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EIGHT - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 26, 2012 Chamber Chatter IEF dinner sees good turnout A capacit\ crowd enjoys the steak and salmon dinner at the annual lone Kducation Foundation dinner on Sept. 22 at the lone l.egion Hall. -Photo hy David Sykes , NRCS announces funding for private forest landowners Non-industrial private forest landowners located in the Blakes Ranch and Pen land Lake areas can apply for financial assis tance to help protect their property from the threat of wildfire and increase over all forest health. Property owners interested in finan cial and technical assistance for conservation measures on their forestlands have until Oct. 31 to apply for Environmental Quality In centives Program (EQ1P) funding for federal fiscal % J ye» 2013. “ EQIP is a voluntary conservation program that offers financial assistance to landowners to improve and enhance the condition of water, soil, wildlife habitat and other natural resources on their private working lands,” says Kacee Lathrop, NRCS District Conserva tionist. fhe U SD A -N atural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) accepts applications for EQIPyear- round. Funding decisions, however, are made at cutoff points during the year, with the current ranking period closing on Oct. 31 for Mor row County. Applications that ad dress local conservation priorities are evaluated and ranked for funding. The number o f applications accepted will be based on ranking and available fund ing. Conservation priorities in Morrow County for the F3 lakes Ranch and PenJand Lake areas include prac tices such as thinning and slash treatment. I n te r e s te d p a r tie s should stop by the Hep pner USDA-NRCS service center located at 430 Lin den Way in 1 leppner or call 541-676-5021 x 113. A dditional inform a tion about EQ1P. including local ranking information, enrollment requirements and program pay ments, can also be found on the Oregon NRCS web site at http:// www.or.nrcs.usda.gov. Boardman Willow Run Golf Club: Willow Run Golf Club is open for businesses. After the devastating fire on Fri day, Sept. 7, that took their home and club house, they have made a tem porary club house so people can continué to g o lf in this beautiful fall weather. Rod and Kenna appreciate all the support you can give them as they rebuild. B oardm an Tillicum Club to host Cinnamon Roll Sale: The Boardman Tillicum Club is starting their fall fundraising with a cinnamon roll sale. They will have 50 dozen rolls for sale at $10 a dozen. Stop by on Sept. 29 starting at 9 a.m. in the Chevron parking lot to get your dozen before they are all gone. They will be there until the very last dozen is sold. All proceeds from fundraisers go for scholarships, the Easter egg hunt, benevolence requests and other worthy causes. Step Out Walk for Dia betes: ConA gra Foods- Lamb Weston challenges the businesses of our com munity to put a team to gether to participate in a fundraiser for the American Diabetes Association. On Sept. 29, they will host a 5K walk at the Boardman Ma rina Park with registration at 8:45 a.m. and the walk at 9 a.m. Each walker is asked to donate $25; participants will receive a t-shirt at the end of the walk. Call Tina Livingston at 541 -481 -8216 or Yvette Medelez at 541 - 481-6900, ext 67309 for more information. Clean Up Boardman Day: Make sure you are gathering your team to help with the Boardman Clean- Up Day on Saturday, Sept. 29, from 8 a.m. till noon, with the starting location at the Boardman City Park. We will be cleaning up trash at several locations around town. So find your DA’s Report work gloves, organize your team members and join us in making Boardman look much cleaner. The organization with the most volunteer hours will receive $100; second place, $75 and third place, $50. Call the cham ber with ques tions. Senior Breakfast: Sat urday, Oct. 6, the Boardman Senior Center will hold their monthly community breakfast from 7:30- 10:30 a.m. Breakfast is just $5. Boardman Quilt Show: The eighth annual quilt show will be held Oct. 12- 13 at the Port of Morrow Riverfront Center. Hours are 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Admis sion is $3 Chamber Board Elec tions: The Board of Direc tors will have two positions open for terms serving from January 2013 thru Decem ber 2015. If you are inter ested and would like