SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 10,2012
CITY COUNCIL
-Continuedfrom PAGE ONE council.
Following last month’s
council meeting, where
a citizen came and said
he confronted an archery
hunter about using the free
water, and asking him if it
was fair, the city installed
the meter and also put out
a donation box at the water
fill-up site. It was reported
Monday night that about
$50 in donations had been
taken in from hunters at the
donation box. It was also
pointed out that the dona-
tion box is well secured
and the money is picked
up daily.
In other hunter discus-
sions, the council talked
about possibly emptying
the hunter garbage dump-
ster on a more regular basis,
A dumpster placed at Hep-
pner City Park prov ides a
place for hunters to dump
trash on their way out of
town. The dumpster has
been overflowing and the
council discussed more
frequent emptying, or plac-
ing a second dumpster in
the area.
.
T he c o u n c il a lso
learned that some individu-
als are taking trash out of
the dumpster, spreading it
around, and going through
the garbage apparently to
collect cans to turn in for
deposits, thus leaving a
mess in the area.
In other business, the
counciI heard a report on the
Walla Walla-based advertis-
ing agency AML which the
city, in conjunction with
Irrigon and Boardman, had
earlier hired to do a $15,000
advertising campaign for
the county. Heppner City
Manager Kim Cutsforth
said a special meeting had
been held to discuss AMI
(formerly Artifx Media)
and its advertising program.
and she has now set a time
limit to meet with owner
Jeff Wright to discuss the
ad campaign.
Cutsforth said the city
wants to talk about their ac-
count. The cities have only
paid for one half the price of
a web site AMI produced,
The site cost $3,000, and
the three cities have only
paid $500 each.
“I suggest we bench-
mark our next payment as
a payment for the website
design and show it paid in
full,” Cutsforth said in her
report to the council. “This
will make us the legal own-
ers of this site.” She also
suggested that the city be
made administrators of the
site and insist on proof that
the city owns the domain
name before any additional
payment are rendered. Later
in the meeting, city attorney
Philip Spicerkuhn said he
had spent some legal time
on AMI.
“AMI has not been
paying their bill regarding
their web site,” he told the
In other action, the
council voted because of
Veterans Day to hold their
November monthly meet-
ing a week later, on Mon
day, Nov. 19, beginning at
7 p.m.
The council heard from
Cutsforth on the Port of
Morrow project funding.
“We met with Ferguson
(Engineering)—the current
budget will most likely
allow us to complete the
following projects: Quaid
St. drainage and infrastrpc-
ture upgrades including
sidewalks from Main St.
to the grade school, side-
walk and road improve-
ment from Court St. down
Hager St. along the new
park, sidewalk and foot-
bridge improvement from
Main St. by the library to
the grade school to include
an ‘amphitheater,’ Center
St. im provem ents from
Gale to Main. Gale St.
improvements and side-
walk ADA compliance. We
expect these projects to be
ready to bid January 2013,”
Cutsforth told the council,
Cutsforth also said the
new “Lover’s Lane” bridge
behind the bowling alley
across the creek to Court
Street is also scheduled to
be completed,
C utsforth also gave
an update on the city ’s
efforts to change its efflu-
ent discharge from Wil-
low Creek to irrigated land
around Heppner. She said
a meeting between the city,
Anderson Perry Engineer-
ing and local landowners
who irrigate, to discuss the
possibility of the city tying
into the land owners'irriga-
tion project with city waste
water showed that the costs
“could be prohibitive.”
She added that the city
has also approached the
Port of Morrow about us-
ing port property for stor-
age ponds, thus bypassing
Willow Creek and avoid-
ing a costly upgrade to
the sewer plant aimed at
reducing ammonia levels
in the city’s treated effluent
that presently gets dumped
into the creek. Anderson
Perry earlier estimated it
may cost the city more
than $600,000 to upgrade
the sewer plant and corn-
ply with new Department
o f Environmental Quality
regulations regarding am-
monia discharge. Cutsforth
said that discussions to
move to a new discharge
method are “ongoing.”
