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SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner Oregon Wednesday. November 14, 2012 HOUSING FORUM -Continuedfrom PACK OSt. a report on research she had done about towns most af fected by the North Dakota oil production boom. She gave a presentation show ing some of the benefits and difficulties experienced by small towns that have tripled in size over a short period of time because of the oil drilling. While Mor row County does not expect quite as large an influx of workers, some of the prob lems due to lack of housing could be similar. Also as part of the pro gram, Boardman business man Lee Docken gave a talk on the man camp that was built in Boardman during construction of the coal-fired plant I he camp was developed b> his father and brother and housed workers building the plant. It was later converted to an RV park after construction was completed. The morn ing session was moderated b\ WCVEDG member Jeff Bailey After lunch was served, the afternoon session saw a panel discussion by mem bers ol state government, including ( irant Young from the Department o f Land Conservation and Develop ment The panel discussed state housing regulations and how locals can deal with them when planning for the expected influx of workers. Scott I airlv of the Chamber Chatter governor’s ofTice moder ated the afternoon panel. Following these discus sions participants broke up into five table groups to further discuss the issues and come up with a plan o f action. The table dis cussions were moderated by WCVEDG members. G uidelines, and contact information for someone to head up the housing plan ning effort, will be devel oped and sent to everyone who attended the meeting. WCVEDG will also dis cuss and further work on these guidelines at its next meeting Nov. 28 at 8 a.m. at Heppner City Hall. The public is invited to attend. Morrow County DA’s Report M orrow County D istrict Attorney Justin Nelson has released the following report: -Scott William f os ter, 48, was convicted of one count of Rape in the First Degree, a Class A felony, based on a jury verdict of guilty He was sentenced to 300 months prison time with the Oregon Dept, of Corrections with credit for time served, no consideration for sentence reduction and post-prison supervision for life. Foster was addi tionally convicted of one count of Sexual Penetration in the First Degree, a Class A felony, based on a jury verdict o f guilty. He was sentenced to 300 months prison time with the Oregon Dept, of Corrections with credit for time served and to run concurrent with prev i- ous sentences, no consider ation for sentence reduction and post-prison supervision for life. Foster was addi tionally convicted of tyvo counts of Sodomy in the First Degree, a Class C felony, based on a jury verdict o f guilty. He was sentenced to 300 months prison time with the Or egon Dept, of Corrections for each count with credit for time served, one count to run consecutive and one count concurrent to previ ous sentences, and w ith no consideration for sentence reduction and post-prison supervision for life. Foster was addi tionally convicted of four counts of Sexual Abuse in the First Degree, a Class B felony, based on a jury verdict of guilty. He was sentenced to 75 months prison time with the Oregon Dept, of Corrections for each count with credit for time served, with one count to run consecutive and three counts to run concurrent to previous sentences, no consideration for sentence reduction and 10 years post prison supervision for each count minus time actually served. Further counts were disposed with no convic tion. Total fines, fees and assessments for all of the above were $4,856. -Hector Montez Jr.. 29. was convicted of two counts o f Fleeing or At tempting to Elude a Police Officer, a Class C felony. His driver’s license was suspended for six months and he w as sentenced to six months jail time with credit for time served, time for second count to run concur rent w ith first, and one year post-prison supervision for each count. Fines, fees and assessments totaled $590. -Neal Gutleben. 