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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Chamber Chatter Boardman The Boardman Se nior Center is looking for volunteer bus drivers. If you are interested in help ing this active group out please contact the Senior Center at 541-481-3257. Cascade Special ties is working on a pro gram to give employees the opportunity to enhance their Spanish skills, and English as a second language em ployees to enhance their English, from home or the public lib rary ...o r learn any one of the many other languages offered. All you have to do is be a member of your local library. Cascade Specialties is coordinating the effort to raise funds to offer this program to Mor row and Umatilla Coun ties. For more information contact John Boufford at john@cascadespec.com Help support the K iw anis Club and feed your family by purchas ing local potato and onion crops donated by your local businesses. Funds raised will help the Kiwanis Club continue the services to the families of the Boardman and Irrigon communities all year long. Contact any Kiwanis m ember for an order form or for more information, or stop by the chamber for an order form or order on line at http:// w w w .boardm ankiw anis. org The Boardman Se nior Center will have the monthly community break fast on Saturday, November 5 from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the Senior Center. Breakfast is $5 per person. T he B o a rd m a n C ham ber o f Com m erce Community Enhancement Committee is organizing a community workshop on Tuesday, November 8 from 6:30 to 8:30 at the Port of Morrow. At this workshop, we hope to bring together ALL the people of the com munity to discuss the major projects that we would like to see happen in Boardman. We feel so much more could be accomplished if the or ganizations, businesses and residents worked together and tackled one project at a time. Don’t miss out on this opportunity. For more information or questions please call the chamber at 541-481-3014. The Com m unity Health Improvement Part nership (CHIP) of Morrow County has concluded an assessment o f the health needs o f Morrow County and three areas o f focus have been established based on the results. The CHIP will be proposing strate gies to address the needs identified locally. The first program will be C H IP’S “ Biggest Winner.” De tails will be coming soon about the 12 week weight loss competition, includ ing healthy lifestyle sup port. The program will run from January 9 - April 2, 2012. For more informa tion please contact Andrea Fletcher, 541-989-8232. Boardman Senior C enter will hold a Fall Bazaar on Saturday, No vember 5 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. $10 per table rental. New and handcrafted items only, some collectibles. For information and table space call Marge at 541 - 481-3633. The Kiwanis Club of Boardman will hold the annual Halloween Trick or Trick at Riverside High School on Monday, October 31 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. for children up to age 12. Hot dogs, chips and drink will be available for $ 1. Community calendar coming The H ep p n er Chamber of Commerce is embarking on implementa tion o f one of its 2011 -2012 goals, the creation o f a comprehensive community calendar. H e p p n e r T V ’s Channel 3 provided, for many years, an excellent method o f sharing com munity information. The demise of Channel 3 leaves the community without a central way to share infor mation. A strategy meeting including representatives from a number o f entities resulted in a plan to orga nize, implement and main tain the calendar. The primary goal of the community calendar is to gather and publish events that are scheduled each month. The calendar will initially include events scheduled by the follow ing: elementary and high schools, churches, civic groups, lodges, clubs, city and county government of fices and facilities, includ ing 4-H and Morrow Coun ty parks and fairground activities, and chamber. Coordinating with Heppner Gazette-Times and North Morrow Times will be vital to the project. A list is currently being compiled of all the different groups in Hep pner, lone and Lexington. Tfie list will be completed and organizations contacted both by mail and phone to explain the goals of the cal endar and request contact names and inform ation. Letters are expected to be mailed by the first week in November; the calendar events and activities will be added as quickly as possible. The com m unity calendar can be found un- Bake sale to raise funds for Skaggs der the “Community Cal endar” tab on the Heppner Chamber’s website: www. heppnerchamber.com. We will be getting the calendar updated as quickly as pos sible; be watching for future announcements. This is an ambi- M orrow C ounty C u ltu ral C o alitio n a n nounces the distribution of Oregon Cultural Trust funds for 2011-2012. The total amount available for Morrow County projects is $7,845. C u ltu r a l T ru s t awards must follow state application guidelines, in cluding project description and goals; timelines, par ticipants and budget infor mation. Only in very rare instances