In other action, the
council issued a perm it
to Richard Paris o f 315
Water St. to keep a goat
on his property. Paris evi-
dently asked if it was okay
with neighbors, who said
it was.
The council received
the following sherifFs re-
port:
FLU SHOTS
Thursday October 11, 2012 at
Heppner City Hall
8:30 AM - 7:00 PM
Monday October 15th 2012 at
Morrow County Health Department in Boardman
9:00 to 12:30 and 1:00 to 7:00
Everyone can get their flu shots, Tdap and
pneumonia shots. If they don't have insurance
we have free flu shots and free Tdap
(whooping cough protection).
If you or someone you know is physically unable
to attend one of our flu clinics please call us @ 541
676 5421 for other options to get your flu shot!
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Sheriff’s Report for Sep
tember
Traffic
There were 13 tra f
fic stops, resulting in one
citation.
A non-injury crash was
reported in a business park
ing lot.
There were five driving
complaints.
Code Enforcement
Eleven anim al calls
were reported, resulting in
three cats being transported
to Pet Rescue.
A person reported a ve
hicle parked on Main Street
for three consecutive days.
The owner was contacted
and removed the vehicle.
Two noise complaints
were reported.
A resident was contact
ed about weeds growing.
A person was issued a
272 form for an abandoned
vehicle.
A person reported an
abandoned vehicle on a
public street. The vehicle
was tagged by MCSO for
removal.
Theft Complaints
Theft of money was re
ported from the high school
locker room.
A person reported kids
may be stealing tires. A
deputy checked the area
and was unable to locate
anyone.
MCSO received a re
port of a gas drive off.
A person reported a
theft of a miniature refrig
erator.
All Other-
Pi, deputy investigated
a violation of a restraining
order.
A person reported a
threatening note was left on
their vehicle.
There were two reports
o f suspicious vehicles. A
deputy located one of them,
whose owner was sleeping
in the vehicle. A deputy was
unable to locate the other
vehicle.
MCSO received a re
port of a missing adult, who
was later located.
Ajuvenile was issued a
citation for MIP-Tobacco,
and another juvenile was
issued a citation for M1P-
Alcohol.
MCSO deputies re
sponded to a domestic dis
turbance. The involved
people were separated.
There were two verbal
disputes reported.
A house window was
shot with a BB gun.
MCSO responded to
two alarm calls.
A deputy responded to
a fight. It was determined
one person was confronting
a theft suspect. No crime
was committed.
Morrow County youth celebrate National
4-H Week
The 2011 recipient of the All Around 4-H Showman Award,
Garrett Gibbs (R), presents the trophy in honor of Becky
Smith to the 2012 recipient Kolby Currin (L). Members were
required to show one each of sheep, beef, swine, horse and goat.
Kolby is a member of the Oregon Trail 4-H Livestock Club and
is a fourth-year 4-H member. -Contributedphoto
October 7-13 is N a
tional 4-H Week, and Mor
row County is celebrating
the 4-H youth who have
made an im pact on the
community and are step
ping up to the challenges
of a complex and changing
world. Listed below are the
activities and events where
local 4-H youth connect
with communities across
the county:
O n T u e s d a y an d
Wednesday, Morrow Coun
ty 4-H Ambassadors spoke
in local elementary schools
to fourth- through sixth-
grade students about the
benefits and potential in
the 4-H program, as well
as teaching students how to
join and enroll. On Thurs
day, Oct. 11, the South Mor
row Rocketry 4-H Club will
be hosting a rocket launch
on the Heppner football
field from 2-3 p.m.; Hep-
pner Elementary students
will be in attendance and
the public is invited to at
tend. 4-H club members
will be giving presentations
to their clubs, schools and
other organizations this
week to help spread the
word about the program,
and some are even making
posters to celebrate.
“Through 4-H I have
gained not only responsi
bility and hard work but a
friendly face in the com
munity. 4-H has helped
me to grow and become a
respectable young lady,”
said Morrow County 4-H
Ambassador and member
Stacee Halvorsen, a senior
member from lone.
