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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 10,2011 County court news The following is provided by Commissioner Leann Rea. July 13 The Morrow Coun ty Court met on July 13 in Irrigon with Judge Tallman and Commissioners Grieb and Rea in attendance. The court reviewed and approved the account payables and retirem ent taxes in the net amount of $302,622.96. Road Report: The court review ed and, on the recom m endation o f the Morrow County Pub lic Works Dept., awarded the bid for environmental cleanups to Eastern Oregon Environmental Recovery (EOER) of Pendleton. The court then reviewed and approved a five year per- sonal/professional services contract with EOER. P lanning Dept. Update: Planning Director Carla McLane provided the court with an update regard ing the traffic issues con nected to the Speedway and how it is affecting planning requirements as well as a review o f the taxing district ordinance; Reported on the county’s status regarding the Carty Lateral’s place ment; Provided ar pdate on conversations with the Navy regarding a variety of ongoing issues; Informed the court that ZeaChem had made a request to the USDA for some possible fund ing; Provided an update on activities surrounding the close-out at the Army Depot (LRA report); Discussed the July planning commis sion agenda; and discussed a possible request for an energy development fee. C om m ission on Children & Families: Di rector Kim Camine provid ed the court with an update and the latest news she had regarding the state funding program . The court re viewed and approved an in tergovernmental agreement (IGA) for the Healthy Start program with an expiration date of June 30, 2013. Veterans Q uar terly R eport: D irector Linda Skendzel provided the court with a quarterly update showing that she had conducted 39 in-office interview s and one out- of-office interview, with a recovery of $5,573 for our local veterans. C ontracts: The court reviewed and signed a contract between the county and Tony Navarro for the juvenile crime prevention plan as provided for un der the Youth Investment Services and for the wrap around services program at the rate of $21.22 per hour. Both contracts began on July 1, 2011 and will ex pire on June 30, 2012. The court reviewed and signed a contract between the county and Karen Cooley to act as a court appointed special advocate (CASA) at the rate o f $31.25 per hour with a maximum o f 288 hours. The contract com mences July 1, 2011 and goes thru October 31,2011 and then March 1, 2012 thru June 30, 2012. The court reviewed and signed a detention agreement be tween Morrow County and Walla Walla County for services at the Juvenile Justice Center for youth up to age 18 at the rate of $140 per day per bed. Re viewed and signed an IGA between the county and the state of Oregon through its Oregon Youth Authority to work together to prevent and reduce juvenile crime. Reviewed and approved the following contracts related to the Morrow County Fair & Oregon Trail Pro Ro deo: Exhibit Space: Bank of Eastern Oregon (bank ing products & services), Morrow Co. Public Works (waste management info., park info., road info. & airport info.), Heidi Justus- Koehler (foster & adop tion program info.), USDA Forest Service (Heppner Ranger District info.), Mor row County C hronicles (2011 Chronicles), Corian der Pereo (Scentsy warm ers, travel tins, etc.). Ser vice Contracts: Andrew and Donna Sherman, litter patrol service and cleaning o f 4-H annex, dance hall, pavilion and restroom s; Heppner Day Care, gate w orkers; N eil Poulsen, Open Class photography and booths judge; Ellen Weber, 4-H horse judge; Darcy Timmons,4-H quick and easy ground beef con test, measuring contest and presentations judge; Carol Mills, Open Class needle- Chamber lunch meeting work, quilts and clothing judge; Jessica Langley, 4-H food exhibits and food preparation; Tim Hooper, 4-H/FFA swine conforma tion and swine showman ship; Charlene Hadden, 4-H Fashion Revue & clothing construction; Sally For ster, 4-H dog; Jean Col lins, Open Class creative writing; Lenora Bringman, Open Class foods and can ning; Willie Bovard, 4-H/ FFA b eef conform ation and b eef showm anship; Paul Beagle, Open Class kids, superkids and juniors; John Bagglion, 4-H/FFA sheep conformation and sheep showmanship, 4-H/ FFA goat conform ation and showmanship. Conces sion Agreement: Ron and Judy Peters (shaved ice, ice cream and pickles, etc.) En tertainment Agreement: Rock n ’ Roll Cowboys, Friday, August 19, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.; Adam