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Fishing crew brings home the salmon for lone Education Foundation dinner By David Sykes ..U n til..... IU...II Bessie Wetzell Newspaper University ot Oregon Eugene. OR 97403 Library 5 0 VOL. 130 NO. 36 8 Pages Wednesday, September 14, 2011 « Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon Ad firm discusses marketing campaign with city council Would promote tourism in Morrow County By David Sykes The owners of a Pendleton advertising company spent more than an hour Monday discuss ing with the Heppner City Council a possible adver tising campaign aimed at attracting more tourism dollars to Heppner, Lex ington, lone, Boardman and Irrigon. Neither a spe cific plan, nor the costs, was laid out at the meet ing, but both Katie Oblisk Katie Oblisk and JefT Wright, owners o f Artifxmedia of and Jeff Wright, owners of Pendleton, talk to Heppner City Council Monday about a Artifxmedia of Pendleton, proposed county-wide advertising campaign. said they are working with Boardman and Irrigon to cal advertising campaign lems the Heppner Housing get the campaign off the could run anywhere from Authority is having with the ground. The two said they $15,000 to $300,000.” If all St. Patrick’s Senior housing had also talked with Lexing three cities in the county go in downtown Heppner. H ead o f the ton and lone, and although along, the cost will be split Housing Authority, Judy both those cities declined between them. to help fund the program, City Manager Buschke, said she was in they would be included in Dave DeMayo said Hepp formed recently they owe the advertising. ner may be able to come up $10,832 in back manage When asked what with $4,000 to $5,000 for ment fees to Cascade Man the specifics and the cost the campaign. “Each year agement which the author of the campaign would be, I underestimate how much ity has hired to run the Wright said the cost would tax money we will receive. apartments. The Housing Au depend on what the cit But we will not know until ies wanted accomplished November how much that thority pays Cascade $798 and the media purchased is going to be,” he told the per month in management fees. In addition the Author to do it. He added that his council. company did not yet have a Each city in the ity pays for onsite manager, plan put together. “Actually county is different and each maintenance person, insur wte are kind o f doing this has its own drawing point, ance and other fees. “We backward,” Wright told the Wright told the council. are not broke,” Buschke as council. He said normally He pointed out Irrigon’s sured the council, although the cities would approach fish hatchery, Boardman’s she did say she is going to the advertising agency, tell marina and Heppner’s OHV meet with a representative them what they wanted, and Park, hunting and fishing of Cascade to try and work out some of the problems. the agency would come up opportunity. There are 19 with a preliminary plan and The co u n cil the cost of implementing questioned if the campaign units in the apartment build the campaign. would bring new businesses ing and tenants pay an aver Wright said that to Heppner, and Wright age of $444 per month rent. if all the county’s cities go said it was aimed at tour There are currently four in together they could “get ism. “Bring in the tourism units empty, but not because more accomplished and get and the businesses will of a lack of potential rent more bang for your buck.” follow ,” he said. Some ers. Because the city refi He said Boardman and Irri council members brought nanced the remodeling of gon had indicated they may up that Heppner does not the building using govern go it alone if a county-wide have restaurants open on a ment Housing and Urban all cities program could not consistent basis if visitors D evelopm ent money, if be put together. do come here. It was also potential renters have too “ Irrig o n and discussed that although much money they are not Boardman are waiting to the OHV Park does attract allowed to rent the apart see what you are doing,” many visitors, getting them ments. Although Buschke Wright said. He said the to spend money in Heppner said she did have three interested renters that will two cities will “do their is not always successful. probably be able to qualify own th in g ” if H eppner The council took does not go along with the no action on the advertis for the income limits. “We county-wide advertising ing promotion, however, took HUD money and for approach. Mayor Les Paustian said he 30 years we have to abide On cost, Wright will be attending a county by HUD rules,” Buschke said his company had not mayor meeting on Sept. 21 said. In other housing come up with a figure for at which time he will dis the cam paign. “ We are cuss the issue with the other business, Buschke said the heat pump at the apartments waiting for you guys to mayors in the county. come to us and say this is In other business, what we have to spend,” the council discussed man -See CITY COUNCIL he said. He said a typi- agement and financial prob- page EIGHT Another success ful fishing trip means there will be lots of good salmon to eat at the lone Education Foundation Fundraising Dinner Sept. 24. Marvin Padberg, who