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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 22, 2014 Jean Bennett recognized for years of service The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES I S I ' S 240-420 Morrow C ounty’s Hom e-Owned Weekly Newspaper Published weekly by Sykes Publishing, LLC and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at I leppner, Oregon under the Act of March 3,1879 Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon Office at 188 W. Willow Street Telephone (541) 676- 9228 Fax (541) 676-9211. E-mail: editor« rapidserse net or dand«rapidserve net Web site: www heppner net Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, PO. Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836 Subscriptions: $29 in Morrow County , $23 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 65 years or older); $35 elsewhere. $29 student subsenptions David Sykes............................................................................................... Publisher Andrea Di Salvo............................................................................................. Editor All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p.m column inch Cost for classified ad is 50< per word Cost for Card of Thanks is $10 up to 100 words Cost for a classified display ad is $5 75 per column inch For Public/Legal Notices public/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p m Dates for pub lication must be specified Affidavits must be required at the time of submission Affidavits require three weeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be Rodger Huffman, Oregon Department of Agriculture, and Deraid McCall, District Manager, Oregon Brand Inspectors, attended the annual Morrow County Livestock Growers meeting in Heppner last week to honor local woman Jean Bennett for her 35 years of dedication as an Oregon Brand Inspector for Morrow, Gilliam and Wheeler Counties. - Photo by Sandy Matthews specified if required) For Obituaries: Obituaries are published in the Heppner GT at no charge and are edited to meet news guidelines Families wishing to include information not included in the guidelines or who wish to have the obituary written in a certain way must purchase advertising space for the obituary For Letters to the Editor Letters to the Editor M UST be signed by the author The Heppner G T will not publish unsigned letters All letters M UST include the author s address and phone number for use by the GT office The G T reserves the right to edit letters. The GT is not responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters Any letters expressing thanks will Benefit dinner planned for local woman be placed in the classifieds under "Card of Thanks' at a cost of $10 Ski club tours near Rasmus Meadow A spaghetti dinner benefit is planned for local woman Kim Thompson for Thursday, Jan. 30, from 6-8 p.m. at the Heppner Elks Lodge. A raffle is also planned for that evening; among the items to be raffled is a chance to shave Dr. Russ Nichols’ head. Chapa named to Western Oregon dean's list Heppncr’s Arbuckle Nordic Ski Club went to ski on the property of the Jeff Cutsforth family near Rasmus Meadow on Saturday. Club members said the weather was great, allowing them to explore several small trails. Pictured (L-R): Dan VanLiew, Luanne Brownfield, Molly Rhea, Curtis Harper, Betsy Anderson, Terry Harper, Dave Fowler and Ann Niesen. -Contributed photo WIND FACILITY EXTENSION substation near Stanfield; a step-up substation adjacent to the new interconnect substation communication; System and Supervisory Control and Data Access (SCADA) System lines; an operation and maintenance b u ild in g ; p e r m a n e n t m eteorological tow ers; access roads; staging areas; a temporary concrete batch plant, and rock quarries.” A complete timeline o f the H ep p n er W ind Facility project, and a place where interested people can sign up for updates on the project’s progress, is available at www.oregon. gov/energy/Siting/Pages/ HEP.aspx. Community lunch menu United Methodist Church members will serve lunch on Wednesday, Jan. 29, at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. The meal will include baked chicken with raspberry chipotle sauce, scalloped potatoes, green beans, broccoli salad, hot rolls and apple cake. Milk is served at each eal. Suggested donation is $3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change. r jC¿utua¿Z te M ô ü eù J o d e s s a C h ap a o f Heppner was named to the Western Oregon University Fall 2013 dean's honor roll, the university in Monmouth announced this month. Chapa is the daughter of Jodi Segraves of Heppner. “We are very delighted w h en s tu d e n t s , lik e you, make the m ost o f these opportunities and demonstrate commitment to achieving scholastic excellence,” wrote College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean Sue Monahan in a letter informing Chapa of the honor. 2014 CSP signup extended The 2014 Conservation S te w a rd s h ip P ro g ram application deadline has been extended, local NRCS agents announced last week. Applications are due Feb. 7. CSP encourages land stewards to improve their conservation performance by installing and adopting additional activities, and Organizad by tha Pendleton City Club. All proceeds go to local youth activities. work group meeting Lexington council to hold special meeting BOOTHS Saturday and Sunday for information and pre-registration call 541-571-4600 Introduction to Packing with Horses and Mules Ç o#te ¿ÿtyday, Saturday 12 :00 ■ 2:0 0 pm Wolves in Oregon sponsored by RMEF & Sponsored by: presented by ODF&W 1-2 PM Saturday & Sunday {$•a CONTESTS & RAFFLES WITH QUALITY PRIZES! ^ Grand Prize: 10 hour 200 mile round trip the deepest parts o f Hells DOOR PRIZES: 3 RIFLES! Flati at U m Trout and Sunday only), our laaar shooting r ítw w m em ^ abort« KFLLY IIM R F P KELLY I LUMBER SUPPLY V------1 id outre ó u íc fo tM , Sponsored by: EKD SPAGHETTI BENE I V DINNER