FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 29,2012
Open Class winners at the
Morrow County Fair
Sweepstakes winners
in each department received
a gift certificate to use at
any Morrow County busi
ness. Adults received $25,
kids $15. Winners in each
category were as follows:
Fruits: Ed Struthers
V eg etab les: K evin
Murray
F lo w e rs : S h e rro n
Woods i de
C lo th in g : B ab ette
Wall
Q u ilts : K a th e rin e
Sparks
Canning: Ruth Beagle
Food: Bonnie Wen-
berg
Arts: Orissa Burghard
Photography: Jazette
Dunn
Crafts: Richard Jones
Kids 3-6: Katie Spiv
ey
Superkids 7-9: Shaylyn
Deloach
Juniors 10-13: Onna
Deloach
Morrow County Cre
ative Arts Awards were also
given in the arts and crafts
categories. Winners were:
Art: Orissa Burghard
Crafts: Richard Jones
Several special awards
were given in the flowers
division. Winners of those
awards were:
Best Horticulture, pre
sented by Heppner Garden
Club: Gene Jepsen
Best Arrangement, pre-
sented by Heppner Garden
Club: Sherron Woodside
Most Blue Ribbons,
presented by Heppner Gar
den Club: Terry Tallman
Jane Rawlins Memo
rial, presented by Morrow
County Fair Board: Morgan
Correa
The W heat L eague
Cake contest featuring
Chocolate Zucchini Cake,
sponsored by the Morrow
County Wheat Growers,
was won by Paul Keefer;
he will receive $35. Sec
ond place ($25) was won
by Peggy Fishburn and
third place ($15) was won
byBetty Christman. This
year there were 10 Wheat
League Cake contestants.
The W heat League
Harvest Picture contest was
won by Eric Jepsen; Tina
Palmer came in second.
Both will go on to compete
in the state-wide contest.
The M ike A rm ato
Bread Baking C ontest,
sponsored by the Armato
family, was won by Lynne
Uitto, who will received
$35 for her un-ending quest
for the perfect loaf of bread.
Second place was Martha
Munkers; she will receive
$15 from the family.
The winner of the Bob’s
Best Home-Baked Bread
Contest this year is Joyce
Mason with her Pumpkin
Hazelnut Yeast Bread. For
the w inning recipe, she
received a $ 100 gift card re
deemable for merchandise
through Bob’s Red Mill
mail order and shipping or
shopping and dining expe
rience at the Whole Grain
Store and Visitors’ Center.
Second place received a
$50 gift card; that honor
went to Martha Munkers
w ith her Grandma’s Oat
meal Bread recipe. Julianne
Carlson received a $25 gift
card for her Graham Break
recipe.
Ma k e n z i e Rose
Bossham from Boardman
won first place in the adult
division by perform ing
Nothing Better to Do by
LeAnn Rimes; she received
$75 and will represent Mor
row County at the State
Fair on Sunday, Sept. 2.
Also going to state fair is
Michelle Vanessa Schmidt
from Hood River; she won
in the youth division by
tap dancing to Hey Soul
Sister. In the adult division,
Ajih and D.J. Flip received
$50 for second, and Drew
Johnson won $25 for third
place. In the youth division
(10-17), second place was
Cara Arbogast and Morgan
Burch; they received $10
each. Third place went to
Madison Combe; she re
ceived $ 10.
ROUND-UP PRINCESS
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Up royalty.
“ 1 dreamed about it
(being on the court) since
watching the Round-Up
when 1 was little and watch
ing the girls jump the fence.
I always thought it would
be a great experience,” says
Hughes.
Now that she is finally
on the court, she says it is
everything she dreamed.
“It’s really great feel
ing; we've gotten to jump
the fence in practice a few
tim es, and I can ’t wait
till all the people are in
the stands,” Hughes says.
“T hat’s the main reason
1 did this, and it’s going
to be the highlight of my
summer.”
Hughes will ride two
different horses for the
duration of the Round-Up.
One is Sammy, a chestnut
mare. The other is Harriet,
a sorrel mare. Both are her
own horses.
“ My fam ily raised
both of them, so they’ve
they’ve been alive,” she
says.
W hile sh e’s certain
jumping the fence will be
her favorite part o f the
Round-Up court experi
ence, Hughes says she also
enjoyed traveling to rodeos
in places like Reno and
Cheyenne to represent the
Pendleton Round-Up.
“We’re very proud of
her, she’s done a great job
representing Pendleton and
the area,” says mother An
gie Hughes. “We’ve had a
lot of fun getting to spend
the summer with her.”
Other court members
are Queen Alex Feather-
stone and fellow princesses
Kymee Braseth, Brittany
Doherty and Katie Harris.