will more than 50 % of a project be funded. Projects funded must sub mit a brief financial report at completion. The following ap plications were funded: B oardm an quilt group- expenses for annual quilt show: $500; Buttercreek Artists, western art show E n ro llm e n t for 2010 crop losses under the Supplemental Revenue As sistance Payments (SURE) program will begin Novem ber 14, says Farm Service Agency (FSA) administra tor Bruce Nelson. S ign-up for the 2012 Direct and Counter- Cyclical Program (DCP) and the Average Crop Rev enue E lection Program (ACRE) will begin Janu ary 23. “Eligible produc ers who suffered losses during the 2010 crop year are encouraged to visit cess will be com pletely dependent on gathering information and sharing it in a manner that meets a community need. The ini tial plan is for Sandy Mat thews, 541-676-5490 to be responsible for scheduling school events and Shirlee Sweigart, 541-676-5554 responsible for entities, etc. Sheryll Bates is the prime mover behind this project and is available at 541 -676- 5536 to answer questions, receive suggestions and facilitate community use of the calendar. The Columbia Riv er Power Marathon will be held Saturday, October 22. In only its fourth year, the Columbia River Power Marathon has grown into a four-event fitness fes tival for runners, trail run ners and walkers of all ages and abilities. The Power marathon includes an 8K Walk/Run, Half Marathon w alk/run, marathon and marathon relay. All four events start and finish at the Desert River Inn in Uma- Fair board seeks to fill vacancy The Umatilla County Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD), CAPECO, Natural Resources Conser vation Service (NRCS) and the Oregon Chapter of the Soil & Water Conservation Society invites members of the public to a free screening of “DIRT! The Movie” on Wednesday, October 26 at 6:30 p.m. The movie will be shown in the theater room of the Prodigal Son. Inspired by William Bryant Logan's book, “DIRT: The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth,” the movie takes a look into the history and current state of the living or ganic matter beneath our feet. For more information go to www.dirtthemovie.org. The Oregon Wheat Growers League Morrow County workshop and dinner will be held Tuesday, October 25 at 5 p.m. Topics include industry highlights by Blake Rowe, OWGL CEO; marketing perspective; fertilizer update; and an FSA/NRCS update Check www.owgl.org for more details. r n m <m > 1» T hrrp an» hotter location* to dispose of paint th a n a landfill. lU ry rlw iti y o *r old pawM im portantly pre«r<img trmm. » »im p!* a n d « him * hn«m * h *i <wr rn v ironrarnt m «xor-ltiin« m T h a i » « b y tha P a ta K 'a f* p rr*ra m « b r a il a ll « a m r rra trd to make it rocyda and prnp t t K d t y m o f »vary «an o f vtnuaad paint Oiapoam at FREE of ehargt at Una* km uoaa N o rth and Ü m ith T m aafor «tatton« F re m a * * l^ t, B oardm an OB Marriage Licenses The Morrow County Clerk has issued the follow ing marriage licenses: -Thomas Andrew Gregg, 28, of Boise, ID and Amber Lene Peck, 30, of Boise, ID. -Jon Michael McLachlan, 67, of Boardman and Susan A. Stanhope, 67, of Boardman. -Jose Francisco Villegas, 28, of Boardman and Dalia Ayala, 25, of Irrigon. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, * v *rv » n * m a do Vlnrn 1» do goals: Build economic de velopment by integrating arts, culture and heritage into county development efforts; Provide financial support for cultural ac tivities for families and youth; Increase awareness and respect of our history; Improve Building preserva tion; Build cultural bridges through partnerships with other cultural commissions to enhance heritage pro grams, expand outreach and accessibility and showcase opportunities that encour age cultural expressions. M orrow County Cultural Coalition will be accepting proposals for fiscal year 2012-2013 until August 1, 2012. For more inform ation, call Susan Russell at 541-481-4277, or smsel@hotmail.com. their local FSA office to learn more about the SURE program and how to apply,” said Nelson. “Because the 2008 Farm Bill does not authorize advance direct paym ents for 2012, the 2012 DCP and ACRE sign up will begin on January 23, 2012. This will allow county office employees to expedite disaster assistance sign-up this fall.” Numerous resourc es are available to help producers make informed decisions on program eli gibility. FSA county of fice staff can answer many questions on program rules, application procedures and possible benefits. Calcula tors and decision tools can be found on some land grant university websites and can assist with potential payment calculations. FSA also has SURE and DCP/ ACRE information avail able at www.fsa.usda.gov/ sure and www. fsa.usda. gov/dcp, respectively. Information on the disaster programs can be found at http://disaster.fsa. usda.gov. .