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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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Wednesday, October 19,2011
help is available and that help Is F R E E of charge.
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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.
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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.
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