The court will reign over
the 102nd Pendleton Round-
Up the second full week in
September. Once the final
Saturday of the Round-Up
wraps up, though, Hughes'
duties as Round-Up prin
cess will end and normal
Jessica Hughes
County Court news
The Morrow County
Court met in Heppner on
August 22 with Judge Tall
man and Commissioners
Grieb and Rea in atten
dance.
The city and citizen
comment period for lone/
Lexington was opened,
with no one in attendance.
The court reviewed and
approved the minutes for
August 15. The court also
review ed and approved
the account payables in
the net total amount o f
$107,384.95.
R oad D ept.: Sandi
Putman reported that part
of the crew was working on
the removal of some poplar
trees in the area of Kunze
Lane and Olson Road. One
tree had fallen and there
were at least four others that
were causing concerns.
Soil Water Conserva
tion Dist.: Janet Greenup
reported that they need two
individuals from the north
end of the county to run
for open positions on the
SWCD Board.
W olf D e p re d a tio n
Committee: The court re
viewed the applications of
interest to serve on the Dep
redation Committee and
named Pachy Bums (sheep
producer) and Robert Ma
honey (cattle producer) to
the committee to represent
producers. The court also
appointed Jean Cassidy as
a supporter for coexistence
with wolves. There is still
an opening for someone
else to serve in this capac
ity. Once the committee
is formed, they will name
the two business/commu-
nity representatives for the
committee. All applications
received will be retained
in the event an alternate is
needed.
Public Hearing: The
public hearing was opened
and the court declared that
there was no conflict of
interest, with one ex parte
contact declaration made.
Ms. Wolff provided the
staff report and the court’s
questions were answered.
Proponents: Gerald Arn-
son, Norman Hutsell and
Tom Wolff, representing
the Heppner Fire District,
spoke in favor of annex
ing the Blake Ranch and
surrounding area into the
life will continue. She says
she will resume classes at
BMCC a week after the
Round-Up ends, continuing
her path toward a degree in
elementary education. She
hopes to become a kinder
garten teacher.
For now, though, she
is giving her all to her role
as rodeo royalty, an inspi
ration to future genera
tions who will kindle their
own dreams of jumping the
fence as a part of one of
the most famous rodeos in
Blue Mountain Com
America.
munity College will offer
a series of retirement plan
ning and investment classes
in Heppner this fall.
The series is being of
fered in September and will
meet at the Pettyjohn Build
for all the hard work and ing at 430 West Linden Way
relief they provide in the in Heppner. ITie classes will
community, as well as an be held from 7 p.m. to 8:30
nouncing a donation to p.m. on three Mondays in
Agape House to support
its efforts to provide goods
and services to community
members in need.
sure checks from Good
Shepherd Medical Center.
Additionally, the fun will
include food, games, mu
sic and prizes for all who
attend.
Fam ilyC are will be
honoring the Agape House
theft of services and crimi
nal mischief in the second
degree, all Class A misde
meanors. For each count,
the sentence of 180 days in
carceration was suspended
and the defendant given
a row: Investment Basics,
September 10; Retirement
Basics, September 17; and
Retirement Income Plan
ning, September 24.
The courses are intend
ed to help attendees gain the
skills to estimate how much
money they need to retire,
learn how to create retire
ment goals, review invest
ment basics and more. The
instructor is Rita Van Schoi-
ack, a financial advisor who
is owner of Blue Mountain
Investment Management.
The classes are free
and include a workbook.
Advance registration is
required. Call Anne Morter
at 541-422-7040 or e-mail
her at amorter@bluecc.edu.
Students may also register
online at www.bluecc.edu.
Rhea Creek watershed
assessment planned
DA’s Report
M orrow C ounty
D istrict A ttorney Justin
Nelson has released the
following report:
-Stephen Jeremiah
Bow les, 34, was found
guilty of two counts each of
can contact one o f their
county commissioners and
see if they are willing to
work with Morrow County
for the betterment o f all
concerned with activities
on the Bombing Range.
McLane stated that she is
working on three different
energy projects. McLane
then discussed the possibil
ity of contracting with Lori
Timmons (previous asso
ciate planner) to work on
some of the ongoing proj
ects in the planning office.
The commissioners stated
they would think about the
proposal, but no decision
will be made until fall tax
payments start arriving.
C ontracts: The court
reviewed and approved a
sub-award amendment to
the contract with Oregon
Health & Science U ni
versity and the Morrow
County Health Dept, for
the CaCoon program for
the period of 10/1 /2012 thru
9/20/2013 in the amount
o f $8,062.84. The court
discussed the proposed
amendment to the Umatilla
Basin Water Commission
IGA. It was reported that
the CTUIR had requested
some changes; therefore,
no action should be taken
at this time.
