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SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 21,2011 NRCS announces Garden Club celebrates Christmas CSP sign-up senior apartments -Continuedfrom PAGE ONE ment. Harmon also said he didn’t think the new standards would go into effect for several years. The city sewer plant is not per mitted again until 2014. In other business, Harmon discussed the con struction of the new Lovers Lane Bridge, which crosses Willow Creek to Court St. next to the bow ling alley. The city has a new bridge to install, which it purchased from the city of Pendleton, but it is going to be dismantled and modified before installation. The council also heard the state is taking over the Sperry St. Bridge rerouting project. C ity M anager Dave DeMayo said the state has approved money for a whole new street that will be rerouted to accommodate the com plete removal o f Sperry St. Bridge. The state had deemed the bridge unsafe several months ago when it was closed to traffic. The state will take care of buy ing right-of-way surveying and construction of the new street. Sheriff’s Report for No vember 2011 Traffic- There w ere five traffic stops, all resulting in warnings. A deputy investi gated a hit and run crash. A deputy contacted a person regarding an ille gally parked vehicle. Code Enforcement- Deputies respond ed to a residence where two dogs, owned by the same person, were fighting. Seven loose dogs were reported. Two barking dogs were reported. F ive c a ts w ere transported to Pet Rescue. Two people were cqntacted regarding unli censed vehicles. <> >: Program cut-off date January IS, 2012 Club president Chuck Bailey beside the senior center Christmas tree during the club’s Christmas party. -Contributedphoto The Heppner Garden Club celebrated Christmas December 11 with a party at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. Their guests were the senior center residents. The club is also wrapping up its Greens Work shop, which is a fundraiser for the $500 scholarship the club gives to a high school senior each year. The club’s next meeting will be January 2 at 7 p.m. at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. All interested parties are invited. qj Ip M erry C hristmas from $jf< EVERYONE AT MURRAY'S D rug ! Let us help with last minute gifts................. Floral Arrangements FREE GIFT Gift Cards WRAPPING Gift Baskets Espresso Cards Fine wine Selection Russell Stover Candy Yankee S Village Candles Stocking Stuffers The USDA’s Natu ral Resources Conserva tion Service (NRCS) an nounced that the ranking period cut-off date for the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) is January 13. Producers interested in CSP should submit applica tions to their local NRCS office by the deadline so their applications can be considered during the first ranking period of 2012. “CSP in Oregon continues to be a very ef fective tool for private land- owners working to achieve their conservation and man agement goals,” said Ron Alvarado, Oregon NRCS state conservationist. “Over the past two years, over 510 applicants enrolled in CSP, receiving financial and technical assistance to implement conservation on nearly 1.2 million acres across Oregon.” CSP is offered in all 50 states through contin uous sign-ups. The program provides many conserva tion benefits, including improvement of water and soil quality, wildlife habit enhancements and adoption of conservation activities that address the effects of climate change. Eligible lands include cropland, pastureland, rangeland, nonindustrial private forest land and agricultural land under the jurisdiction of an Indian tribe. Though specific payments to landowners will vary on a case-by-case basis, average CSP pay ments to Oregon landown ers in 2010 and 2011 were between $9 and $12 per acre. Landowners working to improve their operation can receive up to $40,000 a year in financial assistance for five years. A CSP self-screen ing checklist is available to help potential applicants determine if CSP is suitable for their operation. The checklist highlights basic inform ation about CSP eligibility requirem ents, contract obligations and potential payments. It is available from local NRCS offices and on the CSP webpage. As part of the CSP application process, appli cants work with NRCS field personnel to complete the resource inventory using a Conservation Measurement Tool (CM T). The CMT determines the conserva tion performance for exist ing and new conservation activities. The applicant’s conservation performance will be used to determine eligibility, ranking and pay ments. In 2 0 1 0 a lo n e , nearly 21,000 applicants across the nation enrolled in CSP, putting additional conservation on 25.2 mil lion acres, about the size o f the state o f Kentucky, to improve water and soil quality, enhance wildlife habitat and address the ef fects of climate change. Local business has unwelcome visitor u jjn x Murmacv Holiday Schedule J 3 Q E T department SAT Dec. 24 fh 7:30 am- 5 pm will k* CLOSED S » l « .i H t O S E I - M e r r y Chrfrtm«! * } » « * * ■ * - MON Dec. 20 Open 9 ani- 0 pm JZ S Z t 1/2 price Chriifmai sale ¿ S P r «ill be available) D rink S pecials - W E ggnog L atte hite C hocolate M ocha Hornbeck house rises from ashes $ 2.75 $ 3.25 • P umpkin F rappe A person called MCSO and said their neigh bors were being loud. A deputy made contact with the people involved. Theft Complaints- A deputy inves tigated a theft of medica tion. A deputy investi gated a possible residential burglary. A deputy investi gated an attempted theft, using a fraudulent check. All Other- Deputies respond ed to three false 911 hang up calls. Deputies assisted Heppner Fire Department on a structure fire. A deputy m ade contact with an adult who was trespassed from the gas station. A person called MCSO and reported they had items in storage and the storage owners had placed a lock on their unit. The caller said they were behind in rent. It was determined to be a civil issue. A deputy investi gated an allegation of child abuse. Deputies respond ed to an intoxicated person, who was refusing to leave a business. The person left on their own. A person reported a strong smell of marijuana coming from a residence. A deputy investigated and determined the complaint was unfounded. Deputies responded to a domestic disturbance. The individuals separated for the night. A deputy investi gated three complaints of harassing phone calls. MCSO investigat ed a trespassing complaint at a residence. An explosion was reported downtown. Could not locate source. 3.75 W edding Tables Brooke R u st & R a n d y Carnine Saturday ; january 7th Luke M urray & Kathleen Dierkes Saturday january 7th ^ Mtuuuj'j D juuj 217 North Main St., Heppner • Phone 676-9158 • Floral 676-9426 Serving Morrow, Wheeler & Gilliam counties Since 1959 Heppner Fire Chief Rusty Estes (L) and Morrow County Sheriff's Deputy Randy Rayburn survey the damage after a car jumped the curb and ran into John's Place on Main Street in Heppner last Thursday morning. -Photo by David Sykes Justice Court Report M orrow C ounty Justice o f the Peace Ann Spicer has released the follow ing Justice Court Report. -Giselle Lee Moses, 37, of Lexington was found guilty of Harassment. She A r ia n n a , 3 m o n th s o ld . was sentenced to 90 days in jail, 80 hours community service, 24 months bench probation, and assessment/ treatment by Community Counseling Solutions. Total fines, fees and assessments were $1,740. -Gene Ray Ball, 25, was found guilty of two counts o f Forgery in the Second Degree. He was sentenced to 180 days jail time for each count, for a total of 360 days in jail, 80 hours community service and 24 months bench pro bation. Fines, fees and as sessments totaled $3,365. Back (L-R): Janet McDowell of Wheatland Insurance, Hepp ner; Dave Allstott of Allstott Construction, Steve Rhea, Wheat- land. (Front (L-R): Stan Wellman, Safeco adjustor, Spokane; Sam Hornbeck and Marie Hornbeck. Not pictured is Mike Manley, supervisor with Safeco. -Photo by April Sykes Sam and M arie H ornbeck were the re cipients of a plaque from Safeco Insurance at their newly constructed home on Gale Street in Heppner Monday. The H o rn b eck s’ home had burned earlier this year and a new home was just completed by Dave Allstott Construction. 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