SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 5,2012
POLAND TRIP
County Court news
The Morrow County
Court met in Heppner on
Nov. 28 with Judge Tallman
and Commissioners Grieb
and Rea in attendance.
The City and Citizen
Comment period for lone/
Lexington was opened with
no one in attendance.
The court review ed
and approved the Account
Payables in the net total
amount o f $44,084. The
court reviewed the cash bal
ance activity for the week
o f Nov. 26. 2012 through
nov. 30. 2012. The report
projects the cash balance
will be $4,951,270.88.
Planning Dept. Up
date: Planning Director
Carla McLane provided two
Plats for the court’s review
and approval, explaining
that, while the county is ac
cepting property for public
roads, it does not mean that
the county will be respon
sible for the construction
or maintenance on these
roads. The court reviewed
and signed the following
Plats: Partition Plat LP-N-
404 accepting Public Road
Dedications from the City
of Boardman and Partition
Plat LP-N-427 from Sk-
oubo in the area of Wilson
Lane and Downey Road.
McLane informed the court
that Don Chance has been
chosen as the project man
ager for the Local Reuse
Authority (LRA) and that
Stormy Botefuhr has been
named as the Administra
tive Assistant. Botefuhr had
been previously employed
at the Army Depot. McLane
stated that the LRA would
like to have representa
tives appointed from the
various entities involved in
the close-out process. The
court appointed Tallman
and McLane as the county’s
representatives. McLane
informed the court about
possible legislation that is
being proposed regarding
the installation of transmis
sion lines by Independently
Owned Power Suppliers.
The court asked McLane
to keep them updated on
any actions regarding this
matter. McLane reported
that she had attended the
Willow Creek Valley Eco
nomic Development Group
(WCVEDG) meeting ear
lier in the day. McLane and
Sheryll Bates will continue
working together to assure
the county is ready for the
influx o f workers as the
wind projects and Port of
Morrow projects moves
forward.
The court conducted
the follow ing business:
Reviewed and authorized
refunds to the following:
Damon and Carie Brosnan,
$1,805.63 due to overpay
ment by A m erititle and
C orelogic for M idland
Mortgage; David McCur-
ry, $824.32 due to over
payment; Joe and Donna
R ietm ann, $540.22 due
to overpayment; William
Brannon, $817.09 due to
overpayment and Pacific
Ethanol Columbia, L.L.C.,
$1,002.21 due to a change
in valuation by the Oregon
Tax Court. The court re
viewed and signed an order
for a change in rates by
Sanitary Disposal.
V arious c o rre sp o n
dence and upcoming meet
ing notices were reviewed
and discussed.
This information is pro-
vided by Com m issioner
Leann Rea. Anyone who
would like to receive coun
ty court minutes, contact
Karen Wolff at 541-676-
5620.
Morrow County seeks
planning commissioners
M orrow C ounty is
looking for volunteers to
represent Irrigon or the
northeastern portion o f
the county on the Morrow
County Planning Commis
sion. Planning commission
ers serve four-year terms,
with this position beginning
on January 1, 2013 and
running until December
31,2016.
The planning commis-
sion generally meets once a
month, alternating meeting
locations between Heppner
and Boardman. Duties of
the planning commission
include approving land-
use actions, maintaining
the county’s subdivision
and zoning ordinance, and
working with the county
court to manage the coun
ty’s land-use comprehen
sive plan.
Planning Director Car
la McLane invites Morrow
County residents who are
interested in taking a more
active part in land-use plan
ning in the county to send
a letter of interest to the
Morrow County Court at
P.O. Box 788, Heppner, OR
97836, by Dec. 17. Anyone
with questions about the
positions can reach her at
541-922-4624.
Sheriff's Report
The Morrow County Sheriff’s Office reports handling the following
business:
J u l y 10: M o rro w who mixed up the pedals
-Boardman Police De
County S heriff's Office and drove through a yard partment received report of
deputy cited Jeremy Mi in Boardman. She was cited fraud/forgery at the Board-
chael Brelan 21, for Failure for Careless Driving.
man Market.
to Use Seatbelt. He also re
-MCSO received report
-Boardman Ambulance
ceived a warning to change that Oregon State Police ar received report of a male
his license from Idaho to rested Benito M. Ramirez, with several abdom inal
Oregon.
30, on an Irrigon Justice pain.