38. was conv icted of Burglary in the First Degree, a Class A felony, and sentenced to 24 months prison time w ith the ( )regon I )ept of Correc tions with credit for time served, to run concurrent with the below sentence, and three years post-prison supervision. He was addi tionally convicted of Theft in the First Degree, a Class C felony, and sentenced to 18 months prison time w ith the Oregon Dept, of Correc tions with credit for time served, to run concurrent w ith the below sentence, and one year post-prison supervision. Fines, fees, assessments and restitution totaled $5.996. - Neal Gutleben, 38. was convicted of Un authorized Use of a Vehicle, a Class C felony, and sen tenced to 18 months prison time w ith the Oregon Dept, of Corrections w ith cred it for time served, to run concurrent with the above sentences, and one year The next meeting of the I leppner Chamber of Com- merce will be held Thurs day. Nov. 15. at noon in the St. Patrick’s Senior Center dining room. Guest speak er will be Tiah DeGrofft, Community Relations from Morrow County Health District will conduct free Medicare Part I) Workshops from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the following locations: > Nov. 15th - Hospital, Heppner > Nov. 29th - NOAA issues Heppner monthly climate summary Justice Court Report Chamber lunch meeting Medicare Part D Open Enrollment is October 15th - December 7th > Nov. 27th - post-prison supervision. Fines, fees and assessments totaled $530. -Ruperto Crisos- tom o-A paricio, 35, was convicted of Harrassment Constituting Domestic Vio lence, a Class B misdemean or. and sentenced to 90 days jail time with credit for time served, with 60 days of that sentenced suspended and the defendant sentenced to 24 months bench probation. Fines, fees and assessments totaled $60. -Howard Joel Lar son. 55, was convicted of Failure to appear in the Second Degree, a Class A misdemeanor, and sen tenced to 30 days jail time with credit for time served. Total fines, fees and assess ments were $520. -L isa R a c h e lle Kenney, 44, was convicted of Driving Under the Influ ence of Intoxicants (DUI1), a Class C felony, and sen tenced to driver’s license suspension for life and two years supervised probation. Sixty days jail time was made a condition of proba tion. with credit for time served, to run consecutive to the following count. Ken ney was further convicted of Criminal Driving While Suspended or Revoked, a Class A misdemeanor, and sentenced to 180 days jail time; however, 150 days jail time was suspended and the defendant sentenced to two years bench probation with 30 days jail time as a condition of probation, with credit for time served, to run consecutive to the previous count. Total fines, fees and assessments were $845. lone Market Heppner at 106 S. Main Street adja Tatone Street. United Way of Uma cent to the Car Wash. The Chamber Lunch: The tilla and Morrow Counties: laundry is equipped with a chamber membership lunch U nited Way’s K ick-O ff variety of sizes of washers will be Wednesday, Nov. 21 Campaign is now under and dryers to handle any with guest speaker Justin way. Win your choice of a need, from small loads to Nelson, Morrow County 2012 Honda Metro scooter; the large bed spreads or District Attorney. The lunch a red and blue tribal pattern sleeping bags that are too will be catered by Sunrise Pendleton blanket; weekend large for most home ma at Boardman Cafe and is getaway for up to six people chines. Stop by and take a $10 per person. RSVP by for Dec. 21-22 at Seaside look; there will be a grand Monday, Nov. 19. Worldmark; $25 Visa Gift opening at a later date. Senior Breakfast: The Card, with the proceeds to A rts Im pact Youth Boardman Senior Center benefit United Way of Uma Program: North Morrow will hold the community tilla and Morrow counties. Com m unity Foundation breakfast on Saturday, Dec. Drawing will be Dec. 1 but is requesting community 1, from 7:30-10:30 a.m. at you need not be present to support for the Arts Impact the senior center. Breakfast win. There will be a maxi Youth Program. This 12- is only $5. mum 2,000 tickets to be year old program enriches Boardman Fall Clean sold, so call the United Way the existing arts curriculum up: The City of Boardman office at 541-276-2661 and in Irrigon and Boardman is sponsoring a community purchase some tickets, or schools. Help us reach our wide clean-up the month of they can also be purchased goal with a generous dona November. Contact the city at Columbia Bank or Ban tion, which is immediately for a $50 garbage voucher. ner Bank in Hermiston; put to work on behalf of For more information, call Sterling Bank and White Irrigon and Boardman stu 541-481-9252 Elephant on Main in Pend dents. Support us by mail A Very Poplar Run: At leton. ing your check to: North the Boardman Tree Farm on First Friday Friends Morrow Community Foun Saturday, Nov. 17. Online of Jesus will be held at All dation, PO Box 573, Board- registration available at Saints Episcopal Church man. htp://www.averypoplarrun. from 8 am. to 12 p.m. for Coat Drive: Be an An com. children from four to 12 gel—Give your extra win Christmas Tree Light years of age; lunch is in ter coats to those who need ing: The Annual Christmas cluded. them. Bring your good used Tree Lighting will be held Monday, Nov. 26-Dec. winter coats to the clinic at on Wednesday, Dec. 5, at 20: Collect the local rewards Columbia River Commu 6 p.m. at the Boardman cards when you shop local nity Health Services at 