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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 25,2012 County Court news The Morrow County Court met on July 18 in Boardman with Judge Tail- man and Commissioners Grieb and Rea in atten dance. The city and c it i zen comment period was opened, with no one in atten dance. The court reviewed and approved the account payables in the net total amount of $306,817.34. Emergency Manage ment Report: Steve Myren, Emergency Management Director and Undersheriff, provided the court with a copy of the Morrow County Emergency Operations Plan for review and approval sometime in August. Myren then updated the court on the recent confiscation of horses from the Boardman area. Road Report: Cutsforth Park: The National Guard has finished forming and pouring the sidewalks for handicap access to loop trail around the park; they also assisted Doyle Electric with the laying of conduit and pulling wires to the newest campsites, as well as help ing Lexington Pump (Sam Bellamy) lay new water lines to all of the campsites. In conjunction with the City of Heppner, an appreciation barbecue lunch was held at Hager Park to thank the Na tional Guard for all of their hard work at both Cutsforth and Hager Parks. Inter section Projects: All five intersection projects and an approach off of Upper Rhea Creek road to the new Spring Hollow Bridge have been paved. About a week later, the crew returned and added gravel to the shoul ders at all five intersection projects to match the new pavement height. When the paint arrives, the crew will do the paint striping and add turn arrows where needed. Meadowbrook Road: Due to deterioration, it is currently being returned to gravel. OHVPark: The crew paved some handicap parking areas for the two new rest room facilities, the Landing and safety building, which finished the restroom grant project. Transfer Station: It was discovered Sat., July 14, that the South County Transfer Station had been broken into. Since there is no cash ever left on site, the only loss was damage to the door. Misc. Proj ects: The crew paved some bad spots at the Heppner High School parking lot. When materials arrive, the crew will do some crack sealing in several of the school’s parking lots; after recent thunder storms, the crew has fixed washouts on Baker and Immigrant Lanes and Halvorsen Road. The crew has been working on rural addressing signs around the county; they have also cleared brush and downed trees from the Herron Creek and Ditch Creek diversion ditches; patched potholes on Bomb ing Range, Poleline, Paul Sm ith, Peters, D ivision and a few on Rhea Creek Road. The crew prepped 0.9 miles of Homestead Lane in front o f the new dairy site for dust abatement to be applied. Dairy owner Pete Meenderinch paid for the material and all lay- down costs; also prepped 0.2 miles o f Blackhorse Canyon Road in front of Colin Anderson’s house for dust abatement application. Again, materials and lay- down costs were recovered from the landowner; the crew is currently hauling two inch rock from the UAV, not UFO Hardman stockpile to Wil low Street in Hardman. Have a dump truck, grader and roller working on this project. The OYCC youth have been doing a great job at the Public Works Office. They will soon be going to the OHV Park, where they will apply stain to some of the buildings. Hail Dam age: Several vehicles at the Public Works shop experi enced broken windows and dents from the hail storm that hit the Lexington area July 17. Juvenile Department Quarterly Update: Tom Meier, Director, provided the court with his fourth quarter update for his de partment. The report shows that the number of referrals (116) was lower than for the previous year (123). The referrals break down as follows: murder, 1; felony, 7 (5 in the fourth quarter); misdemeanor, 45; violation, 32; dependency status, 11; and other, 20. The court conducted the following business: Named Kevin Gilbertson for a four- year term to the North Mor row Vector Control District board. Approved a Public Hearing Order for the Hep pner Rural Fire D istrict to annex the Blake Ranch and surrounding area into the Heppner Rural Fire District. Date and time for the hearing is August 22 at 11 a.m. at the Heppner Courthouse. R eview ed and d is cussed co rrespondence and upcoming meeting no tices. Travelers along Mor row C ounty’s Bom bing Range Road recently may have spotted a piece o f advanced technology in the air. No need to worry, though; the craft wasn’t a UFO. Rather, it was a UAV, or unmanned aerial vehicle, belonging to the military. Morrow County Judge Terry Tallman and his fa ther, Keith Tallman, re cently got to see the piece of advanced military technol ogy up close and personal during a training mission on Bombing Range Road. “ They told us they would invite us out some day,” said Terry Tallman. “That was ‘someday.’” The event was a train ing exercise for the Oregon National Guard 241” Mili tary Intelligence Company. The company was conduct ing practice flights with the Shadow, a UAV currently in use in Afghanistan. While the UAV itself is far beyond the testing stages, military personnel must have 30 hours of flight practice ev ery year in order to qualify to operate the Shadow. Tallman said the UAV is equipped with both infra red and video cameras. The infrared camera can detect a temperature differential o f .025 degrees centigrade, while Tallman said the pic ture quality on the video camera was “ ...as good as .i..A . Above (L-R): Judge Terry Tallman, his father, Keith Tallman, and National Guard technicians from Milton-Freewater and Pendleton, members of the Oregon National G uard 241“ Military Intelligence Company. The guardsmen invited the Tallmans to watch a 241“ training exercise with the UAV “Shadow” on Bombing Range recently. Below: The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) Shadow on the Bombing Range in Morrow County. -Contributedphotos any HD TV.” The guardsm en told Tallman