more information, let the cham ber know. The election will be in November. Facebook: Go to our Facebook page and like us. At Boardman Chamber you'll find updates on com munity events. Heppner Thursday, Oct. 11: The Heppner Chamber will be hold a candidates forum, moderated by Bill Kuhn, during its regular lunch meeting. The forum will cover the following posi tions: M orrow County Commissioner; Umatilla/ Morrow County Circuit Court Judge; and Oregon State Senate District #29. RSVPs for lunch are re quired. Saturday, Nov. 3: Ar- tifactory Craft Fair, spon sored by the St. Patrick Senior Center, will be held on Saturday, Nov. 3, from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Contact the senior center to reserve a table/space at 541-676- 9030. * M orrow C ounty D istrict A ttorney Justin Nelson has released the following report: -S o n n y J a m e s P hipps, 26, w as found guilty o f probation viola tion; probation was revoked and the defendant given 2 months prison time with 12 months post-prison supervi sion and no credit for time served. The sentence is to run concurrent with another sentence. -S o n n y J a m e s Phipps, 26, was found guilty to one count of possession o f m etham phetam ine, a Class C felony, and sen tenced to 90 days jail time with credit for time served and one year post-prison su pervision. The defendant’s drivers license was also suspended for six months. Total fines, fees and assess ments were $530. -Brian lee lronbear, 41, was found guilty o f one count each of resisting arrest, a Class A misde meanor, and harassment, a class B misdemeanor. For the first count, 150 days of 180 days jail time was sus pended and the defendant given 30 days jail time with credit for time served and 36 months bench probation; probation included alcohol evaluation and 60 hours community service. For the second count, 90 days jail time was suspended and the defendant sentenced to 36 months bench proba tion; probation conditions included a written apology to the victim and 20 hours community service. Fines, fees and assessments to taled $940. TOWN HALL -Continuedfrom PAGE ONE Buehler says he be sure. In 2010, he succeeded lieves in using his position in getting all 90 of as head of the Cor the Oregon legisla poration Division tors to disclose their to activ ely seek PERS membership new b u sin e sse s statu s. That had and employers for never been done Oregon, and to as before. sist them with navi Re c u rren tly Sec. o f State gating government has a lawsuit pend candidate red tape. Buehler ing in the Oregon Knute invites the public Court o f Appeals Buehler to come and ask in which he is chal questions about his lenging the right candidacy. o f judges who are PERS The town hall is being members to decide PERS sponsored by the Willow cases. Creek Tea Party Patriots. Over the Tee Cup A sunny, warm day greeted the 11 ladies who took to the field at Willo>v Creek Country Club on Sept. 18. Pat Edmundson had low gross of the field, Ann Elgin had low net and Eva Kilkenny had the least putts. For flight A, Virginia Grant had the low gross, Sarah Rucker had low net, Pat Edmundson had the long drive and Sarah Rucker had K.P. On flight B, Darcee Mitchell had low gross and Carri Grieb had low net. Bernice Lott and Lor- rene Montgomery tied for low gross on flight C. Jackie Allstott had low net, Jill Miller had least putts and K.P., and Ann Elgin had the long drive. Champion; Cookies (Bar, Drop, No Bake), Blue/ Champion; Junior Snack Contest, NS; Junior Table S etting, NS; P hotogra phy, Nature-Animals, Jr., NS; Photography, Nature- Plants, Jr., NS. C o rrea, M ak en zie: M arket Hog, Blue; Se nior Judging, Blue; Swine Herdsmanship, Blue; Swine Showmanship, Sr., Blue; Lamb Fitting Contest, NS. Crum, Gracie: Cloth ing Basic Skills Level 1, NS; Fashion Revue, Ready to, Blue; Clothing Begin ner Button Sewing, NS; Clothing Basic Skills Level 1 - Creativity, NS; Cloth ing Judging contest, NS; Clothing Basic Skills Level 1- Garment, NS; Clothing Basic Skills Level 1 - Items for, Blue/Reserve; Cloth ing Basic Skills Level 1 - Hands, Blue/Reserve. Currin, Jacee: Sheep Herdsmanship, Blue; Lamb Fitting Contest, NS; Pho tography, Nature - A ni mals, Jr., NS; Market Lamb, Blue; Junior Judging, Blue; Junior Sheep Showman ship, Blue. Currin, Kolby: Market Lamb, Blue/Reserve; In termediate Judging, Blue; Sheep Showmanship, Int., B lue/C ham pion; Sheep Herdsmanship, Blue; Mar