the Great (strolling and stage shows four times each day.) The court conduct ed the following business: The court meet with Ir rigon city manager Gerald Breazeale and discussed the city’s interest in working on the part of the Heritage Trail that is within the area of Ir rigon. The court informed Breazeale that they had no problem with the city working on the trail, but all proposals will need to be approved by the court and no money is to be commit ted without prior approval of the court. R eview ed misc. correspondences and dis cussed upcom ing m eet ings. July 20 The Morrow Coun ty Court met on July 20, 2011 in Boardman with Judge Tallman and Com missioners Grieb and Rea in attendance. The court reviewed and approved the account payables, end of fiscal year payroll, payroll payables, additional payroll for some late time sheets and a final payroll in the net amount of $209,875.69. R oad R ep o rt: The crew completed haul ing gravel and grading the washouts on Blackhorse Canyon and Fuller Canyon roads. They also finished grading Sunflow er Flat Road from Highway 207 to the junction of the 21 Road, as well as Tupper Lane and the Penland Lake Road. There has been a 1.4 mile stretch of Sunflower Flat Road that has been graded, watered and rolled in preparation o f putting the dust abatement mate rial down for this summer. The repairs to Road Canyon Road should be completed by the end of August. The paving of the intersection of the Lexington Grange Road and Baseline Lane has been com pleted. The project took a total of 112.80 tons of hot mix. The crew has been pave patching along Balm Fork Road. The paint striping crew has been out painting roads, with the center line and the fog lines on W illow Creek Road being finished. They also painted the center line on Jordan Grade Road, West Baseline Land and Dee Cox Road. The 700-foot parallel taxi-way at the Lexington Airport has been completed and dust abatem ent has been put down. J u v en ile D ep t. Quarterly Update: Direc tor Tom Meier provided the court with the statistics for April 1 through June 30, 2011 (the fourth quarter). The fourth quarter appeared to be very active, with 42 referrals. The numbers of referrals for the other quar ters were 27, 23 and 30. Wind Economic Impact Report: OSU Ex tension Community Econo mist Bruce Sortee provided the court a report on how the wind towers may impact future farming practices. He did not see any negative financial impacts to farming practices in the foreseeable future. The court conduct ed the following business: Reviewed and signed a non-disclosure agreement with PGE regarding loca tion of proposed transmis sion lines. R eview ed m isc. correspondences and dis cussed upcom ing m eet ings. If you would like to be placed on the list to receive county minutes, please contact Karen Wolff at 541-676-5620. Rolling Hills Chorus at Music in the Parks The Chamber lunch will be held Thursday, Au gust 11 at noon at the Heppner City Hall. The guest speaker Diane Childs, identify theft program outreach coordinator from the Oregon Depart ment of Consumer and Business Services. Diane will talk about the Oregon Identity Theft Protection Act. The cost o f the lunch is $9; Howe’s About Pizza will be catering. Those planning to attend are asked to RSVP by Wednesday morning of each week. Call the chamber for more details at 541-676-5536. F ree rodeo tickets WITH PURCHASE OF $20 OR MORE o f W r a n g ler PRODUCTS Wtanq)er BRAND Ticket good for one entry for performance of your choice! Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo or Morrow County Rodeo Morrow County Grain Growers Green Feed & Seed 242 W. Linden Way, Heppner • 676-9422 • 989-8221 (MCGG main office) I The Rolling Hills Chorus will perform it’s a cappella harmony at Music in the Parks on August 15. -Photograph by E J Lilley Photographers, Harwich Port, MA The Rolling Hills Chorus (Sweet Adelines) will perform for Music in the Parks on Monday, August 15 at 7 p.m. at the Boardman Marina Park. Rolling Hills Cho rus is affiliated with North Pacific Region 13 of Sweet Adelines International, a worldwide organization of women singers committed to advancing the musical art form of four-part a cappella harmony in the barbershop style through education and performance. The chorus is community-based and centered in the Tri-Cities, with members hailing from the lower Yakima Valley, Tri-Cities, Ritzville and Hermiston. They perform for com m unity events, charitable organizations and private functions, as well as producing annual shows. Rolling Hills Cho