FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 12,2014
Mayor makes good
on his promise
State wrestling champs get keys
to the city>
Top: Jared Lemmon accepts his key from the mayor. Lemmon
won the 126-lb class, one of the first two wrestlers ever to have
placed first in state for Heppner. Bottom: First-place Mustang
wrestling champ Kvan Smith gets his key to the city from
Heppner Mayor Joe Perry. Smith w on the 106-lb w eight class at
the state wrestling tournament this year. Photos by David Sykes
H eppner M ayor Joe
Perry Monday made good
on a promise he made to a
Heppner Mustang wrestler
at the b eg in n in g o f the
season.
“ I to ld him (Ja re d
Lemmon) that if he took the
state championship I would
give him a key to the city,”
Perry told the city council
and a g a th e re d c ro w d
o f parents and m em bers
o f the w restling team at
the m onthly city council
meeting Monday night.
P erry had tw o keys
m ade, however, as Ryan
Smith also took first at the
tournament.
Perry said after he made
the prom ise he realized
there w ere no sym bolic
keys around, but he had a
local person make some in
time for the presentation.
The Heppner Mustang
team took fifth at state
this year, the highest the
team has ever placed, and
Lemmon and Smith hold
the distinction o f being the
first Mustang wrestlers to
have ever placed first at
state.
FFA chapter to offer
O’Brunch
Local FFA m em bers are asking that St. P at’s
celebrants save some room for the FFA O ’Brunch this
Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to noon at St. Patrick’s Senior
Center on Main Street in Heppner.
Cost is $8 for a large burrito stuffed with hash browns,
sausage, eggs and cheese, hash brown casserole and fruit
on the side, and a drink.
ABANDONED VEHICLE ORDINANCE
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p e o p le ’s rig h t to ow n
property. We should do
away with it all together,”
she urged.
“ We are not going to
do that (do away with any
ordinance); it is already on
the books and we need a
limitation (on the number
o f unlicensed vehicles a
person can store on their
p r o p e r ty ) ,” M ay o r Joe
Perry said.
Lesperance said the city
should use some “common
sense” and if the number of
vehicles becomes a health
or fire nuisance, or violates
state law, then action should
be taken.
“ T h e n it b e c o m e s
subjective,” City Manager
Kim Cutsforth responded.
“I might think six cars is
too many, and you think 10,
and your neighbor thinks
20 is too much, and it all
becomes subjective.”
C u t s f o r t h s a id in
ofder for the sheriff to be
involved there needs to be
a definite number written in
the city code. She also said
the ordinance also applies
to “anything licensed by
ODOT (Oregon Department
o f Transportation).
L e sp e ra n c e p o in te d
out that if a person has
an u n lic e n s e d v e h ic le
they are w orking on, an
unlicensed utility trailer
and an unlicensed RV, then
they are over the limit and
in violation.
“ It is not against the
law to own a vehicle that is
not registered or licensed
unless the owner intends to
use it on a public highway,”
she pointed out. She said
she had researched similar
ordinances in other small
towns.
“ T h e re is no sa n e
reason to be required to
obtain a storage permit. We
should basically take our
cue from other small towns
and mind our own business.
Unless they’re breaking the
public safety or fire codes,
we should allow our good
citizens to exercise their
right to own property.” she
told the council.
Sheryl Bates, resident
o f Heppner and executive
director o f the Cham ber
o f Commerce, testified in
fav o r o f the o rd in a n c e,
saying “We need to make
the community look better.
“ W hen people com e
into our community, they
s h o u ld n ’t see all th ese
v e h ic le s ,” she to ld the
council.
After the public hearing
the council approved the
new o rd in a n c e ch an g es
with a unanimous vote.
Following is the new
portion o f the ordinance:
“Storage with Permit:
Ifie owner o f an abandoned
or discarded vehicle may
apply for a permit to allow
temporary storage o f such
vehicle. The application
shall be on a form supplied
by the city and shall include
the following information:
1. C ircum stances for
storage and intent; length o f
proposed storage; complete
d e s c rip tio n o f v e h ic le ,
including VIN number.
2. The permit will be
issued for storage on private
property only. No storage
o f abandoned or discarded
In other b usiness at
vehicles will be allowed on M o n d a y ’s m e e tin g the
public streets, shoulders of council heard the following
city streets, public rights city manager report:
o f way, or public property.
-M et w ith a co u n ty
The permit shall be granted a d v iso r to w ork on the
for the maximum o f one updated N atural H azard
v e h ic le u n til re v o k e d . M itigation Plan (NHMP:
If rev o k e d , the v eh icle formerly known as PDMP)
is su b ject to im m ediate for the city. This is due
re m o v a l by th e p o lic e March 19.
department. The permittee
-Prepared the Budget
shall im m ediately notify Calendar.
the city when the vehicle
- P a r t ic i p a t e d in a
is licensed and operable. webinar for writing grant
The vehicle must remain applications to The Oregon
in movable condition, i.e., Department o f Parks and
with fully inflated tires and Recreation.