Recent findings from
Tufts U n iv ersity ’s 4-H
Study o f Positive Youth
Development indicate that
young people in 4-H are
three times more likely to
Chamber lunch
meeting hosts
candidates’ forum
The Heppner Chamber
of Commerce, will host a
candidates’ forum during
this week's chamber lunch
meeting on Thursday, Oct.
11. Lunch, which costs
$9 and will be catered by
Howe's About Pizza, will
be served starting at 11:45
a.m. to accommodate a full
candidates’ forum.
The lunch meeting will
be held in the St. Patrick’s
Senior Center dining room,
located on the corner of
Main and Willow Streets
in Heppner. Bill Kuhn of
Kuhn Law O ffices will
be the moderator; the fol
lowing candidates will be
present:
For Morrow County
Commissioner: Leann Rea
and Cody High.
For U m atilla/M o r-
row County Circuit Court
Judge: Lynn Hampton and
Jon Lieuallen.
For Oregon State Sen
ate District #29: Bill Han-
sell and Antone Minthom.
The public is welcome
to attend, but will need to
RSVP if planning to pur
chase lunch. All chamber
lunch attendees are asked
to RSVP no later than noon
the Wednesday before.
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The family of Janice Healy Davis presented Natalie Rauch (L)
with the “Hard Worker Award” at the 2012 Morrow County
Fair. In Janice's memory, her family gave the award to an
outstanding 4-H member who exemplified Janice’s determi
nation and gracious manner while competing at the Morrow-
County Fair. “ Natalie was chosen for the award because of
the dedication and joy she took in her 4-H beef project. She
worked hard and did it with a smile on her face. Her work
ethic will get her far in the future!” said a representative for
the award. Pictured with Natalie is Janice's mother, Kathryn
“ Kit” Healy Thorne. -Contributedphoto
contribute to their com
m unities than youth not
participating in 4-H. No
tably, the Tufts research
discovered that the struc
tured learning, encourage
ment and adult mentoring
that 4-Hers receive play a
vital role in helping them
actively contribute to their
communities. In Morrow
County, more than 250 4-H
members’and 50 volunteers
are involved in 4-H.
“4-H youth are a living,
breathing, culture-chang
ing revolution for doing
the right thing, breaking
through obstacles and push
ing our country forward by
making a measurable differ
ence right where they live,”
said a local 4-H agent.
Learn more at http://
extension.oregonstate.edu/
morrow/, “like” the pro
gram on Facebook under
“Morrow County 4-H Or
egon” or contact Ashley
Jones, Morrow County 4-H
Agent, at Oregon State Uni
versity Extension Service,
Morrow County office at
541-676-9642 or ashley.
jones@oregonstate.edu.
Judge candidates
attend town hall
Umatilla/Morrow Dis
trict Circuit Court Judge
candidates Lynn Hampton
and Jon Lieuallen were both
in attendance at a town hall
meeting in
Heppner
Sept. 30.
Hamp
ton is the
incumbent,
and she told Lynn
the crowd »»mP‘on'
of about 40 u 8*
that she be
lieves in judicial restraint
and believes voters fear
activist judges who do not
want to follow the consti
tution.
“ I am not an activist
ju d g e ,” she assured the
group.
Hampton is the cur
rent Circuit Court District
Judge and her background
is Deputy District Attorney
o f Umatilla County from
1984-1991, attorney in pri
vate practice from 1991 to
1997 and prosecutor on the
Umatilla Indian Reserva-
Route
74
.
tion for 1997 to 2006.
Also in attendance was
her opponent Jon Lieuallen,
who said he believes in fair
ness and giving back to his
community.
His background in
cludes a partner in the law
firm o f Monahan, Grove
and Tucker in Milton-Free-
water since 2007; Milton-
Freewater Municipal court
pro-tem Judge 2007-pres-
ent; associate attorney, Mo
nahan, Grove, and Tucker
2004-2007;
Attorney
Intermoun
tain Public
D efender,
Inc., 2002-
2004; and
Jon Lieuallen, Deputy Dis
trict Attor
Judge
ney, Crook
candidate
County,
Prineville,
2000 - 20 02 .
“I plan to make effi
cient use of the courts and
jury’s time,” if elected, he
said.
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