¡»us proie* whose sue- power Marathon October 22 OWGL meeting scheduled H w r “In the Company of Cow- girls”-$250; Windy River Elementary School Writ ing Festival-$ 1,686; Co lumbia River Community Health Services art commit- tee-$ 1,274; North Morrow Community Foundation, Missoula Children’s The ater Workshop & Hamp stead Stage Co., Robin Hood Assembly-$2,535; Morrow County Ford Lead ership Program, Morrow Co. Fair Grounds Covered Picnic Shelter-$500; Board- man Park & Recreation District, Kids Just Wanna Have Fun Summer Pro gram, five-week mosaic art project-$ 500; Heppner Elementary School Reading Enrichment-$600. To be considered, applications addressed one or more o f the following Sign up for 2010 crop losses SWCD holds free movie screening i pr - FIVE Cultural coalition awards Oregon Cultural Trust funds The Morrow County Fair Board now has a va cancy. A bake sale will also be held at Heppner Family Anyone interested in learning how the board Foods on Friday, October 21 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. to functions, the time commitment required, or with other raise money for Darrin Skaggs’ medical expenses. All questions or concerns, contact Shirlee Sweigart at 541 - proceeds will be deposited in the Darrin Skaggs medical 676-5554. fund at the Bank o f Eastern Oregon. Those who are already familiar with the board Anyone interested in donating baked goods or and would like to apply for appointment can mail a request making a donation to his account can contact Kelly Boyer for appointment letter to The Morrow County Board of at 989-8510, Rhonda Winters at 676-9294 or Shelli Britt Commissioners, c/o Karen Wolff, PO Box 788, Heppner, at 676-5478. OR 97836. Morrow County Public Work« Wednesday, October 19,2011 help is available and that help Is F R E E of charge. for e\rr>nru> to If Y O U h a v e a fa m ily m e m b e r w h o su ffers from g a m b lin g a d d ic tio n . Y O U ca n als o re c e iv e F R E E tre a t m e n t e v e n if th e g a m b le r is not re ce iv in g tre a tm e n t If y o u a re a re s id e n t o f M o rro w C o u n ty a n d y o u w ish to ta k e a d v a n ta g e o f th e s e rv ic e s a b o v e or d e s ire m o re in fo rm atio n . P le a s e call a n y o f th e follo w in g n u m b e rs to s e t up a L O C A L a p p o in tm e n t or ju s t to talk: B o b b y H a rris @ 5 4 1 - 6 7 6 - 9 9 2 5 or 5 4 1 - 2 5 6 - 0 1 7 5 Community Counseling Solutions (C C S ) @ 541-676-9161 O R 1 -8 7 7 -6 9 5 4 6 4 8 ( 1 - 8 8 8 -M Y L IM IT ) \ tilla. Participants descend to the waterfront and tra verse the Columbia River to Washington via McNary Dam. Marathon day is the only time each year that the dam is open for such an event. There were over 300 participants in last year’s event. Participants came from all over the United States; past par ticipants have traveled from New York, Tennessee, Indi ana and Alaska and many other states. This year is no exception, as people join the race from Oklahoma, Minnesota and other parts of the USA. i . There will be a po tato bar and live music greeting participants once they reach the finish line. For more informa tion and registration, go to www.columbiarivermara- thon.com or call the Herm- iston Chamber o f Com merce at 541-567-6151. 3>5## borrow acres opened for hunting As part of the Or egon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (ODFW) Ac cess and Habitat Program, the Daly Ranch in Morrow County has opened 3,500 acres for hunting on a by permission reservation ba sis. The Daly Ranch access area is open from October 1 to December 31, 2011. Hunters can hunt for mule deer, pheasant, chukar, gray partridge, val ley quail and predators as part o f the program. The Daly Ranch owners are among six prop erty owners who have made cooperative agreem ents with the ODFW to open another 33,233 acres o f private lands in eastern Oregon to public hunting access. H unting oppor tunities available include deer, elk, pronghorn, upland game birds and predators on private land in Baker, Grant, Harney, Morrow and Wheeler counties. Public access pe riod varies by property. Ad ditional information and the location o f the properties can be found at Oregon- HuntingMap.com Call Travis Schultz, ODFW Heppner Field Of fice, (541) 224-3182 to arrange permission to hunt this property. DA’s Report The Morrow Coun ty District Attorney’s office has released the following report: -Toby D ale R o driguez admitted to two allegations o f probation violation. For each allega tion, the court ordered that probation continue with the original terms and con ditions with the addition o f 15 days o f previously suspended sentence in the Umatilla County Jail, sen tencing in both cases to run concurrent. The defen- dant is to receive credit for time served since arrest on the original warrant. Total money judgments for each instance were $175. -Amy Jeanette To lar, 38, was convicted of three counts of theft in the first degree, a Class C fel ony, and sentenced to two years supervised probation for each count, including 120 sanction units with 60 jail units. Fees, fines, as sessment and monetary res titution totaled $8,108.50. Community lunch menu United Methodist Church members will be serving lunch on Wednesday, October 26 at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. The meal will include worms in sauce, purple people eater salad, witch’s fingers and devil’s food cupcakes. Menu is subject to change. \ «
