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HeppnerGazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon A citation was issued for unsafe boating in the area o f Marker 40; Assisted a stranded commercial fish ing boat in the area of the Boardman Marina. Sheriff Matlack also provided and reviewed the Parole and Probation Report. The re port indicates that there are 99 individuals currently in the program. The work crew has generated the following income: City of Irrigon, $862; City of Hep pner $ 100; Morrow County Public Works, $600; for a total of $1,562. There was also income from the work the crew has been doing at Finley Butte Landfill; however, that number was not available. Public Works Report: Sandi Putman provided the court with information on the three companies that submitted qualified bids for the inspection of the clock tower on the court house. After reviewing all infor mation, the court approved the bid from the Walsh Con struction Company in the amount of $6,000. Putman informed the court that an agreement has been reached with OSU Extension and Hermiston Cleaning LLC regarding the cleaning of the Extension offices. A letter signed by each party will be provided at a later date. County Counsel Re port: County Counsel Ryan Swinbumson reported that, he is working on the agree ment for Brian Thompson to use the county’s ease ment located in the old railroad bed for the place ment of pipes to carry water to the irrigators between Heppner and Lexington. Swinbumson is also work ing on the road right-of-way issues for Cain Lane. Contracts: The court reviewed and signed an Intergovernmental Agree ment for the Sheriff’s Dept, to provide services to the City of Irrigon. The court reviewed and signed a reso lution regarding the dis tribution of the National Forest Related Safety-Net Payments. The court allo cated 12 percent of the full county payment for expen diture on Title II projects and three percent of the full county payment for expen ditures on Title III projects, rhis is the same allocation that has been used for the past several years. The court reviewed and signed the $50,000 Work and Fi nancial Plan Agreement between the county and the USDA APHIS Wild life Services for conflicts related to damage caused by predatory animals to livestock and human health and safety. The court conducted the follow ing business: Reviewed information for the NorthEast Area Com mission on Transportation (NEACT) regarding the charter renewal. After some discussion, the court agreed to increase the credit card limit (VISA) for the fol lowing: Veterans, Road Department, Public Works, Planning Department, Fair Board and Health Depart ment. This is being done to prevent the fees for tempo rary increases, and interest and late fee charges on gas cards. Various correspondenc es and upcoming meeting notices were reviewed and discussed. This information is pro vided by C om m issioner Leann Rea. Anyone who would like to receive Coun ty Court minutes, contact Karen Wolff at 541-676- 5620. -Continuedfrom PAGE ONE the existing sewer plant. The cost would be $449,000 with an additional $ 157,000 in administrative, legal and engineering fees for a total of $606,000. Inflation could drive the final price of the project to about $625,000, the engineers say. To pay for the new facility, the recom m endation was to raise Heppner’s sewer rate from $28 per month to $32 or $34 per month. The city currently has 742 paying sewer accounts. The alternative to com pletely pull out of the creek and not dump effluent in the water at all is one method more and more cities are using, said Owens. “It would be great to get out of the river. It would be expensive but a lot of cities are doing it,” he said. He gave the example of Prineville as changing to a system o f using their efflu ent for irrigation instead of dumping into a waterway, thus avoiding new DEQ ammonia regulations. For Heppner to take its effluent out of Willow Creek would be expensive and would require land on which to irrigate. At the meeting, Owens presented a map with six different sites that might be used to irri gate with affluent. He said there are currently a total of 24 acres available but the city would need 38 more to Community Bank awards $2,500 for good grades Heppner Community Bank paid $2,500 in awards to local students recently as part of the bank’s “Earn While You L earn” pro gram. This is the second year of the bank-wide program; the bank paid $6,975 in awards to more 275 stu dent-customers throughout its branches. This was an alm ost 80% increase in awards paid to students in the program ’s inaugural year. The program is d e signed to encourage stu dents in their academic success by awarding them for good grades. During the months of June and July, all Community Bank branches accepted end-of-the-year report cards from students in grades one through 12. For every top grade that appeared on the report card, Community Bank deposited $1 into their Community Bank Youth Savings Ac count. The Earn While You Learn program is an annual reward of $ 1 per top grade, up to $50 annually per stu dent, with payments given for the whole school year in June and July. WCCC Men’s Club results W aterm elon • C antaloupe • Fresh C orn All locally grown in Hermiston, pesticide free. Available at Space Age Travel Center Exit 182, 7 days a week from 9 AM - 6 PM Available May through O ctober 541-571-2515 Johnchris@finleysfreshproduce.com w w w .finleysfreshproduce.com -FIVE CITY SEWER County Court news The Morrow County Court met in Boardman on August 8 with Judge Tallman and commission ers Grieb and Rea in at tendance. The city and citizen comment period for Irrigon was opened, with no one in attendance. The court reviewed and approved the minutes for July 11, July 18 and August 1. The court also reviewed and approved the account payables in the net total amount of $216,107.54 and the void corrections to bal ance and payroll payable’s monthlies. V eteran’s Dept. Re p o rt: Veteran’s Director Linda Skendzel provided the court with the fourth quarter report, showing that she completed 55 in office interviews and one out-of-office interview and recovered $65,536 for lo cal veterans. Skendzel also discussed her need for ad ditional storage space for