ket Lamb, Blue/Champion; Lamb Fitting Contest, NS. Davis, Blake: Market Hog, Blue; Swine Herds manship, Blue; Beginner Swine, Blue. Davis, Brodie: Market Hog, NS; Swine Herdsman ship, Blue; Swine Show manship, Sr., Blue; Market Hog, Blue. Dunn, Alaxandria: Pho tography, Scavenger Hunt, Int., Blue; Photography, Nature - Animals, Int., Blue/ Champion; Presentations, Individual Illustrated Talk, Int., NS; Food, Beginning Division, Cooked, Blue/ Reserve; Photography, Ar chitectural, Int., NS; Art, Line Drawing, Int., NS; Photography, Other inter esting subject, Int., Blue; Art, Painting on pourous surface, Red; Art, Func tional item, Int., Red. Dunn, Lina: Art, Line and Shaded combo, Jr., NS; Art, Acrylic painting, Jr NS; Art, Wearable Accessory, Jr., NS; Art, Painting on porous sur face, Red; Food, Beginning Division, Cooked, Blue/ Reserve; Photography, Na ture - Animals, Jr., NS; Photography, Scavenger Hunt, Jr., Blue. Durfey, Dakota: Junior Swine Showmanship, Blue; Market Hog, NS; Market Hog, Blue. 2012 Morrow County Fair 4-H Results A large group of tal ented 4-H members partici pated in the 2012 Morrow County Fair. A continuation of results, in alphabetical order, is as follows. (Edi tor !v note: Due to space constraints, this is a con tinuation o f list begun in the last edition o f the Gazette; the remaining results will be published in future edi tions..) Cannon, Trent: Swine Herdsmanship, Blue; Mar ket Hog. Blue; Swine Show manship, Sr., Blue. Carlson. Julianne: Spe cialty Yeast Bread, Blue/ Champion; Photography, Texture, Sr.. Blue/Cham- pion; C lothing Judging contest, Blue/Champion; Clothing Advanced Skills Levels 7/8/9, Blue/Champi on; Art. Water Color, Tem pera, Blue/Champion; Art, Other three-dimensional work, Sr., Blue/Champion; Art. Oil painting, Sr., Blue; Clothing Advanced Skills Levels 7/8/9, Blue/Cham pion; Clothing Advanced Skills Levels 7/8/9, NS; Fashion Revue, Sr., Blue/ Champion; Senior My Fa vorite Outfit, Blue; Senior Wheat & You, NS; Swine Showmanship, Sr., Blue/ Reserve; Yeast Bread (al ternative grain), Blue; Yeast Bread (plain dough). Blue; Yeast Bread (using Bread), NS; Yeast Bread (using special), Blue/Champion; Food Prep, Sr., Blue/Cham pion; Senior Foods Judg ing. Blue/Reserve; Phase 6 Knitting with Needles, Blue/Champion; Photog raphy, Architectural, Sr., Blue/Champion; Photogra phy. Landscape, Sr., Blue/ Champion; Swine Breeds, Crossbred, February Gilt, Blue; Baked Pie C rust Phase 7-9, NS; M arket Hog, Blue. Carter, Austin: Inter m ediate Judging, Blue; Market Hog, Blue; Swine Herdsmanship, Blue; Swine Showmanship, Int., Blue. Carter, Tyler: Junior Swine Showmanship, Blue; Swine Herdsmanship, Blue; Junior Judging, Blue; Mar ket Hog, Blue. Case, Courtny: Sheep Showmanship, Int., Blue; Market Lamb. NS; Interme diate Judging, Blue; Market Lamb, Blue; Sheep Breeds, Dorset, Spring Ewe Lamb. NS; Lamb Fitting Contest, Blue; Sheep Herdsmanship, Blue. Case, Devin: Junior Overwhelmed with leftovers? Judging, Blue; Lamb Fitting Contest, Blue; Market Hog, Blue; Swine Herdsmanship, Blue; Junior Swine Show m anship, Blue; M arket Hog, NS. Collins, Maggie: Fash ion Revue, Sr., Blue/Re serve; Senior My Favorite Outfit, Blue/Reserve; Swine Herdsmanship. Blue; Swine Showmanship, Sr., Blue; Market Hog , Blue; In dividual Demonstration, Sr., NS; Senior Judging, Blue; Fashion Revue, Blue/ Champion. Collins, Patrick: Swine Showmanship, Int., Blue; Swine Herdsmanship, Blue; Intermediate Judging, Blue; Market Hog, Blue. Combe, Madison: Ju nior Fashion Revue, NS; Fashion Revue, Ready to, NS; Photography, Texture, Jr., NS; Photography, Peo ple, Jr, Blue/Champion; Photography, Texture, Jr, Blue/Champion; Photog raphy, Still Life, Jr, Blue/ FOR YOUR COLLEGE STUDENT! Paint d ro p -o ff sites in yo ur area: MORROW C O U N TY NORTH TRANSFER STATION 69900 FRONTAGE LANE BOARDMAN, OR Sat-Sun 9-4 Phone (541)989-9500 Recycle with PaintCare® Do you know what to do with leftover paint? When yoCi have paint to recycle, simply take it to any of our drop-off sites You're done. We'll take it from there. MORROW C O U N TY SOUTH TRANSFER STA TIO N . 57185 HWY 74 LEXINGTON, OR With PaintCare. recycling unwanted paint is simple and convenient When you buy a gallon of new paint. $0.75 of the purchase price funds recycling for all leftover p a m t-w h e th e r it's from last month or the last century. 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