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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 22,2012 Program features WWII artifacts WIND FARM APPEAL School district to hold meetings - THREE On Sunday, March preserving many artifacts •Continuedfrom PAGE ONE me want to change the rul The Morrow County School District will hold 4 at 2:30 p.m. at the Port and prisoner-of-war letters. public meetings to inform and receive input regarding on the appeal based solely ing of the planning commis of Morrow ballroom, the Nelson sought to capture on Jepsen’s one-page letter presented at the original Dec. 6,2011 planning com mission hearing. “We made it clear at the end of the hearing (the County Court’s ear lier public hearing on the appeal) that was going to be the end of evidence submitted,” County Judge Terry Tallman said. “The information from [Jepsen's] attorney was supplemental and therefore we are not go ing to consider it. The plan ning commission record is the only record.” “1 haven’t seen anything that would make sion,” said Commissioner Ken Grieb. “ The planning commission discussed ev erything at length,” Com missioner Leann Rea add ed. 2 Morrow Energy, LLC, which already op erates wind farms in the area, is the developer of the 9,247-acre project, which will be constructed on land owned north of lone in the Ella Butte area by Ruby Rohde of Kennewick, Re- itmann Trust and Betty Re- itmann of lone, and Crum Enterprises Limited Part nership of lone. public is invited to a special program featuring World War II artifacts. The pro gram will be presented by Chuck Nelson of Lexing ton. Nelson began his extensive collection after serving in the military and being stationed in Germany from Oct. 1972 to Nov. 1974. For a time, his regi ment lived in former WWII German barracks. While there, he traveled about the country to visit places like the former interment camps, where millions of prisoners were brutally massacred. By collecting and this period in history when the United States helped free Europe from Hitler’s regime and prevent further atrocities. Many senior citi zens can recall that tragic period and the loss of many American young men who fought for the preservation of democracy and a free world. This is also an op portunity for students and others to see first-hand some authentic memora bilia that documents a criti cal period in both U.S. and world history. This program is hosted by the Morrow County Historical Society. the district's 2012-13 budget. Meetings will be held Tuesday. Feb. 28 at the Riverside High School library; Wednesday, Feb. 29 at the Irrigon High School library; and Thursday, March I at the Heppner Elementary School cafeteria. All meetings will take place at 6:30 p.m. These community meetings have been scheduled because MCSD needs to reduce a significant amount from its 2012-13 budget. The school district plans to give information to the public on the financial condition of the district, as well as to listen to the concerns of each com munity as the district works through this process. Focus group participants needed The Chemical Stockpile Emergency Prepared ness Program (CSEPP) is seeking Umatilla and Morrow County residents to participate in discussions about emergency preparedness. Anyone who has lived in Umatilla or Morrow County for the past five years and is over age 18 is invited to attend and give input the evenings of March 6. 7 and 8 at the Stafford Hansell Government Center in Hermiston. Current and former Umatilla Depot and CSEPP work Heppner residents Kellee Jones, Sherilyn Peck, ers are not eligible to participate. Refreshments will be and Eric Jepsen have been named to Eastern Oregon served. To sign up. call Jodi Florence at 541-966-3703 University’s 2011 fall term Dean’s List. The university or email Jodi.Florence@ucem.us. announced last week. James Doherty and Kelli Jones, both of Board- man, were other Morrow County students to receive the honor. Elohim Covenant Church members will be serv More than 560 students at Eastern Oregon Uni versity were named to the dean’s list for the 2011 fall ing lunch on Wednesday, February 29 at St. Patrick’s term. To qualify, students had to achieve and maintain Senior Center. The meal will include baked fish fillets, a grade point average of 3.5 or higher while completing steak fries, coleslaw, bread sticks and spiced oranges. a minimum of 12 hours of graded coursework for the Milk is served at each meal. Suggested donation is $3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change. duration of the term. Kinzua lunch group Heppner residents on EOU dean’s list The Kinzua lunch group met February 17 in Prineville at the Apple Peddler. A nice crowd was there, with two families represented by three generations. Bill Ledford, his son, Tom, and Tom’s son, Billy Joe Ledford, as well as March Jellick, his daughter, Kathy Brinkley, and her grandson, Parker. Others attending were Windy Liptak, Montell McDonald, Bonnie Campbell, Jean Ann and OL Adams, Peggy and Bob Nelson, Rosemary and John Nelson, Ada and Ernie Schell, Lavonne and Bob Slinkard, Midge and John Geer, Marilyn Garcia, and MaryLee and Bob Britt. The weather was so nice that the group spent the last half hour or so outside visiting. The next lunch will be at Service Creek on March 16 at 11:30. A reminder that there will be no lunch in June, as the Kinzua Reunion will take place the third Saturday of the month, June 16. 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