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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 3,2013 Chamber Chatter Next w eek ’s Cham- ber Lunch meeting will be “All Entities Reports” and will be held at the Senior Center Dining Room from noon-1 p.m. Lunch is $10 per person. Merilee Me- Dowell will also spend a few minutes promoting the upcoming Eastern Oregon MS Walk in Heppner on Saturday, April 20. Alvin Liu/Comerstone Gallery will be catering lunch and will be serving: Crusted Parmesan Chicken, seasoned Basmartir, fresh garden salad, dinner rolls and cookies. Please RSVP no later than Wednesday m orning to guarantee a lunch. Help us welcome two new cham ber members: Welcome Boy lan Design owned by M ichael and M elissa Boylan offering Web Site Design, Graphic D esign and M arketing. Boylan Design is commit- ted to meeting the indi- vidual needs of each busi- ness by identifying cost- effective traditional and online marketing services. They specialize is helping small businesses establish or enhance your image! Check out their website at http://www.boylandesign. com. Please contact them at 541-289-9322. Welcome Finley’s Fresh Produce owned by John and Chris Finley. They were last w eek’s speaker for the Chamber Lunch and introduced their company and services to us. They offer the opportunity to purchase locally grown produce on a weekly basis and at a discount rate by Morrow County Court news joining the CSA. There is at 10 a.m. - Meet at All an information sheet and Saints Episcopal Church. pull tabs to sign up posted Register online at w ww. on the bulletin board at the w a lk M S o r e g o n .c o m . post office. Please check Questions, contact Merilee out their website: www. McDowell at 541-571-5853 finleysfreshproduce.com or m e r i 0 1 2 @ g m a i l . to find out more informa- com . tion and find out how to get June 29-30, Morrow signed up. The produce can County Relay for Life: be picked up at Alive and Mark your calendars for Well in Hermiston. Please the upcoming local Relay contact them at 541-571- for Life event which is 2515. scheduled for June 29- Announcements and 30, from 5 p.m. to 9 a.m. Upcoming Events: On April at the M orrow County 4 from 6:30-8 p.m. at Mor- F a irg ro u n d s. You can row County Fairgrounds create a team, be a sponsor, Pavilion - Heppner FFA volunteer or participate in fundraising dinner: Menu some way. Look for the is BBQ ribs, baked potato, table which will be set up green salad, homemade in front o f Willow Creek rolls and dessert. Tickets Realty/Farmers Insurance are $12 if prepaid and $15 on Saturday, March 16. Stop at the door for adults; $8 by and register your team or prepaid and $ 11 at the door get more information. for children 6 and up; chil- The Morrow County dren five and under are free. 4-H program is looking Joe Lindsay will provide for any 4-H memorabilia: the music, a dessert auc- (Morrow County and Non- tion will be held and there M orrow C ounty alike) will be door prizes. Come to share in a display at out and support our local this year’s Centennial of FFA! the Morrow County Fair, Saturday, April 6, 9 held August 14-17, 2013. am. at City Hall - Willow Photos, ribbons, trophies, Creek Gardeners: if you pins, exhibits you made or are interested in volunteering your grandparents made to help with gardening around when they were in 4-H, or town, please come and get anything you might have more information. This group would be a great addition will replace the Garden Club to th is y e a r ’s d isp lay and Master Gardeners role recognizing the hard work previously. Volunteers are and memories from 4-H needed to make this happen; throughout the years! We contact JoAnne Burleson if are happy to make copies, you have questions at 541- or take photos of items you 676-8981. don't feel comfortable to Saturday, April 20th have out on display. Please - 2013 EO Walk MS in contact the Morrow County H eppner: Plan now to 4-H office or 4-H leader participate in this local walk Doashea Qualls for more to help MS. Registration information at 541-676- is at 9 a.m. Walk begins 9642. The Morrow County commission. McLane sug Court met at the courthouse gested that if Miff Devin, in Heppner on March 27 who currently holds the at- with Judge Terry Tallman large position and recently and Commissioner Leann moved to the Boardman Rea in attendance. The area could take Docken’s Court approved the minutes position and then the com of the Oct. 31, 2012 ex mission could advertise for ecutive sessions. The Court someone to fill the at-large reviewed and approved the position. The Court agreed payroll payables for March that would be an appropri 6, 13 and 27. A final pay ate method o f filling the roll payable and accounts vacant position. Land A