HeppnerGazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday,November21,2012
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CITY COUNCIL
-Continuedfrom PAGE ONE not “unreasonably interfere
all sidewalk activity and
instructed the city attorney
to come up with a proposed
ordinance covering usage.
Several businesses al­
ready have tables on the
sidewalk, and some also put
out advertising sandwich
boards. The new ordinance
would cover these activi­
ties, as well as “ ...service
groups or other recognized
community organizations
seeking to use sidewalk
space for fundraising events
such as bake sales, raffle
ticket sales, book sales or
other events.”
The five-page ordinance
specifies that permits or, in
some cases, verbal permis­
sion must be obtained from
the city before any activ­
ity on the sidewalks takes
place. There will not be a
fee for the permits.
Anyone wishing to hold
a community event must
seek approval by written
application at least 30 days
prior to the date on which
the event will be held, the
p relim in ary o rd in an ce
reads. Community events
held in conjunction with
community celebrations
such as fair or St. Patrick’s
Day only need approval
from the city manager 15
days prior, the ordinance
reads. Service groups wish­
ing to hold bake sales or
raffle ticket sales which
use sidewalk space need
only oral permission from
the city manager one day
prior to the event. These
groups need to tell the city
manager the location o f
the event and provide as­
surances that the event will
with pedestrian traffic,” the
ordinance says.
Enforcement of the or­
dinance was not discussed
much by the council, but
penalties would be a Class
B infraction with a fine of
$250 for the first violation
and a Class A infraction
with a fine of $500 for the
second. Each day the viola­
tion continued would carry
a $500-per-day fine, the
ordinance stated.
The council did not
pass the ordinance but in­
structed City Attorney Bill
Kuhn to make some minor
changes. C ity M anager
Kim Cutsforth said the new
ordinance would require
advertisem ent, a public
hearing and must be read
in full at a council meeting
prior to adoption.
In other business at the
meeting, the council was
told by Cutsforth that the
city no longer has a busi­
ness relationship with AMI
advertising.
The city, along with
Boardman and Irrigon, had
earlier agreed to kick in
$5,000 as part of a county­
wide advertising program
run by AMI. The company
put together a website but
nothing else, and the city
decided to end its relation­
ship with the Walla Walla-
based ad agency. It had
paid $2,800 of the $5,000
of the campaign. Later in
the meeting, the council
discussed using some of
the rem aining money to
fund an advertisement in
the Eastern Oregon Visi­
tors Guide, a publication
widely distributed during
tourist season to promote
the region.
In other business, the
council discussed a pro­
posal to raise sewer rates
by $1 per month to cover
the cost of building a new
state-required wastewater
ammonia reduction facil­
ity. The D epartm ent o f
Environmental Quality has
issued new guidelines for
ammonia released into wa­
terways and, since the city
dumps its treated waste
into Willow Creek, it will
sometime in the future have
to comply with the restric­
tions.
C u tsfo rth said the
one-dollar-per-month rate
increase has been recom­
mended by both the city’s
engineering firm and the
utility commission.
“I don’t want to be the
one to say we need to do
this, but it has been recom­
mended by Anderson Perry
and the utility commission,”
she told the council.
Cutsforth had earlier
said (see article in Nov. 7
Gazette) that a proposal to
take the effluent dumping
completely out of Willow
Creek and use it for irriga­
tion proved cost-prohibi­
tive.
The city is back to what
Anderson Perry has pre­
dicted could be up to a
$625,000 ammonia reduc­
tion facility; the sewer-rate
increase would be set aside
each month into a special
fund to pay for it. The city
has about 640 paying sewer
customers and, although
the one-d o llar increase
will not pay for the new
plant, it could be used as
Nominations open for Town
and Country
Heppner’s Town and
C o u n try C o m m u n ity
Awards will be held on
Thursday, Jan. 10. That
means it’s time to nominate
community members for
Woman of the Year, Man
of the Year, Business of
the Year, Citizen-Educa­
tor o f the Year, Lifetime
Achievement and the Youth
Award. Nomination forms
are available at the Heppner
Cham ber o f Comm erce
Office, Bank o f Eastern
Oregon, Kuhn & Spicer,
Community Bank and the
post office.
