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I I Bessie WeueU Newspaper Librar} Medical marijuana moratorium to be considered HEPPNER Cities and county to decide whether to ban such facilities lmes VOL. 133 N O . 13 8 Pages Wednesday, March 26, 2014 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon Columbia River pavilion is this year’s Ford Leadership project r t.v ilic ï - C h a n n e l M< k e i 40 M o T V C o u n ty . O r e g o n Cor ti M il * ' wi tutori (to, ÎI - J zym Morrow County Fcrd t* ^oi.or 2 Tina Livingston tells the Heppner Chamber of Commerce about this year’s pavilion project. -Photo by David Sykes By David Sykes A new p a v ilio n for p ic n ic k in g and o th er a c tiv itie s will be built on the C o lu m b ia River near Boardman this year, thanks to the efforts o f the Morrow County Ford L eadership Foundation. The group’s last project w as a sim ilar structure built at the Morrow County Fairgrounds in Fleppner. Each year the group picks a project to work together on to make Morrow C o u n ty c o m m u n itie s a better place to live. The pavilion will be built with a c o n c re te flo o r and a metal roof. It will have picnic tables, easy access to the riv e r, f lu s h a b le toilets, shade structures, paved parking and drive, and drinking w ater and electricity available. It will be 24 by 48 feet and be built at Marker 40 on the river near Boardman. T in a L i v in g s to n , human resource manager at ConAgra in Boardman, is heading up this year's project, and she attended the Heppner Chamber of C om m erce last week to talk about it. She said the group will begin purchasing material for the pavilion on April 1, construct the facility on April 25 and 26 lone kids get ‘O K ’ start to spring break Two public hearings have been scheduled to c o n sid e r a p roposed moratorium prohibiting any person from “establishing, operating or conducting the business of a medical m a r i j u a n a f a c i l i t y in M orrow County or any o f its incorporated Cities and Tow n,” it has been announced. The first hearing will be Tuesday, April 8, at 6:30 p.m. at the Heppner City Hall, and the second will be Thursday. April 10, at 6:30 p.m. at the Port of Morrow Riverfront Center in Boardman. M e d ic a l m a r iju a n a facilities are legal in Oregon; however, a bill has been passed allowing counties and cities to place a ban on the facilities until May and have a ribbon cutting ceremony May 9. She said total cost for the structure will be right at $20,000 and the group is still looking for donations o f money, material and labor. L iv in g sto n said the f o u n d a t i o n is s e l l i n g posts at the pavilion, each with a name plaque on it for a donation o f $500. Anyone who would like to make a donation can also do that by contacting her at 541-481-8216 or tm liv in g sto n 2 5 @ g m a il. com . The f o u n d a t i o n ’s mailing address is PO Box 1, Boardman. OR 97818. She said anyone may help by a $500 sponsorship, a donation o f any dollar amount, time in helping in construction, and support by attending the ribbon cutting ceremony at noon on May 9. Members of this year’s M o r r o w C o u n t y F o rd Leadership Program are John Boufford, Stephanie Madrigal, Anna Browne, J o rd a n M a s h o s , S arah Nominations fo r 2014 Crystal Apple Awards close April 1 PENDLETON, OR— Tim e is running out to submit nominations for the InterMountain Education S erv ice D is tr ic t’s 2014 Crystal Apple “Excellence in E d u c a ti o n ” Aw ards. N o m i n a t i o n s w i l l be accepted through Tuesday, April 1. The Crystal Apple Awards for Umatilla and Morrow counties will take place on May 21 at the Pendleton Red Lion. T h e a w a r d s is to recognize individuals who help to make schools and students successful. N o m in a tio n fo rm s, qualifications and a list of o f 2015. The moratorium must be enacted by each city prior to May 1 of2014. T h ere w ill be opportunity at the hearings for the public to comment or to ask questions on the proposed moratorium. The Morrow County Planning Departm ent is handling the hearings, and more information can be obtained by calling 541 -922-4624 or 541-676-9061 ext. 5506. I n fo rm a tio n a b out the moratorium will also be available for the public at the