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County Court hears
district health report
VOL. 131
N 0 . 30
8 Pages
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
Public-use restrictions on
Umatilla National Forest
Restrictions on campfires and smoking took effect July 31
Public-use restrictions
on campfires and smoking
went into effect on Umatilla
National Forest on Tuesday,
July 31, announced Chris
Johnson, Deputy Fire Staff
Officer. Restrictions are be
ing implemented due to in
creased fire danger, hot and
dry weather conditions, and
concern for public safety.
“Though w e’ve had a
fairly quiet fire season on
the forest so far, the contin
ued hot, dry weather condi
tions have cured fine fuels
and increased the potential
for wildfire,” said Johnson.
“Fires that do occur become
more difficult to control as
we head into August.”
Public awareness o f the
increasing fire danger and
cooperation are essential to
a safe fire season. Under the
current public-use restric
tions. the following apply:
-Building and tending
of open campfires, includ
ing ch arcoal b riq u ettes,
cooking fires and warming
fires are prohibited until
further notice, except in
fire pits at designated rec
reation sites. Permissible
sources for cooking or heat
include p ressu riz e d gas
BBQs, stoves and space
heating devices.
-Sm oking is only al
lowed within enclosed ve
hicles, buildings, developed
recreation sites or when
stopped in an area cleared
o f all flammable material.
At this time, firewood
c u ttin g is still allow ed,
though land managers are
anticipating the need for
additional restrictions in the
near future. W oodcutters
are reminded to check daily
for a change in restrictions.
All forest users should carry
an axe, shovel and an 8
oz. or more capacity fire
extinguisher when visiting
the forest.
As a reminder, travel
restrictions prohibit motor
vehicles traveling off desig
nated forest roads and trails.
except for the purposes of
going to or from campsites
located within 300 feet of
an open road. M otorized
travel on segments o f road
where access is blocked by
gate, barricade, log, boul
der or earthen berm is also
prohibited. Vehicles must
still abide by all laws and
regulations pertaining to the
area of travel.
“ W e’re m oving into
our hottest and driest part of
the summer. The fire clanger
will only increase. Please
help us keep the forests safe
this summer by being aware
o f fire danger and current
restrictions in effect,” said
Johnson.
For more information,
please contact the Umatilla
National Forest Office at
541-278-3716. Public-use
restrictions will be updated
on the toll-free m essage
line at 1-877-958-9663
and are also available on
line at ww w .fs.usda.gov/
umatilla/.
Local cowgirl makes
showing at nationals
The M orrow County
Court met in Heppner on
July 25 with Judge Tallman
and Commissioners Grieb
and Rea in attendance.
The city and citizen
comment period for lone/
L e x in g to n w as op en ed ,
with no one in attendance.
T he co u rt rev iew ed
and approved the second
quarter SUTA tax, payroll
payables and account pay
ables in the net total amount
o f$ 6 1 ,563.69.
Health Dept, quar
terly update: Health Dept.
Director Sherrie Smith re
view ed the C ivil Rights
Self-Assessment for Mor
row County and the desig
nation of Karen Wolff as the
Section 504 C oordinator
with the court. The court
also reviewed the Public
Health Division report for
food servers, tourist ac
commodation facilities and
school food service. Smith
reported that the remodel
ing o f the Boardman office
began on July 16. Smith
also reviewed the triennial
review exit interview that
was held in May o f 2012
and informed the court that
all deficiencies in the report
have been addressed and
resolved. Shelley W ight
inform ed the co urt that
another “Biggest Winner”
program will be starting
MONDAYS AT
5:00 P.M.
will be taken down in a
couple o f weeks. Approved
the following purchasing
pre-authorizations for the
C om puter D ept.: A new
GIS905 replacement server
for $9,749.98, Backup soft
ware for the new server for
$1,891.70 and a warranty
extension for the Irrigon
server for $1,549.96. The
court approved an O rder
designating the Heppner
Gazette-Times for the pub
lication of the 2012 Morrow
C ounty foreclosure list.
The court review ed and
approved by consensus to
accept the $300,262 for the
Secure Rural Schools and
Community Self Determi
nation Act. The distribu
tion o f these funds will
be determ ined later. The
court approved a Resolu
tion transferring $7,500
from Contingency to Capi
tal Outlay to pay for an air
condition unit used to cool
the telephone system and
computer server room at the
911 Emergency Center.
Various correspondenc
es and upcoming meeting
notices were reviewed and
discussed.
A nyone w ho w ould
like to be placed on the list
to receive county minutes,
contact Karen Wolff at 541-
676-5620.
Boardman city hall
welcomes two new faces
B oardm an City Hall
has two new em ployees.
Toni Connell was recently
hired as the city’s building
clerk and Keri Jarmer was
hired as the c ity ’s code
compliance officer.
Connell was hired in
April, and works full-time
as the city’s building clerk.
Her responsibilities include
selling building perm its,
record keeping o f all build
ing plans and reviews, and
preparing state and local
m onthly rep o rts. She is
cross-trained in the u til
ity department to assist the
utility clerk with her duties.
She resides in Boardman
with her husband Mike.
Jarm er was hired in
Blake Greenup rounds a pole during the pole-bending competition at the National High School
Finals Rodeo in Rock Springs, WY recently. Greenup, a sophomore at Heppner High School, July, and works full-time as
ended 24* out of 200 in the nation in the national pole-bending competition, as well as winning the city’s code compliance
her 11* performance with a time of 20.704. -Contributedphoto
official. Her responsibilities
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the later part o f A ugust.
W ight also inform ed the
court that cases o f the STD
Chlamydia are continuing
to increase in the county,
with 19 cases reported in
2009 and 16 cases reported
in the first half o f 2012.
C o n tracts: Reviewed
and approved an am end
ment to Grant Agreement
#136242 with the State of
Oregon for the My Future
My C hoice program for
an increase o f funding in
the amount o f $1,350.00.
The court approved a Per-
sonal/Professional Service
C ontract w ith M ike and
Terry Todd for services at
the OHV Park. The court
approved a Personal/Pro-
fessional Service Contract
with JLC Contracting, Inc.
for fence construction as
needed through April 15,
2015. The court reviewed
and app ro v ed a M em o
randum o f Understanding
with Eastern Oregon Co
ordinated Care Organiza
tion (CCO) for the Local
M ental Health Authority
(LMHA).
The court conducted
the fo llow ing b u sin ess:
Authorized Karen Wolff,
E x ecu tiv e S ecretary, to
sign off on the title for the
car that has already been
delivered to State Surplus,
as well as the vehicle that
Boardman City hall welcomes new employees Toni Connell
(L), Building Clerk, and Keri Jarm er (R), Code Compliance
Official. -Contributedphoto
include m aintaining the
c ity ’s dog licensing pro-
gram , im pounding stray
dogs and sending out re-
m inders to residents on
code issues on their prop-
erties. Jarm er c u rre n tly
resides in lone, but plans
to move to Boardman in the
coming months,
Both ladies say they
are excited about joining
the city team and welcome
citizens o f Boardm an to
com e by and in tro d u ce
themselves.
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