each year arranges the fishing trip to provide the salmon, said there were several local people fishing this year including himself, Gary Neal, Howard Mul lins, Don Russel, Howard’s son Bill Mullins, and Keith Rea. Padberg said they go down each year and stay at a friend’s beach house near Warrenton where they fish out of. He said the group spent about three weeks this year fishing. “The fishing was good, the weather was good, a little bit of wind but not too bad,” Padberg said. He said they caught all Chinooks, with the biggest being around 30 lbs. In preparing the fish, Padberg s a y s ' they first bleed out the fish and put them on ice right away. “We then fil let the fish and vacuum seal and flash freeze the fillets and that keeps them fresh and ready,” he said. When ready for cooking, the fish are prepared with their secret recipe which includes maple syrup, Pad berg reveals. The fish are then cooked on soaked G ary N ea l sh o w s a nice Chinook Salmon he caught at Buoy 10 out o f Warrenton. T h e fish is one o f m any which will be served at the lone Foundation fundraising dinner Sept 24. cedar planks which cook both sides and “caramelize real nice,” he says. It takes about 8-10 grills to cook the fish for serving at the Foundation Dinner. The lone Educa tion Foundation Fundrais ing Dinner and Auction will be held on Saturday, September 24, at the lone American Legion Hall... Social hour will begin at 6 p.m., with dinner to follow at 7 p.m. Ticket prices are as follows: children six and under-free; children seven to 12 years-$ 10; and adults-$25. The dinner menu includes: prime rib, salmon, salad, baked potato, bread Howard Mullins adds to the catch for the Foundation dinner. and dessert. Two drinks are included with meal (beer, wine, soft drinks). Tickets are avail able at Bank of Eastern Oregon or may be reserved by calling 541 422-7435. The evening will include a live auction and raffle items and musical performances by the lone Community School Music Department. Representative Greg Smith announces campaign for re-election Rep. Greg Smith (R-Heppner) has announced his campaign for re-elec tion to the Oregon House o f Representatives. Rep. Smith, seeking his seventh term, said he’ll continue to focus on improving the economy, creating jobs, and continuing to give Eastern Oregon a strong voice in Salem. “It’s an honor to represent the citizens o f District 57 in the Oregon House of Representatives,” Rep. Smith said. “I’m run ning for re-election because Eastern Oregon’s future is at stake. I’m proud of the things we’ve been able to accomplish for our region, and I remain committed to putting people back to work in our rural communities.” ers who’ve been affected by Rep. Smith, a long wolf depredation. Rep. Smith’s vot time member of the budget- w riting Joint Ways and ing record recently earned Means Committee, says him a 100 percent score on bills promoting job creation he’ll work to build and econom ic on acc o m p lish growth, accord m ents from the ing to the Or 2011 session. This egon Prosperity year he secured Project, a coali funding for critical tion o f Oregon economic develop businesses and ment projects in trade asso cia Eastern Oregon, tions. p ro v id e d lo n g Rep. Greg Smith T h is term tax relief for a c c o m p lis h loggers and wheat ment was preceded by Rep. farmers, and protected criti Sm ith’s 2009 voting re cal economic development incentives for rural com cord where he was named, munities. He has also made “ Cham pion for Oregon progress on several Eastern -See SMITH page Oregon priorities, including THREE establishing a new compen sation fund for local ranch- Town Hall meeting to feature citizen’s constitutional rights Public Invited to hear about individual liberties and their relationship to government power By David Sykes A town hall meet ing to discuss the US Con stitution, its foundations, history and interpretation over the last 200 years, will be held in Heppner Wednes day, Sept. 21, at 7 p.m. at city hall. Leading the dis cussion will be professor o f Constitutional law Jim Huffman, who has been on the faculty of Lewis and Clark College since 1973 and served as dean there for nine years. Huffman was also the Republican candidate for US Senate in 2010. Prior to the Hepp ner town hall Huffman will give a presentation on the ernments on the other.” He also says he Constitution to will address cur both the lone and rent issues in the Heppner junior news, “particular and senior high ly the scope of the schools. commerce clause D ur pow er and the ing the town hall constitutionality Huffman says he o f the new health will give particu care legislation lar emphasis to and the scope of “individual liber ties and their re Jim Huffman,con federal executive lationship to gov stitutional scholar power.” The ernment power, and fo rm er US to the separation Senate candidate, town hall is spon o f powers at the will present a pro sored by the Wil federal level and gram on the US low C reek Tea Constitution Sept Party P atriots. the division o f 21. The program is powers between free, the public the federal gov ernment on the one hand is invited and refreshments and state and local gov- will be served. 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