Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 22,2012
Program features
WWII artifacts
WIND FARM
APPEAL
School district to
hold meetings
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On Sunday, March preserving many artifacts
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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.
Community lunch menu
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