ctio n D is payables was approved cussion : H addock and in the total net amount of • McLane, Sweek, county $213,492.79. The large counsel Ryan Swinbumson payment in this pay period was a $128,520 payment and the Court discussed a to Umatilla County for jail proposed property purchase space. The report indicates in the lone area by Morrow that at this point they are County Grain G rowers. ahead of last year’s March A letter from Kuhn Law 31 cash balance by approxi offices was reviewed and discussed. After a long dis mately $1,700,000. S u rv e y o r U p d a te : cussion regarding various County Surveyor Stephen solutions to the proposed Haddock reported that land partition, the Court progress is being made signed an order authorizing toward making all records the transaction. Enterprise Zone Dis available at on the Morrow cussion: The Court, Mor County website. There is row County Treasurer Gayle still some work that needs Gutierrez. Morrow County to be completed to have Assessor Greg Sweek, Mor paper copies o f all maps row County Clerk Bob available at various sites. P la n n in g U p d a te : bi Childers and Morrow C arla M cLane, county County Financial Director planner, reported that Pam Rick Worden discussed a Docken, who represents the request from the Port of Boardman area, recently Morrow for reimbursement resigned from the planning o f the $100,000 the Port Boardman seeking new council member The Boardm an City Council is seeking letters o f interest from individu als willing to be considered for appointment to fill a vacancy on the city council. The person appointed will fill Tony Navarro’s council seat, who resigned in Janu ary due to moving outside OHS Rodeo Queen welcomes Boardman will sponsor Congressman to community Aprj, c,eanup The City o f Boardman will sponsor a community wide clean-up the month o f A pril. The City has garbage vouchers avail able, with a fifty dollar limit, to residents o f the City o f Boardman. The vouchers are valid during the month of April at Finley Butte Landfill and the North provided for the startup of the Boardman Housing and Community Development through Greater Eastern Oregon Development Corp. (GEODC). This agreement was created by a memo randum of understanding between the City of Board- man, the Port of Morrow and Morrow County with the funds to be repaid when Enterprise Zone funding was available. The matter will go back to the En terprise Board for further discussion. The Court conducted the following business: The Court reviewed and approved a maintenance agreement for a copier at the Morrow County Health Dept. Reviewed, approved and signed an intergovern mental agreement for Sher if f s services for the City of Irrigon for an amount not to exceed $80,746.04 per fis cal year. The contract will begin July 1 and go through June 30, 3014. Various correspondenc es and upcoming meeting notices were reviewed and discussed. Anyone wish ing to receive M orrow County Court minutes may contact Karen W olff at 541-676-5620 or kwolff@ co.morrow.or.us. Morrow Transfer Station. The garbage voucher pro gram encourages citizens to clean up their residences by disposing of yard debris. City residents may pick up their vouchers at Boardman City Hall, 200 City Center Circle. For more informa tion on this program, call Boardman City Hall at 541 - 481-9252. the City. His term expires December 31, 2016. Those interested must have resided in the City o f Boardman during the twelve months immediately preceding the appointment. Letters of interest must be received at city hall no later than 5 pm, on April 18 for consideration. The city council will interview the candidates, and appoint the new Councilor at their April 23 city council meeting, scheduled for 7pm. The April 16 city Coun cil meeting has been moved to April 23. Landowners concerned with creek channel Landowners along Wil low, Shobe and Hinton Creeks in the City of Hep pner are asked to report downed trees and debris in the creek channel to H eppner Water Control District at 541-676-5452. HWCD provides funds to local youth organiza tions to conduct a stream cleanup project each year. If you’ve already reported "oM it yP|Ur concerns, there’s no need to call again, you’re on the schedule. This annual project helps keep the creek channels clear of debris for the safety and enjoyment o f the citizens and visi tors of Heppner. Citizens are reminded it is against state law to throw debris or refuse, such as grass clip pings, garbage, appliances, etc., in the creek. Correction: 62 Cars attend St. Paddy’s Cruz-In Sixty-two cars attended the 12lh annual St. Paddy’s Miss Oregon High School Rodeo 2012-2013 Lillian Sandford Cruz-1 n in Heppner over St. got to meet Oregon Congressman Greg Walden at Heppner’s