FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, August 31,2011
County Court holds August 10 meeting
Bank of Eastern Oregon announces
following is Morr,ow County Commis Morrow County since 1976.
winners of backpacks and school supplies provided The
by Commissioner
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(Left) lone winners Carter Eynetich and Kalvin Rietmann with lone BEO teller Josie
Miller. (Right) Heppner winners Ty Boor and Cara Arbogast with Heppner BEO teller
Amber Fritz.
T ric ia R o llin s ,
branch manager at the Hep
pner branch of the Bank of
Eastern Oregon, and Sharon
Rietmann, branch manager
at the lone branch of Bank
of Eastern Oregon, drew the
names of some lucky stu
dents who won brand new
backpacks filled to the top
with new school supplies.
Ty Boor and Cara
Arbogast were the lucky
winners in Heppner. Carter
Eynetich and Kalvin Riet
mann were the winners in
lone. All branches of BEO
are having similar draw
ings, giving away back
packs at each branch and/or
donating the supplies they
purchased and collected
from staff and community
to the school.
“Bank of Eastern
Oregon always looks for
ward to making this an
annual event. BEO appre
ciates the donations and
hopes you’ll join them in
supporting the drive for
school supplies next year,
too,” said a bank spokes
person.
Columbia River Community Health holds
barbecue
tion of Community Health
Centers, Community Health
Center Week. Nearly 250
people were in attendance
as the clinic staff cooked up
hot dogs, hamburgers, and
all the fixings.
Devin Oil contrib
uted several bags of ice to
keep cold the soda donated
by M ich ael’s C atering.
C olum bia R iver
Community Health Ser
vices, Boardman, held their
annual Com m unity A p
preciation Barbecue on
August 11.
This is the seventh
year CRCHS has held its
community appreciation
barbecue, in conjunction
with the National Associa-
Desert Springs Bottled Wa
ter donated a water cooler
and several bottles of water.
Tienda El Sol II provided
the cake decorated to mark
the occasion. The food and
drinks were served by the
staff and health care pro
viders of Columbia River
Community Health Ser
vices.
Leann Rea. The Morrow
County Court met on Au
gust 10 in Irrigon with
Judge Terry Tallman and
Commissioner Ken Grieb
in attendance.
The court reviewed
and approved the account
payables and the July 2011
retirement taxes in the net
amount of $224,691.83.
Sheriff’s Report:
Sheriff Ken Matlack pro
vided and reviewed the
monthly report for July
and stated that there are
currently 88 clients in the
Parole and Probation (P&P)
program . S h eriff Mat-
lack reported that they are
looking for a work crew
supervisor for P&P. He also
reported that $1,513 in su
pervision fees had been col
lected, adding that 45.1 per
cent of the offenders have
paid their supervision fees.
There will be more pressure
put on the offenders to pay
their fees in a timely man
ner. The sheriff reported
that the Irrigon work crew
brought in $631 and the
south end crew brought
in $500 for the month of
June. On the recommenda
tion of Undersheriff Steve
Myren, the court declared
a 2009 Dodge Charger with
92,500 miles as surplus and
recommended the vehicle
go to the state surplus for
disposal.
C om m ission on
Children & Families: The
court review ed and ap
proved the funding recom
mendations made by the
Insurance requirement expected
Students to represent
for Crop Disaster Assistance
Morrow County at statewide
US DA Farm Ser advised to check with their
vice Agency State Execu local Farm Service Agency
spelling championship
tive Director Lynn Voigi ad
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Olivia Schmidt of
Heppner and Ryan Ibarra
o f B o ard m an w ill be
r e p re s e n tin g M o rro w
County this year at the
Oregon Statewide Spelling
Championship. The spelling
cham pionship will once
again take place at the
Oregon State Fair in Salem
on Saturday, September 3.
A fter 33 years
o f being directed by the
O regon D epartm ent o f
E d u catio n , th is y e a r ’s
spelling championship will
be sponsored by Oregon
Spellers, an all-volunteer
group funded solely by
donations. The group was
formed in 2009 in response
to the ODE’s budget-driven
decision to eliminate their
state-level spelling contest.