that the Bombing Range is the only restricted airspace in Oregon where the craft can fly. He also said they told him the UAV could be used for civilian -Continuedfrom PAGE ONE Class of ‘62 plans reunion in revenue; Irrigon Ambu lance had 23 page-outs with 14 transports for $15,700 in revenue; there were two flights; Pioneer Memorial Hospital had three admis sions, three swing bed ad missions, eight admitted for observation, 428 total out patients with 66 emergency room encounters, 1.487 lab tests, 84 x-ray procedures, 14 CT scans, 22 EKG tests, three colonoscopy pro- Justice Court Report In August the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Oregon Department of Energy (ODOE) and Idaho Power will host open houses in communities along the Boardman to Hemingway (B2H) transmission line route. Please stop by anytime between 6 and 8 pm for updates on: Alternatives to be considered in the draft environmental impact statement Next steps for the federal and state review processes Upcoming events in 2013 and future public comment opportunities Monday, August 6 Pilot Rock, OR Pilot Rock Community Center 285 Northwest Cedar Place Tuesday, August 7 Boardman, OR Port of Morrow Riverfront Center 2 Marine Drive Monday, August 13 La Grande, OR Blue Mountain Conference Center 404 12th Street Tuesday, August 14 Baker City, OR Best Western Sunridge Inn & Conference Center, 1 Sunridge Lane Wednesday, August 15 Marsing, ID American Legion Conference Center 126 2nd Avenue W Thursday, August 16 Ontario, OR Four Rivers Cultural Center 676 Southwest 5th Avenue Project Background The B2H Project is a proposal by Idaho Power Company to build, operate and maintain a new single-circuit, 500 kilovolt power line between Boardman, Oregon and Melba, Idaho. The proposed route is approximately 300 miles long and will relieve pressure on the existing transmission system, improve electrical reliability and provide additional energy capacity to meet demand. Questions? Bureau of Land Management: Holly Orr, 541-573-4501 Oregon Department of Energy: Sue Oliver, 541-567-3840, Ext. 225 Idaho Power Company: Todd Adams, 877-339-0209 www.boardmantohemingway.com comment@boardmantohemingway.com rescue operations, such as when someone is lost in the mountains, but he added that cutting through the red tape involved would make it impractical when time was o f the essence. MCHD TAX STATUS 413 patient visits, with 33 new patients, 25 seen by a nurse and six no-shows; Irrigon Medical Clinic had 159 patient visits with 20 new patients, 37 seen by a nurse and eight no-shows; Heppner Ambulance had 23 total page outs with 15 transports for $23,315 in Heppner High School class of 1962 will hold a class revenue; Boardman Ambu reunion July 27-29. Activities will include a social gather lance had 27 page-outs with ing Friday, July 27, beginning at 4:30 p.m. at the Morrow 12 transports for $15,423 County Fairgrounds pavilion. Friends wishing to visit with classmates are invited to join the group. Call Diane at 406-544-5344 with questions. Boardman to Hemingway Transmission Line Open Houses • • • - FIVE cedures, three endoscopy procedures, 15 respiratory therapy procedures; Home Health had 90 patient visits; Hospice had one admission; pharmacy had 1,339 drug doses for $76,286 in drug revenue. -received a prelim i nary financial report, as a complete report was not yet available because of the early board meeting date. Sheriff’s Report Morrow County Justice of the Peace Ann Spicer The M orrow has released the following Justice Court Report. County S heriff’s Office -Colette Lynn Cason, 18, of lone was found reports handling the fol guilty of Minor in Possession of Alcohol while operating a vehicle. Her license was suspended for six months and lowing business: April 21: -MCSO is she was fined $435. sued Dennis Richard Dun can, 65, a citation for Violat ing the Basic Rule 75/55. -A business in Heppner reported to MCSO that they were paid with a fake $20 bill. Male, unknown name, left northbound on Hwy. 207. -MCSO issued a cita tion to a male subject for driving while suspended violation and failure to stop at a stop sign. April 22: -MCSO is T H U R S D A Y , A U G U S T 16 th sued a citation to Elton Arthur Long, 42, for failure 6 : 0 0 p . m . - 1 0 : 0 0 p . m . to register vehicle, driving uninsured, illegal display of M O R R O W C O U N T Y F A IR G R O U N D S registration plate and warn J o in i s a t o i r u n OSH t a iig a t f . t h f . y if e v e n t ! ing for lane travel. -F e lic ia n o B a u tista B eaver fans w e a r o r a n g e ! Romero, 49, was cited by MCSO for violating the 6:00-6:30J oe L isdsay basic rule 76/55 and no 6:30-8:30 T iller ' s F olly operator’s license. -Umatilla PD advised 8:30-10:00 J amie N asario & L i ke B asil T * MCSO that they arrested Douglas C. Robertson, 41, Dinner presented by BBQ Out of the Blues Catering on an Irrigon Justice Court Adults- $12 Kids 12 and under $6 warrant for failure to ap BBQ Chicken Skewers pear on a charge of failure Dinner complete with huckleberry dessert! to appear. April 25: -A woman in Irrigon called MCSO 4- H ANIM AL SELLERS... and reported that two bone K ahlua A lmond Remember to thank your buyers! less pork chops had been M ocha $ 3 .2 5 FA1RG0ERS- Anything vou may- thrown inside her fence M aui C ooler need we will try to accommodate line. Neighbor advised he $ 3 .0 0 found two boneless chicken breasts last week. Caller is concerned that someone might be trying to poison the dogs in the area. -Francisco Dominique Jauregui, 18, was arrested by Morrow County Com W e d d in g : A u g u s t 2 5 , 2 0 1 2 munity Correction for a probation violation and lodged at Umatilla County Jail. -M C SO re c e iv e d a 217 North Main St. Heppner • Phone 676-9158 • Floral 676-9426 request from a man who Serving Morrow, Wheeler & Gilliam counties Since 1959 16th A N N U A L BEER ft W IN E TA S TIN G Wedding TabJi l e s Amy Lewis & Aaron Haak ^ M iu ta y 'i D w j -Continued on PAGE EIGHT t