FOR KIM THOMPSON Thursday, January 30, 2014 6:00 pm - 8 p.m. ELKS Lodge Heppner Oregon foaffle tickets on sale to shav\ ' \D r. Russell Nichols head! 103. KWH have been solved. NRCS wi l l be considering the information p r o v i d e d to i n c l u d e in future co n serv atio n implementation strategies for Morrow County. NRCS agents say this will help guide conservation efforts and funding over the next five to 10 years. They say local input in this process is “very valuable” as they will be using this information to focus work in the future. “ The i n f o r m a t i o n provided in this process will help all of us work towards a s t r onger , heal t hi er , more economically viable community and agricultural industry,” say local agents. A n y o n e unabl e to attend but who would like additional information or would like to provide input, contact NRCS at 541-676- 5021 ext. 113 or Kacee. lathrop@or.usda.gov. Tlie meeting is open to the public. FOB THE SPOITSMAI Including: Concealed Weapons Class • Howdy, While traveling through southern Idaho, an interstate billboard indicated wolves have reduced their elk herds by 80 percent. That is huge. Think what the enviros would say of the irresponsible hunters if they had caused the decline. In Rexburg 1 learned of other wolf atrocities. Even though our local news missed it, in August of this year, their media described 13 wolves causing the deaths of 186 sheep in a single incident. This is an example of a killing spree just for fun. Interestingly, “..this wolf pack was a problem long before this incident..” The slaughter was conservatively estimated at $20,000. How unusual is this example? I was told of a similar killing spree in the McCall area several years ago. The pack’s surprise attack was so instant and organized in their mangling, the herdsmen couldn’t stop the pack's killing and disabling of almost 200 sheep in a matter of minutes. Amongst other media articles on my desk, is a killing spree in Montana of 120 sheep. The rancher described the scene similar to the one in McCall, “They were running, getting chewed on, bit and piled into a comer,” “ ...bit on the neck, on the back, on the back of the hind leg.” "They’d cripple them, then rip their sides open.” These sheep were on private ground and checked regularly. They were, “...purebred Rambouillet bucks....” Quoting the rancher, “It’s time to stop managing wolves and start controlling them.” Prior to the original introduction of wolves, much deceit and many lies led the way. Statements from this or that enviro group who agreed to compensate for lost livestock, and the elimination of problem wolves. They denied the intention to stop hunting or the encouraging of gun confiscation, or the intent to halt livestock grazing on government ground, etc. However, the enviro community has been emboldened by lame Forest Service, media, judicial courts, and other government agencies’ lack of support for the farming community. Enviro statements in internet articles are surfacing, increasingly suggesting that government ground not be used by the public—especially ranchers. Another interstate billboard in southern Idaho, expressing concern about the enviro movement, read something like, “Wind mills, not the oldest profession, however the results are the same, red light district.” Translation, when it comes to enviro’s lies and deception, they are going to take advantage of and financially screw everyone. ‘Green’ is not necessarily good Oregon. (s) Leonard C. “Pa” Routson, Umatilla, OR Z . . . : 7 J > R C S lO h O l t l lO C a l Fri Spa • 9p • $at 10» • (|in • S 10» • Ip Adults $5.00 • Students $3,00 • Kids under 12 an FREE! Hodg«n Distributing and rhe Heppner Gazette Times will print all letters to the Editor with the following criteria met: letters submitted to the newspaper will need to have the name of the sender along w ith a legible signature. We are also requesting that you provide your address and a phone number where you can be reached. The address and phone number will only be used for verification and will not be printed in the newspaper. Letters may not be libelous. The GT reserves the right to edit. The GT is not responsible for accuracy o f statements made in letters. Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under “Card of Thanks” at a cost o f $ 10. improving, m aintaining, and m anaging ex istin g activities on agricultural land and n onin d u strial private forest land. NRCS accepts applications for CSP at The USDA N atural local service centers, so Resources Conservation visit 430 Linden Way in Service (NRCS) will be Heppner or call Kacee or hosting a public meeting at Jennifer at 541-676-5021. the USDA Service Center on Feb. 19, at 1 p.m. to gather input regarding the natural resource opportunities and priorities across Morrow County. The goal is to bring A special Lexington Town Council meeting will be together individuals with held Tuesday, Jan. 28, at 6:30 p.m. at Lexington Town a v arie ty o f e x p ertise Hall, 425 F St., to finish discussing the Pre-Mitigation and knowledge, allowing Disaster Plan update. NRCS and others to build Citizens of Lexington are encouraged to participate. on collective successes while focusing efforts to make the greatest impact F e a tu rin g H u n tin g , with available staff and F is h in g a n d O u td o o r funding. Meeting coordinators S p o rts a t th e say they need help to: P e n d le to n identify where the best C o n v e n tio n C e n te r investments can be made to address natural resource J a n u a ry 2 4 - 2 6 problems; share the work that has already been done hi in the county; and share a vision for what the county will look like when these natural resource concerns N dmeboos S emiiabs ÎOW Sponsored by Letters to the Editor ~ ‘Green isn’t necessarily good’ For Advertising advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Co sl for a display ad is $5 per -Continuedfrom PAGE ONE ~ Content Prizes! ALONG WITH OTHER * RAFFLE ITEMS » O 9 9 L T I I I l