The forms need to be
completed and turned into
the chamber office or to
Kuhn & Spicer by Friday,
Dec. 21. To get a form
sent electronically, please
contact the chamber office
at 676-5536 and leave an
email address, or email the
chamber at heppnercham-
ber@centurytel.net.
The event will be held
at the Morrow County Fair­
grounds. Catering will be
provided by C hef Alvin
Liu of Cornerstone Gallery.
Town and Country meal
tickets will cost $20 and
seed money when seeking
grant funds for the project,
Cutsforth said.
In other business, the
council heard a report from
Cutsforth on the ongoing
sidew alk improvements
going on around town.
Cutsforth said most of the
footings for the stairs on
Water Street have been
poured and the rest will
be finished the last week
o f November. Construc­
tion of the stairs will start
in December. Cutting for
the drainage and curbs had
begun on Riverside and the
appraisals for the right of
ways have been completed
for property necessary to be
purchased for re-installing a
new Lover’s lane bridge.
“At this moment, every­
thing is on track,” Cutsforth
told the council.
The council heard that
money given to the Colt
Football program from the
proceeds from the sale of a
HUD house in Heppner had
been used to buy the kids
new helmets.
“The Colt and junior
high got all new helmets
th is y ear,” said Public
Works Director Chad Do­
herty, who also coaches the
teams.
The council voted to
close down and give city
staff the day off Christmas
Eve. C hristm as is on a
Tuesday this year, so city
hall will be closed both
Monday and Tuesday.
Sheriff’s Report for Octo­
ber 2012
Traffic-
There were 22 traffic
stops, resulting in five cita­
tions.
If a new city ordinance passes, Heppner sidewalk events like
this one may require permission from city hall.
There were four park­
ing complaints.
Code Enforcement-
Eight animal calls were
reported, resulting in one
cat being transported to Pet
Rescue.
A deputy worked on
five locations regarding
code enforcement issues.
They were for abandoned
vehicles or weeds.
Theft Complaints-
A deputy investigated
a report of vehicle registra­
tion stickers.
A firearm was reported
as missing.
All Other-
There were three alarms
at businesses.
A person reported their
house was egged.
A deputy investigated
two verbal disputes.
Two civil issues were
reported, one between a
landlord and tenant and the
other between a married
couple.
A person reported drug
activity to a deputy.
There were two ha­
rassing telephone calls re­
ported.
Ajuvenile was reported
missing. A deputy located
the juvenile.
A person reported hear­
ing voices nearby. The area
was checked and nothing
was located.
A person mai led a found
driver’s license, and it was
thought to be suspicious.
A violation of a restrain­
ing order was reported.
A deputy investigated the
complaint and determined
it to be unfounded.
A deputy investigat­
ed threats made by fam­
ily members towards other
members of the family.
MCSO investigated an
unattended death.
A female reported she
had not heard from her
husband for a few hours,
and he was overdue at his
destination. A deputy made
contact with the male and
he was fine.
Deputies arrested two
adult males on an outstand­
ing arrest warrants.
Heppner craft store open for
the holidays
can be purchased starting Bank of Eastern Oregon, By Andrea Di Salvo
A temporary lineup to
Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013 Murray’s Drugs and Com­
Heppner’s Main Street is
at the Heppner chamber, munity Bank.
really something else.
Or rather, Sum thin Else,
a business that is making
its home across from the
Heppner City Park until
after the Christmas holiday
The H ep p n er H igh made out to either Doem­ season.
School Math Department becher or HHS.
