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Heppner Gazette-Times. Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, November 19, 2014 - THREE
WATER, SEWER
TO GO UP
TEEN HEAVY HITTER
and said she wanted to find $300 for a new water ser
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Year
CPI
2000
3.10%
2001
2.50%
2002
0.80%
2003
1.40%
2004
2.60%
2005
2.60%
2006
2.60%
2007
3.70%
2008
3.30%
2009
0.10%
2010
1.30%
2011
2.90%
2012
2.30%
2013
2.50%
Average
2.26%
The amount the city will be
able to automatically increase
water and sewer rates each
year will be tied to the Port
land CPI. Above is a table
showing the yearly CPI in
crease since the year 2000.
increase.
“This would be a very
large increase all at once,”
a way to do the increase
“more gradually and gently,
but an increase is needed to
keep the city operating.”
She pointed out that the
city has not increased water
rates since 2011, when it
was raised by 25 cents, and
that sewer was raised by $ 1
in 2013. She said operating
costs have increased by
much more than that.
In other water-related
matters the council voted
to charge citizens a flat fee
of $75 plus materials for
the “service and repair of
a frozen uninsulated water
meter.”
The council also voted
to increase fees charged for
hooking up a new water
service. The city currently
charges $300 for a new
water hookup and $300 for
a sewer.
The city w ill now
charge $800 for installation
of a 1.5-inch water hookup
and $ 1,000 for a new two-
inch hookup. The sewer fee
will remain at $300.
Lowest to Highest for 2500 gallons
37.63
Hermiston
40.00
Boardman
45.50
Pilot Rock
48.15
Burns
48.20
Joseph
51.58
Pendleton
57.75 proposed 53.00, 54.00
Heppner
69.50
Athena
71.00
Johnday
+73.75
Elgin
74.00
Echo
87.90
Enterprise
98.24
Irrigon
Utility rate comparison between Heppner and other NE Oregon
cities. Heppner City Manager Kim Cutsforth provided the
above list for comparison of water and sewer rates between
cities.
she told the commission,
“The current charge of
vice installation no longer
covers the cost of materi
als,” Cutsforth said.
In oth er actio n the
council voted to change
city policy and only charge
a $5 late fee on unpaid wa
ter and sewer balances that
are over $15.
In other business the
council approved a new
medical marijuana ordi
nance which effectively
should keep such facilities
out of the city limits. The
new ordinance does not al
low the facilities to be less
than 1,500 feet from public
or private schools, day care
facilities, youth sports facil
ities. public pools, libraries,
playgrounds and designated
school routes.
A map was passed out
which shows these restric
tions will keep the facili
ties out of most of the city
limits. The recently-passed
recreational marijuana law
is a separate issue and was
not addressed by the new
ordinance.
The council also heard
a report from Fire Chief
Rusty Estes who said in
O ctober the departm ent
responded to a motorcycle
crash, one motor vehicle
accident, twice secured the
helicopter landing zone, re
sponded to one illegal bum,
had three w ildland and one
structure fires, and the chief
was called out 22 times.
Heard from Heppner
Housing Authority Chair
Judy Buschske that St. Pat
rick’s Senior Center has
four vacancies.
It was also reported
that Skip Matthews has
been hired as maintenance
man at the facility. Mat
thews is currently a city
councilmember and is also
mayor-elect.
Pioneer Memorial Hospice to
present ‘Lights of Hope’
P io n e e r M em o rial
Home Health and Hospice
will present its second an
nual Lights of Hope cer
emony next month to give
those whose loved ones
have passed away in the
past year a special way to
remember them this Christ
mas season.
On Dec. 4 at 6 p.m.,
shortly after H eppner’s
tree-lighting ceremony on
Main Street, the hospice
will conduct a tree-lighting
ceremony of its own at St.
Patrick's Senior Center in
Heppner.
In addition to the lights
and ornaments already on
the tree in the senior center
lobby, this year families can
personalize ornaments with
the name of a loved one or
a message for those who
have passed away. After a
ceremony in which those
names have been read in
their memory, a special
string of lights will be lit to
keep their memories burn
ing this holiday season.
“We know that grief is
difficult, especially during
the holidays, when people
normally spend time to-
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RESTITUTION
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claim.
“The defendant still
does not appear to grasp
the financial severity of his
actions and the effect of
the crime on his victims.
The defendant broke into
property, and then set the
home on fire. The home and
property inside the home
were severely damaged.
I am just thankful that no
one was injured during this
crime,” concluded Nelson.
gether as families,” says
Carmelo Di Salvo, Home
Health and Hospice Chap
lain. “We just want to help
the process for those who
are grieving during the
holidays.”
Though Lights of Hope
is represented mostly by the
hospice program, the focus
is for the event to be open
to anyone who would like to
have their loved one’s name
read or to have an ornament
placed on the tree in their
memory.
While no donation is
necessary to have a loved
o n e’s name read in the
ceremony, they do ask for
donations to help offset the
costs for the ornaments.
A nyone who has a
loved one they would like
rem em bered during the
Lights of Hope ceremony
on Dec. 4 can call Pioneer
Memorial Home Health and
Hospice at 541 676-2946
and speak with Di Salvo or
leave a message.