rus is a group of real wom en, singing real harmony and having real fun today. Their mission is, “Through friendship and commitment to musical excellence, we create an atmosphere o f respect, excitement and har mony to enrich our chorus, ourselves and our commu nities.” Music in the Parks is presented by the Morrow County Unified Recreation District and Portland Gen eral Electric. lone 4-H participates in fair cleanup lone 4-H members (back to front) Austin Morter, Jake Heide- man, Paul Taylor, Tyler Carter, Austin Carter, Aaron Srnythe and Donald McElligott. - Photo by Erin Heideman The lone community 4-H club participated in the annual Morrow County Fair clean-up day on Saturday, August 6. All 11 members of the club were present and worked to use bark dust donated by Green Feed and flow ers from Glenda Taylor to prepare the flower beds around the stage and pavilion. This is the first year for lone 4-H; it’s open to any student 10 years and older who would like to show a livestock animal. “It’s been a great year and we’ve had a lot of sup port,” said club leader Erin Heideman. “The unique thing about our club is that we welcome all the major livestock groups. I’m very proud of these kids and am anxious to watch them in the show ring.” Countdown to fair By Oskar Peterson The lone commu nity 4-H club held their final meeting before the Morrow County Fair on August 7 at 5 p.m. at lone H igh S ch o o l. P re se n t were: Aaron Srnythe, Aus tin Carter, Austin Morter, Donald McElligott, Han nah Padberg, Jenna Taylor, Kylie M cElligott, Mary McElligott, Oskar Peterson, Rita McElligot and Tyler Carter. E rin H eid em an gave the 4-H m em bers a crash course on the re quired livestock judging at fair. Meanwhile, members’ mothers discussed the fair schedule, packing list and buyers’ luncheon. They were also reminded about gifts for the livestock buy ers. E v e ry o n e th e n met together in the library and visited about details and scheduling. Heideman stressed teamwork and mu tual support. The public is in vited to attend the fair live stock auction at 1 p.m. on Saturday, August 27. Blood donors needed for summer supply The American Red Cross Blood Services, Pa cific Northw est Region, is urging blood donors to take time out of their busy schedules to roll up their sleeves and donate blood. The Red Cross would like to strengthen blood inven tories to be prepared to meet any additional blood needs over the final holiday week end of the summer. With only a few weeks before the start of the school season, the Red Cross urges all current and eligible new donors who have not given blood this summer to help combat the Region’s shortage by donat ing blood. B lood p ro d u c ts are routinely transfused to those with cancer and other diseases, premature babies, organ transplant recipients. and accident and trauma victims. Volunteer blood donors are the prim ary source o f blood used for transfusions, and the blood must be there before it is needed in order to save lives. Any healthy per son age 16 (with signed parental consent) or older and weighing at least 110 pounds may be eligible to donate blood. Valid iden tification is required for all blood donations. The Red Cross will be holding a blood drive August 22 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St Patrick’s Senior Center in Hepp ner. All eligible donors are asked to stop by or schedule an appointment to donate blood by calling 1-800- RED CROSS or visiting redcrossblood.org. An invitation to the library Friends of the Heppner Library will be meeting at the library from noon to 1 p.m. on Monday, August 15 for their monthly meeting. The library is usually closed on Mondays, but Friends o f the Heppner Library would like to invite area residents to come to the meeting, see what the Friends have done for the library and hear about upcoming projects planned for the benefit o f the library and community. Friends of the Heppner Library is also asking people to add their names to the list of volunteers to help occasionally with fundraising and miscellaneous activities that will be held throughout the coming year. The farmer’s market book sale will be at the fairgrounds on Friday, August 19 with the other market vendors. Everyone is invited to come by and visit there, too. Win a flower arrangement at fair Rose Crum will be demonstrating the art o f flower arrangement at the fair grounds on Wednesday, August 17 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Those present for the demonstra tion will have the chance to win one of Rose Crum Crum's many arrangements. I