-MCSO received report Court warrant for Failure to
-Heppner Ambulance
from a Heppner woman that Appear/Driving While Sus received report that a male,
someone had used her debit pended and Failure to Obey who had a hip replacement
card number.
a Traffic Control Device. surgery two weeks previ
-MCSO received report He was cited and released ous, fell from a standing
of a lot of gravel all over the with $598 bail in full.
position.
road on Highway 207 in the
-MCSO received report
-Heppner Ambulance
Buttercreek-Lexington area of a subject driving a Chevy receiv ed rep o rt that a
that could be a real hazard Cavalier very fast in the 70-year-old female need
to a motorcycle.
park in Irrigon.
ing assistance was trans
-MCSO. Boardman Po
-MCSO received report ported to Pioneer Memorial
lice Department, Irrigon of a two-vehicle, non-injury Hospital.
Fire Department, Irrigon crash in Irrigon.
July 11: Morrow Coun
Ambulance received report
-MCSO received report ty Sheriff’s Office received
of a single vehicle accident from an Irrigon subject that a request for a cat trap
on Hwy. 730-Irrigon with a car hit her neighbor’s dog from an Irrigon resident. A
one occupant, a 16-year-old and took off. The reporter deputy responded and left a
male shook up. but walking said that they have the dog trap at the location.
around. The car was in the at their home. MCSO cited
-MCSO received report
ditch.
Chantel Robinson, 26, for of a small dog, very skinny,
-MCSO received report M aintaining a Dog as a that needed to be taken to
of a female learning to drive Public Nuisance.
Pet Rescue in Irrigon.
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-Continuedfrom PAGE ONE though, when language
nursing homes, rescue shel was an issue. She recalls a
ters, potlucks and picnics. morning when she had to
She says she discovered a take a taxi to the train sta
vibrant community of faith tion by herself at 6 a.m.
“I said (to the driver),
and hope as Poland “ ...
‘Do
you speak English?”’
emerges from the suppres
The
man simply smiled
sion of its communistic past
at
her
and
shook her head.
and embraces its capitalist
The
train
station
itself was
present.”
another
challenge.
“The Polish people are
“I saw a train with the
warm and friendly, and they
same
word on it that was on
love Americans. Consider
ing what is usually broad my ticket and hopped on,
cast on American news, 1 hoping this was the right
was pleasantly surprised train.”
DeMayo said the best
to discover this,” she says.
“They shared with pride so part was learning about
much about their culture Poland and its people, how
and history. It seemed im warm and friendly they
portant to them that 1, as an are. There were moments,
American, have some un though, that she did find
derstanding of what they’ve embarrassing.
“ For instance, when
been through.”
She said one of the dif they told me about the de
ferences between our two struction of Warsaw at the
countries is the number of end of World War II,” she
remembers. “The Allies, of
church denominations.
“To them, it’s all either which my country was one,
Catholic or Lutheran. They chose not to lend support to
couldn’t believe that Hep Poland’s resistance army
pner has so many church to save the beloved and
es and that we do things historic old town. Because
together,” says DeMayo. of this, many Polish lives
“ ’You have a shared minis were lost, and the old town
try with the Episcopalians?’ completely destroyed.”
She added that the de
they would ask. ’How can
struction
o f Warsaw also
that be?” ’
showed
her
the spirit of
DeMayo said she had
the
Polish
people..
.at great
never realized how unique
time
and
expense,
they re
ly American is our spirit of
built
the
entire
downtown
working together to make
to look exactly as it had
things happen.
“I received an insight before.
“That pride and spirit,”
ful comment from a social
says
DeMayo, “That (at
worker in the Czech Re
titude),
‘We will not be
p u b lic,” she says. “A f
devastated
by war, by any
ter sharing with her about
thing.’
I
thought
that was
several things I have seen
impressive.”
accomplished in my coun
While DeMayo said
try because our communi
ties rally to make it hap she ran across no strange
pen, she smiled, and said, customs or foods to make
‘That’s Americans. I like it her feel uncomfortable, she
but it would never happen was puzzled by the Polish
people's seeming obsession
here.’”
The most difficult thing with cake.
“They always start with
about her trip, she says, was
the language barrier. Even two servings and then will
that w aj rarely an issue, ask if you want more,” she
since hjdSt people spoke recalls. “Finally, I got bold
English. If they didn’t, their enough to ask why they eat
children did; since the fall so much cake. That’s when
of communism in Poland, I received a brief lesson on
children begin learning what it’s like to live under a
English in the first grade. communist government.