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hunting often with grand
father Burke O ’Brien. This
is Cassi’s second year as a
young hunter in her own
right. She passed hunter
safety last year in time for
elk season, but said this
was her first deer season.
She has also been hunting
during elk season this year.
Other activities include 4-H
show pigs, volleyball and
softball.
In fact, Cassi tore her
anterior cruciate ligament
(ACL) playing volleyball
last year, but it didn’t seem
to slow her down any on
the filmed hunt. The teen
stalk ed , shot, drained,
gutted and skinned her
doe under the guidance of
professional hunter and
guide Jacob Richmond.
Richmond, who is the son
o f Barb Harris, is a field
producer and stockholder
in Heavy Hitters.
Cassi said the experi
ence involved a total o f
four weekends at the Harris
ranch meeting people, be
ing interviewed and filmed,
and even participating in
photo shoots. She said she
was interviewed on camera
by Richmond, as well as
Heavy Hitters co-founder
and vice president Glenn
Doney, who asked the teen
questions about her hob
bies, her background, and
why she wanted to go on
the hunt. However, the hunt
itself was filmed all on one
day with one cameraman
who followed Cassi and
Richmond around the Har
ris ranch in their quest for
a doe.
“I don’t know which
of them was more excited.
They were both funny,” said
O ’Brien.
M any y o u n g g irls
would have had the jitters
with so much on the line,
but if Cassi was nervous, it
didn’t show.
“I was told just to ig
nore them (the cameras and
crew) and pretend like it
was just me and Jake,” she
said. And that’s what she
did, ignoring the camera
and pursuing her prize.
“She did it all,” said
O ’Brien, who added that
she was am azed by the
patience of the whole crew.
“They take their time. Jake
taught her how to gut it,
skin it, everything.”
During the hunt, Cassi
was wearing camouflage
from ASAT (All Season
All Terrain), which the
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Senior G olf Association
held its annual meeting in
Arlington at China Creek
Golf Course on Nov. 3.
Election of officers for
2015 resulted in Dave Mes
senger o f Condon being
elected president. Also,
John Edmundson o f Wil
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large cattle drive up the
road while the film crew
was on site, and the Port
land woman was out there
taking videos with her
phone.
And that was just one
of the unique aspects of
filming the hunting show
in Heppner, said Harris.
Despite the family con
nection between the Harris
ranch and Heavy Hitters,
this was the show’s first
time in this area. Harris said
it’s an experience she’s sure
the show’s crew won’t soon
forget.
“ For Heavy H itters,
they get out into the deep,
thick woods but they’ve
never been exposed to our
hospitality and our way
of life. They’d never seen
the kind of hospitality and
friendliness like we have
here in Heppner,” she said.
She added that the area
businesses were all help
ful and available to fill any
need she had.
“I’d call up and say. ‘I
just got hit with these nine
guys, I need this food by to
morrow morning. Can you
help me?’ And they always
came through.”
“They'll be back to film
more shows, trust me,” she
finished.
An exact date for the
show to air hasn’t been
scheduled, but Heavy Hit
ters producers say it will
air sometime this spring.
Meanwhile, Cassi seems
to keep her perspective,
not dazzled by the camera
lights but keeping herself
grounded in what really
matters. And what is it that
matters?
“That I got the oppor
tunity to do that,” she said,
“and I actually got to kill
a doe.”
W ilson o f Condon was
designated secretary as
elected members o f the
organization’s executive
committee. Appointed offi
cers who continued in their
assignments included Earl
Fishburn, Heppner - re
sults, Rich Hess, The Dalles
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The Dalles - treasurer. The
tournament schedule for
2015 was set as follows:
April 13 - The Dalles;
May 11 - Echo Hills; June
8 - China Creek; July 13
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River; Oct. 12 - Big River,
Umatilla; Nov. 2 - Annual
Meeting, China Creek.
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approved at $85.
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company donated when the
owner heard the teen had no
camo for the televised hunt.
“Cassi had no camo
whatsoever. None,” said
Harris. She discussed the
problem with Richmond,
then contacted Rob Smol-
lack, the owner of ASAT,
one of Heavy Hitters’ na
tional sponsors.
“Rob and 1 talked on
numerous occasions,” Har
ris said. “Cassi was going
to be in the program. I
asked if he could give me a
discount, so maybe 1 could
buy it for Cassi without her
knowing, and he said he
was all about getting young
people started in hunting.
He also has a new line of
women’s camo, w hich he’s
never done before, that he’s
going to be launching at the
first of the year.”
In the end, Smollack
donated Cassi’s camo for
the hunt. Richmond also
took photos of Cassi in her
new gear and sent them to
Smollack. While nothing is
certain, both Cassi and the
Harrises hope she might
gain a new opportunity
in modeling for the camo
company. Cassi said that,
while she hadn’t been ac
tively pursuing modeling,
she had, at times, thought
about it.
“I’d thought about it,
thought it would be cool,”
she said.
U n fo rtu n a te ly , the
show’s other participant, a
young woman from Port
land, didn't get her deer.
However, H arris said it
seemed to be an unforget
table experience for the
city girl.
’’She was so enamored
o f the area,” said Harris,
adding that the Van Schoi-
ack family conducted a
CBSGA annual meeting held in
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