-B egan planning the
wheels to remain on vehicle
at all times. Windows must layout o f the Hager Park
rem ain closed and doors youth soccer field. Leveling
locked, so as to reduce o f the soils and compaction
animal nesting and access should begin w ithin the
by children. The area around week. The park will then
and under the vehicle shall replace the sprinklers and
be kept clear o f weeds and seed. Hope to have this
debris. No vehicle parts project completed by the
may be stored in the open. end o f March.
Violation o f any term or
-A fte r a h a n d sh a k e
condition o f this section a g r e e m e n t w i t h t h e
shall result in immediate Morrow County' Museum,
term ination o f the permit attended a Morrow County
and upon seventy two (72) Court Meeting to request
h o u rs ’ n o tice o f p erm it the donation o f a 110’ x
te rm in a tio n ; the p o lice 75’ parcel o f land next to
departm ent may rem ove Willow Creek Water Park.
the vehicle.
The county agreed to allow
a lot line adjustm ent so
3.
A p p ro v a l o f the
perm it is at the council’s the property could be used
discretion and they may for a basketball court. The
place additional conditions city will be partnering with
on the permit. The permit Willow Creek Park District
w ill be rev iew ed at the and the county and the
next council meeting after museum and several private
the application has been parties to begin construction
received by the city and o f a regulation-size court.
the proper notices mailed to (Cutsforth told the council
affected landowners.”
if the proposed court moves
A complete copy o f the forward it will built with
city ordinance on vehicles grants and other non-city
funds.)
is available at city hall.
A new Heppner Elementary record
E n g i n e e r s a re in
the m aking at H eppner
Elementary School.
In Sue G ibbs’ fourth-
g r a d e s c ie n c e c l a s s ,
students are learning about
engineering concepts. They
were given a challenge to
improve the efficiency o f a
wind tower to produce more
electricity in lighter winds.
S tu d e n ts have been
learning about scientific
inquiry and now they are
co m p arin g th at scien ce
c o n c e p t to e n g in e e rin g
concepts.
“ We h av e to m ake
so m e th in g b e tte r,” one
student commented.
S tu d e n ts d e s ig n e d
p ro to ty p e s u sin g m ilk
cartons w ith foam balls
fo r h u b s. T he s tu d e n ts
designed the blades. They
also a p p lied th e ir m ath
skills with the angle of their
blades, determ ining and
measuring distance around
a sphere, and measuring and
constructing the blades with
materials o f their choice.
T he p ro to ty p e s had
to lift a sm all basket o f
m arbles as w eights. Last
year the heaviest load was
48 but this year’s class has
a new record o f 78.
T hey f in a liz e d th e
p ro je c t by u s in g th e ir
writing skills to make a large
pam phlet to explain the
engineering concepts and
why their blades and wind
towers should be purchased.
They explained how the
M em bers o f M orrow
County Creative Arts and
Crafts will be selling their
items at the front window
o f Les Schwab in Heppner
d u rin g the H eppner St.
Patrick’s festival on Friday,
March 14, from 10 a.m. to
5 p.m. and on Saturday,
March 15, from 8:30 a.m.
to 4 p.m.
D e n n i s W a ll o f
Heppner will have jewelry
o f polished stones put into
silver mountings for sale as
well as his wooden pens.
G erry A rnson w ill have
wooden lamps for sale, both
table and floor sizes. Other
artists and their handiwork
will include Dave Williams
w ith w ood and le a th e r
ite m s ; D o n S h a n n o n
with wooden plaques and
jew elry; JoAnn Shannon
with crocheted baby clothes.
Pictured (L-R): Cody Fletcher, Tucker Ashbeck and Bryan
Collins celebrating their new record with Sue Gibbs. -
Contributed photo
energy is transferred from
one form to another and
why it is renewable energy.
T h e s tu d e n ts a ls o
learned the advantages and
disadvantages o f the tower,
and they showed their data
and prototype drawings.
dressed bears, towels and
cow ls in addition to lap
throws; Carmen Williarfis
with jewelry and crocheted
towels; and possibly Jean
Adams with paintings.
“Come and see these
people from Morrow
County and the nice work
they do,” said a MCCAC
spokesperson.
Arts & crafts group
to meet
Local artists to sell items at Les Schwab
M e m b e rs o f th e
Morrow County Creative
Arts and Crafts group will
m eet W ednesday, March
12, at 1 p.m. at The Bam in
Lexington.
The agenda includes
a R o b e rt W alton c la ss
set for M ay 1, 2 and 3.
The question is, “ What to
Paint?” A class by Betty
Jean Billups will be held on
the same day. A watercolor
class w ith Mary C orp is
also available. M em bers
will need to pick a date and
subject.
T h o s e p la n n in g to
enroll in the classes must
h av e th e ir p a y m e n t at
sig n u p . The n u m b er o f
people taking the classes
will determine the cost.
For more information
call Betty Mills, 541-676-
5546.
FFA Alumni to meet
FFA Alumni will meet Monday, March 17, at 6:30
p.m. in the HHS Ag room.
If more information is needed please contact Teresa
VanDoom at 541-377-2162.
HEPPNER LES SCHWAB WISHES TO CONGRATULATE
HEPPNER'S TWO STATE CHAMPION WRESTLERS
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Jared Lem m on 1 2 6 pounds
Ryan Sm ith 1 0 6 pounds
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