.
P io n ee r M em o
rial Clinic will see girls on
Tuesday, August 9 from
1:30 to 5 p.m. Boys will be
seen on Wednesday, August
10 from 1:30 to 5 p.m. If
students are unable to come
on the appropriate day des
ignated for bpys or girls,
they can be seen on the
other sport physical day. No
appointment is needed at
Pioneer Memorial Clinic.
Irrigon M edical
Clinic will see students bn
Thursday, August 11 from
1:30 to 5 p.m. Students
will also be seen on both
Thursday, August 18 and
Thursday, August 25 from 9
a.m. to noon and from 1:30
to 5 p.m. Appointments aré
needed at Irrigon Medical
Clinic and can be made by
calling 541-922-5880.
Parents are remind
ed that they must complete
a questionnaire and sign
the examination form be
fore the physical can be
perform ed. Exam forms
are available at the clinics.
There will be a $30 charge
for sports exams scheduled
outside o f the free dates
listed above.
Second chance for
Over the Tee Cup military ambulance
Eleven ladies turned out on July 19 for a day of
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play at Willow Creek Country Club. Low gross of the field
ONE still in northwest Washing was held by Corol Mitchell; low net was taken by Karen
sprayer.
“ H opefully [this
job] is not just sitting in an
office, but getting out and
providing technical assis
tance to landowners who
want to build better bird and
mule deer habitats,” says
Gelineau.
Gelineau is on his
own in Morrow County for
now, with a girlfriend in
Lewiston and his parents
and the rest of his family
ton. He has plenty to keep
him busy, though, with fish
ing and hunting—both bow
and gun— high on his list
of hobbies. He also enjoys
welding, fabricating and
woodworking. After only
three weeks in Heppner,
though, he says he hasn’t
had time to think about
entering any of his projects
in the fair.
“I’m not quite that
settled in yet,” he says.
Thompson and least putts went to Pat Edmundson.
For flight A, Eva Kilkenny had low gross and Pat
Edmundson had KP.
On flight B, Lynnea Sargent had low gross, Pat
Dougherty took low net and Lorrene Montgomery had
least putts.
In flight C, Jackie Allstott held low gross, Luvilla
Sonstegard had low net and Betty Carlson had the least
putts.
Suzenne Jepsen had a chip-in and Jackie Allstott
had the long putt. Corol Mitchell, Lynnea Sargent and
This 1953 Dodge military ambulance, refurbished by Don Mc-
Jackie Allstott all participated in a special event.
Community lunch menu
Callister of Heppner, is shown in a parade in Sheridan, WY
last year. McCallister bought the vehicle—which was painted
orange and not in working condition—for $400. After he re
furbished the motor and gave it a new paint job, a war surplus
dealer bought the vehicle for $2,000. -Contributedphoto
Nazarene and Seventh-Day Adventist church
members will be serving lunch on Wednesday, August 3
at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. The meal will include cod
fish filets, hash brown casserole, peas, peaches and cot
Morrow County Justice of the Peace Ann Spicer
tage cheese, hot rolls and butterscotch pudding. Menu is
has released the following Justice Court Report.
subject to change.
-Matthew Robert Holland, 20, of Heppner pled
guilty to a charge of harassment and was sentenced to
20 hours community service and total fines, fees and as
sessments of $990.
Justice Court Report
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