405 Senior Center. for the opportunity to win some great prizes donated by merchants. Receive $10, $20 and $50 denom ina tions, depending on how much your local purchase is. Shop local and plan on coming to H eppner’s Celebrate Christmas Com According to prelimi inch was received on 11 munity Event on Thursday, nary data received by NO- days, with the heaviest, Dec. 20. AA’s N ational W eather 0.37 inches, reported on Thursday, Nov. 29: Service in Pendleton, OR, the 16th. Mark your calendar for the temperatures in Heppner Precipitation this year upcoming Merchant Holi averaged slightly warmer has reached 12.78 inches, day Open House and Parade than normal during the which is 1.70 inches above of Lights starting at 5:30 month of October. normal. p.m., to include hanging The average tempera The outlook for No o f homemade ornaments ture was 51.7 degrees, which vember from NOAA’s Cli on the tree outside of the was 0.4 degrees above nor mate Prediction Center post office by Heppner Day mal. High tem peratures calls for near-normal tem Care and HES students, and averaged 63.3 degrees, peratures and near-normal local carolers. Pick up your which was 0.9 degrees be precipitation. Normal highs parade' entry at the chamber low normal. The highest for Heppner fall from 57 office and participate in this was 82 degrees on the 2nd. degrees at the start of No great “wintery” event. Plan Low temperatures averaged vember to 45 degrees at the to stay and shop downtown 40.2 degrees, which was 1.8 end of November. Normal and get a head start on the degrees above normal. The lows fall from 35 degrees Christmas presents. lowest was 30 degrees, on to 28 degrees, th e 30-year Sunday, Dec. 2: Christ the 21“. normal precipitation is 1.60 mas Is com munity pro There were five days inches. gram held at the Methodist with a low tem perature The National Weather Church with two perfor below 32 degrees. Service is an office of the mances, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Precipitation totaled National Oceanic and At Tickets will be sold; more 1.41 inches during Octo mospheric Administration, information at a later date. ber. which was 0.27 inches an agency of the U.S. Com Thursday, Dec. 20: above normal. Measurable merce Department. Heppner’s Celebrate Christ- precipitation of at least .01 mas Com m unity Event will be held at the Morrow County Fairgrounds, start ing at 6 p.m. with dinner, M orrow County Suspended - Violation. She and drawing of the rewards Justice of the Peace Ann was fined $435. cards winners, raffle and Spicer has released the -Elizabeth M. Pet- penny board items starting follow ing Justice Court tibone, 45, of Heppner was at 7:30 p.m. Plan to come Report. found guilty of Failure to and spend a great evening -Daniel Pryor, 43, Use a Seatbelt and fined with the rest of the com o f Heppner, pled no contest $ 110 . munity. Pictures with Santa to Violating the Basic Rule -Jason Verier, 42, will also be available. 76/45. He was fined $260. of Fairview, OR pled guilty Boardman -Kassey Ann Wil to Wildlife Law Violation; Thanksgiving Day Din son, 21, of Albany, OR pled he was fined $720. ner: Free Thanksgiving no contest to Driving While Dinner, Nov. 22. Worship begins at 1:30 and dinner served from 2-4. This event is sponsored by the area churches. Main Street Laundry: Steve Doherty and Don Russell have opened a new Laundromat in town. Main Street Laundry is now open Wildhorse Resort and Ca sino; Susan and Yolanda from Saga City Media will give a 10-minute update on the 2013 Eastern Oregon Visitor’s Guide. Cost o f lunch is $9; Sweet productions will cater. Lunch attendees are asked to RSVP no later than noon the Wednesday before to accommodate enough meals. HES students of the month PÛÛ PROPANE It’s Time to Refill Your Propane Tanks for the Winter! Hospital, Heppner Additional dates will he announced soon. Please call 541-676-9133 or 1-800-737-4113 to make an appointment. MORROW COUNTY HEALTH DISTRICT Excellence In He a lth ca re i This is PGG CountryI 1 - 800 - 422-7611 82 Years of Service and still offering competitive prices to Washington and Oregon residents PGG also provides gas heater and stove Installations. vending. piumoin| Vending, plumbing A propane equipment, oces s *523 P66 DEPENDABLE AND FRIENDLY SERVICE Visit us onNna at a * ¡w* * « f i ' ! ' i ' * 4 L" w , t ' D m M+» ■J. Heppner Elementary School has announced the students of the month for October; the positive action subject was healthy body and mind. Top (L-R): Hayden Hyatt, Evan Kollman, Olivia Schmidt, Mariee Mitchell, Keegan Gibbs, Claire Grieb and Cody Fletcher. Bottom (L-R): Kylie Boor, Trevor Nichols, Katie Wilson, Caden George, Zandra Masterson, Jackson Coiner and Keeley Nairns. -Contributedphoto The Heppner Gazette-Times 188 W. Willow Call Dave Today (541) 676-9228
