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VOL. 133
N O . 12
8 Pages
Voter
registration
due April
29
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
Green is the new black for Wee Bit O’ Ireland
Ballots to go
out A pril 30
The last day for voters
to register to vote in the
May 20 primary election is
Tuesday, April 29. Morrow
C o u n ty C le r k B o b b i
C hilders says all ballots
will go out by Wednesday,
April 30.
Ballots may be returned
by mail, or dropped off at
the county clerk’s office
or any o f se v era l drop
locations throughout the
county. More information
on drop times and locations
will be announced closer to
the primary date.
Forest
draft plans
released
for public
comment
Malheur, Umatilla and
Wallowa-Whitman national
forests have announced
the re le a se o f the Blue
Mountains National Forest
P roposed R evised Land
M anagem ent Plan (also
known as the Forest Plan)
a n d a s s o c i a te d D r a ft
E n v iro n m e n ta l Im p a c t
Statement (DEIS).
Plan are available for
anyone to read, review and
submit com m ents during
a 90-day comment period
that began March 14.
The
DEIS
and
Proposed Revised
Forest Plan are available
e le c tro n ic a lly at h ttp ://
w w w .fs .u s d a .g o v /g o to /
BlueMtnsPlanRevision.
The Blue M ountains
National Forests consist of
4.9 million acres ofNational
F o re s t S y s te m ( N F S )
lands within the Wallowa-
W hitm an, U m atilla, and
Malheur National Forests.
Com m ents which are
most meaningful and will
be o f the greatest help are
those c o m m e n ts w hich
address strategic direction
for m an ag em en t o f the
national forest, or what the
Forests should look like or
provide for in the future
Community members and visitors alike turned out in force for the 32nd annual Wee Bit O’ Ireland celebration in Heppner. The weekend lured party-goers
with some of the best St. Pat's weather on record for the town, adding to the festive feel of the event. Top: The Mahoney family served as grand marshals
for the Great Green Parade on Saturday. Bottom right: A large crowd attended the annual Remembrance Walk in Heppner Saturday morning. Bottom
left: The amateur boxing event, or Irish “smoker,” continues to draw crowds on Friday night. -Photos by Mallorie Jones
^ morg nctures p^OE EIGHT
(desired condition).
P le a s e s h a re y o u r
comments about the DEIS
an d P ro p o s e d R e v ise d
Forest Plan electronically
through the above website;
by mail to Blue Mountains
Forest Plan Revision Team,
P.O. Box 907, Baker City,
OR 97814; by fax at 541-
523-6392, or at one o f our
public meetings.
A s e r ie s o f p u b lic
m ee tin g s have been
s c h e d u l e d to s h a re
information about the DEIS
and Proposed Revised Blue
M ountains F o rest Plan,
explain the com m enting
process, answer questions
and listen to public input.
A local meeting is planned
for April 2 at Heppner City
Hall.
Irrigon plans special assembly
County names March 8 ‘Irrigon Knight Day '
A special presentation
and assem bly is planned
at Irrigon High School on
Thursday, March 20, at 2
p.m. in the gymnasium.
This presentation will
include a Morrow County
Com m issioner presenting
to the school and the team a
resolution,making March 8
“Irrigon Knight Day” in all
o f Morrow County.
The Irrigon K nights
w e r e 2 0 1 4 2A Boys
Basketball
State
Champions.
Willow Creek Symphony to perform
in Irrigon
Inland N orthwest
M u s i c i a n s p r e s e n ts in
c o n c e rt Wi l l o w C r e e k
Symphony Saturday,
March 22, at 7 p.m. at A.C.
Houghton Elementary
School, 1105 N. Main Ave.
Irrigon. The program will
include Procession o f the
Sardar by M. Ippolitov-
I va nov, S a m b a r i n a by
Jay W ilbur, Eine Kleine
N a c h t m u s i k by W. A.
M ozart and Relay Race
( Pe r p e t u a l Mo t i o n ) by
Robert H. Rimer.
Willow
Creek
Sym phony rehearses on
Tuesday evenings at Irrigon,
Jr.-Sr. High School. Some
instrum ental sections are
supplem ented by players
from the Inland Northwest
O rch estra. M aestro Lee
Friese o f Athena is director
and conductor and Ralph
Werner o f Herrn iston is the
associate director o f the
all-volunteer Willow Creek
Symphony.
A d m i s s i o n is fre e ,
t hough d on at io n s are
always gratefully accepted.
Tax d e d u c t i b l e S e a so n
Sustaining M em berships
with voting rights may be
purchased for $50 at the
door.
Concert-goers
are i nvi t ed to jo in th e
performers for a reception
with beverages and cookies.
The event is sponsored
by Morrow County Unified
Recreation District.
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