St. Patrick’s Celebration parade where she welcomed him to Patrick’s weekend. Cars at tended from Hermiston, The Heppner and her community. Morrow County Public Works is accepting sealed bids for the following surplus vehicles. Vehicles and specifications are on display at the Public W orks Office. Contact Morrow County Public Works, 365 Hwy 74, P.O. Box 428, Lexington, OR 97839 or phone 5 4 1 -989-9500 with questions or to deliver bids. Sealed bids will be received no later than 4:00 p.m ., A pril 09, 2013 at the Morrow County Public Works Office in Lexington, OR. 365 W. Hwy 74, Lexington, OR. Bids will be opened A pril 10, 2013 a t 9:30 a.m . at the regular County Court session held at the Port o f Morrow. Boardman. OR. Morrow County does not discriminate on the basis o f race, color, national origin, religion, sex or handicapped status in em ploym ent or the provision o f services. ALL VEHICLES ARE SOLD ‘AS IS’. #1 1980 International - VIN# AA192KEDI4I74 93,890 Miles, Manual Trans., 2 Vi Ton Cassis Truck, gasoline engine Min Bid $500.00 «2 1976 International - VIN# D0522FHA28399 62,404 Miles, Manual Trans., 2 Vt Ton Chassis Truck, gasoline engine Min Bid $500 00. Dalles, Pendleton, Pasco, WA, Arlington, La Grande, College Place, Lexington, Fossil, Ken newick, WA, and Heppner. Several downtown busi ness helped the committee welcome the car drivers to town by participating in a Poker Walk, where registered car owners went into a busi ness and selected a card for a Poker hand. The Poker Walk winners were Leilani Okalani o f College Place, with the highest hand, and Gary Webb, U m atilla, with the second highest hand. Award w inners are as follows: Mustang Award: Forrest Gibson, Pasco, in a Mustang Fastback. L eprech au n ’s Choice: Mike and Pam Monger, Herm iston, in a 1951 Ford Cus tom. Sheriff’s Report The M o r r o w County Sheriffs Office reports handling the fol lowing business: S U R P L U S V E H IC L E S ALL V I H lc m A M SOLD A3 13! Successful bidder will be required to take possession and remove vehicle within 30 days of being notified their bid has been accepted. Successful bidder must show proof of title transfer before taking possession Morrow County makes no warranties as to vehicles condition S O L D A S I S Certified check, cashiers check or cash must make payment March 21: MCSO re ports a 911 Hang-Up. Line disconnected before it could be answered. Call back went straight to voicemail. - MCSO reports a con trolled bum at 325 W. Wil low View Dr., Heppner. - M CSO re c e iv e d a report from a caller who advised them that a dog attacked his chickens and ( Best Convertible: Kathy Dobbs (K&K Blueberries), Hermiston, in a 2001 Mus tang. Best Street Rod: Gene Williamson, Arlington, in a 1931 Model A. Participant’s Choice and Committee’s Choice: Arlan and Mary Ann Miesner, La Grande, in a 1959 Chev. Bel Air. Best 1910’s &1920’s Car or Pickup: Bob Harrison, Lex ington, with a 1919 Model T Roadster. B est 1950s & 1960’s P ickup: L arry S torm ent, Hermiston, with a 1955 Chev. Pickup. Best 1970’s & Newer Pickup: His Design Thrift & Gift Shop, Fossil, in a 1972 Chev. Pickup C20. Best 1930’s&1940’s Car: Dan Reisch, Kennewick, with goat. He followed it home and advised that he tried to make contact but no one was there. - MCSO received a report from a caller who asked for extra patrols in the area of Zea Chem. Caller advised that during the night ve hicles are driving around the property. -MCSO cited Guadalupe Hernandez Salvador, 28, Boardman, for Failure to Drive in Lane and No Op erator’s License. To appear in Justice Court April 18. She also received a verbal warning for Failure to Carry Proof of Insurance. -MCSO arrested a 1946 Chev. 2-door Coupe. Best 1950’s& 1960’s Car: John Perry, Pendleton. Best 1970’s & Newer Car: Ray Brown, Pasco, with a 1970 El Camino SS. Best M otorcycle: Guy Post, Pendleton, on a Yahama V-Star Classic. Best Foreign Car or Pick up: Chris Roop, Pendleton, with a 1977 MGB. Best Paint: David Oldham, Kennewick, in a 1955 Chevy. Z10 (yellow and white). Best Engine: Noel Per- rault, Kennewick, in a 1936 Pontiac. Best Fat Fender: Sam Bi- lyeu. The Dalles, with a 1936 Pontiac. Best Muscle Car: Carol Hollis, Heppner. Best O f Show: David Oldham , K ennewick, in a 1955 Chevy Z10. Charles Hurd-Pardee, 35, on a Benton County, WA, warrant for Conditional Release V iolation/M ali- cious M ischief. He was lodged at Umatilla County Jail with $500 cash bail or $10,000 bond. - MCSO received a call from a subject who stated he heard the MCSO was looking for him and he would like to know why. MCSO arrested Shane Mi chael Padberg, 35, Lexing ton, on a Marion Co. war rant for Parole Violation/ Illegal Use of Credit Cards and lodged at UCJ with no bail. -Continued on Page FIVE t