For more information, visit
the Oregon Spellers’ website
at http://oregonspellers.
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(FSA) office for NAP dates
and local crop insurance
agents for insurance dates.
Ad hoc disaster
programs enacted prior to
the 2008 Farm Bill have his
torically had a requirement
to obtain multi-peril crop
insurance or Noninsured
Crop Disaster Assistance
Program (NAP) coverage
on individual crops. Recent
disaster programs like the
Supplemental Revenue As
sistance Program (SURE)
created in the 2008 Farm
Bill require crop insurance
coverage or participation
in NAP for all crops on the
farm.
For more informa
tion on disaster assistance
and insurance requirements,
visit www.fsa.usda.gov and
see D isaster A ssistance
Programs.
David Walker o f
KAVL TV News will be
em ceeing the statew ide
spelling contest this year.
He will pronounce each
word, use it in a sentence
and then interview the
contestants while judges
score the test papers.
The O reg o n
Statewide Spelling
Cham pionship is not an
oral spelling bee but rather a
written contest, all spellers
in the same Division will
receive the same words.
It is not affiliated with the
Scripps National Spelling
Bee. Students compete at
the elem entary, mi ddle
and high school levels.
First, second, and third
place winners will receive
U.S. Savings Bonds. The
audience is also invited to
test their skill by spelling
the contest words along
with the students.
Following are the results for the August 23 play day at
the Willow Creek Country Club:
Low gross of the field: Pat Edmundson.
Low net o f the field: Virginia Grant.
Least putts of the field: Jan Paustian.
Low gross: Flight A-Corol Mitchell; Flight B-Lorene
Montgomery; Flight C- Betty Carlson.
Low net: Flight B-Bemice Lott; Flight C-Laura Rogers.
Least putts: Flight B-Ann Elgin; Flight C-Luvilla Son-
stegard.
Long drive: Flight A-Corol Mitchell; Flight B-Ann Elgin;
Flight C-Betty Carlson.
K.P.: Pat Edmundson.
Chip-ins: Jan Paustian, #14.
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Monday, September 5
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\ gerving Morrow, Wheeler i Gilliam counties Since 1959
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vises farmers and ranchers
to anticipate that the next
set of agricultural disaster
assistance programs will
likely include an insurance
requirement for eligibility.
“With crop coverage clos
ing dates fast approaching,
producers can anticipate
that the next set of disas
ter programs enacted by
Congress will require that
crop insurance or NAP be
purchased on all crops on
the farm,” said Lynn Voigt,
state executive director for
the Farm Service Agency
in Oregon.
August 31 is the
2012 sales closing date for
several Oregon crops for
both NAP and multi-peril
crop insurance applications.
Other crops for 2012 have
later application and sales
closing dates. Farmers are
sion on Children & Fami
lies for the 2011-2012. The
funding recommendation
covered 11 different areas
of services.
Contracts: The
court review ed and ap
proved grant funding for a
project entitled “Maternal
and Child Health Services
Block Grant” in the amount
of $2,015.71 quarterly, ef
fective Oct. 1,2011, through
Sept. 30, 2012. The court
accepted the donation o f a
permanent easement from
Dave Molony;
-reviewed and ap
proved an agreement with
Joseph Bradshaw to per
form necessary services for
indigent defense counsel
in both delinquency and
dependency matters at a
rate of $75 per hour with a
maximum o f $750 per ap
pointment;
-reviewed and ap
proved an agreement for
service between Morrow
County Emergency Man
agement and J.L. Brandt
Electric, Inc., amending the
previous agreement;
-reviewed and ap
prove a resolution in the
matter o f acknowledging
Morrow County’s Policy
for procurement of goods
and services.
U m atilla C oun
ty H ousing A uthority:
Umatilla County Housing
Authority D irector Stan
Stradley and Deputy Direc
tor Don Skeen stated their
agency has been operating
since 1949 and serving
Town of Lexington receives
$20 thousand Wildhorse
Foundation grant
The Town of Lexington has received notice that
the Wildhorse Foundation has awarded a $20,000 grant
to the town’s fire garage project, reports town recorder
Dee Burch.