Sumthin Else, owned
will hold a Math-A-Thon
L ast year, stu d en ts by Jo Ann Shannon, opened
fundraiser for Doembecher raised $4,864 dollars; 100 at its 471 Main St. location
Children’s Hospital from percent of the money raised on Oct. 15. While the Hep­
Nov. 16 through Dec. 13.
will be delivered to Doem- pner location is new, the
Students will complete becher’s before Christmas. business is not. Shannon
a math study guide outside
Students are encour­ has owned the business and
of class to satisfy their por­ aged to make this Christmas the name since 1986, when
tion of the Math-A-Thon. season more about giving she and husband, Donald
Students will be collecting than receiving. Talk to any Shannon, lived in Sweet
pledges from donors in the Heppner Jr./Sr. High math Home, OR.
form o f change, cash and student for details.
“ Everyw here w e’ve
checks. Checks may be
moved, he’s pastored and
I’ve had to have something
to do on the side,” says
Shannon.
The couple moved to
H eppner six years ago,
There will be no meet­
The next meeting will when Don “retired” from
ing of the Heppner Cham­ be an all entities report held the ministry. He still preach­
es or takes other active roles
ber of Commerce on Nov. on Thursday, Dec. 6.
22, Thanksgiving. Also,
Lunch attendees are in church when asked, and
no meeting will be held asked to RS VP no later than Shannon still crafts. Until
Thursday, Nov. 29, due to noon the Wednesday before now, her selling efforts in
the Merchants’ Open House to accommodate enough the Heppner area have been
mostly limited to the local
and Parade of Lights.
meals.
farmer’s market and craft
bazaars.
“ I’ve had a shop in
every place w e’ve lived
so I've accumulated a lot
o f merchandise over the
years,” she says, adding that
she didn't try to open a shop
HHS to hold math-
a-thon
No chamber lunch
meeting
Bank o f
Sumthin Else owner Jo Ann Shannon (left) stands with Carmen
Williams (center) and Annabelle Campbell (right) in front of
their new, if temporary, storefront on Main Street in Heppner.
-Contributed photo
when they moved here be­
cause something too similar
already existed. “But when
the opportunity came up
with a vacant building, I
couldn't pass it up.
“I have lots of stuff 1
needed to sell and I thought
it would be fun.”
While Shannon is the
owner o f Sumthin Else,
local women A nnabelle
C am pbell and C arm en
Williams, though not full
partners, have united with
Shannon in the business,
selling their merchandise
at the store and taking turns
working there. The shop
carries mostly craft items
made by Shannon and Wil­
liams, but also some used
items and antiques. Though
the shop is seasonal, not all
its contents are. Sumthin
Else, open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday through Saturday,
carries not only a variety
of seasonal items, but all
kinds of hand-made and
gift items.
Right now, the store is
on experimental footing,
with planned closure some
time in January.
“If it clicks, it might
keep going,” says W il­
liams.
“ I'm not sure w hat’s
going to happen after Janu­
ary,” Shannon adds.
“I’d like to have ev­
eryone come in and take a
look.”
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Inland Northwest Mu­
sicians will present Willow
Creek Symphony in concert
Sunday. Dec. 2, at 4 p.m.
in the aAtrium at Umatilla
High School, 1400 Seventh
St. in Umatilla, OR.
The program will in­
clude Kabalevskiana by
Dmitri Kabalevsky, Waltz
o f the Bell, Little Suite
for O rchestra by Frank
Erickson, Jurassic Park
Theme by John Williams,
Cossack Dance by Modest
Moussorgsky, Sarabande
by G.F. Händel, and Deck
the Hall.
Attendees are invited
to join the performers for
a reception with beverages
and cookies following the
performance.
Willow Creek Sym­
phony rehearses on Tues­
day evenings at Irrigon
Jr.-Sr. High School. Some
instrumental sections are
supplemented by players
from the Inland Northwest
Orchestra. Ralph Werner of
Hermiston is the associate
director of the all-volunteer
Willow Creek Symphony.
Admission is free to
all Inland Northwest con­
certs. Inland N orthw est
Musicians is a non-profit
organization, so donations
are always gratefully ac­
cepted.
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