“ Sugar was one o f
By the time they gradu
ate, DeMayo says, they many commodities that no
are required to know two one could afford even when
languages aside from their it was available in their
native Polish, usually Eng stores. If you were not a
member of the Communist
lish and German.
T h ere w ere tim es, Party, which left out church
-MCSO received report
o f a Labrador in Irrigon
turned over to a deputy at
the Irrigon Justice Court.
The dog was transported to
Pet Rescue.
-MCSO received report
of cattle out on Bell Canyon
Loop/Blackhorse Canyon,
Lexington. The owners
were contacted and said
they would take care of the
cattle.
-MCSO received report
that Umatilla Police De
partment arrested Eliodoro
Salseda Castaneda, 20, on
a Morrow County Justice
Court warrant for Failure
to Appear/Providing False
Information to a Police Of
ficer. He was lodged at the
Umatilla County Jail with
$6,000 bail.
-MCSO received re
port of a suspicious person
wearing a button-up shirt
and a hat with a small plas
tic bag in Heppner. Subject
was located.
-M C SO , B oardm an
P olice D epartm ent re
ceived report o f an alarm
at Riverside High School
in Boardman. MCSO as
sisted Boardman Police, the
building was cleared, but
they were unable to locate
anything.
-MCSO received report
from the H eppner City
Manager that five protesters
were outside the door of a
meeting on wind energy.
A deputy responded and
stayed for the meeting.
-MCSO received re
port of a suspicious person
sleeping on the caller’s
porch swing when the call
er got home from work
on Highway 74, Heppner.
The subject was given a
courtesy ride to Lexington
were he was staying with
friends.
-MCSO received report
of an elderly gentleman
talking to himself, standing
in the middle of the parking
lot at the Lexington Shell
looking for a phone number
in the phone book a long
time.
-MCSO received report
from a subject in H ep
pner that she had a plastic
bag full of money in her
members, you would not be
given ration cards for lux
ury items when they came
available. Polish Christians
paid a high price for re
maining faithftil. Since their
freedom from communism
some 23 years ago, sugar
is readily available and
affordable. They refuse to
deprive themselves of such
a treat.”
She said she spoke with
one person who didn’t taste
her first Snickers until she
was 18 years old; for an
other, the amazing discov
ery was the banana...both
things most Americans take
for granted.
“I really learned what it
was like to live under com
munism and what it was
like to experience freedom
when you were not bom
into it,” she says.
DeMayo also says they
pay $8 a gallon for gas, but
no one complains because
they are simply thankful
to have cars and gas. They
also use public transit, and
walk.
“They walked every
where,” she says. “They’d
say, ‘It’s not far.’ And nine
miles later...”
DeMayo says that, un
like some of their neigh
bors, the Poles were quick
to catch on to capitalism
and are moving full speed
ahead. Because they did not
sacrifice their zloty (Polish
currency) for the Euro, they
are not being pulled down
by the financial problems of
their neighbors. In fact, they
have one o f the strongest
economies in Europe.
In the end, DeMayo
says the experience is one
she will treasure and never
forget.
“It was good that it was
forced on me, so to speak,
because I never would have
woken up and said, ‘I’ll just
go experience Europe by
myself.’ It’s what your heart
wants but you would never
have the guts to do.”
Above all, she says,
it was a learning experi
en ce...n o t ju st learning
about Poland, but learning
about herself.
“I learned some things
about being an American.
By experiencing their cul
ture, I have come to dis
cover my own.”
bathroom drawer that had
disappeared. She requested
deputy contact.
-MCSO received report
from an Irrigon subject that
there were people smoking
marijuana between trail
ers at the Irrigon Mobile
Court and one of them was
pregnant.
-Boardman Police De
partment received report of
a subject possibly having a
seizure.
-BPD received report
from a female subject that
her daughter had been miss
ing for two weeks.
-Boardman Ambulance
received report from a fe
male that she had fallen the
day before and her back and
hips were hurting.
-Boardman Ambulance
received report of a subject
with a possible seizure. The
patient refused transport.
-Heppner Ambulance
received report of an uncon
scious male. He was trans
ported to Pioneer Memorial
Hospital in Heppner.
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