The old garage needs to be tom down as part of
a larger FEMA grant project to move critical services out
of the flood way.
“These funds will go a long way in getting the
project out of the planning stages and into construction,”
said Burch.
Morrow SWCD Board meeting
to be held
The M orrow
SWCD Board will meet on
Tuesday, September 6, at 6
p.m. in the USDA building,
430 W Linden Way in Hep
pner. The regular meeting
agenda includes the June 7,
2011 meeting/treasurer’s re
port, the 2010-2011 budget
vs. actual report, a written
staff report, ODA Grant ap
plication material, OWEB
grant applications, the 2011
OACD annual meeting, an
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NRCS agreement update,
and partnership reports.
M eetings o f the
Morrow SWCD are open
to the public. The meeting
location is accessible to
persons with disabilities.
A request for an interpreter
for the hearing impaired or
for other accommodations
for persons with disabilities
should be made at least 48
hours before the meeting
to: Janet Greenup, 541-676-
5452 X I09.
First Fridays Friends of
Jesus program to begin
The First Fridays
Friends o f Jesus program,
presented by All Saints
Episcopal Church and
Hope Lutheran Church in
Heppner returns on Friday,
September 2, at All Saints
Episcopal Church.
The program is
held every first Friday of
each month during the
The Garden Club potluck has been changed school year from 8 a.m.
to Monday, Sept. 12 at 7 p.m. at the St. Patrick Senior to noon. All children ages
four to sixth grade are
Center.
invited for a morning of
Bible stories, games, crafts
Morrow County Public Works
and songs. Snacks and
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Garden Club potluck changed
They recently learned that
there is no intergovern
mental agreement (IGA)
authorizing them to serve
Morrow Co. residents. An
IGA will be developed for
the commissioners’ consid
eration.
The court conduct
ed the following business:
The court approved pre
senting one lunch certificate
at the 4-H Snack Shack to
each of the Fair Board mem
bers as a token o f appre
ciation for all of their hard
work. The court reviewed
a draft of the new Morrow
County, Oregon Aggregate
M aterial Depletion Fee.
The court approved a tax
refund to Cascade Spe
cialties in the following
amounts: 2007-08 year in
the amount of $1,094.92;
2008-09 year in the amount
of $944.51; 2009-10 year
in the amount of $823.98;
and 2010-11 year in the
amount of $682.62. The
court reviewed a letter from
Pablo R. Flores offering to
purchase six vacant lots in
Irrigon for the sum o f $500
for each lot. After checking
market value and foreclo
sure policies, it was decided
to decline the offer as the
amount did not meet the
minimum offer threshold.
The court reviewed miscel
laneous correspondences
and discussed upcoming
meetings.
Anyone who would
like to be placed on the list
to receive county minutes
may contact Karen Wolff
at (541)676-5620.
is sponsored by the by
the shared ministry of All
Saints Episcopal Church
and
Hope
Lutheran
Church. All sessions are
held at All Saints, comer
of Church and Gale streets
in Heppner.
“The teachers are
ready for another year of
Bible stories, activities
and games,” said a church
spokesperson.
For
more
information, to register
or arrange a ride for your
child, call the shared
ministry office at 676-
9970.
If you or someone you know has a gambling problem,
help is available and that help Is FREE of charge.
If Y O U have a fam ily m em ber who suffers from
gambling addiction, Y O U can also receive F R E E treat
m ent even if the g am bler is not receiving treatm ent.
If you are a resident of M orrow County and you wish
to take ad van tag e of the services ab ove or desire m ore
information. P lease call any of the following num bers
to set up a LO C A L appointm ent or just to talk:
Bobby Harris @ 5 4 1 -6 7 6 -9 9 2 5 or 5 4 1 -2 5 6 -0 1 7 5
Community Counseling Solutions (CCS) ® 541-676-9161
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