The court conducted
the following business: The
court had a general discus
sion regarding the hiring
freeze that was enacted in
2011. It was the court’s
decision that if a current
employee retires or quits,
that position cannot be
filled without the prior ap
proval of the county court.
The court reviewed the
legal description and loca
tion on maps of two 40-acre
parcels that are land-locked.
The court then declared the
parcels as “surplus” and
will notify the assessor to
put a value on them so they
can be sold at auction.
Various correspondenc
es and upcoming meeting
notices were reviewed and
discussed.
This information is be
ing provided by Commis
sioner Leann Rea. Anyone
who would like to receive
county court minutes, con
tact Karen Wolff at 541 -
676-5620.
BMCC offers retirement
planning, investment classes
Community health fair
scheduled in Hermiston
Fam ilyC are H ealth
Plans will host its fifth an
nual Community Health
Fair on Saturday, Aug. 25,
from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at
McKenzie Park in Herm
iston.
The free health fair will
feature free blood pres
Heppner Rural Fire District.
Opponents: Dan Headding
requested that the annexa
tion be continued to see if
a contract for fire control
could be worked out with
the City of Heppner or the
Black Mt. Water District.
Rebuttal: Paul Jolly, presi
dent of the Black Mt. Water
Dist., stated that the Water
Dist. does not have the au
thority to provide fire pro
tection. Rusty Estes stated
that the City of Heppner’s
Fire Dept, cannot leave
the City of Heppner, only
the Rural Fire Dept, can
respond to fires within the
fire district outside of the
city limits. Nancy Amson
stated that all requirements
for the annexation had been
met and it would benefit
all residents of the Blake
Ranch. Norman Hutsell
stated that he had spoken
with the Mayor of Heppner
and he was told the city
could not provide fire pro
tection outside of the city
limits. Decision: After the
public hearing was closed
and qualifications to move
forward were verified, the
court approved the annexa
tion of the Blake Ranch
area. The Order will be
prepared and signed at the
court’s Sept. 5 meeting.
P lanning Dept. Re
port: Carla McLane, Plan
ning Director, provided the
court with an update on the
status of the LRA $500,000
preliminary redevelopment
grant that was submitted in
early August. This grant
would assist with the clo
sure o f the Army Depot.
There will be exceptions
to several state planning
goals that will need to be
addressed. The court dis
cussed who will serve as the
fiscal agent for the grant. No
decision was made at this
time. The status of the JMA
with the City of Irrigon was
discussed. It was decided to
wait for a response from the
city before taking any other
actions. McLane reported
on the agenda for the up
coming meeting with Sena
tor Wyden’s staff. McLane
stated that she had made
contact with Island County,
WA (Whidby Island) and
had received a very cold
reception. McLane will
now attempt to see if she
four years bench probation.
Conditions o f probation
include 60 hours commu
nity service and a written
apology to the victim.Total
fines, fees and assessments
were $2,202.
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The Morrow Soil &
Water Conservation Dis
trict (SWCD) has begun a
watershed assessment on
upper Rhea Creek.
The assessm ent in
cludes public and private
lands from Ruggs to the
top of the watershed in the
forested area. Landown
er agreements have been
mailed to all private land-
owners requesting permis
sion to collect data or cross
private property to collect
data. Granting permission
is up to the landowner.
The data being collected
includes existing plants—
trees, shrubs, grasses, inva
sives; previously completed
practices—fencing, spring
developments, culverts, ju
niper removal; and riparian
condition-existing plants,
percentage of shade.
This will be a multi
year project with the pur
pose of assisting Morrow
If you or someone you know has a gambling problem,
help is available and that help Is FREE of charge.
If Y O U have a family mem ber who suffers from
gambling addiction, Y O U can also receive F R E E treat
ment even if the gambler is not receiving treatment
If you are a resident of Morrow County and you wish
to take advantage of the services above or desire more
information, Please call any of the following numbers
to set up a L O C A L appointment or just to talk:
Bobby Harris <B 541-676-9925 or 541-256-0175
Community Counseling Solutions (C C S ) @ 541-676-9161
O R 1 -877-695-4648 (1 -8 8 8 -M Y L IM IT)
SWCD to prioritize our
focus for grants and other
funding opportunities. Col
lecting this data will also
assist private landow n
ers in complying with the
Willow Creek Ag Water
Quality Management Area
Plan originally approved
in 2003.
Landowners are encour
aged to call Morrow SWCD
at 541 -676-5452 with ques
tions or concerns.
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