hearings. Christy, Catherine Olsen, Dee Burch, Brenda Profitt, Ryan Dougherty, D e b b i e R a d i e , B la k e Greenup, Maria Richards, Sami Hernandez, Daniel S t o k o e , M ic h a H in tz , Daniel Su, David Jones, Jo e T a y lo r, A m ber Killingbeck, Sandy Toms, W ayne K illio n , Teresa Van Doom. Kayla Kindle. Layne Wolfmueller, Neil Livingston, Nikki Worden. Tina Livingston and Alvin Liu (Ambassador). The mission of the Ford Family Foundation is “ .. .to develop successful citizens and vital rural communities. Since the foundation stands for comm itted to com m unity vitality, they have been bringing leadership training to groups o f citizens in M o rro w C o u n ty for four years. Through the leadership developm ent training, the ultimate goal is and has been to improve the quality o f life for all the members of our rural communities. The people involved in the training choose a project and go on to work collaboratively to bring the p ro ject to completion.” Boardman reappoints planning commissioners, appoints budget committee member B O A R D M A N — At the March 18 city council m e e tin g , c o u n c ilo rs re a p p o in te d p lan n in g c o m m i s s i o n e r s D a v id Gray and Bill Hancock to serve three-year terms and appointed Ed Glenn to the budget com m ittee for a three-year term. T h is is the s e c o n d appointment for both Gray and Hancock to the city’s p l a n n i n g c o m m is s i o n . The planning commission is c o m p r is e d o f seven m em b e rs a p p o in te d by the city council and is a permanent advisory body to the council on matters The lone Education Foundation helped lone kids start spring break off with a fabulous related to planning and Elgin Opera House performance of “Oklahoma!” Standing from left: Mackenzie Gurinko, development. Lauren Garrett, Kaitlyn Garrett, Katie Gilbert, Miranda Taylor, Ally Haguewood, Mackenzie Heideman, Ashley Medina, cast member, Hannah Flynn, Emma Rietmann, Jesus Escalante, Wyatt Aleksa, Joshua Gray, Logan Burright, and teacher Jordan Bemrose., Sitting from left: Jessica Medina, Jayne Simpson, Lexi Garrett, Meghan Doherty, Annahelle McDaniel, Maddie Aldritt, Susie Teenian, Tiffany Hollis, Ola Rietmann, Eva Martin, Larysa Burright, Rachel Holland and Karsen Dumler, -Contributedphoto Morrow County will hold public hearings to discuss a mora torium banning medical marijuana facililities like this one, which are now legal in Oregon. -Contributedphoto The commission holds monthly public meetings to consider land use and zoning matters presented by staff, such as plan amendments, zone changes, conditional use p e rm its, v a ria n c e s and tentative subdivision projects. Meetings are the third Wednesday o f each month at 7 p.m. at Boardman City Hall. Currently the planning commission has two vacancies. Interested p a rtie s sh o u ld c o n ta c t B o ardm an City Hall at 541-481-9252. Glenn has served in several ca p ac itie s with the C ity o f B oardm an, including mayor, councilor, budget committee member and planning commissioner. The budget committee is comprised of the Boardman City Council and seven members of the community, a p p o in t e d by the city council. The committee holds one or more meetings each April to review and make recom mendations to the city council for the city's b u d g e t and the U rban Renewal Districts’ budget. In other city business, the council ratified the police union's contract. Also, councilors approved a resolution supporting an agreement between the Columbia River Enterprise Zone and VaData. It's time for spring sports I t ’s tim e for sp rin g to keep up with your kids’ sports, and the Heppner and g r a n d k id s ’ p lay in g G-T has you covered with schedules. the information you need See PAGE SIX for past winners are available on th e C r y s t a l A p p le website, www.imesd.kl2. or.us/crystalapple/home. All nominations must be made using the online form. The deadline to make nom inations is Tuesday, T l April 1, at 5 p.m. . c o m p le te s c h e d u le s of Heppner and lone school baseball, softball, track & field, and golf. 4-H & FFA 10% OFF ALL MARKET ANIMAL FEED & SUPPLIES Morrow County Grain Growers Green Feed & Seed 242 W. Linden Way, Heppner • 676-9422 » 989-8221 (MCGG main offic») f i I V I t
