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
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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
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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
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