archived records. Sheriff Dept. Report: Sheriff Kenneth Matlack provided the court with a monthly update of activi ties. Irrigon Area: A report of a home invasion, this in vestigation is ongoing; Fire mutual aid to assist with a fire on the Army Depot; An animal complaint regarding a Chihuahua and a pit bull. When all of the facts were investigated, the owner of the pit bull decided to not sign the complaint. Board- man Area: On the Fourth of July, responded to a fight in progress at a rodeo on Pe ters Road; A report of shots fired, stolen firearms and a marijuana grow that is cur rently being investigated. Heppner Area: Recovered a stolen 16-foot flatbed trailer with a 1,000 gallon diesel tank in the Big Butter Creek area; A vehicle came down the hill and went into a pasture in the 400 S. Main St. area, no driver was around; A vehicle was falling into a sinkhole in the area of 500 N.E. Elder Street. OHVPark: Assisted with bringing a man having a heart attack to the OHV Park, where he was met by the ambulance for trans portation. M arine Call: Wednesday, August 15,2012 On Sunday, August 12, 20 men played in the regu lar morning play. Winners were: Gross: 1", Ron Bow man, 63; 2nd, Don Eaves, 66; 3rd, Dave Allstott, 67. Net: 1“, Dave Mitchell, 53; 2nd, Rick Britt, 54; 3rd (tie), Ralph Walker and John Mc Cabe, 58. Least putts: Don Eaves. Special Events: KP 4/13, John McCabe; KP 2nd shot 6/15, Larry Runyon. Next Sunday will be the men's two player “shoot out” with Dave Allstott, Dave Gunderson and Gary Watkins in charge. Plastic and Aluminum Signs Heppner Gazette Times 541 - 676-9228 make the plan feasible. The was reported. The owner city would store the effluent advised it was not run all winter and then irrigate ning and it was going to be all summer. moved to get fixed. “Prineville is putting in A person reported loud a wetland, but you do not music com ing from ve have a lot of land available,” hicles on a regular basis. Owens told the council. Contact was made with the After discussion, the offenders. council voted to go with the MCSO received a re engineers’ recommenda port o f kids being loud, tion to build a new facility, playing, after hours. and the plan will now be There were four code submitted to DEQ for ap enforcement calls pertain proval. ing to garbage and debris. In other action at the Two barking dog com meeting, Mayor Paustian plaints were received. read a letter from newly- Two calls were received hired city manager Kim regarding loose horses. Cutsforth. Cutsforth, who An abandoned vehicle was not in attendance at the was reported. It was parked meeting, takes over the job at the location for one day, from retiring city manager and moved by the owner. Dave DeMayo next month, Theft Complaints and her letter explained A resident reported they how she would now handle had prescription medication her H eppner real estate stolen from their residence business H eritage Land in June. Company. A flatbed trailer was Cutsforth said she is reported stolen. turning over operation of Four com plaints o f the business to JoyceKay fraud were reported and Hollomon, owner of Wil are under investigation. low Creek Realty, also of MCSO received a call Heppner. Cutsforth said regarding a person taking Hollomon would now be property from a residence. principal broker at Heritage It was determined the per and that two new agents, son was married to the other whom she did not name, resident and it was a civil would also be w orking issue. there. One agent is acti MCSO received a re vating a license and an port of a gas drive off. other is obtaining a license, A person reported a Cutsforth said. theft of a license plate. The The council heard a license plate was located on report on the St. Patrick’s the roadway. Senior Center from admin All Other istrator Judy Buschke. Ajuvenile reported be Buschke said the hous ing assaulted by her parent. ing authority has signed It was determined to be a one-year contract with unfounded. C ascad e M an ag em en t A person reported kids Company, which had been climbing through a win managing the facility on a dow of a residence. It was five-year contract, which determined one of the kids expired. The housing au lived at the residence and thority has not always been all was fine. happy with Cascade’s per Ajuvenile was shot in formance, but has had trou the finger by a friend play ble finding a replacement. ing with a BB gun. Buschke said Cascade A juvenile was report will charge 9.5 percent of ed to be unsupervised. A gross revenue from the deputy contacted the grand senior apartments for man mother, who was supposed agement fees. She added to be watching the child and that with the recent elec was advised to keep a better trical rate increase from watch on the child. Columbia Basin Electric An intoxicated person the center will probably end was yelling and kicking a up raising rents. Electricity, business door. The adult water, garbage and sewer was contacted and tres have been on the increase passed from the business. and are all included in ten A domestic dispute was ant rents. reported. It was determined She was to speak to to be a verbal argument and tenants on Tuesday about a civil issue over custody of the possibility of increasing a child. rents. All the apartments are A mental patient was currently rented, she said. leaving notes at a local Sheriff’s Report for July business. The patient was 2012 trespassed from the busi Traffic ness. There were five traf Ajuvenile was cited for fic stops, resulting in one shooting out a car window arrest. and two house windows Two m inor tra ffic with a BB gun. crashes were reported. A vehicle hood was Some juveniles were damaged. w arned for riding their A fight in progress was bicycles and not watching reported. When the deputies arrived the involved parties for traffic. Code Enforcement had separated. Four loose animal calls An adult female was were reported, resulting in arrested for possession of two cats being transported methamphetamine, harass to Pet Rescue and two cita ment and endangering the welfare of a minor. tions being issued. An abandoned vehicle Bank o f First-time home buyer? Take the bull by the horns & come see us today. You’ll be glad you did. 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