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
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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
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